The West of England Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre moved to Bradley Stoke, from Nailsea, in February 2012. Since then it has made a huge difference to people in the local area and beyond. So much so that the Centre, a Registered Charity, is planning to extend its hours of operation to allow more people to access treatment. Since the Centre
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Thousands of pounds of damage has been caused in a suspected arson attack on storage containers located on the edge of the cricket field at the Baileys Court Activity Centre in Bradley Stoke. Fire crews from Patchway, Southmead and Soundwell attended the incident shortly after 3am on Tuesday morning (22nd July). On arrival, they found two containers well alight. The
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Local residents have another chance to have their say on the proposed £102m North Fringe to Hengrove Package (NFHP) MetroBus scheme tomorrow (Tuesday 22nd July) when a sub-committee of South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) convenes in the town for a site inspection visit. The plans, if approved, would see a number of sections of new bus lane constructed along Bradley Stoke
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A Bradley Stoke resident has been announced as one of around 40 recipients of a medal issued to mark a century of Sikh presence in the east African country of Uganda. Dr Harmandar Singh Gupta, 72, a resident of the Bluebell Gardens retirement home in Savages Wood Road, is planning to return to the country of his birth in September,
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We’re looking for contributions to the August 2014 edition of the Bradley Stoke Journal magazine. If you (or a group / organisation / business / school you are associated with) have something to say, please get in touch. Of interest are: News articles, event reports, details of upcoming events (3rd Aug to 7th Sep), news in brief items, photos, etc.
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People power appears to have won a reprieve for a popular ‘fruit & veg’ business that had reportedly been told it would have to quit the Willow Brook shopping centre due to objections from the Tesco Extra store within the same development. Ronnie’s Fruit & Veg began trading in the town square at the centre on 4th June and had
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As most of you will already know, the 1st Bradley Stoke Scout Group and Willow Brook Centre successfully completed a long-term project to create a war memorial for our town, which was installed earlier this year in the town square. We are now very proud to invite you all to attend the official memorial dedication ceremony and our very first
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With the 2014 Bradley Stoke Carnival now less than six weeks away, residents are invited to attend a Carnival Open Meeting at 7pm tonight (Tuesday 15th July) in the Oak Hall at the Jubilee Centre, where they can find out more about this year’s event. This year’s ‘International’ themed Community Carnival is on Saturday 23rd August and is shaping up to
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A ‘drop in’ public consultation event at Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre on Tuesday (15th July) will give residents a chance to express their views on how Bradley Stoke and other parishes across South Gloucestershire should be developed, protected and improved over the next 13 years. The event focuses on South Gloucestershire Council’s recently-published draft Policies, Sites and Places Plan, which
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The Olympus Academy Trust (OAT) has vacancies for community governors at its two academy schools, Bradley Stoke Community School and Abbeywood Community School. A news item published on the OAT website explains: “Community governors play an important role on the Local Governing Bodies (LGBs) of our schools. The role of governors is crucial for the effective leadership and management of
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