A charity Christmas lights display on a house in Watch Elm Close, Bradley Stoke has raised more than £2,000 for a locally-based medical research charity after being featured in the December edition of the Bradley Stoke Journal magazine. The 15,000 light display on the home of Mike Checkley and Terry James, which was first powered-up on 22nd November, is raising money for BRACE,
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Happy Christmas to all our readers from The Journal team! Thanks for your continued support in 2013, which has seen the successful launch of our highly-acclaimed monthly magazine, the only locally-produced publication to be distributed to ALL 8,650 homes in Bradley Stoke, EVERY MONTH. The year has also seen our Facebook page exceed 2,300 ‘likes’, while our Twitter feed now
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The Anglican church of Christ the King in Mautravers Close, Bradley Stoke has a new team vicar after the Reverend Paul Hinckley was “licensed and installed” by the Right Reverend Mike Hill, Bishop of Bristol, at a ceremonial service last month. Rev Hinckley has also become the ‘incumbent designate’ of the proposed new ecclesiastical parish of Bradley Stoke, which is
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Two Christmas cards found just across from Yankee Candle [Woodlands Lane] yesterday. Both had 1st class stamps on so I have dropped them in the post box for the unlucky person that thought they may have lost them. One going to a Bristol address and the other going to Hants (?) Stokeworker
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St Mary’s Old Boys U16 Team became Bristol Junior Combination cup champions on Sunday as they beat Wells 38-0 to lift the trophy in the stands of Clifton RFC. A successful game of rugby saw them use the long and short ball to great effect, adding several tries in the second half against a stubborn Wells side who failed to score
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Wheatfield Primary School in Bradley Stoke launched its Active Ambassadors project on Tuesday (17th December), enrolling students and staff members to help promote sustainable travel. As part of an Active Travel to School project running throughout South Gloucestershire, all of the pupils at Wheatfield Primary School were given the chance to apply to become an Active Ambassador (pupil helper). One pupil
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Telecommunications firm BT has finally connected its first superfast broadband customers in ‘The Herbs’ area of Bradley Stoke, almost three years after announcing the upgrade of the Filton telephone exchange to provide fibre services. The area is the first part of the Bradley Stoke ‘digital ghetto’, consisting of around 4,000 homes in streets not served by Virgin Media’s cable network,
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Churches in Bradley Stoke are inviting everyone in the local community to join them for an open-air carol service at the Willow Brook Centre on Thursday (19th December). The event gets under way at 6pm, with a brass band playing in the town square and free refreshments for all. The carol service proper will start at 6.30pm and lasts until
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Bradley Stoke Town Council has decided to conduct a public consultation to gather ideas for possible future uses for the hard court area at the Brook Way Activity Centre. The news comes just two months after Mayor Brian Hopkinson was accused of attempting to “railroad through” a decision to build on the land, with half the plot being given over
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Bradley Stoke and Downend residents will be treated to Christmas carols with a difference this year, as members from Bridge Community Church adapt a classic Dickens story for a festive service open to all. On Saturday 21st December in Bradley Stoke and Sunday 22nd December in Downend, local families are invited to the humorous, yet poignant play ‘Bob knew Best’
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