Bradley Stoke’s three day Bank Holiday Carnival gets under way today with a funfair on Jubilee Green in Savages Wood Road (BS32 8HL). The fair opens at 1pm and runs through until 9pm. It is open for the same hours tomorrow (Sunday 25th) and again, from the earlier time of 11am, on Bank Holiday Monday. Up to ten hot air
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Judo enthusiasts with special needs will be given the chance to join an open Judo Training Day organised by British Judo at Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre this weekend. The training day will be run by Ken Thorne and Stephen Westlake, coaches at the Bradley Stoke Special Needs Judo Club, from 9.30am to 4pm on Saturday (24th August) with an entry
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Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) has reported improved GCSE results with 9% more students achieving a key government benchmark compared to 2012. Following a dip in Maths results which affected the overall headline figure last year, the number of students achieving five A*-C grades at GCSE including English and Maths has bounced back to 66% this year (57% last year),
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Some great cricket was on show last weekend at Baileys Court Cricket Ground, as the Bradley Stoke CC Second XI took on local rivals Hambrook Seconds in a game which saw an excellent batting display. They chased 193 off of 28 overs in the second innings to win the game over their arch rivals. In the first innings, when Hambrook
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Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook shopping centre has announced three new tenants that will be opening this autumn. Phones 4u, one of the UK’s largest independent mobile phone retailers on both the high street and online, is to open in the 2,107 sq ft mall unit previously occupied by Panasonic, while two office units are being taken by Aspirations Financial Advice Ltd and
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Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) has built on last year’s first set of A-level outcomes and has seen an increase to 208 in the points per entry (197 last year). The school also reports that 33% of all grades were A*-B – “amongst a larger and more diverse Year 13 of 105 students”. Average points per student dipped to 683
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Local residents have another chance to get ready for the town’s first-ever August Bank Holiday Brazilian Carnival Parade when the second of three preparation workshops takes place at the Jubilee on Sunday (18th August). The workshop is accessible for all ages and open to all Bradley Stoke residents and community groups. Those attending the session, which runs from 11am to
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Students and staff at Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) are mourning the sudden death of a Year 8 student whilst on a family holiday. An announcement placed on the school website earlier today reads: We are deeply saddened and shocked to have to announce the sudden death of Sarah Port who was in tutor group 8G. She died whilst on
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A new primary school looks set to be provided in Bradley Stoke, after the government confirmed successful bids to its £982 million Targeted Basic Need (TBN) Programme, which is funding more school places in areas of high demand. South Gloucestershire Council prioritised four bids – a new primary academy at Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS), a new primary academy at
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The new look Bradley Stoke Youth FC (BSYFC) Under 11 Girls team played exceptionally well on Sunday morning in their pre-season friendly against Downend Flyers in a game they found themselves winning 7-1, with Millie Eveleigh putting three past the Downend Keeper. However, the first goal didn’t come from Eveleigh, it came from winger Maddie Hilbert who lobbed the keeper
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