A popular but dated play area within the grounds of one of Bradley Stoke Town Council’s three activity centres is to be refreshed over the summer with an exciting range of new equipment after councillors selected a contractor for the £105k project.
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Councillor Michael Hill has been elected as mayor of Bradley Stoke for the civic year 2021-22. He was formally handed the chain of office on Wednesday 26th May at Bradley Stoke Town Council’s annual meeting, held at Brook Way Activity Centre.
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A popular children’s play area within the grounds of one of the town council’s three activity centres is to be replaced over the summer at a cost of up to £105k. The play park at Baileys Court Activity Centre has been in use for over 26 years, but council officers say the equipment has become “tired” and spare parts are becoming harder to source.
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By-elections for two vacant seats on Bradley Stoke Town Council have been won by one independent and one Conservative candidate. The political make-up of the council is little changed, with 12 Conservative, one Labour and two independent members.
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A suspected arson attack in the Beacon Play Area on Bradley Stoke’s Jubilee Green has caused damage with an estimated repair cost of almost £3,000. The damaged equipment has been taped off and replacements will be ordered.
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With coronavirus restrictions set to be gradually eased in the coming weeks, the staging of the 2021 Bradley Stoke Community Festival, due to take place on the weekend of 11th-13th June, is hanging in the balance. A final ‘go / no go’ decision is likely to be made by town councillors on 21st April.
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A by-election has been called for the Bradley Stoke North parish ward after former mayor Elaine Hardwick resigned her seat in January. The by-election will be held on Thursday 6th May 2021, along with the elections for the West of England mayor and the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner.
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The newly appointed mayor for Bradley Stoke is Cllr Anthony (Tony) Griffiths. Tony has lived in Bradley Stoke for 13 years. He has served on the town council since May 2011 and currently represents the Bradley Stoke North ward.
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A by-election to fill a vacant seat representing the South ward on Bradley Stoke Town Council looks almost certain to take place in the last week of March. The vacancy arose after Nikki Hallur, a Conservative councillor elected just eight months ago in the May 2019 poll, handed in her resignation in mid-January, citing “personal reasons”. A notice of election
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A newly opened £37,000 extension to the car park at Bradley Stoke Town Council’s Brook Way Activity Centre site is having to be closed off by 4pm each day because of a dispute over light pollution. The new parking zone has been constructed on part of the former hard court sports area at the site (pictured below), which had lain
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