A charity Orienteering Challenge, suitable for families and accompanied children, is to be held next weekend in Bradley Stoke. The event, which takes place in the Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve between 11am and 4pm on Sunday 22nd August, will raise funds for the children’s charity Barnardo’s. Families, teams and individuals can have a go at a timed circuit (with
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Bradley Stoke Christmas programme in full swing
The coming week sees a full programme of Christmas-themed events in Bradley Stoke. Tuesday (16th December) sees Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) hosting a European Christmas Market from 5pm to 7:30pm. The event has been organised to celebrate the school’s designation as a specialist Performing Arts and Languages College (effective since September 2008). Students will plan, run and produce stock
Continue readingThree Brooks orienteering and nature trail launch draws the crowds
Bradley Stoke’s new orienteering and nature trail got off to a flying start on Saturday with 180 people taking advantage of the fine weather to try out the 22-checkpoint course laid out in the Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve. Members of Bristol Orienteering Klub (BOK) and the Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group were on hand to offer friendly help and
Continue readingWeekend events in and around Bradley Stoke
Lots of free events going on in and around Bradley Stoke this weekend. Saturday (13th) sees the opening of South Gloucestershire’s first permanent orienteering course in Bradley Stoke’s Three Brooks Nature Reserve, with a special ‘come and try orienteering’ day that is free and fun for all the family. The event runs from 11am to 3pm with free maps and
Continue readingNew footbridge improves access into Savages Wood
A new footbridge has been constructed to provide an additional access point into Bradley Stoke’s Savages Wood. The bridge is situated just off the path that runs along the boundary of Bradley Stoke Community School’s playing fields, not far from the skate park behind Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre. The bridge also marks the starting point of the Orienteering and Nature
Continue readingOrienteering and nature trail to open soon
Observant residents of Bradley Stoke may have noticed the appearance of a series of numbered oak posts at various locations throughout the Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve. Enquiries by The Journal have revealed that the posts will form a permanent orienteering course (the first in South Gloucestershire) that is due to officially open in September. A page on South Gloucestershire
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