The community of Bradley Stoke has been officially thanked for sending a giant congratulations card to HRH Prince William and Kate Middleton (now the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge) on the occasion of their wedding in April. The letter, from St James’s Palace, describes the card as “a marvellous piece of work” and makes reference to the hearts, fabric and
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A colourful Royal Wedding street party held in Bradley Stoke’s Garrett Drive has raised over £250 for a local breast cancer charity. Around 70 residents and friends attended the party on the afternoon of the Royal Wedding (Friday 29th) and the money was raised from a tombola stall and competitions such as “guess the number of sweets in the jar”
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The organisers of Bradley Stoke’s Royal Wedding community ‘street’ party, held yesterday at the Jubilee Centre, say they have had positive feedback from families who enjoyed the occasion despite the failure of the centrepiece big screen TV. A technical issue with the TV screen’s back projector meant that party goers were only able to view a dim 4′ x 3′
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“A cloudy start but with sunny intervals developing into the early afternoon” is the weather forecast for Bradley Stoke’s big Royal Wedding community ‘street’ party at the Jubilee Centre complex tomorrow (Friday 29th). The hyperlocal forecast comes from BBC weatherman (and local resident) Ian Fergusson, who is due to officially open the party at 10:20am. Proceedings from Westminster Abbey will
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If your royal wedding invite seems to have been lost in the post then the next best place to be on Friday is the Jubilee Centre, Bradley Stoke [BS32 8HL, map]. Having already been listed in The Times’ guide to Royal Wedding celebration events, Bradley Stoke’s community ‘street’ party will be featured on BBC Radio Bristol for four hours and
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Plans for a community party in Bradley Stoke have been revealed following a meeting of the Town Council’s Leisure Youth and Amenities (LYA) Committee on Monday. The event, which will take place between 10am and 3pm on Friday 29th April – to coincide with the wedding of HRH Prince William to Kate Middleton – is being jointly organised by Friends
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