Bradley Stoke Town Council ISSUE
Newsletter IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY SEPTEMBER
In this issue Bradley Stoke Bradley Stoke gets a Skate Festival See Page
new council Community Festival See Page By now the elections on May will be a distant memory but they resulted in the Activity at most signifi cant change in the history of Baileys Court the Town Council. See Page The Conservative Party took overall control after fi fteen years of overall Liberal Democratic Southern Brooks Control. The present Council comprises Community Partnership Conservatives and two Liberal Democrats. See Page
See Page for full details Coffee, Crafts, Cakes about your new Councillors u and Carrots See Page
Community Policing Festival Fun Mayor’s Charities See page u See Page
Each year the newly elected mayor selects Upcoming Events one or two charities to benefi t from The Coffee Mornings Mayor’s Fund. Biggest Coffee Morning This collects money from donations or special money-raising events held in the year Chocolate Heaven/ Christmas sweets – notably the Community Festival in June and the Fireworks display in November. Christmas Fair with Father Christmas This year Councillor Julian Barge’s chosen New year- New You! charities are the Bristol Urological Prostate Cancer Appeal and the Nicola Corry Support See Page Fund. Nicola Corry was a resident of Bradley Stoke and died of a rare ovarian cancer in Bradley Stoke Town Council May . The family created the support The Courtyard, fund to help her fi ght the illness and have Woodlands, continued it after Nicola’s death to help others Bradley Stoke, in a similar situation. This fund became a fully South Glos, BS NQ registered charity in June . Telephone: () Fax: () More information can be found on www.ncsf.org.uk. E-mail: [email protected]
For more news on your community visit wwww.bradleystoke.gov.ukww.bradleystoke.gov.uk t Continued from front page Ward Represented / Party Councillors Name and Contact Details Represented / Membership of Yourour New Town Council Committees Baileys Court SGC – Bradley Stoke South John Ashe Conservative Berkeley Mead, Bradley Stoke, South Glos BS AU. Council Full Council Offi ce Tel: Finance & Leisure Email: [email protected] Although it would be impertinent Planning, Environment & Amenities to list the ages of Councillors, Lakeside the Town Council must enjoy one Conservative Roger Avenin of the youngest average ages of Full Council Great Meadow Way, Bradley Stoke, South Glos BS DA. all Councils in the country. This Finance & Leisure appropriately refl ects the young Planning, Environment & Amenities population of the town as a whole, Julian Barge Woodlands where something in the order of Surgery, Brook Way, Bradley Stoke, South Glos BS DS. Conservative Offi ce Tel: % is under years of age. Chair/Mayor Fax: Full Council Mobile: Finance & Leisure Councillor Julian Barge was elected Email: julian.Barge@gp-L.nhs.uk Mayor and Chair of Council for Morgan Baynham Woodlands the third time. Councillor Robert Foxfi eld Avenue, Bradley Stoke,South Glos Conservative Jones was elected Vice-chair and BS BW. Full Council Mobile: Chair of the Finance and Leisure Planning, Environment & Amenities Committee, whilst Councillor Email: [email protected] Meadowbank Mark Forsyth was elected Caroline Charlton Conservative Chair of Planning, Environment The Bluebells, Bradley Stoke, South Glos BS BE. Press Spokesperson Mobile: and Amenities. Councillor Full Council Email: ccharlton@btinternet.com Caroline Charlton was elected Finance & Leisure Press Spokesperson. Ronnie Conway-Haskins Woodlands Woodlands Park, Almondsbury, South Glos BS AT. Liberal Democrat Most other councillors were Tel: Full Council elected to represent the town on Mobile: Finance & Leisure a large number of other bodies Keith Cranney Stoke Brook and readers are recommended to Braydon Avenue, Little Stoke, South Glos BS EH. Conservative consult the Minutes of the Annual Offi ce Tel: (inc fax) Full Council Email: [email protected] Planning, Environment & Amenities General Meeting for May Primrose Bridge on the Town Council website to see Mark FForsythorsyth Conservative Millennium Close, Frampton Cotterell, South Glos BS GZ. the full range of appointments. Full Council Mobile: Planning, Environment & Amenities – Chair Council is now working on its Sandra Hobson Strategic Business Plan in order Manor Farm Stanshaws Close, Bradley Stoke, South Glos BS AF. Liberal Democrat to shape its activities over the Tel: Full Council next three or four years. This will Email: [email protected] encapsulate its vision for the future Primrose Bridge and be a fully costed programme Brian Hopkinson SGC – BS Central & Stoke Lodge Bourton Avenue, Stoke Lodge, South Glos BS ED. Conservative of what it plans to achieve in that Tel: Fax time for the good of the town. Full Council Email: [email protected] Finance & Leisure Council will be supporting moves towardstowards tthehe eestablishmentstablishment ooff a Baileys Court SGCSGC – BBSS SSouthouth Robert Jones sixth form at the Community Conservative Juniper Way, Bradley Stoke, South Glos BS DR. School by September , and Vice-Chair Email: [email protected] be lobbying for improvements in Full Council Finance & Leisure – Chair the transport system. Primrose Bridge Sarah Pomfret SGC – BS Central & Stoke Lodge Bourton Avenue, Stoke Lodge, South Glos BS ED. Conservative Tel: Fax Full Council Email: [email protected] Planning, Environment & Amenities David Skeet Meadowbank Town Centre Castle Court, Stoke Gifford, South Glos BS RF. Conservative Tel: Conservative Update Mobile: Finance & Leisure Email: [email protected] Planning, Environment & Amenities Residents will have noticed that Dr Elizabeth Todd Primrose Bridge work on the new Town Centre Surgery, Brook Way, Bradley Stoke, South Glos BS DS. Conservative is well underway and it is hoped Offi ce Tel: Full Council Fax: Finance & Leisure to see it completed by the end Email: elizabeth.todd@gp-L.nhs.uk of . There will be a much- Benjamin Walker enlarged Tesco with some twenty- Great Meadow Road plus retail outlets to give Bradley Lakeside Bradley Stoke Conservative Stoke the heart and focus it has South Glos Full Council needed for so long. BS DB Planning, Environment & Amenities Mobile: Email: [email protected]
For more news on your community visit wwww.bradleystoke.gov.ukww.bradleystoke.gov.uk For more news on your community visit www.bradleystoke.gov.uk School Successes Darren Stanley and Dave Baker are to be congratulated on being recognized in this year’s regional teaching awards. BBC Radio Mr Dave Baker is to be participating in sporting congratulated on coming joint activities. Discussions are second in the Headteacher ongoing about sharing some BradleyBradley StokeStoke of the year competition. To provision within the ‘Concorde have received this award after Partnership’, with The Castle createdcreated forfor only three years in post is a and Marlwood Schools in fi ne achievement. We look Thornbury now joining the forward to a long and fruitful existing partnership of Bradley association between the oneone ddayay oonlynly Stoke Community School, school and the Town Council. Filton High School, Patchway In September there will Community College and For one day only, on th September, Bradley Stoke is to be + students in years , Filton College. and and + staff. There have its very own radio station and the BBC is looking for Mr Darren Stanley, deputy residents to become reporters and presenters to tell their has been an overwhelming interest from the community head at Holy Trinity Primary own stories and give their views about the town. in using the school’s facilities School, won the Primary BBC Radio Bradley Stoke will take to the air for hours as part of the out of hours, especially the Teacher of the Year award. town’s twentieth birthday celebrations, and will be broadcast on BBC sports accommodation. The For two teachers in Bradley Radio Bristol’s medium wave frequency am. school has also received the Stoke to receive such Healthy Schools Award and prestigious awards is a very BBC Radio Bristol’s Assistant Editor, Jason Dean, says: “We’re really the Sportsmark award, based gratifying achievement for hoping to get under the skin of Bradley Stoke and the idea is to give on the numbers of students the Town and its schools. everyone in the community a chance to have their say. We’d like to fi nd out how the area has developed from a green fi eld site years ago and fi nd out what life is really like there today. Macmillan Cancer Appeal “So, if you’ve got something to tell us about the area get in touch and help us provide a unique service of news, sport, weather and travel just There will be an additional coffee morning at Brook Way Activity for Bradley Stoke!” Centre on Friday September in support of the Macmillan Cancer appeal. There will be no craft or local produce stalls on this particular If you have a story that you would like BBC Radio Bradley Stoke to occasion (as it is not the second Friday) and, as in previous years, cover or if you’d like to get involved yourself, before or on the day, all funds raised will go to support this worthy cause. Please come you can email the producers at [email protected] or sally. and support it. [email protected] or you can call our CSV Desk on . The kind of content the BBC is looking for includes: Who are the History iinn tthehe mmakingaking people that make Bradley Stoke unique? What’s really happening Corrina Wood from the Southern Brooks Community Partnership has in the community? How could the town be made better? Have you been working with a group of people interested in the local history of lived there all your life and seen it develop? Is your community group the town. They meet monthly after the coffee morning and were able really making a difference to people’s lives? Light hearted or serious, to mount a fascinating exhibition in the Library that ran throughout you may know of someone or something in Bradley Stoke that would the month of June, showing – mainly with the aid of photographs and make a really great item on the radio. They may even be able to train maps – just how the town has developed from , acres of green you to make the report yourself! fi elds to the present day with some , houses and a population in Put simply, they are keen to hear from you, the residents of Bradley excess of ,. Contact Corrina on if you would like to Stoke, about what is important to you. For further information join this group either to contribute from your own knowledge or contact: Mary Picken, BBC Press Offi ce on to learn more about our history – or both.
Bradley Stoke Skate Festival The day ( June) threatened rain but settled Sick Wax, Sloppy Joes and Baby Beat into a lovely sunny day with music, BBQ and Box. The bands help to create a real a skate competition. The atmosphere was festival atmosphere. very relaxed and enjoyable. As always, it was a community event with the young people Motion came up with their international helping to plan and run the day One young team of BMX to judge the event and the man – Keith – helped with putting up the team was well received by the young people. gazebo and with the BBQ for most of the At the time of writing we are hopeful that day. Thanks to the efforts of Lloyd Starr we they will return to the park on August to had six bands performing which included share the last of our planned summer BBQs.
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The Fifth Community Festival in June was a resounding success to commemorate the twentieth Activity at South anniversary of the town. In co-operation with Southern Baileys Court Gloucestershire Brooks Community Development Exciting things are happening at Baileys in - your Partnership, the Town Council Court Activity Centre where a whole new organized events that brought building is being added to the existing chance to pavilion. Work began in May and by together community groups, mid- November there will be a brand new craft and information stalls. set of rooms that will relieve pressure on infl uence your the existing rooms – especially during the There was a fun run, a “walk to health” summer when bowls and cricket are in area’s future over fi ve kilometres and a toddler full swing. There will be some dedicated trot of one kilometre. There was a If you are a resident of South youth space to replace The Green Hut that nature trail through the Three Brooks Gloucestershire you are invited to help has done sterling service since April Local Nature Reserve and a general the Unitary Authority plan your area’s when it was transferred from Savages celebration of Bradley Stoke’s cultural future by completing The Core Strategy Wood Road where it had served as a diversity. The innovation of an arena Residents’ Questionnaire. temporary Library. There will be additional in which a whole range of professional multi-purpose meeting rooms for hire You can complete the questionnaire talents could be displayed proved by residents and the whole will greatly on-line at www.consultation.southglos. one of the main attractions and we enhance the Town Council’s facilities at gov.uk, or obtain a paper copy are grateful to all who took part on the southern end of the town. Councillor (returnable by FREEPOST) from the what was one of the sunniest and Julian Barge commented, “It is so fi tting Council’s one stop shops, the Spatial hottest weekends of the year. On the this should occur in the town’s anniversary Planning Team ( ), or from assumption that a picture is worth a year, demonstrating the Town Council’s Libraries, Leisure and Sports Centres. thousand words, have a look at our continuing commitment and work for the web site www.bradleystoke.gov.uk good of the residents.” where a cornucopia of illustrations can be viewed.
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First Stronger & Safer Community Southern residents meeting for Bradley Stoke Thursday October . – ., Brooks Bradley Stoke Community School u Head of Communities, Pauline Hawker-Bond will tell us how the new Community groups will make a difference across South Gloucestershire u Sgt Clive Johnson will talk Partnership about Neighbourhood Policing in From Julie Snelling Bradley Stoke u A chance to meet your local Bradley Stoke Town councillors and discuss We’ve had a busy few months with lots of exciting things happening. priorities for change in the town In May, people fi nished an Introduction to Community Development Please try to come along. It’s really Work course in Bradley Stoke, and one of the participants has gone important the Stronger & Safer group on to be employed as a Community Development Worker in the know what’s important to local people town. Feedback from those that took part was really positive and we’ll – it’s your town and together we can be running another course in the autumn. Also we hope to run an make a difference! Introduction to Childcare course, please let us know if you’re interested.
Stacy Harvey has left the project and been budget, but it will be an opportunity to people from different ethnic backgrounds. replaced by Bradley Stoke resident Winsome bring people together to work in partnership Dave Baker, head teacher, will give a short Barrett Muir. Winsome has been focusing to improve the quality of life for local talk on the role of the school in developing on restarting a group for young mums in people. It will also help meet the objectives international links. There will be the chance the town. Our Family Support workers are of the police Partnership and Community to see for you some for the work we’ve been currently supporting families, and we Together (PACT) Neighbourhood Policing doing this year, through DVDs and have been running a “Schools Link” project, requirements by supporting and Southern Brooks Community Partnership helping children and their families referred co-ordinating local initiatives that lead to presentations and to fi nd out more about by local schools. After school clubs which a reduction in crime and disorder. We are the Living Landmarks project have been a chance for children to take planning an open residents meeting in part in fun activities have been running October, but please contact Julie if you As a registered charity, we always welcome throughout the year. would like more information new Trustees and this year we are particularly keen to broaden the representation of all of We’ve recently received a signifi cant grant Southern Brooks Community Partnership the community on the Board by recruiting from the Heritage Lottery Fund for a project were really pleased to be part of the some younger trustees (over the age of called “Living Landmarks”. The aim of the celebrations for International Women’s Day ) and people from different BME groups. project is to bring together children and , sponsored by Bradley Stoke Town Trustees meet at least times a year, always young people in Bradley Stoke and Patchway Council. Over women attended the during the evening, and annually have an to learn about the local history of the area event during the day, enjoying the many away day with the management team to and create permanent landmarks. Caroline varied activities that were on offer. During make sure we’re still meeting the needs of Creamer has been appointed as Project the evening we had a celebration of “Women the community. We have a large staff team Co-ordinator. If you’d like to get involved of the World” and volunteers that have and the role of our trustees is to ensure give her a call moved into this area from across the world that we are providing value for money, came to share their stories, along with During the spring we’ve been working with fulfi l our commitments to funders and the some long-time residents. We also enjoyed the Police and the Town Council, at the Charity Commission and meet the needs music and dance from across the world and invitation of South Gloucestershire Council, of the community. Trustees are volunteers. were grateful to Kizzy Morrell for being the to set up a Stronger and Safer Community We can provide training and support, the compere for the evening. Plans for Group in Bradley Stoke. The town is lucky chance to work as part of a team and the are well under way and if you’d like to be opportunity to know that you are making a enough to have very little crime, and the involved, contact Julie or Corrina. difference in your local community. If you are aim of this group is to facilitate action that interested in learning more about becoming ensures a safer and stronger community. We are holding our Annual General Meeting a trustee, please contact Julie Snelling for an Together with residents and agencies on Thursday November at Bradley Stoke application pack on . working in the town we will work to promote Community School from – pm and warmly pride in the community as a safe, thriving invite you to come along. During the past “Building Community Spirit” remains at our and pleasant place to live, work and play. months we have been involved in several core, and if anyone wants support with an Safer and Stronger groups already exist projects that have brought the community existing group, help in setting up a new in neighbouring towns. It’s not yet clear together, to foster understanding and group or with funding applications, please whether the Bradley Stoke group will have a tolerance between different age groups and contact us.
For more information about our work, see our website at www.sbcommunitypartnership.org.uk
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The summer Playscheme – part funded by the Town Council – has again been a huge success in Bradley Stoke. Numbers have ranged between and and the children have participated in a wide range of activities. One of the themes has been wild animals and the children have undertaken craft work such as making safari hats and animal masks in preparation for a much anticipated visit from Bristol Zoo.
Bradley Stoke Surgery
The South Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust (PCT) has at last agreed to the surgery building bigger and better medical facilities for Bradley Stoke in a large extension on the back of the Bradley Stoke Surgery. As plans for the Savages Wood Road site fell through, Dr Todd put in an application for funding the expansion of the existing surgery – something residents have Fireworks been clamouring for over many years. Dr Todd has been trying to gain permission and obtain funds for better medical facilities The annual Town fi rework display will take place since but the PCT would not allow it until now. at the Jubilee Centre on Sunday November.
Dr Todd put in a detailed and ambitious business plan for the The grounds will be open from .pm and ignition is surgery expansion and competed against many other surgeries expected at .pm. Instead of an entry fee there will be for permission and topped the list as being the most needy. an entry point collection in aid of the Mayor’s Charities At only square metres in size the original surgery was for only – the Urological Prostate Cancer Appeal and the Nicola patients and three partners. As the surgery now cares for Corry Support Fund. Hot food will be available to buy , patients and eight doctors work there, it is obvious the from .pm from the Bristol Aztec Rotary Club and Oasis seams are bursting; but the care of patients has always been the Moorish Foods and all proceeds from this will also go to priority despite the diffi cult circumstances the doctors and nurses charities. Because of its size there will be no parking at have been working in. the site; residents are urged to walk there, or to park in The proposed expansion is for a building four times the size the Tesco car park and walk from there. For insurance of the present surgery. This will house many medical and and health and safety reasons, no alcohol or personal para-medical facilities to provide a comprehensive care base fi reworks of any sort are allowed on site. Kimbolton for residents of Bradley Stoke. The campaign has been long Fireworks will again be providing the display so we are and hard and there are still many challenges to overcome, assured of a spectacular event. Do come and enjoy! but it is hoped a wonderful new facility will be up and running by /.
Coffee, Crafts, Cakes and Carrots
A monthly coffee morning was inaugurated in January and has been increasingly popular ever since.
The mornings are at Brook and has also gone from Way Activity Centre on strength to strength. The the second Friday of each market offers a wide range month from .am to of vegetables, meat and about .pm. In addition, plants, cakes, books and each month a different jewelry. Our thanks go to craft activity is featured that Karen Chandler, a volunteer visitors can try for themselves who works closely with Sue under expert guidance. In Clark from the Council offi ce, June a local produce market and who between them have was added to this event made this event so successful.
For more news on your community visit wwww.bradleystoke.gov.ukww.bradleystoke.gov.uk For more news on your community visit www.bradleystoke.gov.uk Digital TV Signal Community Policing From PC Claire Bradbrook I’m pleased to inform you that since the last now up and running, meaning we can catch up Switchover newsletter the Bradley Stoke Neighbourhood on any enquires and paperwork whilst still on policing team has increased in numbers with the beat and forge relationships with the young the arrival of PCSO Pat Gardener. people attending the school. - Advice We are also very keen to educate young people Pat joins PCSO Jason Green and Police In , the analogue Constable Claire Bradbrook. about the consequences of getting involved in crime so the team have been working television signal will be The team is still growing with the additional together with local schools and youth workers recruitment of two special constables who will switched off in the South on a number of projects including a schools be joining the Bradley Stoke team very soon. 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Although South education package, driving awareness courses Gloucestershire Trading The PCSO’s main form of transport is their and crime prevention days. feet so hopefully seeing them walking the Standards has received no The team has also been involved in the beat will very reassuring to local residents and successful execution of Misuse of Drugs reports of any associated businesses alike. warrants within Bradley Stoke. scams, we are aware The additional staff will give Bradley Stoke a All this is in conjunction with our every day that this situation may more visual policing cover during busy periods policing duties including policing the dispersal be confusing to some and allow us all to work on new projects and zones, setting up local “safer, stronger groups” consumers and there is initiatives within the beat. and helping reduce and detect crime within always the possibility that Our “Beat Post” at the Community School is Bradley Stoke. rogue traders will attempt to exploit this for their Beat the Scammers own benefi t. For example, they may try to Consumers now have another tool to help tricks used to convince people the letters are convince residents that to watch them identify potential scams that land on genuine. People receiving unsolicited mail TV after the switchover they can now check them for the kinds of tricks their doormats every day. £ million is lost require more equipment, or each year to these scams, according to research explained in the guides, or use them to show more expensive equipment than undertaken by the Offi ce of Fair Trading relatives and friends what to watch out for. they actually need. recently. This latest tool is a series of interactive The interactive scam guides can now be To watch the many ‘freeview’ scam guides designed to highlight the tricks found at http://www.oft.gov.uk/oft_at_work/ digital television channels, most scammers use to lure their victims. consumer_initiative/scams/scam-letters. households will not need a new There are three interactive guides available Consumers wanting further advice on scams, or aerial but you will need to buy – a prize draw notifi cation, a bogus lottery to request Scamwise leafl ets and door stickers, a set top box, which is plugged mailing and a fake clairvoyant letter. Each can contact Consumer Direct on in between the aerial and TV. guide contains ‘pop up’ text highlighting the . These are now widely available with prices starting at under £. There are other ways of receiving ‘freeview’ digital television Email Scams programmes, for example, by buying a new television with Trading Standards would like to remind This is just one example of the many internet a digital tuner already built consumers to be vigilant when using the and emails scams. in (often called an Integrated internet. The World Wide Web has provided To help avoid falling victim follow these Digital TV or iDTV). scammers with yet another means of contacting simple guidelines: consumers with the aim of extorting money or Householders can also pay for a personal details from them. Some of the scams Ñ Ensure your spam fi lters are enabled; satellite or cable TV subscription are new and others are old ones given a new Ñ Think carefully before opening emails service. Various subscription twist for the internet. from people you don’t know, especially packages are available but we advise to check for the latest “Phishing” is an example of one scam if it has an attachment as these can offers as many companies offer experienced by a resident of South contain viruses; discounts. Look out for any Gloucestershire recently. An email was received Ñ Delete all suspicious or dubious emails additional fees in the small print from an established bank, asking the recipient without opening them; such as installation charges, and to confi rm his online banking details. If the Ñ Install fi rewalls and anti-virus software on be aware that you may be bound recipient had followed the link and instructions your computer and keep it up to date. to take these services from that given, it is likely the scammers would have used supplier for a minimum period of these details to empty his account. For further advice on internet and email scams, time, e.g. months. Real banks do not contact people in this way. If or if you would like to request the Scamwise you receive an email purportedly from your bank leafl ets and door sticker, please contact For further information go to asking for account or log in details, please report Consumer Direct on . www.digitaltelevision.gov.uk it to your bank immediately. or www.digitaluk.co.uk or call .
For more news on your community visit wwww.bradleystoke.gov.ukww.bradleystoke.gov.uk Academic Year nd Friday of every month Useful Forthcoming LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET & / COFFEE MORNINGS Term : Sept – Oct TelephoneTelephone Brook Way Activity Centre am-pm Term : Oct – Dec Events in Term : Jan – Feb () Numbers Term : Feb – April BBradleyradley SStoketoke Friday September Term : April – May JOIN IN THE WORLD’S BIGGEST Term : June – July South Gloucestershire Council COFFEE MORNING FOR Services Main Switchboard MACMILLAN CANCER / Number: Term : Sept – Oct Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre Friday October Term : Nov – Dec Term : Jan – Feb CATS PROTECTION LEAGUE Term : Feb – April Bradley Stoke Library Term : April – May Friday November Term : June – July Dog Warden CHOCOLATE HEAVEN/ CHRISTMAS SWEETS Education - General Enquiries ChildLine Travellers Friday December ChildLine is the free -hour helpline CHRISTMAS FAIR WITH for children and young people in the Trading Standards FATHER CHRISTMAS UK. Children and young people can call the helpline on about any problem, at any time day or night. Friday January The nearest SORT IT!* Centre NEW YEAR- NEW YOU! (Civic Amenity Site) to Bradley Blood Doning Stoke is at Station Road, Little Stoke February Opening Hours The Bradley Stoke THEME TO BE DECIDED* Monday to Friday Jubilee Centre Gates Open .am Session Times Gates Closed .pm March .-. & .-. Saturday & Bank Holidays Gates Open .am THEME TO BE DECIDED* Gates Closed .pm *Suggestions welcomed October, November, December Sunday Gates Open .am FOR MORE INFORMATION Gates Closed .pm CONTACT CORRINA ON January, January, February, March, April Directions OR BRADLEY STOKE From the Aztec West roundabout TOWN COUNCIL ON travel south towards Bristol on Beat Manager Drop In Surgery the A. When approaching the Sunday November fl yover fi lter left, and then turn left at the traffi c lights into Gipsy Brook Way Activity Centre -am FIREWORKS HELD AT THE Patch Lane. Shortly you pass under BRADLEY STOKE JUBILEE CENTRE Tuesday October a narrow railway bridge - turn GATES OPEN .PM Tuesday November left immediately afterwards into Tuesday December Station Road. The SORT IT!* site is half a mile ahead, on your right South Glos Council’s Streetcare and SORT IT! Helpdesk can be reached Further Information on . You will then be given a choice of numbers for the Council’s services for Highways, Members Of Parliament of our representatives for the South of the Parish may ask questions during Open Spaces, Street Lighting, Waste Gloucestershire Council Ward of Bradley public question time. Times of meetings Dr. Doug Naysmith MP (Lab) covers Services and Fly Tipping or email in Stoke North, but does not sit on are posted on Council’s notice boards. the southern part of Bradley Stoke and on [email protected] the Town Council. may be contacted at Unit , Greenway Business Centre, Doncaster Road, Grant Aid Southmead, Bristol BS PY or Others Councillors Bradley Stoke Town Council has tel: , Fax: . Filton Airfi eld Complaints Lines John Ashe, Roger Avenin, Julian Barge allocated a sum of money each year Mr. Steve Webb MP (Lib Dem) covers (Chair) Morgan Baynham, Caroline for grant aid to be awarded for small & the northern part of Bradley Stoke and Charlton, Ronnie Conway-Haskins, projects that benefi t the local (For any problems arising from the airfi eld) may be contacted at Poole Court, Poole Keith Cranney, Mark Forsyth, Sandra community (maximum grant is £.). Filton Police – Community Beat Court Drive, Yate, Bristol BS PP, or Hobson, Brian Hopkinson, Robert Jones All applications are considered on Offi ce Direct Line tel: . (Vice Chair) Sarah Pomfret, David Skeet, their merits. Application forms may Dr. Elizabeth Todd, Benjamin Walker be obtained from the BSTC Offi ce. Police Community Support Offi cer Bradley Stoke Town Council (Jason Green) Bradley Stoke Town Council came Meetings Councillor Surgeries into being on April . There are As well as Full Council, there are Standing Councillor Surgeries are held on the Pet search (Lost/Found Pets) some , on the current Register of Committees for Planning, Environment fi rst Saturday of each month between Electors and elected Councillors in & Amenities and Finance & Leisure. .am & noon at Bradley Stoke seven Wards. Four Town Councillors are All Council and Standing Committee Leisure Centre for community residents Sofa Project also Members of South Gloucestershire meetings are open to the public and the to speak to their Councillors on any (Furniture Recycling Charity) Council. Councillor Jon Williams is one press. At any of these meetings electors matter concerning the town.
The Town Council welcomes your comments and opinions. Please make your views known via the Clerk. Correspondence for Council and Councillors may be sent to: David Chandler, Town Clerk, Bradley Stoke Town Council, The Courtyard, Woodlands, Bradley Stoke, South Glos, BS NQ Telephone: () Fax: () E-mail: [email protected] Feedback Feedback
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