Little Stoke Primary School’s rating as a ‘good’ school has been confirmed in a report produced by an Ofsted inspector who carried out a ‘short’ inspection on 22nd May 2018. The visit was the first ‘short’ inspection carried out since the school was judged to be ‘good’ in January 2015. Speaking of headteacher Scott Howes, the inspector writes in her
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Lifeskills talks coming to St Michael’s Centre
The St Michael’s Centre, located on North Road in Stoke Gifford, has announced that it is to host a series of lifeskills talks aimed at helping the wider community with a variety of topics. Rob Bakewell, who is a member of St Michael’s Church and is involved with organising the events, has already got four speakers lined up. The first
Continue readingDrop-in event to explain latest phase of railway upgrade work
Network Rail is holding a drop-in information event in Stoke Gifford on Thursday 16th August to answer any questions residents may have about the electrification of the line between London Paddington and Bristol Parkway. The event will take place between 4.30pm and 7.30pm at the St Michael’s Centre, North Road BS34 8PD. Network Rail representatives will be on hand to
Continue readingLocal resident has collection of short stories published
Adrian Kerton, a resident of Stoke Gifford, has just published four books which are available to buy in paperback or to download onto a Kindle e-reader. The books contain a series of short stories which range from 100 words to 8,000 words and include a variety of genres. Although Adrian’s main interest is researching and writing about the history of
Continue readingLeisure club forms new charity link-up
The West of England MS Therapy Centre (MSTC) based in Bradley Stoke that has been caring for people with multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions, their families and carers since 1985 has partnered up with Riverside Leisure Club in Little Stoke, thanks to one of their members, Giselle Rozzell. Giselle was diagnosed with primary progressive multiple sclerosis in November 2012.
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