St Michael’s Church organised two Easter-themed trails over the holiday period, one around Stoke Gifford village and another in Stoke Park. Due to the pandemic, the popular Good Friday ‘Messy Church’ service took place on the Zoom videoconferencing platform, as did the Easter Day family celebration.
Continue readingMonth: April 2021
Bridge reopening further delayed and one-way system announced
Motorists in the Stokes have been dealt a double blow with the news that the road under the Gipsy Patch Lane railway bridge may now not open until December, and once it does, most of Gipsy Patch Lane will be restricted to one-way traffic flow for many months thereafter.
Continue readingPermission refused for new access into Parkway Tavern site
Councillors have refused planning permission for the creation of a new vehicular access point directly off Hatchet Road into the site of the former Co-operative food store near Parkway Station. The decision was made despite the council’s professional planning officers recommending that the application be approved.
Continue readingOSR Scouts’ virtual End-to-End walk raises funds for homeless charity
Scouts of the Old School Rooms troop in Stoke Gifford slept rough – in their own gardens due to lockdown – in minus 3 degrees centigrade temperatures, with just their cardboard shelters for protection. Why on earth would they do that? I hear you all ask!
Continue readingRevised plans submitted for Premier Inn, Aldi and Costa in Stoke Gifford
The company behind proposals for a new mixed-use development on vacant land to the rear of Sainsbury’s in Stoke Gifford has submitted a suite of revised plans in an effort to address concerns raised by planning officials at South Gloucestershire Council.
Continue readingLittle Stoke Scouts prepare for a post-Covid restart
Following the good news that schools and shops are opening again following the fall in Covid-19 case numbers and the roll-out of the vaccine, 1st Little Stoke Scout Group are getting ready to welcome children and leaders to meetings at their headquarters off Rossall Avenue.
Continue readingWork starts on 327-home development on land just east of Stoke Gifford
Streams of soil-laden tipper trucks passing through Bradley Stoke and construction activity at Parkway North Roundabout at the northern end of the Stoke Gifford By-Pass are signs that work has now begun in earnest on a 327-home development site on the borders of Bradley Stoke and Stoke Gifford.
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