This Sunday (5th May), Leigh Morse of Little Stoke will take on the challenge of the Bristol 10k in aid of Allergy UK. Leigh has been braving the cold winter weather and pounding the local streets to clock up the training miles, as these will see him through on the day. He has even faced and conquered injury to take
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The award winning Stoke Gifford branch of the Royal British Legion (RBL) launched its 2012 Poppy Appeal on Friday (26th October) at Parkway Station. The branch has been raising record amounts for the Poppy Appeal in recent years. In 2010/11, it raised £30,500 and then in 2011/12 it broke even that record with £37,500. In 2010/11, the Stoke Gifford branch
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For the fourth year running staff from the Ministry of Defence at Abbey Wood will be taking part in a major swimathon at Filton Sports and Leisure Centre in a bid to raise money for ABF The Soldiers’ Charity which helps former and serving soldiers and their families who are in need. Event organiser Michael Bell, project manager in Combat
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The award winning Stoke Gifford Branch of the Royal British Legion is heading for another record breaking year of fundraising for the Legion’s Poppy Appeal. For the current year which runs from 1st October 2011 to 30th September 2012, the branch has so far raised over £36,500, an increase of £6,000 on last year’s branch record of £30,500. For the
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Little Stoke man Mike Trevelyan has completed a sponsored cycle ride taking in all 92 Football and Premier League clubs in England and Wales in just 92 days – to raise money for St Peter’s Hospice. Mike, 21, completed the trek from 2nd May to 1st August in memory of his dad Edward – known as Trev – a massive
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Little Stoke resident Mike Trevelyan is due to set off on a mammoth 2,000 mile charity cycle ride this week, to raise money for St Peter’s Hospice. Mike, 21, plans to visit the grounds of all 92 Football and Premier League clubs in England and Wales in just 92 days. His epic journey, titled “Trev’s 92-Day Trek”, begins on Wednesday
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Players from Bristol Academy Women’s FC, based at the WISE campus in Stoke Gifford, have helped launch the build up to this year’s Midnight Walk charity event. Women from across Greater Bristol are being urged to ‘Love Your Hospice’ by enrolling on a fun, night time walk around the city. Called the St Peter’s Hospice Midnight Walk, the event takes
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The Stoke Gifford branch of the Royal British Legion is staging an evening of musical entertainment on Saturday (25th February) to raise funds for its vitally important welfare work. Music will be provided by the Westerly Showband, which will treat concert-goers to a programme of wonderful music, some Gershwin classics and favourite songs of yesteryear. Band Leader: Chris Harris; Vocalist:
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The Stoke Gifford Branch of the Royal British Legion has been recognised as the best achieving ‘small’ branch in the County of Gloucestershire. Branch Chairman Brian Hewtt MBE said: “Four Members of Stoke Gifford Branch recently attended the Royal British Legion Annual County Conference, 2012, held at Barnwood, Gloucester.” “When it came to the presentation of awards, we were all
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