BRADLEY STOKE MATTERS

I hope you are enjoying a wonderful summer so far, the weather has certainly been fabulous.  Who would have thought a few months ago that we would now be praying for rain! Our thoughts are very much with those affected by wildfires both in the UK and across Europe.

We have lots of updates for you this month – the local Scouts have been out adventuring and gaining challenge badges again this term, with 4 more young people achieving the top Gold Award – read more on pages 24-25.  They are not the only ones winning awards with the local Brightwell centre being nominated for the Make a Difference Awards (see page 18) and Bradley Stoke-based engineering consultancy, Inform, recently winning Consultancy of the Year 2026.

We have updates from the Stoke Gifford WI who celebrated their 60th birthday in July – see overleaf.  With some of the tragic news in recent months surrounding hot weather and water, we also have a feature on summer water safety written by a mum who lost her teenage son to drowning and founded River & Sea Sense to help keep others safe (see page 17).  September sees a family cycling event in Bristol – why not join in with Kidical Mass (see page 27).  Also new for the area is the Stoke Gifford Peace Fest – read more on page 36.

This is just a taster of what’s inside this month, there are lots of other updates from local clubs, organisations and businesses within our pages, so do enjoy the read and have a good look through!

As always, a  huge thank you to all our advertisers who continue to support us, we couldn’t produce this magazine without you.   Do let our advertisers know that you have seen them within our pages and if you are a business looking to promote your services across the local area, do get in touch and we will be happy to help.   Keep safe and enjoy the read!

Deadline for the next edition is 18th September.