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News You CAN transform your life. Why wait? Website reveals fascinating history of the Stokes area Janet Alexander has spent many years in the caring professions, as a Registered Nurse and practitioner of complementary therapy. As a course facilitator, Janet has a unique approach to bringing out the best in those who are looking for ‘something more’ than what life has offered them so far. “It is often an outdated, limited belief that holds us back,” explains Janet. We miss opportunities to be fulfilled and awesome in our lives, simply because we have little or no self worth, or feel we are incapable of being dynamic and living the life we really want. These limiting beliefs are often carried throughout life, are reinforced by negative self-talk, and yet, are so simple to transform. Using techniques developed by Louise L Hay and incorporating neuro linguistic programming (NLP), Janet provides a safe and
Being a ‘new town’, Bradley Stoke might not, at first glance, have a great deal to interest local historians, but the neighbouring parish of Stoke Gifford can trace its origins back to the Domesday Book and earlier. By Laura Mortimore ocal resident Adrian Kerton has created a website documenting the history of Stoke Gifford and surrounding areas. The wide variety of information on his website offers readers a glimpse into the past, with some of the documents available to view dating as far back as the 13th century. When Adrian moved to Stoke Gifford in 1985 to work for Hewlett-Packard at Wallscourt Farm, he was intrigued by the farmhouse and outbuildings. Having always been interested in historical buildings, he began to look into the history of Wallscourt Farm and discovered that it was previously called Starve-All-Farm. Delving into the history of Wallscourt piqued Adrian’s interest and marked the beginning of his journey into discovering the history of Stoke Gifford. Describing how his interest in local history grew, Adrian said: “When I retired I had some spare time to research the history of the farm and of Stoke Gifford where I lived. The research revealed histories written by Ros Broomhead, the daughter of one of the vicars of St Michaels,
L fun environment in which to move on from the past and create an amazing future. For information on two-day workshops, ten-week courses (two hours per week) or one-to-one coaching, contact Janet on 07812 383461, email janetalexander86@gmail.com or visit her Facebook page. Why wait to be the best that you can be? ● See advert below.
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and the Rev D Evans, keen local historians. I was also very lucky to be introduced to Sharon Ubank who had created the Stokes Standard, a series of booklets documenting much of the history with residents’ interviews. It was then that I decided to create a website so the history of the village could be easily accessible.” As Adrian furthered his research into the history of the local area, he went on air with Radio Bristol which led to a meeting with Mike Stanbrook who had studied Stoke Gifford for his master’s degree at UWE.
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