October 2018
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Sport
In Brief
Beginners’ running course starting soon
Grants awarded
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any members of our community have taken up running over the past few years and enjoy the health and wellbeing benefits that often come with increasing your fitness and spending time in the great outdoors. North Bristol Running Group (NBRG) is once again offering its popular ‘Couch to 5k’ course from October, and over a period of eight weeks will support you to reach the goal of completing a 5km (3.1 mile) run/jog by the time you graduate (even if you have never run before!). The course will be held on Friday evenings at Bradley Stoke Community School from 19th October until 14th December (at 6.30pm) and the cost of the course is £10 in total. Over the eight weeks, the Run Leaders and Helpers will help you to gradually increase the distance that you run whilst following a structured
Participants on a previous NBRG beginners’ course in 2015
training programme. Sheila Wilcox, one the course leaders, said: “It’s always inspiring to see how our beginners start by jogging just one minute at a time, yet by the end of the course can complete
a full 5km. We love to introduce people to running and to welcome them to our running group.” If you are interested in joining the next ‘Couch to 5k’, email sheilawilcox1@outlook.com for full details.
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Bradley Stoke Town Council’s Leisure, Youth & Amenities Committee approved the following grants at its meeting in August: • Youth Grant Aid of £500 to 1st Bradley Stoke Guides towards the new badge scheme and purchase of a unit flag • Youth Grant Aid of £185 to 1st Bradley Stoke Rainbows towards cost of the new badge scheme • Youth Grant Aid of £500 to 1st Bradley Stoke Brownies towards cost of the new badge scheme and hall rental Bradley Stoke Town Council has a range of grant funding streams which eligible groups and organisations can apply for. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/bstc-grants or phone the town council office on 01454 205020. Groups can also apply to South Gloucestershire ward councillors for funding. For details, visit www.southglos.gov.uk/MAF
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