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www.bradleystokejournal.co.uk
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September 2013
Contact Us Editor: Stephen Horton info@bradleystokejournal.co.uk 01454 300 400 83 Snowberry Close Bradley Stoke Bristol BS32 8GB
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About the Bradley Stoke Journal The Bradley Stoke Journal website and magazine are published by North Bristol Press, a trading name of Snowberry Media Ltd; company number 8451178 (registered in England and Wales); registered office 19 The Park, Bristol. Our other publications include the Patchway Journal website and the Stoke Gifford Journal website. North Bristol Press is independent of any other media company or network operating in the Bristol area. We accept no responsibility for anything stated by advertisers, who are themselves responsible for complying with all relevant legislation. Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the editor or article author. © North Bristol Press 2013. Content published in our magazines or on our websites may not be reproduced in any form without our express written permission.
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BS Carnival: Do we need another festival? Did you enjoy the Bradley Stoke Carnival held at the Jubilee Centre over the recent August Bank Holiday weekend? A great deal of work went into staging the three-day event (it had originally been planned to take place only on the bank holiday Monday) and the Brazilian-style parade through the streets certainly proved to be a colourful (and noisy) spectacle, as evidenced by our photos on page 17. The carnival was intended to plug the perceived “gap” in community events between the Community Festival in June and the Fireworks Display in November, but is there really the demand for another local festival, particularly at a time of the year when a good proportion of residents are likely to be away on holiday and so unable to benefit? Not to mention the competition from countless other events taking place across the region on this busy weekend. Mayor Brian Hopkinson says he is keen to see the carnival become an annual event. Do you agree with him? Was this a good use of the £4,000 it cost to stage the event? Have your say on our website.
Get involved with your local newspaper! If you have news that you would like to see featured in the magazine and/or on our website, please get in touch by email, phone or post (see contact details on the top left of this page). We are also looking for people to get involved in the production of the town’s new local newspaper, so please contact us if you are interested in writing articles or taking photographs for us.
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