Voluntary Group secures over £60,000 to build a youth structure and improve park space.
Friends of Jubilee Green are delighted to announce they have achieved their fundraising target to build a much needed Youth Structure for Bradley Stoke.
They have been awarded a grant for £49,999 through the Community Spaces programme which is being managed by Groundwork UK as an Award Partner to the Big Lottery Fund. Community Spaces is part of the Big Lottery Fund’s Changing Spaces initiative.
The project will deliver an innovative, community inclusive structure, that the young people of Bradley Stoke have been involved with every step of the way from design to helping build the structure. The project will also improve some of the paths in the park to ensure accessibility to all.
Michelle Dent, Chair and Trustee of Friends of Jubilee Green comments; “We are absolutely delighted with the news. Our volunteers have been working very hard over the last 3 years to secure a major grant to build this much needed structure. We have involved the young people of Bradley Stoke in each step of this project and we are looking forward to building elements of
the structure with them.”
Friends of Jubilee Green are also delighted that Bradley Stoke Town Council are giving their full support to this project through practical support and match funding. The project will be delivered with the assistance of officers of South Gloucestershire Council and specialist contractors. Work will be completed by September 2013.
With thanks to the Bradley Stoke Town Council, the Friends of Jubilee Green and Stokes Cycling Club were able to host a completely FREE Community Sports Day, at the Jubilee Centre last weekend.
The children especially enjoyed the option to ‘bling’ their bike, which they were able to show off at the end of the day with a bike parade.
The Jubilee weekend and festival celebrations kicked off this morning with the annual Preschool Picnic in the Jubilee Park.
The Friends of Jubilee Green also organised a fantastic free treasure hunt around the play area in which over 100 children participated. Excited youngsters had to find 12 animal stickers to complete a farm picture before collecting their prize.
The Friends of Jubilee Green are appealing for local people’s help, following the announcement that Bradley Stoke Town Council has registered Jubilee Green in a new ‘Fields in Trust’ initiative that could see the green protected for the community to enjoy forever more.
The Friends of Jubilee Green have launched an online public consultation to gain the public’s feedback on two of their projects: an ‘Art Enrichment’ Project for the Park and an ‘Enablement’ Project.
Following the huge success of the recent Treasure Hunt at the annual Bradley Stoke Community Festival’s Preschool Picnic, the Friends of Jubilee Green are holding a family-friendly Children’s Event as part of their Family Summer of Fun. This takes place at the beginning of the Summer holidays, on Saturday 23rd July.
There were smiles all round at yesterday’s Preschool Picnic at Jubilee Green, with a host of fun activities laid on activities – mostly free – for young children.
Hundreds of local residents joined The Friends of Jubilee Green on Friday 29th April for the Royal Wedding Celebration, despite the disappointment of the promised ‘large screen TV’ which – through no fault of The Friends or of Bradley Stoke Town Council – was little larger than some people’s wide-screen TV’s at home.
Over fifty children took part in today’s Bunny Egg Hunt at Jubilee Green, following last year’s equally popular Easter event. Local families were impressed to be offered a whole morning of fun activities in and around the park, all at no charge. Parents expressed their thanks for a fabulous morning, whilst one look at the childrens’ smiles revealed that the schedule of events had hit the mark for them too.
Crown making activities culminated in a musical Easter bonnet parade around the park, with 3 winners each receiving a chocolate easter egg. All other entrants received a consolation prize, so everyone was kept happy.
2 Trustees from Bradley Stoke’s Friends Of Jubilee Green, Michelle Dent and Alison Davis, today attended a Tea Party at The Mall, Cribbs Causeway, to accept a cheque for £397 from Quartet who administers the Mall Fountain Fund Charity.
Each year the fountain at The Mall has thousands of pounds worth of coins thrown into it by visitors. The Fountain Fund charity was established in 2003, with the aim of supporting local charitable organisations within a 25 mile radius of The Mall. This year, the charity awarded 12 grants, with a combined value of £10,000. 
Bradley Stoke Town Council are working with The Friends of Jubilee Green to hold a fabulous community ‘Street Party’ on April 29th in celebration of the Royal Wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton.