Living Landmarks

Landmarks for Bradley Stoke and Patchway

‘Living Landmarks Project’

Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund

Southern Brooks Community Partnership

Bradley Stoke Community School,

Fiddlers Wood Lane,

Bradley Stoke

South Gloucestershire

BS32 9BS

Southern Brooks Community Partnership are delighted to inform you that they have been successful in receiving grant funding from the Heritage Lottery fund to run a project in Patchway and Bradley Stoke to record the local history.

This exciting project which is funded for the year from August 07 aims to bring together local children and young people and older residents as well as families and carers to explore what existed in the past through story telling, arts workshops and audio recordings.

Amongst our advisors and volunteers are Patchway and Bradley Stoke history groups as well as the Patchway and Bradley Stoke Conservation group and a host of supporters who will work with us to find out more about the local history and identify areas and buildings that were important in the past.

With the historic and anecdotal information we gather, we will work together with children and young people and older residents to exchange, design and create a total of 30 permanent visual and text plaques which will mark important places in the community.

This project is a real bonus for both communities as it promotes National and Local Heritage as well as the Conservation of the local areas by supporting and enhancing the local community.

This is a great opportunity for Bradley Stoke and Patchway residents to share their knowledge of the areas history as well as informing people about key aspects of the area.

So, if you are interested in being involved and have some stories that you wish to share about the local area then we want to hear from you. We are really keen to document stories about the local area, what happened, what the towns used to look like, important buildings and prominent people in the area. 

The plaques will be launched as part of the Patchway and Bradley Stoke festivals in the summer whereby we hope to work in partnership with lots of different groups in promoting and sharing this great trail of the local areas for everyone to enjoy.

Contact person: Carrie Creamer- Living Landmarks Co-ordinator – Southern Brooks Community Partnership & Heritage Lottery Fund- 01454868570/1