McGeever Fever
Ed McKeever returned home to a huge welcoming crowd. The sun shone gold as Bradford on Avon’s Olympic gold medal winner met an army of supporters. The kayak king, who was victorious in the K1 200m at Eton Dorney, met fans at the golden post box in The Shambles, painted to honour his Olympic glory. ...
Gold for BoA
Bradford on Avon woke up to a golden post box this morning (Sunday) to honour the Olympic achievements of the town’s kayak king Ed McKeever who scooped top spot in the K1 200m at Eton Dorney yesterday. Former St Laurence student McKeever, 28, dominated the kayak final yesterday taking gold with a winning time of ...
Going for Gold
St Laurence School is presenting a spectacular multi-media event at the Wiltshire Music Centre to celebrate the 2012 Olympics. There will be music, drama, dance and film and much more. It is an event for the WHOLE family. The dates are Tuesday July 10 and Wednesday July 11 from 7pm. Make sure you get your ...
Torch Song for Bradford
Creativity ran wild during the World For A Week build up to the Torch Relay through Bradford on Avon. A carnival atmosphere spread from one end to the other. What else could happen? Well, we now have our own anthem from local musicians ‘The Armchair Olympians‘. Their track, ‘Run for Your Life‘ is now on ...
Torch Run South West
Summer finally came to the south west and with it came the torch. It felt like the whole town came to see as thousands lined the streets from Trowbridge Rd to Winsley Rd. Everyone was in great spirits as a carnival atmosphere spread. The full set of photos by Jess can be viewed on her ...
Torch to South Wraxall
Last Friday a ‘madison’ cycling team set off to try and catch the John Potter party… who had jumped the gun by 10 minutes! They rode hard in ‘hot’ pursuit but could not overcome a highly trained British team, encouraged by much ‘carbo-loading’.
Millie Gets Torched!
24 HOURS ‘TORCH MILLIE’ Having “sat on” the concept of putting an “Olympic torch” on Millie for some while, Kevin drops by at 9pm (ish) last Friday (11th May) saying – “We need to mount this onto Millie for the Torch day – and have got the Cherry Picker arriving at 06:00 Hrs on Sunday ...
World for a Week pics
The World for a Week is well underway and a fantastic take-up of over 80 participating businesses have ‘adopted’ their chosen countries. Don’t forget this Saturday 19 May there is an opportunity for any cyclists to ride to “Team GB Velodrome (The Longs Arms, South Wraxall).
London 2012 Olympic Mascot visit
Young People from Bradford on Avon were able to meet the official London 2012 Olympic Mascot Wenlock recently,
Schools Celebrate 2012 Olympics & Paralympics
The Bradford on Avon Schools Cluster comprises St Laurence, Fitzmaurice, Winsley, Westwood with Iford, Christ Church and Churchfields and the staff and pupils of each of the schools have embraced the Games with huge enthusiasm!
