Bradley Stoke radio

Bradley Stoke is a town in South Gloucestershire to the north of Bristol. Its residents have connections with surrounding places such as Little Stoke, Stoke Gifford, Patchway and Filton. Radio associated with the town can recognise those journeys and shared services while keeping local organisations, neighbourhood concerns and community activities at the centre of its coverage. Schools, charities and voluntary groups provide subjects for locally made conversation and reporting. Public events and sporting activity create opportunities for contributors to meet listeners outside the studio. Alongside this local material, individual music shows can follow different genres or periods, allowing a community schedule to reflect the interests of its programme-makers. Training and participation are useful ways to include residents in the work behind a broadcast. Preparing an interview or presenting a specialist programme can bring personal experience into public listening. Bradley Stoke's relationship with north Bristol and neighbouring South Gloucestershire communities gives that activity a connected local setting, rather than an audience confined to one town boundary.