The Bristol Six magazine - May 2015 by Andy Fraser

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May ‘15

Issue 8

A free community magazine for the residents and businesses of BS6. 8,000 copies delivered monthly across Cotham, Redland,

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The Editor’s Small Piece May. Probably my favourite month of the year. I moved to Bristol in May 1989 and remember the glorious weather that month that accompanied my search for digs. If this month is as good I’ll be a happy camper. Plenty within these pages as usual including the details of the Westbury Park Festival which is one of a number of local events going on in the coming few weeks and listed herein. Thanks to local student Ollie Boulton this month who, as well as being part of my excellent delivery team (cheers everyone, last month was a bit of a battle), has kindly contributed this months front cover of a Redland sunset. Nice one Ollie. The deadline for the June issue of the Bristol Six is 15th May so please don’t be late if you want a mention or take advantage of the advertising potential of the magazine. And advance warning ‐ there will be no August issue of the magazine this year as I draw breath and emerge from my of ice for a change. In the meantime I hope you have a great month. Cheers. T. 0117 968 7787 M. 07845 986650 E: andy@thebs6.co.uk Tw. @BS9Andy P. 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY

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whether you are planning to go by bus, train, ferry, air, bike, car or foot. Recycling and Household Waste The Household Waste and Recycling Centres at Avonmouth and St Phillips on Kingsweston Lane, Avonmouth are open from 8.00am to 4.15pm, 7 days a week until the end of March when they will revert to summer opening hours 0800 to 1845 7 days a week. Bristol City Council www.bristol.gov.uk 0117 922 2000 Trains to / From Temple Meads Trains depart from Redland Station to Temple Meads at the following times ‐ Mon‐Fri 0628, 0645, 0744, 0819, 0852, 0932, 1019, 1052, 1133, 1219, 1251, 1333, 1419, 1451, 1534, 1619, 1650, 1732, 1819, 1914, 1948, 2019, 2154, 2235, 2319 Sat 0650, 0733, 0819, 0850, 0932, 1019, 1051, 1134, 1219, 1250, 1334, 1419, 1451, 1534, 1619, 1650, 1734, 1819, 1931, 2012, 2154, 2234, 2319 Sun 1011, 1107, 1207, 1307, 1407, 1507, 1607, 1710, 1809, 1837 Trains depart from Bristol Temple Meads to Redland at the following times ‐ Mon‐Fri 0514, 0548, 0630, 0703, 0803, 0836, 0916, 1003, 1034, 1116, 1203, 1234, 1316, 1403, 1434, 1516, 1603, 1635, 1713, 1803, 1847, 1933, 2034, 2137, 2216 Sat 0603, 0634, 0716, 0803, 0834, 0916, 1003, 1034, 1116, 1203, 1234, 1316, 1403, 1434, 1516, 1603, 1634, 1716, 1803, 1903, 2034, 2140, 2216 Sun 0908, 1023, 1123, 1223, 1323, 1423, 1523, 1623, 1652, 1753 Journey time is approximately 15 minutes in each direction

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Walking Whiteladies ‐ with Brian Leith The Whiteladies Time Machine If you were a Martian and only visited planet earth every 75 years or so, how would you know at a glance what had changed on our local high street, Whiteladies Road? Easy. You'd pick up an interstellar copy of 'Kelly's Directory' for the year you're interested in to look at what shops and businesses existed in that year... I'm not a Martian, but I did pick up a Kelly's Directory for 1931 recently and it's made me think about all the changes that have taken place on Whiteladies Road in the last 75 years. Very revealing it is too... See if you can guess which shops and businesses have survived since 1931, and which ones have gone to the wall? I'll give you a clue: the changes have been far greater than you're probably guessing.

Whiteladies Road c. 1932 ‐ photo courtesy of Paul Townsend — ”Brizzle Born & Bred” on Flickr Predictably perhaps, it's the banks that have been least changed. Several of our leading high street banks are not only still there, but with the same name, and at the same address. 'Barclays' and 'Lloyds', which lank the end of Burlington Road, existed in the same places 75 years ago, and perhaps this is hardly surprising: banking ‐ storing and keeping track of our money ‐ is probably the dominant business of our culture, despite the crashes of recent years. A few other banks have moved or changed name: in 1931 there was a Westminster Bank' on the corner of Apsley Rd, on the site of the present River Cottage Canteen. As some of us recall, this ultimately became the 'Nat West' Bank just a few years ago.

Apart from the banks only a handful of shops and businesses which existed in 1931 are still there today: Giles Brothers (sporting goods), Buxton and Grant (the chemists), and Chappell and Matthew (auctioneers and letting/estate agents) have survived, much to their credit, but that's about it. (Surprisingly perhaps, Harold Hockey ‐ just recently closed near the top of WLR ‐ didn't exist just 75 years ago.) Other businesses which were obviously common just a 2 or 3 generations ago have entirely vanished from our lives and society. In 1931 several 'coal merchants', 'furriers' and 'milliners' were all to be found along Whiteladies Road. Today, there are probably many kids who don't even know what a 'milliner' is! Other businesses which were common then have clearly been replaced today by larger multinational concerns, like the several 'confectionery' shops. And there are a few businesses which existed then which have vanished altogether ‐ and thank goodness! In 1931, at number 12 (right beside the existing Commonwealth Institute there stood the 'Institute of Electro‐Therapeutics' ‐ apparently a working place for 'medical electricians' ‐ which (thank goodness) has since closed down! I wonder where the electrodes went? One of the most glaring indications of changing times for us all is the number of 'car'‐ related businesses which have vanished since 1931, from 'charabanc proprietors ' to 'motor coach manufacturers' and rather grand‐sounding 'motor car showrooms' ‐ a dozen or more along WLR, all which have long since gone... the present‐day closing of most of our garages and petrol stations was obviously anticipated long ago. One place that existed in 1931 and that we're promised may yet return is 'Whiteladies Picture House' (and accompanying Picture House Cafe...). Let's keep ingers crossed for the happy return that's on the cards! It's sad that enjoying cinema ilms has become a solitary activity ‐ pursued mainly at home using internet connection via our TV sets nowadays. The other absence from Kellys' Directory in 1931 that rather surprised me was the BBC ‐ which I thought (having worked there for many years) had been built at its current address back in the 1920s... but I was obviously wrong. © Brian Leith 2015

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the places that you have visited. As a reviewer, you will get emails from TripAdvisor telling you how many people have read your reviews. Travellers can give When it comes to other reviewers a “Helpful badge” if they ind planning a trip, be it in their reviews useful. this country or abroad, TripAdvisor www.tripadvisor.co.uk You can work your way through the ranks of reviewers and become a top contributor after can come in very handy to help you decide where 50 reviews, and get a gold star by your name. to stay and what to visit You can hide your full name, and appear under your irst name, and where you live. and where to eat. You are drawing on the Owners really appreciate your comments, and experience of thousands of fellow travellers, often thank you for them. If you have made who give their unbiased opinions on this any negative comments or put forward valuable website. You can also see photos suggestions, the management can also taken by people who have visited the places comment about that. listed. It is free to use and one of the biggest travel websites in existence. 280 million TripAdvisor has suffered from it’s fair share of people visit the site every month. controversy. There were instances of guests being bribed to leave good reviews of a hotel Incredibly, Trip Advisor has existed for over in Cornwall, and of reviewers posting an 15 years and you will now be able to ind alarming amount of reviews of places in too reviews on hotels, restaurants or tourist attractions in any country or city in the world. short a short time to be possible. One hotel in Blackpool ined guests £100 for leaving bad The logo of the owl is now well recognized reviews, and rival hotels busied themselves worldwide. Had you ever noticed that one of writing negative reviews about each other! it’s eyes is red and the other green? This There have even been spoof listings of non‐ symbolizes how travellers use the site. Red existent places, which climbed up the rankings means don’t go and green means go. and took some time to be spotted. The site Travellers give places a rating, which is measured in circles or bubbles and not stars. has now started to check reviews, and only posts them once they are satis ied that it is The highest rating is 5 bubbles. genuine. Some of the reviews are not from I ind that you do get some bad reviews. Some real travellers, so I do urge you to read through at least 10 reviews before making a of them are really quite funny. People who are annoyed with small things will sometimes decision. lash out at the owners of hotels or restaurants If you are planning your summer holiday, get by posting a bad review. You can usually sift help from TripAdvisor before you travel. through all the latest reviews and get a good overall feeling for a place. Don’t let one bad review put you off. There is a wonderful country pub just outside Bath which we visit from time to time. The landlord there seems to polarise opinions on TripAdvisor. Some ind him charming, and others describe him as being rather too jovial. I enjoy writing reviews for Trip Advisor as well as drawing on it for guidance in planning trips. Once you start reviewing, it can be quite addictive, and a nice way to keep a record of

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Prize Wordsearch This month we have an avian theme to the prize Wordsearch as we are looking for garden birds. Listed below are 21 of our favourite and most commonly seen garden birds. 20 of the birds are also hidden in the wordsearch grid ‐ written forwards, backwards, up, down or on a diagonal. Simply search the grid to ind which bird hasn’t made it in, then send the name of that bird in to me. You can enter by post (8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY), email (andy@thebs9.co.uk), telephone (0117 9687787), text (07845 986650) or appropriately Twitter (@BS9Andy). Entries must be submitted no later than 31st May to be in with a chance, after which one correct entrant will be randomly selected to win the prize. Speaking

of which the prize this month is a lovely 1,000 piece RSPB garden birds jigsaw and a 192 page birdwatchers guide from the Wildlife Trust. Right, here are your birds ‐ happy hunting:‐

Blackcap Wren Starling Blue Tit Bull inch Robin Redwing Coal Tit Dunnock Jay House Sparrow Green Woodpecker Great Tit

Blackbird Song Thrush Chaf inch Magpie Goldcrest Gold inch Wood Pigeon Green inch In the meantime thank you to everybody who entered the March cheese wordsearch, The correct answer was Emmental and the irst name out of the hat, winning the Gromit Unleashed Monopoly board game, was from Javier Freire‐Banos. Congratulations Javier, your Monopoly game is on its way, and if you didn’t win this time do please have another go.

1) Switch off all devices – including your phone ‐ at a certain time each night. The time can vary ‐ it will help to wind down and cut stress. How are your habits? 2) Have a power hour – an hour once a week on the same night to do the Those of you who have been following my non‐urgent tasks you keep putting column for a while now will have heard me off. speak of Gretchen Rubin. She used to be a lawyer and is now a writer. She is 3) Give yourself external accountability dedicated to digging into everyday life to for something you’ve been wanting ind the unwritten rules that boost to do for yourself. Tell your friends wellbeing and make life better. In her third or family or work colleagues that book ‘Better than Before’ she gives tips to you are going to do it – they can transform our lives simply by changing our support and help you achieve it. habits. She believes that we repeat about 45% of Louise England is a our behaviour almost daily. So habits add Lifestyle and Home up over time, until they are life‐changing. For example, if you do 10 minutes of Pilates Assistant and her service aims to free‐ a day it may prevent a bad back; an hour a week on your expenses will save you an end up your free time. Her passion is ‐of‐tax‐year panic. to make a positive The starting point is to cultivate the habits difference to people’s lives by helping them that work for you. Once we have a habit, we don’t have to make decisions or choices sort things out and complete jobs in their or use willpower – which are all very draining. It is easier to stick to habits when homes quickly and ef iciently. you’ve worked out what suits you. On Monday morning I go to circuits – this is a Website: www.louiseengland.co.uk habit, I don’t think about it, it’s just what I do, and I love it. Full stop. Mobile: 07780 474256 Email: louise@louiseengland.co.uk Here are 3 good habits you could consider: Twitter: @L_England

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Anne Thistlethwaite a Solicitor and Mediator at AMD Solicitors considers a recent case on Spousal Maintenance and a judge’s comments on when a mother should be expected to return to work

contributing inancially, whilst itting in with her child care responsibilities. Before the marriage she had worked as a Legal Secretary and an Administrator. The Judge said that there was “a general expectation that once a child is in Year 2, most mothers can consider part‐time work consistent with their obligations to In 1973 the their children”. Matrimonial Causes Act came into being. By 2012, the husband’s inancial This is still the circumstances had worsened so he legislation we apply applied to the court for the maintenance to sort out a couple’s to be reduced. It seems that in the inancial assets and intervening years, the wife had not made obligations on any effort to ind employment. It is also divorce. When I reported that the wife was rather evasive started in practice in on questions about her own earning the 1980s, Judges capacity. Her spousal maintenance was talked about a 10 to 12 year marriage reduced. being a “medium length” marriage and a “long marriage” was 15 to 20 years. Over This case is fact speci ic as are all cases this time however many more couples you hear about, each case depending on are divorcing after 30 years or more so it the circumstances. There are a number of makes a 10 year marriage seem quite factors, not just the length of the short. Nevertheless, in a 10 year period, marriage and ages of the children that say, a wife may have given up her job and are relevant to the inancial outcome in have three young children in primary each case. school. Why do I mention this? Mrs Wright was in the news recently as a If you are in the process of separating or Judge told her that she is expected to go want to review an existing spousal back to work now that her children are maintenance order AMD Solicitors can 16 and 10 years old. advise on all the inancial implications. When the original maintenance order AMD Solicitors have of ices in Henleaze, had been made, in 2008, the youngest Clifton and Shirehampton and Anne or child had been only 3 years old. The one of her colleagues can be contacted on Judge at that time said that within a 0117 962 1460 or by email to couple of years the wife should be annethistlethwaite@amdsolcitors.com © AMD Solicitors 2015

22 ‘Strangers not allowed.’ Less brief, but a reminder of the time that many Bristolians lived in crowded courts and when the only green spaces were graveyards or municipal parks is this sign, ‘The public are asked to Nowadays trips across protect that which is provided for their the city necessitate navigating a barrage of enjoyment’. messages, many There are other signs that are just wrong. Two unnecessary, examples come to mind, the irst, Ladies Mile misleading, absurd or on the Downs, a few years ago was renamed just plain wrong. by the BCC as Laddies Mile and it took a However they often robust response from Clifton & Hotwells display unintended Improvement Society, (CHIS), members to get humour, for example it corrected – eventually. The second example, the BBC staff regional due to abysmal ignorance of our City’s history headquarters whose is ‘Dorian Road’ in Hor ield opposite the TA motto, ‘Nation shall Barracks. It should be spelt ‘Doiran Road’ speak peace unto nation’ may be alarmed named to commemorate Gloucestershire upon looking out of their Whiteladies Road Regiment’s Battle honours at Doiran 1917 and windows only to realise that they are 1918. As a poignant menaced by a large ield gun in the TA footnote to this grounds opposite – but thanks to one of corporate stupidity George Ferguson’s many initiatives peace is every Remembrance maintained because nailed to the wall Day someone places between them is a notice: ‘No loading at any a Poppy Cross time’. Reassuring news for BBC staff – nevertheless it would seem that someone else beneath the sign. is not so sure about the veracity of the BBC Charlton Village was bulldozed in 1946 to motto as this extend the Runway at Filton for the Brabazon faint sign on aircraft but the road signpost at the junction the outside of of Shirehampton and Kings Weston Roads a nearby included Charlton village until the 1980s. Two house, more absurdities: First Bus in an attempt to proclaims get people at the bus stop to remember to ‘Pickled wave to lag the bus down have placed the tongues’. notice not at the bus stop but inside the bus – if they can read it, perhaps they have igured A succinct warning sign that used to be that out for themselves?! outside the Post Of ice in Small Street and remained until the site was redeveloped as the Crown Courts was this ‘Beware of Motors’. Another instructional road sign seen near the Create Centre would have challenged the Today when access to most commercial and industrial premises is by keypad systems, the famous ‘Captain Over’ in the ilm ‘Aeroplane’, ‘Flyover Under’ Which? Lastly another mind notice by the main entrance of boggling sign, recently added to black Wheelie the former Alum bins ‐ simply says – ‘Bristol City Council – Permitted bin Sticker’. This has been a very Chemical Works small selection of some weird and wonderful on Temple Back signs. Please do let us know of any others you was equally ind, perhaps the subject for a future article? succinct in proclaiming, © Julian Lea‐Jones FRAeS 2015

History Notes from BS6 ‐ Signs of the times ‐ Julian Lea‐Jones

Book Review ‐ “The Hill” by Andy Stafford As mentioned before in previous book reviews I have huge admiration for anyone who writes and publishes a novel. However I’m also a bit cynical of reviews on Amazon. Last year I read a novel, following a request by the author for a review. I battled to the end getting increasingly resentful of spending several hours of my life reading what was an exercise in complete tosh ‐ only to ind that all six reviews on Amazon had given it 5 stars. The power of getting friends to write reviews eh? So the irst thing I did when being asked by local author Andy Stafford to review his debut novel “The Hill” was to check out what Amazon punters had said about it. 52 reviews. Average score ‐ 4.9 stars. Now I’m an average bloke and I don’t even know 52 people, let alone be able to get them to write nice things about me, so I assumed that for once the reviews online had some unbiased credibility and that Andy Stafford had written a good book. So I embarked on chapter 1 of 159 with enthusiasm. And you know what? By the time I’d got to chapter 159 I fully understood why 52 people had taken the trouble to say some great things about The Hill. For it is a terri ic novel and every bit as good as the previously mentioned book was awful. And to add to the terrif icness it is a novel set largely right here in NW Bristol. The book opens with the brutal murder of Ben Walker, a young policeman with a bright future, in a savage attack by a group of local lowlife that also leaves his girlfriend in a coma. The location ‐ the bronze age burial mound in Badock’s Wood known as Mill Tut, “the Hill” of the title. The story starts off along the path of a “normal” crime thriller. The

reader knows who the murderer and his accomplices are, but the police (an uneasy team of maverick DCI Markland Garraway and untrusting Sergeant Colin Matthews) don’t ‐ and there is very little obvious evidence to go on. The reader might anticipate that modern forensic policing would kick in ‐ but no, not a bit of it. Traditional policing gets the team nowhere, and when clues do painstakingly appear they come from a far less scienti ically proven source ‐ the world of the paranormal. I don’t want to ruin the enjoyment that readers will I am sure get from Andy Stafford’s story by giving away too much in terms of plotlines, but suf ice to say that when a toddler, born in Bristol Maternity Hospital the exact moment Ben Walker is killed, starts to talk and display an inconceivable knowledge of the events surrounding the murder it all gets a bit surreal. And creepy too, to be honest. I found the way Andy Stafford weaves real life and his vision of life beyond the grave compelling, thought provoking and genuinely gripping. It is also emotionally well scripted, portraying the fears and sadness of not just those directly involved in the attack ‐ the murderer and his victim ‐ but also the families left behind, the investigating team, the “innocent” witness and the parents of the troubled toddler who becomes so central to the story. The local setting adds to the readability of the novel ‐ Badock’s Wood is not just the scene of the crime it is also central to the solution ‐ but even without the Bristolian location the story stands up brilliantly as a debut novel ‐ an accomplished tale that weaves the sadness of the real world with an optimism that comes from life after death. “The Hill” is available through Amazon.

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27 The audience reaction to the dark humour in the ilms may be partly explained by the side of human nature that takes pleasure in another person’s misfortune – schadenfreude Wild Tales ‐ Directed by Damian Szifron in the German language. However this is Wild Tales consists of six short ilms depicting certainly not the whole story and it may not really explain very much at all. Although aspects of modern life in Argentina. At irst sight the ilms appear to be unrelated but they apparently very disparate the ilms share some common themes that audiences all over are similar in that they all start with familiar world have identi ied with; oppression of the situations – a chance meeting on a scheduled individual by the state in the ilm that starts light, a road rage incident, tensions beneath with a car being illegally towed away; the surface at a fashionable wedding party corruption in the legal system in the ilm These all explode in a spectacular fashion giving rise to very dark humour, violence and about a middle class family bribing a lawyer to keep their pathetic son out of prison and life changing disasters for the protagonists. disparities of wealth in the road rage ilm. The audience response has been nothing short Los Simuladores, the TV comedy series directed by Damian Szifron gives another clue of phenomenal. More to the origin of Wild Tales. It centred on a than 2 million people team of four associates who ran a “simulation” in Argentina went to business aimed at confusing whoever is giving see the ilm within their clients a problem. The clients are three weeks of the typically criminals, unscrupulous premiere and it received a ten minute standing ovation at the businessman and wronged spouses who want Cannes Film Festival. For director and screen revenge. The underlying philosophy was that sometimes what’s legal is not fair and writer Damian Szifron Wild Tales is a major step forward. His career to date has consisted sometimes what’s fair is not legal. There are plans to release a ilm based on the series. mainly of short ilms and an Argentinian TV comedy series. Wild Tales was a produced by Can we now expect many ilms that are as good as Wild Tales from the mainstream ilm Augustin and Pedro Almodovar who are industry? Based the on the evidence of the better known as ilm directors with titles including I’m So Excited and The Skin I live In. Holywood blockbusters and British period dramas released in recent years the answer to The atmospheric soundtrack is by Gustavo that question is probably no. Santaolalla, his previous work includes the soundtracks for Brokeback Mountain and On Chris Worthington The Road. chrisworthington32@yahoo.com

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Jacqui Ramsey’s Fashion Column Fringe Bene its Get into the swing with spring’s major tassel trend. A strong folk and boho vibe has hit the streets and not for the irst time. Fringed shawls, ponchos and suede jackets and skirts (it wouldn’t be the same without them), take you straight back to the Monsoon 70s. It’s not all cowgirl and loaty festival fashion though. The season’s twist on the trend is itted pieces that look much more sophisticated. I particularly like the pencil skirts that are fringed from the mid thigh and inish just below the knee. The effect is very lirty. If you really don’t want to lash your thigh then try out the skirts that have a layer of fringing over the top. Bags and shoes get the tassel treatment too! That’s great news for those that feel that the fringe thing is just, well too shredded for their own tastes. Oh, and jewellery has got in on the act too with statement necklaces that are real head turners. Scribble Mind you, you don’t have & Stone

to spend out to get this ‘look’. DIY dressers go get your scissors out; make sure they’re sharp and simply slice up the hem of one of your T’s or an old dress or skirt. Practise makes perfect so test out your scissor cutting skills on scrap cloth Primark before you go cutting up your wardrobe. Visit your local haberdashery/craft shop and check out their stock of fringing. It wouldn’t be too dif icult to mock ‐up some of the tiered effects that can be seen on plenty of tops like the Next jumper here. Frankly, you can get away with stitching some tassels anywhere you fancy. If Next you do‐it‐yourself you’re guaranteed an original, that’s for sure. One thing I will say about this trend is that it is perfect for the up‐and ‐coming festival season. Think lapper dresses of the 1920s. The fringe was made to party, so get that swing on! New Look LEARN TO SEW With a few basic sewing skills you can pick up on the latest trends in all sorts of ways, and make a simple garment from scratch. To ind out more about my sewing workshops contact me on 07971 757 898 or email jacqueline.ramsey@blueyonder.co.uk

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Meet the neighbours at Westbury Park Festival 2015 This June, some of our new events at the Westbury Park Festival will be really small and ideal for meeting your neighbours. Which is what a community festival is all about!

Small and friendly events

Get to know a few new people over a coffee at our irst ever Poetry Café on Wednesday 1st July. Held at Caffe Arabica in North View, this offers a chance to meet local poetry fans, and one or two local poets. Bring a piece of light verse that makes you smile, one of your own or one of a favourite poet. There will be time to chat over coffee and cake as well. Or maybe you have something that means something special to you, and would like to tell your neighbours about it? “Our lives in 20 objects” will give you a chance to get to know more about Westbury Park people, and what matters to them. What could you bring along? A map, a book, a little piece of pottery? Put Thursday 2nd July in your diary for a very sociable evening for twenty people. Jeff Bishop's urban history trails are always well attended, but this year he is taking us further a ield. If history and architecture interest you, join a small group on Saturday 27th June, and go down town with like‐ minded neighbours.

Old favourites Of course there are plenty of other events on a bigger scale, some very familiar. Quiz Night will be on Friday 26th June, the Open Gardens on Sunday 28th, and a Barbecue lunch will be held on Saturday 4th July, at the Cambridge Arms. Not forgetting our now well‐ established Art Trail, which opens the Festival on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th June. Now in its third year, it will showcase more artists than before, but is still the most walk‐able art trail we know. Local ilm‐maker Gordon Young will be back with a selection of ilms about Bristol on Wednesday 24th June. Bristol's industries come under his scrutiny this year, with Concord playing its part. A selection of lively new ilms will have last year's audience back and bringing their friends with them.

Watch out for our programme, delivered to you in Westbury Park in a few weeks time!

“No Prize” General Knowledge Quiz 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

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Apart from Rolls‐Royce cars, Crewe is the manufacturing “home” to which other form of vehicle? Name the “Big Five” game animals found on an African safari.

Cheese Rolling competition take place?

If you lew into Funchal airport which country would you be visiting? Name the four “houses“ at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter novels. Name these cars

The Strait of Dover is how wide at its narrowest point? Name the UK Prime Minister, the German Chancellor and the French President on 1st January 2000.

13. 14. 15 16. 17.

What is the name given to a person who only eats fruit? In which decade were the irst a) Conservative (not Whig), b) Labour and c) Liberal Democrat MP’s elected to the House of Commons? What is the currency of Hungary? What is the origin of the word “tapas”? Put these three gents in age order starting with the youngest ‐ Brad Pitt, Nigel Farage and Jose Mourinho.

Who is the Greek goddess of wisdom? And who is the Greek god of the sea? Name the most easterly USA city and the most westerly Russian city with populations more than 500,000. In which year were the following ilms released?

Where speci ically does the famous

18.

And put these three ladies in age order, again starting with the youngest ‐ Kylie Minogue, Louise Minchin and Kate Winslet.

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What is 17 squared? Answers on Page 60

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Although it is only really necessary from about 6 months of age, once the puppy or kitten Dental home care for dogs and cats. teeth have come out and the adult dentition is in place, starting as young as possible will give Gum disease, or ‘periodontal disease’ the best chance of accepting this routine. It is is the most common good practice to get puppies or kittens used to disease in adult dogs having their mouths looked at and touched. and cats, occurring in Aiming to brush at least most of our pets by three times a week will just three years of give the best results, age. We all have a brushing the side of the ‘bio ilm’ that is teeth closest to the lips on constantly being formed on teeth, known as both the lower and upper plaque, that forms and harbours resident and teeth on each side, then the also the more unwelcome bacteria. After just incisors at the front at the two days this plaque starts to become more harmful, and forms an irritating and harder to end. Toothpaste is not necessary for the bene its remove surface on the teeth, eventually of tooth brushing our pets to be seen, and forming the unsightly tartar that is a perfect environment for yet more plaque and bacteria human toothpaste should never be used due to the luoride content. Vets sell a meat or ish to blossom. lavoured toothpaste however, that may be helpful to encourage cooperation. Pets can be The bacteria and irritation of the plaque soon started to get used to this with just a inger lead to gum in lammation and infection, rubbing the teeth underneath the lips with the progressing to loss of gum attachment to the teeth, bone loss, ulceration, and eventually loss mouth gently held closed, progressively of the teeth. Even in the wild, dogs and wolves moving onto a inger brush or soft toothbrush once this is readily accepted. still get gum disease, so it is not surprising how common it is in our pets fed pre‐ processed dog food. Most humans are advised If it isn’t possible to brush your pets teeth, there are a still other options to help keep their to brush their teeth for two minutes, twice a smile bright, although none are of comparable day to prevent this build up of plaque and the disease that follows, however most pet owners bene it as tooth brushing. Dental chews or treats are a common option, although care rarely look in their pets mouths, let alone should be taken to reduce your pets food if approach them with a toothbrush. necessary as many of these are high calorie. It is becoming more common to brush pet’s teeth though, and with puppies and amenable Please book your cat or dog in to AHC for a dogs, or very amenable cats or kittens, it can be free dental check up with our nurses who will be very happy to advise on all matters toothy! very easy to accustom them to regular tooth brushing. Either speci ic small brushes for the Nicky Bromhall, smaller dogs and cats or, for the slightly larger BVSc, MRCVS, Principal Veterinary Surgeon dogs, the very cheapest tooth brushes readily

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41 humanitarian mission to Africa. When pirates attack their boat, they are taken hostage and discover the real In his new historical Africa and the real people who biography, The Greatest live there, including a Knight, Edward Asbridge kidnapper with an astonishing paints a vivid picture of background. This is a frank mediaeval society while and often brutal novel of death telling the story of William and survival but, as always with Khadra, an Marshal, the property‐less entirely convincing one. Despite its horrors, younger son of a twelfth the beauty of Africa shines through and makes century nobleman. Marshal Kurt’s inal decision entirely comprehensible. rose to become the King’s Champion and loyally served four English Marie Jalowicz, a young Jewish monarchs. He gained a fortune from woman born and brought up in ransoming the ive hundred knights he Berlin, was seventeen when the captured in tournaments and was renowned throughout Europe. A crusader, he also fought war began. Instead of waiting meekly to be transported to a in wars across England and France. He was concentration camp, she the only man to unhorse Richard the disappeared. Gone to Ground Lionheart in single combat and was also is her story, in her words. She instrumental in the bringing about of Magna was helped to survive by many Carta. Hollywood couldn’t have made up the ordinary compassionate non‐ life told in this fascinating and always Jewish Germans. She lived on her wits, made gripping book. marriages of convenience and was decisive and bold. After the war, she stayed in Berlin In Barbara Trapido’s novel because its people had kept her safe at a time Sex & Stravinsky, both sex when farewells were said with the words, and Stravinsky turn up but ‘Stay alive.’ Her book is not merely the more important idea is enthralling from the irst to the last page, it is that of displacement. In a a revelation. kitchen in London, super ef icient Australian, Caroline, Finally, here is an meets Josh, a South African. environmentalist story from Years later, their daughter the seventies, when the Zoe’s longing to learn ballet is fuelled by a environment had hardly been South African author’s dance stories. When heard of. Edward Abbey’s The Caroline’s mother from hell turns up, their Monkey Wrench Gang brings lives go haywire. Add in another awkward together Doc Sarvis, George family situation in South Africa, not to Hayduke, Seldom Seen Smith mention the very striking but mysterious Jack, and Ms Bonnie Abbzug; as and a complicated dance pattern begins. unlikely a bunch of madcap crusaders for Though appallingly dark currents swirl beneath a civilised surface, this is an excellent nature as you could imagine. Together the four roam the American desert lands and and highly entertaining novel – and how you sabotage developers busy strip mining, hope everyone will end up with the right building roads and damming rivers. A deep partner! love of lora and fauna and the country’s In The African Equation by Yasmina Khadra, breathtaking landscape underlie the desperate escapades in this provocative and Kurt Kraussman’s life is destroyed by his wife’s suicide, so he joins his friend Hans on a very funny novel.

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Being Brilliant This week I had the pleasure of a meeting with some two‐percenters. As you do. Actually they had names ‐ Sophie, Ailie, Jaden, Henry and Jacob. They are year 5 pupils at Westbury on Trym Academy and they are taking part in a Bristol‐wide project of positivity called Being Brilliant. Being Brilliant is led by local author Andy Cope who is also a happiness expert and oozes positivity. He gets people to think differently and to achieve huge unbelievably great goals (HUGGS). His project aims to empower the children of Bristol to deliver 'positivity', 'happiness' and 'brilliance' across their schools and communities. The aim is to transform lives and embed 'brilliance' into the school ethos. And the two percenters are those people who are permanently happy and keen to pass on that happiness and positivity to their friends, families and beyond. The children I met have certainly bought into the project ‐ as they told me “there are too many 'mood hoovers' in this world – people who moan and grumble and are negative. We want to make everyone feel positive and as great as they can be”. A sentiment echoed by teacher Emma Wood who, working alongside Marie‐Elaine Carroll class teacher and Deputy Head, is working with all the Year 5’s to spread the happiness. “We think 'Brilliant Bristol' will equip the children to deal with challenges. We also think it will set kids up to be confident, positive, upbeat, passionate and happy…things that go well beyond the classroom. The children are now looking at ways of “spreading the brilliance”. They told me that being positive and happy makes them feel good, makes them smile and that this is infectious. So they are aiming to have that effect on

their classmates and family, who in turn can impact positively on some of their friends and family and so on “until the mood hoovers are beaten.” These little ambassadors of happiness are looking at all sorts of ways of spreading the message ‐ by being positive about receiving homework, feeling good about being themselves rather than pretending to be something they aren’t, “being the best I can be”. And by telling as many people as possible about the project and how good they feel about it ‐ so a YouTube video is planned and, with teachers assistance, other traditional and social media broadcasts are likely. At then on 25th June the Westbury on Trym academy students, with pupils from other Bristolian schools, will be taking part in Random Kindness Day, a record breaking attempt at conducting the most “acts of random kindness” in a day ‐ little spontaneous things that make them feel good and the recipient of the act good as well. “We want people to turn their frown upside down!” seems to be their mantra. So I offer my good luck to the children for the remainder of the project ‐ and thanks for putting a smile on my face by sharing your positivity and enthusiasm.

Brilliant two‐percenters from Westbury on Trym Academy ‐ from right to left Ailie, Jaden, Henry, Jacob and Sophie

The Downs Recorder ‐ Richard Bland Deep Litter on the Downs On the last Saturday of every winter month a gallant band of volunteers from the Friends of the Downs gather together, armed with high viz jackets, black plastic bags and litter‐ snippers and dive into the thickest clumps of brambles and privet and snowberry on the Downs to seek out the litter that has been dumped out of sight by the ignorant and thoughtless. Any casual observer crossing the Downs will always ind it looking immaculate, and this is the result of the ceaseless activity of the Downs Ranger’s men, and their mini pick up, which every day, including Sundays and bank holidays, checks over the whole two hundred hectare site, emptying every one of the 42 discreet litter bins, some for dogs only, that are spread at fairly regular intervals across the surface. And most people, and most dog owners, even at the height of summer during the Balloon Festival, try to leave their rubbish close to a litter bin even if the bins are full. Because they appreciate that they can make the job of the Ranger’s men easier thereby. And there are also many who clean up after themselves, and leave nothing but their footprints behind them. Would there were more. And what is the fate of the litter that is collected? It goes to a commercial recycling irm, who sort it, recycling the metal and glass, burning the combustible to make electricity, composting the compostable, and sending little but ashes to land ill. But there is other waste to dispose of. Grass cuttings are not collected, but rot down almost at once to renew the fertility of the thin soils. Leaves on paths are gathered in autumn and dropped down a wooded slope where they create the inest leaf mould. The meadows have their hay cut in late July and August, a complex operation that needs there

to be three ine dry days so that the plants can be cut, dried in the sun, and bailed, and the hay is then sold. Scrub is increasingly being cleared on the Zoo Banks and around the Observatory to increase the accessible area of the Downs which is diminishing every year, and to increase habitat for the native plants for which the Downs are famous. This material is turned into bark mulch which is used in places where the wear is heavy, such as in front of seats, and at the Peregrine Watch site. And inally every year the new young trees that were planted after the Dutch Elm Disease forty years ago have their crowns lifted by removing lower branches, so that they develop with clean straight trunks. And this material is used to reconstruct the dead hedges that provide a boundary to the meadows along Circular Road. This is done to ensure that the runners are not tempted to widen the track their feet have created by trampling over the orchids that are the wonder of the meadows in June.

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7. Ensure your water butts are ready for the summer, just in case there is a period of dry weather Spring bulbs have now faded and the borders are 8 Remove moss and lichen from paths illing up beautifully ‐ 9. Cut back early lowering shrubs and summer is coming! climbers, such as forsythia, ribes, osmanthus burkwoodii. I radically cut back my clematis 1. Pots can now be planted up with summer armandii after lowering last year, and it has never looked better! annuals to add instant colour. You can also use plant out annuals in your 10. I have noticed that some camellias and magnolia grandi lora have yellow leaves after borders but watch out for slugs and snails as they love the young tender plants… And don’t the winter ‐ Give them a good dose of forget the annual climbers such as sweet peas, sequestered iron or ericaceous feed Morning glory (Ipomoea ‐ pictured below), 11. Don’t forget to earth up your potatoes and cup and saucer plant (Cobaea scandens) 12. And inally in the veg garden, sow broad beans, carrots, lettuces, spinach, salad leaves, and chard (sow salads in short runs every 2 weeks to ensure a continuous crop and not a glut!); plant out brassicas; and pinch out your broad bean tips. Happy Gardening!

2. Regularly hoe off weeds to stop self seeding ‐ Chickweed (Stellaria media) and hairy bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta) seem to be rampant again this year as a result of the mild winter 3. Dead head spring lowering bulbs and lift and divide congested clumps ‐ Apply a liquid organic fertiliser such as seaweed extract to bulbs after they die down to prevent bulb blindness next year. 4. Mow lawns weekly 5. Check for nesting birds before clipping hedges 6. Put supports in for herbaceous plants before they get too tall (I often forget until it is too late, but I had a good supply of dogwood and hazel pea sticks this year…)

51 people stretching far into the distance. My dread turns to joy as I realise I am one of the irst ten people here. The next three hours is one of waiting for the At most, there are only two times each year store to open and watching people return that I get up during the wee small hours. The irst is if I’m going on a holiday which requires home from a night out and the perplexed an early departure, the second is set in stone. looks they cast in our direction. “Is this a protest?” a man dressed in a safari suit asks, Each year on the third Saturday of April I set whilst another ponders “Are you waiting for my alarm for 02:00 and prepare to join a God?” And I guess in a way we are, if by ‘God’ queue of fellow devoted lunatics outside of you mean David Bowie. Rise on Queens Road for Record Store Day. This is an annual event to celebrate independent record stores / leece over eager collectors like myself by releasing limited edition runs of certain vinyl singles and albums. It’s the only day of the year that you can buy a special 7” of the Chas & Dave classic Rabbit in the shape of a bunny, or an exclusive 50 copy pressing of the album you’ve never heard of by the band you’ve never heard, that you’ll never listen to but absolutely must own. As in life, much of the fun is in the build‐up and anticipation. Leaving my house and heading down Cotham Road I feel like the city is mine and mine alone, until I get two doors down and see a mysterious igure smoking in a doorway and then a few metres further a group sitting out on their balcony laughing and drinking as if being awake at 03:00 is a perfectly normally thing to do. I then remember that for half of Bristol’s population it probably is. The closer I get to Rise the more nervous I become. Being high up in the queue means an increased chance of obtaining that special record, anything lower than 20th and you’ll be lucky to get anything. Every fellow nighthawk is a potential rival and each is greeted with a quickening of step. Reaching the inal corner I fear that I will be greeted by a snaking line of

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56 and more. Handmade crafts, photography and artwork, bags, cushions, babyknits, jewellery, plants plus more. Pub open for teas/coffees/ food Listings for community events, not‐for‐ pro it clubs and charitable activities are 'Normal Service will be Resumed ...' A musical free of charge. If you have something of comedy from the Ministry of Entertainment this nature that you would like listed (as seen at the Tobacco Factory) starring Kate please get in touch with Andy Fraser by McNab and Ross Harvey. St Mary Magdalene telephoning 0117 968 7787 or 07845 Church, Stoke Bishop. Saturday 23 May 986650, post details in to 8 Sandyleaze, 7.30pm. Tickets £10 from Church Of ice 0117 WoT, BS9 3PY or emailing 9687449 (9‐12.30) of ice@stmarysb.org.uk andy@bcmagazines.co.uk (in email or Word format ‐ no PDF’s please). All notices “Re lections” A Mixed Art Exhibition from the must be received by the 15th of the Re lections Group. The Guild Gallery, 68 Park preceding month to guarantee Street, Clifton, Bristol. May 16th – June 6th consideration for inclusion. 2015. This popular group will be showing an eclectic mix of artworks, including paintings, Drop In Healing Sessions held at The Friends prints, ceramics, glass, enamels and textiles. Meeting House, 126 Hampton Road, Redland There is bound to be something to please all BS6 6JE on Thursdays from 5.00 pm to 6.30 visitors, whether their interest is in igurative pm. Run by NFSH The Healing Trust trained or abstract images, jewellery, sculpture or volunteers on a donation basis. Healing can pots. The exhibition starts on Saturday 16 help whether you're feeling stressed or in need of support or just want time for yourself. May at The Bristol Guild Gallery, Park Street, Everyone welcome, no need to book. For more Clifton with an opening party for all visitors to celebrate the start of the new exhibition. It information phone 07748 358206. runs until Saturday 6 June and the gallery is open between 10am and 5pm, Monday to We are the Bristol U3A – an organisation of Saturday. lively and interesting people who offer all sorts of groups for enjoyment, friendship and Tuesday 2 June, 7.30pm Free talk on Spiritual learning. If you are no longer in full‐time Identity at the Christian Science Church, 51 work, we have a wide range of over 100 North View, Westbury Park, BS6 7PY. different activities, including art, computing, languages, music, walking, and science. Please Team members needed. At Bristol Child visit one of our social groups, either at the Contact Centre in Henleaze children of all ages East ield Inn, Henleaze, on the irst Monday spend time with the parent they no longer live every month at 10.30am ‐ phone Barbara with, in a session supported by our 0117 9629331. Or come to Browns volunteers. Most of the ‘contact parents’ are Restaurant by the Museum on the third fathers, so we would especially welcome more Wednesday or the fourth Thursday every men to join us. The volunteer team prepares month at 10.15am ‐ phone Jenny 0117 the hall and toys, serves refreshments, 9043697. Details: www.bristolu3a.org.uk. Don’t stay at home, come and join the Bristol welcomes parents and children, listens non‐ U3A! judgmentally when needed, and keeps everyone safe and happy. If this appeals to East ield Food & Craft Market. 2nd Saturday you, and you’d be free to join our Saturday of every month, 10‐2pm East ield Inn, volunteer rota every 4‐6 weeks, do get in Henleaze Rd, Bristol, Over 25 artisan touch for further details. You will get an stalls; veg from Wrington Walled Garden, enhanced DBS check, training and support, Gourmet Sausages freshly baked breads, local plus the satisfaction of maintaining a much‐ honey, preserves, cakes, pastries veggie bakes valued service which helps families stay in

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58 ability are most welcome. For details contact Pete on 07870 589555. Bristol Shambhala Meditation Group offers touch after separation. See our website at www.bristolchildcontactcentre.org.uk. and/or free meditation instruction at the Open House evening each Wednesday from 7.30 ‐ 9.30 pm ring Helen or Anna on 07511 290505. at 17 Lower Redland Road, BS6 6TB. For further information please see our website: The Over 40’s Club is a non‐pro it making www.bristol.shambhala.info social club. New members always welcome. Our weekly club nights start at 8.30pm every Learn a health maintenance routine. This Thursday. We have a varied programme of course gives you a simple set of techniques events ranging from meals out and walks to gliding and badminton. For further info please based on the BodyTalk System to help enhance and maintain your well‐being. Sat 13 June, The contact our New Members Secretary Lynn on Natural Health Clinic, Cotham, £100 (early bird 07757780201 or visit our website £80). FFI phone Helena Kangai 07817 651006 www.bbivc.org.uk or email helena@bodytalkbristol.co.uk The friends of Henleaze library are proud to The Elgar Society is dedicated to promoting present Professor Timothy Mowl, local the works of Sir Edward Elgar, our greatest architectural and landscape historian. He will English composer. The Society has regional be giving an illustrated talk on Bristol on branches, and the South‐western Branch is Thursday 21 May at Henleaze library. Tickets £3 each to include light refreshments, available based in Bristol. Our next meeting is on from Henleaze Library , Northumberland Drive Saturday 30 May at 2.15 at the Bristol Music Club, 76 St Paul’s Road, BS8 1LP. Limited free BS9 4HP 0117 903 8541 parking is available at 1 Pembroke Road. Admission for visitors costs £3.00 inc. The Bristol Branch of the English Speaking refreshments. Our speaker will be Michael Union welcomes guests to their meetings Butter ield who will give a talk entitled “Elgar’s which are held in the Apostle Room of Clifton 7th” and will include musical examples Cathedral at 7.15 p.m. for 7.45 p.m. There is showing how we are able to identify the ample parking and entrance is £5. The aim of composer of an unfamiliar piece of music the English Speaking Union is to encourage because it bears a resemblance to other music friendship and global understanding through that we already know by that composer. FFI English. Our forthcoming meetings include visit www.elgar.org/elgarsoc/branches/south‐ May 21st "What we should really be teaching western/ our children" Dr Bob Acheson, former Headmaster of Clifton College Preparatory School Do come along to any of our meetings, Welsh National Opera Friends present Tales preferably by telephoning the Chairman, Tony From the Opera: A Singer’s Life from High Notes to Low. Angela Hickey, distinguished Williams on 2393187 or the Secretary, Jenny mezzo‐soprano and now singing teacher, talks Haines, on 9628075. about her life as a singer on the operatic stage The Bristol Philatelic Society meets on the 2nd and concert platform. Hard work, drive and dedication – with a dash of ambition – are the and 4th Thursdays of each month in the meeting room of the United Reform Church at ingredients required for a successful career. the bottom of Blackboy Hill (Whiteladies Road) 7.15 pm on Wednesday 20th May, 2015. All welcome at The Performing Arts Centre, The starting at 7.30 p.m. Contact 0117 956 7853. Red Maids’ School, Westbury Road, Bristol BS9 3AW. Pay at the door: Friends £5, Visitors £7, North West Bristol Camera Club are an Students £1. Further details from 0117 974 enthusiastic group of amateur photographers 3615 or pkieran@tiscali.co.uk who meet each Wednesday at 7:45pm at Westbury Fields. New members of any level of

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