The Bristol Six + Eight Magazine - February 2022 by Andy Fraser

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THE EDITOR'S SMALL PIECE

By Joanna Murray-Smith

Hello there and welcome to the February issue of the magazine - with any luck a little earlier in the month than the January one which got caught up in the post-Christmas shutdown.

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So, the shortest month of the year is with us, and like many a third rate celebrity it has changed its name to appear more attractive than some people think it is. Before we adopted the Latin name for our second month, Old English used much more colourful and descriptive names to describe the month now known as February. The most common Old English name was Solmonath, which literally means “mud month”, but my favourite was a lesser-used name - Kale-monath - which meant “cabbage month.” Hardly a mediafriendly name though, hence the change under the ever-trendy Romans to February, which comes from the Roman festival of purification called Februa, during which people were ritually washed. On second thoughts I think I prefer the month of the brassica.

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Fans of the River Avon will, I am sure, be delighted to see the return of the tide times on page 38. After my initial error last month, in ordering the wrong volume of timetables from the UK Hydrographic Office, things got worse when my order for the correct set got mixed with an order, on the same day, for another Andy Fraser and I received his set of nautical charts for Carmarthen Bay and a pair of course plotting dividers. No use to a landlubber like me, but at least my namesake can navigate his way into the Cumberland Basin should he choose to sail over from west Wales. Thankfully I now have the right volume so normal service is resumed.

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AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DISHES - CAMEROON Time to ring the changes in the magazine kitchen, and introduce some sort of theme to the whole affair. We were playing our favourite board game over Christmas ("Where Is Moldova?") and talking about flags and nationalities and stuff and started to talk about national dishes. From that conversation, and the appearance on TV of David Tennant as an excellent Philleas Fogg, came the idea to take the kitchen on the road, pick a country each month and try to cook one of that nation's favourite dishes. Our daughter, a lover of and expert on flags, was given the choice of first country - and plumped for her favourite, Cameroon. So, our journey starts in central Africa, and it's not long before research into the foods of this part of the continent lead to warfare - more specifically the Jollof Wars. Jollof rice is to this part of Africa as biriani is to India, paella is to Spain, risotto is to Italy and special fried rice is to China - with as many local, regional and national variations as there are chefs. The name comes from the 14th century Wolof (or Jolof) empire, which comprised much of what is now Senegal, The Gambia and Mauritania. As the population of the empire spread west into central Africa they took with them their recipes which, over generations, led to the emergence of huge variations of recipe and heated debate about which country produces the best Jolllof - and how. Should it be long grain or basmati rice, scotch bonnet chilli or no chilli at all, beef or dried fish, rice cooked in the tomato sauce or added to the sauce, and so on. The good people of Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Liberia all stake claim - in a battle of culinary history that of course will never be resolved as there is no correct answer.

So in the best tradition of nicking other peoples recipes, changing them slightly and claiming them as your own (as the President of North Korea seems to have done with the burrito) I have researched Cameroon versions of Jollof rice, tweaked them, boiled them in a pot and come up with my recipe. Don't stress about quantities / dimensions etc - at the end of the day it is pot of rice with stuff in it - I am sure your Jollof will come out fine. And if you don't have a food processor I am sure that if you chop all the ingredients very finely and combine them they will work just as well. Ingredients • 350g beef (steaks or stewing) • 300g (dry weight) long grain rice • 4 medium tomatoes • 1 carton / tin of passata • 1 white onion • 1 bunch of spring onions • 1 red pepper • 1 red chilli • 1 stick of celery • 1 good handful of fresh basil • 2 tablespoons of fresh thyme • 1 good handful of fresh coriander • 3 large cloves of garlic • 1 thumb-sized stem of fresh ginger • Olive oil • salt and pepper • 1 large carrot • 1 handful of green beans • 1 small tin of sweetcorn Method • Rinse the rice a couple of times to remove excess starch - this will help prevent it from sticking. Cover with plenty of salted water, bring to the boil then simmer as per instructions until cooked (approx 15 mins). Drain and set aside.

Cameroon Fact File Location: Central West Africa, just north of the Equator, borders with Central African Republic, Chad, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea, and a coastline on the Gulf of Guinea Capital: Yaoundé Population: 27.2 million Official Languages: French, English Comparative size: by area, almost twice the size of the UK Currency: Cameroun Franc

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Make your "red mix". Deseed and roughly chop the red pepper and the chilli, quarter the tomatoes, and put them all in a food processor. Blitz until you have a nice red blend. Remove from blender bowl and set aside. Now make your "green paste". Finely chop the garlic, grate the ginger and roughly chop the celery. Drop them into the food processor, together with the thyme, basil, coriander and 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Blitz until you get a rich, creamy green paste. Set this aside too. Chop the onion and spring onions finely together. Now cut your beef into one-inch pieces, put in a saucepan and cover with cold water, a little of the sliced onion and a teaspoon of the green paste. Stir together, bring to the boil then simmer very gently for 10 minutes. Remove the beef using a slotted spoon onto a chopping board, and set the cooking water to one side. When cool enough to handle chop the beef into smaller pieces about the size of a hazelnut. In a large pan / wok heat about 4tbsp of olive oil until reasonably hot (doesn't need to be smoking though!), then add in the remainder of the onions and fry for about 5 minutes until soft and translucent. Then add in the beef and continue to fry until the beef starts to brown. Now add in the passata, the "red mix" of tomatoes, pepper and chilli, and the remaining "green paste". Combine together, reduce the heat and simmer for

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10 minutes. If at any time it starts to look a little dry stir in some of the reserved beef cooking water. You are aiming for a sauce that is the consistency of a "cream of.." soup. Meanwhile peel and finely dice (about 1/2cm) the carrot, and finely chop the green beans to a similar size. Boil in salted water for just three minutes, then drain, refresh in cold water and drain again. Return to your Jollof sauce. Now add the cooked rice into the pan and gently fold in to the sauce until all the rice is nicely covered. Add in the carrots and beans, and the sweetcorn, stir again and leave to warm though on a low heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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GARDENING TIPS FROM HILARY BARBER Happy February gardening everyone! Here are your top tips for this month

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QUIZ TIME Cheese 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Raclette comes traditionally from which country, and how would it normally be served? How long does a traditional Stilton cheese take to mature? Name the location for Gloucestershire's annual cheese rolling festival. "Sweet Milk" is the literal translation of the name of which cheese? What type of milk is used to make a) provelone, b) halloumi, and c) manchego?

be granted UNESCO heritage status? Which of these is not a flat fish - halibut, turbot or hake?

The letter H 1. 2.

Which musical about the American "founding fathers" won seven Olivier awards in 2018? Name the countries with these flags.

The letter G 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Name the Barbadian cricketer who played his entire English career at Hampshire from 1970 to 1987. What is the official state cuisine of Louisiana? Which penguin is most closely related to the Adelie and the Chinstrap? Accra is the capital of which country? Name the Bristolian giant, brother to Vincent, who fell in love with Avona.

Geography 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

In which country would you travel along the Khyber Pass? Name the six countries that have an Adriatic Sea coast. In which country would you find the Maasai Mara game reserve? Name the most northerly, easterly, southerly and westerly mainland countries in Africa. Which country in South America has the smallest population?

3. 4. 5.

Food and Drink 1. 2. 3. 4.

Name the hare who was the lead character in the 1970's children's TV series "Pipkins". Sir Christopher Cockerell was the inventor of what form of transport? Which small round fruit is the state fruit of Idaho and much loved food for grizzly and brown bears?

Sport

What is a kumquat? What race takes place every November between London and Burgundy? Who were the two wine critics who appeared on the BBC programme "Food and Drink"? What food item did France ask last year to

What UK sport is played at these venues, and by which teams - a) The New York Stadium, b) Sophia Gardens, and c) Monmore Green Stadium? (continued overleaf) overleaf) (continued

QUIZ TIME 2.

Name these British sportsmen.

3. 4.

Name these British sportswomen.

Which countries hosted the summer Olympic Games in a) 2004, b) 1988 and c) 1964? Who came third in the 2021 Formula One drivers championship?

Name the upmarket suburb of Rio de Janeiro famous for its beach and its girl. Name these animals that begin with I a) a medium sized African antelope, b) a herbovorous lizard native to Central and South America, and c) a long legged wading bird found on all continents. Which coloured dye was first imported into England by the East India Company in the mid 17th century?

Where Am I?

Music 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

The shortest named band ever to have a top 10 hit in the UK had an infectious no 2 hit in 1979. Name the band and the song. Bobby Farrell had nine top 10 hits in the 1970's - with which band? What was the name of Ed Sheeran's second studio album? Name the lead singers of a) The Killers, b) Maroon Five, and c) Wet Wet Wet. Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr is better known by what stage name?

Who Am I?

The letter I 1. 2.

Name the four US states that begin with the letter I. Which I is a river sacred to Hindus that runs through Tibet, India and Pakistan?

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THE JOY OF YUUP As youngsters, didn't we all have ambitions? When we grew up we wanted to be this or that - a train driver, a famous writer, a comedian, a chef and so on. Of course a very few made it, and their dreams came true through perseverence, luck or just grabbing that once in a lifetime oppportunity. For the majority though they remain just that dreams. When we are young, birthday and Christmas presents tend to be "things" - gifts that can be wrapped. Things that (usually) provided instant gratification - short term fun creating short term memories. In other words "Stuff". And that is fine - who doesn't remember getting their first bike, or hamster or Lego Death Star? But as we get older we realise that, in many respects, we've moved on - as one friend put it "we've got enough stuff". I'm sure we've all experienced it - scratching our heads when trying to think of what to get our sister, mum and so on for their birthday when they've got all they want and need. Thankfully though something has come to our rescue - something driven by technology, entrepreneurial spirit and, going back to my intial observation, our propensity to dream. The Experience. The computer generation has grown up now, and we have reached an age when we have enough stuff, we have (to a certain degree) disposable income, and we still have that desire to dream. And technology, coupled with forward thinking busineses and clever marketing, is providing us with memorable ways of fulfilling those dreams. Now there is a whole world of opportunity for us to "have a go", "try our hand at" and do things because "I've always wanted to do that". OK, so for the vast majority of us we're not yet able to experience being a spaceman or a professional tennis player. But if we want to drive a racing car, make sushi in a professional kitchen, animate

like Aardman, you can bet your life there is someone out there who has skills and facilities, and desire to earn some money, to let you have a go - to help you make that dream come true. Yuup is a Bristol-based business, established in 2020 by Dominic Mills, and a small team of tech-savvy, entertainment focussed colleagues, to fill a gap in the newly emerging "experience" market. In Dominic's words, "In every city there are countless creatives, side hustlers, and small indie businesses that give that city its own unique flavour and personality. A city just isn’t a city without its passionate local people, and that’s what inspired us when we started Yuup in 2020.Born in Bristol, a city bursting at the seams with diversity and creativity, we found (before Yuup) that it was really difficult to find a way to really get stuck in to all the experiences that the city had to offer. We couldn’t find it, so we decided to be it!" Now Yuup has become a brilliant portal into the burgeoning experience market, offering customers access to hundreds of local "experience hosts" ready to offer you that opportunity to get involved, try something out, fulfil a dream maybe and create some memories. The Yuup website gives you the chance to search in a number of ways - by type of experience (health and wellbeing, arts and culture, crafts, sport, animals and nature etc), by date, by value, by group size - or you can just hit "see all", browse and be inspired! Just as an example of the sort of things currently available here are six great experiences that can be yours • • • • • •

Stand up comedy masterclass Sheep herding and wool spinning Axe Throwing Haunted and Hidden Bristol Walk Be a Barista Make a Silver Bangle

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THE JOY OF YUUP team at Yuup will have something for you. Buying presents for difficult friends and relatives (or even finding that special treat for yourself) need never be onerous again.` PS - back in the 70's I remember that come Christmas or birthday certain relatives, bereft of gift ideas, would send me and my sister gift tokens, usually for £5 to spend in either Boots or WH Smith. They were very welcome of course, but didn't grant us access to a quad bike safari or a pottery masterclass. As we've seen, times have changed - but if you are still unsure after working your way through the Yuup choices you can still send a gift voucher. I suspect however it will be digital, and come with the promise of far more excitment than its counterpart half a century ago.

letters such as P and D, through mid-rangers like W and X and then onto tricky ones like A and, for me, the fiendishly difficult G. The beauty of being such a small group was that a) we could all easily watch Alison's demonstration, and b) she was able to move around the table giving us one-to-one guidance as we all practised our technique. I suspect I had more than my fair share of guidance.

Visit www.yuup.co for your next experience Having a free weekend ahead of us, the good lady and I decided to see what Yuup could throw up in terms of short-notice entertainment. Many things in fact, all local, all interesting experiences. We whittled the list down to a fun pottery workshop, a magic masterclass and a calligraphy experience. In the end we plumped for the calligraphy being in the art shop on Park Street it was super convenient - booked ourselves in through the Yuup website and before we knew it we were sat with four other budding calligraphers - Maggie, Emmeline, Rosalie and Amy - and our guide for the afternoon Alison. With an eye for detail, and an abundance of patience, Alison proceeded to take us through the alphabet, demonstrating the correct calligraphic pen angles and stroke sequences for each letter in what is known as the "Foundation Hand" - a particularly clear and legible font perfect for beginners. The letters were split into three groups, not alphabetically but in terms of ease of creation, and we progressed from easy

After a short coffee break we reconvened for a pen and ink demonstration using a traditional nib and calligraphers ink - we had initially used modern fibre-tipped calligraphy pens - and also a brief look at quills. Turns out swan feathers are not that easy to get hold of. In professional hands the traditional pen and ink script provided a much more satisfying level of crispness and clarity. We then had a go ourselves with pen and ink - and in unprofessional hands it proved far more taxing and unforgiving. All in all our afternoon of calligraphic tuition was great fun, incredibly relaxing, interesting and a very different and enjoyable way to spend an afternoon. So thanks to Alison for her time, skill and patience, and if you fancy a go then hop on to the Yuup website. (Our daughter let me know that it would take more than a 2 hour calligraphy course to make any headway with my awful handwriting. OK it is still only partially legible, but give me a a swan feather and some parchment and I'm away!) 16 25

PS - happy birthday Emmeline

CHILDREN’S PUZZLES Who Am I? Can you spot who is in the pictures below? below?

Which Am I? Pick the correct name to match the photo.

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Blueberry

China

Parsnip

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Swede

Pied Wagtail

Raspberry

India

Turnip

Starling

Mary Berry

Thailand

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Where Am I? Match the photos to the countries they were taken in. There are two extra countries listed, just to make it a little more difficult USA France Japan Great Britain Denmark Norway 26

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PRIZE WORDSEARCH - SPONSORED BY IRIE BOX In this months prize wordsearch the theme is Caribbean cookery, and it is sponsored by new Bristol business Irie Box who specialise in the home delivery of tropical fruit and veg and Caribbean recipe boxes. Next month I will be using one of their sun-drenched boxes when visiting Jamaica in the next instalment of "Around the World in 80 Cuisines". In the meantime why not have a go at winning one of two Irie Boxes that owner Kathryn Lewis has kindly donated as prizes? Listed below are twenty one ingredients and words associated with Caribbean cookery. Twenty of the words are hidden in the wordsearch grid, meaning that one item has been missed off the recipe. The words can be found running forward, backward, up, down or on a diagonal. Simply eliminate the words to find the one that is not in the grid, and let me know what it is, no later than 28th February.

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VIEW FROM THE LORD MAYOR’S PARLOUR I’m told that January as I write this is always the quietest time of the Lord Mayor’s year, and it provides an opportunity to look back and reflect on a December which was incredibly busy but wonderful fun.

Eve was a very special experience that I will remember for a long time.

I kept a running tally over the Christmas period of turkey dinners and carol services, and the final score was eight of each (including the turkey dinner I cooked for my family on Christmas Day itself!).

Away from purely Christmas events, we attended a performance of Hansel and Gretel in the woods at Arnos Vale Cemetery by the Insane Roots theatre company. They take over unusual venues and build them into the stories that they tell. In this case the performers led the audience through the lantern-lit woods as they told the fairy tale, which was a truly magical experience. I would highly recommend looking out for their future shows in interesting locations around Bristol.

I attended a huge variety of Christmas events, but some of the highlights for me were a small community celebration with residents in Redcliffe, where we turned on the Christmas lights, had some carols and mulled wine and just spent some time relaxing and enjoying each other’s company. I also joined a “Festive Friends” lunch at St Werburgh’s Community Centre, laid on for elderly and isolated people to come together and enjoy a Christmas lunch and a singalong. These smaller community events are a contrast from some of the big high-profile things that I go to, but really embodied the true spirit of Christmas for me. Having said that, reading at the festival of nine lessons and carols in the cathedral on Christmas

My final Christmas memory was riding into town one evening on Santa’s sleigh, blasting out Christmas music and raising money for the Lord Mayor’s Charity Appeal. It was a surreal experience and after a few hours my arms ached from waving but it really was brilliant fun and one of those unique experiences that make this job such a privilege.

Earlier in December I attended a series of events to celebrate Bristol’s affiliation to the HMS Prince of Wales, one of the Royal Navy’s two new aircraft carriers, and the largest in the fleet. These culminated in a naval mess dinner on board the SS Great Britain and a service at the cathedral where the ship presented the city with its white ensign to be permanently laid in the cathedral. As I look ahead to handing over the chains to my successor in May, we will be holding our final “at home” reception at the Mansion House on Friday 11th March. You are very welcome to join us there, please just email lordmayor@bristol.gov.uk if you’d like to come. Steve Smith, Lord Mayor of Bristol

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When drafting your Will, choosing your executors is a key decision and one which is not always given sufficient thought. The ultimate remedy for choosing the wrong executor can mean a costly court application for their removal, so choosing wisely is important.

What Does an Executor Do? Executors are responsible for administering your estate after you die. This involves: • • • • • •

identifying and gathering in all the assets paying off any outstanding debts such as credit cards and mortgages reporting to HMRC and calculating any inheritance tax, as well as any capital gains and income taxes if applicable obtaining the Grant of Probate advertising for any creditors producing detailed estate accounts and making distributions according to your Will

These tasks can quickly become onerous, time-consuming and complicated particularly if other issues arise, such as a claim being brought against the estate. Beware Wearing Two Hats Executors also have to be careful not to fall into the trap of unwittingly or otherwise promoting their own interests if they are also beneficiaries under the Will. Take this common example: The son of the deceased is the executor and entitled under the Will to a half share of his parent’s house. He wants to purchase the house. His brother, who is not an executor,

inherits the other half under the Will. The executor brother needs to ensure that he purchases his brother’s half at the highest price that he could otherwise sell it for on the open market. If he does not, or deliberately tries to purchase at an undervalue, he is breaching his duties as executor and could ultimately be removed and held personally liable for the financial losses to the estate. Traps like these are easy for innocent executors to fall into sometimes without realising. But the role of executor can also offer opportunities for executors with less integrity to potentially exploit. It is therefore vital to choose the right person(s) who have the required expertise and judgement. How Should You Choose? People often think that choosing friends or family members will be less expensive than a professional. Lay executors do not charge for their time but many will instruct solicitors to administer the estate on their behalf anyway, which often results in similar levels of costs to appointing a professional in the first place. If you particularly want a certain friend or family member to be executor but also want the expertise of a professional, it does not have to be a binary choice and in some cases it can be advantageous to choose a combination of both. In deciding, some key factors to consider are:

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Don’t fall in to the ISA trap The tax efficient benefits of saving through an ISA are widely known. Introduced in 1999, today the ISA is seen as a cornerstone to savings and investments. Many people have amassed a significant savings pot, which of course is tax-free. However, the tax benefits only apply during the holder’s lifetime, meaning the funds will form part of their taxable estate for the purposes of inheritance tax (IHT). Perhaps it is not until later in life that you may start to consider whether the tax benefits of an ISA extend to IHT, only to find unfortunately they do not – potentially leaving you with a different issue. There is an ISA available which can reduce or negate IHT. An AIM ISA portfolio or AIM IHT ISA portfolio consists of AIM-listed shares that should benefit from IHT relief, in addition to tax free growth and income. The portfolios invest in AIM-listed companies that qualify for something called Business Property Relief (BPR). Shares held in AIM companies for at least two years potentially qualify for BPR, which if still held on death should

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21ST CENTURY MYSTERIES Each month we tackle those mysteries of modern life that baffle us all in the 21st century. This time around we’re exploring the world of crowdfunding. What is crowdfunding? Crowdfunding is a way of raising money for a specific idea, project or cause. By asking a large number of people (a crowd) to donate a small amount of money, successful campaigns are able to raise the funds they need. In exchange for these donations, backers will receive a product or service – with those donating larger amounts receiving additional perks. Campaigns have a specific target and run over a short timeframe. Once the target is met, the people who donated money/backed the campaign should expect to receive the product/service they funded Why do individuals and business crowdfund? In many ways, crowdfunding is the ultimate marketing tool; allowing any individual or business to test the popularity of an idea without having to first spend lots of money designing and creating it, only to then find that there isn’t a market for it. By setting a realistic target and pitching your idea to as many people as possible, it can be proved once and for all whether or not an idea has legs. Crowdfunding campaigns are a way to pitch directly to customers, fans, friend and family. With no upfront costs they are also a fast way to raise money and a potential alternative where traditional funding options, such as a bank loan, aren’t available. Sounds great, are there any disadvantage? A lot of work needs to be put in to a campaign before it launches for it to be ultimately successful. Thought needs to be given to the different tiers of investment that will be on offer and what backers will get in exchange for their money. Successful campaigns often come with an engaging video and other visual aids. After that initial work has been carried out and the campaign launched, it still needs to

be promoted to a large and relevant crowd. Even then, success isn’t guaranteed. 10% of Kickstarter projects finish without receiving a single pledge. You should also note that some platforms are “all-or-nothing” meaning that a campaign has to reach or exceed its target or else no funds will be released. What are some of the best Crowdfunding platforms? There are thousands of crowdfunding sites but, having helped raise a total of $6.3 billion for its users, Kickstarter remains a vastly popular choice for both tech and creative businesses/individuals. Its main competitor is Indiegogo which has the advantage of offering both flexible and all-or-nothing campaigns. Elsewhere, niche platforms focus on specific areas of funding. GoFundMe remains the go-to choice for fundraisers looking to raise money for charitable causes and Classy is a platform specifically aimed at non-profit organisations. Similarly, SeedInvest focusses on startups. There are also subscription models such as Patreon. For example, musicians may use Patreon to raise money for a new album and will provide their monthly subscribers with intimate performances, interviews, and behind-the scenes access. Is there anything else we should know? If you’ve successfully raised your target then you need to deliver on your campaign promises, you don’t want to end up like Ryan Grepper, the developer of The Coolest Cooler – a cool box with built-in speaker, USB port and ice crusher. Back in 2014 Grepper’s Kickstarter campaign raised over £13 million from 62, 642 backers – the year’s most-funded campaign. Fast-forward to 2019, with spiralling costs, angry backers and 1/3 of the units still undelivered, the company was forced to close, thus ending one of the most disastrous crowdfunding campaigns of all time.

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HISTORY NOTES NO. 167 - JULIAN LEA-JONES No. 167 - Supermarket packaging C19th Style In historic times, right up to the early twentieth century, the purpose of packaging was primarily to transport goods, whether dry or liquid. Obviously, the container also provided protection, both from spoilation by the environment and for security, whereas nowadays its function can also include display and product advertising. The next time you are struggling to get your supermarket purchases out of their plastic cocoon consider the nineteenth century reusable equivalent. The packaging known by our grandparents was certainly re-fillable but was also heavy and not necessarily as environmentally friendly as one might expect. For example, a material that was used to make jars, bottles, and pots, and in fact containers for anything from beer, chemicals, or even hot water bottles, was stoneware pottery. Stoneware was the no-frills workaday material to transport liquids for both domestic and industrial use. One advantage was that it could be made acid resistant and was more robust than glass, and unlike Henry Ford’s Model T car came in a choice of three colours – grey, cream or brown. However, one version of stoneware, (‘Salt-Glaze’ ), was made by throwing shovels of salt into the pottery kiln part-way through the firing. The salt melted and formed an impervious glaze on the pots, but at a cost. The process released clouds of noxious fumes that in wet weather fell as a very acid rain, concentrated enough to eat holes in tin roofs, (I guess it didn’t do wonders for laundry or for people’s lungs either). As demand for acid resistant containers increased, the environmental issue became so severe that an alternative was needed. A saviour came under the mantle of a Bristol firm, who by 1857 became Price Powell and Co. They developed a salt free acid proof glaze that overcame the environmental problems and was far superior - but still very heavy for larger sized containers. The large jar with bottom dispensing bung shown here is nearly 3 foot high. Imagine lugging that back

to the store to get refilled! Remember these date from the time when you considered it normal to take your own container or bag to the shopkeeper to be refilled from a barrel, tub or sack. In other words it was normal for the customer to ‘Bring Your Own Container’, BYOC, decades before it was ‘on trend’. Also pictured but at the other extreme is the tiny ink pot. The tall bottle probably held schnapps, and even today although now made of glass, the continental straight-sided styled bottle is maintained. Whatever its shortcomings, stoneware was as ubiquitous in the 19 century as plastic packaging is today. However, although pottery fragments will also remain in the soil for as long as plastic they are not as detrimental to our planet and lifeforms. However, although these examples mainly date from the nineteenth century, one product came in stoneware jars even into the supermarket era of the mid-20th Century. Remember Keillor’s Dundee Marmalade? It came in straight sided white jars that can often be found in bric-a-brac shops, (but now costing more empty than they were when full). I guess most of the survivors now do duty as kitchen utensil holders or as pencil jars – a good example of reuse! The historical development of packaging has been well documented, especially by people such as Robert Opie, whose museum in London has examples of over 12,000 items

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HISTORY NOTES NO. 167 - JULIAN LEA-JONES including domestic everyday products, still in their original packaging, Despite the importance and convenience of modern packaging, because of overpackaging it is often regarded as a curse: an unnecessary cost and a serious waste of resources. Consider the example of biscuits. One may be forgiven for thinking that modern biscuit packaging is a triumph of display over function. When I was a child, locally made biscuits were dispensed and weighed out by the shopkeeper from one of a range of large, 10 inch square shaped tins (probably made at the St Thomas Street Tin plate works), from which the biscuits were decanted into a brown paper bag. If you were poor, or if you explained you only had a little pocket money, the shopkeeper would probably let you have a bag of ‘Brokens’ for 2d. (~1p). Nowadays an arty photograph of the biscuits in their cardboard box or shiny plastic case may entice, but when you eventually extract them from their protective wrapping you may sadly discover that you have paid a lot of money for ‘Brokens’. (Editor's Note: back in the 1980's whilst working for Rolls-Royce in Derby one of our reps was responsible for "the biscuit run". His component manufacturer was based in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, next door to the McVities factory. McVities had an on-site shop that sold broken biscuits to the public, at ridiculously cheap prices, and once a fortnight Gary would take orders and come back to Main Works with a car load of brown cardboard broken biscuit boxes. Each was like a kids lucky dip, opened in the hope that you got an excess of Bourbons and a short measure of Rich Teas.) In days gone by, not only would the product but the packaging would also have been made in Bristol. The biscuits could have come from

Ashley Vale and the paper bags made locally by E S & A Robinsons of 2 Redcliffe Street, who had hundreds of different styles of paper bags. Some were lined to contain wet products, whilst others were designed to keep the damp out. In the nineteenth century almost every product needed would have been made locally. A search through a late nineteenth century Matthews Bristol Directory reveals that there were at least other 91 makers of ‘things’ from baskets, bottles, clocks, gloves, scales to umbrellas, all made within the city and not imported from the other side of the world. In other words, a three, not thirtythousand-mile supply chain! Over the last decade there has been a steady increase in the realisation that although it has been essential for the suppliers of products who have extended global supply chains, such as fruit and vegetables airlifted from around the world, plastic packaging is bad for our planet. Suppliers rely on plastics to provide a protective atmosphere and extend the product’s shelf life, especially for supermarket food. Bizarrely, we recently had to import CO2 from America to provide a protective atmosphere for food packaging, but when opened the CO2 is released back to the atmosphere. I wonder whose CO2 quota does it count against? We know that plastic film packaging helps suppliers extend product life and the transparent packing is used to visually enhance the product. However, trying to get items out of vacuum shrink wrapped products is often very bad for the temper! But change is in the air! Due to increasing public pressure suppliers have come to realise that there are alternatives to much single use plastic packaging, without having to return to the days of extremely heavy and cumbersome stoneware and wooden barrels. Brown paper bags can once again have a waterproof lining, and compostable plastics are suitable for a wide range of products. On and near Whiteladies Road, there are at least three shops offering ‘Fill your own’

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HISTORY NOTES NO. 167 - JULIAN LEA-JONES containers for everything from porridge oats to household cleaning products. ‘Wild Oats’ on Lower Redland Road was our local harbinger of the new/old BYOC idea, later to be joined by Preserve Foods on Westbury Hill, Westburyon-Trym. ‘Better Food’ and latterly ‘Scoop Wholefood’ are both on Whiteladies Road. More good packaging news: the mail order book seller, Postscript Books’ delivery cardboard boxes are sealed with paper tape and the books wrapped in green biodegradable bubble wrap, also sealed with paper tape that you can now find the end of! Thank you Postscript! Also, I notice my Royal Aeronautical Society magazine comes in a compostable A4 envelope - hopefully the postman won’t drop it in a puddle. Lastly even the little plastic sachets of cut flower food from Edith Wilmott in Westbury on Trym are compostable – to them our thanks!

and helpful is not always fully thought out. I am referring to cafes who have changed to wooden cutlery, because “…it is more, ‘Environmentally friendly’”. Friendly for whom? The trees are cut down to make what are single use items - yes, more laudable than plastic, but have you tried cutting up a lunch with a small wavy edged glorified lollipop stick? Compare this with, for example our domestic cutlery which has lasted for sixty years, (compared to one meal for the wooden cutlery). I appreciate that the metal utensils require more energy to make, but the energy budget amortised over sixty years would make an interesting calculation. © Julian Lea-Jones, FRAeS, 2022

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posthumously) are up there with any other records The Man In Black released during his storied career. Struggling from health issues and facing twilight head on, often with little or no accompaniment, these songs brim with a whole lot of guts and heart. The first of the series came out in 1994. Largely recorded on a simple setup at Cash’s Tennessee cabin it mixes some excellent new material (Like A Soldier) with covers of songs by the likes of Kris Kristofferson, Leonard Cohen and Tom Waits. It’s the perfect vehicle for Cash at that point in his career. His voice wears the scars of a life well lived and each future edition is similarly affecting.

It helps that Power gives us what we want from a covers album - the right balance of songs that the casual listener will know alongside deeper cuts which reveal something of her sonic foundations. The elegiac quality of The Pogues’ A Pair Of Brown Eyes is dialled up by the stark production and detached delivery. A similarly gothic feel, aided by a churning guitar and vengeful drum beat, is entirely appropriate for her take on Nick Cave’s I Had A Dream Joe. Imbued with an acceptance that’s not heard in Nico’s original version, Jackson Browne’s These Days takes on an altogether more soothing feeling.

Such is the strength of the material, it’s difficult to choose the standout moments. American III: Solitary Man has a stoic strength which shines through on Cash’s covers of U2’s One, Neil Diamond’s Solitary Man and Nick Cave’s The Mercy Seat. Perhaps most essential is his version of the Nine Inch Nails song Hurt, found on American IV: The Man Comes Around. Faced with his own decay, it’s an arrestingly powerful moment that still makes it mark. Throughout the series, Cash proves that he’s a masterful song interpreter channelling his own unforgettable life through the music of others.

There’s clear reverence for the source material throughout and Power has an innate ability of being able to take different genres and successfully dress them in her own palette. Whether originally performed by Frank Ocean (Bad Religion), Bob Seger (Against The Wind) or Kitty Wells (It Wasn’t God Who Made Honk Tonk Angels), Power handles these songs with care, enveloping them in a comforting embrace before gifting them back to the world.

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DEFIBRILLATOR LOCATIONS There are an increasing number of Automated External Defibrillators, or AED’s, in prominent, accessible 24/7 locations in our area. Detailed below are the updated locations of the defibrillators accessible 24/7 that I am aware of in this area, together with the “what3words” locations for them (Please, if you can, take a photo of this page on your phone and save it for emergency use, or cut the page out and keep it for reference.

Blaise Inn, 260 Henbury Road, Henbury BS10 7QR, on the side of the Inn. Salvatore’s Barbers 19A Druid Hill, Stoke Bishop, BS9 1EW (in the dip near Stoke Bishop Fish Bar). what3words location - hulk.courier.bells The White Lion Passage Road, Westbury on Trym, BS9 3HN (in the pub car park). what3words location - scale.miles.petty Methodist Church Hall, Westbury Hill, Westbury on Trym, BS9 3AA (next to main GP’s car park). what3words location - olive.belly.score Trinity United Reform Church, Waterford Road, Henleaze, BS9 4BT (opp. Tesco garage). what3words location - belts.edges.bucks Bristol Chiropractic, 2 Kellaway Avenue, Redland, BS6 7XR (in the main rank of shops). what3words location - swept.salsa.reap The RAFA Club, 38 Eastfield, Westbury on Trym, BS9 4BE (near the Eastfield Road junction). what3words location - allow.quench.doll St Monica Court, Cote Lane, WoT, BS9 3TL (part of the St Monica complex). what3words location - taking.clubs.tiger The Beehive Pub, Wellington Hill West, Henleaze, BS9 QY. what3words location - cans.type.loving Avon Fire & Rescue (Southmead Fire Station), Southmead Road, BS10 5DR. what3words location - held.demand.deep Bristol Property Centre, 14 Chandos Road, Redland, BS6 6PE. what3words location - wacky.relay.closes Max Minervas Bookshop, North View, Westbury Park, BS6 7PY. what3words location - edgy.slap.invite Bristol Prison Site, 248 Gloucester Road, Horfield, BS7 8NZ( between Cambridge Rd and Longmead Ave). what3words location - moving.spoon.folds Westbury Park Primary School, Bayswater Avenue, BS6 7NU (Coldharbour Road end). what3words location - bubble.trunk.waters Cafe on the Square, 136 Shirehampton Rd, Sea Mills, BS9 2DY. what3words location - shaky.trail.motel Boyce’s Avenue, Clifton, BS8 4AA - on the wall of East Village cafe, near The Albion. what3words location - goad.chef.recall Redland Park United Reformed Church, Whiteladies Road, Redland, BS6 6SA - junction with Redland Park. what3words location - stole.rust.prime Westbury Baptist Church Hall, Reedley Road, Westbury on Trym, BS9 3TE. what3words location - demand.dose.aspect The George Inn, 4-6 High Street, Shirehampton, BS11 0DE. what3words location - park. leaves.cotton Future Leap, 1-3 Gloucester Road (at the Zetland Road junction), BS7 8AA. what3words location - book.zebra.boat what3words addresses are easy to say and share, are as accurate as GPS coordinates, and are now being used by most UK emergency services as a location tool. Get the app! 59

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son and sun sound the same but are spelt differently? For more details email sblocalhistory@gmail.com or call 07780 438 303 for more details. Strata - a major new symphony by renowned composer Eleanor Alberga OBE will receive its world premiere performed by the Brandon Hill Chamber Orchestra at St George’s Bristol on Saturday 5th March 2022 in celebration of International Women’s Day. Strata is a musical telling of the geological history of our world. It invites listeners to travel to the very dawn of time, when mysterious and colossal forces were forging planet Earth. The full programme features Beethoven “Leonore Overture No. 3”, Rachmaninov “Piano Concerto No. 2”, and Alberga “Symphony ‘Strata’”. For information about the concert please visit www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk and about Brandon Hill Chamber Orchestra please visit www.bhco.co.uk Tai Chi – Boosts immunity, improves movement, increases vitality. Covid cautious classes starting in autumn. Interested? Contact Karen 0117 942 4167 or see www.taichiworksbristol. co.uk Tai Chi for over 55’s Shibashi form, a slow and easy sequence of flowing movements that can be done standing or sitting. Relaxing and meditative. Helps improve leg strength, flexibility and balance. Classes at The Redland Club, Burlington Road, BS6 6TN on Wednesdays 11.00 - 11.40 am starting in October. Cost £3. Covid safety precautions will be followed. Numbers limited so please phone or email to book your place. Selina Newton 0117 946 6434 or selinanewton@yahoo. co.uk. The U3a scrabble group meets at the Beehive pub, Wellington Hill West, on

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QUIZ ANSWERS Quiz Time - page 21 Cheese - 1. Switzerland, served melted on bread; 2. nine weeks; 3. Cooper's Hill near Brockworth; 4. dolcelatte; 5.a) cows milk, b) a mixture of goats and sheeps milk, c) sheeps' milk. The letter G - 1. Gordon Greenidge; 2. gumbo; 3.Gentoo; 4. Ghana; 5. Goram. Geography - 1. Pakistan; 2. Albania, Bosnia & Herzogovina, Croatia, Italy, Slovenia and Montenegro; 3. Kenya; 4. Tunisia (N), Somalia (E), South Africa (S), Senegal (W). 5. Suriname. Food and Drink - 1. a small orange fruit from the citrus family; 2. the Beaujolian Nouveau Run; 3. Jilly Goolden and Oz Clarke; 4. the baguette; 5. hake. The letter H - 1. Hamilton; 2. Hungary, Haiti, Honduras; 3. Hartley; 4. the hovercraft; 5. huckleberry. Sport - 1.a) Rotherham (football), b) Glamorgan (cricket), c) Wolverhampton Wolves (speedway); 2. (l to r) Mark Cavendish, Gary Cahill, Mark Selby; 3. Jade Jones, Morgan Lake, Fran Kirby; 4.a) Athens, b) Seoul and c) Tokyo; 5. Valtteri Bottas. Music - 1. M, Pop Muzic; 2. Boney M; 3. x (multiply); 4.a) Brandon Flowers, b) Adam Levine and c) Marti Pellow; 5. Stormzy. The Letter I - 1. Illinois, Idaho, Iowa and Indiana; 2. the Indus; 3. Ipanema; 4.a) impala, b) iguana, c) ibis; 5. indigo. Where Am I? (clockwise from top left) Bristol (St George's), Lisbon (Portugal), Kazakhstan (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Petra (Jordan). Who Am I? Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Fiona Bruce Children's Puzzles - page 26 Who Am I? Princess Anne, Novak Djokovic, Jordan North, Adele Which Am I? Pied Wagtail, Gooseberry, Thailand, Swede Where Am I? (clockwise from top left) USA (Las Vegas), Norway (Lofoten Islands), Great Britain (Blackpool), France (Paris) Disclaimer The Bristol Six + Eight is published by Bristol Community Magazines Ltd (Co. No. 08448649, registered at 8 Sandyleaze, Westbury on Trym, Bristol, BS9 3PY). The views expressed by contributors or advertisers in The Bristol Six + Eight are not necessarily those held by Bristol Community Magazines Ltd. The inclusion of any business or organisation in this magazine does not imply a recommendation of it, its aims or its methods. Bristol Community Magazines Ltd cannot be held responsible for information disclosed by advertisers, all of which are accepted in good faith. Reasonable efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this magazine but no liability can be accepted for any loss or inconvenience caused as a result of inclusion, error or omission. All content is the copyright 61 the prior written consent of Bristol Community Magazines. of Bristol Community Magazines Ltd and may not be reproduced without

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