The Bristol Six + Eight Magazine - July 2020

THE BRISTOL 6 + 8 MAGAZINE JULY 2020 - ISSUE 66 DELIVERED FREE EACH MONTH ACROSS REDLAND, COTHAM, KINGSDOWN, WESTBURY PARK AND NORTH CLIFTON

IN THIS ISSUE - TWO PRIZE WORDSEARCHES (P12 & P50), IN PETER GABRIEL’S FOOTSTEPS (P45), A MONSTER CHOCOLATE CAKE (P26), BOOKS (P16) AND BOOKSHOPS (P37), QUIZ TIME (P28) , PLUS GARDENING, MUSIC AND GREEN IDEAS 1

You may be concerned that increasingly, solicitors’ practices are becoming ‘law firms’ with a solicitor meeting the client, taking on a matter and then supervising paralegals and legal executives to carry out the work. Corfield Solicitors does not operate in this way; we simply offer three fully qualified solicitors, personally dealing with your matter from start to finish.

Deciding to leave his city centre firm, Jonathan Corfield established his own practice in Sneyd Park in 2009 where he and his wife have lived for many years and raised their family. Charles Corfield joined the practice later that year after graduating from Bristol University with a Masters in Law and both were later joined by Stuart Corfield when he also qualified as a solicitor.

Our fees are set in order to make a living rather than a fortune. No ‘extra costs’ are added for home visits.

No additional ‘out of hours’ charges are made.

Fixed Fee Conveyancing House sale or purchase Flat sale or purchase

£1,000 £1,000

Our fixed fees for conveyancing do not apply to new build or off plan purchases, or properties priced in excess of £900,000.

Wills

Single Will Joint (Mirror) Wills

£195 £295

Probate

Charged at usual hourly rate with no additional percentage of the value of the estate added.

No extra charge for home visits or evening appointments 2

Lasting Powers of Attorney

One type of Both types of LPA LPA Individual £400 £600 Couple £600 £900

Hourly Rate

For work carried out on a timed basis, our hourly rate for all three solicitors is £195. All prices exclusive of VAT.

Residential Conveyancing & Property Issues • • • • •

Purchase & Sale Freehold & Leasehold Remortgage Retirement property purchase Probate property sale

Commercial Property

• Purchase, Sale & Lease • Renewal, variation or surrender of leases • Rent Deposit Deeds & Rent Reviews • Licences to Assign • Local Authority planning agreements • Preparation of auction documentation • Options, conditional sales and pre-emption

Services for the Elderly and Carers

• Home visiting • Nursing home & hospital visiting • Residential, Nursing care provision & funding issues • Retirement property purchase • Wills & Powers of Attorney

Wills Probate and Trusts • • • •

Joint & Single Wills Codicils & updates Provision of Executor services Immediate assistance when a loved one has died • Probate & Administration • Trust administration assistance • Declaration of Trust

Powers of Attorney

• Lasting Powers of Attorney • Registration of Enduring Powers of Attorney • General Powers of Attorney • Appointment of a Court of Protection deputy

Telephone:

0117 968 8890 Office: 2 The Avenue, Sneyd Park, Bristol, BS9 1PA

Email: info@corfieldsolicitors.com

Or visit our website: www.corfieldsolicitors.com

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THE EDITOR’S SMALL PIECE Hello there and welcome to the new July magazine. I hope this finds you in good spirits, socially less distant and enjoying, as best you can, what nature has bestowed on us - a hot early summer interspersed inevitably by what we call “large lumps of rain” falling from the skies. I’m sat in shorts as I type this at 9pm, windows open, 2 fans on and the prospect of a hotter tomorrow.

Then the chance of a storm on Friday and the possibility of more like this

much now a part of our household bubble. With restrictions to our mobility imminent we dashed over to a rescue centre in west Wales and took on the job of homing two tiny little bundles of fluff.

And now I feel like a born-again cat lover, because Spud and Otis have brought us immense fun and affection and joy over the last three months.

The litttle chap on the front cover is Spud, the smaller of the boys, and this is his big brother Otis. Nedless to say in the thirteen weeks they’ve been with us they have grown - both are well over twice the size and weight they were when they arrived - but neither has eased up on their inquisitiveness, mischief and playfullness that they display in buckets. They couldn’t though be less identical twins - Spud is the cool kid, very laid back, whereas Otis is reluctant to sit still and comfortably heads up the count in terms of things knocked off and broken. That said, in an unguarded moment earlier today Spud sneaked out of my office window and climbed onto the roof of the house. We only knew he was missing when we heard him miaowing as we sat in the garden having lunch. Thankfully he was coaxed back inside, but I sense more scrapes ahead with them both.

It’s interesting talking to people and discovering what they have been up to, what has seen them through the lockdown thus far. For some it seems to be gin and jigsaws, others it is by disappearing into the world of Zoom with virtual choirs and online quizzing. And for anyone with a garden then if it’s not immaculate now it never will be, will it?

We have been very fortunate in having two newcomers to stay with us, boys who are very

Before I leave you to the magazine can I just say how lovely it has been receiving feedback from lots of kind people saying how nice it was to start receiving the magazine again last month? It was really gratifying to know that people had missed their copy, so it is a pleasure to sign off and hit the print button again in the knowledge that it’s all worth it. Thank you for your support, and for supporting the local businesses who probably rely on us all now more than ever.

Cheers, Andy

Do Get In Touch andy@bcmagazines.co.uk 0117 259 1964 / 07845 986650 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY Print Deadline for the August issue All contributions, listings and advertising must be confirmed by 17th July

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Kemps Jewellers Est. 1881

The team here at Kemps are delighted to let readers know that we have re-opened for business. We are offering our usual professional, friendly advice to help you with all your jewellery needs while of course observing all the necessary measures to keep our customers and staff safe. Do come in and see us soon.

Kemps Jewellers, 9 Carlton Court, Westbury on Trym 5 0117 950 50 90 - www.kempsjewellers.com

USEFUL INFORMATION Contact Numbers

Local Libraries - please check times in advance if possible as opening hours may vary

Gas Emergencies 0800 111 999 Electricity Emergencies 0800 365 900 Water Emergencies 0845 702 3797 Avon & Somerset Police Non-Emergencies 101 (new no.)

Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 Southmead Hospital 0117 950 5050 Bristol Royal Infirmary 0117 923 0000 Bristol Children’s Hospital0117 342 8460 NHS non-emergency 111 Bristol Blood Donation 0117 988 2040 The Samaritans 08457 909090 Alcoholics Anonymous 0845 76975 55 ChildLine 0800 11 11 National Rail Enquiries 08457 484950 Telephone Pref Service 0845 070 0707 Mailing Pref Service 0845 703 4599 West of England Care & Repair - help, advice & info 0300 323 0700

Waste & Recycling Due to the current Covid19 situation the Household Waste and Recycling Centre on Kingsweston Lane, Avonmouth is opening and operating to a non-standard timetable.

Please check www.bristolwastecompany. co.uk for up to date information - save yourself a long wait or an abortive trip!

Bristol City Council The Council website offers residents information about BCC services including council tax, bins & recycling, schools, leisure, business, streets and parking. Visit www.bristol.gov.uk or contact the General Enquiries switchboard on 0117 922 2000.

Postal Services please check times in advance if possible as opening hours may vary

Trains to / From Temple Meads Due to the current Covid19 situation train travel is severley disrupted and train timetables liable to regular change. Please check www.gwr.com for comprehensive up to date advice or call 03457 000 125 (09:00-17:00, 7 days a week)

Cotham Pharmacy & Post Office 9 - 6 Monday to Friday 9 - 1 Saturday Whiteladies Rd Post Office 9 - 5.30 Monday to Friday, 9 - 13.00 Saturday

The Silver Line The Silver Line is the only free confidential helpline providing information, friendship and advice to older people - open 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year. Call anytime on 0800 470 80 90.

Gloucester Rd Post Office 9 - 5.30 Monday to Saturday Late Post - there is a late post box at the main Post Office sorting depot on the A38 at Filton. Currently the late post is at 7pm.

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PRIZE WORDSEARCH NUMBER ONE The first of this month’s two prize competitions has a pastimes theme.

Lockdown will have given all of us the opportunity to find new (or indeed old) ways of filling unanticipated spare time.

And I suspect this will have been one of the more positive things resulting from the necessary restrictions placed upon us.

will win a lovely embroidery kit courtesy of Jemima Lumley, as featured in the advert opposite, together with a £10 voucher to spend in Pins & Needles, the crafting shop in Westbury. Entries please to andy@ bcmagazines.co.uk, text 07845 986650, tel 0117 259 1964 or in writing to 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY. Happy hunting.

Listed below are twenty one of the most common ways people we know have been filling their extra spare time since CV19 arrived back in March. Twenty of the pastimes are hidden in the wordsearch grid, meaning one has gone missing. The words can be hidden forwards, backwards, up, down or on a diagonal. Just find the missing ____________________________ activity, let me know what it is and if you are one of the first two correct entries out of the hat after the 30th July deadline you

Date: __________________

activities

C B G L I B M S T X S L E D O M E L A C S W L N

A O D F F F G S L L I K S W E N G S H C S R J R

B A F U A W I X L D A I U O P U P A X O C I H I

ingewatching

S R J Y C O W Y D Y E O Y K D V C H A U C O I B

L D C R E A T I V E W R I T I N G K A N M H I E

E G E P T U U Q K L S G A U F B L D L T Z C H Y

E A S Q I F H B X S D N V C V P G R L R B L T U

P M I F M L W T Z L X I S W F G N T L Y Z A Z T

familytree

I E C G E Q X A C E F H Y Y J F I B J W Z U O H

N S R R S Q H P E C G C H A F J T A J A J T O Y

G X E A E F J R B O H T A F B H F C F L S R M U

X R X K B A T Z Z S F A Y U L F A W F K I I O L

Q N E L W Y D R G K V W Z H Y Z R O C S M V F Y

newskills

J Z P D L X Z I P N F E C W I Z C O O K I N G H

D A C I A L E O N T V G P S R O H D A U J X U P

L G M L R B I T G G G N P S L U B A L G Q D B A

R A K S P S L B M A I I G N I T A R O C E D G R

F F K T B L F X E N R B D R H A Y Q J W S N G G

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T B S Y O M U X T D C D P R C J P E Q C C C A O

M U U C J Q D H C O A M E V P J D W C C D R D T

D E L Z Z U P W A S G I J N J L W F T U Q Q J O

E M B R O I D E R Y V H J M I R N K I D H K P H

J A U Y C H Z Z Z M A X K Y Y N Z D X A G S T P

L E K K Q R J M G T C P K U K R G L R S L P R Y

decorating

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Country walks

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Binge watching

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Family tree

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New skills

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Board games

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Decorating

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Gardening

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Zoom

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Facetime

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Scale Models

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Photography

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Creative writing

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Crafting

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Cycling

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Exercise

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Cooking

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Embroidery

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Virtual Choir

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Sleeping

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Reading

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Jigsaw puzzle

gardening

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Kits are hand produced in BS9.

Choose from over 10 designs including initials; perfect to frame for a new baby. ÂŁ12 each. Free local pick up. ÂŁ3 for UK wide P&P (up to three kits).

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HOWARD I N D E P E N D E N T E S TAT E A G E N T S

HOWARD I N D E P E N D E N T E S TAT E A G E N T S

With more than 30 years of industry experience, the Howard agency is the personal vision of Howard Davis. This professional and truly local With morebusiness than 30isyears experience, property bornof ofindustry family values - trust, the Howard agency is the personal vision of honesty and loyalty. The Howard team really cares Failand Guide Price £585,000 Clifton Guide Price £850,000 Howard Davis.

This and truly about the people it professional does business with andlocal this An exceptional 4 bedroom family home forming An attractive four double bedroom family home property business born of family values - trust, with aand staircase to ain. spacious landing and two part of this converted Victorian situated beautiful area School thatis we all live work The further rooms.

Extensive lawned gardens and in the most convenient of locations.

Overlooking honesty and loyalty.

The Howard at team reallyhave cares and respected Howard sun terrace, double garage and driveway. The The Downswell-liked a short walk away from nearby cafes, experts about themarkets, it and does with for and this with Bristol location perfect commuting restaurants, bars, mini banks the business decades ofpeople combined sales and islettings local Post Office. Very well connected with Temple Meads just 5 miles away, M5 junction 19 beautiful area that we all live and work in.

The exceptional knowledge of Airport around 6 away and Bristol regular busunderstanding routes, rail service and and road links into just 4 miles miles away. at There is also a regular bus route just a the city centre.

Externally and there isrespected a raised south experts well-liked Howard have Bristol, Somerset and the surrounding suburbs. west facing terrace, garage and an allocated short walk away and is close to Long Ashton Park decades of combined sales& Ride andand lettings David Lloyd. Access to Clifton Village parking space. is 4 miles away across you! theof historic suspension understanding exceptional knowledge We what weand do and would to help If you bridge.

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HOWARD I N D E P E N D E N T E S TAT E A G E N T S

HOWARD I N D E P E N D E N T E S TAT E A G E N T S

With more than 30 years of industry experience, the Howard agency is the personal vision of Howard Davis. This professional and truly local With morebusiness than 30isyears experience, property bornof ofindustry family values - trust, the Howard agency is the personal vision of honesty and loyalty. The Howard team really cares Howard Davis.

This and truly Harbourside Guide Price Clifton Guide Price £435,000 about the people it professional does business with andlocal this£375,000 A beautifully presented garden apartment in Stylish pad in the city with an amazing position on property business iswe born of harbourside family values - trust,access to the the offering central Clifton offered with no that onward chain. beautiful area all live and work in.immediate The This two bedroom property is located in close best that Bristol offers. Clifton Triangle, Colston honesty and loyalty.

The Howard team reallyhave cares at Howard Hall, Millennium Square, the Arnolfini, Bristol proximity well-liked to Whiteladies and Road, respected Clifton Village experts Museum, Whiteladies Road the and Durdham downs.

French doors lead on to the about theofpeople it does business with and thisSS Great Britain decades combined sales and lettings private rear garden, bedroom two with a further and more are all within ten minutes’ walk or ferry beautiful that we all live and work in. The ride away.

Clifton village, Suspension Bridge and door on to the garden, area lovely main understanding andbathroom exceptional knowledge of with a quality suite, study room off of the lounge, the Downs are a twenty minutes’ walk giving well-liked and respected experts at Howard have to the Clifton shops, restaurants, cafes and aforementioned rear garden plus a rearand allocated Bristol, Somerset the access surrounding suburbs.

A stunning two bedroom apartment in a parking space for one car. decades of combined salesculture. and lettings central location, communal landing with private walk in, storage with understanding exceptional knowledge of allocated We what weand do and would to cupboard help you!

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Bristol, Somersettoand surrounding have a property sellthe or let, one of oursuburbs. professional experts would be delighted to offer you a free We what wecall do and would help .you! If you 0117 923to8238 valuation.

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Clifton SSTC Guide Price £500,000 Recently sold, similar properties required.

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GOOD READS - BRUCE FELLOWS’ BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS Tangerine: a native of Tangier, which is what Lucy becomes when she turns up unannounced at college friend Alice’s Moroccan apartment.

There’s heat, menace, a background of dying colonialism and the city itself with its twisting alley ways, violent history and cosmopolitan atmosphere. But why has Lucy come? The friends haven’t spoken for a year. Something happened back then. Is it all forgotten? Why can’t Alice leave the flat? Surely Lucy can help, can’t she? And Alice’s husband John, what is it he does? In the vein of Patricia Highsmith, Christine Mangan’s thriller twists and turns and is gripping and disturbing from start to finish.

Christie Watson was a nurse for twenty years and now is exactly the right time to read The Language of Kindness, her astonishing account of what it is to be a nurse. Based on her own life but also introducing the wonderful colleagues she’s worked with, she gives a truthful, tender, though sometimes raw account of life on the wards. There’s enormous skill on display, there’s exhaustion, humour, dedication, heartache, stress but also inspiring and uplifting days when a patient returns from the brink, when a baby is born, when a husk of a child returns to a proper life. This book is seriously good.

At the Berlin Olympics in 1936 a crew of students from Washington State University rowed into history when they won the coxed eights against Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. All of working class origins, they had to take term time odd jobs and work every summer to afford their tuition fees. Concentrating on the harrowing childhood and hard teenage years of the number three in the boat, Joe Rantz, Daniel James Brown tells the inspiring story of their three year progress to selection for the Games and then victory in The Boys in the Boat; a thrilling account that is simply impossible to put down.

Hilary Mantel, not with a historical doorstop this time but an easily manageable and excellent collection of stories: The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher. From a terrifying Greek island taxi ride to an English woman stuck in a flat in Saudi Arabia, via another woman hoping to meet her dead father, we are navigated in unusual and disquieting directions. There’s childhood cruelty, coming out in a doctor’s consulting rooms, travelling the country to address literary groups, and a long wait for the plumber where the caller turns out to be someone different entirely; all told with a sound judgement of the necessary precise detail. It’s terrific.

The Kill by Richard House is set in Naples and if you like your novels complicated then this one is for you; think of the film Memento.

Two brothers rent a room, they hire a driver; an American student disappears; a brain-damaged security guard finds human remains. Is the murder based on one in a novel called The Kill? And what is the sequence of events? Another American student turns up to write about the mystery. What happens to him? Who is Mizuki? What about the palazzo? The plot is a maze but once you’re in, you have to keep going. It’s a great read.

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Drive-Through Free Valuations

Clevedon Salerooms keeping customers and staff safe at their Free Drive-through Valuation days Clevedon Salerooms first sale since Lockdown resulted in the second highest sale total for their Antiques & Interiors Sale in the firms history. All the more remarkable given that there was only one person in the Saleroom, the Auctioneer, with a camera providing a live feed to the online auction that had just under one thousand bidders registered to bid.

Clevedon Salerooms are taking all necessary precautions to keep customers safe. Why not attend a free drive-through valuation day or alternatively email images of items for a free auction estimate?

Free Valua�on Days at the Salerooms

20th & 21st July and 3rd & 4th August. 9.30am - 1pm & 2pm - 5pm

An�ques, Interiors, Collectors Items & Jewellery Sales Thursdays 30th July and 13th August at 10.30am

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Senior Snippets

Staying active at home

Welcome to the latest edition of Senior Snippets: the monthly advisory column with the older members of our community in mind, brought to you by John Moore, Director of Home Instead Senior Care in North Bristol.

With many older people still confined to their homes, here are some simple ways to keep active at home. ●

Break up long periods of sitting down It’s a good habit to try and get up once an hour and stretch your arms and legs a little. Even if it’s just walking to the kitchen to put the kettle on, it all helps. But if you find standing difficult, just moving your arms and legs for a few minutes every hour is also beneficial.

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Do some gentle stretching Stretching is a great way to keep supple, and doing it daily can also help improve flexibility and balance. Try the following stretching exercise.

1. Sit on a chair 2. Lift your leg up off the seat keeping your knee bent 3. Return to sitting position 4. Repeat with the other leg

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Try sitting exercises from your chair Be sure to choose a chair that is stable, solid and doesn’t have wheels. You should be able to sit with your feet flat on the floor and knees at right angles.

1. Sit upright with your feet flat on the floor, cross your arms and reach for your shoulders.

2. Without moving your hips, turn your upper body to the left as far as is comfortable and hold for five seconds 3. Repeat on the right side and then five times on each side.

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STAYING SAFE ONLINE - ADVICE FROM FAB-IT This is becoming increasingly important as we all rely more and more on the internet.

We are encouraged to login at almost every site we visit; when we buy from online stores, if we use social-media & when we “zoom” with family & friends. Indeed, we are even penalised if we refuse to “go digital”, e.g. utility bills have surcharges if we insist on paper.

but keep a list. Record the name of the account, the username, the password & the date you set the password. The bad guys are so much less likely to target you for the list, when the rewards are 10s of thousands better elsewhere.

(The sophisticated solution is a password manager, & I’ll visit in detail another time. But for now, let’s keep it simple.)

So let’s get down to it! Here are 2 things that will help you stay safe online.

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QUIZ TIME - ANSWERS ON PAGE 55 Transport 1.

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Can you recognise these early models of cars that are still in production?

Food and Drink 1.

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Who is the current Secretary of State for Transport?

The Government report “The Reshaping of British Railways” led to what well known episode of transport rationalisation?

Which four countries are the joint contributers to the Airbus programme?

Starting with Kings Cross and heading clockwise put these London mainline railway stations in geographical order - Kings Cross, Paddington, Liverpool Street, Euston, Waterloo, Victoria.

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What are these vegetables more commonly known as - a) eggplant, b) zucchini, and c) ladies fingers?

Mr Birdseye invented the fish finger true or false?

Name the worlds biggest producer of a) olives, b) saffron, and c) ginger.

Name these well known chefs.

Name the primary ingredient in the Greek dip taramasalata.

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McKeever (London 2012)?

Name the top 3 male golfers in the world rankings as of 21st June 2020.

Which is the most easterly of the current test cricket grounds in the UK? As of the restart of the current season which player holds the record for the most Premier League appearances by an English player?

What sports compete for a) the Wightman Cup, b) the Claret Jug and c) the Vince Lombardi Trophy?

Which athletic events did these GB competitors win Olympic medals in - a) Anne Packer (Tokyo 1964), b) Neil Adams (Moscow 1980) and c) Ed

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Astraphobia is a fear of what meteorological phenomena?

What do BBC weather forecasters Philip Avery and Helen Willetts have in common?

In the Beaufort Scale how is the wind that comes between a “moderate breeze” (Force 4) and a “strong breeze” (Force 6) described?

Lands End and John O’Groats join the sea in which respective sectors of the BBC Shipping Forecast?

Which is hotter - 12 degrees Celsius or 56 degrees Fahrenheit?

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QUIZ TIME - ANSWERS ON PAGE 55 Television 1.

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In which popular soap operas did the following characteres appear - a) Jerry Booth, b) Beth Jordache, and c) Ethel Skinner?

In which television series did / do these vehicles feature?

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Who was Basil Brush’s first TV companion?

What is the name of the road that features in Neighbours?

Who presented the first series of a) Big Brother, b) The Great British Sewing Bee, and c) Love Island?

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Whose guitar recently sold at auction for $6,000,000?

What was the nerve agent used in the poisonings in Salisbury in 2018?

Who is the Government’s Chief Medical Officer for England?

Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken made the news together at the end of May. Why?

Which of the UK’s National Parks covers the largest area?

In which cities would you find these places of worship?

Name the capital cities of a) Malta, b) Slovakia, and c) Liechtenstein.

As the crow flies put these locations in order of distance from London, closest one first - Moscow, Marrakesh and Bethlehem.

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HISTORY NOTES NO. 149 - JULIAN LEA-JONES Library Angels and bookish moments

View, Westbury Park. Other gaps in the book scene have been filled by charity bookshops such as Oxfam, Amnesty International and The Heart Foundation, with many other charity shops selling donated books.

Tristram Fane Saunders’ recent article in the Daily Telegraph imparted the thrilling news that at last bookshops were re-opening post-peak, and how books have provided solace to many of us during the Covid 19 lockdown. His article reminded me of our own bookish moments and provided the inspiration for this month’s History Note.

Experiences of Library Angels Whilst preparing a paper about the St John’s Conduit for a Medieval History Congress in the USA, up against the submission deadline and urgently needing information about the Sugar refinery set up on the site of the Carmelite Friary, I had been told that the information was in one of the Central Library’s hundreds of Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Societies Volumes of Transactions, but with no idea which one. Faced with the daunting task of searching through all of these, I did the only thing possible. I stood in front of the shelves, shut my eyes, and concentrated on a mental image of the engraving I had been shown of Mr Young’s ‘Great House’, (on the site). I walked forward and selected the first book to hand and opened it at the page which amazingly contained the exact paragraph describing the dispute that had taken place between the parishioners of St. John’s and the owners of the refinery. The refinery was not leaving enough water for the parish. I believe this is a classic example of the technique described by Arthur Koestler as Library Angels, or as another friend described it as “Library Dowsing”.

Our cat Jenny helping with cat-a-logueing During the mid-nineteenth century Bristol’s population numbered 154,093, and before we were a university city we had eighty registered bookbinders (1) and sellers, of whom eight also sold second-hand books. Compare this with the late twentieth century when, in 1962, we had only twenty-two bookshops (2) and now with the population approaching 600,000 there are even less!

For the following examples I must thank my wife.

In the middle of researching the introduction of the GMT telegraphic time signal to Bristol for a restoration project, we happened to be in St Helier on holiday. We visited a second-hand bookshop, (of course), whereupon Diane spotted a small leather notebook on the floor beneath a shelf. Eureka! It was exactly what was needed for the project; a nineteenth century directory of all the telegraph offices in the country together with the technical details of the lines.

Many of us of an age still miss many including Claude Gill, Arthur George’s in Christmas Steps, The Pied Piper, Chapter & Verse, and Bill Singleton’s “Bishopston Books. However the good news is that in addition to national chains such as Blackwell’s, (who took over William Georges (3)), Stanfords, Foyles, Waterstones and WH Smith, we still have some notable local survivors such as; Beware Of The Leopard Books, Dreadnought Books, Bloom & Curll, Storysmith, Bakers Books, Forbidden Planet, Bristol Asian Bookshop, Many of our small independent shops have closed due to retirement and no one willing to continue the business. A recent and notable exception to this trend, is ‘Max Minerva’ who have carried on and extended the tradition of the much loved Durdham Downs book shop in North

On another occasion, visiting Bath’s much missed Shires Yard Market, at the time the current project was Dowsing and Ley Lines, the term coined by Alfred Watkins in the 1920s. Diane’s find? A signed first edition of Alfred’s Old Straight Track setting out his theories and discoveries.

Both discovered by my very own library Angel! (continued overleaf)

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HISTORY NOTES NO. 149 - JULIAN LEA-JONES Serendipity and some bookish moments

Victims Relief Service’. I was able to publish the fascinating remainder of his story and give the long-lost letter to Harry’s descendants. The moral of this story is you never know what you may find in old books, and where it may lead.

What is meant by Serendipity? Horace Walpole wrote to his friend Sir Horace Mann first coining the expression, Serendipity, describing it as the “facility of making lucky and unexpected discoveries.”

Window shopping during an unexpected visit to Birmingham I came across a second-hand bookshop, and upon enquiring if they had any books on Bristol, the shopkeeper’s badtempered response was a surprisingly vehement “No!” Intuition made me persist and eventually he admitted that there were some in the cellar still boxed, but he was far too busy to unpack them.

Again, I persisted, and he reluctantly agreed that if I came back in a few hours he MIGHT get them up for me. Calling back afternoon I was handed a large box of books, papers etc and told that I had to buy the lot or none. The 1970 asking price of seven pounds for something sight unseen, I could ill afford but the same ‘message’ that made me persist said “Go on.” The find was amazing; several nineteenth-century leather bound biographies of Bristol Worthies and an opening-day commemorative programme for Bristol University. Certainly, worth the cost, but the magic find was a set of cutting books containing private notes, articles, certificates, and correspondence spanning forty years of Miss Winifred Parry’s life as Bristol’s first lady reference Librarian and a suffragette. An aside – it seems that sellers of second-hand books fall into two distinct categories; Those who are amazingly helpful, and those, thankfully a minority, who resent parting with any of ‘their’ books.

How many of our readers remember the ‘Larky Lot’ second-hand bookshop that used to be at 89 Lower Redland Road? I was a frequent lunchtime visitor to the shop as it was conveniently near the Shakespeare Pub. In April 1994 I bought several Bristol Books and a delightfully worded letter fell out of one of them. Dated 7 January 1919, to Harry Cottrell, from friends in Dolê in France, and précised, read as follows: “To Harry Cottrell among the brethren of the Maintenance Department. Greeting. Thy enquiries touching gruyere cheese and the price thereof have touched me profoundly, I have therefore conferred with one Puget Bernard, a merchant of cheeses in the Rue de la Sousprefecture of this town. The said merchant of cheeses having for many months now delivered here at Dôle, and moreover being assured of the goodwill and justice of the nation of the English, the said merchant, I say, will send unto thee such cheese of the kind called gruyère as thou mightest desire… In faith, in hope, and in love, and in the name of myself, Madame, Monsieur, Raymond, Hélène and last but not least Marie Louise, a worthy sister indeed before the Lord, I send thee Greeting for the New Year. Thy friend, Ralph Goss.”

A Henleaze jumble sale find of a book was an amazing as it eventually linking up an Opera libretto, and a poem to the book.The 19th century book titled ‘Mathilde’ caught my eye, and although in French I understood enough to realise that it was about the Crusades and the Templars. A friend, the late Roy Davis agreed to provide a summary translation to see if it contained any new information about the First Crusade. However, he was in the middle of translating a difficult libretto and couldn’t look at my book until he had finished. The 1784 opera was Haydn’s ‘Armida’ and the libretto had been written by Coltellini in Italian, and to date there had been no English translation. Haydn had taken his theme from Tasso’s 16th century poem about

Imagine my surprise when a couple of days after publication of the discovery in the next ‘History Notes’ I was contacted by a friend, Marian Liebmann who told me that, because of the language of the letter, and the use of ‘thee’ and ‘thou’, she guessed that Harry Cottrell could have been a member of ‘The Society of Friends’ (Quakers). Marian put me in contact with Roger Sturge, also a member of the community. His reply solved the mystery, but there was more!

“Harry Cottrell was indeed a Quaker and a friend of my parents.” Thanks to Roger, I received a potted biography of Harry as well as a explanation for the letter. As a practicing Quaker opposed to warfare, in 1914 he registered as a conscientious objector and volunteered for the ‘Quaker War

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HISTORY NOTES NO. 149 - JULIAN LEA-JONES the liberation of Jerusalem. Roy had reached a block in his translation and decided to take a break and tackle my book whereupon he was amazed to find that the book’s account of ‘Matilda of Tuscany’ provided the very translation key he had been seeking! His letter to me ended ...”so from [your book find and] these few sentences we have a lead from Tasso, to Cotellini and to Haydn’s musical setting”. Good news for Roy, but sadly it did not provide any further insights into the Templars in Bristol

Seattle. The ‘Clean and Decent place for Books’ had comfortable sofas, and offered discounts between Midnight and 8am! But our favourite must be, ‘Twice Told Tales’ that had many more ‘tales’ than one would expect even in a bookshop.

Like Russia’s Empress Elizabeth, who introduced cats into the Hermitage Museum to dispose of nibbling rodents, the owners of Twice Told also have feline staff to deter the mice and cheer the customers. This is done by a series of high-level runways so the cats can thread their way between the rooms via holes through the walls high above the customers, although the cats are happy to come down for smoothing.

Memorable Bookshops and eccentricities.

Do you remember Arthur George’s bookshop on Christmas Steps? The genial Arthur, always recognisable in his Ronnie Barker style brown dustcoat, his endearing slight eccentricity was that even after currency decimalisation he steadfastly continued to price all his books in Pound, Shillings and Pence, LSD. When you came to pay, he would carefully add them up and only convert the total to pounds and pence at the till.

However, for an even more bizarre bookshop pricing system go to the Mumbles in Pembrokeshire. Each shelf had at the end, a board with different sized notches. You fitted your selected book in the narrowest slot and read off the adjacent price!

Our mistake was to show the picture to our cat Jenny, who thought it was well worth emulating - but no we have not cut holes through the walls for her.

At the top of Park Street, William George’s (Blackwell’s) had their low cost second- hand books on open shelves outside the Berkeley Square side, a favourite lunchtime hunt for sixpenny bargains.

Eur-Ing. Julian Lea-Jones - C.Eng.,FRAeS © June 2020 Notes

Lastly having given some examples of bookshop encounters but what of other bookstores further afield? Working and travelling across the USA provided some unusual book-buying experiences.

(1) Source - Mathews’s Bristol and Clifton directory for 1856.

(2) Sopurce - Kelly’s Bristol Directory for 1962.

Visiting the City Lights bookstore in San Francisco, which was the hangout of Timothy Leary, Alan Ginsberg, and Jack Kerouac, the harbingers of the beat crowd. I had just bought a copy of Kerouac’s ‘On the Road’ and, remembering Arthur George’s pricing system, said, “How nice it was that although in England we had changed to decimal currency, Timothy Leary still favoured LSD.” I had to explain.

(3) William George was only 17 when he established his first bookshop, and by the twentieth century they had three shops, on Park Street for New books, Second-hand, and Academic. What probably was not realised was that the business had been bought by Blackwell’s in 1929. Despite the buyout, the shop continued trading under the George’s name until rebrand as the parent company in the 1980s.

Lastly, the most unusual bookstores had to be in

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Nego�a�ng Finances in Divorce During Coronavirus

Sam Hickman

The pandemic has sent financial shockwaves throughout the world. For those nego�a�ng finances on separa�on, the current climate may pose some challenges. We explore some key points separa�ng couples may want to consider.

Firstly, be assured that solicitors, mediators and the court con�nue opera�ng remotely to support you.

The first step in reaching a se�lement is to exchange financial details with your spouse.

Usually done using a ‘Form E’, you are required to disclose detailed informa�on about your assets, liabili�es, pensions and income.

Financial Uncertainty Financial implica�ons of the pandemic are being widely felt. In rela�on to divorce, significant challenges are presented when it comes to valuing assets.

Whilst all valua�ons are a snapshot in �me, the current uncertainty is more significant than usual fluctua�ons. The value of shares and investments are likely to have decreased, the property market is uncertain and income may be unknown for the self-employed or those facing poten�al job losses.

Reaching agreement about the family home is likely to be par�cularly challenging; valua�ons may not be carried out in person, mortgage capacity may have changed for those needing to buy a new property and many banks have raised the amount of deposit required. This will undoubtedly affect your nego�a�ons.

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Whilst the future of the economy is uncertain, separa�ng spouses will need to carefully consider the �ming of obtaining valua�ons. If already obtained, some may consider upda�ng valua�ons, whilst others may seek to delay this.

We encourage par�es to seek independent financial advice and consider the impact of the current economic climate on your finances during nego�a�ons.

Separa�on Agreements If you are confident that the current market will not affect your financial nego�a�ons, you should seek legal and financial advice and look to finalise the se�lement.

However, some separa�ng couples may decide to enter into a Separa�on Agreement, instead of formalising a se�lement at this �me. A Separa�on Agreement typically sets out who will: • • •

issue formal divorce proceedings and when; pay the bills; and what will happen with the home, bank accounts and investments.

WIt can also detail childcare arrangements.

They can be highly persuasive with the courts. When the �me is right, these agreements can form the basis of a formal financial se�lement in a Consent Order that is approved by the court.

If the value of assets or either spouses’ income changes significantly before a Consent Order is approved, further nego�a�ons may be necessary to ensure both par�es’ needs are met and the se�lement is s�ll considered ‘fair’ by the court.

We do not recommend transferring any asset with substan�al value, e.g. the family home, prior to lodging a Consent Order with the court.

My Se�lement Doesn’t Seem Fair Anymore In some very limited circumstances, you may apply to the court to vary a financial order. We have reported on this in our ar�cle ‘Challenging Divorce Se�lements in Light of Coronavirus’, found on our website.

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ON THIS DAY IN BRISTORY News

Births

17 July 1967 Following a steady decrease over previous decades, staff were completely withdrawn from Montpelier railway station with ticket issuing being taken on by train guards. Previously, the goods yard at Montpelier had been closed in November 1965 and the signal box in May 1967.

The station had originally opened on 1 October 1874 and is managed by Great Western Railway.

31 July 1820 - Mary Estlin The daughter of John Bishop Estlin, a leading ophthalmologist, and his his wife Margaret, Mary Estlin was an abolitionist and important figure in both anti-slavery and anti-prostitution – inspired by time spent in the West Indies where she saw the colonial slave system in action. From 1851 Estlin led the Bristol and Clifton Ladies AntiSlavery Society and also helped to establish the Bristol Women’s Suffrage Society in 1867. She died in her home in Clifton in November 1902.

18 July 1848 - W.G Grace William Gilbert Grace was born at his parents’ home, Downend House, in Downend. A renowned cricketer, Grace played for Gloucestershire between 1870 – 1899 and scored over 100 centuries in first-class matches. He was also a qualified doctor who had his own practice at Thrissle Lodge on Stapleton Road in Easton and was the local Public Vaccinator. He died of a heart attack on 23 October 1915, aged 67, and is still remembered as one of the first greats of cricket.

5 July 2012 The chairman of the Kenyan Olympic Committee, Kipchoge Keino was given the freedom of Bristol. The retired athlete, a two-time Olympic gold medallist (1500m and 3000m steeple), had previously been made an honorary Doctor of Law by the University of Bristol. The Kenyan Olympic Committee had made Bristol the training base for its athletes ahead of the London 2012 Olympics.

Deaths 10 July 1933 - Leonora Blanche “Nora” Lang (née Alleyne) Born in Clifton in March 1851, Alleyne is best known for her work on The Fairy Books – the series of 25 story collections which she published with her husband Andrew between 1889 and 1913.

Though Andrew is often credited as the writer of these books, it was usually Nora who translated and adapted stories from around Europe so that they were suitable for the series.

28 July 2016 The first Cinema Rediscovered festival was held in Bristol. An international archive film event celebrating great films back on the big screen, the inaugural festival ran from Thursday 28 – Sunday 31 July. Launched by the Watershed Cinema, films showcased over the four days included Room at the Top, Sid and Nancy, Performance, Losing Ground, Ganja & Hess and Da Sweet Blood of Jesus.

4 July 1997 - John Zachary Young Known as “JZ” or “JZY”, John Zacahary Young was a zoologist and neurophysiologist who was born in Bristol in 1907. Writer of the classic textbooks The Life of Vertebrates and The Life of Mammals, Young’s experiments on octopuses were influential in understanding the cellular mechanisms of memory. During his lifetime he was awarded eight honorary degrees and fellowships of the Royal Society and the British Academy, he was also granted honorary citizenship of Naples in 1991.

17 July 2019 A Premier Inn hotel was ravaged by fire and parts of it collapsed onto the A4018 at Cribbs Causeway. It took fire crews more than 48 hours to extinguish the blaze, with disruption to nearby roads continuing for days. Thankfully, all of the guests staying at the hotel were accounted for.

In October 2019 the investigation into the fire was closed and, due to the extensive damage and subsequent demolition work, the cause was recorded as unknown.

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Will has been c o a c h i n g professionally for over ten years and grew up in a tennis family in Bristol.

With a focus on delivering a diverse and exciting tennis programme, he has experience w o r k i n g with both Juniors and Adults of all ranges of ability.

As a former top national junior and Avon County champion, he has a wide understanding of the game which informs his coaching of technique and tactics on court. Will has launched an accessible and fun filled programme for all ages and abilities.

Tucked away from sight, just off Springfield Grove and not far from the traffic lights on Kellaway Avenue, this popular tennis club has been in existence since 1926. Originally a 2-court club, it was one of four tennis clubs organized by various local church groups on land sold off by Springfield Farm in 1923. The original grass courts were eventually laid to tarmac and, when the neighbouring two courts then owned by the Waterworks Club, were purchased in 1993, the club became a four court playing facility.

After lockdown, the club committee was delighted when it was announced that tennis could come back, albeit with some strict restrictions in place. The everpopular club sessions remain impossible due to the requirement to reduce the spread of infection and protect players and staff. The clubhouse is closed removing possibility for the usual social tea, coffee and cakes which members so enjoy. But we are back on court! With a new system of court bookings established, ‘lockdown singles boxes’ running, and members linked in through WhatsApp to arrange games, the courts are being very well used.

A number of new players have signed up in the last couple of weeks and we are always keen to hear from anyone interested in playing at our club and happy to talk through the variety of options, including short term ‘taster’ membership.

We can’t know exactly what the ‘new normal’ will be for tennis clubs. We do know we will be delighted when we can reopen the clubhouse and recommence club play sessions and our lively social events. However, lockdown has provided an opportunity to reflect and the current restrictions have forced the club to look at new ways of working. It will be interesting and exciting to see how the club can adapt to a changing world and increase the opportunities for sharing the sport we love. Out of crisis comes opportunity!

For more information about the club please visit www.henleazeltc.com or email henleazeltc@gmail.com For membership details please call Heather on 07891 520456 or email heather.forrest@blueyonder.co.uk For more information on coaching please phone Will on 07708 472986 or email: will.hardiman@hotmail.co.uk

Following a recent successful planning application the club is aiming to see floodlights installed on one court which is a very exciting development. Hand in hand with this improvement has come the appointment of a new Head Coach, Will Hardiman. Due to start work on the 1st April the Lockdown made for a tricky start! However, the coaching programme is establishing well.

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ON OUR DOORSTEPS out over gorgeous rolling countryside and the city below, contemplated giving up what he had got for what he might get in embarking on a solo career. Turned out pretty well for him, and to be honest it would be hard not to be inspired, philosophical or simply blown away by this special place.

Last month I described a walk in the woods surrounding Kings Weston House, and noted that despite living in BS9 for almost 25 years Penpole Wood was an area I’d never visited - sadly. For me it was a reminder of how much of natural beauty and interest there is nearby, that we may or not know of but have certainly not discovered.

I’ll let readers discover Solsbury Hill for yourselves and not say too much descriptively about it. Suffice to say we went on abeautiful day when the cows were grazing on the open grass, butterflies by the score were enjoying the sun and battling the breeze and the skylarks singing enchantingly in the big skies. I have no doubt it would be equally dramatic in other ways on a stormy day or a moonlit (k)night (sorry, little nod to Genesis fans there).

This month, for no reason other than it popped up into my consciousness by way of a randomly chosen musical playlist on my phone, I visited another local place that I long new of but had not found the opportunity or reason to check out. Which is in itself a surprise given the song that takes its name from the place is easily in my top ten tracks of all time.

Just north of Bath and a stones throw from Batheaston is a hill with a flat top. It’s not a big hill, not difficult to climb, but rewards the explorer who manages to find it (it is deceptively hard to get to) with stunning views of Bath and its surrounds (I always think Bath looks better from a distance). As important for many a visitor will be the fact that, with a jaunty tune rattling around your head, you can declare that you have been “climbing up on Solsbury Hill”.

As mentioned, it’s hard to believe a hill can be easily missed but we struggled to find it, as did some friends who visited since on our advice (she blames his mapreading skills, he blames her inability to use a satnav). It is roughly midpoint between Swainswick on the A46 and Batheaston we approached it driving along Swainswick Lane and the very narrow Solsbury Lane which is a dead end but with room for about 5 cars to park at the top. If you find it I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.

Next month I’m going to explore somewhere elso on our doorstep that I’ve not discovered in my 30 years in Bristol not sure yet whether it will be Stoke Park Estate, Snuff Mills or Troopers Hill. Or any other gems you might like to suggest.W

Immortalised in song by Peter Gabriel back in 1977, Little Solsbury Hill to give it its full name (presumably Peter struggled to get “Little” to scan well musically) is just a joy.

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An update from the Bristol North West Climate Action Group

Try these key tips: 1. Organise your tins and dry goods by use-bydate.

2. Don’t over fill your fridge to allow cold air to circulate 3. Re-grow salad from scraps

As we start to come out of lockdown, what will remain the same in our city? What will need to change? How can we help shape the future, so we get a balance between the economy, the climate and our health and wellbeing? There has been quite a bit going over the last weeks and months around making the city more liveable, as we begin to go back to work, socialise and shop a bit more.

Avonmouth Reuse Shop For many people, lockdown has provided the opportunity for DIY projects or home improvements. But before you throw your bulky waste away, remember you could donate it to the Reuse and Recycling Centre in Avonmouth. Many people would be very happy to get a hold of those items that don’t fit in your home anymore.

Waste not with Bristol Waste Some jobs have gone on despite lockdown. It is thanks to our key workers that we have been kept fed and watered, and had our bins emptied and streets cleaned. Now we need to redouble our efforts to reduce, reuse, repurpose and recycle our waste and help improve the local environment.

Reaching our 2030 carbon neutral target Congestion in Bristol was three times the national average before lockdown, and emissions from the transport sector remain the largest contributor to pollution. A recent report by the Cabot Institute has found that Bristol must cut car journeys by at least 30%.

Could you waste nothing for a whole year?

Last year, 50 families from all over Bristol participated in a year-long challenge dedicated to reducing household waste. This year, Bristol Waste are taking the #WasteNothing Challenge to the next level with 100 households receiving zero waste kits, support, and an online forum to help them reach their zero waste goals over the next 12 months. Applications for the challenge can be found at www.bristolwastecompany. co.uk/ - search for Bristol Waste, Waste Nothing challenge and go to the “Take the Challenge” tab.

We will need to make the majority of local journeys on foot or by bike if we are to achieve our net carbon target by 2030.This will help improve people’s health, create better places to live and travel in, and drive clean economic growth. It has been lovely to see families out walking and cycling recently, but will this stop now that more cars are back on our roads?

Have your say on Bristol’s future Bristol has received funding to help improve its walking and cycling infrastructure post Covid.

The Council has developed a new interactive map to capture the changes needed to pavements and roads in Bristol. Add your ideas to the interactive map: https://www.bristol.gov. uk/covidtransport Bristol Green Capital Partnership are holding an event on Wednesday 8th July. Bristol’s Reset, Nature’s Recovery will consider how we might tackle some of the huge challenges the Coronavirus pandemic has raised. It will be a chance for us as individuals, organisations and communities to harness some of the positive changes and help us recover as a city. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bristols-reset-naturesrecovery-tickets-109817920356

Do you have a happy kitchen?

We can all do our part to reduce waste and increase recycling in Bristol. The #SlimMyWaste top tips for a happy kitchen will help make Bristol greener and your wheelie bin lighter.

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RIVER AVON TIDE TIMES No particularly high tides this coming month - 5th July is the highest weekend tide at 13m, and there are 13m+ tides in the evenings of 22nd July (20:34), 23rd July (21:17) and 24th July (22:00).

With early sunrises and late sunsets though there are plenty of chances to catch the river looking at its majestic summer best.

Date

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Sat 4th July

06.10

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13.48

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Sat 11th July

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17.12

23.14

Sun 12th July

11.32

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Sat 18th July

05.04

11.37

17.30

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Sun 19th July

05.56

12.33

18.18

01.01

Sat 25th July

10.27

17.00

22.43

Sun 26th July

11.10

17.37

23.28

Sat 1st August

05.00

11.41

17.30

00.10

Sun 2nd August

05.57

12.39

16.23

01.05

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PRIZE WORDSEARCH - NUMBER TWO Listed below are twenty one of the best known military aircraft of the world. Twenty of the names are hidden in the wordsearch grid, meaning one has gone off the radar. The words can be hidden forwards, backwards, up, down or on a diagonal. Just find the missing aircraft, let me know what it is and if you are the first correct entry out of the hat after the 30th July deadline you will win the book and the model kit.

Entries please to andy@bcmagazines.co.uk, text 07845 986650, tel 0117 259 1964 or in writing to 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY. Happy aircraft spotting

Two prize wordsearches for you this month, for no reason other than I felt like doing two.

This second one has an aeronautical theme, the first on page 12 has a craft theme.

So, aircraft now. During the lockdown I have taken curious pleasure in revisiting the childhood pastime of making model aircraft, and now three scale model fighters are dogfighting in the skies over my desk here at BS9 towers. Quite by chance I was contacted by local resident Steve Ladd, a retired USAF fighter pilot, to ask if I’d like to review his forthcoming memoirs “From F4-Phantom to A10-Warthog”. You can read this in the September issue. So, putting things together we’ve got an aircraft _____________________________ themed wordsearch for which the prize is an Airfix scale model of the Phantom together with, in due course, a copy of Steve’s book.

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MUSIC NOW AND THEN - DUNCAN HASKELL Next Step

Album of the Month Homegrown by Neil Young (Reprise)

Brian Wilson Presents Smile by Brian Wilson (Nonesuch)

This month we’re taking a time capsule back to one of the finest hot streaks in music history, courtesy of this impossibly-delayed release from Neil Young.

Had it come out in 1975, as planned, it might have shared the stage with his classic albums Tonight’s The Night and Zuma. Raising expectations even further, Young calls it the missing link between Harvest, Comes A Time, Old Ways and Harvest Moon.

As far as “lost albums” go, The Beach Boys’ Smile has to be right up there. There are many reasons why it’s intended 1967 didn’t happen, Brian Wilson’s mental health struggles being of particular significanance.

Instead, the watered down Smiley Smile came out and couldn’t live up to it’s predecessor, Pet Sounds.

In 2014, Wilson finally completed what his band had started and released his new version of Smile. An explosion of ideas and orchestration, the tracks were split up into three movements “Americana”, “Cycle of Life” and “The Elements” – with themes such as childhood, fatherhood and spirituality.

So why the delay? Inspired by his faltering relationship with Carrie Snodgress, Young couldn’t bring himself to finish the album or listen to the songs, describing it as, “The sad side of a love affair. The damage done. The heartache… I wanted to move on.”

Wilson’s voice, lacking the full glory of its 60s peak, still had a naïve charm which perfectly matched songs like Barnyard and Cabin Essence.

Styles rolled in and out like the tide, leaving musical brick-a-brac on the sand for him to pick up and play with.

Though that melancholy undertone is perceptible from the start, the songs are never maudlin or offputting… for the listener at least. Opener Separate Ways has that immediately recognisable loose groove, with The Band’s Levon Helm providing the beat. The piano ballad Mexico has a similar floating quality to After The Goldrush and Love Is A Rose recycles his own song, Dance Dance Dance.

In this new context, Heroes and Villains, Surf’s Up and Good Vibrations had loftier company to share their qualities with, and the listener had a fuller picture of what we missed out on all those years ago.

As it’s a largely acoustic affair, the more rocking numbers We Don’t Smoke It, Vacancy and the title track bring a nice contrast. This really is a master at the peak of his powers; equally comfortable when reclining or raging.

Podcast of the Month Wind of Change This podcast will appeal to fans of conspiracy theories just as much as it will those of the German heavy metal band Scorpions. Over eight episodes, investigative journalist Patrick Radden Keefe is on a mission to find out whether or not the CIA were actually the writers of the group’s worldwide hit – a whole cast of intriguing characters combine to keep this series fascinating from start to finish.

The fact that a handful of these songs have made their way out into the world previously doesn’t undermine their appearance here. Take Little Wing, the opening track of Hawks & Dove. Here, Young’s pleading for the titular figure not to fly away with the fading summer is imbued with the added weight provided by the rest of the album.

It’s not inconceivable that Homegrown could have achieved similar levels of success to Harvest.

That Young could walk away from that prospect is probably all you need to know about his singlemindedness as an artist. With his heartache now faded, we can finally enjoy this masterpiece.

Duncan Haskell

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Local News from your Clifton and Clifton Down Green Councillors

Cllr. Jerome Thomas

Cllr. Paula O’Rourke

Cllr. Clive Stevens

Cllr. Carla Denyer

To allow for social distancing, parking in Princess Victoria Street in Clifton has been suspended. The bollards in place at the moment do little to invite shoppers back and we believe that Clifton deserves better. We are working with the Highways team to pedestrianise part of the street, temporarily, while a full review of traffic management in the Village is explored. A full consultation process would then take place.

Keeping you in the know Please email your local councillors if you would like to subscribe to our quarterly e-newsletters to get updates on what’s going on in the ward, consultations you may want to take part in, etc.

Please get in touch Paula O’Rourke (Clifton) - cllr.paula.orourke@bristol.gov.uk - Tel: 07584 370433 Jerome Thomas (Clifton) - cllr.jerome.thomas@bristol.gov.uk - Tel: 07810 581031 Carla Denyer (Clifton Down) - cllr.carla.denyer@bristol.gov.uk- Tel: 07469 413306 Clive Stevens (Clifton Down) - cllr.clive.stevens@bristol.gov.uk -Tel: 07584370434

PETITION: New children’s playground on the Downs Parents living around Clifton and Durdham Downs are calling for the Downs Committee to yield some land for a children’s playground.

Local Green Party councillor Carla Denyer, representing the parents, made a request to the Downs Committee. They said that they would consider it, but first need to see that there is sufficient demand. So Cllr Denyer has set up a petition to demonstrate support for the idea.

There is already an excellent playground at the other end of the Downs, near the Suspension Bridge. However, at over 1.5 miles from the top of Whiteladies Road, it is too far for most toddlers in Clifton Down ward to walk to.

The petition says that the playground should be “preferably near the Water Tower and Cafe on Stoke Road” but leaves the specifics to be worked out by the Downs Committee.

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HILARY BARBER’S GARDENING ADVICE I am writing these on the first full day of rain for months! My pond is full, the waterbutts are full, and new plantings are just loving it! I hope you have coped during these challenging times and you have enjoyed your gardens and perhaps also turned to vegetable and fruit growing. It’s lovely to see the nurseries and plant centres open again, and so busy. I have also loved observing nature, especially birds, bees and butterflies (not so much slugs and snails, who demolished my basil seedlings and a new sage plant!). Here are my top tips for July 1. Deadhead regularly to keep plants flowering - great for the insects in your garden! Do include wildflowers in the mix. Grow Wilder www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk/explore/urbanwildlife/grow-wilder are a great source of local wildflowers and I have many in my garden.

2. Weed regularly to stop weeds going to seed - If it’s hot then leave the weeds to die on the surface of the soil (unless they have already gone to seed, then put them in the green bin immediately because all those seeds will germinate next year!)

3. Check for pests and diseases - use organic methods to get rid of pests where possible. I crush 2 cloves of garlic in boiling water, leave to cool overnight and then put in a spray bottle (sieve out the garlic!) with a teaspoon of cooking oil and a squirt of washing up liquid - great for getting rid of aphids 4. If July and August are hot, water your garden well once or twice a week, rather than little and often. Water directly to the base of the plant as this encourages plants to put down roots in search of water, rather than coming up to the surface. If you have mulched your pots and your beds well, then hopefully the ground will remain damp under the mulch.

5. Clear algae, pond weed and debris from your ponds and keep them topped up with fresh rain water. This is so important for pond life and insects 6. Trim hedges such as privet, hawthorn, beech, yew, thuja, leylandii and lonicera 7. Start to plant your autumn flowering bulbs such as colchicum, nerine bowdenii and cyclamen hederifolium

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8. In the vegetable garden, pinch out tomato side shoots and feed regularly at the same time as your other crops; pick your courgettes whilst they are young; harvest other crops and water regularly the more cropping the more production! If the weather isn’t too hot, there may still be time to sow some more salad too.

9. The big chop – chop oriental poppies, lupins, delphiniums and geraniums after the first flush (and aquilegias if you haven’t done them already) right down to the ground once they have finished flowering - be brave! - the new leaves will be ornamental and some may flower again.

11. Prune the whippy growth of wisteria to about 5/6 buds from the main stems.

12. Don’t forget that, as a garden mentor/tutor, I am able to come to your garden to work with you, or do a one off advice visit, to help you with your garden. I had a visit with a lovely client last week, and she said, thank you for putting us in the right direction - I know what I am doing now! www.facebook.com/HilaryBarberGardens www.instagram.com/hilarybarbergardens

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QUIZ ANSWERS FROPM PAGE 28 Transport 1.(clockwise from top left) Ford Fiesta, Honda Civic, Fiat 500, Vauxhall Viva; 2. Grant Shapps; 3. the Beeching Axe; 4. France, Germany, Spain, UK; 5. Kings Cross, Liverpool Street, Waterloo, Victoria, Paddington, Euston.

Sport 1. The Oval; 2. Gareth Barry (653); 3. tennis, golf, AmericaN football; 4. a) 400m and 800m, b) judo, c) canoeing; 5. Rory McIlroy, John Rahm, Justin Thomas.

Food & Drink 1.a) aubergine, b) courgette, c) okra; 2. true; 3. a) Spain, b) Iran, b) India; 4. Fanny Craddock, Keith Floyd, Andi Oliver, Gary Rhodes; 5. fish roe.

Weather 1. thunder and lightning; 2. they are married; 3. a fresh breeze; 4. Lands End is on the border of Plymouth and Lundy, John O’Groats is in Fair Isle; 5. 56F is hotter - 12C is 54F. Television 1. a) Coronation Street, b) Brookside, c) Eastenders; 2 (clockwise from top left) Dukes of Hazzard, Inspector Morse, The Andrew Marr Show and Life on Mars; 3. “Mr Rodney” - actor Rodney Bewes; 4.

Ramsay Street; 5.a) Davina McCall, b) Claudia Winkleman, c) Caroline Flack.

Current Affairs 1. Novichok; 2. Professor Chris Whitty; 3. They were the astronauts aboard the Spacex mission to the International Space Station; 4. 94th and 99th; 5. Kurt Cobain.

Geography / Countries 1. The Lake District; 2 (clockwise from top left) Reykjavik, Istanbul, Liverpool, Paris; 3a) Valletta, b) Bratislava, c) Vaduz; 4. Marrakech (1429 miles), Moscow (1554 miles), Bethlehem (3523 miles); 5.

Chennai, Beijing, Pyongyang, Istanbul.

Who is this? John McEnroe and Dame Judy Dench.Ribcap

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WHAT’S ON & COMMUNITY NEWS Listings continue to be a little different this month.

Given the current restrictions on gatherings, and the continuing (albeit relaxed) requirement for social distancing, the ongoing operation of many of the clubs, societies, choirs, social groups, fitness sessions and companionship groups remains uncertain. So rather than reiterate activities in each listing that may not now be possible it seemed sensible to just list the local groups who have asked to feature, together with their contact names and details.

Bristol Cabot Choir admin@bristolcabotchoir.org www.bristolcabotchoir.org Bristol Chamber Choir www.bristolchamberchoir.org.uk Rae Ford on 0117 939 1685 rodcoomber@aol.co.uk Bristol Community Gamelan keithripley27@gmail.com phone 9444241

If, going forward, the organisers of any group that wants a fuller updated listing, detailing how they will be running things in a coronaviruscompliant manner, wishes to get in touch then I will be more than happy to include them from next month. So, here are the regularly listed clubs and groups together with ther latest contact details I have. If these are incorrect please accept my apologies, and do please update me by emailing andy@bcmagazines.co.uk. Many thanks and best wishes to all the organisers and participants who enjoy the social interaction the groups provide.

Bristol Good Afternoon Choir Nikki on 01761 472 468 gac@grenvillemusic.co.uk Bristol Grandparents Support Group 07773 258 270 www.bgsg.co.uk Bristol Morris Men www.bristolmorrismen.co.uk Grant on 0117 944 2165

All Together Now Bristol Choir info@alltogethernowchoir.com www.alltogethernowchoir.com

Bristol Philatelic Society 0117 956 7853 Bristol Scrabble Club Sue on 0117 924 7871

Alliance Française de Bristol www.afbristol.org.uk

Bristol Shambhala Meditation Group bristol.shambhala.info

Alpine Garden Society 0117 967 3160.

Bristol Shiplovers Society www.bristolshiplovers.co.uk

The Arts Society Bristol www.theartssociety-bristol.org.uk Babbers Radio Show info@ujimaradio.com.

Carers Support Centre 0117 965 2200 www.carerssupportcentre.org.uk

Beaufort Junior Badminton Club Penny at pennyshears@googlemail.com 07941 013 514

Chair Aerobics classes Louisa on 0772 509 1429 City Voices Bristol www.cityvoicesbristol.org

Biodanza Classes Sheila on 07731 697 938.

Civil Service Retirement Fellowship Tony McKenna on 0117 950 2059

Bridge Tuition 07837300073 tc.stygall@gmail.com

Clifton Rotary Club www.cliftonrotary.org secretary@cliftonrotary.org

Bristol & Clifton Dickens Society 0117 927 9875 www.dickens-society.org.uk

The Clifton Singers contact@cliftonsingers.co.uk www.cliftonsingers.co.uk

Bristol Alexander School www.bristolalexanderschool.co.uk Caroline at cchalk19@gmail.com

Country Market in WoT Sue Sills on 0117 962 8306.

Bristol Astronomical Society www.bristolastrosoc.org.uk

Dancercise in Sea Mills Anna on 07852 988 895

Bristol Brunel Lions Club Bill O’Neill at lion.bill@virginmedia.com

Discussion Group Bob Broomfield on 0117 962 1061

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WHAT’S ON & COMMUNITY NEWS Fielder Club gloriasimmonds@hotmail.co.uk

Instep Club for Widows and Widowers Donna on 01275 832 676 Wilma on 0117 962 8895

Filtones Choir www.thefiltones.weebly.com

Karate Classes Trevor on 07921 917 758

Friendly Bridge SW Stoke Bishop friendlybridgesw.org.uk

Keep Fit in WoT Louisa on 0772 509 1429

Friends of the Downs & Avon Gorge www.friendsofthedowns.org

Keep Fit classes Eileen Scott on 07969 929 733 www.keepfit.org.uk

Friends of Old Sneed Park Nature Reserve www.spnaturereserve.com

Keep Fit for Living Gill Porter on 01275 877 131.

New book just published - celebrating 25 years of the Friends. £6 inc p&p from fospnr@gmail.com

Knit & Crochet Café 07561 523 919 brisknitcro@gmail.com

Frisbee Club North Bristol Ultimate on Facebook jake.f.waller@gmail.com.

Ladies Badminton, Stoke Bishop Pat on 0117 914 9511

Happy Days Memory Café Tony on 0117 968 1002

Ladies Badminton, WoT Elizabeth on 0117 968 1759

Henbury ‘Blaise’ Womens’ Institute 0117 962 9400

Lunch Club, WoT Rachel on 0117 330 8503 Alison on 0117 962 9715

Henbury Singers Maggie Cavanna 0117 973 4794 secretary@henburysingers.org Henleaze (Evening) Townswomen’s Guild Shirley on 0117 962 2243

Marie Curie fundraising Helen Isbell on 0117 924 7275 Helen.Isbell@mariecurie.org.uk

Henleaze Bowling Club Tom Logan on 0117 962 1669 hbcsec@henleazebowlingclub.org.uk

Menopause Matters Tricia Worthington on 07962 892 060 tricia_worthington@msn.com

Henleaze Garden Club Brian Dury 0117 9621227 www.henleazegardenclub.co.uk

Mosaic Singers David Vicary on 0797 346 0994.

The National Trust Bristol Centre Janet Stanton on 0117 456 3497 www.ntbristolcentre.btck.co.uk

Henleaze Flower Club Kath on 01454 412087 Marg on 0117 9075724

North West Bristol Camera Club Neville at nevwgoodman@mac.com

Henleaze Ladies’ Choir Jean on 0117 9624466 Jane on 07752 332278

NotaBene Vocal Ensemble Lisa Smith on 07966 459872 notabenebristol@yahoo.com

Henleaze Seniors Film Club www.homeinstead.co.uk/bristolnorth

Parkinson’s UK www.parkinsonsbristol.com

Henleaze Singing for the Brain Sophia Simlat on 0117 961 0693 bristol@alzheimers.org.uk

Pat-a-Cake Toddlers Group Alison on 0117 962 9715

Henleaze St Peters Keep Fit Class Louisa on 07725 091 429

People of Note Community Choir www.peopleofnote.co.uk peopleofnote@btinternet.com

Hydrotherapy Exercise Sessions Chris & Ali Cowley on 07971 086 628 www.healthyhydrotherapy.co.uk

Pilates classes Leanne on 07817 189 474 www.mindbodypilates.org

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WHAT’S ON & COMMUNITY NEWS Redland Green Bowls Club redlandgreenbowls.webs.com

Tai Chi www.taichiworksbristol.co.uk 0117 9424167

REMAP custom aids for the disabled 0117 329 5183 www.bristol.remap.org.uk.

Tai Chi for over 55’s Selina on 0117 946 6434

Retired & Senior Volunteer Programme Mina on 07860 669 953 www.RSVP-west.org.uk.

Trinity Henleaze Ladies Guild Jenny on 0117 962 0108 University of the Third Age scrabble group 0117 924 1318 nigel.d.sara@btinternet.com.

Rotary Club of Bristol www.bristolrotary.org Martina at mpeattie@btopenworld.com

Walking Touch Rugby Kris Tavender ktavender@bristolbearsrugby.com

Scottish Country Dancing Alison on 0117 968 4036 Caroline on 0117 924 9226 www.rscdsbristol.info

Westbury Aikido Club www.westburyaikidoclub reenee@westburyaikido.club

Sea Mills Garden Club Pat Prior 07779 203 626 Gail Mitchell 0117 968 5350.

Westbury Folk / Country Dancing Christine on 0117 962 2223

Shared Reading Christine Betts 07967 332 821

Westbury Harriers Running Club www.westburyharriers.co.uk

Shouri Shotoryu Karate Club Shouri Shotoryu karate on Facebook 0117 969 5697

Westbury on Trym Women’s Institute Sue Murphy on 0117 950 2826 Westbury Park Orchestra www.westburyparkorchestra.com contact@westburyparkorchestra.com

Simply Social Activity and Social Club www.simplysocial.org.uk 07971 427 766 Soroptimist International Bristol sibristol@hotmail.co.uk www.sigbi.org/Bristol

Westbury Park Women’s Institute westburyparkwi@gmail.com www.westburyparkwi.org.uk Facebook – Westbury Park WI.

St Peter’s Ladies Guild Wilma on 0117 962 8895

Westbury Scottish Club Cheryl on 0117 401 2416 www.wscbristol.co.uk

St Peter’s Badminton & Social Club Ann on 0117 9694 882 contactann999q@gmail.com

Zumba Classes jooljdh@gmail.com julie737.zumba.com Jools on 07780 385 830.

Stoke Bishop Bridge Club Rene on 0117 968 4334

Zumba Classes Marie on 0117 963 4104 bristoldancezumba@gmail.com

Stoke Bishop Ladies Choir Carolyn on 0117 279 1409 Maureen on 0117 956 7894 Stoke Bishop Local History Group sblocalhistory@gmail.com 0117 968 6010

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Stoke Bishop Townswomen’s Guild Gay Huggins on 0117 968 5813 Stoke Lodge Ramblers www.stokelodgeramblers.wordpress.com 0117 950 0934

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