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

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THE EDITOR’S SMALL PIECE

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Hello there, and welcome to the July magazine. I hope that you had a bit of r ‘n r over the Jubilee weekend. A little more relaxing - and socially undistanced - than the last time the nation came together in this way, for the 75th VE Day celebrations that took place back at the start of the first lockdown in May 2020.

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While this issue is at the printers I will be in London at the Tower of London to witness the Jubilee Superbloom, where the moat of the Tower has been planted with vast swathes of wild flowers. Mind you, the Tower have been in touch to say that because the 2022 spring weather has been less than conducive to the early growth of the meadows it is possibe that anyone visiting in June may be more under- than overwhelmed by the display - and so a free return visit later in the summer has been offered. I’m not complaining about a second trip to Londinium. I feel their pain though. I planted sweet peas, grown from seed, in the garden earlier this month - and the slugs scoffed the lot. A second wave of seedlings went in 2 days later - another munch for the molluscs. A third lot have now been planted - and are under close surveillance morning and evening. I will pick home-grown sweet peas this summer. In the meanitme I hope you like the front cover photo, taken on Clifton Hill. Read more about this new wildflower meadow on page 46.

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Sophie Haskins of AMD Solicitors discusses the latest news about delays and probate applications.

Where Inheritance Tax needs to be paid, the Probate Registry ask that the Probate application is submitted to them 20 working days after the submission of Inheritance Tax forms to HMRC, which means the overall timescale is further extended. If an application is submitted sooner, this could cause further delay as the Probate Registry may not be able to match up the application with anything received from HMRC.

Often when a loved one passes away, a Grant of Probate is needed to deal with their assets. A Grant of Probate is legal document, which provides Executors appointed under a Will the authority to deal with a person’s estate, collect in assets and distribute them as guided by the Will. Once an Executor has collected in details of assets and labilities, the next step is to apply for the Grant of Probate. This includes the preparation of Inheritance Tax forms, which may need to be sent to HMRC, and a Probate application form which is sent to the Probate Registry who will then issue a Grant of Probate.

We understand that HM Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) have been taking and continue to take steps to reduce delays and get back to their pre-Covid workload by taking on more staff and making improvements to the online system.

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AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DISHES - AFGHANISTAN From June’s stop off in the deep south of the USA we head this month into southern Asia - and the landlocked country of Afghanistan. It seems as if most countries have a popular dish of ”rice with meat” - think risotto, paella, special fried rice, Jollof etc - and Afghanistan is no different. This dish is called Kabuli Pulao, or Afghan Carrot and Sultana Jewelled Rice with Lamb, and despite what you might think from all the seasonings it is a delicious, fragrant non-spicy dish. It’s not difficult to prepare but the various steps take a little, while so not a quick supper.

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3 cups of uncooked basmati rice (think small takeaway coffee cup size) 600g diced stewing lamb (about 2cm rough cubes) 3 carrots 50g sultanas 50g pomegranate seeds 1 large onion 4 cloves garlic 6 tbsp sunflower / cooking oil 3 tsp granulated sugar 2 tbsp butter 1 tbsp tomato paste 3 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground cardamon (about 10 pods crushed) 1 tsp turmeric 1 tsp ground black pepper 2 tsp salt a pinch of saffron 1 handful chopped pistachios

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Soak the saffron in a small glass of warm water. Get your rice going. Rinse the dried rice in cold water and strain. Repeat 3 times to remove excess starch - this will aid you getting fluffy rice. Put the rice into a large saucepan, add 1 tsp of salt and twice the quantity (so 6 cups) of boiling water. Stir once to help the anti-sticking process, bring to the boil and cover. Reduce the heat and simmer gently for 5 minutes - you only want the rice partly cooked. Remove from the heat, strain the rice and rinse it in cold water, then set to one side to cool. More prep. now. Peel and slice the onion and garlic cloves, peel the carrots and slice into fine batons (aka julienne), and rinse the sultanas. In a large pan (a big frying pan is fine) heat half the sunflower oil until it is nice and hot, then add in the diced lamb. Fry gently for about 10 minutes until it is browned nicely on all sides. Remove from the pan, leaving the leftover oil behind, and set aside in a bowl. Now add the onions to the oil in the pan and fry gently for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and fry for a further 5 minutes. Add the tomato paste, together with the turmeric, black pepper, cumin, cardamom and remaining tsp of salt. Mix well in the pan, frying gently for 5 minutes. Add 500ml of boiling water to the spice mixture, mix well and then return the lamb to the pan. Add half the saffron water to the pan as well, stir well, bring to the boil and then reduce to a very gentle simmer. Cover the pan and allow to cook for about an

Afghanistan Fact File Location: Central / South Asia, bordered by Pakistan ( E & S), Iran (W), Turkmenistan (NW), Uzbekistan (N), Tajikistan (NE) and China (NE & E) Capital: Kabul Population: 40.2 million Official Language: Pashto and Dari Comparative size: Just over 2.5 times the size of the United Kingdom Currency: Afghani

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AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DISHES - AFGHANISTAN hour / hour and a quarter, checking to stir occasionally and adding a drop more water if necessary to keep the sauce level up. 6. While the meat simmers away it is time to prepare your carrots. In a separate frying pan gently melt the 2 tbsp of butter, increase the heat slightly and add your carrot sticks to the pan. Fry the carrots for 3 minutes, then sprinkle over the sugar, coat the carrots and let them fry / caramelise for a further 5 minutes. Remove the carrots from the pan and set to one side (including half a dozen batons set aside separately to use as a garnish). 7. Now gently fry the sultanas in the residue butter left in the pan for 3 minutes, remove from the pan and set aside - again keeping a few separate for garnishing purposes. 8. Once the meat is cooked remove it from the heat. Carefully separate the lamb from the sauce and set it to one side. You will be left with the sauce in the pan which will have reduced and be nice and thick. At this point add in an extra cupful of boiling water - you want to be sure you have enough sauce for the finished dish. Now you put the sauce through a sieve into a jug, which will allow you to remove the leftover onion and garlic pulp and will also help you spot any rogue bits of cooked lamb left behind. 9. It’s time to assemble the dish - away from the heat. This should be done in a casserole dish or pan that has a lid and that is suitable for use on a hob - a Le Cruesset thingy is perfect. (I suspect you can do this final cooking stage in the oven, replacing the tea-towel with foil - but I haven’t tried it). 10. In the bottom of your pan add the remaining 3tbsp of sunflower oil, and a similar amount of boiling water. Now start layering the dish on top add about a quarter of your cooked rice to the pan, enough to cover the

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bottom. Add about a quarter of your sauce onto the rice, then a third of your meat, and a third of your carrots, sultanas and pomegranate seeds. Repeat the layering process twice more - rice, sauce, meat, carrots, sultanas and pomegranate. You should be left with enough rice to create one final layer on top and some remining sauce to drizzle over. Finally create a couple of “vents” in the rice by sticking in the handle end of a wooden spoon (or similar - a clean garden dibber would work!). Once you have done this return thec asserole / pan to the hob, heat until you start to see steam coming from the vent holes, then cover the top of the dish with a clean tea-towel and then the lid. Reduce to a very low heat and let the dish steam very gently for about 35 minutes. Be careful not to set fire to the tea towel! After the 35 minutes are up remove the lid and tea towel and check to make sure the rice is cooked through (it will be!). To serve, drizzle the remaining saffron water over the top of the rice, and garnish with the remaining carrots, sultanas and pomegranate seeds. Sprinkle the crushed pistachios on top and serve straight from the pan.

Helping you or your loved-one up after a fall - Home Instead invests in ‘Raizer Chair’ & Trains Supervisors In recent months ambulance response times have been very long as the NHS battle with the knock-on effects of the pandemic. Ambulances and paramedics are prioritised according to the severity of the situation, so sadly some people have had extremely long waiting times before being helped up from a fall. Many people do not need to go to hospital after a fall – they simply need assessing and to be helped up if there are no injuries. Lying on the floor for a long time can cause further complications, so we really wanted to find a way to help both our clients and the over-stretched NHS. Having witnessed the effect of these circumstances on our clients, we made the decision to invest in a “Raizer Chair”. Our Supervisory team has been fully trained to assess the severity of the situation and then help the client up if an ambulance is not needed and no injuries have been sustained.

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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 in North Bristol. With warmer weather on the way, it is important to recognise that older people’s bodies are often unable to adjust to sudden changes in temperature, which makes them more susceptible to heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Doctors have warned that hot nights are particularly dangerous for the elderly as it is more difﬁcult for their bodies to recover from heat stress caused during hot days. With this in mind, here are a few tips on how to stay safe during the warm summer months:

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BRUCE FELLOWS’ BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS In the early thirties, war hero Maurice Wilson got the idea of climbing Mount Everest solo. Several expeditions had already failed. Wilson decided to travel light. Although he got supplies at Fortnum’s, he dispensed with the champagne and quails stuffed with foie gras previously considered essential. In addition, to speed his conquest of the peak, he would fly there and land on the lower slopes. Ed Caesar tells this tale of barmy pluck in The Moth and the Mountain. In an always riveting book Wilson endears himself to the reader as he staggers on to his inevitable end. How you’ll wish he could avoid it! Julian escapes a high-pressure life in the city to run a bookshop at the seaside. That’s when Edward turns up with an unusual request. His wife is in rapid decline and his daughter has had to deliver a mysterious package to a high up in the Service. Well, we’re back in the land of John le Carre and his posthumous novel Silverview. It’s all very mysterious of course and rather confusing at first but all the better for that. With the usual intriguing and well-drawn characters, we get a fascinating and totally gripping insight into the lives of spies and their families. An excellent novel. Square Haunting is Francesca Wade’s enthralling and often moving account of how five women in the first part of the twentieth century living in Mecklenburgh Square in Bloomsbury fought for an intellectual and independent life. Virginia Woolf was one and her search for ‘a room of one’s own’ was the search of them all: Dorothy L Sayers, of detective story fame; Jane Harrison, classicist; Eileen Power, historian and Hilda Doolittle, the modernist poet known as HD. Wade brings them vividly to life, how they lived, their struggles, their relationships, how they dressed, even the furnishings of their rooms; above all their magnificent successes. It’s inspiring. Bridget and Michelle got to university and have good lives. But is that because of or despite the parents they share? In her intriguing novel My Phantoms, Gwendoline Riley, through her heroine Bridget, gives us the information to make a decision. Her parents separate but her father continues to insist the world revolves around him. Her mother, Hen, becomes the focus of the story, forever seeking to belong, never quite making it. Bridget conducts a sort of double act with Hen, at times sad, at others funny, sometimes cruel, often moving. This is a brilliant portrait of a mother-daughter relationship. Families, eh, who’d have ‘em? Penance for Jerry Kennedy, by George V. Higgins, is a fast-paced, funny novel that entertains from start to finish with sparkling dialogue that leaps from the page. Jerry is a hardworking and honest trial lawyer in Boston, Massachusetts who does his best for every client from small time career burglar to high-powered accountant though he gets constant grief from everyone including his ne’erdo well son and his wife, who goes silent on him over a property deal he isn’t keen on. Add in the taxmen who are trying to track him down and a perfect storm is on the way. This is a great read.

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Lifetime Gifts - What You Need to Know About Inheritance Tax, Allowances and Exemptions

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Gifts made in your lifetime may be subject to inheritance tax on your death, depending on who the recipient of the gift is and their relationship to you, the value of the gift and when it was made.

Inheritance Tax on Gifts

you have survived the gift by three years. This is known as ‘taper relief’ but it only applies to the tax due on the gift and not the value of the gift itself. Allowances and Exemptions on Gifts In each tax year, you can make gifts up to a certain value that will be free of inheritance tax. The following allowances are available.

Lifetime gifts can include gifts of money, personal goods, properties and shares. If you give away more than £3,000 in one tax year (see below), the gift becomes what is called a Potentially Exempt Transfer (PET). The value of the PET is included in your estate for inheritance tax purposes for the seven years following the date of the gift. Once you have survived for seven years from the date of the gift, the value of the gift falls out of your estate and is therefore not subject to inheritance tax.

Annual Allowance

If you make significant PETs during your lifetime, exceeding the amount of your nil rate band allowance for inheritance tax (currently £325,000), you must consider the following points:

You can give as many gifts of up to £250 in value to as many people as you wish in each tax year, provided you have not used another allowance on the same person. Birthday or Christmas gifts that are paid out of your regular income are exempt from inheritance tax.

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Any inheritance tax due as a result of your death on the PET is normally payable by the recipient of the gift unless your Will specifies. Gifts made within three years before your death are taxed at 40%. The tax due reduces by a certain percentage each year once

Each person is entitled to an annual gift allowance of £3,000 (or a maximum of £6,000 if the previous year’s allowance is unused) without there being any implications for inheritance tax. This is a total gift allowance, and it is not an amount per recipient. Up to £3,000 can be given to one person, or the amount can be split between several people. Small Gift Allowance

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‘Flicted by Bruce Hornsby Despite, unfairly, being best known for his hit song The Way It Is from 1986, Bruce Hornsby has continued to make captivating and courageous music and is still doing so all these years later. In fact, some of his most interesting work has been as a bluegrass musician, particularly his collaborations with Ricky Skaggs. It therefore shouldn’t come as a surprise that Hornsby has never been particularly worried about keeping his fans happy, instead searching for new ideas without huge concern about who may or may not be listening. Latest album ‘Flicted is a good example of that sonic searching. It’s the final instalment of a trio of albums inspired by the work Hornsby has done with the legendary director Spike Lee. Following on from the equally brilliant Absolute Zero and Non-Secure Connection, it takes music that was composed for various film and television projects, including the Netflix series She’s Gotta Have It, and reimagines them as proper songs. He’s also enlisted collaborators from the ranks of the American indie scene, all stemming from his relationship with Justin Vernon of Bon Iver fame (see below). The record itself is an exhibition of his range, both musically and lyrically. Starting off with the straightforward indie of Sidelines, complete with guest vocals from Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig, what follows is a series of twists and turns. Highlights include the blues and EDM mashing Maybe Now with its delightfully dirgy piano riff, the crazy jam Bucket List, the floaty and floaky Lidar and the funky protest song Had Enough. You get the sense that Hornsby is also challenging himself to come up with the most interesting lyrics possible too. Take the song Tag, which somehow manages to use phrases such as “solipsistic reverie” and “eschatological raps” without sounding pretentious. Instead, as with the songs themselves, it’s the work of a musician continuing to push the boundaries and

Next Step For Emma Forever Ago by Bon Iver Bruce Hornsby’s relationship with Justin Vernon began when he started receiving Google Alerts that the man behind Bon Iver had mentioned him as an inspiration in several interviews. They then got together for a Grateful Dead tribute and an enduring collaboration formed. It’s only fitting then that we recommend Bon Iver’s peerless debut from 2007 as the place to head next. By now, the backstory is the stuff of music legend. Unwell and disillusioned, Vernon retreated to his father’s hunting lodge in the Wisconsin wilderness. Eventually, it was there that he wrote the songs that beautifully haunt the album they would form together. Songs like the inaugural trio of Flume, Lump Sum and Skinny Love are brought to life with little more than an acoustic guitar and Vernon’s delicate falsetto. At just nine tracks long, there’s absolutely no fat. Instead it’s an often opaque diary of how Vernon was able to find warmth in the cold. It’s also one of the most important albums of its time, one that inspired a generation of singer-songwriters to grab their guitars and head off in search of inspiration. Podcast of the Month The Zane Lowe Interview Series If you enjoy keeping up with the latest music and want to hear a bit more from the biggest stars then this interview series is the one for you. Speaking to Zane Lowe about their lives and the stories behind their songs, recent interviewees include Post Malone, Harry Styles, Sheryl Crow, Earl Sweatshirt and many more. Made for Apple Music, it’s clear that Lowe remains one of the best-connected presenters around.

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QUIZ TIME The letter V 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Victorinox is famous as the manufacturer of which iconic red tool? Which ski resort in the south west of Switzerland is famously frequented by British royalty and world celebrity? The Treaty of Versaille officially ended the state of war between which combattants? Queen Victoria had how many grandchildren - a) 15 or less, b) 16 to 30 or c) 31 or more? Name these three British aircraft -

4. 5.

daughter of which famous sportsman, and at which sport did she represent Wales at the 1990 Commonwealth Games? Put these sporting events in terms of distance covered, shortest first - The Epsom Derby, the event Sebastian Coe won gold in at the 1980 and 1984 Olympics, and the maximum race distance in a 4 lap heat of international speedway racing. Name the last Swedes to win the Wimbledon singles tennis titles. Which British golfer has won the most major championships in their career?

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

Name the six English cities beginning with the letter W. Name the deadly tree that first appeared in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. In which fictional town is Coronation Street set? In what year was the Battle of Waterloo fought? On a standard Monopoly board name all the specific locations beginning with the letter W.

Pot Luck 1. 2. 3.

Sport 1. 2.

How may legs does a common woodlouse have? Ian Fleming and Sean Connery both served with which of the UK armed forces? “Better Boy”, “Early Girl” and “Mr Stripey” are all types of which fruit or vegetable? Identify these Highway Code signs

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In which year did Justin Timberlake have his first UK top ten single?

The letters X, Y and Z 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Name the 2 members of the band Yazoo? Name the most famous pilot of an X-wing Starfighter. Where was Freddie Mercury born? York Minster has the third tallest spire of all English churches - true of false? Name the two leading characters in the series X Files - and who played them?

Which English county has borders with Cheshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire and Shropshire?

Who Am I?

In the News 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

What colour outfit was the Queen wearing on her final Jubilee balcony appearance? Name the first two teams to qualify for the 2022 football World Cup. Who is the chairman of the Conservative Party 1922 Committee? What is the capital city of North Korea? Tom Cruise plays Maverick in the Top Gun films. What was the nickname of his co-pilot in the original 1986 film?

Geography 1. 2. 3. 4.

In Scottish geography how high is a “Munro”? Geographically what links Kazakhstan and Vatican City? How long is the River Nile - 4,950km, 5,464km or 6,695km? Name these countries by their outlines

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HISTORY NOTES NO. 172 - JULIAN LEA-JONES They celebrate the 4th of July - but what if a young Glaswegian, in colonial service in Bermuda and whose career success drew him to the attention of Robert Walpole, hadn’t in his new post recognised a local talent and rewarded his protégé? The rest as they say, is history.

authority over the colonies whilst expanding its reach into North America. Robert Dinwiddie sent a constant stream of communications back to London detailing French encroachment in the Ohio Valley and thus was able to make the English Government fully understand that in order to realise their expansionist goals on the continent, the depredations of the French would have to be contained. In Virginia Dinwiddie saw that a key element of his strategy was the need to protect the colonists and their lands by a force of trained militia, rather than existing untrained but well-meaning volunteers. By November 1753 the French were already overrunning the forts, and Dinwiddie attempted to remedy the Ohio River situation by appointing a very bright 21-year-old Surveyor as his adjutant for the southern district of Virginia. One of this new adjutant’s tasks was to recruit forces to relieve the Ohio River forts. However, the young surveyor was outnumbered and forced on that occasion to capitulate to the French.

This month’s history note relates to America’s independence from Great Britain, and a ‘hinge moment’ that stemmed from a decision made by a Scotsman born in the 17th century and later buried in Clifton. Robert Dinwiddie, was a successful Glasgow merchant who built on his commercial skills when entering the colonial service. One of his early appointments was as the Royal Collector of Customs in Bermuda, where it was said of him, “Although diligent in his duties, his mercantile experience enabled him to become one of the wealthiest men in the colony”. His reputation for probity and diligence brought him to the attention of Sir Robert Walpole, Great Britain’s first Prime Minister, who decided that he was the best person to be sent to the American Colonies as Surveyor-General for the whole of the Southern District of the Americas. Dinwiddie went on to become Governor of the Royal Colony of Virginia. As colonial administrator one of his responsibilities were the forts of the Ohio valley, which had been erected by the colonists to protect themselves against the incursions of the French. His success was in part due to his ability to cultivate friendships with many powerful Virginians, even becoming a partner in the Ohio Company. However, he always was true to his brief to maintain Britain’s

However the situation in which the adjutant found himself, together with the problems he encountered during that expedition, taught him valuable strategic lessons. History shows us that those hard lessons were obviously well learned and turned out to be much to our (GB’s) cost. By the following year the young adjutant had shown such promise that he had already been promoted to a Major, and then under Dinwiddie’s instruction to LieutenantColonel. With the necessary instructions, and a crown passport, he was invested with the authority to present a letter to the Commandant of the French forces. The letter contained a warning that the Ohio lands had already been claimed by the British Crown and any further Frenchled encroachment would not be allowed. His reports and notes which can be seen in the collection at Virginia University stated that: “I was commissioned and appointed 35 51

HISTORY NOTES NO. 172 - JULIAN LEA-JONES by the Honourable Robert Dinwiddie, Esq; Governor, of Virginia, to visit and deliver a letter to the Commandant of the French forces on the Ohio, and set out on the intended Journey the same day: The next, I arrived at Fredericksburg, and engaged Mr. Jacob Vanbraam, to be my French interpreter; and proceeded with him to Alexandria, where we provided Necessaries. From thence we went to Winchester, and got Baggage and Horses and from thence we pursued the new Road to Wills-Creek, where we arrived the 14th of November”. Dinwiddie’s adjutant got back to Williamsburg the following January and submitted his report to him. Pleased with his adjutant’s handling of the matter Dinwiddie, much to the young soldier’s surprise, sent the report to the local printers and arranged for it to be distributed. This must have done a lot for the soldier’s credibility, because as history shows his skill in the affair was undoubtedly noted both by the leaders of the Virginia colony and by those further afield. In the meantime due to the strains of overwork and years of attempting to reconcile the irreconcilable Robert Dinwiddie asked Secretary of State Wiliam Pitt “The Elder” to be relieved of his position. This was granted and in 1759 he returned to England with his family, living first in London, then Bath, and finally at Clifton in Bristol where he died and was interred. A memorial to Dindiddie was installed in St Andrew’s Church Clifton. The church was destroyed in the Blitz of November 1940 and subsequently his memorial, along with the rubble remains of the church, was used to fill in the crypt. A transcript of his memorial reads “In this church are deposited the remains of Robert Dinwiddie Esq. formerly Governor of Virginia, who deceased July 27th 1770 in the 78th years of his age. The annals of that country will testify with what

judgement, activity, and zeal he exerted himself in the public cause when the whole North American continent was involved in a French & Indian War” (My thanks to the late Marguerite Fedden who included a transcript of his memorial in her book, Bristol Vignettes). To explain why Robert Dinwiddie’s actions resulted in a ‘hinge moment’ in world history we must consider his choice of protégé - the young surveyor with whom he had entrusted with the raising of militia and for the building of forts. The young Lieutenant-Colonel, now not so young, had learned his lessons well and as a result was now a General. The year of 1767 saw the Virginia House of Burgesses summarising the colonists’ case, the introductory clause of which was written by the member who referred to “Our Lordly masters in Great Britain”. It was the same member who, on 10th May 1775, was appointed Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, and on 30th April 1789 ws inaugurated as the 1st President of the United States. By now I expect that you have guessed that the person that Robert Dinwiddie gave that all important start to his military career to was George Washington. ` A question for you. If Robert Dinwiddie hadn’t seen the potential in the young George Washington, or hadn’t returned to England and died in Bristol, would someone else with similar capabilities have appeared on history’s stage, or would the British have gone on to win the American War of Independence with the result that America in 2022 would still be part of the British Commonwealth? But it isn’t, which is why the 4th of July is their special day! © Julian Lea-Jones. FRAeS, 2022 36 52

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Bristolians as it was for people in Jesus’ time. The competition offers us the opportunity to open up this question once again within the context of this window. Rather than the four panels at the base of the window quoting the conclusion of the story (which Edward Colston took as his motto) we will use them to provide the context of the story and allow the window, with its the Victorian artistry, to provoke the contemporary viewer with the same challenge to broaden and expand our understanding of the question “And who is my neighbour?” just as Jesus provoked the lawyer.

St Mary Redcliffe Church is inviting individuals, community groups, organisations and schools both locally and nationally to enter an exciting competition to create new designs for four stained-glass panels for their Good Samaritan window reflecting the theme ‘And who is my neighbour?’. The church, which has been a place of Christian worship for over 800 years, is looking for creative and imaginative designs that will work well across the four small panels of glass that run along the bottom of the North Transept’s central window and will complement the window as a whole.

The competition is open to everyone, including those under 18 years old and the judging panel will consider all types of design. The winning entry will be recreated in stained glass and subject to legal permissions, will replace the plain panels currently installed in the window after the original panels were removed due to their association with the slave trader, Edward Colston. The shortlisted entries will be displayed in an exhibition at St Mary Redcliffe Church and on the church’s website from 20th August to 18th September. Members of the public will be invited to view the designs and make comments before the judging panel make their final design. Comments made by the general public will be considered in the final judging process.

The North Transept window tells the story, commonly known as The Good Samaritan, in which a lawyer tests Jesus by asking him, ‘And who is my neighbour? The story has many messages, but one of them is that the lawyer’s concept of ‘neighbour’ needs to be challenged, broadened and expanded. That lesson is as much a challenge for 21st-century

Over the last five years, St Mary Redcliffe Church has been proactive in addressing contested heritage arising from our history in the transatlantic trafficking of enslaved Africans. In 2020, following the removal of the Colston statue during the Black Lives Matter demonstration, St Mary Redcliffe was encouraged to act 38 46

Rt Reverend Vivienne Faull, Bishop of Bristol added, “I am delighted to see this fantastic competition being launched by St Mary Redcliffe Church. It’s an excellent idea to go out to the community to seek ways to reimagine what the stainedglass panels might look like today. I am so pleased to see SMR engaged in this work as it aligns strongly with my personal commitment to racial justice and my desire to see positive change in the Diocese of Bristol.”

in coordination with Bristol Cathedral and four Victorian stained-glass panels dedicated to Edward Colston that formed part of its North Transept window were removed. In the spirit of openness and inclusivity, St Mary Redcliffe decided to run this competition to find new ideas for stained-glass panels that are in recognition of the deep wrongs inflicted on so many in the past. What has become increasingly clear, as we understand more of our history, is that philanthropy built on the back of injustice is immoral and should not be commemorated. The removal of the stained-glass commemorating Colston forms part of an ongoing process of historical evaluation and analysis designed to ensure that the church’s presentation of its past accords with its modern values, vision statement and mission.

St Mary Redcliffe Church Stained Glass Design Competition And Who is My Neighbour? A competition to redesign four small panels of one of the major stained-glass windows of St Mary Redcliffe Church

Canon Dan Tyndall said, “The successful design will help us to remember our past, enable everyone to experience the gospel and leave us all feeling a sense of hope in our shared future. Rather than hurriedly create new stained-glass panels, we wanted to take the time to reflect, consult and design a solution that is well-considered, represents our world view today, and will stand the test of time. I am very much looking forward to seeing all the designs.”

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The meadow, and a ‘wildflower lawn’, have been created by local ecological group West Bristol Climate Action, working with the council, who own the land. The aim is to support pollinators, such as bees and butterflies, whose numbers have collapsed in recent years.

and plug-plants hit its target within 48 hours. Since then, the council has changed its mowing regime to help suppress the grass, and volunteers organised by West Bristol Climate Action have sown and planted 59 species of wildflowers. A survey by the Avon Wildlife Trust before work began showed that the slope had formerly been a meadow, as shown by the more than 30 different wildflower species already in the soil.

People can learn more about the meadow via westbristolclimateaction.org/cliftonhill-meadow and can visit it at any time.

Environmentalist Dan Geerah, a volunteer with the group, said, ‘Clifton Hill is a perfect demonstration of how quickly nature can thrive. In only nine months, this bank has gone from an overmown lawn to a wildflower haven, with over 85 species of plant. We hope we can inspire people to follow our example on both council-owned and private land, and help bring nature to Bristol.’ The group ran a public consultation last summer, and 99% of the 300 people who took part were in favour of the transformation. A crowdfunder to raise money for seeds

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Inheritance Tax - Traps for the unwary Bereaved families face paying up to £140,000 in avoidable inheritance tax due to bewilderment over the death duty’s “most confusing” rule. Since 2018 homeowners have benefited from extra tax breaks on their main home when passing it on to a direct descendant known as the “main residence nil rate band”, or “family home allowance”. Today this stands at £175,000 and comes on top of the standard £325,000 allowance. Spouses and civil partners can share their allowances. People who sell an expensive property to downsize or to go into care can claim a tax credit known as the “downsizing addition” so they still qualify for the enhanced protections. But many are unaware they qualify. Now, with more people downsizing, living longer and moving into care in later life, an increasing number risk missing out. What’s more is that families who thought they had avoided the duty by making legal, tax-free gifts were told to pay thousands of pounds after being found to be in breach of so-called gift with reservation of benefit laws. The tax rules are meant to stop people from rattling around big houses to make the most of tax breaks on their homes, but it is the families who have to claim the addition and most lay executors have no idea it exists at all.

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City Voices Bristol rehearsals have resumed on Monday nights at Red Maids High School, from 7.30-9pm. We are keen to welcome new members who would like to join a friendly and sociable group of people who love to sing! Our repertoire extends from rock and pop to choral and musicals. If you would like more information, look at our website www.cityvoicesbristol.org or pop along on a Monday night to the Performing Arts Centre at Redmaids. Friends of the Bristol Centre and Library lecture at the Clifton Library, Princess Victoria Street, Clifton, Weds 6th July. "Stonehenge: What we now think we know" an illustrated talk by Ronald Hutton, Professor of History at Bristol University. The most famous prehistoric monument in the world, Stonehenge has been celebrated for over nine centuries. This talk serves two purposes. One is to show what is currently known about its builders, their methods, and its original purpose. The other is to illustrate the different ways in which it has moved the imagination during the past millennium, and the different theories proposed to explain that purpose. It suggests, finally, what we can and cannot know about it. Bar opens 6.30 p.m., Lecture starts 7.00 p.m. Tickets £10.00 available from the website www.foccal.com or on the door Friends of Old Sneed Park Nature Reserve.

Henleaze Flower Club. We have an exciting programme ahead including on July 14th a demonstration entitled “A touch of spry” with Kathryn Delve. Demonstrations begin at 2.00 pm at Bradbury Hall Waterford Road Henleaze. We meet alternate Thursdays with demos and practise classes. All visitors welcome, visitors fee £6 on the door. Please phone Jenny for information 07880 700 270. Henleaze Singing for the Brain - Sophia Simlat on 0117 961 0693, bristol@alzheimers.org.uk Knit & Crochet Café - 07561 523 919 brisknitcro@gmail.com Later Life Summer Fair Join us on Friday 15th July 1pm – 4pm at Westbury on Trym Village Hall for the very first ‘Later Life Sumer Fair’ organised by Harold Stephens and Home Instead. Come along to see what activities you could get involved in! Enjoy cake, free tea and coffee, games, a raffle, crafts and more. Raising money for Bristol Dementia Action Alliance. Save the date! Menopause Matters - Tricia Worthington, 07962 892 060, tricia_worthington@msn. com Monday Afternoon Band and Wednesday Evening Band. Do you play the saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, guitar, bass

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Redland Green Bowls Club welcomes new members. We are a friendly sociable Club. Contact redlandgreentryouts@gmail.com to arrange a free taster session. We play friendly matches and have mens’ and womens’ league teams. Social and corporate events can be arranged, see website redlandgreenbowls. com for more details. Retired & Senior Volunteer Programme - Mina on 07860 669 953, www.RSVP-west.org.uk. Royal Air Forces Association Veterans lunch is held at the RAFA Club, 38 Eastfield, Westbury On Trym, BS9 4BE on the 2nd Wednesday of every month, from 12 noon for 1pm till 3pm. Two course meal for just £6. Please contact 0117 947 0775 and leave a message let us know who wishes to attend. This lunch is for all service veterans, their wives, widows or dependants, not just ex-RAF. Rotary Club of Bristol meets Mondays 7.00pm for 7.30pm alternately at Bristol Hotel, Prince Street BS1 4QF and on Zoom. Further details: www.rotarybristol.org and / or contact Martina at mpeattie@btopenworld.com Enjoy Scottish Country Dancing at St. Monica’s Oatley Hall, Cote Lane, BS9 3UN on Thursday 7.30 - 10.00 p.m. £6.00 per session. New dancers welcome, come on your own or with a friend for fun, fitness and friendship. For information contact: Ros on 01225 319991 or Ruth on 0117 968 3057 or www.rscdsbristol. info Singing to Remember - a singing group for people living with dementia is looking for new members to come along to their sessions in Henleaze.We meet every first, third and fifth Thursday of the month at Trinity-Henleaze United Reformed Church on Waterford Road and offer people living with dementia and their carers a space where they can meet new people in a friendly, fun and social environment. Anyone wanting to find out more or to book a place ring Monica on 0117 9426095.

Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA) vs Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) A power of attorney is a document by which one person (the “donor”) gives another person (the “attorney”) the power to act on their behalf and in their name. Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) were introduced in 2007 by the Mental Capacity Act and replaced the old system of enduring powers of attorney (EPAs). Like the EPA, the LPA remains effective after the donor loses mental capacity. However, there are some important differences. For example, an EPA can be used prior to registration but must be registered when the donor becomes or is becoming mentally incapable for it to have an ‘enduring’ effect. Conversely, an LPA cannot be used until it is registered but it can be registered as soon as it is executed. It is not possible to change an existing EPA into an LPA; instead a new separate LPA has to be drawn up and the EPA revoked. Although EPAs remain valid, there are many advantages in switching to LPA(s) which make them more comprehensive and more flexible: • EPA: covers Property and Financial decisions, there is no provision for the donor’s welfare.

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DEFIBRILLATOR LOCATIONS Thanks in no small part to the brilliant work of local fundraiser and defibrillator awareness campaigner Simon Brookes the number of Automated External Defibrillators, or AED’s, in prominent, accessible 24/7 locations in our area continues to grow. Detailed below are the locations of the existing 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. The what3words location is given in red for each AED location • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

The Crafty Cow, 635 Gloucester Road, Horfield. clip.wiping.racks St Mary’s Church (Hulbert Rooms), Stoke Bishop. zest.calm.insert 42 Westbury Lane, Coombe Dingle. heat.shop.sofa Blaise Inn, 260 Henbury Road, Henbury BS10 7QR, on the side of the Inn. exists.sugars.buns Salvatore’s Barbers 19A Druid Hill, Stoke Bishop, BS9 1EW (in the dip near Stoke Bishop Fish Bar). hulk.courier.bells The White Lion Passage Road, Westbury on Trym, BS9 3HN (in the pub car park). scale. miles.petty Methodist Church Hall, Westbury Hill, Westbury on Trym, BS9 3AA (next to main GP’s car park). olive.belly.score Trinity United Reform Church, Waterford Road, Henleaze, BS9 4BT (opp. Tesco garage). belts.edges.bucks Bristol Chiropractic, 2 Kellaway Avenue, Redland, BS6 7XR (in the main rank of shops). swept.salsa.reap The RAFA Club, 38 Eastfield, Westbury on Trym, BS9 4BE (near the Eastfield Road junction). allow.quench.doll St Monica Court, Cote Lane, WoT, BS9 3TL (part of the St Monica complex). taking.clubs. tiger The Beehive Pub, Wellington Hill West, Henleaze, BS9 QY. cans.type.loving Avon Fire & Rescue (Southmead Fire Station), Southmead Road, BS10 5DR. held.demand. deep Bristol Property Centre, 14 Chandos Road, Redland, BS6 6PE. wacky.relay.closes Max Minervas Bookshop, North View, Westbury Park, BS6 7PY. edgy.slap.invite Bristol Prison Site, 248 Gloucester Road, Horfield, BS7 8NZ( between Cambridge Rd and Longmead Ave). moving.spoon.folds Westbury Park Primary School, Bayswater Avenue, BS6 7NU (Coldharbour Road end). bubble.trunk.waters Cafe on the Square, 136 Shirehampton Rd, Sea Mills, BS9 2DY. shaky.trail.motel Boyce’s Avenue, Clifton, BS8 4AA - on the wall of East Village cafe, near The Albion. goad. chef.recall Redland Park United Reformed Church, Whiteladies Road, Redland, BS6 6SA - junction with Redland Park. stole.rust.prime Westbury Baptist Church Hall, Reedley Road, Westbury on Trym, BS9 3TE. demand.dose. aspect The George Inn, 4-6 High Street, Shirehampton, BS11 0DE. park.leaves.cotton Future Leap, 1-3 Gloucester Road (at the Zetland Road junction), BS7 8AA. book.zebra.boat Charlton Road, Brentry (by Central Discount Carpets). back.flats.hogs

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MR & MRS LLOYD MR & MRS PRATER We recently sold our house in Henleaze using Maggs We wouldn’t to recommend Maggs &our Allen, & Allen as wehesitate had bought that house and sold everyoneone we dealt with were polite and helpful previous with them 10 years before and hadand a great experience then, refreshing it was to see professional. There washow always someone on hand to the sameany great serviceor (and faces inAsome cases) that answer questions concerns. special mention we had before. Marketing and her pricing goes to experienced Hebe, who went above and beyond job were spot on, communication was great, and the to keep everything moving and everyone happy. whole process was handled faultlessly, top marks and Thankyou. well recommended.

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