The Bristol Six+Eight Magazine - May 2019 by Andy Fraser

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Issue no. 53, May 2019

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The Editor’s Small Piece Hello there dear reader, I hope you are well and in good spirits. It is the last day of the Easter weekend mini-heatwave as I type this. So my “Easter break” starts tomorrow - just as the rain arrives. How fair is that? Never mind, rain or shine every Spring day in Bristol is a great day - and as the city seems to be gearing up for summer it is a cracking time to get outdoors. I hopped onto my newly serviced bike one early morning last week (thank you Johnny at Boing Bicycles) and peddled though Blaise and across to Moorgrove Wood, next to the Avon Riding Centre for the Disabled. The bluebells were just stunning and I had the wood to myself. If you’ve not been before maybe make a mental note for next April to discover this little piece of purply-blue heaven - just don’t all go at once.

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Erratum (aka Editors c**k up) In last month’s magazine I reviewed a very excellent night of music with the Bristol Choral Society at the Cathedral, and mentioned they were performing with the Bristol Sinfonietta. My mistake - I’d unintentionally downgraded the orchestral accompaniment as it was in fact the British Sinfonietta. Apologies for my mistake. Front cover - bluebells in Blaise

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Music - Present, Past & Future Album of the Month May

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Vision & Revision:The First 80 Years Of Topic Records (Topic Records)

Anne Briggs by Anne Briggs – Topic Records Many would select a Ewan MacColl album as the essential Topic release, but for us it’s Anne Briggs’ full-length debut from 1971 which we’d rank as the jewel in their proudly homespun crown.

2019 marks the 80th anniversary of the oldest independent record label in the world, Topic Records. To mark the occasion, Topic has asked the cream of British folk music to select and record a song from their vast back catalogue. The result is a double-album which highlights both the strength of that material and the number of artists who feel compelled to pay their respects.

The album’s simplicity was key to its impact. Only four of the ten tracks had any sort of accompaniment, the rest were a cappella performances from Briggs, who had enough emotion and narrative in her voice to carry the songs meanings and feelings. Largely compromising of old standards, a pair of songs, Go Your Way and Living By The Water, were original compositions. The former brimmed with longing and proved that her own creations were more than a match for any of the traditional tracks on the record.

Of course, there are some artists who you would expect to see on an album of this nature, such is their relationship with Topic. Thankfully, the likes of Martin Simpson, Peggy Seeger, Oysterband and Eliza Carthy all make an appearance, paying homage to the label which has helped them join the ranks of the biggest names in the folk genre. Seeger’s eerie and stripped-back take on Mike Waterson’s Jack Frost is one of the record’s highlights, a lot of thought has clearly gone into both the selection and presentation of the music.

Famously, Briggs had taught the album’s opening track Blackwater Side (another traditional composition) to Bert Jansch in the mid-60s, when they were performing regularly at folk clubs. That she was able to record her own version for this album seemed only appropriate. Go Your Way was conceived during the same period. One of a handful of songs that they were able to write together it’s a small example of Briggs’ key role in our folk heritage.

Equally, there are certain songs which you feel had to be included and you have to commend the courage of the musicians that were prepared to tackle them. Kitty Macfarlane is brave enough to take on Anne Briggs’ iconic Go Your Way, and succeeds by playing it with a relatively straight bat. It’s left to The Oldham Tinkers to have a go at the most famous of all the Topic tracks, Ewan MacColl’s Dirty Old Town, and they imbue the song with verve and energy.

Gig of the Month Kitty MacFarlane @ Frenchay Village Hall, Friday 21st June Namer Of Clouds, Kitty MacFarlane’s 2018 album, was a highlight of last year which was inspired by her Somerset home – containing songs about starling murmurations and the mermaids of the Bristol Channel. Next month she’ll be playing the Downend Folk Club and, as well as songs from her own impressive release, you might even get to hear her play her version of Go Your Way.

Topic has never been a label to rest on its laurels, so it’s gratifying to see up-and-coming folk artists such as Sam Lee ﬁnd their place on the album. Vision & Revision acts as an ideal celebration of how much Topic Records has given to the folk world whilst reminding us that there’s still plenty of life in the scene.

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History Notes - Julian Lea-Jones No. 137 - St Edith’s Well - once importance of the public ceremony attended by Ann and members of the campaign group again blessed was recognised by the participation of Bristol’s Civic Dignitaries and HRH the Duke of Kent.

Visitors to the area of Castle Park opposite the top of Union Street at mid-day on Tuesday the 2nd of April might have wondered why a large group of people, including some in Civic ﬁnery, were stood around looking at a metre diameter sheet of glass set in paving. The occasion which followed the long awaited restoration of St Edith’s Well was a formal blessing carried out by Bristol’s Diocesan Bishop, the Right Honourable Vivienne Faull.

The well-blessing ceremony was historically signiﬁcant because the well, known variously as St Edith’s Well, or the Ed[d]ywell, was named after St Edith of Wilton and is believed to date back to Saxon times when the area was home to a small Saxon settlement, Brigstowe, the antecedent of Bristol. It is on record that Eadgifu was the natural daughter of Wulfrida or Wulfthryth, a woman of noble birth whom Edgar, King of England, carried off from Wilton Abbey near Salisbury. Edgar took Wulfrida to his residence at Kemsing near Sevenoaks where Edith was born in 961, but Wulfthryth left Edgar, returning to Wilton and taking the young Edith with her to be educated by the nuns. When Edith was ﬁfteen she also became a nun, as was her mother. Sadly Edith died in 984 preceding her mother by sixteen years. Many miracles were attributed to Edith during her life at Wilton and after her death, and at her mother’s instigation (who by then had become Wilton’s Abbess), Edith was elevated to sainthood and the Abbey church was placed under her patronage. Her feast day was the 16th of September, the day after the date of her death. With the Norman Conquest in 1066 Bristol became one of their principal strongholds but the spring-fed St Edith’s well was still an important water source. In the 1474 Bristol’s merchant prince, William Canynge, contributed funds to the Mayor, William Spencer, for the good of the township. He chose to use the funds to protect an important water supply, St Edith’s Well and St Peter’s Pump, (the latter so named because it

The ceremony marked the successful culmination of years of tireless research and campaigning, by Ann Freeman and the Friends of Castle Park, to get the historic well restored, sign-boarded and available to public view. In 2016 Wessex Archaeology (West) was commissioned by the Parks Projects Team of Bristol City Council to monitor restoration work on the well with the results recorded on the new signboards. The historic 17

History Notes - Julian Lea-Jones was adjacent to St Peter’s Church). The result was an ornate stone castellete surmounted by a cross which covered the well head and protected it from contamination. In 1586 Ralph Dole gave 20 shillings a year for the upkeep of the supply. Understandably the well would have been a focal point for the community, and in 1661 it is said that a maypole was erected here.

of St Edith’s well was only discernible by a paving slab turned face down and thus was slightly lighter than the surrounding ones. There the nearly 1100 year story of St Edith’s Well would have ended but for the efforts of the enthusiasts who campaigned for its recognition. However a mystery remains.Why was a Bristol well dedicated to a Wiltshire Saint? The answer probably lies with the ﬁrst people who settled here and who may have venerated a Mercian Saint. There is another aspect to this. Alfred Watkins in the 1920s coined the term ‘Ley Lines’ for alignments of topographical and sacred sites and visited Bristol when he identiﬁed a number of Ley Lines passing through the area, one of which passed through the site of the water source. Mmore recent studies have also detected an energy line which also crosses the adjacent St Peter’s Church.

After the Civil War Cromwell had Bristol Castle ‘slighted’, that is rendered unusable as a defensive structure, at which time the well surround was refurbished. However the wellhead and castellete suffered an ignominious end in 1766 when it was considered an impediment to increased trafﬁc, sharing the same fate as Bristol’s medieval High Cross (which I described in History note 131) by also being given to Henry Hoare to grace his parkland at Stourhead. In its place, by St Peter’s Church, a new shaft and superstructure were built from where it continued to provide a valuable wholesome water supply, until 1887 when sewage contamination forced its closure. The site of St Peter’s Pump could still be seen through the windows of Frederick Barton’s hosiery shop at 4 & 5 Dolphin Street.

Date for your diary: For those who missed the Well Blessing Ceremony there will be a chance to come to a free event to celebrate the well’s restoration on Saturday 4th May. Events which start at 10.30 until about 12.30. The celebration will begin with a story teller. Children invited to dance round the well, (safely covered), and a folk singer will sing a ‘Bless the Well’ song. Everyone can join in. At this point our Lord Lieutenant will cut the ribbon. We also hope to have Morris dancers. A ‘Jack- in the-Green’ will pass through causing disruption between 11am and 12 noon. To join in the festivities everyone is welcome to come in fancy dress.

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Gardening Tips from Hilary Barber 1. Now that the spring bulbs have ﬁnished, they can all be deadheaded and congested clumps can also be divided. Apply a liquid organic fertiliser such as seaweed extract to bulbs after they die down to prevent bulb blindness next year.

9. Cut back early ﬂowering shrubs and climbers, such as forsythia, ribes, osmanthus burkwoodii, Viburnum bodnantense, Viburnum TInus and Mahonia. You can also tidy up Clematis Montana and any other early ﬂowering climber.

2. Regularly hoe off annual weeds to stop self seeding. Many annual weeds such as chickweed or ephemeral weeds such as hairy bittercress produce masses of seed, so ensure that you remove them before they seed.

10. In the vegetable garden, you can sow French, Runner and Dwarf Beans in situ. Also sow salads little and often to ensure you have a constant supply, but no glut! 11.Watch out for blanket weed in your pond Twirl it out with a cane, make sure you have a net of barley straw in the pond, and if it’s very problematic, you can buy a liquid barley straw extract from your local garden centre.

3. Mow lawns weekly, and if you haven’t done so already, feed your lawns with a spring lawn feed high in nitrogen, to green up your lawn. 4. Clear and re plant up your pots with summer annuals to add instant colour. I love the drought resistant pelargoniums although mine have overwintered so I have just given them a good feed.

12. And ﬁnally keep an eye out for slugs and snails, as they will have survived the mild winter and I’m forecasting that they will be very busy this summer! Happy gardening!

5. Check for nesting birds before clipping hedges. We have blackbirds nesting in the climbing hydrangea, pigeons in the bay tree, and robins in the privet hedge. The robins didn’t use the box I put up for them in the bay tree - probably frightened away by the pigeons, so I will move the nesting box in February next year!

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6. Put supports in for tall perennials before they get too tall and ﬂop over on smaller plants in the front of your borders. You can use natural pea sticks pruned from dog wood or hazel or buy metal supports from the garden centre 7. Ensure your water butts are ready for the summer, just in case there is a period of dry weather 8 Sow half hardy annual seeds outdoors where they are to ﬂower. These could include Cosmos, Nicotiana, Tagetes (marigolds), Zinnia, Cleome and Cobaea. 22

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Good Reads - Bruce Fellows’ book recommendations In The Driftless Area, Pierre Hunter decides to skate across a frozen lake and then hitchhike back to work but the ice gives way and he’s seconds from death when the stunning Stella rescues him. He moves in with her but ‘everything that succeeds creates the conditions for its own demise’ and when Pierre goes to California and hitchhikes back, things start to crumble. Tom Drury’s witty, touching and always engrossing novel becomes a fastmoving thriller with a cast of characters both good and villainous as well as a mysterious older man who adds spookiness to the plot as it rushes to its shocking conclusion. If you want to read a treasure trove of things English then get hold of Harry Mount’s How England Made the English. Our weather, geology, soil and position on the globe are crucial to our national character and how we live but of course we, the people, have in turn created England. The English landscape is almost entirely man-made, our towns have grown up higgledypiggledy around ancient features and following old field boundaries, our names have ancient origins. There is so much to learn from Harry Mount that you can’t remember it all. This is a book to read with delight and then keep for reference. The Cold War is finished and terrorism has taken over but intelligence is still king. In A Most Wanted Man, John le Carre gives us an intricate and intriguing story of how big money moves around the world and bank rolls terrorism. Issa, a Chechen refugee turns up in Hamburg; Annabel, a human rights lawyer rings a failing private bank for him and Tommy, the bank’s proprietor finds his father’s legacy comes back to bite him. Add in German, British and American spooks as well as an Islamic scholar and a convoluted, detailed and gripping thriller unfolds that will keep you rapidly turning the pages. A novel about a lonely woman with a cat? Oh, no, you might think but you’d be completely wrong. Jane Seymour is The Woman who took in Parcels and opened one in local author Penny Kline’s intriguing, moving and very human new novel. When Jane opens a parcel, the cat’s out of the bag. Not her cat, he’s exploring a loft conversion. This is a story with a mystery but much more importantly we’re given entry to Jane’s mind and how she sees and interacts with friends and neighbours. Kline, via Jane, is insightful and funny about people and their ways. It’s a great read. A Keeper is Graham Norton’s gripping new novel of families and loneliness. Elizabeth returns to Ireland from New York to clear up the affairs of her dead mother. Her son is flying to California to stay with his father. As you might expect, nothing goes to plan. A find of letters sets Elizabeth off on the trail of her unknown father. Meanwhile we are also treated to the story of what really happened with her parents; the truth that Elizabeth is trying to discover. It’s a complex and occasionally brutal tale set in a forbidding rural Irish landscape and it’s impossible to put down. 24

Overseas entities and UK land. requirements, any sale, registerable

lease or mortgage of that land will be prevented by a restriction imposed by the relevant land registry.

The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published the draft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill. The Bill will require overseas entities to supply and update details of their beneficial ownership for a public register when they hold or deal with land or buildings in the UK.

Buyers, tenants and lenders beware! Those that intend to buy, lease or charge property to or from an overseas entity will need to check that the overseas company is registered and that their registration is not out of date not only at the date of completion but also at the time the transaction is registered otherwise the transaction may be void. It will be necessary to obtain assurance and evidence that the updating duty has been fulfilled and will be fulfilled at the time of completion. In most cases, this will take the form of a contract which will be made conditional on the proprietorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s compliance with the updating obligation. This will inevitably lead to further complications, a need to carry out more in-depth due diligence, and cause potential delays in respect of property transactions involving an overseas entity.

It is the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intention that the register will be operational in 2021. After 2021 no overseas entities will be able to buy, sell or transfer UK land without supplying the details of their beneficial owners and ensuring that the beneficial ownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; details on the public register are annually updated. There will therefore be an additional burden on UK property owning overseas entities. If the overseas entity does not comply with these requirements they will have committed an offence. The overseas company will need to remember to update the register and to keep its administrative addresses at both the Land Registry and Companies House up to date.

Deadlines for Registration A transitional regime will be put in place once the Bill comes into force. The overseas entities will have 18 months from the commencement date either to dispose of the land or provide beneficial ownership information to the Registrar. After the 18 months have passed of the Bill becoming law, prohibitions will be put on the registers of title so that sales, registrable leases or mortgages of land cannot be registered.

The overseas entity cannot be registered as the proprietor of UK land at any of the UK Land Registries if they fail to comply with the requirements. If the land is already owned by the overseas entity and it has not complied with the

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On This Day in Bristory News

Sport

5 May 1917

30 May 1895 WG Grace earned his 100th first-class century by scoring 169 runs whilst playing for Gloucestershire in a match against Middlesex at Lord’s. Some historians consider his knock of 288 runs on 16 May of the same year as the century of centuries, but official records do not consider two scores to be official; his century for the Gentlemen to Canada Touring Team in 1873 or a match between Gloucestershire and Somerset in 1879. Grace would go on to make a total of 124 first-class centuries.

The SS Feltria, an ocean liner owned by the British India Steamers Ltd of Glasgow, was torpedoed by German U-boat UC-48 whilst on a voyage from New York to Avonmouth. 45 lives were lost as a result of the attack. Of the Feltria’s six lifeboats, one capsized during launching and another was blown to pieces by torpedo. Several Bristolians were amongst the casualties.

2 May 1990 Bristol Rovers beat their rivals Bristol City 3-0 at Twerton Park to secure the Third Division title (now League One). One of the most-famous of all the derby matches, Rovers’ scorers on the night were Devon White, with a brace, and Ian Holloway, who scored a penalty. Bristol City were also promoted that same season, so it wasn’t all bad for The Robins.

31 May 1930 Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport was ofﬁcially opened by HRH Prince George, becoming only the third civil airport in the country. The airport had grown out of the success of a ﬂying club which had been started in 1927 at Filton Aerodrome when a group of local businessman managed to raise £6,000 through public subscriptions. The success of the club meant that they needed a new base, and in 1929 a farm in Whitchurch was deemed as the ideal location. Flying eventually ceased from Whitchurch in 1957.

Music 23 May 1977

Q u e e n played the ﬁrst of two dates at Bristol Hippodrome as part of their “A Day at the Races” tour, in support of the album of the same name. Songs included in the set included Somebody To Love, Killer Queen, You’re My Best Friend and Bohemian Rhapsody (which was performed full-length for the ﬁrst time throughout the tour).The set ended with a version of God Save the Queen, to coincide with the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II.

27 May 1936 Another key date in the history of Bristol (Whitchurch) Airport, due to it being the destination for the first ever Aer Lingus flight. Five days after being registered as an airline, its first service began between Baldonnel Airfield in Dublin and Whitchurch, using a six-seater de Havilland DH.84 Dragon biplane. 29 May 2010

The Reverend Canon Dr David Hoyle, 52, from Gloucester was appointed as the new Dean of Bristol in a ceremony at Bristol Cathedral attended by ﬁve bishops and hundreds of guests and dignitaries. The appointment had been approved by the Queen on 22 December 2009. Hoyle was born in 1957 and educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and Ripon College, Cuddesdon. The Dean of Bristol is the head of the Chapter of the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, Bristol, England

1 May 1984 Having sailed from Sunderland to Bristol the previous summer, the Old Profanity Showboat (aka Thekla) held an opening night which was ﬁlmed as an Omnibus BBC 1 documentary. Owned by Ki Longfellow-Stanshall, the wife of Vivian Stanshall (of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band), the boat held more than 240 theatrical performances over the next two and a half years, with appearances from Keith Allen, Joe Cocker, Paul Merton, Rik Mayall, Alexi Sayle and many others. 26

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Children’s Puzzles - answers on page 61 Can you name these nine animals? If so, write their names in the boxes. Then take the ﬁrst le�ter of each animal - there are nine of them - and see if you can rearrange the le�ers to make up the name of another animal. Two clues - the tenth animal has two words, and it isn’t a big fan of hot weather. Brian the s h a r k has three s h a r k y friends Helen, Heidi and Ruth - who have swum off leaving Brian all alone. Can you ﬁnd them? - they will be hiding somewhere elsewhere in the magazine.

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The IT Surgery - Russell Isaac Controlling your kids’ WIFI usage

There are now a growing number of smartphone apps – a popular example is WiFi Blocker - which are easy to set up with most popular WiFi hubs and allow you to take easy control of all of the people and devices on your network. Other providers, like BT, are offering a free WiFi control app to accompany their WiFi network systems.

The ancient punishment of “no pocket money” has been replaced in many homes with “I’m switching off the WiFi”. If your kids are anything like my two, you’ll know that WiFi is their oxygen and, denial of such a vital resource, can result in teenage implosions on a scale never before witnessed.

Using these apps, you can switch your WiFi on and off with the tap of a button, set on/ off times for speciﬁc users for each day of the week, organise all your family’s devices into Groups for easy control, see which devices are on-line – all from your phone...!

It’s not all their fault – like it or not they DO live in a society where on-line communication has become the norm, it’s the go-to place to watch Netﬂix/YouTube - and even their school homework is increasingly set and monitored online.

Such apps are certainly worth a look if you feel you’re losing the battle with kids on-line access!

But, as parents we need, I feel, to be increasingly vigilant about the number of hours they are on-line – particularly late at night. But it isn’t always easy to police.

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Quiz Time - answers on page 61 What year did new Southmead Hospital officially open? 2 Put these capital cities in order, closest to furthest from Bristol, as the crow flies - Lisbon, Athens, Helsinki. 3 Saint Christopher is the patron saint of what? 4 What colours are the following shades - a) umber, b) cobalt and c) vermillion? 5 In what centuries were a) William Caxton’s printing press invented, b) the dissolution of the monasteries, and c) and the Statue of Liberty built? 6 What hormone is produced in the pancreas? 7 What is a psephologist an expert in kites, fingerprints or opinion polls? 8 According to the rules which character should always go first in a traditional UK game of Cluedo - Miss Scarlet, Mrs White or Mrs Peacock 9 Whose debut albums were a) “One of the Boys” (2008), b) “Please” (1986), and c) “Surfin’ Safari” (1962) 10 Name the worlds largest producers of a) raspberries (R), b) coconuts (I), and c) gold (C). Initial letter in capitals

Where were the Olympic Games held in a) 2004, b) 1996 and c) 1976? 2 Name the losing semi-ﬁnalists in the 2019 FA Cup. 3 Which jockey rode Tiger Roll to victory? 4 These ladies have represented their country at which sports - a) Eve Muirhead, b) Laura Muir and c) Lucy Bronze? 5 Who won the Open Golf Champ at Carnoustie in 2018? 6 What sports take place professionally at a) Thruxton, b) Cartmel, and c) Brandon Stadium? 7 Name the American football, ice hockey and baseball teams that play in Pittsburgh. 8 What is the sum total of the points won in a Formula 1 race by the drivers who ﬁnish on the podium? 9 Name the world sports trophies shown below. 10 Name the three pairs of great sporting rivals shown below.

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Friends of the Downs and Avon Gorge (FOD+AG) News travellers to prevent eviction.

“It does seem appalling to me the ease with which travellers can set up camp on the Downs in Bristol and the amount of time it seems to take to remove them. This now seems to be a recurring problem, with travellers moving onto the site with impunity every few months.

What about the police? The council or landowner can contact the police if a traveller site is trespassing and they can be immediately evicted from the site if there are two or more people, they have six or more vehicles parked on the land or one of them has caused damage or behaved in a threatening or abusive manner.

Just recently after spending several weeks camped out near St Monicas on the Downs the caravans ﬁnally moved.............about 500 yards to an area near Ladies Mile! So what’s going on ? And what is the legal position ?

The police are bound by the Human Rights Act and may be constrained to avoid using section 61 in circumstances where it would preclude welfare considerations from being applied by the civil courts. The duty of the police is to preserve the peace and prevent crime. Trespass on land by itself is not a criminal offence. Prevention of Trespass and the removal of trespassers are the responsibilities of the landowner and not the police.The police will investigate all criminal and public order offences.

Evicting travellers from council-owned land - what are the procedures and why does it take so long? Councils can’t remove unauthorised encampments from their land immediately, as they have to follow national legislation and guidelines. They have to be able to show the travellers are on the land without consent, look into the general health and welfare of the travellers and their children’s education, and they have to comply with the Human Rights Acts 1998. Following this procedure will allow the council to obtain authority from the courts to order the travellers to leave the site.

So as you can see it’s a slow process. The police (and I’m sure the council) must be sick and tired of being contacted by local residents complaining about this problem. Not forgetting the Downs Rangers who have to clear up after them. It’s not only the time involved with dealing with this issue that’s of concern of course, it’s also the huge expense involved. I must point out that this is happening all over the country as well as other Parks and green spaces here in Bristol. Bristol has one permanent caravan site in Ashton Vale (12 pitches) and one transit site in Lawrence Weston (20 pitches). These are run and managed by Bristol City Council.

The police will visit any sites reported to them but trespassing is a civil offence and not a criminal offence. This means preventing trespass and removing trespassers is the responsibility of the landowner - not the police. Of course, if criminal activity has happened on land occupied by travellers, the police have the power to move them.

I hope this goes some way towards explaining the process.” Derek Caterall Friends of the Downs

What happens next? Local authorities must apply for injunctions and court orders.The council must ﬁrstly show that the travellers are on the land without consent. Removal time will depend upon when a court hearing date can be obtained. In many instances, however, a leaving date will be agreed with the

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Buying a House? Your Tax Ques�ons Answered With the arrival of the spring, there typically comes a quickening of pace in the property market. Despite the ongoing eﬀect of Brexit, we focus this month on a frequently asked ques�on: what are the tax implica�ons of buying property? Does It Ma�er If We Have Owned or S�ll Own Other Proper�es?

We examine a typical scenario, where a couple wish to purchase a house together and are prepared to buy, as either sole or joint purchasers, if that will be beneﬁcial from a tax perspec�ve. What should you do if you ﬁnd yourself in that situa�on?

Generally speaking, First Time Buyers’ Relief will not be available if any of the purchasers own or have previously owned a property at any point.

Can You Claim any Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) relief?

If any of the purchasers own another property that they are not selling, it is likely that the purchase will be subject to the ‘higher rates’ of SDLT.

You may be able to claim relief from SDLT and save up to £5,000 if each purchaser is a ﬁrst �me buyer.

We are o�en asked if it makes any diﬀerence if only one person is added to the property’s �tle. For these purpose, married couples and civil partners are deemed to be ‘one’. So if one person owns a property, the other person is deemed to also own that property.

The relief is for ﬁrst �me buyers who are purchasing residen�al property in England or Northern Ireland* for £500,000 or less, as long as it is their only, or main, residence. For example, if you purchase a property for £300,000, you will pay no SDLT. On the purchase of a property for £500,000, the SDLT would be £10,000 (usually £15,000).

If you are not married or in a civil partnership, there are ways that you can structure the purchase to avoid paying the higher rates of SDLT or to beneﬁt from First Time Buyers’ Relief. However, op�ons are o�en ruled out when mortgage lending is involved.

There is also Mul�ple Dwellings Relief to consider. If the property contains more than one ‘dwelling’ (for example, an outbuilding that has been converted into separate living accommoda�on), you may be able to claim this form of relief and reduce the amount of SDLT you pay.

What About Capital Gains Tax? Generally, if you sell your main or only home you don’t have to pay any Capital Gains Tax (CGT) as Private Residence Relief (PRR) provides 100% relief against any capital gain. Therefore if you sell your main residence

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before the new purchase this will allow you to beneﬁt from 100% PRR.

Indeed, in the UK, married couples and civil partners do not have any automa�c right to each other’s assets. So, if your spouse or civil partner were to die without making a Will, or le� a Will that did not beneﬁt you, you could poten�ally lose all or part of your money.

If you retain a property and purchase a new property that becomes your main residence, then PRR may be restricted on a future sale of the retained property, which could give rise to a CGT liability.

Similarly, if your spouse or civil partner were to be declared bankrupt, they could lose their home, and if you were to divorce there is no guarantee that you would get your money back in any se�lement.

… And Inheritance Tax? The good news is that inheritance tax is not charged between spouses or civil partners, as long as they are both UK domiciled for tax purposes.

The tax implica�ons of purchasing property are complex. If you are considering moving house and need advice, please contact Mary McCrorie at mmccrorie@vwv. co.uk or on 0117 314 5368 before taking the plunge.

Are There Any Non-Tax Pi�alls? If you sell your home and eﬀec�vely gi� your share of the house to your spouse or civil partner for them to purchase the new home in their sole name, you should be aware that you are taking a risk.

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Talking Pets - at the Animal Health Centre Ticks and Lyme Disease

from some monthly tastey treats to Spot-on formulations and collars. At this time of year we very much advise using a tick preventative until late Autumn. Previously ticks peaked in Spring and Autumn but recent studies have shown increased tick activity all Summer too, thought to be maybe that a wetter milder climate could be implicated.

Richard Gere, Daryl Hall and Martine McCutcheon are among the celebrities who have contracted Lyme Disease and are helping to spread awareness of the condition. It seems that cases are increasing among humans and as we live in an area where we also have the disease we need to be Lyme aware and informed.

No product is 100%v effective and it is also re c o m m e n d e d that all dogs are checked every 24 hours and any ticks found to be carefully removed with a ‘Tick hook’. The bulk of infection is thought to be transmitted at least 24 hours after attachment so a daily check of your dog is very important ( as well as checking your own legs and arms after a country walk). Frequent swimming dogs may not be most suited to topical products and an oral medication as a treat will be more effective.

But it is not only humans, dogs also suffer from Lyme Disease and with their habits of running into undergrowth and exercise in grassy places they are at high risk. Lyme Disease is a bacterial disease caused by the bacteria Borrelia. The bacteria is spread by a tick bite from the commonest tick in the UK, Ixodes. The greatest incidence of infections is from Spring to Autumn when the ticks are active and particularly in areas where deer or sheep are grazing. In humans early signs of Lyme disease are a red ring rash around the bite and ﬂu like symptoms and the advice is to see your doctor as treatment early in the disease is much more likely to be successful.

If you ﬁnd a tick, or what you may suspect to be a tick, on your dog and are unsure about its removal please contact the practice. Our nurses are very happy to demonstrate the use of a tick hook to you and there is no charge for a tick removal consultation.

In dogs the signs of Lyme disease are more likely to be associated with lameness, joint swelling and heat and leading on to fever, lethargy and swollen lymph glands. The disease in dogs can be more difﬁcult to diagnose as often the tick bite went un-noticed in a hairy skin and the red circular rash is not often seen in dogs.

So enjoy your summer country walks and be Tick aware to stay safe!

If recognised early in dogs a long course of antibiotics can be used to good effect to prevent chronic disease, however spotting the disease early enough is difﬁcult. Much more effective is to prevent the tick bite in the ﬁrst place.

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Finding ways to live better with heart failure.

Heart failure is a condition when the heart doesn’t pump strongly enough. It often happens after a heart attack or because of high blood pressure.

On Wednesday 15th May, experts from the Bristol Heart Institute will be hosting a public event called ‘Finding ways to live better with heart failure’ where people will be able to ask experts questions and receive practical advice about ways of living with heart failure as a condition.

More than 6000 people in Bristol and over half a million people in the UK live with heart failure and, unlike some other heart conditions, it can’t be cured. It is possible to manage the symptoms of heart failure but it is a serious, long term condition which progresses over time and is often eventually fatal.

The event, led by Dr Yasmin Ismail, a consultant cardiologist at the Bristol Heart Institute, will have a programme featuring doctors and nurses from Bristol Community Health as well as representatives from a range of other support organisations and charities. It will include sessions on managing medications, what exercise is safe, tips on the best diets, dealing with anxiety and stress (especially for carers) and information on potential new treatments. The event will be held at the BAWA Health & Leisure Club, 589 Southmead Rd, BS34 7RG from 2pm. Everyone is welcome and no booking is required. For any enquiries about the event, call 0117 342 6691.

Living with heart failure has a massive impact both on those with the condition, and also on the people around them. It often requires a range of lifestyle changes and long-term, ongoing treatment. For more information on heart failure, visit the NHS England website. 41

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One postcode - so much to see! 80 artists in venues around Henleaze, Westbury-on-Trym and Stoke Bishop. Affordable paintings, prints, turned wood, sculpture, jewellery, mosaics, ceramics, photography and more! Brochures, with the Trail map and artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; details, available at local libraries, cafĂŠs and shops.

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Prize Wordsearch We have a musical theme to the Prize Wordsearch this month, in which the winning entrant will receive a £25 Colston Hall Gift Voucher to spend against any tickets from the Colston Hall box ofﬁce.

U2 Oasis Blondie Spice Girls Pink Floyd Pet Shop Boys Fleetwood Mac Three Degrees Take That New Order Coldplay The Beach Boys Queen Muse Massive Attack The Police Radiohead Arctic Monkeys Date: ___________________ Duran Duran The Beatles The Clash

To enter, complete the wordsearch puzzle. Listed below are twenty one major bands of the last ﬁfty years. Twenty of them have been hidden in the puzzle - meaning that there is one band that is missing. If you fancy winning the Gift Voucher just send me the name of the missing band. Words can be hidden written forwards, backwards, up, down or on a diagonal.

Your entry must be submitted no later than 31st May - send them in to 8 Sandyleaze,WoT, BS9 3PY, email andy@bcmagazines.co.uk, call 0117 259 1964 or text 07845 986650. _____________________________ Right, here are the bands you are looking for best of luck!

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What’s On & Community News Listings for community events, not-for-proﬁt clubs and charitable activities are free of charge. If you have something of this nature that you would like listed please get in touch by calling 0117 259 1964 or 07845 986650, or emailing andy@bcmagazines.co.uk. Listings must be submitted in Word or text in an email only and be no longer than 75 words to be accepted.

£5, and under 16s free) available from 0117 9230164 or tickets@bristolphoenixchoir.org.uk Saturday May 11th 7.30pm at St. Alban’s Church, Coldharbour Road, Westbury Park. Local conductor Nicholas Bromilow leads the Long Ashton Orchestra in a wideranging programme Beethoven’s dramatic Coriolanus Overture and two contrasting symphonies - Haydn’s 103rd, “the Drum Roll”, and Bruckner’s Symphony No.4 - “the Romantic.”. Admission free with retiring collection for charity.

Details shown are accurate to the best of my knowledge, but dates, times & locations may change without notiﬁcation. So if you are unsure, and to avoid disappointment, please contact the organiser listed to double check.

City Voices Bristol is a non auditioning community choir that welcomes new members. Whether you have been in other choirs or haven’t sung since school days, why not come and join us? We are a friendly bunch of people of all ages and love singing both for relaxation and for enjoyment. We perform two concerts each year at St Georges Hall, with a wide repertoire from Mozart to the Beach Boys and Lady Gaga. If you are interested, we rehearse on a Monday evening from 7.30-9.30 in the Performing Arts Centre at Red Maids’ High School, Westbury on Trym. Meanwhile if you want to ﬁnd out more before then, please have a look at our website http://www.cityvoicesbristol.org and make contact for more information.

Theatre, Concerts and Music Come to Henleaze Ladies’ Choir Concert on Thursday 16 May 2pm – 3pm at St Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze. Enjoy a wide variety of music from Bach to Gilbert & Sullivan at this free afternoon concert, plus a nice cup of tea! A collection will be taken for the charity Home Start – Bristol for their work with families with young children. For further details contact Jean on 0117 9624466 or Jane on 07752 332278. Friends of Welsh National Opera welcome visitors to “An Evening with Dame Felicity Palmer” on Wednesday 15 May, 7.15, at Redmaids High School. Dame Felicity, one of the most outstanding singers of her generation, will be in conversation with Andrew Borkowski about her distinguished international operatic career and her extensive repertoire. She will also share with us some of her favourite music. Tickets at the door: Friends £5, Guests £7. Contact Margaret Borkowski at borkmail@googlemail.com for more information.

The BCCS Choral Society is a small and friendly choir who meet weekly at the Bristol Cathedral Choir School on Wednesday evenings. We sing material spanning the core choral repertoire for the Spring concert as well as traditional songs and contemporary arrangements in the summer and carols in Advent. We will be singing Handel’s Messiah in March. If you’d like to ﬁnd out more, please contact Christina May on maylearner@ outlook.com or 07454 002877.

Saturday 18th May at 7.45, at Clifton Cathedral, Bristol Phoenix Choir will sing the Bach Mass in B Minor with the Fitzhardinge Consort. The Corelli Orchestra will be playing period instruments at baroque pitch. Paul Walton is the conductor, with Daisy Walford (Soprano), Rob Waters (Counter-tenor), Chris Lombard (Tenor) and Dan Robson (Bass). Tickets are £15 (students

Westbury Park Orchestra is a friendly nonauditioned orchestra with a repertoire of classical and modern pieces and with an emphasis on having fun. You will ideally be of a good standard (string and brass players particularly welcome). We meet at Westbury-on-Trym Methodist Church, Westbury Hill on Monday evenings between 8.00 and 9.30 (term-time only). Free taster 46

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to a rehearsal. NotaBene Vocal Ensemble has vacancies in all voice-parts to expand our dynamic a cappella group. Our repertoire includes a range of styles but mostly comprises modern/popular songs. We perform from memory, often incorporating a theatrical performance style (nothing too scary). We rehearse on Monday evenings in Horﬁeld, Bristol. Music-reading ability useful but not essential and entry is via a friendly audition. Please contact Lisa Smith on 07966 459872 to discuss or email notabenebristol@yahoo.com.

Bristol Cabot Choir is delighted to welcome new members for all voice parts. Why not come and sing with us for a ‘taster’ rehearsal before a simple audition? We meet at Redland URC on Mondays at 7.30 pm. FFI email admin@ bristolcabotchoir.org, visit www.bristolcabotchoir. org or ﬁnd us on Facebook. ‘Babbers’ Radio Show every Monday from midday to 2pm on Ujima Radio - 98FM. The show is organised and presented by older people for older people with the aim of helping to reduce loneliness and social isolation - although the topics we cover are interesting and relevant to all. For more details - info@ujimaradio.com.

People of Note community choir is looking for new members, especially altos. We are friendly and it›s fun, the songs we sing are very varied, pop, folk, world music, original pieces, but not traditional choral. We meet in Southville on Tuesday and Clifton on Wednesday evenings. Visit www.peopleofnote.co.uk or email peopleofnote@ btinternet.com for more details. Come along for a free taster!

Bristol Chamber Choir. Come and join Bristol’s oldest choir (founded in 1837). Rehearsals are on Wednesday evenings at Redland Park United Reformed Church at 7.30pm. Further details can be found at www.bristolchamberchoir.org.uk. Please contact our Secretary, Rae Ford, on 0117 939 1685 or Rod Coomber on 01275 843 900 or email rodcoomber@aol.co.uk for more details.

Exhibitions, Markets and Meetings Meeting hall for hire. Subud Hall, Wesley Place, Clifton, BS8 2YD. The Subud Hall is an ex Wesleyan Chapel next to the Downs with 2 beautiful, peaceful spaces 7/8 metres for hire. Suitable for rehearsals, choirs, classes etc. Please call 07790519683 for more info.

Want to be involved in music? Can you count to 6? Don’t mind sitting on the ﬂoor? Join us Bristol Community Gamelan play the music of Java and are looking for new members for the 2018/9 season. We meet every Monday evening in the World Music Studio at Cotham School from 6.30 to 8.30 to play traditional & modern pieces. If interested email keithripley27@gmail.com or phone 9444241. They can be seen on YouTube.

Henleaze May Fair, Saturday 11 May, 2pm – 5pm at the campus of Henleaze Juniors, Infants and Claremont School, Park Grove, Bristol BS9 4LG. Community school fair, open to all. Will you hook-a-duck or splat-a-rat? Traditional maypole dancing from the children. Magic show, rides, slide and bouncy castle. Pizza, ice cream and prosecco and lots more too. Admission £1 on the gate, proceeds to the schools’ parents’ associations to provide playground equipment and enrichment activities. Further details eric.livingston@yahoo. co.uk.

Sing with OutThereMusic’s North Bristol Community Choir who rehearse every Thursday evening between 7:45 - 9:45 at Westbury Park School, Bayswater Avenue, BS6 7NU. There is no audition and we have an eclectic repertoire with a very warm welcome assured. For more details about the choir please visit www. outtheremusicbristol.co.uk - or just come along 48

PLAY TENNIS FOR FREE AT HENLEAZE LAWN TENNIS CLUB Tennessee Grove, off Springﬁeld Grove BS6 7XH Sunday 12th May 14:00 – 17:00, Monday 13th, Tuesday 14th, Thursday 16th, & Friday 17th May 09:30 – 12:00, and Sunday 19th May 10:30 – 17:00 Join in with adult club play, meet the day-time members, just enjoy a family game or sample our adult or junior coaching We offer a 6 week taster membership for just £20 For more information and to BOOK ONLINE go to www.henleazeltc.com or call Heather on 07891 520 456

Councillors’ Contacts - Your Green Team in Cli�on and Cli�on Down

Cllr. Jerome Thomas

Cllr. Clive Stevens

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Working hard for a be�er environment Whether it is liaising with Bristol Waste Company to improve waste collec�on in the ward or challenging the Mayor on clean air or be�er buses, your local Green councillors are working hard on the issues residents care about. Keeping you in the know Please email your local councillors if you would like to subscribe to our quarterly e-newsle�ers to get updates on changes to libraries, new developments or consulta�ons you may want to take part in.

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What’s On & Community News Male and Female over 50s Walking Touch Rugby. Every Friday 10am to 1130, Westbury Fields, Cricket Lane, Westbury-on-Trym BS10 6TW. A great inclusive sport for all levels of mobility. Come along and be welcomed. Contact Kris Tavender, email ktavender@bristolbearsrugby. com.

Fitness, Health and Wellbeing Menopause Matters - Getting to know yourself better. Supportive group and course for women going through the menopause and who want help in managing their symptoms. Commencing in June, Monday evenings at the Redland Club Burlington Road. For more information contact Tricia Worthington on 07962 892060 or tricia_worthington@msn.com

Henleaze Bowling Club welcomes new members. If you are interested in taking up bowling, come along to our Coaching sessions at 6pm on Monday evenings (from mid-April, excluding Bank Holidays) to see if the sport is for you. Henleaze is a friendly Club with very good facilities and social events throughout the year. Phone the Secretary, Tom Logan, on 01179621669 or email hbcsec@ henleazebowlingclub.org.uk for further details.

Women’s Wellbeing Workshops – Eating and Strengthening for Menopause and Positive Ageing with Claire Callaghan B.Pty MSc Chartered Physiotherapist and Sue Baic, RD R.Nutr Dietician and Nutritionist, Saturday 11th May, 9am – 1pm, May Wellness Centre, Redland BS6 7EE. This fun, practical and informative workshop is to help women who are peri and post menopausal who want to manage symptoms, weight and the effects of ageing naturally. For further information see www. clairecallaghan.com/event Bookings via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/womens-wellbeing-eatingand-strengthening-for-menopause-and-positiveageing-tickets-53779697523

Beginner-friendly ultimate frisbee club open to all ages and abilities. Come try the best sport you’ve never played. Find us on Facebook - search ‘North Bristol Ultimate’ - or email jake.f.waller@ gmail.com. Aikido for Kids: Aikido is a modern Japanese martial art which draws on fencing (kenjutsu) and wrestling (jujutsu) techniques. Regular practice develops confidence, flexibility, strength and focus. Westbury Aikido Club offers lessons for children, Sundays from 10am to 10.45am, during term-time, at the Scout Hall (Northcote), Great Brockeridge BS9 3TY. See www.westburyaikido.club for more detail, or email reenee@westburyaikido.club. The first lesson is free, so come along and give it a try!

Workshop: Create an End of Life Plan, Saturday 1st June, 10.00 - 2.30 pm at Stoke Lodge Centre BS9. Are you always getting around to it (wishes, advance care plan, will etc) Now is your chance in a welcoming and supportive place. All welcome, booking fee £30 with one concessionary ticket available. Details and enquiries to Lyn Heathcote 07952 233176 or lynhdoula@gmail. com

Karate classes on Thursday evenings at David Lloyd Westbury on Trym (no membership required). The evening starts with beginners and advanced classes for children aged 5 and up, followed by a new class for adult beginners. Please contact Trevor on 07921 917 758 for more information.

Henleaze Tennis Club Daytime Players are holding free taster sessions on Monday 13th, Tuesday 14th, Thursday 16th and Friday 17th May from 9.30am and would love to welcome any who would like to attend. These are relaxed, social mornings open to men and women players of all standards whether you have played recently or not. Just turn up or check out our website www.henleazetennisclub.co.uk to ﬁnd out more. If you enjoy the session we offer a 6 week Taster membership for just £20.

Henleaze Tennis Club welcomes new members of all ages. We are a small friendly club. Our teams play to a good standard in the Avon leagues and we have a good level of club play for those who wish to play a more relaxed game. Check out more on our website: www.henleazetennisclub.co.uk (or 50

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8th & 9th June 2019

Behind of many of the elegant terraces and crescents of Clifton, Cliftonwood and Hotwells in Bristol there are hidden gardens. This year over the weekend of 8th - 9th June there will be the opportunity to visit many of these communal gardens that are not usually accessible to the public. 7ZR YHU\ GLIIHUHQW JDUGHQV ZLOO EH RSHQ IRU WKH ¿UVW WLPH WKLV year. One is a Georgian communal garden & the other a modern garden designed by a local company. For only £5.00 (16 and under free) individual visitors get a ticket that gives entry to all gardens on both Saturday and Sunday. This comes with a booklet, a map and information on some interesting things you can look out for whilst going from garden to garden plus a tree trail for those walking along the path through St Andrew’s Churchyard.

Exclusive entry to Private gardens

For groups of eight people or more tickets can be bought in advance at the reduced price of £3.00 per person (16 and under free). Details are under ‘Tickets’ on the website http://www.gssg-bristol.com. These tickets are non-refundable. Please note that the individual gardens choose when they will be open.

Hidden spaces opened for you to walk around

From early May full information about the gardens with their opening times will be on the website http://www.gssg-bristol.com. Tickets will be on sale at some of the gardens and from 10.30 on both days under the archway outside East Clifton Café, which is between Boyce’s Avenue and Victoria Square in Clifton. This is an opportunity for the gardens to raise money for their upkeep and enhancement so some will sell refreshments, have stalls or entertainments. Others will be giving talks or conducted walks. Details are on the website. One of the aims of this weekend is for it to be a fun one for all ages. It is for people to be able to see, enjoy and learn about some of the lovely ‘secret’ gardens that are in Clifton, Cliftonwood and Hotwells.

Talks and entertainment Discover the delights of some of BS8’s Secret gardens & enjoy the open spaces.

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What’s On & Community News give Heather a call on 0117 924 7441) Westbury Folk / Country Dancing on Tuesdays 1 - 3 pm at The College, College Road, WoT. This is a sociable group meeting to have fun, get some exercise and, of course, stop for a cup of tea. No experience is necessary as all dances are called ﬁrst. For further information, call Christine on 0117 962 2223. It’s £3 per person for each session.

Thursdays, 7.30 pm. New dancers welcome - come on your own or with friends. Contact Margaret, 01275 794 638 or Graham 01275 854 782, or visit www.rscdsbristolinfo.co.uk. Westbury Scottish Club country dancing classes for beginners is held at Leonard Hall,TrinityHenleaze URC,Waterford Road, Henleaze. Contact Maggie on 01934 838 175 for more information. Classes for the more advanced dancers are at St Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze. Tel. Cheryl on 0117 401 2416. Held every Tues 7.30 - 9.30pm. See www. wscbristol.co.uk for details.

Drop-in Healing Session at the Friends Meeting House, 126 Hampton Road, Redland, BS6 6JE (Ground Floor Community Room). Thursdays 5.00-6.30, donation basis. Healing is holistic, gentle and relaxing and helps restore balance and wellbeing. Recommended if you are feeling stressed or in need of some support. Run by Bristol Healing Group with trained volunteers and links with the Healing Trust. For further information please contact Barbara on 0117 908 2061.

Fancy a ramble? How about joining us for enjoyable 8-10 mile walks on two Sundays per month? Our usual group size is 12-15 walkers. If you are interested please come and give Stoke Lodge Ramblers a try. For more details please visit www.stokelodgeramblers.wordpress.com or call our Secretary on 0117 950 0934.

Redland Green Bowls Club welcomes new members , free taster seesions every Saturday morning in May. We have a full programmes of men’s ladies and mixed friendly and competitive matches. Reduced membership offer for the ﬁrst year (£50). More information and contact details https://redlandgreenbowls.webs.com

Gardening and Horticulture Kitchen Table Workshops - ﬂower workshops round my kitchen table in Redland - take place monthly on Saturday mornings. We use as much locally grown ﬂowers and foliage as possible. Come and enjoy immersing yourself in seasonal beauty and have fun while you learn. The cost includes refreshments plus all materials and is open to any level of experience. For more details please ring 07929 253942 or visit www.Bestofthebunch.co.uk

Westbury Harriers Running Club is for all ages and abilities, with a variety of different groups and sessions to suit all. Based at Coombe Dingle Sports Complex and Blaise Castle. Training nights Mondays and Thursdays 7pm with additional sessions at Yate track on Tuesday evenings and an informal social run on Saturday mornings. See www.westburyharriers.com for more information on our events or joining us.

Friends of Old Sneed Park Nature Reserve is in the heart of Stoke Bishop. An area of wild ﬂower meadows, a lake with ducks to feed, and a woodland to walk. Membership is £10 per adult/ year.You will receive a topical quarterly newsletter, with all the details of the free events held on the Reserve. For more details please contact: fospnr@ gmail.com.

Bristol Morris Men welcome anyone who wants to try morris dancing. We practise on Thursday evenings in the Sports Hall at QEH School at Berkeley Place, Clifton from 8 to 10. For more information please visit www.bristolmorrismen. co.uk or call Grant on 0117 944 2165.

The Alpine Garden Society meets on the 3rd Friday of every month at Westbury Methodist Church, Westbury Hill, at 7.30pm. We have speakers on various topics, plant sales and social

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University of Bristol Botanic Garden

Peony Day

Sunday 12th May 2019, 10am-5pm

Discover the beauty and cultural significance of peonies Includes talks, tours and specialist plant sale

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What’s On & Community News Knit & Crochet Café at Trinity Henleaze. Do you feel that there is not much on for older people? Would you like to try something new and meet local people? Bring a friend or neighbour, or come by yourself – a warm welcome and free tea and cake guaranteed! Materials are provided and volunteers are on hand to help you if you are learning, or you can bring your current project.This is a free event. Next Session:Tuesday 28th May from 10am-12pm at Trinity Henleaze United Reformed Church,Waterford Road, BS9 4B. Hosted by Bristol Knitting and Crochet Group (07561 523 919 / brisknitcro@gmail.com) and supported by Friends Ageing Better (Age UK Bristol).

events. Visitors are very welcome at £2 a visit. For more details please call 0117 967 3160. Volunteering and Charities Bristol Libraries are looking for people who’d love reading aloud and sharing literature with others. We run 11 very successful shared reading groups in Bristol Libraries and some of them need an extra reader leader to support them. If you are this person or you think of anyone else who’d love to help, please contact us at libraries.volunteering@ bristol.gov.uk or josephineharwood@thereader. org.uk, 07807106869

Westbury Park WI meet on the ﬁrst Wednesday of the month from 7.30pm in Redland Church Hall, Redland Green Road, BS6 7HE. Guest fees are £4 per meeting (up to 3 visits allowed). Refreshment options available, biscuits/cake free. Email westburyparkwi@gmail.com or visit www. westburyparkwi.org.uk for more details.

REMAP is a registered charity that designs and makes custom aids for the disabled.We are on the lookout for volunteers (engineers, craftsmen, DIY enthusiasts etc) who are willing give up a little of their time to enable a disabled person to enjoy a better quality of life. If you can help please contact Colin on 01275 460 288, (colin305@gmail.com), or Ray on 0117 962 8729, (rwestcott@blueyonder. co.uk)or visit www.bristol.remap.org.uk.

“Simply Social” Activity and Social Club. Whether you are single or in a relationship, enhance your social life by joining our friendly social club.We are run by members for the members and enjoy a packed programme of activities including walking, live music, dancing, dining out, badminton, a reading group, weekends away and foreign holidays. There are no age limits although most of our members are 40+. Check out www.simplysocial.org.uk or phone us on 07971 427 766, and come along to one of our Thursday Club nights.

If you’d like to get more active or involved in your community why not give an hour a week or a day a month and help Marie Curie as we continue to provide care to patients and their families? If you enjoy meeting new people and raising money for a great cause, we would love to hear from you. FFI please contact Helen Isbell on 0117 924 7275 or email Helen.Isbell@mariecurie.org.uk. Friendship, Social and Support

Soroptimist International Bristol is part of a global organisation founded in Bristol for women. We meet on the second and fourth Mondays of the month at Long Ashton Golf Club. During the year we support various charities and have an interesting speaker programme. Do look at our website or for more details email: sibristol@hotmail.co.uk (www. sigbi.org/Bristol)

Henleaze Senior Film Club next meet on Monday 20th May at 2pm when we will be showing “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society” (12A) starring Jessica Brown Findlay, Tom Courtenay and Michiel Huisman. In the aftermath of WW II, a writer forms an unexpected bond with the residents of Guernsey Island when she decides to write a book about their experiences during the war. At St Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze. Refreshments: £4.00. Easy access, carers welcome. For more information please ring Home Instead Senior Care on 0117 989 8210.

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attractive young woman by insisting that he should be allowed to paint her portrait, she refuses.

The title of the ﬁlm is taken from the sub title of a painting by Vincent van Gogh, the “Portrait of a Sorrowing Man.” It covers the last two years of the life of the artist from 1888 – 1890 and is set in Provence region of France at the town of Arles, at the asylum at nearby Saint Paul and at the town of Auver, near Paris, where he died. Van Gogh is played with total conviction by Willem Dafoe. The other two main characters are his brother, the art dealer Theo van Gogh (Rupert Friend) and the painter, Paul Gauguin (Oscar Isaac). Van Gogh created a total of about 2100 artworks including 860 oil paintings, most of the oil paintings were painted in the last two a years of his life.

Following an unsuccessful attempt to start an artist’s commune in Arles van Gogh persuades Paul Gaugin to move to Arles and share the studio where they work on a “new way” of painting. However they quarrel and van Gogh’s increasingly fragile mental state causes him to cut off his own ear with a razor. He is committed to an asylum at the nearby town of Saint Remy where gets help from a sympathetic doctor, van Gogh paints his portrait. His symptoms are complex but were described as acute mania with generalised delirium. He is also seen by a pastor who patiently tries to understand why he cut off his ear.Van Gogh simply does not know the answer. In a memorable scene the pastor holds up one of his paintings (probably not his best work) and describes it as ugly. Van Gogh replies “why would god give me a gift to paint ugly and disturbing things.”

Van Gogh came from a religious family but his own attempts to become a priest failed. However a strong belief in God being manifested in nature was central to his life and his art. There are several scenes in the ﬁlm where is struggling over the ﬁelds carrying his easel, paints and brushes in a passionate quest for others to “see nature as I see it.”

Following his discharge from the asylum van Gogh moves to the town of Auver near Paris to be closer to Theo who arranges an exhibition of his paintings. This gets good reviews but no paintings are sold. He asks Theo if he is a good painter who replies that he is “a great painter.” On 27th July 1890 Vincent van Gogh shot himself in the chest, he died two days later. Throughout his life he failed to develop lasting close relationships with anyone apart from his brother.They are buried together in graves at the cemetery in Auver.

His early life had been unsettled and largely unhappy. His health deteriorated from a poor diet, alcoholism and excessive smoking but he continued to study art and moved to the town of Arles where he rented and furnished a small and studio in the famous yellow house. There he dedicates himself to painting supported ﬁnancially by the ever faithful Theo. He tries to immerse himself in the life of the town with paintings of the buildings, the night sky and the proprietor of the café who owns the yellow house. However because of his eccentric behaviour and unkempt appearance he is not accepted in the town and is attacked by a group of school children who throw stones at him when he tries to explain his method of painting. His obsession with painting leads him into more trouble when he frightens an

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What’s On & Community News both locally and beyond through a variety of indoor and outdoor activities. Lots of fun and fellowship raising and spending money for very good causes. For more details of how to apply for assistance with charitable activities in Bristol or to become involved in our activities see Bristol Brunel Lions Club on line or on Facebook or contact our Club Secretary Bill O’Neill at lion.bill@virginmedia.com.

visit www.bgsg.co.uk. Rotary Club of Bristol meets at the Bristol Hotel, Prince Street, BS1 4QF at 7.00pm for 7.30 pm on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Mondays and at 12.30 for 1.00 on the 2nd and 4th Mondays. Meetings start with a meal and are followed by a speaker. New members are very welcome – for more details see www.bristolrotary.org or contact Martina Peattie at mpeattie@btopenworld.com

The Bristol and District branch of Parkinson’s UK meets every ﬁrst Saturday of the month at St Monica Trust, Cote Lane, BS9 3UN from 10am 12 noon. Carers, relatives, spouses and people with Parkinson’s - all are welcome for a social and informative get-together, with speakers from a variety of backgrounds with many diverse interests. Please join us. We also meet at The Eastﬁeld Inn, Henleaze, BS9 4NQ every second Friday in the month for an informal coffee morning from 11.

Civil Service Retirement Fellowship. The Westbury-on-Trym group welcomes all retired Civil Servants and their spouses to their meetings held on the ﬁrst Thursday of the month at Studland Court, Henleaze Road at 2.00pm, Those people without a civil service background are welcome to join our group as Friends of the Fellowship. For more info phone Tony McKenna on 0117 950 2059.

North Bristol Alzheimer Café meets on the ﬁrst Tuesday of the month at St Monica Trust, Oatley House, Westbury-on-Trym, BS9 3TN from 3.30 – 5.30. We provide a relaxed, informal and safe space in which issues surrounding dementia can be aired. Our café is staffed by trained, caring and experienced volunteers. Refreshments are served and most weeks live music is played. There is no charge to attend, free on-site parking is usually available and the number 1 bus stops right outside. FFI or to register your attendance contact Jacqui Ramus - tel 07854 185 093 or email jacqui. ramus@stmonicatrust.org.uk.

Instep Club for Widows and Widowers. Weds evenings 8 -10 at Stoke Bishop Village Hall. Dancing - Ballroom and Sequence (If you haven’t danced for a long time we will help you learn). Social activities Annual membership £8. Members: £3 per session. Visitors welcome: £4 per session. Come in to see us or telephone Donna on 01275 832 676 or Wilma on 0117 962 8895 for information. General Interests The Egypt Society of Bristol have been a Society for 21 years. Lectures cover a wide range of topics within the subject of ancient, and not so ancient, Egypt and lectures are given by many of the top people in their ﬁeld. Forthcoming lectures Tuesday 14th May “A House of Mummies: Joseph Mayer’s Egyptian Museum in 19th Century Liverpool” – Dr Ashley Cooke, National Museums Liverpool, Tuesday 4th June “The Reception of Ancient Egypt in Victorian Britain” Professor Stephanie Moser, University of Southampton. Lectures start at 18.45 in Lecture Theatre 3, Arts Complex, 21 Woodland Road, BS8 1TB. Entrance at the rear of the building. Lectures ﬁnish at approximately 8pm. Entrance for members of the Society and members of the University is free, there is a small charge of £4 per lecture for non-

Clifton Rotary Club welcomes new members willing to give their time, interested in making new friends, building business contacts and using their skills to help others. We meet Weds lunchtimes at The Redland Green Club (Redland Lawn Tennis & Squash Club). www.cliftonrotary.org or email secretary@cliftonrotary.org Bristol Grandparents Support Group gives support to grandparents who are estranged from their grandchildren due to family breakdown. We give support over the phone, via email, Skype and at our regular meetings held at 9 Park Grove, Bristol. BS6 7XB. Tel 07773 258 270 more information or 56

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4:45pm) Redland Library, admission: £3 (pay at the door) Two talented and challenging writers - Niven Govinden (author of “The Brutal House”) and Saskia Vogel (author of “Permission”) - discuss their work and the creative writing process with Dr Madhu Krishnan (Senior Lecturer, Department of English, University of Bristol) and Harriet Castor (Author + Senior Lecturer, Creative and Professional Writing, UWE)

Desert Island Books on the theme “Books, Science & Fiction” Thursday, 9th May at 7pm (Doors open 6:45pm) Redland Library, admission: £3 (pay at the door) Excellent panel: Virginia Bergin ( Science Fiction Writer and Winner of the Tiptree Award ) Cheryl Morgan ( Science Fiction Critic, Publisher, Broadcaster ) Gareth L. Powell ( Award-winning Science Fiction Author) Dr Sam Rogers ( Senior Lecturer in English, UWE )

Books That Made Me A Gardener Thursday, 13th June at 7pm (Doors open 6:45pm) Redland Library, admission: £3 (pay at the door) Excellent panel: Matthew Bufton (Garden Manager, Bristol Zoo Gardens) Rod Pooley (Business Unit Manager, Bristol City Council Plant Nursery) Sara Venn (Founder of Incredible Edible Bristol & Horticulturist) Nick Wray (Curator, University of Bristol Botanic Garden)

Members of the panel will select one book on the theme of science ﬁction; and a second ‘wildcard book’, being a book that they have enjoyed and would recommend to others. Board Games In The Afternoon Sunday, 19th May between 2pm-6pm (Doors open 1:45pm) Redland Library, admission: £5 – includes tea and coffee (pay at the door) Enjoy an afternoon of playing popular board games ( such as Catan, Carcassonne, Ticket to Ride, Architects of the West Kingdom, Pandemic, Codenames, Railroad Ink, Santorini ). Numbers are limited and booking is essential. To book a place, please email friendsofredlandlibrary@ gmail.com. This event is organised with the support of Rules Of Play, Bristol

Four local gardeners and horticulturists talk about books that have inﬂuenced their life journey. These events are organised by The Friends of Redland Library. We are a voluntary group set up to support Redland Library, helping to sustain and improve its service, and also connecting it with the local and wider community. Redland Library is situated on Whiteladies Road, close to Clifton Down train station. Full details of future events can be found on our website https://FriendsOfRedlandLibrary.org.uk

Dialogue in the Library Monday, 20th May at 5pm (Doors open Catch Up Café at the Café on the Common every Tuesday!

Our sessions are lively and fun, and you get to ﬁnd out about other things happening in your areas and sign up for freebies and discounts in local shops. We will be there to meet you and have a couple of tables reserved, come and say hello!

Join us for a warm cuppa and a friendly chat at the Café on the Common at the Ardagh every Tuesday of June from 10.30am until 12noon (starting Tuesday 4th June.

The Café on the Common is located at The Ardagh, Off Kellaway Avenue, BS6 7YL. If you need transportation to attend, please let us know and we can arrange this for you free of charge. For more information please contact Silvia or Clare on 0117 440 4301 or email fab@ageukbristol.org.

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members. For further information and a complete programme at: www.egyptsocietybristol.org.uk/

Local Bridge Club. We are looking for Bridge players of all standards for our friendly sessions which take place on Tuesday evenings, 7.30pm to 10pm, upstairs in Stoke Bishop Village Hall. For more details please call Rene on 0117 968 4334 and do please leave a message.

The Arts Society Bristol is Bristol’s society for those who enjoy the arts and we welcome new members. Lectures are given on a wide range of subjects by specialists in their ﬁeld. On 14 May the subject is “Reconstructing the real Richard III”. Lectures resume in September and are held monthly at 8pm at Redmaids’ High School, Westbury-on-Trym, BS9 3AW. For more information on all events and activities visit our website www.theartssociety-bristol.org.uk

Bristol Scrabble Club meets every Wednesday at 7.15 pm at Upper Horﬁeld Community Trust, BS7 0PQ (next to Eden Grove Church). New members welcome - ﬁrst visit free so come and give it a try. For further information contact Sue on 0117 924 7871.

The NT Bristol Centre is a voluntary group in support of the National Trust. Visits to NT and similar properties, and gardens, are arranged by the Bristol Centre for the membership of the Centre. Forthcoming trips include, on Thursday 16th May, Basildon Park (NT) - by coach, on Thursday 23rd May, Watcombe Garden, Winscombe, and on Wednesday 5th June to Polesden Lacey (NT, near Dorking) by coach. If you would like to join the centre, please contact the Membership Secretary, Mrs Janet Stanton on 0117 4563497 or visit our website on www.ntbristolcentre.btck.co.uk

Westbury Art Club meets every Thursday evening from 7 to 9 at The Greenway Centre, Doncaster Rd, Southmead. We are a mixed ability group of artists For more details visit www. westburyartclub.org.uk, e-mail us at westburyart@ blueyonder.co.uk or phone our club secretary on 0117 962 9799. The Bristol Astronomical Society hosts a series of astronomical talks, events and activities. We provide free Saturday observing at our observatory in Failand and often stage Star Parties in and around Bristol. Friday evening talks are held at 7pm at Bristol Photographic Society, Montpelier, BS6 5EE. Details of all events are on our website: www.bristolastrosoc.org.uk - All welcome.

Shared Reading - this friendly group meets at Westbury Library every Thursday 11am to read a short story and poem together. You can comment, join in discussions, help with the reading or just sit back and listen while enjoying a cuppa. The readings are always different - classics, science ﬁction, romance, comedy, suspense. And it’s all free. For further information contact Christine Betts crbetts17@hotmail.com or 07967 332821 Book Group meeting at Westbury on Trym library on the last Thursday of the month from 2pm to 3.30. We currently have a few spaces available for new members. Please phone Sue Geary 0117 959 4365.

Bristol University of the Third Age (U3A) scrabble group would welcome new members. We play very friendly and informal games every Friday at the Beehive, Wellington Hill West, BS9 4QY from 2 to 4. For further info please contact Heddy Sara on 0117 924 1318 and indicate when asked to give your name that you are phoning about scrabble in order not to be blocked. Or email nigel.d.sara@btinternet.com.

Bus Pass Poets. Come along and share your poetry with us. We meet once a month at libraries on local bus routes. For more details or dates for our forthcoming meetings please contact Julie on

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Friendly Bridge SW meets in Stoke BishopVillage Hall every Monday evening at 7:15. New players welcome, and you can come without a partner. Also available are bridge lessons for complete beginners or more experienced players. Contact Gareth on 07921 788 605, email friendlybridgesw@gmail.com or visit friendlybridgesw.org.uk.

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The Bristol Humanists is a local group for those who make sense of the world using reason & shared human values, who seek to live ethical lives on the basis of reason, humanity and respect for others, and who ﬁnd meaning, beauty, and joy in the one life we have. We usually meet on the ﬁrst Monday of every month (except when it is a bank holiday when it is the second Monday) at central Quaker Meeting House, Champion Square. For more details visit www.bristol.humanist.org.uk or www.meetup.com/Bristol-Humanists.

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Henbury Art Club is looking for new members for our Wednesday morning club. We meet 11.15 - 1 in Southmead Library. We are a very friendly mixed ability group, and have our annual show in the Henbury Village Hall every May Day. Please contact Gill Dix by email. gill@dix.org.uk for more details.

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