The Bristol Six + Eight Magazine

BS6+8

The Bristol Six + Eight Magazine

Issue 58 - October 2019 12,000 copies delivered free across Redland, Cotham, Kingsdown, Westbury Park and north Clifton

In This Issue - Quiz Time (page 34), the Bristol Riots of 1831 (page 27), Prize Wordsearch (page 18), Giraffes at Wild Place (page 49), narrow paths and steps galore on a circular walk (page 13), plus all1 the regular features, events and listings

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The Editor’s Small Piece Hello there. Another month, another magazine, another opportunity to write an insightful introduction - and, I suspect, another missed opportunity.

COPPERMILL HEATING

I’m including another walk in this issue, around, I suspect, a lesser known part of the city centre this time. It came about from a plan I mentioned a couple of months back to discover how easy it was to walk from the city centre to our part of town using as few roads as possible - so footpaths, alleyways, cut-throughs and the like. I knew where I was setting off from - the Hippodrome - and where I wanted to end up - the Water Tower - and had a rough idea of some of the journey, but I would discover the finer details en-route. In the end I got perhaps a third of the way to the Downs before running out of acceptably traffic-free paths. At which point I changed tack, decided instead to create a circular route back to the Centre and discovered several other interesting byways and backlanes previously not on my radar.

The resulting walk was thoroughly enjoyable, but not as planned.

I concluded that my expedition was a bit like life in a way. You usually know where you are at any point, you have some idea where you are heading to and why, and you have thoughts of how best to get there - but then you end up going completely off-piste, enjoying a totally different journey before ending up back where you started.

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Malnutrition Awareness Week takes place in October to highlight the risks of undernourishment, particularly to older people. Food and nutrition play an important role in staying well, but many people lose their interest in food as they get older.

As part of our ‘Stay Nourished’ campaign our aim is to raise awareness of the importance of maintaining healthy eating habits and help families or those providing care recognise the signs of malnutrition so that they can take appropriate action.

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Encourage your loved one to get involved in the selection, preparation and serving of meals wherever possible.

Make the dining area comfortable - remove distractions and create a relaxing atmosphere.

Think about portion sizes - if appetite is a problem, it is better to introduce smaller portions more often instead of a large plate of food three times a day. Offering finger foods is also a good option.

Ensure healthy snack options are available and make sure food and drinks are easily accessible throughout the day.

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Good Reads - Bruce Fellows’ book recommendations What happens to spies who can’t quite hack it? According to author Mick Herron they’re downgraded and sent to work at Slough House to become the eponymous Slow Horses of his gripping and highly entertaining thriller.

Of course the rejects all long to be back as part of the real security services so when a boy is kidnapped and threatened with an internet beheading, they can’t help but get involved in tracking down the perpetrators. A computer nerd, a traumatised secretary, a scheming department head, even a buffoonish blond and tousle-headed potential PM populate this clever take on how they keep us safe these days.

Michael Caine’s Blowing the Bloody Doors Off is a mine of wisdom and anecdote that tells us how he went from his South London origins to be the star of many wonderful and some quite awful films. Be on time, be nice to others; excellent advice for anyone. Run fast to the camera but slow down as you pass it, that’s for actors. Don’t wear suede shoes. That’s John Wayne’s advice for stars. And listen to your mum. She’ll keep your feet on the ground. Chuck in stories galore of the stars and you have a totally engaging read that’s very difficult to put down.

In Roy Jacobsen’s magnificent and elemental novel, White Shadow, Ingrid lives alone on a storm beset island. Her family has been scattered by the War. Her life on the island is arduous and brutal. Her connection to the mainland is by rowing boat. But is she really alone? When bodies wash up from a German troop ship sunk by the British, Ingrid begins her search.

Is anyone alive? While she is contending with Norwegian and German authorities, refugees turn up and eventually her family, too. And what does Ingrid find? Set on a Viking coast this story progresses with the directness of a Norse saga.

Shotgun Lovesongs is Nickolas Butler’s enthralling and very warm story of a group of friends in a small town in Wisconsin. Farmer Henry is best friends with musician Lee, who finally made it a while back. Kip is getting married and Lee is back to sing at his wedding. Everyone protects ex-rodeo star Ronny and the beautiful Beth is married to Henry but what is her secret?

Some want to get out but isn’t home best? This is a love song to small town America and almost makes you long to be part of it. There are dramas and blizzards and red barns – it’s great.

One last book from Helen Dunmore: in Girl, Balancing, her fine new collection of short stories, history, family, grief are all central. A vulnerable girl with earache grows up to become a young woman able to handle the friend of a friend who may not be as friendly as he seems; there’s a Zeppelin raid; John Keats’ companion recalls the poet’s death in Rome; a black slave boy sings with Mozart and escapes bondage; a girl discovers her aunt’s real character; neighbours find surprising connections; a rural dream founders on reality. These are riveting, moving, often witty, sometimes uncanny, always thought-provoking tales of great imagination.

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“Prevention is better than cure”

For most SMEs, the main areas that need to be covered in a Shareholders’ Agreement are:

It is common that many promising business ventures are cut short due to internal conflict. Although changes in the economy and trade are a catalyst of these conflicts, more often than not they arise when parties have differing expectations from the business.

1. How the business shall be managed on a day to day basis and on what terms; 2. How material decisions of the business will be made, for example, whether unanimous consent is needed; 3. What happens when a shareholder dies or wishes to leave the business; 4. What happens if a shareholder falls foul of the Agreement and needs to leave the business; 5. How shares can be sold; 6. The need for offering shares to existing shareholders before making an offer to an outside party; 7. How disputes between shareholders will be resolved; and 8. The process of valuing shares.

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Early investment in a bespoke Agreement will ensure the agreed terms between the business owners are documented at a time when there is consensus on key decisions. Trying to agree terms when the owners are no longer of the same mind is far more problematic.

For businesses trading as a partnership, a Partnership Agreement sets out the key terms of how the partnership will operate.

The issues listed above operate in a similar way for partners trading under a partnership structure and for the parties to a Joint Venture Agreement.

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Upand and down down and Row Up andaround aroundPark Park Row Just down to your right are the ornate Foster’s Almshouses. Cross Colston Street and continue up the other half of Christmas Steps and you will soon reach the busy Perry Road (in my book this is also “the bottom of Park Row”).

If you’ve read the Small Piece magazine introduction on page 4 you will know that the following walk is not quite what I had intended. For those of you who like circular walks that is good news, as you should start and end at the same place. For those who like a nice flat stroll though, this one isn’t for you, nor is it if you have unenergetic children, buggies, mobility restrictions or an aversion to steps. It is however an interesting walk around largely quiet paths, lanes and alleyways, with plenty of refreshment points and lots of lovely things to see. As ever, remember to look up as well as ahead to get the most from the trip. It is written largely as a series of directions - so you can discover for yourself what the route has to offer.

When safe cross here and, directly opposite you, is another smaller stepped alleyway which very soon leads you up to Lower Church Lane, which must be one of Bristol’s narrowest roads (the double yellows make me smile). Cut across Lower Church Lane and up through the metal railings that bring you to the derelict grandeur of St Michael on the Mount Without church. Go right, around the church, and up onto the terraced area that forms the wonderful raised pavement at the bottom end of St Michael’s Hill itself.

Continue upwards - gorgeos buildings all around including another almshouse, then turn left into Park Place. Follow this path, into the heart of the University site, then head right up some narrow modern steps that cut you through one of the University buildings, then out onto another paved concourse. Here you should see this walkway with the circular window. Go under this and you will come to an open terrace area called Cantock Steps. Turn right, up the wide rainbow coloured steps until you come to the road at the top (Tankard’s Close).

Now cross diagonally left where opposite you is a small gate into the well hidden Royal Fort Gardens.

Starting at the Hippodrome head left towards Colston Hall but stay on the centre (St Augustine’s Parade) past the collonaded grey frontage of St Mary on the Quay. If it is open do pop in for a quick look or a moment of reflection. Just past St Mary’s turn left into the very narrow Zed Alley and ascend the first flight of stone steps. When you get to the top, at the junction with Host Street, a second flight faces you. However I suggest you turn right, gently down the quiet dead-end road and then cut through the buildings - this brings you to the bottom of Christmas Steps. Here you will see the very splendid “Chance and Counters” board game cafe (more on this next month). Now ascend the very lovely Christmas Steps, all the way up until you come out, puffing maybe, at the junction with Colston Street.

Enter the gardens and follow the path right, past a sign giving details of an art installation

by Katie Paterson called “Hollow” which is in 33 13

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Start / Finish

Upand and down down and Row Up andaround aroundPark Park Row

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Upand and down down and Row Up andaround aroundPark Park Row Charlotte Street, go through the gate that leads you into the top side of the grounds of the wonderful St Georges concert hall.

Skirt anti-clockwise aroud the garden side of the building to the imposing collonaded front of the Hall (which is actually the back!) and have a look at the new annex to the concert hall. This is also a great coffee stop.

Refreshed, head down the steps and onto Great George Street at the bottom. Turn right and head upwards (mind the poor paving) until, at the top, you burst out into Brandon Hill. Enjoy the views up to Cabot Tower on your right, and detour if you fancy, but otherwise turn left and walk down the footpath that skirts the edge of Brandon Hill until you come out onto a little road at the bottom. This is the charming Queens Parade.

the side garden. Do visit this! Then continue up the path as it meanders through the lovely gardens until you arrive at the back of Royal Fort House. Walk left around to the front of the House, passing the mirrored maze installation just down the grassy bank to your left, and you will be confronted by the imposing “twin” to the Wills Memorial, the Physics building. Do have a sneaky peek around the back if you like a nice tree (!) before heading off to your left, down the wide path through the main part of the Royal Fort Gardens.

Exit the park at the bottom, by the security gatehouse, at the junction of Woodland Road and Tyndall Avenue, then turn left and left again into University Walk. Follow this road until, when it seems you have gone circle, turn right (just past the lovely, signposted Principal’s House in a courtyard also on your right) and onto another stepped concourse that, thankfully, goes downhill at last. The Wills Memorial building will rear grandly into view here. At the bottom of the steps, cross Woodland Road (a bit of a building site at the moment) and head left and downhill until, amongst the builders railings, is another wide set of downward steps. Take these, and at the bottom you will find yourself out onto Park Row right by the Wills Memorial. Cross over and head now down Park Street, and then after about a hundred yards turn right into Charlote Street. On your left, on the downhill side of

Turn left, head downhill and very quickly you will see these three roadsigns. Go down the narrow and quite steep Brandon Steps (bet you’ve never been here before) and at the bottom, as you meet St George’s Road (behind the Council House) turn left past the pub and Siam Angel. At the mini roundabout take the second exit onto Frog Lane, and carry on, under Park Street and past the Queen Shilling and The Hatchet, turning right finally into Denmark Street.

Enjoying the grand buildings, turn left onto Orchard Street, then right onto Orchard Lane, and right again along Gaunt’s Lane and back onto Denmark Street, which you can now follow back to the Hippodrome. I hope your calves aren’t aching too much and that you’ve enjoyed the walk.

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The IT Surgery - Russell Isaac Recycling your PC or Smartphone

recycled anywhere, often with the components stripped out to extract valuable metals. But it’s also possible to extract potentially sensitive data at this point, even with a computer that’s been factory reset as per the steps above.

Last month I talked about the increasing need to recycle old devices - but how do you go about it?

Before recycling a laptop or desktop, you should reset it to its ‘factory settings’. In theory, this leaves only the bare operating system and pre-installed programs on the device – removing access to your files and any programs you’ve added. It’s essential to make sure you’ve backed up all the files you want before you begin this process. Store them safely on an external hard drive, your new computer, or in online cloud storage.

If you wish to reinstall software from your old computer onto a new one, note down the licence keys. You’ll need these to install paid-for software (including Microsoft Office) on a new machine.

To be certain your data is gone, you should consider using data-shredding software.

Windows 10 lets you shred data from within its factory reset options. Apple and Android smartphones usually have a “Factory Reset” option in Settings, which will erase all data - before you do this, remember to back up any personal data - such as contacts info, log out of any accounts such as email, social media etc, and ensure you remove the SIM card and any other storage cards before wiping the phone.

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Prize Wordsearch

The Prize Wordsearch this month is all about games, and specifically those classic board games that have been popular with families, in some cases, for generations. The reason for this was the chance discovery - no pun intended - of Chance and Counters, a wonderful board game cafe situated in town at the bottom of Christmas Steps. Hopefully you can read more about the place next month - a review is planned - but for now you can turn your mind to the games hidden in the wordsearch grid below. Twenty five classic board games are listed, and twenty four of them can also be found lurking in the puzzle grid - running forwards, backwards, up, down or on a diagonal. Just discover the one missing board game, let me know which it is, and if yours is the first correct entry out of the hat after the ____________________________ closing date of 31st October you will win yourself a voucher that entitles up to five people a threehour session to play as many games as you can squeeze in at Chance and Counters. Entries

please by post to 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY, email andy@bcmagazines.co.uk, telephone 0117 259 1964 or text 07845 986650.

Right - here are the games you are looking for:

Scrabble

K C H E S S Y V W I Q S R J E H W O V S X S P W

U O S D T M O U L C O O O Q T U X M I N V R A S

W S A A Q L D X Z S U O C K Z E Y M F W I F R X

P N D A V D E R M B R O T L E G K I F J U H T Y

C O R U U T U R U A U U W X Z Y I A G N E J E V

R G E N P M L G K S J C X F J N W S R T J E S C

hungryhippos

G A D V G F C C T N T Z C T E M E I H P L W U G

H R L B E M U A O A B Y O A O O M A C N S R O J

R D A M P B E U N K C O Q P N T M C C X J A M N

T D B X C U A E O E V M J I E E O S O U T H Q P

R N U O N Z P Y M S R X M R V R E P Z P M A I G

I A K P A O W L M A J O K B C F A R O S P C P W

subbuteo

V S L U N S S O A N D I J N V A Q T O L T I O Q

I N L U N A P E G D C L A U U K A P I I Y V T Y

A O M P D O I T K L G K J A J L P L O O K A T I

L E M J O O H U C A R X Z G Y I P N F P N G T F

Hungry Hippos Subbuteo Mousetrap Buccaneer Dungeons and Dragons Coppit Backgammon Chess Balderdash Operation Snakes and Ladders Dominoes Ludo Battleships Uno Cluedo Jenga Buckaroo Kerplunk Risk Pictionary Trivial Date:Pursuit _______________ Totopoly Monopoly Scrabble.

Good luck and enjoy the puzzle.

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S D K A R J T S R R K G R S G O G R I I O D K B

U L E B E S T N R S N T M I S I E G N S M A A A

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The answer to the August prize wordsearch was Hedgehog.

The prize was a years membership to Avon Wildlife Trust and an AWT goody bag. All the correct names went into the hat, and the first one out was Andrew Woolnough.

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Music (present, past and future) - Duncan Haskell Album of the Month Charli by Charli XCX (Asylum / Atlantic)

Next Step Chris by Christine and the Queens (Because)

Ever since her 2013 debut True Romance, Charlotte Aitchison/ Charli XCX, has straddled the line between all-out pop music and something more experimental. In 2019, with musical newcomers such as Billie Eilish showing that mainstream success doesn’t necessarily have to mean artistic compromise, it feels like the ideal time for Charli to make a huge splash.

Christine and the Queens is just one of the many featured guests on Charli, but she’s the one we’re picking for this month’s next step. Another artist with a unique take on pop music, French singer/ songwriter/ producer Heloise Adelaide Letissier made big waves with her debut album Chaleur humaine in 2014, yet it’s the follow up from 2018 which really enabled her to hone her unique style.

That doesn’t necessarily mean that this album sees XCX finally give in to the wilder side of her musical desires. The appearance of 1999, her duet with South African pop star Troye Sivan, is just one example of how she’s not thrown her pop stylings completely out the window.

Yet for every song like 1999 there’s something as adventurous as Next Level Charli or Gone (featuring Christine and the Queens) to remind listeners that she remains as innovative as ever.

The obvious comparison was with the music of Michael and Janet Jackson. Chris pulsated with rhythms that made you want to dance and songs such as the opening track Comme si rippled with percussive beats which harked back to a time when the siblings dominated the charts – her voice even took on a familiar quivering quality on Feel So Good.

As with Charli, there was substance beneath the album’s dancefloor flavour. Covering subjects such as sexuality, lust, identity and bullying, her music was the ideal vessel for her message. Anyone familiar with the single 5 Dollars, this time more reminiscent of Madonna or Cyndi Lauper, will know how she was able to capture strength and tenderness in a single moment. And it’s moments like these which made Chris such a powerful collection of songs.

Gig of the Month Kate Tempest @ O2 Academy Sunday 20th October

Really though, at this point in time XCX’s position as a boundary pusher is long established and we’re better off focussing on what makes this such a great album. First of all. it’s the various production tricks which constantly surprise and delight. From the scifi-soundtrack feel of Cross You Out to the apocalyptic club night which is frequented on Shake It, there is something to enjoy around every corner.

Then comes the clincher, the emotional depth that she is able to imbue every song with which means that, when the fancy production has done its job of welcoming you to her world, there’s enough substance to keep you around.

Just one example is the disarming Official, a ballad which explores a relationship from first date onwards.

The critically acclaimed spoken word performer, rapper, poet, novelist and playwright will be bringing her individual style to the O2 Academy this month. The London-born and Mercurynominated artist worked with super-producer Rick Rubin on her latest album, The Book of Traps and Lessons, and it will be fascinating to hear her in a live setting. Experienced performer and wordsmith that she is, we know she’s going to bring the house (and system) down.

By not forgetting the honest core that makes music memorable, as well as continuing to push the boundaries of pop music, Charlie XCX has made her most competent statement to date.

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What Happens To Your Digital Assets When You Die? We live in a world in which more and more of the things we most value are digital, and yet very few of us have made any prepara�ons for what will happen to them when we die.

There is widespread confusion about the rights people have over their digital assets, according to the results of our latest survey, which was carried out over the summer .

Even though virtually all adults in the UK now have digital assets, less than 25% are confident that they know which ones they actually own, and only 6% have specifically included digital assets in their Wills.

What Are Digital Assets?

There is currently no legal definition of digital assets in the UK, but it is generally taken to include everything from email accounts, to social media and photographs stored online, as well as crypto-currencies and digital documents.

Many of the respondents to our survey, , were uncertain which assets could be handed on to their heirs, and which were simply licences that expire on death.

Despite the lack of understanding, nearly 85% of those who had digital photographs do not want them erased on death.

How Can I Pass on My Digital Assets?

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than 65% of those with Wills said they planned to update them to include their digital assets. Although including reference to digital assets in your Will is a good idea, assets won’t necessarily be passed on as you wish.

The law that deals with the succession of digital assets has struggled to keep pace with rapid developments in technology. It is therefore sensible to appoint a digital assets manager in your Will, but it is unclear whether providers of digital content will accept such an appointment, as consent to disclose account information to the manager or to reset passwords.

For example iCloud’s terms state that there is no right of survivorship and “unless otherwise required by law you agree that your Account is non-transferable and that any rights to you Apple ID and Content within your Account terminate upon your death”.

What this means is that even if a person makes a Will stating that documents or photographs stored on iCloud are to go to a certain individual, they may require a court order to make that happen.

It is still vital to ensure that your assets are passed on as you wish. Sharing your log on details with your loved ones may be the only practical way of doing that. However it is important to note that this can breach user agreements.

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River Avon Tide Times Our River Avon runs from its source at Acton Turville, South Gloucs, through Wiltshire to Bath and then on to Bristol, before joining the Severn Estuary at Avonmouth. At some 75 miles long (120km in new money) it is the 19th longest river in the UK, and is one of four River Avons in England - the others being in Devon, Warkickshire and Hampshire. There are a further 2 in Scotland, 2 in Canada, 2 in New Zealand and 5 in Australia.

The extremely high tides at the end of September have been and gone, but there are more to come at the end of October, with the morning high tides from Sunday 27th to 31st October looking especially promising. Here are the weekend high and low tide times at Avonmouth - they won’t be much different along the river so good viewing at these times at Sea Mills, Sea Walls and the Cumberland Basin, espcially at the times in red which are 13m+ high tides.

Date

High

Low

High

Low

Sat 5th Oct

11.12

17.30

23.33

05.44 (Sun am)

Sun 6th Oct

12.01

18..16

00.42 (Mon am)

06.38 (Mon am)

Sat 12th Oct

06.10

12.51

18.29

01.13 (Sun am)

06.48

13.35

19.06

01.56 (Mon am)

Sat 19th Oct

09.57

16.21

22.20

04.39 (Sun am)

Sun 20th Oct

10.38

16.57

23.06

05.20 (Mon am)

Sat 26th Oct

05.27

12.07

17.48

00.39 (Sun am)

Sun 27th Oct

06.15

13.00

18.35

01.30 (Mon am)

Sat 2nd Nov

10.10

16.35

22.28

04.42 (Sun am)

Sun 3rd Nov

10.44

17.05

23.04

05.14 (Mon am)

Sun 13th Oct

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History Notes - Julian Lea-Jones No. 141 - October 1831 - comeuppance time for some but not for others

storming of buildings, looting, arson and full blown anarchy. Detailed explanations of how this came about can be read in books on the subject; see the King’s Bench ‘Trial of Charles Pinney, (Mayor of Bristol), Peter Macdonald’s ‘Hotheads and heroes’, and Derek Robinson’s ‘A darker history of Bristol’. One of the main features the 1831 rioters had in common with many throughout history was the looting frenzy followed by orgiastic behavior. Sadly, as is often the case, much of what was looted from warehouses, merchant’s houses and official buildings was either of no use to the rioters or was damaged beyond repair – with one very notable exception.

The Bristol riots of October 1831 are firmly in Bristol’s historic calendar. Much has been written on the subject and by now all the tales have been told – or have they? This account shows how even the city’s ‘great and the good’ can get caught out by their behaviour, a revelation which of course will come as a complete surprise to many!

However before explaining how this came about it might help by looking back at the circumstances leading to the unmasking of their ‘error’.

The riots were initiated by the disaffection of the broad mass of Bristol’s populace with the existing form of local government, particularly the totally undemocratic organisation of the common Council and the Aldermanic body. Unfortunately, even though twenty-two thousand Bristolians submitted a petition to Parliament in support of a proposed Reform Act it was rejected by the House of Lords. The Lords rejection was due in part to many speeches made against it by Bristol’s Recorder, Sir Charles Wetherell. Parliamentary reform of local government, if passed, could have calmed the situation. Even the Bishop of Bristol voted against the Act, this resulting in feelings against both the Bishop and the Recorder running high. Wetherell’s role in the defeat of the Act, together with his illadvised visit to Bristol, provided both the motive and opportunity for civil unrest, and was the spark which ignited the powderkeg of resentment.

“Charge of the 3rd Dragoon Guards Upon the Rioters in Queens Square. Bristol” - photo courtesy of the National Army Museum

The first targets of the rioter’s anger were the houses of well-to-do merchants who lived in modest splendour in and around Queen Square - which contained nice shiny things coveted by the rioters.

Most of the merchants also had cellars full of fine wines, and quantities of the sailors’ favourite tipple – rum. Paintings, books, and expensive furnishings were also plundered, most of which fell victim to the anarchistic tendency, ending up being destroyed within the precincts of the square itself or by being carried off to the squalid courtyards and alleys of the city slums. The night of Saturday 28th October

Rioting started as soon as the Recorder’s coach hove into view on the Bath Road, predictably with name calling, followed by stone and missile throwing.

The subsequent lack of official control and vacillation allowed the situation to quickly escalate. Stone throwing progressed to 27

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History Notes - Julian Lea-Jones were recovered, filling the quadrangle of the Corn Street Exchange, with yet more stored in nearby parish churches. Two wagon loads alone came from a single house in Host Street! However in the midst of the post-riot panic one person, John Ives, kept a cooler, but as it turned out a foolhardy, head.

1831 saw many households that normally ate off stoneware or wooden plates eating off silver salvers with silver cutlery. Some returned home swathed in unaccustomed finery, while others struggled to get totally inappropriate furniture into garrets or closet sized rooms which were hardly big enough for the occupants let alone a chaiselounge or sideboard!

As is often the case with instances of civil disorder, once the decision is made to restore order, no mercy is shown, with civil procrastination switching to draconian retribution. Bristol was no different; three troops of mounted Dragoons armed with sabres gave no quarter as they chased the panic stricken rioters through the streets and alleyways of the old city. On the morning after the riots, when the streets were littered with broken bottles, window glass and the remnants of once fine furniture, the Vicar of St Thomas’ went to open up his church and clear up the mess littering his approaches. There he found a blood stained cutlass, abandoned on the steps of the church - dropped in the heat of battle by victor or victim? Was the cutlass dropped by a rioter, perhaps one cut down by a sabre wielding Dragoon? He put it in the church strong room for safekeeping, where it remained until quite recently.

Amongst the city treasures was an intricately patterned silver gilt salver presented to the city by Alderman Kitchen in 1573. Alderman Kitchen, himself a former Mayor, also gave the city one of the ‘Nails’ outside the Exchange. John Ives who stole the salver must have realised that it represented riches beyond his wildest dreams, but he must have also realised that it could also mean a one way trip to the gallows.

In an attempt to disguise its origins he cut it into 167 pieces before stupidly offering the fragments to a Bristol Goldsmith, Robert Williams. Not surprisingly, Bristol’s goldsmiths and jewellers had been told to report any unusual offerings. John Ives was quickly captured and 164 of the pieces recovered. Unlike some of his fellow rioters he escaped hanging, probably because the silver was recovered, but nevertheless he was transported to Botany Bay for fourteen years hard labour.

When control of the city was regained the looters realised that retribution was nigh. Wholesale panic ensued with rioters frantically trying to dump or hide their booty. Massive amounts were thrown into the harbour, down wells or even buried in gardens and graveyards. For example, sixty years later a cache of silver spoons was discovered behind a gravestone in Temple churchyard. In spite of what was drank or destroyed, forty wagon loads of property

Robert Williams’s honesty was rewarded by being given the task of reuniting the 164 pieces; achieved by fixing them to a new backing plate and making up the three missing pieces. After restoration it was returned to the Mansion House. A visitor to Bristol, Sir Robert Peel, (founder of the modern police force, whose policemen were known as ‘Peelers), was so impressed by the restored salver that he offered to buy it for its weight in gold. His offer was not

However it was what happened when order was restored that provides us with this interesting footnote to history.

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History Notes - Julian Lea-Jones destroyed edifices under the supervision of a trustworthy superintendent. The inferior metals collected in this search nearly repaid the cost incurred in regard to Queen Square, in which however no valuables were discovered” e.g. Lose pewter but claim for silver!

accepted and the restored salver still has pride of place in the Mansion House display of City treasures. It was said that Williams’ goldsmith skill was such that the beauty of the restored piece was unimpaired and its value enhanced, presumably by the additional weight of the backing plate. In a bizarre footnote to this incident from the Riots, John Ives survived his fourteen year transportation to Botany Bay and upon his eventual return asked to see the restored salver. it is unlikely his request was granted as his words were recorded as ‘matchless impudence’.

I wonder if he responded, “Do I take that as a No?”

How was this somewhat restrained statement translated into action, and what was the outcome of their discovery, or more correctly lack of discovery? The Commissioners’ findings resulted in several fraudulent actions for compensation being quickly withdrawn. Some plaintiffs had even submitted duplicate claims. They were then told to elect which claim they wished to be processed. By January 1835 the Commissioners completed their task and in summing up said that, “…other data of calculation upon which they can rely, affords the Commissioners a perfect confidence in assuming these savings to be at the least thirty-five thousand pounds”. In closing they thanked their Clerk attorney Mesach Brittan , “Whose ardent dedication to the important duties greatly contributed to the accomplishments of the objects of their appointment”. He received £2,000 for his services. Although the report lists page after page of claims, a sample of about a dozen claims of the Queen Square householders for losses of furniture etc. during the riots represented a claim reduction from nearly ten and a half thousand pounds to just over four thousand pounds, out of the total saving of more than £35,000. Comparing the amount of these ‘re-thought’ claims with the value of the silver salver for which John Ives received a sentence of hard labour for fourteen years must be a classic example of the old saying: ‘It’s the rich that gets the pleasure and the poor that gets the blame’.

But what of the ‘great and the good’ - the victims of the riots? How did they get caught out? To compensate victims of the riots for damages and losses a new Bristol Compensation Act had to be passed. This was because the existing laws of England applied to the ancient divisions of shires and hundreds, (particularly the old laws relating to the preservation of the peace and provision of relief to the sufferers of a riot).

The new act allowed for the appointment of a single body of commissioners who could deal with all aspects of the damages and undertake hearings to deal with the numerous claims.

To discover the quandary that the ‘Great and the Good’ found themselves in, it was necessary to go back to the Commissioners original report. To quote the Commissioners own words:- “The very frequent claims made for losses in respect of silver and jewelry induced the Commissioners to apply to the Corporation of the Poor [The workhouse] for the aid of some pauper labourers, in order to examine the ruins of

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On This Day in Bristory News 28 October 1966 - The Queen Mother visited Bristol Children’s Hospital during its 100th anniversary celebrations. As part of the festivities she opened a new building housing Out-patients, Casualty, X-ray, and Pathology departments.

The extension to the hospital, its first major one for 80 years, had been delayed due to the Second World War, when the Hospital was heavily damaged in an air raid.

Music 19 October 1889 - Art Satherley was born in Bedminster. Though born in the UK, Satherley would make his name in the United States where he worked as a record producer and A&R man. His achievements include making the first commercial recordings of Lead Belly and producing the likes of the Carter Family, Lefty Frizzell, Marty Robbins and Roy Acuff – making him a pioneer in the country genre.

He died in 1986 in Fountain Valley, California, aged 96.

19 October 1980 – AC/DC played the inaugural date of the UK leg of their Back in Black Tour at Colston Hall. Their first show in this country since the death of their singer Bon Scott, and his replacement by Brian Johnson, the quartet of Johnson, Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Phil Rudd and Cliff Williams played songs such as Hells Bells, Highway to Hell and You Shook Me All Night Long. Support on the night came from Starfighters.

4 October 1976 - British Rail began its new 125 mph High Speed Train (HST) service, with the first London-Bristol service arriving three-minutes early. Introduced to improve services between Cardiff, Bristol and London, the Inter-City 125 was powered by two diesel motors and had recorded a top speed of over 140mph in trial runs, making it the fastest diesel-powered train in the world. There was no official ceremony to mark the occasion.

Sport 7 October 2001 – Long-distance runner Paula Radcliffe won the 10th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, held in Bristol, with a European Record time 0f 1:06:47 (a record which still stands to this day). Taking place immediately before that year’s Bristol Half Marathon, the men’s event was won by Ethiopian superstar Haile Gebrselassie, who ran the course in a time of 1:00:03. A total of 200 athletes (125 men and 75 women) from 52 countries took part.

15 October 1979 - In further train news, The Bristol Suburban Railway Society was incorporated into the Bitton Railway Co. Ltd. The aim was the preserving of the line in order to operate trains for public benefit and to educate, stimulate and encourage interest in railway preservation. For the next few years, work continued in extending the line northwards towards the site of what had been Oldland Halt, and was completed in 1988.

19 October 2011 – Having left his post at St Johnstone, Derek McInnes was appointed manager of Bristol City, beating competition for the role from Mark Robins. With City bottom of the Championship at the time of his arrival, McInnes was able to secure their safety with the help of an eight-game unbeaten run.

His reign lasted until 12 January 2013, when he was sacked following a club record of seven successive defeats. He was replaced by Sean O’Driscoll.

27 October 1981 – Radio West became the UK’s 32nd independent local radio station when it began broadcasting on 96.3 MHz FM and 1260 kHz AM. Arriving eleven years after the region’s first local station, BBC Radio Bristol, Radio West was headquartered in premises at the Harbourside. The name came from a radio station which featured in the fictional detective television series Shoestring. The station formally closed on 9th September 1985, when GWR launched in its place.

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General Knowledge 1.

Name all the non-living signs of the zodiac.

1.

Name the three former world darts champions shown below (l to r).

2.

Which comedy series featured a) Sheldon Cooper, b) Inspector Blake, and c) Geraldine Granger?

2.

How many countries have won the rugby union World Cup (before the start of the current tournament)?

3.

Which countries “own” the following islands - a) the Lofoten Islands, b) the Galapagos Islands, and c) the Azores?

3.

Which player was the top scorer in the inaugural English Premier League in 1992/93?

4.

4.

Which is the most southerly - the southern tip of mainland South America, the southern tip of mainland Africa, or the most southerly point in mainland Asia?

Who were the England and Australia vice-captains in the recent cricket Ashes series?

5.

In world boxing, which weight comes between lightweight and middleweight?

6.

Over what distance is the Grand National steeplechase run - three miles 227 yards, four miles 28 yards or four miles 514 yards?

7.

What nationality are these former Olympic champions - a) Nadia Commaneci, b) Lasse Viren, and c) David Rudisha?

8.

What sports did these champions compete in - a) Sergey Bubka, b) Goldie Sayers, c) Klondyke Kate?

9.

These people commentate, or commentated, on which sports - a) Sid Waddell, b) Peter Alliss, c) Dave Lanning?

10.

The women’s world record is 7,291 points - what is the sport?

5.

If you draw a line due north from Bournemouth to Aberdeen, would the following cities be east or west of that line - a) Stratford on Avon, b) Harrogate and c) Stirling?

6.

Which of Shakespeare’s plays do these lines come from - a) “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark”, b) “By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes”, and c) “Parting is such sweet sorrow”?

7.

What links hits by Taylor Swift (2008), The Regents (1979), and Paul Hardcastle (1985)

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TV adverts for which related products famously contained the lines “Course you can, Malcolm” and “A second class return to Nottingham please”?

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Hilary Barber’s Top Gardening Tips 7. Finish planting of autumn onion sets, shallots and plant garlic. Sow overwintering broad beans such as ‘Aquadulce’, overwintering peas such as 'Kelvedon Wonder’, and sow some perpetual spinach to overwinter.

8. Divide your herbaceous perennials and rhubarb crowns and have a plant swap with friends!

9. Some perennials can be cut back, but I prefer to leave flowerheads and seeds for the birds and then tidy in spring (unless frosted and then it is best to tidy up blackened stems and leaves).

10. Towards the end of the month start mulching them with well rotted manure, compost, leaf mould or mushroom compost.

11. Give evergreen hedges a final trim before winter.

12. For some lovely spring colour, plant out spring bedding such as wallflowers, Bellis perennis, Primulas and winter pansies.

Happy gardening

In October, don’t be too hasty to tidy up the garden as seed heads and grasses create a lovely autumn/winter habitat for the wildlife in your garden. Do also create some piles of twigs and leaves in the back of borders for overwintering frogs or toads and, if you are lucky, a hedgehog!

1. Start to rake up leaves. You can put small quantities in a compost bin and mix them in well, but it is better to compost leaves on their own, to make leaf mould, a great soil improver and mulch.

2. You can make a simple leaf mould bin with four posts and chicken wire. Alternatively, use biodegradable loose weave jute sacks (hessian), pack the leaves in tight and store them in a corner of the garden.

3. Continue to plant spring bulbs such as daffodils, crocus, alliums (seen here), snowdrops and try to finish planting by the end of the month, with the exception of tulips. Tulips are best planted later, in November, to reduce the chance of tulip blight which breeds in warmer soils.

4. If they have finished flowering, prune shrub roses by one third to prevent wind rock and breaking of the branches during the winter. Also prune climbing and rambling roses this month and tie in the stems before autumn winds cause any damage.

5. Plant hardy trees, shrubs and climbers (especially clematis and wisteria) while the soil is still warm and moist. Give them a good mulch (see 10) If the weather is still clement, with no frosts forecast, you can also continue to plant perennials.

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Pu�ng money into an irrevocable trust or a life investment bond are possible planning options but are also possible examples of deprivation – again the motive and timing of the gi� or investment will be crucial factors in determining whether or not the deprivation was deliberately carried out in order to avoid or reduce a charge payable.

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For the action to amount to deliberate deprivation, the intention to avoid longterm care charges must be a significant part of the reason for acting in this way. In this regard, the timing of the deprivation may be important evidence in establishing the motivation – it’s important to carry out any financial planning when you are fit and healthy and could not have foreseen the need to move to residential accommodation.

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Children’s Puzzles - answers on page 59 Famous People Can you match the names to the faces for these six important people from last century? And as a bonus, do you know why they were famous? The six people are Sir Winston Churchill, Anne Frank, Marie Curie, Martin Luther King, Emmeline Pankhurst and Mahatma Gandhi.

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Badminton. Beaufort Junior Badminton Club. Want to play Badminton aged between 10 & 18? Want to join a club with other social, friendly and enthusiastic young people? Then join us on Monday evenings 6pm - 7pm, from September to Easter, term time only at Cotham School Sports Hall, Cotham Lawn Road, Bristol, BS6 6DT. All coaches DBS checked and Badminton England qualified. All abilities welcome with progression through to senior clubs. Cost £4 per session with free introductory session. Suitable for D of E awards. If you are interested please contact Penny Shears for more information email : pennyshears@googlemail.com or mobile 07941013514

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.

1st Bishopston Beer Festival in on Saturday 19th October at St Michael’s & All Angels Church, Gloucester Road, from 7:30pm until 11pm. Advance tickets £10 - price includes a Pieminister pie and a pint! This is the fourth annual Beer Festival organised and raising funds for 1st Bishopston Scout Group. It’s not just about the beer - this is a great social event within our community serving local beers, wines and ciders with live music and dancing!

Bristol & Clifton Dickens Society meets monthly, Monday evenings at Leonard Hall, Trinity RUH, Waterford Rd, Henleaze,BS9 4BT. Dickens works, Guest Speakers, Costumed Readings, Book Club, Victorian Life etc. Contact us for membership & programme. romahussey@hotmail.com.

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Alliance Française de Bristol. Can’t speak French? Or would you like to brush up on it? Talk to us about our courses and cultural events. Learn French with the French! www.afbristol.org.uk

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.

Antique Vintage & Collectables Fair.

Ashton Court Mansion, Bristol BS41 9JN. Sunday 27th October 10am -3.30pm.

Fine jewellery, silver, china, ceramics, memorabilia, vintage clothing, furniture and much more. Café with cream teas. £2.00 entry under 16s free.

Bristol Brunel Lions Club - We meet on the first Tuesday of every month at 7 for 7.30. On the 3rd Tuesday of each month we have a social gathering normally with food. We raise money for charity both locally and beyond through a variety of indoor and outdoor activities. Lots of fun

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What’s On & Community News Bristol’s oldest choir. Rehearsals are on Wednesday evenings at Redland Park United Reformed Church at 7.30pm. For more info visit www.bristolchamberchoir. org.uk, contact our Secretary, Rae Ford, on 0117 939 1685 or Rod Coomber on 01275 843 900 or email rodcoomber@aol.co.uk

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.

Bristol Choral Society and Bristol Youth Choir, conducted by Hilary Campbell, will be performing on Saturday November 16th at 7.30pm at Bristol Cathedral, a collection of exciting and inspiring works by contemporary British composers, accompanied by piano duet with Ian Tindale and Annabel Thwaite, along with percussion. Tickets from £11 to £28 (under 25s £5 & Seniors 10% discount). Full details and online bookings at www.bristolchoral. co.uk or by phone on 0117 203 4040.

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.

Bristol Cathedral Choir School Choral Society is delighted to welcome new members.

We are a friendly nonauditioned choir who meet weekly at the Bristol Cathedral Choir School on Wednesday evenings. We sing material spanning the core choral repertoire for a concert, usually in the Spring, as well as traditional songs and contemporary arrangements in the Summer concert and carols in Advent. The new term has started and the first gig is a Sing-in of the Haydn Nelson Mass and Faure Requiem on Sunday 10 November (Remembrance Sunday). To find out more, please contact Christina May on maylearner@outlook. com or 07454002877. Do come and join us!

Bristol Community Gamelan play the music of Java and are looking for new members for the 2019 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.

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, BS6 7XB. Tel 07773 258 270 for more information or visit www.bgsg.co.uk.

Bristol Chamber Choir with conductor Gordon Pullin and the Pearsall Ensemble present “Bach and Pearsall” on Sunday 10th November at 5.00pm at The Chapel, St Monica Trust, Cote Lane, Westbury on Trym, BS9 3UN. Admission Free, Retiring Collection. For more details visit www. bristolchamberchoir.org.uk or contact 01275 843900 / 07342 954249.

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 meet on the first Monday of every month (except BH’s) at central Quaker Meeting House, Champion

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Church at the bottom of Blackboy Hill (Whiteladies Road) starting at 7.30 p.m.

Contact 0117 956 7853.

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, 07807 106869.

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. FFI contact Sue on 0117 924 7871.

Bristol Shambhala Meditation Group offer an Open House every Wednesday evening from 7 until 9 pm at 17 Lower Redland Road, BS6 6TB with qualified meditation instructors available. A Practice Weekend over 7 & 8 September is open to all. Please see our website for further details at bristol. shambhala.info. We also have a rentable large room downstairs suitable for yoga or pilates and a smaller room upstairs ideal for one to one therapies. Please contact Roel at shambhalabristolrooms@gmail.com for further rental information.

Bristol Male Voice Choir invites new singers. The choir has a broad repertoire, performing not just male voice standards, but songs from musicals, pop classics, spirituals, and classical favourites. You don’t have to read music to join the choir as a tenor, baritone or bass, but you will enjoy learning our repertoire, (re-) discovering the voice you may have forgotten about, and being welcomed into the choir’s friendly social atmosphere. We perform for charity, for weddings and a wide range of events during the year. We rehearse every Thursday from 7.00pm till 9.15pm at St Andrew’s Methodist Church, Gloucester Road, BS34 7PS. You will be made very welcome when you come along to a rehearsal. Also visit our website – bristolmvc.org.uk - to find out more, or phone 0117 968 2223.

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 01179 428637 or text Edith 07500 143357.

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.

Carers Support Centre. If you are outgoing and could offer two mornings a month to meet, greet and give information to carers when they visit their GP surgery, I would love to hear from you. Full training and

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support provided. Please contact Marilyn Crump, Volunteer and Training Coordinator at MarilynC@carerssupportcentre.org.uk If you look after someone who couldn’t manage without you, and would like some information about our services for carers or would like someone to talk to about caring for the person you look after, please call our Carersline on 0117 965 2200 or visit www.carerssupportcentre.org.uk.

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.

Carers’ Support Group (formerly Henleaze Carers’ Group). Would you like the opportunity to share your experiences, relax and make new friends? Then come and join the We meet on the second and fourth Thursday morning of each month, 10 to 12, in Bradbury Hall, Waterford Road, Henleaze. For more information please call Monica Rudston 0117 942 6095.

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

Choral Workshop. Come and Sing Mozart’s Requiem. 5 October 2019 at Redland Hall, Redmaids’ High School. Workshop £18 (incudes afternoon tea) and informal performance in Redland Hall at 7 pm.

Performance free of charge with a retiring collecting in aid of The Alzheimer’s Society who run Singing for the Brain. For more information contact Sarah Hunter, email : sarah@theyews.net or call 07870 208789.

Come and sing with Adrian Partington ‘In Celebration of English Cathedral Music’ with Steve Kings accompanying. Byrd ‘Great Service: Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis’; Howells ‘Take Him Earth for Cherishing’ and newly-composed ‘Vespers’ by Alison Willis.

Saturday October 5th at St Peter’s Church, Henleaze. Registration 9.30am; First sing 10.00am; End 4.30pm Cost: £20. Arranged

by Laetare Singers. Further information and booking details from Margaret Peirson on peirsonmargaret@gmail.com or 07977 155422.

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 www.

Craft4Crafters – Craft, Quilt & Textile Show, Bath & West Showground Shepton Mallet, 17-19th October. Over 150 of the finest craft, hobby and textile suppliers, Learn a new skill with 100 daily workshops from needlecraft, Batik, macramé, papercraft stamping, felting, weaving, Glass and wire work and more. Plus Quilt and Textile exhibition. £9 adult, £2 off if booked in advance, under 16s free. www. craft4crafters.co.uk 48

Wild Place Project update Following on from last month’s story about the arrival of four European brown bears, keepers at Wild Place Project have welcomed another new animal resident – and he’s three metres tall!

Tico, the 20 month old reticulated giraffe, arrived from Copenhagen this week to join existing males, Tom and Dayo. The youngster travelled in a special six-wheeled trailer with a roof which could be raised to give him plenty of head room.

He was carefully unloaded before undergoing a visual health check by in-house vets.

in the wild – a decline of over 50 percent from the approximate 36,000 three decades ago.

As a result of this decline, reticulated giraffes were added to the IUCN Red List and listed as Endangered in 2018. Wild giraffe numbers have fallen from 140,000 to less than 80,000 in just 15 years. There are now fewer giraffes left in the wild than African elephants.

The three male giraffe at Wild Place Project link to an ongoing field conservation project to save one of the few remaining populations of Central African Kordofan giraffe left in the wild.

Experts from Bristol Zoological Society, the charity that owns and runs Wild Place Project and its sister attraction Bristol Zoo Gardens, have begun a critical research programme to map the habitat and conduct a population census of some of the remaining Kordofan giraffe in the wild using drone technology. Grainne McCabe, Head of Field Conservation and Science, said: “Our mission is to establish whether there is a sustainable population of this highly threatened giraffe subspecies in the wild so we can work to conserve and help save them from extinction.

This autumn we will be travelling out to northern Cameroon to try to census the animals using thermal imaging cameras mounted on drones in the hope of finding out how many are left and how they are using their habitat. We can use this information to design more effective strategies to protect the national park in collaboration with the Conservation Service of Bénoué. This is joint project with the University of Bristol.”

Tico has joined Tom and Dayo in their 1.8acre exhibit, which includes a purposebuilt giraffe house within the attraction’s B e n o u e N a t i o n a l Park exhibit.

Will Walker, Wild Place Project’s animal manager, said: “Tom and Dayo will be pleased to have a new companion. Giraffe are very social animals and enjoy company, so I’m sure Tico will be made to feel very welcome by the boys. We sadly lost Gerry, our four-year-old male giraffe, a year ago. It’s always preferred to have more than two giraffe within any exhibit so that they always have a companion if one ever was to die. It was really important to myself and the team to find a suitable replacement for Gerry as soon as possible. Tico is a couple of years younger than Tom and Dayo so it’s unlikely he will be seen as competition for them as they have an already established hierarchy”.

Wild Place’s giraffes live in the attraction’s Bénoué National Park exhibit, which is also home to zebra, red river hogs, eland and cheetah. The Cameroonian-inspired exhibit also includes a ‘market village’ with market stalls and decorations for an authentic African adventure. There are multiple viewpoints into the giraffe house so visitors can see the giraffes at head height and ground level, including ‘the hide’ where visitors can spy on the three males through a telescope.

Male reticulated giraffe can reach a towering height of 5.5 metres in adulthood and weigh between 1,000 and 2,000kg. The reticulated giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) has a relatively limited distribution across northern and north-eastern Kenya, and small restricted populations persist in southern Somalia and southern Ethiopia.An estimated 15,780 reticulated giraffes remain

For more information about visiting Wild Place Project to see Tico visit www.wildplace.org.uk

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What’s On & Community News 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.

participation, coffee mornings and Christmas lunch (December 12th). Future dates for demonstrations - October 10th and November 14th. £6 on the door for non-members. A warm welcome awaits you. Please call Kath - 07758 651 039 - or Marg - 0117 907 5724 - for more details.

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.

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 - fospnr@gmail. com.

Henleaze & District Flower Club has Christmas Unwrapped at Bradbury Hall, Waterford Road, Henleaze from 2pm on 14th November. Come and enjoy our wonderful Christmas floral demonstration by the talented and entertaining Andrew Lloyd. £10 for visitors, Refreshments, raffle, stalls and decorations. For more details please call Marg on 0117 907 5724.

Friends of Welsh National Opera welcome visitors to an evening entitled Second Post on Wednesday 16 October, at 7.15, at Redmaids High School. Chris Thomas returns to deliver further operatic letters, examples of intriguing situations where a letter plays a prominent part in an opera plot. Friends £5, Guests £7, Students £1.

Contact Melanie David at melaniejdavid@ btinternet.com or on 01934 842014 for more information.

Henleaze Senior Film Club, on Monday 21st October at 2pm, presents “The Third Man” (A), a classic thriller starring Orson Welles, Joseph Cotton and Alida Valli. Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, post-war Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime. 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.

Frisbee Club. Beginner-friendly ultimate 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.

Henleaze & District Flower Club at the URC Bradbury Hall, Waterford Road, Henleaze, meets at 2pm on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month. Please come and enjoy Thursday afternoons at our Flower Club. Our yearly calendar of events include flower demonstrations, member

Henleaze Singing for the Brain® brings People Living with Dementia and their carers together in a fun, friendly and social environment. First, third and fifth Thursday of every month, 2–3.45pm. £2.50 charge.

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Leading cancer charity, Penny Brohn UK, is calling on friends and families to sign up for its annual sponsored walk, Stomp.

The Stomp Autumn Fayre is open to members of the public as well as walkers who have taken part in the charity’s annual sponsored walk, Stomp.

Sophie Thomas, Community Fundraising Officer at Penny Brohn UK, said: “Whether you’re taking part in Stomp, meeting friends and family who are or just want to come along and treat yourself to some delicious local goods and explore our beautiful gardens; everyone is welcome.

It was a fantastic day last year and we are looking forward to welcoming even more people this year.”

The six-mile sponsored walk takes place on Saturday 12 October and is the perfect way to make happy memories with friends and family whilst raising money to support people with cancer. Penny Brohn UK relies on fundraising to keep its practical, emotional and social support free for people with cancer and is asking participants to pledge to raise £100 in sponsorship.

With nearly 40 years’ experience, Penny Brohn UK recognises that people with cancer need more than medicine to live well with the disease. It is the only charity in the UK to take an integrated whole person approach to cancer support using evidence-based therapies that work alongside medical treatment to achieve the best health and wellbeing.

The family friendly walk starts at Anchor Square on the Bristol harbour-side and follows the towpath along the Avon Gorge towards Penny Brohn UK’s National Centre in Pill.

For more information about the Stomp Autumn Fayre visit www.pennybrohn.org. uk/event/autumnfayre.

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Please contact Sophia Simlat at Alzheimer’s Society to book a place - 0117 961 0693 or bristol@alzheimers.org.uk.

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 give Heather a call on 0117 924 7441)

Keep Fit for Living - Extend Exercise for older adults and disabled people. Join our friendly and fun class - standing and seated.

Maintain your mobility, strength, balance and co-ordination. Mondays at Brentry Scout Hut, Tranmere Avenue at 9.45. or New Brunswick URC, Wigton Crescent, Southmead at 11.30 - £4. Just come along or contact Gill Porter on 01275 877131.

Hope After Heartbreak. Do you, or someone you know, need support following a relationship breakdown? Over the past 20 years Aquila has helped many people learn to cope and rebuild their lives following separation or divorce. Our next 7-week self-help course starts on Monday 7th October in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol.

The course is facilitated by a group of men and women who have all experienced broken relationships or divorce. If you would like to know more call Sarah on 07807 058479, email bristol@hope-afterheartbreak.co.uk or visit www.hope-afterheartbreak.co.uk or our Facebook page www.facebook.com/hopeafterheartbreak

Keynsham Brass Band are performing in concert at TrinityHenleaze United Reformed Church, Waterford Road, Henleaze, BS9 4BT on Saturday 19 October, 7:30pm Doors open 7:00pm. The programme will include piano & organ interludes and possibly a stray bagpipe! Tickets: Henleaze Post Office. Adults £7; Under 16s free.

There will be refreshments and a raffle.

Fund raising for the Bristol Child Contact Centre. For further information contact: Keith Brierley Mob: 07848 916411 or email keithbrierley.kb@gmail.com Marie Curie fundraising. 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.

Hydrotherapy Exercise Sessions – A group exercise in Southmead Hospital’s purpose built pool. Benefits include relaxation, relief of pain & swelling, improved movement, balance & fitness. All ages & abilities are welcome. We are a friendly local team of Chartered Physiotherapists with expertise in a variety of disabilities & medical conditions. For more details please contact Chris & Ali Cowley on 07971 086 628, or email healthyhydrotherapy@gmail.com or visit www.healthyhydrotherapy.co.uk.

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.

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The things people do for charity the cave (it’s a HVS 5a grade climb - that’s hard, I’m told, but then anything more than 3 feet off the ground is dizzying), and pulled up 4 friends “The last one had picked up 5 portions of fish and chips in Clifton, so we hauled up a fish supper too. There was only room for 2 of us to be in the cave so the rest of us hung on the outside, with ropes from our harnesses, enjoying our haddock and chips as the sun set along the Gorge.

I’ll happily give to a worthy charity, and sing a song, walk a few miles or rattle a tin to further a good cause. I won’t however jump off a building, swim the English Channel or spend 24 hours watching a continuous loop of Love Island just to raise a few bob, I’d rather just hand over the charity the contents my wallet.

Thankfully though there are people who will suffer pain, indignity or public embarassment for the greater good. I say thankfully, as such instances are there to remind the majority of the population how “sensible” we are!

As it got dark my fellow diners abseiled back down and I settled in for the night. I think its fair to say sleep was suboptimal - I kept bumping my head as I turned in my granite cocoon, and there was sporadic drips from the roof! As it got light, at about 5.30am, I lowered all my kit down and abseiled out. I was back home having a very strong cup of coffee by 7am, as my children woke up, then headed off to see my first patient at 8.30am”

One such person is Tim Chapman, who runs Sneyd Park Osteopaths, lives in Redland and have been a massively keen rock climber in the Avon Gorge for many years. At the beginning of the year a patient was quizzing Tim about caves in the gorge. Tim mentioned there were several (including the one under the Observatory) but the one the patient thought most strange was a coffin sized cave directly under the suspension bridge. The patient asked Tim you could lie down in it and sleep there. Tim said you could - just about - but there was the small matter of a 100ft vertical drop if you rolled out!

To date Tim and his colleagues have raised £500 for 2 great charities - The Julian Trust, who provide help for homeless people in Bristol and the Back Up Trust, who do amazing work helping people with spinal injuries.

Tim gets my huge Tim Chapman, fellow climber Dave respect - but a trip to a psychiatrist might be - and haddock more useful than one to an osteopath!

As a result the public spirited patient said he would give Tim £50 for charity if he slept there for a night. The bet was on. So last month Tim climbed up to

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What’s On & Community News 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

get-together, with speakers from a variety of backgrounds with many diverse interests. We also meet at The Eastfield Inn, Henleaze, BS9 4NQ once a month for an informal coffee morning. For details of this and other activities in the area, visit our website. www.parkinsonsbristol.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!

North West Bristol Camera Club is an enthusiastic group of amateur photographers who meet each Wednesday at 7:45pm at Westbury Fields. New members of any level of ability are most welcome. For details contact Neville at nevwgoodman@mac.com.

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.

Redland Green Bowls Club welcomes new members , free taster sessions. 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 REMAP - 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 the Chairman at bristol.chair@ remap groups.org.uk or 0117 3295183 or visit www.bristol.remap.org.uk.

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 to a rehearsal.

Retired & Senior Volunteer Programme (RSVP). Do you like reading? Do you like helping children? If yes to both, you are just the sort of person we are looking for! If you can spare a minimum of an hour a week to hear children read in a local school you could make a huge difference. Volunteering is a great way to stay active and to feel useful, so if you are interested in joining us please

Parkinson’s UK - Bristol and District Branch - meets every first Saturday of the month at St Monica’s Trust, Cote Lane, BS9 3UN from 10am till 12 noon. Carers, relatives, spouses and people with Parkinson’s are all welcome for a social and informative 54

Talking Pets - with the Animal Health Centre October vaccine amnesty

by airborne droplets so even housecats can be at risk, signs can include runny noses, sneezing, sore eyes and mouth ulcers.

Feline Leukaemia and Feline Enteritis are now quite rare in this area however we still need to be vigilant and vaccinate as part of the core vaccines as they are both potentially fatal diseases.

Why do we vaccinate our pets every year?

Dogs, cats and rabbits all need regular annual vaccinations to maintain their protection, as well as giving the required dose of vaccine it also gives us a chance to perform a full head to tail health check on your pet and answer any questions that you may have. For many pets this is the only time they see a vet and so it is a valuable opportunity to weigh them, discus flea and worming treatments as well as ensure they are as healthy as possible and all well.

Rabbits are vaccinated against Myxomatosis and Viral Haemorrhage Disease, both spread by flying insects - so even rabbits who never encounter other rabbits are at risk. Again both are rapidly fatal diseases.

Vaccines consist of an initial course of 2 ( or sometimes 3) injections followed by single annual visits. If your pet’s vaccine has lapsed he may need to start again with a new restart course.

Dogs are vaccinated a g a i n s t Distemper and Hepatitis which we now rarely see thanks to vaccination, but Parvovirus and Leptospirosis are still around and unvaccinated dogs are vulnerable. Parvo virus causes an acute bloody diarrhoea, Leptospirosis is Weils disease spread by rats. All of these diseases are potentially fatal. We also recommend Kennel Cough vaccination for dogs who are reliant on doggy day care, dog walkers or kennels, this highly infectious cough although not fatal is quite distressing.

During October we are continuing our vaccine amnesty offering a course of restart vaccines for the cost of a routine booster for dogs and cats. Check your pets last vaccine and if he has lapsed do give us a call to book in for an amnesty restart course.

Nicky Bromhall MRCVS Veterinary Surgeon Animal Health Centre

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What’s On & Community News Check out www.simplysocial.org.uk or phone us on 07971 427 766, and come along to one of our Thursday Club nights.

get in touch. Contact Mina on 07860 669 953, or visit RSVP-west.org.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

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)

Scottish Country Dancing - come to Dance Scottish with RSCDS Bristol on Thursdays at 7.30pm in term time at Oatley Hall, St Monica’s Trust, Cote Lane, Westbury-onTrym BS9 3UN. New dancers welcome, come on your own or with a friend for fun, fitness and friendship. No need to wear a kilt or a sash! For information contact Alison on 0117 968 4036 or Caroline on 0117 924 9226 or see www.rscdsbristol.info

Stoke Lodge Ramblers. 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 a try. For more details please visit www.stokelodgeramblers. wordpress.com or call our Secretary on 0117 950 0934.

Tai Chi = Unlimited Energy. An ancient Chinese system of exercise which develops a sense of harmony of body and mind. The classes are fun and inclusive and provide an encouraging environment in which to practice the flowing movements which bring a sense of calm. Classes for beginners in Westbury, Southmead and Clifton. See www.taichiworksbristol.co.uk or phone 0117 9424167 for more information.

Shibashi-Tai Chi-Qigong. Gentle exercise, standing or sitting, for over 55’s. Slow and easy movements with focus on breathing.

Relaxing and enjoyable. Reduces stress and lifts mood. Improves balance, flexibility, muscle strength, fitness. Beneficial for heart, lungs, chronic pain. Wednesdays 11.00-12.00 from 2nd October at The Redland Club, Burlington Road, BS6 6TN. Drop-in class, cost £3 for over 55’s. Please arrive 5 mins early and bring flat, soft shoes/slippers to wear. Contact Selina on 0117 9466434 for more information.

Taoist Tai Chi class every Monday 7pm at Badock’s Wood School, Doncaster Road.

You will experience benefits to your body, mind, and spirit, make friends and listen to remarkable stories of health improvement.

Our hope is that each person leaves with a renewed conviction that they can make a real positive difference in their own health and with a clear sense of how to go about it. We are a registered charity and all our instructors are volunteers. Young and old alike enjoy the friendly and welcoming nature of the Society. See taoist.org.uk for more information.

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+.

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Specialising in Relaxation, Rejuvenation and Support for all stages of Pregnancy Initial consultation (1 hour 30) - £55 Follow-on appointments (1 hour / 1 hour 15) - £40 Discounted block booking available Please get in touch for enquiries: Phone- 07717 743 598 Email- heather.sportsmassage@gmail.com Facebook- Heather’s Sports Massage

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What’s On & Community News Walking Tennis at Henleaze Tennis Club.

This is a slower version of the game and is designed so that anyone with a longterm health condition or who is inactive can participate. It can be enjoyed by many, you do not have to have a health condition to attend! Open to all, members and non-members, sessions take place on Wednesday morning at 9.15am. Cost £5.

Come and try it! Or for more information call 07411 263207.

8.00 and 9.30 p.m. (term time only). If you are a string or brass player ideally of a good standard, come along for your free taster session and give us a try. For further information, please visit www. westburyparkorchestra.com or email contact@westburyparkorchestra.com Westbury Park Spiritualist Church Open Day on Saturday October 19th from 10am to 3pm.

A dedicated team of healers will also be available throughout the day, offering their services to those in need of physical healing as well as emotional upliftment.

A range of books and gift items will be available to purchase as well as teas, coffees and delicious cakes and savouries.

Cairns Road, BS6 7TH just off Kellaway Avenue. For more information see www. westburyparkspiritualistchruch.org, email marianbishop@talktalk.net or call 0117 977 1629.

Walking Touch Rugby for males and female over 50s. Every Friday 10am to 11.30, Westbury Fields, Cricket Lane, Westburyon-Trym BS10 6TW. A great inclusive sport for all levels of mobility. Come along and be welcomed. Contact Kris Tavender, email ktavender@bristolbearsrugby.com.

Westbury Folk / Country Dancing on Tuesdays 1.15 - 3.15pm 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.

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.

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.

Westbury Scottish Club country dancing classes are held every Tues 7.30-9.30pm from Sept-April; a fun and friendly way to exercise body and mind. Dress is informal, and no dancing partner needed. Beginners class is at Leonard Hall, Trinity-Henleaze URC, Waterford Rd., Henleaze BS9 4BT; contact Maggie on 01934 838175. More advanced dancers: at St.Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze BS9 4LD; contact Cheryl on 0117 401 2416. See www.wscbristol.co.uk for details.

Westbury Park Orchestra is a friendly nonauditioned orchestra with a repertoire of classical and modern pieces and with an emphasis of having fun. We meet Redmaids’ High Junior School, Grange Court Road, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS9 4DP on Monday evenings between

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Quiz Answers General Knowledge from page 34 1.Libra (the scales); 2.a) The Big Bang Theory, b) On The Buses, c) The Vicar of Dibley; 3.a) Norway, b) Ecuador, c) Portugal; 4. South America - Cape Froward in Chile is 53 degrees south. Cape Agulhas in South Africa is 34 degrees south and Tanjung Piai in Malaysia is 1 degree north; 5.a) east, b) east, c) west; 6. a) Hamlet, b) Macbeth, c) Romeo and Juliet; 7. They all had hits with ages in the title - Fifteen, Seventeen and Nineteen; 8. Vicks Sinex and Tunes - both decongestants Sporting Knowledge from page 34 1. John Lowe, Raymond van Barneveld, Bobby George; 2. Four (New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and England; 3. Teddy Sherringham; 4. Ben Stokes and Travis Head; 5. Welterweight; 6. 4 miles 514 yards; 7. ) Romania, b) Finland, c) Kenya; 8. a) pole vault, b) javelin, c) wrestling; 9.) darts, b) golf, c) speedway; 10. womens heptathlon.

Children’s Puzzles from page 38 Famous People Top row, left to right: Martin Luther King, leading civil rights leader who campaigned in America for personal freedoms, an end to discrimination and prejuidice; Emmeline Pankhurst, a British political activist and organizer of the British suffragette movement who helped women win the right to vote; Sir Winston Churchill, British politician, army officer, and writer who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, when he led Britain to victory in the Second World War; Bottom row, left to right : Anne Frank, young Jewish diary writer from Holland who wrote about life in hiding from the German army during World War 2; Mahatma Gandhi, Indian lawyer who led the non-violent campaign that led India to gain independence from British rule in 1948; Marie Curie, a Polish/French scientist who won awards for her research into radiation, X-rays and the treatment of cancer.

Odd One Out a) Peru - it is a country in South America, the others are all in Africa; b) Hedwig - is an owl in the Harry Potter stories, the others are all star signs; c) Sapphire - it is a shade of blue, the others are all shades of red; d) Nectarine is a member of the peach family, the others are all types of orange; e) Hugh - all the others have been kings of England Boy Bands / Girl Bands (clockwise from top left) - One Direction, Little Mix, The Beatles, The Spice Girls Disclaimer The Bristol Six + Eight is published by Bristol Community Magazines Ltd (Co. No. 08448649, registered at 8 Sandyleaze, Westbury on Trym, Bristol, BS9 3PY). The views expressed by contributors or advertisers in The Bristol Six + Eight are not necessarily those held by Bristol Community Magazines Ltd. The inclusion of any business or organisation in this magazine does not imply a recommendation of it, its aims or its methods. Bristol Community Magazines Ltd cannot be held responsible for information disclosed by advertisers, all of which are accepted in good faith. Reasonable efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this magazine but no liability can be accepted for any loss or inconvenience caused as a result of inclusion, error or omission. All content is the copyright of Bristol Community Magazines Ltd and may not be reproduced without the prior written consent of Bristol Community Magazines.

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At the Cinema - with Chris Worthington Mrs Lowry and Son (cert PG)

a family holiday with Lowry as child, one of the few times in her life when she was happy. She decides that the a painting should be hung in her bedroom but then changes her mind declaring the Lowry has been wasting his time and has no talent. Lowry can take no more and for the first time he becomes angry. He trashes the studio and throws some of the paintings into a heap in the back yard.

at the Watershed. Directed by Adrian Noble Placing Mrs Lowry first in the title hints at the main theme - not the famous paintings but the fraught relationship between the L.S. Lowry (Timothy Spall) and his mother Elizabeth (Vanessa Redgrave). Following the early death of Lowry’s profligate father they fell on hard times and burdened by debts in 1934 they moved to a terraced house in Pendlebury, a poor part of Manchester where Lowry worked as a rent collector. His mother, a bed bound invalid, constantly and bitterly complains about their reduced circumstances. Lowry is endlessly patient and tries to cheer her up while he prepares the evening meal on his return home from tramping the streets of Manchester in all weathers. When she is settled for the night Lowry goes to his attic studio where he paints until the early hours. Many of his paintings depict scenes of industrial Manchester, the places that he visits on his rent collecting rounds. He came to love these places and the people who lived there and hopes that his mother will come to accept their life as it is.

Elizabeth died in 1939 and until then Lowry had received little recognition. However despite their difficult relationship he always regretted that she did not live to witness his success as a painter. He was a prolific artist producing over 1000 paintings and over 800 drawings and would frequently sketch on envelopes, serviettes and cloakroom tickets before presenting them to delighted young people and their families. Then Tate Gallery in London owns 23 of his works, the largest collection is in the Lowry Art Gallery in Salford Quays with 55 paintings and 278 drawings.

One day he returns home to find his mother in a state of girlish excitement following an unexpected visit from Mrs Stanhope who lives next door. Elizabeth has convinced herself that her new friend will restore her to high society with the posh dinner parties and extravagance that ruined her husband. In reality Mrs Stanhope is a gin sodden social climber in a stormy marriage to a local councilor. They arrange to meet again but her hopes are dashed when Mrs Stanhope makes only a cursory visit. The vanilla slices that she has bought in go uneaten.

Early in his career Lowry studied under the French impressionist Pierre Adolphe Valette at the Manchester School of Art and was inspired by an exhibition of paintings by Vincent Van Gogh at the Manchester Art Gallery in 1931. There are similarities between the two artists, in Lowry’s own words about the “matchstick men” paintings.

“They are part of a private beauty that haunted me, I loved them and the houses in the same way, as part of a vision.”

Things take a turn for the better for Lowry when he gets a letter from the owner of London art gallery inviting him to display some paintings. His mother does not share his enthusiasm, her naïve and narrow world view leads her to think that such people cannot be trusted. Lowry never had encouragement from his mother, who considered the paintings of working class life to be vulgar and she also hates the sound of the nearby mill.

Lowry response is to plaintively say to her “this is who we are.” However she does unexpectedly concede that she likes one of the paintings, a sea scape with sailing boats that reminds her of

The film ends with a sequence of his paintings showing the diversity of his work including the matchstick men paintings but also landscapes and portraits. Lowry tried and failed to get his mother’s approval but I could find no record of a painting of her by her son. When Elizabeth died Lowry painted “The Bedroom, Pendlebury” without her. chrisworthington32@yahoo.com 61

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Free Valuation Day Jewellery, Watches, Silver & Gold Saturday 5th October 10am - 4pm

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Shirehampton Road, BS9 1BN

Our experienced Valuers, Gemmologist John Kelly and watch specialist Marc Burridge will be at Stoke Lodge on the above date appraising jewellery, watches, silver & gold, and providing free verbal sale estimates, without obligation, for possible consignment to the Specialist Sale on Thursday 14th November.

There is ample free parking and we will be serving tea and coffee to customers throughout the day. No appointment is necessary. For more information please contact Toby Pinn at the Salerooms on 0117 325 6789.

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