The Bristol Six + Eight Magazine - November 2021 by Andy Fraser

THE BRISTOL SIX + EIGHT MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2021 - ISSUE 81

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In this issue - Elvis will be in the building (p6), Skin Addict (p10), the rise of the influencers (p14), quiz time (p27), a trip to Paradise Bottom (p39), prize wordsearch (p46) plus all the usual stuff, and lots of real events really happening

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THE EDITOR’S SMALL PIECE A very small piece indeed. Hello there, I hope as many of you as possible are as well as possible, and that you are beginning to look forward to the Christmas period with a little more confidence and enthusiasm than last year. There is certainly more going on this time around, although I suspect we are not out of the woods yet - so make the most of your festive freedoms and keep fingers crossed they last.

that the end result is a success. This month all did not go well in the kitchen - I blame the halloumi and I’d not got time to resort to Recipe B (actually there was no plan B). Next month I promise something festive and edible! Best wishes - Andy Keep In Touch 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY / andy@ bcmagazines.co.uk / 0117 259 1964 / 07845 986650 / www.bcmagazines.co.uk

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PUMPKIN ON THE MENU AT SKIN ADDICT Now thankfully things have eased and with sensible care, the like of which an experienced esthetician like Jennifer would practice anyway, we are allowed back into the experts chair. Coinciding with the launch of a new collection of DermaQuest luxury skincare products, Jennifer is once again welcoming old and new clients in to her new business, Skin Addict - a personal boutique clinic on Alma Road specialising in skin concerns. With almost thirty years experience as an esthetist, and half of that time running The Body Centre, also in Alma Road, Jennifer has no shortage of clients willing to testify for her skill, understanding and professionalism.

I'm guessing the people that take advantage of the kind of skin treatments that experienced esthetician Jennifer Thorne offers fall into one of two main camps. There will be those who like the thought that what Jennifer does is great for their skin, in some specific and tailored way, and who by chance happen to enjoy the process. Then there will be the clients for whom a visit to her to clinic for a treatment is just that, a treat - a period of relaxation, invigoration, enjoyment that makes them feel good first and foremost, and which has the added bonus of benefitting their skin in some positive way as well. Now at the risk of stereotyping myself, I'm a middle-aged bloke for who a skincare routine is rarely anything more than a daily wet shave, an occasional exfoliation with whatever happens to be mildly abrasive and on the shelf by the shower, and a good rub down with a rough towel. I neither understand the science behind looking after my skin nor, if I'm honest, am I that interested. Apparently though "I am worth it" - we are all "worth it" - but what we are worth depends upon in which of the two camps we sit, or in the case of Jennifer's clinic, lie comfortably.

Now as alluded to earlier, and despite the aforementioned self-stereotyping, I am always happy to take an opportunity to experience (almost) any form of beauty/ wellbeing/complimentary treatment in the name of consumer journalism (!) - I've tried acupuncture, reflexology, reiki, gong therapy, past-life regression and hot-stone massage to name a few, and had my feet nibbled by fish in the name of skincare. In most cases the perceived benefits to me are best measured by the positive feelings of having time to stop, relax and enjoy some quality downtime.

I am very much in the latter group outlined above - a visit for a facial treatment is an opportunity to take some time out of what is an always-busy day to enjoy something that just happens to do me good as well as make me feel good. It is some me-time, that helpfully includes some professional skincare. During lockdown many, if not all of us had more time on our hands in which indulge, entertain or improve ourselves, in any number of ways. However if such indulgence or betterment normally took the form of some type of esthetic or beauty treatment this was largely denied us by the restriction on personto-person contact outside of our "bubbles" putting it simply, it's not possible to carry out a skincare regime on a client from six feet away. As a result practioners of the many and varied kinds of health and skincare practices and treatments have had a rough time, and their clients have missed out.

Meeting Jennifer was therefore more about that than the tangible dermal benefits to my skin that her practiced hands delivered. I didn't go in with a specific skincare issue - and so left my face in her hands, both figuratively and literally. And as I'm not too interested in the "sciency bit" I spent more time chatting and 42 10

PUMPKIN ON THE MENU AT SKIN ADDICT relaxing under her expert touch than paying too much attention to what was actually happening - which might sound negligent on my part but I knew I was being well looked after. So while not particularly helpful or detailed in terms of explanation, I can report my face received a series of tingling or gently abrasive cleanses, soft massages and wipes (some cooling, some with a wonderfully hot facecloth). Thankfully the expert esthetician is on hand to help me out on this bit. Over to you Jennifer "Hello, my name is Jennifer, professional esthetician at Skin Addict, and I’d love to welcome you in to my new clinic. An esthetician is a person who specializes in the beautification of the skin, and whose work involves performing treatments and procedures to the skin as a way to maintain its health and vitality, improve its overall appearance, and combat the signs of sun exposure, acne and aging skin - without having to use injectables. I’ve twenty eight years in the beauty industry and realise the importance of constantly learning, so I am always researching, training and keeping up to date with everything there is to know about the latest treatments and the best way to keep your skin at its optimum, so that I can give the best results to my clients. Having assessed Andy’s complexion (all clients receive a free of charge consultation before their first treatment) we decided on a “mini pumpkin resurfacer”. Pumpkin contains vitamins A, C and E, and antioxidants which help fight sun damage and wrinkles, and the fruit enzymes help to exfoliate dead skin cells. It also contains zinc and potassium to combat redness, and honey to lock in moisture to keep your skin plump and more radiant.” So after 45 minutes of quality me-time, a mixture of warm, comfortable, peaceful 43 11

relaxation interspersed with friendly and attentive conversation, I arose rejuvenated - with a face that felt cleaner, smoother and more buff than for many a year, ready to return refreshed to the hurly-burly of postlockdown daily life. And thinking I must do this some more. A final word from Jennifer – “Do please take a look at my website, www. skinaddict.biz to find out more about me and the treatments and products I offer clients. As well as specialist skincare I will also be offering Lycon Waxing, Lash and Brow treatments and the amazing Aqua Hydra Facial. I want every one of my clients to feel relaxed and pampered during their visits ensuring an appointment at Skin Addict the highlight of their day. I am proud to be a DermaQuest clinic, offering my clients the very best products and treatments, with a results-driven range that covers all skin types and all skin concerns. Come in and experience beauty and skincare treatments that will transform how you look and feel. I look forward to seeing you at Skin Addict soon."

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IT ISSUES - RUSSELL ISAAC Windows 11 is here - well, sort of.....

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October 5th saw the “official” release of Windows 11, the new operating system that Microsoft promised us would never happen. But don’t panic about major upheaval just yet.

Most reports of Windows 11 are reassuringly complementary, once you’ve got past the hassle of doing the upgrade. All Windows 10 users should be able to to upgrade for free but the roll-out programme is likely to take a year so don’t be surprised if you’re not offered it just yet. And I would recommend holding back on the upgrade for at least a year while they iron out the usual bugs (there’s no hurry as Windows 10 will be supported until 2025).

Microsoft’s vision for the future of personal computing has is a softer, more rounded design, one that puts the Start menu front and center while doing away with some of the things that cluttered up Windows 10. But while Windows 11 does introduce some welcome improvements, many are so subtle you probably won’t notice them unless you’re specifically looking. And even the changes that do grab your attention — like the newly centered Start button — tend to fade into the background with remarkable speed.

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21ST CENTURY MYSTERIES In our latest quest to understand the mysteries of the 21st century we take a look at the world of the influencer.

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What is an influencer?

Celebrity culture has always been big currency and in this age where no one really knows exactly what a celebrity is any more, it’s no surprise that it’s a boom time for the influencer.

An influencer (also known as a social media influencer) is somebody with enough clout over their online audience to affect their behaviour / purchasing decisions. Influencers range from celebrities with large social media followings to more niche experts in field where they have a small but loyal audience.

Historically, it could be said that Josiah Wedgwood made an influencer of Queen Charlotte when he gave her a tea set back in the 1760s. Much more recently, think of the close association between Michael Jordan and Nike, brand and influencer working together in unit-shifting harmony.

In 2021, the line between celebrity and “normal” person is more blurred than ever and some influencers mainly exist in the online world – these could be popular YouTubers such as the UK-based Swedish gamer PewDiePie who has 110 million subscribers to his YouTube channel but is practically unknown in large parts of society.

The big difference is that the popularity of certain social media users has levelled the playing field and in some ways the influencer world is something of a meritocracy. If you’re any kind of expert in your field, no matter how niche, then there’ll probably be an appropriate brand wanting your help. Are there different types of influencer?

What does an influencer do? Companies work with influencers in order to advertise their brands and products, and gain authenticity by association. Companies will either gift their chosen influencer with free goods or pay them to promote something. As an example, a micro influencer (see below) can earn between £100-£600 for a single YouTube post. This could be as simple as a picture of your favourite outdoor explorer subtly wearing a certain hiking boot as they go about their adventurous business.

As well as differentiating influencers by their content – bloggers, YouTubers, Podcasters etc. there are also terms to distinguish them based on number of followers: Mega Influencer: over 1 million followers who can charge vast money Macro Influencer: 40k – 1 million followers Micro Influencer: 1k – 40k followers Nano Influencer: small following but an experts in a highly specialised area

These working relationship can vary in scale and as well as single social media posts they may also involve competitions, guest blogs and curated content from the influencer across the online channels (website, social media etc) of their partnered business. This is all done to increase web traffic and get more customers.

Are influencers here to stay? Absolutely and things are only going to get stranger. There has already been a rise in virtual influencers. The benefit of a brand working with the likes of YouTuber Laserbolt, an ageless digital human permanently in his twenties who reviews video games, is that he is scandal-proof and unlikely to ever be the victim of cancel culture. In short, these virtual influencers are every marketing managers dream.

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GARDENING TIPS FROM HILARY BARBER We are having such warm days as I write (after all the rain!) and so do look at my tips for October too, which will still be applicable in November. As I write this in mid October, many roses are doing their second flowering!

November is the month for planting tulip and hyacinth bulbs and all the other bulbs that you haven’t planted yet - they will provide a beautiful spring display. Masses of tulips in pots look stunning too. (And don’t forget about bulb lasagne! Layering bulbs in a pot with the biggest ones at the bottom, will give you a wonderful display e.g. Tulips at the very bottom, then daffodils, then chionodoxa). 2. Rake up leaves and put in your leaf mould bin, hessian sacks or black plastic bags. Make sure that if you use plastic bags that the leaf mould is damp and you puncture holes in the bags. Put them in a corner of the garden and in 2 years you will have wonderful leaf mould for mulching beds. 3. If you do nothing else this winter in the gardens, mulch borders with leaf mould, mushroom compost, manure or homemade compost - this adds nutrients and texture to the soil, retains moisture and keeps the weeds down. The gardens that coped best with the long dry periods are the ones that had been mulched well in autumn/winter. 4. Prune all dead, diseased and damaged wood (ddd) on trees and shrubs before the winter winds. 5. November is the busy time for bareroot/ rootball planting, including native hedging, trees, and barefoot roses. Native hedging is wonderful for wildlife. Although unusual, I saw 2 robins feeding on a hawthorn hedge last week - on opposite sides! 6. Plant colourful winter pots, to include cyclamen, winter flowering pansies, Tete a Tete daffodils and small evergreens shrubs. 7. Create a wood pile at the back of a border, for overwintering frogs and toads and

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Inheritance Tax Receipts Increase According to HMRC’s latest statistics, inheritance tax (IHT) receipts for April to August 2021 were £0.7 billion higher than in the same period from last year, nearing a whopping £2.7 billion! Back in March, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) projected 2021/22 IHT receipts to reach £6 billion, rising to £6.1 billion for 2024/25 and £6.6 billion for the following year, the highest it has ever been. However, with the figure for the first five months of this tax year already at nearly £2.7 billion, it’s possible that the final total for 2021/22 could be well above the OBR’s estimate. Both July and August’s IHT receipts are already the highest monthly amounts received from the tax, at £571 million and £576 million respectively. An all-party parliamentary group of MPs recently recommended that all the existing lifetime gift exemptions, such as for small gifts and normal expenditure, should be scrapped and replaced by a single annual gifts allowance, set at £30,000. The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) also recently produced a report on the simplification of IHT in which they proposed a figure of £25,000.

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COUNCILLORS’ COLUMN Lower Redland Road site, but with 69 Bristol schools expressing an interest, we’re pushing for more.

Each month onwards I hope to include an update on important issues from around the patch from your local Councillors. This will be on a rotational basis so all your elected representatives get the chance to have their say and feedback on which issues are keeping them busy.

At the start of December, we’ll be voting on allocating money for Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) projects. Developers pay CIL money to the council, and some of this is kept aside for residents to spend on things like road safety or park improvements. In this year’s round of funding, we’ve worked with residents on plans for repairing and improving the corner of Alma Road and Whiteladies Road and are confident we will get the money we’ve requested for the work next year.

We start this month with the thoughts of Tom Hathway, the Green Councillor for the Clifton Down ward. Over to you Tom. “Hello from Clifton Down! It’s been a busy few months since I was newly elected in May, joining Cllr Carla Denyer. By the time of print, the consultation on the future of Cotham Hill will be open, and I’d encourage everyone who visits or passes through the street to take a moment to complete the survey. Carla and I have been working closely with the council on the current scheme and possible options going forward. Residents are invited to pick between three schemes and give feedback – one that is an expansion of the current scheme and alterations to residential side roads, one that is a slight modification of the current scheme, and one that takes out the current scheme and turns Cotham Hill into a one-way road. Personally, I believe the first option is a great chance to make a meaningful change for everyone that lives in our area. Head to www.bristol.gov.uk/cothamhill or get in touch for a paper copy before it closes on 30th November.

And finally, as ever, we’ve been helping residents with planning and licensing issues, bins, drains, trees and everything in between. I’ve very much enjoyed the first few months representing Clifton Down – here’s to many more ahead.”

You can contact Tom by post, c/o Green Group Office, City Hall, PO Box 3399, Bristol, BS1 9NE, by email at Cllr.Tom.Hathway@ bristol.gov.uk or by calling 07584182840. Your other elected Councillors are as follows Clifton ward - Councillor Katy Grant (Green) and Councillor Paula O’Rourke (Green) Clifton Down ward - Councillor Carla Denyer (Green) and Councillor Tom Hathway (Green)

More good news for our smaller residents – St John’s school is one of four that will now be included in the next phase of the School Streets project in March next year. This is where traffic is removed from outside of the school during arrival and leaving time, with the road opened instead to children walking or riding in. Access for children who need it, such as blue badge holders is kept. Currently the funding from the council only covers the

Cotham ward - Councillor Mohamed Makawi (Green) and Councillor Guy Poultney (Green) Redland ward - Councillor Martin Fodor (Green) and Councillor Fi Hance (Green) All can be contacted though the the Bristrol City Council website - bristol.gov.uk 21

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Russia 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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Who was Margaret Thatcher’s first Chancellor of the Exchequer? William Hague launched a “Save the ......” what as a part of his General Election campaign, and in which year? Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey held which post in the 2010 Conservative / Lib Dem coalition? Who was Prime Minister when a) man first set foot on the moon, b) the start of World War 1, and c) London was awarded the 2012 Olympics? Name these former politicians.

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As I write this in early October I find myself already about a third of the way through my year as Lord Mayor. The diary is continuing to build up and life is still a constant string of new experiences, people and events which is a real joy. The following is just a sample of what we’ve been up to, which I hope gives a flavour of the variety.

I’ve also been able to visit some of our faith groups around the city this month. I attended a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Romanian Orthodox church in Bristol, and the 150th anniversary of the Park Row Synagogue (pictured here). These were both learning experiences for me, enhanced by the very warm welcomes that I received. It really is one of the great joys of this job to be able to learn more about the many cultures and faiths that make up our city.

I attended the launch of the “Project Home” appeal for Gympanzees in September. This is a Bristol-based charity which provides play and exercise facilities for disabled children. They have been running “pop-up” sessions around Bristol during lockdown and have now started an appeal to create an incredible permanent facility. You can find out more about them at www.gympanzees.org I was privileged to be one of the official starters for the combined Bristol Half Marathon / 10k. It was lovely to see thousands of people out enjoying our city and the event was extremely well run. I rather rashly promised that I’ll take part in next year’s 10k – the training starts here! Another month, another charity abseil! This time it was off the top of the Childrens’ Hospital in support of the wonderful Above and Beyond charity, which supports the city centre hospitals in Bristol. It was great fun, and to top it off they allowed me to abseil in my official robes, which must have been quite a sight!

Finally, we welcomed people to the Mansion House in early October for one of our regular “At Home with the Lord Mayor” events. It was lovely to see a range of people including volunteers from St Peters Hospice and the Air Ambulance as well as friends from BS6 and BS8. Our next event will be a special Christmas reception at the Mansion House and it would be lovely to see you there. Please just email lordmayor@bristol.gov.uk if you would like to join us.

A highlight of the month was attending the Bristol Young Heroes awards at We the Curious. This is an annual event organised by Communities of Purpose which celebrates young people in Bristol who have made extraordinary contributions to the city in a range of fields. It was a wonderful gala evening

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Will disputes are a real concern for those who have taken the trouble to prepare their Will. Is That the Only Factor?

Although the starting point is that you can leave your assets to whomever you choose in your Will, the Inheritance Act* nonetheless acts as a safety net for eligible claimants who can demonstrate that they require more financial provision than they are due to receive under the Will, which in many cases is nothing.

No. There are five other factors to consider too. Any physical or mental disabilities the claimant has, any obligations that the deceased had towards the claimant, the conduct of the claimant or any other matter which it’s reasonable for the court to take into account. These are weighed against the financial position of the beneficiaries in the Will or of an intestacy and within the context of the size and nature of the estate.

Who Can Bring an Inheritance Act Claim? These people are all automatically eligible: • spouses or civil partners including former spouses/civil partners; • children, including adults, and those treated as a child of the family by the deceased; • cohabiting partners as long as they cohabited for two years or more until the deceased’s death; • anyone else who was financially dependent upon the deceased until their death.

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Claimants have six months from the date of the Grant of Probate to issue their claim at court without requiring the court’s special permission to do so. After which, they have a further four months to serve the claim on the executors and beneficiaries.

I Am Concerned About a Potential Claim, Is It Worth Me Making a Will? Yes it is. It is best to mention your concerns to your advisor when you make your Will as the careful choice of your executors is crucial if you do not want family members dealing with the estate administration and maybe a claim too as executors. There are other points you can consider, including preparing a list of reasons why you wish to exclude someone - but seek expert advice as these can backfire if not carefully prepared.

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As autumn reaches its peak, what could be better than walking through an English woodland? One that is far enough away to feel like an adventure but close enough to home not to be an expedition. Where you can see Sneyd Park but probably won't see anyone from there. Indeed where you may not see anyone at all. Fancy that? If so, come with me to Paradise Bottom.

Right, now it's time to go - and you have a choice of two walk descriptions, depending on how much detail you want. Simple instructions. Park. Follow signposts. Walk. Enjoy. Go home. The walks throughout Leigh Woods are very well signposted, so you can just follow your chosen path without fear of getting seriously lost.

Leigh Woods, set on the hilltop on t'other side of the Clifton Suspension Bridge, is popular with families, cyclists, runners, dog walkers and (currently) grazing cows - a National Trust site where the walks around Stokeleigh Camp and the suspension bridge viewpoint are well known and popular. Venture a little further north though, away from the bridge, and you may have the place to yourself. The walk will take you an hour or two, depending on a couple of options and how much you linger. Right, let's explore.

More descriptive walk. From the carpark follow the tarmac and then gravel path downhill, and follow the signs to Paradise Bottom. You will basically stay on this track all the way. Soon you will pass on your left the first and, unless you get lost, the only building you will see close up on the whole route - Oak Wood Lodge. Carry on and go straight over at the wide-open path crossroads, by the electricity transformer up in the tree, continuing gently downhill, meandering through woods comprising a wide range of native trees - oak, beech, sweet chestnut, cedar and more. If you choose a sunny day it will be especially beautiful at this time of year, and if you have small children there is great fun to be had trying to catch the leaves falling en-masse.

This walk isn't flat, but isn't difficult - gentle inclines and declines are your companion as you walk, but aside from a short steepish descent and hill back up to the main path, that will get the heart going (and which can be skipped) there isn't anything to make the route too much of a challenge. The paths are well made up and should be fine for a motability scooter, but the surface is mostly loose gravel so isn't really suitable for buggies. There are no refreshments en-route (that I found) so maybe bring a flask or a picnic, and do go to the loo before you set out. And just a word of common sense caution - the walk is entirely through unlit woodland, and increasingly secluded as you head further away from the carpark so it's not busy and you might want to bring a friend, a dog, a phone. The walk starts on Coronation Avenue - so drive over the suspension bridge, right at the lights opposite the Ashton Court gatehouse towards Abbots Leigh, straight on at the Beggar Bush lights and 200 yards on, right through the stone gateway. It's well signposted. Drive down the avenue and you will encounter, in turn, three carparks - the first one is free to National Trust members but I headed down 400 yards to the 15 39

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DISCOVERING PARADISE BOTTOM walk coincides with a high tide on the Avon, is the fabulous view up and down and across the river, a view that gives bearings to the walk as you can see straight over to the Old Sneed Park Nature Reserve on the opposite bank, and St Mary's church beyond. Now I'm not a gambling man - I usually just generously slip the bookies a few quid on Grand National day - but I'd put a few shillings on there being 99% of people reading this never having had this exact view. I saw no-one on the grotto path, there or back.

Just when you think you might have gone wrong (don't worry, you won't have done) you will start to see signs of the "water features" that reside in the woods here, part of the work that Humphry Repton did in the 18th century to landscape the area that sits just behind Leigh Court. A trickle of water emerging from the banks of the woods, and then an ornamental pond, covered with green weed. There's a bench here overlooking the pond - coffee time perhaps. Remain on the path that bears right up a short slope and you will emerge at Paradise Bottom, a small open enclosure with green metal bollards.

Your third choice from Paradise Bottom is to head off right, alongside the right hand (uphill) side of the black metal railings, on what turns into a well-kept grass path into a part of the arboreal landscape dominated by pines and redwoods.

Now you have a three choices. If that's enough for you, you can turn around and head back the way you came - essentially making this a linear walk and thereby avoiding the steep section mentioned earlier. If you fancy extending your walk however then look for the sign that points to "The Grotto", which is maybe half a mile further on. Now I did the grotto walk, and let's say it was in some ways not unlike going to watch City or Rovers this season - a bit of an effort for very little reward. The grotto itself is underwhelming. What does make the detour worthwhile however, especially if your

Soon the grass path will start to narrow and become less well made, but stick on it until you reach a wooden bench alongside some narrow wooden steps that take you downhill. Take these, and at the bottom of the steps bear right and follow the steep path down with hairpin bend that brings you out alongside another of Repton's ornamental ponds. Cross the pond on the obvious embankment, bearing right as the path begins to climb back up the other side of the valley. You will pass a smaller third pool on your right as you head uphill on the woodland track, and shortly you will reach a wooden swing gate that brings you back out onto the main path you walked down earlier. Turn left, and head gently uphill, staying on the path until you get back to the car park. 16 40

Commercial property evictions ban extended to March 2022 and proposed new arbitration process

It has also been announced that new legislation will be introduced by the Government in this Parliamentary session. It is intended that measures will be introduced to ring-fence any outstanding commercial rent arrears built up by tenants as a result of the pandemic closures and tenants and landlords will be guided to come to an agreement on how to deal with the money owed. This will be either by agreeing to waive some of the total amount due or by drawing up a longer-term repayment plan.

The Government announced in June 2021 that it would be extending the current ban on forfeiture of a commercial lease for non-payment of rent until 25 March 2022. This will have been a welcome relief for many tenants, especially those in the leisure and retail sectors who have been most impacted by lockdown closures, but for those landlords who already have considerable arrears, there will be concern that by continuing the existing measures for a further 9 months it will do nothing to unlock the stalemate or allow the market to recover.

Where agreement cannot be reached, an arbitration process will put in place under the new legislation to make a formal award that will be legally binding and must be complied with by both parties. This new arbitration scheme will be delivered by private arbitrators, who must prove their impartiality, in accordance with guidelines outlined by the legislation. The extension to the current eviction ban and the proposed arbitration scheme will potentially be controversial, and while it could be a lifeline to some, it will undoubtedly cause hardship for others. If you are a tenant struggling to pay your current rent or you are a landlord who has tenants with arrears then it is worth speaking to a legal professional about your options.

Landlords are still able to pursue a contractual debt claim and the ban on statutory demands and winding up petitions expires on 30 September 2021, so there are other options available. However, the most recent measures could be seen by some to be more favourable to tenants which will be frustrating for those landlords who have sought to work with their tenants during the pandemic to proactively navigate the implications of the nationwide closures.

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HISTORY NOTES NO 164 - UNDERGROUND EXPERIENCES This month’s article is a Troglodytic virtual tour of parts of Bristol’s history of which most of us are probably totally unaware. 1.

I had mentioned to a late friend Geoffrey Carlyle Garbutt that because of our history group’s knowledge of Bristol’s underground features the City Engineers, planning the route of the Northern Foulwater Interceptor Sewer, came to me for advice on any features to avoid. Carl then told me of the time when as part of his duties he had occasion to visit the cellar of a building in York Street, (that runs from Stokes Croft to Brunswick Square). Having gone to the cellar he discovered another one below, and then yet another below that. He was about to explore further when he heard voices emanating from below. At this point he fled up and out. He subsequently learnt that the lowest level provided an access point to the river Frome - but he never discovered who was down there during his very brief visit. So who were the mystery voices, were they real or a product of Carl’s imagination? Only years later I was recounting this to a policeman friend, who laughed, explaining that sometimes new recruits were taken down there as part of some initiation ceremony. Sadly this explanation came too late to reassure Carl. Bristol’s medieval importance led to monastic orders establishing themselves in the town. By 1267 the Carmelites’ order of White Friars had a water system which carried water from their springs on Brandon Hill to their friary on the site of the Colston Hall. In 1376 they also generously provided water for their neighbouring parishioners of St John’s on the Wall. The 16th century dissolution of the monastic houses meant their friary was no more which is why the system is now known St John’s Conduit. When Park Street had fine houses and gardens, the house near the top, later to become the famous George’s Bookshop, had a front garden with a large well surrounded by stone seats. The six feet wide well shaft, that still exists today beneath the middle of road, is about twenty feet 64 43

deep. However, readers will be relieved to know the well is very securely capped off. At the bottom of the shaft a large square cistern is fed from a spring from Brandon Hill. This water feeds into a pipe leading down Park Street. Beneath the junction of Great George Street, are two very large 22,000-gallon cisterns. During WWII two iron manholes were installed to provide emergency street access to the water for firefighting purposes. They remain, but every time a vehicle drives over they clang loudly, much to the alarm of motorists and subterranean explorers. 3.

Twenty feet beneath St. Nicholas Street on the back wall of a cellar a stone has an enigmatic inscription; “This is the Boundary of the property of Mr John Wadipam, witness FC Husenbeath, 1808”. I discovered that Frederick Charles Husenbeath, born at Mainz in Germany in 1765, was a much-respected member of Bristol’s business community where he lived from 1787. In 1795 he had a business in St Nicholas Street and by 1806 had expanded to include, in partnership with his son, a further business as wine and spirit merchants in premises beside the steps leading to St Nicholas Street from Baldwin S t r e e t . M a y b e the stone marked a boundary between his property and that of John Wadipam, and was a polite way of saying, ‘this far and no further’. Also the name "Wadipam" is indistinct as the wall has been over painted, probably many times since 1808. Thus, this enigmatic stone remains the only, but alas silent witness, to yet another a bit of Bristol’s history.

During the 1980s our history group were asked to complete a survey of the three acres of Redcliffe caves, a task started by speleologist Stan Collins but interrupted

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HISTORY NOTES NO 164 - JULIAN LEA-JONES years before. Our completed survey was then provided to the city. For safety reasons we ensured that no member was allowed to work there alone. During our eighteen months of part time work, a personal incident occured that still makes me shudder. Our survey had reached the farthermost extent of the cave system when a very small opening was discovered. As the smallest member of the team I volunteered to enter it. Stripped to jeans, tee shirt and hard hat, I could just wriggle in with my arms stretched out fully in front of me. The wriggle seemed endless - actually about 60 feet - but at last I saw a opening. But it was only to a small circular chamber with no exit. On the wall was graffiti, “Joseph Coles, 1774”. With extreme difficulty, and great relief, I was able to turn around and head back out. But with horror I suddenly realised that a rise in the tunnel, was sandstone fallen from the roof! By the time I emerged my sides were covered in the soft stone which my passage in had scraped off the tunnel walls. We worked out that I had ended up somewhere under the foundations of what was then the Phoenix Assurance office block on Redcliffe Hill. Never again. 5.

Near Jacob Wells Road lies a hidden entrance that leads down to a freestone arched doorway beyond which are two branching tunnels. One section leads down Jacobs Wells Road ending in a freestone arched doorway facing across it but blocked up. The other section, 31 feet long, culminated in a spring chamber of a most unusual design. The heads of the tunnel arches and most of the masonry is of local Pennant stone. Records note that one system was taken over by the Dean and Chapter of St Augustine's Abbey (now the Cathedral). In contrast with the general construction of the system the entrance doorways are of finely carved freestone, The present-day entrance has a pointed head arch carved from a single block, with carved side pillars. However, the blocked entrance with a similar but less elaborate header arch, is propped up with a loose packing stone, totally out of keeping with the workmanship of the carved stone 66 44

pillars and arch heads. An explanation for the anomaly is that when the Abbey took over the system they used whatever spare masonry was available from their stoneyard to make it fit. Survey records show that the level of the land has risen over the centuries. For example the 1373 p e ra m b u l at i o n defining Bristol as a separate entity from Gloucestershire and Somersetshire refers to the Sandbrook running down the valley, (the account talks about crossing over the brook). During pre-expulsion times it is possible that although the spring and cistern were underground, the now blocked doorway opened on the hillside facing across the valley of the Sandbrook to the former ‘Jews Acre’, graveyard, now QEH grammar School. 6.

A Bristol Mercury newspaper cutting of the 5th November 1901 mentions "a discovery was made in St. Augustine's ... of something like 400 yards of subterranean passages, used in connection with a conduit system. It extended from the Three Tuns in St. Georges Road towards the Cathedral." The origin of the passage, from subsequently discovered plans, was that the pipe running through the tunnel once conveyed water from a spring at Jacob's Wells to the Deanery (now part of Cathedral School on the outh side of College Green). The plan showed a spring at the top of Jacob's Wells, “The Mercury reporter visited the site and after a lengthy search, tripped over two boards which he said appeared to be extremely old. The wording was barely decipherable, but one had the name of the place - Bellevue - and the other intimated that “Water for [Drinking]? may be obtained at this spring”. For most of the route from Jacobs Wells the pipe passed beneath the roadway, but then into the tunnel discovered in 1901. The passage passed underneath (continued overleaf)

HISTORY NOTES NO 164 - JULIAN LEA-JONES have to be spectacular. The eye-catching stable and laundry block is in the form of a fake castle made of courses of iridescent blocks alternated with bandings and facings of contrasting Bath stone. Horace Walpole on a visit to Bristol called it the ‘Devil’s Cathedral’ a name which has stuck, whilst the famous Architectural Historian, Nikolaus Pevsner, described it as having ‘a strange sinister gaiety’.

the backs of the houses in Lower College Street, crossed College Street, and under Bishops Park, terminating just before Lower College Green was reached. 7.

An urban myth that wasn’t quite, but probably saved a life, relates to the Kwik Fit Auto site on the Bath Road. The local myth was that beneath the former paint works on the site that backed onto the railway sidings, was a small, buried room having a church style window. A few years ago the site was being cleared and one of our group members, learning of this, notified the Bristol Development Corporation, and he also warned the bulldozer driver who had not been told. Nevertheless, he heeded the warning. The very next day his bulldozer suddenly broke into a large void - fortunately he managed to jump clear. Thanking us, we were contacted by the developers and invited to visit the discovered void. What was discovered not a small ecclesiastical room, but a series of five parallel brick lined vaults, each about 7 feet high, 12 feet wide and 45 feet long. One had a small water filled cistern - the site is on the route of the Temple conduit. The prosaic explanation? The vaults were a simple way of levelling the land for the railway as well as providing storage and stabling, complete with water for the horses. A myth de-bunked but maybe a life saved. Travellers from Bristol to Bath along the road at Arnos Court may not realise that they are passing over a tunnel. The tunnel was dug so that staff of William Reeve, owner of Arnos Court, merchant and brass smelter, could get from his mansion to the stable blocks and laundry on the other side of the road without getting mud splattered by passing carts or stagecoaches. It was almost certainly used to take his dirty washing from the house to the laundry – he obviously heeded the old adage about dirty linen… not in public. He had the idea of using his waste copper slag to build his stable block and laundry, in the form of a black sham castle. William realised that if the building was to advertise his new material it would 68 45

On 17th March 1775 a melancholy accident occurred to the Rev Thomas Newnham. a minor canon of the Cathedral. Newnham was about 25 years of age and had gone with his sister and two friends to visit a singular cavern at Brentry, known as Pen Park Hole. To ascertain the depth of the cave he hung over the opening in order to drop a line, when the small branch of an ash tree to which he was holding broke and he fell to the bottom, nearly 200 feet, into a deep pool of water, in spite of repeated efforts his body was not recovered for five weeks.

10. Viewed from Bristol Bridge at the riverside wall of Welsh Back, by the steps to the water’s edge, a small bricked up and barred window can be seen. To discover a cast iron clue to what once lay behind the window, head into the Back and notice the cast iron castellated kerb edging between the pavement and the cobbles of Welsh Back. You will see that the edging nearest the bridge is still castellated, but the section nearest the steps is worn completely smooth. The steps once led down to underground toilets. One wonders how many tens of thousands of trips of relief are represented by all that wear of the cast iron? The toilet’s closure in the 1980's (from memory) was due to the impact of a bus. Until that collision the entrance on the back had decorative railings. Salvaged and repaired, these now grace the forecourts of the buildings in Alma Vale Road, between Whiteladies Road and the side entrance to the Clifton Down shopping centre. Eur-Ing, Julian Lea-Jones C. Eng., FRAeS © 2021

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North Bristol Artists celebrate their 20th arts trail this November. The North Bristol Art Trail has launched the career of many artists and is a hugely popular free community event. Some of the originators of the trail recently met to share their memories of how it all began.

within the community, and art projects were run in Sefton Park and Bishop Road schools. The North Bristol Artists went on to hold an annual schools art exhibition in St Andrews Park. They also exhibited artwork from Horfield Prison, founded Lighting Up (now an independent Charity run by artists working with people with dementia and their carers.) and continue to run ongoing art exhibitions at Southmead Hospital and Westbury-on-Trym GP surgery.

In 1999, Cath Read and Sarah Cowper, who were then strangers, realised that, by coincidence, they were independently holding exhibitions of their art in neighbouring houses in St Andrews on the same weekend. The following year they decided to show together and invited 6 other artists to join them. Many founding artists met each other by word of mouth, often while picking up their children in local school playgrounds. But in 2001 they placed an advertisement in a local community magazine, Points North, inviting other artists to consider showing together. Thus, the first North Bristol Art Trail was born.

Coldharbour Gallery in Westbury Park is now run by trail originator Sarah Cowper and shows work by many North Bristol Artists year-round, as does Fig and Room 212. Meanwhile the North Bristol Artists website showcases all the artists and the wide range of artwork on offer from paintings and prints to jewellery, photography and ceramics. Lockdown last year meant that artists were only able to display work outside. This year artists plan to open their homes and studios once again and welcome visitors to a safe and enjoyable trail. Many venues will hold a preview night on Friday evening or refreshments during the trail. You’ll be able to pick up trail maps at a number of venues throughout Bristol – check our website for details – or just look at the online map and artist listings. Up to date information will also be offered via Facebook and Instagram

28 artists took part on the first North Bristol Art Trail, showing their work in 7 homes plus a group show at Café Unlimited. During a following trail people were offered horse and cart rides on the streets round St Andrews Park! Early trails had queues snaking down the street waiting to visit exhibition venues and by the 3rd year there was a huge surge in the number of local artists wishing to take part. Nowadays more than 100 artists exhibit work in over 50 venues and thousands of visitors look forward to visiting the trail.

The trail has always been the last weekend of November and trail supporters come whatever the weather. It’s a fantastic way to pick up unusual Christmas gifts or something original for your home, while chatting to artists or bumping into friends and neighbours. North Bristol Artists thank you for your support and look forward to seeing you November 27th – 28th!

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MUSIC - PRESENT, PAST AND FUTURE Album of the Month

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Bright Magic by Public Service Broadcasting

Low by David Bowie To hear Public Service Broadcasting at their very best we would thoroughly recommend you digging out 2015’s The Race For Space, a lesson in how “intelligent” doesn’t have to be a pejorative in world of music criticism. Here though, we’re heading back to 1977 and West Berlin’s Hamsa Tonstudio.

On their previous albums, Public Service Broadcasting drew inspiration from the likes of the American/Soviet space race (The Race For Space) and the rise and fall of the coal industry in Wales (Every Valley). This time, it’s the history of Berlin which has captured the imagination of J Willgoose Esq. and his bandmates. The German city which has long acted like a magnet for creative types, perhaps most famously David Bowie, Lou Reed and U2.

Of Bowie’s Berlin Trilogy – a trio of albums, Low, Heroes and Lodger, that were recorded with Brian Eno and Tony Visconti – it’s Low that best encapsulates his newfound love of the German music scene. Inspired by bands such as Tangerine Dream, Neu! and Kraftwerk, he began his own adventures in more electronic sounds.

The album itself is split into three parts, the first focusses on the city’s industrial growth in the late 19th century, the second its evolution into an exotic haven which attracted characters from across Germany and further afield and the third is an abstract section inspired by the artistic energy oozing from the city.

Even the album’s most conventional moment, Sound & Vision is deeply revealing of his drugbattered mental state. “Pale blinds drawn all day / Nothing to do, nothing to say,” and it’s that detached feeling which permeates through the album’s second side. Abstract sound collages which lacked any of the funk which featured so heavily on his previous albums Young Americans and Station to Station. Yet again Bowie had drunk in a new set of influences and spat out something entirely unique.

Perhaps most significantly, Bright Magic continues the evolution away from a reliance on the archive footage/samples of speech that had become such a hallmark of their sound that began on Every Valley. As a result, the album feels less of a historical artefact and more a living document, given breath with the help of guest vocalists such as Blixa Bargeld and Nina Hoss (her reading of a Kurt Tucholsky poem on Ich und die Stadt is an album highlight).

Podcast of the Month The Jump If you enjoyed our previous recommendations Sodajerker On Songwriting and SongExploder then we’re confident you’ll be just as fond of The Jump. Hosted by Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson, who seems genuinely curious about her guests each episode, this podcast is all about “The one song that changed everything.” With three seasons to wade through, highlights include Alanis Morissette discussing her smash hit You Oughta Know, Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs talking about emotional indie anthem Maps and funk legend George Clinton on Parliament’s political groove Chocolate City. Duncan Haskell

This new approach is no less effective; their mastery of atmospherics is evident from ominous Cold War-flavoured instrumental opener Der Sumpf (Sinfonia der Großstad) before we enter the 80s club scene on People, Let’s Dance, featuring EERA on vocals. As the synths build and build, the final section is Public Service Broadcasting at their most suggestive. Clearly inspired by Bowie’s Low (recorded at the same studio) and with more than a little hint of Kraftwerk, it’s the sound of a band with a deep understanding of their subject matter finding a new way to express themselves.

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All Together Now Bristol Choir - www. alltogethernowchoir.com The Arts Society Bristol - Would you like to join us for lectures on a wide range of arts related subjects, given by specialists in their own field? The lecture on 9th November is on Joaquin Sorolla, Painter of Light and on 14th December is on The Music of Tchaikovsky. Lectures are expected to be held at 8pm at Redmaids’ High School, Westbury-on-Trym, BS9 3AW and delivered by internet. For more information visit our website www. theartssociety-bristol.org.uk BCCS (Bristol Cathedral Choir School) Choral Society is now meeting at the Henleaze Bowling Club in Grange Court Road, on Wednesdays from 7.30 to 9pm. We are a small, friendly, unauditioned choir singing varied music, from choral works to more modern pieces and we would welcome new members of all standards. Please do come and give us a try. For more information, please contact Kathy telephone 0117 9493628 or email www.bccschoralsociety.org.uk Biodanza Bristol Weekly Group runs every Tuesday 7-9pm at All Saints Church, Randall Room, Alma Vale Road, Clifton, BS8 3ED (entrance upstairs). Cost: £10, 5 week card £40, 10 week card £70. Contact antoinette@biodanza4all. com for more details. Bristol & Clifton Dickens Society, 0117

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927 9875 - www.dickens-society.org.uk Bristol All Voices Allowed Choir is a community choir started in 2020 by former members of the Bristol Hippodrome Choir and All Together Now Bristol Choir We are looking for new singers, men and women, beginners and more experienced singers, to join us. Rehearsals on Tuesdays, 6.30 – 8.00pm at Holy Trinity Church, Hotwells. Contact Chris on 07866 456 776. Bristol Astronomical Society - www. bristolastrosoc.org.uk Bristol Bridge Club is running beginners lessons on Tuesday mornings and Wednesday evenings; it’s not too late to join as there will be catch up lessons if you missed the beginning of the course. Please contact teaching@ bristolbridgeclub.co.uk for further details. Bristol Bridge Club (BBC) has been running free online supervised sessions with some teaching all through the pandemic on Zoom, and will continue to do so every Saturday morning from 10am to 12 noon. To take part, go to the bridge club website www.bristolbridgeclub. co.uk and follow the link “Learn and Play”. Bristol Brunel Lions Club - Bill O’Neill at lion.bill@virginmedia.com Bristol Cabot Choir - please email admin@bristolcabotchoir.org or visit www.bristolcabotchoir.org Bristol Chamber Choir www. bristolchamberchoir.org.uk, Rae Ford on 0117 939 1685, rodcoomber@aol.co.uk Bristol Chamber Orchestra celebrates its return to live performing with a concert on Saturday 27th November at 7.30 pm in Trinity Henleaze URC with an exciting programme consisting of Beethoven’s “Emperor” piano concerto, Haydn’s “Drumroll” symphony, and shorter works by Mendelssohn and Gluck. For further information and tickets please phone 01275 392 344. Bristol Community Gamelan - email keithripley27@gmail.com or phone 0117 944 4241. Bristol Film and Video Society (Amateur film makers). We continue to make prize winning films, and meet via Zoom on the

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first and third Tuesday of every month. All are welcome. For more details please visit www.bristolvideo.org.uk Bristol French Circle / Cercle français de Bristol. We are looking forward to welcoming Claude Rapport back to BAWA on Thursday 4th November. She is a very entertaining speaker, and will be presenting ‘Inventions françaises, des grandes aux farfelues.’ On 18th November we will enjoy a Zoom talk by Brigitte Thibaut on ‘L’héritage de Napoléon, 200 ans après sa mort’. Do look at our website (www.cfbristol.org. uk) for updates and the programme, or get in touch with Charlotte Taylor, the President – she will be delighted to chat with you! charlottejanetaylor10@gmail. com / 07976 922 636. Bristol Grandparents Support Group 07773 258 270, www.bgsg.co.uk Bristol Indoor Bowls Club - info@ bristolindoorbowls.org.uk, tel: 0117 963 3460, www.bristolindoorbowls.org.uk Bristol Male Voice Choir are rehearsing once again, and we invite new and returning singers to join us at our weekly rehearsals, every Thursday from 7pm -9pm at St Andrew’s Methodist Church, Elm Park, Filton, Bristol BS34 7PS. We are a sociable and friendly group, singing a wide range of musical styles in our repertoire, and we look forward to seeing you - you don’t have to be a reader of music. Ffi see our website www.bristolmvc.org.uk or contact our secretary on 07941 040 472. Bristol Morris Men www. bristolmorrismen.co.uk, Grant on 0117 944 2165. Bristol Phoenix Choir If you love singing we would love to hear from you! We are a friendly choir and we enjoy rehearsing and performing great choral works as well as shorter more intimate pieces. If you would like to sing with us please contact Jackie our membership secretary jackie. blackwell410@gmail.com. On Saturday 20th November, 7.30pm at the Victoria Methodist Church, Whiteladies Road BS8 1NU we will be performing Lux Aeterna by Morten Lauridsen. Please see www. bristolphoenixchoir.org.uk for details.

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Bristol Scrabble Club meets every Wednesday at 7.15pm at Upper Horfield Community Trust (next to Eden Grove Church). New members welcome first visit free so come and give it a try. For further information contact Sheila on 0117 957 0792, 07435 316 458 or shinett@blueyonder.co.uk Bristol Shiplovers Society - www. bristolshiplovers.co.uk The Brunel Sinfonia are performing again, with a lovely concert at 7:30pm on Saturday 6th November at Redland Hall, Redmaids’ High School, BS9 3AW. Conducted by Mark Gateshill, we will be playing Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no.1 (Winter Daydreams), Smetana’s Vltava and The Water Goblin by Dvorak. Tickets are £15 adults, £12 concessions, £6 NUS and £3 U18’s - available on the door, or in advance from brunelsinfonia.org.uk. Bristol U3A: Have you reached a point in your life where you have fewer responsibilities and more time for yourself? Would you like to take part in activities where you can share skills, abilities or hobbies whilst having fun and making new friends? Go to www. bristolu3a.org.uk for details. Carers Support Centre - 0117 965 2200, www.carerssupportcentre.org.uk City Voices Bristol are delighted to be singing again. Our rehearsals have resumed on Monday nights at Red Maids High School, from 7.30-9pm. We are keen to welcome new members who would like to join a friendly and sociable group of people who love to sing! Our repertoire extends from rock and pop to choral and musicals and we hope to perform early in 2022.If you would like more information, look at our website www.cityvoicesbristol.org or pop along on a Monday night to the Performing Arts Centre at Redmaids. Civil Service Retirement Fellowship Tony McKenna on 0117 950 2059. Clifton Rotary Club - www.cliftonrotary. org, secretary@cliftonrotary.org The Clifton Singers - email contact@ cliftonsingers.co.uk, or visit www. cliftonsingers.co.uk Friends of the Downs & Avon Gorge -

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

Salvatore’s Barbers 19A Druid Hill, Stoke Bishop, BS9 1EW (in the dip near Stoke Bishop Fish Bar). what3words location - hulk.courier.bells The White Lion Passage Road, Westbury on Trym, BS9 3HN (in the pub car park). what3words location - scale.miles.petty Methodist Church Hall, Westbury Hill, Westbury on Trym, BS9 3AA (next to main GP’s car park). what3words location - olive.belly.score Trinity United Reform Church, Waterford Road, Henleaze, BS9 4BT (opp. Tesco garage). what3words location - belts.edges.bucks Bristol Chiropractic, 2 Kellaway Avenue, Redland, BS6 7XR (in the main rank of shops). what3words location - swept.salsa.reap The RAFA Club, 38 Eastfield, Westbury on Trym, BS9 4BE (near the Eastfield Road junction). what3words location - allow.quench.doll St Monica Court, Cote Lane, WoT, BS9 3TL (part of the St Monica complex). what3words location - taking.clubs.tiger The Beehive Pub, Wellington Hill West, Henleaze, BS9 QY. what3words location - cans.type.loving Avon Fire & Rescue (Southmead Fire Station), Southmead Road, BS10 5DR. what3words location - held.demand.deep Bristol Property Centre, 14 Chandos Road, Redland, BS6 6PE. what3words location - wacky.relay.closes Max Minervas Bookshop, North View, Westbury Park, BS6 7PY. what3words location - edgy.slap.invite Bristol Prison Site, 248 Gloucester Road, Horfield, BS7 8NZ( between Cambridge Rd and Longmead Ave). what3words location - moving.spoon.folds Westbury Park Primary School, Bayswater Avenue, BS6 7NU (Coldharbour Road end). what3words location - bubble.trunk.waters Cafe on the Square, 136 Shirehampton Rd, Sea Mills, BS9 2DY. what3words location - shaky.trail.motel Boyce’s Avenue, Clifton, BS8 4AA - on the wall of East Village cafe, near The Albion. what3words location - goad.chef.recall Redland Park United Reformed Church, Whiteladies Road, Redland, BS6 6SA - junction with Redland Park. what3words location - stole.rust.prime Westbury Baptist Church Hall, Reedley Road, Westbury on Trym, BS9 3TE. what3words location - demand.dose.aspect The George Inn, 4-6 High Street, Shirehampton, BS11 0DE. what3words location - park. leaves.cotton Future Leap, 1-3 Gloucester Road (at the Zetland Road junction), BS7 8AA. what3words location - book.zebra.boat what3words addresses are easy to say and share, are as accurate as GPS coordinates, and are now being used by most UK emergency services as a location tool. Get the app! 55

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www.friendsofthedowns.org Friends of Old Sneed Park Nature Reserve - our next working party will be held on November 13th, 10am to 12noon. Refreshments will be available. Tea/coffee biscuits. Please bring your own gloves, secateurs or loppers if you have them. For more details please email fospnr@ gmail.com Frisbee Club - North Bristol Ultimate on Facebook, jake.f.waller@gmail.com Henleaze Lawn Tennis Club is a friendly and welcoming club for all ages and standards. We offer social and competitive play and a comprehensive coaching programme for all ages and levels. To find out more visit our website: www.henleazeltc.com or call Heather on 07891 520 456. Karate Classes - Trevor on 07921 917 758. Keep fit classes at Horfield Baptist Church, BS7 8NY, Tuesday 10.15 – 11.15 am & St Peter’s Church Filton, BS34 7BQ, Tuesday 2 – 3 pm. Improve your mobility, strength, co-ordination and general wellbeing whilst having fun and making new friends. Suitable for all ages. Try first session for free then £5 thereafter. For further information contact Eileen Scott 07969 929 733 / scottyartois@hotmail. com Knit & Crochet Café - 07561 523 919 brisknitcro@gmail.com The Long Ashton Orchestra, led by Dimitri Chrysostomou, will be performing in St Alban’s Church, Westbury Park BS6 7NU at 7.30pm on Saturday November 20th. This is a free concert, with no tickets but a collection at the end for ‘Friends of Bristol Children’s Hospital’, which helps to provide for families to stay with their children whilst in hospital. The programme is Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture, Reinecke’s Flute Concerto and Mozart’s Symphony No 40. We will keep audience members socially distanced, and would encourage face masks. All welcome. Menopause Matters - Tricia Worthington, 07962 892 060, tricia_worthington@ msn.com Monday afternoon band and Wednesday evening band. Do you play the

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saxophone, clarinet, trombone, bass guitar or keyboard? Would you like to join a small friendly band playing on Monday afternoons? Or would you like to join a band on Wednesday evenings? Both bands are in Redland. We just play for fun, no sight reading, no concerts. We play a mixture of pop and swing. The bands would suit someone who used to play an instrument and has taken it up again recently, or has been playing for a couple of years or more. (It is not for complete beginners.) For more information; venue, dates, times and for links to the music we play, please contact: mondayafternoonband@gmail.com New Bristol Sinfonia is one of Bristol’s premier symphony orchestras, with regular performances in major venues throughout the city. More information will be available at www.newbristolsinfonia. org.uk. North West Bristol Camera Club - Neville at nevwgoodman@mac.com NotaBene Vocal Ensemble - Lisa Smith on 07966 459 872, notabenebristol@yahoo. com Oasis Bridge Tuition Improvers: monthly online seminars - various topics/dates www.bridgewebs.com/oasis. Tel Maggie on 0117 329 6482 for more details. People of Note Community Choir, the famous 20 year old Bristol community choir, is holding a series of day workshops and evening singing sessions, just for the fun and joy of singing together! From now until Christmas and beyond. Come and join us in Southville or Clifton! Go to www.peopleofnote.org.uk/events/ for information of events, and book your place. Redland Green Bowls Club redlandgreenbowls.webs.com REMAP custom aids for the disabled 0117 329 5183 - www.bristol.remap.org. uk. Retired & Senior Volunteer Programme - Mina on 07860 669 953, www.RSVPwest.org.uk. Rotary Club of Bristol meets Mondays 7.00 for 7.30 pm alternately at Bristol Hotel, Prince Street BS1 4QF and on Zoom. Further details: www.rotarybristol.

USEFUL INFORMATION A revamped and updated set of contacts this month, including some new numbers, website details and what I believe are the latest number plate dates for accessing the Waste Recycling Centre at Avonmouth. If you think of any other useful contacts that should be listed here on a regular basis do please let me know - andy@bcmagazines.co.uk Helplines and Emergency Services National Emergency Number 999 or 112 Bristol Citizens Advice 03444 111 444 bristolcab.org.uk Gas Emergencies 0800 111 999 britishgas.co.uk Electricity Helpline 105 nationalgrideso.com / westernpower.co.uk Water Emergencies 0845 702 3797 bristolwater.co.uk / wessexwater.co.uk Avon & Somerset Police non emergencies 101 avonandsomerset.police.uk Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 crimestoppers-uk.org Southmead Hospital 0117 950 5050 nbt.nhs.uk BRI / Children’s Hospital 0117 923 0000 uhbristol.nhs.uk NHS non-emergency 111 111.nhs.uk Bristol Blood Donation 0300 123 23 23 blood.co.uk The Samaritans 116 123 samaritans.org Alcoholics Anonymous 0800 9177 650 alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk ChildLine 0800 11 11 childline.org.uk WE Care Home Improvements 0300 323 0700 wecr.org.uk National Rail Enquiries 03457 48 49 50 nationalrail.co.uk Traveline 0871 200 22 33 traveline.info First Bus 0345 646 0707 firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west Postal Services

Please check times in advance if possible as opening hours may vary Cotham Pharmacy & Post Office - 9 - 6 Monday to Friday, 9 - 1 Saturday Whiteladies Rd Post Office - 9 - 5.30 Monday to Friday, 9 - 13.00 Saturday Gloucester Rd Post Office - 9 - 5.30 Monday to Saturday Late Post - there is a late post box at the main Post Office sorting depot on the A38 at Filton. Currently the late post is at 7pm. Local Libraries Henleaze Library is currently open 11am to 4pm, Monday to Saturday for borrowing and returning books and pre-booked computer sessions. Clifton Library is open 10am - 2pm Monday & Friday, and 1pm - 5pm Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday for pre-booked “call and collect” of books. Redland Library is open 11am - 5pm, Tuesday to Saturday for the same “call and collect” service. Check www.bristol.gov.uk for full details. (continued overleaf) 57

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org and / or contact Martina at mpeattie@ btopenworld.com Scottish Country Dancing - Alison on 0117 968 4036, Caroline on 0117 924 9226, www.rscdsbristol.info Shared Reading - Christine Betts - 07967 332 821. Shouri Shotoryu Karate Club - Shouri Shotoryu karate on Facebook or call 0117 969 5697. Soroptimist International Bristol sibristol@hotmail.co.uk, www.sigbi.org/ Bristol Are you a calligrapher who would like to take it up again? The St Edyth’s Scribes are a long established group of selfled hobby calligraphers who meet every Friday at St Edyth’s Church Hall, Sea Mills, from 10 am to noon and we are looking for a few more members to stabilize our numbers. If you are interested please drop in and meet us, or for more information call Peter 0117 329 4516. Stoke Bishop Local History Group next talk will again be on Zoom until we can return to the Village Hall. On Friday 12th November our topic will be the SS Great Britain. 7:30pm start, free to all members. Membership just £6 per calendar year. Email sblocalhistory@gmail.com or call 07780 438 303 for more details. Stoke Lodge Ramblers - please check our website for dates when walks are offered - stokelodgeramblers.wordpress. com/home/walks-programme. Phone the Club Secretary on 0117 950 0934 or email lornarenshaw@yahoo.co.uk for more details. Tai Chi – Boosts immunity, improves movement, increases vitality. Covid cautious classes starting in autumn. Interested? Contact Karen 0117 942 4167 or see www.taichiworksbristol.co.uk Tai Chi for over 55’s Shibashi form, a slow and easy sequence of flowing movements that can be done standing or sitting. Relaxing and meditative. Helps improve leg strength, flexibility and balance. Classes at The Redland Club, Burlington Road, BS6 6TN on Wednesdays 11.00 11.40 am starting in October. Cost £3. Covid safety precautions will be followed. Numbers limited so please phone or

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email to book your place. Selina Newton 0117 946 6434 or selinanewton@yahoo. co.uk. The U3a scrabble group meets at the Beehive pub, Wellington Hill West, on Fridays from 2pm to 4pm. We are a very friendly non competitive group and welcome new members. For more info, please contact Heddy tel 07534 717 254 or email nigel.d.sara@btinternet.com Welsh National Opera Bristol Friends. Wednesday, 17th November at 7.15 pm at The Performing Arts Centre, Redmaids’ High School, Westbury Road. BS9 3AW. WNO - Memories, Mirth and Music. Sally Bird has worked at WNO for 30 years and will be in conversation with Andy Taylor, former Friends’ Manager. She will play some favourite music. Friends £5, Visitors £7, Students £1. Information and details about covid protocol from: Melanie David, Tel. 01934 842 014 or melaniejdavid@btinternet.com Westbury Park Women’s Institute - email us - westburyparkwi@gmail.com, visit westburyparkwi.org.uk, or call Lorna on 0770 245 3827. Westbury Scottish Country Dance Club - Cheryl on 0117 401 2416, www. westburyscottish.org.uk West of England Bridge Club has restarted real, face-to-face bridge at its new home in the RAFA Club, 38 Eastfield, Henleaze. Thursday afternoon is for Improvers, where experienced Club members help players with bidding and card play. A brief lesson is often included. Monday afternoon is for more capable players; relaxed but competitive, this is an EBU-recognised session. You may come alone to any afternoon session; a partner will be found. The three evening sessions are on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and are open to pairs. For more information, go to our website at www.woebridgeclub.co.uk or contact our Secretary, Chris Frew, on 0117 962 5281. For inclusion in the December magazine all new listings must be received no later than Friday 12th November, so don’t be late and miss out on the Christmas “Whats-On”.

USEFUL INFORMATION Waste & Recycling If you are planning to visit the Recycling Centre at Avonmouth do check the Bristol Waste website bristolwastecompany.co.uk - first as they are currently running alternate access days depending on the last number of your car registration. Vehicles ending in an even number (0, 2, 4, 6 or 8) can visit on 27, 29 and 31 October and 2, 4, 6, 8 , 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28 and 30 November. Vehicles ending in an odd number (1, 3, 5, 7 or 9) can visit on 28 and 30 October, and 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27 and 29 November. You must take proof of your identity / address to use the site. The site has now switched to winter opening hours - 8am to 4.15pm 7 days a week. Local Trains Great Western Trains run from Sea Mills station along the scenic Severn Beach line, in to Temple Meads (via Clifton Down, Redland, Montpelier, Stapleton Road and Lawrence Hill) and out to Severn Beach via Shirehampton and Avonmouth. Please check gwr.com for comprehensive up to date advice or call 03457 000 125 (09:00-17:00, 7 days a week) - or download the National Rail or GWR apps for the most reliable current information. Bristol City Council The Council website offers residents information about BCC services including council tax, bins & recycling, schools, leisure, business, streets and parking. Visit www.bristol.gov.uk or contact the General Enquiries switchboard on 0117 922 2000.

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Gareth Hoskins, authority on ‘mindfulness’, Jackie Hawken poet, Trevor Parsons and TV programme maker and Laurie Lee fan, David Parker. Saturday comes to a close with two terrific events, a panel talking about how lockdown has shaped and changed their reading, chaired by Helen Taylor and at 7.30 music to chill out with over a glass of wine with Jo Wise with Tom Berge. Sunday 14th November On Sunday, there is another full programme that includes two events for those interested in food. Phil Haughton, founder of Bristol’s own Better Food and author of ‘Food for Thought’ will be in conversation with Xanthe Clay, while Jenny Chandler will be running a cooking workshop for children. We will be launching Hazel Gower’s perceptive and timely book about two neglected local artists, Ellen and Rolinda Sharples and called appropriately, ‘Painted out of History’. Colin Thomas and Steve Robertson will be shining a light on the prison system and second chances, S I Martin will be doing the same with young black fiction and Helen Taylor will be exploring the question of why women read fiction with Johanna Thomas-Corr. One outstanding piece of fiction published this year has come from the keyboard of Peace Adzo Medie. She will be in conversation with Sarah Lefanu as they talk about her debut novel and the Observer Book of the Year, ‘His Only Wife’. A major highlight of the day will take place on Sunday afternoon at Christ Church when we welcome to the festival two Sunday Times journalists from the award winning ‘Insight’ Team’. Jonathan Calvert and George Arbuthnot will be talking about their seminal book that looks at the Government response to COVID last year. ‘Failures of State’ is a critique of that response and the two will be talking about how they researched the book and arrived at their conclusions. The whole weekend rounds off with an evening of music with one of Bristol’s favourites. Keith Warmington will be joined on stage by his old chum Steve Webb and brilliant singer, violinist and guitar player Clare Lindley. Relax over a drink or two to some sublime music from a sublime trio.” Tickets will be on sale through Eventbrite at www.foccl.com and at Clifton Library in Princess Victoria Street.Clifton Lit Fest is organised by the Friends of Clifton Centre and Library (FoCCal)

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Mr & Mrs G Very pleased in every respect with the way Maggs & Allen acted on our behalf during the selling process. Thoroughly recommended. Mr & Mrs B

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Just a note to thank you for all your help with the sale and purchase. Best regards. Ms D