The Bristol Eight - December 2015 by Andy Fraser

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A free community magazine delivered each month through 8,000 letterboxes

across Hotwells, Cliftonwood and Clifton

The Editor’s Small Piece Hello there and welcome to the December issue of the Bristol Eight magazine. I hope November was kind to you and you weren’t buffeted too much. I think there is a silver lining to most clouds, each season brings with it opportunities for businesses and I guess our fencers, tree surgeons and chimney sweeps love this time of year. Fingers crossed the gloomy weather predicted this weekend gives way to something a little calmer and drier next week when this issue should be being delivered. I’m always hugely grateful to the team of people who distribute The Bristol Eight out for me, reliable and happy (I think) whatever the weather - so a big thank you to Paul, Muriel, Jaz & Amelia. Fingers crossed you will find something of interest in this months issue - as ever it is a bit of a pot-pourrie in terms of content. One thing that always features however are a great number of loyal, local businesses without whom the whole magazine would be both impossible and

pointless. So whether you are a first time advertiser or a long term resident in these pages then a huge thank you to you - I hope your business year has been a good one and I wish you all the best for a prosperous 2016. And finally to everyone in BS8 who receives the magazine, whether with anticipation, enthusiasm or gentle resignation (hopefully not too many of the latter) I’d like to say thanks for allowing me to share my ramblings with you. Fingers crossed as many of you as is possible have an enjoyable Christmas (whether peaceful or lively) and that good fortune, health and happiness visit you in 2016. Thanks for reading, and now I am off for my office Christmas party - mince pie and egg nog for one. Andy Fraser - the Editor How to get in touch Tel: 0117 259 1964 (NEW NUMBER) Mob: 07845 986650 E: andy@bcmagazines.co.uk P: 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY Tw: @BS9Andy

Should You Use Your Accountants More? For a large number of business owners, financial management of their company is less intui ve and seemingly less urgent than their business specialism, which brings in that much‐needed revenue. This is where your handy number cruncher comes in: Your Accountant. Everyone knows that there are basic services that most businesses need from their Accountant but the real ques on is, are you taking full advantage of your accountant and their services? Your accountant is there for prac cal needs but you’re missing an opportunity if you do not draw on their exper se to help you plan and improve your business. Accountants can be a real asset to any small business and using your accountant can even help you to move your business onwards and upwards. Accountants can help you save money and increase profits. An accountant can create detailed reports that review the financial development of your business to date.

These reports provide great insight by helping you to forecast and keep an eye on your profit and loss. In our experience, reports such as these will help you make the best decisions about the direc on of your business and the way to achieve more profit. This is just 1 of my 5 ways you could be making the most of your accountant. To discover the rest visit the blog h ps:// boostbristol.wordpress.com/ or call us on 0117 921 1222 If you have any par cular ques ons you would like covered, please do get in touch ‐

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Useful Information Contact Numbers Gas Emergencies 0800 111 999 Electricity Emergencies 0800 365 900 Water Emergencies 0845 600 4600 Avon & Somerset Police Non‐Emergencies 101 (new no.) Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 Southmead Hospital 0117 950 5050 Bristol Royal Infirmary 0117 923 0000 Bristol Children’s Hospital 0117 342 8460 NHS non‐emergency 111 0117 988 2040 Bristol Blood Dona on The Samaritans 08457 909090 Alcoholics Anonymous 0845 76975 55 ChildLine 0800 11 11 Na onal Rail Enquiries 08457 484950 Postal Services Late Post ‐ there is a late post box at the main Post Oﬃce sor ng depot on the A38 at Filton. Currently the late post is at 7pm. Local Libraries Cli on ‐ tel. 903 8572 Mon, Weds, Fri, Sat ‐ 10.00 to 13.00 and 14.00 to 17.00 Redland ‐ tel. 903 8549 Mon, Tues, Fri, Sat ‐ 09.30 to 17.00, Thurs ‐ 09.30 to 19.00, Sunday ‐ 13.00 to 16.00 Public Transport Visit the excellent Bristol City Council website www.travelbristolorg to plan out your routes in, around or out of the city ‐ whether you are planning to go by bus, train, ferry, air, bike, car or foot. Recycling and Household Waste The Household Waste and Recycling Centres at Avonmouth and St Phillips on Kingsweston Lane, Avonmouth are now open winter hours from 8.00am to 16.15 7

days a week. Bristol City Council www.bristol.gov.uk 0117 922 2000 Trains to / From Temple Meads Trains depart from Cli on Down Sta on to Temple Meads at the following mes ‐ Mon‐Fri 0625, 0643, 0740, 0816, 0849, 0929, 1016, 1049, 1130, 1216, 1248, 1330, 1416, 1448, 1531, 1616, 1647, 1729, 1816, 1911, 1945, 2016, 2151, 2232, 2316 Sat 0647, 0731, 0816, 0847, 0930, 1016, 1048, 1131, 1216, 1246, 1331, 1416, 1448, 1531, 1616, 1647, 1731, 1816, 1929, 2009, 2152, 2231, 2316 Sun 1008, 1104, 1204, 1304, 1404, 1504, 1604, 1707, 1806, 1834 Trains depart from Bristol Temple Meads to Cli on Down at the following mes ‐ Mon‐Fri 0514, 0548, 0630, 0703, 0803, 0836, 0916, 1003, 1034, 1116, 1203, 1234, 1316, 1403, 1434, 1516, 1603, 1635, 1713, 1803, 1847, 1933, 2034, 2137, 2216 Sat 0603, 0634, 0716, 0803, 0834, 0916, 1003, 1034, 1116, 1203, 1234, 1316, 1403, 1434, 1516, 1603, 1634, 1716, 1803, 1903, 2034, 2140, 2216 Sun 0908, 1023, 1123, 1223, 1323, 1423, 1523, 1623, 1652, 1753 Journey me is approximately 15 minutes in each direc on

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It has been a great 2015 for Bristol. The city becomes more and more exciting every year that passes. We appear to have more development, more shops, more student life and more energy than ever before. In my opinion a mayoral election next year highlights the fact that we are a city looking to debate the issues, change and move forward. Perhaps I am biased - I have lived and worked here almost all my adult life. Yet as I daily meet families and professionals relocating here, I see the same excitement and enthusiasm for this city that I feel deep in my bones. Yes property can be expensive, and ever more so driven by the London market, but we do have high employment, good schools, great hospitals and thriving Universities. This time of year is traditionally one for counting blessings and extending good cheer to others. Living in Bristol makes both of those easier to do. Howard Davis MD Clifton

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No Prize General Knowledge Quiz

Name these vehicles.

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On official UK Christmas postage stamps which way is the Queen facing?

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What would you dislike if you were a) a misanthrope, b) a misandrist, and c) a misogamist?

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Alphabetically name the first and last US states.

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What do the following acronyms stand for - NLP, ROSPA and NATO?

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In which decade did Sir Francis Drake take on the Spanish Armada?

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Typically, what is the minimum legal tread depth (in mm) for a car tyre in the UK?

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These terms relate to which kinds of animals - porcine, lupine and ovine?

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Name these European countries just by their outlines (not to scale) -

OK, time to engage your brains and see how you fare with this months quiz. The more you get right the bigger the hat you are entitled to ask Santa for this Christmas. Best of luck. 1.

Who illustrated the Winnie the Pooh books?

Name the army officer set to become the UK’s first astronaut to fly to the International Space Station.

Name these three religious buildings and where would you find them?

Name the lead female characters in the films The Hunger Games, Star Wars (the very first film), and Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

Which US city is home to the Pirates, the Penguins and the Steelers?

Famous quotes. Who said a) “Mr Gorbachev, open this gate!”; b) “… my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin, but by the content of their character”; and c) “He’s not the Messiah, he’s a very naughty boy”.

The Jurassic period of geology came between which two other periods?

On a standard English Monopoly board what comes between Fenchurch Street Station and Coventry Street?

Answers on page 44

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Film Review - Chris Worthington Brooklyn Directed By John Crowley Brooklyn is a real gem of a film. It is based on the novel by Colin Toibin and set in rural Ireland and Brooklyn in the early 1950s. The screenplay was written by Nick Hornby. Many of the actors in the film are relatively unknown and until now the director has mostly worked in the theatre. The film centres on an attractive and clever young woman, Eilis Brady, played by Saoirse Ronan, who with the help of the local priest escapes the confines of a small town in rural Ireland to take a job in a department store in Brooklyn. The film has a strong storyline and some excellent dramatic scenes. It begins with Eilis at home with her mother and devoted sister Rose and at work in the local shop owned by the sharp tongued Miss Kelly. Then the day finally arrives for Eilis to depart to start her new life in America.

and is soon making her own way, charming rich customers at the department store and going to Coney Island with her likeable Italian/American boyfriend. Was all of this possible in New York in the 1950’s? Probably, yes. And for twenty somethings is it possible now, is America still the land of the free? I leave that question open but many people feel the need to leave their place of birth to achieve their often ill defined goals, maybe not in New York any more but elsewhere perhaps. Eilis returns to Ireland briefly and is courted by local lad Jim Farrell from the rugby club played by Domhnall Gleeson complete with blazer and hair gel. In truth he is a fine young man and Eilis is torn. However a meeting with the appalling and manipulative Miss Kelly finally convinces her that her future lies in Brooklyn. Saoirse Ronan is excellent throughout. Her previous films have included Antonement (2007) and The Lovely Bones (2009) while Domhnall Gleeson will be appearing in the new Star Wars. Brooklyn is wonderful dramatization of the early life of a thoughtful and determined young woman. I leave the last word to a quote from Colin Toibin. “The novel is a strange, humble, hybrid form; it is its humility, in its pure uselessness, in its instability, in its connection to the merely human that its grandeur lies.”

During the voyage Eilis is befriended by her feisty cabin mate who shows her how to dress, use lipstick and look confident. She duly arrives at a boarding house for young women in Brooklyn where the owner, Mrs Kehoe, is played by Julie Walters. The hilarious conversation at the dinner table lurches from mild insults to giddy talk of boyfriends and irreverent digs at Catholicism. At first Eilis is homesick and struggles to keep up with the older girls who are exhilarated by their new life in the land of the free. She turns to the local priest (played by Jim Broadbent) for support

Chris Worthington chrisworthington32@yahoo.com

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History Notes No. 98 - Some Hidden Delights - Julian Lea-Jones

The 1980 fountain of Sabrina by Pop Artist and sculptor the late Gerald Laing is in the courtyard behind Broad Quay house. Described by him as This month I want to share with you some of our the Apotheosis of Sabrina in which she, the goddess of the River Severn, is supported in a sea city’s overlooked delights. Statues, often perceived just as historic records of the ‘great and shell by three young attendants. The earliest the good’, feature many splendid examples of the reference I could find for the Severn being called sculptors art. Because space precludes more than Sabrina was in the first century by Tacitus in his a few visual examples to whet your appetite, I’ve ‘Annals’. However it is likely that Gerald got his inspiration for the work from Milton’s masque listed others for you to discover, (some of which Comus. are described in my books, ‘Beastly Bristol’ and Bristol Curiosities’). "She, guiltless damsel, flying the mad pursuit Of her enraged step-dame Gwendolen, Steve Joyce is probably best Commended her fair innocence to the flood known for his statue of John That stayed her flight with his cross-flowing Cabot seated on a baulk of course. timber outside the Arnolfini The water-nymphs, that in the bottom played, Gallery on Narrow Quay. Held up their pearled wrists, and took her in, However Steve also has Bearing her straight to aged Nereus' hall; provided us with other Who, piteous of her woes, reared her lank delights accessible to the head, public. I wonder how many And gave her to his daughters to imbathe are aware of his 1985 In nectared lavers strewed with asphodel, splendid statue of St Odelia And through the porch and inlet of every sense and model bird suspended Dropped in ambrosial oils, till she revived, high above her in the inner And underwent a quick immortal change, courtyard of the Eye Made Goddess of the river ..." Hospital in Maudlin Street.

Another of his sculptural groups is the horse trader and nag at the rear of Brunel House behind the Council House, (I refuse to acknowledge GF’s Americanised name for it, but of course in deference to the EU it might be more appropriate to adopt the German name, the Rathaus), Steve’s horse and trader commemorate the site of a 19th century Horse Bazaar and carriage. Odelia lived in the ninth century possibly near Strasbourg, adopted by nuns at some stage she miraculously regained her sight and became St Odelia the patron saint of eyesight. His sculpture shows her seeing a bird overhead at the moment in which her sight returns.

There are many other delights hidden in Bristol’s byways and courtyards: look out for the two mysterious, possibly medieval, figures embedded in a wall in St John’s Court. When next in the Corn Exchange, where each entrance has scenes representing Bristol’s 17th Century trading continents look out for the co-existing Camel & Dinosaur! Also off Broad Street in Tailors Court a superb shell hood doorway features a gilded dromedary & lion. On Castle green discover the fabled giant’s chair complete with his footprints whilst in Woodland Road, Clifton, you can find a panoply Aesop’s Fables carved in stone. © Julian Les-Jones FRAeS 2015

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Here are a few tips to help you cut down on some On this note, I would like to mention that I offer costs this Christmas whether you are visiting vouchers for computer lessons, which I can shops or online: customise for you to give as gifts for Christmas or any other occasion. If you know someone who is • Write a list and stick to it. struggling with technology or is about to receive a new gadget for Christmas, this could be a good • Make your own presents or cook them. option. I would like to thank Mrs Jones who wrote in last month to propose that I should • Make the most of buy one get one free. make this suggestion. She thought there would • Gather up loyalty points and use up your be many people who could do with a helping hand, and being taught how to do things on a vouchers on presents or food. Look out PC, laptop, tablet or phone. for triple points days to get more points on shopping. • • •

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Visit Aldi, Lidl, TK Max and Primark for great deals, or treat yourself to a day out at a retail outlet - at Bicester Village, Clarks Village or Swindon. Get on eBay, but check the prices against Amazon and other online retailers. Amazon in other countries can be cheaper despite the postage. Look up discount codes for online shopping at sites such as www.moneysavingexpert.co.uk and hotukdeals.co.uk before you buy.

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write in to say how much you enjoy reading my articles. It is wonderful to hear from you. Thank you also for suggesting some areas you would like me to cover. If you read my articles, please feel free to get in touch. Wishing you and your families a very Happy Christmas and do try some of my shopping suggestions.

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Bruce Fellows’ Good Reads In The Outsider: My Life in Intrigue, Frederick Forsyth has wri en not exactly his life story but rather scenes from his life, scenes that are revealing and exci ng. When very young, he conceived an urge to fly. Naturally, he later learnt and along the way also became a considerable linguist. Journalism for Reuters led eventually to The Day of the Jackal, his first phenomenal bestseller. And the intrigue? Well, when you travel abroad a lot, it’s quite natural to help MI6 out, isn’t it? Apparently everyone was doing it and it helped keep down costs in straitened mes. This is a very entertaining and enlightening read. Ryosuke, Naoki, Kotomi, Mirai; two males, two females, all in their twen es, share a Tokyo apartment in Shuichi Yoshida’s haun ng contemporary novel Parade. They go to work, get drunk, watch videos, take baths and wonder about the goings on in the flat next door. Each tells his or her story in turn and illuminates the others’ anxie es and yearnings in diﬀerent ways. Then they find someone asleep on their sofa one morning. Who is he? Is anything he says the truth? And who is it who is a acking women in the area? Yoshida has wri en an enthralling but disturbing tale of isolated urban life. Novelist AM Homes had always known she was adopted but when her birth mother sent a message saying she would be happy to be contacted, her contented

thirty‐one year old life was thrown into turmoil; her birth mother was not the fabulous creature long dreamt of. The Mistress’s Daughter, the book that documents Homes’ discoveries: her anger, her disillusionment, is a painfully truthful account of her experience. She found her biological father, too; the older married man to her mother’s mistress. Her story is as compelling as any novel and an an dote to more common saccharine tales of children and mothers reunited. Nevil Shute is a story teller of the old school. Any me you come across one of his books you can be sure you have a gripping read in your hands. Pied Piper is no excep on. It’s 1940 but John Howard just has to get away to stay in the Jura Mountains where he last went with his son. When the War starts to get serious, he agrees to take two English children back home. An ordinary man in an extraordinary situa on, he has many disasters to cope with and picks up more children along the way. This cleverly told novel is tense and surprisingly moving. Sir Alex Ferguson’s Leading is a kind of instruc on manual on how to head up a large organisa on, with countless vivid examples from his me with Aberdeen and Manchester United. Here are a few nuggets of his wisdom: know everyone’s name and talk to them, make sure everyone understands what you want and then delegate, be first in in the morning, think a few years ahead, lose your temper or keep calm as the person or situa on requires. Just common sense, right? Perhaps, but it seems to take a remarkable character to put it into prac ce.

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Bristol and Keynsham Society

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Mystery Prize Wordsearch A slightly festive feel to the Prize Wordsearch this month where the winner will get themselves … well, you’ll have to enter to find out.

Right, here are the names you are looking for Blitzen Carol Claus Comet Cupid Dancer Joseph Jesus Ivy Holly Gabriel Frank

Wenceslas Vixen Rudolph Prancer Mary Noddy Dasher Donner Elizabeth Eric Ernie

Listed below are twenty three names closely or tenuously associated with Christmas. Twenty two of them are hidden in the wordsearch grid and can be found written forwards, backwards, up, down or on a diagonal. Just work out the missing festive name and let me know which it is. First correct entry out of the hat on January 15th wins themselves a mystery prize that will be well worth winning - I guarantee it won’t be a turkey in any way. Congratulations to the winner of the October competition who wins themselves cream tea for Send your entries to 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY, two people at Thornbury Castle. The lucky email andy@bcmagazines.co.uk, phone 0117 259 person who will be stuffing themselves with 1964 (new number), text 07845 986650 or tweet scones, cream and jam is Mr Gary Clark. Thanks @BS9Andy. Entries in by January 15th 2016. to everyone who entered this month.

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How to protect yourself if you break up together. It can set out contribu ons to any property that is jointly owned and detail how with your unmarried partner Alison Dukes, a trained collabora ve family lawyer with over 20 years experience, discusses the benefits of a cohabita on agreement. More and more people are choosing to live together outside of marriage and, if not careful, are pu ng themselves at financial risk. People choose not to marry for a number of reasons but may not realise the financial consequences of failing to protect themselves by entering into a cohabita on agreement. For example, even if you have been living with someone in their house for decades, you may have no legal right to remain in the property if the rela onship breaks down and, in the absence of any wri en agreement to the contrary, you may not have any right to any share of the property either. Cohabita on agreement? Essen ally, the law does not recognise a rela onship outside of marriage and there is no legal protec on available for a partner who does not own or jointly own a share of the home or who has not signed an agreement regula ng what should happen if the rela onship breaks down. A Living Together Agreement isn’t just about breaking up it is about how you will live

the various outgoings are going to be paid for. It can act as a prompt for you to think about how to divide day to day costs fairly and help prevent arguments in the future. In case the rela onship does break down the agreement can also cover the ownership of contents and other personal possessions. Property ownership If you own a property with your partner it is very important that you consider at the outset what your respec ve interests will be. Joint owners can be either “beneficial joint tenants” or “tenants in common”. If it is the former then the property will pass automa cally to the survivor of them irrespec ve of how the deceased le his or her Estate by Will or under the Rules of Intestacy. If you own as tenants in common then you can specify what percentage of the property you each own and that share will not pass to the survivor of you automa cally. You should consider entering into a Declara on of Trust if you want to own as tenants in common se ng out clearly the basis of your ownership and occupa on of the property.

If you would like to discuss a Living Together Agreement you can contact Alison Dukes or her colleague Anne Thistlethwaite on 0117 9621460 or email

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The Downs Recorder - Richard Bland

Another boundary was formed by the vertical faces of the quarries which were not only in the Gorge, but also in Clifton. The Merchant The Downs are not one place, but two, separated Venturers had given licenses to quarry stone for many purposes which led in the 19c century to by a parish boundary established by charter in the Downs being eaten away. All the land north the year 883. One half is in the parish of Clifton, of Worral Road was a quarry, and the Spire the other, called Durdham Down, lies in the parish of Westbury. The Boundary is marked by a hospital sits in a huge quarry that was never filled line of stones, called the Mere stones, which have in. CP and WP carved into them. The land was once It is also interesting that some of the roads across common land, and those living around it had the downs do not have kerbs or gutters as a commoners rights to graze stock, and gather gorse, and they could seek permission to quarry boundary. The Downs Ranger has to plant poles or stones on the edge of the downs to prevent stone. No enclosure or wall or hedge was parked cars encroaching, and many of the edges allowed, except for the pound into which stray have deep ruts. This is because the roads across animals were put before being claimed. Up to the Downs were not treated like urban streets. 2000 sheep grazed the area until 1926. These were paved and had gutters of Cornish granite setts, and kerbs of Pennant sandstone Those who farmed the richer land on the slopes quarried in the Frome Valley. But an ordinary leading up to the Downs naturally built hedges road across the countryside would normally have and walls to keep the sheep and cattle out of a gravel stone surface, and a ditch on either side their fields. Today the boundary on the North is an almost continuous wall which both kept stray to keep it drained. In the nineteenth century there were two toll roads across the Downs, to animals out, and also created privacy for the Westbury and Stoke Bishop, and in the twentieth gardens. But one section, along the boundary with St Monicas rest home, was turned into a Ha- century these were modernised with tarmac and Ha, ie a ditch with a vertical face, to keep animals kerbs and road drains. But older tracks, such as at bay. This allowed the inhabitants of the home Savile Road, Upper Belgrave Road, Ladies Mile and the roads across Clifton Green, were left as to enjoy a wide view from their magnificent they always had been. Circular Road, built in garden of the activities on the Downs. In some 1875, had Cornish setts both as a gutter, and as a areas, such as Gloucester Row and Sion Hill, the kerb, though today those kerb stones are now houses were built, often with steps, facing the frequently dislodged by cars turning in the road. roadways around the Downs. In Clifton there is

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one ancient gate (seen below), still called the sheep gate, the last survivor of what must have been a series of gated roads and tracks leading into the developed parts of Bristol.

A final point about road boundaries; some of the roads around the downs have a paved pathway alongside them, but this is separated from the road by a thin grass strip that is often worn and eroded. This strip is there to show that the path is not the responsibility of the highways authority, but belongs to the Downs, who are responsible for the upkeep of the path, but not the road. The Downs are for people, and the management of a vast number of competing interests is sophisticated and subtle. If you enjoy the Downs, or use if for your sport, why not become a Friend? Membership is just ÂŁ10. Contact Robin Haward at robinhaward@blueyonder.co.uk 0117 974 3385

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Music with Duncan Haskell

Next Step Daydream by Mariah Carey (Columbia)

It’s unlikely that you’ll listen to Mariah Carey’s fifth studio album Daydream and instantly think of Grimes but Grimes is the singular vision of Claire Boucher has been Canadian producer and effusive in her praise of The songwriter Claire Boucher and Voice, and that’s enough she has finally returned with reason to revisit the New York singer’s finest her fourth album, the follow record. Having sold over 25 million copies it also up to 2012’s Visions. Boucher’s remains one of the best-selling records of all sound has always dabbled time. with the mainstream before veering off on its own unique direction but Art Angels takes a Perhaps the most fully realised of Carey’s albums different approach, feeling like a reconstruction Daydream finds her perfectly positioned of pop from the inside. between her love of R&B and the type of balladry her fans had become accustomed to, showcased Grimes’ synthetic sound still remains but has been supplemented with an extra layer of sheen. perfectly by the six singles released from the California might be a lament aimed at critics and record. For every upbeat hip hop-inspired track fans, instead of a rejected lover, but still could be like Fantasy there is a standard like Always Be My Baby. Complementing rather than competing Taylor Swift’s next single. Kill V. Maim is an with each other this balance of styles positioned infectious slice of cartoon disco with hints of Carey as a thoroughly modern artist. Britney at her manufactured best. The title track

Album of the Month December Art Angels by Grimes (4AD)

might be the purest moment of pop that Boucher has ever recorded, Fantasy era Mariah Carey revamped for 2015. Of course, this being Grimes there will always be uncategorisable and idiosyncratic moments. SCREAM, featuring the Taiwanese rapper Aristophanes, combines a Cramps guitar riff with heavy beats and casts an eerie shadow. Belly of the Beat is a flirtation between strumalong guitars and a drum machine which feels surprisingly slight, not quite providing the musical escapism Boucher alludes to in the song’s lyrics.

As ever Carey’s incredible vocals were the star of the show, listening to her range and control on One Sweet Day, her collaborations with Boyz II Men, is to hear a master at the peak of her powers. That Carey never reached these heights again shouldn’t detract from the quality of Daydream, another fine example of an artist determined to follow their own vision

Gig of the Month The Darkness @ O2 Academy Bristol, Sunday 13th December

With Christmas upon us we’re changing tack slightly this month and recommending Throughout the album, Art Angels suggests that the best gig for the festive despite the clamour for Grimes to be the saviour season. Who better to provide of the music world, Boucher is perfectly happy the Yuletide cheer than Justin with her position inside the machine. Her music Hawkins and his band The will never be esoteric enough for some, nor will it ever dominate the charts, but this middle ground Darkness. Having recently returned with new album Last of Our Kind, the hirsute rockers will no is where she can create records that are both doubt treat fans to a repertoire of new tracks and subversive and thoroughly enjoyable and familiar favourites from their classic debut album perhaps most importantly, make you want to Permission To Land and if you ask loudly enough dance. they might even close with the mischievous Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End).

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Local choir City Voices Bristol are delighted to present ‘It's Christmas’ – a wonderful mix of fun and uplifting songs from near and far, which are guaranteed to liven up any winter evening. St Georges Hall. 12th December 7pm. Tickets available via St George's Hall Box office and at www.cityvoicesbristol.com Saturday 19th December 2015, 7.30 pm, Colston Hall, Bristol BS1 5AR. George Frederic Handel’s “Messiah” with the Bristol Choral Society and the Bristol Ensemble. Tickets from £10 to £25. (under 25s £5.00, Seniors 10% discount). Full details at www.bristolchoral.co.uk. Book online at www.bristolchoral.co.uk or by phone on 0845 652 1823.

Saturday 19th December 2015, 4.30 pm, Colston Hall, Bristol BS1 5AR. Mini-Messiah Family Concert. Westbury Park WI will be hosting Christmas Carols An hour of highlights from Handel’s masterpiece on Wednesday 16th December 7.00pm at St. Albans with the Bristol Choral Society and the Bristol Church Hall. Raffle, mince pies, wine and mulled Ensemble. Tickets £7, accompanied children under wine. With esteemed soloist Rebecca Chellappah 18 free. Full details at www.bristolchoral.co.uk. Book who will be entertaining and leading us in online at www.bristolchoral.co.uk or by phone on Christmas songs (words provided). We are hosting 0845 652 1823. this evening to support the WI Durdham Down Group. Guests welcome £5each (free for children) Spirit of Christmas with Bristol Bach Choir. Join price includes glass of mulled wine & mince pie, the Bristol Bach Choir and Liberty Brass Ensemble further refreshments available to purchase. for a fabulous evening of gorgeous choral Christmas music, humorous and thoughtful readings, stirring Out There Music Bristol’s Chamber Choir will be audience carols and lots of brilliant brass! The performing a Christmas Concert at St Monica’s, concert takes place on Friday 18 & Saturday 19 Cote Lane Chapel, Cote Lane, Westbury-on-Trym, December 2015 at 7.30pm in St George’s, Bristol. BS9 3UN on Sunday 13th December. Concert Tickets cost between £9-20 (£5 for under 25s) and begins at 7pm and programme to include are available online at www.bristolbach.org.uk or by Lauridsen, Whitacre, Tavener, Rachmaninov, Pete de phoning 0117 214 0721 or from St George’s box Rose, Spirituals and a selection of popular Christmas office. music. Director - Tom Jones and in aid of Changing Tunes. Tickets £10 (£6 under 18’s) available from Fitness, Health, Walking & Dancing Holly Shannon admin@outtheremusicbristol.co.uk / 07866 587424 and on door (open from 6.30pm) Bristol Shambhala Meditation Group offers free www.outtheremusicbristol.co.uk meditation instruction from a qualified instructor at the Open House evening each Wednesday from Bristol Cabot Choir invite you to their Christmas 7.30 - 9.30 pm at 17 Lower Redland Road, BS6 6TB. Concert on Monday, 14 December 2015 at 7.30 pm There is also the opportunity for a longer period of at Bristol Cathedral, College Green, BS1 5TJ. practice on Sunday 13 December at the monthly Conducted by their Musical Director, Rebecca City Retreat from 10 am until 4 pm with a break for Holdeman, with the wonderful Bristol Brass lunch from 12.30 until 1.30. Feel free to come for Consort and Joachim Schwander, Organ, their half a day if you prefer. A donation of £5 is programme will feature the Gloria from Bach’s B suggested for each session. For further information Minor Mass, Haydn’s Te Deum, Lauridsen’s O please see our website: www.bristol.shambhala.info Magnum Mysterium and a mix of traditional and modern carols for choir, brass and audience. Charity Henleaze Tennis Club has vacancies for players of No. 1162680. Tickets: Reserved £15 - Unreserved all standards and ages. Whether you are an £10/£5 (under 18s) From Opus 13, 14 St. Michael’s established player looking for a club, someone who Hill, Bristol BS2 8DT Ticket Line 0117 923 0164 or at is rusty or a student come along and try us out. For www.bristolcabotchoir.org (+10% Booking Fee). further information take a look at Retiring Collection for Bristol Samaritans. See us on www.henleazeltc.com or contact the secretary Facebook. Philip Price Tel: 07787 566246 E-mail:

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What’s On & Community News philpriceqs@gmail.com Tai Chi Classes for beginners in the New Year. Always wanted to try Tai Chi? For centuries the Chinese have practised Tai Chi as simple but powerful form of exercise for strength, balance and mindfulness. Always want to give it a try, now you don't have to go to China. The Bristol School of Tai Chi has lots of daytime and evening classes in Henleaze and Bishopston starting from the 11 January. Try something new in 2016! Any questions contact Ben Milton, 0117 9493955, taichi@bristoltaichi.com, www.bristoltaichi.com Lipreading class. An evening lipreading class to help you cope with your hearing loss runs in Clifton from 6.15pm to 7.45pm every Monday, term time only, at Redland Park United Reformed Church, Whiteladies Road. Fee is £6 per session. For more details email Mary Hall at lipreadingmary@yahoo.com or telephone 07790 283 939. Volunteering & Charities REMAP is a registered charity that designs and makes custom aids which enable a disabled person to enjoy a better quality of life. We design, make or modify equipment to suit their specific needs. No charge is made for our services. Please contact us if we can help - visit www.remapbristol.org.uk, contact Colin 01275 460288 colin305@gmail.com or contact Ray 0117 9628729 rwestcott@blueyonder.co.uk Team members needed. At Bristol Child Contact Centre in Henleaze children of all ages spend time with the parent they no longer live with, in a session supported by our volunteers. Most of the ‘contact parents’ are fathers, so we would especially welcome more men to join us. The volunteer team prepares the hall and toys, serves refreshments, welcomes parents and children, listens nonjudgmentally when needed, and keeps everyone safe and happy. If this appeals to you, and you’d be free to join our Saturday volunteer rota every 4-6 weeks, do get in touch for further details. You will get an enhanced DBS check, training and support, plus the satisfaction of maintaining a much-valued service which helps families stay in touch after separation. For more information see our website www.bristolchildcontactcentre.org.uk. and/or ring Helen or Anna on 07511 290505. Friendship, Social and Support Groups

Bristol Brunel Lions Club. We have our business meeting at Shirehampton Golf Club 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 activities our Frogs game, our new Racing Pigs game, our carol float at Christmas, quizzes and auctions for example. Lots of fun and fellowship raising money for very good causes. For more details see Bristol Brunel Lions Club on line or contact our Club Secretary Bill O’Neill at lion.bill@virginmedia.com. Westbury Park WI is changing its meeting day to the First Wednesday in the month from January. January 6th will be our first one in the new year and we have Sam Xenofou coming to demonstrate Yoga. In February we have Mark Fox-Powell coming to talk on Astro Biology and “Life on Mars”. Guests are welcome, it costs £4 per session and it is possible to be a guest 3 times in a year without having to become a member. We meet at Westmoreland Hall, Westmoreland Road, Redland from 7.30pm. The Bristol and District branch of Parkinson's UK meet every first Saturday of the month at St Monica Trust, Cote Lane, BS9 3UN from 10am 12noon. Carers, relatives, spouses, and people with Parkinson's - all are welcome for a social and informative get-together, with speakers from a variety of backgrounds with many diverse interests. Please join us. We also meet at The Eastfield Inn, Henleaze, BS9 4NQ every second Friday in the month for an informal coffee morning, from 11am. We are a friendly and supportive bunch, exchanging tactics, information and social banter! On the first Tuesday of the month the North Bristol Alzheimer Café opens at St Monica Trust, Oatley House Atrium restaurant, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, BS9 3TN from 3.30pm – 5.30pm. The purpose of the café is to provide a relaxed and safe space in which issues surrounding dementia can be aired in a friendly and informal environment. Our café is staffed by trained, caring and experienced volunteers and you will find a very relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Every week refreshments are served and most weeks live music is played. There is no charge to attend, free on-site parking is usually available and the number 1 bus stops right outside the main gate. For further info or to register your attendance, please contact Jacqui Ramus (Dementia Lead for St Monica Trust) on 07854 185093 or email jacqui.ramus@stmonicatrust.org.uk Bristol Grandparents Support Group. Founded in 2007 BGSG gives support to grandparents who are estranged from their grandchildren due to family breakdown. Family breakdown can be as a result of

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Fundraising for Marie Curie

have fun while raising money for Marie Curie in your local area.

Marie Curie provides care and support for If you or your friends would like to join a more than 40,000 people living with a terminal illness and their families in the UK new fundraising group in the Westbury on Trym area to support Marie Curie each year. please call Community Fundraiser Helen Our fantastic fundraising groups help raise Isbell on 0117 9247275 or email vital funds for people living with a terminal Helen.isbell@mariecurie.org.uk.” illness and their families. They play an important role by taking part in all our national fundraising campaigns such as the Great Daffodil Appeal, Blooming Great Tea Party and other yearly collections. Joining a fundraising group is a great way to meet new people in your neighbourhood, get involved in your community, share new experiences and

p42 other countrywide clubs and throughout the world. Our charitable projects enable us to participate in all manner of fund raising events. So if you are separation/divorce, alcohol/drug dependency, interested in joining our club and helping women domestic violence within the home, bereavement or and girls throughout a global network of members family feud. We give support over the phone, via please contact our membership officer on 0117 email, Skype and at our regular meetings held at 9739894 or email gillbea@aol.com for more details. 9,Park Grove, Bristol. BS6 7XB. T:07773258270 more information or visit www.bgsg.co.uk Clifton Rotary Club welcomes new members. All we ask is that people give their time, are interested We are the Bristol U3A – an organisation of lively in making new friends, building business contacts and interesting people who offer all sorts of groups and using their skills to help others. We meet for enjoyment, friendship and learning. If you are no Wednesday lunchtimes at Redland Lawn Tennis and longer in full-time work, we have a wide range of Squash Club. FFI please visit www.cliftonrotary.org over 100 different activities, including art, or email secretary@cliftonrotary.org computing, languages, music, walking, and science. Please visit one of our social groups, either at the Interest Groups Eastfield Inn, Henleaze, on the first Monday every Bristol Playgoers’ new 2015/16 season is now month at 10.30am - phone Barbara 0117 9629331, or at Browns Restaurant by the Museum on the third underway in Henleaze. The club is presenting a varied programme of rehearsed play readings, Wednesday or the fourth Thursday every month at performed on stage with costumes, set, lighting and 10.15am. For more details phone Jenny 0117 sound effects. This season’s plays include works by a 9043697 or visit www.bristolu3a.org.uk. variety of leading playwrights past and present. Performances are on Tuesdays from 7.30pm at The Simply Social is a non-profit making social club. Newman Hall, Grange Court Road, Henleaze BS9 New members always welcome. Our weekly club 4DR. The final pre-Christmas date and play is on nights start at 8.30pm every Thursday. We have a varied programme of events ranging from meals out 15th December with two one act plays – Rats by and walks to gliding and badminton. For further info Agatha Christie and I Spy by John Mortimer. The please contact our New Members Secretary Sue on readings take place before audiences of club members, guests and visitors. The Playgoers would 07757780201 or visit www.bbivc.org.uk. welcome your attendance as a visitor if one of the plays appeals or you may have an interest in joining Rotary Club of Bristol – we meet at the Bristol – visitor tickets are £5.50 and can be purchased on Hotel, Prince Street, Bristol BS1 4QF at 7.00pm for the door. Find out more about Bristol Playgoers at 7.30 pm on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Mondays and at www.bristolplaygoersclub.co.uk or email 12.30pm for 1.00 pm on the 2nd and 4th adrian.brown33@gmail.com Mondays. Meetings start with a meal and are followed by a speaker. New members are very welcome – see www.bristolrotary.org or contact our The Bristol Humanists is a local group for those who make sense of the world using reason & shared Club Secretary Martina Peattie at human values; who seek to live ethical lives on the mpeattie@btopenworld.com for more details. basis of reason, humanity and respect for others; and find meaning, beauty, and joy in the one life we Calling all Carers. Would you like the opportunity have, without the need for an afterlife. We meet to share your experiences, relax and make new every month on the third Monday at 7.30pm in friends? Then come and join the Henleaze Carers’ Group. We meet on the second and fourth Thursday Kingsdown. Contact Margaret Dearnaley on 07986 555817 (evenings and weekends only) or email morning of each month, 10am to 12, in Bradbury bristolhumanists@gmail.com for more information. Hall, Waterford Road, Henleaze. For more information please call Mrs M Rudston 942 6095. Philosophy Discussion Group. We are a friendly and welcoming group who enjoy taking a turn to Soroptomists International Bristol are part of a bring topic to share. We meet at 7 – 9pm every global organisation founded in Bristol ninety years fourth Thursday evening of the month at Eastfield ago for women from a wide range of professional Inn, Henleaze, Bristol BS9 4NQ, and 10 - 12 noon and business backgrounds who have joined every second Friday morning of the month, also at together to give Service, Friendship and have Fun. We meet on the second and fourth Mondays of the Eastfield Inn, Henleaze. If you would like to be involved please contact Lorna Tarr on 0770 245 month at Long Ashton Golf Club where we enjoy a 3827. two course meal with a speaker. As a member of Soroptomists International we have the opportunity to form friendships, not only in our own club but

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What’s On & Community News The National Trust Bristol Centre programme of Winter talks continues on Saturday 12th December, 2.15pm, in the Hall at St Monica Trust. Cote Lane, WoT, with “Who was Amelia Edwards?” with Cyril Routley - a look at some of the great, good, famous and not-so-famous Bristol residents commemorated by blue plaques. A charge of £3 is made to members and visitors. Visit www.ntbristolcentre.btck.co.uk or call 0117 9658014 for more details.

Stoke Lodge History and Archaeology Group meet on the second Thursday of every month at the Friends Meeting House in Hampton Road, Redland, BS6 6JE at 7.30. We host a rich diversity of lectures. New members are always made very welcome. For further details please contact Annette Martin on 0117 979 3209

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Council and is a public asset – albeit a very grand one – so we wanted to do Now the tree is trimmed and the halls something to both decked, Ashton Court Mansion is invi ng serve our older older people in Bristol to celebrate the fes ve season with a fes ve Christmas lunch ci zens and open in the elegant panelled lounges on Monday the doors to more people. We’ve teamed up with LinkAge to reinforce our local 14th December. connec ons and spread the Christmas spirit to all corners of our community.” “Aardman’s recent anima on in collabora on with Bristol Ageing Be er Our team of chefs will be cooking up a highlighted to us the eﬀects of social delicious lemon roast turkey with trimmings isola on amongst older people and how – filo tart with spinach and crumbled S lton important it is to stay connected,” says for vegetarians – followed by Christmas catering manager Emily Williams. “The sta s cs are shocking: almost 5 million older pudding with mulled fruit compote and brandy anglaise. people say that the television is their main form of company. Tickets are available from the mansion by emailing acm.events@bristol.gov.uk or “Ashton Court is owned by Bristol City calling 0117 9633 438, priced at £15.

Over‐55s Christmas lunch in Ashton Court Mansion

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