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June ‘15
Issue 75
A free community magazine for the residents and businesses of BS8. Delivered each month through 8,000 letterboxes in Hotwells, Cliftonwood and Clifton
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The Editor’s Small Piece Hello. It’s the Editor here, wishing you all a happy June. Summer is almost upon us. Although I always exit the month a year older than I start it, and as a result ind I have fallen a little further down life’s dropdown menu of “year born”, I still enjoy month 6. It won’t be as exciting though as month 5 was, as May saw my football team promoted to the Premier League for the irst time ever. 37 years of dreaming and at last they come true. Next season may be a one season wonder, but we’ll enjoy the ride ‐ and I may even buy my irst Panini sticker album for three decades. I rarely work in the of ice without music on, and every now and again (when middle age talks to me) I think I have enough music to last me out ‐ I don’t need any more. But sometimes the voice of the younger me speaks (from some distance!) and makes me browse a well known online digital music store to pick out something new. But where to start? So I have enlisted the help of local writer Duncan Haskell who, starting this month, reviews a classic album of the past, picks out something from the current music scene in a similar vein (a “Liked that? You’ll love this.” kind of thing), and then scans the music listings to pick out his gig of the month. Duncan’s irst selection is on page 31. So enjoy June ‐ especially if you are Richard Gardner who won the Aimee’s Winehouse wordsearch in the April issue ‐ and I’ll see you in July. Older but no wiser.
T. 0117 968 7787 M. 07845 86650 E: andy@thebs8.co.uk Tw. @BS8Andy P. 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY (Front cover photo taken in Wrington woods)
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Qualified Holistic Therapist Reiki Master Practitioner Spiritual Life Coach & Mentor Helping you live a life you love!
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Useful Information & Train Times 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 In irmary 0117 923 0000 Bristol Children’s Hospital 0117 342 8460 NHS non‐emergency 111 Bristol Blood Donation 0117 988 2040 The Samaritans 08457 909090 Alcoholics Anonymous 0845 76975 55 ChildLine 0800 11 11 National Rail Enquiries 08457 484950 Telephone Pref Service 0845 070 0707 Mailing Pref Service 0845 703 4599 West of England Care & Repair ‐ help, advice and information 0300 323 0700 Postal Services Late Post ‐ there is a late post box at the main Post Of ice sorting depot on the A38 at Filton. Currently the late post is at 7pm. Local Libraries Clifton ‐ 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 summer
hours from 8.00am to 18.45 7 days a week. Bristol City Council www.bristol.gov.uk 0117 922 2000 Trains to / From Temple Meads Trains depart from Clifton Down Station to Temple Meads at the following times ‐ 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 Clifton Down at the following times ‐ 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 time is approximately 15 minutes in each direction
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At time of writing (which is generally a couple of weeks before time of reading) we have just seen a majority Conservative government take the helm and whispers in the wider property market are that a bounce is sure to follow. There’s no doubt that North Bristol prices have climbed in the last few weeks. The dearth of stock and long list of buyers and tenants have contributed to property inflation. The rights and wrongs of the UK housing market are not my remit here, merely trying to do the right thing for all our clients. Sadly there are pitfalls at times like this: panic buys, gazumping and agents overvaluing. Be aware, be savvy, take advice and use experts you trust and that come personally recommended in every part of your property transaction. Beyond that, carry on as normal, because sitting on your hands and waiting for the market to rise or fall helps no one; at the end of the day for most of us it’s about having a roof over our heads. And perhaps the nicest roof possible we can whatever government, property market, or economic climate we find ourselves in? Howard Davis - MD, Clifton
For Sale £395,000 Clifton Spacious top floor flat in an attractive Victorian building close to the Downs. Two double bedrooms and recently fitted bathroom and kitchen. EPC tbc
For Sale £375,000 Clifton An excellent two bedroom ground floor flat with generous interior and allocated off street parking. EPC D
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For Sale £209,950 Clifton A first floor one bedroom apartment in the heart of Clifton village. The lovely shops and delis of Clifton just on your doorstep. EPC D
To Let £1,000 pcm plus fees Cotham A newly refurbished one double bedroom garden flat with additional study/occasional second bedroom and conservatory. Great location. EPC D
LET Harbourside A lovely two bedroom apartment on the Harbourside, next to the SS Great Britain. EPC B
For Sale £245,000 College Green. A light and spacious top floor flat in a prestigious Georgian building just off Park Street. Lots of period features. EPC E
LET Clifton Two bedroom apartment in Clifton. Close to the Downs and village. Great location. EPC E
LET Cotham A unique garden maisonette on two floors. Master with ensuite, second bedroom. Parking. EPC D
www.cjhole.com Clifton Sales 0117 923 8238
10 Pyramid – a clever design that ensures maximum Could a stylish roof light be the answer to your light exposure need for more natural light? and style points. Walk‐on Glass Boos ng natural light in our homes has always Roof Light – this been a key tool in the interior designer’s box of walk‐on design tricks! Abundant natural light not only saves on can be sunk into a pa o, decking area or roof electrical energy, but increases personal energy terrace to create a flush fit ‘walk‐on’ glass and wellbeing too, essen ally making our homes design. Perfect for cellar/basement conversions even more a rac ve and enjoyable to spend and a real statement piece. me in. Sliders (electric with remote control op on) – a fully opening and self‐suppor ng roof light There are currently very few guidelines on the operated via remote control to ensure amount of natural light that should be allowed maximum ven la on. in to new homes in the UK, so if you own an older home, think yourself lucky that your Whichever roof light you choose, Crystal Clear windows and light apertures will most likely be will guide you through the selec on and considerably larger than owners of newer installa on process, building your bespoke roof proper es. light on‐site, following a site visit and full survey. Roof lights are available in either double or However, if you have a dark room, a cellar/ triple glazed op ons, with the excep on of the basement conversion or a side return extension, Walk‐On Roof Light, which is triple glazed as or simply somewhere in your home that needs a standard. bit of extra natural light, you could consider installing one of the latest roof lights. All installa ons offer complete peace of mind, as Crystal Clear Bristol offers stylish roof lights in a Crystal Clear is a founding member of the range of shapes, sizes and finishes, which work DGCOS scheme, which is the first scheme to well with both newer and period proper es. provide comprehensive two‐way protec on for homeowners and installers. You can choose from: Roof Light ‐ a contemporary roof light designed Crystal Clear is also a member of the Glass and with minimal, narrow glazing bars in order to Glazing Federa on (GGF), registered with BM maximise the natural light passing through and Trada and TrustMark, a Swish Authorised into the room. Installer and BFRC and Certss Registered. You can visit Crystal Clear’s new website at www.crystalclearbristol.co.uk and their extensive showroom on Emery Road in Bristol, which is open on weekdays 7:30am‐4:30pm and on Saturdays 9:00am‐3:00pm.
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Here’s how to fake it with arti icial grass ‐ by Mandy Risso, from Rivendell Flooring. “With our unreliable British weather, gardens across the nation often end up as a boggy mess or dry and yellow; neither situation is desirable. So whether you want to cheer up your own home or lay down an entire football pitch for your local team, arti icial grass is an excellent looring solution on so many levels. Arti icial grass is an increasingly popular investment for living spaces, lounges, children’s bedrooms and of ice spaces. In fact, the latest interior trends are seeing arti icial grass installed as temporary or permanent carpets, rugs, walls and in some cases even furniture. It is a fantastic way to introduce fun and interest into an area.
You’ll no longer have to cut the grass or crawl around digging up weeds from your lawn. Not only is arti icial grass ideal for all your landscaping needs but it’s great for the environment too. In the same ways you save money, and time, you’ll save our little planet too. Since you don’t have to water the grass, which will remain natural and green all year round. “This durable product will not be affected by the rain and subsequently turn into a mud bath. Wet grass with lots of activity from children and dogs can quickly get torn up and turned into vast slippery areas resulting in uneven surfaces and twisted ankles. But mostly, if you’re looking for something different it just makes for a fun, cost‐effective, hard‐wearing looring alternative. Go on have some fun and stay green this summer!”
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Prize Wordsearch
telephone (0117 9687787), text (07845 986650) or Twitter (@BS9Andy). Entries must be submitted no later than 30th June to be in with a chance, after which one correct This month our wordsearch is very kindly entrant will be randomly selected to win the sponsored by Bristol Zoo Gardens and The prize. Wild Place Project, and we are looking for all things zoological. The prize this month is a family ticket, kindly donated by the nice people at Bristol Zoo Gardens, to either the Zoo Gardens or to The Wild Place Project, which is just off J17 of the M5 near Cribbs Causeway, opposite The Bristol Golf Club. Listed below are 21 things associated Bristol Zoo Gardens and the new Wild Place Project ‐ Right, here are the things you are looking for ‐ animals, activities and attractions. Twenty of enjoy the puzzle and the best of luck ‐ them are also hidden in the wordsearch grid ‐ written forwards, backwards, up, down or on Volunteer Conservation Bristol Zoo a diagonal. Simply search the grid to ind the Gardens Lemur Penguin one which hasn’t made it in, then send the Red Panda Fruit Bat Wild Place missing item in to me. Meerkat Tarantula Lorikeet Seal Gorilla Wallaby You can enter by post (8 Sandyleaze, WoT, Zooropia Armadillo Piranha BS9 3PY), email (andy@thebs8.co.uk), Tapir Pygmy Hippo Flamingo
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The Downs Recorder ‐ Richard Bland Do you notice the notices? The Downs management have solved the problem of notices on the Downs rather well in my view. Nobody would want a wonderful wild space to be littered with notices telling you what to do, or not to do, and over the years there have been a variety of attempts to solve the problem that people need to know what the rules are, and might like to know more about what they are looking at, but an urban clutter of signs is entirely inappropriate in a natural wildlife site that is not a park. At the moment parking is controlled by appropriate yellow lines, though this is soon to change, and speed by very discrete 20mph signs‐ rather better than the bold 30 MPH ones. There are a few warning notices on the cliff edge, some new ones explaining that you might damage yourself if you fell, and bigger bolder older ones saying Danger Cliff Edge. At Sea Walls there are polite notes saying that the bars will not support climbing equipment, which, since there is nothing else for them to use, must be frustrating for climbers. There are little square notices saying you will be clamped if you park on the grass, and rather ugly white painted notices here and there on paths saying No Cycling. In summer time only there are temporary notices telling you that you mustn’t light ires and that there is a BBQ site, though where is not identi ied. There are no sign posts directing you to toilets, or the café , or the ice cream vans. Signs telling you about the Downs are much better, largely because they have been organised and funded by the Avon Gorge and Downs Wildlife project run by the Zoo There are twelve high quality information panels mainly on the edge of the Gorge. They are very well designed, combining detailed information with attractive illustration on a tough frame that is vandal proof. The three at Sea Walls deal with the geological history of the site going back 350 million years, the quarries in
the Gorge, and a wider view of Bristol as a wild city. In the Gully there are two panels explaining the Goats. Around the Observatory and Suspension Bridge there are ive panels, dealing with the unique rare plants of the site, the management plans for the Clifton Camp and its history, the wildlife of the Gorge, and a reproduction of the painting of the Gorge by Jackson in 1825 looking out over the same view today and pointing out the changes that unwanted alien species have brought. And when the Observatory is open a charming nineteenth century advertising board is put out.
And there is a wonderful series of panels attached to the railings around the water‐ tower which were created by Francis Greenacre for the 150th anniversary of the Downs Act in 2011, and which have survived better than anyone could have anticipated. There are 30 of them, each with a historic painting or photograph, and a detailed commentary about the illustration and a comparison where relevant with the present. Most of these are included in two pamphlets illustrating two walks across the Downs which may be obtained from the Café Retreat nearby. If you enjoy the Downs, or use if for your sport, why not become a Friend? Membership is just £10. Contact Robin Haward at robinhaward@blueyonder.co.uk 0117 974 3385
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Are you an accidental landlord?
calling 0300 200 3300. HMRC can then advise whether you will need to complete annual tax returns. If however the rental commenced A great number of landlords never set out to before April 2014 then you might want to have a rental business; they became landlords take advantage of HMRC’s let property due to a change in circumstances, perhaps campaign. You will still have to pay any tax unable to sell a property or as a result of that you owe and interest. You may also need leaving their property to move in with their to pay a penalty, but the penalty charges may partner. be lower than would otherwise apply. Many of these landlords could potentially encounter problems by failing to notify their mortgage lender, insurer or HMRC. Whilst a landlord might not think they are making a pro it as their outgoings exceed the rental income, this may not be the case, especially for those with a repayment mortgage. HMRC only allow the interest to be tax deductible and not the repayment element. It is all too easy to forget to notify HMRC at the outset and then a couple of years later may ind themselves in the position that they know that they should contact HMRC, but are now frightened to do so. If you have recently started to let out a property then you can notify HMRC by
More information can be found at www.gov.uk/government/publications/let‐ property‐campaign‐your‐guide‐to‐making‐a‐ disclosure/let‐property‐campaign‐your‐guide ‐to‐making‐a‐disclosure Alternatively, you can give me a call on 0117 921 1222. If you have any particular questions you would like covered, please do get in touch ‐ pjones@wilkinsonandpartners.co.uk Phil Jones is a director of local independent tax and accountancy firm Wilkinson & Partners, based on Jacob Wells Road here in BS8.
18 anything. The police cannot help him. Back home there is one clue, a map. He sets off to follow Anne’s trail across the continent. Planning a long trip with a car full of children? People he meets and travels with have no news of Anne but they encourage him on his Giles and Saethryd Brandreth’s “The Lost Art way. Will he ind her? Read this brilliant, of Having Fun” suggests games to make time gripping, original and surprising novel and simply ly. Try Traveller’s Alphabet: ‘Where ind out. are you going?’, ‘Australia.’ What will you do there?’, ‘Assist aged aborigines’, or number plate games (there are three on offer) or ‘Who “Ender’s Game”, a sci i novel by Orson Scott Card, am I?’ or ‘Hide and Seek’. Yes, hide and seek. is a favourite in America Yes, in a car. Get the book and ind out how with gifted children and you play. Games are on the US Marine Corps. It offer for pretty well all tells the story of Ender social occasions: rainy days, family Christmases or Wiggins, a super‐ talented six year‐old, who is trained cosy kitchen suppers. All are lovingly described and in the battle room to ight the ‘buggers’ (yes, I know), have clearly been well tiny aliens trying to take tested by the Brandreths; control of earth. The battle room simulates this book on having fun is conditions met in space, where all combat itself great fun. takes place in three dimensions – like the sky but without the restrictions of gravity. It The inal words to each sounds bizarre but is in fact a tense and other of Cletus Smith and gripping story, very well told. Ender’s brother an unnamed narrator and sister also have major roles to play and provide the title of William the climax is surprising and moving – a very Maxwell’s marvellously good read. haunting and tragic novel, “So Long, See You Finally, here is a book Tomorrow”. The narrator that could well render has already suffered the other books super luous: tragedy that will distort his John Sutherland’s “How life, Cletus is about to to be Well Read”. experience his. The story begins with a pistol Presented in shot. There is no suspense about who has alphabetical order from done what to whom; the revelation, uncovered Lawrence’s Aaron’s Rod, late in life by the narrator and prompted by to Beerbohm’s Zuleika his guilt over his school friend Cletus, is why Dobson, Sutherland and how two hardworking Illinois farming gives us short essays, families were overtaken by tragedy. including summaries, on ive hundred works of iction. The usual In John Haskell’s novel suspects are mostly here but there are also “American Purgatorio”, many rare items too, each written about Jack is in the middle of pithily, amusingly and with a good smattering living happily ever after when his wife disappears. of entertaining trivia – excellent, but it should come with a warning, this book can easily He emerges from a shop become a stealer of your time as you think, ‘I’ll with peanuts and drinks but Anne and the car have just read one more’. Bruce Fellows ‐ June 2015 gone. No one knows
Book Reviews with Bruce Fellows
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Kemps Jewellers Est. 1881
A local family business offering you professional friendly advice Kemps will be holding a promotional counter in the month of June. Specially selected numerous pieces of jewellery and watches with great discounts and something to suit all tastes and budgets. Here are just a few of our selected items:Platinum diamond solitaire ring. The brilliant cut diamond certified 1.02cts, colour E, clarity VVS2. Was £12,900 - Promotion Price £7,950
18ct white gold emerald and diamond ring. Was £1,150 Promotion price £850
9ct yellow gold diamond drop earrings. Were £95 - Promotion price £69 Silver stone set necklace. Was £175 - Promotion price £87 18ct gold sapphire and diamond ring. Was £595 - Promotion price £295 18ct yellow gold solitaire ring. The brilliant cut diamond 0.78cts, colour J/K, clarity P1. Was £2,250 Promotion Price £1,695
9ct white gold blue topaz and diamond pendant. Was £425 Promotion price £250
18ct yellow gold Cleopatra necklace. Approx 46gms. Was £2,950 Promotion price £1,950
Kemps Jewellers, 9 Carlton Court, Westbury on Trym, 0117 950 50 90, www.kempsjewellers.com
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Louise’s Tips for an Easier Life
condition and if you still like it. My test is asking myself – would I buy this item new today? Fashions and tastes change from year to year so be brave! With your friend on hand you might decide to swap a few pieces of clothing and the rest will be gladly received by your local charity shop. The result will be wardrobes and drawers with clothes that you love and it you, so you are ready summer. Louise England is a Lifestyle and Home Assistant and her service aims to free‐up your free time. Her passion is to make a positive difference to people’s lives by helping them sort things out and complete jobs in their homes quickly and ef iciently. Website: www.louiseengland.co.uk Mobile: 07780 474256 Email: louise@louiseengland.co.uk Twitter: @L_England
Getting Ready for Summer We certainly experienced four seasons in one day during May. Can we dare to hope that June will be warm and bright and we can get ready for summer? A healthier regime may be on your mind or even implemented as you inally remove the thick jumpers and start wearing shorts and skirts. Hopefully your summer holiday is booked and the beach may be on the cards. So it’s time to check that your winter clothes, coats and shoes are all clean and then pack them away. Vacuum storage bags are an ideal solution to save space and make sure moths are kept out – I swap my summer clothes for winter so you only need one set. Storage is often at a premium and clothes we use every day or at least weekly must be easily accessible, and those items we don’t need until the cold weather returns can be put out of sight and out of mind. Now is the time to take a look at your summer wardrobe and go through the t‐ shirts, tops and bottoms. With your own critical eye (or with the help of a friend) decide if each item still its, is in good
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It can be used to store important documents that you wouldn’t want to lose, such as scans of your passport, NI or NHS number, or driving licence, so that you Dropbox always have the details to hand. I really can’t recommend Dropbox enough. You get 2GB of storage free, and can add to It is free online storage/backup for this by recommending friends. If you important documents or photos. It will recommend someone to use it, both of you also allow you to share iles easily with get 500GB of free storage up to a maximum others. of 16GB. Once downloaded on your system you will You can also pay for a Pro version, which have an icon on your desktop and a new many people do. It costs £7.99/month, folder in your folder structure. You can which gives you gives you a whopping 1TB copy iles and photos into it as easily as you of storage. The business version and up to can with your other folders. Using drag and 5 users has unlimited storage. That costs drop or copy and paste. £11/per month. Whatever you It can be used on Windows, Macintosh and put in there Linux desktop operating systems. There are uploads to your also apps for iPhone, iPad, Android, Dropbox cloud Blackberry and other devices. and if you also download an The data is encrypted, so it is safe to use it. app on your iPad and phone Needless to say, this article is being written you will be able and stored on Dropbox. to access those things in So give it a try. When you download Dropbox from whichever device you Dropbox, you get a free tutorial. It is really choose, where ever you are. easy to use, and one of the best free software packages around. When you share things in Dropbox and other people can be invited to share and I couldn’t do without it! collaborate on your stuff‐ or in fact delete it ‐ so be careful when sharing. I use it for documents that I am in the process of working on. Dropbox allows me to work on whichever device is most convenient‐ phone, laptop or desktop and the document is always the most up to date version. No more renaming and losing iles! I also use it to share photos after a trip with friends, so that we can see each other’s photos and download the ones we want to keep.
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What can hypnotherapy help with? Difficul es sleeping Lack of confidence & self esteem Achieving your goals ▪ Public speaking anxiety Exam / interview nerves Anxiety, stress & tension levels Fears and phobias ▪ Weight management Unwanted pa erns of behaviour Nega ve thought pa erns ▪ Stopping smoking Pregnancy and childbirth and much more
Is a fear of flying stopping you booking your dream holiday? Are you thinking about booking your summer holidays yet? For most of us this is something to look forward to however for some the thought of ge ng away is but a distant dream. I see many people who suffer from phobias, recent brain research tells us that about 1 in 10 people in the UK have some kind of phobia at some stage in their lives one of the most All sessions are completely tailored according common being a fear of flying. If this fear is stopping to your individual needs. you or affec ng how and where you travel hypnotherapy may be the answer you are looking for FREE relaxa on CD to help you overcome your phobia. included with your hypnotherapy sessions If you have not considered hypnotherapy before why not come along for a free ini al consulta on and I will explain how the brain works and how we may be able to help you to achieve the results you want in your life. Book your free ini al consulta on quo ng “Bristol 9” and you will receive a £10 discount off each session. (Offer applies to all sessions, not just for help with phobias and weight loss.)
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31 that will grow in people’s hearts over time. Next Step Album of the Month Rid of Me by PJ Harvey (Island Record) Sprinter by Torres (Partisan Records) Rid of Me, Harvey’s Sprinter is the second second album, is the album as Torres by perfect companion to American musician Sprinter. Rob Ellis again Mackenzie Scott. features, this time on Recorded in Bridport, drums and backing Dorset with Rob Ellis vocals, and as with (PJ Harvey, Bat for Torres’ new release it is Lashes and Scott a record which marked Walker) co‐producing a more con ident style from Harvey. Perhaps the album and featuring Portishead guitarist that is where the similarities end though, this Adrian Utley, it is a giant leap forward from the pared‐back nature of her self‐titled debut. is a raw and punky album with Steve Albini’s abrasive production heavily in luencing its It is atmospheric and layered with post‐rock sound. noise, a swirling accompaniment for Scott’s heartfelt confessionals. Harvey’s passionate vocals bleed the album’s post‐feminist manifesto, nowhere more so The turbulent soundscapes cannot hide the than on the title track as she sings “I'll make fact that Scott is laying herself bare over the you lick my injuries / I'm gonna twist your course of the nine tracks. New Skin, A Proper head off, see”. Both the lyrics and the music Polish Welcome and Sprinter all deal directly itself may be jarring initially but soon enough with her Baptist education and current thoughts on religion and spirituality. New Skin the whole thing becomes the perfect in particular is a devastatingly powerful track, embodiment of her ground‐breaking songwriting and determination. slowly building into a cacophony as hard to shake off as any identity crisis. “A child of God Listening to the record, over twenty years much like yourself/ You will ind we right where I fell” she sings in the chorus, not quite after it came out in 1993, you can’t help but still feel the raging desire Harvey had to make ready to move on from her past. her mark on the world. With Rid of Me she certainly succeeded. The personal nature of the album is most apparent on its closing track The Exchange. It is one of the quieter songs on the record and a Gig of the Month Natalie Prass @ Thekla, Friday 26th June simple acoustic guitar adds to its feeling of Completing a trio of introspection. Sparse and haunting the lyrics talented songstresses is are irmly at the centre as Scott confesses Natalie Prass. The "Mother, Father, I'm underwater/ and I don't American singer‐ think you can pull me out of this". songwriter is touring the UK in June and will Despite the personal revelations, Sprinter is be playing at everyone’s neither maudlin nor self‐pitying, rather it is favourite loating venue the sound of an artist embracing who they are at the end of the month. and proudly wearing their beliefs, and The honey‐soaked uncertainties, for all to see. The accompanying instrumentation of her soulful music is blend of indie guitars and synths just brings the message home on a giant wave of emotion. timeless and packed with emotion. Catch her in a venue this size while you still can. It is both instantly impressive and an album
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with guests and answering any questions. This could be as simple as identifying a butter ly or bird for them or discussing the life‐cycle of a butter ly. I try to be as educational and Bristol Zoo Gardens is appealing for extra thought provoking as possible. It's a ful illing help this spring and summer, as the busy role which I thoroughly enjoy (even when it’s season draws closer. raining and really quiet). The time usually lies by and I get to go home feeling like I've done Opportunities something productive.” include being a Ranger volunteer Another valued volunteer, Annette Cowhig, talking to guests in who has volunteered at the Zoo for the last 12 the various years said: “As a retired person volunteering walkthrough exhibits around the gives me a sense of self‐worth, the chance to meet a wide variety of people, and the chance Zoo, such as the to learn new skills, and of course enjoy the Lemur Walk ‐ wonderful Bristol Zoo Gardens.” through, Feed the Lorikeets and Bristol Zoo’s volunteer services manager, Ann Butter ly Forest. Lovell, said: “Volunteers play such an Children’s Craft volunteers and Animal Discovery volunteers are also being sought to important role and are an integral part of the day to day running of Bristol Zoo. We’re help in our childrens’ Activity Centre and to give our guests the opportunity to get up‐close looking for con ident people who enjoy talking to our guests and are willing to learn lots to some of the Zoo’s smaller creatures. about our animals.” Matt Quick, who has been volunteering at the Zoo for the last year said: “My original driver for volunteering was to use some of my free time more productively, to give something back to the community (so to speak). I always wanted to do something that involved some form of conservation. When I went on to the Bristol Zoo website to look at the possible roles, it was the ranger role that stood out for me. I liked the idea of interacting with the guests, discussing the animals and making their experience a more interactive one. No experience is necessary as full training will be given. Volunteers must be 18 years of age for most roles but there is no upper age limit. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer at Bristol Zoo Gardens please visit the Zoo website at ‐ http://www.bristolzoo.org.uk/ zoo‐information/volunteering. Alternatively, phone volunteer services on 0117 974 7363 or email volunteer@bristolzoo.org.uk He continued: “I spend most of my engaging
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“No Prize” General Knowledge Quiz 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
The following sportsmen and women won Olympic gold in which sport and in which year(s)? David Hemery; Anita Lonsborough; and Daley Thompson.
These cities are the capitals of the countries that surround which other European country? Warsaw, Berlin, Vienna and Bratislava. Which classic comedies featured the following characters? Private Sponge; Marlene; Neil Wheedon Watkins Pye; and Beryl Hennessey & Sandra Hutchinson. Who wrote the following literary classics ? “Mill on the Floss”; “The Go Between” and “Day of the Trif ids”. Who preceded these people in their respective main public roles? Ko i Annan; Neville Chamberlain; and Queen Victoria.
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What is the speed of sound? These three lyrics come from which pop “classics”? “I don't think that I can take it, 'Cause it took so long to bake it, And I'll never have that recipe again.” “And the three men I admire most, The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost, They caught the last train for the
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coast ...” “Box of balloons With the feather‐light touch Pack of party‐poppers That pop in the night” Name Bristol’s four Members of Parliament.
Which UK motorways start run between the following counties? Staffordshire and Shropshire; Worcestershire and Leicestershire; and Buckinghamshire and Warwickshire. Name the eleven football clubs in the top four divisions of the English leagues (Premier League, Championship, League 1 and 2) which start with the letter S (2014/2015 season) Three of the irst four singles released by this UK band had the word “world” in the title. Name the band. European politics and democracy. Who or what are the following? the Taoiseach; the Tynwald; and the Division Bell Name these four national lags
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Intuitive readings with Ange De Lumiere We are all born intuitive but nothing in our education helps us to develop that skill. Sometimes we come to a point in our lives where we feel stuck. We have done the right thing by following what our parents and our teachers have told us, but along the way, somehow, we have disconnected with our truth. Intuitive readings can help you reconnect with what is right for us. Sometimes we are so disconnected from our intuition that we don't know what feels right anymore. If I do my job right, usually clients tell me they already knew the guidance, they just didn't trust it, because no one had encouraged them to follow that little ‘voice’ or ‘gut feeling’. Over the years, I have learnt to hone my natural skills at intuiting what is really happening in mine and my clients' lives, and the presenting problem is rarely the real issue. Sometimes it has been wrapped in layers of denial and confusion and by working intuitively we can go right to the root of the problem. I may use tarot cards, mediumship, angelic work, energy work, hypnotherapy or emotional freedom technique‐ whatever is needed in a session. To connect with your intuition: Close your eyes and imagine a wiser self than you. It is you but perhaps ten or twenty years older. It is smiling at you and waiting to answer any question you have. Ask a question then take three slow breaths. Stay quiet as long as you can, to hear what it has to say. If you can't hear it, in the next forty eight hours see if you hear your answer in the mouth of a complete stranger, in the radio or in the lyrics of a song. Be open to receive guidance from any direction. For more information on Ange or any of therapies, please contact the Chiron Centre on 0117 962 0008 or www.chironcentre.co.uk
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Disability Matters ‐ Jan Clark Did you enjoy the mini heatwave in April? Were you cheered when the grey days of Winter gave way to a Spring of golden daffodils, pink magnolia and cherry blossom? Maybe you tidied your garden, pruned the roses, weeded the lower beds, mulched the fruit trees and raked the lawn. For we are a nation of gardeners, we do more of it than any other nation on earth, and the urge to garden in Spring is primal. But your enjoyment of gardening may have declined because you have suffered a stroke, or possess limited mobility, perhaps impaired vision, or you are con ined to a wheelchair.
Those helped by the Trust include : ▪ A wide range of disabilities, including visual, physical and mental. ▪ People who need to reorganise gardens because of health issues. ▪ Residents in long stay hospitals or nursing homes who share a garden. “I have always been a keen gardener and as my MS symptoms worsened, found I was unable to look after the vegetable patch and garden in general. Having the grant allowed me to have the area paved over, add a ramp to the back door into the garden and have access to two raised beds in which I can now grow vegetables and lowers from my wheelchair. I can now enjoy my garden and get my hands dirty.” John – Sussex
The Trust issues a Newsletter twice a year, giving members ▪ A platform to share experiences that may help overcome gardening problems. ▪ Recipes ▪ Gardening tips ▪ Articles of special interest to gardeners with disabilities. Ramped access to a garden If so, you could be helped by the Gardening for Disabled Trust which I joined last year. Formed 41 years ago and run from the Weald Herbs and of Kent by a group of energetic and lowers grown determined volunteers, it gives grants to in a table people all over the UK so that they can continue to garden despite disability or advanced illness. “The grant enabled us to transform the garden to accommodate our needs now that my husband is registered blind. We also bought a More information about the Trust can be VegTrug, a high raised bed for salads.” found on www.gardeningfordisabledtrust.org.uk Barbara ‐ Cornwall or by writing to Angela Goddard (Secretary) Membership of its Garden Club is free and Gardening for Disabled Trust, PO Box 285 open to anyone whether they wish to apply for Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 9JD a grant or not.
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Landlord’s Nightmare/Tenant’s Dream John Todd of AMD Solicitors looks at Assured Shorthold Tenancies In the 1960s, 70s, even 80s, tenants had started to acquire a considerable degree of security of tenure. The situation was such that prospective landlords would not let their (empty) premises for fear that they would never regain possession of them. The Government of the day introduced the Housing Act 1985 which made provision for shorthold tenancies which meant that, upon the landlords giving the required notice, they could recover possession. The 1988 Housing Act consolidated this and such tenancies became Assured Shorthold Tenancies (ASTs). Accordingly, the position has been much safer for landlords since then but is still not without its difficulties. What to watch for are:1. 2.
The AST must be for a fixed period of not less than 6 months and not more than 3 years. Very importantly, any deposit paid by the tenant must be paid by the landlord into a deposit protection scheme, or the appropriate deposit insurance taken out. If this is not done, the landlord can be punished by being ordered to pay not just the return of the deposit but three times the value of the deposit.
Even the deposit situation is not without its difficulties, as Landlords must give tenants the Prescribed Information; and if the deposit has not been paid into a deposit protection scheme, or the appropriate deposit insurance taken out, and if the Prescribed Information has not been handed to the tenants any notice seeking possession will not be valid. 3.
With ASTs, landlords can recover possession of their premises, so long
as they have given the appropriate notice, but even this is beset with difficulties namely:a) the Notice must be in a prescribed form and not just any wording will do. b) The Notice must be for a minimum of two months (one month in the case of the tenant) and if given in the middle of a fixed term tenancy, cannot expire before the end of the fixed term tenancy. Accordingly, landlords should be wary about granting tenancies for too long a period. c) Even the giving of the Notice can have its pitfalls:i.
The tenancy must end on the last day of a period of the tenancy and not earlier than two months after the date the Notice was given.
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Even in giving the two month Notice, care must be taken to allow at least two days for the Notice to reach the tenant. Accordingly, to allow for a two month Notice to expire on, e.g. 6 January 2015, the Notice should not be posted later than 4 November.
The problem with getting any of these requirements wrong is that a court will throw out a claim for possession, leaving landlords having to serve a fresh two month Notice, effectively having to start all over again and losing valuable time. Note the two month Notice should not be confused with notices that can be given to recalcitrant tenants who do not pay their rent or do not abide by their covenants when a different form of notice and procedure should be used. To guard against falling unwittingly into some of these traps, it is always advisable to obtain specialist advice. AMD are pleased to advise in these situations and contact can be made with Chris Brown at our office at 2 Station Road, Shirehampton, Bristol BS11 9TT (telephone 0117 9235562) or John Todd at our office at 100 Henleaze Road, Bristol BS9 4JZ (telephone 0117 9621205). © AMD Solicitors
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40 Details: www.bristolu3a.org.uk. Don’t stay at home, come and join the Bristol U3A! The Bristol Ladies Choir is giving a Charity concert Listings for community events, not‐for‐pro it clubs and charitable activities are free of charge. on June 19th at Tyndale Baptist Church, Whiteladies Road, at 7.30pm. Appeal and collection in aid of If you have something of this nature that you Guide Dogs for the Blind. Tickets £ 6 at the door or would like listed please get in touch with Andy from choir members or tel 0117 9246587. Fraser by phone on 0117 968 7787 or 07845 986650, post to 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY or email to andy@thebs8.co.uk . All notices must be Wed 24th June 2015, at St Alban’s Church, Westbury Park, at 7.30pm. Concert and Puddings Event! BCCS received by the 12th of the preceding month to Choral Society present an evening of indulgence guarantee consideration for inclusion. Please with a concert of light music followed by sampling note that there will be no August issue of the of a variety of puddings. Price £10, tickets on the Bristol Eight so events in August and early door or from 0117 9241318. September will need to be listed in the July issue. The Elgar Society is dedicated to promoting the works of Sir Edward Elgar, our greatest English The details of events below are accurate to the composer. The Society has regional branches, and best of my knowledge, but dates, times and the South‐western Branch is based in Bristol. Our locations may change without noti ication. So if next meeting is on Saturday 27 June at 2.15 at the you are unsure, and to avoid disappointment, Bristol Music Club, 76 St Paul’s Road, BS8 1LP. please contact the organiser listed to double Limited free parking is available at 1 Pembroke check. Road. Admission for visitors costs £3.00 including refreshments. Our speaker will be Dr Steven Halls, Strawberries and cream in the Orangery, beautiful gardens, a unique 18th century grotto ‐ yes, it has to Chairman of the Elgar Society, who will describe with musical examples Elgar’s creative and be Goldney. On Sunday 28th June you can enjoy all emotional reaction to the First World War, of the above, plus delicious homemade cakes, live culminating in his acceptance of the post‐war music to suit all tastes and interesting stalls. Open commission to write a work for the Loughborough from 2pm to 6pm, and organised by Clifton & Carillon. FFI www.elgar.org/elgarsoc/branches/ Hotwells Labour Party. This is an enjoyable south‐western/ afternoon out for the whole family. Goldney Hall Gardens, Constitution Hill, Clifton. Admission adults Bristol Cathedral Choir School Choral Society is £4, concessions £3, children £2, under 5’s free. No always looking for new singers to join our choir! We dogs except guide dogs. are an enthusiastic amateur choir specialising mainly in classical works (ancient to modern). We Drop In Healing Sessions held at The Friends are loosely associated with the Choir School, joining Meeting House, 126 Hampton Road, Redland BS6 in with some of their concerts and using the school 6JE on Thursdays from 5.00pm to 6.30pm. Run by (on College Green) for practice on Wednesday NFSH The Healing Trust trained volunteers on a evenings. There is no audition and no requirement donation basis. Healing can help whether you're for musical expertise, just an urge to sing! Contact feeling stressed or in need of support or just want Matthew Smith mattmsmith@virginmedia.com if time for yourself. Everyone welcome, no need to you are interested. book. For more information phone 07748 358206. Car Boot Sale at Redland Green School, Redland We are the Bristol U3A – an organisation of lively Court Road, BS6 7EH Saturday 20th June 1pm ‐4 and interesting people who offer all sorts of groups for enjoyment, friendship and learning. If you are no pm, 50p entrance fee for adults. Open to sellers from 12 noon, pitches £8 for car, £10 for van. Book longer in full‐time work, we have a wide range of via forgscarbootsale@hotmail.com or call 07968 over 100 different activities, including art, 493013. Two successful sales so far, come to our computing, languages, music, walking, and science. third fund raising sale of the season. Please visit one of our social groups, either at the East ield Inn, Henleaze, on the irst Monday every Redland Green Choir ‐ Summer concert. The choir month at 10.30am ‐ phone Barbara 0117 9629331. will be presenting a varied programme “From Abba Or come to Browns Restaurant by the Museum on to Bruckner” at 7.30pm on 4th July at St Alban’s the third Wednesday or the fourth Thursday every Church, Westbury Park. Tickets are £10 (£8 month at 10.15am ‐ phone Jenny 0117 9043697.
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42 www.bristolprobus.org.uk NOVA is a new choir formed to ill an early‐music niche in Bristol’s rich musical scene. 16 singers concessions, under 16s free) from exploring the fascinating repertoire of 15th and membership@redlandgreenchoir.org.uk or at the 16th Century Europe. Our inaugural concert door. happens in early July. ‘Music for the Queen of Heaven’. A concert of early music from the 15th and Medieval Mayhem at St Ursula’s Summer fayre. Battles and living history displays, archery, fencing, 16th centuries in honour of the Virgin Mary. Josquin’s ‘Missa Ave Maris Stella’ and motets by games, arts & crafts, traders, cakes, refreshments Dufay, Ockeghem, Clemens, Mouton. Sung by Nova and BBQ. Saturday 13th June, 12pm to 4pm. Adults and directed by Bruce Saunders. All Saints Church, £2, kids free. Brecon Road, BS9 4DT Pembroke Road, Clifton. Sunday July 5th 7.30pm. Programmes £5 at the door. The Over 40’s Club is a non‐pro it making social club. New members always welcome. Our weekly Rotary Club of Bristol – we meet at the Bristol Hotel, club nights start at 8.30pm every Thursday. We Prince Street, Bristol BS1 4QF at 7.00pm for 7.30 have a varied programme of events ranging from pm on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Mondays and at meals out and walks to gliding and badminton. For 12.30pm for 1.00 pm on the 2nd and further info please contact our New Members 4th Mondays. Meetings start with a meal and are Secretary Lynn on 07757780201 or visit our followed by a speaker. New members are very website www.bbivc.org.uk welcome – see www.bristolrotary.org or contact our Club Secretary Martina Peattie at “Bach to the Future” Saturday 27 June 2015, mpeattie@btopenworld.com for more details. 7.30pm, St James’ Priory, Bristol. Join Bristol Bach Choir in the historic surroundings of St James’ 'Sounds Inspiring' The Summer Gala Concert is Priory for an evening of sublime choral music. Two of JS Bach’s incomparable motets ‐ Lobet den Herrn being held 7.30pm on 20 June at Colston Hall, given in aid of Wallace & Gromit 's Grand Appeal for the and Furchte dich nicht ‐ form the core of this Bristol Children’s Hospital. This packed programme imaginative programme that includes stunning has something for everyone, with John Rutter contemporary works from British and Baltic composers ‐ Scotland’s James MacMillan’ O Radiant conducting his wonderful 'Mass for Children', a new & moving work by Jonathan Dove 'There was a Dawn and Miserere, Lithuanian Vytautas Miš kinis’ O Sacrum convivium and the music of Latvian Eriks Child', plus your chance to hear one of the BBC’s 10 Pieces. 300 singers will thrill you with ' Zadok the Eš envalds. Tickets: £15; students and under 18s, Priest'. This will be an evening celebrating £5. bristolbach.org.uk 0117 214 0721. childhood & takes place during the 'Sounds Inspiring' children's music festival. Local talent Bristol Cabot Probus Club is for retired and semi‐ from the city of Bristol choir & Exultate plus singers retired professional and business men to maintain from Bristol Youth Choir, Westbury‐on‐Trym Parish contact and fellowship with people of similar Church with the BBC Proms tenor Toby Spence & interests. Meets third Wednesday each month in Erica Eloff are all helping the Wallace & Gromit' s BAWA Club Southmead Rd, for lunch followed by a Grand Appeal. Ticket hotline 01454 778477 or book speaker on a wide range of interesting subjects. at www.cityo bristolchoir.org.uk (no booking fee). Extensive programme of social events including holidays, day trips, Sunday lunches and skittles to which ladies and friends are welcomed. Contact Clifton Rotary Club welcomes new members. All we John Howard‐Cairns on 968 3134 for more details. ask is that people give their time, are interested in making new friends, building business contacts and The Probus Club of Bristol for semi or retired using their skills to help others. We meet Professional Business men, meet on the fourth Wednesday lunchtimes at Redland Lawn Tennis and Tuesday of each month at BAWA Southmead Road. Squash Club. Please ind out more about us by At these meetings we have a three course lunch visiting www.cliftonrotary.org or emailing with a speaker. In addition there is a substantial secretary@cliftonrotary.org programme of social events to which our Ladies are invited to participate. If you are interested in joining Wednesday 17th June, 2015 Welsh National Opera our club, please contact our Membership Secretary Friends in Bristol invite you to their June Meeting: Martin Harker on 01275 857324, email Directing an Opera: A Collaborative Approach. Ben probusbristol@hotmail.co.uk or visit Davis, the young opera director, who has worked
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CLIFTON ARTS CLUB ANNUAL OPEN EXHIBITION ‐ 10th ‐ 25th JULY ‐ LEADING EXHIBITION IN A NEW CENTRAL BRISTOL VENUE The Colston Hall Vaults (next to central foyer) Colston Street, Bristol BS1 5AR Forward thinking, modern and with an illustrious history, Clifton Arts Club is one of the oldest and inest in the country. Selected by Academicians and as exciting as ever, with Paintings, Prints, Ceramics and Sculpture etc, Clifton Arts Club 107th Open Exhibition offers original affordable art to suit every taste with an opportunity for amateur and up and coming artists to display their work alongside leading professionals. Open daily 10am – 4.30pm in the COLSTON HALL VAULTS. FREE ENTRY! Art is for everyone to enjoy and we want to welcome as many people as possible to this prestigious Exhibition, the highlight of the Bristol Summer art scene. Works will be for sale. Submissions are welcome from non‐ members. www.cliftonartsclub/Exhibitions. New members are always welcomed in the Club and can bene it from a wide range of lectures, outings and workshops. All details can be found on the website. www.cliftonartsclub.co.uk www.twitter.com/cliftonartsclub www.facebook.co./CliftonArtsClub Quiz Answers from page 34. 1. Athletics, 400m hurdles, 1968; Swimming, 200m breaststroke, 1960; Athletics, Decathlon, 1980 & 1984; 2. Czech Republic; 3. Dad’s Army; Only Fools & Horses; The Young Ones; The Liver Birds; 4. George Eliot; L P Hartley; John Wyndham; 5. Butros Butros‐Ghali; Stanley Baldwin; William IV; 6. 768mph / 1,236 km/h; 7. MacArthur Park (Richard Harris / Donna Summer); American Pie (Don McLean); House of Fun (Madness); 8. Charlotte Leslie, Kerry McCarthy, Thangam Debonnaire and Karin Smyth; 9. M54; M42 and M40; 10. Scunthorpe United, Shef ield United, Shef ield Wednesday, Shrewsbury Town, Southampton, Southend, Stevenage, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea City and Swindon Town; 11. The Jam; 12. The Irish Prime Minister, the Isle of Man Parliament, and the bell rung in the Houses of Parliament to call members to the chamber to vote; 13. (clockwise from top left) ‐ Austria, Guatemala, Tanzania, Puerto Rico.
44 visit their GP Practice or you could offer two to three hours a week to sit with an older or disabled person so that their carer can have some time off, we’d love to hear from you. Full training and support provided. with companies across Europe (including WNO), Please contact Mike Hatch, Carers Support Centre tells us about his directing experience so far and his volunteer on 07503 577830 or e‐mail hopes how it might develop, with illustrations from gp_volunteers@outlook.com some of his favourite operas. 7.17 pm at The Denmark Hall, Redmaids’ School, Westbury Road, Learn a health maintenance routine. This course BS9 3AW. Entrance at the door: Friends £5.00, gives you a simple set of techniques based on the Visitors £700, Students £1.00. Further details: BodyTalk System to help enhance and maintain your pkieran@tiscali.co.uk well‐being. Sat 13 June, The Natural Health Clinic, Cotham, £100 (early bird £80). FFI phone Helena The Bristol Philatelic Society meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month in the meeting room of Kangai 07817 651006 or email the United Reform Church at the bottom of Blackboy helena@bodytalkbristol.co.uk Hill (Whiteladies Road) starting at 7.30 p.m. Contact REMAP is a registered charity that designs and 0117 956 7853. makes custom aids which enable a disabled person to enjoy a better quality of life. We design, make or We currently have space for some new members in modify equipment to suit their speci ic needs. No the Westbury Park WI. Membership costs £36 per charge is made for our services. Please contact us if year and includes 10 free copies of the excellent WI we can help ‐ Colin 01275 460288 Magazine and free entry to our meetings. Meetings are open to guests at a cost of £3 if you prefer to try a colin305@gmail.com or Ray 0117 9628729 rwestcott@blueyonder.co.uk Web site couple of meetings out irst. We meet at www.remapbristol.org.uk Westmoreland Hall, Westmoreland Road on the Fourth Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm. Our next Lipreading class. An evening lipreading class to help meeting is on June 24th when Viv Groskop, Writer, you cope with your hearing loss runs in Clifton from Comedienne extraordinaire will be sharing her new 6.15pm to 7.45pm every Monday, term time only, at one woman show with us before taking it to Redland Park United Reformed Church, Whiteladies Edinburgh. Road. Fee is £6 per session. For more details email the tutor, Mary Hall at lipreadingmary@yahoo.com Out There Music Bristol ‘Summer Show’ 2015. or telephone 07790 283 939. Saturday 27th June 5pm, St Alban’s Church, Bayswater Avenue, Westbury Park, BS6 7NU. Tickets Get In Touch ‐ it couldn’t be easier:‐ £7, under 18’s £5, (under 5’s free) from admin@outtheremusicbristol.co.uk / 07866 587424. Telephone: 0117 968 7787 / A summer celebration for all the family to enjoy! Come and experience both OTMB Community 07845 986 650 Choirs, Chamber Choir, Children’s Choir and Email: andy@thebs8.co.uk Orchestra sing and play a fantastic range of music Post: 8 Sandyleaze, Westbury including Sam Smith, Dancing Queen, Pomp and on Trym, Bristol, BS9 3PY Circumstance , Clean Bandit and music from Lord of Twitter: @BS9Andy the Rings. BBQ by Ruby & White and Bar by Alter Ego (not included in ticket price). In aid of Changing The Bristol Eight is published by Bristol Community Magazines Ltd (Co. No. 08448649, registered at 8 Tunes. www.outtheremusicbristol.co.uk Sandyleaze, Westbury on Trym, Bristol, BS9 3PY). The views expressed by contributors or advertisers in The Bristol Eight Bristol Shambhala Meditation Group offers free are not necessarily those held by Bristol Community meditation instruction at the Open House evening Magazines Ltd. The inclusion of any business or organisation each Wednesday from 7.30 ‐ 9.30 pm at 17 Lower in this magazine does not imply a recommendation of it, its Redland Road, BS6 6TB. For further information aims or its methods. Bristol Community Magazines Ltd please see our website: www.bristol.shambhala.info cannot be held responsible for information disclosed by advertisers, all of which are accepted in good faith. Reasonable efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of the Volunteers needed to support carers. Could you information contained in this magazine but no liability can please help us to develop and increase our support be accepted for any loss or inconvenience caused as a result to carers, people who are looking after an unwell, of inclusion, error or omission. All content is the copyright of disabled or elderly family member or friend? If you Bristol Community Magazines Ltd and may not be are outgoing and could offer two mornings a month reproduced without the prior written consent of Bristol Community Magazines. to greet and give information to carers when they
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Active Eight ‐ Keeping it in and around BS8 Functional itness: enjoying everyday life to the full ‐ by Kayna Tregay, Pilates teacher and Personal Trainer
squats and chin‐ups) to improve your strength. Motor skills: When you’re balancing a tray of coffees at your favourite Whiteladies Road café , you’re using balance, coordination and agility. Everyone can improve these motor skills with a bit of targeted practice.
Muscular endurance: the ability of a muscle group to work over a long period of time. If you’re out playing football on the Clifton Downs, having good endurance helps you last the whole game. To improve endurance, try interval training:‐ exercising intensely for Did you know there are 5 components of repeated short periods of time with rests physical itness? Each of these helps you carry between. out everyday tasks functionally and effectively: We often think of it people as those who can run for miles or complete dozens of push‐ups. For me, itness is also about maintaining a good quality of life.
Cardiovascular (CV) itness: the ability of the heart and lungs to take in and utilise oxygen. You need CV itness to give you enough puff for a brisk walk around the Harbourside. Walking, jogging, swimming and cycling are all great ways to improve CV itness. Flexibility: the ability of a joint to work to its full range of movement. This can be improved by a regular programme of stretching. If you’re lexible, you will also feel more mobile. For example, if you’re out walking in the Somerset countryside, being lexible and mobile will help you over all of those stiles!
”Stay mobile, stay stile‐ish!”
Muscular strength: the amount of force a muscle can produce. Being stronger will help you sit comfortably, lift without injury and carry with con idence. Try Pilates, training with dumbbells or bodyweight exercises (like
On a quest to get itter, many people lose weight, run faster or improve their push‐up abilities. However, most people also ind they feel more mobile, injury‐free and can really make the most of everyday life. Happy exercising!
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Clifton Borders
Guide Price ‐ £545,000
Redland
£375,000
A charming end of terrace 4 bedroom Victorian Villa with landscaped garden. Stylish accommodation is arranged over 3 loors with numerous period features. Viewing is highly recommended. EPC – E
An absolutely superb 2 double bedroom hall loor lat which forms part of this beautiful semi detached house located near The Downs. Very highly recommended by the vendors sole agents ‐ Leese and Nagle. EPC – D
Redland
City Centre
£335,000
£195,000
A superb two bedroom hall loor lat in a handsome period conversion with irst come irst served parking on a popular residential road just off Whiteladies Road. Light and airy accommodation boasts high ceilings and period character. EPC – D
A purpose built lat with high standard of ittings throughout. Two bedroom irst loor apartment with secure parking space. An ideal apartment for both single professionals/couple or investment buyer. EPC ‐ B
Redland
Henleaze
£285,000
A rare opportunity to purchase a two double bedroom brand new purpose built top loor lat which forms part of this small development located just off Hampton Road. EPC – B
Sale Agreed
An attractive well proportioned 1930’s 3 bedroom semi‐detached house with decorative front porch. Good sized lawned rear garden off street parking and garage. Situated on a popular residential road in Henleaze with open aspect to the front down Oakwood Road EPC ‐ E
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