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A free community magazine delivered each month through 8,000 letterboxes across Hotwells, Cliftonwood and Clifton. Inside this month - an introduction to footgolf, Bristol from a bus, tablets vs. laptops, new film, new music, old music, the quiz, the prize wordsearch and lots of goings on.
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The Editor’s Small Piece Hello there and welcome to a packed November magazine. I was grateful for the clocks going back last night, even though the start of winter just gave me an extra hour of production time. The final assembly of the magazines often stretches into the wee small hours so an additional sixty minutes was most welcome. I hope you enjoy this issue - plenty to read this month including a look at the hybrid sport of footgolf (p31), and a view of the city from the top of one of the instantly recognisable Bristol Insight red buses (p10). And if that whets your appetite for topless travel there is the chance to win tickets for a great seasonal open top bus tour of the city (see p 18). Cheers for now - Andy (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
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Music - with Duncan Haskell Album of the Month November Grey Tickles, Black Pressure by John Grant (Bella Union) Speaking about his third solo album, former Czars frontman John Grant has said, “I wanted to get moodier and angrier on this record.” When you also consider that the title is a combination of the literal translations of the Icelandic for ‘mid-life crisis’ and the Turkish for ‘nightmare’, you expect to find a bleak and melancholy hour awaiting you. Strangely though, what you’re actually faced with is a surprisingly uplifting record packed with grooves and giggles alike. Grant may well be trapped in a world of anxiety but he manages to disguise it under layers of squelchy synth and humorous lyrics. Snug Slacks is a funk-filled moment of wanton lust whereas You & Him is a hilarious diss track complete with the line “You seem like someone they should chemically castrate”. Whatever suffering Grant is going through he’s certainly enjoying it. Fans familiar with Grant’s previous albums will recognise the way he switches between electronic tracks and orchestral ballads and if anything he’s fine-tuned this process even further to discover a perfect sonic harmony. It sounds completely natural for the minimalistic beats of Voodoo Doll to lead into the stirring symphonies of Global Warming and Magma Arrives. Tracey Thorn makes an appearance on Disappointing, swapping lists of items which disappoint when compared with the smile of a loved one. To hear Grant master the nearimpossible rhyme of “Rachmaninov, Scriabin, Prokofiev/ Dostoevsky, Bulgakov, Vysotsky and Lev” provides a particular highlight on an album full of memorable moments. If the closing track Geraldine provides the strongest hint about Grant’s creeping paranoia, you’ve already heard enough mischief in the preceding music to know that all is far from lost.
Next Step Coles Corner by Richard Hawley (Mute) Just as the breakup of his band The Czars allowed John Grant to truly find his unique voice, Richard Hawley’s solo career dwarfs anything he achieved as a touring member of Pulp or as part of Longpigs. Coles Corner was his third fulllength release and as with Grey Tickles, Black Pressure, it is the record on which he mastered his sound. Rightfully nominated for the 2006 Mercury Prize, it is still Hawley’s finest release to date. There is a vintage sheen to the album which augments Hawley’s retro croon throughout. From the title track, an achingly sumptuous homage to his hometown Sheffield, right through to the final piano chime of Last Orders, Coles Corner is a record that resonates on every level. The precise orchestration on songs like The Ocean and Tonight carry you off whilst allowing each sentiment to linger. Fans of Roy Orbison, Scott Walker and Fred Neil will find a kindred spirit in Richard Hawley. Like them, his sorrow has a strength and dignity in it. Singing “don't look for me in lands of gold/ I won't be there I won't get old” on (Wading Through) the Waters Of My Time, the lament of the deceased have never sounded so beautiful.
Gig of the Month Richard Hawley @ Colston Hall, Monday 9th November Coincidentally, the man himself is returning to Bristol this month as he tours his new album Hollow Meadows. One thing which stands out when watching him play live is just how exceptional his guitar playing is, equally capable of creating a Duane Eddy-esque twang or painting huge walls of sound on his six-stringed ally. Hopefully he will mine his full back catalogue on the night, there’s plenty of great material to choose from.
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Bristol from the open top bus A little survey for you. You’ve lived in Bristol for a chunky period of time. So how many of you have a) been around the harbour on a yellow Bristol ferry, b) been to Severn Beach on the railway, c) eaten at Bells Diner in Montpelier, and d) been on an open top bus tour of the city? Four great things to cross off your Bristolian bucket list. Done any? Maybe just the one?
personality and we never use scripts. The idea being that the passenger can sample many different guides throughout the day, as they hopon and off our buses, and get a different flavour of Bristol. “
The tour takes a rough figure of eight route around the city and although it starts and ends at the Centre (and on the tour I discovered why it is called the Centre) you can climb on and off any of the buses at any of the twenty stops. Traffic permitting the full tour takes about an hour and After over a quarter of a century in this wonderful a quarter, the first half taking in the SS Great city I can now say I’ve done all four, with a tour Britain, suspension bridge, the Downs and Clifton last week of the city in one of the instantly village and the second half covering Bristol recognisable open top red buses, crewed by Bridge, Broadmead, Temple Meads and St Mary driver Kate and guide David. And I’d heartily Redcliffe. “With a 'two day' valid ticket you recommend you don’t wait as long as I did get the best chance to explore this amazing city, because the tour is lovely, giving you a great and if you show your ticket to many attractions, opportunity to learn more about the city both cafes and restaurants around our route you from the knowledgeable guides and from simply qualify for some great discounts. “ seeing Bristol from a higher vantage point than you get as a pedestrian or a car-bound Sat atop the bus on a chilly afternoon, snug commuter. under one of the supplied blankets, I learned from cheery guide Dave stuff about “Bristol Time”, what happens at sunrise on Brunel’s birthday, why Finzels Reach is so called, what is likely to cause major traffic delays in the city centre for the next 18 months, and loads more. Bristol Insight are expanding their fleet in early 2016 with the addition of a fully closed, and half covered double decker buses - to offer "any I’d always assumed that the bus tours were run weather" tours. They also have 3 vintage buses by the council or tourist office but in fact they are and are building a new side to their business with provided by an independent local business, weddings and special occasions. One such Bristol Insight. To find out more I had a chat with special event will be a number of “Twilight and Managing Director Mary Cook. “We have recently Illuminations” tours on Fridays and Saturdays in come out of a large world-wide franchise and December. Check out the details opposite, and if have set up independently as Bristol Insight. We you’d like the chance to win tickets for one of want to be known as a real "Bristol" company and these festive tours do have a go at our Prize hope that we fit in with the independent 'vibe' Wordsearch on page 67 when you can win tickets that the city has. We are a very small team whose for two adults and two children, kindly donated main concern is to show everyone how by Bristol Insight. wonderful Bristol is!!!! We ONLY have live guides no cheap red headphones offering impersonal www.citysightseeingbristol.co.uk commentary! Each guide has their own 0117 403 1994
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Which Business Structure Should I Use? limited liability, or the ability to raise funds
through equity. When running your own business, it is important to understand what type of business structure is Every business is different and should be looked at differently as what might be right for one best suited to your business. Should it be sole trade, partnership or limited company? Ge ng business may be completely wrong for another. it wrong can lead to unnecessary tax charges, If you are about to start a business or thinking of administra on and complica ons. incorpora ng or expanding your exis ng At the beginning of the last decade there was a business then speak with an accountant rush to incorporate even the smallest business beforehand. They will discuss the op ons with to take advantage of a 0% tax rate. Subsequent you and allow you to make an informed decision on the best structure for you and your business. changes in the tax rules have made incorpora on less a rac ve but incorpora on If you have any par cular ques ons you would was o en a worthwhile op on once annual like covered, please do get in touch ‐ profits were £30,000 or greater. pjones@wilkinsonpartners.co.uk Following this years budget which introduced the new dividend charge (Sept 15, BS8 ar cle), Phil Jones is a director of local independent tax and the benefits of incorpora on have reduced accountancy firm further and might only be appropriate for business with annual profits exceeding £40,000. Wilkinson & Partners based on Jacob Wells Whilst incorpora ng a business for tax reasons here in BS8. might no longer be appropriate there may s ll many other reasons to incorporate such as
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These were established across the country in about 1941 to provide workers in war-torn cities with a source of wholesome food at affordable prices. This was especially important because of the combination of food rationing and the number of homes, restaurants or food outlets that had been destroyed by the bombing. Postwar there was still a need when they became known as ‘Civic’ restaurants where a full lunch was one shilling and sixpence, (about seven and a half pence in today’s money – but remember to relate this to an average wage of about a few pounds a week. To ease queuing and serve large numbers quickly, tokens could be purchased in advance. Made of coloured plastic with a different colour for each course or drinks each token had a central hole so the cashier could put them on a file pin. ▪ Main Dish - RED ▪ Vegetable – GREEN ▪ Soup – BLUE ▪ Beverage – BLACK
Michael Sullivan recalled “The restaurant was staffed by ladies of the Women’s Voluntary Service, (it became Royal in 1966), décor was ‘Plain painted green walls, long tables in two or three rows, and an assortment of old chairs. The tables were covered in a checked pattern American cloth.” These popular restaurants continued long after the war, and this one at College Green in the centre of the city continued until 1958 when the site was redeveloped. This second item also relates to wartime rationing but is still relevant. A relatively recent recycling initiative is the collection of household food waste alongside that for glass, metal and paper, but some will recognise the picture of post -war household ‘Pig-Bin’. These innocuous looking items were an important part of the ‘Growing Food for Britain’ programme. The aluminium clip top bin held about two gallons of household food waste; potato peelings and such like, and each week would be put out at the roadside for collection. These were then sent to the local farmers who processed the contents into pig swill – thus the contents eventually returned, albeit via the limitations of the ration book, to the householder as bacon! My wife Diane remembers when “A dustbin was tied to a lamppost at the end of the street, and my weekly chore was to empty our household bin into it’” The main difference between the earlier ‘pig bins’ and their brown modern plastic replacement is one of robustness – or lack of it! The brittle plastic ones are often soon broken, shedding their smelly contents across the pavement, (happy hour for rats), Another example of a ‘lowest price’ (lowest value?) contract. Acknowledgements: Thanks to Michael Sullivan and Pat Cryer of the 19000s.org website, Nick Clarke for his gift of the pig bin and to Diane for her memories of their use. © Julian Lee-Jones FRAeS 2015
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Prize Wordsearch The people at Bristol Insight, who feature on page 10, have kindly sponsored the Prize Wordsearch this month, with tickets for two adults and two children aboard one of their Twilight Illumination tours of Bristol up for grabs. These must be used on either Friday 5th December or Friday 12th December, so the closing date for the competition is Wednesday 28th November. Listed below are seventeen well known Bristol landmarks. Sixteen 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 landmark and let me know which it is. First correct entry out of the hat wins the tickets for the terrific open top bus tour. Send your entries to 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY, email andy@bcmagazines.co.uk, phone 0117 259 1964 (new number), text 07845 986650 or tweet @BS9Andy. Right, here are your 17 landmarks to look for best of luck Avon Gorge Brandon Hill Cabot Tower Castle Park College Green Lead Shot Tower M Shed Park Street Queens Square St Mary Redcliffe Temple Meads The Downs Thekla The Old Duke Watershed Welshback Wills Memorial Congratulations to the winner of the September competition. Amber Garton wins herself 4 tickets to the Orpheus cinema in Henleaze for correctly spotting that my favourite subject at school was Economics. Thanks to all who took part of course - and better luck this time around.
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Book Review with Bruce Fellows James Wilson’s The Woman in the Picture is the tale of an obsession ignited by a woman’s photograph. In 1927, Henry Whittaker goes to Germany in search of the woman. Haunted by his discoveries and by what his imagination builds on them, he spends the rest of his life working in movies, trying to tell her story. In the present, his daughter Miranda makes her own journey of discovery, prompted by questions from an English academic. Captivating and wide ranging, the novel also brings pre-war Germany to life and offers a fascinating portrait of British film making in its earlier days. Morecombe and Wise held us spellbound for years and the man who wrote their words, Eddie Braben, tells us how they did it in his hilarious The Book What I Wrote. Though not a conventional memoir, Braben’s life can be discovered among all the memories of Eric and Ern. Born in Liverpool, Braben graduated from a market stall to writing jokes for radio comics and then on to TV. We hear all about the celebrities who queued up for humiliation in the show’s guest spot and the book is shot through with the comedy trio’s obvious love for each other. And don’t forget the jokes: Hallo, vicar, still on the one day week?
have lived among are bereft, such is the effect the British have had on them all. This excellent novel is sensitive, original and informative and offers real insight into the emotional impact of war on soldier and civilian alike. In Paradise Sky, Joe R Lansdale, tells a tale of the very Wild West. Nat Love, an ex-slave escapes a lynching and flees from pursuit across the prairies. Along the way many help him and Nat becomes a soldier, a trick rider, a sharp shooter and saves the life of Wild Bill Hickok. He also becomes the inspiration for Deadwood Dick, the hero of numerous dime novels. At times as shocking and brutal as the West must truly have been, this novel is a gripping and very pacy adventure and shot through with authentic detail.
A competition for a memorial at the site of the Twin Towers is at the centre of Amy Waldman’s absorbing novel The Submission. The anonymous designer however, shock horror, turns out to be an American Muslim. The news leaks out and fuelled by the media, pandemonium ensues among all concerned: the families of the dead, religious activists, politicians and the population at large. All find themselves There’s No Home is a war story with a difference. examining their motives, Based on his own experiences, Alexander Baron attitudes and emotions describes how a British regiment in 1943 rested and no one is ever quite and recovered in Catania during a much the same as before. Will people manage to come appreciated lull in fighting after the capture of to their senses? This is an exciting, involving and Sicily. Due to the war it’s a city empty of men. very plausible story, very cleverly told, that you When the soldiers leave to invade the mainland, just can’t stop reading. the women, the children and the old men they
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The Downs Recorder - Richard Bland Of Barbeques and Litter. Fires are not permitted by the Byelaws controlling activities on the Downs, and this probably goes back to the years when there was a lot of long grass and a lot of gorse on the Downs, and open fires were a danger. But BBQs are contained and safe, but because the DIY ones you buy have no legs, if they are not set on bricks or stones they burn the turf, and leave an ugly black rectangular hole that can take a year to recover fully. The Downs team are very good at putting in a little sterile soil and sowing a little grass seed to help recovery, but what they cannot do is ensure that the complex blend of native limestone plant species that still exist in many parts of the downs can easily spread back.
The Friends of the Downs run a Deep Litter Hunt on the last Saturday of every winter month, and in September the clumps of scrub around the new BBQ site were searched. There was the odd can and bottle, but it was clear that, in general, the system has worked. Either the litter had been left visible, and been collected in the normal way by the Downs team, or it had been taken home. There was one place where unused charcoal had been scattered, but, as a natural material, this will rapidly be incorporated in the soil.
Both these sites have a grass surface that is botanically poor, and easily repaired. The areas used for football pitches are rarely chosen for BBQ use as they feel rather exposed and barren, and I think people respect the need to maintain a good grass surface on them. The areas of the Downs that have somehow managed to retain a rich variety of native limestone grassland plants have been managed for the past twenty years as hay meadows. This means that they are cut once About five years a year only, usually in late July or August. This ago the Downs enables the plants to come into flower, and to set management seed, and for all the insects such as grasshoppers decided to try to and butterflies, and a huge variety of beetles and solve the spiders to live out their lives in a normal way. And problem by when it is hot enough for a BBQ, the grass is long declaring that an and often damp, and unsuitable for family party. area close to the Gully was an The Downs are for official BBQ area. people, and the They had cut management of a back a lot of vast number of scrub, put down competing a few slabs of interests is concrete on sophisticated and which the BBQs could be set, and put in a couple subtle. of bins. The area was not well signposted, and the wet summer of 2012 did not help, so this year The recent they tried a new system. They put down half a “Bristol dozen stout tables around Ladies Mile, with Murmura on” cement bases, and scattered rather odd notices on the Downs around the Downs with a map showing where the tables were. But they did not put down any rubbish bins, and there are none in the area. This If you enjoy the Downs, or use if for your carried one clear message; Take your litter home. sport, why not become a Friend? This summer has been a cool one, but on the few Membership is just £10. fine days several large family parties were seen Contact Robin Haward at making use of the facilities. robinhaward@blueyonder.co.uk
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At the cinema with Chris Worthington
Suffragette - Directed By Sarah Gavron A film about the suffragette movement is long overdue and this is the first feature film about the movement. Until now film coverage has been very limited. Several short satirical comedy films were made in 1913 and a television film was made in the UK in 1951. The suffragette movement is strongly associated with Emmeline Pankhurst, the charismatic leader of the movement in the UK. However it was a worldwide movement with major suffragette organisations established in the USA, Ireland, New Zealand and several European countries from 1850 onwards. Emmeline Pankhurst was rejected by the newly formed Independent Labour Party because of her gender and she then formed the Women’s Social and Political Union in 1903. This was an all women suffrage advocacy organisation dedicated to “deeds not words”. It became known for physical confrontations including smashing windows, arson, use of explosives and assaulting police officers. The film takes up the story through the radicalisation of a group of women working in a laundry in London in the early 20th century. The main character, Maud Watts, played by Carey Mulligan, is a one of the laundry workers. She is struggling to cope with the exploitative working conditions and looking after her sick young son. Her husband Sonny is sympathetic but finds it hard to depart from the traditional role of
husband and father. Maud is drawn more deeply into the activities of the radical wing of the suffragette movement through her friendship with Edith Ellyn, the pharmacist who is treating her son’s illness played by Helena Bonham Carter. The period setting is excellent and the soundtrack composed by Alexandre Desplat helps to build the dramatic tension as the group get involved in more extreme forms of protest. They soon attract the unwelcome attention of a police surveillance operation. Brendan Gleeson is well cast as the police inspector who has recently returned from similar duties in Northern Ireland. As the situation becomes more serious politicians including Lloyd George begin to take an interest. A parliamentary committee agrees to take statements from the suffragettes and Maud discovers a talent for public speaking when she deputises for a friend who has been beaten up by her husband. Despite increasing pressure at work and at home Maud soldiers on and attends a rally to hear a speech by Emmeline Pankhurst. The speech is a charismatic performance by Meryl Streep and this is the only time that she appears in the film. The film could have been based on the life of Emmeline Pankhurst whose husband and daughters were all involved in radical politics. However basing the film on a group of laundry workers works very well because it highlights the conflict and difficulties that they faced in their personal lives because of their involvement with radical politics. Towards the end of the film there is dramatic scene at the Epsom Derby when one of the group is killed by stepping in front of the King’s horse. The funeral of Emily Davison was attended by thousands of people. Women aged over twenty one finally got the vote in the UK in 1928. Now the only countries in the world where women do not have any voting rights are Saudi Arabia and the Vatican. Chris Worthington chrisworthington32@yahoo.com
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The No - Prize General Knowledge Quiz
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Name the capital cities of Bangladesh, Rwanda and New Zealand. Name the FA Cup winners in 1961, 1991 and 2011. Put these people in age order, starting with the youngest:Bruce Forsyth, Vera Lynne, Murray Walker, David Attenborough, Warren Mitchell In which year did “the summer of love” occur? In which English cities or towns would you find the following prisons?
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Acupuncture Acupuncture is a tried and tested system of medicine. Acupuncture and herbal medicine are the two key components of Traditional Chinese Medicine, which is the world’s oldest continuously practiced professional medical system with detailed textbooks dating back 2,500 years. Its beneficial effects are now widely recognised. According to Chinese medicine theory, our health is dependent on the body's motivating energy – Qi (also spells as Chi in the West) moving in a smooth and balanced way through a series of channels. Inserting fine needles into the specific points can stimulate the body's own healing response and help to restore its natural balance. The principle aim of acupuncture is to treat the person as a whole and by doing so recover the equilibrium of the body, mind and spirit. Research has shown that acupuncture can help to regulate brain chemicals and hormones, strengthen the immune system, improve blood circulation and enhance the repair of damaged or inflamed tissues. Acupuncture can be beneficial for a wide range of conditions including musculoskeletal, neurological, gynaecological/fertility, pregnancy and childbirth, respiratory, gastrointestinal, ENT, mental health, and other miscellaneous conditions. For example, you can use acupuncture to enhance fertility. It is a very holistic approach, compared with fertility treatment from conventional medicine. However acupuncture has been proven to boost IVF success rate, by improving the reproductive system’s blood flow to the endometrium and ovaries; improving the quality of eggs and sperm; balancing hormone levels; minimising the side effects of IVF drugs etc.
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Foot Golf Football fans of a certain age will doubtless remember Shoot magazine, the one that at the start of every season gave away a free League Ladder made of thin card complete with slot in tabs for all 92 league teams. It also contained a weekly cartoon on a football related issue. One that has always stuck in my mind was of a goalkeeper, facing a penalty wearing a huge pair of comedy gloves that filled the goal, and saying to the referee “There’s nothing in the rules that says you can’t”.
tensing with horror at the prospect at a group of lads hacking up and down their fairways and churning up the greens with their studded boots. But calm down I say. The footgolfer, who must wear flat soled shoes, tees off (or hoofs off, as I think it should be known) from a separate tee alongside the one used by traditional golfers, shares the fairway and then putts out on a separate green which displays two significant differences to the greens recommended by the R&A. Firstly the grass is cut to the length of your average lawn, and secondly, and more obviously, the green contains a hole that you could lose an average toddler in.
I thought of this cartoon last week when I visited The Bristol Golf Club just over the M5 at the Cribbs junction on the way to Easter Compton. As a mediocre golfer I’m often left wishing that the holes could be a little larger, and that if this was coupled with a ball that was easier to hit it would benefit my handicap hugely. Necessity being the mother of invention and all that, I guess it was only a matter of time until my prayers were answered - and they have been, in a funny sort of way. My sister and brother in law mentioned that they had recently played footgolf for the first time and that I’d probably love it. Watching it online I knew that they were right. Footgolf. Guess what. It’s a hybrid of those two great games - and you can now play it up at The Bristol. In very simple terms the golf ball is replaced with a standard football, the club is replaced with your right leg (or left peg if you are that way inclined), and the hole is replaced with, well, a hole - but one the size of a dustbin. This really appealed to me - so I went up to the course to get some tuition and to tee off .
Tuition isn’t really needed. In essence the game involves you kicking a football around a golf course in as few a kicks as possible and hope that your partner takes more shots, or hoofs, than you do. The Bristol course is a par 72 (you play the nine hole par 36 course twice) with a mixture of par 3’s, 4’s and 5’s, ranging from 55 yards to The game is played over nine or eighteen holes, 170 yards. That might not sound very long but and at The Bristol it utilises their par 3 course that having played I now have much more respect for “proper” golfers use. I can sense many a golfer (Con nued on page 32)
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each other, getting some exercise and fresh air in lovely surroundings . I also had two deer run across in front of me on the second hole - so I had a couple of bambis but just the one birdie.
football goalies who can launch a goal-kick well into their opponents half.
I thoroughly enjoyed my introduction to footgolf and will definitely play again with the family. The course is open 7 days a week at certain times so While it might not have the tradition and check The Bristol Golf Course website for details etiquette that comes with real golf there are and available hoof-off times. For adults the cost is similarities. From a playing perspective you still £10 for 9 holes, £15 for the full 18 holes , and for have to weigh up how to play each shot - do you juniors it is £5 and £7.50 for 9 and 18. There are go aerial and chip the ball over a mound or “putt” also special rates and deals for groups and hen along the ground and read the contours? And, and stag nights are welcome. Now you wouldn't as I found out to my cost, there is still the find that at The Belfry. potential to make a complete horlicks of the game - I two putted from less than a yard i.e. the distance I had to kick the ball was less than the diameter of the hole size and I still missed. However there are clearly significant differences which make the game easier and more accessible. For starters you don’t have to lug a huge bag of expensive equipment around with you - all you need is a football (which can be supplied) and a foot or two. And if you are ambidextrous of the feet you have a natural advantage over golfers in that you can play your shot with either foot. Indeed this is the only issue you might face concerning club selection, so the speed of play is swifter too. Sure, the football is bigger than the golf ball, so you have to carry it round rather than pop it in your pocket, but it also has the advantage in that you’d do well, or rather very badly, to lose a ball in footgolf. The game is, dare I say it, a bit more family friendly than golf - not many youngsters, boys and girls, are brought up without kicking a football around and so the game of footgolf is accessible to all the family - it requires less strength, less dexterity, less formality and, unless you are really rubbish, less walking. I saw a dad and his two young sons having a whale of a time playing
Bristol Golf Club, Almondsbury, BS10 7TP
01454 620 000 www.bristolgolfclub.co.uk. (for the record I went round 9 holes in 3 over par including one birdie and one seven, and I also fell into a ditch trying to retrieve my ball very undignified).
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p34 Tickets have gone on sale for the annual Christmas Carol Service and Curry Supper organised by the ABF The Soldiers’ Charity in Bristol. For the twentieth consecutive year the service of lessons and carols will be held in Clifton College Chapel on Thursday, December 17 at 7 pm. Army cadets and members of the armed forces will attend the service where music will be led by the Choir of Bristol Cathedral, conducted by Mark Lee. Canon Nicola Stanley, Canon Precentor of Bristol Cathedral, will deliver a seasonal Thought for Christmas. ABF The Soldiers’ Charity – the Army’s national charity since 1944 – helps all soldiers, veterans and their dependants who are in need. ‘Although the Army’s deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan are already history, there are still many soldiers trying to cope with physical injuries and mental problems as they adjust to life back home,’ says event organiser Lieutenant Colonel Ken Gibson. ‘For that reason it is essential fundraising events like this one continue.’ Admission to the carol service is free and tickets for the curry supper are available at a cost of £25. For tickets call Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Eskell on 0117 968 3998, email candreskell@btinternet.com or write to him at 12 Chartley, 22 The Avenue, Sneyd Park Bristol BS9 1PE.
A retired Bristol-born Lieutenant Colonel of the British Army, who was a pupil of St John's Church of England Primary School in Worrall Road, Clifton from 1954 to 1958, will join today’s pupils at this year’s Whiteladies Road Annual Act of Remembrance at the St John’s war memorial on the junction of Apsley Road and Whiteladies Road on Armistice Day.
instituted by the Reverend Fr Richard Hoyal in when he was priest-in-charge of All Saints Clifton – will be conducted by the church’s new vicar, the Reverend Fr Charles Sutton.
For the tenth consecutive year the event will be attended by clergy and members of the churches which comprise Churches Together in Clifton, Cotham and Redland as well as local residents, Lieutenant Colonel pupils and staff from seven local schools, Steen Clarke (65), who representatives of businesses in Whiteladies Road and officers from Avon and Somerset has served on Constabulary. operations in Northern Ireland, the Middle East and A brass ensemble from Redland High School will Africa, was baptised in play at this year’s event which starts at 10.50 am. Two minutes silence will be observed at 11 am the former St John's Church which will be and it is expected that around a dozen poppy the backdrop for the wreaths will be laid. event on November The Last Post and Reveille will be sounded by 11. bugler Sergeant Major Martin Dove of the Bristol The public Act of Remembrance at the war Army Cadet Force's Corps of Drums. Also present will be Royal British Legion standard bearer memorial in Whiteladies Road – situated within Douglas Sandrone. the parish of All Saints with St John Clifton and
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Desktop, Laptop or Tablet? Many of us started using computers at work, and when they were more widely available, bought home versions. This was usually a desktop with a keyboard, monitor, mouse and a tower. Many people still think of their computers as a work related item, and keep them in an office or spare bedroom or the top of the house. They confine their computing to email and the occasional browse of the Internet, and perhaps compose the occasional letter or store their photos. If this sounds like you, you are probably not making the most of your computer. It might also be the case that you bought your computer quite a while ago, and you might like to consider replacing it because it has become outdated or slow. There is such a choice nowadays, but it boils down to whether you choose to keep the conventional desktop in an office or move to a more portable machine like a laptop; or a tablet. There is nothing wrong with desktops though.
come with many usable ports such as USB and HDMI, so you can connect anything, even a TV. A tablet is the ultimate in portability. They won’t work without Wi-Fi though. You can plug in a separate keyboard if you want, but when you want to type with a tablet, a keyboard appears on the screen, so you don’t need a separate keyboard. Tablets are easy to use, but are designed for use with fingers not for touch typing, so they are not designed for writing long documents. Tablets are usually cheaper than laptops but iPads are the exception to this, but they are expensive for a reason- they are exceptionally easy to use and very reliable. You can do most computer activities on either device. Just because it is small, doesn’t mean that a tablet isn’t powerful. If you want something simple, a tablet could be for you. You will have to get used to the world of Apps- they are programmes that work well on your tablet to make browsing the Internet easier. So if you want to shop at Amazon, you need the Amazon App. If you really can’t decide, then you might consider having both or a hybrid device, which is a combination of small laptop and a tablet which can be used separately or together. The Microsoft Surface Pro is an example. They are usually expensive.
A desktop can be useful as the monitor is larger, and can display things clearly, which is handy if your vision is impaired, but also if you like to work on 2 things at once. Desktops can also have more storage capability and ports to connect to. If you have any questions about anything mentioned in this article, please don’t hesitate to Laptops are very powerful, portable and come ask. Email info@mrspc.co.uk. with a built in keyboard. If you are able to type, you will like this. If you are used to using a Happy computing! mouse, you can still plug one into a laptop, or you can learn to use the mousepad or trackpad. It is very useful to be able to use your laptop wherever you want to in your house, assuming you have Wi-Fi. The screen size can be large or smaller, but laptops with large screens are heavy, so not so easy to move about. You have more precise control over what you do on a laptop. You can install the Office software and use Word, Excel and other programmes, store your photos in folders of your choosing etc. You can also connect a multitude of things, from a camera memory card to a printer. Laptops, like desktops
p37 Commercial Property- Entering in Haste Tony Moore Specialist Commercial Property Solicitor with AMD Solicitors examines the pros and cons of taking or giving occupation of a commercial property, before a lease is finalised.
Where a current Tenant wants to assign a lease, he must not allow a new tenant in before the Landlord has consented. Otherwise there will be a breach of the terms of the lease. This might result in the unhappy outcome of the lease being forfeited ie the Landlord taking back the lease and allowing neither the old or new tenant to have the premises.
Without a written agreement it will not be clear who will be responsible for repairs and outgoings at the property, who is to insure both the building and its contents and how long the lease will last. A Landlord may also Vacant properties are expensive for unwittingly allow an occupier to obtain full Landlords. Whilst empty they earn money for rights of security of tenure under the Landlord neither the Landlord nor a Tenant Business. It and Tenant Act 1954. is not surprising therefore for one party or the Having said this, the commercial reality is that other to be ‘champing at the bit’ to have a people do want to move in before completion property occupied. of the paperwork. So what are the options? To complete the legal formalities of granting It is possible to enter into a written agreement or assigning a lease will often take weeks, which will provide certainty and a degree of perhaps much longer. Understandably both protection for both Landlord and Tenant for the landlord and the tenant may become the interim period before the final Lease is frustrated at the uncertain timescale. ready to be completed. This can be by either So why not just hand over the keys and let what is called a ‘tenancy at will’ or a short the formalities follow? term licence to occupy. Both a tenancy at will and a licence come with a ‘health warning’ as There are substantial risks for both Landlord neither presents a complete solution and and Tenant in allowing occupation before carry their own significant risks. appropriate documents of the terms have been signed. For a landlord, there is the As a solicitor, I would usually advise both danger that the tenant may start on making parties to wait for completion of the legal alterations to the premises and then simply formalities, and not give possession or enter change his mind and walk away, leaving into occupation of commercial premises behind an unlettable and expensive mess. without proper advice. For the Tenant, he may invest large sums in fitting out premises for his business, only for the Landlord to change his mind and refuse to grant the lease leaving the tenant without premises and out of pocket.
Tony is a member of the Commercial Property Team at AMD Solicitors. The team will be pleased to advise or answer queries . Telephone 0117 9621205 or e-mail tonymoore@amdsolicitors.com or janineharris@amdsolicitors.com. AMD have offices at Henleaze, Clifton, and Shirehampton.
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masterpieces on a remembrance theme by Josquin, Binchois, Ockeghem, Clemens and Duarte Lobo. Sunday November 15th at All Saints Church, Pembroke Road, Clifton BS8 3ED. 7.30pm. Programmes £5 at the door. More on www.choirsites.co.uk/Nova Come and Sing: 'A Ceremony of Carols' by Benjamin Britten. The Bristol Ensemble's adult education project, All 4 Music, is holding a Come and Sing day on November 28th 10am - 4pm at St Monica Trust in Westbury-on-Trym. Join us at the outset of advent as we welcome Steven Kings to direct us through the entirety of this enchanting work. The day will culminate in an informal performance featuring local soloists. Tickets for the day are £27.50 with earlybird and group discounts available. Find out more and book online at www.all4music.co.uk or email dylanmljones@gmail.com
Theatre, Concerts & Music Bristol Phoenix Choir presents Great Choral Classics at St Mary Redcliffe on Saturday 14th November at 7.30pm. A special selection of some of the best, and most loved, music of the past 350 years. We will be featuring everything from the serenity of Mozart’s Ave verum and Brahms’s How lovely are thy dwellings to the ceremonial splendour of two of the Handel coronation anthems, Zadok the Priest and The King shall rejoice, plus two of I was glad for the price of one – the ever popular Parry and the dancing and joyous Purcell. Also featured is music by Stanford, Elgar, the beautiful Crucifixus by Antonio Lotti, Haydn’s Little Organ Mass and Mendelssohn’s Hear my prayer, which includes perhaps his most popular tune, ‘O for the wings of a dove’. The famous solo will be sung by Madeleine Lloyd, last year’s Head Chorister at Bristol Cathedral. Tickets £12.50, under 16’s free, available from tickets@bristolphoenixchoir.org.uk, 07779 915155 or Opus 13, St Michael’s Hill. Clifton Amateur Dramatics presents “Off White Horse “written by Adam Wells. Between a mother who had an affair three years ago, a youngest daughter who hates her father and a heavily autistic oldest daughter, life in the Liddell family isn’t easy. Enter Olivia, a vindictive and manipulative aunt, and latent tensions within the family bubble over and erupt with violent consequences. The Off-White Horse explores themes of family ties, loyalty, sacrifice and the importance of getting by one way or another however bleak life might be. For more details about us visit www.bristolcads.org.uk Tickets £10. 25th – 28th November. 7.30pm www.almataverntheatre.co.uk NOVA, Bristol’s new specialist early music vocal ensemble, invite you to Requiem. Renaissance
Bristol Cabot Choir invite you to their Christmas Concert on Monday, 14 December 2015 at 7.30 pm at Bristol Cathedral, College Green, BS1 5TJ. Conducted by their Musical Director, Rebecca Holdeman, with the wonderful Bristol Brass Consort and Joachim Schwander, Organ, their programme will feature the Gloria from Bach’s B Minor Mass, Haydn’s Te Deum, Lauridsen’s O Magnum Mysterium and a mix of traditional and modern carols for choir, brass and audience. Charity No. 1162680. Tickets: Reserved £15 - Unreserved £10/£5 (under 18s) From Opus 13, 14 St. Michael’s Hill, Bristol BS2 8DT Ticket Line 0117 923 0164 or tickets online at www.bristolcabotchoir.org (+10% Booking Fee). Retiring Collection for Bristol Samaritans. See us on Facebook. 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 The Elgar Society is dedicated to promoting the works of Sir Edward Elgar, our greatest English composer. Our next meeting is on Saturday 28 November at 2.15 at the Bristol Music Club, 76 St Paul’s Road, BS8 1LP. Limited free parking is available at 1 Pembroke Road. Admission for visitors costs £3.00 including refreshments. Our speaker will be Dr Christopher Redwood, our branch Chairman. Christopher is an authority on English music, and is the author of ‘Elgar Companion’ and ‘Delius Companion’. He will speak about the music that Elgar is likely to have listened to as he developed his skills. FFI visit www.elgar.org/ elgarsoc/branches/south-western
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p40 to carers, people who are looking after an unwell, disabled or elderly family member or friend? If you are outgoing and could offer two mornings a month to greet and give info to carers when they visit their West Bristol Orchestra. A chamber orchestra, GP Practice, or could offer two to three hours a week playing a wide range of classical music arranged for to sit with an older or disabled person so that their the smaller orchestra, meets at the United Reformed carer can have some time off, we’d love to hear from Church, Muller Road on Thursdays 7.15pm.to you. Full training and support provided. Please 9.15pm. Additional string players of Grade5+ contact Mike Hatch, Carers Support Centre standard welcomed. Experience of orchestral volunteer on 07503 577830 or e-mail playing not essential. For more info please contact gp_volunteers@outlook.com the Secretary on 968 3998. Friendship, Social and Support Groups Out There Music Bristol Children's Choir has been running for eight years and we have recently moved The Bristol and District branch of Parkinson's UK meet every first Saturday of the month at St Monica to Cotham School. The new rehearsal facility is Trust, Cote Lane, BS9 3UN from 10am amazing and is helping build the Choir into something quite special. Founded by local musician 12noon. Carers, relatives, spouses, and people with Parkinson's - all are welcome for a social and Tom Jones, the Choir is open to children age 7-13 informative get-together, with speakers from a from any school in Bristol. We meet every variety of backgrounds with many diverse Wednesday in term time in the Performing Arts interests. Please join us. We also meet at The Studio, Cotham School, BS6 6DT from 4.45pm – 6.00pm. Come along to a free taster session before Eastfield Inn, Henleaze, BS9 4NQ every second Friday in the month for an informal coffee deciding whether to audition. We sing songs that children are guaranteed to love and we always have morning, from 11am. We are a friendly and fun! For more information contact Holly Shannon on supportive bunch, exchanging tactics, information admin@outtheremusicbristol.co.uk / 07866 587424 and social banter! www.outtheremusicbristol.co.uk On the first Tuesday of the month the North Bristol Alzheimer Café opens at St Monica Trust, Oatley Fitness, Health, Walking & Dancing House Atrium restaurant, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, Bristol Shambhala Meditation Group offers free BS9 3TN from 3.30pm – 5.30pm. The purpose of the meditation instruction at the Open House evening café is to provide a relaxed and safe space in which each Wednesday from 7.30 - 9.30 pm at 17 Lower issues surrounding dementia can be aired in a Redland Road, BS6 6TB. For further programme friendly and informal environment. Our café is details please see our website: staffed by trained, caring and experienced www.bristol.shambhala.info volunteers and you will find a very relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Our café provides families, Lipreading class. An evening lipreading class to supporters and professionals with the opportunity help you cope with your hearing loss runs in Clifton to share their feelings and discuss problems. It also from 6.15pm to 7.45pm every Monday, term time allows people to give and receive support, guidance only, at Redland Park United Reformed Church, and information. Every week refreshments are Whiteladies Road. Fee is £6 per session. For more served and most weeks live music is played. There is details email Mary Hall at no charge to attend, free on-site parking is usually lipreadingmary@yahoo.com or telephone 07790 283 available and the number 1 bus stops right outside 939. the main gate. For further info or to register your attendance, please contact Jacqui Ramus (Dementia Volunteering & Charities Lead for St Monica Trust) on 07854 185093 or email jacqui.ramus@stmonicatrust.org.uk REMAP is a registered charity that designs and makes custom aids which enable a disabled person Bristol Grandparents Support Group. Founded in to enjoy a better quality of life. We design, make or 2007 BGSG gives support to grandparents who are modify equipment to suit their specific needs. No estranged from their grandchildren due to family charge is made for our services. Please contact us if breakdown. Family breakdown can be as a result of we can help - visit www.remapbristol.org.uk, contact separation/divorce, alcohol/drug dependency, Colin 01275 460288 colin305@gmail.com or contact domestic violence within the home, bereavement or Ray 0117 9628729 rwestcott@blueyonder.co.uk family feud. We give support over the phone, via email, Skype and at our regular meetings held at Volunteers needed to support carers. Could you 9,Park Grove, Bristol. BS6 7XB. T:07773258270 more please help us to develop and increase our support information or visit www.bgsg.co.uk
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What’s On & Community News We are the Bristol U3A – an organisation of lively and interesting people who offer all sorts of groups for enjoyment, friendship and learning. If you are no longer in full-time work, we have a wide range of over 100 different activities, including art, computing, languages, music, walking, and science. Please visit one of our social groups, either at the Eastfield Inn, Henleaze, on the first Monday every month at 10.30am - phone Barbara 0117 9629331, or at Browns Restaurant by the Museum on the third Wednesday or the fourth Thursday every month at 10.15am. For more details phone Jenny 0117 9043697 or visit www.bristolu3a.org.uk. Simply Social is a non-profit making social club. New members always welcome. Our weekly club nights start at 8.30pm every Thursday. We have a varied programme of events ranging from meals out and walks to gliding and badminton. For further info please contact our New Members Secretary Sue on 07757780201 or visit www.bbivc.org.uk.
Philosophy Discussion Group. We are a friendly and welcoming group who enjoy taking a turn to bring topic to share. We meet at 7 – 9pm every fourth Thursday evening of the month at Eastfield Inn, Henleaze, Bristol BS9 4NQ, and 10 - 12 noon every second Friday morning of the month, also at Eastfield Inn, Henleaze. If you would like to be involved please contact Lorna Tarr on 0770 245 3827. The National Trust Bristol Centre programme of Winter talks continues on Saturday 14th November, 2.15pm, in the Hall at St Monica Trust. Cote Lane, WoT, with “The History of Punch and Judy with “Prof” Alix Booth. A charge of £3 is made to members and visitors. Visit www.ntbristolcentre.btck.co.uk or call 0117 9658014 for more details.
Rotary Club of Bristol – we meet at the Bristol Hotel, Prince Street, Bristol BS1 4QF at 7.00pm for 7.30 pm on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Mondays and at 12.30pm for 1.00 pm on the 2nd and 4th Mondays. Meetings start with a meal and are followed by a speaker. New members are very welcome – see www.bristolrotary.org or contact our Club Secretary Martina Peattie at mpeattie@btopenworld.com for more details.
The Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society: On Monday 30th November at 7.45 p.m. in the Apostle Room in the basement of Clifton Cathedral, Pembroke Road, Clifton, Dr. Kent Fedorowich will give a talk on "'Returning Home to Fight': Bristolians in the Dominion Armies, 19141918". Using census records, wartime personnel files, local war memorials, newspapers and family records, this talk will map the return of some of those men who were part of one of the largest return migrations in British history.
Soroptomists International Bristol are part of a global organisation founded in Bristol ninety years ago for women from a wide range of professional and business backgrounds who have joined together to give Service, Friendship and have Fun. We meet on the second and fourth Mondays of the month at Long Ashton Golf Club where we enjoy a two course meal with a speaker. So if you are interested in joining our club and helping women and girls throughout a global network of members please contact our membership officer on 0117 9739894 or email gillbea@aol.com for more details.
The Bristol Branch of the English Speaking Union welcomes guests to their meetings which are held in the Apostle Room of Clifton Cathedral at 7.15 p.m. for 7.45 p.m. There is ample parking and entrance is £5. The aim of the English Speaking Union is to encourage friendship and global understanding through English. Our forthcoming meetings include on November 13th “What have we learnt from the Financial Crisis?” with Sir Hector Sants, former Chairman of the Financial Services Authority (7.15 for 7.45, £5 entry for guests, £2 for members).
Clifton Rotary Club welcomes new members. All we ask is that people give their time, are interested in making new friends, building business contacts and using their skills to help others. We meet Wednesday lunchtimes at Redland Lawn Tennis and Squash Club. FFI please visit www.cliftonrotary.org or email secretary@cliftonrotary.org Interest Groups
18th November, Bristol Society for the Arts of Asia lecture “Deeper than indigo - travels in search of Thomas Machell”, Jenny Balfour-Paul, Honorary Research Fellow, University of Exeter, and President of the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers; 6.30 to 8 p.m. at 3/5, Woodland Road, Clifton (Entry 1), Bristol, non-members welcome but donation of at least £7 required; University students welcome free of charge on sight of their student I.D. card.
Wild and Free Orienteering at Ashton Court, Sunday 22 November. 11am mass race
start. Register on-line for free entry and full details via Bristol Orienteering Klub web site. Everyone welcome, suitable for beginners, plus refreshments afterwards.
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What’s On & Community News Bristol Photographic Society is now based at Montpelier Central (opposite Montpelier Station) The Society caters for all levels of photographer and meets every Wednesday evening at 7.30 throughout the year when it has a full and varied programme of courses, visiting speakers and inhouse competitions. You can find out more about the Society by visiting its website at www.bristolphoto.org.uk or emailing membership@bristolphoto.org.uk New Dimensions meets every month and we have talks on a wide range of esoteric subjects. The meetings are held at the Friends’ Meeting House, 126 Hampton Road, Redland, Bristol BS6 6JE. Admission: £5 (including refreshments). The next meeting will be held on Sunday 15th November at 3pm. The speakers will be Jenny and Alan Cox and the title of their talk is “Learn How to Restore Balance in your Life”. “The Balance Procedure” is a new and quick way of cleansing negative emotional patterns which you may be holding onto. This will be a fun and informative afternoon! For further information, please telephone 01749 678 834 or email: leasurs@tiscali.co.uk
Saturday November 21, 2.30-4.30. Westbury Park Methodist Church, North View BS6 4QB. Cakes, gifts, plants, children's activities, local artists, Father Christmas, teas etc. All proceeds to Save the Children Child Refugee Appeal and St Mungo's Centre in Stokes Croft Quiz answers from page 28 1. Spain, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia; 2. Lionel Richie, Ian Curtis, Eric Burden; 3. Asher and Zebulun; 4. Mullet (1980’s), Beehive (1960’s), FlatTop (1950’s); 5. Arctic Ocean, Philippine Sea; 6. London, Lincoln, Portsmouth and Carlisle; 7. honeysuckle; 8. Antony and Cleopatra, The Winter’s Tale, Julius Caesar, Romeo and Juliet; King Lear; 9. Monet’s gardens; 10. Elizabeth Fry, Charles Darwin, Adam Smith, Matthew Boulton & James Watt; 11. Dhaka, Kigali and Wellington; 12. Tottenham Hotspur, Tottenham Hotspur (again) and Manchester City; 13. Bruce Forsyth (87), Warren Mitchell (89), David Attenborough (89), Murray Walker (92), Vera Lynn (98); 14. 1967; 15. London, Manchester, Princetown.
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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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