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4 The Editor’s Small Piece Hello there. Every autumn as I look out of the window and see the trees in Blaise start to turn colour it reminds me of what a great place Bristol is to live, with open spaces, parks and woodland within a stones throw of us all. Many spaces are old friends - Leigh Woods, Badock’s Wood, the Downs - yet even the spaces we think we know well can surprise us. This month I cantered down, and plodded back up, the newly reinstated Victorian steps and footpath down the Gully from the Downs to the Portway below, a path I, and I’m sure many if not most readers, will never have previously seen or ventured along. Do give it a try - it gives you a new perspective on the wild side of this fabulous green asset we have in our midst. And well done to the friends of the Downs and Avon Gorge for their work in bringing this path back into use. See p20 for more details! And if autumn colour is your thing then turn to page 31 for another idea for a different walk in the woods. All the usual stuff between the covers this month so I hope you find something to interest you, stimulate your brain or encourage you out to enjoy the many and varied events going on in and around BS8. Strict deadline for inclusion in the November issue is 15th October, and you can get in touch by phone on 0117 968 7787 / 07545 986650), email andy@bcmagazines.co.uk or by writing to 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY. So until next month, enjoy the early Bristolian autumn. Cheers, Andy the Editor
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10 Business Review - The Record Collector
Do sellers have to come to you, or do you travel to see them?
Jamie Reid-Sinclair’s home-based Bristol business, Jamesboy Records, sells rare and collectible vinyl records. He has been trading since 2005.
“If someone contacts me with a collection that sounds promising then I always go out to their home to view it and will then make a cash offer if I am interested in buying. I have discovered that there is often an emotional attachment to vinyl, so some people find it hard to part with records even if they haven’t played them for 20 years! The way I see it is that I am giving the seller money and space in their house and then selling the records to someone whose actually going to play them!”
How did your business get started? “I kept thinking about how I might earn a living from something I was interested in. All my life I’ve collected vinyl and been crazy about music, so it seemed to make sense to go into business buying and selling records.” How do you find stock and what kind of records are you looking for? “I advertise around Bristol in magazines like The Bristol Nine. I get calls from people with collections that range in size from half a dozen records to 4000 LPs! I am looking for collectible stuff from 50’s Rock ‘n’ Roll, The Beatles and 60’s groups through to classic 70s rock like Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd, indie groups like The Smiths, Oasis etc and other collectible genres like Reggae, Folk, Psychedelic and Punk Rock. The records need to be in nice condition. Not necessarily mint but they need to be free of scratches and the sleeves need to be clean without writing or tears and major damage.”
How do people get in touch with you? It’s always a good idea to have a list of about 20 of the records handy before you phone me, as I will ask what sort of music is in your collection in order to find out if it’s the kind of stuff I’m after. Or you can email me a brief sample list of your records. Having a look on my website under the ‘Wanted’ menu will show the kinds of records I’m after
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16 The No-Prize General Knowledge Quiz How general is your knowledge? How knowledgeable are you generally? Time to find out. Answers on page 44. 1.
What is the capital of Cuba?
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Troglodytes troglodytes is the Latin name for what is the UK’s most common breeding bird?
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What nationalities are the current Secretary-General of the United Nations and his two predecessors?
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If it is 8.30am in London what time is it in Vancouver?
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Girls in songs. Who sang “I’m Mandy, Fly Me” in 1976, the line “they call her Natasha when she looks like Elsie” 16. came from which 1978 hit single, and Julie packed up with who to go out 17. with Gordon the moron in an eponymous 1978 hit.
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What, horticulturally, links Anne Boleyn, Felicity Kendal and Claire Rayner? Board Games. How much does it cost to purchase Pentonville Road in a standard game of Monopoly, who is murdered in a standard game of Cluedo, and how many points is the letter “B” worth in a game of Scrabble? Who is fourth in line to the UK throne? Which one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World remains largely intact? Name Europe’s longest river.
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18 History Notes from BS6 & BS8 - no. 96
More “Signs of the times” The discovery of odd and bizarre signs such as faint lettering on the outside of a house in Oakfield Grove proclaiming ‘Pickled tongues’ (Mentioned in article 92) prompted me to look for more. This month I am considering signs of the times, not these times, nor the interesting times of the Chinese proverb, but times past.
momentarily revealed, whilst others have left a clue in the shopfront design. The shop on the corner of Whiteladies and Chantry Road sells furniture but the entrance step mosaic still reads ‘Jewellers’ and dates from when it was Punchard’s Jewellers and Silversmiths.
Another more interesting sign used to be in the doorway of Richards’ Newsagents at 14 Northview, Westbury Park. Mounted on the entrance door jamb was a three foot high blue I was prompted and white enamelled to write about advertisement for them when I came across this Stephen’s Ink. Claiming splendid biscuit to be ‘Non-clogging at tin for the Ashley all temperatures’ their sign incorporated a Vale Biscuit thermometer. Early Company that ones which now sell for has a most imaginative use of Bristol’s many hundreds of pounds had a Fahrenheit scale eponymous logo. The company was based in St Pauls, firstly in York Road and later in Milk Street. marked: Blood Heat, Summer Heat, Temperate, During WWII their St Pauls factory was bombed, Freezing and Zero could be seen at many newsagents. I remember the one at but the company survived and moved to Normington’s in Boyces Avenue. Avonmouth. Apart from smaller decorated celebration tins large ones were the norm for Lastly a much more enigmatic very tall faded grocers from which the grocer dispensed your painted sign is high on the side wall of 142 order. Those were the days when any broken Whiteladies Road. The faintly visible letters biscuits from the bottom of the tin were sold appear to have been overwritten but may read, cheaply as a paper bag of ‘brokens’. Nowadays you buy whole biscuits in a plastic wrapped case (from top to bottom): APPLETONS, BICYCLES, TRICYCLES, and have the privilege of reducing them to PERAMBULATORS, crumbs yourself when trying to extricate them WASHING MACHINES from their ‘protective’ wrapping! Reading AND IRONMONGERS. University has a large archive of Huntley & Palmer biscuit company’s photographs and letter Again any books, amongst which are photographs of Ashley Vale Biscuit Company, implying that they information about took them over. If you have any memories about this will be welcomed. I hope this has this company or their range of biscuits I will be encouraged you to pleased to hear from you. keep a watch for other examples of This made me think about other long gone companies that once graced our streets but have signs of the past. been replaced by other establishments. © Julian Lea-Jones FRAeS 2015 Sometimes old signs come to light when a shop www.history4u.info frontage is being replaced and the original sign is
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Landlords hit by new tax changes Landlords who borrowed to invest in buy to lets may be considerably worse off under proposals announced in the summer budget as tax relief will be restricted on interest payments and other finance costs. Relief will in future no longer be deducted from the rental income but will instead be allowed as a basic rate tax deduction. The changes will be phased in over a four year period from April 2017 ▪ from 6 April 2017, 75% of finance costs can be claimed fully as currently allowed, with the remaining 25% being available as a basic rate deduction; ▪ from 6 April 2018, 50% can be claimed fully, and 50% as a basic rate deduction; ▪ from 6 April 2019, 25% can be claimed fully, and 75% as a basic rate deduction; ▪ from 6 April 2020, all finance costs to be claimed as a basic rate deduction. Whilst landlords who pay tax only at the basic tax rate will be unaffected by the changes, many more landlords may suddenly find they become higher rate tax payers as this will be determined
on their rental income before deducting interest payments. Landlords with multiple properties could face significantly higher tax liabilities as a result of the interest restriction. Another change coming into force next April is the removal of the “wear and tear” allowance. This allowance was available to landlords of fully furnished properties and was a tax reduction equal to 10% of the gross rent. From April 2016 this relief is being abolished and in future, relief will only be given for costs incurred in replacing furnishings. Full details of the changes have yet to be announced, but anyone thinking of replacing furniture in their rental property may wish to defer this until after April 2016. Anyone who thinks they might be affected by these changes should speak with an accountant or tax adviser. If you have any particular questions you would like covered, please do get in touch pjones@wilkinsonpartners.co.uk
20 outlined in stone, long buried in ivy. A contractor took a very short time to find the line of the original steps, and carefully regraded them to The Victorian Steps ensure that even in the heaviest rain the water would run off readily down the cliff slope. A little The Gully, close to Sea Walls, is a very steep invasive ivy and other scrub was removed, but narrow valley, which is an ancient route down to every effort was made to ensure that the natural the Gorge. It is clear that there was a riverside environment, which the goats are busily path along the Bristol side of the Avon well improving, was damaged as little as possible. The before the nineteenth century, partly to provide steps were covered in heavy duty limestone access to barges that were loaded with stone chippings, and these were continued down to from the quarries. In 1845 there was a large and the kissing gate at the bottom of the Gully which handsome pumping station at the bottom of the gives access to the Portway. Gully, at the foot of an earlier quarry, roughly where the present Northern Stormwater Interceptor comes out. The pump house was designed to take water from a spring and pump it to a reservoir in Clifton Camp. This early scheme to provide clean fresh water to Bristolians came to nothing, but it probably encouraged the creation of a well-designed path down the Gully which is first seen in maps of the 1880s. This path was almost certainly also used to gain access to the site of the railway vent built to ventilate the railway line from Temple Meads to Severn Beach opened in 1876.
The Downs Recorder - Richard Bland
Looking into the Gully from the Seawalls / Circular Road
Looking back up the Gully past the railway ven la on sha As a way of celebrating the Green Capital Year the Friends of the Downs decided to reinstate the original steps and path, as it is an official footpath, but which had long fallen into disuse and been covered by scrub. Money was raised from the city footpaths department and volunteers helped clear the scrub, which at the top revealed a gravelled path with its edges
On the evening of September 7th the Victorian Steps were formally inaugurated by the Lord Mayor and at the same time a Downs App was launched. It is free, and was created by the Design Department of the University of the West of England UWE, as part of the Parkhive project. It gives details of some 50 sites of interest around the downs with an interactive map and links to various websites. There were some 50 people at the ceremony including members of the Downs Committee and the Downs staff, and food and drink was provided courtesy of Café Retreat at the water tower. 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 or telephone 0117 974 3385
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Postal Services Late Post ‐ there is a late post box at the main Post Office sor ng depot on the A38 at Filton. Currently the late post is at 7pm. Local Libraries Cli on ‐ tel. 903 8572 Mon, Weds, Fri, Sat ‐ 10.00 to 13.00 and 14.00 to 17.00 Redland ‐ tel. 903 8549 Mon, Tues, Fri, Sat ‐ 09.30 to 17.00, Thurs ‐ 09.30 to 19.00, Sunday ‐ 13.00 to 16.00 Recycling and Household Waste The Household Waste and Recycling Centres at Avonmouth and St Phillips on Kingsweston Lane, Avonmouth are open summer hours from 8.00am to 18.45 7 days a week un l the end of October when they revert to winter opening hours, 08.00 to 1615 7 days a week.
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26 college sweethearts, divorced, cancer survivors. Just when you thought The things you might there was no more to be expect to have happened said about the Great War, have but many here comes a new and unexpected things have, original book on the War too. The male and female Poets: Owen, Sassoon graduates of 1969 have and co. Instead of mostly managed to survive discussing them one by the years between and one, Max Egremont’s grown funny and often approach, in his wise. Their interaction enthralling Some over two Julys thirty-one years apart produces a Desperate Glory, is to surprising and often moving novel. take us year by year through the war and tell us what each of the poets was doing and how each Bristol in the early was reacting to the war (and, interestingly, to nineteenth century: rich each other). He discusses key poems in the merchants, the sugar context of the year in which they were written trade; and at the other end and then presents them in sections that follow of the social scale, the each chapter. Brief but telling portraits of the teenage Jess, a girl young men emerge as the tone of their work reduced to living on her changes from the glory of war to the pity of war. wits and stealing bread. In The First of Midnight, When journalist Trevor Marjorie Darke’s novel for Grove was called for jury young adults, we join Jess service, he naturally on a journey of discovery wondered if there was a around Bristol, fleeing from villains but also book in it. There was and running into good people, amongst whom is a The Juryman’s Tale is the freed slave, Midnight, forced into prize fighting fascinating result. He to earn a living. This is a gripping read that gives us facts about juries brings history vividly to life. and describes the process of being called up and In The Lieutenant, Kate serving but rapidly moves Grenville’s wonderful on to a description of how novel, Daniel Rooke, a his trial, a particularly strange kidnap, developed. budding astronomer but He describes his fellow jurors in some detail, and also a lieutenant in the the ways in which they interacted. As the jury marines, sails with the First room becomes increasingly squalid – no one is Fleet to Australia in 1787. allowed in to clean - their discussions continue. The convicts, the It’s not as dramatic as Twelve Angry Men but still landscape and the hunger very business like and the right verdict is are ever present but it’s reached. Does the jury system work? Read this the native people who and decide for yourself. take centre stage as Rooke learns to communicate with them and the first The subject of Tim O’Brien’s excellent novel, July, glimmerings of mutual comprehension begin. July is a group of graduating American students Understandably perhaps, the native people are in 1969, who meet up again for a reunion in not overjoyed to have the white men there. 2000. By the Millennium they’re fat, bald, What will the outcome be? Not to be missed. depressed, rich, still in unrequited love with
Book Reviews with Bruce Fellows
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Dolly came to the conclusion that a 3 page to-do list definitely wouldn’t help. She just needed to stay calm, pay the electricity bill, and keep her toAre you a List-maker or done with Lists? do list strictly functional. It is now a neat column My last article was about ways of tackling what of simple tasks that will make her feel peaceful you’d like to accomplish during the last third of the year, starting with finding your list. Recently I once they’re done (and must fit on one page). She finished by saying that life is what happens read an article entitled ‘Why I’m done with lists’ by Dolly Alderton. When I read the title I gulped when you’re too busy writing a to-do list. – I am a list person, never imagining being ‘done’ Agreeing whole-heartedly, I have taken to rationalising my lists, making sure the bullet with lists. points are essential and attainable. So I am still a list-maker, just a more meticulous one! Dolly talked how she feels her life had been measured out with to-do lists, and that to-lists are to her like self-portraits to Frida Kahlo – the Louise England is a Lifestyle and direct and truest route to her psyche at a given Home Assistant and her service aims to free-up your free time. moment. Dolly was documenting her inner turmoil in bullet points. Initially she enjoyed the Her passion is to make a positive blank page, the clean slate of a new day. But her difference to people’s lives by helping them sort things out and lists began to go wildly off-piste and became a bullet point traffic pile-up that taunted her daily. complete jobs in their homes She dreaded the morning, looking back at what quickly and efficiently. she hadn’t done the day before and Website: www.louiseengland.co.uk remembering another 10 things she wasn’t Mobile: 07780 474256 doing. Does this sound familiar?! Email: louise@louiseengland.co.uk
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31 Out of Town Westonbirt Arboretum is always a popular destination at this time of year for people seeking a taste of autumn, and well worth a visit it is - even if it is a bit of a hike to get there.
nice little plant nursery that again will be unfamiliar to most readers. Not huge - it is newly established and growing - the Bristol Tropical Centre & Plant Nursery, at the Tortworth Business Park (formerly the Leyhill Prison Visitors Centre) you pass it on your way back downhill to the M5. I came away with ferns and grasses, and there are plenty of unusual and tropical plants to choose from including bamboos, grasses and palms. Well worth stopping in to say hello to cheery hosts Adrian and Sara Clover if horticulture is your thing. For more details have a look at www.bristoltropicalcentre.co.uk.
A few years back we discovered another arboretum, about half the distance away, at Tortworth, just off the A38 north of Thornbury. So last week I headed back to see if it was as I remember it. The bad news is that much of the wilder part of the arboretum is now fenced off, but the good news is that there is still a magnificent collection of some 600 trees open to Thornbury Castle then for coffee. I’d known of its the general public that make up the grounds of existence and drove close by daily on my the Tortworth Court Hotel. commutes to Berkeley and Oldbury but never sought it out. I wish I had for it is a hidden gem. Now a top class hotel with bags of Tudor character the 500 year old castle was built for the Duke of Buckingham and was completed in 1521, just after Henry VIII had him executed for treason. Thankfully the castle and beautiful grounds have stood the test of time well. Depending on the clemency of the weather you can have coffee in the comfort of one of the historic lounges or out in the beautiful gardens. Proper afternoon tea is also available - best book though if you have this in mind as a weekend treat. Or you could enter the Prize Wordsearch overleaf and win cream tea for 2 at the castle. Tortworth Arboretum So if you fancy a meander around and among the best arboreal colours that autumn can throw at you then the short trip is very well worth the effort. There is plenty of parking at the hotel, the hotel reception were more than happy to provide me with a map detailing all the major trees and suggested footpaths around the 30 acre grounds, and the views from and of the stately home / hotel, and the peace and tranquility of the place is a real joy. After exploring the estate you can of course take Thornbury Castle advantage of the Hotel’s refreshment offering which I am sure is splendid. I though decided to head on and have an explore of another fabulous Tortworth Arboretum is just off J14 of the M5 but, I suspect, little known and little visited local turn right and head up the hill for a mile, turn historic pile - Thornbury Castle. right at the top following the brown signs. Thornbury Castle is at the bottom end of On the way there however I also discovered a Thornbury town centre behind the church.
32 Thornbury Castle Prize Wordsearch This month we return to a favourite theme of mine, castles. And the prize is entirely appropriate - cream tea for two people kindly donated by the nice people at Thornbury Castle, just up the A38. As usual your job is to identify the missing word, in this case a castle. Listed below are 25 British castles. 24 of the names are also hidden in the wordsearch grid, reading forward, backward, up, down or on a diagonal. All you need to do is spot the missing castle, let me know what it is, and one correct entry drawn at random after the closing date of 31 October, will be going for tea at Thornbury Castle.
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Arundel Belvoir Deal Harlech Launceston Powderham Spofforth Tintagel
Beaumaris Bodiam Fraser Herstmonceux Lincoln Restormel Stirling Urquhart
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34 in China. The broad aims of twinning are youth projects, educational links, economic development, cultural exchanges, global I had a great day recently citizenship initiatives and international meeting with Bristolians who are development programmes. Each arrangement involved in the Bristol twinning has its own particular structure and emphasis programme and also welcoming and these can change over time. The twinning visitors from Europe. Bristol first with Puerto Morazán, for instance, is focused on twinned with Hannover in 1947. work with the under 5s and with Fairtrade. It started when two Hannover and Bristol have strong music links at communities, both trying to the moment; Tbilisi is seeking business links and rebuild in the aftermath of 6 years of war and Bristol was able to offer some support to them both coping with one of the harshest winters for when the recent summer floods caused damage many years, reached out to each other in a and loss of life; the port of Bristol and the port shared humanity. Bristol children and families company of Guangzhou have recently signed a sent shoes, clothing and toys to the children of memorandum of understanding. Economic Hannover. The transport for those first visitors development is supported by the Council but from Bristol to Hannover was an army truck – no other links are funded by the participants budget airlines then! The friendship and links themselves. have grown and developed since then and are sustained by active groups of volunteers who I imagine that there are quite a few families in have a passion for language and/or a real interest Henleaze and Westbury who have had some in sharing culture and ideas. Long lasting contact with one of our twinning cities. Our two personal friendships and the occasional romance children both enjoyed exchange visits to have also formed part of the glue. Hannover as teenagers. I would be interested to hear of links that have been established, as it is a Bristol is now twinned with Bordeaux in France little known feature of Bristol life and yet an (top left), Hannover in Germany (top right), important one in the way Bristol relates to the Oporto in Portugal (bottom left), Tbilisi in wider world. It is certainly a fascinating part of Georgia (bottom right), Puerto Morazán in being Lord Mayor! Nicaragua, Beira in Mozambique and Guangzhou
View from the Mansion House - Clare Campion-Smith, Lord Mayor of Bristol
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Cotham ‐ £1,100,000 A rare opportunity has presented itself with the arrival to the market of this impressive beautiful 6 bedroom period home in Cotham. A particularly elegant and stylish period home illed with character commanding an elevated position in this quiet side road and boasting the most incredible views across the surrounding area. The property enables purchasers the ability to move in and put their feet up, being presented in superb condition throughout. EPC – D
Clifton – Guide Price Range ‐ £650,000 ‐ £700,000 A spacious three bedroom semi detached house with double garage and courtyard garden which has been subject to comprehensive refurbishment. Situated in convenient location within 2 minutes level walk of Whiteladies Road. Suited to professional couples, downsizers or families (we feel there is enormous potential to convert the large loft space) houses of this nature in this location are rarely available. Offered for sale with no onward chain. EPC – D
Redland ‐ £359,000 An absolutely superb hall loor lat which forms part of this beautiful semi detached house located near The Downs in the top part of Redland. This lovely lat boasts very well presented accommodation, plenty of light, high ceilings and large windows to name a few of the features. There is a pleasant outlook from most windows over the surrounding areas and the building has, in our opinion, been very well maintained by the internal management company. Very highly recommended by the vendors sole agents ‐ Leese and Nagle. EPC – D
City Centre ‐ £192,000 A one and a half bed irst loor apartment with secure parking space ideally located in the heart of the City of Bristol and close top all its amenities. An ideal apartment for both single professionals/couple or investment buyer. Comprising a lounge that splits via folding doors to create the second double bedroom, Juliet balcony overlooking communal gardens, an open plan fully itted kitchen, storage airing cupboard, bathroom and double bedroom with itted wardrobes. Currently achieving £825 pcm in rent. Offered with no onward chain. EPC – C
Bishopston – Guide Price ‐ £550,000 A lovely 4 bedroom family home that ticks so many boxes, situated on a generous corner plot close to Redland Green School. Open plan kitchen / diner, sitting room, south westerly facing rear garden, separate garage and parking. The garden is mainly laid to level lawn with established shrub borders. EPC – D
Leigh Woods ‐ £289,995 Light, space and views ‐ this superb irst loor lat has it all! ‐ This lovely purpose built 2 bedroom lat with fantastic views is located moments from the impressive Clifton Suspension Bridge and the hustle and bustle of Clifton Village. These popular apartments are always popular due to the great location, the good size rooms and also the fact that you get a garage with the lat too! EPC – TBC
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36 West Bristol Arts Trail West Bristol Arts Trail 17th -18th October, 11am to 5pm, with a public preview, to be opened by the Lord Mayor of Bristol, Friday October 16th from 5.30pm at the Bristol School of Art.
at the Bristol School of Art, which is part of the RWA building on Queens Rd. Come along from 5.30pm for a drink, a chat with artists and to pick up the free trail map.
This is a completely free event. Approximately 100 local artists open their homes and studios to the general public so that you can wander around Clifton, Cliftonwood, Hotwells and Redland to browse their work. There are also some “public” venues such as hotels, schools or churches. The artists themselves will be on hand if you wish to discuss their work or perhaps commission something special. This really is affordable art as you can buy direct from the artist, and also learn about their techniques and thoughts behind the creations. However, there is absolutely no pressure to buy work; you may simply spend a delightful weekend browsing some outstanding art. Everyone is invited to get a taste of the trail at the launch event
“Gorgeous Gorge” by Jenny Urquhart
“Cat Lovers” by Laura Robertson
“Starboard Tack” by Anna Duckworth
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38 What’s On & Community News Listings for community events, not-for-profit clubs and charitable activities are free of charge. If you have something of this nature that you would like listed please get in touch by calling 0117 968 7787 or 07845 986650, post details in to 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY or emailing andy@thebs9.co.uk . All notices must be received by the 12th of the preceding month to guarantee consideration for inclusion. Details shown are accurate to the best of my knowledge, but dates, times & locations may change without notification. So if you are unsure, and to avoid disappointment, please contact the organiser listed to double check. Theatre Concerts & Music Kelvin Players Theatre Company becomes the first UK non-professional company to take on Cardenio. It has been dubbed Shakespeare’s ‘lost play’ and hasn’t long been released by the Royal Shakespeare Company for outside performance. Set in Andalucía, Spain this play combines all the great dramatic elements you’d expect from the Bard; love, deception, friend turning on friend and a casual bit of cross dressing. When Cardenio declares his love for Luscinda, his supposed friend Fernando comes up with a devious plan to split them apart. Will it all end in tears? With an innovative set and a traditional Flamenco vibe with music and a fiesta scene, this production of Cardenio will be performed from 14th to 17th and 21st to 24th October at 7.30pm. Tickets are £8 for Wednesdays, £10 all other nights, available from www.kelvinplayers.co.uk.
Bristol Cabot Choir is delighted to welcome new members for all voice parts. Why not come and sing with us for 2/3 ‘taster’ rehearsals before a simple audition? We meet at Redland URC on Mondays at 7.30 pm More information via m.h.morse@btinternet.com; www.bristolcabotchoir.org; or Facebook. Registered Charity No 1162680 Bristol Cathedral Choir School Choral Society is always looking for new singers to join our choir! We are an enthusiastic amateur choir specialising mainly in classical works (ancient to modern). We are loosely associated with the Choir School, joining in with some of their concerts and using the school (on College Green) for practice on Wednesday evenings. There is no audition and no requirement for musical expertise, just an urge to sing! Contact Matthew Smith mattmsmith@virginmedia.com if you are interested. The Elgar Society is dedicated to promoting the works of Sir Edward Elgar, our greatest English composer. The Society has regional branches, and the South-western Branch is based in Bristol. Our next meeting is on Saturday 31 October 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 Michael Trott. He will present a programme based on Elgar’s life and work while he lived at Marl Bank in Worcester. This was Elgar’s last home, where he lived with his dogs Marco and Mina from 1929 until his death in 1934. FFI www. elgar.org/elgarsoc/branches/southwestern Gardening & Horticulture Friends of Old Sneed Park Nature Reserve. It only costs £5 a year to become a friend of the nature reserve, a wonderful area for wildlife in Stoke Bishop. The land is owned by the council and run with the help of volunteers & Friends. There are 4 informative newsletters a year, and regular events on the reserve. Check the website www.spnaturereserve.com for more details and to download an application form to become a Friend.
West Bristol Orchestra. A Chamber Orchestra, playing a wide range of classical music arranged for the smaller orchestra, meets at the United Reformed Church, Muller Road on Thursdays 7.15pm.to 9.15pm. Additional String players of Grade5+ standard Fitness, Health, Walking & Dancing welcomed. Experience of orchestral playing not essential. For more info please contact the Secretary on Bristol Shambhala Meditation Group offers free 968 3998. meditation instruction at the Open House evening each Wednesday from 7.30 - 9.30 pm at 17 Lower 'Vocal Harmony' - an exciting contemporary choir Redland Road, BS6 6TB. A step by step guide for new based in Bristol. Meet new people, learn contemporary meditators will be offered at a “Learn to Meditate” songs and have a lot of fun along the way! You do not evening on Wednesday 7 October. For further need to read music and there is no audition. We sing information please see our website: modern music by the likes of Adele, Michael Jackson, www.bristol.shambhala.info Stevie Wonder, Take That, Queen, all parts are taught in call and response. We run three 10 week terms, with a Get Involved in Netball. The Avon Netball League is performance at the end of each term. Our new term well established in Bristol and welcomes all types of starts on Weds 23rd Sept 7:30pm at Fairfield High players – whether new to netball, taking it up after a School (BS7 9NL). Contact few years absence and all the way up to premier eliza@vocalharmonychoir.co.uk for more details or division teams that cater for high level players. check out www.vocalharmonychoir.co.uk. Independents Netball Club is a friendly team looking to
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Wifi Hotspots
customer, your hub will soon be providing free hotspots to any other Virgin customers in your area.
A hotspot is a Wi-Fi access point. Wikipedia defines it like this:
This new initiative of sharing a portion of your hub is revolutionary. It can be disabled if you don’t want to share yours, but I am all in favour A physical location that offers Internet access over a of the idea as long as security isn’t compromised. wireless local area network through use of a router I discovered free BT-Fon hotspots by accident connected to an Internet service provider and this summer whilst on holiday in the Dales, and typically using Wi-Fi technology. was amazed to find I was able to receive iMessages, Whatsapp notifications, BBC news Hotspots can be found in airports, railway notifications and emails in the most unexpected stations, coffee shops, and shopping centres. of places. Sometimes you have to log on to access them, and enter a password, but sometimes a password Do however be careful with what you do in a is not required. If you are signed up with BT Wi- hotspot. I would advise you not to access your Fi, or The Cloud you connect automatically. bank account or shop online using a credit card If you are a BT customer, and have a smartphone as you can’t be sure that the information will be or tablet, you should download the BT app. Once safe. Your information could be hacked. Most Wi you have put in your email address and -Fi hotspots don’t encrypt the information you password, this will then allow you to access any send over the Internet and aren’t secure. Other BT Openzone hotspots and enjoy free Internet users on the network can see what you see and when you are out and about. what you send. They could hijack your session and log in as you. New hacking tools which shockingly are available for free online make this easy. Some people turn off Wi-Fi on their phones or tablets when they are out and about. This will stop them from trying to connect to Hotspots. Do feel free to get in touch and suggest topics you would like me to cover for future issues. Perhaps you have a query that has been bothering you. Hoping you enjoy Computer Corner every month. I never quite know if my ramblings are read or appreciated! BT have also got an initiative with Fon that aims to give all its customers access to wireless broadband. This is made possible because all BT Wi-FI customers securely share a portion of their wireless bandwidth through a separate channel on their BT Home Hub or wireless router with other customers who are in range of their Hub or router. These wireless routers become known as "BT Wi-fi hotspots. You may notice BT with Fon is on the list of options to connect to at your house. Virgin Media are following suit and if you are a
40 What’s On & Community News recruit new members, with training on Monday evenings at Red Maids School. Please email bristolnetball@hotmail.co.uk for more information. Scottish Country Dancing for beginners and experienced dancers at St Monica’s Trust Hall on Thursdays, 7.30 pm. New dancers welcome, come on your own or with friends. Contact Margaret, 01275 794638 or Graham 01275 854782, or visit www.rscdsbristolinfo.co.uk
greet and give info to carers when they visit their GP Practice, or 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. Please contact Mike Hatch, Carers Support Centre volunteer on 07503 577830 or e-mail gp_volunteers@outlook.com
More Reading Buddies Wanted! Would you enjoy offering reading and language support to children for whom English is a second language? Can you help them improve their reading ability, benefiting both them as individuals and the wider class? Can you commit to giving one hour of reading time a week in Lipreading class. An evening lipreading class to help term-time? We are working with twelve schools in the you cope with your hearing loss runs in Clifton from Southmead, Brentry and Horfield areas. Training is 6.15pm to 7.45pm every Monday, term time only, at offered, and your enhanced DBS check is paid for Redland Park United Reformed Church, Whiteladies Road. Fee is £6 per session. For more details email Mary by Bristol City Council. You would read with the same Hall at lipreadingmary@yahoo.com or telephone 07790 children each week and be part of a growing group of well over 100 volunteers. For more information please 283 939. contact Paul Harrod, paul.harrod@gmail.com Westbury Scottish Club country dancing classes for Friendship & Social Clubs beginners at Leonard Hall, Trinity-Henleaze URC, Waterford Road, Henleaze. Tel. Maggie on 01934 838175. Classes for more advanced dancers at St We are the Bristol U3A – an organisation of lively and Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze. Tel. Cheryl on 0117 interesting people who offer all sorts of groups for 9590970. Every Tues 7.30 - 9.30pm. See enjoyment, friendship and learning. If you are no www.wscbristol.com for details. longer in full-time work, we have a wide range of over 100 different activities, including art, computing, Volunteering & Charities 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 REMAP is a registered charity that designs and makes custom aids which enable a disabled person to - phone Barbara 0117 9629331, or at Browns Restaurant by the Museum on the third Wednesday or enjoy a better quality of life. We design, make or the fourth Thursday every month at 10.15am. For more modify equipment to suit their specific needs. No charge is made for our services. Please contact us if we details phone Jenny 0117 9043697 or visit can help - visit www.remapbristol.org.uk, contact Colin www.bristolu3a.org.uk. 01275 460288 colin305@gmail.com or contact Ray The Over 40’s Club is a non-profit making social club. 0117 9628729 rwestcott@blueyonder.co.uk New members always welcome. Our weekly club nights start at 8.30pm every Thursday. We have a varied Team members needed. At Bristol Child Contact programme of events ranging from meals out and Centre in Henleaze children of all ages spend time walks to gliding and badminton. For further info please with the parent they no longer live with, in a session contact our New Members Secretary Lynn on supported by our volunteers. Most of the ‘contact 07757780201 or visit www.bbivc.org.uk. parents’ are fathers, so we would especially welcome more men to join us. The volunteer team prepares the Rotary Club of Bristol – we meet at the Bristol Hotel, Prince Street, Bristol BS1 4QF at 7.00pm for 7.30 pm on hall and toys, serves refreshments, welcomes parents the 1st, 3rd and 5th Mondays and at 12.30pm for 1.00 and children, listens non-judgmentally when needed, pm on the 2nd and 4th Mondays. Meetings start with and keeps everyone safe and happy. If this appeals to a meal and are followed by a speaker. New members you, and you’d be free to join our Saturday volunteer rota every 4-6 weeks, do get in touch for further details. are very welcome – see www.bristolrotary.org or contact our Club Secretary Martina Peattie at You will get an enhanced DBS check, training and mpeattie@btopenworld.com for more details. support, plus the satisfaction of maintaining a muchvalued service which helps families stay in touch after Soroptomists International Bristol are part of a separation. See our website at global organisation founded in Bristol ninety years ago www.bristolchildcontactcentre.org.uk. and/or ring for women from a wide range of professional and Helen or Anna on 07511 290505. business backgrounds who have joined together to give Service, Friendship and have Fun. We meet on the Volunteers needed to support carers. Could you second and fourth Mondays of the month at Long please help us to develop and increase our support to Ashton Golf Club where we enjoy a two course meal carers, people who are looking after an unwell, disabled or elderly family member or friend? If you are with a speaker. As a member of Soroptomists International we have the opportunity to form outgoing and could offer two mornings a month to
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42 What’s On & Community News friendships, not only in our own club but other countrywide clubs and throughout the world. Our charitable projects enable us to participate in all manner of fund raising events. So if you are 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. 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. Please find out more about us by visiting www.cliftonrotary.org or emailing secretary@cliftonrotary.org Interest Groups Interested in archaeology? Why not sign up for an Introduction to Geophysics? 24 October 2015, Blaise Castle House Museum. £35 / £30. Age 16+, 10.30am – 4pm. Become an archaeologist for the day and have a go at geophysical surveying. Learn the principles and techniques involved and help survey a real archaeological site. Led by Paul Driscoll, Archaeology and Historic Environment Record Officer for South Glos. This day involves a practical outdoor session and is not suitable for people with limited mobility. To book visit www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/whats-on or pop in to the Bristol Museum & Art Gallery Shop. For information please contact Kate Iles – kate.iles@bristol.gov.uk 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 October 7th “A Different Kind of Weather” with Lord Waldegrave (former MP for Bristol West and former Cabinet Minister) – a Literary Supper 6.15 for 7.30 (£20), talk and book signing 7.30, and 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). 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 in-house competitions. Membership of the Society requires an annual fee, but potential members can get a taster of what is available, either by visiting on any Wednesday evening (a
maximum of 3 visits when a small fee is charged, refundable on joining) or by taking out a 3 month membership prior to deciding whether to join for a full year. You can find out more about the Society by visiting its website at www.bristolphoto.org.uk or emailing membership@bristolphoto.org.uk The Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society: On Monday 26th October at 7.45 p.m. in the Apostle Room in the basement of Clifton Cathedral, Pembroke Road, Clifton, Anthea Jones will give a talk on "The particular and the general: Gloucestershire before World War I in the Lloyd George survey of land" The Inland Revenue had to assess the value of each property and the surveys provide an amazing list of names and uses to which a plot of land might be put. 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 18 October at 3pm. The speaker will be Dr Jacqueline Hobbs and the title of her talk is “Raw Food: Juicing, Superfoods and Spirituality”. Jacqueline will look at the deeper reasons the body desires to eat lighter, uncooked plants and fruit. Is the raw food movement just another way of life or is it part of a genuine shift toward higher levels of human consciousness? For further information, please telephone 01749 678 834 or email: leasurs@tiscali.co.uk The Bristol Philatelic Society meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month in the meeting room of the United Reform Church at the bottom of Blackboy Hill (Whiteladies Road) starting at 7.30 p.m. Contact 0117 956 7853. Twyford Art Club. We are a small group of artists of mixed ability, we meet at the public hall, Station Road, Shirehampton, 10am to 12am Mondays and Wednesdays, chose your day or days. New members warmly welcomed, help and advice given. For more information visit www.shirepubhall.org.uk then click hall users. Contact John Case Tel: 01179507916, or email : jacase@blueyonder.co.uk Social Bridge for Improvers Stoke Bishop Village Hall Thursday afternoon 2 - 4 p.m. Further details can be found at www.BridgeTuition.co.uk. Do you like reading? Our Book Group meets on the last Thursday of the month at Westbury Library, from 2.30pm til 4pm. We would love you to come and join our lively group. For more information call Sue on 959 4365. Stoke Lodge History and Archaeology Group meet on the second Thursday of every month at the Friends Meeting House in Hampton Road, Redland, BS6 6JE at 7.30. We host a rich diversity of lectures. New
43 Music with Duncan Haskell Album of the Month October Anthems for Doomed Youth by The Libertines (Virgin) Eleven years and countless disasters after the release of their second, and seemingly final album, The Libertines have returned with a new record, Anthems for Doomed Youth. It’s sometimes hard to remember that behind the smoke-filled curtain of drugs, prison stints, in-band fighting and more drugs, were a rabble capable of making the most raucously enjoyable tunes you could wish to hear. This comeback sees a more mature band emerging from the scandals to tackle their legacy of missed opportunities. The chemistry between frontmen Peter Doherty and Carl Barat has always been the band’s focal point and it’s strangely gladdening to hear them trading vocals again on opener Barbarians. The ska-tinged indie continues on Gunga Din and Fame and Fortune. It’s a promising, if slightly underwhelming start, but then with the title track The Libertines of 2015 truly reveal themselves. A contemplative ballad led by Barat who sings “we thought that they were brothers/ then they half-murdered each other” in recognition of the dark past he shares with his partner in crime. Even You’re My Waterloo, an old demo finally allowed to bloom, fits in with this reflective direction. Heart of the Matter tackles where it all went wrong most directly and Doherty echoes a sentiment many have been thinking for over a decade as he sings “with all the battering it’s taken/ I’m surprised it’s still ticking”. Unable to escape tragedy for long, Dead for Love, is a heart -breaking album closer dedicated to Doherty’s friend Alan Wass who died in April. There is the occasional misstep, Glasgow Coma Scales Blues in particular sounds like the boys in the band who refused to grow old. But amazingly, and against all odds, Anthems for Doomed Youth is
an album which proves there is still a need for The Libertines unique vision of England. Next Step Back in Black by AC/DC (Atlantic) As far as comeback albums go, there is one release that trumps all others. AC/DC’s seventh studio album was their first since lead singer Bon Scott’s death from alcohol poisoning and the recruitment of Geordie frontman Brian Johnson. Their previous album Highway to Hell had been a breakthrough for the band but with the turmoil of their singer’s death nobody was expecting Back in Black to dwarf their other achievements and go on to sell around 50 million copies. Although packaged in all black and opening with a funereal tolling of the bell, Back in Black couldn’t be any less mournful if it tried. Instead it’s a rocket-fuelled tribute to drinking hard and partying even harder. Built on the inestimable guitar trickery of brothers Angus and Malcolm Young, tracks like Shoot to Thrill, You Shook Me All Night Long and Have A Drink On Me are hard rock at its most thrilling. It is a relentless appreciation of every vice imaginable and exactly the kind of send-off that Scott would have wanted. As Brian Johnson pleads “rock and rock ain’t noise pollution” on the album’s final track, you can’t help but raise a glass in agreement. Gig of the Month Steve Earle and The Dukes @ Colston Hall, Wednesday 14th Oct Steve Earle, the legendary blues songwriter, is currently touring his latest album Terraplane. One of the few musicians who can match Peter Doherty in the hellraising stakes, just ask any of his seven wives, Earle’s music is as vital as ever and with the backing of his band The Dukes he’ll ensure that those in attendance will boogie the night away.
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members are always made very welcome. For further details please contact Annette Martin on 0117 979 3209 North West Bristol Camera Club are an enthusiastic group of amateur photographers who meet each Wednesday at 7:45pm at Westbury Fields. New members of any level of ability are most welcome. For details contact Pete on 07870 589555. West of England Bridge Club meets for duplicate bridge on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Golden Hill Sports Club, Wimbledon Road, Henleaze from 7.30pm - 10.30pm. New members and visitors welcome. £4 per evening for members, £5 for nonmembers, special rates for juniors/unemployed. Licensed bar. For further details please contact Alan Williams on 07538 509670 or visit www.woebc.co.uk. Exhibitions, Meetings, Fairs & Markets St Peter's Church, Henleaze: Christmas Craft and Card Fair, Saturday 7th November 10:00 - 12:00 in the Church Hall. A great selection of charity Christmas cards and charity and other gifts. Entry £2 to include a cup of tea or coffee. Charity Christmas Card Sale, 17th Oct, 9.30 - 1200, Abbots Leigh Village Hall. Freshly brewed coffee and homemade cakes. Free admission.
1. Havana; 2. Hilary Benn; 3. St Mary Redcliffe Church, Bank of England, Royal Liver Building; 4. half past midnight; 5. Yes. The Routemaster was 27 feet 6 inches, Rutherford’s personal best jump is 27 feet 10 inches; 6. Brussels, Paris, Amsterdam, Dublin, Luxembourg City; 7. France (de Nimes or “of Nimes”); 8.; 10CC; “I Don’t Want to Go To Chelsea” by Elvis Costello and the Attractions; and Jilted John. 9. Tokyo; 10. tungsten; 11. the Philippines; 12. wren; 13. South Korean (Ban Ki-moon), Ghana (Kofi Annan) and Egypt (Boutros Boutros-Ghali; 14. they hav e all had roses named after them; 15. £120, Dr. Black, 3 points; 16. Princess Charlotte of Cambridge; 17. the Great Pyramid of Giza; 18. the Volga.
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Portway Sunday Park Portway will be peaceful all day on Sunday 25 October . Come with friends, family, pets and enjoy the freedom of the Avon Gorge. Once the Bristol Bath marathon has moved, from about noon, the Avon Gorge will be yours to enjoy. This is the last opportunity in 2015 to picnic, walk, ride a bike, take photographs, paint a picture or explore the sides of the Gorge free of traffic. Explore the wonderful walks from the Downs to
Discover wonderful wildlife at the new Avon Wildlife Trust nature reserve Have a picnic and enjoy some music. Visit our website: www.portwaysundaypark.co.uk/ for more ideas or see us on facebook: www.facebook.com/ portwaysundaypark
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