The Bristol Eight September 2015 by Andy Fraser

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The Editor’s Small Piece Hello there. Well, that’s summer over then. Just returned from a long weekend in a tent in Devon with monsoon conditions and ducks and toads waking us up each morning as they basked in the English rain. Your magazine this month includes something on volunteering opportunities at Tyntes ield House (p26), the prize wordsearch (p6), the no prize quiz (p20), careers advice for teenagers (p23), your chance to enter our new Fantasy Football League competition and win a football shirt (p27), books (p16 and p32), the visit of a Ukrainian choir (p29), local history (p30), thoughts on Windows 10 (p18) and plenty of local events and activities listed in the What’s On & Community News section that starts on page 36. Do please get in touch with any comments, news or ideas for future stories ‐ or indeed if you are interested in promoting your business to 8,000 homes for less than 80p a day. Contact details below. So until next month I hope we all enjoy an Indian summer. Cheers, Andy the Editor Get In Touch T. 0117 968 7787 / 07845 986650 E: andy@bcmagazines.co.uk P: 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY TW: @BS9Andy W: www.bcmagazines.co.uk

6 Right, here are the subjects you are looking for‐ Art Biology Chemistry This months wordsearch was compiled on the Drama Economics day that GCSE results were announced ‐ which Classics gave the inspiration for an educational puzzle. French Geography Listed below are 23 subjects commonly taught English at school. 22 of them are also to be found in the German History Hospitality wordsearch grid, either forwards, backwards, up, down or on a diagonal. You just need to Mathematics Philosophy discover the missing subject (which happened Mandarin to be my favourite, not that that’s much of a Politics Product Design clue), let me know and if you are correct you’ll Physics be in the draw for the prize. This month as a Psychology Religion Sociology reward for your endeavours, and revision, there are four tickets to the Orpheus cinema in Sport Henleaze together with a big back of pick ‘n mix Spanish up for grabs. And congratulations to everybody who has recently discovered their GCSE and A/AS level Send your answers in to me at 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY, email andy@bcmagazines.co.uk, results. I hope you got what you wanted / needed ‐ but fear not if you didn’t, life has a way phone 0117 968 7787, text 07845 98650 or tweet @BS9Andy. Entries close 30 September. of presenting opportunities, your suitability for which isn’t judged merely by exam grades. Good luck whatever the future holds, even if you haven’t a clue what that is yet. Congratulations to the following winners from the last 3 puzzles. Sarah Kitchen (May ‐ Fruit Bat), D Macarthur (Wood Pigeon ‐ June) and Sylvia Pearse (Imogen ‐ July) ‐ your respective prizes will be on their way shortly. Many thanks to everybody who took the trouble to enter, and better luck this month if you weren’t successful last time.

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The Downs Recorder ‐ Richard Bland Art on the Downs

Britain, and one of the irst in the world. It is called Thecodontosaurus, and was a six foot long animal running on two legs, which lived off plants in the area some 70 million years ago. Many of the remains were destroyed in the Bristol blitz in 1940, but a great deal of work has been done in recent years on the bones that were rescued, and a reconstruction of the animal has been made in the museum. There is also Peregrine to represent the birds that have raised over 55 juveniles from their nest in the Gorge since 1990. The peregrine watch point off Circular Road is now occupied on an almost daily basis by a variety of photographers and enthusiasts. And there is a carved leaf of the Bristol Whitebeam, which is unique to the Gorge, but is just one of 19 Whitebeam micro‐species that have been proved to exist in the Gorge as a result of the work of Libby Houston. The Silky Wave moth, which is only found in the Gully, is also carved, as is a rare spider. We could do with more wood carving on the Downs. In Badocks Wood in Westbury any tree that falls or has to be felled is almost immediately turned into a carving of some kind. In Victory Park in Bedminster felled Black Poplars have simply been left as gaunt silvery giants, a joy for children to scramble over. And the Zoo has famously turned two massive cedars into magni icent and wonderful carved animals.

Large public open spaces are increasingly used for permanent or temporary art works. Last year there was a strange object which simultaneously could be used to cook sausages and produce a steam whistle vaguely evocative of the ships in the docks forty years ago. This year a marvellous carved double bench has been installed as the centrepiece of the new children’s playground in the old quarry by Clifton camp. The work was commissioned by the Clifton and Hotwells Improvement Society and made by wood artist Alistair Park who has been working on it for two years. The wood comes from an oak tree from Chelvey. The bench has three bearers, each a solid part of the trunk of the tree. They are carved to represent three common fossils found in the carboniferous limestone of the Downs. Originally these were small sea creatures living in the ocean that covered this spot some 350 million years ago. They are carved many times life size. They represent a crinoid lily, a brachiopod and a coral. Resting on the bearers are two seats and two backrests, which are carved in intricate detail with two portrait faces, some text and a number of small spiders best spotted by small people. One of the faces is that of Peter Gabbitas, known as the Clifton Poet. In the late nineteenth century he wrote doggerel verse about local events and places, and would sell them from a stall beneath a Black Poplar tree, which still exists. At the time it was a very dominant tree and there were few others compared with today. The tree is at the entrance to the playground on the path leading up from the road up to the Observatory. The other is Libby Houston, a very ine botanist, and a rock climber, who has made saving the rare plants of the Gorge her life’s work, who also happens to be a poet. There are also representations of Brunel’s original design for the Suspension Bridge itself, and of the Bristol Dinosaur that If you enjoy the Downs, or use if for your sport, was discovered in a quarry on the Downs in why not become a Friend? Membership is just 1834. This was the irst dinosaur found in £10. Contact Robin Haward on 0117 9743385 or at robinhaward@blueyonder.co.uk

Book Review “Burnt Paper Sky” by Gilly Macmillan is a Bristol ‐based mystery thriller concerning the disappearance and search for a young child, as seen through the eyes of his frantic mother and of the Senior Investigating Of icer assigned to the case. The story is told against the backdrop of a modern world of social media, high pressure press conferences and the “need” for quick results. Eight year old Ben goes missing while on a trip to Leigh Woods with his recently divorced mother Rachel. One minute he’s there, then he’s gone ‐ setting in motion a fast moving story of terror, confusion, suspicion, trust and guilt. The structure of the story is interesting and adds much to the intrigue of the tale. The mother’s account of the disappearance and subsequent attempts to ind her son is written in the present as the events unfold, whereas the narrative of DI Jim Clemo, the SIO in charge of the case, is a retrospective one as he recounts the story, and how it develops and concludes, through a series of interviews with a police psychologist. This cleverly alludes to some form of negative outcome although Gilly Macmillan doesn’t give away the denouement cheaply. What really drives the story along is that it is very much of the 21st century. We live in an age of social media and 24 hours digital broadcasting when everyone, if they wish, can be an armchair expert, form an uninformed opinion and broadcast it to a voracious audience who demand rapid resolutions and instant verdicts. Sadly, and as we have seen played out through modern real life events, this can lead amongst some to an “accuse irst, understand later” mentality whereby little thought is given to the lives and reputations of people who might be innocent parties caught up in the media storm. Gilly Macmillan carefully crafts a network of domestic and work relations and relationships that allow the tensions, rivalries and opportunities to develop that underpin the story. It is in this personal world that we see

Rachel’s torment develop as she turns from one person to another in search of support, help and understanding as her life implodes. In simple terms “Burnt Paper Sky” is a good old fashioned whodunit where it isn’t clear what was “done”, but I’d suggest a more accurate view would be to see the book as a story about how two people, the mother and the police of icer, cope with a terrifying and challenging event in the full gaze of all the excess of the modern media. Thoughtful, beautifully written and a joy, albeit a tough one, to read, Gilly Macmillan’s debut novel deserves to succeed. Published by Piatkus Books, “Burnt Paper Sky” is available through local bookshops and online, And is also available as an ebook. Gilly Macmillan will be appearing at the book launch of Burnt Paper Sky at an evening event at Bristol Grammar School on 16th September.

Budget Changes – Business owners hit by new dividend tax There were many announcements in the budget but one change that perhaps did not get the a en on that it deserved was the taxa on of dividends. There has been a significant change in the taxa on of dividend income and this will impact on the directors and shareholders of many small companies. Many business owners have in the past taken an income from their company in the form of a small salary and dividends. This method o en meant that a basic rate taxpayer would have no tax to pay on their income from the company. From April 2016, this will now change as dividends will no longer be received with tax paid. There will be a new £5,000 dividend tax exemp on, but dividends above this level will be taxed at the following rates Basic Rate 7.5% Higher Rate 32.5% Addi onal Rate 38.1%

A basic rate shareholder receiving dividends of £20,000 will now find themselves £1,125 worse off from next April. Opera ng as a company will generally con nue be more tax efficient than as a sole trader, but the tax advantage is narrowing and for some, a company may no longer be the preferred route. We would suggest that company owners should discuss the changes with their accountant before the new dividend tax comes into effect next April. Alterna vely, you can give me a call on 0117 921 1222.

If you have any par cular ques ons you would like covered, please do get in touch ‐ pjones@wilkinsonpartners.co.uk Phil Jones is a director of local independent tax and accountancy firm Wilkinson & Partners, based on Jacob Wells Road here in BS8.

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computer. It could be a good idea to do it overnight if that is the case. There won’t be too much to learn that’s new if you are used to Windows 8, but it’s a little bit of a learning curve for Windows 7 users. Microsoft have been trying hard to make the transition easier. Windows advertising states that: “Windows 10 is familiar and easy to use, with lots of similarities to Windows 7 including the Start menu. It starts up and resumes fast, has more built‐in security to help keep you safe, and is designed to work with software and hardware you already have. “ I was delighted to hear that the Start button and menu have been re instated. As a Windows 7 user I could not get used to not having it there when working on Windows 8. It makes it much easier to navigate your computer, and ind what you want fast. If you are still using Windows XP, you will need to start thinking about replacing your computer soon. If you have had it for 8‐10 years, it is probably very slow because it is very elderly in computer terms. Microsoft is no longer supporting XP, and it is becoming more and more insecure. If you are running Vista, this is still supported by Microsoft. My advice with any new operating system is to You should feel excited about the chance of a brand new operating system at no cost. wait a little while before upgrading. The free Windows 10 is going to be Microsoft’s lagship upgrade will be available for the next year. There are bound to be glitches and problems at system, and there are plans to continue irst, but these will be ironed out in due course upgrading it, rather than plans to devise any with updates. There is no rush to upgrade, but new operating systems. It should be a good system. I am looking forward to trying it out. it is de initely a good thing to do. When you decide you are ready, you will need to reserve your copy of the upgrade. Just follow instructions. When Microsoft approve your application, you will be able to download Windows 10. Before you upgrade, do take a full back up of your system. A system image back up of your entire computer onto an external drive will ensure that you can go back to how it was if everything goes wrong. I would also suggest a back up of all your documents, photos, music, videos etc onto an external drive just to be on the safe side. A system upgrade is a major If you have a computer with Windows 7 or 8 or 8.1, you are eligible for a free upgrade from Microsoft. This is a genuine offer. You shouldn’t ignore it. You may have noticed a new icon on the bottom right hand corner of your screen. It is black and white and looks like a picture of a window with 4 panes. This is the Windows logo that you see on the key to the left of the space bar and also on the Start button if you have one. When you hover your mouse over the black Windows icon, you will get a message saying “Get Windows 10”. Windows 10 became available at the end of July, and many past clients have been in touch to ask whether they should upgrade, and wanting to know what the differences will be, which is the reason for the article.

20 11. Nothing on offer in this little cerebral challenge 12 other than the opportunity to demonstrate to your friends and family how much useless stuff you know ‐ or don’t. Answers on page 41 13. 1. In the 2012 Olympics where did the rowing events take place? 14. 2. Who sang Abide With Me at the opening ceremony of the aforementioned Olympic Games? 15. 3. Windhoek is the capital city of which country? 16. 4. Name the four colours found in a standard computer printer. 5. Which sport was performed by the Bristol Bulldogs and in which year did 17. they last compete in Bristol? 6. Chris Foreman, Mike Barson, Lee Thompson, Chas Smash, Daniel Woodgate and Mark Bedford are all members of the English band formed in the 1970’s and still performing. Name the band and the missing band member. 7. Which major UK road starts at Marble Arch and ends at Holyhead? 8. Name the six successor states that emerged after the break up of Yugoslavia in the 1990’s. 9. Name the last ive holders of the post of Deputy Prime Minister (clue ‐ David Cameron, Tony Blair and John Major all had one and Margaret Thatcher had two). 10. Who wrote a) Gulliver’s Travels, b)

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Fever Pitch, and c) Catch 22? Name the seven deadly sins. What TV channel is found on digital channel 8? Which cloud type is normally associated with thunderstorms? Name these 3 Dames a) the actress who had a leading role in Goldeneye, b) the leading English post‐WWII sculptor, and c) the former Director General of MI5.

In which decade was the Penny Black postage stamp launched? What are the principal ingredients of the following alcoholic drinks? a) Calvados, b) Slivovice, c) Raki, and d) Sake? Name these three former RAF / Royal Navy aircraft

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your day. There are 21 greats ways to stop procrastinating and get more done in less time. One method is to Apply the Law of Three September – Eat That Frog! ‐ taking your list decide the 3 most important Summertime is over for another year ‐ goals. Organise them by priority. Make plans hopefully you had some time and space to for their accomplishment, and work on your think about what you’d like to accomplish during the last third of the year. With any luck plans every single day. You will be amazed at what you achieve by the end of the year. you wrote them down and have the list to hand. Remember ‐ September is the time to Louise England is a Lifestyle sharpen your pencils and crack on again. and Home Assistant and her service aims to free‐up your You may have heard me speak of Brian Tracy free time. Her passion is to before, and his book 'Eat That Frog! There is an old saying that if the irst thing you do each make a positive difference to people’s lives by helping morning is to eat a live frog, you'll have the them sort things out and satisfaction of knowing that it's probably the complete jobs in their worst thing you'll do all day. homes quickly and Using 'eat that frog' as a metaphor for tackling ef iciently. the most challenging task of your day ‐ the one www.louiseengland.co.uk you are most likely to put off, but also Mobile: 07780 474256 probably the one that can have the greatest louise@louiseengland.co.uk positive impact on your life ‐ the book shows you how to focus on critical tasks and organise Twitter: @L_England

A new online careers resource exclusively for Bristol young people GCSE and A‐level results are now out and young people all over the country are facing decisions about the next step in their lives. Teenagers in Bristol have a new resource to help them make their next step whether its educa on, training, work or a combina on of any two. BristolEarlyCareers.tv is free and dedicated to helping teenagers think about what type of work they will one day enjoy, and the skills and qualifica ons that will help them find that work. The resource highlights Bristol employers and the sectors with the best employment prospects. In Bristol there are recognised skill shortages in *engineering, crea ve and digital skills, construc on and manufacturing. Hospitality and the care sectors have good recruitment opportuni es across the UK. The aim of BristolEarlyCareers is to inspire and inform users and encourage them to gain the skills needed in today’s workplace. Video content is at the heart of the resource. Young people in their early careers talk about their work, how they got started and what employers are looking for. It's not always what you would expect. Celia Middleton, founder of BristolEarlyCareers points out: “The skills needed

by young people to ensure that they have really successful lives are rapidly changing. It is vital that young people have good careers advice early on, it influences the subjects they study and the jobs open to them.” Over the coming year BristolEarlyCareers will be adding more local content. Already there are interviews filmed at Airbus, Burges Salmon, BAM Construc on, Tesco, the NHS, and Bristol Airport. Other employees, appren ces and entrepreneurs represent local organisa ons working in architecture, media, social care, fashion, tourism, recruitment, hospitality and marke ng. For young people wan ng to move further afield there is a range of interviews from miners in the Midlands to hedge‐funders in the City.

BristolEarlyCareers is free to use and can be accessed through school and college websites, or going directly to www.BristolEarlyCareers.tv. For further informa on please contact: Celia Middleton celia@bristolearlycareers.tv 077985 50632 * source: West of England LEP fact sheets

Volunteering at Tyntes ield The volunteering team at Tyntes ield are looking to recruit a host of new volunteers; this is due to exciting projects taking place at Tyntes ield, growing visitor numbers and the size of the property. The National Trust acquired the Victorian gothic revival house and 530 acres grounds in 2002, and since then volunteers have been key to driving forward the development and growth of Tyntes ield as a property. Currently volunteers are involved in planning and delivering projects which include revitalising the walks on offer in the wider estate, bringing the history of the house alive through family activities and an ambitious Christmas plan to wow visitors. The volunteers have found that volunteering has enabled them to meet like‐minded people, socialise in a beautiful setting, learn new skills and get some exercise, with one Estate Interpreter discovering he was walking 5 miles a day whilst helping in the gardens. Gemma, a volunteer at Tyntes ield says, “As a volunteer at Tyntes ield you know the effort you are doing is important and valued. We have team meetings once a month where we talk about what is going well, how we can improve and make changes, share ideas and have a laugh. It is a great way to get out of the house, make new friends and learn about local history.” Volunteers are involved within every team across the estate and provide behind the scenes support as well as providing a fantastic experience for visitors. There are currently numerous volunteering opportunities available across the whole estate so whatever your interests, availability or skills drop into Tyntes ield on Sunday 6th or Thursday 10th September between 11am and 5pm to ind out more or contact Karen on volunteeringtyntes ield@nationaltrust.org.uk. Best role for exercise…Estate Interpreter Walk up to 5miles within the estate and learn about the lowers and the history. Help visitors to understand the Tyntes ield house in the context of the wider estate by leading guided tours and highlighting lowers in bloom and the historical development of the gardens.

Best role for education…Learning Assistant Bring Tyntes ield estate and other sites across our Bristol Portfolio alive for different audiences by helping with and developing our popular learning programme. Learn about and deliver sessions on Iron Age Forts, Victorian Literature, Mini Beasts and lots more. Best role for behind the scenes…Morning Clean See the collection up close by volunteering with our House Team before the visitors arrive to prepare the visitor route and care for the House and its collection. Learn about the issues and problems of conserving a collection of over 50,000 items. Best role for outdoors…’50 things’ Party Assistant Will you build a den, make a trail with sticks or go on a barefoot walk? Pass on your love for the outdoors by and help children to create lasting memories by assisting with our ‘50 things before you’re 11 ¾’ inspired parties. These fun and exciting parties are held on weekends and during the school holidays at Leigh Woods. Best role for history…Room Interpreter Find out about the Gibbs family, their impact on the house and personal interests; then share this knowledge to inspire our visitors. Bring the collection alive with the personal stories and help the visitor make a meaningful connection with the property and its collection. Best role for business development…Visitor Services Assistant Interact with a large and varied audience and ensure that visitors wish to come back again and again. Learn about how to manage a property of this size, including the delivery of great customer services, the selling of membership and raf le tickets and the marketing of events.

Fantasy Football League It’s back. With the return of the Premier League comes the chance once again to pit your wits against other local would‐be football managers with the addictive Fantasy Premier League. If you’ve played before then you probably already have your team selected and scoring points. If not, a quick introduction. Join the Bristol Community Magazines League and you get the chance to pick your own squad of Premier League talent. Given a £10 million budget and certain transfer restrictions you have to assemble your chosen squad 15 players and then week by week

decide who plays, based on actual current form and your managerial skill. If your chosen player plays for real that week you will earn points, and if they score, assist or keep a clean sheet they will add to your points tally. Beware though ‐ dodgy defending, ill discipline and injury will test your managerial acumen as you juggle your team each week in your quest to win the BCM League. Joining in is easy and best of all it is completely free! Visit fantasy.premierleague.com (don’t pre ix with www.) and follow the instructions to register (don’t worry, you won’t be bombarded by spam). Once you have set up your team go to “Leagues”, “Join a League”, “Join a Private League” and enter the code 856353‐ 468244. Any problems at all just drop me a line to andy@bcmagazines.co.uk and I’ll sort you out. You must register by 11.45am on 19th September to take part, and at the end of the season the winning manager will receive a football shirt of their choosing . Do take part and have fun!

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Boyan Ensemble of Kiev ‐ from tragedy to triumph Back in 1992 a group of singers from the Revutsky Academic Male Choir in Kiev, Ukraine, known in the UK as the Boyan Ensemble, had been left destitute after travelling to Britain to take part in a singing competition in Cardiff. Due to a bureaucratic muddle, they arrived 18 hours late and found that all their concerts had been cancelled. They had been relying on their performance fees to pay off their debts (all had to borrow heavily to cover the travel costs) and they had no money, nowhere to stay, nothing to do and no prospect of getting home again. Indeed, the whole purpose of their venture had been to raise money to make good a shortfall in their state funding which they had lost due to the recent fall of communism. The 30 singers ended up in Malvern because one of their contacts within the British Ukrainian Community heard of an empty school where they could stay for a week and arrangements were made for them to give a concert at the Malvern Festival in the only space available – the restaurant. “I went along to their concert because I was curious” said Margarete Rolle, who subsequently became their tour organiser and UK Representative. “The moment the few people in the restaurant heard them sing, jaws dropped open! Their singing was utterly glorious with intense harmonies and astonishingly low notes. Ukraine is renowned for the superb quality of its low basses, and most opera houses throughout the world engage singers of this rare voice category. They are called Octavists, or Basso Profundos. I later discovered that many British audiences are literally moved to tears by the sound.” “I spoke to the person in overall charge afterwards and found that all the singers were very worried. They still had a State minder with them, a throwback to the recent days of communism, and were afraid of the disgrace of being let down by the promoter. Would the Ministry of Culture disband them on their return? A photographer was found to take some pictures of them singing in a shopping centre and suddenly they were on the front page of the Daily Telegraph. This resulted in a

huge media spiral of interest about them and their predicament.” The singers’ fortunes, however, were about to change. As a result of all the publicity, music lovers from across the country contacted Margarete in Malvern where she lives, and a nationwide tour of 46 concerts was hastily arranged for them over the next six weeks. One of the irst to pledge a concert was Michael Harper, a Bristol GP who dipped into his own pocket and booked the famous St Georges concert Hall. By the time it was over, the singers had made enough money to pay off their debts and return in triumph to Ukraine with enough reserves to keep their choir going.

“The impact the Boyan Ensemble made was staggering. Few people in Britain would have heard the magni icent Orthodox chants they performed as under the atheist Soviet regime they had been banned. The same applied to the folk songs, but for reasons of nationalistic pride. Once having heard them, everyone wanted them to come back.” says Margarete. When on tour, the group takes the name of the Boyan Ensemble which is from an ancient Ukrainian word meaning “travelling minstrel”. The Ensemble presents a mixed programme of sacred chants in the irst half, while in the second, songs of joy, humour and nostalgia evoke the rich folk culture of Ukraine. The group includes a single soprano voice, the superb Victoria Zabolotska, whose solos soar above the awesome bass voices.

The Boyan Ensemble appear on Sunday 27th September 5pm, at St George’s, Bristol, off Park St. Tickets: £14 ‐ £22. Box Of ice 0845 40 24 001.

History Notes from BS8 ‐ When blue Canadian destination and England’s much earlier venture across the north Atlantic, were meant post haste ‐ Julian Lea‐Jones Caribou and Cabot.

Imperial’s recognition of that much earlier epic voyage was not just the name. On its maiden light in August 1939 it not only visited Bristol, but as a tribute to our discoverer of North America it even circled the Tower named after John Cabot. Then during the following month G‐ AFCU Cabot had set a North Atlantic record by lying from Foynes in Ireland to Newfoundland in 13 hours, and the very successful North Atlantic Route proving programme was completed when the Cabot G‐ AFCU returned to England, landing at Poole. So what became of ‘Bristol’s own Flying Boat’? Because of the impending war, it’s civil life was short lived. Requisitioned by the Royal Air Force and renumbered V3137 it was doing Cavalier G‐ADUU at Bermuda service in Norway and was at anchor near Bodo when it was bombed and destroyed by a You may ask, ‘What has this got to do with German Dornier Do.17. Bristol’s history?’ The answer is in the class and name of the lying Boat. Short brothers, Until the late 1950s when airmail was still produced the Empire Class which was used by special, Bristol had a number of light blue pillar Imperial Airways to inaugurate their Air Mail boxes. I remember the one next to the RWA, Service. It was on the 5th August 1939 that a outside what was then Taylor’s Department route proving light left Southampton for store, (subsequently Habitat and now part of Botwood in Newfoundland. A pair of C‐Class Bristol University’s empire). However at the lying boats, G‐AFCU and G‐AFCV, were time of the Cabot’s light the building was the modi ied so that they could be refuelled in Queens Hotel which could explain why it had a light. Refuelling was from Handley Page special Airmail Pillar Box outside ‐ remember Harrow bombers that had been converted to this was a time when the Clifton Journal tankers and based in Ireland and published each week the names of the guests Newfoundland, (My irst light across the staying at local hotels. Atlantic in 1947 also had to be refuelled part way across, but less spectacularly than mid‐air, © Julian Lea‐Jones FRAeS 2015 we stopped off at the Azores). The names of the two lying boats, chosen to re lect their As a boy growing up in Bermuda, I was always intrigued by the wooded island in the middle of the Sound not far from my Grandparents house that contained what looked like aircraft hangars and slip‐ways. I was told that it was Darrell’s Island, the former Imperial Airways Flying Boat base. Although long gone, my Grandfather’s photograph album contained pictures of the planes which revealed a much more gracious age of air travel, albeit much slower and colder. (Actually, although the planes were much slower, taking into account the increasingly lengthy check‐in procedures we now have to endure the ‘door to door’ travel time was much the same). It is therefore somewhat ironic that the Air Miles travel coupon company used a pre‐war lying Boat as its logo.

Book Reviews with Bruce Fellows In Jack, a novel by AM Homes, Jack is the teenage son everyone would like to have; kind, generous, understanding but not drippy. Then a revelation about his father hurls him into a situation that nothing has prepared him for. Luckily his friend Max, a human hoover where food is concerned, is there with cynical wisecracks and frequent offers to inish Jack’s dinner up for him. Then Max inds that he is in need of help himself. Add in Maggie, a girl way out of Jack’s league but one who apparently sees the best in him, and you have a gripping insight into adolescent life – a comic and moving winner from Ms Homes. Another appealing teenager turns up in The Cardturner. Alton is facing a summer with no money, no job and no girlfriend, so his family ix him up as cardturner (you’ll ind out what that is) to his rich blind bridge fanatic uncle, Lester. Lester is very direct (think Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman) and is not the only eccentric in the story. The key to the novel is bridge but if you don’t play don’t be put off, author Louis Sachar niftily explains all you need to know in this novel for young adults while still creating a fast‐moving and very satisfying tale that comes up trumps all the way through. How does an escaped abductee live out the rest of her life? That’s the question James Sallis sets out to answer in his excellent novel Others Of My Kind. Abducted at eight, kept two years in a box then living feral in a mall,

Jenny has at last got her life back together when a detective knocks on her door asking for help with another recently rescued abductee. Though mired in appalling events happening all around her, Jenny gets involved and in helping helps herself to a better future in this very spare and impossible to put down thriller. Straight White Male, John Niven’s romp of a novel, brings us high comedy and profound tragedy as Kennedy Marr, a top novelist long since swallowed up by Hollywood, attempts to balance the books inancially and emotionally. Marr drinks and smokes heroically too much and in rants of the foulest language, recounts his return to Britain, to academe and to the bosom of his family. The novel is consistently funny about universities and life in Tinsel Town and the scrapes Marr gets into are hilarious, but his family provides a truly moving counterpoint – a real page turner. Lynn Barber has made a career out of being nosy and writing up her discoveries for the likes of Penthouse and The Observer. Now in her memoir, A Curious Career, she lays her secrets bare and presents a few of her favourite celebrity interviews. She likes monsters best, the ones who have tantrums and ling insults. Her favourite? Marianne Faithful. With Shane McGowan Barber once got drunk and planned a bank robbery but the thought of what would happen to her cats kept her legal. Hilary Mantel and Tracey Emin also star. This is a great read and very revealing

Music with Duncan Haskell Album of the Month Death Magic by HEALTH It may be six years since HEALTH’s last full‐length album, but the Los Angeles electro‐rockers have been far from silent. A remix album and the soundtrack to the video game Max Payne 3 have helped de ine the band’s sound and on their new record Death Magic they have added a slight pop sensibility to their violent and industrial palette. The ominous FX‐laden welcome of Victim could come straight from a console, or accompany the arrival of the next Terminator. When the vocals inally begin it’s the sound of an eerily calm post‐apocalyptic future. The surprise though, is that HEALTH have added a sprinkling of melody and sheen to their music, irst surfacing on the 80’s disco of Stone ist and particularly highlighted on the dazzling L.A. Looks. On Life, Jacob Duzsik’s angelic voice blends perfectly with the music’s euphoria and sense of grandeur. This is a thrilling moment of pure pop which will either delight or disturb the band’s older fans, as it is far removed from their traditional sound. The percussive artillery assault of Salvia brings the darkness crashing back and leads into the distorted EDM of single New Coke, complete with a terrifying and morphing synth drone. This is by far HEALTH’s most accessible release to date but there are plenty of moments of deafening danger. Drummer Benjamin Jared Miller still has the sound of a sentient robot lashing out at the world and it is these beats which underpin the band’s slight change in direction. Packed with striking arrangements, Death Magic is the crystallization of everything the band have done to date and is an album to be much admired.

Like that? Try this Pretty Hate Machine by Nine Inch Nails Although it’s a comparison which HEALTH may baulk at, there are de inite similarities which can be made between them and Nine Inch Nails. Trent Reznor’s recent work writing ilm and game scores may be the most obvious, but the bands are also related by their desire to twist seemingly inaccessible noise into something with a much larger appeal. On their debut album Pretty Hate Machine, Nine Inch Nails laid out their blueprint for a synth‐heavy sound which was as catchy as it was foreboding. Songs like the opening pair Terrible Lies and Head Like A Hole wouldn’t sound too out of place next to Peter Gabriel’s Sledgehammer. If you peered behind the factory‐made curtain there were pop songs (albeit very dark ones) waiting to get out. Of course there are differences too, Reznor’s pain and personality were very much at the forefront of his band’s sound, as heard on the angst‐ridden epic Something I Can Never Have, but both these bands create sympathy for the machine.

Gig of the Month Public Image Ltd @ O2 Academy Bristol, Friday 25th September Completing things this month are John Lydon’s Public Image Ltd (PiL), who are touring in support of their new album What The World Needs Now. By combining more worldly rhythms and a bass driven sound, PiL helped create a new genre from the tired ashes of punk, and just as with HEALTH and Nine Inch Nails this ledgling sound was able to be both experimental and memorable at the same time. Veterans they may be but they’ve lost none of their appeal.

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on Friday 18th September at 7.30pm. Tickets are available via the band’s website (www.mendipswing.org.uk), telephone booking line 07710 626704 or from Sisu Hairdressing on Whiteladies Road. 'Vocal Harmony' ‐ an exciting contemporary choir based in Bristol. Meet new people, learn contemporary songs and have a lot of fun along the way! You do not need to read music and there is no audition. We sing modern music by the likes of Adele, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Take That, Queen, all parts are taught in call and response. We run three 10 week terms, with a performance at the end of each term. Our new term starts on Weds 23rd Sept 7:30pm at Fair ield High School (BS7 9NL). Contact eliza@vocalharmonychoir.co.uk for more details or check out www.vocalharmonychoir.co.uk. Henleaze Ladies Choir is a friendly and welcoming group which meets in St Peters Church Hall, Henleaze, on Thurs between September and May from 1.45 – 3.45 pm (with a short break for tea). We give 2 charity concerts a year in December and May in St Peters Church Hall and from time to time we are invited to entertain community groups around the city. There are also occasional social events organised. We are always pleased to see new members but would particularly welcome irst sopranos at the moment. Please come and try a rehearsal without obligation. To ind out more please contact either Jane English (0117 951 1430 or 07752 332278) or Jean Wickham (0117 962 4466): 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 (new term starts 7 September 2015). 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

This seems to have been the focus of the court when deciding the outcome of the appeal. The ruling, whilst touted in the Andrew Jack of press as limi ng your freedom to leave AMD Solicitors your estate to who you wish, has more considers whether to do with disinheri ng a child in very you can dra your specific circumstances. will leaving your Heather Ilo had lost her father before property to she was born and her mother inherited whomever you everything from her husband. There wish in light of was also a very specific need from recent case law. Heather Ilo ’s circumstances. The court The case of Ilo V Mitson has been in also took the view that the mother’s the press recently with various degrees behaviour had been unreasonable and of accuracy and scaremongering. capricious. Reports in the press have claimed that While you s ll have the freedom to you can now no longer leave your money to whomever you wish. While I leave your estate to who ever you wish it may now be a touch riskier if you are love a good story as much as the next disinheri ng a child. Anyone seeking to man perhaps it is me to step back and make a will should seek advice before see whether this decision has really doing so and if you are intending to decreased your opportunity to leave disinherit a child this has now become your money however you wish. even more crucial. The background to the case is well © AMD Solicitors 2015 known by now but, in brief, Heather Ilo was omi ed from her mother’s will a er her mother never forgave her for AMD Solicitors are conduc ng a series of eloping at the age of 17. On her talks on inheritance and the changing mother’s death she discovered that she family this autumn and dates are to be had been le nothing from her mother’s announced shortly. More details will be £486,000 estate, and that her mother displayed at our 100 Henleaze Road oﬃce had le it all to chari es including 3 with and on our website amdsolicitors.com whom her mother had no previous dona ng history. Andrew Jack is a specialist Solicitor in AMD’s Private Client department. Andrew can be contacted on 0117 962 1205 or by email at andrewjack@amdsolicitors.com

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Join a honey mystery tour. Main exhibitors include the Avon Beekeepers Association, and their highly popular Honey Festival, the University of Bristol School of Biological Sciences, Butcombe Brewery, Mad Apple Cider, Riverford Organic Farms, Writhlington School Orchid Project, Avon Organic Group, nurseries selling insect‐friendly plants, and wildlife charities including RSPB and the global Bees for Development. Demonstrations and talks will range from beekeeping techniques and the workings of a live hive, to research projects about urban pollinators, how to build insect hotels and weave enchanting willow sculptures. Entrance £4.50, including tours. Free to Friends, children, University staff and students. Refreshments. The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Bristol BS9 1JG. Tel: 0117 331 4906. www.bristol.ac.uk/botanic‐garden. Fitness, Health, Walking & Dancing Bristol Shambhala Meditation Group offers free meditation instruction at the Open House evening each Wednesday from 7.30 ‐ 9.30 pm at 17 Lower Redland Road, BS6 6TB. For further information please see our website: www.bristol.shambhala.info Lipreading class. An evening lipreading class to help you cope with your hearing loss runs in Clifton from 6.15pm to 7.45pm every Monday, term time only, at Redland Park United Reformed Church, Whiteladies Road. Fee is £6 per session. For more details email Mary Hall at lipreadingmary@yahoo.com or telephone 07790 283 939. Drop In Healing Sessions held at The Friends Meeting House, 126 Hampton Road, Redland BS6 6JE on Thursdays from 5.00pm to 6.30pm. Run by NFSH The Healing Trust trained volunteers on a donation basis. Healing can help whether you're feeling stressed or in need of support or just want time for yourself. Everyone welcome, no need to book. For more information phone 07748 358206. Volunteering & Charities REMAP is a registered charity that designs

130 Westbury Road, Westbury on Trym, 0117 962 0008 www.chironcentre.co.uk For all your complementary healthcare needs New to The Chiron Centre- Homeopath, Natalie Weekes. At this time of year as our minds turn to holidays, some of us may experience unsettling mental and physical symptoms which can hinder our enjoyment. Jetlag, motion sickness and anxiety around travel are all common complaints and homeopathy can help to resettle and rebalance our systems, naturally, to enable us to fully benefit from our holidays. JETLAG, that unsettling combination of sleep deprivation and sleeplessness can be improved by doses of Arnica, the most commonly used of homeopathic remedies. Cocculus Indicus, too, can alleviate the energy sapping exhaustion brought on by foreign travel.

MOTION SICKNESS can affect all ages and can lead to actual vomiting. Cocculus Indicus is again a first choice remedy and particularly effective with train and sea sickness. Tabacum, too, can deal with the nausea, giddiness and seasickness common to motion sickness.

FEAR OF FLYING. Aconite has a proven track record in reducing anxiety around travel –particularly if that anxiety presents with a fear of death. Arsenicum Album is a better fit if the fear is accompanied by palpitations and restlessness. One major way to help yourself in any of these given situations is to not drink alcohol – it will exacerbate your symptoms, even though we all think it makes you feel calmer…. Many more remedies exist for the complaints above. The right one for you depends on your particular set of symptoms – for example if your fear of flying is accompanied by a desire for sugary foods and diarrhoea, then Argentum Nitricum will do the job. This is in line with the central philosophy of homeopathy, that we all have an individual set of responses to given situations, and with over 2500 remedies available, a Homeopath can help you discover which is the best remedy for you.

For more details of the complementary healthcare therapies offered by any of our practitioners please contact The Chiron Centre reception on 0117 962 0008 or visit www.chironcentre.co.uk

What’s On & Community News and makes custom aids which enable a disabled person to enjoy a better quality of life. We design, make or modify equipment to suit their speci ic needs. No charge is made for our services. Please contact us if we can help ‐ visit www.remapbristol.org.uk, contact Colin 01275 460288 colin305@gmail.com or contact Ray 0117 9628729 rwestcott@blueyonder.co.uk Drop In Session to Find Out About Volunteering at National Trust Tyntes ield Have you considered volunteering before? The Tyntes ield volunteering team is one of the largest in the National Trust and includes over 50 different role opportunities from visitor services to helping in the house or gardens. Gemma, a volunteer at Tyntes ield says “As a volunteer at Tyntes ield you know the effort you are doing is important and valued. We have team meetings once a month where we talk about what is going well, how we can improve and make changes, share ideas and have a laugh. It is a great way to get out of the house, make new friends and learn about local history”. So if volunteering at Tyntes ield sounds like something you’d enjoy, drop into Tyntes ield on Sunday 6th or Thursday 10th September between 11am and 5pm to ind out more or contact Karen on volunteeringtyntes ield@nationaltrust.org.uk. Volunteers needed to support carers. Could you please help us to develop and increase our support 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 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 For September! 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, bene iting both them as individuals and the wider class? Can you commit to giving one hour of reading time a week in term‐time? We are working with twelve schools in the Southmead, Brentry and Hor ield areas. Training is offered, and your enhanced DBS check is paid for by Bristol City Council. You would read with the same children each week and be part of a growing group of well over 100 volunteers. For more information please contact Paul Harrod, paul.harrod@gmail.com Friendship & Social Clubs 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 East ield Inn, Henleaze, on the irst 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. The Over 40’s Club is a non‐pro it 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 Lynn on 07757780201 or visit www.bbivc.org.uk. 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. As a member of

New estate agents based in the Arcade in Clifton Village, Bradley & Sadler, hosted a welcome to the team event earlier this month at the Clifton Club, just round the corner from our of ices. It was a great turn out and we also raised over £400 for our nominated charity a Life for A Cure. (pictured Suzy Bradley, Sue Sadler and Michelle Bresanhan)

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1. Eton Dorney; 2. Emilie Sande; 3. Namibia; 4. Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black; 5. Speedway, 1978; 6. Madness, Graham “Suggs” McPherson; 7. the A5; 8. Bosnia & Herzogovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, 9. Nick Clegg, John Prescott, Michael Heseltine, Geoffrey Howe and William Whitelaw; 10.a) Jonathan Swift, b) Nick Hornby, c) Joseph Heller; 11. wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy and gluttony; 12. Made in Bristol TV; 13. cumulonimbus. 14.a) Judy Dench, b) Elizabeth Frink, c) Stella Rimmington; 15. 1840’s; 16.a) apple, b) plum, c) aniseed, d) rice; 17. Hawker Hurricane, Avro Vulcan, De Havilland Sea Vixen

What’s On & Community News Soroptomists International we have the opportunity to form 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 of icer on 0117 9739894 or email gillbea@aol.com for more details. 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 Of icer 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 & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society: On Monday 28th September at 7.45 p.m. in the Apostle Room in the basement of Clifton Cathedral, Pembroke Road, Clifton, Alan & Jane Bambury will give a talk on "The Ashmeads of Bristol, a Tale of Maps Tragedies and Sewers" The talk will be well illustrated with pictures of 19th century Bristol, maps, plans and also a few amusing and interesting aspects of Victorian life 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 September 8th “The Changing Face of the Media Market” with Sarah Pullen (Managing Director of Local World Bristol), 7.15 for 7.45, £5 entry for guests, £2 for members; and 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. 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 (inc. refreshments). The next meeting will be held on Sunday 20th September at 3pm. The speaker will be Ben Grassby and the title of his talk is “How to improve your relationship with all you meet”. Starting with your own thoughts, learn how to enrich and enjoy relationships and take your life to the next level. Ben will show us how to use NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) techniques and help us to make profound changes in our lives. This will be a fun and informative afternoon! For further information, please telephone 01749 678 834 or email: leasurs@tiscali.co.uk Bristol Photographic Society is one of the oldest photographic societies in the Country and can trace its history back to 1904. For the last 40+ years it has been based in the heart of Clifton; however it has recently out‐grown its clubrooms and thus started a search for more suitable premises. This search concluded with the purchase of a property at Montpelier Central (opposite Montpelier Station) and after extensive building works it now has what is probably one of the best equipped camera clubrooms in the Country. 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

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Volunteering at St Monica Trust At St Monica Trust’s Westbury Fields and Cote Lane re rement communi es we have over 500 residents living in sheltered accommoda on and our general needs nursing and demen a care homes. Some of our residents are without family living near them, or without family altogether. Your me is the most precious gi you can give them. If you are able to give an hour or two a week to visit an elderly person and change their lives for the be er, then we would love to hear from you. Thank you. Please contact Helen Morris, the Visi ng Volunteer Coordinator for St Monica Trust for more informa on.

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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 now open summer hours from 8.00am to 18.45 7 days a week. Bristol City Council www.bristol.gov.uk 0117 922 2000

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Bishopston ‐ £695,000 A wonderful family home which has been very well updated and extended by the present owners, located in one of the top roads in Bishopston ‐ Codrington Road. This remarkably deceptive home offers ideal family living space and boasts period features to include stained glass windows and plaster cornicing. This fuses seamlessly with the modern touches and improvements made by the vendors to create the lovely home that we offer to you today. EPC – D

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Redland ‐ £325,000 Two double bedroom hall loor apartment with level access to a rear garden located at the top of Redland Road, and therefore ideally situated for Durdham Downs, Whiteladies Road and also the shops on Coldharbour Road. This apartment boasts well proportioned accommodation retaining period features and high ceilings allowing plenty of light throughout, this property has an abundance of character. EPC ‐ D

A stunning, new and cleverly constructed two bedroom contemporary style house located in this highly regarded area on the popular Chandos Road in central Redland. Beautifully presented with brand new ixtures and ittings and state of the art technology installed. This house is both ideal for professionals or investors, so whatever your lifestyle we highly recommend a viewing at the irst opportunity. Offered with no onward chain. EPC – B

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