The Bristol Nine Magazine - December 2015 by Andy Fraser

Ha pp Ch y ri s tm as A free community magazine delivered each month through 12,000 letterboxes across Stoke Bishop, Westbury on Trym, Sea Mills, Coombe Dingle, Henleaze and Sneyd Park.

The Editor’s Small Piece Hello there and welcome to the festive issue of the Bristol Nine magazine.

that seem to be audible in large numbers but as tricky as ever to spot. Keep looking as they are the sweetest of things. Simple pleasures indeed.

Fingers crossed the gloomy weather predicted this weekend gives way to something a little calmer and drier next week when this issue I hope November was kind to you and you weren’t buffeted too much. I think there is a should be being delivered. I’m always hugely silver lining to most clouds, each season brings grateful to the team of people who distribute The Bristol Nine out for me, reliable and happy (I with it opportunities for businesses and I guess our fencers, tree surgeons and chimney sweeps think) whatever the weather. Although I love this time of year. The winds and resultant produce the BS9 pretty much on my own I am falling of the gorgeous autumn leaves turns the indebted to the large number of people who deciduous trees into skeletons that look great help me by pounding the streets each month getting it to you. Producing the magazine is a against the watery skies, and make it all the better for spotting the many birds that are active huge task each month (although always a in the area. The jays seem particularly numerous pleasure) and all that effort would be wasted if the end product didn't hit the letterboxes in a this year and they are a striking sight, whether timely and reliable fashion. At the moment I have plump pinkish brown on the ground or that 39 and although it is a bit Oscar-ish I would like beautiful flash of blue as they pass through. to publicly pass on my gratitude to all who have We’ve also had fieldfares in the garden already, delivered the magazine this year - so thanks to although not their mates the redwings just yetEsther & Heather, Doug & Diana, Helen, Josh J, not cold enough perhaps. And if you are in Wilf, Louise, Ella, Ellie Heidi Karen & Ewan, woodland, or indeed somewhere like Canford Cemetery, keep an ear out for the tiny goldcrests Bethany, Charlie Laura & Julie, Victoria, David,

p5 Ben T, Eloise, Emily & Chloe, Ben F, Emma, Henry, Frannie, Josh C, Pat, Richard, Matt & James, Tom, Pippa & William, Sam, Oliver, Ruth and Michael. And anyone else I’ve forgotten! Fingers crossed you will find something of interest in this months issue - as ever it is a bit of a pot-pourrie in terms of content. One thing that always features however are a great number of loyal, local businesses without whom the whole magazine would be both impossible and pointless. So whether you are a first time advertiser or a long term resident in these pages then a huge thank you to you - I hope your business year has been a good one and I wish you all the best for a prosperous 2016. And finally to everyone in BS9 who receives the magazine, whether with anticipation, enthusiasm or gentle resignation (hopefully not too many of the latter) I’d like to say thanks for allowing me to share my ramblings with you. Fingers crossed as many of you as is possible have an enjoyable Christmas (whether peaceful or lively) and that good fortune, health and happiness visit you in 2016. Thanks for reading, and now I am off for my office Christmas party - mince pie and egg nog for one. Andy Fraser - the Editor How to get in touch— Tel: 0117 259 1964 (NEW NUMBER) Mob: 07845 986650 E: andy@bcmagazines.co.uk P: 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY Tw: @BS9Andy

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

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

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

Chris Worthington chrisworthington32@yahoo.com

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STOKE BISHOP guide £1,295,000 In an exclusive pres ge loca on, privately and discreetly situated within a quarter of a mile of the Downs. A high quality 5 bedroom, 3 bathroom, 3 recep on detached family residence standing in approx 0.25 acres with deligh ul mature gardens, double garage & ample parking. Bright and well‐appointed accommoda on with an excep onal large open plan thro’ family/dining room and kitchen. EPC: C

HENLEAZE guide £1,150,000 Brecon Road A substan al & excep onally spacious 6 bedroom, 4 recep on 1920’s period detached family house in a fantas c se ng with a large garden circa 1/3rd of an acre on the corner of Grange Park & Brecon Road. Enjoys a comfortable & homely feel but oﬀers exci ng poten al to update, remodel and/or extend in the fullness of me. There is also possible development poten al for addi onal dwellings subject to planning permission. EPC: F

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STOKE BISHOP guide £497,500 Howecro Gardens Away from the hustle & bustle this 4 bedroom, 2 recep on 1950's semi‐detached family house has peaceful gardens, driveway parking & integral garage. Located on a cul‐de‐sac overlooking a communal green, within easy reach of Durdham Downs. A much loved home for the last 45 years & now oﬀers the next owner the opportunity to update & adapt to suit their own requirements in the fullness of me. EPC: D

STOKE BISHOP guide £625,000 Stoke Hill A spacious & well presented, 3/4 bedroom, 2/3 recep on, 2 bath/ shower room, 1930’s semi‐detached family house situated in an immensely desirable loca on with impressive extended ground floor living accommoda on, oﬀ street parking for 2 cars, workshop & private 58 x 28 rear garden. A lovely family home of circa 1730 sq. . with double glazing & gas central hea ng. EPC: D

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

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

Wenceslas Vixen Rudolph Prancer Mary Noddy Dasher Donner Elizabeth Eric Ernie

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

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Constituency Matters - Charlotte Leslie MP The nights are dark, the fires are lit – as I write in mid November, remarkably I have seen a few decorations in houses – and we are full square in the middle of the pre-Christmas frenzy. A colleague was telling me that all his dad used to ask for at Christmas was a day of peace and quiet, which he never got (!), and it can get a bit like that at this time of year. We are in the middle of this storm of consumerism, excitement, parties and repeats on the telly, and sometimes we just need to step away from it all and reflect a bit. With my MP’s hat on, 2015 has been a real time of highs and lows. We had a frenzy to match Christmas leading up to early May with the General Election, followed by that slightly strange period after a big event when things feel a bit flat.

But as I never try to stop saying, I am the MP for everyone whether I had your vote or not. This is so important. My passion is making life better for everyone. The politics and the votes give me the opportunity but the responsibility is huge to serve everyone in all corners of Bristol North West. But of course the world of Bristol North West goes on and we saw the remarkable scenes in the summer of residents marching through Westbury to try to save the beloved library. There was though the disappointment of our local decision makers failing to back a Henbury Loop and my fear for the traffic consequences of that decision is only matched by my determination to keep the issue on the burner until eventually common sense is seen. And Bristol is facing big change next year – we will have George Ferguson’s first attempt to be re-elected mayor, councillors will be fighting all-out city council elections and we may also have a new police and crime commissioner. All very exciting so while we may want to reflect on a busy year, before we know it 2016 will be demanding out attention. Through the kindness of the fantastic editor Andy Fraser, I will hope to keep everyone informed of some of the key things that affect all of us Can I take this opportunity to wish all readers a happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

Charlo e Leslie MP for Bristol North West

I was so proud and privileged to be re-elected again to represent this amazing constituency.

Oﬃce: 184 Henleaze Road, Henleaze, Bristol BS9 4NE 0117 962 9427 www.charlo eleslie.com E: charlo e.leslie.mp@parliament.uk

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arranged for those who wish to attend.

How about trying a new hobby for 2016? Do you enjoy flowers, gardens, creative art - or have you never really thought of yourself as having an artistic talent but want to try something new? Then this club could be for you.

Membership includes being part of the National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies and there are regular sales tables and notice boards which provide plenty of materials and events for you to develop your knowledge. Meetings are held in a light and airy hall and refreshments are available for those of us wishing to have a post meeting catch up!

Henleaze & District Flower Club welcomes visitors and new members. Originally formed in 1981 by a small group of flower arrangers in Westbury On Trym, it subsequently moved to Henleaze in 1982 where it has grown and now has over 60 enthusiastic members. We have monthly meetings with National

Demonstrators making Floral Art arrangements, ranging from the traditional to the much more modern. There are also monthly, informal practice classes where a theme is given along with a helpful idea sheet but is also open to individual interpretation! These sessions are suitable for all abilities and are very relaxed and enjoyable. An annual trip to a garden of interest, club lunches and coffee mornings are also

Membership is £40 per year plus £2 per practice session. Visitors are welcome at £5 per demonstration session ( refundable on subsequent joining). We warmly welcome the complete novice to the experienced flower arranger. Come and give us a try. Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at 2pm in Bradbury Hall, Trinity- Henleaze United Reformed Church. For further information contact Debra Ward telephone 07974937741 or email debragailward@hotmail.com

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

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

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

alisondukes@amdsolicitors.com or annethistlethwaite@amdsolicitors.com Copyright AMD Solicitors

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Proper es urgently required in Stoke Bishop, Westbury on Trym, Sneyd Park and Coombe Dingle. Large number of disappointed proceedable buyers wai ng for suitable proper es.

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Music with Duncan Haskell

Next Step Daydream by Mariah Carey (Columbia)

It’s unlikely that you’ll listen to Mariah Carey’s fifth studio Album of the Month December album Daydream and Art Angels by Grimes (4AD) instantly think of Grimes but Grimes is the singular vision of Claire Boucher has been Canadian producer and effusive in her praise of The songwriter Claire Boucher and Voice, and that’s enough she has finally returned with reason to revisit the New York singer’s finest her fourth album, the follow up to 2012’s Visions. Boucher’s record. Having sold over 25 million copies it also remains one of the best-selling records of all sound has always dabbled time. with the mainstream before veering off on its own unique direction but Art Angels takes a Perhaps the most fully realised of Carey’s albums different approach, feeling like a reconstruction Daydream finds her perfectly positioned of pop from the inside. between her love of R&B and the type of balladry her fans had become accustomed to, showcased Grimes’ synthetic sound still remains but has been supplemented with an extra layer of sheen. perfectly by the six singles released from the California might be a lament aimed at critics and record. For every upbeat hip hop-inspired track fans, instead of a rejected lover, but still could be like Fantasy there is a standard like Always Be My Baby. Complementing rather than competing Taylor Swift’s next single. Kill V. Maim is an with each other this balance of styles positioned infectious slice of cartoon disco with hints of Carey as a thoroughly modern artist. Britney at her manufactured best. The title track might be the purest moment of pop that Boucher has ever recorded, Fantasy era Mariah Carey revamped for 2015. Of course, this being Grimes there will always be uncategorisable and idiosyncratic moments. SCREAM, featuring the Taiwanese rapper Aristophanes, combines a Cramps guitar riff with heavy beats and casts an eerie shadow. Belly of the Beat is a flirtation between strumalong guitars and a drum machine which feels surprisingly slight, not quite providing the musical escapism Boucher alludes to in the song’s lyrics.

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

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

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

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The Downs Recorder - Richard Bland

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

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

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Extension Issues - Glenise Morgan Building Extensions and Impact on Neighbours Is your neighbour building an extension? There are several applications every week in our area and most are uncontentious but we do get contacted fairly regularly, where neighbours have been very upset by the proposed building. One problem is the close proximity of an extension and the diminished view from the neighbour's back garden. The impact of a large structure, where there was previously an extended outlook with perhaps trees or other greenery, now cut down, can be quite a shock and take some time to get used to. However, we are not entitled to a “view” under planning regulations, just to a certain proportion of light and the current government has relaxed planning regulations so that "garden grabbing" is no longer a valid objection to an application. I don’t agree with the changes and regret that more neighbours are likely to feel aggrieved as a result, but local authorities must work within the rules set nationally.

often, this is not the case. A Council officer will consider the harm to the neighbour's "amenity". They may judge the changes are not sufficient to require plans to be modified, and where a building has already been started, there is even more reluctance to require that walls be demolished and rebuilt. People have the right to apply for retrospective planning approval and although this is reasonable for those who have not been aware of the correct process, those who wish to manipulate the system abuse it. Because of the “presumption in favour of development”, even if an application is refused, the applicant has the right to appeal against the decision. Neighbours or Councillors who object do not have that right. Officers have to take a pragmatic approach, exercise their judgement and take care not to expose the Council to possible costs if an appeal is likely to be successful. It is very hard for neighbours to accept what to them is a grave injustice. It feels that insult has been added to injury. My personal opinion is that planning enforcement policies should be much stricter where inaccurate drawings or plans are concerned.

I would urge anyone considering an extension, to have early discussions with their neighbours and More distressing is be frank and open about their plans so that any where neighbours potential issues can be addressed and possible are misled, whether solutions explored. People should, however, be unintentionally or prepared for the occasional situation where not, as to what is someone is seeking to manipulate the process. being erected. For Don't take a verbal assurance that this will have example, when little impact for you. Ask for detailed plans, drawings are monitor any changes and if building work does inaccurate, what is built is not according to plan, not comply with the approved plans, ask for an or changes are subsequently made which can explanation. Draw any discrepancies to the bring the extension even closer to the attention of the Council at an early stage and neighbouring property. Most challenging of all is insist that they are investigated. when an application is submitted in stages, until what was initially a small single storey kitchen In addition to your local councillors, do also extension becomes a large double-storey contact your local community group. The addition that projects out further to allow Henleaze Society, the Westbury-on-Trym Society additional rooms at all levels, and so has the and the Westbury Park Community Association potential to be converted into a separate all monitor planning applications and submit dwelling. comments where they feel it is appropriate People believe that planning enforcement will rectify such discrepancies. Unfortunately, all too

Cllr Glenise Morgan, Henleaze ward Glenise.Morgan@bristol.gov.uk

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Do you now have the right to inherit your parents' estate?

The case of Heather Ilo , who was cut out of her mother's Will, made na onal headlines recently. Many reports indicated that it greatly improved an adult child's chances of successfully claiming against their parents' estate if they had been disinherited. But what truth is in these reports? Heather had been estranged from her mother, Melita, since she was 17 because Melita had not approved of the man Heather went on to marry. Years later, when she died, Melita le all of her £486,000 estate to several animal and bird protec on chari es, disinheri ng Heather completely. Heather was s ll married to the same man and they had five children but finances were so ght, they relied on state benefits. Heather fought back by bringing a claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, which acts as a safety net for certain categories of rela ves and dependants in cases like this.

On her first applica on to Court, Heather was awarded £50,000. However, the Court of Appeal overturned this decision, finding that Heather's finances, even with state benefits, were at such a basic level that her award should be increased to £163,000. This enabled Heather's family to buy their council house. Contrary to the press reports, Heather's claim has not substan vely altered the law and does not mean that an adult child will almost always be successful if they claim against their parents' estates. This is because one key point of Heather's claim was that she was in real need of financial help. Her income and benefits did not meet her outgoings, and she had five dependent children to support. She was also an only child so there were no other family members figh ng for a share of Melita's estate. These are crucial elements in bringing a claim of this type, where the rela ve needs of the people involved will be balanced by the Court ‐ unless the claim is brought by a spouse or civil partner, who are en tled to claim for a greater share of the estate.

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If Heather had been wealthy, the outcome of her case is likely to have been quite diﬀerent but in any event, each case of this type will turn on its own facts. Heather's claim does however highlight the importance of making a professionally‐prepared Will. Firstly, because trained lawyers are alive to signs of a poten al dispute when they prepare Wills and can advise on steps to take to address these at the me a Will is made. Secondly, consider what the outcome would have been on the flip side, from Melita's perspec ve, if she had not made a Will. Her en re estate would have passed to her family under the intestacy

rules, and her personal desire to leave her estate to charity would not have been realised. Even a er Heather brought her claim, approximately two‐ thirds of Melita's estate s ll went to the chari es named in her Will. We have a na onal reputa on for the specialist work we undertake in resolving Will and trust disputes. For advice about either this sort of dispute, or making sure that you have the right Will in place (in order to avoid a dispute), please contact Michelle Rose on 0117 3145 246 or at mrose@vwv.co.uk.

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Gardening with Cathy Lewis Stay fit in the garden Any keen gardener will tell you about the health benefits the hobby can bring – from exercise and stretching to the relaxation that comes from being outdoors and connecting with nature. Studies have shown that even looking at a garden can make you feel better! However gardening also has the potential to cause harm. Bristol-based chiropractor Alison Archibald says many gardeners attend her clinic with injuries commonly caused by lifting heavy items, overstretching or repetitive movements. So, to stay fit and healthy in the garden follow Ali’s expert tips… Wear sturdy footwear and loose clothing so that you can move freely, including a scarf to protect your neck from the cold. Loosen up the back before you start with side bends and gentle rotations. Try the ‘Straighten Up UK’ programme (details on Ali’s website). Ergonomic tools are worth investigating. Chunky, soft-handled secateurs and shears will lessen the risk of tendon problems. A sack trolley is great for moving heavy planters. Flexible back support belts can protect old injuries and reduce low back problems. They are easy to take on and off and don’t make the muscles lazy when just used for a few hours at a time. Look out for the neoprene and Velcro type.

Good posture protects our backs in the garden and greenhouse. In a standing position, keep the knees slightly bent and tail tucked down, pull your tummy back towards your spine, have your feet pointing forward with your weight even on both feet just in front of the ankles. This will give a strong and stable posture from which forward and overhead tasks can be done more safely. Move your feet rather than twisting. Don’t overstretch. Try to move closer to the task and avoid bending and twisting especially if carrying a weight. Vary the tasks. Every 30 minutes change position, with short regular walks in between. Drink plenty of water. This helps rehydrate our spinal discs enabling them to function properly. My grateful thanks to Ali for her help with this article. She can be contacted on 0117 929 8384 or visit www.chiropractorbristoltaunton.co.uk

This handy gardening stool doubles as a kneeling pad when upside down and the side supports help with getting up afterwards.

Cathy Lewis, Dip. PSGD Cathy Lewis Gardens & Design Professional garden design, consultancy & maintenance Tel. 07985 008 585 www.cathylewisgardens.co.uk

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203 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 2XT

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

For Sale Stoke Bishop £525,000 An attractive 3 bedroom family home with a decent rear garden, driveway and garage. Convenient for local shops, city and commuter access to M5/ M4. EPC D

For Sale Druid Woods £215,000 Stunning top floor apartment beautifully upgraded by current owner. Leisure complex with swimming pool, parking and garage. EPC E

www.cjhole.com Clifton Sales 0117 923 8238

clifton@cjhole.co.uk

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For Sale Clifton £ 269,950 A two bedroom retirement apartment in a very popular complex just off Whiteladies road. Communal garden and car park as well as Residents Lounge. EPC C

For Sale Exclusive New City development A selection of studio,1, 2 & 3 bedroom apartments in a stylish new development in the historic city. Parking by separate negotiation. EPC B and C

To Let Redland £2,000 pcm Lovely three storey townhouse, newly refurbished to a very high standard. Patio garden and allocated parking. EPC tbc

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Mrs PC - Friendly Computer Training Christmas Shopping Many of you will be getting ready for Christmas and buying presents for your friends and family. Shops are busy but full of atmosphere and lots of ideas, they open later so that you can shop after work, and are often less crowded in the evenings. If however you want to avoid queues and bustle, you may want to shop online. This can be done at any time of day, but is as about as time consuming.

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Compare prices at comparison sites such as mysupermarket.co.uk, Kelkoo and Pricerunner. Avoid paying postage by using “click and collect”. Try one or more of the cashback websites such as Topcashback.co.uk and log on to shop at selected retailers and get cash back on your shopping. Buy vouchers but careful with the expiry dates.

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

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I teach on Windows computers and Apple, which Shop when there are promotions or price includes Mac, iPhone, iPad as well as Kindles, cameras, smartphones. My technicians can offer matches in store. help with setting up new devices and transferring Use cashback credit cards. Earn money as data, as well as trouble shooting and Wi-Fi networks. you spend. Visit Aldi, Lidl, TK Max and Primark for great deals, or treat yourself to a day out at a retail outlet - at Bicester Village, Clarks Village or Swindon. Get on eBay, but check the prices against Amazon and other online retailers. Amazon in other countries can be cheaper despite the postage. Look up discount codes for online shopping at sites such as www.moneysavingexpert.co.uk and hotukdeals.co.uk before you buy.

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

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No Prize General Knowledge Quiz

Name these vehicles.

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

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

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Alphabetically name the first and last US states.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Who illustrated the Winnie the Pooh books?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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p56 Pier Head. It is arguably the most special Pier in the country as it is the only fully operational one to be Grade 1 listed. Since the sad day in 1970 I own a brick. A special brick. Well, special to me when it disastrously collapsed under a load test, at least. It is in a wall, has my name on it and was local people have fought continuously to save it purchased as a part of a fundraising project when and raise the money needed to restore it to its my chosen football team was close to bankruptcy original glory. This project was eventually a decade or so ago. I love my brick and always completed in 1998 and the Pier once again touch it as I enter the ground. I also own a plaque reclaimed its position in the heart of the local in the penguin enclosure at Bristol Zoo. That community. brings me pleasure too, as does knowing that I have a little share in the beautiful yellow ferryboats that chug around Bristol harbour. The share in Bristol Ferryboats wasn’t a financial investment as such, it wasn't made for monetary gain, it just seemed a nice thing to do to help out a organisation that Bristol would be worse off without if left to fold.

Development at Clevedon Pier

I tell you this as I’m aware of another community share offer giving people the opportunity to support another genuinely iconic part of our local history. Clevedon Pier. And in the run up to Christmas you might be looking for an interesting and worthy gift for someone who might love you a little bit more for having bought them a little piece of something really special.

Now I’m not in the business of giving investment advice - I’m neither qualified or authorised to do so - but if you are interested in the work the Clevedon Pier and Heritage Trust are involved in and might like to provide some tangible support then you might like to see what the Trust’s Chairman Simon Talbot-Ponsonby has to say. “Clevedon Pier is the icon of Clevedon and the North Somerset coastline with its graceful structure and beautiful pagoda buildings on the

The final leg in the Pier’s journey to become selfsufficient is now underway. We are creating much needed toilet facilities, a restaurant, ice cream parlour, interpretation displays and a community meeting room, which will generate enough income to enable us to protect the Pier from its harsh marine environment which has the second highest tidal range in the world. Typically, we have needed to carry out around £1million of major maintenance, repair and repainting works every 10 years. We have already raised £1.9m in grant funding towards the improvement of facilities and additional trading activities on the Pier. Amongst many other successful funding bids the most significant being a Coastal Communities Fund (CCF) grant of £750,000 and a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant of £720,000. However, to complete our project and make the Pier a really attractive place to visit we have a shortfall of £378,000. This is where you and this Community Share offer come in. This is a unique opportunity to show your support to the Pier becoming a member by buying at least £150 in Community Shares. By becoming a member you will have a say in the future operation of the Pier

p57 and show that you care about the future of Clevedon, its’ heritage and the regeneration of the town. A Community Share is not like an ordinary share in an ordinary Company – it is a social investment. You should not buy these shares to make a profit. You should not put in money which you cannot afford and which you might need back. Join us and together we can fulfil the vision of a people’s Pier, part funded by the people of Clevedon and those who care about Clevedon. Let’s make the Pier come alive and in doing so, create a community led model for others to follow.” The share offer has been open for a number of weeks and has now been extended, giving anyone interested in this terrific project the opportunity to do so - whilst at the same time possibly seeing it as an unusual Christmas gift.

“The Directors of Clevedon Pier are delighted with the success of the recent share offer. The

minimum threshold of £50,000 was reached within days and now, as at 1st November 2015, the scheme has attracted almost £175,000 from over 670 investors. Unsurprisingly interest has been really strong in the North Somerset and Bristol area but there have also been a significant number of applications from much further afield including North American and Australasia. Given the scale of demand, the Directors have decided to extend the deadline for applications over the Christmas period by a further two months, making the revised closure date 14th January 2016”.

For more details about Clevedon Pier in general, and the Community Share Offer in particular, telephone 01275 878846 or head over to the website www.clevedonpier.co.uk

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Talking Pets with Viking Vets

Seasonal warnings regarding Christmas coming up.

Christmas is here again. I know they say the older you get the quicker the time passes by, and I am starting to understand this. It seem to be mere weeks since I last saw Christmas decorations in the shops and before you can say goodbye to the summer the shops are again full of Christmas stuff. Our pets are not forgotten, there are outfits, antlers and toys in all sorts of Christmas configurations. Most people now will make sure that their pets gets at least one present. Our dogs looks rather sad when I bring out the reindeer bells that I put around their collars, and I have restricted myself to only torturing them with it on the Christmas Day walk.

Most people are aware that chocolate is toxic to dogs. As we have been getting more and more fond of chocolates with high cocoa content this has increased the risk of poisoning. We are now seeing dogs that have eaten good quality white chocolate that have also become poisoned. If you have a 10kg dog (size of a Cocker Spaniel) and it eats 60 grams of dark chocolate this is sufficient to cause a possible fatal toxicity. It would have to eat 500 grams of milk chocolate. Please make sure that you keep any chocolate out of reach of your pets. I have never seen chocolate poisoning in cats but it is even more toxic than in dogs, thankfully cats just don't seem too interested in eating it. Last year we had a dog that had eaten alcohol filled chocolates, so not only was it being poisoned it was also drunk. We make them sick when they have

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eaten chocolate and, quite unusually, the chocolatey/alcoholic vomit we have to deal with smells quite nice! Raisin and grape poisoning is also very common over Christmas. The problem with this is that we have no clear toxic level per kg to help us. We advise if dogs have eaten any products containing grapes or raisins that we make them sick. If the pet has just eaten it we can make them sick and empty the stomach. Again, keep fruit products out of the way of pets, and if they do eat something then the sooner you get to the vet the better.

Christmas tree. This can create a hazard for you as an owner as it will not be fun to have the Christmas tree falling into your lap. I have some owners that have had to omit having any tree at all due to their cats obsession with climbing in it. Hopefully we will all have a merry and peaceful Christmas, and have happy and healthy pets. Maria Lowe, Veterinary Surgeon Viking Vets

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Zest Deli & Café is your local Delicatessen and Café with an emphasis on locally produced, healthy op ons for all tastes and requirements. The Deli has a large range of cheeses, home cooked meats, olives, quiches and much more. We carefully hand pick and take the best products from around the South West, and delicacies from around the world. We have our own home cooked ham, beef and turkey as well as home made coleslaw, potato salad, bean salad and houmous. We also oﬀer a range of speciality foods to cater for Gluten free, Dairy free, Diabe c and Coeliac diets. The food in our Café is all home‐made, from fresh ingredients, and is also available to take away from the deli for your convenience at home. In our Café we serve Fair Trade coﬀee, tea, home‐made cakes as well as freshly made hot and cold food from snacks to main courses. In the run up to Christmas we have a lovely range of Christmas hampers and gi s.

Zest Christmas Update Christmas Lunch Our Christmas Lunch menu is now being served ‐ right up un l Christmas Eve. Your choice of selected starters, main courses and deserts including tradi onal turkey and Christmas pudding as well as vegetarian, dairy‐ and gluten‐free op ons. Main course only £13.95, two courses £16.95, three courses £20.95. Booking is advisable . Last Orders Wednesday 16th December is our last date for taking orders for ham, bread, Jane’s mince pies & cakes, and general Christmas orders. Opening Times We are open normal hours un l Christmas Eve when we open from 7.00am to 1.30pm, then we close 25th to 28th December. On 29th and 30th December we are open from 9.00am to 2.30pm, and on New Years Eve from 8.00am to 2pm. We reopen on 2nd January from 8am to 3pm. and finally... We would like to thanks all of our customers for their support this year, and wish our friends and neighbours a very Happy Christmas.

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p65 to a warmer, brighter, less draughty place and avoid leaving them on a windowsill, behind drawn curtains on a frosty night. That said, right next to a Frosts, winds and rain are increasingly common at hot radiator is not the place they want to be. Water sparingly, most plants should be barely this time of year and of course, who knows, we moist in Winter. If your Christmas Cacti fails to might even get a white Christmas? That said the flower it may be that the temperature is too high, last few months have been exceedingly mild. So above 65 degrees, or it may be receiving artificial what we wake up to on Christmas morning is anyone’s guess. But, as the gardener we should be light after dark which would hinder flower production. Moving your plant into a cooler prepared, so do have tender plants tucked up location might spur it into action, and send out somewhere snug and warm, and protect the delightfully tropical looking flowers that vulnerable plants that cannot be easily moved. I brighten any room. always marvel at a couple of the more rarer and tender specimens that they have at the Bristol Botanic gardens. Adorned like mummies in reams Plant of the Month of fleece each delicate branch carefully wound up Sprouts for Winter protection... my hat goes off to whoever Well we couldn’t have puts it on... and takes it off! A job I’d be no good at Christmas without giving as all fingers and thumbs. sprouts a mention and for that, they must be my plant of the month. Luckily for the gardener in the colder months of Brussels Sprouts were first recorded as a the year, there’s not too many outside jobs to be spontaneous sport from a cabbage plant found in done. More armchair work in the form of the Brussels region of Belgium around 1750. They reviewing this growing seasons successes and taste much better when harvested from the failures, and planning for the year to come. That garden after being frosted, than when bought said, check regularly on the greenhouse to make from a shop. A stalwart among winter veg, they sure mice haven’t moved in and that your heater can apparently be enjoyed steamed, roasted, is working as it should. Personally I don’t heat my greenhouse as I tend to feel it's an open invitation shredded and pan fried and are great cooked with lardons and red wine with ones Christmas to come in out of the cold for anything four lunch. I’ve two lovely daughters and each legged and pesky! Christmas (with an element of one-upmanship) they try and be more ‘exotic’ with their sprout I’m all for recycling so do look out for local places cooking, but me and the wife prefer plain boiled.. to take your Christmas tree after the event, or but not to the point of no return. shred it and put it for composting. The debate’s always out between having a real or artificial tree. Sprout seeds can be sown from early March to Most Christmas trees nowadays are grown for April, pending the weather. Thin seedlings to 3in purpose, and therefore stocks are monitored and apart and transplant to their final growing replenished. Disposed of in a responsible way, they rot down and cause no environmental harm, position in May to early June, leaving 2ft between plants. Reliable varieties are Chronos, Revenge unlike the artificial variety, which eventually sit in landfill sites and apparently take over 500 years to and Maximus. Any garden soil in full sun will do them nicely and come the Winter months they rot down. I’m all for the real thing, and love the fresh pine scent and crunch of pine needles under will reward you with a bountiful crop of jewel like delights! Start picking from the lowest sprouts foot, and the bigger I can get in the lounge the better. Annoyingly it blocks out the TV from where when they are tightly closed, firm and the size of a walnut. Snap them off with a sharp downward I sit, but it keeps the girls happy, which has to be tug to avoid damaging the stalk. Birds and good. caterpillars may take a fancy to your crop, but as an organic gardener I leave them be, and believe Mrs P loves her houseplants and has some good in sharing with good old Mother nature... well it is advice on their Winter care, and decorating naturally for Christmas. Try and move houseplants Christmas after all!

The Veg Growers Diary - Reg Patch

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The Veg Growers Diary - Reg Patch Book of the Month As it’s rapidly approaching the season of peace, goodwill, and of course lots of Yuletide treats, I’m including two book recommendations from Mrs P. As they are both linked, if possible they are best enjoyed together, a bit like Christmas pud and brandy butter. Cut Flowers: A practical guide to their selection and care by Susan Whale £17.00 An informative well illustrated book packed with straightforward information on how to care for, and condition over 150 fresh cut flowers. Flower arrangers, florists and anyone vaguely interested in having cut flowers in the home will find this book invaluable. Filled with easy to follow care instructions, colour range, vase life, availability and tips on simple arrangements. Every flower has been photographed in full colour, making identification very easy. This book is arranged in alphabetical order of botanical names with an index of common names to help you find your favourite flower. This is an inspirational flower guide you will never want to put down. Cut Foliage: A practical guide to its selection and care by Susan Whale £17.00 This book is pretty much as the above, with over 140 types of foliage listed in this easy to use book. A page is devoted to each foliage and contains full care instructions, with tips on their suitability for design work and weddings. Both books are printed in A5 size with a wipe clean cover and spiral bound for easy use. Together they give the knowledge and inspiration to create truly wonderful floral arrangements for this magical time of year.

Forget artificial decorations and try bringing the natural garden indoors this Christmas. Harvesting berries, foliage and seed heads can be done very last minute, or planned months ahead saving Alliums and Hydrangeas for Christmas use. Evergreen foliage such as conifers and of course Holly and Ivy make the perfect backdrop for wreaths and table decorations, adding pine cones give it that Christmassy feel. A vase with several coloured stems such as dogwood with a few tasteful baubles attached can look fabulous. The key is less is more, don’t mix too many elements in one decoration and try adding some cinnamon sticks or oranges to give a festive aroma. A big - and I mean big - twig (8ft or more) will be purloined on the next visit to my dear brother's garden, which has, I’m told, 87 trees - so it won't be missed. Said twig will be strategically displayed and decorated to enhance the Christmas festivities at the Patch household.

Top Tip of the Month To avoid the traditional avalanche of hankies, socks and aftershave and of course the eternal Terrys chocolate orange this Christmas I’m going ‘off piste’ and doing what the wife does and writing Father Christmas a list, it seems to keep her happy. That way I’m hoping to get what I really want and not what these girls that surround me think I want. At present top of the list is a grease band for my fruit trees, a bucket of fat balls, because I do love feeding the garden birds, and a can of WD40, with over 2000 uses in the home and garden... that should keep me entertained over the Christmas break.

May your Christmas be bright and cheerful, and your nearest and dearest not far from home... Happy Christmas

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Planning For Inheritance Tax ‐ What To Do About The Family Home ? Part Two. With residen al property prices seemingly booming again in BS9, more local families than ever will find themselves caught in the inheritance tax (IHT) net over the next few years. The new addi onal main residence nil rate band for inheritance tax will help, however we are s ll finding a high demand for planning around the family home ‐ par cularly where it represents a significant part of the estate and where there is a strong desire to maximise the amounts received by beneficiaries. There are three main op ons for IHT planning around the family home and this month we focus on planning on death via the Will. The need for complex Will planning arrangements with regard to the home is not so important now that any por on of the IHT nil rate band not used on first death can be claimed when the surviving spouse dies. However, there will be examples of couples who would benefit, perhaps for prac cal reasons, from gi ing the nil rate band on first death. In addi on, those who have been widowed and remarried may be en tled to more than one nil rate band and in such cases a gi of the nil rate band on first death could s ll produce substan al IHT savings. There are a number of Will planning op ons available to married couples including an outright gi of the deceased share of the family home on first death to adult children. A provision which prohibits a sale of the property during the survivor's life me or without their permission can be added to this. A gi of the deceased interest could also be made to a discre onary will trust created by the deceased will under which the survivor is a poten al beneficiary. The pros and cons of each op on need to be explored before making a final decision.

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Final Salary Pensions ‐ Are they right for everyone? Ar cle 2 Last month I explained that Final Salary Pensions are o en considered to be the pension we would all want to have ‐ the type of pension you would not ‘usually’ transfer out of. Available to employees of many larger companies in the UK, as well as those in the public sector, these pensions o en

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a spouses pension, but he was single, and gave no return to his children on his death a er re rement as they were not dependent. By thinking he was in the ‘Rolls Royce’ of pension schemes, he was unaware that an alterna ve pension arrangement could have provided his children in excess of £300,000 on his death. Instead they received nothing. Here is another example to consider: Sarah is married to Nick. They met when they both worked for ‘Smith Industrial plc.’ in Bristol. She le to start a family, returning to work with Bristol City Council, when the children started secondary school. A er 15 years’ service she decided to set herself up in business. Sarah is 56 and Nick 59. Nick wants to re re at 60 and Sarah’s work is seasonal. They have bought a campervan and want to spend several months a year exploring Europe. They have paid oﬀ their mortgage and have a rela vely small amount of money in ISA’s as an emergency fund. They want to enjoy the next 5 years or so while s ll young enough to do so. Next year they will have a good income from Nick’s pension as he never le Smith’s, plus Sarah’s business will provide an income of about £6,500. However they need another £4,000 annual income to cover increased living expenses whilst away and possibly access to capital. Sarah has her two final salary pensions; the larger local authority one and the smaller ‘Smith Industrial’ one with limited death benefits, but neither are due to commence un l she is 60. One solu on might be to transfer her ‘Smith Industrial’ final salary scheme to a private pension plan she already has, valued at £20,000. She is amazed that the transfer value which was £39,000 4 years ago, has now increased to £68,000. She is happy about transferring this and

withdrawing an income, as she s ll has a guaranteed increasing income available from her local authority scheme when she is 60. Nick has his pension and both of them have the state pension to come in due course. By transferring Sarah’s smaller ‘Smith Industrial’ pension to her personal pension, she can draw down the required £4,000 annual income from it as she is 55. The income from the pension when added to her self‐ employed earnings means she remains below her personal allowance ‐ so she’ll pay no income tax. She can also use the £22,000 tax free cash from the private pension, if they need capital. So although ‘cashing in’ a final salary scheme and giving up the index‐linked income she would have received from 60, she is now able to 1) gain earlier access to her pension to use for the European trip, 2) have superior death benefits as Nick feels a lump sum of about £88,000 is more useful to him than a small pension that he does not need in any case and 3) control whether her income is liable to income tax or not. (It is extremely important to state that the above does not cons tute advice and because everyone’s circumstances are diﬀerent, we strongly suggest you seek independent financial advice) Phil James Grosvenor Consultancy Ltd. 01275 373348 The Financial Conduct Authority does not regulate tax advice and some forms of oﬀshore investments. The value of investments and the income from them can fall as well as rise and you may not get back the full amount you invested.

Finally Grosvenor Consultancy Ltd. would like to wish all readers of The Bristol Nine a very Happy Christmas and New Year.

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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 259 1964 or 07845 986650, post details in to 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY or emailing andy@bcmagazines.co.uk. All notices must be received by the 15th 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

BS9 3UN on Sunday 13th December. Concert begins at 7pm and programme to include Lauridsen, Whitacre, Tavener, Rachmaninov, Pete de Rose, Spirituals and a selection of popular Christmas music. Director - Tom Jones and in aid of Changing Tunes. Tickets £10 (£6 under 18’s) available from Holly Shannon admin@outtheremusicbristol.co.uk / 07866 587424 and on door (open from 6.30pm) www.outtheremusicbristol.co.uk Stoke Bishop Ladies Choir hold their annual Christmas Concert on Monday 14th December at Stoke Bishop Village Hall, starting at 2.30pm. Guest singer will be a welcomed return visit by Victoria Huggins. Free admission and free tea but donations will be invited to the "Above and Beyond" charity which supports all our Bristol Hospitals.

Bristol Cabot Choir invite you to their Christmas Concert on Monday, 14 December 2015 at 7.30 Westbury Park WI will be hosting Christmas pm at Bristol Cathedral, College Green, BS1 5TJ. Carols on Wednesday 16th December 7.00pm at Conducted by their Musical Director, Rebecca St. Albans Church Hall. Raffle, mince pies, wine Holdeman, with the wonderful Bristol Brass and mulled wine. With esteemed soloist Rebecca Consort and Joachim Schwander, Organ, their Chellappah who will be entertaining and leading programme will feature the Gloria from Bach’s B us in Christmas songs (words provided). We are Minor Mass, Haydn’s Te Deum, Lauridsen’s O hosting this evening to support the WI Durdham Magnum Mysterium and a mix of traditional and Down Group. Guests welcome £5each (free for modern carols for choir, brass and audience. children) - price includes glass of mulled wine & Charity No. 1162680. Tickets: Reserved £15 mince pie, further refreshments available to Unreserved £10/£5 (under 18s) From Opus 13, 14 purchase. St. Michael’s Hill, Bristol BS2 8DT Ticket Line 0117 923 0164 or at www.bristolcabotchoir.org (+10% Westbury on Trym Methodist Church Booking Fee). Retiring Collection for Bristol Orchestra are a group of instrumentalists of all Samaritans. See us on Facebook. ages who play for morning worship once a month. Our rehearsal time is before the service Local choir City Voices Bristol are delighted to from 10am. If you play any orchestral instrument, present ‘It's Christmas’ – a wonderful mix of fun but particularly violin, you are very welcome to and uplifting songs from near and far, which are join us. Experience of orchestral playing is not guaranteed to liven up any winter evening. St essential, but you will need to be able to read Georges Hall. 12th December 7pm. Tickets music. We are a friendly and helpful group, who available via St George's Hall Box office and at enjoy playing together. Parts are always provided www.cityvoicesbristol.com for personal practice. To find out more telephone 9686589. West Bristol Orchestra. A chamber orchestra, playing a wide range of classical music arranged Saturday 5th December 'A Festive Night at the for the smaller orchestra, meets at the United Opera' 7.30pm at St Mary Magdalene, Stoke Reformed Church, Muller Road on Thursdays Bishop. Featuring soloists from Welsh National 7.15pm.to 9.15pm. Additional string players of Opera- Tickets £10 until 1st December - £15 on Grade5+ standard welcomed. Experience of the door (10% group discount for 10+). orchestral playing not essential. For more info please contact the Secretary on 968 3998. Out There Music Bristol’s Chamber Choir will be performing a Christmas Concert at St Monica’s, 'Vocal Harmony' - an exciting contemporary Cote Lane Chapel, Cote Lane, Westbury-on-Trym, choir based in Bristol. Meet new people, learn

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the Bristol Ensemble. Tickets £7, accompanied children under 18 free. Full details at www.bristolchoral.co.uk. Book online at www.bristolchoral.co.uk or by phone on 0845 652 1823.

Spirit of Christmas with Bristol Bach Choir. Join the Bristol Bach Choir and Liberty Brass Ensemble for a fabulous evening of gorgeous choral Christmas music, humorous and thoughtful readings, stirring audience carols and lots of brilliant brass! The concert takes place on Out There Music’s North Bristol Community Choir Friday 18 & Saturday 19 December 2015 at 7.30pm in St George’s, Bristol. Tickets cost will be performing a Christmas Show at The between £9-20 (£5 for under 25s) and are Elmgrove Centre, Elmgrove Road, Cotham, BS6 6AH on Saturday 5th December. Show begins at available online at www.bristolbach.org.uk or by phoning 0117 214 0721 or from St George’s box 8pm and music to include David Bowie, Marvin office. Gaye, Mumford and Sons, Bonnie Raitt, music from Frozen and classic Christmas songs. Bristol Cabot Choir is delighted to welcome Director -Tom Jones and in aid of Changing Tunes. Tickets £10 (£6 under 18’s) available from new members for all voice parts. Why not come and sing with us for 2/3 ‘taster’ rehearsals before Holly Shannon: a simple audition? We meet at Redland URC on admin@outtheremusicbristol.co.uk / 07866 Mondays at 7.30 pm More information via 587424 and on door (bar and doors open from m.h.morse@btinternet.com, 7.30pm) www.outtheremusicbristol.co.uk www.bristolcabotchoir.org; or Facebook. Henleaze Ladies Choir is a friendly and Toddler Worship at Christmas, at St Mary welcoming group which meets in St Peters Magdalene Church, Stoke Bishop. Wednesday Church Hall, Henleaze, on Thurs between September and May from 1.45 – 3.45 pm (with a 9th December 9.30am A time for young children short break for tea). We give 2 charity concerts a and babies to make a joyful noise, sing and listen to a seasonal story with their grown–ups. year in December and May in St Peters Church Hall and from time to time we are invited to Bristol Cathedral Choir School Choral Society entertain community groups around the city. is always looking for new singers to join our There are also occasional social events choir! We are an enthusiastic amateur choir organised. We are always pleased to see new specialising mainly in classical works (ancient to members but would particularly welcome first sopranos at the moment. Please come and try a modern). We are loosely associated with the Choir School, joining in with some of their rehearsal without obligation. To find out more concerts and using the school (on College Green) please contact either Jane English (0117 951 for practice on Wednesday evenings. There is no 1430 or 07752 332278) or Jean Wickham (0117 audition and no requirement for musical 962 4466): expertise. Contact Matthew Smith Saturday 19th December 2015, 7.30 pm, Colston mattmsmith@virginmedia.com if you are Hall, Bristol BS1 5AR. George Frederic Handel’s interested. “Messiah” with the Bristol Choral Society and Out There Music Bristol Children's Choir has the Bristol Ensemble. Tickets from £10 to £25. been running for eight years and we have (under 25s £5.00, Seniors 10% discount). Full details at www.bristolchoral.co.uk. Book online at recently moved to Cotham School. The new rehearsal facility is amazing and is helping build www.bristolchoral.co.uk or by phone on 0845 the Choir into something quite special. Founded 652 1823. by local musician Tom Jones, the Choir is open to Saturday 19th December 2015, 4.30 pm, Colston children age 7-13 from any school in Bristol. We meet every Wednesday in term time in the Hall, Bristol BS1 5AR. Mini-Messiah Family Performing Arts Studio, Cotham School, BS6 6DT Concert. An hour of highlights from Handel’s from 4.45pm – 6.00pm. Come along to a free masterpiece with the Bristol Choral Society and

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What’s On & Community News taster session before deciding whether to audition. We sing songs that children are guaranteed to love and we always have fun! For more information contact Holly Shannon on admin@outtheremusicbristol.co.uk / 07866 587424 www.outtheremusicbristol.co.uk The Mosaic Singers are a compact group sharing a love of performing in concerts. With a broadly light repertoire, we aim to provide great entertainment in support of good causes. We rehearse at St Mary Magdalene's church hall, Stoke Bishop and new members are assured of a friendly welcome. Why not 'phone Mike on 9623465 or 07929 622 485?

demonstrate and then assist you in making a welcoming and stylish wreath for your front door to your own design. You will use locally sourced, natural, compostable materials, all provided and trimmed to size, such as holly, pine, juniper and ivy flowers and hand tie with jute. Decorate with dried orange slices, bundles of fragrant cinnamon sticks or bring in your favourite other embellishments if preferred. Let loose your creative side and then enjoy some seasonal refreshment. £40.00. University of Bristol Botanic Garden, The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Bristol BS9 1JG. Tel 0117 331 4906 or visit www.bristol.ac.uk/ botanic-garden for more details.

Sea Mills Garden Club have regular monthly meetings, every 3rd Wednesday, held at Sea Mills Methodist Rooms, Sea Mills Square at 7.30 pm. However please note that our Christmas party Henbury Singers welcome new members. We will be on Thursday 10th December. Our are a mixed choir and we meet at Stoke Bishop forthcoming programme of talks in the New Year Primary School in Cedar Park on Thursday evenings - 7:45 to 9:15 pm. Fees are currently £40 is:- 20 January, David Martyn “Developments at Kings Weston”; and 17 February, Jim Billings per term. There is no audition. We sing mainly “Spring's Around the Corner” (lets hope so!). choral music from a classical tradition, but we also sing carols, songs from musicals, gospel and Subscriptions due January 2015 Single - £13, Double - £24. Visitors always welcome at £3 per folk songs. Contact Maggie Cavanna 0117 973 meeting. Hope to see you there. FFI contact Gail 4794 or secretary@henburysingers.org or visit Mitchell 0117 9685350 or Esme James 0117 our website at www.henburysingers.org 9682571. Organ Elevenses at Holy Trinity Church, Henleaze & District Flower Club meets on the Westbury-on-Trym will be on Sat. Dec. second and fourth Thursdays of the month at 19th. Come and enjoy a short recital given by Bradbury Hall, Waterford Road in Henleaze. Richard Johnson, our own talented and popular organist. Festive refreshments, lovely real coffee Flower demonstrations are held on the second and luscious cake served from 10-30, followed by Thursday and practice classes on the fourth Thursday. New members always welcome. music at 11am. Suggested donations £5, children free, towards the Church music fund. Friends of Old Sneed Park Nature Reserve. It The 2016 season will start on Sat. Jan. 9th. All only costs £5 a year to become a friend of the welcome! nature reserve, a wonderful area for wildlife in Stoke Bishop Ladies Choir meet at Stoke Bishop Stoke Bishop. The land is owned by the council and run with the help of volunteers & Friends. Village Hall, new members welcome and no auditions are necessary. We are a friendly group There are 4 informative newsletters a year, and that sings for pleasure, and we hold a concert at regular events on the reserve. Check the website www.spnaturereserve.com for more details and the end of each term (Christmas and Easter) to raise money for charity. Please contact Maureen to download an application form to become a Friend. on 9567894 or Carolyn on 2791409 for more information. Henleaze Garden Club is a thriving club for anyone interested in anything to do with Gardening & Horticulture gardening! We meet the first Wednesday of each Christmas wreath workshop, 6 December 2015, month in the main hall at St Monica's, Cote Lane, 2.30 pm, University of Bristol Botanic Garden. An with a summer break when the club arranges afternoon workshop during which led by expert coach trips. Expert speakers, a quarterly newsletter, and great Christmas event. Annual Sue Amesbury of Greengarland who will membership is £20 plus a £1 per visit, visitors are

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enjoyable routines designed to promote overall fitness and mobility. You put as much energy as you feel like it on the day and you should leave feeling great. This is a friendly welcoming class come and give it a try - £5 per session. Phone Jane on 9681042 for more information, website www.movesfitness.com

Fitness, Health, Walking & Dancing Westbury Walkers is a group of walkers who assemble at Lloyds Chemist Canford Lane Westbury on Trym. We meet usually at 9.30am on a Tuesday morning. New walkers always welcome. If you would like details of any of our forthcoming walks please contact Jean Maish 0117 3301194 / 07789 741892, email jmaish@blueyonder.co.uk, or Pam Henderson 0117 9624329 / 07837 857033. Tai Chi : New Year : New Class. Starting on Thursday 7th January, 9.30am, The Greenway Centre. Discover how Tai Chi can benefit your health and improve your sense of well-being with an experienced teacher in a friendly class. For more information and other local classes: Karen on 0117 9424167 or email taijiworks@phonecoop.coop or see www.taijiworks.co.uk Bristol Shambhala Meditation Group offers free meditation instruction from a qualified instructor at the Open House evening each Wednesday from 7.30 - 9.30 pm at 17 Lower Redland Road, BS6 6TB. There is also the opportunity for a longer period of practice on Sunday 13 December at the monthly City Retreat from 10 am until 4 pm with a break for lunch from 12.30 until 1.30. Feel free to come for half a day if you prefer. A donation of £5 is suggested for each session. For further information please see our website: www.bristol.shambhala.info Dance fitness - for flexibility, co-ordination and body conditioning, exercise to music every Tuesday, 2pm - 3pm at Filton Folk Centre, Elm Park, BS34 7PS. Have fun whilst keeping fit, all abilities welcome. For further information, contact Eileen Scott, 07969929733, email scottyartois@hotmail.com, or visit www.emdp.org Moves Fitness - exercise to music for all ages and fitness levels at St. Peter's Church Hall, Henleaze, every Wednesday morning from 10am to 11am. The class carries on throughout the summer. The session consists of structured and

Tai Chi Movements for Wellbeing (TMW) is a specially developed sequence of movements which promotes physical, mental and emotional health. Based on the essential elements of both Tai Chi and Chi Kung, the simple TMW sequence is easy to learn, allowing greater confidence, reducing stress and releasing tension. A new 8 session course starts in September at TrinityHenleaze URC, Waterford Road, BS9. £68 including DVD or book for support at home. Contact experienced teacher Jackie Wright on 07741 609885/jackie@tmwtraining.com Pilates Classes at Henleaze URC, Monday 9.3010.30 & 10.30-11.30 (mixed ability), 11:30-12:30 (Postnatal),18:30-19:30 (beginner), Tuesday 9:3010:30 (improver), 10:30-11:30 (beginner), Wednesday 18:15-19:15 (intermediate); Southmead Community Centre 12:10-12:50 (mixed ability). For bookings call Leanne 07817 189474 or visit www.pilatesdowntime.co.uk Pilates classes and well being therapies in Henleaze. Lovely airy studio offering all levels of Pilates, adult ballet fusion and salsa classes. Also we have a fully equipped beauty room to pamper you after your workout. For more info www.mindbodystudio.co.uk or call Efuah 07881825142. Henleaze Tennis Club has vacancies for players of all standards and ages. Whether you are an established player looking for a club, someone who is rusty or a student come along and try us out. For further information take a look at www.henleazeltc.com or contact the secretary Philip Price Tel: 07787 566246 E-mail: philpriceqs@gmail.com Zumba Gold / Light 5.30pm/ Zumba Fitness 6.35pm. Westbury -on-Trym Village Hall. Weds. £5 on door. Just drop in with water and a sense of humour! Phone Marie on 963 4104 or visit www.bristoldancezumba.co.uk for more info. Ladies Badminton. A friendly group that meets on Tuesday mornings is looking for some more players. Westbury Village Hall, Eastfield Road,

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Bristol Child Contact Centre Last month the Bristol Child Contact Centre celebrated 25 years of providing a safe place for children of separated families to meet with the parent they no longer live with.

and child relationships can make a great difference to a child's life. Our keynote speakers were Judge Stephen Wildblood and Judge Julie Exton, of the Bristol Family and District Courts. Both Judges said the Contact Centres were vital in the Family Court system. They provide a safe, kind and reliable place for families in the difficult and fractious times of family breakup and separation ... a place where the needs of the child, to see and spend time with both parents, is provided for and protected. In these days of less access to legal aid funding for families in these circumstances the Bristol Child Contact Centre offers families, and the courts, a vital service and helped them to help their children.

Anyone wanting to find out more about the Bristol Child Contact Centre can visit our website www.bristolchildcontactcentre.org.uk The Bristol Child Contact Centre is a voluntary organisation accredited by the National Association of Child Contact Centres (NACCC) and supported by Cafcass (Children and Family Courts Service). We have part time coordinators and a team of around 25 volunteers. In these days of reduced access to legal aid the need for support when family relationships break down is crucial. We provide the service free of charge and see many families, given this opportunity of support, progressing to be able to negotiate and manage the on-going relationship between the child and non-resident parent themselves. The Bristol Child Contact Centre meets on two Saturdays a month at the Leonard Hall, TrinityHenleaze United Reformed Church, Waterford Road, BS9 4BT. At the 25th Anniversary Celebration the Lord Mayor, Cllr Claire Campion Smith, spoke about how important it is that there are places in like the Contact Centre in the city of Bristol, to support people, and particularly children, in times of family crisis. Helping to maintain parent

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What’s On & Community News 9.45 am to 12 noon. Please contact Anne on 909 1714 for more details. Tai Chi Classes for beginners in the New Year. Always wanted to try Tai Chi? For centuries the Chinese have practised Tai Chi as simple but powerful form of exercise for strength, balance and mindfulness. Always want to give it a try, now you don't have to go to China. The Bristol School of Tai Chi has lots of daytime and evening classes in Henleaze and Bishopston starting from the 11 January. Try something new in 2016! Any questions contact Ben Milton, 0117 9493955, taichi@bristoltaichi.com, www.bristoltaichi.com LinkAge Contemporary Dance (55+). Do you ever get the feeling you just want to dance but don’t get the opportunity? Feel energised in a new way and ignite your creative ideas. Open to all abilities. Every Monday 10am-11am, Bradbury Hall THURC. £4. Contact LinkAge on 0117 3533042 for more information. Get Involved in Netball. The Avon Netball League is well established in Bristol and welcomes all types of players – whether new to netball, taking it up after a few years absence and all the way up to premier division teams that cater for high level players. Independents Netball Club is a friendly team looking to recruit new members, with training on Monday evenings at Red Maids School. Please email bristolnetball@hotmail.co.uk for more information. The Lawrence Weston Badminton Club play at the Greenaway Centre ,Greystoke Ave in Southmead on a Monday night from 7.00pm until 8.30pm. Our players are of a good standard, both male and female, and we are a very friendly club. We would welcome new players – please contact Marilyn on 0117 239 1005 for more details. Scottish Country Dancing for beginners and experienced dancers at St Monica Trust’s 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 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. Fancy a ramble? How about joining us for enjoyable 8-10 mile walks on two Sundays per month ? Our usual group size is 12-15 walkers. Interested ? If so, please come and give Stoke Lodge Ramblers a try. For further details www.stokelodgeramblers.wordpress.com or phone Secretary 0117 9684140. Zumba Gold Class @ Horfield Parish Church Hall every Weds 2pm-2.45pm (£4.00 per class) for the mature movers aimed at age 55+ (All other ages including Beginners) Zumba Class @ Orchard School every Thurs 7pm-8pm Contact Georgina for further details on www.bristolzumba.com or tel: 07545 625 089. Westbury Scottish Club country dancing classes for beginners at Leonard Hall, Trinity-Henleaze URC, Waterford Road, Henleaze. Tel. Maggie on 01934 838175. Classes for more advanced dancers at St Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze. Tel. Cheryl on 0117 9590970. Every Tues 7.30 9.30pm. See www.wscbristol.com for details. Volunteering & Charities REMAP is a registered charity that designs and makes custom aids which enable a disabled person to enjoy a better quality of life. We design, make or modify equipment to suit their specific needs. No charge is made for our services. Please contact us if we can help - visit www.remapbristol.org.uk, contact Colin 01275 460288 colin305@gmail.com or contact Ray 0117 9628729 rwestcott@blueyonder.co.uk Team members needed. At Bristol Child Contact Centre in Henleaze children of all ages spend time with the parent they no longer live with, in a session supported by our volunteers. Most of the ‘contact parents’ are fathers, so we would especially welcome more men to join us. The volunteer team prepares the hall and toys, serves refreshments, welcomes parents and children, listens non-judgmentally when needed, and keeps everyone safe and happy. If this appeals to you, and you’d be free to join our Saturday volunteer rota every 4-6 weeks, do get in touch for further details. You will get an

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What’s On & Community News enhanced DBS check, training and support, plus the satisfaction of maintaining a much-valued service which helps families stay in touch after separation. For more information see our website www.bristolchildcontactcentre.org.uk. and/or ring Helen or Anna on 07511 290505. Wanted - Volunteer Drivers for transport, once or twice a week, of local elderly patients to the Westbury doctors’ surgery or to a hospital. We have a small group of volunteer drivers, all over 50, who enjoy being active in the Westbury community. Please come and join us and experience the gratification from helping others in your own neighbourhood. We operate within the Charity RSVP-West, who provide us with liability insurance for these drives and with practical help and advice. And of course we work closely with the Staff of the Westbury-on-Trym practice. For information please contact Zina Wilson on tel.nr 9078744 or by e-mail on Bernzina@blueyonder.co.uk , or ask the Westbury Practice Reception or your local GP on tel. 9623406.

to giving one hour of reading time a week in term-time? We are working with twelve schools in the Southmead, Brentry and Horfield 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 and Support Groups Trinity Henleaze Ladies Guild meet fortnightly on Monday evenings at 7.30pm in the Leonard Hall Waterford Road. Good varied programme of speakers followed by tea and coffee. All are welcome. For further information contact Jenny on 9620108 Bristol Brunel Lions Club. We have our business meeting at Shirehampton Golf Club on the first Tuesday of every month at 7 for 7.30. On the 3rd Tuesday of each month we have a social gathering normally with food. We raise money for charity both locally and beyond through a variety of activities - our Frogs game, our new Racing Pigs game, our carol float at Christmas, quizzes and auctions for example. Lots of fun and fellowship raising money for very good causes. For more details see Bristol Brunel Lions Club on line or contact our Club Secretary Bill O’Neill at lion.bill@virginmedia.com.

Do you love Weddings? Westbury-on-Trym Village hall is a very popular wedding venue and has another busy wedding schedule set for 2016. We're looking for more volunteers to help these events run smoothly. If you're interested, please contact Debbie Furlong on 07791 882127. Westbury Park WI is changing its meeting day to the First Wednesday in the month from January. January 6th will be our first one in the Volunteers needed to support carers. Could new year and we have Sam Xenofou coming to you please help us to develop and increase our demonstrate Yoga. In February we have Mark support to carers, people who are looking after Fox-Powell coming to talk on Astro Biology and an unwell, disabled or elderly family member or “Life on Mars”. Guests are welcome, it costs £4 friend? If you are outgoing and could offer two per session and it is possible to be a guest 3 mornings a month to greet and give info to carers when they visit their GP Practice, or could times in a year without having to become a member. We meet at Westmoreland Hall, offer two to three hours a week to sit with an Westmoreland Road, Redland from 7.30pm. older or disabled person so that their carer can have some time off, we’d love to hear from you. The Bristol and District branch of Parkinson's UK Full training and support provided. Please meet every first Saturday of the month at St contact Mike Hatch, Carers Support Centre Monica Trust, Cote Lane, BS9 3UN from 10am volunteer on 07503 577830 or e-mail 12noon. Carers, relatives, spouses, and people gp_volunteers@outlook.com with Parkinson's - all are welcome for a social and informative get-together, with speakers from a More Reading Buddies Wanted! Would you variety of backgrounds with many diverse enjoy offering reading and language support to interests. Please join us. We also meet at The children for whom English is a second Eastfield Inn, Henleaze, BS9 4NQ every language? Can you help them improve second Friday in the month for an informal their reading ability, benefiting both them as individuals and the wider class? Can you commit coffee morning, from 11am. We are a friendly

p83Â An award-winning Bristol business that offers innovative children's detective parties, school and educational workshops and corporate team-building days based on scenes of crime analysis, is celebrating its fifth anniversary as it expands across the UK with its third UK franchise. The Detective Project, headquartered in Stoke Bishop, was launched in September 2010 by Jenny Williams, a former career detective with the Metropolitan and Avon and Somerset police forces. Jenny combined her expertise and knowledge of scenes of crime methodology with her experience of parties as a Mum, to launch the event business which involves participants in fun activities based on real investigation techniques and which demonstrate how crime is investigated in the 21st century using cuttingedge forensic science theory and practice. The Wessex office follows on from Detective Project ventures launched in Bristol, South Essex and North East Surrey, with more interest from potential business owners also underway.

The Science Museum in London held one such event turning one of its huge halls into a crime scene and involving 415 adult visitors in the solving of the crime. In another event a school staff development day was turned around for 150 teachers, who suddenly found their school in 'lockdown' after a body was found in one of the classrooms and who had to work together to deadline to investigate the event! "2015 has been a fantastic year for The Detective Project as we've worked with many more groups of people in the corporate world whilst continuing to build our party and schools business with hundreds of events - and have had excellent feedback from our customers across the board." says Jenny Williams. As a STEM Ambassador, Jenny is keen to actively encourage young learners to enjoy Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics subjects and inform them about the career opportunities that are available to them "It's continually rewarding to be able to help children to explore science and find it exciting." she says. "For many, especially top primary and lower secondary school pupils, science conjures up images of learning in a lab, so it's fun to show them just how amazing the whole subject can be."

This year The Detective Project has also seen significant growth in its corporate team-building events which are designed to engage, test and The Detective Project can be contacted on challenge groups of 10 to 150 people with fun 0117 244 0053 or more information can be crime scene activities that promote teamwork, found at: www.thedetectiveproject.co.uk problem solving, communication and leadership.

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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 On the first Tuesday of the month the North wide range of over 100 different activities, Bristol Alzheimer Café opens at St Monica including art, computing, languages, music, Trust, Oatley House Atrium restaurant, Westbury- walking, and science. Please visit one of our on-Trym, Bristol, BS9 3TN from 3.30pm – 5.30pm. social groups, either at the Eastfield Inn, The purpose of the café is to provide a relaxed Henleaze, on the first Monday every month at and safe space in which issues surrounding 10.30am - phone Barbara 0117 9629331, or at dementia can be aired in a friendly and informal Browns Restaurant by the Museum on the third environment. Our café is staffed by trained, Wednesday or the fourth Thursday every month caring and experienced volunteers and you will at 10.15am. For more details phone Jenny 0117 find a very relaxed and friendly atmosphere. 9043697 or visit www.bristolu3a.org.uk. Every week refreshments are served and most weeks live music is played. There is no charge to Stoke Bishop Townswomen's Guild will meet attend, free on-site parking is usually available next in the Hulbert Room, St Mary Magdalene and the number 1 bus stops right outside the Church, Mariner's Drive, Stoke Bishop (accessed main gate. For further info or to register your via the path next to the steps to the main hall in attendance, please contact Jacqui Ramus Mariner's Drive) on Thursday 14th January 2016, (Dementia Lead for St Monica Trust) on 07854 when we look forward to seeing old members 185093 or email and visitors to greet the New Year. jacqui.ramus@stmonicatrust.org.uk The Friendly Club meets every Thursday from 2 Bristol Brunel Lions Club. We have our business to 4pm (except August and Christmas ) in the meeting at Shirehampton Golf Club on the first Methodist Church Hall, Westbury on Trym. We Tuesday of every month at 7 for 7.30. On the 3rd are a lively group of Senior Citizens who meet to Tuesday of each month we have a social chat , play Scrabble and card games. Regular gathering normally with food. We raise money trips out and entertainments are arranged plus for charity both locally and beyond through a we have delicious tea and biscuits for only £1 ! variety of activities - our Frogs game, our new Do come and make some new friends. Transport Racing Pigs game, our carol float at Christmas, can be arranged if needed. Contact 0117 950 quizzes and auctions for example. Lots of fun 8644 for more details. and fellowship raising money for very good causes. For more details see Bristol Brunel Lions Simply Social is a non-profit making social club. Club on line or contact our Club Secretary Bill New members always welcome. Our weekly club O’Neill at lion.bill@virginmedia.com. nights start at 8.30pm every Thursday. We have a varied programme of events ranging from meals Bristol Grandparents Support Group. Founded out and walks to gliding and badminton. For in 2007 BGSG gives support to grandparents who further info please contact our New Members are estranged from their grandchildren due to Secretary Sue on 07757780201 or visit family breakdown. Family breakdown can be as a www.bbivc.org.uk. result of separation/divorce, alcohol/drug dependency, domestic violence within the Knit and Natter. We invite you to "knit and home, bereavement or family feud. We give natter" every Thursday between 10am and 12 at support over the phone, via email, Skype and at the Methodist Church in Westbury on Trym. It is a our regular meetings held at 9,Park Grove, sociable and informal time when you can chat Bristol. BS6 7XB. T:07773258270 more while pursuing your choice of crafts. If you prefer information or visit www.bgsg.co.uk we can provide patterns for knitting for charity. Tea and coffee will be available. St Peter's Ladies Guild meets at 2.15 on the third Wednesday of the month at St Peter's Men at St. Peters (MASP) is a group which Church Hall, The Drive, Henleaze. Varied meets Saturday mornings at St Peter’s Hall, programme. All welcome. Further details from Henleaze. The meetings start at 8.30am with a and supportive bunch, exchanging tactics, information and social banter!

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

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

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What’s On & Community News full English breakfast. This is then followed by entertaining and interesting talks by a guest speaker. New members are always welcome. In conjunction we also provide well directed “Keep Fit” sessions for men every Tuesday morning. Further information may be obtained from Keith Bonham tel 968 4972.

make new friends? Then come and join the Henleaze Carers’ Group. We meet on the second and fourth Thursday morning of each month, 10am to 12, in Bradbury Hall, Waterford Road, Henleaze. For more information please call Mrs M Rudston 942 6095.

Instep Club for Widows and Widowers. Weds evenings 8.00 pm-10.00 pm at Stoke Bishop Village Hall, Stoke Hill. Dancing - Ballroom and Sequence (If you haven’t danced for a long time, Westbury on Trym Women’s Institute meets don’t worry, we will help you learn). Social on the 3rd Monday of the month in the WoT activities Annual membership £8. Members: £2 Methodist Church Hall, next to the car park, at per session. Visitors welcome: £3 per session. 2.00pm. We have a programme of varied Come in to see us or telephone Donna on 01275 speakers, outings, discussions etc. New members 832676 or Wilma on 9628895 for further and visitors always welcome. For more information. information please contact: Sue Murphy – Tel: 950 2826. The Fielder Club is an association for local women - though friends and family are welcome Do join us for Parish lunch at St Mary’s Church at all events. Membership is £5 p.a. to cover Stoke Bishop, every Thursday from 12.15. 3 delivery of quarterly programmes of events such course buffet lunch. as lunches, theatre, visits, talks and walks. Weekly/monthly sub-clubs of badminton, book Civil Service Retirement Fellowship. The group, bridge, discussions, Scrabble, skittles and Westbury-on-Trym group welcomes all retired whist plus coffee. Thursday mornings at Coffee#1 Civil Servants and their spouses to their meetings in WoT and twice-monthly pub lunches. Details held on the first Thursday of the month at from Gloria on 0117 239 3376 or Anne on 0117 Studland Court, Henleaze Road at 2.00pm, Those 907 7425. people without a civil service background are welcome to join our group as Friends of the Henleaze Townswomen's Guild meet on the Fellowship. For more info phone Beryl Webb on first Wednesday of the month (except Aug) at St 01454 614 451. Peter's Church Hall, The Drive, Henleaze. Lady visitors are always most welcome to attend. Westbury-on-Trym Probus Club provide a Further details can be obtained by ringing meeting point for retired and semi-retired Shirley Phillips on 0117 962 2243. professional business men, to promote social well being through friendship, companionship & Westbury on Trym Townswomen's Guild meet discussion. The club meets on the third Thursday on the second Monday of each month at the of every month at BAWA, Southmead Road, from WoT Methodist church in the Portland Lounge, 12 midday. If you are interested in joining starting at is 2.00pm. We have speakers, whist, contact the secretary on 968 4270 or email coffee mornings and social events. New graham.horne5@btinternet.com. members and visitors always welcome. If interested please contact Angela Morris, Rotary Club of Bristol – we meet at the Bristol Chairman, on 968 6473 or Margaret Smith, Hotel, Prince Street, Bristol BS1 4QF at 7.00pm for Secretary, 924 1728. 7.30 pm on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Mondays and at 12.30pm for 1.00 pm on the 2nd and 4th Soroptomists International Bristol are part of a Mondays. Meetings start with a meal and are global organisation founded in Bristol ninety followed by a speaker. New members are very years ago for women from a wide range of welcome – see www.bristolrotary.org or contact professional and business backgrounds who our Club Secretary Martina Peattie at have joined together to give Service, Friendship mpeattie@btopenworld.com for more details. and have Fun. We meet on the second and fourth Mondays of the month at Long Ashton Calling all Carers. Would you like the Golf Club where we enjoy a two course meal opportunity to share your experiences, relax and with a speaker. As a member of Soroptomists

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What’s On & Community News 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 officer on 0117 9739894 or email gillbea@aol.com for more details.

shared human values; who seek to live ethical lives on the basis of reason, humanity and respect for others; and find meaning, beauty, and joy in the one life we have, without the need for an afterlife. We meet every month on the third Monday at 7.30pm in Kingsdown. Contact Margaret Dearnaley on 07986 555817 (evenings and weekends only) or email bristolhumanists@gmail.com for more information.

Philosophy Discussion Group. We are a friendly and welcoming group who enjoy taking a turn to bring topic to share. We meet at 7 – 9pm every Henleaze (Morning) Townswomen's Guild. fourth Thursday evening of the month at This is a recently formed Guild and we meet from Eastfield Inn, Henleaze, Bristol BS9 4NQ, and 10 10.00am – 12.00 noon on the third Thursday of 12 noon every second Friday morning of the every month at The Eastfield Inn, Henleaze month, also at Eastfield Inn, Henleaze. If you Road. New members and visitors are most would like to be involved please contact Lorna welcome. Further information can be obtained Tarr on 0770 245 3827. by ringing Elaine Anderson on 907 5279. The National Trust Bristol Centre programme Clifton Rotary Club welcomes new members. of Winter talks continues on Saturday 12th All we ask is that people give their time, are December, 2.15pm, in the Hall at St Monica Trust. interested in making new friends, building Cote Lane, WoT, with “Who was Amelia business contacts and using their skills to help Edwards?” with Cyril Routley - a look at some of others. We meet Wednesday lunchtimes at the great, good, famous and not-so-famous Redland Lawn Tennis and Squash Club. FFI Bristol residents commemorated by blue please visit www.cliftonrotary.org or email plaques. A charge of £3 is made to members and secretary@cliftonrotary.org visitors. Visit www.ntbristolcentre.btck.co.uk or call 0117 9658014 for more details. Interest Groups New Dimensions meets every month and we Bristol Playgoers’ new 2015/16 season is now have talks on a wide range of esoteric subjects. underway in Henleaze. The club is presenting a The meetings are held at the Friends’ Meeting varied programme of rehearsed play readings, House, 126 Hampton Road, Redland, Bristol BS6 performed on stage with costumes, set, lighting 6JE. Admission: £5 (including refreshments). The and sound effects. This season’s plays include next meeting will be held on Sunday 13 works by a variety of leading playwrights past December at 3pm. The speaker will be Jane and present. Performances are on Tuesdays from Fishlock and the title of her talk is “Angels and 7.30pm at The Newman Hall, Grange Court Road, Clairvoyance”. Jane is a highly gifted clairvoyant Henleaze BS9 4DR. The final pre-Christmas date and healer who will give us a demonstration of and play is on 15th December with two one act clairvoyance and talk about how the Angels are plays – Rats by Agatha Christie and I Spy by John now able to draw their light closer and awaken Mortimer. The readings take place before those wishing to fulfil their potential. All you audiences of club members, guests and visitors. need to bring is an open mind and enjoy what The Playgoers would welcome your attendance will be an enlightening afternoon! For further as a visitor if one of the plays appeals or you may information, please telephone 01749 678 834 or have an interest in joining – visitor tickets are email: leasurs@tiscali.co.uk £5.50 and can be purchased on the door. Find out more about Bristol Playgoers at The Bristol Branch of the English Speaking www.bristolplaygoersclub.co.uk or email Union welcomes guests to their meetings which adrian.brown33@gmail.com are held in the Apostle Room of Clifton Cathedral at 7.15 p.m. for 7.45 p.m. There is ample parking The Bristol Humanists is a local group for those and entrance is £5. The aim of the English who make sense of the world using reason & Speaking Union is to encourage friendship and

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Yes! They're back!

By popular demand The Marione es return to the

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Doors open 7.00pm for 7.30 pm All for £12.50 inc. great supper. Bar. Ticket only. 0117 962 3399 or mail enquiries@wotvillagehall.org

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What’s On & Community News global understanding through English. Our forthcoming meetings include on December 4th Sir Peter Wall, recently retired Chief of the General Staff in the British Army, who is going to talk on “How we can beat ISIL”. (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 inhouse competitions. You can find out more about the Society by visiting its website at www.bristolphoto.org.uk or emailing membership@bristolphoto.org.uk Local winemaking and social club are looking for new members to join us. Meeting the second Wednesday of every month at the Common Room, Studland Court elderly peoples residence on Henleaze Road, from 8pm to 10pm. Small friendly group now in our 37th year, with a varied programme of wine making, tastings and social events. For further information please contact the club secretary Liz Johnson on 0117 950 8370.

of lectures. New 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. Excel Bridge Club meets in Stoke Bishop Village Hall on Stoke Hill every Monday, beginning promptly at 7.15pm. There is a very cheerful & relaxed atmosphere and as we just play 24 boards we are always finished by 10.15pm. For more info ring Ralph Smith on 01275 840006. Stoke Bishop & Sneyd Park Local History Group welcomes all to talks at the Stoke Bishop Village Hall. Our local history group talks are held at 7.30pm Stoke Bishop Village Hall, 42 Stoke Hill, BS9 1EX. Anyone interested in local history is welcome. On Friday 15 January 2016 Shirley Hodginson will present “Wandering and begging – the vagrant children of Bristol Exploring the Ragged and Industrial schools of Victorian Bristol”. For more details please visit www.stokebishop.org.uk/local_history_group, call Jenny on 0117 9686010 or email SBHistory@gmail.com. Please do contact us if you are clearing out documents and pictures of Stoke Bishop!

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 Ray Bridge Club meet every Tuesday 6.30pm to of Blackboy Hill (Whiteladies Road) starting at 9pm at the Sea Mills Methodist Church, 7.30 p.m. Contact 0117 956 7853. Shirehampton Road (new venue) for social rubber bridge. New members welcome. Please Twyford Art Club. We are a small group of ring 942 7760 or 968 2652 for further details. artists of mixed ability, we meet at the public hall, Station Road, Shirehampton, 10am to 12am West of England Bridge Club meets for Mondays and Wednesdays, chose your day or duplicate bridge on Monday, Wednesday and days. New members warmly welcomed, help and Friday at Golden Hill Sports Club, Wimbledon advice given. For more information visit Road, Henleaze from 7.30pm - 10.30pm. New www.shirepubhall.org.uk then click hall users. members and visitors welcome. £4 per evening Contact John Case Tel: 01179507916, or email : for members, £5 for non-members, special rates jacase@blueyonder.co.uk for juniors/unemployed. Licensed bar. For further details please contact Alan Williams on 07538 Social Bridge for Improvers Stoke Bishop 509670 or visit www.woebc.co.uk. Village Hall Thursday afternoon 2 - 4 p.m. Further details can be found at www.BridgeTuition.co.uk. Social Bridge, every Tuesday at 7.30 p.m. at Stoke Bishop Village Hall. New members Stoke Lodge History and Archaeology Group welcome. Tel Chris on 968 5640. meet on the second Thursday of every month at the Friends Meeting House in Hampton Road, Westbury Art Club meet every Thursday Redland, BS6 6JE at 7.30. We host a rich diversity evening from 7pm to 9pm at The Greenway

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What’s On & Community News Centre, Doncaster Rd, Southmead. We are a mixed ability group of artists For more details visit www.westburyartclub.org.uk, e-mail us at westburyart@blueyonder.co.uk or phone our club secretary on Bristol 962 9799.

10.30 to 11.30 in Westbury on Trym Methodist Church Hall. Homemade cakes, arts, crafts, plants, vegetables, jams and chutneys. Refreshments are also available in a relaxed and friendly environment. For more details contact Sue Sills on 962 8306.

The Bristol Nine is published by Bristol Community Magazines Ltd (Co. No. 08448649, registered at 8 Would you like to learn to play Bridge completely Sandyleaze, Westbury on Trym, Bristol, BS9 3PY). The views expressed by contributors or advertisers in The free of charge? I will be starting my next Bridge Bristol Nine are not necessarily those held by Bristol for Beginners group in the Autumn, meeting in Community Magazines Ltd. The inclusion of any business Coombe Dingle. For further details please or organisation in this magazine does not imply a contact Terry Stygall on 9091714 or recommendation of it, its aims or its methods. Bristol email tc.stygall@gmail.com. Community Magazines Ltd cannot be held responsible for information disclosed by advertisers, all of which are accepted in good faith. Reasonable efforts are made to Exhibitions, Meetings, Fairs & Markets ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this magazine but no liability can be accepted for any loss or Star Trail – Seek out the stars in the shop inconvenience caused as a result of inclusion, error or windows around Stoke Bishop; get an entry form omission. All content is the copyright of Bristol from St Mary’s Church office - find all 16 and Community Magazines Ltd and may not be reproduced return your form during the Christmas Tree without the prior written consent of Bristol Community festival. Every correctly completed form wins a Magazines.

prize. Scout Christmas Tree Sale: 227th Bristol (Henleaze) Scout Group annual Christmas tree sale will take place on Saturday 12th December 9am - 2pm, at St Peter's Church Car Park, The Drive, Henleaze. A good selection of Christmas trees and Christmas refreshments on offer.

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Christmas Fair at Bristol Museum & Art Deadline for contributions for the Gallery on Sunday 6 December 11.00 am to 4.30 January issue - 15th December pm. A selection of locally-produced gift and craft stalls plus a mosaic-making activity for children, Quiz Answers from page 55 with carols sung by Bristol University Madrigal Ensemble at 11.30am and 12.45pm. Get into the 1. E. H. Shepard; 2. Major Tim Peake; 3. St festive spirit at this annual fair, this year featuring Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow, Golden Temple silver and enamel jewellery, handbags, textile in Amritsar, and John Wesley chapel in and mixed media gifts, photography, artisan Bristol; 4. Catniss Everdeen, Princess Leia chocolates and skin-care products alongside Organa, Holly Golightly; 5. Pittsburgh; 6. homemade cakes and preserves, plus a Ronald Reagan, Martin Luther King Jr (I have a Christmas raffle. Organised by Friends of Bristol dream that…); and Mandy Cohen (Terry Museums, Galleries & Archives; all funds raised help fund conservation and purchase of museum Jones) in The Life of Brian; 7. Triassic and Cretaceous; 8. Leicester Square; 9. Bond Bug, artefacts. www.friendsofbmga.org.uk Sinclair C5, Citroen 2CV; 10. left; 11. humankind, men and marriage; 12. Alabama, Sunday 13th December – Wednesday 16th December Christmas Tree Festival 2.00pm – Wyoming; 13. neuro-linguistic programming, 8.00pm daily Entrance is Free - Tea and Cakes Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, available - There will also be music performed and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation; 14. each day by local choirs, orchestras, groups and 1580’s (1588); 15. 1.6mm; 16. pigs, wolves, individuals. St Mary Magdalene , Stoke Bishop. and sheep; 17. a) the Netherlands, b) France, c) Croatia, and d) Norway. Country Market. Every Friday morning from

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