The Bristol Nine Magazine - July 2019

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The Bristol Nine Magazine - Issue 156 - July 2019 12,500 copies delivered free each month across Henleaze, Westbury on Trym, Sea Mills, Coombe Dingle, Stoke Bishop and Sneyd Park

In This Issue - Bears in north Bristol (p23), Car journey bingo (p38), Missing - ÂŁ1m of bullion (p45), high tides (p52), Country Markets at 100 (p60), two prize wordsearches (page 29 and page 42) plus 1 all your regulars

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The Editor’s Small Piece “I put on my raincoat to make it rain, and sure enough the skies opened up again.”

So said Billy Bragg, in 1991’s “Moving the Goalposts”, when forecasting the weather for this summer 28 years in advance. I mention Mr Bragg as he will be the highlight of my July, nay my summer, nay my year when the great man performs in Bristol mid-month. I daresay he will dish up his usual mix of achingly beautiful love songs with a few sage words about the current political climate. I hope you have something as enjoyable to look forward to this month, whether it be a holiday, festival, party, concert or new carpet.

I daresay most of us will have seen foxes around the area on a regular basis - Basil (as he’s known chez Fraser) makes a daily appearance in the garden here and is often heard in the road at night. However something slightly more exciting is moving into the area in the next few weeks. Find out more on page 23 - and in the meantime if you are a salmon, or indeed a huckleberry, be afraid, be very afraid.

Have a great July - enjoy the sun (it is on its way) - and see you next month.

Cheers, Andy the Editor Getting In Touch 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY andy@bcmagazines.co.uk 07845 986650 / 0117 259 1964 4

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At the Cinema - with Chris Worthington Apollo 11

at every stage of the mission. The dramatic sound track helps to build the tension while the astronauts remain calm and communicative even at moments of high stress.

Directed by Todd Douglas Miller Last month I was invited to a (mercifully advertisement free) preview of Apollo 11 at the Watershed. Their systems had been down on the previous day but much to the credit of the team at the Watershed the film started only three minutes late at 10.03. Fortunately the Apollo11 mission had no major systems failures, just one of these from the myriad of possibilities could have ended in tragedy.

Apollo 11 is a surprisingly emotional testament to the bravery of the astronauts. It includes brief biopics of their lives from boyhood to test pilots in the US air force. The film has many memorable scenes but for me the best of these was the close up images of the moon’s surface as the lunar module approached the landing site. The astronauts were totally unphased by the site of utterly alien world and at that point it was hard to believe that the fragile space craft could land safely.

Apollo 11 consists almost entirely of film clips of the actual mission in July 1969, brilliantly edited together to tell the whole extraordinary story of the first manned space flight to the moon. The stars of the show are the three astronauts, Neil Armstrong (left) and Buzz Aldrin (right) who landed on the moon and Michael Collins (centre), the pilot of the command module that orbited the moon before docking with the lunar module and taking the astronauts back to earth. There are also clips that capture the drama in the control room and the excitement of the thousands of spectators at the NASA launch site, Cape Canaveral in Florida.

The count down to the lunar landing was one of the most nerve racking parts of the film, it later emerged that the pulse rate of the pilot, Neil Armstrong went up to 150 during the descent. There is a lighter moment later as Buzz Aldrin steps down from the lunar module saying that he has left the door open, closing it would have left the astronauts stranded on the moon. During the next two hours they set up the scientific experiments and take time to describe what they could see around them, in the words of Neil Armstrong a “magnificent desolation.”

Millions of people in every country of the world watched the lunar landing and heard the famous words of Neil Armstrong “that’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind” echoing the sentiments of President Kennedy when he announced the Apollo programme one decade before. Now it all seems to belong to a much more optimistic time in the history of the world. “Inspiring” is a much over used word but in the case of Apollo 11 it was true.

The film begins with a shot of a huge tracked vehicle grinding slowly along as it carries the Saturn 5 rocket to the launch pad while at mission control the astronauts are being helped into their space suits by technicians. In the next scene engineers are sent to repair a leak in a pipe carrying the hydrogen fuel. The mood of stark realism continues throughout film, it is the real story of what happened

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Parks Sports Consultation. If you play bowls at Canford or hire any cricket or football pitches from the Council, it is proposing to increase your charges significantly. You have until 9th July to respond to the Consultation.

Travellers. Councillors have now been issued with emergency contact numbers if a further illegal encampment occurs.

Coombe, the former council residential home on Canford Lane. Demolition due to start on 1st July.

Our next Westbury Forum is on Tuesday 9th July at Coombe Dingle Sports Centre at 7pm and the next Henleaze Forum is on 3rd September at Henleaze Library

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This BS9 Life - Duncan Haskell I’ve recently found myself wondering if outside forces have too much influence on my life. That the number of daily / monthly celebrations we now observe have reached such a height that we’ll soon have our entire existences mapped out on a cyclical basis.

increasingly connected world it takes mere seconds for us to appropriate anything that might lead to an interesting Instagram picture.

Such is our hunger for uploadable content that we feel compelled to conform – unless it’s National Day of Unplugging (1st March).

A quick look back at June’s highlights just a few of the options available to the serial day abider:

Of course, these new dates are fighting for space in an already overcrowded summer marketplace. When you throw in established time consumers such as Wimbledon, Glastonbury, Father’s Day and the Summer Solstice it leaves little room for anything approaching carpe diem.

1st: - World Milk Day 4th: - Hug Your Cat Day 9th: - Worldwide Knit in Public Day 14th: - International Bath Day

Yet this should all be taken with a healthy pinch of salt, especially as Salt Awareness Week ended on 10th March, and we should feel free to ignore this nonsense and go about our business as we please. Then again, I’ve just noticed that I have to wait until 15th April next year for the next National Laundry Day – which gives me the perfect excuse to work on the sock tower that I’m currently cultivating.

18th: - International Picnic Day 21st: - Take Your Dog to Work Day 25th - June: Global Beatles Day 29th - Cream Tea Day In some ways, it’s nice to have everything predecided out for me – never having to think for myself about where to go for a day out or what to have for dinner (thankfully National Fish and Chips Day on 7th June came five days before Diabetes Week) but what happened to freedom of thought and spontaneity - and who knows if I’ll be in the mood to celebrate UK Fungus Day on 6th October!?

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Good Reads - Bruce Fellows’ book recommendations In West, Carys Davies’ magnificent novella, it’s the nineteenth century and the widowed Cy Bellman leaves his ten year-old daughter with his sister and sets off on a journey across America to find what he’s read about in a newspaper; giant unknown animals whose bones have been recently discovered. It’s a dream that’s become an obsession; and though everyone scoffs, he’s undeterred. This is a simple tale, precisely written, that gains the strength of a legend and it’s wonderfully gripping. The sufferings of all concerned are excruciating, Bellman’s determination on his quest is remarkable and the story rounds off with a satisfying knitting related ending.

Plastic: so useful, but lethal. Martin Dorey’s No. More. Plastic. is a handbook on plastic; how to use much less, and how to get rid of what there is. Dorey offers dos and don’ts for us: demand action from MPs, don’t use plastic bottles (leave a note for the milkman instead), pick up plastic and recycle it, refuse it at the supermarket, examine your life and find non-plastic solutions. Every chapter has lists of suggestions that we can take up that will help. This little book is inspirational. Perhaps we can save the world before it’s too late. No home should be without a copy.

Set in the seventies in the times of the troubles in Northern Ireland, Milkman by Anna Burns is a demanding but also a riveting and very funny novel. Burns uses labels instead of character names, for example, maybeboyfriend. Our narrator, middle-sister, has the normal concerns of a girl in her late teens but kicks against the conformity demanded of her and in consequence gives us a keen-eyed analysis of life in the North back then.

Rumour rules and rumour has it that she is deeply involved with Milkman, a renouncer of the state, who is stalking her. The dangers are obvious; fingers crossed for middle-sister.

London and the Thames are key characters in Lynda Grant’s excellent new novel, A Stranger City, along with people from Lebanon, Rumania, Moldova, Iran, Germany, Ireland; strangers attracted to London. The death of one of them in the Thames is the event that sparks connections among all the rest. This is a novel of now and the future; of social media, acid and terrorist attacks and new and unusual occupations, as well as horrific consequences of Brexit and the fears of our strangers as their adopted city becomes stranger to them. With characters who demand your attention, this novel simply will not let you go.

It’s 1944 and Rome is full of lonely allied soldiers. Alfred Hayes tells the story of one of them, Robert, and The Girl on the Via Flaminia, Lisa, whom hunger has driven to Mamma Pulcini’s house. It’s usually a simple arrangement but Robert wants something different. As he tries to organise a less sordid relationship, we meet the other occupants of the house, including Mamma herself, Nina, off to marry a US captain and Antonio, the son, an ex-Italian soldier. First published in 1949 and now available again seventy years on, this is a fascinating and moving tale of the gulf between victors and vanquished.

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Senio r Snippe ts

Safer Gardening!

Welcome to the latest edition of Senior Snippets: the monthly advisory column with the older members of our community in mind, brought to you

by John Moore, Director of Home Instead Senior Care in North Bristol.

Gardening can be a great activity. It’s satisfying, productive and a very good way to stay active and get some fresh air. Age can make some tasks harder, but here are some top tips on how to make gardening a safe and fun activity no matter what your age.

Build raised beds - Raised beds make gardening easier if you struggle to stretch or bend down to the plants - you can perch on the side and use a trowel to plant and weed.

Try container gardening - By using a pot or a container of your choice, you can place the garden virtually anywhere so that it’s easily accessible. Remember to use light weight containers for extra easy handling.

Pick your plants carefully - Choosing plants that are easy to maintain and able to withstand a variety of conditions is essential for an easy gardening experience. This ultimately makes gardening less strenuous overall.

Path surfaces - Look at the surface of paths to check they don’t get slippery at any time of the year. Wood can also get slippery so keep an eye on decking, and algae and moss are dangers too.

Use the right equipment - Long-handled tools such as forks and spades will mean less digging, and use tools that are lightweight to prevent arm, shoulder and back injuries. You can also use a stool or chair to save your legs from having to squat or sit down.

Work with your limits and enjoy - Only take on what you can manage - if a whole plot is too much, go for half a plot. Make sure you stretch and swap around activities; for example a bit of digging, a bit of watering, a bit of pruning. Most importantly, have fun!

By following these top tips, you will be able to do your gardening safely and effectively.

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Children’s Puzzles - answers on page 91 Can you name these famous people? Then match them to the country they were or are from - and that country’s flag.

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If you go down to the woods today . . . . .

“Best bear exhibit in the country’ to open near Bristol”

immersive experience. It aims to inspire visitors about the woodland and wildlife we have left, encouraging them to protect what remains.”

The UK’s largest and most ambitious brown bear exhibit is set to open just up the road from us here in BS9 this month.

Called Bear Wood, the new multi-million pound woodland exhibit at Wild Place Project will also be home to wolves, lynx and wolverine. The attraction, set to open in late July, will be the only place in the UK where bears and wolves will coexist in ancient woodland as they would have done thousands of years ago.

He added: “Not only is this exhibit the most significant element of Wild Place Project that we have created to date, but it is also a first for Britain in terms of having bears and wolves living side by side as they once did. We are confident that this will be the best and most immersive bear exhibit in the country and we are delighted to be preparing to share it with our first visitors this summer.”

Visitors to Bear Wood will enter the woodland exhibit through a ‘time chamber’, which will ‘transport’ them back in time to see these magnificent creatures as they would have lived in times gone by.

A team of rangers will help visitors get the most from their visit to Bear Wood, pointing out the native species at home in the woodland throughout the year.

Telescopes, den cameras and monitors will also offer secret insights into the wildlife living in the exhibit.

A raised wooden walkway will take visitors on a journey through the trees at heights of up to four metres, offering a unique view of the animals in a truly immersive environment. An impressive bear viewing den, with 180-degree, floor-to-ceiling glass windows, will give visitors the sensation of standing inside the bear’s woodland home, inches away from these magnificent animals.

Children of all ages can enjoy three natural play areas, including a giant bird’s nest and den-building. A multi-use classroom is available for educational visits, events, private hire and corporate events. A giant woodland calendar will show the seasonal habits and variations of different animals, and plants, highlighting the changing dynamic of the woodland throughout the year.

Dr Justin Morris, chief executive of Bristol Zoological Society, which operates Wild Place Project, said: “Bear Wood tells the story of the ancient native species that have been lost to the UK countryside over time, now brought back in one spectacular

Woodlands, similar to those at Wild Place Project, covered Britain thousands of years ago but have been steadily cut down for building, housing, fuel, growing crops and making paper. Today such woods cover only two per cent of the country.

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Bear Wood at Wild Place learning with an emphasis on protecting threatened habitats on our doorsteps and around the globe.

“British ancient woodland is the richest habitat for wildlife in the UK, providing a home for hundreds of species of animals and plants,” explains Dr Christoph Schwitzer, director of conservation at Bristol Zoological Society. “In order to conserve what remains, we need to futureproof its existence, inspiring the next generation with the importance of this unique habitat.”

Located just off junction 17 of the M5, Wild Place Project invites visitors to take a glimpse into eco-systems from around the world, including Madagascar, Cameroon, the Congo, and British ancient woodlands.

It offers the chance to see animals including giraffe, cheetahs, wolves, zebra, gelada baboons, meerkats, lemurs, okapi, red-river hogs and eland.

Wild Place Project was opened by the Bristol Zoological Society, which also operates Bristol Zoo Gardens, in summer 2013.

To find out more about Wild Place Project and Bear Wood visit www.wildplace.org. uk/bearwood.

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Clean air: Bristol has twice missed government deadlines for improving air quality. This is so important to all of us. We believe the Mayor’s failure here is inexcusable. Belatedly, he has launched a consultation. Please do let him have your views.

A4018 proposals: The Mayor has recognised the strength of public opposition to his crazy proposals and has formally ditched most of them - but not the 24 hour bus lane, which requires the removal of many mature trees. We have opposed the 24 bus lane as there are no 24 hour buses (and unlikely ever to be) - we would welcome readers’ thoughts.

Stoke Lodge: It will be some time before the outcomes of the TVG and the Local Government Ombudsman complaint are received. We will keep readers advised of developments.

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Finance Matters - Phil James, Grosvenor Consultancy Ltd Should Financial Journalism be more closely regulated?

be experts with hindsight.

Below is an excerpt from a BBC News item in June 2015 and another quite different in tone, also from the BBC in June 2019.

In recent weeks many of the headlines in the financial press have been about Neil Woodford and his flagship Equity Income Fund. The problem, for those that are unaware, is investors wanting to exit the fund but not being allowed to, due liquidity issues. The fund, valued in 2017 at £10.2bn, is now £3.7bn in value. Investors in the Woodford funds are companies, pension funds and individual investors.

Neil Woodford: The man who can’t stop making money. BBC Website June 2015 This weekend hundreds of thousands of small investors – many of them pensioners, will be saluting Britain’s very own Warren Buffett. Since launch of his own fund, he has delighted investors with 18% return on their cash. By contrast the average share on the London stock exchange had risen by just 2%.

“He’s arguably the best fund manager of his generation”. He says his aim is to deliver “high single digit returns” every year, averaged out over three to five years.

To get a true measure of the man, Woodford fans say you need to take into account his record at Invesco Perpetual. Anyone investing a pension fund of £10,000 with him 27 years ago would now have £309,000. Had they invested across the stock market as a whole, they would only have £117,000.

It is a timely reminder that investing money is comparatively easy, it’s knowing what to do after you have invested it, that is the hard part! People who may ‘self invest’ need to recognise it’s better to understand investment restrictions before investing, not after. However to me, it’s also a good example of the dangers of solely relying on financial journalism to make important decisions.

What went Wrong for Woodford and why it matters. BBC Website June 2019

Background to Neil Woodford: Probably the highest profile fund manager in the UK. Built his reputation as a fund manager with Invesco. Follows a contrarian Investment Style – not following the herd. Called the fall of the dot.com economy. As a result his profile increased as did his assets under management. He was the go-to fund manager for opinion. When he spoke, headlines were written & investors took note. In October 2013, he left Invesco -set up his own investment company. The Equity Income Fund launched in June 2014. In the first 12 months the fund returned 18%. Perhaps expectations were unrealistic. His management assumed an orderly and swift Brexit, returns started falling and investors started to withdraw money; some of them large institutions.

Mr Woodford’s “Star” status came from 25 years of investing. Investors had piled into the fund. Some financial advisers had suggested it to their clients.

Its performance didn’t live up to the hype. What lessons are there for investors? “Woodford was promoted as some kind of superstar and that is clearly not the case.”

Perhaps an underlying problem not just affecting this investment is the ‘implied advice’ that often comes from financial journalism, the apparent lack of contrition when it goes wrong and the ability to

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To me this is a good example of problematic journalism; encouraging people to make decisions that they later regret, perhaps rather than taking advice. Of course there are ways to avoid or mitigate such problems, such as diversification, limiting exposure to single holdings and taking active investment advice. I will explore some of these in more detail next month.

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Car Journey Bingo A bit of fun for everyone as you head off on those tedious car journeys to the coast. There's lots going on outside - all you need to do is spot it. For your motorway queue entertainment here is an assortment of things you will, or may, see as you drive through our green and pleasant land. Each item is given a points value - you can make up the rest. "First to 50 points", "First to get a vertical line", "Full House" - you get the idea. Have fun - and say goodbye to the cries of "are we nearly there yet?"

A Dog in a Car (10)

A Stone Bridge (6)

A Flag (7)

A Buzzard (8)

10 miles to anywhere (5)

A Hot Air Balloon (9)

A Tower Block (3)

A Portaloo (4)

A Statue (5)

No Entry Sign (3)

A Tractor (5)

A Train (6)

A Jogger (7)

A Brown Cow (6)

Hi-Viz (4)

One Tree in a field (8)

Traffic Cone (2)

A Helicopter (6)

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Recent changes to Landlord and Tenant law.

Essentially from 1st June landlords will only be allowed to charge tenants for water, gas, electric and any other utilities, Council tax, Wi-Fi and phone lines and the TV licence. Pretty much all other fees will be banned.

Landlords beware! The new Tenant Fees Act came into force on 1st June 2019.

Read on ….!

If your tenant requests a change to the tenancy you will be able to charge them up to £50 or more as long as the charge is”reasonable”, and you will be able to charge them a reasonable amount if they ask to end their tenancy early.

You might have heard that there will be a ban on tenancy fees from 1st June and you might have understood that this is limited to landlords and letting agents not being able to charge tenants for such things as inventories, tenancy agreements and referencing. In other words, the landlord will have to bear all the costs associated with setting up a tenancy. However the changes are rather more extensive.

You will also be able to charge them a default fee for late payment of rent and the replacement cost for lost keys or other security devices, as long as these are specified in the tenancy agreement.

The Tenant Fees Act also outlaws a whole load of other charges you might expect your tenant to pay. For instance, if you organise a weekly cleaner or a regular gardener, you will not be able to charge the tenant separately for this service. Similarly, you will not be able to charge them penalties for such things as failing to stick to an appointment with the plumber, or leaving rubbish in the front garden.

From 1st June you will still be allowed to request that tenants pay a holding deposit prior to them signing the tenancy agreement, but this will be capped at one week’s rent and there will be strict rules about if and when this must be refunded.

You will also be able to take a deposit for the duration of the tenancy, but this will be capped at five weeks rent, even for high risk tenants and those with pets.

Also, while you can insist tenants leave a property cleaned to “a professional standard” you will not be able to insist that they pay for a professional cleaner at the end of the tenant as this would require them to enter into a contract with a third party, which is outlawed by the Act.

If you have already taken a deposit of more than the amount permitted by the Tenant Fees Act you will have to refund the excess if and when you renew the tenancy. If you allow the tenant to roll onto a statutory periodic contract instead of issuing a new fixed term tenancy agreement, you will be allowed to hang onto the full amount until they move out.

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Make a mistake and accidentally charge the tenant for something which is not permitted under the new rules and (a) you could end up with a £5000 fine (b) you will be prevented from evicting a tenant using the section 21 eviction procedure until you have repaid any unlawfully charged fees or returned an unlawfully retained holding deposit. Food for thought!

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On This Day in Bristory News

Culture

17 July 1867

29 July 2011 The 40th Bristol Harbour Festival took place with an expanded line-up across the city.

The festivities began earlier than usual, with dragon boat races, musical boats and under entertainment taking place on the water from Monday 25th July. Headliners of the festival included the comedian Lee Evans and musical acts such as Lady Nade and DJ Derek.

The laying of the foundation stone of the Tyndale Chapel (Tyndale Baptist Church) took place on Whiteladies Road. The chapel was designed by the architect Stephen Street, who died before it opened in September 1868. The church’s inaugural service was followed by a light meal at the nearby Royal Hotel and in 1894 the additional tower was completed.

1 July 2013 79 giant statues were distributed around Bristol, signalling the start of Gromit Unleashed, the first arts trail run by Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal. Some of the celebrities and famous artists who designed the Gromit-shaped sculptures included Harry Hill, Jools Holland, Philip Treacy, Quentin Blake and Aardman’s own Nick Park. The sculptures were auctioned off on 3rd October, earning the charity £2,357,000.

19 July 1970 S.S. Great Britain returned to Bristol exactly 127 years after her first launch. Having been scuttled in shallow water in the Falkland Islands at the end of her working life in 1937, the vessel was salvaged, refloated (using mattresses which had been donated by islanders to plug a hole) and guided home by a tugboat. Thousands of well-wishers lined the Avon to welcome her home.

Sport 29 July 1950 The racing driver, and distant member of the Fry’s Chocolate family, Joe Fry was killed while at the wheel of his Freikaiserwagen vehicle practicing for a Blandford hillclimb. Fry, born in Winterbourne on 26th October 1915, was the Freikaiserwagen’s primary driver and had set several hill records during the late 1930s. Fry also took part in the first ever Championship Formula Race, where he shared a Maserati 4CL with Brian Shaw-Taylor at Silverston,e a couple of months before his death.

21 July 1980 The rare books and manuscripts company Bernard Quaritch Ltd paid £6,600 at auction for a single letter from Charles I to Prince Rupert dismissing him from the realm for his surrender at Bristol in 1645, which the king regarded as a betrayal. Although the king enclosed a passport for the prince he still signed off as, “Your loving Oncle and faithfull frend.” The letter was one part of a group of Civil War papers consigned by the executors of the late Colonel A.G. Dower to be sold at Sotherby’s.

1 July 1992

Andy Cole’s permanent transfer from Arsenal to Bristol City was confirmed, following the striker’s loan move to the club earlier in the year.

The £500,000 that City paid for him was a club record transfer at the time. Cole’s stint at the club was a short one, which included 24 goals in 45 games. Less than a year after his arrival he was sold to Newcastle United for £1.75 million. He went on to earn 15 caps for the England national team.

16 July 1992 Three nights of unrest and violence broke out in Hartcliffe after two local men, Shaun Starr and Keith Buck were killed when the stolen police motorbike they were riding was hit by a police car. Anger about the incident was first directed at the library, which the police used, before spreading out to the shops of Symes Avenue and surrounding area. There were c.80 arrests and 60 people charged with offences committed during the riots.

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marriage to her husband had broken down.

Mr Owens defended the divorce (a rare occurrence in practice) and the judge found that Mrs Owens had failed to prove that her husband had behaved in such a way that she could not reasonably be expected to live with him. Mrs Owens appealed first to the Court of Appeal, who dismissed the appeal, and then to the Supreme Court. In 2018, the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed that appeal and the outcome left Mrs Owens trapped in her marriage. This made headline news and reinvigorated the calls for “no-fault” divorce to end the blame game.

Last month the Government set out its proposals for reforming our 50-yearold divorce law which has been shown to exacerbate conflict, reports Josephine Tasker from AMD Solicitors.

Justice Secretary David Gauke said: “While we will always uphold the institution of marriage, it cannot be right that our outdated law creates or increases conflict between divorcing couples...so I have listened to calls for reform and firmly believe now is the right time to end this unnecessary blame game for good.”

“No-fault” divorce – proposed reforms to help reduce family conflict Following reform, the five ‘facts’ would be removed - a couple or one party will only have to state that the marriage has broken down irretrievably. It will also remove the ability for one person to contest a divorce and introduces a minimum timeframe of six months from petition to divorce.

The current legal basis In order to obtain a divorce a Petitioner has to prove that their marriage has irretrievably broken down by reference to one of five statutory factors. These are: • • • • •

Among others, advocates of “no-fault” divorce include some senior members of the Judiciary, the Family Mediation Taskforce, Resolution (the national organisation of family lawyers) and the Law Society.

Adultery (fault based); Unreasonable behaviour (fault based); Two years’ desertion (fault based); Two years’ separation with the other spouses’ consent (separation based); Five years’ separation, no consent required (separation based).

Parallel changes will be made to the law governing the dissolution of a civil partnership which broadly mirrors the legal process for obtaining a divorce.

Should I wait for no-fault divorce to become law?

Owens v Owens In 2016, a judge in the Central Family Court refused to grant Mrs Owens a decree nisi of divorce, even though the judge had ruled her

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History Notes - Julian Lea-Jones No. 138 - An Unfortunate Decision

coaches. Under the monopoly until then all cross country letters had to be routed through London.

1785 saw the successful advent of a direct Bristol to Portsmouth service - the first of Palmer’s new ‘cross routes’, paving the way for many more. As with many innovations vociferous opposition came from vested interests that had benefited from the opportunities offered by long and costly routes. Although only 21 Freeling was promoted to the main office in London during which time he introduced many other improvements to the mail service eventually becoming Secretary General of the National Post Office. However, to set the scene for the next part of the account we need to travel back to the time of the Napoleonic Wars in the Mediterranean.

In my 109th History Notes I mentioned Bristol’s Redcliffe boy who rose to national fame in spite of a career event that could have ended in ignominy but fortunately for him reason prevailed and his career survived. Here is the account of the events and their totally unexpected outcome.

The day that the son of a Redcliffe sugar processor decided to use his initiative to help the merchants of Hamburg led to events that reverberated down the centuries and resulted in the birth of a London tradition. That son Francis Freeling was born on 25 August 1764 at 24 Redcliffe Hill, Bristol, went to Pile Street School where Thomas Chatterton’s father was schoolmaster. Francis was educated at Colston’s School joining Bristol’s main Post Office as a trainee. In those days the office was in the building on the corner of Exchange Avenue and Corn Street, where the name is still visible cut into the stonework above the corner window.

Napoleon Bonaparte’s first success in 1793 was the Battle of Toulon, home of France’s main Mediterranean naval base 42 miles southeast of Marseilles. During this battle Napoleon distinguished himself by successfully attacking both the English and Spanish fleets. However, it was not a complete success for him, because amongst the sixteen ships he lost was a frigate called The ‘Sprite’ (La Lutine) captured by the British fleet then under the command of Vice Admiral Lord Hood. In 1795 ‘Sprite’ was rebuilt as a fifth-rate frigate with 38 guns and renamed the Lutine. Frigates acted as fast scouts or independent cruisers with a crew of about 250.

Frigate postings were sought after due to their manoeuvrability and firepower, which meant that they were often assigned to interdict enemy shipping with the likelihood of acquiring prize money.

Even during his apprenticeship, the application, talent and potential of young Francis drew him to the attention of his superiors.

This resulted in him being made an assistant to John Palmer, the Bath proposer of a network of fast mail coaches. When he moved to Bath as Palmer’s chief assistant, he was able to support John Palmer in his fight for the introduction of fast and dependable coaches with armed guards, which in those lawless days gave the mail a much better chance of actually arriving at its destination. Although robberies still took place, in the main these were limited to the vicinity of coaching inns or other stops.

Palmer and Freeling’s next innovation was the breaking of a London monopoly through the introduction of a system of cross country mail

The weather in the summer of 1799 was appalling and this, combined with the effect of the blockade of European ports meant that trade with the continent was at a virtual standstill with serious economic consequences for our European allies.

To avert the threat of imminent bankruptcy from the Hamburg Merchant allies the Bank of England agreed to support them by sending a large shipment of gold and silver bullion to be shipped via a Royal Mail packet ship. The Post Office’s General Secretary Francis Freeling would 45

History Notes - Julian Lea-Jones have had overall responsibility for its safe transfer with the packet ship’s preferred route being from Yarmouth to Cuxhaven. However because of the blockade and bad weather the East Coast packet boats couldn’t sail and Yarmouth had a backlog of mail, parcels and passengers. It was then that Francis made the fateful decision.

the Corporation of Lloyd’s who had insured the cargo. Over the years there have been a number of salvage attempts, but in 1859 the wreck yielded its most important treasure – the 48 kg, 46 cm diameter ship’s bell. This was hung in Lloyd’s underwriting room at the Royal Exchange in London and a tradition grew up for it to be rung when safe news of overdue ships arrived.

As soon as reliable information about the safe arrival, or the loss of the ship, became available the ringing of the bell ensured that everyone with an interest in the risk became aware of the news simultaneously.

No doubt pressured by his superiors to find some way of getting the all-important funds to the Hamburg Merchants, he looked for alternative means of transporting the bullion, reported to be between £1 million and £1.25 million. Royal Navy’s prize Frigate now named the ‘Lutine’, was being used on patrol and escort duties in the North Sea and along the north coast of Holland, specifically the area of the Waddenzee.

But what was important was that Yarmouth was now her home port. Here was the obvious answer to Frances Freeling’s transport problem: a Royal Navy frigate in port, with a crew under the command of Captain Lancelot Skynner, experienced in the North Holland coastal waters.

Freeling therefore personally ordered that the bullion to be taken to Cuxhaven by HMS Lutine.

Thus, on 9 October 1799 HMS Lutine set sail for Holland with the bullion that was to restore our allies’ finances. Disaster! The ship sank between the Dutch Friesian Islands of Terschelling and Vlieland with only a single survivor. As with the exact value of the bullion, accounts of the causes of the sinking vary. These range from appalling weather, a storm which drove the ship onto a lee shore, retribution by the French who sank her along with the inevitable conspiracy theories.

Although the bell is no longer rung as a result of a vessel becoming overdue, the ‘Lutine Bell’ is still rung on ceremonial occasions and on the thankfully rare instances of major losses. The bell was tolled following the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001. In 1886 one of the Lutine’s thirty-eight canon, was recovered from beneath sand in over fifty feet of water and Lloyd’s were able to present it to Her Majesty Queen Victoria who accepted the gift and had it transferred to the battlements of Windsor Castle.

So the series of events set in motion by Francis Freeling’s fateful but probably unavoidable decision on 9 October 1799 to entrust to HMS Lutine the most important bullion shipment of his career resulted in the introduction of a maritime tradition that continues today, over 200 years later.

At the end of the war the Dutch Government formally handed over ownership of the wreck to

It is also nice to be able to report that those in authority recognised that although the fateful 46

History Notes - Julian Lea-Jones decision had been his, the circumstances that lost the ship had been outside his control and on another occasion he was asked to transport an even more nationally valuable cargo than that ill-fated bullion. On 12 August 1821 the Royal Mail steam packet ‘Lightning’ transported King George IV to Ireland. To mark the voyage and the occasion of the King’s birthday he presented an engraved tortoise-shell and gold snuff box to Freeling.

occasion Jean was greeted by the American, “We’ve been told you have some trollops here.”

The culmination of Francis’ career came in his sixty-fourth year when Queen Victoria decided to honour him. Recognising the many improvements and innovations he had successfully introduced to the Royal Mail postal service Her Majesty bestowed a baronetcy on him. What a pity that the only memorial to him in his native city is this memorial plaque in the church of St Mary Redcliffe where he was buried within sight of his childhood home and a nearby block of Council Flats – Freeling House. However in London he is honoured by both the naming of the Post office Archives building and a street in Islington.

In conclusion it is interesting to note that the bell recovered from HMS Lutine still hangs in the rostrum of the underwriting room at Lloyd’s.

It bears on its bronze side the crown and royal arms of the House of Bourbon, and on the rim the name of ‘Saint Jean’ under whose protection the ship and crew had been placed when she was launched as La Lutine, a fighting frigate of His Majesty, Louis XVI of France. When the ship was captured from the French by Admiral Hood, St Jean obviously decided not to extend her protection to the Republican forces of Napoleon Bonaparte!

Lastly, to learn about another tradition associated with the ringing of the Lutine Bell we have to go to the Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset. Since 1837 their Mute Swans have provided the quill feathers for the pen that is used to make entries in the Loss Book - a tradition that continues to this day.

© June 2019, Eur-Ing. Julian Lea-Jones, C.Eng., FRAeS

Sources: • The King’s Post, R.C. Tombs I.S.O., W.C. Hemmons, Bristol 1905, 1906.

• Freeling Street in Islington Streets with a story - The book of Islington, Eric A Willats FLA., Islington Local History Education Trust, 1986.

Digital edition (revised 2018): Islington Heritage Service.

Francis inspired a number of people during his long career with the Post Office, not least of which was the writer Anthony Trollope, who started his literary career as a clerk under his tutelage. In the 1970s I was a regular research visitor to the London’s Post Office Archives and their ever helpful Head Archivist, Jean Farrugia, told me of a visit by a couple of American visitors. Jean’s account was so hilarious that even recounting it some months after the event left her in tears of laughter. Apparently, they still get researchers asking to view their holdings of material related to Anthony’s time at the Post Office. On this

• The eternal mystery of lost gold, Wijke Ruiter http://www.scribeweekly.com/de%20lutine.htm • Lloyd’s of London https://www.lloyds.com/ (© Lloyds– permission letter received for JLJ © Bristol Curiosities).

• Bristol Curiosities, Ch 23, Julian Lea-Jones, 2006, Birlinn, ISBN 1-84158- 589-0.

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A Battle of Wills - Loving Husband or Coercive Wife?

Everyone has the right to leave their estate to whomever they choose in their Will. But what happens if evidence comes to light after a person’s death suggesting that they did not have capacity to make a Will in the first place, or were coerced into making it?

At VWV, we have recently helped a client challenging the validity of her friend and former partner’s last Will, on the basis of his lack of capacity.

The Love Story Mr W was a wealthy businessman with assets in several different countries around the world. He and Mrs Y lived together as partners for 16 years, until 1996.

Shortly after their relationship came to an end, Mr W met and fell for a Brazilian lady, 30 years his junior, and they married in January 1997. The marriage did not last and they subsequently separated. Mr W and Mrs Y remained close friends.

In December 2006, Mr W and his wife were in the process of negotiating how to divide their substantial assets when Mr W was hospitalised for severe mental health problems. Suddenly, Mr W’s wife appeared back on the scene, taking over control of his care and finances, and ensuring that contact with his friends and Mrs Y was severed.

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The Wills Mr W died in 2012, leaving behind two Wills:

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the first was made in October 2006, before his hospitalisation and left 90% of his residuary estate to Mrs Y;

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the second was made 8 months later, following the hospitalisation, and left the entire estate to his wife.

As you can imagine, given Mr W’s poor health, his earlier estrangement from his wife and the dramatic change to his Will in a short space of time, Mrs Y’s suspicions were aroused and she contacted us for legal advice.

How Did VWV Help?

We undertook a full investigation, including obtaining Mr W’s medical records and expert medical reports. We then issued court proceedings, challenging the validity of Mr W’s last Will, on the basis that he lacked capacity to make it and that he did not know and approve of its contents.

Just weeks before trial, we obtained evidence that Mr W’s wife was threatening to abandon him if he did not make a new Will. In light of this, we amended our original court application to include undue influence.

Armed with this evidence, we entered into negotiations with Mr W’s wife and negotiated a multi-million pound settlement on behalf of Mrs Y, avoiding the cost of a full trial.

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Challenging a person’s Will is not straightforward and speed is often of the

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River Avon Tide Times with thanks, and for his, and Helen’s benefit, tide times will now appear each month.

It was high tide on the Avon and Trym last week when I waited for the 08.10 from Sea Mills station. It is always a splendid sight with the water right up to rivers edge (and sometimes over) - and yet something that, if you believe my sister (an adopted northerner), happens as often as a politician answering a direct question with a direct answer. “No river.

It’s always empty, I don’t believe it exists” is the standard comment when we approach the Cumberland Basin from the south and try to guess whether it will be a big river, a small river or a medium river. Of course she is wrong - just as I am when I say the sun never shines in Manchester - it’s just she’s unlucky to never time her visits at the right time.

Armed with a shiny new copy of the Admiralty Tide Tables, and a “Licence to Print” from the UK Hydrographic Office, here we go. To make the best use of available space I’ll list the high and low tides for each Saturday and Sunday in the month and, because they are spectacular, highlight the particularly high (i.e. over 13 metres) tides in red. The times are for Avonmouth but will be broadly similar for our stretch of the Avon.

Curiously the day before this pre-commute photo was taken I took a call from a reader who suggested it would be good to list the tide times for the Avon in the magazine. So,

Hope you find these interesting and potentially useful when timing a walk along the river.

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Sat 29th June

03.52

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Sun 30th June

04.51

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Sat 6th July

09.45

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Sun 7th July

10.31

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Sat 13th July

03.56

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Sun 14th July

04.56

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Sat 20th July

09.15

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Sun 21st July

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Sat 27th July

01.43

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Sun 28th July

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Sat 3rd Aug

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In the Garden - Cathy Lewis Potting Composts

I like playing around with potting compost based on my gut feel of what will suit a particular plant (I’m not always correct!). I tend to use a mix of 50% multipurpose and 50% JI for many of my pots. For Azaleas need an M e d i t e r r a n e a n ericaceous compost, while plants, such as hostas thrive with plenty of organic matter lavenders that like good drainage, I add a good dollop of horticultural grit. For woodland plants such as hostas that thrive in moist, well-drained soil, I add extra organic matter in the form of leaf mould, as well as slow-release fertilizer granules. On the whole, it seems to work, but if it doesn’t I can always repot the plant.

Many of us grab a bag of multipurpose compost from the garden centre and use it for all our pots and baskets. However, despite its multipurpose label, general potting compost is not ideal for everything. Different plants have different requirements and if you use a soil medium that suits them you will have happier, healthier plants.

For example, unlike annuals, shrubs and perennials in pots need a supply of nutrients over a long period of time. Most multipurpose composts only have enough nutrients to feed plants for about six weeks. A better solution is to use a soil-based compost such as John Innes.

John Innes is a recipe rather than a brand and is a mix of loam, peat (or an alternative), sand and fertilisers. It is heavier than multipurpose compost but rich in nutrients and better at retaining moisture. There are various JI mixes to choose from, the higher the number the more nutrients it contains. JI No. 1 is for young plants, No. 2 is an all-rounder for medium-size pots, while No. 3 is a richer mix ideal for mature shrubs in containers.

What I’m trying to do, and it’s not always easy, is to cut out peat-based composts, particularly now there are so many good alternatives. Peat extraction destroys precious wildlife habits, affecting bird, plant and insect populations.

According to a 2010 article in the Independent, removing peat from potting compost would cut CO2 emissions by the equivalent of taking 350,000 cars off the road.

Other specialist potting composts include seed compost, which has a fine texture and is low in nutrients (too much fertiliser can inhibit germination). Ericaceous compost is lime free for acid-loving plants such as azaleas and camellias. Hanging basket compost will often contain water-retaining gel, while cactus compost is a gritty, free-draining mixture.

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One of Bristol’s premier art exhibitions will again open its doors to the public - on 3rd August For the 110th year Clifton Arts summer open exhibition will showcase the work of hundreds of artists from Bristol and further afield. As last year it will be at the “Undercroft” beneath the Victoria Methodist Church on Whiteladies Road, alongside the RWA. Over 350 original pieces of work will be on show, with paintings and sculptures dominating the event.The principal organiser, Anne Elliott says, “there are very few exhibitions in Bristol and the area beyond that are on this scale and with such ambition”.

2018 Prize for excellence.

‘Abstract and blue square’ Screenprint,

by Jenny Millbank.

2018 Members Prize. ‘The Healing Power of Owls’ Acrylic, by Jac Solomons.

Clifton Arts has a membership of well over two hundred and they contribute about a half of all the exhibits. But the exhibition is open to all artists: amateur, part time and full time professional. It is a great opportunity for the artists to have their work hung and displayed and seen by thousands of the general public. And there are prizes awarded by independent judges drawn from the city’s top art experts.

Elliott adds, “the exhibition has a very long lineage but is always fresh and full of surprises.’

Entrance is free - this is not to missed.

3rd to 18th August open daily Monday - Sunday 11:30 17:30 (except Sunday 18th August 11:30 - 13:30).

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Music, present, past & future - Duncan Haskell Album of the Month Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest by Bill Callahan

Next Step Double Fantasy by John Lennon & Yoko Ono There’s a clear similarity in influence between Shepherd in a Sheepskin and the final album John Lennon released before his murder on 8 December 1980. A collaboration with his wife Yoko Ono, each of who provided the album with seven songs, it was Lennon’s first record since the birth of his son Sean.

Bill Callahan’s first new album in six years breaks a self-imposed silence during which the former Smog man got married and had a child. Those two seismic life events have had a stark influence on his songwriting, enabling him to open up in his music in a way which the influential lo-fi master rarely has before.

Though the true extent of Lennon’s domesticity is questioned by many biographers, home life was clearly an inspiration for much of the content.

Songs such as (Just Like) Starting Over, Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy), Dear Yoko and Watching the Wheels all made a case that family contentedness and songwriting could go hand in hand for the former Beatle.

“Well it’s been such a long time/ why don’t you come on in,” the apt opening lines of the album’s first track, Shepherd’s Welcome. It’s an invitation not just to step once again into Callahan’s creative landscape, but to learn some more about what he’s been up to for half a decade, and where he now finds himself.

Ono’s contributions, as always, were something of an acquired taste. But these attempts to turn her conceptual art into her own kind of music, on tracks like Beautiful Boys and Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him helped to complete the picture of middle-aged bliss. Considering what was to follow, ending the record with the Yoko composition Hard Times Are Over now feels like a cruel joke. But the whole album should be seen as something of a comfort blanket, that, if only for a short moment, this much-beleaguered couple seemed to have found their happy place.

The lilting Son of the Sea, pits the weight of parenthood against the desire to create. Chiming bells greet this new family’s dawn on Morning is My Grandmother, and Watch Me Get Married is the musical equivalent of the post-honeymoon slide show, but kept to a respectable three minutes.

As well as beginnings and arrivals, there are also songs that deal with the loss of his mother.

The pain is felt on the subtly orchestrated 747 and When We Let Go, and moments of “kisses, sweet as hospital grapes” hit home on the stark Circles. Lyrics which once did their best to muddy Callahan’s waters are devastating for their newfound clarity.

Gig of the Month Lucinda Williams @ O2 Academy Bristol, Sunday 28th July The closing gig of this year’s River Town brings a true icon to Bristol. With three Grammy awards and the iconic 1998 album Car Wheels on a Gravel Road under her belt, Lucinda Williams should need no introduction. 2016’s The Ghosts of Highway 20 showed that she had lost none of her edge and her appearance proves just how far Bristol’s festival of roots and Americana has come.

Duncan Haskell

By the end of the record you feel like you know Callahan a whole lot better, and thankfully such enlightenment doesn’t lead to any lack of charm or lessening of aura. That might be because enough of the album remains out of touch, Camels for one, or just that he handles his new approach with enough dexterity and imagery to keep the listener enchanted.

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100 years of Country Markets meeting, doing so in the knowledge that it would be a stern test of my current resolve to “lay off the cakes”. For if there is one place to go and find a great homemade cake it is a Country Market.

I received a timely reminder last month from the Committee of the Westbury on Trym Country Market of their impending celebrations.

“On Friday 5th July 2019, Country Markets will be celebrating 100 years of Markets, and Westbury on Trym Market are celebrating this occasion.

I needn’t have worried though - for although there were cakes aplenty I immediatly got chatting to a number of people. Some I knew, some I didn’t, and by the time I’d finished not only had the cakes gone, so had most of the tables and chairs and the market managers and stallholders were packing up. I also missed out on the splendid selection of plants, and failed to browse the varied displays of home crafts. Still, I enjoyed a good coffee (good quality and good value) and had the chance to talk to some of the people for whom a Friday visit to the market is an important part of their social life.

Since 1919 local Markets, such as ours which has been running for 35 years, have been supplying a range of baked goods, savouries, preserves, honey, eggs, fruit, vegetables, plants and crafts.

We are open every Friday, 10.30 – 11.30am in the Methodist Church Hall, Westbury on Trym, BS9 3AA, next to the car park (convenient for customers) and Doctor’s Surgery (light relief after appointments).

I’ve been several times to the Country Market.

The welcome is always warm, the atmosphere buzzing, the mood cheery, the refreshments excellent and the opportunity to just sit and chat, whether with friends or strangers, a treat.

Do give it a try one Friday and support the ladies and gents who make the weekly event such fun. You’ll be made to feel most welcome - and if you are a baker or gardener in your spare time and fancied selling your produce then have a chat with any of the committee members - they’d love to meet you.

We also offer a Café, seating approximately 40 persons, serving teas, coffee etc and this has become a hub for our regular customers, young mums and pensioners, ladies and gents alike.

We will be celebrating in style with bunting, cakes, surprise goodie bags for some customers and just generally showing our customers that we appreciate their loyalty.

PS. The week of going to print with this issue of the magazine is also Loneliness Awareness Week, a week of events organised by The Marmalade Trust, raising awareness of the effect that being lonely can have on many peoples lives and trying to reduce the stigma associated with loneliness.

Hearing this reminded me of how important events such as the Country Market can be in the fight to alleviate loneliness at a local level.

We also hope to use the opportunity to encourage new Producers to join our Market, whatever age, whatever craft or produce.

Many of our previous Producers have used our Market as a springboard for greater things!

Our artists, bakers, cooks, knitters, gardeners and volunteers want to keep the Market alive, encourage sustainability and the spirit of Community in the village and surrounding area.”

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What Cabinet positions do these politicians currently hold - a) Penny Morduant, b) Jeremy Hunt, and c) Boris Johnson?

What is the answer to this puzzle (Number of deadly sins x number of original Spice Girls) minus (number of competing countries in the Eurovision Song Contest Final divided by the number of wheels on a tandem)?

Name the classic albums shown below.

Which five countries formn the border of the Himalayan mountain range?

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Name the current World Snooker Champion.

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Who is the captain of the England Women’s football team?

4. Where are the 2020 European Football Championships being held?

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Who plays their home games at a) Welford Road, b) Grace Road and c) Carrow Road?

6. How many players are there in a) a baseball team, b) a curling team, and c) a league speedway team?

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Which sport did these champions all compete in - Marion Mould, Alvin Schockemohle and Nick Skelton?

8. In what year - and in which city did Roger Bannister first break the “four minute mile”?

9. At which Olympic games did the following competitors star - a) Olga Korbut, b) Jesse Owens and c) Daley Thompson 10. Where will the 2019 Open Golf Championship be held?

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How many men have walked on the moon?

Who wrote “Four Weddings and a Funeral”?

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recycling station. They were under a week old.

Our nurses have fed them every two hours, and managed to save two of them, but sadly one died despite everybody’s best effort. I struggle to understand how anybody could have dumped them in the first place.

Speaking to a colleague about the emerging trend of chickens as pets, he was explaining that a few of his clients were vegan, and hence did not want the eggs. It appears that a temporary chemical castration implant for dogs can also be used in chickens to stop them laying eggs. Its effect is a bit unpredictable - in dogs it will last for six months, but in chickens it may only last 3-4 months. Interestingly the chickens comb will initially get smaller and paler, and then as the effect wears of it will get larger and redder again. Chickens though have been selectively bred to produce a lot of

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Our main motivation for doing this is in the hope our clients might consider donating to one of the charities we have identified as having great positive impact on the residents of BS9 and surrounding areas.

Choosing a ‘charity of the year’ has become the norm but we have opted to support a few charities on a long-term basis, which will hopefully lead to meaningful partnerships where we can assist not only with financial contributions but also time in areas that are needed most. Our aim is to forge relationships which have a longlasting impression on our local community.

We know many people already support charities close to their hearts, and perhaps one of these is listed below but we would like to ask that if there is any way you are able to support any of these charities with time, donations to any of the fantastically run St Peter’s Hospice shops or helping to raise their profile by mentioning them to a friend, we would really appreciate it.

Richard Higgs, Chartered Financial Planner, provides friendly financial advice in BS9 on a face-to-face basis in a welcoming location at 50, High Street, Westbury on Trym. He specialises in advising retired clients on savings, investments, Inheritance Tax and long-term care planning. You can contact Richard on richard@haroldstephens. co.uk, 0117 3636212 or through the website: haroldstephens.co.uk.

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Trym. Meanwhile if you want to find out more before then, please have a look at our website http://www.cityvoicesbristol.org and make contact for more information.

The BCCS Choral Society is a small and friendly choir who meet weekly at the Bristol Cathedral Choir School on Wednesday evenings. We sing material spanning the core choral repertoire for the Spring concert as well as traditional songs and contemporary arrangements in the summer and carols in Advent. We will be singing Handel’s Messiah in March. If you’d like to find out more, please contact Christina May on maylearner@ outlook.com or 07454 002877.

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 and Music

Westbury Park Orchestra is a friendly nonauditioned orchestra with a repertoire of classical and modern pieces and with an emphasis on having fun. You will ideally be of a good standard (string and brass players particularly welcome). We meet at Westburyon-Trym Methodist Church, Westbury Hill on Monday evenings between 8.00 and 9.30 (termtime only). Free taster session for newcomers.

Come and give us a try. For further information please visit www.westburyparkorchestra.com.

Redland Green Choir summer concert when we will be be performing Edward Elgar’s The Music Makers and other British choral music, is at the Redland Hall, Redmaids’ School at 7.30pm on 13th July. Tickets are £12 (£10 concessions) from www.redlandgreenchoir.org.uk or at the door.

Organ Elevenses Sat. July 27th at W-on-T Parish Church. We welcome Jean-René André, organist at Rennes Cathedral, to the console.

Join us for coffee, cake and conversation as usual from 10-30 followed by recital at 11 am.

Donations of £5 are hoped for. David Bednall, sub-organist of Bristol Cathedral, will start off the Autumn season on September 7th. Please note the early date.

Bristol Cabot Choir present ‘Music through the Ages’ – a concert of beautiful, evocative pieces including works by Byrd, Handel, Schubert, Parry, Elgar, Whitacre, followed by tea and cakes – perfect for a summer afternoon! Conducted

by Rebecca Holdeman and accompanied by Ben Hughes-Games. Box Office: www.opus13.co.uk – 0117 823 0164 – Tickets: £15 – NUS/under 18s - £5 Charity No 1162280 – Supporting Age UK Bristol.

City Voices Bristol is a non auditioning community choir that welcomes new members.

Whether you have been in other choirs or haven’t sung since school days, why not come and join us? We are a friendly bunch of people of all ages and love singing both for relaxation and for enjoyment. We perform two concerts each year at St Georges Hall, with a wide repertoire from Mozart to the Beach Boys and Lady Gaga.

If you are interested, we rehearse on a Monday evening from 7.30-9.30 in the Performing Arts Centre at Red Maids’ High School, Westbury on

Bristol Cabot Choir is delighted to welcome new members for all voice parts. Why not come and sing with us for a ‘taster’ rehearsal before a simple audition? We meet at Redland URC on Mondays at 7.30 pm. FFI email admin@bristolcabotchoir. org, visit www.bristolcabotchoir.org or find us on Facebook.

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songs from musicals, gospel and folk songs.

For membership or concert tickets contact Maggie Cavanna 0117 973 4794 or secretary@ henburysingers.org.

The Mosaic Singers is a small group but would like to grow our line-up with an additional soprano, alto, tenor and bass. We rehearse in Stoke Bishop on Tuesday evenings, where a warm and friendly welcome is assured. This need not be as heavy a commitment as with some choirs. To find out more, please phone David Vicary on 0797 346 0994.

Bristol Good Afternoon Choir meets every Monday afternoon from 1-3, at Westbury on Trym Methodist Church. There are no auditions and everyone is welcome. We enjoy all sorts of music – from folk songs to choral favourites. For more details about the choir please contact Nikki on 01761 472 468 or email gac@grenvillemusic. co.uk – or just come along to a rehearsal.

Want to be involved in music? Can you count to 6? Don’t mind sitting on the floor? Join us Bristol Community Gamelan play the music of Java and are looking for new members for the 2018/9 season. We meet every Monday evening in the World Music Studio at Cotham School from 6.30 to 8.30 to play traditional & modern pieces. If interested email keithripley27@gmail. com or phone 9444241. They can be seen on YouTube.

Henleaze Singing for the Brain Group meets in the Bradbury Hall on Waterford Road, on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Thursday afternoons each month from 2.00 to 3.45. We start the session with refreshments and general socialising before singing. We have song books, and sing all sorts including songs from the musicals, wellknown golden oldies and folk songs, and are accompanied on the piano. If you would like to attend a session, please contact Alzheimer’s Society local office in Bristol at bristol@ alzheimers.org.uk or 0117 961 0693.

Singers Wanted! Henleaze Ladies Choir meets on Thursdays at 1.45pm in the hall at St Peter’s Church, Henleaze. We sing a range of music from works by Elgar to Bernstein’s West Side Story and lots more! Come along for fun and friendship. For further details, contact Jean Wickham on 9624466 or Jane English on 07752 332278.

Bristol Chamber Choir. Come and join Bristol’s oldest choir (founded in 1837). Rehearsals are on Wednesday evenings at Redland Park United Reformed Church at 7.30pm. Further details can be found at www.bristolchamberchoir.org. uk. Please contact our Secretary, Rae Ford, on 0117 939 1685 or Rod Coomber on 01275 843 900 or email rodcoomber@aol.co.uk for more details.

Sing with OutThereMusic’s North Bristol Community Choir who rehearse every Thursday evening between 7:45 - 9:45 at Westbury Park School, Bayswater Avenue, BS6 7NU. There is no audition and we have an eclectic repertoire with a very warm welcome assured. For more details about the choir please visit www. outtheremusicbristol.co.uk - or just come along to a rehearsal.

Henbury Singers welcome new members.

We meet at Stoke Bishop Primary School in Cedar Park on Thursday evenings - 7:45 to 9:15. Fees are currently £130 per year. There is no audition. We sing mainly choral music from a classical tradition, but we also sing carols,

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Westbury on Trym Country Market is looking for new members - and Gardeners who grow Fruit and Vegetables, and Bakers producing Cakes, Biscuits and the like, are particularly welcome.

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What’s On & Community News not just male voice standards, but songs from musicals, pop classics, spirituals, and classical favourites. You don’t have to read music to join the choir as a tenor, baritone or bass, but you will enjoy learning our repertoire, (re-)discovering the voice you may have forgotten about, and being welcomed into the choir’s friendly social atmosphere. We perform for charity, for weddings and a wide range of events during the year. We rehearse every Thursday from 7.00pm till 9.15pm at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (formerly Filton College). You will be made very welcome when you come along to a rehearsal. Also visit our website – bristolmvc. org.uk - to find out more, or phone 0117 968 2223.

30th and Saturday August 31st , open 1000am to 1630pm daily. Tickets are £12 on the door, £2 off advance purchase. Ticket offer code QBCM to order at www.westcountryquiltshow.co.uk or by phone on 0117 907 1000.

Cream Tea at Westbury on Trym Methodist Church, - Saturday 17 August from 3 - 4.30 pm.

Everyone welcome. Tickets £5.00 available on the door, all proceeds going to Children’s Hospice South West. For further information please contact Alison on 9629715 Cubbacino Cafe takes place on the 6th July 10-12.30pm at 43rd Bristol Scout hut, down the lane between 15 & 17, Kewstoke Rd, BS9 1HA. Refreshments, secondhand books, vinyl, Scouting uniform and more. Everyone very welcome, come along for coffee, cake, a friendly chat and to see what we are doing on fundraising to rebuild our Scout hut. Please note there will be no Cafe in August, we are back Saturday 7th September.

NotaBene Vocal Ensemble has vacancies in all voice-parts to expand our dynamic a cappella group. Our repertoire includes a range of styles but mostly comprises modern/popular songs.

We perform from memory, often incorporating a theatrical performance style (nothing too scary). We rehearse on Monday evenings in Horfield, Bristol. Music-reading ability useful but not essential and entry is via a friendly audition. Please contact Lisa Smith on 07966 459872 to discuss or email notabenebristol@ yahoo.com.

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People of Note community choir is looking for new members, especially altos. We are friendly and it›s fun, the songs we sing are very varied, pop, folk, world music, original pieces, but not traditional choral. We meet in Southville on Tuesday and Clifton on Wednesday evenings.

Visit www.peopleofnote.co.uk or email peopleofnote@btinternet.com for more details.

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Country Market. Every Friday from 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 0117 962 8306.

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Every Friday 10am to 11.30, Westbury Fields, Cricket Lane, Westbury-on-Trym BS10 6TW. A great inclusive sport for all levels of mobility.

Come along and be welcomed. Contact Kris Tavender, email ktavender@bristolbearsrugby. com.

Dancercise is a fun, gentle dance and exercise class, suitable for adults of all ages, abilities and mobility. Classes take place at the Community Centre, Avonmouth on Wednesday at 10am and St Edyth’s Church Hall, Sea Mills on Thursday at 1.30pm. Classes include a seated warm up, strengthening exercises and some simple fun dance routines finishing with a few stretches, a cuppa and a chat. There is a suggested donation of £3 per class but the class is completely free to those on low incomes. Come and join us, everyone is welcome. For more details contact Anna on 07852 988 895 or check out our FB page @dancercise.bristol.

Henleaze Bowling Club welcomes new members. If you are interested in taking up bowling, come along to our Coaching sessions at 6pm on Monday evenings (from midApril, excluding Bank Holidays) to see if the sport is for you. Henleaze is a friendly Club with very good facilities and social events throughout the year. Phone the Secretary, Tom Logan, on 01179621669 or email hbcsec@ henleazebowlingclub.org.uk for further details.

New Chair Aerobics class at St Peter’s Henleaze 11.15 -12.15. 1st class free! Seated and gentle standing strength, balance and stability exercises, to music from the 60s to today’s pop!

Add years to your life and life to your years!

Class price £5. For more information call Louisa on 0772 509 1429.

Beginner-friendly ultimate frisbee club open to all ages and abilities. Come try the best sport you’ve never played. Find us on Facebook - search ‘North Bristol Ultimate’ - or email jake.f.waller@gmail.com.

Tai Chi = Unlimited Energy.

This is one definition of this ancient Chinese system of exercise. Or in the words of one student “I find that Tai Chi classes with Karen develop a sense of harmony of body and mind. The classes are fun and inclusive and provide an encouraging environment in which to practice the flowing movements which bring a sense of calm“. Interested? Classes for beginners in Westbury, Southmead and Clifton. See www. taichiworksbristol.co.uk or phone 0117 9424167 for more information.

Karate classes on Thursday evenings at David Lloyd Westbury on Trym (no membership required). The evening starts with beginners and advanced classes for children aged 5 and up, followed by a new class for adult beginners.

Please contact Trevor on 07921 917 758 for more information.

Henleaze Tennis Club welcomes new members of all ages. We are a small friendly club. Our teams play to a good standard in the Avon leagues and we have a good level of club play for those who wish to play a more relaxed game. Check out more on our website: www. henleazetennisclub.co.uk (or give Heather a call

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Dementia: Reducing Your Risk

Dementia is a term used to describe a progressive loss of the powers of the brain. These conditions damage brain cells, causing memory, communication and thinking problems that affect people’s ability to manage their day to day lives.

It’s never too early or too late to take steps to reduce your risk of dementia.

When: Tues 9th July 2019 from 6pm until 7.30pm Where: Newman Hall, Grange Court Road, Henleaze, BS9 4DR Speakers: Beccy Pracownik (l), Dementia Specialist Nurse & Becky Cousins, Dementia Research Nurse & Mark Poarch, CEO, BRACE Dementia Research The ReMemBr Group (Research into Memory, the Brain and dementia) is a team that includes neurologists, psychologists and researchers from both the University of Bristol and North Bristol NHS Trust. They diagnose and treat patients with dementia and also offer clinical research opportunities to people with and without dementia. Research focuses on early diagnosis of dementia, understanding how memory is stored in the brain and how this can be enhanced, and clinical trials of treatment in dementia.

To book your free place(s) please call Amanda Cole on 0117 414 4831 or email amanda@alzheimers-brace.org BRACE Charity Office, Bristol Brain Centre, Southmead Hospital, BS10 5NB www.alzheimers-brace.org Charity No 297965 73

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Keep fit with dance moves – at Filton Community Centre, Elm Park, BS34 7PS, Tuesday afternoon, from 2 – 3. Improve your mobility and general wellbeing, have fun, challenge yourself and feel more confident. The class also includes some body conditioning. Working at your own pace, the class is suitable for all ages. Come along, have a laugh and make new friends at this very social and friendly class. Pay as you go at £4 per session. Wear comfortable clothing and appropriate footwear. For further information contact Eileen Scott on 07969 929 733, or visit www.keepfit.org.uk for more info.

Drop-in Healing Session at the Friends Meeting House, 126 Hampton Road, Redland, BS6 6JE (Ground Floor Community Room). Thursdays 5.00-6.30, donation basis. Healing is holistic, gentle and relaxing and helps restore balance and wellbeing. Recommended if you are feeling stressed or in need of some support. Run by Bristol Healing Group with trained volunteers and links with the Healing Trust. For further information please contact Barbara on 0117 908 2061.

Ladies Badminton at Westbury Village Hall, held on Friday mornings, 10 – 12. Come and see our friendly group in action. All we ask is that you can play and would like to meet new people. For further details, phone Elizabeth on 0117 968 1759.

Yoga Classes in Westbury-on-Trym, Friday 12.15 to 1.15. Drop-in price £8. Venue: Scout Hall, Northcote, Great Brockeridge, Westbury on Trym, BS9 3TY. Term-time only. Stoke Bishop, Monday 7pm to 8.30pm - Drop-in price £10.

Venue: Stoke Bishop Primary School, Main Hall, Cedar Park, BS9 1BW. Term-time only. Classes are open to everyone, all levels of experience, no booking required, parking available. Full details about classes found at www.yogabristol. co.uk/classes. Mobile: 07899 034 645.

Henleaze St Peters Keep Fit Class, Weds 1011am at St Peters Henleaze, £5 per session. A gentle exercise class for everybody - improve your health and wellbeing with a class designed for people who enjoy low impact, low intensity exercise. Strengthening muscles, improving suppleness, balance, mobility and stability whilst enjoying the benefits of general wellness and positivity. Call Louisa for more info on 0772 509 1429.

Legs, Bums & Tums and Boxersize is open to all ages and abilities. The class is designed to develop core and general strength. Boxercise is a fun, energetic, stress busting way to get fit. Tuesday evening boxersize 8.15 - 9.15.

Wednesday morning legs, bums and tums 10 11 and Wednesday evening boxersize 7 - 8. All classes held at St Edyth’s Church Hall, Sea Mills.

Book your place today - telephone 07748 198 694 or visit www.bs9fitness.uk.

St Peter’s Badminton & Social Club. We are a small friendly Badminton Club and meet every Monday and every 2nd to last Wednesday from 7.30pm until about 9.30pm in St Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze, BS9 4LD. Summer Badminton Mondays only June and July, £25.00. Visitor fees as below. No Play August. Membersip Fees are £80.00 from September to May. Visitor Fees are £4.00 per night. £2.00 for Juniors who are very welcome. Contact Ann: tel: 0117 9694882; email: martannmitch@outlook.com

Westbury Folk / Country Dancing on Tuesdays 1.15 - 3.15pm at The College, College Road, WoT. This is a sociable group meeting to have fun, get some exercise and, of course, stop for a cup of tea. No experience is necessary as all dances are called first. For further information, call Christine on 0117 962 2223. It’s £3 per person

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morning in May. We have a full programmes of men’s ladies and mixed friendly and competitive matches. Reduced membership offer for the first year (£50). More information and contact details https://redlandgreenbowls.webs.com

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 794 638 or Graham 01275 854 782, or visit www.rscdsbristolinfo.co.uk.

Westbury Harriers Running Club is for all ages and abilities, with a variety of different groups and sessions to suit all. Based at Coombe Dingle Sports Complex and Blaise Castle. Training nights Mondays and Thursdays 7pm with additional sessions at Yate track on Tuesday evenings and an informal social run on Saturday mornings. See www.westburyharriers.com for more information on our events or joining us.

Westbury Scottish Club country dancing classes for beginners is held at Leonard Hall, TrinityHenleaze URC, Waterford Road, Henleaze.

Contact Maggie on 01934 838 175 for more information. Classes for the more advanced dancers are at St Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze.

Tel. Cheryl on 0117 401 2416. Held every Tues 7.30 - 9.30pm. See www.wscbristol.co.uk for details.

Ladies Badminton at Stoke Bishop Village Hall.

We meet every Tuesday afternoon, 2pm to 4pm.We are looking for players to join our friendly group. Interested? Please call Pat on 0117 914 9511 for more details.

Men at St Peter’s Keep Fit meet every Tuesday morning from 9.30 to 10.30. This is a men only group of 60+ year olds who enjoy regular exercise routines taken by fitness professional Natasha Johnson. Only £4 per session payable on attendance. Please contact Keith Bonham on 0117 968 4972 or just turn up.

Bristol Morris Men welcome anyone who wants to try morris dancing. We practise on Thursday evenings in the Sports Hall at QEH School at Berkeley Place, Clifton from 8 to 10. For more information please visit www.bristolmorrismen. co.uk or call Grant on 0117 944 2165.

Taoist Tai Chi class every Monday 7pm at Badock’s Wood School, Doncaster Road. You will experience benefits to your body, mind, and spirit, make friends and listen to remarkable stories of health improvement. Our hope is that each person leaves with a renewed conviction that they can make a real positive difference in their own health and with a clear sense of how to go about it. We are a registered charity and all our instructors are volunteers. Young and old alike enjoy the friendly and welcoming nature of the Society. See taoist.org.uk for more information.

Pilates classes running in the local area; Mondays 11:00am (Mixed ability - all welcome), 12:15pm (Postnatal - with baby), 13:30pm (Pregnancy); Tuesdays 9:30am (Improvers), 10:30am (Beginners-Improvers); 12:30pm (Postnatal with baby). £8 per class booked as a course, or £10 single sessions. Classes are kept small, so must be booked in advance. Contact; Leanne 07817189474 / leanne@mindbodypilates.org / www.mindbodypilates.org Ladies and gentlemen - enjoy keeping mind and body healthy and active with Zumba Gold.

Easy to follow, low impact dance moves to great music. Tuesdays 11.10 Westbury on Trym Methodist Church Hall, BS9 3AA. Please contact Jools for more info.; jooljdh@gmail.com /

Hydrotherapy Exercise Sessions – A group exercise in Southmead Hospital’s purpose built pool. Benefits include relaxation, relief of pain & swelling, improved movement, balance & fitness. All ages & abilities are welcome.

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What’s On & Community News We are a friendly local team of Chartered Physiotherapists with expertise in a variety of disabilities & medical conditions. For more details please contact Chris & Ali Cowley on 07971 086 628, or email healthyhydrotherapy@ gmail.com or visit www.healthyhydrotherapy. co.uk.

flower meadows, a lake with ducks to feed, and a woodland to walk. Membership is £10 per adult/year. You will receive a topical quarterly newsletter, with all the details of the free events held on the Reserve. For more details - fospnr@ gmail.com.

The Alpine Garden Society meets on the 3rd Friday of every month at Westbury Methodist Church, Westbury Hill, at 7.30pm. We have speakers on various topics, plant sales and social events. Visitors are very welcome at £2 a visit. For more details please call 0117 967 3160.

Zumba Gold - Wednesdays 5.30 - 6.25pm / Zumba Fitness 6.35 - 7.30pm held in the Westbury-on-Trym Village Hall. £5 on door.

Just drop in with water and a sense of humour!

Phone Marie on 0117 963 4104 or visit www. bristoldancezumba.co.uk for more info.

Henleaze & District Flower Club meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at Bradbury Hall, Waterford Road in Henleaze.

Flower demonstrations are held on the second Thursday, practice classes on the fourth Thursday. New members are always welcome.

For more details please ring 0117 907 5724.

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. If you are interested please come and give Stoke Lodge Ramblers a try. For more details please visit www.stokelodgeramblers.wordpress.com or call our Secretary on 0117 950 0934.

Henleaze Garden Club meets on the first Wednesday of each month in the main hall at St Monica’s, Cote Lane, with a summer break when the club arranges coach trips. We have expert speakers, a quarterly newsletter, and a great Christmas event. Annual membership is £20 plus £1 per visit, visitors are most welcome at £5 per visit. Contact Brian Dury 0117 9621227 or visit www.henleazegardenclub.co.uk.

Gardening and Horticulture The Sea Mills Flower & Craft Show is taking place on the afternoon of Saturday 14th September at Sea Mills Community Centre.

Show programmes with full categories to enter are available from the library and cafe on the Square. Details will also be published online www.seamillstogether.org.uk/flowershow/

Volunteering and Charities Kitchen Table Workshops - flower workshops round my kitchen table in Redland - take place monthly on Saturday mornings. We use as much locally grown flowers and foliage as possible.

Come and enjoy immersing yourself in seasonal beauty and have fun while you learn. The cost includes refreshments plus all materials and is open to any level of experience. For more details please ring 07929 253942 or visit www.

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Bristol Libraries are looking for people who’d love reading aloud and sharing literature with others. We run 11 very successful shared reading groups in Bristol Libraries and some of them need an extra reader leader to support them. If you are this person or you think of anyone else who’d love to help, please contact us at libraries.volunteering@bristol.gov.uk or josephineharwood@thereader.org.uk, 07807 106869

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Friends of the Downs & Avon Gorge, work to raise awareness of the vital role of green spaces in promoting health and well being.

The Downs were given to the people of Bristol – runners, dog walkers, footballers, kite flyers, and, most importantly, people who want to go for a walk in the open air.

This intensive use needs careful monitoring to conserve the wildlife – mammals, birds and invertebrates as well as plants and fungi – and to make sure scrub does not spread unchecked, wild flower meadows thrive and litter is regularly cleared. Budget cuts have reduced the amount of maintenance taking place and there is a need for volunteers to help.

We welcome both active and non-active members, as increasing our membership gives us a greater voice, and more accurately represents all those who care about the Downs and its future.

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What’s On & Community News and makes custom aids for the disabled. We are on the lookout for volunteers (engineers, craftsmen, DIY enthusiasts etc) who are willing give up a little of their time to enable a disabled person to enjoy a better quality of life. If you can help please contact the Chairman at bristol. chair@remap groups.org.uk or 0117 3295183 or visit www.bristol.remap.org.uk.

or twice a week, of local elderly patients to the Westbury doctors’ surgery or to a hospital. 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 Westbury-onTrym practice. For information please contact Wendy Clark (0117 962 0733) or Zina Wilson (0117 431 3671) or by e-mail on Bernzina@ blueyonder.co.uk or ask at Westbury Practice Reception or your local GP on tel. 0117 962 3406.

If you’d like to get more active or involved in your community why not give an hour a week or a day a month and help Marie Curie as we continue to provide care to patients and their families? If you enjoy meeting new people and raising money for a great cause, we would love to hear from you. FFI please contact Helen Isbell on 0117 924 7275 or email Helen.Isbell@ mariecurie.org.uk.

Do you love Weddings? Westbury-on-Trym Village hall is a very popular wedding venue and has a busy ongoing wedding schedule. We’re looking for more wedding volunteers to help these events run smoothly. If you’re interested please email us at enquiries@wotvillagehall.org or leave a message on 0117 962 3399.

RSVP (Retired & Senior Volunteer Programme).

Do you like reading? Do you like helping children? If yes to both, you are just the sort of person we are looking for! If you can spare a minimum of an hour a week to hear children read in a local school you could make a huge difference. Volunteering is a great way to stay active and to feel useful, so if you are interested in joining us please get in touch. Contact Mina on 07860 669 953, or visit RSVP-west.org.uk.

Friendship, Social and Support Knit & Crochet Café at Trinity Henleaze. Do you feel that there is not much on for older people?

Would you like to try something new and meet local people? Bring a friend or neighbour, or come by yourself – a warm welcome and free tea and cake guaranteed! Materials are provided and volunteers are on hand to help you if you are learning, or you can bring your current project. Taking place at Trinity Henleaze United Reformed Church, Waterford Road, BS9 4B. Hosted by Bristol Knitting and Crochet Group (07561 523 919 / brisknitcro@gmail.com) and supported by Friends Ageing Better (Age UK Bristol). Please get in touch forour next event.

Carer Support. If you are outgoing and could offer two mornings a month to meet, greet and give information to carers when they visit their GP surgery, I would love to hear from you. Full training and support provided. Please contact Marilyn Crump, Volunteer and Training Coordinator at MarilynC@carerssupportcentre. org.uk. If you look after someone who couldn’t manage without you, and would like some information about our services for carers or would just like someone to talk to about caring for the person you look after, please call our Carersline on 0117 965 2200 or visit www. carerssupportcentre.org.uk.

Chumputers - free drop in computer / tablet / phone sessions with Hattie and Sarah. Held the 1st Saturday of each month 10am - 12am at Henleaze United Reform Church, Waterford Road, Henleaze. Please drop in to ask us any questions you have on using your phone/tablet/ computer from how to send emails or make video calls to downloading apps or setting up

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are 40+. Check out www.simplysocial.org.uk or phone us on 07971 427 766, and come along to one of our Thursday Club nights.

Henleaze Senior Film Club. Monday 15 July at 2pm. “The Children Act” (12A) starring Emma Thompson, Fionn Whitehead and Stanley Tucci.

A case is brought before a judge in the Family Division of the High Court involving a 17-yearold boy who is suffering from leukaemia. His doctors want to perform a blood transfusion, as that will allow them to use more drugs to cure him. However, he and his parents are Jehovah’s Witnesses, and believe that having a blood transfusion is against biblical principles. At St Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze. Refreshments: £4.00. Easy access, carers welcome. For more information please ring Home Instead Senior Care on 0117 989 8210.

Friday Lunch at Westbury on Trym Methodist Church. We meet up on the first Friday of every month from 12.30 to 1.30. You are warmly invited to join us for our regular lunch and to meet old and new friends. For further information call Rachel (0117 330 8503) or Alison (0117 962 9715).

Henleaze (evening) Townswomen’s Guild meets at 7.15 on the first Wednesday of the month in St Peter’s Church Hall, The Drive, Henleaze, BS9 4LD. Interesting speakers present a variety of topics. Visitors are very welcome. Groups that meet between our monthly meetings include: arts and crafts group, music club, book club, discussion group, gardening club, bridge club and a lunch club. We have twice yearly outings and a holiday group. Contact Shirley on 0117 962 2243 for further information.

Discussion Group: we are a small, convivial group who meet at 10am to 12 noon every Monday, at Westbury Baptist Church, Reedley Road. We discuss a wide range of topics of mutual interest.

We are currently looking for new members - if you are interested please call Bob Broomfield on 0117 962 1061, or Alan Routledge on 0117 968 2246 for more information.

Soroptimist International Bristol is part of a global organisation founded in Bristol for women.We meet on the second and fourth Mondays of the month at Long Ashton Golf Club.

During the year we support various charities and have an interesting speaker programme.

Do look at our website or for more details email: sibristol@hotmail.co.uk (www.sigbi.org/Bristol)

Westbury Park WI meet on the first Wednesday of the month from 7.30pm in Redland Church Hall, Redland Green Road, BS6 7HE. Guest fees are £4 per meeting (up to 3 visits allowed).

Refreshment options available, biscuits/cake free. Email westburyparkwi@gmail.com or visit www.westburyparkwi.org.uk for more details.

Bristol Brunel Lions Club - We meet 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 indoor and outdoor activities. Lots of fun and fellowship raising and spending money for very good causes. For more details of how to apply for assistance with charitable activities in Bristol or to become involved in our activities see Bristol Brunel Lions Club on line or on Facebook or contact our Club Secretary Bill O’Neill at lion.bill@virginmedia.com.

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What’s On & Community News Stoke Bishop Townswomen’s Guild meet on the first Thursday in the month at 2pm at Stoke Lodge Adult Education Centre, Shirehampton Road, Stoke Bishop. New members always welcome. We are a small friendly group and we have a varied programme of speakers, and other groups including theatre trips, lunch club, arts & crafts, scrabble, walking club and “tea and chat”. For more information, please contact Angela on 968 6473, or Sheila on 914 7159.

meets from 10.00 – 12.00 on the third Thursday of every month at The Eastfield Inn, Henleaze Road. New members and visitors are most welcome. Further information can be obtained from Elaine Anderson on 0117 907 5279.

Clifton Rotary Club welcomes new members willing to give their time, interested in making new friends, building business contacts and using their skills to help others. We meet Weds lunchtimes at The Redland Green Club (Redland Lawn Tennis & Squash Club). www.cliftonrotary. org or email secretary@cliftonrotary.org

Pat-a-Cake Toddlers group meet at Westbury on Trym Methodist Church every Tuesday during term time 1.15 - 2.45. We are a small friendly group who play, do craft and sing.

Mums / Dads / Grandparents / Carers have a chance to meet over a cup of tea and biscuits.

For further information please contact Alison on 0117 962 9715.

Bristol Grandparents Support Group gives support to grandparents who are estranged from their grandchildren due to family breakdown. We give support over the phone, via email, Skype and at our regular meetings held at 9 Park Grove, Bristol. BS6 7XB. Tel 07773 258 270 more information or visit www.bgsg. co.uk.

The Bristol and District branch of Parkinson’s UK meets every first Saturday of the month at St Monica Trust, Cote Lane, BS9 3UN from 10am - 12 noon. Carers, relatives, spouses and people with Parkinson’s - all are welcome for a social and informative get-together, with speakers from a variety of backgrounds with many diverse interests. Please join us. We also meet at The Eastfield Inn, Henleaze, BS9 4NQ every second Friday in the month for an informal coffee morning from 11.

Happy Days Memory Café meets 1st Friday of the month from 2.00 – 4.00 at Westbury Baptist Church, Reedley Road, BS9 3TD. The café is aimed at carers and people living with dementia and the plan is that we have fun. Why not check us out? For more information please contact Tony on 0117 968 1002 or check our Facebook page.

Rotary Club of Bristol meets at the Bristol Hotel, Prince Street, BS1 4QF at 7.00pm for 7.30 pm on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Mondays and at 12.30 for 1.00 on the 2nd and 4th Mondays. Meetings start with a meal and are followed by a speaker.

New members are very welcome – for more details see www.bristolrotary.org or contact Martina Peattie at mpeattie@btopenworld.com

North Bristol Alzheimer Café meets on the first Tuesday of the month at St Monica Trust, Oatley House, Westbury-on-Trym, BS9 3TN from 3.30 – 5.30. We provide a relaxed, informal and safe space in which issues surrounding dementia can be aired. Refreshments are served and most weeks live music is played. There is no charge to attend, free on-site parking is usually available and the number 1 bus stops right outside. FFI or to register your attendance contact Jacqui Ramus - tel 07854 185 093 or email jacqui. ramus@stmonicatrust.org.uk.

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What’s On & Community News outings, discussions etc. New members and visitors always welcome. For more info contact: Sue Murphy – Tel: 0117 950 2826.

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St Mary’s Church Coffee morning is held every Tuesday morning from 10 to 12. All welcome (especially those with young children – toddler toys and books available). Our Bright Sparks Carer and Toddler group meets each Monday in term time at 1.30 at St Marys, Stoke Bishop. 0117 968 7449 for more details.

A three course buffet Parish Lunch is held at St Mary’s Church, Stoke Bishop, every Thursday from 12.15. Do come along and join us.

Civil Service Retirement Fellowship. The Westbury-on-Trym group welcomes all retired Civil Servants and their spouses to their meetings held on the first Thursday of the month at Studland Court, Henleaze Road at 2.00pm, Those people without a civil service background are welcome to join our group as Friends of the Fellowship. For more info phone Tony McKenna on 0117 950 2059.

Trinity Henleaze Ladies Guild meets fortnightly on Monday evenings at 7.30 in the Leonard Hall, Waterford Road. We offer a good varied programme of speakers followed by tea and coffee. All are welcome. For further information contact Jenny on 0117 962 0108.

St Peter’s Ladies Guild meets at 2pm on the third Wednesday of the month at St Peter’s Church Hall, The Drive, Henleaze. Varied programme.

All welcome. Further details from Wilma on 0117 962 8895.

Westbury-on-Trym Probus Club provides a meeting point for retired and semi-retired professional / business men and women, to promote social wellbeing through friendship, discussion and companionship. The club meets for lunch with a speaker on the third Thursday of every month at BAWA, Southmead Road, from midday. If you are interested contact Peter Wright on 0117 962 4196 or email susanandpeterwright@blueyonder.co.uk.

The Friendly Club meets every Thursday from 2 to 4 (except August and major holidays) in the Methodist Church Hall, Westbury on Trym. We are a lively group of older people who meet to chat, play Scrabble and card games. Regular trips out and entertainments are arranged plus we have delicious tea and biscuits for only £1!

Do come and make some new friends. Transport can sometimes be arranged if needed. Contact 0117 950 8644 for more details.

Calling all Carers!

Would you like the opportunity to share your experiences, relax and make new friends? Then come and join the Carers’ Support Group (formerly Henleaze Carers’ Group). We meet on the second and fourth Thursday morning of each month, 10 to 12, in Bradbury Hall, Waterford Road, Henleaze.

For more information please call Monica Rudston 0117 942 6095.

Knit and Natter. We invite you to join us every Thursday between 10 and 12 at the Methodist Church in Westbury on Trym. It is a sociable and informal time when you can chat while pursuing your choice of crafts. If you prefer we can provide patterns for knitting for charity. Tea and coffee will be available!

Instep Club for Widows and Widowers. Weds evenings 8 -10 at Stoke Bishop Village Hall.

Dancing - Ballroom and Sequence (If you haven’t danced for a long time we will help you learn). Social activities Annual membership £8.

Members: £3 per session. Visitors welcome: £4 per session. Come in to see us or telephone

Westbury on Trym Women’s Institute meets on the 3rd Monday of the month in the WoT Methodist Church Hall, next to the car park, at 2.00. We have a programme of varied speakers, 86

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St Peter’s Church, Henleaze BS9 4LD 2.30 pm

Music through the Ages

A concert of beautiful, evocative pieces including works by Byrd, Handel, Schubert, Parry, Elgar, Whitacre, followed by tea and cakes – perfect for a Summer afternoon!

Conductor: Rebecca Holdeman

Accompanist: Ben Hughes-Games

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What’s On & Community News Hinkley Point B Power Station on Thursday 11th July, a visit to the Bath Soft Cheese Company on Thursday 18th July, and a coach trip to Morwellham Quay, Tavistock on Thursday 25th July. If you would like to join the centre, please contact the Membership Secretary, Mrs Janet Stanton on 0117 4563497 or visit our website on www.ntbristolcentre.btck.co.uk

Donna on 01275 832 676 or Wilma on 0117 962 8895 for information.

The Fielder Club is an association for local women - though friends and family are welcome at all events. Membership is £5 p.a. to cover delivery of quarterly programmes of events such as lunches, theatre, visits, talks and walks.

Weekly/monthly sub-clubs of badminton, book group, bridge, discussions, Scrabble, skittles and whist. Thursday mornings 10.30 at The White Lion in Westbury on Trym and twicemonthly pub lunches. For more details, please contact Gloria by email at gloriasimmonds@ hotmail.co.uk.

Shared Reading - this friendly group meets at Westbury Library every Thursday 11am to read a short story and poem together. You can comment, join in discussions, help with the reading or just sit back and listen while enjoying a cuppa. The readings are always different - classics, science fiction, romance, comedy, suspense. And it’s all free. For further information contact Christine Betts crbetts17@ hotmail.com or 07967 332821

General Interests Stoke Bishop Local History Group meets at Stoke Bishop Village Hall, 42 Stoke Hill, BS9 1EX five times a year. We do research, we publish books and we hold regular talks. Our next talk will be “The History of Stoke Lodge” with Helen Powell on Friday 6th September. Interested in local history? Welcome! Membership £6 p.a.

Visitors £3. Contact sblocalhistory@gmail.com or Jenny Weeks 0117 968 6010. Follow us on Facebook for updates on all events of interest in our area!

Bus Pass Poets. Come along and share your poetry with us. We meet once a month at libraries on local bus routes. For more details or dates for our forthcoming meetings please contact Julie on 01179 428637 or text Edith 07500 143357.

Local Bridge Club. We are looking for Bridge players of all standards for our friendly sessions which take place on Tuesday evenings, 7.30pm to 10pm, upstairs in Stoke Bishop Village Hall.

For more details please call Rene on 0117 968 4334 and do please leave a message.

The Arts Society Bristol is Bristol’s society for those who enjoy the arts and we welcome new members. Lectures are given on the second Tuesday each month from September to May on a wide range of subjects, by specialists in their field, at 8pm at Redmaids’ High School, Westbury-on-Trym, BS9 3AW. For more information on lectures, study days, trips and other activities, visit our website www. theartssociety-bristol.org.uk

Bristol Scrabble Club meets every Wednesday at 7.15 pm at Upper Horfield Community Trust, BS7 0PQ (next to Eden Grove Church). New members welcome - first visit free so come and give it a try. For further information contact Sue on 0117 924 7871.

Westbury Art Club meets every Thursday evening from 7 to 9 at The Greenway Centre, Doncaster Rd, Southmead. We are a mixed ability group of artists For more details visit www.westburyartclub.org.uk, e-mail us at

The NT Bristol Centre is a voluntary group in support of the National Trust. Visits to NT and similar properties, and gardens, are arranged by the Bristol Centre for the membership of the Centre. Forthcoming trips include a coach trip to 88

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What’s On & Community News westburyart@blueyonder.co.uk or phone our club secretary on 0117 962 9799.

usually meet on the first Monday of every month (except when it is a bank holiday when it is the second Monday) at central Quaker Meeting House, Champion Square. For more details visit www.bristol.humanist.org.uk or www.meetup. com/Bristol-Humanists.

The Bristol Astronomical Society hosts a series of astronomical talks, events and activities.

We provide free Saturday observing at our observatory in Failand and often stage Star Parties in and around Bristol. Friday evening talks are held at 7pm at Bristol Photographic Society, Montpelier, BS6 5EE. Details of all events are on our website: www.bristolastrosoc. org.uk - All welcome.

Henbury Art Club is looking for new members for our Wednesday morning club. We meet 11.15 - 1 in Southmead Library. We are a very friendly mixed ability group, and have our annual show in the Henbury Village Hall every May Day. Please contact Gill Dix by email. gill@dix.org.uk for more details.

Bristol University of the Third Age (U3A) scrabble group would welcome new members.

We play very friendly and informal games every Friday at the Beehive, Wellington Hill West, BS9 4QY from 2 to 4. For further info please contact Heddy Sara on 0117 924 1318 and indicate when asked to give your name that you are phoning about scrabble in order not to be blocked. Or email nigel.d.sara@btinternet.com.

The Bristol Philatelic Society meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month in the meeting room of the United Reform Church at the bottom of Blackboy Hill (Whiteladies Road) starting at 7.30 p.m. Contact 0117 956 7853.

North West Bristol Camera Club is 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 Neville at nevwgoodman@mac.com.

Bristol Adventure Sea Cadets. If you would love the chance to get on the water here in Bristol, make new friends, grow in confidence and gain qualifications, and are aged between 10 and 18, are recruiting now. We are open Tuesday and Friday evenings. Visit: www.sea-cadets.org/ bristoladventure to find out more.

Deadline for the inclusion of your listing in the August magazine is Monday 15th July, and in the September magazine it Thursday 15th August. No excuses - no extensions! For dated events occurring before the 10th of the month please ensure that your listing is submitted in time for the preceding month’s issue.

Friendly Bridge SW meets in Stoke Bishop Village Hall every Monday evening at 7:15. New players welcome, and you can come without a partner. Also available are bridge lessons for complete beginners or more experienced players. Contact Gareth on 07921 788 605, email friendlybridgesw@gmail.com or visit friendlybridgesw.org.uk.

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Quiz Answers General Knowledge from page 62 1. Gold, Juno, Sword, Utah and Omaha; 2.a) Defence Secretary, b) Foreign Secretary, c) not currently in the Cabinet; 3. (7x5) - (26/2) = 22; 4. Name the classic albums shown below. 5.

Nepal, India, Bhutan, China, Pakistan; 6. 12; 7. Richard Curtis; 8. 3 hours and 3 minutes (214 miles); 9. a) Lambeth Palace, b) Southfork Ranch, c) Fimble Valley; 10. Shanghai (24.1 million inhabitants).

Sport from page 62 1.a) Hungary (football), b) Cuba (athletics), c) South Africa (motor racing); 2. Judd Trump; 3. Steph Houghton; 4. 12 cities in 12 countries across Europe; 5.a) Leicester Tigers rugby union, b) Leicestershire County Cricket Club, c) Norwich City football club; 6.a) 9, b) 4, c) 7; 7. Show jumping; 8.a) 1954, Oxford; 9.a) 1972 (Munich), b) 1936 (Berlin), c) 1980 (Moscow) and 1984 (Los Angeles); 10. Royal Portrush (Northern Ireland).

Children’s Puzzles from page 20 Famous People 1. the Dalai Lama, Tibet, flag I; 2. Oprah Winfrey, United States of America, flag B; 3. Bjorn Borg, Sweden, flag A; 4. Mother Teresa, Albania, flag G; 5. Ludvig van Beethoven, Germany, flag J; 6. Leonardo da Vinci, Italy, flag F; Lech Walesa, Poland, flag C; Pele, Brazil, flag D; Pope Francis, Argentina, flaf E; 10. Queen Cleopatra, Egypt, flag H Snacks 1. Salt and Vinegar; 2. Prawn Cocktail; 3. Ready Salted; 4. Cheese and Onion; 5. Roast Chicken.

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The Bristol Nine is published by Bristol Community Magazines Ltd (Co. No. 08448649, registered at 8 Sandyleaze, Westbury on Trym, Bristol, BS9 3PY). The views expressed by contributors or advertisers in The Bristol Nine are not necessarily those held by Bristol Community Magazines Ltd. The inclusion of any business or organisation in this magazine does not imply a recommendation of it, its aims or its methods. Bristol 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 ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this magazine but no liability can be accepted for any loss or inconvenience caused as a result of inclusion, error or omission. All content is the copyright of Bristol Community Magazines Ltd and may not be reproduced without the prior written consent of Bristol Community Magazines.

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