The Bristol Nine Magazine - July 2020 by Andy Fraser

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THE EDITOR’S SMALL PIECE much now a part of our household bubble. With restrictions to our mobility imminent we dashed over to a rescue centre in west Wales and took on the job of homing two tiny little bundles of fluff. And now I feel like a born-again cat lover, because Spud and Otis have brought us immense fun and affection and joy over the last three months. The chap on the front cover is Otis, the bigger of the boys, and this is his little brother Spud. Nedless to say in the thirteen weeks they’ve been with us they have grown - both are well over twice the size and weight they were when they arrived - but neither has eased up on their inquisitiveness, mischief and playfullness that they display in buckets. They couldn’t though be less identical twins - Spud is the cool kid, very laid back, whereas Otis is reluctant to sit still and comfortably heads up the count in terms of things knocked off and broken. That said, in an unguarded moment earlier today Spud sneaked out of my office window and climbed onto the roof of the house. We only knew he was missing when we heard him miaowing as we sat in the garden having lunch. Thankfully he was coaxed back inside, but I sense more scrapes ahead with them both.

Hello there and welcome to the new July magazine. I hope this finds you in good spirits, socially less distant and enjoying, as best you can, what nature has bestowed on us - a hot early summer interspersed inevitably by what we call “large lumps of rain” falling from the skies. I’m sat in shorts as I type this at 9pm, windows open, 2 fans on and the prospect of a hotter tomorrow. Then the chance of a storm on Friday and the possibility of more like this It’s interesting talking to people and discovering what they have been up to, what has seen them through the lockdown thus far. For some it seems to be gin and jigsaws, others it is by disappearing into the world of Zoom with virtual choirs and online quizzing. And for anyone with a garden then if it’s not immaculate now it never will be, will it? We have been very fortunate in having two newcomers to stay with us, boys who are very

Before I leave you to the magazine can I just say how lovely it has been receiving feedback from lots of kind people saying how nice it was to start receiving the magazine again last month? It was really gratifying to know that people had missed their copy, so it is a pleasure to sign off and hit the print button again in the knowledge that it’s all worth it. Thank you for your support, and for supporting the local businesses who probably rely on us all now more than ever. Cheers, Andy

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ON OUR DOORSTEPS out over gorgeous rolling countryside and the city below, contemplated giving up what he had got for what he might get in embarking on a solo career. Turned out pretty well for him, and to be honest it would be hard not to be inspired, philosophical or simply blown away by this special place.

Last month I described a walk in the woods surrounding Kings Weston House, and noted that despite living in BS9 for almost 25 years Penpole Wood was an area I’d never visited - sadly. For me it was a reminder of how much of natural beauty and interest there is nearby, that we may or not know of but have certainly not discovered.

I’ll let readers discover Solsbury Hill for yourselves and not say too much descriptively about it. Suffice to say we went on abeautiful day when the cows were grazing on the open grass, butterflies by the score were enjoying the sun and battling the breeze and the skylarks singing enchantingly in the big skies. I have no doubt it would be equally dramatic in other ways on a stormy day or a moonlit (k)night (sorry, little nod to Genesis fans there).

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As mentioned, it’s hard to believe a hill can be easily missed but we struggled to find it, as did some friends who visited since on our advice (she blames his mapreading skills, he blames her inability to use a satnav). It is roughly midpoint between Swainswick on the A46 and Batheaston we approached it driving along Swainswick Lane and the very narrow Solsbury Lane which is a dead end but with room for about 5 cars to park at the top. If you find it I’m sure you’ll enjoy it. Next month I’m going to explore somewhere elso on our doorstep that I’ve not discovered in my 30 years in Bristol not sure yet whether it will be Stoke Park Estate, Snuff Mills or Troopers Hill. Or any other gems you might like to suggest.W

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Because the act of deciding what to talk about right now has wrapped me up into a giant knot, I’m taking a slightly meta approach to things this month and am writing a column about writing a column. Perhaps, by sharing the inner machinations of my creative process, I’ll come up with something useful by the bottom of the page. Even at the best of times it’s impossible to keep up with the daily news cycle and remain on top of current affairs. Considering all that’s currently being thrown at us on a daily basis, anything that I write now, in mid June, will no doubt be dwarfed by some other seismic event by the time you’re all reading it.

Lastly, there’s a moral dilemma to be answered. This column isn’t a platform for my personal beliefs, but a light-hearted look at Bristol life. However, during these important times of civil unrest should I use my 400 words to speak up for Black Lives Matter. By not speaking of ongoing injustice am I part of the problem? Is my silence complicity?

The calendar often dictates what I write about. Particularly at this fertile time of year when Bristol is teeming with festivals each and every weekend. Festivals which have sadly (but necessarily) been removed from our lives. And yes, shops have just reopened and lockdown is gradually easing, but who knows whether that will still be the case come July. Perhaps I should join the queue outside of Primark, as a true journalist would, but having spent the last three months doing everything I can to socially distance, I just can’t bring myself to take one for the team.

The result of all this overthinking is a kind of creative paralysis, one which is of little use to anyone and one which I promise to have rectified come August! Duncan Haskell (for the avoidance of doubt, this month’s photo is not of Duncan, nor was it taken in BS9 - Ed.)

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TRAVELS OF THE BISHOP’S KNOLL ORGAN - CHRIS STEPHENS Following on from Chris Stephens’ articles last year on the history of Bishop’s Knoll in Sneyd Park comes this musical update.

AG Powell the honorary editor of “Cooee!” the Bishop’s Knoll hospital magazine wrote in 1930 “The lighter side of hospital life - that helped so materially to maintain the cheerfulness of the patients and which medical science regard as so vital - was as well organized as the other aspects. The finest musical talent in Bristol was available for concerts which formed a regular feature of the entertainments throughout the war period. A Saturday afternoon scene in the main ward - the ballroom of Bishops knoll in peacetime - comes to mind. At one end of the beautiful room is the platform with its fine two manual organ; on either side oral range to cots on which slide the stricken soldiers, some of whom have spent months patiently waiting for indescribably ghastly wounds to heal, or shattered limbs to mend. In the centre is the audience, visitors, nursing staff, and convalescent men”.

“A few days after the First World War broke out Robert Edwin Bush and his wife decided to convert their large house, Bishop’s Knoll in Sneyd Park, into an emergency hospital. Bush (1855-1939) had bought the house in 1905 after the death of its previous owner Peter Prankerd (1839-1902). Both these owners had made their fortunes in Australia which is why Bush intended his hospital to be used by wounded soldiers of the Australian Imperial Forces. Either late in 1914 or early in 1915 Bush commissioned a two manual pipe organ to be built for installation into the former ballroom of Bishop’s Knoll, seen below as the hospital’s Ward 1 containing 12 beds.

This is certainly borne out by an account by Bombardier W.G.Haynes who wrote “I remained at Bishop’s Knoll for about six weeks, and spent a very enjoyable time. I found out that Commandant R.E.Bush works very hard during the day, assisting and superintending the preparation of meals, as well as running the whole of the work in connection with the hospital. Often during the evenings he would come into the splendid balroom (or Ward 1), and play tunes to us on the superb organ that stands at the far end of the ward on a raised platform. Whenever he played “Onward Christian soldiers!” he would remark : “Ah! Here’s one with a chorus,” and the men would join in the singing of this hymn very heartily”.

This was constructed by Thomas William Lewis (1863-1942) whose home was in Bishop Road, Horfield but whose works were in Backfields Lane, Stokes Croft. T.W Lewis was not as well known as the unrelated organ builder T C Lewis but 15 years later would build the organ for the Bristol Masonic Hall in Park Street, and probably also the magnificent 1913 organ in St Ambrose church in Whitehall (attributed in the National Pipe organ Register to T and W Lewis as at this time Walter Thomas Lewis was working for his father).

Bush almost certainly learned to play on the Willis organ paid for by Headmaster John Percival in its original location in the new Clifton College Chapel. He would have been under the tutelage of Mr W.F.Trimnell (18391901) who was the College’s Choirmaster and Organist from 1864-1896 and noted for his patience. Trimnell, like his brother, had been a chorister and later deputy organist at the Bristol Cathedral. The Bishop’s Knoll

It is clear that Bush was a good player of the instrument and it was used during WW1 both for accompanying hymns for the wounded soldiers and also in the concerts held there. 29

TRAVELS OF THE BISHOP’S KNOLL ORGAN - CHRIS STEPHENS concert advertised here must have amounted to the inauguration of the organ which had only been installed six months earlier. It is noteworthy that the Master of Ceremonies on this occasion was Private William Stumbles, a remarkable Australian soldier who, after recovery from his wounds, was invalided out of the Imperial Forces - but having recovered in Australia re volunteered and returned to active service as a Sergeant. Much to everyone’s delight at the Hospital he attended the Gallipoli Day (Anzac Day) parade in Bristol in April 1917 where (below) Powell presented him to the Lord Mayor.

in 1940 and its Harrison and Harrison organ destroyed since when a piano had been used in services held in the adjacent church hall. Funds to build the original church in 1868 had been raised by a committee chaired by E.S Robinson, a prominent Baptist and founder of a Bristol paper and packaging business. He was well known to Mr and Mrs Bush as well as A.G. Powell who had been employed by Robinson after he left school. This connection is perhaps how the organ came to be donated. The church secretary at that time wrote “‘It is a dear little organ, good looking, possessing two manuals, a pedal board and varied range of stops. It was formerly in the hall of the Bush family home in Stoke Bishop and should be just about the right size for our hall.’ The organ’s final move was in 1955 when the Whiteladies Road church was rebuilt and the organ became redundant. It was moved to the Counterslip Baptist Church, which had also been bombed during the Second World War when it was located in Victoria Street. After that the Church used several temporary venues before it moved to Hengrove Hall, Whitchurch for several years. The church was finally rebuilt on its present site on Wells Road, Whitchurch in 1957. However before it was relocated there the organ was rebuilt and enlarged by Percy Daniel and Co. of Clevedon who installed it in a panelled oak case with louvered front.10 I understand that Daniel’s records are with the Somerset Archive and hopefully he may have taken some photographs of the original organ before the rebuild. It would also be good to know whether it was hand pumped during its time at Bishop’s Knoll, for although most of Bristol had an electricity supply by 1915 the photographs of Ward 1 suggest it was still lit by gas!”

The last patient left Bishop’s Knoll in February 1919 and the house then returned to its former family use, but soon after Bush died in 1939 house was requisitioned for use by the Bristol Aircraft Company whose factory was being dispersed all over Bristol. When peace returned in 1945 the house was bought from Mrs Bush by the Board of the United Bristol Hospitals for use as a Preliminary Nurse Training Unit. At this point the organ was removed and replaced by a blackboard so that the music room could take on its new role as a lecture theatre.

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FINANCE - “WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?” ASKS PHIL JAMES the money that goes back into the economy and the jobs it creates. Maybe it also benefits other companies in the supply chain, maybe it benefits some of the functions of the public sector. Often investments are made into those leading innovation, finding new, more sustainable products or services. An active fund manager will consider many things before investing, such as who the company is, its reputation, plans, what sector it’s in and the impact – for example the company may be in Technology or Healthcare, both of which have been very resilient during the COVID 19 outbreak in recent months and therefore a positive influence on the S&P 500 in the US. However, they have probably avoided or reduced exposure to airlines, energy and financials (all of which are significant to the UK economy). They will also consider the reserves of any company, as the more secure a company’s balance sheet, the more they are able to withstand shocks. It’s worth remembering some sectors were in decline long before COVID 19, while some companies have moved swiftly to benefit. Ultimately, they will either Fail, Survive or Prosper.

As questions go, it’s a short one – just 6 words. However, anyone trying to answer it at the moment, will take a great deal longer, with liberal use of that word, ‘However’ being required! In recent weeks I have thought of COVID 19 and all its implications (not just financial), as being like going into a dark tunnel. For many, the impact will take years to recover from and for some, only the passing of time will make things a little easier. It does seem however as I write this article in the 2nd week of June, that there is now light at the end of the tunnel. Of course, our own and other’s wellbeing, depends on so many issues, but it would be naive to think that financial stability doesn’t play a role and that is why it’s not a binary choice between protecting public health or protecting the economy. It’s not as simple one or the other. There has to be a balance as an economy that is failing, has huge and far reaching implications on people. Yes, we might see reductions in the value of investments, pensions and property, however the impact will lead to increased unemployment, greater debt, greater poverty, more dependency on food banks, poorer health, a greater number of businesses failing and greater pressure on the public sector.

So why is it difficult to know where we go from here? Well as the weeks have passed, a growing understanding of some of the impacts of COVID19 has emerged. As the number of cases and deaths has reduced, optimism has increased which has influenced a recovery of sorts in stock markets, but this perhaps creates more vulnerability to disappointing setbacks from here. So even if the worst is behind us, the economic indicators for the 2nd quarter have yet to fall into the hands of the media and it will be the 3rd quarter really, before we emerge from lockdown and influence the next 12 months. While income from shares will decline for the remainder of the year, the more optimistic point towards an improvement in 2021; be realistic about GDP and unemployment headlines and focus towards the end of the year and into 2021.

Back in March, we had no idea how long the dark tunnel was, we didn’t even know if it was different to any tunnel we’d experienced before. There wasn’t a guidebook as to what to expect, what would happen and what needed to be done and so it was little wonder that global stock markets (that notoriously dislike uncertainty), reacted in the way they did. In reality, with no crystal ball or hindsight, investment managers have to rely on knowledge and experience, which enables them to see changing events and react accordingly. I have always believed that in times of significant uncertainty and volatility, active investment management (having investment professionals making decisions on your behalf), rather than passive, really pays off. Yes, you will pay more in charges, but often during volatile times, these additional costs are nothing compared to the potential benefit of having someone ‘limit the damage’ that could ensue.

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PRIZE WORDSEARCH - NUMBER ONE Listed below are twenty one of the best known military aircraft of the world. Twenty of the names are hidden in the wordsearch grid, meaning one has gone off the radar. The words can be hidden forwards, backwards, up, down or on a diagonal. Just find the missing aircraft, let me know what it is and if you are the first correct entry out of the hat after the 30th July deadline you will win the book and the model kit. Entries please to andy@bcmagazines.co.uk, text 07845 986650, tel 0117 259 1964 or in writing to 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY. Happy aircraft spotting

Two prize wordsearches for you this month, for no reason other than I felt like doing two. The first has an aeronautical theme, the second on page 68 has a craft theme. So, aircraft first. During the lockdown I have taken curious pleasure in revisiting the childhood pastime of making model aircraft, and now three scale model fighters are dogfighting in the skies over my desk here at BS9 towers. Quite by chance I was contacted by local resident Steve Ladd, a retired USAF fighter pilot, to ask if I’d like to review his forthcoming memoirs “From F4-Phantom to A10-Warthog”. You can read this in the September issue. So, putting things together we’ve got an aircraft _____________________________ themed wordsearch for which the prize is an Airfix scale model of the Phantom together with, in due course, a copy of Steve’s book.

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17 July 1967 Following a steady decrease over previous decades, staff were completely withdrawn from Montpelier railway station with ticket issuing being taken on by train guards. Previously, the goods yard at Montpelier had been closed in November 1965 and the signal box in May 1967. The station had originally opened on 1 October 1874 and is managed by Great Western Railway.

31 July 1820 - Mary Estlin The daughter of John Bishop Estlin, a leading ophthalmologist, and his his wife Margaret, Mary Estlin was an abolitionist and important figure in both anti-slavery and anti-prostitution – inspired by time spent in the West Indies where she saw the colonial slave system in action. From 1851 Estlin led the Bristol and Clifton Ladies AntiSlavery Society and also helped to establish the Bristol Women’s Suffrage Society in 1867. She died in her home in Clifton in November 1902. 18 July 1848 - W.G Grace William Gilbert Grace was born at his parents’ home, Downend House, in Downend. A renowned cricketer, Grace played for Gloucestershire between 1870 – 1899 and scored over 100 centuries in first-class matches. He was also a qualified doctor who had his own practice at Thrissle Lodge on Stapleton Road in Easton and was the local Public Vaccinator. He died of a heart attack on 23 October 1915, aged 67, and is still remembered as one of the first greats of cricket.

5 July 2012 The chairman of the Kenyan Olympic Committee, Kipchoge Keino was given the freedom of Bristol. The retired athlete, a two-time Olympic gold medallist (1500m and 3000m steeple), had previously been made an honorary Doctor of Law by the University of Bristol. The Kenyan Olympic Committee had made Bristol the training base for its athletes ahead of the London 2012 Olympics.

Deaths 10 July 1933 - Leonora Blanche “Nora” Lang (née Alleyne) Born in Clifton in March 1851, Alleyne is best known for her work on The Fairy Books – the series of 25 story collections which she published with her husband Andrew between 1889 and 1913. Though Andrew is often credited as the writer of these books, it was usually Nora who translated and adapted stories from around Europe so that they were suitable for the series.

28 July 2016 The first Cinema Rediscovered festival was held in Bristol. An international archive film event celebrating great films back on the big screen, the inaugural festival ran from Thursday 28 – Sunday 31 July. Launched by the Watershed Cinema, films showcased over the four days included Room at the Top, Sid and Nancy, Performance, Losing Ground, Ganja & Hess and Da Sweet Blood of Jesus.

4 July 1997 - John Zachary Young Known as “JZ” or “JZY”, John Zacahary Young was a zoologist and neurophysiologist who was born in Bristol in 1907. Writer of the classic textbooks The Life of Vertebrates and The Life of Mammals, Young’s experiments on octopuses were influential in understanding the cellular mechanisms of memory. During his lifetime he was awarded eight honorary degrees and fellowships of the Royal Society and the British Academy, he was also granted honorary citizenship of Naples in 1991.

17 July 2019 A Premier Inn hotel was ravaged by fire and parts of it collapsed onto the A4018 at Cribbs Causeway. It took fire crews more than 48 hours to extinguish the blaze, with disruption to nearby roads continuing for days. Thankfully, all of the guests staying at the hotel were accounted for. In October 2019 the investigation into the fire was closed and, due to the extensive damage and subsequent demolition work, the cause was recorded as unknown.

The effect of COVID 19 on divorce and financial settlements - here is a summary of the challenges being posed to the family law process as a result of the current pandemic.

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Divorcing couples could face delays, battles over maintenance payments and separation from their children as coronavirus has thrown traditional court processes out of the window. The pandemic has led to job losses, financial difficulties and childcare problems while schools are closed. These factors could force some families to reconsider settlements and even whether to get divorced at all.It is still possible to get divorced, despite courts being closed. However couples may experience delays. Court staff have had to move to working from home and, although some hearings are being done remotely via video link, only urgent cases – for example involving domestic abuse or child protection – are being prioritised. Remote hearings clearly have a part to play but on the downside it could be harder for judges to assess a person’s character via a video call and this could lead to some people feeling they have been treated unfairly. It should be mentioned that divorce cases only go to a court hearing if disputes over financial settlements or children cannot be resolved by the couple or their lawyers.

Problems in selling the family home . The housing market too is going through difficulties and sellers may be hard-pushed to find a buyer at this time. That could throw settlements into jeopardy if couples are unable to sell their family home – potentially increasing their capital gains tax liabilities when they do finally reach a deal. Capital gains tax on divorce. Husbands, wives and civil partners may have to pay capital gains tax when transferring assets from one person to the other after the relationship has legally ended. These include shares, property and certain personal possessions that have increased in value. Everyone has an annual tax-free allowance of £12,000. Any profits made on the sale of an asset that exceeds this allowance will be taxed at a rate up to 28% Living with an abusive partner. What can be done? Those who have not yet separated from their partner will still be considered as part of the same household and have to isolate together for the foreseeable future. Those who are still living with a coercive partner at this time should try reaching out to charities such as Women’s Age and Refuge. Some are now communicating with victims via What’s App, as it may be hard to make calls discretely while the partner is also at home. In serious cases of abuse recourse can always be had to the police.

Renegotiating a financial settlement if coronavirus has made it unfair. The pandemic has also thrown stock markets and businesses into chaos. Circumstances are changing all the time, which could create a situation where a financial settlement suddenly becomes very unfavourable for one party. If, for example, a couple has decided to split their assets equally, with one partner keeping the house and the other the shares and pension, a significant fall in stock markets could severely

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2. Who is the current Secretary of State for Transport? 3. The Government report “The Reshaping of British Railways” led to what well known episode of transport rationalisation? 4. Which four countries are the joint contributers to the Airbus programme? 5. Starting with Kings Cross and heading clockwise put these London mainline railway stations in geographical order - Kings Cross, Paddington, Liverpool Street, Euston, Waterloo, Victoria.

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As we start to come out of lockdown, what will remain the same in our city? What will need to change? How can we help shape the future, so we get a balance between the economy, the climate and our health and wellbeing? There has been quite a bit going over the last weeks and months around making the city more liveable, as we begin to go back to work, socialise and shop a bit more.

Avonmouth Reuse Shop For many people, lockdown has provided the opportunity for DIY projects or home improvements. But before you throw your bulky waste away, remember you could donate it to the Reuse and Recycling Centre in Avonmouth. Many people would be very happy to get a hold of those items that don’t fit in your home anymore.

Waste not with Bristol Waste Some jobs have gone on despite lockdown. It is thanks to our key workers that we have been kept fed and watered, and had our bins emptied and streets cleaned. Now we need to redouble our efforts to reduce, reuse, repurpose and recycle our waste and help improve the local environment.

Reaching our 2030 carbon neutral target Congestion in Bristol was three times the national average before lockdown, and emissions from the transport sector remain the largest contributor to pollution. A recent report by the Cabot Institute has found that Bristol must cut car journeys by at least 30%.

Could you waste nothing for a whole year? Last year, 50 families from all over Bristol participated in a year-long challenge dedicated to reducing household waste. This year, Bristol Waste are taking the #WasteNothing Challenge to the next level with 100 households receiving zero waste kits, support, and an online forum to help them reach their zero waste goals over the next 12 months. Applications for the challenge can be found at www.bristolwastecompany. co.uk/ - search for Bristol Waste, Waste Nothing challenge and go to the “Take the Challenge” tab.

We will need to make the majority of local journeys on foot or by bike if we are to achieve our net carbon target by 2030.This will help improve people’s health, create better places to live and travel in, and drive clean economic growth. It has been lovely to see families out walking and cycling recently, but will this stop now that more cars are back on our roads? Have your say on Bristol’s future Bristol has received funding to help improve its walking and cycling infrastructure post Covid. The Council has developed a new interactive map to capture the changes needed to pavements and roads in Bristol. Add your ideas to the interactive map: https://www.bristol.gov. uk/covidtransport Bristol Green Capital Partnership are holding an event on Wednesday 8th July. Bristol’s Reset, Nature’s Recovery will consider how we might tackle some of the huge challenges the Coronavirus pandemic has raised. It will be a chance for us as individuals, organisations and communities to harness some of the positive changes and help us recover as a city. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bristols-reset-naturesrecovery-tickets-109817920356

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The pandemic has sent ﬁnancial shockwaves throughout the world. For those nego�a�ng ﬁnances on separa�on, the current climate may pose some challenges. We explore some key points separa�ng couples may want to consider.

Firstly, be assured that solicitors, mediators and the court con�nue opera�ng remotely to support you. The first step in reaching a se�lement is to exchange financial details with your spouse. Usually done using a ‘Form E’, you are required to disclose detailed informa�on about your assets, liabili�es, pensions and income. Financial Uncertainty Financial implica�ons of the pandemic are being widely felt. In rela�on to divorce, significant challenges are presented when it comes to valuing assets. Whilst all valua�ons are a snapshot in �me, the current uncertainty is more significant than usual fluctua�ons. The value of shares and investments are likely to have decreased, the property market is uncertain and income may be unknown for the self-employed or those facing poten�al job losses. Reaching agreement about the family home is likely to be par�cularly challenging; valua�ons may not be carried out in person, mortgage capacity may have changed for those needing to buy a new property and many banks have raised the amount of deposit required. This will undoubtedly affect your nego�a�ons.

Whilst the future of the economy is uncertain, separa�ng spouses will need to carefully consider the �ming of obtaining valua�ons. If already obtained, some may consider upda�ng valua�ons, whilst others may seek to delay this. We encourage par�es to seek independent financial advice and consider the impact of the current economic climate on your finances during nego�a�ons. Separa�on Agreements If you are confident that the current market will not affect your financial nego�a�ons, you should seek legal and financial advice and look to finalise the se�lement. However, some separa�ng couples may decide to enter into a Separa�on Agreement, instead of formalising a se�lement at this �me. A Separa�on Agreement typically sets out who will: • • •

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They can be highly persuasive with the courts. When the �me is right, these agreements can form the basis of a formal ﬁnancial se�lement in a Consent Order that is approved by the court. If the value of assets or either spouses’ income changes signiﬁcantly before a Consent Order is approved, further nego�a�ons may be necessary to ensure both par�es’ needs are met and the se�lement is s�ll considered ‘fair’ by the court. We do not recommend transferring any asset with substan�al value, e.g. the family home, prior to lodging a Consent Order with the court.

My Se�lement Doesn’t Seem Fair Anymore In some very limited circumstances, you may apply to the court to vary a ﬁnancial order. We have reported on this in our ar�cle ‘Challenging Divorce Se�lements in Light of Coronavirus’, found on our website.

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Tristram Fane Saunders’ recent article in the Daily Telegraph imparted the thrilling news that at last bookshops were re-opening post-peak, and how books have provided solace to many of us during the Covid 19 lockdown. His article reminded me of our own bookish moments and provided the inspiration for this month’s History Note.

Experiences of Library Angels Whilst preparing a paper about the St John’s Conduit for a Medieval History Congress in the USA, up against the submission deadline and urgently needing information about the Sugar refinery set up on the site of the Carmelite Friary, I had been told that the information was in one of the Central Library’s hundreds of Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Societies Volumes of Transactions, but with no idea which one. Faced with the daunting task of searching through all of these, I did the only thing possible. I stood in front of the shelves, shut my eyes, and concentrated on a mental image of the engraving I had been shown of Mr Young’s ‘Great House’, (on the site). I walked forward and selected the first book to hand and opened it at the page which amazingly contained the exact paragraph describing the dispute that had taken place between the parishioners of St. John’s and the owners of the refinery. The refinery was not leaving enough water for the parish. I believe this is a classic example of the technique described by Arthur Koestler as Library Angels, or as another friend described it as “Library Dowsing”.

Our cat Jenny helping with cat-a-logueing During the mid-nineteenth century Bristol’s population numbered 154,093, and before we were a university city we had eighty registered bookbinders (1) and sellers, of whom eight also sold second-hand books. Compare this with the late twentieth century when, in 1962, we had only twenty-two bookshops (2) and now with the population approaching 600,000 there are even less!

For the following examples I must thank my wife. In the middle of researching the introduction of the GMT telegraphic time signal to Bristol for a restoration project, we happened to be in St Helier on holiday. We visited a second-hand bookshop, (of course), whereupon Diane spotted a small leather notebook on the floor beneath a shelf. Eureka! It was exactly what was needed for the project; a nineteenth century directory of all the telegraph offices in the country together with the technical details of the lines.

Many of us of an age still miss many including Claude Gill, Arthur George’s in Christmas Steps, The Pied Piper, Chapter & Verse, and Bill Singleton’s “Bishopston Books. However the good news is that in addition to national chains such as Blackwell’s, (who took over William Georges (3)), Stanfords, Foyles, Waterstones and WH Smith, we still have some notable local survivors such as; Beware Of The Leopard Books, Dreadnought Books, Bloom & Curll, Storysmith, Bakers Books, Forbidden Planet, Bristol Asian Bookshop, Many of our small independent shops have closed due to retirement and no one willing to continue the business. A recent and notable exception to this trend, is ‘Max Minerva’ who have carried on and extended the tradition of the much loved Durdham Downs book shop in North

On another occasion, visiting Bath’s much missed Shires Yard Market, at the time the current project was Dowsing and Ley Lines, the term coined by Alfred Watkins in the 1920s. Diane’s find? A signed first edition of Alfred’s Old Straight Track setting out his theories and discoveries. Both discovered by my very own library Angel! (continued overleaf)

HISTORY NOTES NO. 149 - JULIAN LEA-JONES Serendipity and some bookish moments

Victims Relief Service’. I was able to publish the fascinating remainder of his story and give the long-lost letter to Harry’s descendants. The moral of this story is you never know what you may find in old books, and where it may lead.

What is meant by Serendipity? Horace Walpole wrote to his friend Sir Horace Mann first coining the expression, Serendipity, describing it as the “facility of making lucky and unexpected discoveries.”

Window shopping during an unexpected visit to Birmingham I came across a second-hand bookshop, and upon enquiring if they had any books on Bristol, the shopkeeper’s badtempered response was a surprisingly vehement “No!” Intuition made me persist and eventually he admitted that there were some in the cellar still boxed, but he was far too busy to unpack them. Again, I persisted, and he reluctantly agreed that if I came back in a few hours he MIGHT get them up for me. Calling back afternoon I was handed a large box of books, papers etc and told that I had to buy the lot or none. The 1970 asking price of seven pounds for something sight unseen, I could ill afford but the same ‘message’ that made me persist said “Go on.” The find was amazing; several nineteenth-century leather bound biographies of Bristol Worthies and an opening-day commemorative programme for Bristol University. Certainly, worth the cost, but the magic find was a set of cutting books containing private notes, articles, certificates, and correspondence spanning forty years of Miss Winifred Parry’s life as Bristol’s first lady reference Librarian and a suffragette. An aside – it seems that sellers of second-hand books fall into two distinct categories; Those who are amazingly helpful, and those, thankfully a minority, who resent parting with any of ‘their’ books.

How many of our readers remember the ‘Larky Lot’ second-hand bookshop that used to be at 89 Lower Redland Road? I was a frequent lunchtime visitor to the shop as it was conveniently near the Shakespeare Pub. In April 1994 I bought several Bristol Books and a delightfully worded letter fell out of one of them. Dated 7 January 1919, to Harry Cottrell, from friends in Dolê in France, and précised, read as follows: “To Harry Cottrell among the brethren of the Maintenance Department. Greeting. Thy enquiries touching gruyere cheese and the price thereof have touched me profoundly, I have therefore conferred with one Puget Bernard, a merchant of cheeses in the Rue de la Sousprefecture of this town. The said merchant of cheeses having for many months now delivered here at Dôle, and moreover being assured of the goodwill and justice of the nation of the English, the said merchant, I say, will send unto thee such cheese of the kind called gruyère as thou mightest desire… In faith, in hope, and in love, and in the name of myself, Madame, Monsieur, Raymond, Hélène and last but not least Marie Louise, a worthy sister indeed before the Lord, I send thee Greeting for the New Year. Thy friend, Ralph Goss.”

A Henleaze jumble sale find of a book was an amazing as it eventually linking up an Opera libretto, and a poem to the book.The 19th century book titled ‘Mathilde’ caught my eye, and although in French I understood enough to realise that it was about the Crusades and the Templars. A friend, the late Roy Davis agreed to provide a summary translation to see if it contained any new information about the First Crusade. However, he was in the middle of translating a difficult libretto and couldn’t look at my book until he had finished. The 1784 opera was Haydn’s ‘Armida’ and the libretto had been written by Coltellini in Italian, and to date there had been no English translation. Haydn had taken his theme from Tasso’s 16th century poem about (continued on page 78

Imagine my surprise when a couple of days after publication of the discovery in the next ‘History Notes’ I was contacted by a friend, Marian Liebmann who told me that, because of the language of the letter, and the use of ‘thee’ and ‘thou’, she guessed that Harry Cottrell could have been a member of ‘The Society of Friends’ (Quakers). Marian put me in contact with Roger Sturge, also a member of the community. His reply solved the mystery, but there was more! “Harry Cottrell was indeed a Quaker and a friend of my parents.” Thanks to Roger, I received a potted biography of Harry as well as a explanation for the letter. As a practicing Quaker opposed to warfare, in 1914 he registered as a conscientious objector and volunteered for the ‘Quaker War

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This month we’re taking a time capsule back to one of the finest hot streaks in music history, courtesy of this impossibly-delayed release from Neil Young. Had it come out in 1975, as planned, it might have shared the stage with his classic albums Tonight’s The Night and Zuma. Raising expectations even further, Young calls it the missing link between Harvest, Comes A Time, Old Ways and Harvest Moon.

As far as “lost albums” go, The Beach Boys’ Smile has to be right up there. There are many reasons why it’s intended 1967 didn’t happen, Brian Wilson’s mental health struggles being of particular significanance. Instead, the watered down Smiley Smile came out and couldn’t live up to it’s predecessor, Pet Sounds. In 2014, Wilson finally completed what his band had started and released his new version of Smile. An explosion of ideas and orchestration, the tracks were split up into three movements “Americana”, “Cycle of Life” and “The Elements” – with themes such as childhood, fatherhood and spirituality.

So why the delay? Inspired by his faltering relationship with Carrie Snodgress, Young couldn’t bring himself to finish the album or listen to the songs, describing it as, “The sad side of a love affair. The damage done. The heartache… I wanted to move on.”

Wilson’s voice, lacking the full glory of its 60s peak, still had a naïve charm which perfectly matched songs like Barnyard and Cabin Essence. Styles rolled in and out like the tide, leaving musical brick-a-brac on the sand for him to pick up and play with.

Though that melancholy undertone is perceptible from the start, the songs are never maudlin or offputting… for the listener at least. Opener Separate Ways has that immediately recognisable loose groove, with The Band’s Levon Helm providing the beat. The piano ballad Mexico has a similar floating quality to After The Goldrush and Love Is A Rose recycles his own song, Dance Dance Dance.

In this new context, Heroes and Villains, Surf’s Up and Good Vibrations had loftier company to share their qualities with, and the listener had a fuller picture of what we missed out on all those years ago.

As it’s a largely acoustic affair, the more rocking numbers We Don’t Smoke It, Vacancy and the title track bring a nice contrast. This really is a master at the peak of his powers; equally comfortable when reclining or raging.

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The fact that a handful of these songs have made their way out into the world previously doesn’t undermine their appearance here. Take Little Wing, the opening track of Hawks & Dove. Here, Young’s pleading for the titular figure not to fly away with the fading summer is imbued with the added weight provided by the rest of the album. It’s not inconceivable that Homegrown could have achieved similar levels of success to Harvest. That Young could walk away from that prospect is probably all you need to know about his singlemindedness as an artist. With his heartache now faded, we can finally enjoy this masterpiece.

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SUSWOT - GROWING DURING LOCKDOWN For many years Sustainable Westbury-on-Trym has worked to increase the amount of food grown in Westbury’s gardens. SusWoT has done this by providing vegetable plants and seeds at low prices. Tomatoes were the first vegetable offered but many followed. Seeds were sold in small packets for 50p, so rather than having 1000 lettuce seeds and wasting most of them a sensible number could be had more cheaply. The seeds and plants sold were chosen for being suitable for the local area, largely clay!

on the task of growing plants from seed. During the lockdown local street groups were being set up. SusWoT members contacted their local groups to spread the word that SusWoT was still offering seeds and plants. Other social media were also used. Two people managed the orders and coordinated the distribution. Most people came to front gardens whilst exercising and took their purchases without seeing anybody. Where customers were housebound, SusWoT arranged delivery, sometimes by other neighbouring customers. People paid by bank transfer or left cash.

The Get Growing Trail through Bristol is the culmination of SusWoT’s efforts to Get People Growing. It comes at the perfect time for planting out beans, tomatoes, squash, courgettes, brassicas and other vegetables. It’s late for sowing some seeds but SusWoT offer beetroot seeds that can be sown until August. SusWoT bought its seeds early this year. Seven hundred tomato seeds were sown from January onwards. In March lockdown began and gardening activity increased as people rediscovered their gardens. By April seed suppliers were overwhelmed and garden centres had been shut for a month. Plants sent from nurseries to customers were dying in the post. Conditions were perfect for selling vegetable plants and seeds locally. How could SusWoT grasp this opportunity to promote ‘grow your own’ during lockdown?

By the beginning of June 1250 plants and 135 packets of seeds had been sold to 130 customers. Perhaps not surprisingly there had been more sales than usual. Fewer tomato plants had been sold but more beans, brassicas and cucurbits. A large number of herbs were sold for the first time. The process has been different to the usual one of targeting the Westbury Fair and Get Growing. Some people have been working hard for weeks processing orders and growing plants. Customers have had to be found rather than them just turning up. But it has been fun and certainly made lockdown a very busy time.

SusWoT’s monthly meetings at the Village Hall were impossible so weekly zoom meetings were set up. Ten SusWoTers planned and executed the sale of seeds and plants. A website page showed what was available and how to get in touch and several people took

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QUIZ ANSWERS FROPM PAGE 49 Transport 1.(clockwise from top left) Ford Fiesta, Honda Civic, Fiat 500, Vauxhall Viva; 2. Grant Shapps; 3. the Beeching Axe; 4. France, Germany, Spain, UK; 5. Kings Cross, Liverpool Street, Waterloo, Victoria, Paddington, Euston. Sport 1. The Oval; 2. Gareth Barry (653); 3. tennis, golf, AmericaN football; 4. a) 400m and 800m, b) judo, c) canoeing; 5. Rory McIlroy, John Rahm, Justin Thomas. Food & Drink 1.a) aubergine, b) courgette, c) okra; 2. true; 3. a) Spain, b) Iran, b) India; 4. Fanny Craddock, Keith Floyd, Andi Oliver, Gary Rhodes; 5. fish roe. Weather 1. thunder and lightning; 2. they are married; 3. a fresh breeze; 4. Lands End is on the border of Plymouth and Lundy, John O’Groats is in Fair Isle; 5. 56F is hotter - 12C is 54F. Television 1. a) Coronation Street, b) Brookside, c) Eastenders; 2 (clockwise from top left) Dukes of Hazzard, Inspector Morse, The Andrew Marr Show and Life on Mars; 3. “Mr Rodney” - actor Rodney Bewes; 4. Ramsay Street; 5.a) Davina McCall, b) Claudia Winkleman, c) Caroline Flack. Current Affairs 1. Novichok; 2. Professor Chris Whitty; 3. They were the astronauts aboard the Spacex mission to the International Space Station; 4. 94th and 99th; 5. Kurt Cobain. Geography / Countries 1. The Lake District; 2 (clockwise from top left) Reykjavik, Istanbul, Liverpool, Paris; 3a) Valletta, b) Bratislava, c) Vaduz; 4. Marrakech (1429 miles), Moscow (1554 miles), Bethlehem (3523 miles); 5. Chennai, Beijing, Pyongyang, Istanbul. Who is this? John McEnroe and Dame Judy Dench.Ribcap

IN THE GARDEN WITH CATHY LEWIS Poppies’ delicate, tissue-paper petals are fleeting but what these iconic plants lack in robustness they make up for in vibrancy. There are over 70 different types of poppy but these are some of the most popular…

of horror. It is easy to grow from seed and sits wonderfully in wildflower meadows. Like me, you may have the perennial Welsh poppy (Meconopsis cambrica) growing in your garden where it self-seeds between paving, stone walls and other seemingly inhospitable places. It is pretty, colourful and a generally welcomed guest.

The oriental poppy (Papaver orientale) sports gigantic flowers with the pizzazz and charisma of flamenco dancers. As well as scarlet there are lovely pink and white blooms to choose from, all of which emerge from fat, hairy buds. The plant is perennial and long lived providing you give it plenty of sunshine and welldrained soil. Cut it back after the first flush and it should bloom again in late summer.

The Himalayan poppy (Meconopsis baileyi) is easy to admire for its eye-catching shade of blue. It’s rather fussy though, needing cool conditions and rich, acidic soil to do well. The Icelandic poppy (Papaver nudicaule) is biennial and comes in a range of warm, fiery colours. Unlike most other poppies it makes good cut flowers.

You can get fun and frivolous cultivars of opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) to grow from seed including ruffled petals and pompoms. Colours range from rich pinks to deep purples. Once the petals fall the pepper pot seed heads become features in their own right. I allow mine to self-seed and look forward to new plants popping up wherever they’re happy.

The tangerine and eggy-yellow flowers of the Californian poppy (Eschscholzia californica) have a vibrancy that appears almost radio-active. These are set off to perfection against the glaucous, filigree leaves. It’s a sun-worshiper that thrives in poor, well-drained soil.

The field poppy (Papaver rhoeas) is a dainty flower with powerful symbolism. It produces thousands of tiny seeds which can remain dormant for decades until the soil is disturbed, exposing them to light. This is why battlefields became blanketed with flowers - tiny beacons of beauty in the midst

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Lastly, the most unusual bookstores had to be in Seattle. The ‘Clean and Decent place for Books’ had comfortable sofas, and offered discounts between Midnight and 8am! But our favourite must be, ‘Twice Told Tales’ that had many more ‘tales’ than one would expect even in a bookshop. Like Russia’s Empress Elizabeth, who introduced cats into the Hermitage Museum to dispose of nibbling rodents, the owners of Twice Told also have feline staff to deter the mice and cheer the customers. This is done by a series of high-level runways so the cats can thread their way between the rooms via holes through the walls high above the customers, although the cats are happy to come down for smoothing.

the liberation of Jerusalem. Roy had reached a block in his translation and decided to take a break and tackle my book whereupon he was amazed to find that the book’s account of ‘Matilda of Tuscany’ provided the very translation key he had been seeking! His letter to me ended ...”so from [your book find and] these few sentences we have a lead from Tasso, to Cotellini and to Haydn’s musical setting”. Good news for Roy, but sadly it did not provide any further insights into the Templars in Bristol Memorable Bookshops and eccentricities. Do you remember Arthur George’s bookshop on Christmas Steps? The genial Arthur, always recognisable in his Ronnie Barker style brown dustcoat, his endearing slight eccentricity was that even after currency decimalisation he steadfastly continued to price all his books in Pound, Shillings and Pence, LSD. When you came to pay, he would carefully add them up and only convert the total to pounds and pence at the till. However, for an even more bizarre bookshop pricing system go to the Mumbles in Pembrokeshire. Each shelf had at the end, a board with different sized notches. You fitted your selected book in the narrowest slot and read off the adjacent price!

Our mistake was to show the picture to our cat Jenny, who thought it was well worth emulating - but no we have not cut holes through the walls for her.

At the top of Park Street, William George’s (Blackwell’s) had their low cost second- hand books on open shelves outside the Berkeley Square side, a favourite lunchtime hunt for sixpenny bargains.

Lastly having given some examples of bookshop encounters but what of other bookstores further afield? Working and travelling across the USA provided some unusual book-buying experiences.

Notes (1) Source - Mathews’s Bristol and Clifton directory for 1856.

Visiting the City Lights bookstore in San Francisco, which was the hangout of Timothy Leary, Alan Ginsberg, and Jack Kerouac, the harbingers of the beat crowd. I had just bought a copy of Kerouac’s ‘On the Road’ and, remembering Arthur George’s pricing system, said, “How nice it was that although in England we had changed to decimal currency, Timothy Leary still favoured LSD.” I had to explain.

(3) William George was only 17 when he established his first bookshop, and by the twentieth century they had three shops, on Park Street for New books, Second-hand, and Academic. What probably was not realised was that the business had been bought by Blackwell’s in 1929. Despite the buyout, the shop continued trading under the George’s name until rebrand as the parent company in the 1980s.

(2) Sopurce - Kelly’s Bristol Directory for 1962.

WHAT’S ON & COMMUNITY NEWS Listings continue to be a little different this month. Given the current restrictions on gatherings, and the continuing (albeit relaxed) requirement for social distancing, the ongoing operation of many of the clubs, societies, choirs, social groups, fitness sessions and companionship groups remains uncertain. So rather than reiterate activities in each listing that may not now be possible it seemed sensible to just list the local groups who have asked to feature, together with their contact names and details.

Bristol Cabot Choir admin@bristolcabotchoir.org www.bristolcabotchoir.org Bristol Chamber Choir www.bristolchamberchoir.org.uk Rae Ford on 0117 939 1685 rodcoomber@aol.co.uk Bristol Community Gamelan keithripley27@gmail.com phone 9444241

If, going forward, the organisers of any group that wants a fuller updated listing, detailing how they will be running things in a coronaviruscompliant manner, wishes to get in touch then I will be more than happy to include them from next month. So, here are the regularly listed clubs and groups together with ther latest contact details I have. If these are incorrect please accept my apologies, and do please update me by emailing andy@bcmagazines.co.uk. Many thanks and best wishes to all the organisers and participants who enjoy the social interaction the groups provide.

Bristol Good Afternoon Choir Nikki on 01761 472 468 gac@grenvillemusic.co.uk Bristol Grandparents Support Group 07773 258 270 www.bgsg.co.uk Bristol Morris Men www.bristolmorrismen.co.uk Grant on 0117 944 2165

All Together Now Bristol Choir info@alltogethernowchoir.com www.alltogethernowchoir.com

Bristol Philatelic Society 0117 956 7853 Bristol Scrabble Club Sue on 0117 924 7871

Alliance Française de Bristol www.afbristol.org.uk

Bristol Shambhala Meditation Group bristol.shambhala.info

Alpine Garden Society 0117 967 3160.

Bristol Shiplovers Society www.bristolshiplovers.co.uk

The Arts Society Bristol www.theartssociety-bristol.org.uk Babbers Radio Show info@ujimaradio.com.

Carers Support Centre 0117 965 2200 www.carerssupportcentre.org.uk

Beaufort Junior Badminton Club Penny at pennyshears@googlemail.com 07941 013 514

Chair Aerobics classes Louisa on 0772 509 1429 City Voices Bristol www.cityvoicesbristol.org

Biodanza Classes Sheila on 07731 697 938.

Civil Service Retirement Fellowship Tony McKenna on 0117 950 2059

Bridge Tuition 07837300073 tc.stygall@gmail.com

Clifton Rotary Club www.cliftonrotary.org secretary@cliftonrotary.org

Bristol & Clifton Dickens Society 0117 927 9875 www.dickens-society.org.uk

The Clifton Singers contact@cliftonsingers.co.uk www.cliftonsingers.co.uk

Bristol Alexander School www.bristolalexanderschool.co.uk Caroline at cchalk19@gmail.com

Country Market in WoT Sue Sills on 0117 962 8306.

Bristol Astronomical Society www.bristolastrosoc.org.uk

Dancercise in Sea Mills Anna on 07852 988 895

Bristol Brunel Lions Club Bill O’Neill at lion.bill@virginmedia.com

Discussion Group Bob Broomfield on 0117 962 1061

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WHAT’S ON & COMMUNITY NEWS Fielder Club gloriasimmonds@hotmail.co.uk

Instep Club for Widows and Widowers Donna on 01275 832 676 Wilma on 0117 962 8895

Filtones Choir www.thefiltones.weebly.com

Karate Classes Trevor on 07921 917 758

Friendly Bridge SW Stoke Bishop friendlybridgesw.org.uk

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Friends of the Downs & Avon Gorge www.friendsofthedowns.org

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Ladies Badminton, Stoke Bishop Pat on 0117 914 9511

Happy Days Memory Café Tony on 0117 968 1002

Ladies Badminton, WoT Elizabeth on 0117 968 1759

Henbury ‘Blaise’ Womens’ Institute 0117 962 9400

Lunch Club, WoT Rachel on 0117 330 8503 Alison on 0117 962 9715

Henbury Singers Maggie Cavanna 0117 973 4794 secretary@henburysingers.org Henleaze (Evening) Townswomen’s Guild Shirley on 0117 962 2243

Marie Curie fundraising Helen Isbell on 0117 924 7275 Helen.Isbell@mariecurie.org.uk

Henleaze Bowling Club Tom Logan on 0117 962 1669 hbcsec@henleazebowlingclub.org.uk

Menopause Matters Tricia Worthington on 07962 892 060 tricia_worthington@msn.com

Henleaze Garden Club Brian Dury 0117 9621227 www.henleazegardenclub.co.uk

Mosaic Singers David Vicary on 0797 346 0994. The National Trust Bristol Centre Janet Stanton on 0117 456 3497 www.ntbristolcentre.btck.co.uk

Henleaze Flower Club Kath on 01454 412087 Marg on 0117 9075724

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

Henleaze Ladies’ Choir Jean on 0117 9624466 Jane on 07752 332278

NotaBene Vocal Ensemble Lisa Smith on 07966 459872 notabenebristol@yahoo.com

Henleaze Seniors Film Club www.homeinstead.co.uk/bristolnorth

Parkinson’s UK www.parkinsonsbristol.com

Henleaze Singing for the Brain Sophia Simlat on 0117 961 0693 bristol@alzheimers.org.uk

Pat-a-Cake Toddlers Group Alison on 0117 962 9715

Henleaze St Peters Keep Fit Class Louisa on 07725 091 429

People of Note Community Choir www.peopleofnote.co.uk peopleofnote@btinternet.com

Hydrotherapy Exercise Sessions Chris & Ali Cowley on 07971 086 628 www.healthyhydrotherapy.co.uk

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WHAT’S ON & COMMUNITY NEWS Redland Green Bowls Club redlandgreenbowls.webs.com

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REMAP custom aids for the disabled 0117 329 5183 www.bristol.remap.org.uk.

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Trinity Henleaze Ladies Guild Jenny on 0117 962 0108 University of the Third Age scrabble group 0117 924 1318 nigel.d.sara@btinternet.com.

Rotary Club of Bristol www.bristolrotary.org Martina at mpeattie@btopenworld.com

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