The Bristol Nine Magazine - June 2022

THE BRISTOL NINE MAGAZINE JUNE 2022 - ISSUE 188 12,500 COPIES DELIVERED FREE EACH MONTH ACROSS STOKE BISHOP, HENLEAZE, COOMBE DINGLE, SEA MILLS, WESTBURY ON TRYM AND SNEYD PARK

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You may be concerned that increasingly, solicitors’ practices are becoming ‘law firms’ with a solicitor meeting the client, taking on a matter and then supervising paralegals and legal executives to carry out the work. Corfield Solicitors does not operate in this way; we simply offer three fully qualified solicitors, personally dealing with your matter from start to finish.

Deciding to leave his city centre firm, Jonathan Corfield established his own practice in Sneyd Park in 2009 where he and his wife have lived for many years and raised their family. Charles Corfield joined the practice later that year after graduating from Bristol University with a Masters in Law and both were later joined by Stuart Corfield when he also qualified as a solicitor.

Our fees are set in order to make a living rather than a fortune. No ‘extra costs’ are added for home visits.

No additional ‘out of hours’ charges are made.

Fixed Fee Conveyancing House sale or purchase Flat sale or purchase

£1,300 £1,300

Our fixed fees for conveyancing do not apply to new build or off plan purchases, or properties priced in excess of £900,000.

Wills

Single Will Joint (Mirror) Wills

£250 £375

Probate

Charged at usual hourly rate with no additional percentage of the value of the estate added.

No extra charge for home visits or evening appointments 2

Lasting Powers of Attorney

One type of Both types of LPA LPA Individual £400 £600 Couple £600 £900

Hourly Rate

For work carried out on a timed basis, our hourly rate for all three solicitors is £225. All prices exclusive of VAT.

Residential Conveyancing & Property Issues • • • • •

Purchase & Sale Freehold & Leasehold Remortgage Retirement property purchase Probate property sale

Commercial Property

• Purchase, Sale & Lease • Renewal, variation or surrender of leases • Rent Deposit Deeds & Rent Reviews • Licences to Assign • Local Authority planning agreements • Preparation of auction documentation • Options, conditional sales and pre-emption

Services for the Elderly and Carers

• Home visiting • Nursing home & hospital visiting • Residential, Nursing care provision & funding issues • Retirement property purchase • Wills & Powers of Attorney

Wills Probate and Trusts • • • •

Joint & Single Wills Codicils & updates Provision of Executor services Immediate assistance when a loved one has died • Probate & Administration • Trust administration assistance • Declaration of Trust

Powers of Attorney

• Lasting Powers of Attorney • Registration of Enduring Powers of Attorney • General Powers of Attorney • Appointment of a Court of Protection deputy

Telephone:

0117 968 8890 Office: 2 The Avenue, Sneyd Park, Bristol, BS9 1PA

Email: info@corfieldsolicitors.com

Or visit our website: www.corfieldsolicitors.com

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THE EDITOR’S SMALL PIECE

TOP NOTCH

Hello there, and I hope you had a good May and that as June arrives you have some summer downtime to look forward to. We had a short break on the Gower in South Wales in May and struck it lucky with the weather - the sun was out but the fellow tourists weren’t so we had miles of sand to ourselves. Only my feet got wet, mind even Wim Hof would have thought twice about taking a proper dip.

The Gentleman Painter & Decorator of Distinction Colin Hazelby City & Guilds Certificate For a friendly, free quotation & colour co-ordination advice call 01275 371 729 07770 944 423

The front cover of the magazine this month is a photo of the path alongside the Phoenix Hedge - an almost mythical place in Henleaze that, I confess, I had my suspicions even existed until I tracked it down yesterday. Now I know it’s a real thing I’ll try and discover more, and share that with you next month.

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Get In Touch If you are interested in advertising in the magazine, or have a not-for-profit event, club or concert that you would like to be listed then please get in touch with me whichever way suits you E: andy@bcmagazines.co.uk T: 0117 259 1964 M: 07845 986650 P: 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY

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USEFUL INFORMATION Helplines and Emergency Services National Emergency Number 999 or 112 Bristol Citizens Advice 03444 111 444 bristolcab.org.uk Gas Emergencies 0800 111 999 britishgas.co.uk Electricity Helpline 105 nationalgrideso.com/westernpower.co.uk Water Emergencies 0845 702 3797 bristolwater.co.uk / wessexwater.co.uk Avon & Somerset Police non emergencies 101 avonandsomerset.police.uk Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 crimestoppers-uk.org Southmead Hospital 0117 950 5050 nbt.nhs.uk BRI / Children’s Hospital 0117 923 0000 uhbristol.nhs.uk NHS non-emergency 111 111.nhs.uk Bristol Blood Donation 0300 123 23 23 blood.co.uk The Samaritans 116 123 samaritans.org Alcoholics Anonymous 0800 9177 650 alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk ChildLine 0800 11 11 childline.org.uk WE Care Home Improvements 0300 323 0700 wecr.org.uk National Rail Enquiries 03457 48 49 50 nationalrail.co.uk Traveline 0871 200 22 33 traveline.info First Bus 0345 646 0707 firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath-and-west Postal Services WoT Post Office (in Costcutter on Canford Lane) - Mon-Sat 8am - 7pm, Sun 8.30am - 1.30pm Henleaze Post Office - Mon 8.30am - 6pm, Tues to Sat 8.30am - 6pm Sea Mills Post Office - 9am - 5.30pm Mon to Fri, 9am to 12.30pm Sat Stoke Bishop PO (in the Welcome store) - 7.00am to 8.00pm Mon to Sat, 7.00am to 5.00pm Sun Late Post - late post box at the main Post Office sorting depot on the A38 at Filton. Late post is at 7pm.

Waste & Recycling If you are planning to visit the Recycling Centre at Avonmouth do check the Bristol Waste website bristolwastecompany.co.uk - or the updated information on page 67 first as a new booking system is being introduced. You must also take proof of your identity / address to use the site. The site is now operating summer opening hours - 8am to 6.45pm 7 days a week.

Local Trains Great Western Trains run from Sea Mills station along the scenic Severn Beach line, in to Temple Meads (via Clifton Down, Redland, Montpelier, Stapleton Road and Lawrence Hill) and out to Severn Beach via Shirehampton and Avonmouth. For 2022 Great Western Railways have launched a new and improved service along the Severn Beach line with a doubling of the number of trains running to and from Temple Meads. Please check gwr.com for comprehensive up to date advice or call 03457 000 125 (09:00-17:00, 7 days a week) - or download the National Rail or GWR apps for the most reliable current information.

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USEFUL INFORMATION Local Churches St Mary Magdalene, Stoke Bishop stmarysb.org.uk WoT Methodist Church westburyontrymmethodistchurch.org.uk WoT Baptist Church, Reedley Rd westburybaptist.org.uk WoT Holy Trinity Parish Church westbury-parish-church.org.uk Sacred Heart Catholic Church, WoT sacredheartchurch.co.uk St Peter’s Church, Henleaze stpetershenleaze.org Highgrove Church, Sea Mills highgrove.church Trinity-Henleaze URC trinityhenleazeurc.org.uk The Community Church, WoT the-community-church.net St Edyth’s Church, Sea Mills stedyths.org.uk

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Bristol City Council The Council website offers residents information about BCC services including council tax, bins & recycling, schools, leisure, business, streets and parking. Visit www.bristol.gov.uk or contact the General Enquiries switchboard on 0117 922 2000.

Libraries - latest opening times Henleaze Library is now open 11am to 5pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 1pm to 7pm Wednesday and Friday, and 10am to 5pm Saturday.

Sea Mills Library is now open 10am to 2pm Monday and Tuesday, 1pm to 5pm Wednesday and Thursday, and 10am to 3pm Friday and Saturday.

Westbury on Trym Library is now open 2pm to 7pm on Monday and 11am to 4pm Tuesday to Saturday.

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FREE VALUATION DAYS

Every Monday (except Bank Holidays)

10am - 1pm & 2pm - 5pm - Held at the Salerooms NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY *Free Stoke Bishop Valuation Days* Tuesday 7th June

Tuesday 19th July St. Mary’s Church Hall, Mariners Drive, Stoke Bishop, BS9 1QJ The Hulbert Room 10am - 3pm Free, No Obligation Valuations, No Appointment Necessary

Chinese hardwood and painted enamel relief panel Sold for £4,600

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Next Specialist Sale: Thursday 9th June - 10:30am To Browse & Bid Visit:

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PRIZE WORDSEARCH don’t need the house number though.

It’s June - aka summer - and a summery theme to the prize competition seems appropriate.

So, listed below are 21 well known ice creams and lollies. 20 of them have been hidden in the wordsearch grid, meaning 1 has been missed out. You can find them in the grid, running forwards, backwards, up, down or on a diagonal. All you need to do is find out the one missing type of ice cream, let me know which it is and, if you are correct and first out of the hat, then you will win yourself a £30 voucher to spend at the Bristol Old Vic, Hippodrome or Bristol Beacon.

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Thank you to everybody who entered the puzzle in April. The draw has now been done and the winner, who correctly entered “Delft” by text, is Helen McGarry. Helen wins herself a meal for at Little F M Z K D W two Shop & Pantry J V J Z W M in Westbury Park.

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Dementia Information Session Wednesday 8th June 5.30-8.00pm FREE EVENT

Working closely with partner organisations our aim is to make Bristol a Dementia Friendly City.

We are offering a free information session for anyone interested in learning more about dementia. It will cover what dementia is, the types of dementia and their symptoms, and the benefits of engagement in activities for those living with dementia.

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THEY’VE ARRIVED ........... of Wales are similarly populated, and if you know where to look they are not uncommon, in the air or perched in old woodland. But it seems like years we’ve been asking ourselves when will they arrive here - and now they have. The BOC tell me that they had half a dozen sightings in Bristol in April, and three times that number in the “Avon” area, so they are around. My chance sighting was over Blaise woods just beyond Canford Lane - I thought it was a buzzard being hounded out by the corvid residents, but the sound was wrong and as it fled the characteristic fork tail and rufous red colouring gave his / her identity away.

A magnificent and graceful bird and, in my book at least, a very welcome visitor.

According to the RSPB there are upwards of 4,500 breeding pairs in the UK now.

Keep an eye out - I hope you spot one soon.

Seeing and hearing my first swift of the summer last week (mid-May) was lovely.

Seeing a flock of 13 jays fly over was exciting - apparently they are migratory, flying in from Europe, with young birds sometimes flocking when searching for a mate (the Bristol Ornithological Club had a sighting of 23 at Sand Point in late April).

But more exciting still is the long-awaited (well, by birding types) arrival to the skies over Bristol of the magnificent red kite.

If you’ve travelled towards London over the last few years, and looked to the skies anywhere east of, say, Swindon, you may well have seen red kites, their unmistakable silhouette especially clear against a grey Reading sky. The skies

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BRUCE FELLOWS’ BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS Roman Holiday – The Secret Life of Hollywood in Rome does what it says on the cover. From the fifties on, Hollywood’s major figures went there attracted by the sun, the way of life and the studio profits locked up in Italy that could only be spent there. Caroline Young tells their stories in fast and scandal-fuelled style as revealing as the paparazzi that plagued them all. Divorce was a problem for Sophia Loren and Ingrid Bergman; Ava Gardner was the life and soul of the party; most people drank too much; pasta was slimming, apparently. Only Audrey Hepburn lived a sensible life.

A fascinating read.

On 9/11, Ben Matson loses his girlfriend. He moves on, makes a new and happy life – wife and children - until he hears of a death that brings everything back again. Christopher Priest’s compelling novel An American Story guides us through what happens next and what happened before.

The dead man is Tatarov, a scientist Ben once interviewed, his girlfriend was Lil, but why was her body never found? And why were the aircraft’s black boxes not found and why did the Twin Towers, built to resist a plane crash, collapse so easily? Full of mysteries and conspiracies, this book is impossible to put down.

For three years in the early 2000s Naveed Jamali, a young American of French and Pakistani origin, sold secret information to the Russians. Prior to this, he’d been desperate to join US Naval Intelligence. When they turned him down, he approached the Russians and reeled in a Russian diplomat/ spy using charm, street smarts and his parents’ book business. He talked the FBI into supporting him and thus unknown to his Russian contact became a double agent. How to Capture a Russian Spy is Naveed’s quirky, exciting and totally gripping account of his career as an amateur but highly successful spy. He now works in Naval Intelligence.

Bernhard Schlink’s excellent novel Olga takes its German heroine from the late nineteenth century to the eve of reunification. Clever and driven, Olga comes from a Prussian village and struggles to find a place in society. She falls for the son of a local landowner but despite her intelligence the class divide between them remains a huge chasm and Herbert, her beloved, a model of German manhood, has grandiose ideas which she can’t take seriously. Enthralling and moving, the novel paints a vivid portrait of a woman whom life and its vicissitudes cannot defeat, who right up to the end can still produce a surprise.

In Far Eastern Tales, Somerset Maugham takes us back to the by-gone days of the British Empire, where travel was by steamer and long plantation evenings were filled with bridge, dancing to music from the gramophone and simply masses of booze. The loneliness! No internet of course, no TV or even radio. Maugham’s descriptions are precise and vivid, the jungle, the rivers come to life but the most bizarre wildlife is the British population, restrained, laconic, but underneath, savage and passionate and Maugham tells their tales directly, there are no lines to read between. Love, adultery, murder, we get them all. A terrific read.

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MAYORAL REFERENDUM: Bristolians overwhelmingly voted on 5th May to scrap the role of elected Mayor of Bristol in favour for a more transparent and democratic Committee System. The turnout for the referendum was 29% with 38,439 votes for the Mayoral Model and 56,113 votes for a Committee Model. Thanks to all those who voted.

SEA MILLS JUBILEE PICNIC: To mark Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee there will be a Jubilee Picnic at the Sea Mills Recreation Ground on Sunday 5th June, 12 noon to 3:30pm. There will be family-friendly activities taking place.

Red, white & blue and other Jubilee themed ‘dress-up’ is welcome.

ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR: Sadly on the rise, most predominantly shoplifting in the Sea Mills corner shops. John & Henry are committed to working with the community and local police to ensure that anti-social behaviour falls back.

John and Henry have contacted Avon & Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner, Mark Shelford, to seek his help to deter crime in our local area.

Your comments, views and questions welcomed - these are our contact details:Cllr John Goulandris - Email: cllr.john.goulandris@bristol.gov.uk

Like us on Facebook to keep up with news & views

Cllr Henry Michallat - Email: cllr.henry.michallat@bristol.gov.uk

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Conservative Councillors for Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze Geoff Gollop •Cllr.geoffrey.gollop@bristol.gov.uk •0117 903 9946

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We welcome the referendum decision to scrap the role of elected Mayor.

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Congratulations to Cllr Steve Smith on completing a remarkable year as Lord Mayor of Bristol.

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If you pay Council Tax in bands A-D and have not received your £150 Council Tax rebate, visit the Council website and complete an online form, or contact the citizen service centre 0117 9222000.

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Next ward zoom meeting at 7pm on 7th June; please go to http://tiny.cc/ WandHJun22 to book in. The next meeting will be on 12th July.

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Party Wall Disputes

Essentially, that will contain various clauses to minimise the damage you suffer as a result of your neighbour’s work and to make good any damage.

In semi-detached and terraced properties issues can sometimes arise about the wall dividing one property from another. What is the position where there is a dispute about that wall - for instance if one neighbour in the course of, say, renovating their kitchen damages your side of the wall . What is the remedy?

Where there has been a failure to deliver such a notice and the work on the wall has just gone ahead then a claim can be made against the offending individual for compensation for breach of his obligations under the Act and possibly also under the law of negligence or nuisance.

On some property transfer deeds it makes clear that the dividing wall is a party wall. It would probably be worth checking the original transfer granted at the time when your house or your neighbour’s house was first sold. That can be obtained from the Land Registry.

The compensation would the cost of making good the damage that has been caused and possibly a small sum for distress and inconvenience.

To progress the matter, it would be sensible to get a surveyor (or possibly a builder) to go into both houses, find out what it is that needs doing to rectify matters and give you an estimate of the cost of that.

However a dividing wall is likely to be regarded as a party wall. What that means is that each neighbour owns half the width of the wall. A person can do work on a party wall subject to complying with the requirements of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. They are supposed to send you a formal notice, stating the work that they propose carrying out. Unless you agree to them doing the work, each side has to appoint their own surveyor who will negotiate the terms of what is known as a party wall award.

Hopefully, it should be possible to negotiate a settlement to but as a last resort you could take the matter to court if it made economic sense to do so.

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TALKING PETS WITH VIKING VETS Senior cats We used to say that each human year is equivalent to seven cat years. This has now been refined, we think a one year old cat equals a 16 year old human physiological, and a two year old cat roughly a 21 year old. Thereafter each human year is four feline years. An eleven year old cat is defined as a senior ( 63 human years) and by 15 they are defined as a super senior. A study done by the Royal Veterinary College reviewing 4009 cat deaths in 2015, found the average age to be 14 years. Indoor cats lived longer than outdoor cats. This is due to more accidents happening outdoors.

looking for old age changes. In addition to a clinical examination it is extremely useful to take a blood sample to check especially kidney and thyroid function. Sadly cats are a lot better at hiding signs of illness compared to dogs. I think this is due to them living more independent lives, thereby displaying less symptoms that the owners recognise. Take arthritis as an example, dogs will be taken on walks and the owners will very quickly notice a slowing down, a limp, a reluctance to want to go for a walk. Most owners will have no idea how far their outdoor cat will roam at night, hence not notice a slowing down.

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What is Intestacy?

When an individual dies without making a Will, they are described as having died intestate, which means that their assets and belongings (estate) will be distributed according to the rules of intestacy.

If there is no surviving spouse or civil partner, your child/ren will receive everything. Step children receive nothing, regardless of how long you cared for them unless you have legally adopted them if there is no Will to stipulate they should inherit.

Currently, only 43% of adults in the UK have a Will. This means there are over 31 million people without a Will who are risking having their estate being left to individuals that they may not have chosen. They are also risking inheritance tax being paid on their death as they cannot control who ultimately gets their estate.

If you die intestate leaving no surviving spouse or civil partner, your estate will be distributed in a strict order from closest blood relatives to furthest. If there are no surviving blood relatives and no valid Will, the estate goes to the Crown which is called ‘Bona Vacantia’.

In England and Wales, if you have a surviving spouse or civil partner and children and you do not have a Will, the law states that your spouse receives all of your personal possessions, known as chattels. Your spouse also receives £270,000 and 50% of the balance of the rest of the estate, known as the residue. The child/ren receive the other 50% of the balance of the estate.

This is just a brief outline of the rules of intestacy, which is a very complex area. Avoiding the issues that can arise is simple – to protect your estate and ensure your intentions are clear and adhered to, organise your Will today for your peace of mind.

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QUIZ TIME The letter S

Pot Luck 2

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Name all 7 of the English counties with a capital S in their name.

By what name were Snickers and Starburst formerly known, and what did Spangles have their name changed to?

Name the largest of Saturn’s moons.

Who, what or where is saltimbocca?

Name the lead singers of a) The Specials, b) the Sex Pistols, and c) Stone Roses.

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In which century was Pablo Picasso born?

Name these Brit Awards hosts -

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What colours are these lines represented by on the London Underground network - a) the Northern Line, b) the Docklands Light Railway, and c) the Elizabeth Line?

Captain Edward Smith, who died in 1912, was famous for what event?

Name the three most recent meteorological storms to have hit the UK (beginning with the letters D, E and F).

How many segments are there in a standard Terry’s Chocolate Orange?

In which country was ceramicist Clarice Cliff born?

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If you drove in a straight line from Madrid to Malmo name all the countries you would visit.

How much does a 1st class postage stamp cost?

Name the new actor taking on the role of Doctor Who?

The letter U

In which country would you find the city of Timbuktu?

In which decade was the UK’s first Subscriber Trunk Dialling (STD) telephone call made?

Name the principal ingredient of a) tofu, b) taramasalata, and c) tahini.

Of the 92 league clubs competing in the 2021-2022 Football League season, name all the ones beginning with the letter T. In which city was the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest held?

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Who had hit records with a) Union City Blue (1979), b) Under Your Thumb (1981) and c) Un-Break My Heart (1996)?

On which continents would you find these places - a) Uluru, b) Ulan Bator. and c) Uppsala?

How many points (excluding the bonus for a 7-letter word) would you get for playing the word “uniform” in Scrabble?

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Name these people 2.

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Name the countries represented by these flags -

Kazakhstan, Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkmenistan form the borders of which body of water?

Motown Records is most closely associated with which US city?

What colour is the second ball to move at the start of a game of snooker?

Name these years, given in Roman numerals - a) MMXXII, b) MLXVI, and c) MCMLVII.

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THIS BS9 LIFE - DUNCAN HASKELL Helped by Stephen Merchant’s obvious affection for and knowledge of the city, and ignoring the occasionally dubious attempt at a Bristol accent, I thoroughly enjoyed the action/drama/comedy Outlaws when it aired on the BBC last year.

One unexpected result of that enjoyment has been that parts of town I’d previously paid little attention to have become key destinations on my very own TV tour.

So what are the most iconic? In terms of buildings, it really doesn’t get any bigger than the BBC Natural History Unit on Whiteladies Road – the home of groundbreaking series such as Frozen Planet, Blue Planet and Springwatch and very much at the centre of our city’s wildlife filmmaking.

On a slightly different note, the bench installed at Ashton Court to mark the final series of Ricky Gervais’ After Life show has become a frequent rest point on our walks round the estate. Featuring the words ‘Hope is Everything’, as well as a QR code linking to the charity CALM, it’s somewhere to stop for a moment of quiet reflection.

One of the most famous locations in British sitcom history can be found just a stone’s throw from Ashton Gate stadium.

Whitemead House, or Nelson Mandela House as it’s known on screen, was the home of Derek and Rodney Trotter from series 6 of Only Fools and Horses onwards.

Then there’s the teen drama Skins, so ubiquitous with the city that you can even download a map of its filming locations from the Visit Bristol website – closest to home is Blaise Castle House Museum which apparently turned up in Series 4 Episode 3.

Taken together, this got me thinking about other essential points on a television tour of Bristol and I quickly realised that it would be a case of what to leave out rather than trying to pad out any such tour with the locations of numerous minor injuries featured on Holby City.

With the likes of Poldark, His Dark Materials (with a scene shot at Blaise Orangery), Sherlock and many others using our iconic city for key moments and locations, I’m curious to know what makes your list of essential television tourist hotspots. Let me know via editor any@bcmagazines.

It’s now impossible for me to drive by Sea Mills Community Centre without thinking of Merchant and his gang of misfits doing their best not to do their community service. Similarly, I can’t walk by The George Inn in Shirehampton without hoping to catch a glimpse of Christopher Walken mid pint.

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Separation for Unmarried Couples - A Hidden Sting in the Tail

Emily Roskilly

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When unmarried couples own a property together and experience a relationship breakdown, one of the main things they will need to consider is what to do with the property they live in.

They may decide that one party will buy the other out or they may sell the property altogether.

This situation is very common, however separating couples often do not consider the tax liabilities which may arise.

Unmarried couples may agree that just one of them will take over ownership of a property they bought together, including any outstanding mortgage. The person taking ownership will pay SDLT on the total ‘chargeable consideration’ if it exceeds the SDLT threshold.

The current SDLT threshold is £125,000.

Chargeable consideration includes any cash payment that one makes to the other for their share and the proportion of any outstanding mortgage in relation to the share of the property being transferred.

The 3% surcharge applicable to the purchase of additional properties should not be in point even if more than one property is owned but care does need to be taken that exemption from the surcharge applies.

Stamp Duty Land Tax

Capital Gains Tax

Stamp Duty Land Tax (‘SDLT’) may apply where the property is going to be transferred from joint names to one party’s sole name. In this situation, the person that is acquiring the share of the property may be liable to pay SDLT.

Capital Gains Tax (‘CGT’) can apply when a property is sold or transferred. The tax is charged on any gain that the property has realised - if it has risen in value since it was bought, CGT will apply.

If property is transferred because of divorce, legal separation or the end of a civil partnership there is no SDLT payable. However if the joint owners are unmarried and not in a civil partnership when they transfer the property from joint names then they may have to pay SDLT. This tax often catches unmarried co-owners by surprise.

It is important to work out this cost early and factor it into consideration when reaching an agreement.

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CGT is not normally chargeable if the property is your main home as principal private residence relief will apply.

However, it is chargeable if the property is your second home or if you have not been living there for more than nine months prior to the sale.

If you are an unmarried couple and your relationship breaks down, this is worth consideration because if you move out and the property is sold more than nine months later, CGT will be chargeable on a proportion of the gain equal to

the period where principal private residence relief cannot be claimed.

It also applies where an unmarried couple own two or more properties, ie one being the main home and the other being a property which is rented out. In this scenario CGT would be payable on any gain made on the sale of the property which has been rented out.

You will pay CGT if your overall gains for the tax year are above the annual exempt amount. For 2021/22 the annual exempt amount it £12,300.

Certain payments made to improve a property may be deductible to reduce any gain.

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VIEW FROM THE LORD MAYOR’S PARLOUR I’m only a couple of weeks away from the end of my incredible year as your Lord Mayor. I think it will take some time to look back over everything at the end and process it properly, but for the moment life is as busy as ever with engagements.

a tool to provide therapy and training for young people facing enormous challenges in their lives.

I was also a guest at the 80th anniversary parade for the Avonmouth Sea Cadets at TS Enterprise, and guest speaker for the “Tuesday Together” lunch here in BS9 at Westbury Baptist Church.

One of the nice things about this role is being able to carry on ancient traditions in our city. One of those is the creation of “Burgesses” or “Freemen” of the City.

Historically this was a status granted by the Mayor to someone who had completed a seven-year apprenticeship which allowed them to carry on a trade in their own right in Bristol. Today its value is purely historical but the tradition continues. It was a pleasure in early May to make my colleague Cllr Geoff Gollop a Burgess of the City of Bristol.

There has also been a bit of a nautical theme to the month. The 2nd May saw the 525th anniversary of the Matthew’s famous crossing to Newfoundland. It was great to be able to join the celebrations on board and thank the amazing team of volunteers who look after her.

On a slightly sadder note, the Pride of Bristol leaves the city on the same day that I hand over my chains. She will move to the Royal Naval Museum in Hartlepool, where she will continue her mission of providing training and adventure to young people.

It was a real honour to steer her home up the Avon Gorge and into the entrance lock of Bristol Harbour for the last time (under very close supervision from Captain Bob Baker of course). Thank you to the team who have looked after her and brought so much benefit to Bristol over the years.

Speaking of awarding honours, the University of Bristol is currently catching up on graduation ceremonies for people who completed their degrees during Covid. I was invited to be a guest at a graduation ceremony for 2020 graduates. I’m usually the only person in the room wearing a robe, so this made a nice change!

I’ve had the chance to visit various groups and charities around Bristol over the last few weeks. It was an inspiration to visit Empire Fighting Chance in Easton and see the work that they do using boxing as

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To help burn off the extra calories a team from AMD Solicitors will be taking part in the Cotswold Way Challenge. On 25th June, they will embark on a 29km walk from Painswick to Wotton with a few tough hills thrown in. The team comprises of Aleksandra Wegera, Grant McCall, Jennifer MacDonald, Katie Hughes and Zoe Sproull.

Training is well underway for our intrepid team and they are looking forward to the challenge along with some beautiful views over the Cotswold countryside.

AMD Solicitors announce new charity of the year and are to take on the Cotswolds Way Challenge to raise funds At AMD Solicitors we are proud to support a different charity each year by raising awareness and sponsorship for them throughout the year. Our ‘Charity of the Year’ for 2022, as chosen by members of staff at AMD is a local charity, Great Western Air Ambulance.

AMD Solicitors are very pleased to support the charity as Great Western Air Ambulance helps to save lives across Bristol, B&NES, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset Gloucestershire, and parts of Wiltshire by providing emergency care to people at the scene of an accident or medical incident.

They ensure the most sick and injured people in our shared community receive the best possible chance on their worst day; as a result of the skill and equipment this specialist team bring to the scene, there’s a better chance it won’t be their last day.

It remains to be seen whether Paddington will just be a mascot or will be partaking in the walk, but either way he remains a good boy. The team are aiming to raise £1,750 for our Charity of the Year before June 2022.

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HISTORY NOTES NO. 171 - JULIAN LEA-JONES When a world famous person came to Henleaze

about it?”

“My oldest is a joiner and has a job at the new factory. His job is well paid because the new flying machines are made of wood and cloth, so they need skilled joiners and seamstresses. Sir George pays well and looks after his people”.

“What about the science chappy, what does he do?”

“I don’t know exactly, I know he is foreign, and I think he designs flying machines for Sir George”.

Imagine this if you will. It is the early 1900’s and a Henleaze resident notices a young man with long dark hair and a rather bohemian air walking along Westbury Road The young man seems to be deep in thought, and every now and then, he stopped, retrieved a notebook from his pocket and made a few notes before continuing on his way, only to pause again after a few minutes to repeat the process before resuming his walk. Who is he?

He looks too old to be a student at the University College. Perhaps he is a lecturer at Bristol’s new University. His steps take him to a house opposite Cote House estate, (later to become the site of Lady Monica Wills’ home for retired gentlewomen), not far from the turning to Henleaze Gardens.

Who is he - a visitor? He seems be quite young to own such a large house.

It turns out that the interlocuter’s ‘science chappy’ was arguably the most worldfamous person to ever live on Westbury Road and certainly the only person to have a national airport named after them. Have you guessed who he was?

Henri Marie Coandă, the young man seen on Westbury Road and photographed on the steps of old Filton House, was born in Romania in 1886. After finishing high school in 1903 he enrolled at the Engineering School of Bucharest, subsequently going to Germany where he obtained his PhD in Engineering Sciences at Technische Hochschule. Henri later went to France, to enter the Superior School of Aeronautic, where he graduated as valedictorian - as top student he was given the honour of giving the Valedictory address. He then began his engineering career with the famous French engineer Gustave Eiffel, with whom he became a close friend. In 1910 he created and tested the first jet aircraft in the world called the Coandă 1910, which he presented at the International Aeronautics Exhibition; However, the concept was too powerful

The answer comes when a few days later he is again seen walking from the direction of Westbury village to the same house. When the person who had seen him describes the young man new to in the neighbourhood to a friend, a discussion results.

“I know who you mean, haven’t you heard, he is one of those science chaps that Sir George White has recruited for his new works at Filton”.

“What you mean his tramway works?”

“No, haven’t you heard Sir George is now looking to make these new flying machines. They already have got a machine up in the air, and I’ve been told even the Army are interested – if it works that is. Mark my words, if their planned demonstration show on the Downs goes ahead, it will arouse a terrific amount of public interest”.

“I agree it certainly will, but I’m sure the sheep won’t be very happy.

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HISTORY NOTES NO. 171 - JULIAN LEA-JONES close to the tail. Interestingly older readers may remember from the 1950s the concept of twin rear mounted engines in the Sud Aviation Caravelle commercial transport aeroplane. Not generally known is the fact that Coandă, by then nearing retirement, was employed by Sud Aviation as a design consultant. It must have been a proud moment for Henri to see his 1916 concept take to the skies, at speeds of which he could only have dreamt.

and too heavy on fuel consumption for the frail wood and cloth aeroplanes of the day.

Thus propellors would continue to be their driving force until the English inventor, Frank Whittle, in 1930 patented a practical Turbojet. Whittle’s invention heralded the Jet Age, (a web search for ‘Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum’ will provide details and images of of Sir Frank Whittle’s breakthrough invention).

Henri brought his bump of curiosity to Bristol and became Sir George’s Technical Director at the new Bristol and Colonial Aeroplane Company and was one of the aviation pioneers responsible for establishing Bristol as a world-renowned centre for aviation. In 1912 his BristolCoandă Monoplanes aircraft featured at the International Military Aviation Contest, one of which won the first prize and two of which were purchased by the Royal Flying Corps.

After a long life during which he was lauded many times for his scientific discoveries, Coandă eventually returned to Romania in 1970, dying there in 1972.

In 2004, Bucharest Otopeni International Airport was renamed the Henri Coandă International Airport in his honour. Henri had over 2,000 patents to his credit, but it was for his 1934 patent concerning the phenomena of fluid flow (an aerodynamic surface effect), known worldwide as the ‘Coandă Effect’, that he is still best known.

Did you know that James Dyson has even utilised the Coandă Effect in some of his domestic appliances?

In 1915 Coandă returned to France where, working during World War I for Delaunay-Belleville in Saint-Denis, he was to design and built three different models of propeller aeroplane, including the Coandă-1916, with two propellers mounted

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Bristol and Colonial Aeroplane Company’s Henri Coandă’s first production military monoplane, Source: archive image courtesy Bristol Aeroplane Company.

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TIDE TIMES Here are your weekend high and low tide times for the River Avon in May / June. The highest daylight tides this month are on Wednesday June 15th (0832 & 2056) and Thursday 16th June (0922 & 2144). All times are adjusted for/listed in British Summer Time.

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Low Tide

High Tide

Saturday 28th May

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1311

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Sunday 29th May

0720

1357

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Saturday 4th June

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1702

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Sunday 5th June

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Saturday 11th June

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Saturday 18th June

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Saturday 25th June

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IT ISSUES - RUSSELL ISAAC Live Captions will be made available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. A universal feature, it basically turns your Apple product into a subtitling machine for your life and is intended to be benefit the deaf and hard-of-hearing community. In use, your device can listen to any form of audio and deliver a real-time transcript. It will work with any audio content – social media, a phone conversation, or even an in-person conversation.

Apple Watch Mirroring This lets users with physical and motor disabilities control an Apple Watch using Voice Control or Switch Control on their iPhone.

Sound Recognition This can be customized to recognize sounds specific to a person’s environment, like those made by alarm systems, doorbells, or appliances.

Apple Maps will also feature new tools to help users discover accessible features and services in parks and public areas.

Tech To Help With Disabilities Technology often seems to drive many of my clients up the wall (with some justification at times!), but I do like to remind people of some of the good that can come of developments, particularly with regard to health and helping with disabilities.

Apple recently marked Global Accessibility Day by unveiling plans to extend its existing accessibility features with machine learning to provide sophisticated solutions to help people with disabilities get around, communicate, care for their health, and more. Apple’s latest Watch already has the capability to monitor your heart rate, blood oxygen levels, and even do an ECG - here are some more interesting services being rolled out imminently by Apple and other manufacturers......

Door Detection A tool that helps people who are blind or have low vision navigate the last few feet to their destination. This will help locate a door, tell users how far they are from that door, whether it is open or closed, and how it is opened. The system can also read signs and symbols, such as door numbers.

Sometimes ‘Tech’ seems like an unecessary allpervading force - particularly for a generation who grew up without it - I think it’s good to remind ourselves how ‘Tech’ can be used to improve peoples lives too!

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AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DISHES - THE U.S.A. After last months South Korean soujourn - hope you liked it - the BS9 international food road show has arrived in the United States of America, and brings you a classic Louisianna sandwich known as a Po’boy.

can’t grasp the beautiful game of cricket, I absolutely loved it. And secondly the cuisine I encountered seemed to consist of taking a full grown meal and sticking it in a sandwich. I had a fish sandwich that was three whole fillets of breaded fish (of some sort) bursting out of a bap, and a pastrami, saurkraut and sliced cheese sandwich where the monster portion of “fries” was included with everything else between the slices of bread. Tasty - yes. Subtle - no.

So, the Po’boy follows a similar style. It’s a big sandwich filled with fried Cajun prawns and salad, topped with a special sauce.

I think the real star of this recipe is the remoulade, and after all, who doesn’t like a good remoulade? OK, no, I’d not heard of it either. It’s a sort of glorified spicy mayonnaise - its origins are European but has been adopted and well nurtured by the Americans. When you see the ingredients and mix them all together you’d be forgiven for thinking lordy, what a strange mix - this is going to be potent. Yet an alchemy takes place in the bowl and, while never dull, it doesn’t incinerate your taste buds. Of course you can add a little more or less of any ingredient to taste. I love the simplicity of “hot sauce” - it’s a sauce and it’s hot, it’s hot sauce. There’s all sorts on the market just choose something that matches your level of hotness and sauciness.

Named (according to legend) in recognition of striking streetcar conductors in the 1920’s, where the “poor boys” were served filling sandwiches by sympathetic local restauranteurs, the Po’boy has become a classic of Creole cuisine.

Now, at the risk of alienating the population of the most powerful nation on earth, I must confess I’ve never felt the urge to go to the USA - it’s just never got close to the top of my must-go travel list. However I did have the opportunity to go there with work about 20 years ago and spent a week in Pittsburgh. It was a largely forgettable experience, barring two things. The first was the baseball - I got to see the Pirates play and, for all my reservations about it being rounders on steroids, for those who

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the panko breadcrumbs, salt and Cajun seasoning.

7. Now, prawn by prawn go along the line - using tongs makes this easier but you can use fingers - coating your prawn first all over with flour, then beaten egg before letting it swim around in the breadcrumbs getting all coated and crispy. When fully coated place your prawn carefully on the final plate.

8. Repeat 23 times for the remaining prawns. Of course you can do extra prawns if you want to, and depending on the size of your bread roll you may end up with a few crispy prawny spares at the end - for tasting purposes.

9. Time to fry. In a large fring pan add sunflower oil to a depth of about 1cm, and heat until it reasonably hot - not smoking but a breadcrumb dropped in should immediately sizzle.

10. Add half of your prawns gently into the pan and let them sizzle away for about 3 minutes, by which time the prawns should be visibly pink (where you can see through the crispy coating). Turn the prawns over to cook the other side for a similar period, by which time the prawns will be cooked through and the batter nice and golden. Remove the cooked prawns and leave to rest on kitchen paper while you cook the second batch of prawns.

11. Time to serve. Split your bread / roll along the side, leaving a little uncut hinge, and open up. Spread both open faces generously with the remoulade, add in the shredded lettuce and sliced tomato, and then place all the crispy prawns on top.

Close the bread lid, prepare your jaws for some serious exercise and get stuck in. It’s a real tasty mouthful.

1 bag of Panko breadcrumbs plain flour 1 tablespoon of Cajun seasoning 1 teaspoon of salt 2 beaten eggs sunflower oil for frying 1 little gem lettuce 2 medium sized tomatoes 2 half-baguettes (already cooked) or a large flat rustic loaf

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2 heaped teaspoons of Dijon mustard 8 heaped teaspoons of mayonnaise 1 heaped teaspoon of creamed horseradish 1 teaspoon of hot sauce (any you like tabasco, sriracha etc) 1 tablespoon smoked paprika 2 teaspoons of Cajun seasoning 1 large clove of garlic, crushed 1 lime - zest and juice

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Finely shred your lettuce - I used a little gem as it has a much nicer taste than an iceberg lettuce which, frankly, has no taste at all.

Slice your tomatoes, removing the stalky but as you go.

Now get yourself ready to do your prawns - this is a military exercise requiring precise organisation - OK, it’s not tricky at all but uses lots of crockery. Take three bowls and put them side by side on the worktop. At either end place a dinner plate.

On plate one place your prawns, and pat them dry with some kitchen paper.

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THERAPY DEMYSTIFIED - NIGE’ OLLIS With mental health issues, and awareness of them, very much in the public eye - a situation seemingly exacerbated by the uncertainties and isolation that came with the pandemic - it seems a good time to have a look at what is out there in terms of understanding, support and possible treatment. In the first of an occasional series we start with an overview of the world of “therapy” by therapeutic coach Nige’ Olis

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I’m sure you may’ve seen the headlines: we’re facing a mental health crisis in this country. The headlines aren’t entirely a terrible thing, though, in the sense that during the past decade mental health awareness has begun to slowly emerge from the stigma that caused people to avoid speaking about their mental wellbeing. However, it’s a myth that you need to reach crisis point before reaching out and benefitting from therapy.

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I need some help with anger; I wish I could stop feeling anxious; I am so stressed; I’m finding it difficult to manage my emotions; I can’t decide whether or not I should make this decision; I can’t let go of this guilt; will I ever get past this loss/grief; I’m finding it difficult to manage existing relationships or develop healthy new ones; I’m tired of feeling overwhelmed; I can’t remember the last time I had a decent night’s sleep; I haven’t been able to drive since the accident; I’ve had enough of being in constant pain and/or fatigue; the things I used to be interested in no longer bring me joy; I want to change this pattern of behaviour.

As I say, this list is by no means exhaustive but may reflect the more common situations and thinking patterns that could subsequently be impacted by seeking therapy. And while it may take courage to take that first step, the therapeutic environment is intentionally a nurturing, safe space open to truly understand ourselves. We may talk to friends and family about the things I’ve listed, but it won’t necessarily help us discover the root causes that underpin what we’re thinking and feeling, and may actually inhibit our ability to heal, or move past difficult or painful experiences.

In reality, as well as improving your overall mental wellbeing, therapy can help show you a way forward when you feel stuck, while also potentially enhancing your existing and future relationships.

So, what are the signs that suggest therapy might be worth contemplating? While it’s true such a list could prove exhaustive, you may increasingly begin to notice you frequently think things like:

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tools and techniques to effectively allow emotion to simply be – that allows you to feel comfortable with feeling uncomfortable – it can be both enlightening and incredibly freeing. Suppressing perceived negative emotion, or experiences, also takes a huge amount of central nervous system energy.

However, our culture has done an excellent job at emotion suppression, at both ends of the spectrum. e.g. Upset? Don’t cry. A bit too happy? Calm down!

My personal goal will always be to allow the client to be seen and heard, without judgement, paving the way for desired, lasting change.

In the months ahead I hope to further use these occasional articles to continue to help demystify therapy, the therapeutic process and create a deeper understanding of mental health awareness and wellbeing.”

So, what might happen in sessions? Well, it’s certainly true that every therapist is different – even those trained in the same modalities will bring with them their own life experience and wisdom – and there are many different modalities. However, when you discover the right jigsaw fit for you, the side-effect is likely transformative, helping to complete the picture. Therapy

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MUSIC - PRESENT, PAST AND PODCAST - DUNCAN HASKELL Album Of The Month How To Let Go by Sigrid

Next Step Emotion by Carly Rae Jepsen Sigrid has spoken of many influences, Coldplay, Neil Young and Joni Mitchell being just three of the artists who have helped shape her approach to music. But rather than take our next step straight from the source, we’re recommending you check out another sophisticated modern pop album instead.

This last month has been a bountiful one for new music. As a result, we’d strongly recommend that you check out the latest albums from Kendrick Lamar, Fontaines D.C., Kurt Vile and Florence + The Machine. Our attention though is turning to Norway, where Sigrid has just dropped something of a pop masterpiece.

Canada’s Carly Rae Jepsen will forever be best known for 2012’s Call Me Maybe. Though arguably one of the greatest moments in popular music history, it’s just the tip of a deeply rewarding iceberg. Perhaps most rewarding of all is her glacier cool third studio album Emotion from 2015. In collaboration with some of the era’s finest writers, including Dev Hines, Sia, Greg Kurstin and Peter Svensson, the album’s 15 tracks (based on the essential Deluxe edition) are a collection of age-defying synthpop gems.

There’s always a point when your favourite musician or band takes things to the next level.

For some (John Peel being a very famous example) that evolution and expansion in sound is the point where they lose interest.

Unable to enjoy what was once rough, ready and unpolished now that it’s had some of the edges have been softened and the audience being aimed at is a much larger one. The rest of us can sit back and enjoy a collection of bold and surprisingly eclectic songs, all held together

by Sigrid’s enthusiasm and commitment to the music.

Featuring songs such as Run Away With Me, I Really Like You and Your Type, the album starts firmly in the mainstream before venturing to more experimental fringes on its second half.

It’s an album that has something for everyone; wherever you lower your sonic grabber you’ll come back up with a winning song. Taken as a whole though, it’s one of the most compelling pop statements of the last decade.

Of course, like most pop albums, the singles tend to pack the biggest (sucker)punch. They also give a taste of what to expect across the record’s 12 tracks. With it’s ultra-funky bassline and glittering beat, Mirror is about as catchy as modern disco gets. Burning Bridges pumps even harder, a moment of euphoric escape.

It Gets Dark, also the album’s opening track, introduces a brooding power whose ripples can be felt throughout and Bad Life, a collaboration with Sheffield’s Bring Me The Horizon, is a fistclenching power anthem.

Podcast of the month Your Own Personal Beatles There seems to be an endless number of Beatles podcasts – Nothing Is Real and I Am The Eggpod being a couple of others well worthy of your time. Your Own Personal Beatles takes a different approach to those that simply delve into the Fab Four’s story.

Instead, it asks its guests, including Adam Buxton, Mae Martin, Elis James, Josh Widdicombe, Shaparak Khorsandi and Nish Kumar, to discuss their own personal relationship with John, Paul, George and Ringo and it makes for a fascinating conversation.

Other highlights include A Driver Saved My Life, a sumptuous groove which could easily sit on Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia, and the sparse album closer High Note. Stripped of polished production, it’s a reminder of the fundamental talent that makes Sigrid such an astonishing artist. How To Let Go is the ultimate proof of that.

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The first lesson is free, so come along and give it a try!

The Arts Society Bristol welcomes new members. Lectures on a wide range of arts related subjects, given by specialists in their own field, are usually held on the second Tuesday of • the month, September to May, at 8pm at Redmaids’ High School, Westburyon-Trym, BS9 3AW and by internet.

For more information on lectures and our other activities visit our website www.theartssociety-bristol.org.uk The BCCS (Bristol Cathedral Choir school) choral society is giving a Midsummer concert followed by their famous puddings at Henleaze URC, Waterford Rd, BS9 4BT, at 7.30pm, on Wednesday June 22nd, with a varied programme of music, from classical to musicals ( Elgar, Quilter, Gershwin..). Tickets £12 including 60

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BCCS (Bristol Cathedral Choir School) Choral Society is now meeting at the Henleaze Bowling Club in Grange Court Road, on Wednesdays from 7.30 to 9pm. We are a small, friendly, unauditioned choir singing varied music, from choral works to more modern pieces and we would welcome new members of all standards. Please do come and give us a try. For more information, please contact Kathy telephone 0117 9493628 or email www.bccschoralsociety.org.uk Bristol 1904 Arts Society - 111th Annual Paintings Exhibition – Fri 3rd June to Sunday 12th June, 10.00 till 4.30 every day The Red Lodge, Park Row, BRISTOL, BS1 5LJ. 10am to 4.30pm. bristol1904arts.org. Founded in 1904, the Society has artistic roots running deep into Bristol’s cultural history.

This will be the 111th Annual Paintings Exhibition, the Society’s major artistic event, showcasing the best of their artists’ work and set in their iconic hall, built in the style of an old tithe barn.

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Bristol 04 Arts are delighted to host an evening with Bristol City Poet Caleb Parkin on June 24th. Do come and join us. Embracing our kinship with other creatures, his exhilarating poetry links hermit crabs, octopus raves, the “dreams of ants” alongside “deep fried skyscrapers’. Titles such as “If the Earth is My Mother” and “Somewhere to Keep the Rain” only partly reveal the scope of his imagination …. and “Unknown Distance, Moderate Difficulty” will resonate with all local

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Rehearsals are every Tuesday at 7:30pm at Victoria Methodist Church on Whiteladies Road. Email membership@bristolacappella.co.uk to come along! For more info, visit our website at www.bristolacappella. co.uk/visit Bristol All Voices Allowed Choir is a community choir started in 2020 by former members of the Bristol Hippodrome Choir and All Together Now Bristol Choir. We are looking for new singers, men and women, beginners and more experienced singers, to join us. Rehearsals on Tuesdays, 6.30 – 8.00pm at Holy Trinity Church, Hotwells.

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Bristol Bridge Club are planning to run another beginners course. It will be Tuesday Morning and/or Tuesday Evening. The cost will be £90 for ten lessons including a book BFA Beginning Bridge. Or £8 a lesson.

For further details, contact Sue at: teaching@bristolbridgeclub.co.uk Bristol Bridge Club (BBC) has been running free online supervised sessions with some teaching all through the pandemic on Zoom, and will continue to do so every Saturday morning from 10am to 12 noon.

To take part, go to the bridge club website www.bristolbridgeclub.co.uk and follow the link “Learn and Play”.

Bristol Bridge Club weekly “Friendly Thursdays” for members and their guests. Join us for a relaxed pairs handicapped bridge session. Free food is served from 6.30pm … followed by bridge around 7.15pm. The winning pair will receive a bottle of wine each.

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At a loose end? Looking for some friendship and entertainment? You’d be welcomed at our Bristol Brunel Probus Club. We meet every 2nd Tuesday of the month at BAWA [Filton] for lunch & a presentation / talk. Contact our Secretary D Waters on 0117-914-5465 for more details.

Bristol Chamber Choir. Sunday 3rd July 2022 at 7.30pm - “Music for Love and Nature” at All Saints Church, Pembroke Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 3ED. A programme of part-songs and madrigals mostly by English composers, especially Ralph Vaughan Williams, whose 150th Anniversary we will be celebrating. Tickets are £10.00 (children and students free) available on-line from the Choir’s website (see below), from Eventbrite or at the door or from Opus 13, 2021 Lower Park Row, Bristol, BS1 5BN. For further information go to www. bristolchamberchoir.org.uk or ring 07342 954249 Bristol Film and Video Society (Amateur film makers). We were formed in 1934 and continue to make prize winning films. We now hold meetings at the hall adjacent St Andrew’s Methodist Church, Elm Park, Filton on the first Tuesday of the month, and Zoom meetings on the third Tuesday. All are welcome.

For more details please visit www. bristolvideo.org.uk Bristol Harmony West Gallery Choir & Band are looking for new members (SATB) as well as string, reed and wind instrumentalists. We sing and play lively church and village music from the 18th century. We meet at St Edyth’s Church Hall in Sea Mills on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month.

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amateurs who make their work as part of their hobby, while others are established professional artists, whose work is shown in galleries around the country. The work on show includes paintings, prints, drawings, illustration, photography, digital art, textiles, ceramics, sculpture, jewel-lery and more.

There will be something to suit all budgets, from unique original art works to more affordable prints and cards.

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This year, 88 artists will be showing their work over the weekend of 18th-19th June and they can’t wait to welcome you. This year’s event is generously supported by solicitors, VWV.

There’s a real sense of community here, so come out of the city and enjoy a summer stroll in BS9. There are good bus routes (1, 2, 3, 4) and it’s a great area for cycling and walking, with the Downs and Blaise nearby. Several venues offer refreshments, which not only provide welcome breaks in your journey, but help with fundraising for local good causes raising £2,000 in 2021.

The Trail takes place in 13 fantastic venues around Henleaze, Stoke Bishop and Westbury-on-Trym. Take a summer walk around the BS9 postcode and discover amazing buildings in stunning locations, including Trinity College, Redmaids’ High and Badminton schools and tucked away Trymwood Studios.

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Please contact before attending so we can have music ready.

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Bristol Male Voice Choir are rehearsing once again, and we invite new and returning singers to join us at our weekly rehearsals, every Thursday from 7pm -9pm at St Andrew’s Methodist Church, Elm Park, Filton, Bristol BS34 7PS. We are a sociable and friendly group, singing a wide range of musical styles in our repertoire, and we look forward to seeing you - you don’t have to be a reader of music. Ffi see our website www.bristolmvc.org. uk or us on 07587 143 220.

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Bristol Phoenix Choir If you love singing we would love to hear from you! We are a friendly choir and we enjoy rehearsing and performing great choral works as well as shorter more intimate pieces. If you would like to sing with us please contact Jackie our membership secretary jackie. blackwell410@gmail.com Bristol Scrabble Club meets every Wednesday at 7.15pm at Upper Horfield Community Trust (next to Eden Grove Church). New members welcome - first visit free so come and give it a try. For further information contact Sheila on 0117 957 0792, 07435 316 458 or shinett@blueyonder. co.uk Bristol Shambhala Meditation Group offers meditation on Thursday evenings at the Friends’ Meeting House in Hampton Road from 7.15pm until 8.45pm and a qualified Meditation Instructor is available to talk you through the practice if this is required. In addition to meditation practice there is usually a reading, a discussion and a mindfulness of body exercise.

Further information at bristol.shambhala.info Bristol U3A: Have you reached a point in your life where you have fewer responsibilities and more time for yourself? Would you like to take part in activities where you can share skills, abilities or hobbies whilst having fun and making new friends? Go to www. bristolu3a.org.uk for details.

City Voices Bristol rehearsals have resumed on Monday nights at Red Maids High School, from 7.309pm. We are keen to welcome new members who would like to join a friendly and sociable group of people

WoT Ukrainian Welcome Hub to open on 1 June Westbury Churches are working together to open a local ‘Hub’ for Ukrainian guest and their hosts.

Westbury-on-Trym Methodist Church will be open on Wednesday mornings, 10.00am – 12.30pm to allow guests and hosts to socialise over refreshments and cakes. There will be provision for young children and the volunteers will be able to guide people to access other help.

The initial meeting took place with representatives from the Methodist Church, Parish Church, Baptist Church and St Mary’s Stoke Bishop, a local host and a representative from the Avonmouth Foodbank. All churches were enthusiastic about providing volunteers (who will be trained). This will be an exciting joint venture for the churches.

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who love to sing! Our repertoire extends from rock and pop to choral and musicals. If you would like more information, look at our website www. cityvoicesbristol.org or pop along on a Monday night to the Performing Arts Centre at Redmaids.

The Country Market now runs from 10.00am to 11.30am every Friday in the Methodist Church Hall in Westbury on Trym. Call Sue on 0117 962 8306 for more details Filtones Choir meet on Wednesday afternoons, from 1.45-3.45 at St Teresa’s Community Centre, 71 Gloucester Road North, BS34 7PL and welcome new members of all voice ranges who might like to give us a try.

There are no auditions and for your first four weeks there is no charge.

Just drop in, or for more information please ring Dot on 07870 984760 or Janet on 0117 9241534 or email Dot on dorothy.bryant@btinternet.com. You can also find us on www.thefiltones. weebly.com. We look forward to meeting you, and can assure you of a very warm welcome.

Friendly Club meets every Thursday from 2pm to 4pm 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 tea and biscuits for only £1! Do come and make some new friends.

Friends of Old Sneed Park Nature Reserve. We will be taking a summer break from Working Parties. They will start again on September 17, 10am to 12 noon. Refreshments will be available. Tea/coffee, biscuits.

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Healing Drop-In Sessions. Redland Meeting House, 126 Hampton Road re-starting 12th May. Thursdays: doors open 3.00pm, last healing 4.15pm. Donation basis. COVID safety precautions apply - please wear a face mask and do not attend if you have symptoms of a cold, flu or COVID or have tested positive for COVID. Contact: Selina 0117 9466434.

Henbury ‘Blaise’ Womens’ Institute meet at 7.30pm monthly on the 3rd Tuesday in the Village Hall in Henbury.

Contact Jo on 950 7712 for more details.

Henleaze Bowling Club aims to provide a welcoming and social environment for members of all ages and experience to enjoy a game of bowls whether in competitive or friendly matches. The season starts in April and new members are very welcome. Free coaching is available.

Contact details and other information can be found on our web site:- www. henleazebowlingclub.org.uk Henleaze Flower Club. We have an exciting programme ahead including on July 14th a demonstration entitled “A touch of spry” with Kathryn Delve. Demonstrations begin at 2.00 pm at Bradbury Hall Waterford Road Henleaze. We meet alternate Thursdays with demos and practise classes. All visitors welcome, visitors fee £6 on the door. Please phone Jenny for information 07880 700 270.

Henleaze Lawn Tennis Club is a friendly and welcoming club for all ages and standards. We offer social and competitive play and a comprehensive

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Henleaze Senior Film Club - Monday 27th June at 2pm - presents “Belfast” (12A, 2021), Kenneth Branagh’s touching film about a young boy and his working-class Belfast family during the tumultuous 1960s. Starring Jude Hill, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan and Ciaran Hinds. Tickets: £4.00 including tea & cake. Carers welcome, easy access. For more information and to book, please call 0117 435 0063. St. Peter’s Hall, The Drive, Henleaze BS9 4LD Henleaze Senior Film Club. Monday 23rd May at 2pm, featuring Roald Dahl’s “The BFG” - the BritishAmerican fantasy adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Mark Rylance, Penelope Wilton & Rafe Spall. Tickets: £4.00 including tea & cake. Carers welcome, easy access.

For more information and to book, please call 0117 435 0063. St. Peter’s Hall, The Drive, Henleaze BS9 4LD Henleaze Singing for the Brain Sophia Simlat on 0117 961 0693, bristol@alzheimers.org.uk Henleaze (afternoon) Townswomen’s Guild meets on the first Wednesday of the month, at 2pm. Contact Jan, by telephone on 0117 968 5829, or by e-mailing jeanettecollins@ blueyonder.co.uk for further details.

Highbury Badminton Club meet on Thursday 7:30pm in Westbury-onTrym Village Hall. Contact Pete Stables 0117 950 1524 or www.pete4458. wixsite.com/highburybadminton for more details.

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Later Life Summer Fair Join us on Friday 15th July 1pm – 4pm at Westbury on Trym Village Hall for the very first ‘Later Life Sumer Fair’ organised by Harold Stephens and Home Instead.

Come along to see what activities you could get involved in! Enjoy cake, free tea and coffee, games, a raffle, crafts and more. Raising money for Bristol Dementia Action Alliance. Save the date!

Long Ashton Orchestra: Free Concert The last concert of Long Ashton Orchestra’s highly successful 2021/22 season is on Saturday June 18th 7.30 at St Albans Church, Westbury Park, Bristol BS6 7NU. Sibelius - Peleas and Melisande Suite, Saint-Saens Cello Concerto (Soloist: Sarah Leong), and Mendelssohn Scottish Symphony. As always, the orchestra will be playing for charity, and it is a ticketless event, with a retiring collection for St Albans Church itself.

Men at St. Peter’s Keep Fit class in St. Peter’s Church Hall every Tuesday 9:15 to 10:15 for men 60+, led by fitness instructor, Natasha Johnson, £5 per week. Contact Keith Bonham 0117 968 4972 or babubon38@gmail.com Menopause Matters Tricia Worthington, 07962 892 060, tricia_ worthington@msn.com Monday Afternoon Band and Wednesday Evening Band. Do you play the saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, guitar, bass guitar or keyboard? Would you like to join a band playing on Monday afternoons or on Wednesday evenings? Both bands are in Redland, the members are very friendly and welcome new

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people. We just play for fun, no sight reading, no concerts.We play a mixture of pop and swing. The bands would suit anyone who used to play an instrument and has taken it up again recently, or has been playing for a couple of years or more. Not suitable for complete beginners.

For more information contact mondayafternoonband@gmail.com or wednesdayeveningband@gmail. com The Mosaic Singers We wish to recruit a soprano and a bass to complement our vocal group; you could complete the pieces of our “musical mosaic”! As our name suggests, we sing a broad and colourful range of lighter and popular songs. Some ability to read music is required. A warm welcome is assured at our Tuesday evening rehearsals in Stoke Bishop. Please phone David Vicary on 07973 460 994.

Nedw Bristol Sinfonia will be performing at 7.30pm on Saturday 18th June, at Redland Hall, Redmaids’ High School, Bristol.

Featuring Mendelssohn - Hebrides Overture, Schumann - Symphony No. 4, and Brahms - Symphony No. 3. More information and tickets available through the website www. newbristolsinfonia.org.uk Nordic4 - technique based Nordic walking teaching and fitness to individual needs. Beginner Tasters, Beginner Courses, small weekly Walking Fitness Groups differentiated for pace and terrain. Specialist sessions: Nordic4 Joints, Seasonal walks and 1:1 Support To Sport. www. nordic4.com. Booking online or by phone. Call Katie on 07970741320 or email katie.atkins@nordic4.com to find out more.

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Newcomers welcome for your enthusiasm, your expertise, or both. Come along to Sommerville, Westbury Fields, BS10 6TW, on a Tuesday evening. Full details of the Club at www.nwbcc.org.uk , or email Neville at nevwgoodman@mac.com for information.

People of Note Community Choir, the famous 20 year old Bristol community choir, is holding a series of day workshops and evening singing sessions, just for the fun and joy of singing together! Come and join us in Southville or Clifton! Go to www. peopleofnote.org.uk/events/ for information of events, and book your place.

Pilates with Helen. Move better, get stronger, increase flexibility: new Pilates classes for all abilities, join at any time. At The Bank Fitness, 73 Henleaze Road, Mondays and Wednesdays 9.30-10.20am. Please call, WhatsApp or email for more details or bookings. 07863 346 001 or HelenLangmead@hotmail.co.uk Pilates Classes on Zoom. Monday Evening, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday Mornings. Classes to resume in halls when allowed. Please telephone, email or see website.

Denise on 0117 903 0331 - info@ embracingpilates.co.uk, www. embracingpilates.co.uk Pilates classes at the Northcote Scout Hall; Mondays 9:30am (Improvers), 10:30am (Mixed ability - Beginners welcome); Tuesdays 9:30am (Improvers), 10:30am (Beginners). £8.50 per class booked as a course, or £12 single sessions. Classes are kept small, so must be booked in advance.

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Retired & Senior Volunteer Programme - Mina on 07860 669 953, www.RSVP-west.org.uk.

Royal Air Forces Association Veterans lunch is held at the RAFA Club, 38 Eastfield, Westbury On Trym, BS9 4BE on the 2nd Wednesday of every month, from 12 noon for 1pm till 3pm.

Two course meal for just £6. Please contact 0117 947 0775 and leave a message let us know who wishes to attend. This lunch is for all service veterans, their wives, widows or dependants, not just ex-RAF. Rotary Club of Bristol meets Mondays 7.00pm for 7.30pm alternately at Bristol Hotel, Prince Street BS1 4QF and on Zoom. Further details: www. rotarybristol.org and / or contact Martina at mpeattie@btopenworld. com Enjoy Scottish Country Dancing at St. Monica’s Oatley Hall, Cote Lane, BS9 3UN on Thursday 7.30 - 10.00 p.m. £6.00 per session. New dancers welcome, come on your own or with a friend for fun, fitness and friendship.

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www.rscdsbristol.info Sea Mills Garden Club. Our next get together will be an evening visit to the fabulous local garden of Karl Suchy at 81 Coombe Lane on 9th June. We will meet there at 6.30pm. After a short summer break we will continue with meetings on the 2nd Thursday of each month at Sea Mills Methodist Church.

Our next talk will be on 8th September at 7.30pm. New members always welcome - FFI phone Pat 07779 203626 or Gail 0117 9685350.

Shared Reading - Christine Betts 07967 332 821.

Soroptimist International Bristol sibristol@hotmail.co.uk, www.sigbi. org/Bristol Enrolling now, Stand and Deliver Youth Theatre Westbury Park is open to students from 11 to 18 who are passionate about acting and theatre and who wish to take their performance skills to a more in-depth level. FFI and to book your taster slot contact Julia on 07771 634060. Email juliamcdade1@gmail.com or on Stand and Deliver Youth Theatre Facebook page.

Are you a calligrapher who would like to take it up again? The St Edyth’s Scribes are a long established group of self-led hobby calligraphers who meet every Friday at St Edyth’s Church Hall, Sea Mills, from 10am to noon and we are looking for a few more members. If you are interested please drop in and meet us, or for more information call Peter 0117 329 4516.

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Stoke Bishop Afternoon Townswomen’s Guild. Our friendly meetings are held on the first Thursday each month at 2.15pm, in the Hulbert Room of St Mary’s Church, Mariners Drive, Stoke Bishop.

We have a variety of talks and open meetings. Come along and give us a try! For information, please contact Gay Huggins on 0117 9685813 or email: mike_gayhuggins@hotmail. com Tai Chi for over 55’s. Shibashi form, slow and easy movements practiced standing or sitting. Relaxing and meditative. Classes at The Redland Club, Burlington Road, BS6 6TN on Wednesdays and Thursdays 11.00 12.00 during June and July. Cost £4.

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“The Little Prince” - performed by Mathew Dexter, on Sunday, 19th June ‘22, 3pm at the Bristol Steiner School, Redland Hill, BS6 6UX (Side Entrance).

From 7 upwards - No upper age limit!.

Retiring collection. For more details please contact Gerhard on 0741 937 2865 Toddlers Together, a community parent and toddler group, runs every Thursday during term time from 10am - 11:15am at the Methodist Church Hall

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in Westbury-on-Trym, BS9 3AA. This is a joint venture between Holy Trinity Church and the Methodist Church in Westbury-on-Trym. There is a dedicated space for babies, a good range of toddler toys, craft tables, songs, prayer and ample tea, coffee and biscuits for mums, dads, carers and grandparents! We will ask for a £1 voluntary donation on the day.

Pre-booking is required. Please visit www.westbury-parish-church.org. uk/youth-and-family/parents-andtoddlers/ for more information and to book your place. We look forward to welcoming you at this friendly group.

Trinity Henleaze Ladies Guild - Jenny on 0117 962 0108.

The U3a Scrabble Group meets at the Beehive pub, Wellington Hill West, on Fridays from 2pm to 4pm. We are a very friendly non competitive group and welcome new members. For more info, please contact Heddy tel 07534 717 254 or email nigel.d.sara@ btinternet.com Wednesday Keep Fit 10am - 11am St Peter’s Church Hall Henleaze £7, improve your health fitness and well being with this supple strength work out for everyone to enjoy! Contact Louisa on 0772 509 1429.

Wednesday Chair Aerobics 11.15am12.15pm St Peter’s Church Hall Henleaze £7, work on your strength, stability and balance with this seated and standing exercise class. Contact Louisa on 0772 509 1429 Westbury Aikido Club - visit www. westburyaikido.club, or email reenee@westburyaikido.club Westbury Art Club. We are small friendly group meeting in the Greenway Centre from 6pm to 8pm on Thursdays. Please ring 0117 962 9799 for more information.

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Academy (8 – 11 years), Juniors (11+ years) and Adults / Masters. Say hello and join us on a training run to discover more. We look forward to welcoming you to Westbury Harriers! For more info, www. westburyharrriers.co.uk, or e-mail secretary@westburyharriers.co.uk Westbury Knit and Natter, 10am to 12 midday every Thursday, in the Methodist Church Hall. Do come along, or call Sarah on 0117 962 9400 for more details.

Westbury Singers If you enjoy singing, we invite you to join our friendly, non-auditioned, 4 part choir, in term-time on Monday evenings 7.30pm. - 9.30pm. at Reedley Road Baptist Church. Ability to read music helpful but not essential. Please email our Secretary: gwenalwakeel@ yahoo.co.uk.

Westbury on Trym Women’s Institute - Sue Murphy on 0117 950 2826.

Westbury Park Women’s Institute meets on the first Tuesday of every month in the Girl Guide Hut on Westmoreland Road from 7.00pm to 9.30pm. We are an active and friendly group with a varied programme and extra sessions for craft, coffee, book clubs etc. Visitors are always welcome and for more

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information do call Sue on 07813 795 936 or email us on westburyparkwi@ gmail.com Westbury Scottish Country Dance Club - Cheryl on 0117 401 2416, www. westburyscottish.org.uk West of England Bridge Club meet at the RAFA Club, 38 Eastfield, Henleaze. Thursday afternoon is for Improvers, and Monday afternoon is for more capable players - this is an EBU-recognised session. You may come alone to any afternoon session; a partner will be found.

The three evening sessions are on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and are open to pairs. For more information, go to our website at www.woebridgeclub.co.uk or contact our Secretary, Chris Frew, on 0117 962 5281.

Women’s Fellowship This group on Tuesday mornings at Westbury-onTrym Methodist Church is proving popular. About 20 ladies come along each week to enjoy coffee and to meet and make friends. With an interesting programme of visiting speakers, Women’s Fellowship is aimed to provide a relaxed and interesting morning with friends.

Why not come along and join us. For more information 07905 064720 Yoga classes daytime and evening yoga classes in Stoke Bishop with Gary Osborn-Clarke. For more details please visit www.yogabristol. co.uk or email gary@yogabristol. co.uk, or call 07899 034 645.

The July issue of the Bristol Nine has a very early print deadline of Tuesday 7th June. All listings, bookings and artwork must be submitted and agreed by that date to ensure inclusion.

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QUIZ ANSWERS Big Quiz from page 27 The letter S 1. East Sussex, Shropshire, Somerset, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, West Sussex; 2.

Marathon, Opal Fruits, Spangles were discontinued without renaming in 1984; 3. Titan; 4. it’s a savouory dish made with veal originating from Italy; 5a) Terry Hall, b) Johnny Rotten (John Lydon), c) Ian Brown.

Pot Luck 1 1a) black, b) turquoise, c) royal purple; 2. he was the captain of the Titanic; 3. Dudley, Eunice and Franklin; 4. twenty; 5. England (Staffordshire).

The letter T 1. Mali; 2. 1958; 3a) soya milk, b) fish row, c) sesame; 4. Tottenham Hotspur and Tranmere Rovers; 5. Turin.

Pot Luck 2 1. 19th century (1881); 2. Mick Fleetwood and Sam Fox, Richard O’Brien, and Russell Brand; 3. Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, Denmark and Sweden; 4 95 pence; 5. Ncuti Gatwa.

The letter U 1a) Blondie, b) Godley & Creme, c) Toni Braxton; 2a) Australasia (Australia), b) Asia (Mongolia), c) Europe (Sweden); 3. 12 points; 4. James Joyce; 5. Peter Ustinov, Uma Thurman, Uri Geller.

Pot Luck 3 1. North Macedonia (column 1, left), Sri Lanka (column 1 right), Uruguay (column 2 left) and Zimbabwe (column 2 right); 2. the Caspian Sea; 3. Detroit; 4. red; 5a) 2022, b) 1066, c) 1957.

Whose eyes?

George Michael and Dame Helen Mirren Childrens Puzzles from page 58 Who Am I? Sam Ryder, Dianne Buswell, Declan Donnelly, Sigrid What Am I? Scrambled egg, kilt, West Highland, Little gem lettuce Anagrams (top row l-r) China, Vietnam, Cambodia, (middle row l-r) South Korea, Bangladesh, Mongolia, bottom row (l-r) Nepal, India, Indonesia Where Am I in Europe (l-r) Italy (Rome), Italy (Pisa), Greece (Athens) Disclaimer 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 77 the prior written consent of Bristol Community Magazines.

INDEX OF ADVERTISERS Appliance Repairs

AASP Domestics

Arts & Crafts

BS9 Arts Trail

Auctions, Sales & Valuations

Clevedon Salerooms Ltd

Bathrooms & Wetrooms

Little Bathroom and Boiler Company Paul Whittaker Bathrooms & Wetrooms

Blinds & Shutters

Just Shutters

Building Services

A & S Property Services Astra Interiors Garcia Building Services Janson Osman L & P Brailsford

Carpets & Floorings

Bristol Carpet & Flooring Group

Cleaning Services

Bonne Fresh Clean Home Gleamers Oven Gleamers

Computer Services

FAB ‐ IT Rescue IT HomeHelp

Cycle Services

Boing Bicycles

Electrical Services

Daley Electrical Services Ltd Lek‐Trix MB Electrical Services

Estate & Letting Agents

Howard Estate Agents

Estate Agents

Maggs & Allen

Fencing

AM Fencing EC Fencing

Financial Advice

Harold Stephens

Footcare

35

Bristol Foot Clinic

63

SoleLution Limited

Footwear

Funeral Services

9

R Davies & Son Funeral Directors

42 22

Sofa Magic The Bristol Bookcase Company

5 46 29 31 73 71 59

Furniture

Garage Doors

Garden Maintenance

Barlows Blossom Garden Services Declan McManus Graham Cook Greenblade

Hairdressing

Handyman Services Heating & Gas

John Presland Peter Harris S & P Plumbing Services

Help and Companionship

14 44

Compton Community Services

30

Aura Storm Nige' Ollis Therapies

28 19 50

Holistic Therapies

Home Instead Premier Homecare St Monica Trust

Jewellery & Gifts

Kemps Jewellers

80

Beaumont Landscaping

71 57

Green Thumb

26

Mark Rice

13, 75 12

4 25 4 35 57

50 71 16 50 55 45 54

Home Care Services

48

12

11

Evans Hair Design Tony Anderson

35 22 8

35

31

Up & Over Doors

Painting & Decorating

Darren the Decorator Sarah's Decorating Services Top Notch

21

Plants & Garden Supplies Plastering

A & P Plastering Artform Plastering John Hoggett McCall Plastering

Plays & Concerts

Bristol Sounds

Plumbing

A & D Plumbing S & P Plumbing Services

Solicitors

AMD Solicitors Corfield Solicitors JBD Law Ltd Lyons Solicitors Veale Wasbrough Vizards

Stairlifts

Hands On Stairlifts Thornbury Lift Services Ltd

Tree Services

Crest Tree Services Ltd Neville Tree Services Wildwood Tree Care

TV Aerials

H and P Aerials 15 39 ‐ 41 43

Upholstery & Soft Furnishings

Jill Minett

Veterinary Care

Viking Vets 53

Landscaping Lawn Care Massage

16

Man & Van Rubbish Rats

47

Aqua‐Tec

55 11

Heather Drewe Ruth Fraser 78

Waste & Rubbish Window Cleaning Windows & Doors

Crystal Clear MSP Maintenance

7 5 4 47 25 71 57 8 79 25 50 36 2 69 23 32 42 4 17 25 22 57 5 24 35 61 57 20 50

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Mr & Mrs S. I would like to convey our sincere thanks to you and all at Maggs & Allen. From your Tes�monial initial advice on how to prepare our house for sale, to your strategy on pricing and viewing and through the whole process, we couldn’t have been more satisfied. The professionalism and friendliness of the Maggs & Allen team was evident throughout the whole process. Thanks once again.

Mr & Mrs L. We recently sold our house in Henleaze Tes�monial using Maggs & Allen as we had bought that house & sold our previous one with them 10 years before and had a great experience then, how refreshing it was to see the same great service (and faces in some cases) that we had experienced before. Marketing & pricings were spot on, communication was great, and the whole process was handled faultlessly, top marks and well recommended.

Tes�monial Ms W. I used Maggs & Allen in the sale of my family home. From the outset they were professional and answered all questions.

They had a clear strategy and I felt gave me really good advice. I was really pleased with the service received. Thanks.

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