The Bristol Nine Magazine - March 2019 by Andy Fraser

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The Bristol Nine Magazine - Issue 152 - March 2019

12,500 copies delivered free each month across Henleaze, Westbury on Trym, Sea Mills, Coombe Dingle, Stoke Bishop and Sneyd Park

Inside this month - bidding time at the auction (p18), help coping with self harm (p33), our new defibrillator (p53), meet a para-triathlete (p12), plus all the1 regulars and all your local listings

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.

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The Editor’s Small Piece Hello there and welcome to the March magazine, which features the lovely woods at Bishop’s Knoll in Sneyd Park on the front cover. There are some fine examples of arboreal magnificence here in north Bristol - so it is not surprising to see that our local trees featured strongly in the inaugural Bristol Tree of the Year competition. Indeed the winning entrant can be found north of the Downs. Where is this magnificent trunk? If you don’t already know then you’ll have to wait until next month to find out, in a tree piece I have planned but not penned yet. For those readers who have an interest in politics, the last couple of years will have been a complete pantomime of excitement, intrigue, frustration, confusion and drama. For those not interested though, then the nightly news must seem like more of an ordeal than ever. I have to say that, regardless of personal voting preference, I have been fascinated by the whole Brexit business - so much so that on the day of the big vote in Parliament last month I jumped onto a Megabus and headed to the capital for the day - just to be there. Parliament Square and the surrounds of the Palace of Westminster were a scene of pandemonium all day, with supporters on both sides of the debate present in vast numbers. The whole scene was colourful, passionate, noisy and, it has to be said, very good humoured - a day of free entertainment and huge political theatre. Maybe not everybody’s idea of a fun day out but an experience I’ll not forget in a hurry and one I may indulge in again as the process lurches towards it’s conclusion (really!) at the end of this month. There’s no further use of the B word in the magazine though, so yhou can now browse in political safety - hopefully you will find something of interest. Thanks for reading. Andy To Get In Touch - 0117 259 1964 / 07845 986650 / andy@bcmagazines.co.uk or 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY 4

Saturday 23 March 9.30–11.30am

A free activity morning for children, aged 5–7 and their parents/carers. Please register by Friday 15 March at www.qehbristol.co.uk/stayandplay BERKEL EY PL ACE, CL IFTON, BRISTOL, BS 8 1JX

Healthy Ageing and Safety Event at Lifeskills on March 13th – stay healthy and active for longer!

help keep them fit and out of hospital. The Lifeskills Centre is a realistic purpose-built village with a road, shops and houses. A range of professionals will be on hand to give safety advice, including electrical safety in the home, falls prevention and personal safety. There will be advice on how to put simple things in place to prevent falls, as well as information about gentle exercise and other healthy activities.

Lifeskills Interactive Safety Education Centre is holding a Healthy Ageing & Safety Event on Wednesday 13th March. The event is open to everybody, but it is particularly relevant to those over 55. There is no cost and no need to book. People are invited to drop in any time between 10:00am and 3:00pm on the day. Lifeskills is based on the 4th Floor of the Create Centre, Smeaton Road, Bristol BS1 6XN Tel: 0117 9224511.

Louise Salter, Deputy Manager, said, “Last year’s event was very popular and, again, we are aiming to provide invaluable safety advice as well as an enjoyable social event.”

Electrical Safety First (ESF) are sponsoring this event as electrical fires are disproportionately high in homes of people over 65. “Twelve accidental fires take place every day on average in the homes of older people living by themselves”, according to ESF, so expert advice will be available on how to avoid electrical fires. The event is aimed at helping people to keep active and maintain independence. Recent statistics show a rise in the percentage of the population who are over 65, leading to concerns as to how the already overburdened NHS will cope. Encouraging people to look after their safety and adopt healthier lifestyles should

Lifeskills is a charity and the only Safety Centre in the region. It is not normally open to the public. This is an ideal opportunity to come and see how the project helps the community. Last year over 12,000 school children visited the centre to learn how to assess risks and avoid potentially hazardous situations. For more information about the event, contact Louise Salter on 0117 9224511 or email louise@lifeskills-bristol.org.uk

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Trains run from Sea Mills station to Temple Meads (via Clifton Down, Redland, Montpelier, Stapleton Road and Lawrence Hill) regularly throughout the day and at weekends. Cheap, fun, quick and scenic. Visit www.gwr.com for more details or pick up a timetable from your local library.

Local Churches Sea Mills Methodist Church, Shirehampton Rd, 0117 962 1200 St Mary Magdalene, Stoke Bishop www.stmarysb.org.uk 0117 968 7449 WoT Methodist Church www.westburyontrymmethodistchurch .org.uk 0117 962 2930 WoT Baptist Church, Reedley Rd, www.westburybaptist.org.uk 0117 962 9990 WoT Holy Trinity Parish Church, www.westbury-parish-church.org.uk 0117 950 8644 Sacred Heart Catholic Church, WoT www.sacredheartchurch.co.uk 0117 962 0676 St Peter’s Church, Henleaze www.stpetershenleaze.org 0117 962 4524 Highgrove Church, Sea Mills www.highgrove.church 07966 028 046 Trinity URC, Henleaze www.trinityhenleazeurc.org.uk 0117 962 9713 The Community Church, WoT www.the-community-church.net 0117 946 6807 St Edyth’s Church, Sea Mills www.stedyths.org.uk, 0117 968 6965

Postal Services Westbury on Trym Post Office 9am - 5.30pm Mon to Fri, 9am - 4pm Sat Henleaze Post Office 8.30am - 6pm Mon to Sat Sea Mills Post Office 9am - 5.30pm Mon to Fri, 9am to 12.30pm Sat Stoke Bishop Post Office (in Spar) 7.00am to 8.00pm Mon to Sat, 7.00am to 5.00pm Sun Westbury on Trym Parcel Collection 8 - 3 Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri, 8 - 8 Wed, 7-2 Sat Late Post - there is a late post box at the main Post Office sorting depot on the A38 at Filton. Currently the late post is at 7pm.

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Coaching with Anne Miller Goodbye! In my final coaching article for the BS9 and BS6+8 I’d like to thank Andy Fraser for hosting my article for the last few years and to Nick Clark in BS6 for the previous few years - both genuine and lovely people who I feel fortunate to have worked with. Also, a big thanks to the readers who have told me how much they have enjoyed my articles. Deciding to transition into retirement this year has been a big decision and like any other decisions which involve a big change in our lives, it’s complex. In this article I thought I’d share with you some thinking that has been useful to me in helping me to make this decision. All changes involve an element of risk and this is no bad thing- it’s what makes them exciting- no risk, no excitement! However, too much risk and they become so scary that we can feel paralysed into indecision! In order to move forward we need to get the risk to a manageable level where the excitement of the potential outweighs the fear of the consequences. So how can we do this? • We need to understand the risks: what might happen, including the best and worst case scenarios. It’s important to keep to the possibilities at this stage and this is probably the trickiest part- our fears and emotions are so present it’s easy to get caught up in them. It really helps to have someone do this with you to help you be objective. • We need to find ways to reduce the risks as we see them: with a clearer understanding of the possible scenarios we can identify what more we need to find out and the resources we can use to do this. Where can we find out…? Who can we talk to? • We need to develop our confidence to embrace an element of risk: thinking about other relevant experiences we have had and how we coped with them can be powerful. It’s also useful to consider

what we would do if the worst happens as having a plan for this can give a lot of reassurance. I have been fortunate to always enjoy my coaching work and feel privileged to have worked with and helped so many good people address their various issues. I had always imagined that it would be difficult to stop (it still might be!) and so I have been pleasantly surprised that this decision to retire has felt so smooth and natural. Having given consideration to this next stage in my life on a number of occasions and done much of the objective thinking, I was left with a few elements of tangled thinking that almost magically became disentangled during a conversation with a good friend. I was immediately reminded of how I had arrived at the decision to sell my previous business many years ago and how tuning in to my feelings and ‘trusting my gut’ had brought me the clarity and strength to see it through. One last thing I would like to share is what for me, has been the ‘icing on the cake’, a feeling of peace that I have had with the decision once I had considered sticking with it. It is the thing that has saved me from feeling like I need to revisit my decision to double and triple check that it’s the right one for me: having realised I was close to making the decision I kept it to myself for a few days and simply noticed (without judging) my physical and emotional reaction to it.The prospect of embarking on something new came without worries and only a sense of excitement! I was as sure as I could be that this decision was the right one for me, right now. If you’re facing a big decision I hope this might help. If you choose to use a coach to help you with it you can find credentialed coaches on the International Coach Federation website and I would recommend having an initial consultation (usually free) to check for a good fit. Best wishes, Anne

Meet the Superhero Series Triathlete I am one of the RDA riders at Avon Riding Centre, and I have benefitted massively from my horse riding sessions - my physiotherapists have all commented on how good horse riding is for me, by helping to keep my muscles strong and therefore having a positive effect on my mobility. I am taking part in the triathlon to try and raise £1000 for Avon Riding Centre, to give something back for the positive effect they have had on my life and the lives of many other disabled people in Bristol.

I received a lovely email recently from local resident Catriona Kitson, telling me of a forthcoming “challenge” she has signed up for - and thought I’d share her story with readers,

To complete the triathlon I will be doing the following: • a 400m open water swim; • a 10k bike ride; and • 2.5k “push/run” where I will be propelling myself the whole distance in my manual wheelchair.

“Hi. I am a 22 year old woman who lives in the Westbury Park/Henleaze area of Bristol, and I have a number of physical disabilities - the main ones that affect my mobility being Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS). EDS is a rare, genetic, connective tissue disorder, that causes frequent joint dislocations, chronic pain and fatigue, muscle spasms and weakness among other things. PoTS is a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system, and causes problems regulating my heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature. This can lead to tachycardia and episodes of loss of consciousness. I am a wheelchair user due the effects of these conditions.

If you are able to publicise my story then that would be terrific - and if any kind local people wanted to support me in my challenge they can do so by visiting my fundraising JustGiving page for Avon Riding Centre. www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ superherotriforavonrda Please let me know if you have any questions, or need any other information - I am more than happy to provide it. I am hoping to get my story out to as many people as possible, so it would be fab if you were willing to do an article on it! Not just to help raise money for Avon Riding Centre, but also to raise awareness of Riding for the Disabled Association, disabled sports, and EDS & PoTS.”

Despite this, I am taking part in a slightly mad challenge this summer - I am aiming to complete the Superhero Series Triathlon! The Superhero Series Triathlon is an inclusive para triathlon, specifically designed for people with a whole range of disabilities. I have taken on this challenge as I want to try and raise £1000 for Avon Riding Centre for the Disabled, who are a local Bristol charity. Avon Riding Centre is also part of the national organisation, Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA). Avon Riding Centre enable disabled adults and children in Bristol to take part in horse riding lessons, and they provide these rides to around 200 disabled people every week.

Very best of luck Catriona - I’m sure readers will be rooting for you - let us know how you get on!

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Some ways to cope with dementia as a family

Welcome to the latest edition of Senior Snippets: the monthly advisory column with the older members of our community in mind, brought to you by John Moore, Director of Home Instead Senior Care in North Bristol. Every three seconds someone in the world develops dementia. A diagnosis of dementia is a daunting experience which can test even the strongest family. You’ll no doubt have many questions spinning around in your head but rest assured; there is help out there. Here is some advice around how to cope with dementia as a family at what is, no doubt, an extremely difficult and emotional time. Get an accurate diagnosis: This is essential so that you understand what it is you are dealing with and what to expect Communicate regularly: Keeping family members updated of all the changes in a loved one’s condition can help alleviate confusion. Consult with professionals: A family meeting with a professional such as a GP may be needed to ensure that everyone shares the same information and gets the resources they need. Learn skills and techniques: The behavioural changes that come with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias can be difficult to manage. Expect change and learn to manage it: Dementias are ever-changing conditions. Family carers can find solace and support by sharing with others who are facing similar challenges. Local support groups can help. Ask for help if you’re the primary carer: Perhaps you’re the only one of your family/siblings living locally to your parent. Or maybe you’re the oldest child and the one expected to care for everyone. Maybe you’re a spouse. Whatever the circumstance, carers of seniors with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias shouldn’t try to cope alone. If you would like a ‘Helping families cope with dementia’ booklet please call Home Instead Senior Care on 0117 989 8210, or email John.Moore@homeinstead.co.uk

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Going, going ... Bad news for the neighbours - I’ve started having drum lessons. It’s very early days yet, and my musical idol Phil Collins needn’t start to worry about losing his crown just yet. However just a couple of lessons in and I am reminded of two things - why it took me three attempts to pass my driving test, and why I could never be an auctioneer. Behind the wheel as a novice, and steering and indicating was easy, and braking and changing gear was easy - what was stupidly difficult was doing them all at the same time. When the feet worked, the hands shut down, when the hands were brilliant the feet were left dad-dancing in the footwell. The co-ordination between the two sets of limbs was, to be honest, a bit of a ‘mare. Thirty five years on and sat behind a drum kit all those struggles come flooding back. Thump out a beefy rhythm on the foot-controlled bass drum - easy. Nice staccato on the hi-hat with my beautiful Japanese oak sticks - cool. Feet and hands working together - utter shambles. But in the hands - and feet - of an expert percussionist a drum kit works smoothly, effortlessly, beautifully. Which brings me nicely, if a little obliquely, to Clevedon Salerooms at the end of January, and my first visit to one of their regular “Antiques, Interiors, Collectables and Jewellery” sales. I was the guest of the Salerooms Director, Toby Pinn, who not only valiantly corrected my half-baked understanding of auctions gained from years of day-time telly, but also demonstrated wonderfully the observation, dexterity, rhythm and all-round multi-tasking skills that make being an auctioneer seem easy - in the same way that Buddy Rich made bashing drums an art form.

Toby Pinn on the gavel

In case you too are new to auctions, let me go through the basics with you so that you can hopefully get a feeling of what a relaxed, entertaining and interesting experience the sale is. Held in the main saleroom, buyers cram in to sit, stand or hover wherever they can find a space - some lucky ones on a number of the chairs that are for sale on the day, many more lining the aisles and gangways, and more again moving around, inspecting the numerous auction lots that are displayed on walls, in cabinets, on tables and and shelves around the saleroom. And all, most importantly, within eyeshot of the auctioneer for when the lots they are interested in come up for sale. Each is armed with a numbered card - collected when you register as a potential bidder on arrival with one of the friendly viewing team - and which is one of only two bits of kit you need to take part. The other is the sale catalogue carrying a brief description of all the lots for sale that day, their lot number, and their estimated value.

On my visit there were a mere 540 different lots (!) ranging from a 2012 Vauxhall Agila (cars are unusual features at this type of sale) with an estimated price of £1,500 - £2,500, to a box of assorted costume jewellery estimated at £15-£25. In between were any amount of clocks, paintings, old and modern furniture, lamps, china and glass, cameras, records, stamps, coins, toys, jewellery and more. 540 lots. That is a hell of a workload for the two auctioneers on shift to get though - I left after a good two hours and Toby was on lot 225, so be prepared for the long haul - and with this amount of business to transact it seems a vital part of the auctioneer’s role is to generate and maintain momentum.That in itself seems hard enough, but what I hadn’t realised

Going, going ... is that all the time the auctioneer has to keep an eye on not just all the bidders present - who could be anywhere in the room - but also the bidders taking part in the auction online, and the commissioned bids, submitted in advance by would-be buyers unable to attend the sale. Thankfully the auctioneer has help at hand, with assistants monitoring internet bids and recording the succcessful bids.

sellers, but it is not the sole influence on prices seen. Fashion can play a big role on what sells - and for what - for, like shares, art values can go down as well as up. Toby showed me the image of a Chinese porcelain plate, sold at Clevedon Salerooms in 2006 for £60,000 at a time before the newly affluent Chinese domestic market started to buy back items of their cultural heritage. Nowadays the same plate would be expected to realise perhaps three times as much. Legislation can also have a bearing on sale values - as demonstrated by changes in the rules regarding the sale of items covered by CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). Regulations on the sale of items containing ivory or rosewood, for example, have been tightened and so sales of these items has become far more restricted - and therefore by design less lucrative.

The internet has by all accounts played a huge role in transforming the auction business, and it seems as if the bidders present in the saleroom are now just a small fraction of those who actively bid - significant numbers now bidding in advance or online as the sale progresses. So now not only do the team at Clevedon Salerooms have to put together their detailed printed catalogues for each sale - well in advance to allow would-be bidders the chance to prepare for the sale - but lots also need to be painstakingly detailed and illustrated on line to facilitate remote bidding.

Anyway, back to the sale and I have to say it was great fun, and not just from the frisson of excitement you get when you are actively bidding (for the record I bid on two lots - an old Bakelite radio that went for £40 and a box of assorted unframed local interest prints that went for £38 - but I went home empty handed). I’m of an age where I found I could look at some of the sale items and think “We used to have one of those” - which was in part enjoyably nostalgic and in part rather depressing, And just watching the whole auction process - the way bids are communicated by the waft of a sales catalogue or the touch of a head, the gusto with which the gavel descends, and the look on the faces of people, from all walks of life, when their bid is accepted or trumped - makes a visit to an auction a thoroughly entertaining way of spending a few hours. So thanks to Toby Pinn, fellow Director Marc Burridge; himself with over forty years fine art auction experience in the Bristol area, and the team for their welcome, patience and willingness to share their enthusiasm for the auction business. Next time they might hopefully have a drum kit for sale.

The sale I went to focussed on “routine” items with sale prices in the tens and hundreds of pounds, but each quarter Toby and his team host a “Specialist Sale of Antiques, Fine Art & Collectors Items”. Look at the colour catalogue for the last specialist sale and you will see original paintings and limited edition prints (a Banksy print with an estimate of £3,000 to £4,000 sold for £11,750), fine furniture, watches by Rolex and Heuer, exquisite crystal, Chinese porcelain. Bring specialist items like these together with the internet and sales like this regularly attract international bidders. Wristwatches & Pocket Watches Lots 681-728

Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers

Quarterly Specialist Sale of Antiques, Fine Art & Collectors’ Items Thursday 22nd November 2018

Lot 681 Lot 681 Rolex - Stainless steel cased Oyster Perpetual date automatic chronometer wristwatch, ref: 1500, signed silvered dial with hour batons, polished hands with luminous inserts, centre seconds, calendar, signed screw-down crown case back serial No: 3161XXX (circa 1972), cal 1570 26 jewel movement approximately 35mm diameter, on a later Rolex Jubilee bracelet with date code CX3. Together with Rolex service card dated 28/04/2014, service pouch and booklets £1600 - £2000 (+24% BP*)

Lot 683 Lot 683 Omega - Seamaster ‘Ibn Saud’ 18ct rose gold automatic wristwatch, ref: 14701 SC 61, the gold coloured dial featuring the King’s portrait and set with three brilliant cut diamonds, polished gold hour markers with onyx inlays, Dauphine hands and date aperture, screw-down case back, cal 562 movement No: 19408177, approximately 34mm diameter, on an unassociated gold coloured metal mesh bracelet stamped ‘18ct’, the folding clasp engraved with initials ‘A.J.M.’ £3000 - £4000 (+24% BP*)

Lot 682 Lot 682 Rolex - Precision wristwatch, ref: 4325, having an unmarked rose gold coloured metal engine turned bezel and lugs, the signed polished silvered dial with gold coloured inset batons at 3, 6, 9 & 12, gold coloured hands, sub-seconds dial, snapon steel back engraved with a coronet, ‘Modele Depose’ and serial no: 460215, with the interior stamped 4325 211, the signed 17 jewel movement within an unmarked gold coloured metal surround, approximately 35mm diameter £600 - £900 (+24% BP*)

Lot 684 Lot 684 Omega - Stainless steel cased Seamaster automatic wristwatch, ref: 2856-2857 5 SC, the signed patinated black dial with applied logo, polished steel hour markers, luminous ﬁlled hands and with centre seconds, correct signed crown, snap-on case with Hippocampus medallion, signed cal 501 movement No: 16475054 (circa 1959), approximately 36mm diameter, on an Omega black leather strap with signed buckle £500 - £750 (+24% BP*)

BP* - Buyer’s Premium of 24% inclusive of VAT @ 20%. Lots marked A.R. will be subject to an additional fee - please see information on page 96

Think you might want a free no-obligation valuation on some heirloom lurking in your loft that you might sell? Get in touch with Clevedon Salerooms or just pop along to one of the next free valuation days - there are four in March.

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Date for the diary - Tuesday 16 April 10am – 4pm Free Jewellery, Watch, Silver & Gold Valuation Day At Stoke Lodge, BS9 1BN (More details in next month’s magazine)

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Finance Matters - with Phil James of Grosvenor Consultancy The UK has the joint highest Income Tax rate of 60% in Europe – Who Knew? Surely this can’t be the case? Well it is. All Income tax tables will show that the highest income tax rate in the UK is 45% if you earn over £150,000, however a quirk in the system means if you earn over £100,000 you might start to pay an effective income tax rate of 60% on some of your earnings, putting it at the top of the table with certain areas of Sweden where they have both national and local income tax bands. If you earn £100,000 gross income, your personal allowance (the amount of income you can earn without paying any income tax) reduces to nothing. The Institute of Fiscal Studies estimates that by the end of 2018/2019 as many as 800,000 people in the UK will be caught by this and many do not even realise. For every £2 someone earns over £100,000 their personal allowance of £11,850 reduces by £1, meaning if someone earns £123,700, they have no nil rate band. Edward earns £123,700, so has no personal allowance. He pays tax as follows: Income in this band

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40% tax on the lost personal allowance (£11,850 x 40% = £4,740) 40% tax on the £23,700 which is within the higher rate band (23,700 x 40% = £9,480)

This part of Edward’s income is taxed at 60% - (£14,220 tax on £23,700 income). Solution A legitimate way of mitigating the impact of this hidden top rate of tax is to make a pension contribution. Edward opts to pay a pension contribution of £18,960 net. He benefits from the basic rate tax relief in his pension, making it worth £23,700. His ‘adjusted net income’ will reduce from £123,700 to £100,000, reinstating his personal allowance of £11,850 and the basic rate band will grow by the gross contribution of £23,700. As a result of paying £18,960 into his pension Edward’s income tax will be calculated as follows: Personal Allowance @ 0%

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£21,460

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Edward will pay £9,480 less in income tax, gain £4,740 within his pension and can complete a tax return and claim the higher rate tax relief on the pension contribution. There are other ways to deflate taxable income, such as giving up salary in exchange for certain other benefits of an equivalent value such as the cycle to work scheme, childcare vouchers etc. You could also make a gift to a qualifying charity through Gift Aid which can also reduce taxable income. Phil James - Grosvenor Consultancy Ltd.

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“Self injury Support was founded in 1988 as Bristol Crisis Service for Women, and over 30 years later is a Bristol born and bred, UK-wide charity, offering personalised, compassionate nonjudgemental support around self harm. A dedicated team of six staff and twenty volunteers offer a range of support to anyone affected by self harm, including friends, families and people working in support services. We aim to offer support in a range of ways so people can access information at a time that suits them, and can do so anonymously if they prefer. This includes live webchat, text support and a phone helpline, as well as downloadable self-help sheets and advice on how to support someone close to you if you think they are using self harm. Making an impact in our home town is always high on our agenda, and with self harm in young people becoming an almost constant theme in the media we want to take positive action to develop preventative support in local schools - working with staff and students to focus on emotional wellbeing, rather than purely responding to self harm after it happens. https://www.selfinjurysupport.org.uk/ https://www.selfinjurysupport.org.uk/our-support-services https://www.selfinjurysupport.org.uk/Pages/Category/self-help-resources https://www.selfinjurysupport.org.uk/i-want-to-help-someone Self injury Support have been chosen by Co-op as one of their causes this year and hopefully some readers might be willing to support us, at no cost to you, by joining the Co-op membership scheme and selecting us as your cause. We have until October 2019 to raise as much as possible – the way this happens is through their membership scheme where money is donated when members buy co-op own brand products. You can nominate a charity through your membership, and we are also matched to the two Bristol City Centre stores and any unallocated donations from these stores will also come to our cause. So what can you do? Join the Co-op here - https://membership.coop.co.uk/register - and nominate Self injury Support as your cause here: https://membership.coop.co.uk/causes/23690 This is a quick and easy way to raise money for us so if you have two minutes to join up and share this with others that would be amazing. Thank you so much.” 33

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Warmer Homes Cooler Planet The C.H.E.E.S.E. Project C.I.C. (Cold Homes Energy Efficiency Survey Experts) began in November 2014, with funding from Bristol Green Capital, to combat fuel poverty and reduce carbon footprints. By carrying out over 250 thermal surveys, a third for free, we have already assisted many householders in Bristol to improve the energy efficiency and comfort of their homes. We are also proud to have won a national award from Community Energy England in October 2018 for ‘The most inspiring energy conservation and/or management project”. We have also just been nominated for a Green Heart Hero Award by by the Climate Coalition. We are not-for profit and our members include 7 community NGOs.

Draught between floorboard (l) and poorly fitted window (r) shown in a CHEESE thermal image survey A third of domestic heating energy can be lost through draughts. We reveal these and other insulation/construction faults, thanks to thousands of volunteer hours developing our unique lowcost internal survey equipment and protocol (using smart-phones and pressure-reduction with big fans). Householders participate in the surveys by watching on a tablet screen, where they can actually see how energy is escaping from their homes. Having revealed precisely where the faults lie, these can be targeted easily and often at low cost by DIY-style methods with a rapid pay-back in energy and bills saved. This provides a powerful motivation

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This BS9 Life - Duncan Haskell Ever since last March’s snowpocalypse scuppered my plans to write about Window Wanderland I’ve been looking forward to the next opportunity to prowl the streets of BS9 and enjoy the artistic talents of our community. Not even news of the plan to redesign the traffic flow of the area was going to divert my attention (very a never-ending series of right turns) this time. If you’re unaware of Window Wanderland (henceforth “WW”), it’s an annual arts trail around the neighbourhood in which everyone is encouraged to decorate the windows of their homes and illuminate them with colour, humour, creativity and tissue paper! It’s also a great way to bring people together and lift collective spirits during the long nights of a late-winter weekend (this time Fri 8th – Mon 11th Feb) – plus it provides anyone with nosyitis with a legitimate excuse to go for a snoop. The ever-growing event now has local sponsors such as Westbury Inks and Stripy Dog, and contributions from the pupils of Elmlea Infants, Elmlea Junior School, St Ursula’s Academy and Westbury-on-Trym Academy. Throw in the scores of homes which have embraced WW in Westbury, Henleaze, Eastfield, Stoke Bishop and even further afield, and it genuinely does feel like the organisers have hit the nail on the head when coming up with this new staple in our calendars. WW also acts as a time capsule of the current affairs which are dominating our lives. From

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Prize Wordsearch ABBA song. You can of course enter with both the missing words if you want to be entered into both prize draws.Your entry must be submitted no later than 31st March - send them in to 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY, email andy@bcmagazines.co.uk, call 0117 259 1964 or text 07845 986650.

We have an entertainment theme to the Prize Wordsearch this month, which is being kindly sponsored by the St Mary’s Players and The Victoria on Chock Lane. SMP are performing the musical “Oliver” in the Redgrave Theatre in April (see page 40) and have kindly offered two tickets to the opening night on Tuesday 23rd April as a prize. In addition landlord Steve at The Victoria (see page 54) has kindly donated two tickets for the ABBA tribute night at the pub that will also be happening in April. Both should be cracking events. So we will have two winners this month.

Right - here are the ABBA songs you are looking for Dancing Queen Chiquitita Waterloo Under Attack Mamma Mia Super Trouper SOS Voulez Vous___________________ Date: One Of Us I Have A Dream Fernando

To enter, complete the wordsearch puzzle. Listed below are eleven well known musicals, and eleven ABBA songs. Ten from each list have been hidden in the puzzle - meaning that there is one song and one musical that you will not find in the _____________________________ grid. If you fancy wining the Oliver tickets just send me the name of the missing musical. If you’d prefer tickets to the ABBA night let me know the missing

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and here are the Musicals you are looking for Showboat Cats Joseph Hairspray Miss Saigon Matilda Chess We Will Rock You Oklahoma Les Miserables Wicked Have fun looking for the missing words, and the very best of luck if you enter.

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Stoke Bishop and Sea Mills Ward Forum is a regular open public meeting for local residents to hear about what’s going on, ask questions and influence what happens in our area. The February meeting was in Stoke Bishop and the next one will be Wednesday 22 May in Sea Mills Methodist Church. Doors open 6.30 pm for a prompt 7pm start. Lots of topics including a briefing from the police on local crime and crime prevention and statements from our Councillors. There will also be an update on how public money from S.106 agreements and the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) should be spent in the ward area. Local organisations are welcome to come and speak at a Forum to get their message out to the community. The Mayor has offered 200 days of free Community Payback time to clean up Bristol. We want to use some of these days in Stoke Bishop Ward! Community Payback are able to do projects such as: litter picking, fly tipping removal, painting out graffiti, cutting back overgrown foliage and redecorating community centres. Community Payback benefits local communities like ours. Offenders pay back for the crimes they have committed. Offenders work as part of a team or on an individual placement and are monitored. What do you need to do to? Simply email stokebishopforum@aol.com with the location and what’s needed. Photos are useful to help identify the location and size of the job. 39

60th Anniversary Production at the Redgrave Theatre St Mary’s Players are a Bristol based, award winning, non-professional, musical theatre company producing two shows a year. They have a reputation for excellent singing and ensemble work and have members from all over Bristol. Formed in 1959 their very first show was the Pantomime ‘Aladdin’. They are now very excited to present their 60th Anniversary 2019 production:

23rd April to 27th April 2019 At the Redgrave Theatre, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 3LE This musical is an adaption of the classic novel by Charles Dickens. Following the stage version in 1960, it went on to be a great hit on both sides of the Atlantic. It features many unforgettable songs, including “Food Glorious Food”, “Consider Yourself”, “Oom-Pah-Pah” and “As Long As He Needs Me”. You’ll be sure to leave the theatre humming a tune or two. Their last show, ‘The Baker’s Wife’ was nominated for five Rose Bowl Awards and they hope that this 60th Anniversary production will prove just as successful. With 18 young and talented boys age 8 to 14 years from across Bristol joining the company on stage to be the workhouse children and Fagin’s gang, this is one not to be missed. Tickets are £12.50 each for the Tuesday 23rd April 2019 performance. For all other performances’ tickets are £15 each. (Discounts for groups of 10+) The box office is being run by the Redgrave Theatre and you can purchase tickets: Online 24/7 by visiting the ‘ What’s On’ page at the Redgrave Theatre website tickets. smpmtc.co.uk. By phone Tuesday to Friday 9.30 am to 5.30 pm. Tel- 0117 315 7800 More information about SMP and the link to buy tickets can also be found on their website www.smpmtc.co.uk Music, Lyrics and Book by Lionel Bart. Produced for the Broadway stage by David Merrick and Donald Albery. By arrangement with MusicScope and Stage Musicals Limited of New York

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Produced for the Broadway stage by David Merrick and Donald Albery Tuesday 23rd April - £12.50 Wed 24th - Sat 27th - £15.00 The Redgrave Theatre, Percival Road, Clifton, BS8 3LE - 0117 315 7800 www.redgravetheatre.com - www.smpmtc.co.uk

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Thinking of Divorcing? The Hague Convention How a No-Deal Brexit Could Approximately half of the EU Impact Your Divorce â&#x20AC;&#x153;Did you know when voting in the 2016 EU referendum that leaving the EU with a no deal could result in your divorce no longer being recognised in other EU member states? If the UK leaves the EU on 29 March 2019 and there is no Withdrawal Agreement, the EU laws will cease to apply at 11 pm and the UK will be relying upon existing national law and international laws. The existing divorce jurisdiction which is currently governed by the EU law will simply continue without there being any need for a change in the procedure as it is similarly reflected in our national law.

member states are signatories to the 1970 Hague Convention. The Hague Convention allows UK court orders to be enforceable in other member states. The member states that are signatories to the Hague Convention are likely to continue to recognise a divorce in England and Wales. However, there are 15 states who did not sign the Convention or who have signed but not ratified it. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to imagine why these countries would not recognise divorces when they have done previously, but there are no guarantees moving forwards.

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At the Cinema - Chris Worthington The Bookshop

However behind the scenes Violet Gamart is conspiring against Florence with help from her slimy nephew who is an M.P. and Milo North (James Lance) a worthless gadabout who professes to want to help Florence but is doing just the opposite. Violet Gamart has plans for a “Community Arts Centre” and her nephew steers a bill through parliament that would enable the book shop to be taken over. Florence would be evicted.

Directed by Isabel Coixet - Cert. PG The Bookshop is based on a novel with the same title by Penelope Fitzgerald. It is set in in 1959 in a small coastal town in East Anglia reflecting the time when the author lived in Southwold, Suffolk, where she worked in a bookshop. The main character in the film is recently widowed Florence Green (played by Emily Mortimer) who arrives in small boat to start a new life by opening a bookshop in an old and derelict house. At start of the film Florence is chatting with her dress maker, Jessie (the excellent Frances Barber) who has some acute observations to share with Florence about the people she is likely to run into.

Edmund Brundish works out what is going on and pays a visit to Violet Gamart to have it out with her. This is to no avail other than for Violet to be told that she is repulsive, as indeed she is. Florence eventually loses the battle to keep the bookshop and leaves town on the same boat that she arrived on.

The dress is to wear at a society party hosted by local mover and shaker and all round schemer Violet Gamart (Patricia Clarkson). The party should be been a good opportunity to promote the bookshop but the assembled great and good or not so good turn out to a bunch of philistines who never read books and are rather proud of the fact. Despite being cold shouldered at the party Florence soldiers on. First she goes to see the local bank manager (Hunter Tremayne) who is about as a negative as a bank manager could be. Next up is the local solicitor who turns out to be incompetent and incapable of meeting deadlines (surely unlikely to happen in the real world). Florence begins to sense there is not going to be much local support for the bookshop but things start to look a little brighter when the new shelves are installed and the first stock of books arrives. The bookshop opens for business and she makes her first sale.

Isabel Coixet has directed several feature films including The Secret Life of Words (2005) and My Life Without Me (2003). She founded her own production company, Miss Wasabi Films in 2006 and is the camera operator for her films. Emily Mortimer appeared in many TV dramas including The Ruth Rendell Mysteries and Sharp’s Sword before breaking into films with a part in The Sense of an Ending and most recently in Mary Poppins Returns. chrisworthington32@yahoo.com

Business gradually picks up as customers start to enjoy the bohemian character of the books on display and Florence receives the first order of books to be sent by post. The order for “Lolita” comes from local recluse and bibliophile Edmund Brundish played by Bill Nighy. The bookshop gets busier and Florence takes on a sparky local school girl Christine (Honor Kneafsey) as a part time assistant.

Council Talk - Peter & John Reporting Cllr. Peter Abraham and Cllr. John Goulandris serve you on Bristol City Council for the Stoke Bishop Ward covering Sneyd Park and Sea Mills Your councillors, Peter & John, are working in partnership on the following issues in Stoke Bishop ward : • Student Parking . • Illegal street parking and overnight living on and around the Downs • Sea Walls Cafe • Poor Street Lighting • Stoke Lodge: Fencing, damage to protected trees, Badgers, and the new TVG application. • City Council Budget And lots more! • Proposed 3 metre ‘Leisure Loop’ for the Downs. If you need their help, just contact them. John & Peter will be pleased to help.

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Countryside law : Footpaths - farmersanimals. With Spring approaching comes the prospect of walks in the glorious Mendip countryside so it may be helpful to provide a brief outline on how the law sets out the rights and responsibilities of foot-path users and land owners. Footpaths: In England and Wales a public footpath is a path on which the public have a legally pro-tected right to travel on foot. The majority of footpaths are shown on Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 and 1:50,000 maps. Local highways authorities are required to maintain an official map of all pub-lic rights of way in their areas and these can be inspected at council offices. If a path is shown on the map then the right of way is legally binding. Just because a path is not shown on that map does not mean that it is not a public path, as the rights may not have been recorded. The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 provides that paths that are not recorded on the map by 2026 and that were in use prior to 1949 will automatically be regarded as stopped upon 1 January 2026. The right of access on a public footpath normally only allows walking, so there is usually no right to cycle or ride a horse on such a footpath.

Generally, if a domestic animal (e.g. dog) kills or injures livestock then the keeper of the animal is liable. If a person trespasses on to land where, say, a dog is kept by the owner of the land and that dog at-tacks that individual, then the owner of the dog is not liable in most circumstances. Similarly, if livestock stray onto the same land and the dog attacks them, the owner will not be liable. Detention of animals: When livestock stray onto land, out of the control of the owner, the land oc-cupier has the right to detain them. This ‘right of detention’ ceases: (a) After 48 hours if police or owner are not notified; (b) Where the livestock owner has offered sufficient money to satisfy any claim for damage caused by the animal and any reasonable expenses incurred in keeping it. If, after 14 days detention, no steps have been taken to return the animal it can be sold at market.

Protection of livestock against dogs: In the case of owners of livestock protecting that livestock (cows etc) from dogs, it is a defence for that owner to prove that he, the livestock owner, was acting to protect his livestock and was entitled to do so.This is providing that the police Liability for injury caused by animals: In were in-formed of any incident within 48 hours most cases, injury caused by an animal which of it occurring. Generally, individuals only have belongs to a ‘dangerous’ species (Tigers, Hippos, the power to act if land is owned by them, or Leopards etc ) are the liability of the keeper they are acting on behalf of the owner of the land. or owner of the animal. If the animal does not In the case of a livestock owner shooting a dog, belong to a dangerous species (Dogs, Cats, an individual can only be regarded as protecting Horses etc) then the owner is liable if he was his livestock, if a dog is actually worrying, or is aware of the animal’s tendency to attack people. about to worry that livestock (usually sheep). In addition, the dog must be on Email: enquiries@lyonslaw.co.uk its own, and there must be no other Website: www.lyonslaw.co.uk way of stopping it Telephone: 0117 950 6506 from its actions, and there must be no easy way An established and progressive law firm of finding out to providing a personal and cost-effective legal OFFICES AT whom it belongs. Westbury on Trym 0117 950 6506 Chew Magna 01275 332168 Kingswood 0117 967 5252

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If you are like me, and I suspect that a significant number of BS9 residents will be, the answer to all three questions will be a resounding No. The good news though is that there is a new, 24-hour accessible, defibrillator machine that has been just installed here in BS9, on the wall just outside The Victoria pub near the bottom of Chock Lane.

There will be a full feature on this, and our other local defibrillators, in next months magazine. Others locally are in the Parish Church in Westbury (limited access), in St Monica Trust (Cote Lane - 24 hour access), Trinity Henleaze URC on Waterford Road (24 hour access) and Westbury Park Primary School (Bayswater Avenue - 24 hour acess).

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Next Step Ode to Billie Joe by Bobbie Gentry (Capitol) Deserter’s Songs by Mercury Rev (V2)

Bobbie Gentry’s The Delta Sweete Revisited by Mercury Rev (Bella Union)

Having struggled with which of Bobbie Gentry’s debut album from 1967 or Mercury Rev’s 1998 classic to pin our colours to this month, we’ve decided to chicken out and recommend both as your next step. When Ode to Billie Joe arrived it showed Gentry’s talent as both a singer and a songwriter, and rightly hit the top of Billboard charts in the US (replacing Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band). The title track might have been the one to have exploded but songs such as Mississippi Delta and Chickasaw County Child were equally dazzling, with Gentry mining her roots and upbringing in order to fashion her own style of country music.

Last year’s exhaustive catalogue reissue, The Girl from Chickasaw County: The Complete Capitol Masters, shined a light on Bobbie Gentry’s contribution to the world of music. Having purposefully retreated from the public eye in 1981 it’s no surprise that the focus has swung back in her direction, such is the strength of the seven albums she recorded between 1967 and 1971. Now comes the turn of those masters of dreampop, Mercury Rev, to make their own tribute to the Chickasaw County star. Along with an esteemed cast of collaborators they have recreated and reinterpreted Gentry’s sophomore 1968 album.

Just as Ode to Billie Joe was anchored in a definite geographical setting so was Mercury Rev’s Deserter’s Songs. Once you peered through the album’s trippy curtain you were left with a vivid portrait of their world at the foot of the Catskill Mountains of New York State - as portrayed on tracks such as Opus 40 and Hudson Line.

Any doubts about whether there is common ground between Jonathan Donahue’s band and the country star are assuaged from the get go, with Norah Jones taking the lead on an immersive rendition of Okolona River Bottom Band. Weird as it is to have a Mercury Rev album largely lacking Donahue’s lead vocals, the decision pays off. Instead, the band are there to add a kaleidoscopic splash of colour to Gentry’s homespun tales. On tracks such as Sermon, led by Margo Price’s stirring singing, orchestral flourishes expand the scope of the songs without ridding them of their core emotion. Tobacco Row manages to be both bullish and floaty light, carried away on the strength of its emotions towards, “the only life I’ve ever known.” There’s clearly both respect and thought gone into these arrangements.

It’s that sense of place which links these two stylistically different albums, and no doubt that’s exactly what drew Mercury Rev to the songs of Bobbie Gentry; a musical marriage made in heaven (via Mississippi and New York state). Gig of the Month The Internet @ O2 Academy, Wednesday 27th March The return of The Internet to Bristol is an opportunity not to be missed, so grab those tickets while you can. Last year’s album Hive Mind was met by universal acclaim and saw their unique blend of R&B, hip hop and funk reach a whole new level, building on their previous three releases. As always, it’ll be fascinating to see how the collective from California bring these tracks to life on the stage.

In some ways it’s a shame that they chose to replace album track Louisiana Man with Gentry’s most famous track, Ode to Billie Joe. That’s not to say Lucinda Williams does a bad job with it, it’s just that the vision for the album and the strength of Gentry’s original material is more than enough without the need for added stardust.

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In the Garden with Cathy Lewis Every year I leave it too late to stake my tall herbaceous perennials properly. After heavy rain or wind my flowerbeds look as though cattle have stampeded through them and even during more clement conditions the plants seem a little less, well, perky. Peonies sprawl, asters lean at jaunty angles and tall, toppling Echinops develop bends in their stems where they’ve redirected themselves towards the light.

support the flowers. Otherwise there’s the easy, but unattractive bamboo and garden twine lasoo option that I have often resorted to in the past. Every year at the University of Bristol Botanic Garden the team and volunteers make obelisks to support sweet peas and other climbers. The main uprights consist of five tall bamboo canes tied together at the top, with willow or dogwood woven around them in a series of ever decreasing A simple obelisk circles. They look good, from Chelsea Physic particularly with the colourful red and green Garden uses twigs as stems of dogwood, and well as hazel poles are great fun to make.

This year, inspired by a visit to Waterperry Gardens in Oxfordshire I’m going to get creative with plant supports and have a go at making natural structures that look good even before the plants grow through them. Providing I can find the right twigs and branches, they won’t cost me a penny. Late April and early May is a good time to start staking before the plants get too high. The idea is to create a sort of upside down basket from peasticks or brushwood, stuck in the ground around the clump of flowers. Hazel, willow or birch is ideal for this. The smaller, more A woven upside down malleable branches at basket support the top can be bent inwards and, with a bit of practice, twisted and woven together to create a twiggy lattice for the plants to grow through. Ideally the support should be at about two thirds of the height of the mature plants.

A fantastic array of metal plant supports is readily available from garden centres, including interlocking hoops, obelisks, grids and spirals, the most attractive of which are usually the naturally rusty ones. Alternatively you can follow Monty Don’s advice and make your own simple hoops from steel rods (https://www.gardenersworld. com/how-to/grow-plants/how-to-make-steelrod-plant-supports/). If you feel like splashing out, the annual Easter Sculpture Festival at the Botanic Garden usually has some attractive sculptures that double as plant supports – the indulgent but aesthetically pleasing option to keep your plants standing to attention. Cathy Lewis, Dip. PGSF Professional garden design, consultancy and maintenance Tel. 07985 008 585 www.cathylewisgardens.co.uk

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17 March 1532 Bristol Grammar School was founded by a Royal Charter issued by Henry VIII, for the teaching of ‘good manners and literature’. The charter was endowed by Robert and Nicholas Thorne, a pair of merchants who wished to establish a school for the education of the sons of Bristol merchants and tradesmen. The school’s motto Ex Spinis Uvas, which translates as “Grapes From Thorns”, is a play upon the names of its founders.

11 March 1920 A public appeal was launched by Bristol Rugby in order to build stands and dressing rooms for the planned Memorial Ground, and to equip the ground. The sports ground was intended as a permanent tribute to the three hundred rugby players from the city who had died during the Great War. Enough money was raised, including one anonymous donation of £1,500, for work to commence in September of the same year.

11 March 1893

18 March 1981 Already an apprentice at the club, Ian Holloway turned professional for Bristol Rovers. During his playing career Holloway had three different spells at Rovers; the first until July 1985, the second from August 1987 – August 1991 and then finally from August 1996 to May 2000 (as player-manager). After retiring as a player, he continued in his role as manager until leaving in January 2001, going on to manage QPR, Plymouth Argyle, Leicester City, Crystal Palace and Millwall.

The Clifton Rocks Railway officially opened to transport people from Hotwells Road up to Clifton in passenger cars running in a tunnel inside the Avon Gorge – purposefully created this way in order to reduce its visual impact on the local surroundings. During the early period of the railway, it carried c.11,000 passengers every week. The first travellers were presented with a commemorative ticket in the shape of a Maltese cross.

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13 March 1950 Robert Taylor was shot and killed attempting to stop armed robbers at Lloyds Bank in Westbury Park. Only 29 at the time of his death and already a former Second World War soldier, he was later awarded the George Cross for his heroism and the two robbers were eventually caught and hanged. There is a Blue Plaque commemorating the home where Taylor lived his whole life, 24 Victoria Park, Fishponds.

The Tamla-Motown Revue performed to a half-empty Colston Hall. One of the few people in attendance was a 14-year-old boy who sat watching from the crowd for most of the set. Partway through he left the hall before shortly reappearing on stage to perform, it was (Little) Stevie Wonder. Also performing that day were The Supremes, Martha and the Vandellas, Earl Van Dyke and The Miracles. Tickets for the show cost 15 shillings.

10 March 1986 Bristol Drugs Project (BDP) opened its doors in Mark Lane in the city centre with a team of four full-time and one part-time staff. The idea for BDP had grown from the fact that Avon had no specialist services for people struggling with drug problems, an issue identified by local probation officers. Funding had previously been secured from the Department of Health and Social Services

1 March 2013 Colston Hall was also the venue for the very first Bristol Jazz & Blues Festival, which took place from 1st – 3rd March 2013. Bands/ artists performing at the event included The Big Chris Barber Band, Ginger Baker’s Jazz Confusion, Bateman Brothers Band, Andy Sheppard and Lillian Boutte. There were also free performances in the hall’s foyer plus afternoon workshops and late-night jam sessions.

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Calling all growers, crafters, artists, flower arrangers and bakers! Our annual flower show is going from strength to strength and you too can be part of it. You don’t need to be a professional, this show is open and inclusive to all. Come and exhibit your hard work and achievements and be in for a chance of winning. Start your planning and planting.This year’s classes include: peas/beans/tomatoes/shallots/ carrots/ potatoes/roses/sweet peas to name but a few…. the full list will be in the programme at various key points for pick up and on our website. Flyers will be flying out before hand with location details. With over 60 classes ranging from young to old, showcase your skills which will include photography, cookery, vegetables/flower growers and arrangers, artists, handicraft/needlework and a children’s section - other attractions will be stalls including plant sales, Westbury Country Market and Blaise Community Garden. Light refreshments available There really is something for everyone. Entry forms will be in the programmes or online. For more information visit our website www.henburyflowershow.co.uk or find us on Facebook @henburyflowershow

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Local experienced agents know the local market best. They match who wants to sell with who wants to buy. Property portals don’t do that. Nor do most of the so-called, on-line ‘local property experts’, who, sadly, often don’t even work in the same town. So if you are serious about buying get to know your local, well-established, agent. You will find their knowledge and experience provide the very best value in professional advice because it won’t cost you a thing.

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Quiz Time - answers on page 97 General Knowledge

Music

1. Nephology is the study of what - a) clouds, b) ancient mummies, or c) handwriting?

1.Which male solo artist is believed to be headlining at Glastonbury in 2019?

2. What was the most popular breed of dog sold in the UK in 2018?

2. Name the three classic album covers shown below.

3. Name the male and female leads in the 1947 classic film Casablanca.

3. “Something Inside So Strong” was a hit in 1987 for which artist?

4. Married to fellow weather forecaster Philip Avery, who is the BBC’s longest serving weather presenter currently on television?

4. What links The Human League (1986), Rag ‘n Bone Man (2016), and The Killers (2008)? 5. Who has had the most UK Top 10 hits (excluding re-releases) - The Carpenters, Adam and the Ants / Adam Ant, or Katy Perry?

5. In which counties would you find these towns - a) Saffron Walden, b) Leyland, and c) Sandwich? 6. Who were the parents of Queen Elizabeth I?

6. The line “I’m gonna be the man who’s havering to you” comes from which 1988 single?

7. Name the main ingredient in a) hummus b) cullen skink, and c) Bombay aloo.

7. Which David Bowie album is missing from this chronological sequence - “The Man Who Sold The World” (1970) - ??? - “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars” (1972)?

8. Put these three birds (below) in order in terms of wingspan (adult male), largest to smallest Trumpeter Swan, Andean Condor and Wandering Albatross.

8. Name the original members of a) Take That (5), b) One Direction (5), and c) The Corrs (4)

9. Name all the current Football League teams who play their home games in Nottinghamshire or Staffordshire.

9. By what name are these songwriting duos better known - a) Chris Difford & Glenn Tilbrook, b) Joe Strummer & Mick Jones, and c) Steven Morrisey and Johnny Marr?

10. Name the UK astronaut who spent time aboard the International Space Station in 2015.

10. Which UK band has had their first UK number one album in 2019, 40 years after their debut album?

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History Notes - Julian Lea-Jones No. 134 &135 - Ten of the Ladies who made a difference (part 2)

her death in 1884. Her buildings, just above Jacob’s Wells Baths, were in use until replaced by modern council flats, Brandon House. Her sister Catherine, an educationalist who campaigned for higher education for women, was also a Governor of Red Maids until her death, at which point Susannah succeeded her as a Governor.

The erection of the blue plaque in West Mall this December past commemorating Florence Davenport Hill’s achievements reminded me of other ladies whose meritorious efforts have enriched Bristolians’ lives. Although a short article precludes no more than a brief outline of some of them, I thought it worthwhile to remind us about their efforts and sacrifices on our behalf, as epitomised in Lorna Brierly & Helen Reid’s book ‘Go home and do the washing’. Included are source references should you wish to learn more.

Florence Davenport Hill - Suffragette Although Florence was in her thirties at the time, she still needed her father’s permission to hold a meeting of fellow suffragettes. Her Bristol society, the Bristol & West of England Society for Women’s Suffrage, that she established on 24th January 1868, joined the National Union of Women Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) in 1896. Her society continued campaigning until all women won the vote in 1928, (property owning women and those over 30 won the vote in 1918). Lucienne Boyce, the author of ‘The Bristol Suffragettes’ campaigned for and, supported by the Bristol Civic Society, organised the erection of a blue plaque at 4 West Mall which was unveiled by Bristol West MP Thangam Debbonaire in December 2018. I’m sure that Florence and her fellow suffragettes would have been heartened by the numbers of the public, men, women and children who marched to College Green in February 2018 to celebrate their campaign’s centenary.

Mary Carpenter - philanthropist. Mary, the daughter of Unitarian Minister Lant Carpenter, was born in 1807 in Exeter. Mary said that she was inspired by the work of Raja Ram Mohan Roy’s philanthropic efforts on behalf of Indian women and street children. His work encouraged her to establish a school in the city to provide Bristol’s gutter urchins with care and the rudiments of education. A quote in the Punch magazine of the day said, ‘twas she who first drew our attention to the city’s waifs and strays ‘Lost lives to save and errant souls to reclaim’. This latter ideal led her to establish a school and Girls Reformatory at the Red Lodge in Park Row. It was her close friend Lady Byron who had helped her purchase the property. Dr Martineau said, “Mary Carpenter was foremost amongst the founders of reform and industrial schools, both to this city and the realm”. A monument to Mary commemorating her life and work is in Bristol Cathedral.

Amelia Edwards – Novelist, Egyptologist and Suffragette Londoner, novelist and protégé of Dickens, Amelia Edwards lived for many years at The Larches, Eastfield Westbury-onTrym, where a roadside wall plaque testifies to her importance to Egyptology. She went to Abu Simbel where she spent six weeks excavating at the Temple of Rameses II. Smitten by the country and archaeology she then decided to devote her life to Egyptology, which she helped to establish on properly funded and scientific principles. Amelia and Reginald Poole began planning and promoting the founding of an Egyptological Society in 1880 which after two years became formally known as the Egypt Exploration Fund, with Amelia and Reginald as joint honorary secretaries. In recognition of her work three American Universities awarded her

Susannah Winkworth – workers dwellings Susannah worked amongst Bristol’s poor at a time when the Hotwells area was a cholera blackspot; bad enough to feature in the Royal Commission on the Health of Towns. Whilst others addressed the deplorable state of contaminated water and open privies, Susannah had become so concerned about appallingly inadequate housing for even the working poor that she initiated what for the times were model sanitary dwellings. Known as the ‘Jacob’s Wells Industrial Buildings’ she managed them until

History Notes - Julian Lea-Jones Understandably it was probably these entrenched and misogynist attitudes that introduced her to Bristol’s very active group of suffragettes. However her friends, including Mary Carpenter, encouraged her not to lose heart and she joined Miss Read’s Dispensary for Women and Children in Hotwells as their Honorary Medical Attendant. Recognising the urgent need for a hospital along the same lines, but in a healthier location, funds became available and the first hospital where women could be treated by a female doctor was opened in Berkeley Square. Its popularity was such that later larger premises were acquired in Clifton Down Road and, as a tribute to Eliza’s steadfastness and determination, named ‘The Walker Dunbar Hospital’. My thanks to Helen Reid and Dr Lorna Brierly who provided information for this brief insight into yet another of Bristol’s medical pioneers.

honorary degrees, and in England she was granted a civil list pension for “her services to literature and archaeology.” Amelia was also an active supporter of the suffrage movement, serving at one time as Vice-President of the Society for Promoting Women’s Suffrage. As a fitting finale to her life University College London, UCL, appointed her friend and colleague Flinders Petrie to the first chair. In March 2015 Amelia Edwards’s archaeological achievements were further recognised by the unveiling of a blue plaque at 19 Wharton Street in London, and more recently in Henleaze a splendid artwork set against the wall of what many still know as Clarke’s corner but is now the site of Amelia Lodge Churchill Retirement Living apartments. According to their Manager Alison Speechly, the company has always held a local open competition for the naming of each of its national sites. In Henleaze the competition was won by the artist Emma Jean King who decided to make a different dedication to this impressive woman that would also remind viewers of Amelia’s literary talents - by using models of Amelia’s own books as stepping stones, thus providing a visible reference to her life both traveller and writer. Each book and step is engraved with the Titles and dates of her most known works. This culminated in a very appropriate unveiling event carried out by Aidan Dobson the current chairman of the Egypt Exploration society.

As a footnote; my wife was born in the ‘Walker Dunbar’ and she remembers with affection going there to Sunday School Classes in the 1950s. The Matron ran them for ‘her babies’, children who had been born there in the days before the NHS. © Eur-Ing Julian Lea-Jones C. Eng., FRAeS 2019

References and further reading: ‘Bristol’s Famous Associations’, Albert Edward Tilling, 1864 – 1920, aka Stanley Hutton, Arrowsmiths 1907.

Eliza Walker Dunbar MD – First lady Resident Medical Officer, Bristol’s Hospital for Women and Children Although Eliza came from a medical family - her father was a military surgeon and her sister was a doctor - her decision to follow a career in medicine in England meant that she also encountered the same male prejudices as had Elizabeth Blackwell. Eliza discovered that medical schools only accepted male students, and as a result went to University in Switzerland where she graduated as MD. A year later she settled in Bristol and applied for the post of the Resident Medical Officer at the Hospital for Women and Children on St Michael’s Hill. Her appointment by the governors seemed to be a breakthrough for women doctors. Nevertheless the hospital’s old guard, aided by The Lancet, managed to force her out of office, claiming that “Women are neither physically or morally qualified…”

‘Mary Carpenter and the children of the streets’ Jo Manton, Heinemann, 1976. ‘Ada Vachell of Bristol’, F.M.Unwin, 1928, Arrowsmith. ‘Elizabeth Blackwell of Bristol’, Mary Wright, Bristol Branch of the Historical Association, 1995. ‘Elizabeth Blackwell Doctor and Medical Pioneer’, Mary Wright, Bristol Connections’ for TLHG, pp16 - 23, 1996. ‘Go home and do the washing’, Dr Lorna Brierly & Helen Reid, Broadcast Books, 2000. Historic Redland Essays by Gerry Nichols, ‘Emma Saunders - The railwaymen’s friend’. ‘Bristol Central Library & Charles Holden, a History & Guide,’ Anthony Beeson, Bristol City Council 2006.

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Mindfulness Revisited A couple of months ago I ran a short article about Mindfulness - what it is all about and how it works for those who practice it. To find out more I spoke to local “Mindfulness Practitioner” Vicki Thomas. Since then Vicki kindly asked if I would be interested in sitting in on one of her workshops. Always up to trying new things I accepted the invitation - and on a chilly January day I found myself at The Well in Church Road, Westbury (many people will still know it as the Elsie Briggs House of Prayer, next to the church). Sat in a small circle with six other participants, and with Vicki leading the group, we spent the next couple of hours doing - well, physically not very much really. And you know what - it was blissful. Those readers who know The Well / Elsie Briggs will probably be aware of how peaceful, calming the place is. So, sat in those surroundings, in the warmth of the room in this ancient building, listening as Vicki gently talked us through her mindfulness practices,

it wasn’t difficult to “drift away” into a quiet zone. and experience a type of meditation.That safe place of silence and total relaxation is somewhere that I suspect too few of us maybe ever visit, caught up as we are in our hectic worlds of work, family and home-ownership. I always struggle to put into words the appeal of something so devoid of physical action - but it is so lovely to, even just occasionally, experience complete calm, tranquility, peace. Vicki’s sessions certainly help achieve that experience and are a great way to commit to and enjoy some proper down time. To find out more about Vicki Thomas’s Mindfulness groups call Vicki on 0117 968 6561 or 07985 075295 or email vickithomas@blueyonder.co.uk . Her next Mornings of Mindfulness and Compassion sessions will be on Saturday 6th April and Saturday 4th May..

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We perform two concerts each year at St Georges Hall, with a wide repertoire from Mozart to the Beach Boys and Lady Gaga. If you are interested, we rehearse on a Monday evening from 7.30-9.30 in the Performing Arts Centre at Red Maids’ High School, Westbury on Trym. Meanwhile if you want to find out more before then, please have a look at our website http://www.cityvoicesbristol.org and make contact for more information.

Details shown are accurate to the best of my knowledge, but dates, times & locations may change without notification. So if you are unsure, and to avoid disappointment, please contact the organiser listed to double check.

Sunday March 24th Nova, Bristol’s specialist early music vocal ensemble, invite you to ‘Out of the Deep’, Renaissance masterpieces with a Lenten theme. Music by Josquin, Victoria, Obrecht and others. All Saints Clifton, Pembroke Road BS8 3ED. 7.30pm. Programmes at the door £8 (students £5)

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Friends of Welsh National Opera welcome visitors to an evening entitled “Singers from the RWCMD” on Wednesday 20 March, 7.15. Students from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama will be performing a programme of arias, duets and ensembles from a varied operatic repertoire with introductions from Suzanne Murphy and Donald Maxwell who accompany them. Tickets at the door: Friends £5, Guests £7. Contact Margaret Borkowski at borkmail@googlemail.com for more information.

Saturday 9th March 7.30 pm at Bristol Cathedral, College Green, BS1 5TJ, Bristol Choral Society and British Sinfonietta, conducted by Hilary Campbell, present Mozart’s Requiem & Handel’s Dettingen Te Deum. Mozart’s Requiem has incredibly moving musical language that never fails to take the breath away. This is preceded by Handel’s victory march in which he created solos and choruses of brilliant, martial character that can be enjoyed today as songs of praise. Tickets from £11 to £28 (under 25s £5 & Seniors 10% discount). Full details at www.bristolchoral.co.uk. Book online via www.colstonhall.org or by phone on 0117 203 4040.

The BCCS Choral Society is a small and friendly choir who meet weekly at the Bristol Cathedral Choir School on Wednesday evenings. We sing material spanning the core choral repertoire for the Spring concert as well as traditional songs and contemporary arrangements in the summer and carols in Advent. We will be singing Handel’s Messiah in March. If you’d like to find out more, please contact Christina May on maylearner@ outlook.com or 07454002877.

Saturday March 9th - Organ Elevenses at Westbury Parish Church. Welcome back to John Davenport, this month’s guest organist. John won the Henry Smart Scholarship to the Royal Academy and continued studies at Peterhouse Cambridge where he was the Organ Scholar. After 36years running music departments at several schools including Clifton College, he is now D. of M. at All Saints Clifton. Come at 10-30 to enjoy coffee, cake and conversation. Recital begins at 11 am. And all this for a hoped-for donation of £5. A great way to start the week-end.

Westbury Park Orchestra is a friendly nonauditioned orchestra with a repertoire of classical and modern pieces and with an emphasis on having fun. You will ideally be of a good standard (string and brass players particularly welcome). We meet at Westbury-on-Trym Methodist Church,Westbury Hill on Monday evenings between 8.00 and 9.30 (term-time only). Free taster session for newcomers. Come and give us a try. For further information please visit www.westburyparkorchestra.com.

City Voices Bristol is a non auditioning community choir that welcomes new members. Whether you have been in other choirs or haven’t sung since school days, why not come and join us? We are a friendly bunch of people of all ages and love singing both for relaxation and for enjoyment.

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gospel and folk songs. For membership or concert tickets contact Maggie Cavanna 0117 973 4794 or secretary@henburysingers.org. The Mosaic Singers is a small group but would like to grow our line-up with an additional soprano, alto, tenor and bass. We rehearse in Stoke Bishop on Tuesday evenings, where a warm and friendly welcome is assured. This need not be as heavy a commitment as with some choirs.To find out more, please phone David Vicary on 0797 346 0994.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bristol Male Voice Choir invites new singers. The choir has a broad repertoire, performing not just male voice standards, but songs from musicals, pop classics, spirituals, and classical favourites. You don’t have to read music to join the choir as a tenor, baritone or bass, but you will enjoy learning our repertoire, (re-)discovering the voice you may have forgotten about, and being welcomed into the choir’s friendly social atmosphere. We perform for charity, for weddings and a wide range of events during the year. We rehearse every Thursday from 7.00pm till 9.15pm at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (formerly Filton College). You will

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

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Ladies hit the right notes for the Julian Trust! Members of Henleaze Ladies’ Choir, conducted by Jane English, were delighted to collect over £300 at their December concert for Bristol’s Julian Trust, a charity which provides food and nightshelter for the homeless. This year, the Choir linked their charity concert to a Facebook fundraising appeal and are thrilled that a combined total of £1,094 has been raised for the Julian Trust.

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Henleaze Ladies’ Choir, which meets on a Thursday afternoon at St Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze, perform two charity concerts each year, in December and May, with the charities chosen by the members. There are no auditions to join the Choir and the aim is to enjoy singing a wide repertoire of music together and to give pleasure to audiences. New members are always assured of a warm and friendly welcome. The Choir are holding an afternoon of singing, tea and cakes at 1.45pm on 11th April at St Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze. Entrance is £3, which includes tea, cake and a raffle ticket. The Choir’s next charity concert is on May 16th at 2pm in St Peter’s Church Hall and will be in aid of Home Start – Bristol and their work with families with young children.

Whats On & Community News A demonstration of mediumship by the Spirit Sisters will take place at 7pm on Saturday March 16th at Westbury Park Spiritualist Church, Cairns Road, BS6 7TH. Tickets should be obtained in advance to secure a seat and are priced at £8. For further information visit www. westburyparkspiritualistchurch.org or call 0117 977 1629.

be made very welcome when you come along to a rehearsal. Also visit our website – bristolmvc.org. uk - to find out more, or phone 0117 968 2223. NotaBene Vocal Ensemble has vacancies in all voice-parts to expand our dynamic a cappella group. Our repertoire includes a range of styles but mostly comprises modern/popular songs. We perform from memory, often incorporating a theatrical performance style (nothing too scary). We rehearse on Monday evenings in Horfield, Bristol. Music-reading ability useful but not essential and entry is via a friendly audition. Please contact Lisa Smith on 07966 459872 to discuss or email notabenebristol@yahoo.com.

Rooms to Hire. Subud Hall, Wesley Place, Clifton, BS8 2YD. The Subud Hall is an ex-Wesleyan Chapel next to the Downs with 2 beautiful, peaceful spaces 7/8 metres for hire. Suitable for rehearsals, choirs, classes etc. Please call 07790 519 683 for more info. Country Market. Every Friday from 10.30 to 11.30 in Westbury on Trym Methodist Church Hall. Homemade cakes, arts, crafts, plants, vegetables, jams and chutneys. Refreshments are also available in a relaxed and friendly environment. For more details contact Sue Sills on 0117 962 8306.

The Spring Concert of the Stoke Bishop Ladies Choir will take place on Monday 15th April at Stoke Bishop Village Hall at 2pm. Free entrance and Free tea, but donations will be invited for a local charity “Flamingo Chicks”. All welcome. People of Note community choir is looking for new members, especially altos. We are friendly and it›s fun, the songs we sing are very varied, pop, folk, world music, original pieces, but not traditional choral.We meet in Southville on Tuesday and Clifton on Wednesday evenings. Visit www.peopleofnote. co.uk or email peopleofnote@btinternet.com for more details. Come along for a free taster!

Fitness, Health and Wellbeing Male and Female over 50s Walking Touch Rugby. Every Friday 10am to 1130, Westbury Fields, Cricket Lane,Westbury-on-Trym BS10 6TW A great inclusive sport for all levels of mobility. Come along and be welcomed. Contact Kris Tavender on email ktavender@bristolbearsrugby. com.

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

Plant Sale at Westbury-on-Trym Methodist Church from 11am on Saturday May 11th, 2019. A wide variety of plants available along with various garden related items. A Westbury Spring Eco Fair will be held on Saturday April 6th at Westbury on Trym Methodist Church from 10am to 4pm. This is a fair with an environmental focus and we are working with Christian Aid to bring informative displays, speakers, stalls and short films on a range of issues as well as craft activities for children and hopefully interactive headsets. The day will run as a drop in event from 10 – 4pm, so people can come for coffee and lunch, see a display or listen to a speaker as they choose. This a community event open to all, and entry is free. For more details please contact Barbara Howard on 914 7943 or Mike and Pauline Culshaw on 01454 857116.

Bristol Croquet Club has its annual Open Day on Sunday 7th April. If you would like to try this gentle but challenging sport - likened to ‘chess on grass’ - then join us at Cedar Park, BS9 1BW (next door to Stoke Bishop Primary School) any time from 10:00 to 1:00 or 2:00 to 5:00 on the day. Please wear flat-soled shoes; all other equipment and guidance provided! Contact and other details on our website: www.bristolcroquet.org

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 a team of highly qualified staff who are passionate in their commitment to helping children achieve their full potential.  exciting and stimulating resources that inspire learning.  an environment, play opportunities and activities that are inclusive and accessible for all children.  opportunites for children to develop a sense of curiosity and wonder and skills needed to think critically and problem solve.  a focus on the outdoors through our two outside play areas and forest school. “Staff provide a rich programme of learning opportunities tailored to individual children’s needs” OFSTED We take children from 2-4 years and funded 2 year old spaces are available.

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

The evening starts with beginners and advanced classes for children aged 5 and up, followed by a new class for adult beginners. Please contact Trevor on 07921 917 758 for more information. Henleaze Tennis Club welcomes new members of all ages. We are a small friendly club. Our teams play to a good standard in the Avon leagues and we have a good level of club play for those who wish to play a more relaxed game. Check out more on our website: www.henleazetennisclub.co.uk (or give Heather a call on 0117 924 7441)

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

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

Aikido for Kids: Aikido is a modern Japanese martial art which draws on fencing (kenjutsu) and wrestling (jujutsu) techniques. Regular practice develops confidence, flexibility, strength and focus. Westbury Aikido Club offers lessons for children, Sundays from 10am to 10.45am, during term-time, at the Scout Hall (Northcote), Great Brockeridge BS9 3TY. See www.westburyaikido.club for more detail, or email reenee@westburyaikido.club. The first lesson is free, so come along and give it a try!

Yoga Classes in Westbury-on-Trym, Friday 12.15 to 1.15. Drop-in price £8. Venue: Scout Hall, Northcote, Great Brockeridge, Westbury on Trym, BS9 3TY. Term-time only. Stoke Bishop, Monday 7pm to 8.30pm - Drop-in price £10. Venue: Stoke Bishop Primary School, Main Hall, Cedar Park, BS9 1BW.Term-time only. Classes are open to everyone, all levels of experience, no booking required, parking available. Full details about classes found at www. yogabristol.co.uk/classes. Mobile: 07899 034 645.

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

Legs, Bums & Tums and Boxersize is open to all ages and abilities. The class is designed to develop core and general strength. Boxercise is a fun, energetic, stress busting way to get fit. Tuesday evening boxersize 8.15 - 9.15. Wednesday morning legs, bums and tums 10 - 11 and Wednesday evening boxersize 7 - 8. All classes held at St Edyth’s Church Hall, Sea Mills. Book your place today - telephone 07748 198 694 or visit www.bs9fitness.uk.

New Chair Aerobics class at St Peter’s Henleaze 11.15 -12.15. 1st class free! Seated and gentle standing strength, balance and stability exercises, to music from the 60s to today’s pop! Add years to your life and life to your years! Class price £5. For more information call Louisa on 0772 509 1429.

Westbury Folk / Country Dancing on Tuesdays 1 - 3 pm at The College, College Road, WoT. This is a sociable group meeting to have fun, get some exercise and, of course, stop for a cup of tea. No experience is necessary as all dances are called first.

Karate classes on Thursday evenings at David Lloyd Westbury on Trym (no membership required).

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Whats On & Community News For further information, call Christine on 0117 962 2223. It’s £3 per person for each session. Drop-in Healing Session at the Friends Meeting House, 126 Hampton Road, Redland, BS6 6JE (Ground Floor Community Room).Thursdays 5.006.30, donation basis. Healing is holistic, gentle and relaxing and helps restore balance and wellbeing. Recommended if you are feeling stressed or in need of some support. Run by Bristol Healing Group with trained volunteers and links with the Healing Trust. For further information please contact Barbara on 0117 908 2061. Ladies Badminton at Westbury Village Hall, held on Friday mornings, 10 – 12. Come and see our friendly group in action. All we ask is that you can play and would like to meet new people. For further details, phone Elizabeth on 0117 968 1759. Henleaze St Peters Keep Fit Class, Weds 1011am at St Peters Henleaze, £5 per session. A gentle exercise class for everybody - improve your health and wellbeing with a class designed for people who enjoy low impact, low intensity exercise. Strengthening muscles, improving suppleness, balance, mobility and stability whilst enjoying the benefits of general wellness and positivity. Call Louisa for more info on 0772 509 1429. St Peter’s Badminton & Social Club. We are a small friendly Badminton Club and meet every Monday and every 2nd to last Wednesday from 7.30pm until about 9.30pm in St Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze, BS9 4LD. Summer Badminton Mondays only June and July, £25.00. Visitor fees as below. No Play August. Membersip Fees are £80.00 from September to May. Visitor Fees are £4.00 per night. £2.00 for Juniors who are very welcome. Contact Ann: tel: 0117 9694882; email: martannmitch@outlook.com Westbury Harriers Running Club is for all ages and abilities, with a variety of different groups and sessions to suit all. Based at Coombe Dingle Sports Complex and Blaise Castle.Training nights Mondays and Thursdays 7pm with additional sessions at Yate track on Tuesday evenings and an informal social run on Saturday mornings. See www.westburyharriers. com for more information on our events or joining us.

Ladies Badminton at Stoke Bishop Village Hall. We meet every Tuesday afternoon, 2pm to 4pm. We are looking for players to join our friendly group. Interested? Please call Pat on 0117 914 9511 for more details. Bristol Morris Men welcome anyone who wants to try morris dancing. We practise on Thursday evenings in the Sports Hall at QEH School at Berkeley Place, Clifton from 8 to 10. For more information please visit www.bristolmorrismen. co.uk or call Grant on 0117 944 2165. Pilates classes running in the local area; Mondays 11:00am (Mixed ability - all welcome), 12:15pm (Postnatal - with baby), 13:30pm (Pregnancy); Tuesdays 9:30am (Improvers), 10:30am (BeginnersImprovers); 12:30pm (Postnatal - with baby). £8 per class booked as a course, or £10 single sessions. Classes are kept small, so must be booked in advance. Contact; Leanne 07817189474 / leanne@ mindbodypilates.org / www.mindbodypilates.org Scottish Country Dancing for beginners and experienced dancers at St Monica Trust’s Hall on Thursdays, 7.30 pm. New dancers welcome - come on your own or with friends. Contact Margaret, 01275 794 638 or Graham 01275 854 782, or visit www.rscdsbristolinfo.co.uk. Westbury Scottish Club country dancing classes for beginners is held at Leonard Hall,TrinityHenleaze URC,Waterford Road, Henleaze. Contact Maggie on 01934 838 175 for more information. Classes for the more advanced dancers are at St Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze. Tel. Cheryl on 0117 401 2416. Held every Tues 7.30 - 9.30pm. See www. wscbristol.co.uk for details. Men at St Peter’s Keep Fit meet every Tuesday morning from 9.30 to 10.30. This is a men only group of 60+ year olds who enjoy regular exercise routines taken by fitness professional Natasha Johnson. Only £4 per session payable on attendance. Please contact Keith Bonham on 0117 968 4972 or just turn up. Redland Green Bowls Club welcomes new members. Our qualified coaches will happily give you a free taster session by arrangement - contact Jean or Gerry 0117 962 4466. We are a friendly, sociable club with Men’s and Ladies league teams

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Whats On & Community News Friends of Old Sneed Park Nature Reserve is in the heart of Stoke Bishop. An area of wild flower meadows, a lake with ducks to feed, and a woodland to walk. Membership is £10 per adult/year. You will receive a topical quarterly newsletter, with all the details of the free events held on the Reserve. For more details please contact: fospnr@gmail.com.

and a calendar of friendly mixed matches. We are offering half price membership for the first year. FFI : redlandgreenbowls.webs.com. Hydrotherapy Exercise Sessions – A group exercise in Southmead Hospital’s purpose built pool. Benefits include relaxation, relief of pain & swelling, improved movement, balance & fitness. All ages & abilities are welcome. We are a friendly local team of Chartered Physiotherapists with expertise in a variety of disabilities & medical conditions. For more details please contact Chris & Ali Cowley on 07971 086 628, or email healthyhydrotherapy@ gmail.com or visit www.healthyhydrotherapy.co.uk.

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

Zumba Gold - Wednesdays 5.30 - 6.25pm / Zumba Fitness 6.35 - 7.30pm held in the Westbury-on-Trym Village Hall. £5 on door. Just drop in with water and a sense of humour! Phone Marie on 0117 963 4104 or visit www. bristoldancezumba.co.uk for more info.

Henleaze & District Flower Club meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at Bradbury Hall,Waterford Road in Henleaze. Flower demonstrations are held on the second Thursday, practice classes on the fourth Thursday. New members are always welcome. For more details please ring 0117 907 5724.

Fancy a ramble? How about joining us for enjoyable 8-10 mile walks on two Sundays per month? Our usual group size is 12-15 walkers. If you are interested please come and give Stoke Lodge Ramblers a try. For more details please visit www.stokelodgeramblers.wordpress.com or call our Secretary on 0117 950 0934.

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

Gardening and Horticulture Sea Mills Garden Club have regular monthly meetings, every 3rd Wednesday, held at Sea Mills Methodist Rooms, Sea Mills Square at 7.30 pm. Our forthcoming programme of talks is :- 20th March, Ross Barbour - Bulbs for the Unusual; 17th April, Jim Billings - Containers and Hanging Baskets; 15th May Hayley Herridge - Small Things that Run the Planet. Visitors always welcome at £4 per meeting. FFI contact or Pat Prior 07779 203626 or Gail Mitchell 0117 9685350.

Volunteering and Charities REMAP is a registered charity that designs and makes custom aids for the disabled.We are on the lookout for volunteers (engineers, craftsmen, DIY enthusiasts etc) who are willing give up a little of their time to enable a disabled person to enjoy a better quality of life. If you can help please contact Colin on 01275 460 288, (colin305@gmail.com), or Ray on 0117 962 8729, (rwestcott@blueyonder. co.uk)or visit www.bristol.remap.org.uk.

Kitchen Table Workshops - flower workshops round my kitchen table in Redland - take place monthly on Saturday mornings. We use as much locally grown flowers and foliage as possible. Come and enjoy immersing yourself in seasonal beauty and have fun while you learn. The cost includes refreshments plus all materials and is open to any level of experience. For more details please ring 07929 253942 or visit www.Bestofthebunch.co.uk

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

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Whats On & Community News Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin. A 2017 American heist comedy film directed by Zach Braff and written by Theodore Melfi. A remake of the 1979 film Going in Style, it follows a trio of retirees who plan to rob a bank after their pensions are cancelled. At St Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze. Refreshments: £4.00. Easy access, carers welcome. For more information please ring Home Instead Senior Care on 0117 989 8210.

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

Discussion Group: we are a small, convivial group who meet at 10am to 12 noon every Monday, at Westbury Baptist Church, Reedley Road. We discuss a wide range of topics of mutual interest. We are currently looking for new members - if you are interested please call Bob Broomfield on 0117 962 1061, or Alan Routledge on 0117 968 2246 for more information.

Carer Support. If you are outgoing and could offer two mornings a month to meet, greet and give information to carers when they visit their GP surgery, I would love to hear from you. Full training and support provided. Please contact Mike Hatch on 07503 577 830 or email mikeh@ carerssupportcentre.org.uk. If you look after someone who couldn’t manage without you, and would like some information about our services for carers or would just like someone to talk to about caring for the person you look after, please call our Carersline on 0117 965 2200 or visit www. carerssupportcentre.org.uk.

Westbury Park WI meet on the first Wednesday of the month from 7.30pm in Redland Church Hall, Redland Green Road, BS6 7HE. Guest fees are £4 per meeting (up to 3 visits allowed). Refreshment options available, biscuits/cake free. Email westburyparkwi@gmail.com or visit www. westburyparkwi.org.uk for more details. “Simply Social” Activity and Social Club. Whether you are single or in a relationship, enhance your social life by joining our friendly social club.We are run by members for the members and enjoy a packed programme of activities including walking, live music, dancing, dining out, badminton, a reading group, weekends away and foreign holidays. There are no age limits although most of our members are 40+. Check out www.simplysocial.org.uk or phone us on 07971 427 766, and come along to one of our Thursday Club nights.

Volunteer Drivers wanted for transport, once or twice a week, of local elderly patients to the Westbury doctors’ surgery or to a hospital. We operate within the Charity RSVP-West, who provide us with liability insurance for these drives and with practical help and advice.And of course we work closely with the Westbury-on-Trym practice. For information please contact Wendy Clark (0117 962 0733) or Zina Wilson (0117 431 3671) or by e-mail on Bernzina@blueyonder.co.uk or ask at Westbury Practice Reception or your local GP on tel. 0117 962 3406.

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

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

Henleaze (evening) Townswomen’s Guild meets at 7.15 on the first Wednesday of the month in St Peter’s Church Hall, The Drive, Henleaze, BS9 4LD. Interesting speakers present a variety of topics. Visitors are very welcome. Groups that meet between our monthly meetings include: arts

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Whats On & Community News and crafts group, music club, book club, discussion group, gardening club, bridge club and a lunch club. We have twice yearly outings and a holiday group. Contact Shirley on 0117 962 2243 for further information. Bristol West Diabetes Group. Please come to next meeting on Thursday 15 February 2019 at 2.00 pm in the Conservatory at the Eastfield Inn, 219 Henleaze Rd, Bristol BS9 4NQ when our speaker will be Nicola Mead of the NHS who will talk about diabetes care. Soroptomists International Bristol is part of a global organisation founded in Bristol for women from a wide range of professional and business backgrounds who have joined together to give service, friendship and have fun. We meet on the second and fourth Mondays of the month at Long Ashton Golf Club where we enjoy a two course meal with a speaker. For more details please contact our membership officer on 0117 973 9894 or email gillbea@aol.com for more details, and see our advert on page 89. Bristol Brunel Lions Club - We meet on the first Tuesday of every month at 7 for 7.30. On the 3rd Tuesday of each month we have a social gathering normally with food. We raise money for charity both locally and beyond through a variety of indoor and outdoor activities. Lots of fun and fellowship raising and spending money for very good causes. For more details of how to apply for assistance with charitable activities in Bristol or to become involved in our activities see Bristol Brunel Lions Club on line or on Facebook or contact our Club Secretary Bill O’Neill at lion.bill@virginmedia.com. Stoke Bishop Townswomen’s Guild meet on the first Thursday in the month at 2pm at Stoke Lodge Adult Education Centre, Shirehampton Road, Stoke Bishop. New members always welcome. We are a small friendly group and we have a varied programme of speakers, and other groups including theatre trips, lunch club, arts & crafts, scrabble, walking club and “tea and chat”. For more information, please contact Angela on 9686473, or Sheila on 9147159. Pat-a-Cake Toddlers group meet at Westbury on Trym Methodist Church every Tuesday during term time 1.15 - 2.45. We are a small friendly

group who play, do craft and sing. Mums / Dads / Grandparents / Carers have a chance to meet over a cup of tea and biscuits. For further information please contact Alison on 0117 962 9715. The Bristol and District branch of Parkinson’s UK meets every first Saturday of the month at St Monica Trust, Cote Lane, BS9 3UN from 10am - 12 noon. Carers, relatives, spouses and people with Parkinson’s - all are welcome for a social and informative get-together, with speakers from a variety of backgrounds with many diverse interests. Please join us. We also meet at The Eastfield Inn, Henleaze, BS9 4NQ every second Friday in the month for an informal coffee morning from 11. North Bristol Alzheimer Café meets on the first Tuesday of the month at St Monica Trust, Oatley House, Westbury-on-Trym, BS9 3TN from 3.30 – 5.30. We provide a relaxed, informal and safe space in which issues surrounding dementia can be aired. Our café is staffed by trained, caring and experienced volunteers. Refreshments are served and most weeks live music is played. There is no charge to attend, free on-site parking is usually available and the number 1 bus stops right outside. FFI or to register your attendance contact Jacqui Ramus - tel 07854 185 093 or email jacqui.ramus@ stmonicatrust.org.uk. Henleaze (Morning) Townswomen’s Guild meets from 10.00 – 12.00 on the third Thursday of every month at The Eastfield Inn, Henleaze Road. New members and visitors are most welcome. Further information can be obtained from Elaine Anderson on 0117 907 5279. Clifton Rotary Club welcomes new members willing to give their time, interested in making new friends, building business contacts and using their skills to help others. We meet Weds lunchtimes at The Redland Green Club (Redland Lawn Tennis & Squash Club). www.cliftonrotary.org or email secretary@cliftonrotary.org Bristol Grandparents Support Group gives support to grandparents who are estranged from their grandchildren due to family breakdown. We give support over the phone, via email, Skype and at our regular meetings held at 9 Park Grove, Bristol. BS6 7XB. Tel 07773 258 270 more information or visit www.bgsg.co.uk.

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If you can join our Saturday afternoon volunteer rota every 4-6 weeks, we’d be delighted to hear from you. We’ll get your enhanced CRB check, train and support you. Please ring Vanessa Kitchen on 07511 290 505 for more information or visit our website www.bristolchildcontactcentre.org.uk 91

Whats On & Community News Happy Days Memory Café meets 1st Friday of the month from 2.00 – 4.00 at Westbury Baptist Church, Reedley Road, BS9 3TD. The café is aimed at carers and people living with dementia and the plan is that we have fun. Why not check us out? For more information please contact Tony on 0117 968 1002 or check our Facebook page. Rotary Club of Bristol meets at the Bristol Hotel, Prince Street, BS1 4QF at 7.00pm for 7.30 pm on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Mondays and at 12.30 for 1.00 on the 2nd and 4th Mondays. Meetings start with a meal and are followed by a speaker. New members are very welcome – for more details see www.bristolrotary.org or contact Martina Peattie at mpeattie@btopenworld.com Henbury ‘Blaise’ Womens’ Institute meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm in Henbury Village Hall next to the church. Visitors and new members are always welcome. Contact 0117 962 9400 for more details or just come along! St Mary’s Church Coffee morning is held every Tuesday morning from 10 to 12. All welcome (especially those with young children – toddler toys and books available). Our Bright Sparks Carer and Toddler group meets each Monday in term time at 1.30 at St Marys, Stoke Bishop. 0117 968 7449 for more details. Trinity Henleaze Ladies Guild meets fortnightly on Monday evenings at 7.30 in the Leonard Hall, Waterford Road. We offer a good varied programme of speakers followed by tea and coffee. All are welcome. For further information contact Jenny on 0117 962 0108. St Peter’s Ladies Guild meets at 2.00 on the third Wednesday of the month at St Peter’s Church Hall, The Drive, Henleaze. Varied programme. All welcome. Further details from Wilma on 0117 962 8895. The Friendly Club meets every Thursday from 2 to 4 (except August and major holidays) in the Methodist Church Hall, Westbury on Trym. We are a lively group of older people who meet to chat, play Scrabble and card games. Regular trips out and entertainments are arranged plus we have delicious tea and biscuits for only £1! Do come and make some new friends. Transport can sometimes be

arranged if needed. Contact 0117 950 8644 for more details. Knit and Natter. We invite you to join us every Thursday between 10 and 12 at the Methodist Church in Westbury on Trym. It is a sociable and informal time when you can chat while pursuing your choice of crafts. If you prefer we can provide patterns for knitting for charity. Tea and coffee will be available! Westbury on Trym Women’s Institute meets on the 3rd Monday of the month in the WoT Methodist Church Hall, next to the car park, at 2.00. We have a programme of varied speakers, outings, discussions etc. New members and visitors always welcome. For more info contact: Sue Murphy – Tel: 0117 950 2826. A three course buffet Parish Lunch is held at St Mary’s Church, Stoke Bishop, every Thursday from 12.15. Do come along and join us. Civil Service Retirement Fellowship. The Westbury-on-Trym group welcomes all retired Civil Servants and their spouses to their meetings held on the first Thursday of the month at Studland Court, Henleaze Road at 2.00pm, Those people without a civil service background are welcome to join our group as Friends of the Fellowship. For more info phone Tony McKenna on 0117 950 2059. Westbury-on-Trym Probus Club provides a meeting point for retired and semi-retired professional / business men and women, to promote social wellbeing through friendship, discussion and companionship. The club meets for lunch with a speaker on the third Thursday of every month at BAWA, Southmead Road, from midday. If you are interested contact Peter Wright on 0117 962 4196 or email susanandpeterwright@blueyonder.co.uk. Calling all Carers! Would you like the opportunity to share your experiences, relax and make new friends? Then come and join the Henleaze Carers’ Group.We meet on the second and fourth Thursday morning of each month, 10 to 12, in Bradbury Hall, Waterford Road, Henleaze. For more information please call Monica Rudston 0117 942 6095. Instep Club for Widows and Widowers. Weds evenings 8 -10 at Stoke Bishop Village Hall. Dancing

The Great British Spring Clean Could you help Spring Clean Westbury? SusWoT (Sustainable Westbury-on-Trym) are going to Spring Clean Westbury and would welcome your help. SusWoT holds monthly litter picks collecting about 30 sacks of rubbish each time. Keep Britain Tidy are running ‘The Great British Spring Clean’ and SusWoT plan to litter pick the whole of Westbury as part of it and need your help! SusWoT are organising eight litter picking events. Litter Picking Timetable Saturday 23 March - Westbury War Memorial - BS9 3AA Sunday 24 March - Westbury War Memorial - BS9 3AA Saturday 30 March - Clover Ground Eastfield Rd end - BS9 4UA Sunday 31 March - Clover Ground Eastfield Rd end - BS9 4UA Saturday 6 April - Northover Road Henbury Road end - BS9 3JB Sunday 7 April - Canford Park Main Entrance - BS9 3JW Saturday 13 April - Stoke Lane Shops - BS9 3RL Sunday 14 April - Stoke Lane Shops - BS9 3RL All litter picks will start at 10 am and aim to finish at 12:00. How to get in Touch If you can help please email suswot2050@ gmail.com stating which litter pick(s) you would like to help with, children will need an adult to accompany them. Or you can register through www.keepbritaintidy.org/ and find our litter picks there. Or just turn up on the day! Objective To make Westbury look smart and have fun doing so. Spring is a great time to litter pick, there is little vegetation for litter to hide under. We will be concentrating on places not often picked by professionals. We aim to get all the litter particularly well hidden litter! We will recycle metal, plastic and glass where possible. We aim to so show that litter picking is easy and encourage people to keep their own streets clean and encourage people to use their recycling bins where possible.

What you need SusWoT will provide all the equipment needed, litter pickers, bags and high vis vests. Bristol Waste will collect the litter we collect on following Monday. Gloves are optional, Bristol Waste suggest you do not wear gloves as you will not be touching any litter. But you can if you want. SusWoT has invested hundreds of pounds in top quality kit which makes litter picking easy and fun. On the day before you start you will be fully briefed particularly about health and safety issues. You will be assigned an area to pick and given the equipment you need.

About SusWoT SusWoT tries to improve Westbury in ways that are sustainable. It wants to improve things for people and improve the environment. SusWoT is involved in three main projects. Litter picking - there is a monthly session from 11am to 1pm on the last Sunday of each month. Get Growing - where SusWoT grows large numbers of vegetable plants and sells them at cost price so people can grow their own. Last year SusWoT grew 1400 tomato plants. SusWoT also sell seeds in small quantities at low prices. Improving the River Trym river system and the green spaces around it - this project is being run jointly with Friends of Blaise and Friends of Badock’s Wood. So far SusWoT have removed about 4 tonnes of rubbish from the Trym and surrounding woodlands. If you would like to get involved in any of the work SusWoT does please email SusWoT2050@gmail.com.

Whats On & Community News - Ballroom and Sequence (If you haven’t danced for a long time we will help you learn). Social activities Annual membership £8. Members: £3 per session. Visitors welcome: £4 per session. Come in to see us or telephone Donna on 01275 832 676 or Wilma on 0117 962 8895 for information. The Fielder Club is an association for local women - though friends and family are welcome at all events. Membership is £5 p.a. to cover delivery of quarterly programmes of events such as lunches, theatre, visits, talks and walks. Weekly/monthly subclubs of badminton, book group, bridge, discussions, Scrabble, skittles and whist. Thursday mornings 10.30 at The White Lion in Westbury on Trym and twice-monthly pub lunches. For more details, please contact Gloria by email at gloriasimmonds@ hotmail.co.uk. General Interests Shared Reading - this friendly group meets at Westbury Library every Thursday 11am to read a short story and poem together. You can comment, join in discussions, help with the reading or just sit back and listen while enjoying a cuppa. The readings are always different - classics, science fiction, romance, comedy, suspense. And it’s all free. For further information contact Christine Betts crbetts17@hotmail.com or 07967 332821 The new season of National Trust talks continues in March – and will be held in the Hall at St. Monica Trust, Cote Lane, Westbury-on-Trym, BS9 3UN. A small charge of £3 is made to both members and visitors to help cover the costs associated with the talks programme. This charge includes the provision of tea and biscuits at the end of each talk. For more details about our programme please visit our website www.ntbristolcentre.btck.co.uk or contact David Moore 0117 965 8014. Similarly, if you would like a lift, or can offer one, please contact David Moore.

members. Lectures are given monthly on a wide range of subjects by specialists in their field. On 12 March the subject is “Wallpaper: a decorative art”. On 9 April it is “Botticelli and his Primavera”. Lectures are held at 8pm at Redmaids’ High School, Westbury-on-Trym, BS9 3AW. For more information visit our website www.theartssocietybristol.org.uk Bus Pass Poets. Come along and share your poetry with us. We meet once a month at libraries on local bus routes. For more details or dates for our forthcoming meetings please contact Julie on 01179 428637 or text Edith 07500 143357. Local Bridge Club. We are looking for Bridge players of all standards for our friendly sessions which take place on Tuesday evenings, 7.30pm to 10pm, upstairs in Stoke Bishop Village Hall. For more details please call Rene on 0117 968 4334 and do please leave a message. Bristol Scrabble Club meets every Wednesday at 7.15 pm at Upper Horfield Community Trust, BS7 0PQ (next to Eden Grove Church). New members welcome - first visit free so come and give it a try. For further information contact Sue on 0117 924 7871. Bristol Bridge Club Come and play. Less experienced players: Mondays at 7.15pm and Fridays at 10.00am and 7.15pm. More experienced players: Mondays and Wednesdays at 1.15pm and Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7.15pm. Try a free taster session on a Monday afternoon or evening, or a Wednesday afternoon. No partner? No problem just turn up on any Monday or Wednesday session and we will find you a partner. Check our website for details: www.bristolbridgeclub.co.uk or contact 0117 929 1846. Grenville Hall, Oldfield Road, Bristol BS8 4QQ.

Book Group meeting at Westbury on Trym library on the last Thursday of the month from 2pm to 3.30. We currently have a few spaces available for new members. Please phone Sue Geary 0117 959 4365.

Westbury Art Club meets every Thursday evening from 7 to 9 at The Greenway Centre, Doncaster Rd, Southmead. We are a mixed ability group of artists For more details visit www. westburyartclub.org.uk, e-mail us at westburyart@ blueyonder.co.uk or phone our club secretary on 0117 962 9799.

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Whats On & Community News We provide free Saturday observing at our observatory in Failand and often stage Star Parties in and around Bristol. Friday evening talks are held at 7pm at Bristol Photographic Society, Montpelier, BS6 5EE. Details of all events are on our website: www.bristolastrosoc.org.uk - All welcome. Bristol University of the Third Age (U3A) scrabble group would welcome new members. We play very friendly and informal games every Friday at the Beehive, Wellington Hill West, BS9 4QY from 2 to 4. For further info please contact Heddy Sara on 0117 924 1318 and indicate when asked to give your name that you are phoning about scrabble in order not to be blocked. Or email nigel.d.sara@btinternet.com. Bristol Adventure Sea Cadets. If you would love the chance to get on the water here in Bristol, make new friends, grow in confidence and gain qualifications, and are aged between 10 and 18, are recruiting now. We are open Tuesday and Friday evenings. Visit: www.sea-cadets.org/ bristoladventure to find out more. Friendly Bridge SW meets in Stoke Bishop Village Hall every Monday evening at 7:15. New players welcome, and you can come without a partner. Also available are bridge lessons for complete beginners or more experienced players. Contact Gareth on 07921 788 605, email friendlybridgesw@gmail.com or visit friendlybridgesw.org.uk. The Bristol Humanists is a local group for those who make sense of the world using reason & shared human values, who seek to live ethical lives on the basis of reason, humanity and respect for others, and who find meaning, beauty, and joy in the one life we have. We usually meet on the first Monday of every month (except when it is a bank holiday when it is the second Monday) at central Quaker Meeting House, Champion Square. For more details visit www.bristol.humanist.org.uk or www.meetup. com/Bristol-Humanists.

The Bristol Philatelic Society meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month in the meeting room of the United Reform Church at the bottom of Blackboy Hill (Whiteladies Road) starting at 7.30 p.m. Contact 0117 956 7853. North West Bristol Camera Club is an enthusiastic group of amateur photographers who meet each Wednesday at 7:45pm at Westbury Fields. New members of any level of ability are most welcome. For details contact Neville at nevwgoodman@mac.com. Got a speech to make? Bristol Speakers offers a relaxed environment to practise your public speaking. Learn how to construct and present a speech, gain knowledge from experienced speakers, and conquer your public speaking anxiety. Most of all, practise in a stress-free environment where members give helpful feedback. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a well-structured evening, fun and relaxed with a nice mix of people. Meeting 7.30pm alternate Mondays at BAWA Southmead Rd. Contact Ben@Bristolspeakers. co.uk

Listings for community events, not-forprofit clubs and charitable activities are free of charge. If you have something of this nature that you would like listed please get in touch by calling 0117 259 1964 or 07845 986650, or emailing andy@bcmagazines.co.uk. Listings must be submitted in Word or text in an email ONLY and be no longer than 75 words to be accepted.

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

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Music - Page 66 1. Stormzy; 2. U2 - All That You Can’t Leave Behind, Frankie Goes To Hollywood Welcome To The Pleasuredome, Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA; 3. Labi Siffre; 4. They have all had hit singles called Human; 5. Katy Perry (13), Adam Ant (10), The Carpenters (7); 6. (I’m Gonna Be) 500 Miles” by The Proclaimers; 7. Hunky Dory; 8.a) Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen, Jason Orange, Robbie Williams, b) Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik, c) Andrea Corr, Sharon Corr, Caroline Corr and Jim Corr; 9. Squeeze, The Clash and The Smiths; 10. The Specials

Fruit & Veg 1. Runner Bean, 2. Grapefruit, 3. Satsuma, 4. Broccoli, 5. Banana, 6. Cabbage, 7. Peach, 8. Pineapple, 9. Brussels Sprout, 10. Potato, 11. Mango, 12. Spinach, 13. Raspberry, 14. Parsnip, 15. Cherry. General Knowledge - Page 66 1. Clouds; 2. French Bulldog; 3. Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman; 4. Helen Willetts; 5. Essex, Lancashire, Kent; 6. Henry VIII and Disclaimer

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Dates and Deadlines The closing date for all submissions for the April issue of the magazine is Friday 15th March - any notifications / requests received after that date will be held over as appropriate until the May magazine. The April issue of the magazine will be delivered out week commencing Saturday 30th March. To get in touch Write - to 8 Sandyleaze, Westbury on Trym, Bristol, BS9 3PY Email - to andy@bcmagazines.co.uk Phone - 0117 259 1964 / 07845 986650 Text - 07845 986650

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