The Bristol Nine Magazine - March 2020

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The Bristol Nine Magazine Issue 163 - March 2020 12,500 copies delivered free across Henleaze, Westbury on Trym, Sea Mills, Coombe Dingle, Stoke Bishop and Sneyd Park

In This Issue - Supper at the Indian Kitchen (page 21), Charlotte’s Carrot Cake (page 40), ethical investment (page 48), Prize Wordsearch at the seaside (page 50), looking back fondly at Wham! (page 54), how to get rescued off a mountain (page 81), pedantry (page 34), listings by1 the bucket-load and all the usual stuff.

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Like last month, I had little idea of where the name March came from. Turns out that most historians believe it originates from Martius, the name of the first month in the old Roman calendar, and which in turn comes from the Roman god of war, Mars.

Martius was also celebrated as the start of the season for warfare - a season that continued in Roman tradition until October.

So the Romans celebrated the fact that for 7 months out of 10 (i.e. before January and February were invented) they were engaged in battle. That’s not cheerful. I prefer to think that March, a month in which we traditionally eat the most chocolate* is named after Mars, the British god of the Galaxy.

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Good Reads - Bruce Fellows book recommendations Well, we’re out. And if you want to read a novel about how it happened, covering the years of financial crisis and the debate over Brexit, look no further than Jonathan Coe’s highly entertaining Middle England. In soap opera style we traverse the years from 2010 to 2018 with Benjamin Trotter and his family and friends. There’s death, disputes, romance, gay marriage, speed awareness courses, family bust ups, political commentary, a hankering for the good old days, garden centres and even warring children’s entertainers. Comic set pieces combine with spot on commentary to provide a pretty accurate picture of the times we’ve just lived through.

‘I was a girl once, but not any more,’ is how the narrator of Edna O’Brien’s wonderful but disturbing novel Girl begins her story. Kidnapped from her Nigerian school by Boko Haram and taken with her friends into the bush, she suffers awful abuse until she manages to escape with her baby. But that isn’t the end of her tribulations. We share her suffering in captivity, then the trials of freedom in the wild and finally the prejudice of so called civilised society. This is a work of great imagination, candour and compassion based on O’Brien’s own investigations of the experience of those kidnapped girls.

Lady in Waiting is Anne Glenconner’s wonderfully entertaining, sometimes tragic but often hilarious memoir. Brought up before the War as a neighbour of Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, she has moved in Royal circles all her life but her marriage to a wildly eccentric aristocrat, brought experiences she might never have expected. Before marrying, she sold pottery; as lady in waiting to Princess Margaret, she travelled the world; as Lady Glenconner, she gave lavish parties with her husband on his Caribbean island of Mustique. Money getting short? Sell another Turner. Written with great charm, this book presents a portrait of a world now surely long gone.

In The Betrayers, David Bezmozgis tells the story of Baruch Kotler, an Israeli politician who flees with his girlfriend back to the Crimea, his homeland, after their affair is made public. Fate throws Kotler in with Volodya, whom he knew thirty years before. Voldya has his own problems and is dependent now on a hand out that comes with strings attached. Kotler’s girlfriend, his wife and children play key roles and the past comes back too, to slap him in the face. And was it such a good plan to run back to his origins? This is a pacey, tautly written and always gripping novel.

A small town in Maine, USA is the setting for Olive, Again, Elizabeth Strout’s magnificent new novel of ordinary lives that become extraordinary in her telling of them. Olive Kitteridge, ‘that old bag’, as one of the characters describes her is the star of some and a bit player in others and unites the thirteen chapters to make a deeply satisfying whole. Olive marries again, discovers that her son may after all love her, observes the bizarre lives of others, jumps to conclusions, finds friendship, navigates her way through her own changes and those of others and constantly intrigues the reader with her loveable bluntness.

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Healthy fats Choose healthy unsaturated fats which can improve blood cholesterol levels, lower your risk of heart disease, and benefit insulin levels and blood sugar. Look out for Omega-3 fats, which can benefit your brain and your mood, they’re typically found in fish, nuts and seeds.

Less sugar There are hidden sugars in a variety of foods such as ready meals, tinned goods and pasta sauces. Consider using natural foods, herbs and spices to flavour your food - your tastebuds will adapt.

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yourself for failing to comply with the notice. You could go to your local magistrates’ court and ask for them to issue a summons against your neighbour.

What happens if your neighbours ignore a remedial notice issued by the Council requiring them to limit the height of their hedge to allow light to your house and the Council fails to take any action?

In 2003, legislation came into force authorising local authorities to take action against “high hedges”. This law applies if the hedge is a line of two or more trees or shrubs that are mostly evergreen or semievergreen, more than 2m tall and a barrier to light or access.

Quite apart from that, you still have your usual private law remedy of a claim for an injunction in damages under the law of nuisance. Although the fact that your neighbour is in breach of the remedial notice does not automatically mean that the courts would consider his hedge to be a nuisance, the court would definitely take into account the fact that the notice has not been complied with.

With its remedial notice, the council can ask that the hedge is kept at 2m high, but it is not entitled to demand that it be removed altogether or trimmed to a height less than 2m.The remedial notice will have been registered as a local land charge against your neighbour’s property, which means it could cause difficulties when they sell the property.

The advantage of an injunction under the law of nuisance (as opposed to a private prosecution) is that the injunction could require the neighbour to keep the hedge at an acceptable level; if not, they would be in contempt of court. Theoretically, the sanction for that is imprisonment, so your neighbours may well prefer to comply with an injunction.

Although with a remedial notice, the Council is usually the prosecuting authority, you could also bring a private prosecution against your neighbour

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This BS9 Life - Duncan Haskell reached the exciting climax of us finally getting to see our vulpine visitor prowling around the garden and posing to have its photo taken.

(WARNING – IF YOU’VE NEVER WATCHED THE SOPRANOS THEN THIS MONTH’S COLUMN CONTAINS MASSIVE SPOILERS) I’ve been revisiting The Sopranos recently – David Chase’s small screen masterpiece about the family/ Family life of New Jersey mobster Tony Soprano (brought to life by the late James Gandolfini’s towering performance). The show’s finale aired in June 2007 and infamously had audiences dumbfounded when it cut to black without ever showing the fate of its protagonist – the anti-hero’s anti-hero.

Similarly, it’s around this time of year that I always start documenting little snippets of the bird life as it returns to the garden.

These are even shorter reflections, a minute moment in their lives frozen in time. What happened next in the day of the robin patiently waiting for worms in the garden – perhaps, mere seconds later, a buzzard plucked it out of the air or one of the neighbourhood cats took it home as an unwanted present!?

Personal feelings of whether or not Tony died in that moment aside, what’s drilled home by that last scene is the sense that we’ll never again know what happens in the lives of those characters, there will be no closure because we are no longer there with them as the living (fictional or not) negotiate the aftermath of whatever happened at Holsten’s restaurant.

What I’ve taken from this mafia-inspired point of reflection is the importance of living in the now. Who knows when each of our stories will reach its end, when friends might move away, jobs made redundant or any other life-altering event might take place. I guess what I’m trying to say is, enjoy the moment as you never know when it

This got me thinking about these columns, how for the reader they are presented as moments in time with finite endings, yet for me (who the screen/ page is yet to fade to black on) they’re just snippets of an ongoing, often uninteresting, existence.

Take my last outing, in which my attempt to catch a fox on our camera trap ended in dismal failure. Had that article been written just a couple of days later it would have

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Supper at the Indian Kitchen Our daughter recently returned from a bit of an adventure in Thailand. Not a place I’ve ever yearned to go to, but then nowhere would be that nice if we all went there. As well as a months worth of dirty washing, and a memory stick full of photos of elephants and Buddhist temples, she also came back armed with some “gifts from abroad” for family members. Mine were a bag of Kaffir lime leaves (recommended, it said on the bag, for “cough relief, pressure reduction, food appetite and urination stimulation”) and four sachets of different Thai curry pastes. The lime leaves will be used in due course, although maybe not for the purposes intended, but two of the curry pastes have already been put into use - with varying results.

All of this uncertainty about taste came to mind when we had supper last week at the Indian Kitchen in Westbury, our first visit since it replaced the Mumtaz Mehal last year. We were welcomed in by the friendly staff and shown into the main dining area, still bedecked with red balloons and roses from Valentine’s the night before and which added a burst of colour to the crisp white decor. (I suspect the market in flocked wallpaper has gone the same way as that for woodchip). Over a couple of cool Cobras we perused the menu - many times - taking on board what was a much more interesting choice of dishes than you would expect at your average curry house. For each course the menu contained familiar friends as well as new faces, dishes that sounded exciting but hard to define given the sort of translation issues you always seem to get with an overseas menu. So what to do? Do you go for something that you recognise and might normally have - the old comfortable favourite, which you can compare with when you had it previously?

Or do you venture into pastures new and try something that you’ve not had before, something you might not even like? Of course the sensible approach might be one person choosing the familiar and the other choosing the unusual - a bit of safety and a bit of excitement. So that’s what we did.

Ruth went safe with the starter and daring with the main course and I went the other way.

Not knowing how much to use (yes, the instructions were in Thai) I put the whole of the first sachet into a lamb dish with spinach, and came up with a gentle but tasty curry, akin to a balti in terms of spiciness. The following weekend we tried Thai sachet number two, this time with chicken and mushroom - and ended up with something so fiery hot that we all took the lining off our mouths and even after rinsing the sauce off in boiling water could still only eat the remaining chicken and mushrooms with copious amounts of creme fraiche. We still have two sachets left so the experiment is far from over.

So, our choices? One portion of Onion Bhaji (Julienne cut of onion, lentils and spinach flavoured with roasted cumin, coriander seeds served with tamarind sauce) and one portion of Fish Amritsari (described as Fungus fish marinated with ginger, garlic, gram flour, ajwain seed, kasoori, methi and salt to taste. Garnished with three pepper and onion relish). The bhaji, flat and cylindrical like an ice hockey puck, were really moist and tasted fresh and sweet, not dry and stale like they sometimes can.

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Supper at the Indian Kitchen were a perfect example of how Asian food can be subtle and refined, a soft and aromatic m o u t h f u l , with gentle seasoning that might be lost if you had this after, rather than before, a robust curry. I could have had another larger portion of the fish amritsari as my main course.

wish for and must have been slow cooking for a good long time. I suppose comparing two Jalfrezi dishes just served to remind me of how individual a sense taste is - and how hard it is to put a generic name to something which is created by people with different personal tastes.

So, if you visit the Indian Kitchen - and I strongly suggest you do if you get the chance - then don’t be put off by the description “highly spiced” if you are a milder curry lover - you won’t be surprised or disappointed. And if you still fancy something mild then the Chicken Lababder is also to be recommended - I’d put it at the korma end of the heat scale (but that’s just my opinion).

But of course I didn’t. For mains it was my turn to “go safe” with a Lamb Jalfrezi (“highly spiced dish prepared with onion, fresh green chillies, green and red peppers”) with tamarind rice (I love tamarind) and Ruth went off piste with a Chicken Lababdar (“free range Somerset chicken fillet cooked in house style lababdar sauce, with fresh ginger, green chillies, coriander leaves and fresh cream”) which came with a timbale of turmeric rice. We shared a Peshwari naan bread, an aubergine dip (very nice) and a mushhroon sag (mushrooms, spinach, seasoning - fabulous).

All in all our meal at the Indian Kitchen was top notch. The food presentation was impressive - all our dishes looked great - the restaurant has been done out in a bright, stylish, modern manner, and the staff are happy and friendly. As indeed is the Head Chef, Mr Sharma, who came out and chatted to all the diners during the evening.

For as long as I can remember Westbury has had three curry houses. However we are down to two now that Chutney Chowk next door has closed. I believe it may be under new ownership - if it does re-open it will have to be exceptional to match the quality of the offering at Indian Kitchen.

It was as I was troughing happily through my Jalfrezi that I was reminded of the Thai curry paste episode a few weeks before.

Both the sachets had said Thai Curry on the label and yet they produced dishes at opposite ends of the scale of fieriness.

They produced completely different dishes.

Which brought me back to my Jalfrezi. In the past a Jalfrezi at other Indian restaurants has been what I would call a “medium to hot” curry, not subtle and usually at the upper end of comfortable. The Jalfrezi at Indian Kitchen was a much more gentle affair, the sauce warm and rich and incredibly fragrant - more “generously spiced” than “highly spiced”. The sauce perfectly complemented the lamb which was as tender as you could

(I met a friend in the Indian Kitchen - he knows his curries, and goes there with his family most weeks. I understand why).

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The Bristol North West Climate Action Group aims to raise awareness of the impact climate change will have on all our lives, even here in BS9. At each meeting we invite a speaker to discuss a topic in the area of: Energy, Transport, Waste, Natural Environment in relation to climate change. We then consider what actions we can take to reduce the impact we are having on the climate.

• Get Bristol Spring Clean 20 March – 20 April.

Litter picking equipment can be borrowed from Bristol Waste FFI: www.bristolwastecompany.co.uk Single Use Plastics: City to Sea City to Sea was founded here in Bristol by environmental campaigner Natalie Fee. It aims to prevent plastic pollution at source. Lucy Tissington (Bristol Coordinator) explained to the group that plastic itself is not the problem, but single use plastic is because it can get into our ecosystem and do untold damage.

Waste Management: Bristol Waste Guillaume Minot from Bristol Waste gave a talk on how Bristol Waste is making our waste collection and recycling more efficient and environmentally friendly. The good news is that Bristol has almost reached its target of recycling 50% of all its waste. The bad news is that we still don’t have a solution to disposal of single use plastics.

One of the many campaigns City to Sea run is their Refill Campaign. Refill is an awardwinning campaign to prevent plastic pollution at source by making it easier to reuse and refill your water bottle on the go than buy a single-use plastic bottle.

So what should we be doing to reduce and recycle even more of our waste?

The waste hierarchy diagram (see below) shows where we should be putting most effort if we want to reduce what goes to landfill. The most important thing to do is to reduce our use of ‘things’, especially single use plastics. If this isn’t possible, then reuse or recycle.

By downloading their App you can find more than 30,000 refill stations around the country that can be used free of charge to refill your water bottle.

FFI: refill.org.uk/ Meetings Meetings are held at the University of Bristol Hiatt Baker Hall Transport Hub on Parrys Lane BS9 1AD, above the Source Café in the John Allen Room.

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1. Which television programmes did these people present in the 1970’s/80’s – a) Arthur Negus, b) Robert Robinson, c) Max Bygraves?

1. In which centuries did these wars end – a) the Crimean War, b) the English Civil War and c) the Second Boer War? 2. What inventions were these French citizens most closely associated with – a) Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier, b) Louis Daguerre, and c) Andre Cassagnes (serious respect to anyone who gets this correct!)?

2. These actors / actresses famously played which TV roles – a) Buster Merryfield, b) Violet Carson, and c) Susanne Tully 3. What was the date of the UK’s Decimalisation Day?

3. What is the Argentinian name for the Falkland Islands?

4. What is the highest order of gallantry in the UK that can be awarded to a civilian?

4. In what years were the following introduced in the UK – a) the original decimal £1 coin b) the workplace ban on smoking, and c) compulsory use of front seat belts?

5. Name the buildings shown below (left to right) Geography 1. Put these European capital cities in order, from most northerly to most southerly – Paris, Lisbon, Ankara, Prague.

5. What was built in 1961 and iconically demolished in 1989?

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River Avon Tide Times Here are your weekend high and low tide times for the River Avon this coming month. The weekends don’t really coincide with dramatic tides at visible times in March, the highest being Sat 14th March when high tide at 10.25 will be 13.4m (still worth a look). Earlier that week is much better if you fancy seeing the Avon at its fullest - Tuesday 10th (07.40), Weds 11th (0824), Thursday 12th (0907) and Friday 13th (0947) all have high tides of over 14m.

To give irregular visitors to the river bank an idea of what you might see, here is the water level at Sea Mills railway station on 10th Feb when the tide was just receding from a high of 13.8m Date

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History Notes - Julian Lea-Jones No. 146 - A Maudlin discovery

with King Henry VIII ‘s Act of 1536 for the suppression of the lesser monasteries.

On 3 August a commission was issued for a survey of all Bristol monasteries with an income of less than £200 a year, with a view to taking them over on the King’s behalf. The commissioners reported that at that time the priory of St. Mary Magdalen in Bristol had a church and house in good repair but only two nuns, one of whom was Eleanor Graunte, the Prioress and a novice nun ‘desiring continuance in religion’. Apart from that they had two servants, a man and a laundress. The yearly value of the property was set down at £21, 13s. 2d.

But what of the endowed possessions?

It seems almost certain that the King realised more from their possessions than was raised from the nunnery itself. This is because, their possessions included a ‘parcel of the priory’ [of land] in the hundred of Henbury in Gloucestershire.

The land included the mansion we now know as Southmead Manor House, currently since 1994 a children’s nursery.

Walking one day down St Michael’s Hill on my way to the Eye Hospital as I turned left into upper Maudlin Street, I caught myself thinking, ‘How appropriate that the eye hospital should be in a maudlin street’. Just a coincidence, but it made me wonder about the origin of the name.

Maudlin, apart from our modern usage, was originally a place name derived from the ancient Palestinian town of Magdala.

Mary, one of the followers of Jesus Christ, came from Magdala it was said, and hence was known as Mary Magdalen.

I then realised that the redbrick building that I passed on the corner of St Michael’s Hill (opposite the top of Christmas Steps) was once the King David Inn, but centuries before was the site of a priory for the sisters of St Mary Magdalen. It seems most likely that this explains the modern street name.

But what of the nuns who once lived there, before the dissolution of the monasteries?

Since the Dissolution, the Magdalen’s Bristol house in Southmead has had a chequered history, - a case of ‘pass the parcel’ indeed. Thomas Fosbrooke, in his comprehensive study into the history of Gloucestershire, lists many of the subsequent owners of the Manor House.

The complete list is too long for this article, but I must include Doctor Robert Courtney and his wife Mary who lived there and passed to me the following notes and details about their house and grounds. I have also been told about an Ice House, but its exact location is still to be

The priory of St Mary Magdalen was founded in about 1173 by Eva, the widow of a Robert Fitzharding. Eva was the first prioress and also endowed the nuns with possessions. This usually meant lands and buildings, manors or granges elsewhere to provide the nunnery with an income.

However, it was never a wealthy house and from the 13th century onwards the nunnery was poor enough to be exempt from taxation. In 1480 when William Worcester, the chronicler of Bristol’s buildings, visited he recorded their church as being a mere 14 metres long with a complement of only three nuns.

The end came in the fifteenth century, 31

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confirmed, either in the grounds of the former Waterdale House, (now the site of the Fire Station), or on the far side of Glenwood Road.

• In 1803 it was advertised for sale and purchased by Llewellin’.

“ The present house is of two periods.

The front part, at right angles to Southmead Road, is about 400 years old, and the remainder about 150 years old.

There is also evidence of an even older building. A staircase leads down under the front porch into a stone passage and an underground room, which may have been a kitchen. This room was used as an Air Raid shelter during WWII in the 1940’s, Other subterranean passages lead from the room, their destinations variously suggested as being to the College in Westbury or even farther away.

The stream running down the side of the garden is a tributary of the river Trym. The garden contains some lovely trees, one of which, a yew tree that Mary’s husband thought might have been mentioned in the Domesday book. Overlooking the stream are the remains of a large square building with large high windows”.

Mary also spoke to us of a kindly ghost in the house.

The house as seen today is the result of a serious fire in the early twentieth century that resulted in a major rebuild.

The stream, a tributary of the Trym, rises on Horfield Common, not far from the green in the Wellington frontage of the Manor Farm Boys club.

Now hidden from view it still flows in a culvert beneath part of Wellington Hill. Until the nineteen sixties it filled a large pond at the bottom, before the pond was filled in and the land used to build the houses of the aptly named Waterdale Gardens and Close.

Nevertheless, the hidden stream still crosses beneath Southmead Road before appearing once more along the side of the Manor House. It can again be seen on the far side of Lake Road and Willow Bank before hurrying on it’s way to join the River Trym.

Lastly, can any of our readers who perhaps even sheltered there during the bombing raids of WWII and have memories of the Manor House share their memories with us? Please let Andy know.

Eur-Ing. Julian Lea-Jones - C.Eng., FRAeS © February 2020

Here are some of the extracts from the history of the Manor House and subsequent owners.

• ‘On the 5th October 1319 that Bishop Cobham granted Henry, son of Ralph & Isobel Croke licence to hear Divine Service in the chapel within their Manor house so long as the rights and customs of the Parish Church (Holy Trinity, Westbury on Trym), were not injured.’

In addition to our Temple local History Group member,

• ‘The rent of the land of Edw. Fost of Westbury, parcel of the same, was granted to Richard Andrews & George

2006.

Mary Friend, who spoke to Dr. Robert & Mary Courtney, my thanks to the following who directed me to these source references: 1. Joseph Bettey, (1990). The Suppression of the Religious Houses in Bristol. Bristol: Bristol Branch of the Historical Association. pp. 7–14. ISBN 0-901388-57-2 2. Nunnery of St Mary Magdalen,

English Heritage.

2001.

3. Veronica Bowerman, The Henleaze Book, 2nd Edition, 4. Derek & Joyce Klemperer, The Henleaze Lake Story, 2007.

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The Wordsmith details. The question is: who really cares?

Does anybody actually give a monkey’s?

The answer is, of course, that many people do and I’m one of them! I know where I get it from. Growing up, my Dad would often reach for his copy of The Chambers Dictionary (it had to be Chambers) to look up the meaning or syntax or semantics or etymology of any given word or phrase.

I find it hard not to over analyse language, which may have something to do with my being an English teacher. Or maybe I’m an English teacher because I like analysing language? What I mean is that it’s hard for me not to be over pedantic at times.

Look at that last sentence, for example.

Could it perhaps be written as one word: overpedantic? Might there be a hyphen between over and pedantic? Is the ’over’ necessary at all? I’ll google it and have a little look.

Just as my Dad’s pedantry rubbed off on me, so I find my own teenage daughter is turning out the same way. I am struck by how she loves to use long and complicated words and is always asking how they are used. She’ll come home from school with a head-full (headfull? head full?) of multisyllable specimens and expect me to enlighten her. I sometimes feel like this is my comeuppance for being so pedantic myself.

But I don’t mind really and I’m more proud of her than frustrated by her questions.

It would appear that no hyphen is necessary.

Overpedantic is possible but over pedantic is just fine. Pedantic, by the way, is defined as ’somebody who is concerned with unimportant details’. So perhaps the word ‘over’ is over-the-top, or should that be over the top?

Over pedantic surely suggests that a certain amount of pedantry is acceptable and that too much is not. Either way, that definition proves my point.

And just in case you’re wondering, yes, I am OK with starting a sentence with ‘But’ and then following it with another starting with ‘And’!. And to anybody who might choose to disagree I would say, to quote Winston Churchill: ’This is the kind of arrant pedantry up with which I will not put’.

For most people we’re talking about unimportant

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17 March 1845 Bristol-based baker Henry Jones, whose bakery was located in Broadmead, was granted a patent for self-raising flour. The following year, due to the huge success of his invention, he was appointed as Queen Victoria’s purveyor of patent flour and biscuits. A patent in the USA was awarded to him on 1 May 1849. Jones returned to his native Wales in 1864, where he lived at Court House, Caldicot, until his death in 1891.

21 March 1843 The poet Robert Southey died in London aged 68. Born in Wine Street, Bristol, on 12 August 1774, Southey went on to become one of the Lake Poets, along with William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. In 1813, with Walter Scott having refused the role, Southey was appointed Poet Laureate – a position he held until his death thirty years later. As well as poems, he also wrote biographies of Oliver Cromwell and Horatio Nelson.

4 March 1912 Suffragette Victoria Simmons (later Lidiard), born in Clifton in 1889, was arrested having taken part in actions by the Women’s Social and Political Union (WPSU) in Oxford Street and Whitehall, which included the smashing of a War Office window. She was sentenced to two months’ hard labour in Holloway Prison. Having married Major Alexander Lidiard MC in 1918, she died in October 1992 aged 102.

23 March 1958 During his only UK tour, Buddy Holly (along with his band The Crickets) played two shows on the same day at Colston Hall. Other artists on the bill included Gary Miller, The Tanner Sisters, Des O’Connor and Ronnie Keene and his Orchestra.

The next stop for Holly was a show in Cardiff the following day.

SPORT

12 March 1994 The Church of England ordained its first 32 women priests at a service held in Bristol Cathedral. Officiated by Bishop Barry Rogerson, the service took place in alphabetical order meaning that Angela Berners-Wilson was the very first to be ordained – though speaking to the Guardian she said, “The way I see it, no one is ordained until the final amen is said, so all 32 of us became the first female priests together.”

Berners-Wilson is currently a chaplain at the University of Bath.

3 March 1928

Striker Ronnie Dix became the Football League’s youngest ever goal scorer with a goal against Norwich City during a 3-0 victory for Bristol Rovers. Dix was only 15 years and 180 days old at the time, and his record still stands to this day. A Bristol native, Dix’s football career saw him play for Blackburn, Aston Villa, Derby County, Tottenham and Reading. He also earned one cap for England, scoring against Norway in 1938.

1 March 1999

Aviators Bertrand Piccard, of Lausanne, Switzerland and Brian Jones of Knowle, set off on their journey which would see them complete the first nonstop circumnavigation of the globe by hot air balloon. The trip, aboard their 55-metrehigh Breitling Orbiter 3 (now on display at Washington’s National Air and Space Museum), began in the Swiss Alps and ended in Egypt on 21 March. The pair set seven world records during their voyage.

4 March 2018 Bristol Bears lost 34 – 38 against the Jersey Reds at Ashton Gate, their only defeat in the 2017/18 RFU Championship season. Victory in the match would have seen the rugby club set a new record of 17 consecutive wins, but any disappointed was short-lived as the Bears still secured promotion with two games to spare on 7 April – and finished the season 20 points ahead of second-place Ealing Trailfinders.

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A Delicious Carrot Cake Recipe

Rich, moist and heavily spiced, this carrot cake is sure to impress and is perfect for Easter. This Serves 20 people. cake is easy to make and even the most novice of bakers can do it. Decorated with fresh dill Takes 2 hours and real carrots with their tops on gives this to make. cake a rustic, country feel.

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For the cake: Grated carrot (600 grams) Soft brown sugar (525 grams) Sunflower oil (450 millilitres) Eggs (6 medium sized eggs)

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Line three sandwich (9 inch) tins with greaseproof paper.

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Place the grated carrot, oil, eggs and sugar into a mixing bowl. Stir with a wooden spoon until combined.

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Sift in the flour, mixed spice and bicarbonate-of-soda. Gently stir together.

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Equally divide the mixture into the three tins. Place in the oven for 35 minutes.

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To ensure the cake is cooked insert a knife into the centre. If the knife comes out clean, the cake is done. If it still has mixture on, a further 5 minutes cooking is required.

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Whilst the cake is baking you can make your icing. Blend the cream cheese, softened butter, icing sugar and vanilla extract in a food processor for 1 minute.

Refrigerate until needed.

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Leave your baked cakes to cool on a cooling rack before assembling (so icing doesn’t melt).

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Now assemble your cakes. If the cakes are very bumpy, it looks better if you level them off using a bread knife. Sandwich the three cakes together with your icing.

Ice the top of the cake and decorate as desired.

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Enjoy.

Self-raising flour (600 grams) Mixed spice (9 teaspoons) Bicarbonate-of-soda (3 teaspoons)

For the Filling: Cream Cheese (500grams) Soft butter (500 grams) Icing sugar (1000 grams) Vanilla extract (3 teaspoons)

Top Tip… If you fancy changing it up a little add a handful or two of chopped nuts or dried fruits.

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In The Garden with Cathy Lewis Tropical plants can add a touch of the exotic to your garden, whisking your imagination away from grey British skies to dream locations such as sun-kissed Caribbean islands. Sheltered Bristol gardens are often well suited to slightly tender plants, particularly if they are surrounded by warmth-retaining stone walls and get plenty of sunshine. Big architectural evergreen plants set the scene and, for me, nothing says tropical better than palms.

Hailing from the Mediterranean Chamaerops humilis (European fan palm or Mediterranean dwarf palm) is another great option for Bristol gardens. This shrub-like palm has several stems growing from a single base and is much shorter than the Trachycarpus, reaching about 5m. The leaves are fan shaped and suitably exotic-looking.

To keep the plant looking its best remove old or tatty leaves. Tough and undemanding, you can grow it in a pot or border in sun or part shade. Just feed and water regularly. Both these palms are such useful, decorative and reliable plants that The Royal Horticultural Society has given them its Award of Garden Merit.

Tall, swaying coconut trees may be out of the question but there are some palms that do rather well in all but the most inclement British weather.

One such example is Trachycarpus fortunei, also called the windmill palm or Chusan palm.

It is native to China and grows in high altitudes meaning it’s pretty hardy and well suited to our climate. I have seen a fine example growing in a garden on the edge of the Avon Gorge. It gets buffeted by the wind but soaks up warmth from the retaining wall behind. Given time and the right conditions this palm can reach over 12m tall with fan-shaped leaves up to 1m wide.

As a bonus it also has drooping panicles of yellow flowers. The stem is covered in dark brown fibres, however some people trim this away to leave a more attractive smooth trunk - apparently a bread knife is the best way to do this. It will grow happily in a pot or border in full sun or lightly dapped shade providing it has well-drained fertile soil.

Other architectural evergreens with a hint of the exotic are Cordyline australis and Phormiums, both of which hail from New Zealand, as well as Yuccas and bamboo. Tetrapanax papyrifera has large, exotic-looking leaves as does that shady garden workhorse, Fatsia japonica. Options for exotic-looking herbaceous and ground cover plants are many and varied, but that’s another story…

Cathy Lewis, Dip.PGSF Professional garden design, consultancy and maintenance Tel: 07985 008 858 www.cathylewisgardens.co.uk

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The IT Page - Russell Isaac Not a Good 2020 Start for Windows 10

This update is also in some extreme cases preventing some PCs from booting correctly – and again the solution appears to be to uninstall the update.

Windows 10 is once again experiencing serious issues due to a recent batch of updates which were released on ‘Patch Tuesday’, February 11th.

Microsoft also released a second update – KB4524244 – for some PCs on Patch Tuesday, and unfortunately that also has been causing problems. Apparently, some HP computers are failing to boot, and the issue could be due to the ‘Sure Start Secure Boot Key Protection’. As one user found out, turning off the feature fixes the issue. It seems the update, which addresses third party boot managers, is having problems with HP’s implementation.

Windows 10 KB4532693 was supposed to be an important security update, however many people who have it installed are complaining that Windows 10 is booting up with a default Start menu and desktop – any shortcuts or customization they’ve applied have disappeared.

I have also seen other Start menu issues such as backgrounds disappearing and missing icons.

It appears to because Windows 10 is booting with a temporary user profile which removes shortcuts and icons from the desktop and Start menu. At time of press, it appears that the only way to fix this is to uninstall the update. You can do this by going to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update, and clicking on the View Update History link. From here you can elect to uninstall the rogue updates.

For most everyday users, solving these issues might seem daunting – but I hope that by flagging up such known issues they can at least understand that the problem is a Windows one, not a hardware issue, and that it will probably be solved in future updates.

The path of true love with Windows never did run smooth.........

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Financa Matters - Phil James, Grosvenor Consultancy Ltd “For the times they are a changing.”

the response will be that as a shareholder, they could influence the company’s board of directors from within, which is true of course. However in the future I think It may go further than that and market forces and people pressure will mean Sustainable, ESG type investments will become more mainstream and companies as a whole will demonstrate adherence to ESG principles.

As a financial adviser my clients expect me to keep abreast of what is happening in the world of investments.

I think I have heard the views of about a dozen investment companies so far in 2020 and what has struck me is how many are talking about Environmental, Social and (corporate) Governance (ESG).

There is new ‘advice legislation’ in October 2020, where if advisers are not doing so already, they will have to ask more comprehensive questions about what is and what is not acceptable to investors. So, should you be making a stand with your investments by dis-investing from certain sectors or companies? Well that is a personal choice. Will fund managers and advisers be asking more questions about ESG? Yes, for sure and I expect as investors we will do the same.

However, I’ll end with an impressive example where a company with a vision for its future, supported by the investment of several major investment companies, changed for the better to show it can happen.

A few weeks ago, I attended a meeting in Westbury-On-Trym about the environment crises and one of the speakers was a representative from Extinction Rebellion. We considered the issues facing the world, how some companies are helping the crises, and some continue to hinder it. We are probably all thinking about what we can do, to make a difference. One point of discussion was about ‘making a stand’ and dis-investing from companies hindering the crises.

DONG Energy (Danish Oil and Natural Gas) was a company with origins in Denmark in the early 1970’s. An energy company that used Coal and Oil. Since 2006 they cut their use of coal by 73% and will cease using it altogether by 2023, by which time they will have also cut their Co2 emissions by 96%. They changed their name in October 2017 to Ørsted. They are now the global leader in offshore wind, being responsible for more than a quarter of the offshore wind capacity globally.

They are fully committed to renewable energy, built the first wind turbine in 1991, the largest in 2017 and in ‘Corporate Knights’ 2020 index of the Global 100 most sustainable corporations in the world, they achieved 1st position. Change has to and can happen.

I have quite a few clients (and it’s something I have done myself to an extent over the years) who have invested in ‘Ethical Funds’. These are funds that use a ‘Negative Screening’ process - i.e. avoiding certain industries, sectors, and companies. Over the last decade or so a new idea has come from ‘Sustainable’ funds or investments. These are companies making a positive impact to the industries they operate in, the staff they employee, the environment as a whole. However, I wonder whether we are now entering a time where fund managers will be considering ESG criteria for all companies they might potentially invest in, in just the same way they analyse the product or service, the directors, the turnover and profit, the debts and overheads of a company. Sustainability and good business practices is really important for the future of any business, not just those in the ‘Green Space’. We live in a world where adverse publicity and the influence this has on the share price could cripple a company and so perhaps going forward, more issues will become less acceptable. Occasionally a fund manager will be put on the spot about why they hold shares in ‘XYZ’ and the typically

Phil James Grosvenor Consultancy Ltd. There are advantages and disadvantages to using all of these strategies and they depend on individual circumstances so don’t take action without seeking competent advice. Tax rules, rates and allowances are all subject to change. The Financial Conduct Authority does not regulate tax advice and some forms of offshore investments. The value of investments and the income from them can fall as well as rise, you may not get back the full amount you invested and past performance is no guide to future performance.

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Prize Wordsearch - Seaside Resorts This month we are off to the seaside, and on the hunt for the Rough Guide’s “Best Seaside Towns in Britain”. Listed below are twenty five fine resorts. Twenty four are the top ones in Britain as nominated by the Rough Guide authors. Which leaves one resort which, although splendid, didn’t make the RG list. All you have to do is find the resort that wasn’t invited to the awards ceremony. The words are hidden in the grid running forwards, backwards, up, down or on a diagonal.

When you have found the odd one out let me know which it is by getting in touch - email andy@bcmagazines.co.uk, text 07845 986650, call 0117 259 1964 or write to 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY. First correct entry drawn from all those _____________________________ submitted by 31 March will win a copy of The Rough Guide to Great Britain and, for the kids, the i-Spy On A Car Journey puzzle book.

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Music, present, past and future - Duncan Haskell Album of the Month

Next Step

Supervision by La Roux (Supercolour Records)

Make It Big by Wham! (Epic/ Columbia)

For most people, La Roux will always be best known for the pair of instantly catchy singles they dropped in 2009.

Both In For The Kill and Bulletproof felt like songs that had always existed in the world of pop music whilst simultaneously capturing the discoinspired sound of the late 00s.

As La Roux’s latest album bubbled its way out of our speakers we couldn’t help but think of Wham’s second record, 1984’s Make It Big. At eight songs long (Supervision only has one more), half of the tracks were released as singles Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Careless Whisper and Freedom were all A-sides and Everything She Wants was the B-side to the festive classic Last Christmas. And it’s very much the strength of those four tracks which established Make It Big as a multi-platinum success, securing George Michael’s position as one of the most gifted writers and performers of the decade along the way.

Previously a duo consisting of Elly Jackson and Ben Langmaid, La Roux is now the solo moniker of Jackson, who has struggled with health, financial and creative difficulties since her commercial peak over a decade ago.

She has spoken in interviews of her frustrations at previously being seen as the public face of the band, with a supposed more-talented puppet master pulling the strings. By continuing with her band’s name, she has the chance to show that isn’t the case, that she’s more than just an intriguing voice (and wardrobe).

The album’s other half included a cover of The Isley Brothers’ If You Were There and the fantastically era-appropriate Credit Card Baby.

To call them filler would be to do them a slight disservice, but the strength of the album came from those era-defining singles. Contrasting the energetic pop of Wake Me Up… with the soulful ballad Carless Whisper showed Wham! to be an act that could successfully run the full gamut of chart-friendly music.

That much of the album sounds like a continuation of the music La Roux made on their self-titled debut, and 2012’s Trouble in Paradise, is very much a good thing. Those familiar 80s touch points of George Michael / Wham, with a sprinkling of late-70s Chic, can still be heard in the funky rhythms that keep songs such as International Woman Of Leisure and Everything I Live For bouncing along. Jackson’s near falsetto has a fragility about it that lends an edge to tracks like Do You Feel and He Rides which may otherwise come across as a little lightweight.

Gig of The Month Richard Dawson @ Trinity Centre Sunday 29th March We loved Richard Dawson’s 2019 album 2020 so much that we have to make him our gig of the month. His guttural vocal style has always been the perfect weapon for telling tales from our country’s past but his latest offering added a more modern musical style which couldn’t have worked better if he’d planned it (which he probably did). Throw in Two Halves, an immediate classic in the “songs about football” genre, and we’re sure that you’ll have a great evening with the Newcastle singer.

Duncan Haskell

It’s unlikely that Jackson will ever experience the same levels of success again, but there’s creative freedom to be found in a life less mainstream.

Take the album’s final song Gullible Fool, over seven-minutes in length, it has a warm bassline that belies the hardness of the lyrics and show there is some true depth behind these shimmering pop ditties.

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Talking Pets with Viking Vets We had a request resently for a tetanus vaccine for a dog. One of our clients had heared about a dog that contracted tetanus and she wanted to prevent it. Fortunately, tetanus is relatively rare in dogs. Horses and humans are more susceptible to tetanus, while cats are highly resistant. Dogs fall somewhere in the middle of this spectrum – but it does happen.

or rigidity of the limb nearest the site of infection.

This can progress to generalized signs that include rigidity in all four limbs known as the “sawhorse stance.” The more classic presentation of tetanus is a dog with rictus sardonicus (“sardonic grin”).

The ears are pulled tightly back, as are the lips. It can progress to “lockjaw”, meaning the dog can’t open its mouth.

The disease arises from the bacteria Clostridium tetani, which is introduced into the body via wounds. C. tetani is naturally present in some soils. Despite what many people think, C. tetani is not a particular hazard of rusty metal; it’s the dirt on rusty metal – as well as metal that is not at all rusty! – that carries C. tetani into a wound.

During my 25 year as a vet, I have seen two cases of tetanus in dogs, and whilst at Bristol Uni I remember we had a case in a cat. Both dogs survived, but one needed weeks of intensive care, and the cat made a full recovery as well. One case was in a puppy, and as most puppies it had been play biting its owners and me. This resulted in all family members and me having to have anti toxin treatment at Southmead hospital. Anti toxin are given when you have been exposed to tetanus.

There are no vaccination available for prevention of tetanus in dogs. In humans we will get life long protection if we have had five vaccination. Main prevention is to clean out puncture wounds, or seek veterinary advise if concerned.

Another surprise is that the bacteria itself is not the problem. Rather, the tetanus malady is caused by a neurotoxin (“tetanospasmin”) that is produced by the bacteria after it is introduced to an oxygen-deprived setting (as in puncture wounds) and it begins to reproduce. The toxin binds to tissue in the nervous system and causes the classic signs of tetanus. In dogs, these signs include painful muscle contractions and stiffness

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Giving Wisely - What Should A�orneys Consider?

Rachael Armstrong

In 2018/19 the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) recorded a 55% increase in applica�ons to the Court of Protec�on (COP) to censure or remove a�orneys, with improper gi�making and not ac�ng in the donor’s best interest being the two main concerns.

A property and financial affairs Las�ng Power of A�orney, or an old-style Enduring Power of A�orney, grants an a�orney authority to make decisions that help protect the financial interests of the donor, but a�orneys must take care when using this authority.

What Cons�tutes a Gi�?

Gi�s typically involve giving money or possessions to rela�ons and friends on birthdays, weddings, or other occasions.

The law sees dona�ons to charity as gi�s. However, a�orneys may have to decide about less common gi�s where issues may arise, such as paying school fees, making interest-free loans (where the waived interest is the gi�), or crea�ng a trust of the donor’s property.

Is the Gi� Reasonable?

This can be hard to determine. There is no precise defini�on of what makes a gi� ‘reasonable’. An a�orney should look broadly at the effect the gi� will have on the donor’s current and future financial situa�on, and consider whether the gi� is in the donor’s best interests. Some factors to consider are:

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• whether the gi� is affordable; • whether the donor would have made gi�s of this size; • the donor’s life expectancy and whether funds may be needed for future care costs; • how the gi� might interfere with legacies in the donor’s Will; • whether the donor would have supported the charitable cause, for gi�s to chari�es.

Limits on an A�orney’s Authority A�orneys should always check that there are no specific or general restric�ons in the Power of A�orney document that restrict their authority to make gi�s. A�orneys must also take into considera�on the relevant statutory principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the OPG guidance on gi�s.

Most importantly, a�orneys must act in the best interests of the donor by making decisions that they consider the donor would have made themselves.

If the a�orneys are in doubt or believe a proposed gi� falls outside their

authority, the a�orneys should apply to the COP for approval before making the gi�.

Whilst the COP recognises limited circumstances when an a�orney may make larger gi�s without making a court applica�on, these circumstances are specific and advice should therefore be taken before proceeding.

Consul�ng the Donor A point o�en overlooked is that the a�orney should consult the donor about the gi�, if they can. The a�orney

should encourage the donor to par�cipate in the decision if possible.

This is useful even if the donor lacks capacity, as involving them in any decision about making a gi� helps to ensure that an a�orney is ac�ng in the donor’s best interests.

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Children’s Puzzles - answers on page 87 Odd One Out Can you spot the odd one out in these lists?

1. Haddock, Chaffinch, Starling, Wren, Collared Dove 2. Daniel Craig, Roger Moore, James Bond, Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan 3. Denmark, Holland, Sweden, Norway, Finland 4. Mersey, Severn, Humber, Thames, Danube 5. Crocus, Thyme, Oregano, Parsley, Sage Name the Animals Can you name the following creatures? There are 3 choices for each one -

Manta Ray, Beluga Whale or Basking Shark?

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Buzzard, Vulture or Bald Eagle?

Mystery Personalities Can you recognise the three “famous people” behind the frames below?

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What’s On & Community Event Listings Listings for community events, not-for-profit clubs and charitable activities are free of charge. If you have something of this nature that you would like listed please get in touch by emailing andy@bcmagazines.co.uk or through the Listings page on the website www.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.

varied repertoire. New members are always welcome. Victoria Bourne the musical director says “what a life changing experience it can be for so many people!” Holy Trinity Church, Hotwells, BS8 4ST on Tuesday evenings at 6:30pm Contact. info@alltogethernowchoir. com and www.alltogethernowchoir.com Alliance Française de Bristol. Can’t speak French? Or would you like to brush up on it? Talk to us about our courses and cultural events. Learn French with the French! www. afbristol.org.uk

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.

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.

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!

Antiques and Collectables Fair on Saturday 21st March from 10.30 to 4.30pm, at Stoke Bishop Village Hall.There will have a variety of stalls selling Collectables to Antiques (and other younger patrons!). Entrance is only 50p, with refreshments available all day. For FFI contact Gail on 0117 9685350 or email villagehallstokebishop@gmail.com

Alexander Technique. Low cost lessons by 3rd year Alexander students at Southmead Community Centre, BS10 6BQ. The Alexander Technique is a well-established, self-care life skill of mind and body. Through movementbased mindfulness skills, build emotional resilience and physical flexibility; improving posture, stress and pain management and improved balance. New career? Teaching the Alexander Technique could be it! Now recruiting students for the professional programme.

Further details: www. bristolalexanderschool.co.uk or email Caroline at cchalk19@gmail.com

The Arts Society Bristol is Bristol’s society for those who enjoy the arts and we welcome new members. Lectures are given monthly on a wide range of subjects by specialists in their field. The lecture on 10 March is “Nefertiti: Images of Egypt’s most intriguing queen” and on 14 April is “Four walls that changed everything: Giotto’s Scrovegni chapel”.

Lectures are held at 8pm at Redmaids’ High School, Westbury-on-Trym, BS9 3AW. For more information visit our website www. theartssociety-bristol.org.uk Babbers Radio Show every Monday from midday to 2pm on Ujima Radio - 98FM. The show is organised and presented by older people for older people with the aim of helping

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to reduce loneliness and social isolation although the topics we cover are interesting and relevant to all. For more details - info@ ujimaradio.com.

Bridge Tuition. Would you like to learn to play bridge absolutely free?. Why not join our small friendly group meeting in Coombe Dingle / WoT on Thursday afternoons 2pm to 4pm. Beginners very welcome. Phone 07837300073 for details or email tc.stygall@ gmail.com.

Badminton. St Peter’s Badminton & Social Club are a small friendly Badminton Club and meet every Monday and Wednesday from 7.30pm until about 9.30pm in St Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze, BS9 4LD. Membersip Fees are £135.00 from September to May. Visitor Fees are £4.50 per night £2.00 for Accompanied Juniors who are very welcome. Contact Ann: tel: 0117 694882 email: contactann999q@ gmail.com

Bristol & Clifton Dickens Society. Meets monthly, Monday evenings at Leonard Hall, Trinity RUH, Waterford Rd, Henleaze,BS9 4BT. Dickens works, Guest Speakers, Costumed Readings, Book Club, Victorian Life etc.

Contact us for membership & programme. romahussey@hotmail.com. 0117 9279875. www.dickens-society.org.uk

Badminton. Beaufort Junior Badminton Club.

Want to play Badminton aged between 10 & 18? Want to join a club with other social, friendly and enthusiastic young people?

Then join us on Monday evenings 6pm - 7pm, from September to Easter, term time only at Cotham School Sports Hall, Cotham Lawn Road, Bristol, BS6 6DT. All coaches DBS checked and Badminton England qualified. All abilities welcome with progression through to senior clubs. Cost £4 per session with free introductory session. Suitable for D of E awards. If you are interested please contact Penny Shears for more information email : pennyshears@googlemail.com or mobile 07941013514

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

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

Fancy playing Bridge? Free social Bridge session every Wednesday 6.30pm to 10.30pm, drop in any time - all welcome! A relaxed and informal evening, experienced players on hand with advice if needed. No partner or membership necessary, feel free to come along with friends. Licensed bar, teas & coffees available. At Bristol Bridge Club, 99 Oldfield Rd, Hotwells, Bristol BS8 4QQ. Come along and give it a try!

Biodanza Classes. Enjoy life more moving to world music. Fun, uplifting and relaxing.

Restore your sense of harmony and wellbeing.

Biodanza promotes self-confidence, selfexpression, compassion and friendship.

Tuesdays 7.45-9.45pm Westbury Park School Hall, Bayswater Avenue BS6 7NU. Parking in playground at rear. Visit BiodanzaNow on Facebook for more information or call Sheila on 07731 697 938.

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

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.

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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. If you need their help, just

contact them. John & Peter will be pleased to help.

Peter Abraham wishes to thank all those who have supported him as their Councillor since the creation of the Stoke Bishop Ward. Peter will not be seeking re election on May 7th. Peter said “ I have been proud to work, since I was first elected in 1966, for a better Bristol and will continue to do so . My best wishes to you all”.

John Goulandris, who will be standing in the May elections, says : “I have worked with Peter since 2002 and I will greatly miss his experience and wise counsel. He has been a wonderful colleague, mentor and friend and I wish him a happy and very well deserved retirement. I am delighted to welcome Henry Michallat, who will be standing with me in May. He is a dynamic and energetic campaigner, who will fight hard for our community.”

Your comments, views and questions are welcomed - these are our contact details:• Councillor Peter Abraham • Email: Cllr.peter.abraham@bristol.gov.uk • Councilor John Goulandris • Email: Cllr.john.goulandris@bristol.gov.uk • Phone 0117 922 2227 • City Hall, College Green, Bristol, BS1 5TR 65

What’s On & Community Event Listings Bristol Community Gamelan play the music of Java and are looking for new members for the 2019 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.

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 Club Secretary Bill O’Neill at lion.bill@virginmedia.com.

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

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.

Bristol Cathedral Choir School Choral Society Concert. Our next concert is on Saturday 21 March 2020 7:30pm at Henleaze United Reformed Church, Waterford Road, Henleaze.

When we will be performing Faure Requiem & Haydn ‘Nelson’ Mass with orchestra and local soloists. Tickets available on the door. For further details see www.bccschoralsociety. org.uk

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.

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 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 meet on the first Monday of every month (except BH’s) at central Quaker Meeting House, Champion Square. For more details visit www.bristol.humanist.org.uk or www. meetup.com/Bristol-Humanists.

Bristol Choral Society and Bristol Ensemble, conducted by Hilary Campbell, present Symphony of Psalms on Saturday 21st March at 7.30 in Bristol Cathedral. This concert features Stravinsky’s beautiful ‘Symphony of Psalms’ and a piano duo - his warmtime sonata for two pianos. The second half of the concert will be given over to the equally beautiful and well-known Faure’s Requiem, which is a profoundly spiritual and luminescent piece about death, hope and happiness. Tickets from £11 to £28 (under 25s £5 & Seniors 10% discount).

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

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What’s On & Community Event Listings melodies and dark harmonies, sometimes with echoes of waltz and folk song. We will also perform Five Mystical Songs by Vaughan Williams. At Clifton Cathedral, Clifton Park, Bristol BS8 3BX on Saturday 21st March at 7.45 pm. Tickets cost £15 (£5 for students, under 16s free). Available from tickets@ bristolphoenixchoir.org.uk, 07931 812 625, or Opus 13, St Michael’s Hill, Bristol 0117 9230164.

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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 St Andrew’s Methodist Church, Gloucester Road, BS34 7PS. You will be made very welcome when you come along to a rehearsal. Also visit our website – bristolmvc.org.uk - to find out more, or phone 0117 968 2223.

Bristol Playgoers Club is the oldest amateur drama group in Bristol. Members have many opportunities to take part and a chance to see a variety of plays and enjoy a programme of social events. Find us on Facebook and Twitter. A warm welcome is guaranteed to all, newcomers and existing members alike, at Newman Hall, Grange Court Road, BS9 4DR. Our next performances are on 10th March, with “The Female Of The Species” by Joanna Murray-Smith, and on 24th March with “Virtue Triumphant” by Pat Norris.

Bristol Millennium Orchestra Concert.

Saturday 14th March at 7:30pm. At Oatley House Main Hall, St Monica’s, Cote Lane, Westbury on Trym. Includes Tchaikovsky Symphony No 5. Tickets £8 available from www.bristolmillenniumorchestra.co.uk

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

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.

Bristol Shambhala Meditation Group offer an Open House every Wednesday evening from 7 until 9 pm at 17 Lower Redland Road, BS6 6TB with qualified meditation instructors available. Please see our website for further details at bristol.shambhala.info. We also have a rentable large room downstairs suitable for yoga or pilates and a smaller room upstairs ideal for one to one therapies. Please contact Roel at shambhalabristolrooms@gmail.com for further rental information.

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.

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

Bristol Phoenix Choir and Orchestra, with Bristol Cathedral Consort, are thrilled to be performing Brahms wonderful German Requiem. A Romantic masterpiece, it speaks of loss, of comfort and of hope using soaring 68

Easter Sculpture Festival University of Bristol Botanic Garden Friday 10th – Monday 13th April 2020

Pay on gate, or book online in advance for discounted entry

Spectacular garden sculptures, workshops and refreshments in a beautiful setting

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What’s On & Community Event Listings 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 www. cityvoicesbristol.org and make contact for more information.

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.

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.

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.

Carers Support Centre. If you are outgoing and could offer two mornings a month to meet, greet and give information to carers when they visit their GP surgery, I would love to hear from you. Full training and support provided.

Please contact Marilyn Crump, Volunteer and Training Coordinator at MarilynC@ carerssupportcentre.org.uk. If you look after someone who couldn’t manage without you, and would like some information about our services for carers or would 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.

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 The Clifton Singers are recruiting for all voices. We are a small choir of 20-25 voices, where your voice will make a difference. We sing and rehearse mostly unaccompanied, and we try not to spend too much time learning notes, so good reading is desirable. The music ranges from Renaissance to contemporary.

We rehearse in Clifton on Sunday evenings.

Contact@cliftonsingers.co.uk or www. cliftonsingers.co.uk for more details.

Carers’ Support Group. Would you like the opportunity to share your experiences, relax and make new friends? Then come and join the 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.

Join us for Coffee, Cake and Chat at Henbury Village Hall and Garden on 6th March, from 10.00am – 12 noon. Do bring a friend! Dog walkers and ramblers welcome. Only £1 for Fresh Coffee and Home Made Cake! Ring 0117 959 3757 for further information.

City Voices Bristol is a non auditioning community choir that welcomes new members. Whether you have been in other choirs or haven’t sung since school days, why not come and join us? We are a friendly bunch of people of all ages and love singing both for relaxation and for enjoyment. We perform two concerts each year at St Georges Hall, with a wide repertoire from Mozart to the Beach Boys and Lady Gaga. If you are interested, we rehearse on a Monday evening

Coffee Morning at St Mary’s Church is held every Tuesday morning from 10 to 12. All welcome (especially those with young children – toddler toys and books available).

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What’s On & Community Event Listings up to date information.

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.

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

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

Join the Minions in Westbury village (BS9) at this years Community Fair on Saturday 9th May 11- 3:30, Small prizes for Fancy dress entries, : Tower tours at the Parish Church, plants at the Methodist Church, lots of stalls and community activities in the GP Car Park area & The Well 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.

Refreshmnents are also available in a relaxed and friendly environment. For more details contact Sue Sills on 0117 962 8306.

Filtones Choir rehearse on Wednesdays at Eden Grove Methodist Church from 1.45 to 3.45 p.m. We are actively recruiting new members and welcome anyone who would like to drop in and just listen or give us a try. We are a non-auditioning choir and, an ability to read music, although useful, is not necessary as we supply learning CDs or in MP3 format. You will be assured of a very warm welcome and a cup of tea! For further information please contact our Chairman, Michael Hensman, on 0117 9655368, our secretary, Janet Higgins on 0117 9241534 or email dorothy.bryant@ btinternet.com Or just drop in!

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.

Friendly Bridge SW meets in Stoke Bishop Village Hall every Monday evening at 7:15 and St Edyth’s Church Hall Sea Mills every Friday morning at 9:45. New players are welcome and you can come without a partner. Also available are bridge lessons for complete beginners or more experienced players. Contact Gareth on 07921-788605, email friendlybridgesw@ gmail.com or visit friendlybridgesw.org.uk

Drop-in Healing Sessions at The Friends Meeting House, 126 Hampton Road, Redland, Bristol, BS6 6JE. Healing is holistic, gentle and relaxing and helps restore balance and wellbeing. Enhances vitality and resilience and promotes a sense of peace. Recommended for stress. Run by Bristol Healing Group with trained volunteers and links with the Healing Trust. Sessions in November and December held on Thursdays from 2.30 to 4.00 pm.

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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 72

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What’s On & Community Event Listings 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.

new friends. Transport can sometimes be arranged if needed. Contact 0117 950 8644 for more details.

Friends of the Downs & Avon Gorge - It’s a great thing to be part of. Members get regular updates on projects and how to join in, a quarterly newsletter, and a programme of walks, talks and events. We welcome both active and non-active members as increasing our membership gives us a greater voice to represent all those who care about the Downs and its future. Visit the website www. friendsofthedowns.org for joining details or contact the Membership Secretary, 3 Wallcroft, Durham Park, Bristol BS66XJ.

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!

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, gospel and folk songs.

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

Friends of Old Sneed Park Nature Reserve (entrance Glenavon Park). A quiet corner of Stoke Bishop, with flower meadows, lake and woods. Join us on our monthly working parties and enjoy the great outdoors. Suitable for everyone. Free refreshments. Dates for 2020 - March 14, April 18. For more details or to join as a member – fospnr@gmail.com

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

Friends of Welsh National Opera welcome visitors to an evening entitled The Fund Raising Years on Wednesday 18 March at 7.15 at Redmaids High School. Sally Ann Bird has been working at WNO for some 30 years, many of which have been spent as the Friends’ Officer. She will be in conversation with Andy Taylor, the former long-serving Friends’ Manager, about her time with the Company and will be presenting some of her favourite music. Friends £5, Guests £7, Students £1.

Contact Melanie David at melaniejdavid@ btinternet.com or on 01934 842014 for more information.

Henleaze Bowling Club. Come along on at 6pm on Friday evenings (from mid-April, excluding Bank Holidays) to see if bowling could be the sport for you. Coaching available for those who want to take it further. The Club is situated in Grange Court Road, by Newman Hall. This is a friendly Club with good bowling facilities and social events throughout the year.

The Clubhouse is also available for hire. Phone

Frisbee Club. Beginner-friendly ultimate 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.

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the Secretary, Tom Logan, on 01179621669 or email hbcsec@henleazebowlingclub.org.uk for further details.

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.

Henleaze Singing for the Brain® brings People Living with Dementia and their carers together in a fun, friendly and social environment. First, third and fifth Thursday of every month, 2–3.45pm. £2.50 charge. Please contact Sophia Simlat at Alzheimer’s Society to book a place - 0117 961 0693 or bristol@ alzheimers.org.uk.

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.

Henleaze Flower Club meet at the Bradbury Hall, Trinity Henleaze URC, Waterford Road at 2pm on alternate Thursdays. Come and enjoy afternoons at our flower club and our yearly calendar of events which include flower demonstrations, speakers, coffee mornings, summer outings and a Christmas lunch. Future dates – 12th March, members day; 9th April, speaker Matthew Stenner; 14th May, demonstration with Marie Munday. £6 for visitors on the door. Alternate Thursdays members create their own arrangements.

Please ring for more information – Kath on 01454 412087 or Marg on 0117 9075724.

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)

Henleaze Ladies’ Choir, conducted by Jane English, sing a wide range of music from Brahms to songs from shows like ‘Caberet’. We meet on Thursday afternoons from 1.45pm -3.45pm at St Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze.

Come along and see what you’re missing – singing in a choir has big health benefits and is a lot more fun than working out! Contact Jean on 0117 9624466 or Jane on 07752 332278 for further details.

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.

Henleaze Senior Film Club, St Peter’s Church Hall, The Drive, Henleaze BS9 4LD. Monday 16th March 2pm. The Old Man & The Gun (12A) starring Robert Redford, Casey Affleck & Sissy Spacek. Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70

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The Camera Eye leading lines within an image, especially diagonals. These lines lead the eye to another point in the image or, occasionally, out of the image.

The first of these articles dealt with seeing the image. The second was an introduction to settings (and contained an error: the smaller – not the larger – is the f number, the wider is the aperture. Thus f/8 lets in twice as much light as f/11.).

This third article is about rules. When you join a club (and I hope it will be ours), it’s not long before you hear people talk about the “rules of composition”. Most photographers want to improve their photographs, but what do we mean when we say that one photograph is “better” than another? Viewing images is subjective, so to some people this question is pointless. Which is “better”: Leonardo’s Mona Lisa, or Rembra n dt ’s The Night Watch? And what about Paul Klee’s Blossoms in the night?

“Two for a pair” © Tom Rogers

Look at Turner’s painting, The Fighting Temeraire (above). The battleship and its tug are not in the middle of the canvas but are placed on the intersection of the lower and left thirds. The ships are moving “into the frame”, and the buoy on the lower right provides a leading line.

These are paintings, and it is from paintings that the rules emerged, from seeing what it was about the paintings that people liked.

Practically, the rules are guidelines rather than diktats that must be obeyed but, as one of the best known is the “rule of thirds”, and as no one calls it the “guideline of thirds”, “rules” it is.

I will return to rules but, whenever I do, remember that rules are made to be broken, and cannot apply to all types of image.

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The key point of the rule of thirds is that the main subject of your image should not be central, which is common in most informal photographs. The main subject should be more or less on an intersection of the lines dividing the image into thirds horizontally and vertically. This usually gives a more natural and interesting composition, and is said to be more “dynamic” because the subject can be thought of as “moving into the frame”.

If you live in the catchment of BS9, then come along to North West Bristol Camera Club (NWBCC). We meet on Wednesday evenings (except in July and August) at Westbury Fields. Details can be found in our notification on p 86.

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What’s On & Community Event Listings are provided and volunteers are on hand to help you if you are learning, or you can bring your current project. Taking place at Trinity Henleaze United Reformed Church, Waterford Road, BS9 4B. Hosted by Bristol Knitting and Crochet Group (07561 523 919 / brisknitcro@ gmail.com) and supported by Friends Ageing Better (Age UK Bristol). Please get in touch for our next event.

evenings 8 -10 at Stoke Bishop Village Hall.

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

Members: £3 per session. Visitors welcome: £4 per session. Come in to see us or telephone Donna on 01275 832 676 or Wilma on 0117 962 8895 for information.

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

Please contact Trevor on 07921 917 758 for more information.

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!

Keep Fit classes - 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.

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.

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.

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.

Keep Fit for Living - Extend Exercise for older adults and disabled people. Join our friendly and fun class - standing and seated. Maintain your mobility, strength, balance and coordination. Mondays at Brentry Scout Hut, Tranmere Avenue at 9.45. or New Brunswick URC, Wigton Crescent, Southmead at 11.30 £4. Just come along or contact Gill Porter on 01275 877131.

Lunch Club 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

Knit & Crochet Café at Trinity Henleaze. Do you feel that there is not much on for older people? Would you like to try something new and meet local people? A warm welcome and free tea and cake guaranteed! Materials 78

Bristol Indoor Bowls Club Great News for Bristol Sport. Bristol Indoor Bowls Club is holding a New Indoor Bowls Event, the 2020 World Singles & Mixed Pairs Bowls Championships. 20th – 24th April, 64 Participants from 27 countries. Tickets: £5 per day or £15 for the week.

Watch first class bowls from around the world. If you would like to experience playing bowls by yourself or with friends and family in wonderful indoor surroundings, which holds a Disability Kite Mark, then for more information and tickets please telephone: 01179 633460 or email: info@bristolindoorbowls.org.uk. Enjoy a warm friendly atmosphere with Refreshments & Bar. Be active at Bristol Indoor Bowls Club.

Pop legends, Doreen Doreen announce bank holiday gig for cancer charity

Emma Gilmore, Head of Community and Challenge Events at Penny Brohn UK said: “We are so excited to exclusively host Doreen Doreen at Penny Brohn Presents. Join us for a brilliant evening and dance the night away to some of the best cover versions you have ever heard. It will be the perfect start to the long weekend! Doreen Doreen gigs always sell out quickly so make sure you book your tickets as soon as possible! Proceeds from the event will help support more people with cancer to live as well as possible for as long as possible.”

Leading cancer charity, Penny Brohn UK will be kicking off the Early May Bank holiday in style by hosting Bristol pop legends, Doreen Doreen, for its annual fundraiser Penny Brohn Presents.

This year the bank holiday has been moved from a Monday to a Friday to coincide with VE Day which marks the 75th anniversary of the formal end of World War II. To celebrate the occasion Doreen Doreen will be performing as the headline act at Penny Brohn UK’s National Centre.

With 40 years’ experience, Penny Brohn UK recognises that people with cancer need more than medicine. Its whole person approach offers personalised care from the point of a cancer diagnosis into treatment and throughout survivorship. Exploring areas like diet, exercise, emotions, relationships and managing stress, our free courses, one-to-one therapies, and group sessions, work alongside standard medical treatment to achieve the best health and wellbeing by supporting the holistic needs - psychological, emotional, spiritual and physical - of people affected by cancer.

The event on Friday 8 May will feature bars, food stalls and face glitter. With plenty or laughter and dancing it promises to be a great evening! The rest of the line-up will be announced at a later date.

Tickets cost £27 each. VIP tickets are available for £45 and include access to a VIP area with two free drinks, seating, nibbles and a VIP bar. For more information and to book your tickets visit pennybrohn.org.uk/event/pbpresents or call 01275 370073.

Fiona Mackenzie from Doreen Doreen, said: “We are delighted to be playing again this year, supporting this wonderful charity in the beautiful surroundings of the Penny Brohn UK National Centre.”

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What’s On & Community Event Listings in support of the National Trust. Visits to NT and similar properties, and gardens, and talks of local interest are arranged by the Bristol Centre for the membership of the Centre. For more details please contact the Membership Secretary, Mrs Janet Stanton on 0117 4563497 or visit our website on www.ntbristolcentre. btck.co.uk

Alison (0117 962 9715).

Marie Curie fundraising. If you’d like to get more active or involved in your community why not give an hour a week or a day a month and help Marie Curie as we continue to provide care to patients and their families?

If you enjoy meeting new people and raising money for a great cause, we would love to hear from you. FFI please contact Helen Isbell on 0117 924 7275 or email Helen.Isbell@ mariecurie.org.uk.

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.

Menopause Matters - Getting to know yourself better. Supportive group and course for women going through the menopause and who want help in managing their symptoms. Monday evenings at the Redland Club Burlington Road. For more information contact Tricia Worthington on 07962 892060 or tricia_worthington@msn.com

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.

Mensa is holding a science day in Bristol on 28th March at The friends Meeting House 300 Gloucester Road, Bishopston. Open to nonmembers. No previous knowledge needed just an intelligent inquiring mind. 10.00 to 16.00. Cost £7.50. Local Concillor Martin Fodor will be telling us about Smart Cities. A fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society will be speaking about Electric Aircraft. A researcher will talk about using MRI to treat epilepsy. A lecturer from Bristol University will report on the Phoenix unmanned aerial vehicle. Full details and booking at www.mensa.org.uk/ public-events.

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.

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

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.

Parkinson’s UK - Bristol and District Branch - meets every first Saturday of the month at St Monica’s Trust, Cote Lane, BS9 3UN from 10am till 12 noon. Carers, relatives, spouses and people with Parkinson’s are all welcome for a social and informative get-together,

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what3words Last month the news carried a story about a group of four tourists who were rescued from near the summit of Ben Nevis after becoming disorientated in bad weather. Wearing trainers, with no maps and with minimal equipment, the hikers owed their survival to the Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team - and an app on their smartphones.

Many readers will doubtless have seen the story, and will possibly have heard of the app, but in case you’ve not here’s a little about what3words.

Developed by a young company based in London, what3words is a simple way of communicating about location. The developers have split the whole world into 3 metre squares, and assigned each square a unique three word reference - Cabot Tower for example has the three word reference tones.face.manual, and the front entrance to the Wills Memorial is identified by fancy.hotel.mugs.

The three words are randomly generated but will not change, and allow the user of the system, via a smartphone and the GPS-based app, to pinpoint any location in the world to a 3m square without the need for lengthy co-ordinates or error-prone descriptions. The system is rapidly growing in popularity and breadth of usage, and is now in use with many of the UK’s emergency service providers, as well as logistics companies, travel operators, taxi and food businesses and of course individuals. You need never lose your mates or miss out on a meet-up again. Or get stranded on a mountain in a cagoule and flip flops.

Specialising in traditional or contemporary made to measure units and bookcases Made to fit the space seamlessly with a wide choice of design possibilities, built with maximum efficiency and minimum disruption With installation of sockets, cable/TV points & lighting available Why not let us create the perfect space with a beautiful bespoke bookcase built with your needs in mind

The reason I mention the app, as well as it being a really interesting and useful system in our smartphone-enabled world, is that in next months magazine I am planning a puzzle walk somewhere in town that will use what3words as the means of directing you around the course - a sort of GPS-based treasure hunt. So to prepare yourself for the challenge why not download the what3words app to your phone in advance and get yourself familiar with the clever but simple system. And as a tester, the puzzle walk will be starting at thick.riches.foal

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What’s On & Community Event Listings Redland Green Bowls Club welcomes new members, free taster sessions. We have a full programmes of men’s ladies and mixed friendly and competitive matches. Reduced membership offer for the first year (£50).

More information and contact details https:// redlandgreenbowls.webs.com

with speakers from a variety of backgrounds with many diverse interests. We also meet at The Eastfield Inn, Henleaze, BS9 4NQ once a month for an informal coffee morning. For details of this and other activities in the area, visit our website. www.parkinsonsbristol.com 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.

REMAP - 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 the Chairman at bristol.chair@remap groups. org.uk or 0117 3295183 or visit www.bristol. remap.org.uk.

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!

Retired & Senior Volunteer Programme (RSVP). 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.

Pilates classes at the Northcote Scout Hall; Mondays 9:30am (Improvers), 10:30am (New Beginners); Tuesdays 9:30am (Improvers), 10:30am (Beginners-Gentle). £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

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

Pilates classes - come for a whole body workout that looks at improving coordination, flexibility, stretching and core strengthening.

Classes for all abilities (even a specific one for postnatal), so perfect whatever your starting point. Mondays: 11am mixed ability / 12.15pm postnatal (Flamingo Centre, Southmead Road) and 7pm / 8pm beginners (Penny Porter Physiotherapy). Visit www.sarahwasser.com for more information.

Scottish Country Dancing - come to Dance Scottish with RSCDS Bristol on Thursdays at 7.30pm in term time at Oatley Hall, St Monica’s Trust, Cote Lane, Westbury-onTrym BS9 3UN. New dancers welcome, come on your own or with a friend for fun, fitness 82

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and friendship. No need to wear a kilt or a sash! For information contact Alison on 0117 968 4036 or Caroline on 0117 924 9226 or see www.rscdsbristol.info

Soroptimist International Bristol is part of a global organisation founded in Bristol for women.We meet on the second and fourth Mondays of the month at Long Ashton Golf Club. During the year we support various charities and have an interesting speaker programme. Do look at our website or for more details email: sibristol@hotmail.co.uk (www.sigbi.org/Bristol)

Sea Mills Garden Club have regular monthly meetings, every 3rd Wednesday, held at Sea Mills Methodist Rooms, Sea Mills Square BS9 2DY at 7.30 pm. Forthcoming events - 18th March, James Cross, The Bishop’s Palace Gardens in Wells; 15th April, Gail Hazell, Sweet Peas – All You Need to Know. Visitors always welcome at £3 per meeting. FFI contact Pat Prior 07779 203626 or Gail Mitchell 0117 9685350.

St Peter’s Ladies Guild meets at 2pm on the third Wednesday of the month at St Peter’s Church Hall, The Drive, Henleaze. Varied programme. All welcome. Further details from Wilma on 0117 962 8895.

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.

Stoke Bishop Ladies Choir have returned to the Village Hall and welcome new members - auditions are not required. It is a great way to meet new friends and singing is the best medicine!

We sing modern toe-tapping songs and music is provided. For further information, please contact Carolyn on 2791409 or Maureen on 9567894.

Shouri Shotoryu Karate Club holds sessions 6 days a week at Henbury, Horfield and Easton Leisure Centres under principal instructor Nick Moller, 6th Dan. Over 30 years Nick has trained many students to 1st and 2nd Dan black belt and beyond, with all welcome from 5yrs and upwards. For more details visit Shouri Shotoryu karate on Facebook, or call 0117 969 5697.

Stoke Bishop Local History Group arranges regular talks in the Stoke Bishop Village Hall, 42 Stoke Hill, BS9 1EX. Anyone who is interested in local history is welcome. Membership £6pa Visitors £3. Our next meeting will be on 6th March when Paul Woodwill be looking at St Vincent’s Fountain and new Hotwells.

Stoke Bishop Townswomen’s Guild meet in the Hulbert Room of St Mary’s Church hall, Mariners Drive, on the first Thursday of each month. Meetings commence at 2.15pm so please do not arrive before 2pm. This will help with access and parking. All welcome.

Contact: Gay Huggins 9685813 for further information.

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

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Westbury Spring Clean 2020 - Can You Help?

SusWoT are Looking for 100 Litter Pickers In 2019 SusWoT collected 129 sacks of rubbish as part of the Great British Spring Clean. It was so much fun SusWoT are doing it again! If you can help that would be fantastic. The more people involved the easier it is, and the better Westbury will look. Last year there were eight litter picks and 70 people picked litter at least once. This year we want 100 people to take part! There will be seven events.

Litter Picking Timetable All litter picks will start at 10 am and aim to finish by 12:00.

Date Meeting Point Post Code Saturday 21 March Sunday 22 March Saturday 28 March Sunday 29 March Saturday 4 April Sunday 5 April Saturday 11 April

Westbury War Memorial Westbury War Memorial Clover Ground Eastfield Rd end Clover Ground Eastfield Rd end Northover Rd Henbury Road end Canford Park Main Entrance Stoke Lane Shops

BS9 3AA BS9 3AA BS9 4UA BS9 4UA BS9 3JB BS9 3JW BS9 3RL

How to get involved Email suswot2050@gmail.com saying which litter pick(s) you would like to help with. You could put together a group and litter pick streets near where you live. Children are welcome but will need an adult with them. The site www.keepbritaintidy.org has all litter picks being organised nationally on it.

If you turn up on the day you will be welcome although it makes it easier to plan if we know you are coming.

Objective To make Westbury look smart and have fun doing so. Spring is ideal for litter picking, there is little vegetation to hide it. We recycle metal, plastic and glass if possible. We aim to show that litter picking is easy and encourage people to keep their own streets clean and to use their recycling bins.

What you need / On the Day SusWoT has all the equipment needed including top quality litter pickers, hoops with bags and hiviz vests, to make litter picking as safe and easy as possible. Bristol Waste will collect the waste and recycling. Gloves are optional, Bristol Waste suggest not wearing gloves to discourage using your hands.There will be a full briefing about health and safety issues before you start. You will be assigned an area and given the equipment you need.

About SusWoT SusWoT tries to improve Westbury in ways that are sustainable. 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 so people can grow their own. Last year SusWoT grew 800 tomato plants! SusWoT also sell seeds in small quantities.

• Improving the Trym river system and the green spaces around it.

If you would like to get involved in any of the work SusWoT does please email SusWoT2050@gmail.com.

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

Venue for 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.

Reasonable rates. Please call 07790519683 for more info.

Tai Chi - an ancient Chinese system of exercise which develops 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. Classes for beginners in Westbury, Southmead and Clifton. See www.taichiworksbristol.co.uk or phone 0117 9424167 for more information.

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.

Tai Chi for over 55’s. For health, for fitness, for life. Shibashi form, can be done standing or sitting down. Slow and easy movements adapted for older people. Relaxing and enjoyable. Reduces stress and lifts mood.

Improves balance, flexibility, muscle strength, fitness. Beneficial for heart, lungs, chronic pain. Drop-in class at The Redland Club, Burlington Road, BS6 6TN on Wednesdays 11:00 to 12:00. Cost £4. Please arrive 5 mins early and bring flat, soft shoes/slippers to wear. Contact Selina on 0117 9466434 for more information.

Walking Tennis at Henleaze Tennis Club. This is a slower version of the game and is designed so that anyone with a long-term health condition or who is inactive can participate. It can be enjoyed by many, you do not have to have a health condition to attend! Open to all, members and non-members, sessions take place on Wednesday morning at 9.15am. Cost £5. Come and try it! Or for more information call 07411 263207.

Taoist Tai Chi class every Monday 7pm at Badock’s Wood School, Doncaster Road.

You will experience benefits to your body, mind, and spirit, make friends and listen to remarkable stories of health improvement.

Our hope is that each person leaves with a renewed conviction that they can make a real positive difference in their own health and with a clear sense of how to go about it. We are a registered charity and all our instructors are volunteers. Young and old alike enjoy the friendly and welcoming nature of the Society.

See taoist.org.uk for more information.

Walking Touch Rugby for males and female over 50s. Every Friday 10am to 11.30, Westbury Fields, Cricket Lane, Westburyon-Trym BS10 6TW. A great inclusive sport for all levels of mobility. Come along and be welcomed. Contact Kris Tavender, email ktavender@bristolbearsrugby.com.

Wedding Volunteers needed. Westburyon-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

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 86

Quiz Answers Quiz Time - page 26 General Knowledge 1a) Going For A Song (but will also accept Antiques Roadshow), b) Ask The Family but will also accept Call My Bluff, c) Family Fortunes; 2a) Uncle Albert (Only Fools & Horses), b) Ena Sharples (Coronation Street), c) Michelle Fowler (Eastenders) but will also accept Suzanne Ross (Grange Hill); 3. 15th February 1971; 4. the George Cross; 5. Tate Modern, Piece Hall in Halifax, BBC Broadcasting House.

Geography 1. Prague, Paris, Ankara, Lisbon; 2. Pittsburgh, Miami, Austin, Denver; 3. Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan; 4. Andorra and The Netherlands; 5a) Iran on one side, Oman and the United Arab Emirates on the other, b) Panama on both sides, c) the USA and Russia.

History 1a) nineteenth (1856), b) seventeenth (1651), c) twentieth (1902); 2a) hot air ballooning, b) photography, c) the Etch-a-Sketch; 3. Islas Malvinas; 4a) 1983, b) 2007, c) also 1983; 5. the Berlin Wall Mystery Personalities Newsreader Huw Edwards, Dougal from Magic Roundabout, tennis player Venus Williams and actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

Children’s Puzzles - Page 60 Odd One Out 1. Haddock - is a fish, all the others are garden birds 2. James Bond - is the film spy, the other four are all actors who have played the role of James Bond 3. Holland - is the only country not in the region called Scandinavia 4. All are rivers but the Danube is the only one not in England 5. Crocus - is a flower, the other four are herbs Name the Animals Beluga Whale, Bald Eagle, Wombat and Guinea Pig Mystery Personalities Billie Eilish, Prince Charles, Mo Salah.

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What’s On & Community Event Listings Westbury Park Women’s Institute at Redland Church Halls, Redland Green Road, BS6 7HE. From 7.15 - 9.30pm 1st Wednesday of the month. We are a friendly group, have a full programme with inspiring speakers and activities, theatre trips, book group, outings and extra activities. Refreshments available, guests are welcome. (Jan 2020 will be on 8th) Email Westburyparkwi@gmail.com or check out www.westburyparkwi.org.uk Find us on Facebook – Westbury Park WI.

smoothly. If you’re interested please email us at enquiries@wotvillagehall.org or leave a message on 0117 962 3399.

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

It’s £3 per person for each session.

Westbury Scottish Club country dancing classes are held every Tues 7.30-9.30pm from Sept-April; a fun and friendly way to exercise body and mind. Dress is informal, and no dancing partner needed. Beginners class is at Leonard Hall, Trinity-Henleaze URC, Waterford Rd., Henleaze BS9 4BT; contact Maggie on 01934 838175. More advanced dancers: at St.Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze BS9 4LD; contact Cheryl on 0117 401 2416. See www.wscbristol.co.uk for details.

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.

Zumba Classes. Keep mind and body healthy and active with Zumba Gold. Easy to follow, low impact dance moves to great music.

Tuesdays 11.10 Westbury on Trym Methodist Church Hall, BS9 3AA. Please contact Jools for more info.; jooljdh@gmail.com / julie737. zumba.com or call 07780 385 830.

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.

Zumba Classes. 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.

Westbury Park Orchestra is a friendly nonauditioned orchestra with a repertoire of classical and modern pieces and with an emphasis of having fun. We meet Redmaids’ High Junior School, Grange Court Road, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS9 4DP on Monday evenings between 8.00 and 9.30 p.m. (term time only). If you are a string or brass player ideally of a good standard, come along for your free taster session and give us a try. For further information, please visit www.westburyparkorchestra.com or email contact@westburyparkorchestra.com

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Cold War Football - some feedback Those of you who read the February issue of the magazine may remember the story, recounted

by Bryan Thompson, of when he and his young friends ended up playing a team of Russians in a football match in Sea Mills in 1955. Bryan asked if any other readers remembered or were involved in the event. The story triggered a memory for BS9 resident Colin Momber who also remembered the match.

considerably older and perhaps lacked the fitness of their younger opponents.

This was just one of many happy memories of living and growing up in Sea Mills.”

Many thanks Colin for getting in touch and for sharing your memories of the game.

I chatted to Bryan about the story, and he also told me of the success and importance that the St Edyth’s Church Youth Club had in providing entertainment and friendship for the young people of Sea Mills back in the 1950’s and 1960’s.

He believes it won awards for the way it was organised and the good work that it did, and wonders if there are any readers who might recall the club or been involved in it.

“Reading the article by Brian Thompson about a football match between a teenage team at Sea Mills and Russian seamen in 1955 brought back happy memories. The person who arranged it, Anthony Blanchard, was a friend of mine and I well remember the event and also being shown around the ship, berthed at Princes Wharf, by members of the very friendly crew. I watched the match and after reading the article in your February issue I contacted an old friend and former Sea Mills boy, Paul England, who said he did play that day against the Russian team and the Millers won the game. Paul thought this was due in part to the fact that Sea Mills fielded a team of 16-year-olds while the Russians were

If so, or if you have any other memories of living in and growing up BS9 that you think might interest other readers, do please drop me a line - to 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY, email andy@ bcmagazines.co.uk or just give me a call on 0117 259 1964 / 07845 98660. Many thanks.

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Fencing

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Fitness Training

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Cardens Grosvenor Consultancy Harold Stephens

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Garden Machinery

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Evans Hair Design Tony Anderson

Heating & Gas

John Presland Peter Harris

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Home Care Services

Home Instead Premier Homecare St Monica Trust

Jewellery & Gifts

Kemps Jewellers

Landscaping

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Massage

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Osteopaths

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Pubs & Restaurants

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Handyman Services

Plumbing

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Sullivans Garden Machinery

Plastering

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Schools

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Tree Services

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CAP Nice Things for Nice Homes

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