The Bristol Nine - March 2016 by Andy Fraser

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The Editor’s Small Piece Hello there dear reader(s). I hope this finds you in good health as we launch into springtime ‐ a time of daffodils, warm drizzle and seasonal optimism. I can see plenty of the first two of these as I look out of the office window, and this coming weekend I’ll be doing plenty of looking out of the window in pursuit of the seasonal optimism. The reason ‐ a twelve hour round trip to Newcastle on the train to watch my team take on “the Toon” in the fight for Premier League survival. The last time I ventured to St James’Park beer was 60p a pint and my pre‐ match meal was deep fried haggis and chips. Prices and my alcohol tolerance have changed dramatically since then (one much higher, one significantly lower) but I’m hoping I can still find a tasty northern snack before kick off.

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A nice chunky magazine for you this month with plenty of events listed at the back to look forward ‐ March always does feel to me like the month when we start to come out of hibernation and start to do stuﬀ. I’m conscious that this issue will be out a little later than usual for various reasons ‐ all my fault ‐ but fingers crossed you find it worth the wait. If not then fear not, there’ll be another one along very soon. I hope you enjoy the Easter break at the end of the month, whether you spend it in spiritual reflection, an orgy of chocolate or the warmth of the family ‐ or indeed some other way. Cheers for now, Andy Fraser Deadline for the April issue ‐ 18th March !

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Holy Trinity Church – Youth Opportunities

opportunity to be taught by professional musicians, be paid to learn a skill that will stay with you for life, develop strong friendships and teamwork skills and an amazing amount of fun along the way. Concerts are regularly performed at various locations including Cathedrals and the Colston Hall. The choir has also recorded 2 CD’s.

Some of you may know the Parish Church at Westbury On Trym, just oﬀ the High Street. What you may not know is that 2017 is the 1300 anniversary of there being a place of worship at this site. What you may also not know is the extent of youth activities taking place there week in week out. There really is something for Toast – Is a youth group on Sunday evenings, everyone – those who attend church and those meeting at Westbury Methodist Church Halls who may not. (7.30pm to 9pm). It is for youngsters between the ages of 13 – 16+. Like Quest, it is open to all. Quest – Is a youth club on Wednesday evenings There are discussion groups where we talk from 7pm – 8.30pm at Westbury College in about issues of the day, games, a tuck shop and College Road. Aimed at youngsters between 8 time to hang out with friends. There will be and 12 years of age, it is a mixture of fun & additional events and activities during the year. games, a bit of discussion and many enjoyable activities. It is open to all, irrespective of Church On Sunday mornings, youngsters can also get attendance. involved in Creché (pre‐school), Sunday Club (Primary age) and possibly Serving (8+) at the Church Choir – Holy Trinity has a choir with a 10.00am service. reputation with a musical tradition that has developed over the past 40 years or more. The Full details including contact info choir provides so much for youngsters; in return is available on the Church website: for attendance and commitment, there is the www.westbury‐parish‐church.org.uk

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Useful Informa on Gas Emergencies 0800 111 999 Electricity Emergencies 0800 365 900 Water Emergencies 0845 600 4 600 (or your gas, water or electricity supplier) Avon & Somerset Police Non‐ Emergencies 101 (new no.) Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 Southmead Hospital 0117 950 5050 BRI / Children’s Hospital 0117 923 0000 NHS non‐emergency 111 Council Dog Warden Services 0117 922 2500 Bristol Blood Donation 0117 988 2040 The Samaritans 08457 90 90 90 Alcoholics Anonymous 08457 69 75 55 ChildLine 0800 11 11 National Rail Enquiries 08457 48 49 50 Telephone Pref Service 0845 070 0707 Mailing Pref Service 0845 703 4599 Bristol Care & Repair ‐ home safety checks & handyman 0117 95 4 2222 Postal Services

Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat 9.30 ‐ 1.00 , 2.00 ‐ 5.00 Wed ‐ closed, Thur 9.30 ‐ 1.00 , 2.00 ‐ 7.00 Public Transport Visit the excellent Bristol City Council website www.travelbristolorg to plan out your routes in, around or out of the city ‐ whether you are planning to go by bus, train, ferry, air, bike, car or foot. Local Churches St Mary Magdalene, Stoke Bishop www.stmarysb.org.uk 0117 968 7449 Methodist Church, WoT www.westburyontrymmethodistchurch.org.uk 0117 962 2930 Baptist Church, Reedley Rd, WoT www.westburybaptist.org.uk 0117 962 9990 Holy Trinity Parish Church, WoT www.westbury‐parish‐church.org.uk 0117 950 8644

Westbury on Trym Post Office 9am ‐ 5.30pm Mon to Fri, 9am ‐ 4pm Sat Henleaze Post Office ‐ new hours! 8.30am ‐ 6pm Mon to Sat Sea Mills Post Office 9am ‐ 5.30pm Mon to Fri, 9am to 12.30pm Sat Westbury on Trym Parcel Collection 8 ‐ 3 Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri, 8 ‐ 8 Wed, 7 ‐ 2 Sat Late Post ‐ there is a late post box at the main Post Office sorting depot on the A38 at Filton. Currently the late post is at 7pm.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, WoT www.sacredheartchurch.co.uk 0117 983 3926

Local Libraries

The Household Waste and Recycling Centre on Kingsweston Lane, Avonmouth for pretty much everything. The Avonmouth centre is open Winter hours from 8.00am to 4.15pm, 7 days a week until the end of March whereupon it switches to Summer opening hours 8.00am to 6.45pm 7 days a week.

Henleaze ‐ tel. 903 8541 Mon 9.30 ‐ 7.00, Tues 9.30 ‐ 5.00 Wed 9.30 ‐ 5.00, Thur 9.30 ‐ 5.00 Fri 9.30 ‐ 7.00, Sat 9.30 ‐ 5.00 Westbury on Trym ‐ tel. 903 8552 Mon 9.30 ‐ 5.00, Tues 9.30 ‐ 5.00 Wed 9.30 ‐ 5.00, Thur ‐ closed Fri 9.30 ‐ 7.00, Sat 9.30 ‐ 5.00 Sea Mills ‐ tel. 903 8555

St Peter’s Church, Henleaze www.stpetershenleaze.org 0117 962 4524 Trinity URC, Henleaze www.trinityhenleazeurc.org.uk 0117 962 9713 The Community Church, WoT www.the‐community‐church.net 0117 946 6807

The Silver Line is the new and only free confidential helpline providing information, friendship and advice to older people ‐ open 24 hours a day every day of the year. Call anytime on 0800 4 70 80 90.

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Gardening with Cathy Lewis Stars of the spring garden Magnolias are the undisputed stars of spring. Showy divas of the garden, their flamboyant flowers emerge from silver‐haired buds like designer dresses from fur coats, and steal the limelight with a lavish display that is far too dramatic to be obscured by leaves. Deciduous magnolias are the ones most commonly found in our gardens. Although some grow quite large, there are many cultivars well suited to small urban spaces. Magnolias look too exotic to be robust, yet most are hardy and grow happily in a wide range of conditions, providing the soil is good and they have some shelter from cold winds. Flower colours include white, pink, purple and yellow, with shapes ranging from open stars and waterlilies to closed goblets. Magnolias are more than just a pretty face. They are one of the most primitive forms of flowering plant still in existence, evolving some 140 million years ago. They are unusual in having flowers composed of tepals instead of petals, and they don’t produce nectar. Instead they produce large quantities of pollen that attract insects such as beetles who pollinate the plant in return for a high protein meal. There are both deciduous and evergreen forms of magnolia. Evergreen magnolias such

as the stately Magno lia grand iflo ra or bull bay, are often grown against warm, south facing walls, although I have one in my garden in an exposed site that has survived the worst that Bristol’s winds can throw at it. Bull bays Evergreen Magnolia have leathery, laurel‐like grandiflora makes a leaves with a rust stately and a rac ve coloured underside and tree they produce large, lemon‐scented flowers from early summer into autumn. Popular deciduous magnolias for urban gardens include Magno lia x so ulangeana which grows to about 6m and has large rose‐ pink goblet flowers, Magno lia x lo ebneri ‘Leonard Messel’ with confetti‐like pink flowers, or the dainty white Magno lia stellata. Whatever you choose, my one piece of advice is to give this horticultural diva plenty of space in your garden so you can enjoy her unrivalled springtime display.

There is a spectacular range of magnolias at the University of Bristol Botanic Garden. This one, Magnolia campbellii, is the most beau ful of all. Cathy Lewis, Dip. PGSD Cathy Lewis Gardens & Design Professional garden design, consultancy & maintenance Tel: 07985 008 585 www.cathylewisgardens.co.uk

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Cons tuency Ma ers with Charlo e Leslie MP Reading Recovery Last month I had the chance to observe a very special reading programme in action in one of our local primaries. Reading Recovery is a school‐based literacy programme for children aged five or six, who are behind with their reading skills, that enables them to reach age‐ expected levels within 20 weeks. It involves a short series of one‐to‐one lessons for 30 minutes every day with a specially trained teacher. The programme is diﬀerent for every child, starting from what the child knows and what he/she needs to learn next. The focus of each lesson is to comprehend messages in reading and construct messages in writing, learning how to attend to detail without losing focus on meaning.

Out of this world I was privileged to be a guest at Oasis Academy Brightstowe’s special contact day with the International Space Station. It was such an inspirational day, with the children able to ask questions ‘live’ to Tim as images from the space station were beamed down to a huge screen in the school hall. Brightstowe was selected as one of only 10 schools throughout the UK to make direct contact with Tim. I was so pleased to have a school in Bristol North West selected to make contact with the space station.

Tim Peake is such an inspiration and I hope that the students will now look at the multitude of options open to them in science and other technological subjects. The questions asked were brilliant, as were Tim’s answers. It was a remarkable day, with the tension really building before the designated contact time. The technology and know‐how I visited a school in Lawrence Weston, Bank needed to make it happen was amazing and it Leaze Primary, and I was able to see the all went oﬀ perfectly. The whole day was out results as the children read to me quite of this world. beautifully. The Reading Recovery teams The event was a work in several schools and one parent I have collaboration spoken to has described the astonishing between Oasis change in his son. Brightstowe, UKSA (United Kingdom Reading really is the skill which opens all Space Agency), doors in education and in life. As someone ARISS (Amateur with dyslexia, I have seen the problems which Radio on the can happen if reading does not come easy. International Space Reading Recovery ensures we give our Station) and RSGB children the best chance to get their school life (The Radio Society oﬀ to the perfect start. of Great Britain. (continued overleaf) The Bristol Nine - 07845 986650 / 0117 259 1964 - andy@bcmagazines.co.uk

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Pub and café politics I will be hosting a series of Pub and Cafe politics events over the next two months. These are an opportunity for residents to air issues in an informal setting without the need for an appointment. For the first time we will be using the cafe at Horfield Leisure Centre as one of the venues. Full details in ‘events’ on the website www.charlotteleslie.com or see the details below.

Lamplighters Station Rd, Shirehampton BS11 9XA Cafe Politics Monday, 7th March 10.30‐11.30am Horfield Leisure Centre Dorian Road, Horfield BS7 0XW Monday, 11th April 10.30‐11.30am Little Teapot 29 High Street, Shirehampton, BS11 0DX

Pub Politics Friday, 18th March 6.30‐8pm Pegasus 246 Greystoke Ave, Southmead BS10 6BQ Friday, 22nd April 6.30‐8pm

Charlo e Leslie MP for Bristol North West Oﬃce: 184 Henleaze Road, Henleaze, Bristol BS9 4NE 0117 962 9427 www.charlo eleslie.com E: charlo e.leslie.mp@parliament.uk

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G. R. Kno Decora ng Services Established in 1969

Westbury on Trym based ‐ decora ng Bristol for 47 years Private and commercial work Quality pain ng and decora ng for all types of interiors and exteriors All our own staﬀ ‐ no work is subcontracted Property management contracts specialists Insurance work undertaken

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Henleaze Tutoring Does your child need some one‐to‐one support?

• Is your child struggling in English and/or Maths? • Does your child need some extra help to boost his/her results and confidence? Very well qualified and experienced teacher (BA (Hons), MA, PGCE) oﬀers tui on in: • Primary Key Stage 2 English and Maths including SATs revision • Secondary Key Stage 3, GCSE and A’ Level English

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The Garden Therapist

Hello, my name is Kristina and I’m a Henleaze-based lady gardener. From oneoff tidy up’s to regular maintenance, trimming of hedges to pruning and planting, lawn care to border control (!) I can make you feel on top of your green space all year round.

Contact Kristina on 07852 666 826 or email Kris.Gardening@gmail.com for an informal chat on how I can help you out.

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203 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 2XT March. And typically at this time of year as gardens in Bristol start to blossom, many people turn to thoughts of moving home. There has been much more activity in the last couple of weeks as potential sellers and landlords invite us in to assess and advise on property value and marketing. At the end of this month we’ll see a change in second home stamp duty but on the ground all the current feedback suggests that bricks and mortar are still a preferred option for many investors. Whether you are investing, relocating, up or downsizing, selling or letting, there is little doubt that Bristol remains a property hotspot. Media pundits continue to extol its virtues as a dynamic, growing city and the continued new build and regeneration work in the centre is testament to that. I suggested on these pages earlier this year that it would be prudent to give careful consideration to any move. That advice stands. Employ experts you trust in every step of the process. Best Wishes, Howard Davis MD

For Sale – Sneyd Park - £650,000 This spacious penthouse apartment offers accommodation over two levels and comprises: three bedrooms, lounge/diner, kitchen/breakfast room, two bathrooms, garage and private terrace. EPC C

For Sale – Stoke Bishop - £219,000 This top floor flat in the much sought after Druid Woods complex offers: two bedrooms, open plan living room/kitchen, bathroom, garage, communal swimming pool and gym. EPC F

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SOLD – Sneyd Park – More Required A Grade II listed apartment occupying an elevated position and commanding spectacular views towards Avonmouth. Two double bedrooms. Also benefiting from an off street parking space. EPC D

SSTC – Sneyd Park – More Required A purpose built flat situated close to The Downs with panoramic views offering: living room with balcony, two bedrooms, kitchen/diner, bathroom and garage. EPC E

For Sale – Central - £235,000 A one bedroom apartment that is spacious and stylish, with a contemporary interior: fully fitted kitchen/living area, shower room, communal bike store and open outlook. EPC C

For Sale – Central - £320,000 A new exclusive and stylish development in Wine Street with a selection of studio, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments, some with far reaching views of the city. EPC B

Let – Sneyd Park – More Required This first floor apartment in sought after Sneyd Park has a double bedroom, second bedroom/study, open plan living space, bathroom and allocated parking for one car. EPC C

Let – Sneyd Park – More Required The apartment has been recently decorated and consists of two double bedrooms, an extra study/ small bedroom, kitchen, shower room and en suite bathroom, roof terrace and garage. EPC B

Clifton Lettings 0117 946 6588 www.cjhole.com

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Joint pain and Osteoarthri s Joint pain is extremely common, aﬀec ng young and old. According to Public Health England and Arthri s Research UK, 1 in 5 adults over the age of 45 in England and have osteoarthri s of the knee, and 1 in 9 have osteoarthri s of the hip. Painful osteoarthri s can be prevented through For more informa on on joint pain and addressing known risk factors such as arthri s, see The Chartered Society of physical inac vity and maintaining a healthy Physiotherapy website www.csp.org.uk/ weight. publica ons/exercise‐advice‐leaflets and Arthri s Research UK website What is joint pain? www.arthri sresearchuk.org Most people experience joint aches and pain at some me, but they are usually not a sign What is Physiotherapy? of an underlying condi on. Pain is a problem Physiotherapy is a scien fic, research based if it doesn’t resolve within a few weeks or health care profession which helps restore stops you being ac ve. Joint pain can arise normal movement and func on when there from acute injury, such as an ankle sprain, as is injury, illness or disability. well ongoing ‘wear and tear’ and Physiotherapists work to keep your joints osteoarthri s. and muscles working, and are experts in assessing movements, facilita ng diagnosis and resolving physical problems. How can Physiotherapy help with joint pain and osteoarthri s?

In osteoarthri s, the car lage covering the bone’s surface becomes roughened and thin, causing pain, s ﬀness and deformity. Some mes there’s swelling and a sudden increase in pain. In joints such as the hips, knees and spine, this may last a long me and prevent you moving normally. Possible pain relief includes analgesics, an ‐ inflammatories, Physiotherapy and exercise. Treatment can help delay or prevent the need for surgery and significantly improve long term health outcomes.

University of Bristol Sports Medicine Clinic Physiotherapists at Coombe Dingle can reduce or eliminate pain and help you resume and maintain an ac ve life. They will: •

Assess and diagnose injuries and causes of pain

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Provide pain relieving treatments and personalised exercise programmes

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Advise on increasing ac vity and sport if appropriate

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Advise on use of joint braces and supports if appropriate

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Address concerns and uncertain es

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Physiotherapists can help you understand what is happening to your joints and muscles and how to manage it. Medica ons can help some joint pains, but a Physiotherapist can tell you about other methods of pain relief you can use instead of or alongside medica ons. They help you nego ate your way through the health service to get appropriate inves ga ons (e.g. XRay) if required. Manual Physiotherapy techniques and massage to help muscles relax and make joint movement more comfortable and help you improve your fitness and stamina without worsening pain and some mes electrotherapy is used to help s mulate the healing process. If you have arthri s, keeping ac ve is important, so your Physiotherapist can help you do this without making pain worse and help strengthen joints and muscles with personalised exercises. Why University of Bristol Physiotherapy at Coombe Dingle Sports Complex?

Open to the public University of Bristol Sports Medicine Clinic: Physiotherapy

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Experienced, knowledgeable and trustworthy experts

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Safe, eﬀec ve research based care

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Strong links with local medical and exercise health professionals

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Convenient loca on, easy parking within the University of Bristol Playing Fields and Indoor Tennis Complex

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Gauging the health & wellness of ageing parents – ensuring they continue to enjoy independent living at home. For an elderly person to admit they need help is a big step ‐ no one wants to lose their independence! Usually, it’s friends or family members who recognize the signs that an aging parent might need some extra help with daily living extra tasks, but this doesnʹt necessarily mean that your loved one has to move into a care home. They may just need some help in their home and some encouragement to maintain interests and outings.

experiencing feelings of depression or have a physical ailment. Are your parents able to take care of their home? Are the lights working or is the laundry piling up? Is the garden overgrown? Any changes in the way your parents do things around the house could provide clues to their health and mood. Are your parents safe on the road? Driving can be challenging for older adults. If your parents become confused while driving or youʹre concerned about their ability to drive safely, it might be time to stop driving, or to only drive at certain times of the day.

Here are some questions to help determine if Have your parents lost weight? Losing your elderly parents may need some extra weight without trying could be a sign that care at home. somethingʹs wrong. Weight loss could be related to many factors, including diﬃculty Are your parents able to take care of cooking, loss of taste or smell or perhaps it is themselves? Pay attention to your parentsʹ the signal of an underlying condition such as appearance. Failure to keep up with daily routines such as bathing, tooth brushing, and malnutrition, dementia, or depression. good hygiene is a sign that they may be

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Are your parents still social? It’s important to talk to your parents about their activities. Are they connecting with friends? Have they maintained interest in hobbies and other daily activities? Are they involved in organizations or clubs? If a parent gives up on being with others, it could be a sign of a problem, that’s a simply extra help & planning can solve – no one wants to stop having fun! Is one of your parents the primary support for their partner? Caring for a loved one can be very tiring, so it’s important that the primary family carer also has time for themselves to ‘top‐up’ their own wellbeing each day or week. The impact on both parents of ensuring ‘top‐ups’ is always an eye‐opener!

Even if you don’t live near‐by to your parents but are concerned about their health and wellbeing, there are many things you

can do to ensure your parentsʹ are getting the support they need. Share your concerns with them and address any issues that you feel may become bigger if they aren’t dealt with early on. Encourage regular medical check‐ ups, consider home care services, and seek help from local agencies, and most importantly encourage them to continue having fun! If you would like to speak to someone at Home Instead, please do not hesitate to get in touch. Our goal is to bring joy as well as practical help, at home. If you have any suggestions for future topics we’d love to hear from you. Home Instead Senior Care Henleaze House, 13 Harbury Road, Bristol, BS9 4PN. Tel 0117 989 8210. Email: enquiries@home‐instead.co.uk www.homeinstead.co.uk/northbristol

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Diane Dear McTimoney-Corley Spinal Therapist A gentle full-body treatment for the relief of aches and pains. Suitable for all ages. 1 Longacres Close, BS9 2RF

0117 968 1294 www.dianedear.co.uk

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Harbury Road ‐ a Jigsaw Puzzle From time to time local historian and author Veronica Bowerman receives email enquiries from people who are trying to tie up some loose threads in their family tree with possible local connections. Coincidentally several people have been in touch with her about Harbury Road, oﬀ Wellington Hill West, Henleaze recently. Pete Northey is putting together some of the early history of the lives of his late parents and grandparents. He asked if anyone had any information on two Harbury Road properties (oﬀ Wellington Hill West, Henleaze, Bristol ‐ the building, previously the Coop, where Western Tool & Design was believed to have been located, and 4 Harbury Road – where his grandfather, William Bailey had an ironmongery shop.

for Thrissellʹs, later to become Masson‐Scott‐ Thrissell, of Easton. Can anyone help with their memories of Basil Northey, Henleaze and Western Tool during the WW11 years? In later years Basil Northey became a permanent deacon at The Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Grange Court Road. Michael Corrigan remembers Basil very well as a very devout, caring and helpful parishioner, very much involved in all parish activities. Stewart Craddy also remembers Basil as a Deacon, parishioner and a contributor to the parish magazine of which he was editor for some time. Basil died suddenly in 1987.

Another Henleaze Book contact was a former pupil of St Margaret’s School Angela Sundquist (nee Batt). Angela says “I remember Harbury Road in the 50`s and 60`s very well, Mr Cohen the fishmonger, next Pete Northey’s mother’s father door, Miss Scudamore the wool shop, further and his grandfather, William down Fred Palmer and his mother the Bailey, pictured here, died in newsagents, and then Mr Batten the butchers. 1957. From around 1932‐1950 It was a real community. (The Batt family William ran his own lived in an adjacent road then.) I was fifteen ironmongery shop, pictured here, at 4 Harbury Road located when my mother died very suddenly, and the kindness shown by these shopkeepers I doubt opposite the Henleaze Business Centre. you would find today.’ (Photographs from the Northey collection.)

Pete’s father, Basil George Richard Northey (known as Dick to his working colleagues) worked for Western Tool & Design in Harbury Road from 1942 – 1946. He was an engineering designer, working for Western Tool Design during these war years and after

Angela’s paternal grandfather was Charles Batt was also known as Charlie (1890 – 1965). He is shown here in this 1930s photograph from the Batt collection. On 7th February 1941 he started Western Tools Designs Ltd with a drawing oﬃce in Harbury Road and a manufacturing unit of approximately five sheds and various other buildings, some of which were rented from a Mr Clark, a short distance away at Kelston Road, Southmead. Charles appointed himself Chairman and his eldest son, Eric Managing Director. Kenneth, his second son and father of Angela, was also (continued overleaf)

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in the business, but did not have a title. The family employed around 110 people mainly producing for the Admiralty during Word War II taps and dies for threads for torpedoes. etc and production jigs and tools. After that time they made electric fires and steel framed furniture until the factory closed down. Charles spent a lot of capital researching the best way to make ceramic bars for electric fires which he could not obtain from rival companies.

In 1956 ‐ 2 ‐ Ernest Bunker ‐ grocer 4 ‐ Mr Borne ‐ ironmonger 6 ‐ Edgar Thorn ‐ butcher 8 ‐ Charles Palmer ‐ newsagent 10 ‐ Miss J Scudamore ‐ draper 12 ‐ Newman Cohen – fish, fruit & vegetable 14 ‐ Asco Ltd – scale makers

In 1968 ‐ 2 ‐ Abbot & Palmer – consulting engineers 4 ‐ Elite – bakers In March 1948 there was a fire which the 6 ‐ L Batten – butcher Bristol Evening Post confirmed with their 8 ‐ Charles Palmer – newsagent article headlined ‘Fire at the Factory caused by 10 ‐ Harbury News – newsagent Thieves?’ Eric Batt, the Managing Director at 12 ‐ Elite – fruit & vegetable that time and eldest son of Charles, was 14 ‐ Asco‐Bizerba – scale makers interviewed by the newspaper for their article. It appears that there was a tool shed Mike was also able to provide information on containing a large amount of inflammable the builder of these properties, Gordon Parry, paint which caused the fire to burn so fiercely. who lived with his family on the corner of Later in 1948, as a result of the fire and an Harbury Road at 161 Wellington Hill West. increase in purchase tax on luxury goods to Gordon Parry was a well known builder 33% and its adverse effect upon trading, the before the war when Harbury Road was just a creditors resolved upon voluntary liquidation. field. He built and developed just the right Charles subsequently took various part‐time hand side going up Harbury Road, not the Co jobs with local companies but decided to retire ‐op side, as he was concerned at that time in the 1950s. about the ground over there. Gordon Parry made a gate in the fence of their side garden Angela remembers him as quite a remarkable into Harbury Road for their neighbours, the man. “At 25 he developed TB, and then had a Bunkers, at 2 Harbury Road, to come in and lung removed. He suffered stomach ulcers share their air‐raid shelter, during WW11 and other problems, landing up having a large which he built underground with three tons of part of his stomach removed. He was quite a concrete on top. The Parry family knew the character, a good engineer although not a owners of these shops well as they all bought good businessman, but he had immense their properties off them in the 1930s. compassion. When he and my grandmother moved to Hallen Road, Henbury as a teenager I would cycle over and he often would have an elderly tramp sat in the garden enjoying a cup of tea and piece of cake. He disliked people who were quick to judge. As a child I was a bit scared of him, but as I got older I admired his spirit. He died in 1965.” One of the long term residents of Harbury Road, Mike Stephenson, a local history enthusiast, was able to supply a list of the businesses with even numbers in Harbury Road researched from Kelly’s directories. The Bristol Nine - 07845 986650 / 0117 259 1964 - andy@bcmagazines.co.uk

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Gordon also built a lovely house for the owners of Bailey’s Stores 107‐ 113 Gloucester Road. (Photos overleaf courtesy of Paul Townsend) The Bailey’s new home in Henleaze was on the corner of Owen Grove and Holmes Grove. Gordon always said that it needed more ground, but they wanted it built there. Gordon Parry built a lot of properties around Bristol but when the war came he had to join up, so that was the end to the building trade for him.

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Gordon Parry built a very large chicken house at the top of the garden and would give eggs to all the neighbours also things from the greenhouse. Mrs Bunker, the grocer neighbour, used to make up a parcel of currants and things when they could get them and she used to put the parcel on top of the chicken house during the years of rationing. If anyone else has any memories of the properties in Harbury Road and/or of any of its shop owners/residents please sent them to

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The Downs Observer ‐ Richard Bland Five of Bristol’s rarest trees are on the Downs It is a while since I last discussed trees on the Downs, but, as there has been a fine programme to replace some 70 trees in the avenues of the Downs this past winter, an action that the Friends of the Downs suggested back in 2011 I think it was, it is time to revisit the subject. And I also do so because my Christmas present was a magnificent volume called Arboretum, by Dr Owen Johnson, tracing the history of all the astonishing range of trees that can, with skill and luck, be discovered across the length and breadth of the British Isles. And to my astonishment among the species mentioned were the four fine Erman’s Birches on the triangle of land at the top of Stoke Hill. They are the only ones in Bristol and the species is native to Japan and NE Asia, and were first brought to this country in 1890. The national champion is at Westonbirt, and our trees were I suspect planted in about 1950. They are very fine upstanding broad trees, quite unlike our native silver birch, but with a silvery white bark that is now breaking up with curling grey patches that give the tree considerable gravitas. Young trees have strikingly white bark with horizontal pink stripes, and it was probably for this feature that they were originally planted.

Ash than a common Walnut, and was introduced to this country by John Tradescant before 1695, but remains very uncommon. Its fruit are spherical, and almost always in pairs, but not really edible. Its wood is exceptionally tough. The Huntingdon Elm at the foot of Ladies Mile is the last survivor of a massive planting of this popular nineteenth century clone, which is a cultivar of the Wych Elm, that originated in Hinchinbrooke Park in 1760, and was very widely planted subsequently for its rapid growth and fine upright structure. They were planted along Ladies Mile and elsewhere in the 1880s, but most succumbed to Dutch Elm Disease in the 1970s. A few remained for many years, but this one is the sole survivor, and I know of no others in Bristol. A response to the Dutch Elm Disease was the planting of an elm variety commonly just called Resistant Elm, which was a cross between the Siberian Elm and the Japanese Elm made in Wisconsin, USA and known as Ulmus Sapporo Autumn Gold. Its autumn colour is a fine bright yellow, though not that diﬀerent from many other elms, but of five trees planted on Clifton Green in 1980 only one has survived to full height, the others having suﬀered catastrophic branch collapse in storms. Finally last March a Red Maple was planted on the triangle of land at the top of Sion Hill. The only others in Bristol are six planted the previous year to improve the Cumberland Basin. It is a North American tree that reached Britain in 1656. It grows fast, has red twigs in winter, red flowers at the branch tips in March, its typical maple fruit have red wings, and its leaves turn a brilliant red in autumn and are an important contributor to the colour of the New England fall.

The Downs are for people, and the management of a vast number of competing interests is sophisticated and subtle. If you enjoy the Downs, or use if for your sport, why not become a Another rare tree close by is the North American Friend? Membership is just £10. Contact Black Walnut. There are two trees, the only ones Robin Haward at in Bristol, that are part of the avenue that marks robinhaward@blueyonder.co.uk 0117 the course of the old road from Clifton to the Old 974 3385 Halt. The species has a leaf much more like an

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basket kindly sponsored by the Stoke Bishop Fruiterers for highlighting that onion and grapefruit were the two missing fruit and veg. For no reason other than I don’t think we have Congratulations to the winners and thanks as had one before, this month we have an equine ever to everyone who entered the puzzles. theme to the Prize Wordsearch. Listed below are twenty one of the UK’s professional racecourses. Twenty of them are also included in the wordsearch grid, hidden in any direction (forward, backward, up, down or on a diagonal).

Prize Wordsearch

All you need to do is let me know which racecourse is the one not in the grid. Get your entries in by post (8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY), email (andy@bcmagazines.co.uk), phone (0117 259 1964), text (07845 986650) or Twitter (@BS9Andy). Closing date is 31st March 2016, and the first correct entry draft from the hat after that date will win a pair of standard adult admission tickets to a raceday at either Chepstow or Bath Racecourse this spring / summer. Here are the racecourses you are looking for ‐ Aintree Market Rasen Southwell Bath Lincoln Doncaster Uttoxeter Ayr Ffos Las Cartmel Plumpton

Newmarket Kelso Newton Abbot Chepstow Ludlow Ripon Wetherby Musselburgh Chelmsford City Haydock Park

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Research project looking for mums‐to‐be with family history of eczema Researchers at the University of Bristol are looking for pregnant women to take part in a study into preven ng babies developing eczema. The study, called Barrier Enhancement for Eczema Preven on (BEEP), aims to recruit 1,300 babies and find out if the applica on of non‐cosme c moisturisers, along with best prac ce skin care advice, could prevent the onset of eczema in high‐risk babies. Pregnant women (or women who have very recently given birth) in the West of England, who have eczema, asthma or hay fever in the immediate family, are being invited to par cipate in the study. The babies will be split into two groups, with both groups given the best skin care advice, but with one group, decided at random, asked to supplement that best prac ce advice with emollients. These non‐cosme c moisturisers so en the skin and are already in common use by people with eczema.

How can I find out more? To find out more informa on visit: www.beepstudy.org Alterna vely contact the study team by calling 0117 331 4575 or emailing beep‐study@bristol.ac.uk Funding acknowledgement “1. The National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) Programme funds research about the effectiveness, costs, and broader impact of health technologies for those who use, manage and provide care in the NHS. It is the largest NIHR programme and publishes the results of its research in the Health Technology Assessment journal, with over 700 issues published to date. The journal’s 2014 Impact Factor (5.027) ranked it two out of 85 publications in the Health Care Sciences and Services category. All issues are available for download, free of charge, from the website. The HTA Programme is funded by the NIHR, with contributions from the CSO in Scotland, NISCHR in Wales, and the HSC R&D Division, Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland. www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/programmes/hta 2. The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is funded by the Department of Health to improve the health and wealth of the nation through research. Since its establishment in April 2006, the NIHR has transformed research in the NHS. It has increased the volume of applied health research for the benefit of patients and the public, driven faster translation of basic science discoveries into tangible benefits for patients and the economy, and developed and supported the people who conduct and contribute to applied health research. The NIHR plays a key role in the Government’s strategy for economic growth, attracting investment by the life-sciences industries through its world-class infrastructure for health research. Together, the NIHR people, programmes, centres of excellence and systems represent the most integrated health research system in the world. For further information, visit the NIHR website (www.nihr.ac.uk). This article presents independent research funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health.”

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In the 1910s it was considered that much of the spas’ curative properties could be attributed to this natural radioactivity. Radon was considered to be the life‐blood of water in the same way that Oxygen is to air, and this Nowadays building survey reports warn of the dangers of Radon gas percolating up from belief led to an upsurge in Spas and a wide variety of radioactive quack cures. A doctor beneath ground to poison the occupants and wrote in the American Journal of Clinical many new build foundations have an Medicine; “Relief may reasonably be expected impermeable membrane. Those located on at the hot springs for …various forms of Gout Radon‐bearing granite strata in Devon and and Rheumatism, Neuralgia, metallic or Cornwall may also have special ventilation malaria poisoning, chronic Bright’s disease, systems to prevent gas build‐up. gastric Dyspepsia, Chronic Diarrhoea, Chronic skin lesions etc….”. This led to a However there was a time, not so long ago boom in the sales of bottled Radon bearing when ingesting Radon was considered to be spa waters, until it was discovered that to be beneficial. I was reminded of this when I eﬀective the water had to be drunk at source, noticed a collection of discarded ‘Sparklets’ (Good for Spa business!). type grey Nitrous Oxide or ‘laughing gas’ bulbs in a gutter in Henley Grove in Henleaze. Recognition of the Nitrous Oxide was discovered by Joseph problem led to an Priestley in 1772 and later used by Sir upsurge of devices Humphrey Davy at the Bristol Pneumatic whereby radon Institute in Dowry Square. His experiments could be added to introduced it to the gentlefolk of Clifton’s drinking water at drawing rooms where it became the fashionable ‘recreational high’. Now of course home. J. C. Barr, as ‘Hippie Crack’ it is indulged in by Bristol’s granted British Patent No. 203848. youth and its use is decried. I digress. Sept. 20, 1923 At one time no one’s drinks explained how the Soda Syphon could provide a constant supply of irradiated water cabinet or club bar was for the home. This terrifying Sparklets Ltd complete without a Soda‐ Syphon, the most famous of advertising included in the box of gas bulbs read “A Spa treatment in your own home”, ‐ which were those made by Radon Bulbs for increased vitality”. As the English Sparklets alarming as this may seem to us today, the use Company. The familiar mesh reinforced glass bottle of radon filled bulbs in Soda Syphons was Soda‐Syphons were popular only one of many such ‘cures’. My thanks to my friend Paul Frame at Oakridge Associated from the 1920s, until the 1960s when superseded by a University* in the USA who told me of other ‘lethal cures’ many of which can be seen by ‘modernistic’ enamelled visiting their website at www.orau.org/ptp/ metal flask. The container collection/quackcures/sparadiumsyphon was filled with water and charged with CO2 from a small metal bulb of compressed gas. In 1903 J. *The founding of ORAU arose from scientific J. Thompson, (the discoverer of the Electron), resources developed in Oak Ridge, Tennessee as found that the waters of many of the world’s part of the Manhattan project. most famous healing spas were radioactive © 2016 Julian Lea‐Jones FRAeS due to the presence of radon gas in the waters www.history4u.info rising from deep down radium bearing rocks.

History Notes ‐ When Radon in the home was encouraged

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Augus nes Injury Law ‐ new kids on they do not want to name a colleague or 'get them into trouble'. In reality the claim the block? Certainly not! As part of na onal firm Veale Wasbrough Vizards, Augus nes Injury Law have been advising private clients on all aspects of personal injury disputes for over fi y years. Between our Partners and Senior Associates, we have more than one hundred years of experience to oﬀer vic ms of accidents and disease, whether caused by road accidents, accidents at work, clinical negligence, exposure to dangerous substances causing diseases such as asbestosis or asthma, or any other sort of injury claim. How many mes have we heard "Personal injury? That's whiplash from a car accident, isn't it?". In fact, so ssue injuries from road accidents form a small part of the work we do. By far the larger part of our work involves serious injuries from accidents at work, disease claims and serious road traﬃc accidents. Accidents at work For example, did you know that if you are injured at work by a colleague who inadvertently loses concentra on for a moment, you can claim compensa on from your employer? Many people are afraid of bringing a claim against their employer as

will be dealt with by the employer's insurers and these cases are o en simple to pursue because the employer is automa cally liable for negligent acts of their employees. If you are injured when carrying out your job at premises belonging to someone else, you may s ll have a claim, either against the owner or controller of those premises or even against your own employer in some cases. We recently dealt with a case where a delivery driver was in a warehouse a er unloading, when a fort li truck driver accidentally drove over a large metal ramp raising it up in the air. It dropped down onto our client's foot which was badly crushed when the truck drove over the ramp. Obviously this was accidental, but it was s ll negligent in the eyes of the law and the employers of the fork li truck driver were liable through their insurers. Industrial disease Industrial diseases are not a thing of the past, even though their cause may be very much historical. We are o en consulted by hard working factory workers, pipefi ers, carpenters and

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the like who, having long since re red, are shocked to be given a diagnosis of asbestos related illness. If the diagnosis is within the last three years, it is likely that it will not ma er if their exposure to a dangerous substance was decades ago, or even if the employer went out of business around the same me. In the majority of cases we can trace the insurer of the employer and they then have to deal with the claim. Proof of exposure to asbestos is the essen al element. Financial loss Imagine being suddenly unable to work for several months or even years. A personal injury claim is then not a possibility, it is a necessity, par cularly if there is a need for future care or treatment.

Whatever type of accident you have suﬀered, we are happy to advise you on whether or not you can make a claim. Our department is led by Jan Markland, a Fellow of the Associa on of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). We also have another Fellow, two Senior Li gators and other Li gator Members of the Associa on in our team of dedicated personal injury lawyers. For all enquiries, please contact Mandy Yeandle on 0117 3145 372, or at myeandle@vwv.co.uk. You can come and see us at 106 Henleaze Road for a free ini al appointment on Saturday 19 March between 10 am and 12 noon. Just call us to arrange a me.

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Coaching with Anne Miller Limi ng Assump ons Working with a client recently I got curious about a belief they held about themselves. The implica ons of this belief were undermining their confidence and self‐esteem and I wondered about the assump ons that lay behind this belief. Beyond our session this got me thinking about the power of assump ons and then curious about ones that I might be making myself. The recent news of David Bowie’s death followed so soon by that of Alan Rickman’s, both aged 69 was both a shock and a reminder of the uncertainty of life. This had an unexpected impact on me and I know has touched many people in diﬀerent ways. The shock very quickly alerted me to an assump on I was making about my longevity that I might need to review. On the surface an assump on that I will have a long life sounds good to me. It feels posi ve and encourages me to look a er my health. So it came as a bit of a surprise that there were any nega ve consequences of believing this. For me, this was that a long life might mean a long re rement period and the fear of living a slow life for a long period was quite daun ng. Whilst re rement and ‘slow life’ are not synonymous, for me there was a subconscious connec on and this I realised was a limi ng assump on!

assump on around my longevity, perhaps more lightly. This allows me to think about all the things I want to fit into my re rement phase of life and this is hugely refreshing. It is interes ng to experience for myself, the power of ques oning an assump on having witnessed my clients’ enlightening moments, when a shi happens and a new perspec ve is found. Assump ons can be helpful and unhelpful and even both simultaneously. O en they are not right or wrong but beliefs we have adopted that, for some reason, suit us at the me. It is worth pausing to think about the assump ons we are making and ask ourselves ‘what if…?’ If you’re resis ng a career break for fear of it looking bad on your C.V. perhaps that’s an assump on worth ques oning. What if this broader experience would be seen as an asset by the sort of employer you would like to be working for? If you’re worried that star ng your own business would expose you to too many risks, perhaps there are some assump ons in there that can be usefully challenged. What if you break down your fears and address them one by on? If you’re facing or considering a transi on you’re likely to be making a number of assump ons. Ques oning whether they are true in whole or in part and what alterna ve libera ng assump ons could be adopted may just give you a window on a new perspec ve. I hope by sharing my story I might spark some curiosity in you to wonder about any assump ons you might be making and be prepared to challenge them with a ‘what if…?

Visit www.annemillercoaching.co.uk for more informa on, and to book a free consulta on please tel. 07722 110228 Ques oning this assump on of longevity has revealed an underlying limi ng assump on and freed me up with a new perspec ve. I’m actually s ll amazed at the impact this has had on me: this further limi ng assump on has now completely disappeared! What I now see is something far more posi ve and libera ng. I s ll hold my

Working with a coach you will gain new perspec ves empowering you to make be er choices and achieve posi ve change.

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Good Reads with Bruce Fellows

good because he finds sleep impossible. Meanwhile a neighbour earns a precarious and illegal living by digging out badgers, which groups of men will then bait with dogs. As the police begin sniﬃng around, the two stories build to a shocking climax.

In chapter one of Daniel Kehlmann’s Fame, Ebling starts receiving calls for someone named Ralf. Irritated, Ebling begins answering the calls at random. He closes deals Corrupt rulers, the escape and breaks off relationships to the country, dramas of for Ralf willy‐nilly – poor dysfunctional families just old Ralf. In other chapters a like Eastend ers; nothing writer suffers a Kafkaesque much has changed in two loss of identity in a foreign country; Rosalie and a half millennia goes to die at Dignitas; Mollwitz disgraces Natalie Haynes argues in himself at a conference. Chapters stand alone The Ancient Guide to as gripping stories in themselves but then link Modern Life, her together to form a skilful, thought‐provoking discussion of the best and often side‐splitting novel; the novel with authors in Greek and Latin no protagonist that writer Leo proposed in the and the classical world they lived in. The second chapter of this very clever position of women, law, the theatre, religion; commentary on modern life. Haynes covers these and many other subjects and points up the parallels between then and A Moveable Feast, now. Our fears and desires still rule us; Hemingway’s memoir of technology may have developed but human the twenties, is a love nature doesn’t seem to have. This is an letter to a Paris and a way enlightening and entertaining read, full of fun of life now disappeared. and wisdom. Since the recent attacks the book seems to be enjoying You live your life; you deal a new lease of life as a with its problems: the kids symbol of defiance for you don’t see, the Parisians. In cafes Ernie would meet the writers like Joyce, Ezra Pound disgruntled husband. You plan to buy a new iron; you and Scott Fitzgerald who are the subjects of visit your father, whose many of the book’s highly entertaining memory lasts six minutes. anecdotes. Hemingway brings scenes to life Jo lives just such a with a handful of words, offers mouth conventional life as she runs watering descriptions of food and drink and her haberdashery while her writes dialogue that is clever, amusing and friends buy lottery tickets revealing; a real treat from start to finish. and dream of the life they’d lead if they won, The Dig by Cynan Jones is a short novel that when all their dreams would come true. But packs a huge punch. It is elemental and poetic would they? That is the question Gregoire and enthralling, a kind of Old Man and the Delacourt poses in The List of my Desires. Sea of the Welsh hills. A farmer who is weighed Read this charming, elegant and bitter sweet down by tragedy rejects help from his family novel and find out what happens when it’s and handles lambing on his own. It takes up Jo’s ticket that comes up trumps. all his energy, time and thought. But that is The Bristol Nine - 07845 986650 / 0117 259 1964 - andy@bcmagazines.co.uk

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University of Bristol Botanic Garden Easter Sculpture Festival

Underfall Yard, will bring her forge to show visitors how to make the curves and twists in hot metal, so characteristic of her garden features..

Fri 25th ‐ Mon 28th March 10am to 5pm Palatial ceramic bird houses fit for a king, aristocratic Trojan horses’ heads, captivating fountains and shimmering stained glass creations are just a few of the show stoppers at this year’s Sculpture Festival.

Several exhibitors this year demonstrate the versatility of glass using a variety of techniques and forms. Visitors will be able to create their own pots on Tez Roberts’ potter’s wheel and other exhibitors will be giving demonstrations including creating botanical art and batik printing.

The decorative qualities of the Moorish buildings of the Alhambra and of Cordoba and the ancient Chinese brass vessels at the Ashmolean have inspired sculptor, Peter Garrard, to create his incredible bird houses.

Take time to visit the exotic glasshouses with their amazing collections of tropical plants. Refreshments, Tours of the garden, plants and book sales.

Admission: Adults £4.50. Free to Friends, Regal war horse heads will stand guard at the university staﬀ and children under 16. Moon Gate entrance to the Traditional Chinese Medicinal Herb Garden. Sculptor, Philip University of Bristol Botanic Garden, Thompson, chooses stainless steel for its reflective and contemporary qualities and bronze The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, BS9 1JG. for its patination eﬀects. 0117 331 4906 Joanna Williams, Fire Iron Art, blacksmith, sculptor and designer based at the historical

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Craniosacral Therapy Spring is on its way and Nature is showing us this in many ways as new things are emerging a er winter's rest and renewal. There is a promise of lighter and warmer days and we can feel a surge in our own energy in response to this. When we are feeling well and healthy there is a sense of aliveness, openness and spaciousness in the cells, ssues and fluids of our bodies, a sense of wellbeing. The stresses, traumas and injuries we can experience can shut down these natural processes in our bodies. Maybe your energy levels are s ll wan ng to rest and recharge. Our kidney energy can o en become depleted over winter. It's not just an old wives’ saying about keeping your kidneys warm! Craniosacral therapy is a way of working with the body and of having an awareness that there is a connec on between the body and the mind. The stress and trauma that gets held in the body can be felt as tension or pain and may lead to a variety of condi ons such as back pain, headaches and migraines, as well as emo onal or psychological problems such as anxiety, depression or sleeping diﬃcul es. Craniosacral therapy uses a gentle non‐invasive touch to work with the craniosacral mo on and the compressive pa erns held in the body. It is suitable for all ages from the newborn to the elderly. Indeed, craniosacral therapy is probably best well known for its work with babies and children, for example working with birth trauma and specific concerns around sleeping, crying or feeding. Clients remain clothed during a session. Areas of the body such as your head and base of the spine will be lightly contacted. Because your body func ons as a whole, areas other than where your symptoms occur may be worked with too. Sessions last 1 hour and are cumula ve in eﬀect. Some clients report relief a er only one or two sessions. For long standing problems further sessions may be needed. For more details of our craniosacral therapies please contact Claire A ridge at The Chiron Centre

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▪ For many first me buyers looking to get on the property ladder, the issue of aﬀordability over the past 10 years or so, has become a major problem. ▪ To buy a property, most people would usually save a deposit and then borrow the remainder in ▪ the form of a mortgage. It almost feels like a perfect storm has aﬀected 1st me buyers because:

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However help has been provided with the rela vely new Help to Buy ISA’s available from numerous banks and building socie es. With one of these plans you can save an amount of money, receive interest from the Help to Buy ISA provider and then when you are ready to buy your property, you can apply for a Government Bonus. There are limits on how much you can save and limits on the bonus you can receive, but with interest rates of up to 4% and a 25% addi onal government bonus on the amount you have saved, I would suggest this makes sense for anyone looking to buy their 1st property over the next few years. That said as always you need to be careful with the T’s and C’s of the individual plans available. You can save up to £200 per month and in the 1st month on opening an account you can kick start your plan with a lump sum of up to £1,200. The arrangement is available per individual but if two people are looking to buy a home, then they can both benefit from this arrangement. There is a maximum Government bonus of £3,000 so in the

case of joint purchasers, that’s £6,000 available as a bonus. The best rates of interest can be found online. The current deals are all ‘variable rate’ however, so you need to watch them to make sure they do not fall. There are many ques ons that you may need answers to, so forgive me if I refer you to: www.helptobuy.gov.uk/help‐to‐buy‐isa/faq/ It is extremely important to state that the above does not cons tute advice and because everyone’s circumstances are diﬀerent, it is always best to seek financial advice. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage. Phil James Grosvenor Consultancy Ltd. 01275 373348 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 and you may not get back the full amount you invested.

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Music with Duncan Haskell Album of the month March

Next Step I See A Darkness by Bonnie “Prince” Billy (Palace Records / Domino)

When listening to The Ghosts Of Highway 20 you can’t help but feel like it goes much deeper than the music, you are entering William’s world and gaining a glimpse of her suffering. Another The last decade has record which creates such a feeling is Bonnie been a prolific one for “Prince” Billy’s Lucinda Williams. Her masterpiece from new record arrives less 1999. Like all great than two years after works of art it the critically acclaimed managed to be both Down Where The unique to its creator Spirit Meets The Bone whilst still containing and is another double universal truths which album of blues‐tinged anyone could relate Americana. With the death of her father, the too. renowned poet Miller Williams, following a few years after her mother’s passing there is a Darkness permeated the album as William distinct sense of loss and nostalgia haunting the Oldham’s alt‐folk palette remained entirely tracks, which often meander like the road the muted, but rather than paint an impregnably record is named after. bleak picture the resulting album was somehow accessible and even appealing. Joining in the Williams confronts her father’s Alzheimer’s suffering of Death To Everyone, A Minor Place disease directly on the profound and gut‐ or Black was to immerse yourself in a level of wrenching If My Love Could Kill, singing craftsmanship rarely achieved in the history of “Slayer of wonder, slayer of words/ Murderer of modern music. The title track remains Oldham’s poets, murderer of songs/ Who robbed me of greatest achievement, as recognised by its your memory/ Robbed me of your time”. Her inclusion on Johnny Cash’s American distinctive voice somehow manages to convey Recordings series, mining depression and her anger, desperation, sadness and resignation solitude for the good of all. Loss and loneliness at the same time. The equally affecting Death can be a fertile ground for creativity and one that Came was written about her mother’s death. resonates with all of us. That both Bonnie Over a stark soundscape she laments “Oh I miss “Prince” Billy and Lucinda Williams managed to you so and I long to know why death gave you create such transcendental records from these his kiss.” themes puts them in a very small category of truly gifted songwriters. The sprawling nature of the album allows Williams a freedom over which to mourn, rally Gig of the Month and snarl. Her versions of Bruce Springsteen’s Factory and the lost Woodie Guthrie song House Striking Matches @ The Fleece, Monday 14th Of Earth feel strangely at home on the record, March just a couple more stops along the highway of There’s been a slight Americana / country feel to life. Perhaps most pleasing is the gentle ballad this month’s album selections so it feels like a Can’t Close The Door On Love, a surprisingly good time to check out Nashville‐based duo powerful antidote to the spectre of death which Striking Matches. Sarah Zimmermann and Justin hovers over much of the album and the proof that, much like her music, Lucinda Williams will Davis are two rising stars of the genre and the fact that T Bone Burnett produced their debut endure. album Nothing But The Silence speaks volumes The Ghosts Of Highway 20 continues Williams’ for the talent on display. As with any export rich vein of form and suggests that she is an from America’s Music City, it’s a safe bet that an artist very much at her peak. Who knows where evening of tight harmonies, exemplary the road will take her next. musicianship and great songs awaits us all.

The Ghosts Of Highway 20 by Lucinda Williams (Highway 20 Records)

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Blair in the 1994 Labour Party leadership election.

No Prize General Knowledge Quiz 1.

The first and last books of the King James Bible are Genesis and Revelation. Name the second and the penultimate book.

In what year was the UK £1 note formally withdrawn from circulation?

What are the following medical classifications primarily concerned with ‐ Pharmacology, Haematology, and Otalaryngology?

From south to north put these English cities in order ‐ Ely, Lichfield, Ripon, Canterbury, St Albans, Chester. 9. Name the songs that these one‐hit wonders got to number 1 in the UK charts ‐ Musical Youth (l), The Floaters, 10. The Simon Park Orchestra, Sam Bailey, and Ricky Valance (r).

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Name the capital cities of the following 12. countries ‐ Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Which, on average, is the heaviest organ of the human body? Which high street name listed in the current FTSE100 (Financial Times Stock Exchange Index) employs most people? Name the next 3 people in the following sequence ‐ Percy Thrower, Arthur Billitt, Geoﬀ Hamilton….

How many calories in a) a standard Dairylea cheese triangle, b) a medium hens egg, c) a standard Curly Wurly, and d) a pint of skimmed milk?

In what year was the Hindenburg disaster?

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With which sports do you associate the following “well known” tunes ‐ “The Chain” by Fleetwood Mac, “Soul Limbo” by Booker T. & the M.G.’s, and “Drag Racer” by the Doug Wood

Name the following politicians ‐ the leader of the Conservative Party before 14. David Cameron, the current leader of the Liberal Democrats, and the politician who was runner up to Tony

Band? What linked London in 1665 to Stockholm in 1710? (answers on page 96)

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Put a Spring in your Step ‐ Glenise Morgan

and this carries on into adult life. It’s also sociable. One little girl touchingly said: “I like getting to hold my Mum’s hand.”

We now know that walking is very important for older people too. No longer is the message “Sit down dear and give your legs a rest”, rather “Use it or lose it!” Walking is the easiest way for people to get exercise, and it Although Bristol is widely known as a Cycling promotes healthy hearts, flexibility and good balance. It’s also a means of reducing social City, it is actually walking that is our top isolation, and helps maintain good mental as priority and many feel we should be doing well as physical health. There are walking more to promote this. I’m our party’s groups for all ages and abilities, several in Walking Champion and so was delighted to Westbury and Henleaze, and our community join parents, children and the Head of St organisations have produced free maps for Ursula’s for their Park & Stride launch last some lovely walking trails. month. We started at the Westbury Park Tavern, who had kindly oﬀered their parking We are currently promoting the Bristol spaces to the parents, and made our way Walking Alliance, a group of partners, like down Northumbria Drive and across Living Streets, to raise the profile of walking Henleaze Road, ending up at Brecon Road in the city www.bristolwalkingalliance.org.uk where the school is situated. Living Streets, who are working with a number of schools on Neighbourhood Partnerships (NP) are being asked to sign up. I’m hoping I can encourage walking projects, had provided badges, our own NP to join! With so many older certificates and an eye‐catching character people in this area, it should be a priority. called Strider! Brecon and neighbouring roads have suﬀered from inconsiderate Public Health are taking this seriously and are parking and Park & Stride will help reduce reviewing the Council’s Walking Strategy, the congestion there. produced by former Liberal Democrat councillor, Neil Harrison. Cyclists and pedestrians want segregated paths. Let’s promote that with developers. Longer and warmer days with lots of spring flowers to enjoy. It’s all designed to “put a spring in your step”, so what better month to talk about the benefits of walking?

Meanwhile Henleaze schools have also been working to encourage more walking to school. The children mapped out a 5 minute zone, outside which parents are encouraged to park and walk with their children that short 5 minute journey. This, together with new improvements to zebra crossings near schools, all increase safety. Evidence shows that children who walk, scoot or cycle to school maintain a higher level of fitness generally

Some things I’ve acted on in the past are getting obstacles removed from pavements, such as A boards, bins or parked cars, and getting paving slabs repaired or overhanging hedges cut back. Many of us who are fit and busy don’t think of those whose sight is poor, have a walking aid or a pushchair. So, although some are no longer able to enjoy a walk, the rest of us should take the opportunity while we can and resolve to make it easier for those for whom it is not so easy. Glenise Morgan Henleaze Councillor Glenise.morgan@bristol.gov.uk

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Carolyn Park on golfing holidays I got bi en by the golfing bug 12 years ago living in South Africa. It was diﬃcult to avoid: the weather was warm and the beau ful courses in great condi on. Since the early 2000’s, I have worked down from a beginner of 36 handicap to a respectable 12, cu ng my teeth in some wonderful loca ons. South Africa Star ng in South Africa, I am on a personal challenge to play all of the top 100 courses the country has to oﬀer – I have about 40 to go. One of my favourites is Leopard Creek, perched right on the edge of the Kruger Na onal Park. The half‐ way house “tea” is legendary and wouldn’t look out of place in the Ritz. Wildlife abounds, and you may even meet the resident hippo in the dam on the 13th (from a safe distance, please).

Whether you s ck to Cape Town, head along the Garden route, enjoy the tropical surrounds of Durban or try your luck at Sun City, this is a wonderful des na on for golf and so much more. Middle East The Middle East is an up and coming golf des na on and a recent visit to Abu Dhabi let me experience the Abu Dhabi Golf Club and iconic falcon‐styled clubhouse. Watching the HSBC event this year took us back to standing over the birdie pu on the 18th in front of the club house – sadly I missed it! Yas Links and Saadiyat Beach are also great courses and, for something diﬀerent, Abu Dhabi has a 9 hole floodlit course. Lots of good reports on the Dubai courses as well and these two can always be combined into one trip. Caribbean The Caribbean, par cularly in Barbados, are a real treat. We found it be er value to enter a tournament than pay green fees so if you fancy a challenge ask for details of the Sir Garry Sobers

Tournament held at the end of April every year. Sandals resorts oﬀer complimentary green fees at their resorts in St Lucia, Jamaica and the gorgeous Emerald Bay in the Bahamas. So if you fancy a relaxing holiday with a few social rounds this could be the op on for you. Canary Islands Closer to home, Tenerife has some super courses and the Abama (pictured below) is a real treat with great views, Costa Adeje, Buenavista, Las Americas, golf Del Sur as well as the Jardin Tecina on the neighbouring island of La Gomera means plenty of op ons.

Having banked some incredible golfing experiences, I am forever in search of the next des na on. Top of my wish list is New Zealand – Cape Kidnappers and Kauri Cliﬀs on the North Island look amazing! I’ll leave you with my Top 5 ps for any golfer taking to the skies.. ‐ Check which airlines carry golf clubs for free. We favour Virgin Atlan c going to South Africa & the Caribbean as club carriage is free. ‐ Check average temperatures. It may be worth ge ng up for an early tee me to beat the heat or tropical a ernoon downpours. ‐ Take plenty of water ‐ it is all too easy to dehydrate. ‐ Look out for tournaments or compe ons you can play in – it saves money and you will meet locals. ‐ Check that the crocodile statue on the back of the 1st tee is actually a statue…

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Talking Pets with Viking Vets In this month’s article I will cover a few current topics. 1. Alabama Rot You may have heard about this in the news. It aﬀects dogs and was first reported in the UK in 2012. A causative agent has not been confirmed, which makes diagnosis and treatment diﬃcult. There have been 72 reported fatalities that have been confirmed as Alabama Rot, or the more accurate and scientific name of ‘Idiopathic Cutaneous and Renal Glomerular Vasculopathy (CRGV)’. I think you can see why we call it Alabama Rot. The symptoms the owner sees are skin lesions either on the feet or face, this progresses into kidney failure over the next 10 days. The skin lesions can start as a swelling, then progress to an erosion or ulcer. Most have been on the lower legs. At present the closest case that has been confirmed was in Wiltshire. Our advice to our clients if they find skin wounds on their dogs feet or face is ‘If in doubt, let the vet check it out’/ Most skin lesions will be something

diﬀerent to Alabama Rot, and most kidney problems will also be something else. At present there is no vaccine against this disease. 2. Antifreeze Antifreeze contains Ethylene Glycol which is highly toxic to pets. Most people do not think that this would be something pets will drink, however it has a sweet taste and both dogs and cats will lick it from the ground if it has been spilt. Dogs may even bite into bottles of it. If we can start treatment quickly then we may be able to prevent kidney failure. The antidote to Ethylene Glycol is Ethanol, otherwise known as alcohol. In practice this means we give vodka intravenously which prevents the Ethylene Glycol from binding to the kidneys and causing kidney failure. The pet will be drunk, and then end up with a hangover, but this is better than kidney failure and death. Unfortunately cats are not normally brought in to us until they are showing signs of kidney failure, by which time it is usually too late to do anything. If you have a suspicion that your pet has ingested antifreeze you must get to a vet as soon as possible.

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3. Road Grit and Salt So far we have had a very mild winter, therefore we have seen very little gritting of the roads. Road grit contains rock salt that can be toxic if ingested. Our advice is that you clean your dogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s feet after a walk if there has been a lot of salt on the roads. If your dog has ingested it you should seek veterinary help. Salt poisoning can lead to severe dehydration which in extreme cases may lead to kidney failure.

4. Viral Haemorrhagic Disease in Rabbits This is a disease that causes sudden death in rabbits. We have been able to vaccinate rabbits against his horrible viral disease but unfortunately there seems to be a new strain

emerging that the present vaccine does not protect against. We are hoping to get a new vaccine soon. If anybody has a rabbit the dies suddenly, please get in touch.

On a completely diďŹ&#x20AC;erent note, I started watching a program on the BBC where they were comparing cats and dogs to see which made for a better pet. I found this rather silly. My experience with cats and dogs is that the amazing variation in personalities means that it is impossible to say that one is better than the other. Maria Lowe Veterinary Surgeon Viking Vets 12 Feb 2016

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Mrs PC Friendly Computer Training Wanted Volunteers for a computer study. Calling all readers for help. I recently heard from Poppy Seager, who is seeking volunteers over 65 with no experience of computers. Here is a copy of her email to me. It would be so wonderful to be able to help her. Please do get in touch with her direct.

individuals that cannot make it here. If you do know anyone that may be willing to volunteer and want more information we would really like to have their valuable thoughts. I can be contacted via email or phone: E‐mail: poppy.seager@ndcn.ox.ac.uk Telephone Number: 07854511856

It is a real privilege to work with people with no computer experience, and to open their eyes to the possibility that the Internet can provide. Helping to send their first email is so exciting, and easy, Dear Mrs PC, and I love seeing the excitement that doing a first search on Google can bring. I am writing to you on behalf of a UK‐wide Modern tablets are very intuitive, and a research study upon healthy ageing and the lot can be worked out by anyone who is benefits of physical exercise. This is a project curious. I always encourage my students funded by the National Institute for Health to explore and click away, and not to fear Research, AGE UK and the University of any consequences. There is nothing to Oxford that will be carried out amongst lose by being inquisitive, and much to several universities including Bristol, Bath learn. This is how young children get to and Exeter. It will involve individuals aged 65 grips with technology. and over with mobility diﬃculties undertaking a 12 month exercise programme and several In my lessons, there is no pressure. You assessments will be carried out over this time. will be working on your own computer in Before initiating this research, we would like to gain some feedback on how accessible older adults find using our computer‐based activities. It would be extremely helpful if you know of anyone attending your computer training aged 65 and over who are not familiar with computers, ideally completely computer illiterate, that would be interested in having a go at these. One activity will involve completing a laptop based activity with a range of tasks such as “snap” and quizzes. The other will be using a touch screen computer to complete a memory task.

your own home, at your own pace. Whatever we cover is written down, so that when you try doing it alone, there is a crib sheet to follow. So if you are someone who is thinking about getting your first iPad or laptop, you need not worry about how to use it.

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and don’t know how to impart their knowledge. When people have grown up with technology, they can’t remember how they learned, and they never experienced Mrs PC can also provide experienced the same frustrations. They are also more technicians to set up a new device. When willing to take a chance and try things out they do this, they will always leave notes to solve problems. A lot of my job on any passwords that are created. This involves giving people the confidence to way, passwords never become the try things, and giving lots of minefield that they often are when encouragement (and homework) so that nothing is ever written down or they can begin to enjoy IT. explained. This can be very tedious and time consuming to unravel. Age is no barrier to learning. I teach folk from their mid 40’s to 95 of all There are many folk I teach whose experiences, from beginners to advanced families have “taught” their relations how users. There is always something to be to use their technology, and they have gained from a lesson, even if it is only to become frustrated and discouraged that give a few shortcuts that will save time in they haven’t caught on. The thing is, that a busy life. most people’s children or grandchildren Mrs PC aren’t patient, are not trained teachers,

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Market Outlook – Is It Time To Review Your Investments? RBS hit the news recently when one of their analysts suggested investors should “sell everything” ahead of a “cataclysmic” year to come. While it makes a good headline, especially when markets have had a poor start to the year, it’s certainly not the consensus view or even generally considered helpful. In the words of M&G, one of the largest ac ve investors in the UK, “we need to be careful to separate fact from fic on (or forecast, if you prefer)”. Various factors affect the market, including investor sen ment. The start of 2016 saw concerns about market falls become self‐fulfilling as the momentum of selling drove prices lower. But the signs are the sell‐off was overdone and that when a en on is given to economic fundamentals rather than sen ment, we’re in a be er posi on than many fear. Now, then, is not the me to be frightened out of the market ‐ itself a dangerous move as selling a er a fall means selling at a reduced price. Stock market‐based investments will always experience vola lity and can of course go down in value as well as up but a well‐chosen, up‐to‐date por olio should benefit when markets recover. Holding for the recovery is a much more reliable strategy than trying to reinvest at the right point in future. You may, however, wish to review your por olio to check the underlying investments are sound and that your exposure to investment risk is in line with what you are comfortable with. We are currently offering this service for free so please get in touch. Richard is a Chartered Financial Planner with a specialist interest in providing friendly, old fashioned, face to face financial advice to local people at re rement age and the elderly. He has par cular exper se in investments, pensions, inheritance tax and long‐term care planning. He can be contacted directly by email on richard.higgs@wealthwest.co.uk, through the website at www.wealthwest.co.uk or by telephone on 0117 966 5699.

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If the weather is cold, putting a cloche over the ground for a couple of weeks before your intended seed sowing, will warm up the ground a treat and make it drier and easy to work. Do however remember to water more Easter is early this year, with Good Friday falling on the 25th March, I know this because frequently in sunny weather under cloches. In we host the annual family Easter Egg hunt in my day cloches were often quite grand glazed affairs like this, but the garden, and Mrs P goes crazy for me to nowadays there are tidy the veg plot and make sure the grass is cut, edges and all! Itʹs such a busy time for the many reasonably priced plastic gardener and one I really enjoy, as wherever alternatives on the your eye wanders thereʹs new growth market, as well as springing into life and I marvel how once even cheaper fleece again Mother Nature has worked her magic. Weʹve had years, when egg hunting has seen materials. us in hats and gloves with snow on the Book of the Month ground, but increasingly itʹs a dash to get the Teaming with Microbes: The Organic chocolatey delights out and well hidden Gardenerʹs Guide to the Soil Food Web before they melt in the welcome spring sunshine. As the summer moves on, it always by Jeff Lowenfels £17.99 makes me smile when I surprisingly stumble Smart gardeners know that soil is anything but an inert substance. Healthy soil is across a mini Easter egg that searching eyes teaming with life not just earthworms and have failed to spot... thatʹs the time I put the insects, but a staggering amount of bacteria, kettle on and enjoy my findings with a fungi and microorganisms. When we use cuppa... well a gardener has to have some chemical fertilisers we injure the microbial perks! life that sustains healthy plants, and thus Tip of the Month become increasingly dependent on an arsenal Spring is upon us and the garden will be of artificial, often toxic, substances. This bursting with life. Plants are growing at a rate insightful book tells the reader of alternatives of knots and this new lush succulent growth to this vicious cycle. It clearly explains the is not as tough and should be protected. activities and organisms that make up the Staking all plants that have a tendency to web, and how the gardener can nurture and snap off in winds or heavy rains is wise, as cultivate the life of the soil. itʹs so disappointing to see a well nurtured plant succumb to damage. There are a With Jeff Lowenfels help, everyone from multitude of staking options on the market devotees of organic gardening techniques, to from L shaped metal stakes to iron hoops. In weekend gardeners who simply want to the vegetable garden I favour old fashion pea grow healthy, vigorous plants without sticks. Hazel make excellent bean poles and resorting to chemicals can create rich, pea sticks as nurturing, living soil. they tend to be straighter, however , If youʹve been chitting your potatoes then for often stored me Good Fridayʹs traditionally the day when prunings of you plant them out. Follow the individual hard wood planting instructions as each variety tends to plants can be different, with First Early potatoes have the followed by Second Earlies, then main crop. desired effect. Nothing beats the taste of home grown spuds,

The Veg Growers Diary ‐ Reg Patch

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Plant of the Month ‐ Broad Beans There are a lot of seeds that can be sown and grown in March but ONLY if conditions allow. With the weather being so unpredictable this is a guide rather than a done deal! Broad beans are easy to grow and utterly delicious. They can be sown directly into well prepared soil in open ground during March. Oﬀering cloche protection on colder wet days is beneficial. Harvesting can commence as early as June and continue throughout the summer if sown in succession. If mice are a problem try sowing seed into modules for transplanting out into the vegetable bed later on. Sow seeds 2‐3in deep and 6‐9in apart, depending on the cultivar. Itʹs handy to sow a few spare seeds at the end of the rows, to lift and move if gaps are created by failed seed germination. Endeavour to hoe regularly to reduce weed growth. Taller cultivars may need staking as spring winds can be very damaging. When the lowest truss of blossom have formed small pods, pinch out the tips of the beans. This will promote fruit set and reduce problems with blackfly. The tips are delicious eaten steamed or stir fried. Harvest pods when beans have begun to visibly swell inside. Trusted varieties are Aquadulce Claudia, Medes, Scorpio and The Sutton.

and if you plant accordingly you could even pick a few to enjoy with your Christmas dinner. March is the month to plant Jerusalem artichoke tubers, asparagus crowns and onion, shallots and garlic sets. Sow seeds of carrots, beetroot, lettuce, radish, peas and swiss chard. In fact this is the time when most veggies can be sown, my strong advice is only grow what you like as a glut of kohl rabi and the like is not much fun. Do keep notes on what and when you sow seeds, as its easy to forget, also keep empty seed packets for reference. Then when you harvest the fruits of your labour youʹll know Seed packets ‐ photo what varieties suit courtesy of Su ons Seeds you and the family most. Itʹs good to remember we are what we eat, and that little tiny seed sown now could sustain you for months to come. Thereʹs nothing so satisfying than sitting down to a meal where the vegetables are home grown. Good for the spirit and soul. Wishing you all a Very Happy Easter

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New campaign urges used car buyers to ‘check it not regret it.’ Buying a second hand car can be scary. Will you be ripped oﬀ? Does the car work? How do you check if it’s roadworthy? Last year, over 66,000 clients in the South West contacted the Citizens Advice consumer line with problems relating to second hand cars. With an average spend of £5000 on used cars, it is important you know what to look out for. Citizens Advice Bristol and Bristol Trading Standards are reigniting the ‘Check it, don’t regret it’ campaign this month to make sure everyone knows what to look out for when parting with their hard‐earned cash and investing in a car. Matt Rogers from Citizens Advice Bristol said: “Buying a second hand car can be bit of a bumpy road. Whether you have £500 or £5,000 to spend, it can be diﬃcult to make sure the car you end up buying is in the condition as described by the dealer. Not only can drivers find themselves out of pocket or with a string of unexpected expenses, the car could be un‐ roadworthy or unsafe. But there are some simple steps drivers can take to make sure what they are buying is safe, legal and what it seems.” Sarah Davey from Bristol Trading Standards said: “A second‐hand car that is not up to scratch and is littered with faults can be a danger to the driver and other road users. It is important for consumers to have the right knowledge when buying a used car. We would encourage everyone to carry out checks such as looking at the car’s history, checking the MOT and investigating the seller before making a purchase. Simple checks like this may stop you from buying a mis‐described car – and in the process it will save you time and money.”

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School, Westbury Road, Westbury on Trym. Tickets £9: available by email from redlandwindband@gmail.com or on the door. Listings for community events, not‐for‐profit 18 and under free. This year Redland Wind Band returns by popular demand to Red clubs and charitable activities are free of charge. If you have something of this nature Maids School for its spring concert. The that you would like listed please get in touch programme will include works by Gershwin, Copeland, Cole Porter and Tchaikovskiʹs by calling 0117 259 1964 or 07845 986650, Capriccio Italien as well as other pieces from email andy@bcmagazines.co.uk, or post details in to 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY. All the stage, screen and the wind band repertoire. For further information visit notices must be received by the 15th of the preceding month to guarantee consideration www.redlandwindband.co.uk for inclusion. Wednesday 23rd March 2016 7.00 pm at Details shown are accurate to the best of my Colston Hall, Bristol BS1 5AR. Alexander knowledge, but dates, times & locations may L’Estrange Ahoy! Sing for the Mary Rose. change without notification. So if you are Bristol Choral Society, children from 9 Bristol unsure, and to avoid disappointment, please Primary Schools and students from Orchard contact the organiser listed to double check. School Bristol, in partnership with Bristol Sings Music. Tickets £5. Full details at Theatre, Concerts & Music www.bristolchoral.co.uk or email Caro Barrett BYO Baby Choir is performing! Come and CS Outreach manager at see Bring Your Own Baby Choir perform an schools@bristolchoral.co.uk uplifting collection of songs including songs by Fleet Foxes, Groove Armada and David Bristol Concert Orchestraʹs concert at St Bowie. 3pm on Sunday 20th March at The Georgeʹs Bristol on 12th March at 7.30pm Greenbank pub, 57 Bellevue Rd, Easton, BS5 features Rimsky‐Korsakovʹs dazzling and 6DP. Free & great fun for all the family! FFI sparkling Scheherazade, along with Debussyʹs call Julia on 07984 532 535, Prélude à lʹAprès‐Midi dʹun Faune, julia@ekocollective.com/www.juliaturner.co.uk Rachmaninovʹs Fourth Piano Concerto with soloist You‐Chiung Lin and two short pieces Itʹs Your Ceili! All dances called and live by Shostakovich ‐ Waltz No.2 from the Jazz music with the Highly Strung Band. At St. Suite and Tea for Two. There will be a retiring Albanʹs Hall, Westbury Park, BS6 7QB. Friday collection in aid of the British Red Cross. Tkts 6th May, Friday 1st July, Friday 2nd from www.bristolconcertorchestra.org.uk or St September and Friday 4th November. 7.30 Georgeʹs Bristol (0845 40 24 001) or at the door. p.m. to 10.30 p.m. Licensed bar in aid of charity. Tickets £10 in advance from Jill Elliot Oboe Elevenses at Westbury Parish Church ‐ 01275 847909 ‐ 07515 904 707 or email on Saturday April 9th with local girl Sarah jillyelliot@gmail.com £12 on the door. Bence. Come at 10‐30 for coﬀee and cake. Recital starts at 11. Enjoy watching the large Charade Drama have chosen for their Spring screen projection. Donations £5 minimum, Production a Play entitled ʺThe Weekendʺ by please, for the Church Organ Fund. Michael Palin. In this stage play Michael Palin takes a look at family values which is not The Spring Concert of the Stoke Bishop Ladies only very funny but also has its darker side. Choir will be on Monday 21st March at Stoke Performances will take place at Westbury on Bishop Village Hall at 2.30pm. Our guest Trym Methodist Church Hall on Thursday entertainer is Alan Shellard, who has been April 14th, Friday April 15th and Saturday before and was a very amusing entertainer. April 16th starting at 7.30pm. Tickets are Free admission and tea but donation to local available at £7 Adults; £6 Senior Citizens/ charity. All welcome. Concessions and £5 Juniors (under 16).Tickets Westbury on Trym Methodist Church can be reserved by calling the Charade Box Orchestra are a group of instrumentalists of Oﬃce on 0117 9508488 or purchased on the all ages who play for morning worship once a door, subject to availability. month. Our rehearsal time is before the Redland Wind Band Spring Concert 2016. service from 10am. If you play any orchestral Saturday 23 April 7.30pm at Red Maids instrument, but particularly violin, you are

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Collett who will tell us about Elgar’s Powick Asylum Music. Barry has recently made a recording of some of the music that Elgar wrote for this institute in his early years. FFI very welcome to join us. Experience of orchestral playing is not essential, but you will www.elgar.org/elgarsoc/branches/south‐ need to be able to read music. We’re a friendly western/ and helpful group, who enjoy playing The choir at Horfield Parish Church, together. Parts are always provided for personal practice. To find out more telephone consisting of adults and children, sings at 10.00 a.m. Mass on Sundays, and once a 9686589. month, also presents an evening service with West Bristol Orchestra. A chamber orchestra, more elaborate music ‐ either a fully choral evensong or a service of readings and music. playing a wide range of classical music New singers are always welcome, and at arranged for the smaller orchestra, meets at the United Reformed Church, Muller Road on present, more sopranos and altos are particularly required. For further information, Thursdays 7.15pm.to 9.15pm. Additional please contact the Director of Music on 0117 string players of Grade5+ standard welcome. Experience of orchestral playing not essential. 3300792 For more info please contact the Secretary on The Mosaic Singers are a compact group and 968 3998. currently seek an accomplished bass to BYO Baby – a unique adult choir for parents, complete a nicely balanced mix of voices. We carers or parents to be! Bring Your Own Baby rehearse in Stoke Bishop on Tuesday evenings, is holding free taster sessions for anyone who where a warm and friendly welcome is assured. Please phone David on 0797 346 fancies singing uplifting songs and meeting new friends, all whilst the babies hang out and 0994. enjoy sweet harmonies. Guaranteed no Bristol Bach Choir and the Liberty Brass nursery rhymes! Tuesday 22nd March 3.45‐ 5pm and Thursday 24th March 11.00‐12.15pm Ensemble present Rutter’s Gloria, Poulenc’s Mass in G and Finziʹs Lo, the Full Final and 12.15‐1.30pm at Wildgoose Space, 228 Mina Road, St Werburghs, BS2 9YP. Just come Sacrifice. Saturday 5 March 2016, 7.30pm at Bristol Cathedral. An evening to enthral, along, no previous experience is required. entertain and challenge. Tickets: £22, £17, Contact Julia on 07984 532 535, £14,£10; students and under 25s, £5. Visit www.juliaturner.co.uk or email bristolbach.org.uk/tickets or call 0117 214 julia@ekocollective.com 0721. ʹVocal Harmonyʹ ‐ an exciting contemporary Bristol Choral Society and Music for Awhile choir based in Bristol. Meet new people, present Johann Sebastian Bach “St Matthew learn contemporary songs and have a lot of Passion” on Saturday 12th March 2016 6.00 fun along the way! You do not need to read pm, Colston Hall, Bristol BS1 5AR. Tickets music and there is no audition. We sing from £10 to £25. (under 25s £5.00, Seniors 10% modern music by the likes of Adele, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Take That, Queen, all discount). FFI www.bristolchoral.co.uk. Book online or by phone on 0845 652 1823. parts are taught in call and response. We run three 10 week terms, with a performance at the Henleaze Ladies Choir is a friendly and end of each term. FFI please contact welcoming group which meets in St Peters eliza@vocalharmonychoir.co.uk or visit Church Hall, Henleaze, on Thurs between www.vocalharmonychoir.co.uk. September and May from 1.45 – 3.45 pm (with a short break for tea). We give 2 charity The Elgar Society is dedicated to promoting concerts a year in December and May in St the works of Sir Edward Elgar, our greatest Peters Church Hall and from time to time we English composer. The Society has regional are invited to entertain community groups branches, and the South‐western Branch is around the city. There are also occasional based in Bristol. Our next meeting is on Saturday 19 March at 2.15 at the Bristol Music social events organised. We are always Club, 76 St Paul’s Road, BS8 1LP. Limited free pleased to see new members but would particularly welcome first sopranos at the parking is available at 1 Pembroke Road. moment. Please come and try a rehearsal Admission for visitors costs £3.00 including without obligation. To find out more please refreshments. Our speaker will be Barry

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What’s On & Community News contact either Jane English (0117 951 1430 or 07752 332278) or Jean Wickham (0117 962 4466): Bristol Cabot Choir is delighted to welcome new members for all voice parts. Why not come and sing with us for 2/3 ‘taster’ rehearsals before a simple audition? We meet at Redland URC on Mondays at 7.30 pm FFI email m.h.morse@btinternet.com, www.bristolcabotchoir.org; or Facebook. Henbury Singers’ Spring Concert is at 7.30pm on 19th March 2016 in support of the Jessie May Trust at Trinity‐Henleaze United Reform Church. The programme, directed by Richard Jones will include Vivaldi Gloria. Tickets £10 (£8 conc., £5 students). Henbury Singers welcome new members. We meet at Stoke Bishop Primary School in Cedar Park on Thursday evenings ‐ 7:45 to 9:15 pm. Fees are currently £40 per term. 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 or tickets can be bought on the door. Nova Bristol’s new early music vocal ensemble invite you to ‘Passion’, our next concert on March 13th. The music is by some of the greatest European composers of the 15th and 16th centuries, Lassus, Victoria, Guerrero, Mouton, Manchicourt and the English 15th century composer John Browne. The music follows the events from Palm Sunday to Easter. In the stunning acoustic of All Saints Church Clifton, the concert starts at 7.30pm. Admission is by programme (£8) at the door. We hope to see you there. www.choirsites.co.uk/Nova

Out There Music Bristol Childrenʹs Choir is open to children age 7‐13 from any school in Bristol. We meet every Wednesday in term time in the Performing Arts Studio, Cotham School, BS6 6DT from 4.45pm – 6.00pm. Come along to a free taster session before deciding whether to audition. We sing songs that children are guaranteed to love and we always have fun! FFI contact Holly Shannon on admin@outtheremusicbristol.co.uk / 07866 587424 www.outtheremusicbristol.co.uk Stoke Bishop Ladies Choir meet at Stoke Bishop Village Hall, new members welcome and no auditions are necessary. We are a friendly group that sings for pleasure, and we hold a concert at the end of each term (Christmas and Easter) to raise money for charity. Please contact Maureen on 9567894 or Carolyn on 2791409 for more information. Gardening & Horticulture Sea Mills Garden Club have regular monthly meetings, every 3rd Wednesday, held at Sea Mills Methodist Rooms, Sea Mills Square at 7.30 pm. Our forthcoming programme of talks is :‐ 16th March, Nick Macer ‐ Global Plants; and 20th April, Dede Liss ‐ Heritage Breads & Grains. Visitors always welcome at £3 per meeting. Hope to see you there. FFI contact Gail Mitchell 0117 9685350 or Esme James 0117 9682571. The Alpine Garden Society meet on the 3rd Friday of the 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. Our next meeting is on Friday March 18th and our speaker Dr George Hargreaves will be telling us about “Landscapes of Madeira”.

Henleaze & District Flower Club meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at Bradbury Hall, Waterford Road in Henleaze. Flower demonstrations are held on Bristol Cathedral Choir School Choral Society is always looking for new singers to the second Thursday and practice classes on join our choir! We are an enthusiastic amateur the fourth Thursday. New members always welcome. For more details please contact choir specialising mainly in classical works (ancient to modern). We are loosely associated Debra ward on 07974 937741 or email with the Choir School, joining in with some of debragailward@hotmail.com their concerts and using the school (on College Friends of Old Sneed Park Nature Reserve. It Green) for practice on Wednesday evenings. only costs £5 a year to become a friend of the There is no audition and no requirement for nature reserve, a wonderful area for wildlife in musical expertise. Contact Stoke Bishop. The land is owned by the mattmsmith@virginmedia.com if you are council and run with the help of volunteers & interested. The Bristol Nine - 07845 986650 / 0117 259 1964 - andy@bcmagazines.co.uk

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What’s On & Community News Friends. There are 4 newsletters a year, and regular events on the reserve. Check www.spnaturereserve.com for more details and to download an application form to become a Friend. Henleaze Garden Club is a thriving club for anyone interested in anything to do with gardening! We meet the first Wednesday of each month in the main hall at St Monicaʹs, Cote Lane, with a summer break when the club arranges coach trips. Expert speakers, a quarterly newsletter, and great Christmas event. Annual membership is £20 plus a £1 per visit, visitors are most welcome at £5 per visit. Contact Brian Dury on 9621227 or www.henleazegardenclub.co.uk for more info.

jmaish@blueyonder.co.uk. Drop‐In Healing Centre at The Friends Meeting House, 126 Hampton Road, Redland, BS6 6JE. Thursdays from 5.00pm to 6.30pm. Run by Bristol Healing Group on a donation basis and supported by members of NFSH The Healing Trust. Healing is beneficial for well‐ being and health, helping you to relax and feel better. Come along and try a healing session, everyone is welcome. For more information phone 0117 9820184. Tai Chi – These gentle movements can ease the body, quiet the mind and restore vitality. Local friendly classes with an experienced teacher. Classes at all levels at The Greenway Centre and other Bristol locations. Why not come and find out more? Contact Karen on 0117 9424167, see www.taijiworks.co.uk or email taijiworks@phonecoop.coop.

Fitness, Sport, Walking & Dancing Hydrotherapy Exercise Sessions ‐ group exercise in lovely warm water at Southmead Hospitalʹs purpose built pool. Benefits include relaxation, relief of pain & swelling, improved movement, balance & fitness. All ages & abilities welcome. We are a friendly local team of Chartered Physiotherapists with expertise in a variety of disabilities & medical conditions. We have a regular group of local members but new people are always welcome. For more details please contact Chris & Ali Cowley on 07971 086 628, email healthyhydrotherapy@gmail.com or visit www.healthyhydrotherapy.co.uk. Shirehampton Cricket Club welcomes new members to join our fantastic local club. All playing ages and abilities from Junior Beginner to Experienced Senior will be encouraged to improve their skills. If you are enthusiastic, willing to learn and want to enjoy our excellent facilities then please contact shirehamptoncc@gmail.com and see website www.shirecc.net for more information. Check out the dates for indoor practice sessions that started in February.

Dance fitness ‐ for flexibility, co‐ordination and body conditioning, exercise to music every Tuesday, 2pm ‐ 3pm at Filton Folk Centre, Elm Park, BS34 7PS. Have fun whilst keeping fit, all abilities welcome. For further information, contact Eileen Scott, 07969929733, e: scottyartois@hotmail.com, or visit www.emdp.org Moves Fitness ‐ exercise to music for all ages and fitness levels at St. Peterʹs Church Hall, Henleaze, every Wednesday morning from 10am to 11am. The session consists of structured and enjoyable routines designed to promote overall fitness and mobility. You put as much energy as you feel like it on the day and you should leave feeling great. This is a friendly welcoming class ‐ come and give it a try ‐ £5 per session. For more info phone Jane on 9681042 or visit www.movesfitness.com

Tai Chi Movements for Wellbeing (TMW) is a specially developed sequence of movements which promotes physical, mental and emotional health. Based on the essential elements of both Tai Chi and Chi Kung, the simple TMW sequence is easy to learn, allowing greater confidence, reducing stress Westbury Walkers is a group of walkers who and releasing tension. Courses start regularly assemble at Lloyds Chemist Canford Lane at Trinity‐Henleaze URC, Waterford Road, Westbury on Trym. We meet usually at 9.20 BS9. £68 including DVD or book for support at am on a Tuesday morning. New walkers home. Contact experienced teacher Jackie always welcome. If you would like details of Wright on 07741 609885/ any of our forthcoming walks please contact jackie@tmwtraining.com Jean Maish 0117 3301194 / 07789 741892, email Bristol Shambhala Meditation Group oﬀers The Bristol Nine - 07845 986650 / 0117 259 1964 - andy@bcmagazines.co.uk

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free meditation instruction from a qualified instructor at the Open House evening each Wednesday from 7.30 ‐ 9.30 pm at 17 Lower Redland Road, Redland, BS6 6TB and the opportunity for a longer period of practice on the second Sunday of each month. Although this meditation practice has its origins in Buddhism, the mindfulness which it cultivates can be of support to those from any or no tradition. For further information please visit www.bristol.shambhala.info

Tai Chi Classes for beginners ‐ Put a spring in your step this Spring. Always wanted to try Tai Chi? For centuries the Chinese have practised Tai Chi as simple but powerful form of exercise for strength, balance and mindfulness. The Bristol School of Tai Chi has lots of daytime and evening classes in Henleaze and Bishopston starting from the 19 April. Any questions contact Ben Milton 0117 9493955, taichi@bristoltaichi.com www.bristoltaichi.com

Pilates Classes at Henleaze URC, Monday 9.30‐10.30 & 10.30‐11.30 (mixed ability), 11:30‐ 12:30 (Postnatal),18:30‐19:30 (beginner), Tuesday 9:30‐10:30 (improver), 10:30‐11:30 (beginner), Wednesday 18:15‐19:15 (intermediate); Southmead Community Centre 12:10‐12:50 (mixed ability). For bookings call Leanne 07817 189474 or visit www.pilatesdowntime.co.uk

The Lawrence Weston Badminton Club play at the Greenaway Centre ,Greystoke Ave in Southmead on a Monday night from 7.00pm until 8.30pm. Our players are of a good standard, both male and female, and we are a very friendly club. We would welcome new players – please contact Marilyn on 0117 239 1005 for more details.

Henleaze Tennis Club has vacancies for players of all standards and ages. Whether you are an established player looking for a club, someone who is rusty or a student come along and try us out. For further information take a look at our adverts on p75 & p79, www.henleazeltc.com or contact the secretary Philip Price Tel: 07787 566246 E‐mail: philpriceqs@gmail.com

Scottish Country Dancing for beginners and experienced dancers at St Monica Trust’s Hall on Thursdays, 7.30 pm. New dancers welcome ‐ come on your own or with friends. Contact Margaret, 01275 794638 or Graham 01275 854782, or visit www.rscdsbristolinfo.co.uk

Lipreading class. An evening lipreading class to help you cope with your hearing loss runs in Clifton from 6.15pm to 7.45pm every Monday, term time only, at Redland Park Zumba Gold / Light 5.30pm/ Zumba Fitness United Reformed Church, Whiteladies Road. 6.35pm. Westbury ‐on‐Trym Village Hall. Fee is £6 per session. For more details email Weds. £5 on door. Just drop in with water and Mary Hall at lipreadingmary@yahoo.com or a sense of humour! Phone Marie on 963 4104 telephone 07790 283 939. or visit www.bristoldancezumba.co.uk for Fancy a ramble? How about joining us for more info. enjoyable 8‐10 mile walks on two Sundays per month ? Our usual group size is 12‐15 walkers. Ladies Badminton. A friendly group that Interested ? If so, please come and give Stoke meets on Tuesday mornings is looking for Lodge Ramblers a try. FFI some more players. Westbury Village Hall, www.stokelodgeramblers.wordpress.com or Eastfield Road, 9.45 am to 12 noon. Please phone Secretary 0117 9684140. contact Anne on 909 1714 for more details. Get Involved in Netball. The Avon Netball League is well established in Bristol and welcomes all types of players – whether new to netball, taking it up after a few years absence and all the way up to premier division teams that cater for high level players. Independents Netball Club is a friendly team looking to recruit new members, with training on Monday evenings at Red Maids School.

Bristol based charity LinkAge hold a number of fitness classes for the over 55’s running in the Henleaze area. Contemporary Dance 55+ on Monday from 10am‐11am at Bradbury Hall, Trinity Henleaze Church. Cost £4. Tai Chi 55+ on Tuesday between 11am‐12pm at Studland Court Community Room, Henleaze. Cost £3.50. Zumba Gold 55+ on Tuesday between 1pm‐2pm at St Peters Church, Henleaze. Cost £4. For more details please

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present CANFORD PARK FAYRE SUNDAY MAY 22nd (Sunday Family Funday) 11.00AM to 3.00PM BOOKING CRAFTERS 3m x 3m STALL PITCHES NOW You bring your own table and gazebo. There is a small charge, discounted for charity fundraisers, towards organisation costs. PLEASE CONTACT DAVID OR VENITA ON 9502232 The Bristol Nine - 07845 986650 / 0117 259 1964 - andy@bcmagazines.co.uk

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What’s On & Community News contact Laura on 0117 353 3042 or visit www.LinkAgeBristol.org.uk Zumba Gold Class @ Horfield Parish Church Hall every Weds 2pm‐2.45pm (£4.00 per class) for the mature movers aimed at age 55+ (All other ages including Beginners) Zumba Class @ Orchard School every Thurs 7pm‐8pm Contact Georgina for further details on www.bristolzumba.com or tel: 07545 625 089. Westbury Scottish Club country dancing classes for beginners at Leonard Hall, Trinity‐ Henleaze URC, Waterford Road, Henleaze. Tel. Maggie on 01934 838175. Classes for more advanced dancers at St Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze. Tel. Cheryl on 0117 9590970. Every Tues 7.30 ‐ 9.30pm. See www.wscbristol.com for details. Volunteering & Charities REMAP is a registered charity that designs and makes custom aids which enable a disabled person to enjoy a better quality of life. We design, make or modify equipment to suit their specific needs. No charge is made for our services. Please contact us if we can help ‐ visit www.remapbristol.org.uk, contact Colin 01275 460288 colin305@gmail.com or contact Ray 0117 9628729 rwestcott@blueyonder.co.uk RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme). Do you like reading? Do you like helping children? If yes to both, you are just the sort of person we are looking for! If you can spare a minimum of an hour a week to hear children read in a local school you could make a huge diﬀerence. Our volunteers do not teach children to read, but by spending time on an individual basis with them, hearing them read and talking to them about the stories in their reading books we know that their skills and confidence increase hugely. We want children to enjoy books and reading, and individual attention is always a great way to do it. Everyone in RSVP is a volunteer. 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 669953, or explore the website RSVP‐ west.org.uk Team members needed. At Bristol Child Contact Centre in Henleaze children of all ages spend time with the parent they no

longer live with, in a session supported by our volunteers. Most of the ‘contact parents’ are fathers, so we would especially welcome more men to join us. The volunteer team prepares the hall and toys, serves refreshments, welcomes parents and children, listens non‐ judgmentally when needed, and keeps everyone safe and happy. If this appeals to you, and you’d be free to join our Saturday volunteer rota every 4‐6 weeks, do get in touch for further details. You will get an enhanced DBS check, training and support, plus the satisfaction of maintaining a much‐valued service which helps families stay in touch after separation. For more information see our website www.bristolchildcontactcentre.org.uk. and/or ring Helen or Anna on 07511 290505. Wanted ‐ Volunteer Drivers for transport, once or twice a week, of local elderly patients to the Westbury doctors’ surgery or to a hospital. We have a small group of volunteer drivers, all over 50, who enjoy being active in the Westbury community. Please come and join us and experience the gratification from helping others in your own neighbourhood. 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 Staff of the Westbury‐on‐Trym practice. For information please contact Zina Wilson on tel.nr 9078744 or by e‐mail on Bernzina@blueyonder.co.uk , or ask the Westbury Practice Reception or your local GP on tel. 9623406. Do you love Weddings? Westbury‐on‐Trym Village hall is a very popular wedding venue and has another busy wedding schedule set for 2016. Weʹre looking for more volunteers to help these events run smoothly. If youʹre interested, please contact Debbie Furlong on 07791 882127. Volunteers needed to support carers. Could you please help us to develop and increase our support to carers, people who are looking after an unwell, disabled or elderly family member or friend? If you are outgoing and could offer two mornings a month to greet and give info to carers when they visit their GP Practice, or could offer two to three hours a week to sit with an older or disabled person so that their carer can have some time off, we’d love to hear from you. Full training and support provided. Please contact Mike Hatch, Carers Support Centre volunteer on 07503 577830 or e

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What’s On & Community News ‐mail gp_volunteers@outlook.com More Reading Buddies Wanted! Would you enjoy oﬀering reading and language support to children for whom English is a second language? Can you help them improve their reading ability, benefiting both them as individuals and the wider class? Can you commit to giving one hour of reading time a week in term‐time? We are working with twelve schools in the Southmead, Brentry and Horfield areas. Training is oﬀered, and your enhanced DBS check is paid for by Bristol City Council. You would read with the same children each week and be part of a growing group of well over 100 volunteers. For more information please contact Paul Harrod, paul.harrod@gmail.com Friendship, Social and Support Groups

at lion.bill@virginmedia.com. Westbury Park WI has changed its meeting day to the first Wednesday in the month. Guests are welcome, it costs £4 per session and it is possible to be a guest 3 times in a year without having to become a member. We meet at Westmoreland Hall, Westmoreland Road, Redland from 7.30pm. The Bristol and District branch of Parkinsonʹs UK meet every first Saturday of the month at St Monica Trust, Cote Lane, BS9 3UN from 10am ‐12 noon. Carers, relatives, spouses and people with Parkinsonʹs ‐ all are welcome for a social and informative get‐together, with speakers from a variety of backgrounds with many diverse interests. Please join us. We also meet at The Eastfield Inn, Henleaze, BS9 4NQ every second Friday in the month for an informal coﬀee morning from 11am. We are a friendly and supportive bunch, exchanging tactics, information and social banter!

On the first Tuesday of the month the North Bristol Alzheimer Café opens at St Monica Trust, Oatley House Atrium restaurant, Westbury‐on‐Trym, Bristol, BS9 3TN from 3.30pm – 5.30pm. The purpose of the café is to provide a relaxed and safe space in which issues surrounding dementia can be aired in a Toddler group. We meet every Wednesday friendly and informal environment. Our café is during term time in the Leonard hall in staﬀed by trained, caring and experienced Waterford Rd Trinity Henleaze 1.30 pm ‐3 volunteers and you will find a very relaxed 30 pm We are a small informal group and and friendly atmosphere. Every week welcome parents grandparents, nannies etc. refreshments are served and most weeks live The cost is £1.50 to include refreshments. music is played. There is no charge to attend, Do come and join us. free on‐site parking is usually available and the number 1 bus stops right outside the main Trinity Henleaze Ladies Guild meet gate. For further info or to register your fortnightly on Monday evenings at 7.30pm in attendance, please contact Jacqui Ramus the Leonard Hall Waterford Road. Good (Dementia Lead for St Monica Trust) on 07854 varied programme of speakers followed by tea 185093 or email and coﬀee. All are welcome. For further jacqui.ramus@stmonicatrust.org.uk information contact Jenny on 9620108. Bristol Grandparents Support Group. Bristol Brunel Lions Club. We have our Founded in 2007 BGSG gives support to business meeting at Shirehampton Golf Club grandparents who are estranged from their on the first Tuesday of every month at 7 for grandchildren due to family breakdown. 7.30. On the 3rd Tuesday of each month we Family breakdown can be as a result of have a social gathering normally with food. separation/divorce, alcohol/drug dependency, We raise money for charity both locally and domestic violence within the home, beyond through a variety of activities ‐ our bereavement or family feud. We give support Frogs game, our new Racing Pigs game, our over the phone, via email, Skype and at our carol float at Christmas, quizzes and auctions regular meetings held at 9,Park Grove, Bristol. for example. Lots of fun and fellowship raising BS6 7XB. Tel 07773 258270 more information money for very good causes. For more details or visit www.bgsg.co.uk see Bristol Brunel Lions Club on line or contact our Club Secretary Bill O’Neill St Peterʹs Ladies Guild meets at 2.15 on the 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 962 9400 for more details or just come along!

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What’s On & Community News third Wednesday of the month at St Peterʹs Church Hall, The Drive, Henleaze. Varied programme. All welcome. Further details from Wilma on 9628895. Laugh, Live and Learn with Bristol U3A. We have lots on oﬀer for those who would like to make new friends with similar interests. If you have retired from full‐time work, and want to take part in enjoyable learning with friendship and fun, we have a wide range of groups with over 100 diﬀerent activities, including art, computing, languages, music, walking, and science. Come to one of our social groups ‐ either at the Eastfield Inn, Henleaze, 10.30am on the second Thursday and third Monday in every month, phone Barbara 0117 9629331. Or at Browns Restaurant, by the Museum, at 10.15am on the third Wednesday and fourth Thursday in every month, phone Jenny 0117 9043697. Please visit www.bristolu3a.org.uk. Donʹt let life pass you by ‐ make friends, learn new skills and have fun with Bristol U3A!

Henleaze. The meetings start at 8.30am with a full English breakfast. This is then followed by entertaining and interesting talks by a guest speaker. New members are always welcome. In conjunction we also provide well directed “Keep Fit” sessions for men every Tuesday morning. Further information may be obtained from Keith Bonham tel 968 4972. 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 2.00pm. We have a programme of varied speakers, outings, discussions etc. New members and visitors always welcome. For more information please contact: Sue Murphy – Tel: 950 2826. Do join us for Parish lunch at St Mary’s Church Stoke Bishop, every Thursday from 12.15. 3 course buﬀet lunch.

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 The Friendly Club meets every Thursday from 2 to 4pm (except August and Christmas ) background are welcome to join our group as Friends of the Fellowship. For more info in the Methodist Church Hall, Westbury on Trym. We are a lively group of Senior Citizens phone Beryl Webb on 01454 614 451. who meet to chat , play Scrabble and card Westbury‐on‐Trym Probus Club provide a games. Regular trips out and entertainments meeting point for retired and semi‐retired are arranged plus we have delicious tea and professional business men, to promote social biscuits for only £1 ! Do come and make some well being through friendship, discussion and new friends. Transport can be arranged if companionship. The club meets on the third needed. Contact 0117 950 8644 for more Thursday of every month at BAWA, details. Southmead Road, from 12 midday. If you are interested contact the secretary on 968 4270 or Simply Social is a non‐profit making social email graham.horne5@btinternet.com. club. New members always welcome. Our weekly club nights start at 8.30pm every Rotary Club of Bristol – we meet at the Bristol Thursday. We have a varied programme of Hotel, Prince Street, Bristol BS1 4QF at 7.00pm events ranging from meals out and walks to for 7.30 pm on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Mondays gliding and badminton. For further info please and at 12.30pm for 1.00 pm on the 2nd and contact our New Members Secretary Sue on 4th Mondays. Meetings start with a meal and 07757780201 or visit www.bbivc.org.uk. are followed by a speaker. New members are very welcome – see www.bristolrotary.org or Knit and Natter. We invite you to ʺknit and natterʺ every Thursday between 10am and 12 contact our Club Secretary Martina Peattie at mpeattie@btopenworld.com for more details. at the Methodist Church in Westbury on Trym. It is a sociable and informal time when Calling all Carers. Would you like the you can chat while pursuing your choice of opportunity to share your experiences, relax crafts. If you prefer we can provide patterns and make new friends? Then come and join for knitting for charity. Tea and coﬀee will be the Henleaze Carers’ Group. We meet on the available. second and fourth Thursday morning of each month, 10am to 12, in Bradbury Hall, Men at St. Peters (MASP) is a group which Waterford Road, Henleaze. For more meets Saturday mornings at St Peter’s Hall, The Bristol Nine - 07845 986650 / 0117 259 1964 - andy@bcmagazines.co.uk

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What’s On & Community News information please call Mrs M Rudston 942 6095. Stoke Bishop Townswomenʹs Guild will meet on Thursday, 3rd March at 2pm in the Hulbert Room, St Mary Magdalene Church, Marinerʹs Drive, Sneyd Park. This room is reached via a path on the left of the steps to the main hall, and we welcome visitors free of charge for the first meeting ‐ come and visit to see if you like us! The April meeting is on Thursday, 7 April, and we are especially pleased to see anyone from the recently‐closed Westbury Guild.

friendships with other countrywide clubs and throughout the world. For more details please contact our membership oﬃcer on 0117 9739894 or email gillbea@aol.com for more details. Henleaze (Morning) Townswomenʹs Guild. This is a recently formed Guild and we meet from 10.00am – 12.00 noon on the third Thursday of every month at The Eastfield Inn, Henleaze Road. New members and visitors are most welcome. Further information can be obtained by ringing Elaine Anderson on 907 5279.

Clifton Rotary Club welcomes new members willing to give their time, are interested in making new friends, building business Instep Club for Widows and Widowers. contacts and using their skills to help Weds evenings 8.00 pm‐10.00 pm at Stoke others. We meet Wednesday lunchtimes at Bishop Village Hall, Stoke Hill. Dancing ‐ Redland Lawn Tennis and Squash Club. FFI Ballroom and Sequence (If you haven’t danced please visit www.cliftonrotary.org or email for a long time, don’t worry, we will help you secretary@cliftonrotary.org learn). Social activities Annual membership Interest Groups £8. Members: £2 per session. Visitors welcome: £3 per session. Come in to see us or Bristol Speakers. Got a speech to make? telephone Donna on 01275 832676 or Wilma on Bristol Speakers offers a relaxed environment 9628895 for further information. to practise your public speaking. Learn how to construct and present a speech, gain The Fielder Club is an association for local knowledge from experienced speakers, women ‐ though friends and family are conquer your public speaking anxiety. Most of welcome at all events. Membership is £5 p.a. to cover delivery of quarterly programmes of all, practise in a stress‐free environment where members give helpful feedback. It’s a well events such as lunches, theatre, visits, talks structured evening that’s fun and relaxed with and walks. Weekly/monthly sub‐clubs of a nice mix of people. No exorbitant fees, no badminton, book group, bridge, discussions, long term commitment. Meeting 7.30pm Scrabble, skittles and whist plus coffee. alternate Mondays @ BAWA Southmead Rd. Thursday mornings at Coffee#1 in WoT and Contact Ben@Bristolspeakers.co.uk twice‐monthly pub lunches. Details from Gloria on 0117 239 3376 or Anne on 0117 907 Henbury Art Club are looking for new 7425. members for our Thursday morning club, we Henleaze Townswomenʹs Guild meet on the meet at10am till noon in Southmead Library, first Wednesday of the month (except Aug) at we are a very friendly mixed ability group, and have our annual show in the Henbury St Peterʹs Church Hall, The Drive, Henleaze. Village Hall every May Day. Please contact Lady visitors are always most welcome to Gill Dix by email. gill@dix.org.uk for more attend. Further details can be obtained by details. ringing Shirley Phillips on 0117 962 2243. Soroptomists International Bristol are part of The Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society: On Monday 21st March at 7.45 p.m. a global organisation founded in Bristol for women from a wide range of professional and in the Apostle Room in the basement of Clifton Cathedral, Pembroke Road, Clifton, business backgrounds who have joined together to give Service, Friendship and have Canon Professor Nicholas Orme will give a talk on ʺGoing to school in medieval Bristolʺ. Fun. We meet on the second and fourth Who went to school in medieval Bristol, where Mondays of the month at Long Ashton Golf Club where we enjoy a two course meal with a did they go, and what did they learn? Nicholas Orme will explore the evidence for speaker. As a member of Soroptomists International we have the opportunity to form the existence of several schools in the city and The Bristol Nine - 07845 986650 / 0117 259 1964 - andy@bcmagazines.co.uk

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What’s On & Community News decode the one surviving notebook of a student in a Bristol grammar school from the 1420s. This contains fascinating information not only about the study of grammar but about local life and culture. The Bristol Astronomical Society host a series of talks each week and we regularly get experts to talk about historical and topical aspects of astronomy, as well running hands‐ on demonstrations, activities, free Saturday observing sessions at our Observatory in Failand (weather permitting), and often stage ʺStar Partiesʺ around Bristol and at Tyntesfield. All details are on our website: www.bristolastrosoc.org.uk. All welcome, held at Bristol Photographic Society, Montpelier, BS6 5EE. The Bristol Dowsers meet monthly at The Theosophical Society, 14 Tyndalls Park Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1PY. We hold talks and demonstrations and field trips in the summer. Come along and learn the ancient art of dowsing! Our next meeting will be held on Thursday 17 March 2016 at 7.30 pm. Our speaker is Susan Hale MA and the title of her talk will be “Exploring Sacred Space and Sacred Sound.” Within each of us is a sacred architecture and music that many ignore: your singing voice! This voice contains our deepest feelings, our spiritual longings, our hopes, fears and personal truths. We are the only species that can change from spoken language into song! This will be a fascinating talk. We are a friendly group and you will meet like‐minded people. Admission: £5 (including tea/coﬀee/biscuits). For further information, please telephone: 01749 678 834 or write to leasurs@tiscali.co.uk The Bristol Humanists is a local group for those who make sense of the world using reason & shared human values; who seek to live ethical lives on the basis of reason, humanity and respect for others; and find meaning, beauty, and joy in the one life we have, without the need for an afterlife. We meet every month on the third Monday at 7.30pm in Kingsdown. For more information contact Margaret Dearnaley on 07986 555817 (evenings and weekends only) or email bristolhumanists@gmail.com. The Bristol Branch of the ESU meets in the Apostle Room of Clifton Cathedral at 7.15 for

7.45 talk which ends by 9 pm. Entrance is £5. The aim of the English Speaking Union is to encourage friendship and global understanding through English. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday 15th March when Alvin Hansen, a retired Queen’s messenger, will be talking to us about “Being a Queen’s Messenger” Philosophy Discussion Group. We are a friendly and welcoming group who enjoy taking a turn to bring topic to share. We meet at 7 – 9pm every fourth Thursday evening of the month at Eastfield Inn, Henleaze, Bristol BS9 4NQ, and 10 ‐ 12 noon every second Friday morning of the month, also at Eastfield Inn, Henleaze. If you would like to be involved please contact Lorna Tarr on 0770 245 3827. Bristol Photographic Society is based at Montpelier Central (opposite Montpelier Station) The Society caters for all levels of photographer and meets every Wednesday evening at 7.30 throughout the year when it has a full and varied programme of courses, visiting speakers and in‐house competitions. Find out more about the Society by visiting its website at www.bristolphoto.org.uk or emailing membership@bristolphoto.org.uk New Dimensions meets every month and we have talks on a wide range of esoteric subjects. The meetings are held at the Friends’ Meeting House, 126 Hampton Road, Redland, Bristol BS6 6JE. Admission: £5 (including refreshments). The next meeting will be held on Sunday 20 March 2016 at 3pm. The speaker will be Alan Payne and the title of his talk is “Iridology – What the Eyes can Reveal”. The eyes reveal valuable information about a person’s inherited strengths, weaknesses and general state of well‐being. An iridologist will look into the iris of each eye and see signs which help him to assess which organs and body systems are likely to need to be brought back into balance. For further information, please telephone 01749 678 834 or email: leasurs@tiscali.co.uk The Bristol Philatelic Society meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month in the meeting room of the United Reform Church at the bottom of Blackboy Hill (Whiteladies Road) starting at 7.30 p.m. Contact 0117 956 7853. Twyford Art Club. We are a small group of artists of mixed ability, we meet at the public

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rubber bridge. New members welcome. Please ring 942 7760 or 968 2652 for further details.

hall, Station Road, Shirehampton, 10am to 12am Mondays and Wednesdays, chose your day or days. New members warmly welcomed, help and advice given. For more information visit www.shirepubhall.org.uk, contact John Case Tel: 0117 950 7916, or email : jacase@blueyonder.co.uk

West of England Bridge Club meets for duplicate bridge on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Golden Hill Sports Club, Wimbledon Road, Henleaze from 7.30pm ‐ 10.30pm. New members and visitors welcome. £4 per evening for members, £5 for non‐members, special rates for juniors/unemployed. Licensed bar. For further details please contact Alan Williams on 07538 509670 or visit www.woebc.co.uk.

Social Bridge for Improvers Stoke Bishop Village Hall Thursday afternoon 2 ‐ 4 p.m. Further details can be found at www.BridgeTuition.co.uk.

Social Bridge, every Tuesday at 7.30 p.m. at Stoke Bishop Village Hall. New members Stoke Lodge History and Archaeology Group welcome. Tel Chris on 968 5640. meet on the second Thursday of every month Westbury Art Club meet every Thursday at the Friends Meeting House in Hampton Road, Redland, BS6 6JE at 7.30. We host a rich evening from 7pm to 9pm at The Greenway diversity of lectures. New members are always Centre, Doncaster Rd, Southmead. We are a made very welcome. For further details please mixed ability group of artists For more details visit www.westburyartclub.org.uk, e‐mail us contact Annette Martin on 0117 979 3209 at westburyart@blueyonder.co.uk or phone North West Bristol Camera Club are an our club secretary on Bristol 962 9799. enthusiastic group of amateur photographers Exhibitions, Meetings, Fairs & Markets who meet each Wednesday at 7:45pm at Westbury Fields. New members of any level of ability are most welcome. For details contact On 25‐28th March the Bristol Murmuration Pete on 07870 589555. will rise again... at the University of Bristol Botanical Gardens Art & Sculpture weekend! Excel Bridge Club meets in Stoke Bishop Leading visitors to the shelter of the Botanical Village Hall on Stoke Hill every Monday, beginning promptly at 7.15pm. There is a very hothouses a flock of uncollected starlings from cheerful & relaxed atmosphere and as we just last Octoberʹs public participation spectacular will appear, as though flying for sanctuary. play 24 boards we are always finished by Visitors will be able to buy and rehome a 10.15pm. For more info ring Ralph Smith on starling with all proceeds going to charities 01275 840006. working in the current refugee crisis following Stoke Bishop & Sneyd Park Local History equally perilous migratory routes. The Group welcomes all to a series of talks at the glasshouses themselves are to become an Stoke Bishop Village Hall, 42 Stoke Hill, BS9 aviary where a kaleidoscope of birds is to take 1EX. Talks start at 7.30pm and anyone up residence. Zoë Cameron has invited 20 interested in local history is welcome. artists & designers to use their ingenuity to Membership is just £6 p/a and visitors pay just create birds from materials as diverse as £2 a meeting. Our next talk is on Friday 11th recycled plastic, bike parts, wood, steel and March when Helen Thomas presents clay to flourish in this tropical paradise. A “Bedminster Tobacco Women”, the stories of special bird‐spotters guide will aid the people who worked in the tobacco identification! factories of south Bristol. For more details please visit www.stokebishop.org.uk/ Antique & Vintage Fair. Sunday 3rd April local_history_group, call 0117 9686010 or 10am‐3.30pm at Ashton Court Mansion, Long email sblocalhistory@gmail.com. Please do Ashton Bristol BS41 9JN. 40 quality stalls ‐ all also contact us if you are clearing out in doors. Antiques & Collectables, Vintage & Reclaimed. Café with afternoon cream teas. documents and pictures of Stoke Bishop! £2.00 entry (under 16s free). Car Park access: Ray Bridge Club meet every Tuesday 6.30pm Kennel Lodge entrance oﬀ Portishead Rd to 9pm at the Sea Mills Methodist Church, A369. Shirehampton Road (new venue) for social The Bristol Nine - 07845 986650 / 0117 259 1964 - andy@bcmagazines.co.uk

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THE IMPORTANCE OF HONESTY IN FINANCIAL NEGOTIATIONS DURING DIVORCE ALISON DUKES, a Family Law specialist with AMD SOLICITORS, comments on the proper approach to financial disclosure if parties to a divorce want any agreement they reach to be final.

In both these cases the amounts involved were substantial and the Supreme Court found that the husbands had both been misleading and fraudulent in their approach to financial disclosure and that this had been material to the outcome of the respective settlements. In one of the cases the court set aside a previous financial consent order and in the other a draft order agreed between the parties was not sealed by the court.

All parties involved in divorce proceedings have a duty to make a “full and frank” When a marriage breaks down and the disclosure of their financial circumstances. If parties are attempting to reach a financial they deliberately mislead their former spouse settlement one of the first steps that they then a court will consider the non disclosure need to take is to exchange financial to be material and it will be presumed that disclosure. Quite often this will be within what proper disclosure would have led to another is known as a Form E which is quite a outcome unless the party at fault can show, lengthy form prescribed by the court for use on the balance of probabilities, that it would in Financial Remedy Proceedings, which are not have done so. issued where parties are unable to reach an agreement through negotiation, mediation or The test when non disclosure is inadvertent using the collaborative process. is different. There is no presumption that the failure to disclose is material and it will be up The end of the form includes a “Statement of to the other party to show that proper Truth” and a warning that “Proceedings for disclosure would, on the balance of contempt of court may be brought against a probabilities, have led to a different order. person who makes or causes to be made, a false statement”. In order to ensure that the terms of settlement on divorce are final, it is essential Clearly parties need to be able to rely on the that there has been honesty on both sides. information that their former spouse Otherwise, a court order based on fraudulent discloses and to make an informed decision misrepresentation is likely to be set aside if about any settlement offer that is made. evidence of the fraud emerges later. Parties What happens then when parties reach an to a divorce should be careful to ensure that agreement after one of them has deliberately their financial disclosure is accurate, as even hidden or undervalued one or more of their an inadvertent failure to disclose an asset or assets? its real value can lead to the terms of a previously agreed order being set aside. In 2015 the Supreme Court considered two cases brought by ex-wives to re-open their For advice on divorce, financial provision or claims for financial provision against their any other family law issues contact Alison husbands because they had been misled by Dukes on 0117 9621205 or email them at the time that they reached their alisondukes@amdsolicitors.com. financial settlements. Alison is based at our office at 100 Henleaze Road, Henleaze, BS9 4JZ. www.amdsolicitors.com © AMD Solicitors 2016

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What’s On & Community News Table Top Sale ‐ Saturday 19 March 10.00 ‐ 12.30 Westbury on Trym Methodist Church Hall. Tables £10.00 ‐ please contact Kate on 0117 4010646 for reservation. Entry 50p. All proceeds going to Childrenʹs Hospice South West.

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Country Market. Every Friday morning from 10.30 to 11.30 in Westbury on Trym Methodist Church Hall. Homemade cakes, arts, crafts, plants, vegetables, jams and chutneys. Refreshments are also available in a relaxed and friendly environment. For more details contact Sue Sills on 962 8306.

Planning for the Festival goes on throughout the year with regular committee meetings. On the night of the Festival there is also much Henleaze Christmas Festival was another big work to do helping to set up the infrastructure which ensures the event goes smoothly – and success in 2015. But if this popular community event is to continue this year more helping take it all down again at the end of the evening. Jobs can vary from putting up the volunteers are needed to help run it. bunting to supervising rubbish collection. Festival Secretary Jane Emery says: “The “You would be surprised at just how much Festival is entirely dependent on a team of volunteers. Without them there would not be there is to do. But this is why we desperately need more help. I am sure there must be one. But we are now short of people to take people out there who value the Festival and on some vital roles”. would not want to see it fall by the wayside. We need their practical support” says Jane There is an urgent need for a festival co‐ Emery. ordinator to lead the team of volunteers as well as people to organise and run the Prize Anyone interested in oﬀering their services Draw, the Entertainment section and supervise the lighting. Help is also needed on in any capacity are invited to come along to the next meeting of the Festival Committee at the day of the festival. the Eastfield Inn at 6.00 pm on Monday 11th April. It will be a chance to hear more about Jane Emery added: “I am afraid that if more what is needed and to ask questions. people do not come forward and oﬀer their help there is a strong possibility that the 2016 Further information from Jane Emery at: Festival will not go ahead”. mikeandjane.emery@blueyonder.co.uk HENLEAZE CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL NEEDS SUPPORT IF IT IS TO SURVIVE

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Just a small selec on of the le ers & tes monials we have received from sellers and buyers. If you are thinking of selling or would like advice please contact us: 0117 949 9000 agency@maggsandallen.co.uk