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The Editor’s Small Piece May. It is here - but where does it come from I pondered as I sought inspiration for my small piece? I wish I hadn’t pondered. The simple bit is that it is presumed to have been named after the Greek goddess Maia who was the goddess of the growth of plants and nurturing. After that it all gets a bit confusing because the Romans also had a goddess Maia, associated with growth and the spring. So it may be that May was named after two goddesses. More interestingly (unless you are a scholar of ancient mythology) is the Old English name for the fifth month of the year which was primilce, meaning literally “three milkings” because it was the only month of the year when cows could be milked three times a day. I must check the validity of this with my wife, a dairy farmer’s daughter. Arguably more interesting than a triple helping of gold top this month is what is celebrated
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around the world in May. As well as National Tree Planting Day in Mongolia (14th May) and the widely observed Hummus Day (19th), May also sees National Carpet Day celebrated in Turkmenistan (29th), Star Wars Day celebrated wherever the Force is strong on May the Fourth, and International No Diet Day (6th). Whatever and however you choose to celebrate this month I hope that the month of three milkings is good for you - and that you enjoy this months magazine. Thank you as ever to everyone who has contributed to it and do please support your local businesses if your need arises. Now I’m off to prepare for National Naked Gardening day on the 7th. See you on the allotment. Cheers Get In Touch - 0117 259 1964 / 07845 986650, andy@bcmagazines.co.uk, 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY, @BS9Andy, www.bcmagazines.co.uk
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Useful Informa on Emergencies, Support & Information 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 NonEmergencies 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 Westbury on Trym Post Office 9am - 5.30pm Mon to Fri, 9am - 4pm Sat Henleaze Post Office 8.30am - 6pm Mon to Sat Sea Mills Post Office 9am - 5.30pm Mon to Fri, 9am to 12.30pm Sat 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.
Mon 10.00 - 2.00, Tue 10.00 - 2.00, Wed 1.00 - 5.00, Thur 1.00 - 5.00, Fri 1.00 - 5.00. Sat 11.00 - 5.00 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 Sacred Heart Catholic Church, WoT www.sacredheartchurch.co.uk 0117 983 3926 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
Local Libraries - new opening hours from 4th April Waste & Recycling Henleaze - tel. 903 8541 Mon 11.00 - 5.00, Tues 11.00 - 5.00 Wed 1.00 - 7.00, Thur 11.00 - 5.00 Fri 1.00 - 7.00, Sat 10.00 - 5.00 Westbury on Trym - tel. 903 8552 Mon 2.00 - 7.00, Tues 11.00 - 4.00 Wed 11.00 - 4.00, Thur - 11.00 - 4.00 Fri 11.00 - 4.00, Sat 11.00 - 4.00 Sea Mills - tel. 903 8555
The Household Waste and Recycling Centre on Kingsweston Lane, Avonmouth for pretty much everything. The Avonmouth centre is now open Summer hours from 8.00am to 6.45pm, 7 days a week. 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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Prize Wordsearch No real logic to the theme this month other than that I had the chance to meet and chat with the lovely ladies (and a few nice gents) of the Fielder Club last week. So some traditional ladies names for you to try and find in the wordsearch grid. Listed below are 21 names. All bar one will be found in the puzzle, hiding forwards, backwards, upwards, downwards or on a diagonal. Just track down the missing lady, let me know who she is and if you are correct you will go into the draw to win a ÂŁ20 gift voucher to be spent at either Vanilla Gifts in Westbury or Kondi Gifts in Henleaze. Please get your entries to me by 31st May 2016 - and the name of the winner will be published in the July issue. Entries by email to andy@bcmagazines.co.uk, post to 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY, phone to 0117 259 1964, text to 07845 986650 or Tweet to @BS9Andy. All correct entries, however received, are allocated a number and then one number is selected randomly by computer to determine the winning entry. Best of luck - here are the names you are looking for:WENDY SYLVIA SUSAN PHYLLIS PAULINE NORMA MARJORIE MARION MARGARET JOAN JEAN
BARBARA BEVERLEY DOREEN EDNA ELIZABETH ELSIE ELSPETH GLENDA HELEN JANET
The winner of the March competition, where the missing racecourse was Doncaster, was an emailed entry from Heather Rees. Congratulations Heather your raceday tickets are on their way. Thanks as ever to everyone who entered.
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Sneyd Park Guide Price £1,500,000 A distinguished ive bedroom 1930's 'Stride' detached family house situated in one of North‐West Bristol's most desirable suburbs. Enjoying a good size plot and enviable location and with enormous appeal. The house is set behind tall well established trees and shrubs with a tarmac driveway on which you can park several cars and a double garage. EPC‐E
Stoke Bishop Guide Price £625,000 Quaint semi‐detached Edwardian lodge house which will appeal to all those that are seeking something quite charming, yet a little different to the main stream properties in and around the surrounding area. Early viewing recommended as houses like this are unique to the local market. EPC‐D.
Westbury‐on‐Trym Guide Price £750,000 This is an huge and impressive 1930’s, 5 bedroom detached family house of character and distinction with a lovely westerly facing garden and situated in one of Stoke Bishops most desirable roads within walking distance of Durdham Downs and the shops in Stoke Lane. EPC‐E
Stoke Bishop Guide Price £435,000 An immaculate, extended three bedroom semi‐detached house situated in a quiet cul‐de‐sac. Extensively refurbished by the current owners and provides comfortable accommodation suitable for professional couples, growing families or those looking to downsize. No onward chain. EPC ‐C
Westbury‐on‐Trym Guide Price £785,000 We are delighted to offer this impressive 1930’s 4 bedroom detached family house that is ideal for growing families. The property is very close to the highly acclaimed Elmlea Infants and Primary School. The property has been sympathetically extended on the ground loor in recent years enhancing its overall appeal. EPC‐D
Stoke Bishop £499,950 A roomy extended 1930's 4 bedroom semi‐detached house located on the lower slopes of the ever popular Stoke Bishop suburb. The property has been extended to the side to provide an additional double bedroom plus a very useful double length garage underneath. There is still incredible scope to further expand the accommodation, if required. EPC‐D
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Cons tuency Ma ers ‐ Charlo e Leslie MP
be nowhere for people to go when they want to come to the village to shop.
Westbury-on-Trym has a wonderful unique quality to it – a real village within a city. Part of its charm and appeal is the variety and quality of its shops and small businesses. There’s not much you need day to day which cannot be done in Westbury.
As a result, one of two things will happen: Some will simply go elsewhere, taking business away from Westbury and once the habit is formed, it will be difficult to change. Meanwhile others will still wish to shop in Westbury but in order to park, Which makes the latest hair-brained traffic plans they will find themselves going round in circles in being suggested by Bristol City Council all the more some kind of horrific holding pattern waiting for a bewildering. space, thus adding to the traffic problems we are apparently trying to solve. As readers probably recall, last summer there was a traffic review of the area. According to the city Sadly, the solutions which would actually work do council website there were 120 responses, the not seem to be on the radar. The message is clearly majority of which called for extra double yellow anti-car. lines at junctions and across driveways. Instead, using a sledgehammer to crack a nut or whatever On a local level, there seems to be a puzzling cliché you wish to choose, the council has now reluctance to implement limited waiting schemes returned with a proposal for significantly expanded which would allow parking for shoppers and double yellow lines, even in places which simply do visitors for the majority of the day without problem. not need any kind of restrictions. These could have been synchronized with busy shopping times and would also remove the I believe, and I am not trying in any way to problem of commuters leaving their cars in the scaremonger, this is a real threat to the village and I village all day. know my colleagues, Geoff Gollop, Liz Radford and Alistair Watson were being given exactly the same In a more global sense, we were not brave enough response on the doorstep recently. to push forward with proper transport solutions like the Henbury Loop and as we all know, thousands of So we have roads getting lines that don’t need homes are being planned and in some cases them while some which do need action – such as already built on or around Filton Airfield so it can Westbury Court Road, Stoke Lane (Village to only get worse. Solutions such as Metrobus are Falcondale Rd), Southfield Road, Priory Avenue and already causing problems as the roads are Lampeter Road - get little or nothing. constructed and I think most of us know will come nowhere near solving the problem. A particularly absurd proposal is a short 15-yeard stretch of double yellows outside The Mouse pub (I However all is not lost. These are proposals. declare an interest, I am a regular!). These particular • Please take a look at lines, in our picture, are on a kerb which is not even www.bristol.citizenspace.com/citypart of the traffic flow. This will achieve NOTHING development/westbury-on-trym-parkingbut take trade from the pub. review • Email in your thoughts and concerns to:highways.traffic@bristol.gov.uk • Or write to Highways, Bristol City Council, Wilder House, Wilder Street, BRISTOL BS2 8PH • Please copy us in at wotandhz@gmail.com This is your chance to persuade the council to bring about some sensible proposals. Please don’t delay.
Charlo e Leslie MP Frankly, this review is out of date. The original consultation took place BEFORE the Downs parking restrictions were implemented and you cannot take such neighbouring schemes in isolation. We are going to be in the position where there will simply
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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203 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 2XT
We’re looking at an upbeat property market in Bristol this May. Lenders have been lending, buyers have been buying and landlords have been le ng. For what feels like the first me in a couple of years, condi ons seem almost perfect for a level playing field. Supply and demand have almost equaled out, with greater choice now stabilising prices. Tradi onally of course this is one of the busiest property months of the year, and despite pundit claims of an impact from the impending European referendum, here on the streets of North Bristol we certainly don’t seem to be feeling it. With the incredible growth we have seen in the last two years, there appears to be enough momentum to ensure a solid Bristol property market for the me being. Stylish new builds, student accommoda on, ‘metrobus’ prepara ons – the work in the city centre steams ahead transforming ‘old commercial’ to ‘young residen al’. And leafy Cli on, Redland, Cotham, Sneyd Park? They remain as leafy and as desirable as ever, as Bristol really cements its posi on as one of the best places to live in the UK. If you want to have a ‘no strings a ached’ chat about any property related ma er then one of our expert team would be delighted to help. Call the Cli on office on 0117 923 8238. Best wishes, Howard Davis, MD Cli on
www.cjhole.com Clifton Sales 0117 923 8238
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Stoke Bishop – Guide Price £525,000 A well‐propor oned family house, offering: hallway, modern cloakroom, two recep on rooms, kitchen, three bedrooms, family bathroom with a contemporary suite and separate double shower cubicle. Gardens to the front and rear with a driveway with space for 2‐ 3 cars and a garage. EPC D
Sneyd Park – £1,695 pcm plus fees A stylish first floor flat located on a private road. Three bedrooms (master with en‐suite and dressing area), main bathroom, large living room and separate kitchen. There are two allocated parking spaces as well as guest parking. Available 18th May on an unfurnished basis. EPC C
Stoke Bishop ‐ £219,000 We are pleased to offer to the market this spacious top floor apartment. The property comprises: lounge area with large windows, kitchen area, two double bedrooms and bathroom. To the front of the building is residents/guest parking plus access to an allocated garage. EPC F
Central – £1,400 pcm plus fees A light and modern apartment in the heart of Bristol City Centre! This par cular apartment boasts: open plan kitchen/living room, two double bedrooms (master with en suite) and a shower room. There is plenty of storage space and a communal bike store. Available now, on an unfurnished basis. EPC B
Clifton Lettings 0117 946 6588 www.cjhole.com
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Bristol and Keynsham Society
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Henleaze Lake Centenary History Project Did you know that Henleaze Swimming Club is nearly 100 years old? The club was established in 1919. People were swimming and ice‐ska ng at the Lake even before this ‐ possibly as early as 1906. In prepara on for its centenary in 2019, the club is star ng to collect people’s memories of Henleaze Lake. These memories will go into the club archives, along with photographs and objects from the past hundred years. The centenary will be marked with the publica on of a new book and an exhibi on documen ng the club’s history.
The Club would love to hear from past members and others who have memories of the lake ‐ for example people who climbed over the back fence to swim or fish. The Club would also be interested to hear from anybody who has old photographs of the lake, or objects associated with the club. The Club has an extensive collec on of photographs of the Lake but very few of the lake during the 1960s and 1970 and would be keen to see any from this period. The Club would be happy to show old members and others who have memories of the Lake around the Lake so they can relive past memories. Please contact Alison Laity alison@henleazeswimmingclub.org for further details. See www.henleazeswimmingclub.org for further informa on about the Club
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Can schools help with the isolation and loneliness felt by older members of our community? I am involved in an amazing project called Silver Stories, and I am looking for schools to take part. Dame Esther Rantzen, calls it “A genius idea” after launching the initiative at Torpoint Nursery and Infant School. She goes on to say, “ There are some people who don’t have the benefit of conversations and contact with younger people. I hope this concept will spread, Silver Stories is a wonderful idea."
Stories process and to arrange an appropriate day for the children to read to each of them. Meanwhile consent is obtained from the parents of children taking part. A member of staff will then phone the Silver Listener and the phone is put on loudspeaker and the pupil reads to them brightening their day! This is such a simple idea and yet, as I have witnessed, has an enormous impact, both on the children and the Silver Listener - something magical happens.
If you are a school that would like to start Silver Stories please contact me, I would be love to come and to talk you through the process, and will also go and visit prospective The older members of the community are called Silver Listeners. Silver Listeners and pupils telephone them once All a Silver Listener requires is a telephone, a a week for about 5 minutes, and read a short comfy chair and a good listening ear! Together story or poem , as part of increasing their we can make a difference! confidence with their reading skills and linking the children with older people in their Jane Jackson - Founder of community. Bristol Grandparents Support Group. Once potential Silver Listeners are found a visit T: 07773 258 270 then follows in their homes to discuss the Silver Email jane@bgsg.co.uk
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The Downs Recorder ‐ Richard Bland
the rock surface, it is more surprising that Leigh Woods exists than that the downs are bare.
The Merestones also give a glimpse of a well organised society, tightly bound by written laws, The brilliant television series called “A history of by documents, with a clear religious, the world in a hundred objects”, which I largely administrative, and social structures, the three closely intertwined, and very different from the missed, has inspired a number of similar series. Roman structure of large towns, straight roads, The basic idea is that any man-made object is intimately related to the entire human structure military camps, and large agricultural estates, based on slavery, that had begun to vanish 450 of the time in which it was made, and any relic, years before. It was a society in which all were however humble, can, properly understood, inform the present of the nature of the past. So I equal under God, the law, and the king, and all propose to write about ten humble and familiar were involved in a complex network of duties, objects that are representative of their time, and responsibilities, rights and liberties enforced by courts and administrative officers. There were no help us to understand how the Downs we love slaves, but neither was anyone free as we would came to be. understand the word. Agriculture was essentially Number One. The Merestones 883AD cooperative, and the poorest land in each parish was common to all inhabitants, with rights to In a line across the Downs graze animals, hunt game, and gather furze, and there is a line of seven there were rules to ensure that no one took stones, mostly in pairs, undue advantage. called the Merestones. The best known group is by It was under this system the café, and was called that the Down was Sweordes Stone (Sword managed from 883 to the Stone) in a charter of 883 Downs Act of 1861. More which defined the than 2000 sheep, cattle, boundary the parish horses and donkeys did all boundary between Clifton the conservation work and Westbury, and also now undertaken by the the boundary between two mediaeval manors, Downs rangers team. The Clifton and Henbury, and two areas of common whole structure has, of land, Clifton Down and Durdham Down. The course, been utterly boundary starts at the River Avon, and runs up transformed, but it is also the centre of Yewcombe, later Walcome Slade, one that we still recognise and, in essence, still nowadays the Gully, and is then defined by the understand. It was the Anglo-Saxons, not the Merestones across the Downs surface. The Normans, that created England. And the fact stones themselves are made of Pennant that we have not pushed the stones aside in the Sandstone, not the local limestone, and some name of an easier run for the gang-mower, and still have the letters CP (Clifton Parish) and WP that Bristol’s largest Yew tree, though only two (Westbury Parish) carved into them. hundred years old, still grows close to the top of Yewcombe, is a symbol that we are aware of our past and value the continuity that it represents. Each set of stones can be seen from the previous The Downs are for people, and the one, which makes it clear that the Downs was management of a vast number of competing already open and treeless. It seems probable interests is a sophisticated and subtle task. that, when the Roman built the Via Julia across the Downs in the first century AD, they also had If you enjoy the Downs, or use if for your an open landscape to negotiate. There is sport, why not become a Friend? Membership evidence of pre-Roman Bronze Age fields on the is just £10. surface of the Downs, and the iron-age Clifton Contact Robin Haward at Camp, has views extending to some thirty miles robinhaward@blueyonder.co.uk, visit in a wide arc from south to north west, which fodag-bristol.weebly.com (no need for also imply that trees had already been removed. www.) or ring 0117 974 3385 Indeed, given the thinness of the soil covering of The history of the Downs in ten objects
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Christopher argued that he had made the payments on the basis of the small print contained in the bank's mandate form at the me the account was opened. This stated Many couples have joint bank accounts to that if either party died, the funds would be manage their household finances. And many parents, in their later years, add their paid to the other. Relying on this, Christopher argued that the withdrawals he adult children as a named holder to their had made during his mother's life me and account, for help with paying the bills and the transfer of the balance to him on her accessing cash. Such arrangements can be very convenient. However, problems o en death were carried out with her blessing. arise when one party dies, both prac cally Unsurprisingly, Mrs Northall's five other and in determining who the monies truly sons argued that Christopher's ac ons were belong to. wrong, and that their mother did not intend to gi the money to Christopher. The court A case in point agreed, finding insufficient evidence to prove that Mrs Northall intended to gi the Mrs Northall was in her late seven es when money to Christopher, despite the terms of she sold her council house for around the bank mandate form, as the court was £55,000. Mrs Northall had never received a not convinced that this was what Mrs sum of this size, and did not have a bank Northall truly intended. account. She subsequently opened an account in joint names with one of her six How banks treat joint accounts sons, Christopher, and the £55,000 was paid in. There is li le uniformity across the banking sector in the way that joint accounts are One month later, two things happened. dealt with following the death of one First, on Christopher's instruc ons, substan al payments had been withdrawn account holder. Generally speaking, banks do not automa cally stop funds being for Christopher, or for his benefit, and withdrawn from a joint account, and will secondly, Mrs Northall had died. The day usually transfer the remaining balance in the a er her death, Christopher arranged for account to the surviving account holder on almost the whole balance to be paid into produc on of a death cer ficate, without another joint account, which he held with ques on. his wife.
Whose money is it? The problem with joint bank accounts
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This works well for people who want to ensure their spouse or partner has swi access to funds following their death. However, in cases where there may be dispute as to who is en tled to the funds in the account, those ac ng on behalf of the deceased should contact the bank to no fy them of the death, but also to request that the account be frozen un l such me as the distribu ons can be agreed. It is also vital for those ac ng on behalf of the deceased to raise any concerns with the surviving account holder as soon as possible, and seek their agreement, for the account to be frozen or closed. In prac ce, banks tend to take the view that they should con nue to allow the surviving holder access‐because they are a named joint account holder.
What you should know It pays to consider your situa on carefully before opening a joint account. Powers of A orney and Las ng Powers of A orney provide a way of formally appoin ng family members or others you trust to help manage your financial affairs and should always be considered as an alterna ve to adding another person to your bank account, however appealingly simple that may seem at the me. Contact Fiona Lawrence for more informa on on 0117 3145 389 or at flawrence@vwv.co.uk
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History Notes ‐ an imagined tragedy in the first class dining car
times was a signature ‘cocktail’ made with tomato juice and spices. When the directors were returning home to their temperate wives, The 1830’s - heady times for those investing in and at a time when boardroom drinks were from the new ‘Iron roads’. Mr Brunel’s Great Western decanters rather than the modern fashion for Railway was planned to link Bristol and London Perrier Water, (eau dear!), one of Mary’s and by 1835 the necessary Act of Parliament was disguising drinks was very popular. secured and contracts placed. By the following year Bristol Merchants pressed for a further line Although Mary’s drink was popular she felt that to Exeter, thus providing the company with its in spite of the English fashion for adding own port to break the monopoly of the Exeter Worcestershire sauce it was still too insipid for canal company. By the middle of the century the her distinguished customers; remembering her directors and investors were reaping the Russian background she hit on the idea of benefits; getting very favourable returns of secretly adding Russian spirit to the drink. One about 5%. customer was heard to say, “I don’t know what Mary has done to her cocktail but its jolly fine” His fellow director replied, “I expect it’s a new batch of L & P.” “Perhaps, but its cheered me up no end.” Mary’s fame spread, and it became de rigeur to ask for a ‘Mary’ special. Although often pressed to reveal her secret, she just smilingly deflected the question.
Bristol and Exeter House , the original headquarters of the Bristol & Exeter Railway, alongside Bristol Temple Meads Thus it was that the directors and merchants making use of their new line to attend board meetings in London, Bristol and Exeter, decided to have provision made for a first class dining car. In addition to high quality food, with company’s own chefs recruited away from wellknown London hotels, equal attention was paid to liquid refreshment appropriate to their status. Most unusually one of the staff ‘poached’ from the Ritz in London for the dining car bar was a Russian émigré Mary Ashkenova. Mary had made her way to Paris before ending up in London, where she came to the attention of the Directors of the railway. One of her speciality drinks, very popular in temperance
Unfortunately, she developed the habit of sampling her mix to make sure it was ‘just right’ for her gentlemen which developed into a predilection for the Russian spirit. On the fateful day she was very unsteady on her feet, alighting missed her footing and fell onto the track unconscious. A doctor was sent for and as he checked for any sign of life her head lifted slightly and she gave a last gasp. The Doctor, closed her eyes before turning to the crowd of people saying “I’m sorry gentlemen she is dead, at first sight, a fractured skull”. “What did she say?” “Just two words, ‘Bloody Mary’.” It was only then her secret ingredient that had so cheered them up at the end of a long day was revealed – Russian Vodka. Mary Ashkenova was buried at the new Garden Cemetery at Arnos Vale, where her memorial headstone with a Cyrillic inscription that features a cocktail glass can be seen. It was as a result of her final words that the drink became famous still known today as a Bloody Mary. © 2016 Julian Lea-Jones FRAeS www.histiry4u.info
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STOKE BISHOP guide £689,950 West Coombe A deceptively spacious (approx 1750 sq.ft.) period cottage circa 1904 with a south west facing rear garden with a distinct tropical feel. Positioned 'off the beaten track' ‐ away from passing traffic & at the end of a private driveway shared with just one other house. Side access & a spacious garage. Good transport links in and out of town with a local bus route at the end of the road. The Downs are just over 1 mile away ‐ and close by are lovely woodland walks at Blaise Castle estate. EPC: E
STOKE BISHOP guide £625,000 Tucked away on a cul‐ de‐sac overlooking a communal green, this 5 bedroom, 2 reception 1950s semi‐detached family house has good front and rear gardens, off street parking and integral garage. Located in a popular position within easy reach of Durdham Downs and local shops of Stoke Hill and circa 750 metres from both Cedar Park Primary and Elmlea Infant and Junior Schools. A good family house in an enviable location. EPC: D
STOKE BISHOP guide range £599,950 ‐ £615,000 A spacious 3 double bedroom, 3 reception 1930s semi‐ detached family house boasting a fabulous & well‐ stocked private 60ft south‐easterly facing level rear garden, off‐street parking, attached single garage & useful loft room. A gardener’s paradise – a well‐ located semi‐detached family home with scope for further improvement and enlargement (subject to planning) and an outstanding sunny garden. EPC: E
HENLEAZE guide £500,000 Walliscote Road A light & airy 3 bedroom, 2 reception room 1930's semi‐ detached family house situated in a peaceful cul‐de‐ sac within just 500m of Henleaze School & enjoying an elevated position & a fabulous 100ft x 32ft westerly facing rear garden. Further benefiting from off street parking, a garage & scope for general updating to suit individual tastes & requirements. Wonderful location for families ‐ handy for local shops, cafes & amenities of Henleaze Road. EPC: E
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BS9 People In the latest of our new feature about local people with interesting stories to tell we meet Westbury resident Alan Gibson, recently retired orthopaedic surgeon who is refusing to slow down. On 23rd May Alan sets off to cycle the length of the country, solo and unaided. As well as a personal challenge Alan is raising money for the Guy Jordan Memorial Fund.
all the way (I wish!) to finish at Lands End some three weeks later. The perceived wisdom is that heading from south west to north east up the country is the more sensible route because you should have the prevailing winds behind you. However the hardest hills I’ll encounter are in the south west - the north of Scotland is less hilly and doing that in the early days of the ride will help build up the fitness. That’s the theory. And it will be nice to stop off in Bristol en route knowing that I’m closer to the end than I am to the start.
I plan to ride an average of fifty miles a day that’s what I am aiming for in training - using some of the quieter roads so in total it will be “A number of reasons. Primarily I am about 1,000 miles. I hope to enjoy the journey, challenging myself. I’ve just turned seventy and take in the views and just take pleasure from decided I wanted to push myself by doing being alive doing something I love. If I take a something I love., and I wanted to celebrate in little longer then I take a little longer - it isn’t a my own way the fact that I got to this age and race for me.” am still alive and kicking. In 2004 I suffered a serious neck fracture in a paramotor accident in Bath where the launch went wrong. It ended my aerial activities , indeed it nearly ended my life, but with the brilliant support of the trauma team at Frenchay who rebuilt me I’m recovered, up and ready for a new challenge.” I suppose the obvious question Alan is why?
Why cycling? “I wasn’t a great at sport at school, unlike my two brothers, but I was introduced to cycling as a teenager. It captured my enthusiasm and imagination and I’ve loved it since. I was a bit rebellious as a youngster and at the age of 16 I told my parents I wanted to cycle from Lands End to John O’Groats. They were hugely supportive and helped me achieve that teenage ambition. Now I fancy doing it again.” Tell us about the ride itself “Those in the know will understand it when I say I will be a JOGLE’r rather than a LEJOG’r. In other words I will be starting at John O’Groats (3 train journeys and a 16 mile cycle just to get to the start) and heading south-west, downhill
What will be different this time around? “Two main things spring to mind - I am more than fifty years older, and the roads will be a tad busier. Rather than getting up at the crack of dawn and blasting down the road as quickly as I can each day I’ll be pacing myself - I will need to! - taking rest and refreshment stops wherever and whenever I can. Back in the sixties there were more youth hostels around so I did the trip on a smaller budget than I need to allow now, although I daresay I’ll be more grateful for a good B & B this time around.” (continued overleaf)
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Tell us about the Guy Jordan Memorial Fund. “ Guy Jordan was a highly regarded and much loved Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care medicine who worked at Southmead. I met him once or twice, across the operating table, from my time as a surgeon in the trauma unit. He was a terrific man and expert anaesthetist - and he shared my love of cycling. Guy died following a collision whilst out cycling with work colleagues in 2013. He was flown by air ambulance to Southmead, where he was cared for by trauma staff, some of whom were friends he had trained personally. The fund set up by his brother Ben, a consultant in A & E, and his former colleagues at Southmead, aims to raise funds in Guy’s memory for the emergency Alan with Ben, Guy Jordan’s brother and critical care services at the hospital and co-ordinator of the Fund specific items such as state of the art training bike, I have the kit, I have the enthusiasm and I equipment and advanced medical kit as well as have first hand knowledge that it is achievable. additional patient services like a Major Trauma Hopefully all that will get me though.” Bereavement Service. You are doing the ride solo - so will it be a These areas are close to my heart, having case that you are out of circulation for the 3 worked in trauma care at Southmead and weeks or can people track your progress? Frenchay) before my retirement. Following my “I’m embracing technology and keeping a diary own accident I also experienced the skill, care and dedication of people like Guy at first hand during the remainder of my training regime during my stay in the intensive care and trauma and then again on the ride itself, so if anyone is interested they will be able to see how I am unit . I’ll be forever grateful for this and is it getting on. because of them, and the rehabilitation professionals, that I am even able to As is the norm these days for fundraisers I have contemplate the ride. If I can help their a website at which it is easy for anyone keen to fundraising efforts through my own personal support me to donate to the Guy Jordan challenge then great, it will be good to give Memorial Fund. Whether you choose to donate something back as a thank you for keeping me or not, anyone interested can access my online alive.” diary through the link below - and this will also direct anyone kind enough to support the How is the training going? charitable side of my challenge to the right “I’d be lying if I said it was easy - it isn’t. And the place.” closer I get to the start the more daunting the challenge seems to be becoming. But I have the Thanks to Alan for telling us about his mission good luck and may the weather gods be kind.
Follow Alan’s progress as he heads from John O’Groats to Lands End later this month at h ps://southmeadhospitalcharityfundraise.everydayhero.com/uk/alan where you can also support his fundraising for the Guy Jordan Memorial Fund.
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Hypnotherapist Sophie Harding looks at Solu on Focused Hypnotherapy
Solu on Focused Hypnotherapy focuses on how you would like your life to be rather than going over past problems and current issues. The client sets out their desired goals and with the help of the hypnotherapist solu on focused techniques are used to achieve this followed by hypnotherapy. Hypnotherapy is when we go into a state of relaxa on known as trance. This is when the two minds (intellectual and primi ve) come together and focus on the same thing. This is when we have access to the subconscious mind which is ready to accept posi ve sugges on. Hypno c trance is a relaxing experience in which you are in full control. We go into trance many mes a day e.g. watching television and driving the car. When we operate from the intellectual mind we generally cope well with life. When in the primi ve part of the brain life can be difficult and this affects our daily lives. The more me we spend in the primi ve brain the more it encourages us to be nega ve. So as well as having hypnotherapy how can you help yourself move into your intellectual brain? Posi vity is key ‐ posi ve ac on, thought and interac on. These ac ons produce the most important neurotransmi er being serotonin. Exercise is an excellent way to help achieve this and you do not have to pound a treadmill if that is not for you. A daily walk is excellent and exercise also increases brain cells. It has also been proven that a er a period of regular exercise sleep pa erns improve. Think happy ‐ be happy.
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A new tax year – a few tax changes to take advantage
and we move forward with the new rules. Here are a few of the more interes ng changes:
Personal Savings Allowance
I am wri ng this ar cle on the 6th April; the start of the new tax year. All the last minute tax planning has been completed and if it’s not done by now – it’s too late! Some of the changes in the last budget have now ‘gone live’
All basic and higher rate tax payers now benefit from a tax free allowance on earnings from savings. Basic rate tax payers can earn up to £1,000 of savings interest without paying tax.
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Higher rate tax payers have a £500 allowance. This relates to the money you have ‘on deposit’ in bank and building society savings accounts. What it means is a basic rate tax payer earning interest of 1.5% on their savings will pay no tax on the interest as long as they have no more than c.£66,000 in the account.
ISA’s
Personal Allowance
We recommend that you consider your exis ng investments and/or pensions and any new money you are thinking of inves ng and then take advice.
There are now numerous versions of ISA’s – ISA’s for general savings, for youngsters, for future house purchase, for re rement to men on just a few. I will cover this another me, but in the majority of cases ISA allowances are worth using as another way to Dividend Tax Free Allowance accumulate wealth in a tax efficient manner. Because Cash ISA rates are lower than some Shareholders can now earn £5,000 in dividends ‘interest paying current accounts’ at the per tax year, with no liability to tax. No tax will moment and with the personal savings be deducted at source, and any dividends over allowance changes men oned above, there is a that amount will be taxed at 7.5% for basic rate dichotomy which needs exploring further which taxpayers and 32.5% for higher rate taxpayers. I will do next month. This will have an impact on people holding Please be aware that none of the above shares, as well as business owners who use dividends as a form of remunera on. cons tutes financial advice. The personal allowance, above which you will start paying income tax is now £11,000. Higher rate tax payers will be those earning over £43,000.
Capital Gains Tax A fall from 20% to 10% for basic rate tax payers and a similar 10% reduc on to 18% for higher rate tax payers. However note that if you are selling an ‘investment property’ the old rates s ll apply.
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Mrs PC ‐ friendly computer training How to improve your broadband speed Many people accept slow speeds when they are paying for a faster service. If you are struggling to get online consistently and waiting for your broadband or seeing a spinning wheel all the time, there are things you can do to improve the situation.
Go to www.speedtest.net/ and click “Begin Test”. Don’t press “Scan now” or any other part of the page. You will get an upload speed, a download speed and something called “ping”. Check your average speed against what you are paying for. Some providers resort to traffic-shaping (where some connections are prioritised) to manage bandwidth. If you have a usage limit on your broadband, install a usage checker to make sure you don’t go over your limit. Try this site - just type tbbMeter into your browser.
uSwitch's StreetStats tool will allow you to find out what other neighbours in the area are getting in terms of speed. If yours is lower than Firstly, check your router. Has it got a password? theirs, you can then ask your provider why that Make sure no one can log on and steal your is. www.uswitch.com/broadband/speedtest/ bandwidth. Check the age of your router. streetstats/ Contact your provider and see if you are eligible for an upgrade. This is often free. Routers are Make sure that you are using a micro filter on constantly evolving, so don’t hesitate to try a your phone line to stop interference- this will newer one. split your phone and broadband signals. Check to see if your router is ideally situated to serve the whole house, or the places you want to connect from. Put it in a central location if possible, but keep it as close to your phone socket as you can. You can check which phone socket gives you the best signal. It’s best to have it up off the floor and in an open space.
If your speeds are not up to scratch you could consider using a wired connection. This is usually much faster than Wi-Fi. Alternatively you can use an adapter, which sends your Wi-Fi through your home electrical wiring.
Most broadband comes to our homes using copper cabling, but the future broadband will Avoid having other electrical appliances too come using only fibre optic cables. This will close to your router. Cordless phones, baby allow astonishing speeds and transform the way monitors, speakers, printers and microwaves and we interact with the Internet. TVs can interfere with the signal. Even though your router is not attractive, don’t be tempted to Thanks to my mother for finding an excellent hide it in a cupboard. Wi-Fi doesn’t travel article on this subject in February’s Saga through thick walls, so you may need a second Magazine, which inspired me to write this article. router or a booster to get signal all around your house. Your provider can check that your router is set up correctly. This is done remotely by sending a signal to it. Changes can be made by your provider to give you a better service. Problems can occur when your neighbours are using the same channel as you are. In order to check this, there is an App called Wifi Analyzer. It will show you the most overused channels in your area. You can ask your provider to switch channel. Test the speeds you are getting and make a note of them. Try doing this at different times of day.
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Coaching with Anne Miller Change Doesn’t Have To Be Scary! Change is not optional. Whether we like it or not and whether we instigate it or not, it happens: our perceptions change as we have new experiences, our needs change and people around us change. So the question is how to find the confidence and motivation to address the changes we want to see and make them happen on our terms.
Sometimes there is a sense of ‘falling into’ their career and they’re wandering what else they might be missing out on. They often acknowledge that they may decide to stay but want to do so for positive reasons if they do and to feel good about that decision.
Listening to our intuition, we know whether we need to make, or at least consider making a change. Forcing a big change without good preparation can lead to doubts and regret and neither of these are conducive to being happy or developing confidence. Far better to take a considered approach: identify your priorities; For some of us know your values and motivations; understand change can seem your strengths and weaknesses; look at the quite scary: fear of the unknown keeps options objectively; listen to your intuition and take small steps that move the decision us hanging on to what is familiar for as forward. long as possible. We Laying out the options in an objective way stay doing what allows space to open up between the we’re doing even emotional glue. Breaking things down and when we know it’s focusing on one aspect at a time, creates some not bringing us clarity that lightens the load and makes it happiness or easier to consider the options and decide on satisfaction and we blame ourselves for not action steps. knowing how to change! We tie ourselves in knots of frustration and the more we worry For most of us making career choices and about not knowing, the harder it is to see changes is not easy, so if you’re struggling, clearly what we do want. don’t beat yourself up! Give yourself time, find support and approach it constructively. So how bad does it have to get? How many Changes built on solid foundations will more people do you know who put up with being easily withstand any future challenges. miserable at work, who seem to be accepting of their ‘lot’? Maybe there’s a fear of not knowing how or what, of getting it ‘wrong’ and Working with a coach you will gain new having regrets. Maybe there’s a level of perspectives empowering you to make expectation that doesn’t include enjoyment. Certainly previous generations didn’t have the better choices and achieve positive change. choices that we do now and the ingrained attitudes of our parents still prevail for many of Visit www.annemillercoaching.co.uk for more information and to us. book a free consultation Tel: 07722 110 228 Many of my clients are in their 30’s and 40’s and have reached a stage in their careers where they are not sure if they want to continue. Often they are not sure what else they would do or if anything else is feasible.
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An Increased ISA Allowance and Advice to Build a Tax‐Efficient Por olio As of 6 April 2016, this year’s ISA allowance is £15,240 and from 6 April 2017 the ISA allowance is increasing to £20,000. The allowance applies per person per tax year. Couples in a posi on to use their ISA allowance now and this me next year can therefore put up to £70,480 in ISAs in the next twelve months. This presents the opportunity to build, or considerably add to, a significant tax‐efficient por olio. ISA contribu ons can be made from money currently held as cash, or exis ng investments can be sold and the money reinvested within an ISA (watch out for any tax consequences or charges when selling). Any money in ISAs from previous years can also be transferred to your current ISA to consolidate your savings and create an easy to manage por olio. ISAs are a tax shelter: once within an ISA there is no further income tax and no capital gains tax to pay on your savings and investments. If this sounds exci ng but perhaps beyond your experience of inves ng or something you would struggle to find me to arrange, professional advice can provide the following benefits:
• Recommenda on of an ISA with features that meet your specific needs, e.g. low charges, online access or por olio management • Personalised recommenda ons of quality investments • Administra on of transfers and investment sales on your behalf, including checking for any hidden consequences of moving your money such as tax charges or exit penal es • An overview of your financial planning to check your ISA investments fit in with your plans as a whole • A trusted rela onship with a professional adviser Richard is a Chartered Financial Planner with a specialist interest in providing friendly, old fashioned, face to face financial advice to local people. He has par cular exper se in investments as well as Inheritance Tax planning and pensions. He charges no ini al fee for his advice. 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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Chris Worthington’s Film Review
In London a cabinet minister and the Attorney General discuss the legal position at some length much to the frustration of Lieutenant Eye In The Sky Frank Benson (Alan Rickman) who is their Directed By Gavin Hood military adviser in London. They eventually decide to go ahead with the strike and the drone Eye in the Sky is based on a surveillance pilot Steve Watts played by Aaron Paul (Jesse in operation directed against Al – Shabaab “Breaking Bad”) begins the countdown but terrorists in Nairobi. The film starts at the contrary to orders stops when a girl is seen Northwood UK Military headquarters where selling bread within the kill zone. Reluctantly Colonel Katherine Powell (Helen Mirren) is in Colonel Powell concedes that a re-evaluation of charge of the military operation but the key collateral damage is needed and meanwhile the decision to launch a hellfire missile fired from a politicians busy themselves by seeking drone controlled from a US airforce base in confirmation from the Foreign Secretary, the Nevada can only be made by the politicians in Prime Minister and the US Secretary of State London. In this film the director continues with a who is playing ping pong during a cultural dialogue about the nature of good and evil exchange in Beijing. The Foreign Secretary is explored in two of his previous films, “Rendition” also inconvenienced by the call which he takes and “Wolverine”. The film was produced by Colin while sitting on the lavatory with a bout of Firth. diarrhoea. However his efforts are commendable compared with the Prime Minister’s display of sang froid that amounts to “do whatever you think best.” By now Colonel Powell is desperate for a solution and turns to the officer in charge of estimating collateral damage played by the excellent Babour Ceesay. In a tense scene he Eye In The Sky starts with a certain amount of high tech messing around with mobile phones, downgrades the risk to an acceptable Skype calls and images of the target area taken level giving the from the drone but once that is over with the politicians the get tension starts to build. The situation on the ground is that a local agent Jamah Farah (Barkad out clause that they need. The phrase “aren’t you paid to make these Abdi) is ready to initiate surveillance of the decisions” comes to mind. At the end of the interior of the target compound with a drone operation the final word is appropriately with disguised as a flying insect but to control it he Lieutenant Frank Benson. As they leave the has to take cover as a vendor of plastic buckets room one of the useless politicians takes it on in a local market patrolled by Al Shabaab. The herself to say that the operation was a disgrace. drone images confirm the presence of high His reply is “never assume that a soldier does not profile terrorists who are getting ready for a understand the human cost of his actions.” Alan suicide bomb mission. The key question then Rickman’s last words on film. becomes should this be a capture or a kill operation? Chris Worthington chrisworthington32@yahoo.com
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Disposing of or Acquiring Commercial Premises – and sometimes a business as well! Janine Harris Commercial Property Solicitor with AMD Solicitors, offers tips which may help expedite your transaction and reduce costs.
his intentions known to any Landlord before any legal work is commenced and also make enquiries of the local authority to check what consents would be required and whether these are likely to be granted. If consent will not be given, or at least without onerous conditions, and the plans are central to the buyers plans for the premises then time and money will be saved. Matters relating to an associated business
Matters relating to the premises
Where the transaction involves the sale of a business as a going concern, a buyer will want details of all assets and liabilities relating to the business including licences, outstanding contracts, accounts, hire purchase agreements, etc. If the seller is able to provide these at the beginning then If you occupy the premises you are disposing time will be saved. of under a lease bear in mind that the lease The contract for the sale will need to include will need to be assigned to the buyer and a breakdown of what is included in the sale invariably the Landlord’s consent will be required . A Landlord will want to check that (for example, the premises, goodwill, the buyer is suitable and will want references chattels, stock) and the price apportioned to (usually a bank and two trade references and each of those items. The price agreed for any previous trading accounts). If references these items will have tax implications for both the buyer and seller and therefore the advice are available at the outset then any of accountants should be sought at the additional requirements or objections the beginning of the transaction. Landlord may have will be known sooner If you are selling, locate the title deeds and any documents relating to the premises such as any leases, guarantees or notices so that these are available for your solicitor at the start.
rather than later thus reducing delays. Remember that the Landlord will want his legal costs paid for dealing with the assignment. The seller is primarily responsible for these costs but it is not uncommon for the seller to negotiate that the buyer will pay. The seller should therefore find out what the Landlord’s costs are likely to be as soon as possible A buyer may intend to alter or change the use of the premises. The buyer should make
Bearing the above in mind should help both seller and buyer avoid some of the practical problems which can cause delays, increase costs, and cause all parties involved to become frustrated. Janine Harris and the other members of the Commercial Team at AMD Solicitors offer further advice and information upon buying, selling or leasing commercial property (including a free first half hour consultation) with or without an associated business Email janineharris@amdsolicitors.com or telephone 0117 9735647. AMD have offices at Henleaze, Clifton and Shirehampton. Copyright AMD Solicitors www.amdsolicitors.com
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Music with Duncan Haskell
Next Step Trans by Neil Young (Geffen)
Album of the month Neil Young’s 1982 album Trans must be the most controversial attempt by a musician to communicate The new album from with their son. Though it Sturgill Simpson is a was Young trying huge departure from understand what it was the cosmic outlaw like for his son Ben to be musings of his unable to speak, due to his previous offering, severe cerebral palsy, it Metamodern Sounds was seen at the time as him being increasingly In Country Music. difficult. It even started a chain of events which Inspired by his time in led to his label suing him for making music the navy, as well as a “uncharacteristic” of his previous recordings. letter his grandfather wrote to his grandmother, the record is soulful What is often overlooked is that Trans was an and crooning country which manages to adventurous musical move from an artist who balance fatherly advice with his seemingly has never been afraid to bewilder audiences and subversive views, rallying against the call of critics alike. The influence of Kraftwerk and Devo Uncle Sam. was obvious, on the robotic machine music of Computer Age, We R In Control and Sample And Starting with the fitting line “Hello my son, Hold. Young attempted to discover what it must welcome to earth,” Simpson uses the record to be like if you were unable to connect with the jot down some of his life lessons. Retro horns world, and the answer came in the form of the provide the backing on Keep It Between The backlash. Lines as he implores “everything will be fine, long as you stay in school/ stay off the hard stuff Transformer Man was the song on which he and keep between the lines.” Then comes the tackled Ben’s struggles most directly and is the heart-breaking clincher, “it don’t have to be like high point on an album undeserving of its status a father like his son.” as a bizarre sideshow in the Young canon. Rather, as with Simpson, it was a musician using Elsewhere, Simpson’s version of Nirvana’s In his writing as a filter for his paternal outpouring. Bloom is equal parts mischief and menace. Sea Stories deals directly with his military service, as Gig of The Month a swirling guitar rages around him like angry Brian Wilson @ Colston Hall, Sun 15th May waves. The water is much calmer on Oh Sarah which is a close to a sentimental ballad as Some gigs are too huge Simpson is likely to come, lush strings and all. All to miss and Brian Wilson Around You is surprisingly reminiscent of Joe performing Pet Sounds Cocker, complete with a richness in his voice to certainly fits into that compliment the soulful horns. category. In honour of the record’s 50th The final piece of guidance comes on closing anniversary he will be track Call To Arms. "I hope you don't grow up performing it in its believing that you have to be a puppet to be a entirety, as well as man,” is followed by a stream of anti-war throwing in a few other consciousness from a veteran not wanting his classics from The Beach Boys catalogue. children to follow in his footsteps. As both a Although not the first time he’s toured the statement of parental concern and a musical album, and with a different band to those that offering, A Sailor’s Guide To Earth is bold and recorded the album, this is still an opportunity to brilliant from start to finish. witness musical history as played by the man who created it. Duncan Haskell A Sailor’s Guide To Earth by Sturgill Simpson (Loose / Atlantic)
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No Prize General Knowledge Quiz 1.
If you are celebrating your pearl wedding anniversary how long have you been married?
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Name the four English golfers who finished in the top ten of the recent US Masters.
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Name these mascots from recent / forthcoming international sporting events.
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How many men have walked on the moon?
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Name the lead singers of these bands - The Killers, Maroon 5, Catatonia and The Sweet.
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The following roads run between which towns / cities - Route 66, the TransSiberian Highway, Brian Clough Way?
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According to Royal Mail figures which 14. road entirely in the BS9 postcode has the largest number of properties?
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Name the six founding nations of the European Economic Community in 1958.
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The Equator passes through which of these countries - Brazil, Barbados, Uganda, Belgium, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Angola?
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Name the marked English counties
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Name the actors who played these “Dad’s Army” characters.
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Name the last six Presidents of the USA.
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Name the actresses who took the leading roles in the following Alfred Hitchcock movies - Psycho, The Birds, Vertigo.
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What are the full names of the following television “couples”?
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What was the original marketing slogan for Opal Fruits, who dreamt it up and in what year were they renamed as Starburst?
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What can hypnotherapy help with? • Difficul es sleeping • Lack of confidence & self esteem • Achieving your goals • Public speaking anxiety
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Do you find yourself ge ng worried, anxious or angry and frustrated? Maybe shou ng a bit more o en at the kids or at the other drivers on the roads? Maybe ge ng upset over the slightest smallest things? Maybe thinking “these things didn't use to bother me” – why now? Hypnotherapy might be the answer you are looking for. Here at Solu ons Hypnotherapy I work with clients who want to get back in control of these areas, make posi ve changes in their life and live the life they want. Many say it has helped them get the “real me” back. If you have not considered hypnotherapy before why not come along for a free ini al consulta on and I will explain how the brain works and how we may be able to help you to achieve the results you want in your life. Book your free ini al consulta on during June quo ng “Bristol 6/9” and you will receive a £10 discount off each session. (Offer applies to all sessions and not just for help with phobias and weight loss.)
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In the Garden with Cathy Lewis
3. Lime-hating plants such as azaleas and camellias require ericaceous compost.
Container gardening
Don’t fill the pot to the brim with compost – leave a gap so that when you water it doesn’t Container planting is a wonderful way to add spill over the sides. Give your plants a good interest to every corner of your garden – from soaking so that the water reaches right down patios and paths to windowsills and walls. into the pot. You can unleash your creativity with colourful plant combinations and exciting leaf textures, Make sure the pot has use scented herbs to create relaxing havens or adequate drainage. A feast on container-grown fruit and veg. waterlogged container Containers can be anything from standard will soon kill the roots. terracotta pots to old tin baths and teapots. Don’t forget to feed container plants. Bear in Container plants require mind that most shopregular watering, bought compost only feeding and repotting. has sufficient food for six It’s better to have a few weeks’ growth. Feed attractive, well-tended regularly in summer and, containers than dozens for long-term container Even liƩer bins can of neglected, weedplants, mix in a slowbe planted up to look ridden pots with half release fertilizer when beauƟful. These are dead plants struggling you’re potting up. in Butchart Gardens, to survive in nutrientCanada starved compost – and Re-pot plants every two believe me, I’ve seen to four years in early Grasses add texture to plenty of these! So, here spring. If the plant is too large to move, these spectacular are my tips for keeping replace the top third of compost. terracoƩa pots your container plants happy and healthy. Tender plants should be moved indoors or into a sheltered position during winter, and Choose the right size container for the plant – the pots protected with a layer of it needs to be slightly bigger than the rootball bubblewrap. but not so large that the plant is marooned in the middle. Large containers retain water better than small ones, which makes them easier to look after. If you have lots of small plants try planting them in groups in large containers. Ordinary shop-bought compost is fine for annual plants. Shrubs and perennials do best in soil-based compost such as John Innes No.
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Have you no ced some people in the local community are looking fi er and healthier than ever? The reason may be put down to their par cipa on in the Exercise Referral Scheme at the local leisure centre. It is a scheme run in partnership with Bristol City Council and the NHS to offer reduced price supervised physical ac vity sessions for those people with health condi ons. Local resident and recent par cipant Stephen says “I have been so impressed with the scheme and its effect on my health that I have now become a member of the leisure centre in order to con nue my progress. Before beginning the programme my muscles were very weak but now my muscle performance and coordinated movement has improved significantly. It is my hope that others with the same needs will take the same opportunity”. Whether you would like to shi a few pounds, improve your mobility or stamina or if you have a longer las ng condi on such as high blood pressure, diabetes or a joint problem you are eligible to join. It could not be simpler. All you need to do is download a referral form at the link below then see your GP and they can refer you on to the programme. Your body will thank you for it! Alistair Macfarlane alistairmacfarlane@everyoneac ve.com 07825 033741 www.bristol.gov.uk/ac vechoices “I read about the Active Choices programme in The Bristol Nine magazine a couple of months ago. I’d been thinking that having hit forty, and with a little more time on my hands now the kids are at secondary school, I really ought now to do something to get myself in better shape - both for my benefit and for the rest of the family. A quick chat with the nurse at our GP’s kicked me into action - and got me the referral form signed off that allowed me to join the Everyone Active programme at Henbury Leisure Centre (I could have joined at Horfield or Kingsdown Leisure Centres as well) The programme allows reduced price membership of the centre and a 12 weeks supervised programme of exercise during which time you commit to going twice a week (or more). I started off with a general fitness assessment with Alistair in which we talked about what I wanted to achieve, and what forms of exercise I enjoy (and those I don’t), and then he showed me around the gym and “introduced me” to the various bits of kit. I hate running so I steer clear of the treadmill but I like cycling, and I have grown to love the rowing machine - you really can focus on those things that you find you enjoy most. That’s what it is all about - if you enjoy something
then you’ll keep doing it. Alistair helped set me up with a programme to follow each time I visit. I’ve now been going 6 weeks and I really can say I enjoy it. The gym isn’t intimidating, sometimes it is busy and sometimes it is quiet, and all the time there are trained staff to help you. And you know what - there are plenty of “normal” people exercising - people my age, my shape, my level of fitness. Go early in the morning and the older crowd are in, go in early evening and there will be more of a mix of ages. At 6 weeks I had a mid-term assessment with fitness coach Dawn and we went through all my measurements again. I’d been gradually “upping my levels” each time I’ve been in and it was nice to see I’d lost almost a stone (I’m trying to be good on the food front too). My clothes feel a little looser - must be my lower BMI!, I genuinely feel better in myself and I actually enjoy pushing myself each time I go in. Even my husband and the kids notice a difference in me. I guess the first step of deciding to do something to benefit your health is the hardest - but this hasn’t been difficult. I’ll let you know how the next 6 weeks go - but I’ve already extended my membership at Henbury. I may not be Jennifer Lawrence yet but I’m a happier and healthier version of me.”
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Return to sport should be gradual to avoid aggrava ng the problem, whilst specific ac vi es like Pilates and Nordic Walking can really help Back pain is common, with most of us affected at both prevent pain and manage it. some me. It can come on a er gardening, heavy Physiotherapists can iden fy what structures are li ing or sport, and some mes without any affected, use manual apparent cause. Si ng for long periods and techniques to release travel in cars or planes can also be triggers, whilst ght muscles and for women, pregnancy and changes to the body promote movement, a er childbirth can make them suscep ble. and give you exercises, specific to your Fortunately, most episodes are short lived and problem, to treat pain people return to normal ac vity within a few and help you recover. weeks. However, it can be recurrent, interfere with daily life and prevent you doing work and Sports Physiotherapy at University of Bristol sport to the best of your ability. Persistent pain Sports Medicine Clinic at Coombe Dingle Sports can also increase reliance on pain relief and has Complex in BS9 can help you with running shown to be linked to our general health and specific problems, as well as sports injuries from wellbeing. other ac vi es. What structures are affected? ▪ Experienced, knowledgeable and trustworthy experts Pain can originate from the ▪ Safe, effec ve research based care joints, muscles, nerves, ▪ Strong links with local medical and ligaments and discs. Less exercise health professionals commonly internal organs ▪ Convenient loca on, easy parking can also cause pain ▪ Open to the public (requiring medical management). Establishing Free Open Clinics which structures are affected is key to elimina ng pain and Our clinic also has free 10 minute Physio advice preven ng recurrence. clinics. These are par cularly useful if you have pain or an injury and are unsure if, when or how What can I do about it? to return to ac vity and sport. They can help you understand your problem and if or how Remaining ac ve, even with regular ac vi es treatment may help. Booking essen al. such as walking, is key to both allevia ng pain and preven ng it. Our bodies are designed to University of Bristol move – prolonged inac vity makes us more Sports Medicine Clinic: Physiotherapy suscep ble. Maintaining good si ng and Coombe Dingle Sports Complex, standing posture and avoiding heavy li ing and Coombe Lane, Stoke Bishop carrying when symptoms are present will also BS9 2BJ Phone 0117 962 6718 help.
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SHIREHAMPTON PARK GOLF CLUB
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Discover the advantages of belonging to a social & friendly golf club with a great bar, restaurant and pro shop. For further informa on, terms & condi ons please contact Karen Rix at Shirehampton Park Golf Club, Park Hill, Shirehampton, Bristol Tel: 0117 982 2083 / Email: info@shirehamptonparkgolfclub.co.uk Web: www.shirehamptonparkgolfclub.co.uk
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The Veg Growers Diary ‐ Reg Patch
openers are essential, and leaving the door open aids air flow. Shading the windows helps keep For me its been a slow start to the growing the temperature down and protects delicate season, due to a long drown out winter and cool plants from leaf scorch. Shade with either blinds, spring. I am glad I didn't sow my seeds too early or a far cheaper option is to paint the glass with and get caught out by frosts as my greenhouse a product called 'coolglass' which wipes off is unheated. Once tender seedlings are out of easily at the end of the season. my propagator they have to harden up pretty Plant of the Month quickly to survive. Placing horticultural fleece over plants on a cold night offers protection. But Cauliflowers now come in with April showers behind us May should bring an array of colours from warmer brighter days, enjoyed by us all, orange, green, and purple including the plants. but I know where I am with the traditional white, Catalogue / Magazine of the Month which work best for me covered in a cheese sauce. We can all sometimes be put off by the sheer Plants grow best in fertile volume of a book, however good it is. But soil with an addition of well rotted manure in sometimes, just leafing through a catalogue or the planting hole. Grow in a sunny spot, magazine when time is short, on a subject spacing 12-18 inches apart pending variety. close to our hearts gives us the fix we need. Water well in dry weather, applying enough to Being a member of several horticultural groups soak the root area. Start cutting when the and institutions I get various publications heads, known as curds, are firm and of a decent dropping on the doormat each week, and as size. When once the florets start to separate they stack up on the kitchen table it drives they lose their condition. Trusted varieties are poor Mrs P to distraction - thank goodness for Cheddar AGM, Sky Walker and Graffiti. The the sanctuary of my shed! main pests of brassicas are the cabbage white A recent addition to my catalogue reading is a butterfly, so protection with a covering of fine free publication called 'Gardening Naturally'. As netting is a must. an organic gardener, I find their gardening solutions and alternatives enable effective And while we are on cauliflowers vegetable and fruit growing, without the use of chemicals - refreshing and pragmatic and I Top Tip of the Month highly recommend. A magazine that I've had on subscription for many years and thoroughly enjoy reading is 'Gardening Which'. Packed with useful seasonal tips and advice on vegetable, fruit and flower growing with colourful illustrations, its educational without being boring, and yes .. sometimes you can teach an old dog new
With weather permitting sow outside, little and often to avoid a glut, salad leaves, beetroot and carrots. Do ensure that any greenhouse grown plants are hardened off by acclimatising to cooler outside temperatures, and the lack of protection offered by the greenhouse. A cold frame is an ideal area to harden off plants, and is one step closer to the great outdoors. The temperature in the greenhouse can rise steeply on warmer days, so automatic window
Club root is one of the most serious diseases for any plants that are members of the Brassica family. It is a soil borne organism that is similar to fungi. It can attack cabbages, cauliflower, broccoli, sprouts, kale, and kohl rabi. It also affects cress, turnips, swedes and radishes. In the flower garden it can attack wallflowers, stocks, aubrietia, candytuft, and honesty as they too are in the same plant family. It is a fungal infection that can lie dormant in the soil for 20 years! It causes the roots to swell and distort thus preventing the uptake of water and nutrients, rendering poor growth. If your soil is free from club root keeping it that way is important. Prevention is better than cure, and growing in raised beds which improves drainage and can help. The soil ph needs to be around 8.5 to help combat club root. Raising your own plants from seed ensures they are disease free. Try growing club root resistant cultivars such as ‘Clapton’ . (continued overleaf)
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Crops that may be ready for harvesting this month are asparagus, autumn sown broad beans, rocket, radish and spring cabbage. Then as the summer rolls on we will all enjoy a bountiful harvest . .. just let this thought stay with you... 'Bees are responsible for one in three mouthfuls of food we consume' - we all need to respect these wonderful creatures. Recipe for the Month As the growing season picks up, so soon will the harvesting season and Mrs P has offered a recipe for her infamous cauliflower crust pizza. I couldn't really say no as she's head cook with me the bottle washer! We may be seeing more from her, no one goes hungry when she's around. Ingredients for the Base: 1 cauliflower, 100g ground almonds, 2 eggs beaten, I tbsp dried or fresh oregano. For the Topping: tin chopped toms, good squirt of tomato purĂŠe, 1 crushed garlic clove, large courgette sliced lengthways into strips, 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 small red onion cut into wedges, few basil leaves, 125g ball mozzarella, pinch chilli flakes, grated cheese of choice.
Method: heat oven to 200C/180 fan, remove leaves and stalk of cauli, cut into chunks and blitz in a food processor until resembling grains of rice cover with cling film and microwave on high for 5-6 mins until softened. Tip onto a clean tea towel and when cool scrunch up to get as much moisture out as poss. Put cauliflower into a clean bowl, stir in ground almonds, egg, oregano and seasoning. Place on a baking tray lined with greased baking parchment and spread into a 30cm round, making edges thicker to form a crust, bake for around 15 mins until crisp and golden. Turn oven up to 220 fan. Griddle the courgette then onion in hot pan until softened and charred. Whizz the tin toms, tomato purĂŠe, garlic, in a blender until smooth. Then simmer in a pan to reduce and thicken, tear half basil leaves and stir in sauce. Spread the sauce over base, add the grated cheese, courgette, onion and tear over the mozzarella. Scatter the chilli flakes and bake for 10 mins. Before serving scatter remaining basil leaves and enjoy. Pretty much any topping works well with this healthy and tasty pizza base.
Happy gardening!
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Gardens open for charity The National Garden Scheme is in full swing again, giving members of the public the opportunity to visit local gardens of interest whilst at the same time raising money for a number of charities.
Two lovely gardens to visit and explore. A combined entrance fee of ÂŁ5 ensures that the NGS chosen charities benefit from your visit. Refreshments are also available at 159 Westbury Lane.
Among the local gardens that will be open once again in the coming weeks are two favourites of mine that will both be open on Sunday 29th May between 2pm and 5.30pm. Pat’s garden at 4 Haytor Park (off Coombe Bridge Avenue) is a peaceful, secluded haven with a fern-filled sanctuary, green-roofed hideaway and pond. Maureen’s garden is at 159 Westbury Lane and is planted it a cottage garden style, and the wide range of interesting and unusual plants are at their best in early summer.
4 Haytor Park (above) and 159 Westbury Lane (below)
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Talking Pets with Viking Vets It's nearly summer, and I will just remind all pet loving people about parasite control for cats, dogs and rabbits. Prevention is better than cure, especially when it comes to fleas. If you make sure you are on top of flea control now, you may avoid a flea infestation in the autumn. I keep reminding people that only 5% of the flea problem is on your pet 95% is in carpet, floor, sofa and also in the car.
I was delighted the other day when a lady phoned up for advice regarding which dog she should choose. If only more people would come in for a free consultation to get more information regarding the health and suitability of the pet they have set their heart on. I know I have warned against getting pets from abroad, I know I will upset good meaning people, but I will give some examples on problems we have been encountering over the last few months. We have had dogs that have had undesirable temperament, one has bitten a family member in what appears completely an unprovoked manner. I know that this can also happen amongst pets people have acquired from the UK, but I think it is essential to meet an asses the suitability if you take on an adult rescue dog. A pretty, sad photo on a website does not tell you anything about the dogs personality. We have diagnosed heart worm in one dog. This is very difficult to treat - in your attempt to kill the worm you may kill the dog. In countries where heart worm is endemic, prevention is essential.
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In Essex five dogs from overseas have been diagnosed with Babesiosis. This is a tick born disease that we have been spared in the UK since we did not have the tick species that carries this illness. Unfortunately the tick has now arrived in the UK, at present the only cases reported has been in Essex but I don't think it will take many years until this is a country wide problem. What is so very frustrating is that it used to be compulsory to treat traveling dogs on return to the UK with anti-parasitic treatment.
dog a new home there are plenty of local charities that will help you find the right one for you. My last words for this month is a desperate plea to find a new veterinary nurse. There is a real shortage of qualified veterinary nurses in the South-West, and we would love to hear from anybody interested in working in a small independent family run practice! Maria Lowe - Veterinary Surgeon, Viking Vets
The other problem we have seen is that some of the dogs come in without the correct paperwork, this can lead to the dog warden having to impound the dog and it being put in quarantine kennels. This comes with a great cost to the new owner, and a lot of stress to a dog that most likely have been through major trauma already prior to coming to the UK. My advice if you want to help dogs abroad is to give money to local charities. The money will help more dogs, and if you want to give a rescue
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Bruce Fellows Good Reads
novel, Anatomy of a Soldier, approaches a not uncommon story from an entirely new viewpoint, or rather forty-five viewpoints, to shed light on one soldier’s experience and his fight for life. The objects all have some intimate connection with Captain Tom Barnes or with those in Afghanistan who oppose him. It’s original, brilliant and a terrific read.
Kristen is in turmoil; her partner William is dead; off a bridge. Fell or pushed? William’s son, Theo, has been taken back by his actress mother, Ros. More despair for Kristen but friends arrange some teaching for her: a group of clever kids. In Bristol author Penny Kline’s skilfully written and intelligent mystery, Margaret Forster’s excellent My The Gifted Child, we witness Kristen’s dogged Life in Houses, does what it attempts to discover the truth of William’s death. says on the cover. She describes An artist, a cross dresser and a policeman with a all the houses she has occupied complicated private life also feature among the and tells us about her life in each. well-drawn and intriguingly believable In Carlisle she longed for space characters. An art dealer and the mysterious and visited her school friends’ ‘dog man’ prove important, too. I couldn’t put it larger houses as often as possible. She finally down. Read it. got the space and the light she desired. The Mothering Sunday is Graham stories are told simply and matter-of-factly: Paul Swift’s stunning new novella. It’s McCartney comes to tea; Forster and her March 30th 1924, Mothering husband both have films made from novels at Sunday, and the Niven family and the same time. This is more than a memoir; it’s a their neighbours have gone to a moving exposition of the way the notion of hotel for lunch. The respective home affects us all. domestic staffs have the day off, Thatcher Stole My Trousers is including housemaid Jane, though art student, ranting comedian, TV she’s an orphan with no mother to visit. But star and Liverpudlian Alexei Jane has an appointment and she gets on her Sayle’s second instalment of bike to go – where? Well, you’ll have to read it to autobiography. He takes us find out. For Jane, a strong, determined and through those incarnations one by decisive young woman, the day is a turning one in this gripping, enlightening, point that sets her life on a surprising new path. and often touching book. He rubs shoulders Don’t miss this enthralling, sensual, tragic but with countless celebrities but his determination uplifting novel. not to betray his left wing, working class, origins, A bullet, a prosthetic leg, a bicycle, a carpet: won’t allow him to become a celebrity; if he they’re unlikely narrators for a novel but along were ever to be picked up in a limo he would sit with forty-one other inanimate objects they tell in the front with the driver. As compere at the the story of BA5799 or Tom as his mother’s Comedy Store he rules the anarchy and limits handbag tells us he is called. Still with me? Robin Williams to fifteen minutes. You’ll laugh Harry Parker’s skilful, poignant and absorbing out loud on every page.
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Westbury on Trym Methodist Church Orchestra are a group of instrumentalists of all ages who play for morning worship once a Listings for community events, not-for-profit month. Our rehearsal time is before the service clubs and charitable activities are free of from 10am. If you play any orchestral charge. If you have something of this nature instrument, but particularly violin, you are very that you would like listed please get in touch welcome to join us. Experience of orchestral by calling 0117 259 1964 or 07845 986650, playing is not essential, but you will need to be email andy@bcmagazines.co.uk, or post able to read music. We’re a friendly and helpful details in to 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY. All group, who enjoy playing together. Parts are notices must be received by the 15th of the always provided for personal practice. To find preceding month to guarantee consideration out more telephone 9686589. for inclusion. Details shown are accurate to the best of my knowledge, but dates, times & locations may change without notification. So if you are unsure, and to avoid disappointment, please contact the organiser listed to double check.
Theatre, Concerts & Music The Elgar Society is dedicated to promoting the works of Sir Edward Elgar, our greatest English composer. Our next meeting is on Saturday 28 May at 2.15 at the Bristol Music Club, 76 St Paul’s Road, BS8 1LP. Limited free parking is available at 1 Pembroke Road. Admission for visitors costs £3.00 including refreshments. The meeting will consist of a recital of Elgar’s songs, including some unpublished songs, by tenor Russell Painter who gained his BMus and MMus at the Guildhall School of Music. He has since made his mark as a freelance singer in England and on the Continent. For more details please visit FFI www.elgar.org/elgarsoc/branches/southwestern/
West Bristol Orchestra. A chamber orchestra, playing a wide range of classical music arranged for the smaller orchestra, meets at the United Reformed Church, Muller Road on Thursdays 7.15pm.to 9.15pm. Additional string players of Grade5+ standard welcome. Experience of orchestral playing not essential. For more info please contact the Secretary on 968 3998. The Redland Green Choir’s Summer Concert will take place on 9th July at St Alban’s Church, Westbury Park (7.30pm, tickets £8/£6). The main work will be Brahms’s majestic German Requiem, and the choir, under its dynamic young director Nicholas Bromilow, will perform in partnership with the Long Ashton Orchestra. www.rgscommunitychorus.wordpress.com.
'Vocal Harmony' - an exciting contemporary choir based in Bristol. Meet new people, learn contemporary songs and have a lot of fun along the way! You do not need to read music and there is no audition. We sing modern music by the likes of Adele, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Take That, Queen, all parts are taught in call and response. We run three 10 week terms, It's Your Ceili! All dances called and live with a performance at the end of each term. FFI music with the Highly Strung Band. contact eliza@vocalharmonychoir.co.uk or visit www.HighlyStrungCommunityBand.co.uk 2016 www.vocalharmonychoir.co.uk. Series: Friday 6th May, Friday 1st July, Friday 2nd September, Friday 4th November. 7.30p.m. Really Classical Relay. Bristol Music Club, 76 to 10.30p.m. St. Alban's Hall, Westbury Park, BS6 St Paul's Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1LP. The 7NU. All profit to St. Peter's Hospice. Licensed friendly and relaxed festival of classical music on cash bar. Tickets £10 in advance e ticket: historical instruments returns for its third year www.ticketline.co.uk Enquiries - Jill Elliot with a stellar line-up of musicians. 6th May 6 - 10 01275 847 909 - 07515 904 707 pm, 7th May 11 am - 10 pm, 8th May 11 am - 4 jillyelliot@gmail.com pm Drop in or out. Pay what you like.
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Rachmaninoff. For more details please email peterscott@freeola.net or visit bristol-musicclub.co.uk
Refreshments or BYO. Full programme out now. Check www.reallyclassicalrelay.co.uk for more details. Email jon@reallyclassicalrelay.co.uk to be St Mary’s Music Appreciation Group meet on added to the mailing list. Tuesday mornings from 10:45am to 12:45pm to listen to and talk about a selection of mainly St. Alban’s Players Presents Anton Chekhov’s classical music. “The Cherry Orchard”. A dysfunctional family on the verge of financial ruin facing huge social The Mosaic Singers are a compact group and turmoil- it could be the plot for a modern drama currently seek an accomplished bass to but is in fact a play written over a hundred years complete a nicely balanced mix of voices. We ago by Anton Chekhov, set in Russia just before rehearse in Stoke Bishop on Tuesday evenings, the revolution. One of Chekhov’s lines in The where a warm and friendly welcome is Cherry Orchard ironically states that “People assured. Please phone David on 0797 346 0994. shouldn't go to plays” - hopefully our production will convince you otherwise! Thursday 19thHenleaze Ladies Choir is a friendly and Saturday 21st May, 7:30pm. St. Alban’s Hall, welcoming group which meets in St Peters Bayswater Ave, BS6 7NU. Tickets: £8.50 Adults, Church Hall, Henleaze, on Thurs between £6 Concessions. Box Office: September and May from 1.45 – 3.45 pm (with a www.StAlbansPlayers.co.uk or 01179 2472 66 short break for tea). We give 2 charity concerts a year in December and May in St Peters Church Wednesday afternoon choir. Don't like going Hall and from time to time we are invited to out in the evening? At a loose end on a entertain community groups around the city. Wednesday afternoon? Ever thought of joining a There are also occasional social events choir? Why not come along on and exercise your organised. We are always pleased to see new lungs and challenge your grey cells with our members but would particularly welcome first friendly group of people who are The Filtones. sopranos at the moment. Please come and try a We are actively seeking to recruit altos, tenors rehearsal without obligation. To find out more (gents or ladies) and basses to join our happy please contact either Jane English (0117 951 band. We sing four part harmony, but ability to 1430 or 07752 332278) or Jean Wickham (0117 read music, although useful, is not essential as 962 4466): we supply CDs and MP3 files as teaching aids. We give afternoon concerts to elderly people's Bristol Cabot Choir is delighted to welcome clubs and societies around Bristol and two new members for all voice parts. Why not come evening concerts in June and December from and sing with us for 2/3 ‘taster’ rehearsals before which we donate much of our profit to charities. a simple audition? We meet at Redland URC on For more information please ring Jilly on 0117 Mondays at 7.30 pm. For more details please 9232281 or Shirley on 0117 9654348 or e mail email rosie_j159@hotmail.com, visit dorothy.bryant@btinternet.com. or go to our www.bristolcabotchoir.org; or Facebook. web site www.thefiltones.weebly.com Alternatively, just call in at Eden Grove Bristol Cathedral Choir School Choral Society Methodist Church Horfield BS7 0PQ between is always looking for new singers to join our 1.30 and 3.45 pm on a Wednesday afternoon for choir! We are an enthusiastic amateur choir a listen and a chat - you can be assured of a very specialising mainly in classical works, and are warm welcome! loosely associated with the Choir School, joining in with some of their concerts and using the Piano Recital 10th May Bristol Music Club school (on College Green) for practice on 76, St Pauls Road Clifton at 7.30pm. Tickets £5. Wednesday evenings. There is no audition and Music by Beethoven, Handle/Brahms, Chopin & no requirement for musical expertise. Contact
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Henleaze Garden Club is a thriving club for anyone interested in anything to do with gardening! We meet the first Wednesday of each Stoke Bishop Ladies Choir meet at Stoke month in the main hall at St Monica's, Cote Lane, Bishop Village Hall, new members welcome and with a summer break when the club arranges no auditions are necessary. We are a friendly coach trips. Expert speakers, a quarterly group that sings for pleasure, and we hold a newsletter, and great Christmas event. Annual concert at the end of each term (Christmas and membership is £20 plus a £1 per visit, visitors are Easter) to raise money for charity. Please contact most welcome at £5 per visit. Contact Brian Dury Maureen on 9567894 or Carolyn on 2791409 for on 9621227 or www.henleazegardenclub.co.uk more information. for more info.
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Plant Sale on Saturday 7th May at 11am in the Methodist Church Hall, Westbury-on- Trym, as part of the Westbury-on-Trym Community Fair which starts at 11.30am. Annuals, perennials, indoor plants, shrubs etc for sale to support this year’s charities – Motor Neurone Association and our local Scout’s Group Project Namafte Nepal. Please come and enjoy the Fair.
Try Sailing Day. Saturday 14th May from 1130 until 4-00 pm. Sample a sail in a dinghy on the Avon at Shirehampton Sailing Club, by the Lamplighter pub, Station Road, off the Portway. Children over 10 to be accompanied by an adult please. Safety gear and safety boat cover will be provided by the club. Light refreshments and soft drinks will be available. The event is part of the RYA Push The Boat Out Week. To book a sail, please ring 0117 9422906.
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 May 20th when our speaker will be Chris Lovell on “The Flora of Morocco”. Henleaze & District Flower Club meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at Bradbury Hall, Waterford Road in Henleaze. Flower demonstrations are held on the second Thursday and practice classes on the fourth Thursday. New members always welcome. For more details please contact Debra Ward on 07974 937741 / debragailward@hotmail.com Friends of Old Sneed Park Nature Reserve. It only costs £5 a year to become a friend of the nature reserve, a wonderful area for wildlife in Stoke Bishop. The land is owned by the council and run with the help of volunteers & Friends. There are 4 newsletters a year, and regular events on the reserve. Fore more details please
Hydrotherapy Exercise Sessions - group exercise in lovely warm water at Southmead Hospital's 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. 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 for the
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SURPRISE YOUR EYES Weekend 14th and 15th May 2016 11am to 5pm Make a date in mid‐May with the BS9 Arts Trail and surprise your eyes seeing the work of 75 ar sts in several venues around Stoke Bishop, Henleaze and Westbury‐on‐Trym. Entry is free to all venues with fantas c opportuni es to buy reasonably priced original work direct from the ar sts including: pain ngs, prints, drawings, photography, mosaics, turned wood, hand‐created books, jewellery, ceramics, sculpture. Enjoy this chance to find out about the ar sts and their work whether or not you buy anything. Look out for the colourful bun ng outside each venue. A small group of BS9 ar sts, teamed up to make over 300 metres of bun ng sourcing waterproof, non‐fraying fabric, which they sewed together with tape, the la er supplied from Children’s Scrapstore. All day on Saturday there’s a drop‐in cra workshop with Miss Rochie Makes at Westbury Village Hall where she’ll help you make something amazing from an old CD. Refreshments are available at several venues, including at Oatley Hall, St Monica’s, Cote Lane, the largest group venue, with 18 ar sts. There’ll be teas, coffees and cake donated by the ar sts with proceeds given to Ligh ng Up, a local charity where ar sts work with people living with demen a. Other group venues include Westbury Village Hall, men oned above, Stoke Bishop Village Hall and the University of Bristol Botanic Garden where one of the ar sts, Jackie Johnson, will be demonstra ng her innova ve technique for spinning yarn from plas c bags and you’ll be able to see her crocheted plas c yarn evening dress (le ), recently exhibited in London. Entry to the Botanic Garden is free with a BS9 Arts Trail brochure. Several ar sts are opening up their homes to exhibit their work and in some places, sharing their space with other ar sts. For detailed informa on, visit www.bs9arts.co.uk or pick up a brochure from various local cafés, shops and libraries. Paul Tomlinson - Ramsey Island
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What’s On & Community News new season. Westbury Walkers is a group of walkers who assemble at Lloyds Chemist Canford Lane Westbury on Trym. We meet usually at 9.20 am on a Tuesday morning. New walkers always welcome. If you would like details of any of our forthcoming walks please contact Jean Maish 0117 3301194 / 07789 741892, email 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 wellbeing 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.
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 and releasing tension. Courses start regularly at Trinity-Henleaze URC, Waterford Road, BS9. £68 including DVD or book for support at home. Contact experienced teacher Jackie Wright on 07741 609885/ jackie@tmwtraining.com
Bristol Shambhala Meditation Group offers free meditation instruction from a qualified Westbury Park Tennis Club is a small, friendly instructor at the Open House evening each tennis club with floodlights for year round play. Wednesday from 7.30 - 9.30 pm at 17 Lower We welcome members from 8-80. Adult open Redland Road, Redland, BS6 6TB and the evenings on Tuesdays. Call Greg on 0117 opportunity for a longer period of practice on 9425168 for more information. the second Sunday of each month. Although this meditation practice has its origins in Tai Chi – These gentle movements can ease the Buddhism, the mindfulness which it cultivates body, quiet the mind and restore vitality. Local can be of support to those from any or no friendly classes with an experienced teacher. tradition. For further information please visit Classes at all levels at The Greenway Centre and www.bristol.shambhala.info other Bristol locations. Why not come and find out more? Contact Karen on 0117 9424167, see Pilates Classes at Trinity Henleaze URC on www.taijiworks.co.uk or email Waterford Road. Tuesday 9:30-10:30 (improver), taijiworks@phonecoop.coop. 10:30-11:30 (beginner), Wednesday 18:15-19:15 (intermediate). For bookings please call Leanne Dance fitness - for flexibility, co-ordination and on 07817189474 or visit body conditioning, exercise to music every www.pilatesdowntime.co.uk Tuesday, 2pm - 3pm at Filton Folk Centre, Elm Park, BS34 7PS. Have fun whilst keeping fit, all Henleaze Tennis Club has vacancies for abilities welcome. FFI contact Eileen Scott, players of all standards and ages. Whether you 07969929733, e: scottyartois@hotmail.com, or are an established player looking for a club, visit www.emdp.org someone who is rusty or a student come along and try us out. For further information please Moves Fitness - exercise to music for all ages visit www.henleazeltc.com or contact the and fitness levels at St. Peter's Church Hall, secretary Philip Price Tel: 07787 566246 E-mail: Henleaze, every Wednesday morning from 10am philpriceqs@gmail.com
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BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW for an informa ve social evening and find out what’s going on in and around Sneyd Park. Please book by Tuesday 10th May (so we can let the caterers know!)
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What’s On & Community News Zumba Gold / Light 5.30pm/ Zumba Fitness 6.35pm. Westbury -on-Trym Village Hall. Weds. £5 on door. Just drop in with water and a sense of humour! Phone Marie on 963 4104 or visit www.bristoldancezumba.co.uk for more info.
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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 Tai Chi Classes for beginners - Put a spring in Tuesday between 11am-12pm at Studland Court your step this Spring. Always wanted to try Tai Community Room, Henleaze. Cost £3.50. Zumba Chi? For centuries the Chinese have practised Tai Gold 55+ on Tuesday between 1pm-2pm at St Chi as simple but powerful form of exercise for Peters Church, Henleaze. Cost £4. For more strength, balance and mindfulness. The Bristol details please contact Laura on 0117 353 3042 or School of Tai Chi has lots of daytime and visit www.LinkAgeBristol.org.uk evening classes in Henleaze and Bishopston starting from the 19 April. For more details call Zumba Gold Class @ Horfield Parish Church Ben Milton 0117 9493955, send an email to Hall every Weds 2pm-2.45pm (£4.00 per class) taichi@bristoltaichi.com or visit our website for the mature movers aimed at age 55+ (All www.bristoltaichi.com other ages including Beginners) Zumba Class @ Orchard School every Thurs 7pm-8pm The Lawrence Weston Badminton Club play at Contact Georgina for further details on the Greenaway Centre ,Greystoke Ave in www.bristolzumba.com or tel: 07545 625 089. Southmead on a Monday night from 7.00pm until 8.30pm. Our players are of a good standard, Westbury Scottish Club country dancing both male and female, and we are a very friendly classes for beginners at Leonard Hall, Trinityclub. We would welcome new players – please Henleaze URC, Waterford Road, Henleaze. Tel. contact Marilyn on 0117 239 1005 for more Maggie on 01934 838175. Classes for more details. advanced dancers at St Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze. Tel. Cheryl on 0117 9590970. Every Scottish Country Dancing for beginners and Tues 7.30 - 9.30pm. See www.wscbristol.com for experienced dancers at St Monica Trust’s Hall on details. Thursdays, 7.30 pm. New dancers welcome come on your own or with friends. Contact Volunteering & Charities Margaret, 01275 794638 or Graham 01275 854782, or visit www.rscdsbristolinfo.co.uk Would you like the chance to go camping, climbing, get involved with community projects Lipreading class. An evening lipreading class while transforming young people's lives? 227th to help you cope with your hearing loss runs in Bristol Scout Group are looking for leaders to Clifton from 6.15pm to 7.45pm every Monday, help plan and deliver a safe and exciting term time only, at Redland Park United programme for young people. Joining a team of Reformed Church, Whiteladies Road. Fee is £6 experienced adult volunteers you will help to per session. For more details email Mary Hall at inspire young people. For more information lipreadingmary@yahoo.com or telephone 07790 please contact Sarah on 07828865430 283 939. REMAP is a registered charity that designs and Fancy a ramble? How about joining us for makes custom aids which enable a disabled enjoyable 8-10 mile walks on two Sundays per person to enjoy a better quality of life. We month ? Our usual group size is 12-15 walkers. design, make or modify equipment to suit their Interested ? If so, please come and give Stoke specific needs. No charge is made for our Lodge Ramblers a try. For more details visit services. Please contact us if we can help - visit
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Volunteers needed to support carers. Could you please help us develop and increase our www.remapbristol.org.uk, contact Colin 01275 support to carers, people looking after an 460288 colin305@gmail.com or contact Ray unwell, disabled or elderly family member or 0117 9628729 rwestcott@blueyonder.co.uk friend in Bristol and South Gloucestershire? Could you help us develop the support that RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer carers can access through their G.P. surgery and Programme). Do you like reading? Do you other sources? If you are outgoing and could like helping children? If yes to both, you are just offer two mornings a month to meet, greet and the sort of person we are looking for! If you can give information to carers when they visit their spare a minimum of an hour a week to hear GP surgery, I would very glad to hear from you. children read in a local school you could make a Full training and support for this role is huge difference. Our volunteers do not teach provided. Please contact me, Mike Hatch, GP children to read, but spend time on an individual Carer Link Volunteer on 07503 577830: basis with them, hearing them read and talking alternatively please send an e-mail with your to them about the stories in their reading books. name and telephone number to We want children to enjoy books and reading, mikeh@carerssupportcentre.org.uk and individual attention is always a great way to If you look after someone who couldn’t manage do it. Volunteering is a great way to stay active without you, and would like some information and to feel useful, so if you are interested in about our services for carers or would just like joining us please get in touch. Contact Mina on someone to talk to about caring for the person 07860 669953, or explore the website RSVPyou look after, please telephone our Carersline west.org.uk on 0117 965 2200 or visit our website www.carerssupportcentre.org.uk . Wanted - Volunteer Drivers for transport, once or twice a week, of local elderly patients to Reading Buddies Wanted! Would you enjoy the Westbury doctors’ surgery or to a hospital. offering reading and language support to We have a small group of volunteer drivers, all children for whom English is a second over 50, who enjoy being active in the Westbury language? Can you help them improve community. Please come and join us and their reading ability, benefiting both them as experience the gratification from helping others individuals and the wider class? Can you in your own neighbourhood. We operate within commit to giving one hour of reading time a the Charity RSVP-West, who provide us with week in term-time? We are working with twelve liability insurance for these drives and with schools in the Southmead, Brentry and Horfield practical help and advice. And of course we areas. Training is offered, & your enhanced DBS work closely with the Staff of the Westbury-oncheck is paid for by Bristol City Council. You Trym practice. For information please contact would read with the same children each week Zina Wilson on tel.nr 9078744 or by e-mail on and be part of a growing group of well over 100 Bernzina@blueyonder.co.uk , or ask the volunteers. For more information please contact Westbury Practice Reception or your local GP on Paul Harrod, paul.harrod@gmail.com tel. 9623406.
Friendship, Social and Support Groups Do you love Weddings? Westbury-on-Trym Village hall is a very popular wedding venue and has another busy wedding schedule set for 2016. We're looking for more volunteers to help these events run smoothly. If you're interested, please contact Debbie Furlong on 07791 882127.
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12 noon. Carers, relatives, spouses and people with Parkinson's - all are welcome for a social morning from 10.00am to 12.00 noon, with a and informative get-together, with speakers Coffee morning every Tuesday. All Welcome from a variety of backgrounds with many (especially those with young children – toddler diverse interests. Please join us. We also meet at toys and books available). Our Bright Sparks The Eastfield Inn, Henleaze, BS9 4NQ every Carer and Toddler group meets each Monday second Friday in the month for an informal in term time at 1.30pm at St Marys, Stoke Bishop. coffee morning from 11am. We are a friendly 9687449 for more details. and supportive bunch, exchanging tactics, information and social banter! Toddler group. We meet every Wednesday during term time in the Leonard hall in On the first Tuesday of the month the North Waterford Rd Trinity Henleaze 1.30 pm -3 30 Bristol Alzheimer Café opens at St Monica pm We are a small informal group and welcome Trust, Oatley House Atrium restaurant, Westbury parents grandparents, nannies etc. The cost is -on-Trym, Bristol, BS9 3TN from 3.30pm – £1.50 to include refreshments. Do come and join 5.30pm. We provide a relaxed and safe space in us. which issues surrounding dementia can be aired in a friendly and informal environment. Our café Trinity Henleaze Ladies Guild meet is staffed by trained, caring and experienced fortnightly on Monday evenings at 7.30pm in volunteers and you will find a very relaxed and the Leonard Hall Waterford Road. Good varied friendly atmosphere. Every week refreshments programme of speakers followed by tea and are served and most weeks live music is played. coffee. All are welcome. For further information There is no charge to attend, free on-site parking contact Jenny on 9620108. is usually available and the number 1 bus stops right outside. For further info or to register your Bristol Brunel Lions Club. We have our attendance contact Jacqui Ramus (Dementia business meeting at Shirehampton Golf Club on Lead for St Monica Trust) on 07854 185093 or the first Tuesday of every month at 7 for 7.30. On email jacqui.ramus@stmonicatrust.org.uk the 3rd Tuesday of each month we have a social gathering normally with food. We raise money Toddler Worship, every Second Wednesday for charity both locally and beyond through a at 9.30am - A time for little ones to make a joyful variety of activities - our Frogs game, our new noise, sing and listen to a Bible story together Racing Pigs game, our carol float at Christmas, with their grown-ups followed by play time, quizzes and auctions for example. Lots of fun coffee and cakes for the adults and juice for little and fellowship raising money for very good ones . An opportunity for Mums, Dads and other causes. For more details see Bristol Brunel Lions carers to chat while their children play together. Club on line or contact our Club Secretary Bill Next session 13th April at St Marys, Stoke Bishop. O’Neill at lion.bill@virginmedia.com. For more details please call 9687449. 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 Parkinson's UK meet every first Saturday of the month at St Monica Trust, Cote Lane, BS9 3UN from 10am -
Bristol Grandparents Support Group gives support to grandparents who are estranged from their grandchildren due to family breakdown. Family breakdown can be as a result of separation/divorce, alcohol/drug dependency, domestic violence within the home, bereavement or family feud. We give support over the phone, via email, Skype and at our regular meetings held at 9, Park Grove, Bristol. BS6 7XB. Tel 07773 258270 more information or visit www.bgsg.co.uk
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What’s On & Community News St Peter's Ladies Guild meets at 2.15 on the third Wednesday of the month at St Peter's Church Hall, The Drive, Henleaze. Varied programme. All welcome. Further details from Wilma on 0117 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. Don't let life pass you by - make friends, learn new skills and have fun with Bristol U3A!
a sociable and informal time when you can chat while pursuing your choice of crafts. If you prefer we can provide patterns for knitting for charity. Tea and coffee will be available. Men at St. Peters (MASP) is a group which meets Saturday mornings at St Peter’s Hall, 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 The Friendly Club meets every Thursday from course buffet lunch. 2 to 4pm (except August and Christmas ) in the Methodist Church Hall, Westbury on Trym. We Civil Service Retirement Fellowship. The are a lively group of Senior Citizens who meet to Westbury-on-Trym group welcomes all retired chat , play Scrabble and card games. Regular Civil Servants and their spouses to their trips out and entertainments are arranged plus meetings held on the first Thursday of the we have delicious tea and biscuits for only £1 ! month at Studland Court, Henleaze Road at Do come and make some new friends. Transport 2.00pm, Those people without a civil service can be arranged if needed. Contact 0117 950 background are welcome to join our group as 8644 for more details. Friends of the Fellowship. For more info phone Beryl Webb on 01454 614 451. Simply Social is a non-profit making social club. New members always welcome. Our weekly club Westbury-on-Trym Probus Club provide a nights start at 8.30pm every Thursday. We have meeting point for retired and semi-retired a varied programme of events ranging from professional business men, to promote social meals out and walks to gliding and badminton. well being through friendship, discussion and For further info please contact our New companionship. The club meets on the third Members Secretary Sue on 07757780201 or visit Thursday of every month at BAWA, Southmead www.bbivc.org.uk. Road, from 12 midday. If you are interested contact Peter Wright on 962 4196 or email Knit and Natter. We invite you to "knit and susanandpeterwright@blueyonder.co.uk natter" every Thursday between 10am and 12 at the Methodist Church in Westbury on Trym. It is Rotary Club of Bristol we meet at the Bristol
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What’s On & Community News Hotel, Prince Street, Bristol BS1 4QF at 7.00pm for 7.30 pm on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Mondays and at 12.30pm for 1.00 pm on the 2nd and 4th Mondays. Meetings start with a meal and are followed by a speaker. New members are very welcome – see www.bristolrotary.org or contact Martina Peattie at mpeattie@btopenworld.com for more details. Calling all Carers. Would you like the opportunity to share your experiences, relax and make new friends? Then come and join the Henleaze Carers’ Group. We meet on the second and fourth Thursday morning of each month, 10am to 12, in Bradbury Hall, Waterford Road, Henleaze. For more information please call Mrs M Rudston 942 6095.
Coffee#1 in WoT and twice-monthly pub lunches. Details from Gloria on 0117 239 3376 or Anne on 0117 907 7425. Henleaze Townswomen's Guild meet on the first Wednesday of the month (except Aug) at St Peter's Church Hall, The Drive, Henleaze. Lady visitors are always most welcome to attend. Further details can be obtained by ringing Shirley Phillips on 0117 962 2243.
Soroptomists International Bristol are part of a global organisation founded in Bristol for women from a wide range of professional and business backgrounds who have joined together to give Service, Friendship and have Fun. We meet on the second and fourth Mondays of the month at Long Ashton Golf Club where we enjoy a two course meal with a speaker. As a member of Soroptomists International we have Stoke Bishop Townswomen's Guild will meet the opportunity to form friendships with other as usual on 5th May in the Hulbert Room, St countrywide clubs and throughout the world. Mary Magdalen Church, Stoke Bishop - this room For more details please contact our membership is reached via a path to the left of the steps officer on 0117 9739894 or email leading to the main hall. We meet at 2pm gillbea@aol.com for more details. and have Arts & Crafts and Scrabble groups, a lunch club and other outings, why not visit us, Henleaze (Morning) Townswomen's Guild. free, and see if this is what appeals to This is a recently formed Guild and we meet you? You'd be most welcome. Tel. 9685638 or from 10.00am – 12.00 noon on the third 9147159. May meeting is on the 5th. Thursday of every month at The Eastfield Inn, Henleaze Road. New members and visitors are Instep Club for Widows and Widowers. Weds most welcome. Further information can be evenings 8.00 pm-10.00 pm at Stoke Bishop obtained by ringing Elaine Anderson on 907 Village Hall, Stoke Hill. Dancing - Ballroom and 5279. Sequence (If you haven’t danced for a long time, don’t worry, we will help you learn). Social Clifton Rotary Club welcomes new members activities Annual membership £8. Members: £2 willing to give their time, are interested in per session. Visitors welcome: £3 per session. making new friends, building business contacts Come in to see us or telephone Donna on 01275 and using their skills to help others. We meet 832676 or Wilma on 9628895 for further Wednesday lunchtimes at Redland Lawn Tennis information. and Squash Club. For more details please visit www.cliftonrotary.org or email The Fielder Club is an association for local secretary@cliftonrotary.org women - though friends and family are welcome at all events. Membership is £5 p.a. to cover Interest Groups delivery of quarterly programmes of events such as lunches, theatre, visits, talks and walks. Bristol Speakers. Got a speech to make? Weekly/monthly sub-clubs of badminton, book Bristol Speakers offers a relaxed environment to group, bridge, discussions, Scrabble, skittles and practise your public speaking. Learn how to whist plus coffee. Thursday mornings at construct and present a speech, gain knowledge
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lives on the basis of reason, humanity and respect for others; and find meaning, beauty, from experienced speakers, conquer your public and joy in the one life we have, without the need speaking anxiety. Most of all, practise in a stress- for an afterlife. We meet every month on the free environment where members give helpful third Monday at 7.30pm in Kingsdown. For more feedback. It’s a well structured evening, fun and information contact Margaret Dearnaley on relaxed with a nice mix of people. No exorbitant 07986 555817 (evenings and weekends only) or fees, no long term commitment. Meeting email bristolhumanists@gmail.com. 7.30pm alternate Mondays @ BAWA Southmead Rd. Contact Ben@Bristolspeakers.co.uk The Bristol Branch of the English Speaking Union meets in the Apostle Room of Clifton Cathedral New Dimensions meets every month and we at 7.15 for a 7.45 talk which ends by 9 pm. have talks on a wide range of esoteric subjects. Entrance is £5. The aim of the ESU is to The meetings are held at the Friends’ Meeting encourage friendship and global understanding House, 126 Hampton Road, Redland, Bristol BS6 through English. On Thursday 19th May after our 6JE. Admission: £5 (including refreshments). AGM (so the talk will start at 8pm) Brian The next meeting will be held on Sunday 15 May Freehand will be talking on “The View from the 2016 and the speaker will be Tareth and the title Wings he has had much experience, including of his talk is “Manifesting with Tareth”. Tareth working at the BOV, in a variety of jobs in the has the ability to manifest energy into matter. theatre. This includes producing perfumed oil from his hands and sounds through crystals. He will Philosophy Discussion Group. We are a speak about his gift of manifesting and his friendly and welcoming group who enjoy taking personal journey. For further information, please a turn to bring topic to share. We meet at 7 – telephone 01749 678 834 or email: 9pm every fourth Thursday evening of the leasurs@tiscali.co.uk month at Eastfield Inn, Henleaze, Bristol BS9 4NQ, and 10 - 12 noon every second Friday Henbury Art Club are looking for new morning of the month, also at Eastfield Inn, members for our Thursday morning club, we Henleaze. If you would like to be involved please meet at10am till noon in Southmead Library, we contact Lorna Tarr on 0770 245 3827. are a very friendly mixed ability group, and have our annual show in the Henbury Village Hall Bristol Photographic Society is based at every May Day. Please contact Gill Dix by email. Montpelier Central (opposite Montpelier gill@dix.org.uk for more details. Station) The Society caters for all levels of photographer and meets every Wednesday The Bristol Astronomical Society host a series of evening at 7.30 throughout the year when it has talks each week and we regularly get experts to a full and varied programme of courses, visiting talk about historical and topical aspects of speakers and in-house competitions. Find out astronomy, as well running hands-on more about the Society by visiting its website at demonstrations, activities, free Saturday www.bristolphoto.org.uk or emailing observing sessions at our Observatory in Failand membership@bristolphoto.org.uk (weather permitting), and often stage "Star Parties" around Bristol and at Tyntesfield. All The Bristol Philatelic Society meets on the details are on www.bristolastrosoc.org.uk. All 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month in the welcome, held at Bristol Photographic Society, meeting room of the United Reform Church at Montpelier, BS6 5EE. the bottom of Blackboy Hill (Whiteladies Road) starting at 7.30 p.m. Contact 0117 956 7853. The Bristol Humanists is a local group for those who make sense of the world using reason & Twyford Art Club. We are a small group of shared human values; who seek to live ethical artists of mixed ability, we meet at the public
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Road, Henleaze from 7.30pm - 10.30pm. New members and visitors welcome. £4 per evening hall, Station Road, Shirehampton, 10am to 12am for members, £5 for non-members, special rates Mondays and Wednesdays, chose your day or for juniors/unemployed. Licensed bar. For days. New members warmly welcomed, help further details please contact Gareth Evans on and advice given. For more information visit 0792 178 8605 or visit www.woebc.co.uk. www.shirepubhall.org.uk, contact John Case Tel: 950 7916, or email : jacase@blueyonder.co.uk Social Bridge, every Tuesday at 7.30 p.m. at Stoke Bishop Village Hall. New members Social Bridge for Improvers Stoke Bishop welcome. Tel Chris on 968 5640. Village Hall Thursday afternoon 2 - 4 p.m. For further details visit www.BridgeTuition.co.uk. Westbury Art Club meet every Thursday evening from 7pm to 9pm at The Greenway Stoke Lodge History and Archaeology Group Centre, Doncaster Rd, Southmead. We are a meet on the second Thursday of every month at mixed ability group of artists For more details the Friends Meeting House in Hampton Road, visit www.westburyartclub.org.uk, e-mail us at Redland, BS6 6JE at 7.30. We host a rich diversity westburyart@blueyonder.co.uk or phone our of lectures. New members are always made very club secretary on Bristol 962 9799. welcome. For further details please contact Annette Martin on 0117 979 3209 Exhibitions, Meetings, Fairs & Markets North West Bristol Camera Club are an enthusiastic group of amateur photographers who meet each Wednesday at 7:45pm at Westbury Fields. New members of any level of ability are most welcome. For details contact Pete on 07870 589555. Excel Bridge Club meets in Stoke Bishop Village Hall every Monday, beginning promptly at 7.15pm. There is a very cheerful & relaxed atmosphere and as we just play 24 boards we are always finished by 10.15pm. For more info ring Ralph Smith on 01275 840006. Stoke Bishop & Sneyd Park Local History Group welcomes all to a series of talks at the Stoke Bishop Village Hall, 42 Stoke Hill, BS9 1EX. Talks start at 7.30pm and anyone interested in local history is welcome. Membership is just £6 p/a and visitors pay just £2 a meeting. For more details please visit www.stokebishop.org.uk/ local_history_group, call 0117 9686010 or email sblocalhistory@gmail.com. Please do also contact us if you are clearing out documents and pictures of Stoke Bishop! West of England Bridge Club meets for duplicate bridge on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Golden Hill Sports Club, Wimbledon
Come along to the Henleaze and Claremont Schools Mayfair on the 14th May 2016. Gates open at 2pm, entry is 50p per person, with no charge for pre school children. Attractions include Punch and Judy, T cups, swing boats, bouncy castle, carousel and enjoy horse hoppers. Design and make a crown and enter the Crown competition and enjoy watching the maypole dancing and lots, lots more. Fun for all the family! Join us at Henleaze Schools, Park Grove, Bristol, BS9 4LG Nursery / Maternity / Children's Nearly New Sale with coffee and cakes- Saturday 21st May, 1-3pm, Westbury Baptist Church, Reedley Road, BS9 3TD. Tables £10 contact 0117 9151158. Entry £1 adults, children free. Proceeds to Westbury Baptist Pre-School. St Mary’s, Henbury. Bank Holiday Monday 30th May. Church open from 2.30-4.30pm. Teas & home-made cakes in the Village Hall/garden (weather permitting). Westbury Park Arts Fair @ Methodist Church & Hall, Northview, BS6 7QB on Saturday 21st May, 2016, from 11 am to 5 p.m. Eclectic images and designs (paintings, photographs, turned wood, enamels, ceramics, felt work, textiles,
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Tea or Coffee at Hare & Hounds Hotel Includes a 2 hour guided leisurely tour of the garden. Time to have lunch at Highgrove after the tour of the garden and browse in the Highgrove shop for some retail therapy!!!!!!! Pick up Points • Clevedon Six Ways • Portishead Clarence House • opposite Iceland • Water Tower • Durdham Downs • Henleaze Road bus stop by Eastfield Inn • Westbury on Trym opposite Co-op To book contact Merryn Gillam Tel: 01275 543721 or Mob: 07966 486251 Flat 7 Averill Court, 37A Hill Road. Clevedon. BS21 7NE email; ggtravelinfo@gmail.com Cheques payable to G G Travel please
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13. Chicago to Los Angeles, St Petersburg to Vladivostock, Nottingham to Derby ; 14. A is jewellery, prints, enamels, re-cycled paper Lincolnshire, B is Cambridgeshire, C is East Sussex, necklaces and handbags) by a range of D is Surrey , E is Herefordshire; 15. “Opal Fruits established and emerging local artists. Fair Trade made to make your mouth water”, Murray Walker, refreshments and home-made cakes. 1998. 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. The Bristol Nine is published by Bristol Community Magazines Ltd (Co. No. 08448649, registered at 8 Sandyleaze, Westbury on Trym, Bristol, BS9 3PY). The views expressed by contributors or advertisers in The Bristol Nine are not necessarily those held by Bristol Community Magazines Ltd. The inclusion of any business or organisation in this magazine does not imply a recommendation of it, its aims or its methods. Bristol Community Magazines Ltd cannot be held responsible for information disclosed by advertisers, all of which are accepted in good faith. Reasonable efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this magazine but no liability can be accepted for any loss or inconvenience caused as a result of inclusion, error or omission. All content is the copyright of Bristol Community Magazines Ltd and may not be reproduced without the prior written consent of Bristol Community Magazines.
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Throughout the process of my recent house sale Ben was very helpful, as indeed were his colleagues on Ben's days off. It was always a real pleasure to interact with Ben both on the telephone and in person. His quiet calm voice and seemingly unflappable manner were always re‐assuring. Ben was excellent at liaising with all related par es and conveying informa on in a clear and concise way. I was completely sa sfied with the overall service and advice received from everyone and in par cular from Ben, therefore I have no hesita on in recommending Maggs+Allen. Dr V Masters, Wildcro Road, Henleaze (Seller)
For the second me we have been very pleased with the outcome of our sale with Maggs & Allen and we have also bought from them with equal success. Mr Evans & Miss Hughes, The Dell, Westbury on Trym (seller) March 2016
We much appreciated your excellent communica on and help during this some mes difficult sale. We would not hesitate to recommend Maggs & Allen to others. Mrs Adair, Lake Road, Henleaze (seller)
We were very impressed from the outset by Maggs & Allens professional approach and prac cal advice. My wife and I would strongly recommend anyone who is looking to sell a property. Mr & Mrs Blythe, Waterford Road, Henleaze (seller)
Ben looked a er the sale of my flat in BS6. He was very straigh orward to deal with, replied promptly to all queries and made the process of selling the flat as pleasant as possible! I was very impressed with his "lack of pushiness"‐ he seemed very interested in ge ng the right offer for the property, even if it meant a slower sale and more work for Maggs and Allen. It had a very refreshing change! Miss Hodby, Redland Road, Redland (seller)
Just a small selec on of the le ers & tes monials we have received from sellers. If you are thinking of selling or would like advice please contact us: 0117 949 9000 agency@maggsandallen.co.uk