The Bristol Nine Magazine - May 2022 by Andy Fraser

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Hello there, I hope this finds you well and that your Easter break was as happy, healthy and enjoyable as circumstances and the great British climate allowed. I always feel a bit sorry for the bin men and women (if I am allowed to still call them that) after a long spring weekend, especially if, as has been the case this year, the weather has played ball. If our green bin is anything to go by then in the coming week they will certainly earn their pay packets. Our team from Bristol Waste are excellent and worthy of a big thank you.

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The front cover image this month was taken in Catbrain Wood, Lower Almondsbury, through which (unless you get lost) you will stroll should you choose to do the walk featured on page 51. The walk is a great illustration of where urban life and nature can exist happily side-by-side, and also an example of how far you don’t have to travel in order to find some hitherto undiscovered oasis of local calm. Funnily enough, in the April issue mention was made of skylarks ground-nesting habits and when trialling this month’s walk the sweet song of the skylark suggested to me that they might indeed also be nesting up in the fields alongside the M5 that you walk through. So well worth keeping yourself (and your hounds / children) to the paths if you do the walk. A couple of people have asked where the cover shot of snowdrops in March was taken. Apologies for not mentioning this - and also to the National Trust for omitting this detail, as the photo was taken on the driveway to Tyntesfield House which is in their custody. Tyntesfield is a beautiful and fascination destination - you can find out a little more about what is going on there in May on page 61.

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VIEW FROM THE LORD MAYOR’S PARLOUR As this edition lands on your doorstep I’ll be a p p ro a c h i n g the end of my time as your Lord Mayor, but thanks to the magic of publishing deadlines as I write I still have seven weeks to go and we are as busy as ever. We celebrated Commonwealth Day on the 14th March by raising the commonwealth flag outside City Hall, followed by a service in the Cathedral attended by HRH the Duke of Kent. It was a lovely event featuring performances by the Cathedral School Choir and a The Dhol Foundation drummers.

On the local front it was really nice for Kath and myself to be able to attend the Happy Days Memory Café at Westbury Baptist Church. Entirely run by volunteers, this is a chance for people living with Dementia and their carers to get together and enjoy some fun (and slightly silly) activities for a couple of hours. It is partly to prompt memories, but mostly about getting out and having some fun. I am in awe of the wonderful volunteers who make it all happen.

On a similar theme it has been a real pleasure to be able to attend Citizenship Ceremonies for the first time. Since the start of the lockdowns people becoming UK citizens have had a very small and lowkey event but now the full civic ceremonies have re-started and it is a privilege to preside over them. I have attended two ceremonies so far with around 30 new citizens at each from dozens of different countries of origin. They are really joyful celebrations where people are proud to become citizens of the United Kingdom.

Finally in early April I joined another group of volunteers who have been sorting and packing aid supplies for shipment out to Ukraine. The project was started by Honorary Consul of Romania in Bristol, and has been supported by people from across the city. Donated goods are sorted and shipped to a facility in Romania, from where the Ukranian army collect the goods and distribute them to where they are needed. On the day I visited we sent off three vanloads of goods, sponsored by the Blue Knights Motorcycle Club. The commitment of volunteers and sponsors in such a good cause was humbling.

I attended an event in late March to mark the planting of some trees as part of the Queens Green Canopy. This is a brilliant project to plant trees across the country as part of the celebrations for her majesty’s jubilee. We gathered with a group of Deputy Lieutenants (the Queen’s representatives in Bristol) to plant four trees in Withywood. I wasn’t exactly dressed for gardening in my full robes and regalia, but I gave it a good go!

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MUSIC - PRESENT, PAST AND PODCAST - DUNCAN HASKELL Album of the Month

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Wet Leg by Wet Leg

Teasdale and Chambers have already spoken at length about many of their influences. Listing the likes of Laura Marling, Big Thief, The Strokes, Best Coast and King of Leon – a deep dive into any of them hints at some of the ingredients that go into Wet Leg’s own recipe.

It’s been a long time since a guitar album has been met with the level of excitement that’s greeted Wet Leg’s eponymous debut. With conspiracies doing the round that the Isle of Wight duo of Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers are something of a music industry plant, they’re not, the fervour surrounding the pair brings to mind the rock explosion of the early 00s.

They also frequently drop the name of Australian band The Chats, who describe their style as “shed rock”. Listening to their debut album from 2020, that sound is a close to the UK punk explosion of the 70s as anything that’s been released in the subsequent five decades (albeit with an Antipodean twang to the vocals).

With great publicity comes the pressure to deliver, something Wet Leg manage from start to finish. The songwriting, musicianship and ineffable star quality are obvious from the brooding opening bars of first song Being In Love right through to the raucous crescendo of closing track Too Late Now. Yet even on an album as strong as this, Chaise Longue, in all it’s muffin-buttered glory, remains something of a standout. A cascading guitar riff and dry delivery make for perfect bedfellows on a song oozing with innuendo.

While Wet Leg slightly obscure some of their more risqué tendencies, The Chats are happier telling it like it is – as you’d probably suspect from songs with titles such as Drunk n Disorderly, The Clap and Do What I Want. Like a petty vandal’s dash from the cops, it’s also an album that doesn’t hang about for any longer than it needs to; its 14 songs come in at less than half an hour which is more than long enough to enjoy this mischievous riot of a record.

To be the zeitgeist you have to reflect the zeitgeist and this is an album littered with references to social media, memes and other modern cultural nuances. Penultimate track **Supermarket is a direct result of the first lockdown, when a trip to the local supermarket became something of a necessary escape from the house. Stylistically, the song sounds closer to the alt-indie of their heroes Big Thief. It’s not the only shift in sound, Convincing, for example, has a dreamy quality not unlike Beach House.

Podcast of the Month Questlove Supreme Not content with being a key member of legendary hip hop outfit The Roots, or a director of Grammy-winning documentaries (check out last year’s Summer of Soul), Questlove is also a brilliant podcast host. In this series he, along with his team, invites musical guests to take a deep dive into their careers, both past and future, and passions. With appearances from huge names such as Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, George Clinton and Rick Rubin, there’s a genuine sense of ease and openness in these conversations.

Really though, it’s the moments of devilish fun, backed with those snaking guitars, that make this such a delightful debut. From the discobathed **Wet Dream to the equally pulsating**Ur Mum and stomping glam of **Oh No, this is music to be turned up loud enough to drown out the disapproving tuts of parents. 10

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Dementia Action Week is an annual awareness raising campaign across the UK to encourage people to ‘act on dementia’. This year’s campaign will run from 16-22 May and focus on the theme of diagnosis.

With a sustained drop in dementia diagnosis rates for the ﬁrst time ever, the Alzheimer’s Society undertook research to understand the key barriers and beneﬁts to getting a diagnosis. The research showed that the misconception around memory loss being a sign of normal ageing is the biggest barrier to people seeking a dementia diagnosis, along with being in denial, and referral times to see specialists. The aim of this Dementia Action Week, is to encourage those who might be living with, or close to someone who might be living with, undiagnosed dementia to: ● ● ● ●

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QUIZ TIME The letter P 1. 2.

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Only one English county has a county town beginning with the letter P. Name the county and the town. Volcanic rock made of lava that has solidified quickly to contain gas bubbles is known as what, beginning with P? Name these London Underground stations beginning with P - a) between Earls Court and Edgware Road (Circle and District line), b) between Victoria and Vauxhall (Victoria line), c) between West Ham and Upton Park on the District and Hammersmith & City lines. Name these plants -

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Music 1. 2. 3. 4.

Which French royal house held the English throne from 1154 (Henry II) to 1485 (Richard III)?

The letter Q 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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Who had hits with a) “Young Hearts Run Free” in 1976, b) “Take Me Out” in 2004, and c) “Tubthumping” in 1997? Johnny Logan sang the winning entries in two Eurovision Song Contests name the songs. “Milkshake” was a top ten hit in 2003 for which R&B artist? 1970’s animals - who had hits with a) “The Year of the Cat”, b) “Love Me, Love My Dog”, and c) “Cool for Cats”? Who composed the most symphonies in their lifetime - Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven?

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Name the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec. For which film did Quentin Tarantino win his first Best Picture Oscar? According to a YouGov poll, which is Britain’s favourite Quality Street? What would you store in a quiver? Who was Quasimodo?

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Name these former Home Secretaries What would a cordwainer make cheese, candles or shoes?

South Africa has borders with which 6 other African countries? Who or what is the Taoiseach? In which decade did the Wright brothers make the first motor

Architecturally, what links the cathedrals of Truro, Lichfield and Edinburgh? If your postcode was a) CA, b) DY, and c) WF, which towns or cities would you live in? The Wapping dispute in 1986 centred around a strike called by the unions in which industry? Who played Eddie Shoestring in the Bristol-based 1979 crime drama series? Name the boat that accidentally blocked the Suez Canal in 2021. (continued overleaf)

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The letter R

In which European city is the Halle Orchestra based? Who painted these pictures and what are they called?

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Sport 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Name the winning horse in the 2022 Grand National. Name the winner of the 2022 Boat Race. In American football, who won the 2022 US Super Bowl? Who recently won the 2022 US Masters golf at Augusta? In the recent 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, which countries finished in the top three places in the final medal table?

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With which instruments would you associate these musicians - a) Fats Domino, b) Hank Marvin, and c) Jacqueline du Pre? Who is the current Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport ? In Gustav Holst’s”Plant Suite” which is the first planet portrayed musically, and by what name?

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Leaving Jointly-Owned Property in Your Will - Avoiding Pitfalls Did you know that the way you share ownership of jointlyheld property really matters when making your Will? The consequence of not recording Fiona Lawrence this correctly can mean your chosen people miss out on their inheritance. The recent case of Dunbabin & Ors v Dunbabin explains why. A Costly Mistake Angela and John Dunbabin, a married couple, had four sons, Michael, Timothy, Simon and Adam. In 1983 the couple bought their family home jointly but there was no record stored of how their individual beneficial interests in the property were owned, either as: • tenants-in-common - meaning that they each owned a divisible half and when making their Will, they were free to leave their half to whomever they chose; • or as joint tenants - meaning that on the first death, the survivor would automatically inherit the whole property, regardless of any Will made by the first-to-die

In this case to determine the couple’s type of ownership at the time of purchase, the Court followed the well-established default position that Angela and John held the property as joint tenants as there was no evidence to contradict this. The problems began when Angela and John both made Wills in 2003 and then made new Wills in 2008, in which a trust of the first-todie’s ‘share’ in the family home was created. The terms can broadly be summarised so that the surviving spouse was entitled to live in the property until their death, following which the property would pass to the couple’s four sons equally. Angela died in December 2016 and their son Michael also died in December 2019. In November 2019 John made a new Will in which he directed that 75% of his entire estate (including the family home) be left to Simon and 25% to his other sons between them. John then died in April 2020. Dispute Over Entitlements The claim made by Timothy, Adam and Michael’s widow and son to the Court, was that Angela and John had in fact severed their joint tenancy before Angela’s death. This would mean that John only owned half the property and could not pass 75% of the whole property to Simon.

The Court’s Decision The Court reviewed the evidence to determine whether it was more likely than not that the couple had severed their joint tenancy when they made their Wills. Crucially, the Court found that there was evidence provided by the Will writer that he had advised the couple about the need to sever a joint tenancy, even though there was no permanent record of a Notice of Severance having been signed or kept on the Will file. The Court concluded therefore that the couple had severed the tenancy.

As a result, only 75% of John’s half of the property passed to Simon with the remainder of the property passing to the others. This case illustrates the risk of a costly dispute arising if the correct advice is not given and the correct details are not stored on the Will file.

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21st CENTURY MYSTERIES - ELECTRIC VEHICLES Plug yourselves in as we continue our journey to discover the many mysteries of modern life. This month we’re tackling the world of electric vehicles…

size of its battery and where it is being charged. For example, according to the RAC website, charging a fairly typical 40kWh battery from zero to 100% at home on a typical domestic tariff of 15p/kWh, would cost £6.60. Fully charging the same battery at a motorway service station might typically cost around twice that amount.

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Many breakdown companies now employ mobile charging units to help owners who have run out of charge. How easy is it to maintain and repair an EV? Perhaps surprisingly, EV servicing and maintenance is relatively easy – and therefore the associated costs are less than on a comparative petrol/ diesel vehicle. One of the reasons for this is that electric motors are somewhat simple when compared with combustion engines. Also, EVs don’t always have parts such a a gear box, clutch, exhaust, catalytic converter, starter motor etc. Due to using regenerative braking, even the break pads wear much more slowly. Other incentives for EV vehicles include zero road tax for those worth less than £40k, lower VAT, 100% discount from London’s congestion charge and many reduced parking charges. Are EVs good for the environment? It’s wrong to say that EVs are entirely good for the environment (especially if not a BEV). If you consider their entire life cycle, including how and where it is produced, the type of electricity used to charge it and how it is disposed of once it is no longer on the road, it’s very unlikely that it will be zero emissions.

What can you tell us about charging EVs? A typical BEV range is between 100 and 300 miles. EVs can be charged at home or at public charge points, some employers now have charging points at work. You may also be able to find free charging points at supermarkets, cinemas and elsewhere.

However, many studies, including one carried out by the Union of Concerned Scientists, state that EVs produce significantly fewer emissions than petrol/diesel vehicles. We’re no experts though and would suggest that you have a look at all the great information that’s now available on the subject.

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With Covid having wiped out both Christmas 2021 and a best friend’s recent birthday celebrations, the annual family Easter celebrations were the first chance for us to take part in a big get together since 2019. Excited and strangely nervous, a result of all those bizarre anti-social behaviours we’ve all picked up over the last few years, Mrs Haskell, Frazzle and I headed down the road to Hampshire.

Until Covid, these family gatherings had taken place every year of my life. I’m now at an age where I can join in with the grownup chat about various ailments. Taking it in turns to compare back, knee, shoulder and hip issues, the least grumbly of all was my 96-year-old Great Aunt Jacque, happily sat in her wheelchair watching the kids climb trees, chase each other about and feed a delighted Frazzle large handfuls of Hula Hoops.

Speaking of Frazzle, Easter is a time fraught with danger for foody canines. There’s the constant threat of a dropped hot-crossbun-raisin, not to mention any chocolate eggs unhunted by small humans – easily found by her finely-tuned nose. There’s also the attention of six dog-loving kids, all desperate to stroke, pull, lay-on, kiss and try to hitch a ride on our surprisingly compliant hound.

There’s also the (weather dependent) adults vs kids rounders game. It doesn’t ever take long to see who has been desperately praying for rain for the last few days and who has been waiting for their moment to come again ever since they last despatched a ball thrown by a sixyear-old into the neighbouring field before peacocking their way around each of the bases. I fall somewhere in the middle, secretly happy when I manage to hit the ball but just as pleased when the kids chalk up another win. Duncan Haskell

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AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DISHES - REPUBLIC OF KOREA Watching cookery programmes today you would be forgiven for thinking that the food served up has been prepared not by a chef but by an artist (and not always a talented one). All style over substance, with small portions on big plates. It’s not a philosophy I subscribe to. Sure, it’s nice if your meal looks good, but at the end of the day you are going to eat it, not pin it to your wall. This month’s cookery voyage takes us to the Far East, and the Korean Peninsula, where we discover a South Korean favourite with a great name - Bibimbap with Beef Bulgogi. A dish which, when served, is designed by the artistic chef to catch the eye but which within 30 seconds of you being handed your chopsticks ends up looking like a culinary car crash. All substance and no style! However, as I have never said, the proof of the bibimbap is in the eating, and the consensus in this house is that this dish is, despite its looks, our favourite international meal in this series by some margin - it is truly lush.

is served separately and adds some zing. These chilli sauces are now available at most supermarkets if you search carefully Preparation is everything with this dish. I suggest that you make up the beef bulgogi first, and set it to one side while the beef absorbs the sauce. You can always gently reheat it or microwave it when you are ready. Then put your rice on to cook, and in that 15 mins prepare the vegetables - which will take some careful chopping. The veg will be cooked one type at a time (lightest colour first so you retain each veg’s colour without having to keep cleaning the pan) with each veg as it is done popped into a casserole dish in a warm oven while cooking the next one and so on. Sounds a bit of a faff but it isn’t really. Bibimbap with Beef Bulgogi - Korean Rice Bowl with Beef and Vegetables Ingredients - for two hearty portions All these measurements are very approximate - they will be there or thereabouts and you can fine tune them when you make the dish a second time!

Bibimbap translates literally as mixed rice “bibim” means to mix and “bap” means rice - and the dish can be easily adapted to suit most vegetables you may have at home. The trick is to mix colours with textures and then mash them all up in your bowl. The recipe here tops the bibimbap with a delicious beef sauce - bulgogi - and a fried egg which, unless you don’t eat eggs, is mandatory as it is very Korean and brings the whole dish together beautifully. A spicy dressing - based on gochujang (Korean chilli sauce) or sriracha (Thai chilli sauce) -

For the Bibimbap • Enough boiled rice for 2 people • 2 medium carrots - peeled and sliced carefully into small matchsticks (Julienne) • 1 large courgette - sliced carefully into small matchsticks (Julienne again) • 6-8 large shiitake mushrooms, sliced • 2 big handfulls of beansprouts

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Method - Bibimbap 1. Cook the rice as instructed - plain basmati rice is fine. This should take about 15 minutes. Once cooked, take from the heat and set to one side. 2. In the meantime start to cook the vegetables. Beansprouts first. Add a tsp of cooking oil in a large frying pan / wok, add the beansprouts and stir fry over a medium-hot heat for 2 minutes. Add in a little of the crushed garlic, 2 tbsp of soy sauce, a pinch of salt, 2 tsp of sesame oil and a good sprinking of sesame seeds. Mix well then remove from the pan and put into your casserole dish to keep warm. 3. Heat 2tsp cooking oil to your pan and heat to a medium heat. Whe hot add in a little of the crushed garlic, then your courgette sticks and a pinch of salt. Stir fry for 2 minutes then add 2 tsp sesame oil and 1 tsp of sesame seeds. Mix well to coat the courgettes, then remove them from the heat and put alongside the beansprouts in the warming dish. 4. Add 1 tsp cooking oil to the pan, heat to a moderate heat and add a dash of water, then throw in your chopped spinach. Stir once then allow to wilt over a medium heat for just one minute. Remove the spinach from the pan and add to the warming dish in the oven. 5. Next up the mushrooms. Heat 1 tsp cooking oil to the pan, add in a little of the crushed garlic and the sliced mushrooms. Stir fry the mushrooms for 2 minutes until they soften, then add in 2 tbsp soy sauce and 1 tsp sesame seeds. Mix well then transfer to the warming plate in the oven. 6. Finally the carrots. Heat 2 tsp cooking oil in the pan, then add in the carrot

For the Beef Bulgogi • 300g beef mince - 10-15% fat, not the really low fat stuff. • 1 white onion, finely chopped • 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped. • 10 tbsp rice wine / mirin / shaoxing • 10 tbsp dark soy sauce • 2tsp ground black pepper • 4 heaped tsp brown sugar • 2 tbsp sesame seeds • 6 tbsp sesame oil • 2 tbsp cooking / olive oil For the bibimbap sauce • 10 tbsp sesame oil • 2 tsp brown sugar • 2 tsp gochujang or sriracha sauce • 2 tbsp creme fraiche / plain yoghurt • 1 tsp sesame seeds Method - Bibimbap sauce 1. Mix all the sauce ingredients together in a bowl, cover and leave to chill in the fridge. Method - Beef Bulgogi 1. In a large wok / frying pan heat the olive oil over a medium high heat, add in the onion and garlic and fry for 2-3 minutes until soft. 2. Add in the beef mince and, stirring well, cook until the beef is well browned and cooked through. Don’t be afraid to give this an extra minute or two, you want it nice and dark and almost caramelised. 3. In a bowl add the rice wine, soy sauce, pepper, sugar, sesame seeds and sesame oil and mix well together. Add to the beef in the pan, stir well and 30

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sticks and a pinch of salt. Stir fry for 1 minute, then add 2 tbsp of cold water and immediately cover the pan - this will create a steam to cook the carrots in. Leave to cook for 2 minutes, sprinkle with sesame seeds, remove from the heat and add to the warming dish in the oven. Now it’s assembly time. In a preheated pasta bowl add in a base of boiled rice, level and halfway up the bowl. Take the cooked vegetables from the oven and assemble into segments on top of the rice, a bit like bicycle spokes or Trivial Pursuit cheeses, alternating the darker and lighter colours for contrast. Now add as much bulgogi beef as you like into the centre of the dish (you may want to heat this in the microwave first if you prepared it in advance). Finally fry an egg so it is cooked but still with a runny yolk and place this onto the top of the dish. It may look like a

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Yes! We have no bananas. Even a catchphrase almost a hundred years old, launched in a novelty song by Frank Silver and Irving Cohn in 1923, will have resonance with many readers. But what is the link between bananas, Bristol, the sail training ship Conway and Bermuda’s history? Let me explain.

By now you may wonder what this has to do with Bristol’s history. The name, and the familiar blue label, that has become synonymous with the banana is Fyffe. This came about when London tea trader Thomas Fyffe visited the Canaries in the 1870s and recognised the business potential in bananas - at that time, apart from the very rich, they were largely unknown in England. My own introduction to bananas was because in Bermuda, where I grew up, many homes had banana plants (they are plants not trees) in their gardens. At that time I had no idea where they came from, or what variety they were, just that they tasted nice. Apart from our own conventional looking ones, I also remember in a wild jungly place there were some banana plants that had small reddish fruit, about 4 inches long with a pink, very sweet flesh – delicious and free! I also remember after the September hurricane season and its associated high waves, that the beaches were covered in drifts of golden-brown Sargasso Seaweed. This was descended upon by banana growers with carts, who took the precious free fertiliser back home before the next high seas washed it away.

Bananas are something which we are now privileged enough to take for granted, but it was not always thus. For many thousands of years the curved yellow fruit provided a staple food for humans, and were one of the first fruits to be grown in the tropics by early agricultural societies. Evidence for this is confirmed by their depiction in carvings in ancient temples and palaces. In ancient India they were known as Musa Sapientum – ‘the fruit of wise men’, where the sages rested beneath the shade of its giant leaves whilst enjoying the fruit. Early Arab traders discovered that the roots of the plant travelled well, and it’s popularity gradually became established along their trade routes. Later in the early 15th century Portuguese traders introduced them to the Canary Islands, where they thrived in the warm and humid climate. It was from there that bananas embarked on the next step of their journey across to the New World, when a Dominican preacher,

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HISTORY NOTES NO. 170 - JULIAN LEA-JONES My late friend and neighbour, Bertram Tarr, lived in a house in Springfield Grove that was was named in memory of his 1920s days as a cadet on the HMS Conway which was based on the Mersey. Neil Couper, our next-door neighbour in Bermuda had, coincidentally, also trained on the Conway. When Bertram died his widow Betty gave me a collection of his photographs from the time he served as an officer on SS Bayano. His photographs had been taken on board ship whilst at sea and at the various ports he and the Bayano visited in the 1930s. Imagine my surprise when I recognised a boat in one photo. It was a ferry boat crossing Hamilton harbour in Bermuda the very same ferry I used to take each day to school. This was a photograph Bertram must have taken at least ten years before I was born, and fifty years before we met in England. Not until Betty gave me his collection of photographs did I even knew he had visited Bermuda.

Ltd banana ships, such as the SS Bayano and the SS Tilapa, were needed to carry more vital supplies. The banana ships had special air conditioning equipment, taking up space which could otherwise be used to provide more cargo space. Diane’s uncle was a Lancaster pilot, who had come from Australia to join the RAF. In 1943 while on visits to Bristol from Lyneham he was able to bring a few nutritious bananas for the sick children in hospital. The importing of bananas had stopped in 1941, and didn’t begin officially again until after the war. On 30th December 1945 the first cargo arrived at Avonmouth aboard the aforementioned, and now back in service, Tilapa. This marked the reopening of an important trade for Bristol and the reintroduction of a much-loved luxury. When the Tilapa arrived in port it was decked out with flags reflecting the importance of the event. Bristol’s Lord Mayor and a group of very lucky children, who were at Avonmouth to welcome it’s arrival, were shown in a newspaper photograph of the event, with the Lord Mayor watching Daphne Richards, aged 12, eating one of the first bananas to be offloaded.

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HMS Conway was a naval training school or “school ship”, founded in 1859 and housed for most of her life aboard a 19th-century wooden ship of the line. In 1888, Edward Fyffe, a London food wholesaler, began commercial imports of bananas. Then in 1897 he merged his business with Hudson Brothers, another importer, to form Fyffe Hudson & Co. The business became so successful that they purchased land in the Canaries to be cultivated as banana plantations. On 30th December 1945 the Fyffes ship SS Tilapa brought the first commercial shipment of an estimated 10 million bananas into the UK after World War II. The government proclaimed that all the bananas should go to children - a new generation get their first taste of this exotic tropical fruit.

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post to 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY, phone to 0117 259 1964 or text to 07845 986650, to arrive no later than midnight 31st May.

Listed below are 21 well known chocolate bars. 20 of them have been hidden in the wordsearch grid, meaning 1 brand has been missed out. You can find them in the grid, running forwards, backwards, up, down or on a diagonal. All you need to do is find out the one missing type of chocolate, let me know which it is and, if you are correct and first out of the hat, then you will win yourself a luxury takeaway lunch. This will consist of this lovely thermally insulated lunch box/ picnic bag complete with contents. Entries please by email to andy@ bcmagazines.co.uk,

Here are the chocolate bars you are looking for - best of luck!

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Thank you to everybody who entered the competitions in February and March. The random draws have now been done and the two winners selected for February were an emailed entry from Emma Woolnough and a text entry from Nicky Wilkinson. Emma and Nicky both win themselves a Caribbean “meal in a box” courtesy of Kathryn Lewis at Irie Box. The March competition was won by Hazel Birkett who wins herself a classic board game of her choice. (Editor’s Note - the theme for the March competition was famous battles, and the March issue that contained it went to press before the invasion of Ukraine. An unfortunate coincidence, but apologies to anyone who assumed this was inappropriate). 42

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As we head into Spring, Howard of Howard Independent Estate Agents looks at what is required to win the race to buy a home.

going to help very much. Because by the time a property gets onto a portal nowadays, the early bird will have already caught its worm.

“Markets are forever in flux. So, our handling of markets must be flexible.

Serious buyers behave differently in this sort of market. They know they need to find a property before it ever reaches a portal. And the best way to do this is to get to know their local independent estate agent so they can be first in the queue for the pick of the properties.

We can buy, hold, or sell in the stock market depending on conditions. In a fruit and vegetable market we can buy the freshest produce early in the morning at the full price. Or we can purchase what no one else has bought at a cheaper rate in the late afternoon. The property market is also in constant flux. There are occasions when there is a lot of stock and buyers have so much choice, they can take their time and sometimes make low ball offers.

You see the experienced local agents know their own market best. Years of working in their area mean they know local people and – crucially often hear first when someone is about to make a move. Then they carefully match those who want to sell with those want to buy. Property portals do not do that.

But we are not in that market now. In many areas around the UK, it is quite the opposite. Figures show that generally there are twice as many buyers as there are properties to buy. This is hard enough for buyers. But, in hotspot areas, there are many more buyers per property – result, a feeding frenzy.

If you are serious about buying this spring, get to know your local, wellestablished estate agent. You will find their knowledge and experience provide the absolute best in buying advice. And if you are selling, their knowledge, experience - and list of buyer contacts - is vital in a hot market.”

So forget a leisurely, late evening, glass-in-hand, browse through your preferred property portal. It is not

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BUZZARDS, BLUEBELLS, BRIDGES & BRICKS - A SURPRISING WALK After 100 yards the path rejoins the road at a break in some metal tailings. Here you need to cross the road to a partly hidden Public Footpath sign next to a house that takes you down a short, very narrow and crumbly path to a stile that leads into a field. Take the clear path across the field, keeping the school to your right, into a second field (with a terrace of farm cottages visible ahead) and over the precarious wooden stile onto the quiet road beyond. This is Townsend Lane where you need to turn left, walk past houses on your right and Knole Close on your left, until in 200 yards you reach a gravel lay-by on the left with two wide paths heading away into the countryside.

OK, so here’s the deal. Let’s go for a walk next to the railway line, up the steep hill, along the motorway, past the solar power farm, round the back of the school, and past the quarry to the brickworks. How does that grab you? No, I thought not. How about an undulating country walk just 5 minutes from the Almondsbury Interchange where you have spectacular far-reaching views, English woods and birdsong all to yourself? Sounds more like it? Of course it does. In fact it doesn’t matter which you choose as they are one and the same walk, and if you fancy a couple of hours tops exploring somewhere interesting and beautiful and close to home yet, I suspect, very little known then this is the walk for you.

The right hand track is gated, and hidden next to this gate is a metal kissing-gate. Go through this little gate and follow the obvious path into the beautiful Catbrain Wood (I think). Continue along the woodland path, past (at this time of year) bluebells, cow parsley and fresh greenery. You will soon emerge from the wood - briefly. Stay on the track as you enter and exit a second tract of woodland, and then a third wooded section. In this one the path clearly splits and you need to take the right hand fork that heads downhill, down about a dozen wooded steps, and out into the open.

The walk is about 3 miles long and at a very gentle meander will take no more than 2 hours. Apart from one short steep uphill stretch the walk is undulating rather than hilly. Much of it though is on footpaths and tracks and there are some narrow gates and stiles, so the walk isn’t suitable for buggies, mobility scooters or cycles, alas. It is though within the capabilities of all but the most sedentary youngster! Good walking footwear is recommended and, apart from crossing Over Lane twice, the route is traffic free. The walk starts from the vicinity of Almondsbury Garden Centre on Over Lane, just off the A38 from exit 16 of the M5. BS32 4BP will get you there. Parking isn’t that easy but there are spaces at the viewpoint at the top of Over Lane, just up from the garden centre, so I will start the walk from there. The garden centre of course has a large car park - whether you choose to park there if not also visiting the nursery I will leave up to your conscience. And if it is open the mobile cafe currently there does a very good coffee. So, from the viewpoint lay-by at the A38 end of Over Lane walk back downhill towards Almondsbury Garden Centre. Opposite the garden centre entrance is Sundays Hill which you head down, keeping to the narrow tarmac footpath with the road to your left.

Follow the obvious pathway that takes you up onto a bank / ridge that separates the Cattybrook brickworks claypits to your left - with a little reeded pond - and the wide expanse of farmland on your right that 51

BUZZARDS, BLUEBELLS, BRIDGES & BRICKS - A SURPRISING WALK the hedge at the far end of the field, then across a second field (full of buttercups and dandelions) to a similar gap at the far side. At all times you will be keeping the woodland away to your left and walking parallel to the M5 about 100 yards on your right.

reaches over to Severn Beach and the Severn crossings. This path, with scrubby brambles, wild grassland and native trees, offers you superb views as you walk along it. In about a quarter of a mile, as the brickworks emerges ahead of you, the path bends right and downhill until you reach a junction with two other paths. Here you turn sharp left, and follow the hedged pathway for about 200 yards, with the brickworks on your immediate right and the claypits on your left. Cross the muddy site access road by the “Caution Heavy Plant Crossing” sign (always makes me smile) and follow the little track that skirts the brickworks quarry on your left until you get to the front of the Cattybrook brickworks. Walk across the front of the building - either through the main gate if it is open or though the little pedestrian side gate, and head towards the carpark ahead of you. In the carpark is a brick building that looks like an old railway station (which it may be) with a blue sign saying Visitors Parking. Go to the right of the building and then around the back and you will see the green footbridge that crosses the railway line that goes to South Wales and beyond. Go up and over the railway bridge, and at the bottom on the far side turn left and follow the road for 100 yards, where it will bend sharply left. Stay on this uphill road (Ash Lane) for its length (another 300 yards) until it reaches the main Over Lane.

As you enter the third field you will encounter a large expanse of solar panels. It was here I stood and watched a kestrel hovering about 50 feet up before diving down onto a meal in the field below. Continue to walk parallel to the M5 with the solar farm on your left until you reach another gap in the hedge in front of you. Go through the gap, into your fourth field, then turn 45 degrees to your left and head diagonally across the field and away from the motorway. Here I saw the biggest buzzard I think I’ve ever seen - I swear the sky went dark when it took off. Keep the scruffy grassy knoll to your left and head towards a lopsided metal gate in the far corner, near the rugby goals. Walk through the gate into the field beyond, which is planted with a lovely range of flowering trees (in full blossom in April), and head downhill following any of the worn tracks in the grass, Soon Almondsbury Garden Centre will appear down away to your left. Keep it to your left until you get to the bottom of the field, near the garden centre entrance gates, then climb carefully through the stone stile onto the pavement and head back to your car.

From the top of Ash Lane cross quickly over Over Lane (be careful, it can be busy) to the gate in the hedge opposite that forms the start of a clear path that runs uphill, with Sandays Nursery on your left and mature woodland on your right. This is the steepest part of the walk, but it’s not too long. Continue up the path until you approach the crest, at which point you turn off the path (that runs straight on) and through a gap in the fence on your left, into a wide open meadow with the M5 clearly visible on the far side. There is a clear path to follow here that takes you across the field, through a gap in 52

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defendant will have to pay the sum within the offer and the claimant’s legal costs. The legal costs will be assessed (by a court) if they cannot be agreed between the parties.

We encourage our clients to make an early offer to settle. An early offer can help you minimise the costs involved with progressing your claim. Making the offer a ‘Part 36 offer’ puts further pressure on your opponent to settle, as the cost consequences can be significant.

What happens if the offer is rejected? If the offer is rejected, and the matter proceeds to trial, the judge will not be aware of the offers until after the claim has been decided. Once the claim has been decided the judge will then consider the costs. If the judgment is equal to or better than the offer, the judge will penalise the person that has rejected this offer.

What is a Part 36 offer?

Example: at the hearing, the judge awards the claimant a sum of £35,000.00.

Part 36 is a provision of the Civil Procedure Rules that is aimed to encourage parties to settle their claims and to penalise parties that do not accept an offer that they do not beat at trial.

Scenario 1: the claimant made a part 36 offer of £30,000.00. As the claimant has done better than their offer, the defendant will be penalised with the following cost consequences:

Offers can be made by both parties, and will be deemed either a claimant’s offer or a defendant’s offer.

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Interest on the judgment at 10% above base rate from the date on which the relevant period expired; Costs on the ‘indemnity basis’ from the date that the relevant period expired. This means that the court would only deduct any costs it considered unreasonable (whereas on the ‘standard basis’ would also deduct any costs it considered disproportionate); Interest on those costs at 10% above base rate; An additional sum of 10% of the amount awarded (up to a maximum of £50,000) and 5% of any amounts awarded above £500,000 (up to a maximum total of £75,000).

Scenario 2: the defendant made a part 36 offer of £40,000.00. As the defendant has done better than their offer, the claimant will be penalised with the cost consequences below:

What happens if the offer is accepted? If the offer is accepted, the claim is stayed. The

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I have always believed that cats are the masters of the universe, they seem to have us well trained to look after them! Research from Japan is now supporting my theory in a small way by confirming that cats seem to know the name of their fellow feline better then the name of their owners. The theory is that it is more important to know the name of somebody you are competing with than the hand that feeds you (or their servants as cats view us!) Maria Lowe, Veterinary Surgeon Viking Vets

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Aikido for Kids: Aikido is a modern Japanese martial art which draws on fencing (kenjutsu) and wrestling (jujutsu) techniques. Regular practice develops confidence, flexibility, strength and focus. Westbury Aikido Club offers lessons for children, on Sunday mornings during term-time, at the Scout Hall (Northcote), Great Brockeridge BS9 3TY. See www. westburyaikido.club for more detail, or email reenee@westburyaikido.club. The first lesson is free, so come along and give it a try! The Arts Society Bristol Would you like to join us for lectures on a wide range of arts related subjects, given by specialists in their own field? The lecture on 10 May is on “The History of the City of London through Stained Glass”. Lectures will be held at 8pm at Redmaids’ High School, Westburyon-Trym, BS9 3AW and delivered by internet. For more information and updates visit our website www. theartssociety-bristol.org.uk BCCS (Bristol Cathedral Choir School) Choral Society is now meeting at the Henleaze Bowling Club in Grange Court Road, on Wednesdays from 7.30 to 9pm. We are a small, friendly, unauditioned choir singing varied music, from choral works to more

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Spring in full swing at Tyntesfield

opportunity for an adult and child duo to make a stick animal and whistle together.

Visitors to the National Trust’s Tyntesfield, near Bristol, this spring will find plenty to keep them entertained, with an array of events, play areas and plenty of space to picnic and explore.

For those who prefer to take things at their own pace, Tyntesfield has three play areas. In the Home Farm courtyard, there’s The Farm play area, with a big tractor to climb up, and slides to slide down. For bigger kids, there’s the Orchard play area by Tyntesfield’s Pavilion café at the lower end of the estate, where they can play under the watchful eye of parents while the dog tucks into some doggy ice cream. Or for a real outdoors escape, the woodland play area features a den building village and sculpture trail.

The Head Gardener’s new blossom trail of the house will be running everyday in the season up to 5 June. Our Head Gardener has picked his favourite objects in the house to share with our visitors. Learn about the Gibbs family’s passion for gardens, and about how nature and wildlife inspired Tyntesfield’s design. The garden collection items on display throughout the trail are not usually on show to the public. For our green fingered visitors, there is plenty to see bursting into flower across the estate. We have stunning displays of tulips, daffodils, wild garlic and bluebells. The gardeners have replanted the terraces early in the season and will do again towards the beginning of summer, so there’s always something different to see throughout the changing seasons.

“Rhododendrons” - © Bob Fowler

‘Tyntesfield during the spring is full of colour’ said Paula James, Visitor Operations and Experience Manager. The estate offers family visitors a safe space of freedom to explore, engage with nature and enjoy the fresh air and sunshine’.

Picnics are always welcome at Tyntesfield, and if you arrive unprepared, the shop and café are fully stocked with everything you might need for a successful day out on the lawn.

“Bluebells at Tyntesfield” - © Bob Fowler

You can put all this inspiration to good use with our spring sketching tours, on selected dates in May. These tours offer an opportunity to try something new and capture down on paper your favourite areas of the beautiful grounds at Tyntesfield.

Tyntesfield is easily reached by car, only 20 minutes out of Bristol city centre, or takes around 30 minutes by taking the hourly X6 First bus from Bristol Bus Station.

If games, craft and learning sound like a good day out, forest school for under 5’s will see your child’s curiosity bloom in the woods. Also, family green woodworking sessions on Sunday 29th May with the Somerset bodgers will be a brilliant bonding

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uplifted, amused. A day of free fun for everyone. Music, magic from The Great Baldini, painting masterclasses, learn about photography, classic cars, bird watching, walking routes - come anytime, stayas long as you like. Soft drinks and snacks. We’re having a party and you are invited! Bristol A Cappella is an awardwinning mixed barbershop chorus who love to sing close harmony a cappella. Rehearsals are every Tuesday at 7:30pm at Victoria Methodist Church on Whiteladies Road. Email membership@bristolacappella.co.uk to come along! For more info, visit our website at www.bristolacappella. co.uk/visit Bristol All Voices Allowed Choir is a community choir started in 2020 by former members of the Bristol Hippodrome Choir and All Together Now Bristol Choir. We are looking for new singers, men and women, beginners and more experienced singers, to join us. Rehearsals on Tuesdays, 6.30 – 8.00pm at Holy Trinity Church, Hotwells. Contact Chris on 07866 456 776. Bristol Bridge Club are planning to run another beginners course starting February 8th 2022. It will be Tuesday Morning and/or Tuesday Evening. The cost will be £90 for ten lessons including a book BFA Beginning Bridge. Or £8 a lesson. For further details, contact Sue at: teaching@bristolbridgeclub.co.uk Bristol Bridge Club (BBC) has been running free online supervised sessions with some teaching all through the pandemic on Zoom, and will continue to do so every Saturday morning from 10am to 12 noon. To take part, go to the bridge club website www. bristolbridgeclub.co.uk and follow the

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more intimate pieces. If you would like to sing with us please contact Jackie our membership secretary jackie. blackwell410@gmail.com Bristol Scrabble Club meets every Wednesday at 7.15pm at Upper Horfield Community Trust (next to Eden Grove Church). New members welcome first visit free so come and give it a try. For further information contact Sheila on 0117 957 0792, 07435 316 458 or shinett@blueyonder.co.uk Bristol Shambhala Meditation Group offers meditation on Thursday evenings at the Friends’ Meeting House in Hampton Road from 7.15pm until 8.45pm and a qualified Meditation Instructor is available to talk you through the practice if this is required. In addition to meditation practice there is usually a reading, a discussion and a mindfulness of body exercise. Further information at bristol.shambhala.info Bristol U3A: Have you reached a point in your life where you have fewer responsibilities and more time for yourself? Would you like to take part in activities where you can share skills, abilities or hobbies whilst having fun and making new friends? Go to www. bristolu3a.org.uk for details. City Voices Bristol rehearsals have resumed on Monday nights at Red Maids High School, from 7.30-9pm. We are keen to welcome new members who would like to join a friendly and sociable group of people who love to sing! Our repertoire extends from rock and pop to choral and musicals. If you would like more information, look at our website www.cityvoicesbristol.org or pop along on a Monday night to the Performing Arts Centre at Redmaids. Civil Service Retirement Fellowship Tony McKenna on 0117 950 2059.

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5G MAST SEA MILLS: John and Henry are delighted to announce that the Planning Inspectorate has dismissed the appeal launched by the telecoms company to erect a 5G monopole on Sea Mills Square. This means that our beloved Addison Oaktree and the Sea Mills Conservation Area are safe from the monstrous Mast. PROPOSED DOWNS CAFE: Last month, the planning committee voted to refuse permission for the proposed cafe on the Downs (near the Seawalls). Planning officers will now 'write-up' the refusal, which has to come back to the planning committee for ratification. However, the Downs Committee may appeal the decision in the coming months. John and Henry will keep readers updated. COLLAPSED WALL - DRUID HILL: John & Henry have been in touch with the Neighbourhood Enforcement team at Bristol City Council to see what can be done regarding the collapsed wall on Druid Hill. The issue is establishing liability for the cost of the repairs. John & Henry will keep readers updated, once the relevant Council officers have a clear plan on the way forward. Your comments, views and questions welcomed - these are our contact details:-

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The Country Market now runs from 10.00am to 11.30am every Friday in the Methodist Church Hall in Westbury on Trym. Call Sue on 0117 962 8306 for more details Filtones Choir meet on Wednesday afternoons, from 1.45-3.45 at St Teresa’s Community Centre, 71 Gloucester Road North, BS34 7PL and welcome new members of all voice ranges who might like to give us a try. There are no auditions and for your first four weeks there is no charge. Just drop in, or for more information please ring Dot on 07870 984760 or Janet on 0117 9241534 or email Dot on dorothy. bryant@btinternet.com. You can also find us on www.thefiltones.weebly. com. We look forward to meeting you, and can assure you of a very warm welcome. Friendly Club meets every Thursday from 2pm to 4pm in the Methodist Church Hall, Westbury on Trym. We are a lively group of older people who meet to chat, play Scrabble and card games. Regular trips out and entertainments are arranged plus we have tea and biscuits for only £1! Do come and make some new friends. Friends of Old Sneed Park Nature Reserve. We will be taking a summer break from Working Parties. They will start again on September 17, 10am to 12 noon. Refreshments will be available. Tea/coffee, biscuits. Please bring your own gloves, secateurs or loppers if you have them. For more information, please email fospnr@gmail.com, web site friendsofoldsneedparknaturereserve. org Happy Days Memory Café - Tony on 0117 968 1002. Healing Drop-In Sessions. Redland Meeting House, 126 Hampton Road

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The Act also introduces a new minimum timeframe of 20 weeks between the start of proceedings and when individuals may apply for a conditional order of divorce. This will offer time to reflect, and potentially turn back, or where reconciliation is not possible to agree important arrangements for the future – such as those involving children, finance and property.

The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act (2020), represents the biggest shake up in divorce law for more than half a century. It ends completely the need for separating couples to apportion blame for the breakdown of their marriage, helping them to instead focus on key practical decisions involving children or their finances and look to the future.

Specifically, the measures from the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act that came into force on 6 April 2022 include: • Replacing the current requirement to evidence either a conduct or separation ‘fact’ with the provision of a statement of irretrievable breakdown of the marriage (for the first time, couples can opt to make this a The changes mean that a spouse, or a couple joint statement). • Removing the possibility of disputing the jointly, can now apply for divorce by stating decision to divorce, as a statement will be their marriage has broken down irretrievably. It removes unnecessary finger-pointing conclusive evidence that the marriage has and acrimony at a time where emotions are irretrievably broken down, except on limited already running high, and spares children from technical grounds. • Introducing a new minimum period of 20 witnessing their parents mudslinging. weeks from the start of proceedings to a conditional order of divorce being made, Importantly, it stops one partner from allowing greater opportunity for couples to vindictively contesting a divorce and locking agree practical arrangements for the future their spouse into an unhappy marriage. In some cases, domestic abusers can use their where reconciliation is not possible and divorce is inevitable. ability to challenge the process to further harm • Simplifying the language of divorce to make their victims or to trap them in the relationship. it more understandable. This includes replacing The reforms will put an end to this behaviour. the terms ‘decree nisi’, ‘decree absolute’ and ‘petitioner’, with ‘conditional order’, ‘final Email: enquiries@lyonslaw.co.uk order’ and ‘applicant’. Website: www.lyonslaw.co.uk Telephone: 0117 950 6506 This legislation is a step Previously, one spouse was forced to make accusations about the other’s conduct, such as ‘unreasonable behaviour’ or adultery, or face years of separation before a divorce could be granted. This was regardless of whether a couple had made a mutual decision to separate.

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henleazeconcertsociety.org.uk (annual Membership £12; member’s ticket £13.50; non-member £16.50; under 25’s £5). Henleaze Lawn Tennis Club is a friendly and welcoming club for all ages and standards. We offer social and competitive play and a comprehensive coaching programme for all ages and levels. To find out more visit our website: www.henleazeltc.com or call Heather on 07891 520 456. Henleaze Senior Film Club. Monday 23rd May at 2pm, featuring Roald Dahl’s “The BFG” - the BritishAmerican fantasy adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Mark Rylance, Penelope Wilton & Rafe Spall. Tickets: £4.00 including tea & cake. Carers welcome, easy access. For more information and to book, please call 0117 435 0063. St. Peter’s Hall, The Drive, Henleaze BS9 4LD Henleaze Singing for the Brain - Sophia Simlat on 0117 961 0693, bristol@ alzheimers.org.uk Henleaze (afternoon) Townswomen’s Guild meets on the first Wednesday of the month, at 2pm. Contact Jan, by telephone on 0117 968 5829, or by e-mailing jeanettecollins@blueyonder. co.uk for further details. Highbury Badminton Club meet on Thursday 7:30pm in Westbury-onTrym Village Hall. Contact Pete Stables 0117 950 1524 or www.pete4458. wixsite.com/highburybadminton for more details. Knit & Crochet Café - 07561 523 919 brisknitcro@gmail.com Ladies Badminton, Westbury on Trym Village Hall, Fridays 10am - 12 noon. New members welcome to join our friendly group. For more details please call Elizabeth on 0117 968 1759. Men at St. Peter’s Keep Fit class in St.

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11.00 am – 1.00 pm. at the Port of Bristol Social & Sports Club, Nibley Road, Shirehampton, Bristol, BS11 9XW. Contacts: Mary on 01275 835512 or Jenny on 0117 3305095 Nordic4 - technique based Nordic walking teaching and fitness to individual needs. Beginner Tasters, Beginner Courses, small weekly Walking Fitness Groups differentiated for pace and terrain. Specialist sessions: Nordic4 Joints, Seasonal walks and 1:1 Support To Sport. www. nordic4.com. Booking online or by phone. Call Katie on 07970741320 or email katie.atkins@nordic4.com to find out more. North West Bristol Camera Club. Newcomers welcome for your enthusiasm, your expertise, or both. Come along to Sommerville, Westbury Fields, BS10 6TW, on a Tuesday evening. Full details of the Club at www.nwbcc.org.uk , or email Neville at nevwgoodman@mac.com for information. People of Note Community Choir, the famous 20 year old Bristol community choir, is holding a series of day workshops and evening singing sessions, just for the fun and joy of singing together! Come and join us in Southville or Clifton! Go to www. peopleofnote.org.uk/events/ for information of events, and book your place. Pilates with Helen. Move better, get stronger, increase flexibility: new Pilates classes for all abilities, join at any time. At The Bank Fitness, 73 Henleaze Road, Mondays and Wednesdays 9.3010.20am. Please call, WhatsApp or email for more details or bookings. 07863 346 001 or HelenLangmead@ hotmail.co.uk Pilates Classes on Zoom. Monday

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Evening, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday Mornings. Classes to resume in halls when allowed. Please telephone, email or see website. Denise on 0117 903 0331 - info@embracingpilates. co.uk, www.embracingpilates.co.uk Pilates classes at the Northcote Scout Hall; Mondays 9:30am (Improvers), 10:30am (Mixed ability - Beginners welcome); Tuesdays 9:30am (Improvers), 10:30am (Beginners). £8.50 per class booked as a course, or £12 single sessions. Classes are kept small, so must be booked in advance. Full details at www.mindbodypilates. org. Contact Leanne on 07817189474 / leanne@mindbodypilates.org Plant Sale. The Westbury on Trym Methodist Church Plant Sale will take place this year on Saturday, May 14th from 10am - 3pm. This event is always popular and offers a wide variety of plants including perennials, annuals, shrubs, house plants, jams and garden sundries, all at very reasonable prices. All money raised will given to charity. Come along and begin another adventure in your garden! Play bowls at Canford Park in a friendly social atmosphere. Qualified coaches, and equipment provided. We are holding an Open Day on May 29th, 10.30am to 5pm - just turn up on the day. Contact Les on 0730 569 5579 for more details or email canfordbowlingclub@gmail.com Redland Green Bowls Club welcomes new members. We are a friendly sociable Club. Contact redlandgreentryouts@gmail.com to arrange a free taster session. We play friendly matches and have mens’ and womens’ league teams. Social and corporate events can be arranged, see website redlandgreenbowls.com for more details.

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Regularly close all apps properly. Opened apps stay open in the background when you go back to the Home Screen. Periodically it’s a good idea to close them all down - swipe up from the boot on of your screen and hold. All open apps should appear. Swipe them to close them. Change your Mobile Data settings. Below the Mobile Data Usage counters in Settings > Mobile Data is a list of apps which can use mobile data. By default, they will all be enabled, but you can switch them off here so they only work when connected to Wi-Fi. Change settings within apps Some apps have their own settings which restrict particular functions to Wi-Fi only. iPhone - Disable Background App Refresh Background App Refresh is a great feature if you like your apps to show the latest information but can needlessly burn through mobile data. Turn off mobile data might sound obvious, but the easiest way to cut down on mobile data use is to enable it only when you need it. Go to settings and you can switch it completely on or off as required.

Most phone contracts these days offer unlimited calls and texts - the key thing you’re paying for now is mobile data (4G or 5G). Your smartphone uses mobile data to connect to the internet when you’re out and about and it can’t connect to a WiFi service. Many of my clients remain mystified as to why their smartphones have gobbled up their monthly data allowance in frighteningly quick time. Fact is, many of the apps on the phone are busy using up data in the background when your phone is on. And if you’re not connected to WIFI then the phone will use your mobile data allowance - unless you tell it otherwise. Here are some easy ways to cut down on the amount of data your smart-phone uses. Make sure your new phone is connected to your home Wi-Fi. Your phone spends a lot of time at home so make sure it’s using your Wi-Fi, not mobile data. Track your data usage.Specific settings may vary from phone to phone, but generally, if you go to Settings, > Mobile, then scroll down to Mobile Data Usage, you’ll see a track of your current usage.

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Church, Mariners Drive, Stoke Bishop. We have a variety of talks and open meetings. Come along and give us a try! For information, please contact Gay Huggins on 0117 9685813 or email: mike_gayhuggins@hotmail.com Tai Chi for over 55’s. Shibashi form, a slow and easy sequence of flowing movements practiced standing or sitting. Relaxing and meditative. Classes at Westmoreland Road, BS6 6YW (Redland/Westbury Park) Wednesdays 11.00 - 12.00. Cost £4. Following Covid safety precautions. Booking required. Please contact Selina Newton 0117 9466434 or selinanewton@yahoo.co.uk. Toddlers Together, a community parent and toddler group, runs every Thursday during term time from 10am - 11:15am at the Methodist Church Hall in Westbury-on-Trym, BS9 3AA. This is a joint venture between Holy Trinity Church and the Methodist Church in Westbury-on-Trym. There is a dedicated space for babies, a good range of toddler toys, craft tables, songs, prayer and ample tea, coffee and biscuits for mums, dads, carers and grandparents! We will ask for a £1 voluntary donation on the day. Pre-booking is required. Please visit www.westbury-parish-church.org. uk/youth-and-family/parents-andtoddlers/ for more information and to book your place. We look forward to welcoming you at this friendly group. Trinity Henleaze Ladies Guild - Jenny on 0117 962 0108. The U3a Scrabble Group meets at the Beehive pub, Wellington Hill West, on Fridays from 2pm to 4pm. We are a very friendly non competitive group and welcome new members. For more info, please contact Heddy tel

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07534 717 254 or email nigel.d.sara@ btinternet.com Wednesday Keep Fit 10am - 11am St Peter’s Church Hall Henleaze £7, improve your health fitness and well being with this supple strength work out for everyone to enjoy! Contact Louisa on 0772 509 1429. Wednesday Chair Aerobics 11.15am12.15pm St Peter’s Church Hall Henleaze £7, work on your strength, stability and balance with this seated and standing exercise class. Contact Louisa on 0772 509 1429 Westbury Aikido Club - visit www. westburyaikido.club, or email reenee@ westburyaikido.club Westbury Art Club. We are small friendly group meeting in the Greenway Centre from 6pm to 8pm on Thursdays. Please ring 0117 962 9799 for more information. Westbury Folk / Country Dancing - come along to have some fun folk dancing on Tuesdays 1:30 - 3:30 pm at Westbury College in College Road. All dances are called and refreshments are available. FFI contact Christine on 07775 628524 or codonnell100@ btinternet.com Westbury Harriers. We are a friendly, inclusive running club based in Westbury-on-Trym (Bristol, BS9) that caters for all ages and abilities. Academy (8 – 11 years), Juniors (11+ years) and Adults / Masters. Say hello and join us on a training run to discover more. We look forward to welcoming you to Westbury Harriers! For more info, www.westburyharrriers. co.uk, or e-mail membership@ westburyharriers.co.uk Westbury Knit and Natter, 10am to 12 midday every Thursday, in the Methodist Church Hall. Do come along,

QUIZ ANSWERS Quiz Time from page 15 The letter P 1. Preston (Lancashire); 2. pumice; 3a) Paddington, b) Pimlico, c) Plaistow; 4. (i to r) poinsettia, peony, primrose; 5. the Plantagenets. The letter Q 1. Montreal; 2. he has not won a Best Picture Oscar; 3. the Purple One (37%); 4. arrows; 5. the lead character in Victor Hugo’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”. Pot Luck 1. Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) and Lesotho; 2. the Prime Minister and head of government in Ireland; 3. the 1900’s (1903); 4. (l to r) Douglas Hurd, Amber Rudd, Roy Jenkins; 5. shoes. Music 1.a) Candi Staton. b) Franz Ferdinand, c) Chumbawumba; 2.”What’s Another Year” and “Hold Me Now”; 3.Kelis; 4. a) Al Stewart, b) Pete Shelley, c) Squeeze; 5. Haydn (107), Mozart (41), Beethoven (9). Pot Luck 2 1. They all have three spires; 2. a) Carlisle, b) Dudley, c) Wakefield; 3. the newspaper print industry; 4 Trevor Eve; 5. the Ever Given. The Arts 1a) Manchester; 2. (top to bottom) “The Fighting Temeraire” (JMW Turner), “The Last Supper” (Leonardo da Vinci), “A Regatta on the Grand Canal” (Canaletto); 3.a) piano, b) guitar, c) cello; 4. Nadine Dorries; 5. Mars, the bringer of war The letter R 1. Rwanda; 2; Reykjavik; 3. Ripon; 4. Ragusano (Rigoletto is an opera and Regazzoni was a motor racing driver); 5. False - book 8 is Ruth and book 45 is Romans. Sport 1. Noble Yeats; 2. Oxford University; 3. Los Angeles Rams; 4. Scottie Scheffler; 5. China, Ukraine and Canada. Who Am I Pope Francis and Sandi Toksvig. Children’s Puzzles from page 46 Who Am I? - Prince William / Duke of Cambridge, Dua Lipa, Macapaca, Tess Daly Which am I? - Cheetah, Parsley, Croatia, Lute Anagrams - Anagrams (top row) - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, (middle row) Colombia, Chile, Suriname, (bottom row) Argentina, Paraguay, Ecuador Where Am I? - (l to r) France (Paris), Belgium (Brussels), Italy (Venice) Disclaimer The Bristol Nine is published by Bristol Community Magazines Ltd (Co. No. 08448649, registered at 8 Sandyleaze, Westbury on Trym, Bristol, BS9 3PY). The views expressed by contributors or advertisers in The Bristol Nine are not necessarily those held by Bristol Community Magazines Ltd. The inclusion of any business or organisation in this magazine does not imply a recommendation of it, its aims or its methods. Bristol Community Magazines Ltd cannot be held responsible for information disclosed by advertisers, all of which are accepted in good faith. Reasonable efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this magazine but no liability can be accepted for any loss or inconvenience caused as a result of inclusion, error or omission. All content is the copyright of 75 Bristol Community Magazines Ltd and may not be reproduced without the prior written consent of Bristol Community Magazines.

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or call Sarah on 0117 962 9400 for more details. Westbury Singers If you enjoy singing, we invite you to join our friendly, non-auditioned, 4 part choir, in termtime on Monday evenings 7.30pm. - 9.30pm. at Reedley Road Baptist Church. Ability to read music helpful but not essential. Please email our Secretary: gwenalwakeel@yahoo. co.uk. Westbury on Trym Women’s Institute - Sue Murphy on 0117 950 2826. Westbury Park Women’s Institute meets on the first Tuesday of every month in the Girl Guide Hut on Westmoreland Road from 7.00pm to 9.30pm. We are an active and friendly group with a varied programme and extra sessions for craft, coffee, book clubs etc. Visitors are always welcome and for more information do call Sue on 07813 795 936 or email us on westburyparkwi@gmail.com Westbury Scottish Country Dance Club - Cheryl on 0117 401 2416, www. westburyscottish.org.uk West of England Bridge Club meet at the RAFA Club, 38 Eastfield, Henleaze. Thursday afternoon is for Improvers, and Monday afternoon is for more capable players - this is an EBU-recognised session. You may come alone to any afternoon session; a partner will be found. The three evening sessions are on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and are open to pairs. For more information, go to our website at www.woebridgeclub. co.uk or contact our Secretary, Chris Frew, on 0117 962 5281. Women’s Fellowship This group on Tuesday mornings at Westbury-onTrym Methodist Church is proving popular. About 20 ladies come along

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each week to enjoy coffee and to meet and make friends. With an interesting programme of visiting speakers, Women’s Fellowship is aimed to provide a relaxed and interesting morning with friends. Why not come along and join us. For more information 07905 064720 Yoga classes daytime and evening yoga classes in Stoke Bishop with Gary Osborn-Clarke. For more details please visit www.yogabristol.co.uk or email gary@yogabristol.co.uk, or call 07899 034 645.

The June issue of the Bristol Nine has a print deadline of Monday 16th May. All listings, bookings and artwork must be submitted and agreed by that date to ensure inclusion. Please get in touch - 0117 259 1964 / 07845 986650 / 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY, andy@bcmagazines.co.uk

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AASP Domestics

Arts & Crafts

Trymwood Studios

Auctions, Sales & Valuations

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Bathrooms & Wetrooms

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Blinds & Shutters

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Building Services

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Carpets & Floorings

Bristol Carpet & Flooring Group

Chimney Sweeps

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Cleaning Services

Bonne Fresh Clean Home Gleamers Oven Gleamers

Computer Services

FAB ‐ IT Rescue IT HomeHelp

Cycle Services

Boing Bicycles

Electrical Services

Daley Electrical Services Ltd Lek‐Trix MB Electrical Services

Estate & Letting Agents

Howard Estate Agents

Estate Agents

Maggs & Allen

Fencing

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Financial Advice

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Sarah's Decorating Services Top Notch

Plants & Garden Supplies

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Plastering

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Tree Services

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National Garden Scheme Dates for Your Diary The National Garden Scheme gives visitors unique access to over 3,500 exceptional private gardens, and raises impressive amounts of money for nursing and health charities through admissions, teas and cake. Here in north Bristol a number of garden owners will be taking part in the scheme and opening their gates.

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