The Bristol Nine magazine - May 2018

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The Bristol Nine Magazine - Issue no. 143 May 2018

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Between the covers this month - More acronyms (page 10), Take a Leap of Faith (page 11), Stoke Bishop WW1 servicemen remembered (page 19), Quizzes (pages 24 and 54), Bluebells (page 25), Bishop's Knoll gardens & arboretum (page 47), Prize Wordsearch (page 66) and more stuff besides

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The Editor's Small Piece Hello again from the Editor's office which is, as usual, a slightly untidy place at this time of the print month, littered with coffee cups, unintelligible scribbles on dayglo post-it notes and random recycling ready for the black crate.

Normally I just wind down (very quickly) under a duvet once I "hit the button" and send the latest magazine off to Pensords, my terrific printer.

This month however I'm doing something a little different and heading off now for a few days of digital detoxing - some time by the coast to recharge my batteries rather than those of my phone. So if you've been trying to reach me over the last week then I apologise for my lack of responsiveness. I'm hoping to return reinvigorated, full of ideas on productivity and effectiveness to put into practice - or possibly not return at all!

With any meteorological luck the sunshine flooding in to the office today is a sign of extended things to come. The birds certainly seem to be enjoying the belated start to Spring, pairing up and foraging for nesting material. Is it just me or are there far more pigeons about this year? Not that I am complaining - I love a nice pigeon, the portliest and most human of garden birds. I just wish they'd dine next door.

I hope you enjoy the new magazine and find things of interest and use. Until next month, thanks for reading - Andy the Editor andy@bcmagazines.co.uk / 07845 986650 / 0117 259 1964 / 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY

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Useful Information Emergencies, Support & Information

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Gas Emergencies 0800 111 999 Electricity Emergencies 0800 365 900 Water Emergencies 0845 702 3797 (or your gas, water or electricity supplier) Avon & Somerset Police Non-Emergencies 101 (new no.)

Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 Southmead Hospital 0117 950 5050 BRI / Children’s Hospital 0117 923 0000 NHS non-emergency 111 Council Dog Warden 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 Preference Service 0845 703 4599 Bristol Care & Repair - home safety checks & handyman 0117 954 2222

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

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

Waste & Recycling The Household Waste and Recycling Centre on Kingsweston Lane, Avonmouth for pretty much everything. The Avonmouth centre has reverted to Spring hours, 8.00am to 6.45pm, 7 days a week.

Bin day collection calendars, not this year issued in hard copy, can be accessed via the Bristol Waste website - www.bristolwastecompany.co.uk/binsand-recycling-collection-days. You can also order a hard copy calendar from this web-page.

Local Churches Sea Mills Methodist Church, Shirehampton Rd, 0117 962 1200 St Mary Magdalene, Stoke Bishop www.stmarysb.org.uk 0117 968 7449 WoT Methodist Church www.westburyontrymmethodistchurch .org.uk 0117 962 2930 WoT Baptist Church, Reedley Rd, www.westburybaptist.org.uk 0117 962 9990 WoT Holy Trinity Parish Church, www.westbury-parish-church.org.uk 0117 950 8644 Sacred Heart Catholic Church, WoT www.sacredheartchurch.co.uk 0117 983 3926 St Peter’s Church, Henleaze www.stpetershenleaze.org 0117 962 4524 Highgrove Church, Sea Mills www.highgrove.church 07966 028 046 Trinity URC, Henleaze www.trinityhenleazeurc.org.uk 0117 962 9713 The Community Church, WoT www.the-community-church.net 0117 946 6807 St Edyth’s Church, Sea Mills www.stedyths.org.uk, 0117 968 6965

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As usual the National Garden Scheme have assembled an impressive schedule of gardens that will open to the public across Spring / Summer 2018. Full details are available online at www.ngs.org.uk. The gardens in the Somerset, Bristol and South Glos region are given coverage in their own brochure - look for the distinctive yellow A5 booklet available from libraries, garden centres and shops across the patch.

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Acronym Time (answers on page 96) Another random bunch of acronyms and initialisms from the media, social media and everyday life for you to try and recall (or indeed make up / guess).

Do you know what the following stand for? Clues provided in case you are short of inspiration or if there is more than one possible answer, and the points available for each/ one are shown in brackets.

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LASER How does a laser work? (3 points)

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WASP Ethnic grouping (2) 3.

NASA American science / astronomy governing body (3)

TGIF

The weekend’s arrived (1)

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TTFN

Goodbye (2)

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BMI

Health indicator (1)

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BFF

Long term buddies (1)

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ASAP

Quick as you like (1)

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DOB

Celebrated annually (1)

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SWOT Business analysis (2)

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NA

Irrelevant (1)

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MIA

Lost on manoeuvres (1)

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ROI

Money back (2)

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BPM

Pulse or music rhythm (1)

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Historya Notes Taking Leap of - Julian Faith Lea-Jones Saturday 9th October 1993. A date I remember well, even though I perhaps shouldn't. It was the Saturday before I got married - so, as tradition had it, it was the day of my stag "celebrations". Notice that I use the word "day", as opposed to the word "night" which was, from recollection, what stag occasions were usually limited to in the dim and distant. And at this point I should say that things were pretty much the same for the "hens". Go out on the Saturday night a week before your nuptials, get absolutely trollied and wake up the following afternoon hopefully a) in your own bed and hopefully b) with your own clothes on. Twenty five years ago (makes mental note, must remember to buy a card this year) the "last night of freedom" had already morphed into a day of activity and, for some (but not me), second thoughts. My day was a full English breakfast, a day of paintballing, a curry and a night club (bit hazy on the last thing, mind). But times change - some have even called it progress - and by the turn of the 21st century a stag / hen do had become a stag / hen weekend and then a stag / hen week. And why spend it in Blackpool when, courtesy of Ryanair and Easyjet, you could spend it in the capital of some far-flung exSoviet state where lager was priced in small copper denominations and the local talent of both sexes was (at least if they were under thirty) utterly gorgeous?

As they say, progress.

However, like a zorb bouncing down the hillside, things usually go full circle and nowadays it is just as popular to stay closer to home. And why not? - it is possible to take part in any number of exciting experiences that make for a great day with your ushers, bridesmaids and, if you're not careful, your father-in-law or mother-in-law to-be.

as the rain cleared, I met up with a group of friends plus ten very excited youngsters aged between 4 and 19, to experience the climbing walls, leap of faith and giant swing that make up a terrific activity centre, open to all, at Wild Place, near Cribbs Causeway. Chris Ireson, the very get-stuck-in proprietor of Leap of Faith and his super-enthusiastic team of staff greeted us with crash helmets, harnesses and boundless enthusiasm and, safety briefing ringing complete, set about giving us an adrenalin filled Saturday morning. The photos will tell you what happened next - all the children and any adventurous parents were encouraged to climb to their hearts content - as high as they liked - and often, with the help of the supportive instructors, some way higher than they thought they might. The looks of excitement, determination and trepidation turning to achievement were priceless as the kids scampered up the walls, shinned up ropes, climbed to the top of the totem pole to stand like Nelson on his column, and finally took "The Leap of Faith", mimicking a flying squirrel to cling on to a giant punchbag thirty feet up and tantalisingly just within reach.

Of course I had to stay on the ground to take photos, which meant I also missed out on Bristol's only giant swing - a three person beast of a thing

Which finally brings me on to the subject of this little review. Brace yourself - it is time for a Leap of Faith. Last weekend, just 11

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Historya Notes Taking Leap of - Julian Faith Lea-Jones where you are winched backwards - and very much upwards - only to be released to hurtle forward and down like some medieval pendulum. The faces of the participants said it all - so pleased I was on the ground to capture them.

it all inevitably came tumbling down were all the personal skills that were needed.

And after it was all done, and the adrenaline was subsiding, time to calm down in the yurt that is available to pre-booked parties to compare tall tales of giant jumps.

Each of the three main activities - the climbing walls and ropes, giant swing and Leap of Faith, can be done on their own at ÂŁ5 or in combination for ÂŁ14 - and these form the basic activity package. Chris and his team however have far more to offer, activities and challenges to turn an hour of fun into a day of adventure. Teepee building, survival skills, team building, axe-throwing, bubble football and more.

We finished our two hour session off by working as a team in the Crate Stack Challenge. Three volunteers were roped up and had to work together to maintain their collective balance, aided by team mates holding the ropes to pulley them upwards, as other team members assembled a stack of crates under their feet, thereby allowing them to head further and further up into the air. A head for heights, a good sense of balance and an ability to shriek loudly when

Oh yeah, back to the start and stag and hen do's. As we left the activity arena a group of young ladies, dressed primarily in pink, wearing leg warmers and carrying assorted inflatable animals (that were definitely not from the adjoining wildlife park) were next in line for some pre-wedding shenanigans - and I suspect one or two may have had a little Dutch courage.

The whole Leap of Faith experience is available for stag and hen do's, school trips and corporate team building events as well as pre-booked and drop-in sessions.

For more details on all the activities available why not visit www.leapoffaith.co.uk where you can also pre-book your activities. If you use the promotional code "climb10" when booking online you will also get a 10% discount off any booking made before the end of July, and the same discount is also available if you take your copy of the advert alongside to Customer Services at Leap of Faith on the day.

Thanks to Chris and his team for hosting us at Leap of Faith, which is at the Wild Place Project, Blackhorse Hill, BS10 7TP (right next to Junction 17 of the M5).

Visit www.leapoffaith.co.uk or www. adventurebristol.co.uk to find out more.

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Henleaze Tennis Club Henleaze Tennis Club Daytime Players are holding free taster sessions on Monday 14th, Tuesday 15th, Thursday 17th and Friday 18th May from 9.30am and would love to welcome any who would like to attend.

These are relaxed, social mornings open to men and women players of all standards whether you have played recently or not. Just turn up or check out our website www.henleazetennisclub.co.uk to find out more.

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History This BS9 Notes Life - Duncan Julian Lea-Jones Haskell We’ve mentioned before how certain driver’s desire to shave precious seconds from their commute has caused difficulties for those living on both Southdown and Hillsdon Road.

For people wanting their street to be more than just a cut through, it can be distressing to witness so many cars racing by. Thankfully, a group of residents led by Rigby Allen have taken matters into their own hands (through the appropriate channels) and now a trio of planters, as well as some eye-catching painting on the road itself, are in place to help make things safer for all.

As Allen explains, “It all started with one of the residents finding out about a traffic survey regarding our roads. Word spread quickly and we got a sense that if enough people responded we might get selected for potential funding. Southdown and Hillsdon did get selected and plans were put into place.”

“The Road Safety Trust was providing the funding,” continues Allen.

“Community Corners as part of TRL (Transport Research Laboratory) in conjunction with Bristol Council managed the project, with residents providing the input. This consisted of i) surveys to include traffic volumes and parking, speed measurements, and people's perceptions; ii) managing the budget, purchasing the planters, paints, soil, compost and signs; iii) residents design meetings for where and what to paint, and the placement of the planters.”

And so the people took to the streets on 14th April to install the three planters, along with the relevant foliage, and paint the designs on the road. The day provided an opportunity for everyone to get involved. The green-fingered helped with the planting, the creatives got stuck in with the stencilling, and those with a propensity for hi-vis jackets and walkie talkies helped to man the blockade. Throw in heavy lifters, tea makers and clipboard managers, and the majority of the neighbourhood had a role to play.

It’s just a few days since the installation took place and even the most casual observer can see that it’s already having an impact. Whether or not it’s the actual objects themselves or the psychological perception change that they bring about, things have definitely slowed down. The fact that there has also been a nefarious attempt to remove the planters by a pair of bogus council workers suggests that the scheme isn’t universally popular, but for the majority of us it’s another example of a community coming together to change things for the better. Long may it continue.

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History Notes "Leaving Home-to Julian Fight" Lea-Jones - Liz Tomlinson & Jenny Weeks My mum has always bemoaned the fact that she hated history at school. It was "dry and dusty and boring" and was taught by ladies who could not have imparted any less enthusiasm for their subject. This was back in the late 30's and early 40's, at a time when there were, apparently, few male teachers as so many young men had "gone off to war".

How ironic then that "Leaving Home to Fight" is just the kind of book my mum would love now, given that it is ostensibly a "history" book that focuses on men who "went off to war".

Mum's recollections of course related to the Second World War, and a different generation of soldier. However her dad, my grandad, was just like the subjects of Liz Tomlinson and Jenny Weeks' wonderful new book - a man who, in his twenties, signed up and fought for his country in battle in foreign fields. Theirs is the story of almost a hundred largely young men from, or closely connected to, the parish of Stoke Bishop who went to fight in The Great War of 1914-1918 and who paid the ultimate sacrifice.

The Memorial Cross at the top of Stoke Hill, as you come out onto the Downs, is the best

known war memorial in Stoke Bishop, but there have been others - one cruelly destroyed during a bombing raid in WW2 and surviving in photographic form only. Across them are some ninety nine names, men aged from their late teens to mid-fifties, who died as a result of active service during the First World War. This book represents the culmination of four years of research by the authors - and tells the stories of the lives and deaths of ninety of those men.

"Leaving Home to Fight" could easily have been a bit of a roll call to the dead, a listing of name, rank and age of death - but it is far, far removed from anything so cold or unmoving.

Liz Tomlinson and Jenny Weeks have put together a joy of a book - part military history, sure, but also part social history, part local history and, above all, a lovingly researched and crafted memorial to the men.

In terms of structure the book begins with an overview of the project then sets out to paint a picture of Stoke Bishop, as a growing Bristol, suburb, in the early years of the 20th century.

There are charming watercolours portraying how the area looked, somewhat idyllically, at the outbreak of war (typical of the way the book is richly illustrated throughout with drawings, old photos and contemporary views) but the reader is reminded that as well as the growing threat of a wider conflict there were seeds of unrest closer to home. Activists in the trade union and women's suffrage movements were, well, active - indeed the Coombe Dingle sports pavilion was firebombed in 1913 by members of the suffragette movement.

Having detailed the location of the various local memorials and explained how they were established, the authors then set out to look at the men whose exploits were the raison d'etre for the book. Each of the ninety men researched has an entry, many accompanied by evocative sepia photos, with a description of their family background, details of their active service and how their involvement in the Great War sadly ended. It is from these short portraits that so many fascinating, and in many cases tragic, stories emerge. It left me reflecting on a war that seems a world away now and yet is sufficiently recent that there are

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History Notes "Leaving Home-to Julian Fight" Lea-Jones - Liz Tomlinson & Jenny Weeks in those lives it takes.

people, albeit very few now, who have living recollections of it.

One further thing that struck me from reading "Leaving Home to Fight" was that whilst many things have changed hugely in the last century many more, both locally and in the wider world, have not. Negatively, as a nation we are, to this day, still contemplating the necessity for and likely ramifications of potential international warfare. On a local level though there is still a level of familiarity, solidity and comfort that comes with tradition and time.

Anyone with a knowledge of the local area or a family history set in this part of Bristol will find pleasure in seeing the names of so many buildings, roads and families that play a part in book and that are still here today

From these stories a few overall thoughts came to mind. Firstly I was reminded of just how global the conflict was. That may seem obvious given that it was called the First World War, but it easy to just simply remember the main protagonists slugging it out on the quagmires and in the trenches of northern mainland Europe. Yet there were men from Stoke Bishop who died at sea off the coast of Denmark, in the air shot down by the crack German "air force" led by Baron von Richthofen, in the heat of the African campaigns, at Gallipoli, in Persia and in the Balkans where the whole conflict ignited.

What also struck me on reading of the men was the cruel nature of warfare, the randomness with which events happened and the breadth of the threats facing these young men when in battle. One only has to read of the young man who was killed on the day before the armistice was signed, or the soldier who died not in battle but when his motorcycle crashed on Blackboy Hill just after the war ended, to realise the unfairness of circumstances. Men died from the obvious military means - sniper bullets, exploding shells and booby traps, but also directly from the conditions they served in - from malaria and pneumonia.

From a social history point of view this fascinating book shines a light on family life and class structures at the time of the war. Many of the soldiers researched came from very large families - multiple children with further siblings lost during childbirth and infancy - so deaths of more than one son were not uncommon (and reflected on the Stoke Bishop memorials). One can only imagine the heartbreak of parents like Louis and Mary Nott who had six daughters at home but who lost all three of their sons in France in a period of twelve months. Soldiers came from both ends of the social spectrum too - commissioned officers, the sons of wealthy Bristolian merchants and educated in local prep and boarding schools, and entry level conscripts, the sons of the labourers, gardeners and tradesmen (and their wives "in service") who worked on the big estates in the area. As the book clearly shows, war is very unselective

In "Leaving Home to Fight" Jenny Weeks and Liz Tomlinson have produced a real gem that is a thoroughly enjoyable and thought provoking book, one which deserves to be widely read by people of all ages. Whether you find it listed under local history, military history or social history, do get your hands on a copy and you will be well rewarded.

"Leaving Home to Fight"is on sale now.

Available from Stoke Bishop Local History Group sblocalhistory@gmail.com, Stoke Lodge Adult Learning Centre, Shirehampton Road, BS9 1BN, Stoke Bishop Fruiterers 63 Stoke Hill BS9 1EP, and other local outlets.

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Stories of the men behind the names on Stoke Bishop’s First World War memorials

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MEET THE ARTISTS

The BS9 Arts Trail celebrates its fifth anniversary this year.

On both days, enjoy free entry to 14 venues, all open and ready to welcome you to browse the huge range of artwork on display.

Created by the 76 Trail artists, work includes painting, print, textiles, jewellery, ceramics, photography, and much more.

You can pick up a Trail brochure at cafés, shops and libraries across the city. Show it at the Botanic Garden for free entry to the whole garden (for this weekend only), and on Saturday have fun with the Miss Rochie Makes workshop at Elmlea Junior School.

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Quiz Time General Knowledge

Pop Music

1. Name the national flags shown below.

1. Which bands had / have the following lead singers - a) Shane MacGowan, b) Neil Finn, c) Bruce Dickinson?

2. These are the highest peaks in which English counties - a) Cleeve Hill, b) The Cheviot, and c) Kinder Scout?

3. Which are the most northerly, easterly, southerly and westerly Premier League football grounds?

4. And which are the most northerly, easterly, southerly and westerly rugby league Premiership grounds?

5. Which constituencies are represented by the following MP’s - a) Theresa May, b) Vince Cable, and c) Jeremy Corbyn?

6. If you put the Cluedo cards in alphabetical order which suspect (full name), weapon and room come first?

7. Name the four US states that start with a vowel but don’t end in a vowel.

8. In what years were a) the Gunpowder Plot foiled, b) the Channel Tunnel opened, and c) the evacuation of Dunkirk carried out?

9. In English peerage which rank comes between Duke and Earl?

10. Who wrote the Rocky Horror Picture Show?

2. “Ca Plane Pour Moi” was a hit in 1997 for which French solo artist?

3. Chronologically which huge worldwide hit single was released by the musicians concerned. between “The Boxer” in 1969 and “Cecilia” later in 1970?

4. The original “Candle In The Wind” was written as a tribute to who?

5. Who had a hit with “There’s A Ghost In My House” in 1974?

6. Who had a top 5 hit in 1979 with the single “It’s Different For Girls”?

7. Who left Genesis in 1977, leading to their next studio album being called “.. And Then There Were Three...”?

8. Which band had 23 top 50 hits between 1974 and 1982, typically dressed as colourful teddy boys?

9. British band Badfinger wrote which pop classic that was to become a worldwide hit for US artists Harry Nilsson and, later, Mariah Carey?

10. Talking of cover versions, “State of Independence” by John & Vangelis was a hit for which singer in 1982?

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In search of bluebells April is always uplifting as the garden really comes alive after the long winter months - and especially so this year. May though brings with it one of the most magical of all wild flower experiences - that of seeing a carpet of English bluebells - and with them comes the knowledge that spring is in full bloom and summer is on the way. The haze of purpley-blue offsetting the fresh green of new woodland foliage, with a background of blue sky, white clouds and dappled sunshine, is pure magic in my book. And you don't have to go far to see the spectacle either - there are a number of fabulous bluebell woods in and around north Bristol, some well known and some more hidden.

There are swathes of bluebells in places like Leigh Woods, Ashton Court, Kingsweston Down, Avon Wildlife Trust's reserve at Folly Farm just south of Pensford, and many more besides - and I am sure many readers will have their own favourite place to escape to and marvel at their own sea of blue.

here are three personal favourites, all relatively local.

The best known of them is AWT's Prior's Wood, originally a part of the Tyntesfield estate Best approached from junction 19 of the M5 and Portbury in the north (from The Priory pub).

Wonderful for the sheer vastness of the carpets of flowers, Prior's Wood (below left) is stunning if a little muddy and hilly in places.

If you fancy something a little quieter then head into King's Wood and Urchin Wood just north of Wrington and south of Cleeve. This really is off the beaten track but no less special.

And if time is of the essence and a quick bluebell fix is what you need then you have to travel no further than Moorgrove Wood, alongside the Avon Riding Centre for the Disabled on Kings Weston Road. Park in the Blaise playground car park, carefully cross what is always a busy road and head into the woods

But in case you need a little more inspiration then ... and on the subject of ARCD ...

Abbie Moorlen, who is Stable Manager at the Avon Riding Centre for the Disabled, is so passionate about her place of work, she’s decided to organise a charity ball to support it.

She says, “Working at the Centre means I see first-hand the difference riding and horses can make to disabled people’s lives.”

riding lessons, and Abbie’s Pony Prom will help raise much-needed funds.

The ball will take place at Bristol BAWA Club in Filton, which - as well as being a long-standing supporter of the charity’s work - has kindly donated the venue. Says Abbie, “When you spend all day in muddy boots and covered in horse hair, it’s great to have the chance to get into a dress and hit the dancefloor.”

With a 3 course meal, live band, comedy and an auction, it “prom”ises to be brilliant fun. Tickets are priced at £35 and sold in tables of 10 – so bring friends and make a celebration of it. Call 0117 959 0266 to book.

The Avon Riding Centre for the Disabled gives Picture: Abbie with one of the Centre’s patient around 200 disabled people a week therapeutic horses, Ruby.

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Dementia Awareness Week 2018

Welcome to the latest edition of Senior Snippets: the monthly advisory column with the older members of our community in mind, brought to you by John Moore, Director of Home Instead Senior Care in North Bristol.

Dementia Awareness Week 2018 takes place from 21-28 May. In the UK, one person develops dementia every three minutes. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, but what all forms of dementia have in common is a high risk of behavioural disorders- change in personality and people behaving out of character.

Here are some warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease that are important to look out for. Once noticed in a loved one, there is help and support available.

Memory loss that disrupts daily life: One of the most common signs is memory loss, especially forgetting recently learned information.

Challenges in planning or solving problems: Some people may experience changes in their ability to develop and follow a plan or work with numbers.

Difficulty completing familiar tasks at home, at work, or at leisure: People sometimes may have trouble driving to a familiar location, managing a budget at work or remembering the rules of a favourite game.

Confusion with time: Losing track of dates, seasons, and the passage of time.

Trouble understanding visual images and spatial relationships: For some people, having vision problems is a sign, for example, they may not realise they are the person in the mirror.

New problems with words in speaking or writing: You may notice a person has trouble following or joining in with a conversation.

Misplacing things and losing the ability to retrace steps: Putting things in unusual places. Sometimes the person may accuse others of stealing the items.

Changes in mood or personality: Some can become confused, suspicious, depressed or anxious, and may be easily upset at home or when out and about.

If you would like to speak to someone at Home Instead, please do get in touch.

Similarly, if you have any ideas for a future topic, please call 0117 989 8210 or email John.Moore@HomeInstead.co.uk - we’d love to hear from you!

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• Letting Councillors know your views. The Westbury Forum was on 17th April; issues discussed included: • Crime levels fall compared to first quarter last year. The Police asked residents to be vigilant and to lock porch doors. They confirmed the local police station will be reopening at Southmead hospital in the summer.

• Parking services issued over 150 tickets when they visited Westbury village on more than 150 occasions in the last year.

• More Flats and cars. Residents raised concerns about a number of planning applications for conversion of buildings to flats with no parking spaces.

• Arena delay. The Labour mayor has again delayed his decision on where the Arena will be built, it may be decided in May. This could have a huge effect on traffic and parking in our area. Why are we still waiting?

• Library delay. Yes, we’re still waiting for the Labour Mayor to decide which libraries will close.

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Cycling for St Peter's Hospice

helping the hospice to develop its Inpatient Unit.

Chris and Darren are giving themselves a target of ÂŁ1000 to raise over the month. Each day clients will have to do time on the bike which will add to the total distance.

If anyone would like to go along and do some time on the bike and make a donation they can get in contact at info@trymwoodfitness.com They also have a Just Giving page www.justgiving.com/Trymwoodfitnessstpetershospicebikeride

In the month of May Chris Lock and Darren Phippen at Trymwood Fitness on Shirehampton Road are doing a gym challenge where they aim to ride on their stationary gym bike a minimum of 1000 miles.

The lads are raising money in support of the St Peter’s Hospice "Room to Care Appeal" which is

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Coaching with Anne Miller Negative thinking Negative thinking is a common concern and one that is sometimes raised by my clients wishing to address their tendency towards it. If this resonates with you, you will be very aware of how draining this tendency can be and how it restricts your forward momentum.

And it’s not just us that suffer- the strain on those around us can be significant.

Whilst it’s perfectly natural to have negative thoughts the problem comes when they become a habit. The thoughts may actually have a positive intention to protect us, from, for example, perceived failure or disappointment, but gradually become overzealous in protecting us. This is a habit that needs to be broken!

It can be helpful to consider the negative thought that typically occurs to us and enquire as to its purpose. Let’s assume there is a positive intention to it - what might that be? Is it currently relevant? And if so, what can we do to address that? Breaking it down in this way often alleviates its hold so that a way forward can be seen. Now we are ready to start to imagine a positive thought we could have and this gives us something to practice.

Let’s imagine that you want to change jobs.

You may have the thought ‘another employer won’t think I’ve got the skills’ and the positive intention of this thought might be to avoid the fear of being told you’re not as good as you think you are. Is this reasonable? What are your skills? Spend some time reflecting on what experience you have and what evidence you have for the skills you claim. Now is this fear relevant? If it is, what can you do to

improve your skills to the required level? If on the other hand, through this experience, the fear has diminished and you are now more confident of the skills you have to offer, you might start to practice saying something like ‘I have the skills and experience to perform well as...’. It will no doubt feel strange at first and you may feel inclined to reject it on the grounds that you don’t believe it fully. But, if you’re honest, how fully do you believe the negative thoughts you’ve been practicing without question? You have to admit it’s not 100% and if you hadn’t been repeating them in your mind so many times it would be even less than it is!

Sometime ago I remember a client coming up with an image of paths through a cornfield to represent our neural pathways: repeatedly running a thought through our mind creates a well-established path that allows it to move through effortlessly. She found this a useful image to remind her to keep practicing her positive thoughts even though they felt unfamiliar and took effort.

When we recognize the disadvantage to us of having too many negative thoughts and we are ready to do something about it, it’s time to start practicing some positive thoughts and create new neural pathways for these. With repeated practice these new neural pathways will be established and the old negative ones will start to close up. Just like the unused paths in the cornfields that eventually grow over and disappear.

It would be unrealistic as well as annoying (!), to expect to be relentlessly positive. It’s about the balance and if you’re honest with yourself, you will know if you’re happy with your balance.

If you’re not, you can do something about it!

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Music - Current, Classic & Live Album of the Month The Straight Hits! by Josh T. Pearson (Mute) The new album by Texan songwriter Josh T. Pearson was built upon a set of guidelines which he calls “The Five Pillars”: 1) All songs must have a verse, a chorus and a bridge.

2) The lyrics must run 16 lines or less.

3) They must have the word ‘straight’ in the title.

4) That title must be four words or less.

5) They must submit to song above all else.

These pillars are an early indication that The Straight Hits is going to be a different listening experience to what you might expect from Pearson. Documenting the breakup of his marriage over seven tracks, his 2011 solo debut, Last Of The Country Gentlemen, is an album that’s easy to admire but hard to listen to. It’s impossible to know the emotional toll that it took on Pearson, but for whatever reason this new set of songs is less personal and a whole lot more immediate.

Country rockers such as Straight To The Top! and Straight At Me blend with ballads like the crooning The Dire Straights Of Love and Whiskey Straight Love to create an album that is most surprising due to its lack of surprises.

Long-time fans will no doubt be a little baffled by this new direction, but it’s not as if he’s suddenly trying to position himself as the next Keith Urban.

The production values are still quite minimal and A Love Song (Set Me Straight) – which clearly adheres to the final of those five pillars – is proof that the old Pearson is still in there somewhere.

It may lack the depth of its predecessor but it’s accessible enough to help this rare talent reach a new audience and the most intriguing thing we’ve heard this month.

Next Step The Texas Jerusalem Crossroads by Lift To Experience (Bella Union)

it’s even more rewarding to spend some time with the only album recorded by his earlier band, Lift To Experience. Released in 2001, The Texas Jerusalem Crossroads placed the Second Coming in the band’s homeland of Texas. It’s also an example of how Pearson took influences such as My Bloody Valentine and used them to elevate his biblical references.

A swirl of guitars both obscured and elevated the band’s religious backbone. Songs such as Falling From Cloud 9, These Are The Days and Down With The Prophets could be enjoyed for both their atmospheric intensity and their lyrical depth - as well as leaving the listener with a plethora of references to go away and find out a little more about.

The album marked the start of Pearson’s bold musical adventure, while highlighting the confidence he has always had in communicating his own personal beliefs with the world. It’s just a shame that he and bandmates Josh Browning and Andy Young left just this one musical document before going their separate ways.

Gig of the Month Rita Ora @ O2 Academy Saturday 19th May Just because we spend a lot of time listening to musical prophets preaching about the return of Jesus doesn’t mean that we can’t also enjoy a pop phenom when they roll into town. With her most recent singles Your Song and Anywhere, Rita Ora continues to be one of the UK’s most likeable stars.

The O2 Academy feels like a surprisingly intimate venue for this stadium-sized artist and definitely offers an opportunity not to be missed for her fans out here in the West.

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HOW GDPR WILL AFFECT SMALL BUSINESSES

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect on 25 May 2018 and small businesses should be aware that it will apply to them as well as larger organisations.

The regulation applies to information which directly or indirectly identifies an individual, including customer lists, contact details, generic /biometric data and online identifiers like IP addresses.

The new regulation will require organisations to strengthen existing controls, implement new processes and procedures and document, embed and evidence them appropriately. The GDPR covers all forms of data (whether or not it is electronic) so it will be important for a small business to track and manage customer records. It will also be important to understand what information a business holds and where it is held so it is readily retrievable. A customer might request that his data be deleted-how easy would it be to find that data? Who is the responsible person for undertaking this task?

It would be wise to educate all business staff on the new rules and to protect and encrypt your equipment. The data controller within the business must check that all contracts

with processors must comply with the GDPR. If records are stored off-site the business should ensure that its suppliers have tracking procedures to recall the movement of manual records. A business should firm up with the data consent process giving clear data consent options to consumers.

Under the GDPR a business will need to make clear the lawful basis for processing the data and for how long the business intends to keep it. This information must be provided in a concise, easy to understand and clear language.

With regard to marketing it will no longer be enough to assume a consumer's consent to the use of his data based on his doing nothing.

The customer must give active consent (by ticking a box or other means).

The GDPR is a development on the Data Protection Act and a welcome one for consumers. It will also represent an opportunity for businesses to undertake a "spring clean" of their systems to manage data more securely and efficiently and so to win the trust of their customers.

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Buying a property but don’t have a deposit? Edward Payne of familyfirstfinance.co.uk looks at the way innovative new mortgage products are helping families get on the property ladder.

So, you have a great job, a good income, you’re responsible with your finances, you’ve been paying your sky-high rent on time for years and your fed up of wasting money. You’re ready to make that big step and buy your first home - but everything is so expensive and saving for a deposit seems impossible and after years you still don’t have anywhere near enough. It seems like you will never get that deposit together and you will never be able to buy a place of your own, right? Well, not necessarily, no.

Many people without a deposit can buy a property thanks to a range of new mortgages and changing attitudes from lenders, if you have a sponsor that is willing to help you. Normally lenders expect this to be a parent or grandparent but lending criteria is changing and some will now accept gifted deposits from siblings or even step parents.

Gifted Deposits Typically, donors require the sponsor to provide a letter stating that the deposit is a gift and in some cases they may need evidence that the sponsor has sought independent legal advice depending on the nature of the gift. This has become very common and is widely accepted by a range of lenders. Even if you do have a sponsor who is willing to provide a deposit though, sometimes they are worried about doing this. Perhaps they really view it as more of a loan? Maybe they are worried about what will happen if you don’t keep up repayments on your mortgage or maybe they have concerns about your partner. In such cases there are a variety of options open to you and your sponsor.

Placing the deposit in a savings account In some cases, the sponsor doesn’t actually want to give the deposit as a gift or they can’t afford to, but they are happy for the money to be tied up for a period of time. In such circumstances, a number of lenders have mortgage solutions which are linked to specific savings accounts where the money has to stay for a set period, often between 2 or 5 years. The sponsor will often receive interest on their savings too and

at the end of that period they can get their money back (although they may have to wait until the property has either increased in value or sufficient capital has been paid off by the borrower, typically 5%).

What if my parents don’t have savings to give me or even lend to me?

Again, there are options available to you. Some lenders will allow a sponsor to use the equity in their own home in lieu of a deposit. In these cases a charge will be placed on both the new home being purchased and also on the sponsor’s home. Again, after a set period, the sponsor can be removed provided sufficient capital has been repaid or the value of the purchased property has increased sufficiently. Sponsors will normally need to demonstrate that they have sought independent legal advice and different solicitors often have to work for the various parties and do work in relation to the different properties.

Effectively though you can use the equity in a property owned by someone else in lieu of a deposit.

Other considerations As a result, there will potentially be increased costs in relation to such transactions in relation to additional legal work and multiple valuations.

Sponsors and purchasers should not enter into such arrangements lightly; their savings and homes can be at risk but the risks can be mitigated. In summary though, innovative solutions have been developed and are allowing more buyers to get on the property ladder where large deposits were previously a barrier to doing so. At Family First Finance, we specialise in advising families of the solutions available, we can set up multi party meetings or video calls with all concerned and can introduce you to specialist tax consultants and solicitors who can give you independent advice. For more details go www.FamilyFirstFinance.co.uk or call us on 0117 370 4231.

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History Notes - Julian Lea-Jones No. 125 – an unusual legacy of Bristol’s maritime history I first wrote briefly about evidence of the woodcarver’s art that can be seen during a walk around our streets in one of these History articles ten years ago in which I said: “When you next walk through Redland, raise your eyes (whilst being mindful of the City’s excellent pavements) and treat them to some splendid examples of the wood carvers’ art. How often have you passed by and missed these delights, depicting as they do an interesting range of flora and fauna? Above you along the length of Chandos Road you can see a whistling lion, a bizarre red bird which defies ornithological definition, pears and grapes are the least exotic, but included are fruit that look like cocoa pods”.

According to extensive research reported in my book ‘Beastly Bristol’ the monkey in lower Redland Road is phoning the monkey on the side of Browns restaurant in University Walk saying, “I am very sorry but we have no Bananas”, thus explaining the extremely lugubrious expression on the other’s face.

For many years I wondered who was responsible for these many decorative carvings as there was a notable consistency of style suggesting a common hand. There the matter would have rested if Diane and I hadn’t taken a short holiday in Sidmouth.

When there we visited their most high class grocer – Sidmouth’ s equivalent of Fortnum & Mason or Bristol’s once famous ‘Cater, Stoffell & Fortt’. Unlike Bristol’s store this one still survives as a 200 year old multigenerational family business. Fortunately our visit predated last year’s American elections so the store’s name ‘Trumps’ had no pejorative associations, and was known only for its gastronomic delicacies and oldworld sumptuous interior, (including chairs for the customers!).

The latter was possibly meant as a reference to one of Bristol’s most famous firms, Fry’s (before its descendant Cadbury was emasculated by Kraft)! In nearby lower Redland Road the large supporting brackets (corbels) above the shop fronts depict flowers, a lion, an owl and as an example of anachronistic prescience, a monkey in 1902 apparently using a mobile phone.

What was remarkable about the store was the superb mahogany fittings embellished with a wealth of fine carvings. When I commented on these to the owners , Mark & Jackie Feeny they pointed out a small ivorine plate with shop fitters name,’ Parnall and Sons of Narrow Wine Street, Bristol’. We explained that we were from Bristol and were familiar with the name Parnall as from the mid nineteenth century branches of their firm also made 40

History Notes - Julian Lea-Jones everything from shop scales, coffee mills, drain gratings, through to aeroplanes and domestic washing machines.

front corbels and see if you can spot any interesting or even intriguing examples of the carvers art and imagination.

Jackie’s most exciting revelation was that some years ago a very elderly visitor from Bristol immediately recognised the shop fittings as having been made by his old firm. When they commented upon the excellence of the carved details their visitor went on to say that the start of their firm in the late nineteenth century coincided with the gradual demise of wooden sailing ships and the subsequent availability of ship’s carvers.

One very serendipitous discovery in Redland was a building in which a carving above the house door was of a very leafy green man.

Until I drew the owner’s attention to this he had never noticed it let alone realised what it represented. The owners name? Mr Greenman!

A web search for ‘images of ship carvings’ showing a wealth of details explains the excellence of those in Trumps and many other stores in Bristol with surviving interiors. Sadly of course many were lost in the blitz of WWII. However some survive, more often than not as Chemists.

Remember Clifton’s Giles and Schacht in Regent Street and Dennis Baldwin’s in West Mall? Also in Clifton are Buxton & Grant the nationally known Homeopathic Chemists at the top of Blackboy Hill, who still have their original fittings dating from the early 1900’s. Although the style of carving and lettering is different, so unlikely to be fitted by Parnall, there were other ships carvers in Hotwells probably also looking for commissions. Firms such as Messrs Williams and Andersons were both, as to be expected, situated near their marine customers.

So next time you are shopping in any of Bristol’s older suburbs look up at the shop

Lastly still on the subject of carvings as street art, how many of our readers have spotted this example of Bristol’s history hidden away right in front of their eyes?

On the Centre, before the River Frome was covered over, one crossed to Baldwin and Clare Streets by a drawbridge, and next door to the Hippodrome was the aptly named Drawbridge Hotel. Now the Drawbridge pub, outside is a bizarre carved statue of a Demerara chieftain - supposedly a replica of the famous ship’s figurehead from the illfated ship of the same name.

Now turn your attention to the space beneath the bay window adjacent to the pub doorway. The carving represents the drawbridge that used to be directly opposite. Depicted with the bridge raised, so there were traffic problems even then! © Euring Julian Lea-Jones C Eng FRAeS (Next month Julian will be taking inside the walls of Bristol Castle to meet some of the voluntary or involuntary residents)

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• Important Council By Election in the Westbury & Henleaze Ward on Thursday 24th May. Make sure you cast your vote.

• There are plans to demolish the old Sea Walls toilets and replace with new toilets, cafe and an education space. The Downs Committee unanimously agreed this in principle and will provide the funding. Designs are now being worked up and a planning application will be submitted, which will be subject to public consultation.

• Still no news on Stoke Lodge judicial review.

• Downs/Sneyd Park parking amendments : a meeting held with senior Council officers to question the continued delays. We are looking forward to action soon!

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The Gardener’s World - Cathy Lewis Lollipop trees I’m all for naturalistic gardens, but sometimes it’s nice to have a bit of formality too. One way to achieve this is to introduce topiary.

Described as the art of clipping shrubs and trees into ornamental shapes, topiary can be anything from random blocks and curves to masterfully pruned rabbits, peacocks, spirals and balls.

One of the most versatile and attractive topiary forms are standards, which are essentially balls on stems. These look great in containers either side of a front door and their height allows them to be Most nurseries such as this under-planted bulbs, one (Middlecombe, near with Congresbury) offer a wide bedding plants range of topiary plants or herbaceous perennials, giving year-round colour and interest.

Most plant nurseries offer a good range of standards, but looking online there’s a mindboggling choice of plants that have been tweaked and trimmed into lollipop form.

Popular options include bay, privet, yew, Portuguese laurel, holly, box, viburnum and photinia, but there are plenty of other options out there including camellias, wisteria, roses and magnolia.

The height of standards is worth knowing about before you buy online. A true standard tree has a bare stem of at least 1.8m (6ft), which is too tall for most containers. Half standards have a clear trunk height of 1.21.5m ideal for a small border or container, while quarter standards are 1m or less to suit patio pots.

Standards don’t come cheap, particularly tall ones, but if you have the time and patience you can always train your own. First, choose a healthy plant with (ideally) a single main stem. Stake the stem to a cane for support.

Don’t remove all the side shoots from the stem straightaway as these contribute to the growth of the plant. Instead, clear the stem in stages over a period of about four years. In the first year pinch or cut off the side branches from the lower third of the stem and shorten the shoots of the middle third.

Over the next two years clear a few more side shoots from the lower part of the stem and shorten the side shoots from the middle third.

By year four you should be able to clear the stem of side shoots leaving branches in the top portion to form the ball. Create a rounded head on the plant by pinching out the tips of shoots to encourage dense, bushy growth.

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As we specialise in later life financial planning we are experienced in dealing with clients who are acting as attorneys for an older friend or family member. We understand the tremendous responsibility of being an attorney and that the move to take on this position can be prompted by difficult circumstances, such as ill health of the older person, meaning it can be an emotional and stressful time. We have seen clients look visibly relieved when we take over as advisers.

We suggest attorneys do take independent financial advice. Not only is there a duty of care to the person whose finances are being managed, there can also be outside pressures for example from other family members who might be worried about their relative’s welfare and also their own potential inheritance. Bearing in mind the sensitive nature of money and inheritance matters, taking independent advice provides objective assurance to all concerned that everything is being done in the older person’s best interests. The professional support an adviser provides to make sure the financial situation and best course of action are universally agreed and understood can prove invaluable.

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Bishop's Knoll Mansion - Chris Stephens Local writer and historian Chris Stephens continues his story of Bishop’s Knoll Mansion with a look at the gardens and arboretum.

While minor changes in the garden appear to have taken place over the years, the overall layout has remained the same. The estate was originally derived from four enclosed fields.

Of these field boundaries nothing is standing today but in a few places their foundations can be detected, though most were probably hedge lined.

Map of 1880 We know that William Baker and his men built the mansion, but who was responsible for laying out the terraced gardens below the house? This would have been a major undertaking - the ground drops by about 100 feet - and involved the construction of 6 terraces each retained with a substantial stone wall of 8-10 feet in height. Early maps show two small quarries on the estate, but these are not thought large enough to have provided stone for the house, although they might have been used for the terrace walls. The two lower walls (Kitchen Garden to Terrace 1 and Terraces 2 to 3 ) have been rebuilt by the Woodland Trust, shortly after they acquired the site, in order to make the lower wood safe for visitors. The upper walls though have yet to be made safe, and so Terraces 3-6 remain close to the public The first known advertisement in 1870 describes the Knoll as having ”Well timbered pleasure grounds and a kitchen garden“ but here is no mention of the Lodge, the Gardeners Cottage or the Arboretum. The Lodge we know was built by the first owner Peter Prankerd in 1876, and probably the Gardener’s cottage too as

this was built in the same style. The latter, on the 4th Terrace, had a road running down to it from the house. This site was made stable by the most substantial of the 7 retaining walls below it. There is evidence of a turning circle at the end of the 4th Terrace which would have allowed horse drawn deliveries to be made to the cottage. Both the Cottage, the retaining wall and its turning circle would have been planned together and probably built at the same time.

Access from the river was important to the garden and house. Water borne transport was much in use at this time and the river gave a direct route to the Bush warehouse on Narrow Quay.

(This may well have been how the materials for conversion of the house to a hospital in 1914 were transported). The footpath at the SE corner of the Bishop’s Knoll garden still leads to the tunnel under the railway. This originally continued on down between the Brick Kilns to a riverside landing stage. The same tunnel also provided access for the gardener who lived in the Brick Kiln Cottages. The bridge over the railway for the bridleway at the NW end of the estate would have provided a horse drawn route to the house for large items arriving by water.

The Arboretum The trees in Bishops Knoll estate seem to be of two distinct groups. The first comprise a small number of specimen trees in the paddocks which would have been seen from the house.

The most impressive of the former is the great Sessile Oak. Estimates have put its age at 400-

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Bishop's Knoll Mansion - Chris Stephens 600 years and it has been suggested that it is one of a group which formerly bordered a small tidal inlet which has now become part of the Sneyd Park Nature Reserve. Today the two remaining large paddock trees (Austrian Pine, Monterey Cypress) are rather lost among those the planted by the Woodland Trust in 1983.

The second larger group are the 14 evergreens forming the Arboretum, interspersed with native oak, yew and an unusual Fern Leaved Beech. All now bear labels generously donated by the Avon Gardens Trust. Most of the evergreens are West Coast American varieties which became popular towards the end of the 19th century. They vary in girth from 2.0 to 2.9 m and are around 120 years old, suggesting that most of these were planted by Peter Prankerd. As all are sited close to the retaining wall built by the Bristol Port Railway and Pier Company in 1863/5 their planting is unlikely to have preceded this. In any case the builder William Baker would have had no reason to go to the expense of planting these. It is just possible that some were planted later by Bush, soon after his arrival on 1906. In connection with this it is perhaps relevant that William Charles Pigeon, the 35 year old Bishops Knoll gardener, is recorded in the 1911 Census had been born in America though was now a British Citizen.

The Potting shed beside the kitchen garden wall was logical. It appears from its foundations to have been a substantial brick built building.

There was another similar building, above the gardener’s cottage on the 5th Terrace, together they would have avoided manhandling heavy equipment up and down the garden.

The stables now lie outside the wood in the land sold off to Casa Mia in the 1970s. They are just to the north of the great oak and would have been served by the water trough, recently restored by the Woodland Trust Volunteers. This was so sited as to provide water for the horses when kept in the paddocks – there were at least 2 horses kept by Robert Bush for his coach as well as others for riding.

Other features of the Garden The restored water trough The pigsty and greenhouse are also now in the Casa Mia garden but are likely soon to be demolished as part of the development of the site. It is known that Bush kept ducks chicken and pigs and a Jersey cow

The Gazebo – or was it a privy?

The Gazebo on the 2nd Terrace is rather a mystery. Why is it located here and not at the Lookout above it which would have give a much better view of the river, and why are the windows so small? It is hardly the place or the design for a Folly. Was it perhaps an elaborate gardeners’ privy and if not what?

There are more than 500 metres of wrought iron railings throughout the wood bordering the former pastures. Most of these have now collapsed but the pergola in the kitchen garden and the enclosure around the base of the Monterey Cypress are in remarkably good condition.

Next month, in the final instalament of the story of Bishop's Knoll Mansion, Chris Stephens takes a look at how the railway line along what is now the Portway was to be a key influence on how the mansion was constructed.

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We aim to deliver evidence based medicine, but the evidence changes with new scientific development and research, and it is also important to remember that there may be conflicting evidence and experience.

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Having just returned from a large Veterinary Congress in Birmingham, I am full of new knowledge and ideas. The challenge now is to remember the important points, spread them amongst my team, and make some real changes to benefit our clients and their pets. This is where the real challenge lays - learning for the sake of learning is great, but changing behaviours based on the new knowledge is an altogether different challenge. It is a lot easier to do things how we have always done them, rather than trying something new. It is interesting that people that are very good at what they do can be the most resistant to change. The reason for this is that they like to be the best, so with change they know they will have the longest journey to get to the top again.

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Good Reads - recommendations from Bruce Fellows Alan Bennett can write anything and in Smut, subtitled ‘two unseemly stories’, he produces a hilarious seaside postcard of a book with landladies and lodgers and all kinds of hanky panky. In the first tale, Mrs Donaldson supplements her pension with role play for medical students. When two of them ask to move in with her, one thing leads to another. The second story has Mrs Forbes’ son marrying someone not beautiful enough for him.

But she’s got money. Of course, nothing is as it seems as Bennett keeps revealing droll surprises. Read this in public and people will stare as you laugh out loud.

The Trojan War has spawned great literature ever since it ended. Now here is Colm Toibin with his striking novel House of Names. There’s no wind, the Greek fleet can’t sail. Well, wouldn’t you know it, the Gods need a sacrifice; someone important. Agamemnon tricks his wife Clytemnestra into bringing their daughter Iphigenia along with the promise of marriage to Achilles. Her death is the start of a whole saga of plotting and revenge.

Will Electra and Orestes triumph and will they find peace? Toibin brings the ancient world alive in magnificent fashion; the intrigue, the terror, the naked emotion; it’s a real Greek tragedy.

In Winter Street, Elin Hilderbrand’s Yuletide tale set on Nantucket Island, Kelley finds his wife kissing Santa Claus and family chaos ensues. Marine son Bart is in Afghanistan, daughter Ava is in despair at her love life and son Patrick has insider trading problems. But at least final son Kevin is a care free barman. Or is he? Oh, and Kelley’s business is going down the pan. Will a chat with Santa help? And what about ex-wife, TV anchor woman Margaret? This is an intricate and often moving novel with surprising characters that will keep you gripped as you track down each strand of story.

RC Sherriff of ‘Journey’s End’ fame also wrote novels. The Fortnight in September, from 1931, is delightful and funny and still available.

The Stevens are off on their hols. He’s a clerk in a City firm. ‘Diary of a Nobody’? No, the Stevens aren’t figures of fun; we still have the same concerns, even though we may be jetting off somewhere and not braving a Bognor boarding house. Sherriff takes us into their minds; the son planning his future, the daughter experiencing a first romance, the wife happy with her feet up. Simple and matter of fact but poignant and nostalgic, it’s a cracking read.

In Joseph Kanon’s gripping thriller Defectors, Simon, a publisher, arrives in Moscow in 1961, the height of the Cold War. He’s got a book deal lined up. An American defector has been allowed to write a memoir. Even more unusual, the defector is his brother Frank. Simon plunges straight into the community of western traitors now living in their shabby bubble world in Moscow. Simon wants to know why Frank defected but what does Frank want? Murder can’t be far away and it isn’t but whose? This is a complex and exciting story that’s impossible to put down as the intrigue turns into a chase.

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Sophie Haskins of AMD Solicitors outlines some ways you can protect yourself from property fraud.

Property owners should be alert to the fact that property fraud is on the rise. Indeed the Land Registry’s property fraud line has received nearly 3,000 calls and emails since its launch in February 2013. We are hearing more and more in the news of fraudsters are trying to impersonate registered owners of property in order to sell or mortgage it without the owner’s knowledge.

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Some dates for your diary . . .

Saturday 14th July GetGet your gardening gloves on, your crafty fingers your gardening gloves on, your crafty fingers . The flexed and your bake-off flexed and your bake-offrecipes recipesdusted dusted off off.

Theannual annual Henbury Flower Show, held in the Henbury Flower Show, held in the beautiful and historic Henbury Village Hall and Hall gardens, beautiful and historic Henbury Village and is back! The date your diary is Saturday 14 July. gardens, is back! for After a brief, 3-year hiatus we areAfter delighted to3-year be able to fully relaunch theto be a brief, hiatus we are delighted ableinto fullyand relaunch the show in 2018 and are show 2018 are excited to offer 60 show excited offer 60 show classes the gardeners, classes fortothe gardeners, bakers,for artists, flower bakers, artists, flower arrangers, and arrangers, and photographers, both young and photographers, both young and old, from our old,community. from our community. th

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On the weekend of Saturday June 23rd (10-1) and Sunday June 24th (2-5) Jane & Mark Glanville will be opening their garden at 9 Lyndale Avenue, Stoke Bishop, for charity. Jane and Mark are the people behind Bristol Swifts and have the largest resident colony of swifts in Bristol. Opening as a part of UK Swift Awareness Week and the National Garden Scheme, Jane & Marks garden offers something special for bird and garden enthusiasts alike. More details in the BS9 next month.

Back to Village Shows now, and planning is well underway for the 39th Westbury on Trym Village Show which will take place on Saturday 1st September from 11-5 in the Village Hall. The theme this year is "All Creatures Great and Small" and Maria Lowe from Viking Vets, as seen on the BBC Vets in Practice, will be opening the show. A full list of classes is now available on the show website - www.wotvs.co.uk - so plenty of time to choose what classes you might wish to enter. ... and finally. A little bird tells me that the Sea Mills Flower Show is making a welcome return this summer, I believe on Saturday September 8th. Will try and find out more and report back in the June issue 58

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At the Cinema - Chris Worthington The Square Directed by Ruben Ostland Certificate 15 “The Square” in the film is an art installation in the public space outside of the grand entrance to a contemporary art museum in Stockholm. It invites passers by to enter the Square and be in a “sanctuary of trust and caring where we all share equal rights and obligations.” The main themes of the film are the break down in trust and the deep divisions in modern societies.

At the start of the film the curator of the museum, Christian, is being interviewed by Anne, a journalist who gamely attempts to understand what on earth he is talking about when he suggests that her handbag is a work of art. The next day as he walking to work Christian reluctantly goes to help a woman in distress. In fact it is an elaborate confidence trick and his mobile phone and wallet are stolen. At the office Christian makes sure that everyone knows about what has happened before sitting in on a meeting to discuss the marketing and promotion of The Square.

The museum has all the attributes of a modern workplace and a “creative” environment. The hyper cool and professional director brings her pet dog into the office and someone’s baby is also there for the day. The museum have hired two complete bozos to deal with the promotion of The Square. They are devoid of any ideas but even so the museum staff are impressed. The meeting has been a complete waste of time but they happily agree to “meet again next week.”

Christian’s assistant Michael is a bit of techie and he finds the location of stolen mobile phone with a GPS on his laptop. They set off in a car to track it down. It turns out to be

a low rent apartment block in a bad part of town. At this point they embark on a “folie a deux”. There are seventy apartments and they decide to post a note through each letter box asking the thief to return the mobile phone and wallet by leaving them at a nearby 7 Eleven store. Christian’s mobile phone and wallet are returned but a boy who was accused of being a thief when his parents see the note turns up at Christian’s apartment demanding an apology. Christian throws him down him down the stairs and ignores his calls for help. In a tired video message to the boy’s family he tries to justify his by implying that “we are all victims.”

At the museum things go from bad to worse.

Part of an art installation consisting of piles of gravel is hoovered up by the cleaners. Then the marketing bozos come up with the idea of a film of a young beggar girl who explodes as she enters The Square. This goes viral and as a result Christian is sacked. The next bright idea is to invite a man who acts like a chimpanzee to be the surprise guest at a posh dinner party for patrons of the museum. Their initial amusement turns to anger as guests are first provoked and then attacked. They turn on the chimpanzee and beat him up.

The episodes in the film illustrate how the cultured middle class people at the museum are sympathetic to the deep divisions in society but are unable to deal with it when it confronts them. The Square art installation is a pathetic attempt to address those issues, it naively assumes that a change in perspective will solve deep seated problems.

“The Square” won the Palme d’Or at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.

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Computer Corner with Mrs PC Managing storage.

option and then find that you fill it up quickly.

Computers, tablets and phones have a certain amount of storage when you buy them. In the world of Apple, you choose the amount of storage you want on your iPad or iPhone when you first buy them and the price alters according to the size of storage.

Tablets are available from around £190 for a Lenovo Tab 10” with 16GB of storage, up to the Galaxy Tab S3 9.7” 32GB for £550.

An iPad comes in 3 different physical sizes, from Mini (7.9”) to Pro (10.5”) and the largest Pro (12.9”). Each one of these has different storage capacity for your music, photos and apps. The storage capacity is measured in Gigabytes or GB. The smallest being 32GB and the largest is 128GB. The price will vary from £300 to £1000 accordingly.

The same goes for iPhones. The entry model is called the SE. There is also the 6, 7, 8 and the top of the range is the X. There are larger versions of the 6, 7 and 8 called the Plus, but these don’t fit easily into your pocket. The starting price is much the same as for an iPad. £300-£1000 depending on how much storage you choose.

For most beginners, a medium sized model with the smallest storage will suffice. For most beginners, a tablet is all you need, as you can do most things from it, even making calls, but only when you are connected to a Wi-Fi network.

Apple products are very expensive compared to Android. You do get very good after sales support and even teaching from the Apple shops for free though. They hold their value well and operate well for a long time, rarely going wrong. However once you run out of storage, you cannot add to it, so it must be managed. No device works well when it is full of data- there isn’t room for it’s technical parts to think.

The things that fill your computer, phone or tablet up fast is the storage of music, photos and videos. If you are a music lover or keen photographer, make sure that you get enough storage. If you like to download iPlayer programmes and have lots of apps, you will need lots of space.

I am not alone in always running out of space on my devices, and having to actively manage what is stored on them. It’s very easy to take lots of photos and have many duplicates, and to have thousands of emails, some of which are never read, but it’s not ideal. Now that I use my phone as a camera, I can soon have thousands of photos on it, but this isn’t a good idea unless you have a back up elsewhere.

If you have a laptop or computer you can transfer photos to it, as you generally have a lot more storage.

I dislike the cloud based options, where nothing is physically kept on the device and you need to be connected to Wi-Fi to retrieve your photos or documents. In any case there is usually an extra charge for cloud storage such as iCloud or Dropbox.

In an ideal world what is needed is a bit of tidying. Read and delete your emails and delete the photos you don’t want. If you never use certain apps, get rid of them. Just old fashioned housekeeping but for the modern age.

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Prize Wordsearch This month the prize wordsearch has an air of adventure and excitement about it, with all the clues being extreme or adventure sports.

ICE SKATING

PARKOUR

SKY DIVING

KAYAKING

SNOWBOARDING

ABSEILING

Listed below are twenty one sports. Twenty of them are hidden in the wordsearch grid, listed running forwards, backwards, up, down or on a diagonal. Can you discover the missing sport? If you can then send me your answer, and if your name is the first out of the hat of correct entries you will win yourself 2 tickets (adult or child) to Wild Place, the Bristol Zoo wildlife and nature project at Cribbs Causeway.

WAKEBOARDING

BASE JUMPING

Entries by post (8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY), email (andy@bcmagazines.co.uk), phone (0117 259 1964) or text (07845 986650) no later than the 31st May.

ROCK CLIMBING

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Right, here are the twenty one adventure sports you are looking for -

kating

PAINTBALL LUGE BIKING SKIING BOBSLEIGH

SURFING

ZORBING BUNGEE DIVING HIGHLINING PARAGLIDING

PARASAILING Date: ___________________ Thanks as ever to everybody who has taken the trouble to do the puzzle and then send their entries in over the last couple of months.

Extreme Sports

F M W R O C K C L I M B I N G G V

S M A Q W Z L D Q E H P D I P N U

V J K B U N G E E B G L L C P I Q

E B E G J B J J B H N L U E A K B

O I B N H O K K S Z I A G S R A Y

Z K O I U Q B G U G N B E K A Y N

O I A D L S A W R N I T V A G A G

R N R R N L S R F I L N V T L K N

B G D A A U E W I L H I U I I M I

I M I O B G J S N I G A L N D M V

N H N B S N U I G A I P R G I E I

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I P F N L K I H N R U O K R A P H

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The correct answers to the February puzzle were Telford and tangerine, and the first name out of the hat full of correct entries was Alison Weston who wins herself a glass blowing experience courtesy of Bristol Blue Glass in Henbury.

In March the correct answer to the police detective puzzle was Tennison. On this occasion the first name out of the hat was from Tricia Brown who wins herself a detective box set.

Congratulations - and good luck this month.

Bungee

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2 May 1497 John Cabot set sail from Bristol for North America on the Matthew (conflicting reports claim that the departure took place on 20th May), hoping to establish new trade routes with the Orient.

Cabot’s first attempt the previous year had been unsuccessful, having got no further than Iceland. But on 24th June 1497 he landed in North America, most likely Newfoundland. Failing to establish the routes he’d hoped for, Cabot arrived back in Bristol on 6 August.

25 May 1994 Ross Hale gave Bristol its first boxing champion by knocking out Liverpool’s Andy Holligan to win the British and Commonwealth light-welterweight titles. The fight, held at Colston Hall, was stopped by referee Dave Parris in the third round, with Holligan taking a flurry of blows as he reeled on the ropes. Hale went on to defend the titles four times, before losing to Paul Ryan on 9 December 1995.

30 May 1643 Co-conspirators Robert Yeamans and George Bouchier were hanged, drawn and quartered in Wine Street, Bristol for their part in a plot to turn the city over to a Royalist army, under the command of Prince Rupert. Parliamentary governor Nathaniel Fiennes learnt of the plan to overthrow his forces before it could be carried out and was able to arrest the plotters. Yeamans remains were buried at Christ Church in the city.

17 May 2015 Bristol Rovers beat Grimsby Town on penalties in the Conference play-off final to ensure their return to the Football League. With the match ending 1-1, Rovers goal was scored by Ellis Harrison, the penalty shootout was won 5-3 by the Bristol side. It was a far cry from the disappointed of the previous summer, which saw Rovers relegated from the fourth tier for the first time in 94 years, and personal redemption for manager Darrell Clarke

17 May 1927

Culture

The prototype of the Bristol Bulldog (a singleseat biplane fighter) flew for the first time.

Manufactured by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, more than 400 Bulldogs were produced.

During its lifetime between 1929 - 1937 these planes became one of the most used by the RAF. Though they never saw combat, it was in a Bulldog that Douglas Bader lost both his legs - crashing while performing unauthorised aerobatics in Reading on 14 December 1931.

30 May 1996 The Marquis of Bristol raised £52,000 by selling off ancient titles which had been in his family for generations. Titles up for sale included the lordship of the manor of Doveton Hall in Suffolk and the barony of Gorey in Co Wessex. The Marquis planned to use the proceeds in order to build a beach home in the Bahamas.

30 May 1766 Built between 1764 and 1766, with a design roughly based on London’s Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, Bristol Old Vic opened on this day. Without the necessary royal patent, the theatre wasn’t supposed to sell tickets to the general public and therefore labelled its first play The Conscious Lovers as, ‘A concert with a specimen of rhetoric.’

The performance included both a prologue and epilogue by David Garrick who called the Old Vic, ‘The most exquisitely designed theatre in Europe.’

21 May 2007 Banksy was crowned “Art’s Greatest Living Britain” as part of a one-off awards show on ITV, celebrating the most creative and successful people from across the UK. Decided by a panel of judges which included Duncan Bannatyne, Richard Curtis, Colin Jackson and Kelly Osbourne, other winners on the night were Helen Mirren, Amy Winehouse, Ricky Gervais and Sir Ranulph Fiennes. The Queen won the overall award for “The Greatest Living Britain”.

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What's On & Community News Listings for community events, not-for-profit clubs and charitable activities are free of charge. If you have something of this nature that you would like listed please get in touch by calling 0117 259 1964 or 07845 986650, email andy@bcmagazines.co.uk, or post details in, to 8 Sandyleaze, Westbury on Trym, BS9 3PY. 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 and Music It’s Your Ceili - Fun barn dance party for all.

Dances walked through first, then called with live music from the Highly Strung Band.

2018 Series - Friday 4th May, Friday 6th July, Friday 7th September, Friday 2nd November.

7.30pm to 10.30pm. St. Alban’s Church Hall, Westbury Park. All profit to Bristol charities - see website for details. Licensed cash bar, pasties + cookies sold at break. Tickets £10 pre-book at www.ticketline.co.uk or pay on door. Enquiries - Jill Elliot 01275 847 909. www.highlystrungcommunityband.co.uk Melody Makers Choir. A fun and friendly, mixed non-audition choir, singing uplifting pop and rock music. Book a free taster with our Pop Choir on Wednesday's 7:30-9:00pm in St. Peter's Church, Henleaze, or our Baby Friendly Choir on Tuesday's 10:30-11:30am in Westbury on Trym Village Hall. www. melodymakerschoir.co.uk The BCCS Choral Society is a small and friendly choir who meet weekly at the Bristol Cathedral Choir School on Wednesday evenings. We sing material spanning the core choral repertoire as well as traditional songs and contemporary arrangements. Do come and join us! If you’re interested in finding out more, please contact Christina May on maylearner@outlook.com or 07454 002877.

Westbury Park Orchestra is a friendly nonauditioned, orchestra with a repertoire of classical and modern pieces with an emphasis on having fun. You will ideally be of a good

standard (string and brass players particularly welcome). We meet at Westbury-on-Trym Methodist Church, Westbury Hill on Monday evenings between 8.00 and 9.30 pm (termtime only). Free taster session for newcomers.

Come and give us a try. For further details visit www.westburyparkorchestra.com Henbury Singers is a friendly choir and welcome new members. We meet at Stoke Bishop Primary School (BS9 1BW) in Cedar Park on Thursday evenings - 7:45 to 9:15. There is no audition. We sing mainly choral music from a classical tradition, but also carols, songs from musicals, gospel and folk songs. For membership contact Maggie Cavanna 0117 973 4794 or secretary@henburysingers.org Bristol Male Voice Choir will be singing in and around Bristol in the coming year. You don’t have to read music to join the choir as a tenor, baritone or bass, but you will enjoy learning our repertoire, (re-)discovering the voice you may have forgotten about , and being welcomed into the choir’s friendly social atmosphere.

We rehearse every Thursday from 7.00pm till 9.15 pm at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (formerly Filton College) Come along to a rehearsal, or visit bristolmvc.org.uk - to find out more.

Bristol Chamber Choir present “The Resurrection and the Life” - English Music for Lent from the 17th to the 20th centuries.

Robert Lucas Pearsall: Requiem; William Croft & Henry Purcell: The Burial Sentences; John Sanders: The Reproaches. Sunday 6th May 2018, 3.00pm at Christ Church, Broad Street, Bristol, BS1 2EJ. Tickets £10.00 (students and children free) from members of the choir or at the door on the afternoon of the concert, or ring either 01275 843900 or 07342 954249. www.bristolchamberchoir.org.uk Bristol Cabot Choir is delighted to welcome new members for all voice parts. Why not come and sing with us for 2/3 ‘taster’ rehearsals before a simple audition? We meet at Redland URC on Mondays at 7.30 pm. FFI email admin@bristolcabotchoir.org, visit www.bristolcabotchoir.org or find us on Facebook.

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Bristol Good Afternoon Choir meets every Monday afternoon from 2pm-4pm, at TrinityHenleaze United Reformed Church, Waterford Road, BS9 4BT. There are no auditions and everyone is welcome. We enjoy all sorts of music – from folk songs to choral favourites.

For more details about the choir please contact Nikki on 01761 472468 or email gac@ grenvillemusic.co.uk – or just come along to a rehearsal. No cost for your first visit.

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

Please join Welsh National Opera Friends for a celebration on Wednesday 16th May at Redmaids High School for a very special evening with members of the WNO chorus.

We celebrate the 50th anniversary of the WNO’s first performance in Bristol and the 40th birthday of the Bristol and West branch.

Tickets £15 to include a glass of wine can be obtained from Margaret Borkowki in advance or at the door. Margaret’s email: Borkmail@ googlemail.com Bristol Chamber Choir. Come and join Bristol’s oldest choir (founded in 1837) and visit parts of the repertoire that larger choirs can’t reach!

The music we have sung recently ranges from Ockeghem and Palestrina, through Schütz to Bruckner and Rachmaninov and many others.

We invite experienced singers who enjoy a capella singing to join us. Rehearsals are on Wednesday evenings at Redland Park United Reformed Church at 7.30pm. Further details can be found at www.bristolchamberchoir. org.uk. If you are interested please contact our Secretary, Rae Ford, on 0117 939 1685 or Rod Coomber on 01275 843900 or rodcoomber@ aol.co.uk.

Henbury Singers welcome new members. We meet at Stoke Bishop Primary School in Cedar Park on Thursday evenings - 7:45 to 9:15 pm.

Fees are currently £130 per year. There is no audition. We sing mainly choral music from a classical tradition, but we also sing carols, songs from musicals, gospel and folk songs.

For membership or concert tickets contact Maggie Cavanna 0117 9734794 or secretary@ henburysingers.org.

The Mosaic Singers is a compact group but would like to grow our line-up with an additional soprano, alto, tenor and bass. We rehearse in Stoke Bishop on Tuesday evenings, where a warm and friendly welcome is assured.

This need not be as heavy a commitment as with some choirs. If you would like to find out more, please phone David Vicary on 0797 346 0994.

Verdi's Falstaff at St Mary's. Tessitoura Opera return to St Mary Magdalene, Stoke Bishop with Verdi's comic opera. Saturday 7 July 7pm Tickets £12.50. Box Office 01179687449, office@stmarysb.org.uk for more details Henleaze Ladies Choir are holding our Spring Concert on Thursday, 17th May at 2pm, at St Peter's Church Hall, Henleaze. Refreshments available. Retiring collection in aid of Bristol Autism Support.

People of Note community choir is looking for new members, especially altos. We're friendly and it's fun, the songs we sing are very varied, pop, folk, world music, original pieces, but not traditional choral. We meet in Southville on Tuesday and Clifton on Wednesday evenings www.peopleofnote.co.uk email peopleofnote@btinternet.com Come along for a tree taster!

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What's On & Community News Exhibitions, Markets and Meetings Charity Plant Sale on May 12th at 11am in the Methodist Church hall as part of WOT Community Fair, which also begins at 11am.

Annuals, perennials , indoor and outdoor plants, Shrubs etc for sale. We aim to support Bristol City of Sanctuary Transport Fund and Horfield Lodge, MHA Care Home.

Biking, book ‘n bake sale in aid of BRACE. On Wednesday 23 May, 10.00 – 16.00, local tax consultancy ForrestBrown are raising money for local dementia charity BRACE during Dementia Awareness Week. Pop by our offices for biking, second-hand books and delicious home-made bakes. You’ll find us outside ForrestBrown, Grosvenor House, 149 Whiteladies Road, Bristol BS8 2RA. For further information, please contact lauralei@ forrestbrown.co.uk.

Redland Green School Car Boot Sale. Every 3rd Saturday in May, June and July. £10 per pitch, admission £1 (kids go free). Over 50 pitches, Indoors if wet (tables available to rent). At Redland Green School, Redland Court Road, BS6 7EH. This is a fund raising event organised by Redland Green School PTA. To book, contact rgsptacarbootsale@gmail.com or call 07720 387982.

Childrens' big preloved and recycling event on Saturday 30th June @ Henleaze Infants School, BS9 4LG, from 9.45-12.15pm. Sell and buy all of your unwanted baby and childrens items at this family event! Preloved baby and childrens items, food, entertainment and workshops for the little ones and goodies for grown ups.

Fun family event where you will find loads of bargains! Contact kate3.cheekimonkeys@ gmail.com or text 07836277976.

Westbury Park Art Fair, Saturday 30th June 10.30 - 5 at the Methodist Church Hall, North View, Westbury Park, BS6 7QB. The Westbury Park Fair returns again as part of the Westbury Park Festival 2018. There will be 18 artists showing and selling their arts and crafts. There will also be live music throughout the day, including the Gaswork Singers. Tea and homemade cakes will be served and the proceeds will be given to local charities. So

please do come along for an enjoyable day out.

Country Market. Every Friday from 10.30 to 11.30 in Westbury on Trym Methodist Church Hall. Homemade cakes, arts, crafts, plants, vegetables, jams and chutneys. Refreshments are also available in a relaxed and friendly environment. For more details contact Sue Sills on 0117 9628306.

Whiteladies Farmers and Fair Trading Market has been going more than 10 years, every Saturday 8.30 - 2.00 at the junction of Apsley Road and Whiteladies Road. A wide range of locally grown/ produced foods/ meats/cakes and on the first Saturday of most months local beer and wine....lovely coffee too. Run

by Sustainable Redland the market aims to reduce CO2 by reducing distances and by supporting the local shops.

Westbury Park Art Fair - Saturday 30th June 2018, 10:30 - 5pm. The venue is Methodist Church Hall, North View, Westbury Park, BS6 7QB. There will be 18 artists showing and selling their Arts and Crafts. There will also be live music throughout the day, including the Gaswork Singers. Tea and homemade cakes will be served and the proceeds will be given to local charities. So please do come along for an enjoyable day out.

Fitness, Health and Wellbeing Henleaze Tennis Club welcomes new members of all ages, 0-99! We are a small friendly club.

Our teams play to a good standard in the Avon leagues and we have a good level of club play for those who wish to play a more relaxed game. Check out more on our website: www. henleazetennisclub.co.uk (or give Heather a call on 0117 9247441) Legs, Bums & Tums and Boxercise is open to all ages and abilities. The class is designed to develop core and general strength. Every Mon and Weds mornings 10-11am. Boxercise is a fun, energetic, stress busting way to get fit. Every Mon and Weds mornings 11.15am -12.15pm, Tues evenings 8.15pm-9.15pm, and Weds evenings 7pm-8pm. All classes held at St Edyth's Church Hall, Sea Mills. Book your place

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LEARNING THROUGH FUN • Are you thinking about registering your child for a place at a local Pre-school at the heart of your community?

• Did you know that you can claim up to 15 hours a week free funding the term after your child turns 3?

• You may even be eligible for the extended offer of an extra 15 hours free funding a week!

Westbury Baptist Pre-school provides a safe, caring and cheerful environment in which children aged between 2 years 10 months and 5 years can learn and develop through play.

We are open five mornings a week during term time from 9.00am – 1.00pm with the option of staying until 3.00pm on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.

For more information or if you would like to register your child for a place, please contact us on 0117 9622338 or e-mail preschool@westburybaptist.org.uk WoT Baptist Church, Reedley Road, WoT, BS9 3TD

Bristol A.R.C. offers free cat microchipping to help reduce stray cat numbers in the city Every year, over a quarter of a million animals are lost. Microchipping gives a pet the best chance of being identified and reunited with its owners. Recent RSPCA National figures revealed that 87% of cats taken into care in 2017 were not chipped – making reuniting cats with their owners almost impossible. Unlike dogs where the law states that they must be chipped, microchipping is entirely optional in cats – although highly encouraged by vets and animal charities.

To help increase the likelihood of happy family reunions, Bristol A.R.C. is launching an initiative offering free cat microchipping throughout 2018, and to try to encourage as many cat owners to take part as possible, each cat chipped could be in with the chance of winning a goodie bag!

The free microchipping offer is open to any Bristol cat from 4 months of age. Any owners interested are invited to call 0117 9724567 to arrange a free appointment.

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What's On & Community News today - telephone 07748 198694 or visit www. bs9fitness.uk Westbury Folk/Country Dancing on Tuesday's 1 - 3 pm at The College, College Road, WoT. This is a sociable group meeting to have fun, get some exercise and, of course, stop for a cup of tea. No experience is necessary as all dances are called first. For further information, call Christine on 0117 962 2223. It’s £3 per person for each session.

Drop-in Healing Session at the Friends Meeting House, 126 Hampton Road, Redland, BS6 6JE (Ground Floor Community Room). Thursdays 5.00-6.30pm, donation basis. Healing is holistic, gentle and relaxing and helps restore balance and wellbeing. Recommended if you are feeling stressed or in need of some support. Run by Bristol Healing Group with trained volunteers and links with the Healing Trust. For further information please contact Barbara on 0117 9082061.

Ladies Badminton, held on Friday mornings at Westbury Village Hall, 10 – 12 noon. Come and see our friendly group in action. All we ask is that you can play and would like to meet new people. For further details, phone Elizabeth on 0117 9681759.

Henleaze St Peters Keep Fit Class, Wednesdays 10-11am at St Peters Henleaze is £5 per session. Come and join us! A gentle exercise class for everybody! Improve your health and wellbeing with a class designed for people who enjoy low impact, low intensity exercise.

With music from the 60s to todays pop for a fun filled work out! Strengthening muscles, improving suppleness, balance, mobility and stability whilst enjoying the benefits of general wellness and positivity. Call Louisa for more info on 0772 509 1429.

St Peter’s Badminton & Social Club is a small friendly badminton club and we meet every Monday and most Wednesdays from 7.30pm until about 9.30pm in St Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze, BS9 4LD. Membersip Fees are £50 from September to May. Visitor Fees are £3.00 per night. £1.00 for Juniors who are very welcome. Contact Ann: tel: 0117 969 4882 or email: martannmitch@outlook.com.

Westbury Harriers running club is for all ages and abilities, with a variety of different groups and sessions to suit all. Based at Coombe Dingle Sports Complex and Blaise Castle.

Training nights Mondays and Thursdays 7pm with additional sessions at Yate track on Tuesday evenings and an informal social run on Saturday mornings. See www. westburyharriers.com for more information on our events or joining us.

Ladies Badminton. We meet every Tuesday afternoon, 2pm to 4pm, at Stoke Bishop Village Hall. We are looking for players to join our friendly group. Interested? Please call Pat on 0117 914 9511 for more details.

Morris Dancing - Bristol Morris Men welcome anyone who wants to try morris dancing. We practise on Thursday evenings in the Sports Hall at QEH School at Berkeley Place, Clifton from 8pm to 10pm (ish). For more information please visit www.bristolmorrismen.co.uk or call Grant on 0117 9442165.

Pilates Classes running in the local area on Tuesday’s 9:30am (improver) / 10:30am (beginner) /12:10pm (mixed ability) / 13:30pm (Postnatal) and on Wednesday 18:15pm (intermediate). For bookings please call Leanne on 07817 189 474 / leanne@mindbodypilates. org, or visit www.mindbodypilates.org.

Scottish Country Dancing for beginners and experienced dancers at St Monica Trust’s Hall on Thursdays, 7.30 pm. New dancers welcome - come on your own or with friends. Contact Margaret, 01275 794638 or Graham 01275 854782, or visit www.rscdsbristolinfo.co.uk Westbury Scottish Club country dancing classes for beginners is held at Leonard Hall, Trinity-Henleaze URC, Waterford Road, Henleaze. contact Maggie on 01934 838175 for more information. Classes for the more advanced dancers are at St Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze. Tel. Cheryl on 0117 4012416.

Held every Tues 7.30 - 9.30pm. See www. wscbristol.co.uk for details.

Men at St Peter’s Keep Fit meet every Tuesday from 9.30 to 10.30 am. This is a men only group of 60 + year olds who enjoy regular

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What's On & Community News exercise routines taken by fitness professional Natasha Johnson for only £4 per session payable on attendance. Please contact Keith Bonham on 0117 968 4972 or just turn up.

Ladies Keep Fit, Thursdays 10:00 - 11:00 am, at St Peter's Church Hall, Henleaze. This friendly session, which has a dance element to it, is suitable for all ages, levels, and abilities and who wants to maintain their general fitness, mobility, range of movement, and well being. New members are always welcome. £6:00 per class, pay as you go - which includes refreshments. Ring 01454 618488, or email laili@tiscali.co.uk, or look up the website www.exercisewithlailibrooks.com for full information; or just turn up.

Redland Green Bowls club is getting ready for the summer season. We will be running free taster, coaching sessions on Saturday mornings 10-12 at the club to the end of May. Contact Jean or Gerry 0117 9624466, or email redlandgreenbowls@gmail.com Our qualified coaches are available on other days /dates by arrangement. FMI: www.redlandgreenbowls. webs.com Hydrotherapy Exercise Sessions – A group exercise in Southmead Hospital’s purpose built pool. Benefits include relaxation, relief of pain & swelling, improved movement, balance & fitness. All ages & abilities are welcome. We are a friendly local team of Chartered Physiotherapists with expertise in a variety of disabilities & medical conditions.

For more details please contact Chris & Ali Cowley on 07971 086 628, or email healthyhydrotherapy@gmail.com or visit www.healthyhydrotherapy.co.uk.

Zumba Gold / Light 5.30pm/ Zumba Fitness 6.35pm held in the Westbury -on-Trym Village Hall. Wednesdays £5 on door. Just drop in with water and a sense of humour!

Phone Marie on 0117963 4104 or visit www. bristoldancezumba.co.uk for more info.

Fancy a ramble? How about joining us for enjoyable 8-10 mile walks on two Sundays per month? Our usual group size is 12-15 walkers. If you are interested please come and give Stoke Lodge Ramblers a try. For more

details please visit www.stokelodgeramblers. wordpress.com or contact our Secretary on 0117 950 0934.

Gardening and Horticulture Sea Mills Garden Club have regular monthly meetings, every 3rd Wednesday, held at Sea Mills Methodist Rooms, Sea Mills Square at 7.30 pm. Our forthcoming programme of talks is :- 16 May - Bee Keeping + Local Interest Groups info; 20 June - Evening Outing, guided walk around Kings Weston Gardens; 11 July Summer Coach Outing to Hill Close Gardens, Warwick and Highnam Court, Gloucester.

Visitors always welcome at £3 per meeting.

FFI contact Gail Mitchell 0117 9685350 or Pat Prior 07779 203626 Stoke Bishop Open Gardens has its sixth annual open gardens that will take place on Sunday 1st July 2018 from 1pm with last entry to gardens at 5pm. This year, the popular trail will return to the Sneyd Park area, featuring some gardens new to us and some old favourites – more offers of gardens are always welcome! The hub for information, teas and home-made cakes will be St Mary's Church Hall. For further information contact the organisers at stokebishopopengardens@ gmail.com; phone 0117 9686592 or visit the website www.stokebishop.org.uk/ opengardens Friends of Old Sneed Park Nature Reserve is in the heart of Stoke Bishop. An area of wild flower meadows, a lake with ducks to feed, and a woodland to walk. Membership is £10 per adult/year. You will receive a topical newsletter, quarterly, and join the free events, that a held on the Reserve. For more details please contact: fospnr@gmail.com The Alpine Garden Society meets on the 3rd Friday of every month at Westbury Methodist Church, Westbury Hill, at 7.30pm. We have speakers on various topics, plant sales and social events. Visitors are very welcome at £2 a visit. For more details please call 0117 967 3160.

Henleaze & District Flower Club meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at

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CRAFT BAKE HOBBY SKILLS? CANFORD FAYRE CANFORD PARK SUNDAY JUNE 10TH 2018 ONEN HAG OLL IS A NOT FOR PROFIT COMPANY ARRANGING EVENTS FOR CRAFTERS, BAKERS OR PEOPLE WITH HOBBY SKILLS TO SELL GOODS. A SMALL PITCH CHARGE, DISCOUNTED FOR CHARITY FUNDRAISERS, IS MADE. YOU KEEP ALL PROCEEDS FROM YOUR SALES TO DONATE TO YOUR CHARITY OR OTHERWISE. CONTACT DAVID OR VENITA ON 9502232

Tennis at coombe dingle sports complex We have 4 indoor and 10 outdoor tennis courts

Play with 3 friends for as little as £2 each per hour (outdoor) or £5 (indoor).

Our coaching team deliver courses and weekly Pay & Play sessions for juniors, students and adults.

You can block book courts at discounted rates (when booking 6 or more sessions on consecutive weeks).

Over 800 adults and juniors play tennis with us each week, ranging from beginners to some of the strongest in the UK.

Want to find out more?

Contact our Tennis Team via uob-tennisoffice@bristol.ac.uk with any questions.

Visit reception or call 01179 626718 to book on to a coaching course or to book a court.

More info is available on our website: www.bristol.ac.uk/sport/tennis

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What's On & Community News Bradbury Hall, Waterford Road in Henleaze.

Flower demonstrations are held on the second Thursday, practice classes on the fourth Thursday. New members are always welcome.

For more details please ring 0117 907 5724.

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

Volunteering and Charities Volunteers to teach adults to read with Read Easy. This National Charity is looking for people to become reading coaches. We use a scheme that has been specially designed to be delivered by people who are not trained teachers. After an initial day of training our Coordinator will pair you with an adult reader and ask you to deliver two half hour sessions for most weeks of the year. The timings for the sessions and the venue will be decided by you and the reader to be mutually convenient.

For more infor visit www.readeasy.org.uk or contact our Coordinator by email: bristol@ readeasy.org.uk or ring 07941 078332 REMAP is a registered charity that designs and makes custom aids for the disabled. We are on the lookout for volunteers (engineers, craftsmen, DIY enthusiasts etc) who are willing give up a little of their time to enable a disabled person to enjoy a better quality of life. We design, make or modify equipment to suit their specific needs. Please contact us if you can help please contact Colin on 01275 460288, colin305@gmail.com, or Ray on 0117 9628729, rwestcott@blueyonder.co.uk or visit www.bristol.remap.org.uk If you’d like to get more active or involved in your community why not give an hour a week or a day a month and help Marie Curie. as we continue to provide care to patients and their families. There are plenty of opportunities to volunteer for us. If you enjoy meeting new

people and raising money for a great cause, we would love to hear from you. FFI please contact Helen Isbell on 0117 9247275 or email Helen.Isbell@mariecurie.org.uk RSVP (Retired & Senior Volunteer Programme). Do you like reading? Do you like helping children? If yes to both, you are just the sort of person we are looking for! If you can spare a minimum of an hour a week to hear children read in a local school you could make a huge difference. Volunteering is a great way to stay active and to feel useful, so if you are interested in joining us please get in touch. Contact Mina on 07860 669953, or visit RSVP-west.org.uk Could you help us develop and increase our support to carersin Bristol and South Glos? If you are outgoing and could offer two mornings a month to meet, greet and give information to carers when they visit their GP surgery, I would love to hear from you. Full training and support provided. Please contact Mike Hatch, GP Carer Link Volunteer on 07503 577830 or email mikeh@carerssupportcentre.org. uk. If you look after someone who couldn’t manage without you, and would like some information about our services for carers or would just like someone to talk to about caring for the person you look after, please call our Carersline on 0117 965 2200 or visit www. carerssupportcentre.org.uk.

Volunteer Drivers for transport, once or twice a week, of local elderly patients to the Westbury doctors’ surgery or to a hospital.

We operate within the Charity RSVP-West, who provide us with liability insurance for these drives and with practical help and advice. And of course we work closely with the Westbury-on-Trym practice. For information please contact Wendy Clark (0117 962 0733) or Zina Wilson (0117 4313671) or by e-mail on Bernzina@blueyonder.co.uk or ask at Westbury Practice Reception or your local GP on tel. 0117 9623406.

Do you love Weddings? Westbury-on-Trym Village hall is a very popular wedding venue and has a busy ongoing wedding schedule.

We’re looking for more volunteers to help these events run smoothly. If you’re interested

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CANFORD PARK FAYRE SUNDAY JUNE 10th 11.00am to 3.00pm Fairground Rides, Circus Skills and Drumming Lessons, Balloon Modelling, Punch and Judy, Face Painters, Flying Frogs and Crafters Stalls.

More information: Call David or Venita on 9502232.

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What's On & Community News please email us at enquiries@wotvillagehall. org or leave a message on 0117 9623399.

Friendship, Social and Support Westbury Park WI is the local WI for Westbury Park, Henleaze and Bishopston. We meet on the first Wednesday of the month from 7.30pm in Redland Church Hall, Redland Green Road, BS6 7HE. Guest fees are £4 per meeting (up to 3 visits allowed). Refreshment options available, biscuits/cake free. Email westburyparkwi@gmail.com or visit www. westburyparkwi.org.uk for more details.

The Bristol Support Group of the National Osteoporosis Society is a local group for those diagnosed with osteoporosis, their families and friends interested in the condition and for those at risk. Meetings take place at the Methodist Church Hall, Westbury on Trym, BS9 3AA. At the next meeting on Monday 14th May from 1.45pm till 3.45pm., Terri Stocker, an Osteoporosis Nurse Specialist will tell us how to keep well and look after our bones.

Everyone is welcome.

Bristol Community Gamelan play the music of Java, and is looking for new members.

Playing gamelan is a communal activity that only needs a sense of rhythm, numeracy up to 6 and the ability to sit on the floor - or you can a stool! They meet every Monday evening at Cotham School from 6.30 to 8.30 to play traditional & modern pieces. If interested email keithripley27@gmail.com or phone 01179444241. They can be seen on YouTube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ND4zoKbhQs If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me!

“Simply Social” Activity and Social Club.

Whether you are single or in a relationship, enhance your social life by joining our friendly social club. We are run by members for the members and enjoy a packed programme of activities including walking, live music, dancing, dining out, badminton, a reading group, weekends away and foreign holidays.

There are no age limits although most of our members are 40+. Check out www. simplysocial.org.uk or phone us on 07971 427766, and come along to one of our

Thursday Club nights.

Senior Film Club, every third Monday in the month, at 2pm in St Peter’s Hall, The Drive, Henleaze, BS9 4LD. Our film for May will be "A Royal Night Out" (cert 12A), the 2015 British romantic comedy-drama directed by Julian Jarrold. Starring Sarah Gadon as a young Princess Elizabeth, who with Princess Margaret (Bel Powley) ventures out of Buckingham Palace to enjoy the VE Day celebration. For more details please ring Home Instead Senior Care 0117 989 8210. Easy access, carers welcome. Refreshments £3. Please spread the word and bring a friend. Supported by Home Instead Senior Care 0117 989 8210.

Friday Lunch - We meet up on the first Friday of every month - at Westbury on Trym Methodist Church from 12 noon - 1.30 pm. You are warmly invited to join us for our regular lunch, to meet with others and enjoy a light lunch.

For further information call Rachel (0117330 8503) or Alison (0117 962 9715).

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

We have twice yearly outings and a holiday group. Contact Shirley on 0117 9622243 for further information.

Soroptomists International Bristol is part of a global organisation founded in Bristol for women from a wide range of professional and business backgrounds who have joined together to give service, friendship and have fun. We meet on the second and fourth Mondays of the month at Long Ashton Golf Club where we enjoy a two course meal with a speaker. For more details please contact our membership officer on 0117 9739894 or email gillbea@aol.com for more details.

Bristol Brunel Lions Club meets at Shirehampton Golf Club on the first Tuesday of every month at 7 for 7.30. On the 3rd Tuesday

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Price ÂŁ43.00 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!!!!!!!

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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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What's On & Community News of each month we have a social gathering normally with food. We raise money for charity both locally and beyond through a variety of indoor and outdoor activities. For more details of how to apply for assistance with charitable activities in Bristol or to become involved see Bristol Brunel Lions Club on line or contact Secretary Bill O’Neill at lion.bill@virginmedia. com.

Pat-a-Cake Toddlers meet at Westbury on Trym Methodist Church every Tuesday during term time 1.15 - 2.45pm. We are a small friendly group who play, do craft and sing.

Mums / Dads / Grandparents / Carers have a chance to meet over a cup of tea and biscuits.

For further information please contact Alison on 0117 9629715.

Stoke Bishop Townswomen’s Guild meet on the first Thursday in the month, excluding August, at The Hulbert Room, St Mary Magdalene Church, Mariners Drive, Stoke Bishop at 2pm.

New members always welcome. We have a varied programme of speakers, and other groups including theatre trips, lunch club, arts & crafts, scrabble, walking club and “tea and chat”. For more information, please contact the Secretary, Sheila Hutcheon, on Tel: 9147159.

The Bristol and District branch of Parkinson’s UK meets every first Saturday of the month at St Monica Trust, Cote Lane, BS9 3UN from 10am -12 noon. Carers, relatives, spouses and people with Parkinson’s - all are welcome for a social and informative get-together, with speakers from a variety of backgrounds with many diverse interests. Please join us. We also meet at The Eastfield Inn, Henleaze, BS9 4NQ every second Friday in the month for an informal coffee morning from 11am.

North Bristol Alzheimer Café meets on the first Tuesday of the month at St Monica Trust, Oatley House, Westbury-on-Trym, BS9 3TN from 3.30pm – 5.30pm. We provide a relaxed, informal and safe space in which issues surrounding dementia can be aired. Our café is staffed by trained, caring and experienced volunteers. Refreshments are served and most weeks live music is played. There is no charge to attend, free on-site parking is usually

available and the number 1 bus stops right outside. FFI or to register your attendance contact Jacqui Ramus - tel 07854 185093 or email jacqui.ramus@stmonicatrust.org.uk.

Henleaze (Morning) Townswomen’s Guild meets from 10.00am – 12.00 noon on the third Thursday of every month at The Eastfield Inn, Henleaze Road. New members and visitors are most welcome. Further information can be obtained from Elaine Anderson on 0117 907 5279.

Clifton Rotary Club welcomes new members willing to give their time, interested in making new friends, building business contacts and using their skills to help others. We meet Weds lunchtimes at The Redland Green Club (Redland Lawn Tennis & Squash Club). www.cliftonrotary.org or email secretary@ cliftonrotary.org Bristol Grandparents Support Group gives support to grandparents who are estranged from their grandchildren due to family breakdown. We give support over the phone, via email, Skype and at our regular meetings held at 9, Park Grove, Bristol. BS6 7XB. Tel 07773 258270 more information or visit www. bgsg.co.uk.

Happy Days Memory Café meets 1st Friday of the month from 2.00. pm – 4.00.pm at Westbury Baptist Church, Reedley Road, BS9 3TD. The café is aimed at carers and people living with dementia and the plan is that we have fun. Why not check us out? For more information please contact Tony on 0117 968 1002 or check our Facebook page.

Rotary Club of Bristol meets at the Bristol Hotel, Prince Street, BS1 4QF at 7.00pm for 7.30 pm on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Mondays and at 12.30pm 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 – for more details see www. bristolrotary.org or contact Martina Peattie at mpeattie@btopenworld.com Henbury ‘Blaise’ Womens’ Institute meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm in Henbury Village Hall next to the church.

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What's On & Community News Visitors and new members are always welcome. Contact 0117 9629400 for more details or just come along!

Coffee morning is held every Tuesday at St Mary’s Church, open to visitors each morning from 10.00am to 12.00 noon. All welcome (especially those with young children – toddler toys and books available). Our Bright Sparks Carer and Toddler group meets each Monday in term time at 1.30pm at St Marys, Stoke Bishop. 0117 9687449 for more details.

Trinity Henleaze Ladies Guild meets fortnightly on Monday evenings at 7.30pm in the Leonard Hall, Waterford Road. Good varied programme of speakers followed by tea and coffee. All are welcome. For further information contact Jenny on 0117 9620108.

St Peter’s Ladies Guild meets at 2.00 on the third Wednesday of the month at St Peter’s Church Hall, The Drive, Henleaze. Varied programme. All welcome. Further details from Wilma on 0117 9628895.

The Friendly Club meets every Thursday from 2 to 4pm (except August and major holidays) in the Methodist Church Hall, Westbury on Trym. We are a lively group of older people who meet to chat, play Scrabble and card games. Regular trips out and entertainments are arranged plus we have delicious tea and biscuits for only £1! Do come and make some new friends. Transport can sometimes be arranged if needed. Contact 0117 950 8644 for more details.

Knit and Natter. We invite you to join us every Thursday between 10am and 12 at the Methodist Church in Westbury on Trym. It is a sociable and informal time when you can chat while pursuing your choice of crafts. If you prefer we can provide patterns for knitting for charity. Tea and coffee will be available!

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.

Further information may be obtained from

Keith Bonham tel 0117 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 info contact: Sue Murphy – Tel: 0117 950 2826.

Bristol U3A - a unique organisation offering friendship, fun and learning. If you have retired from full-time work and would like to learn a new skill, explore a new hobby, or just socialise - we have a wide range of groups and activities, including art, computing, languages, gardens, music, books, walking, science and current affairs. Come to Browns Restaurant, by the Museum, at 10.15am on the 3rd Wednesday & 4th Thursday of every month, details: Jenny 0117 9043697. Or our coffee morning and talk in the Broadmead Baptist Church on the 3rd Tuesday at 10.00am. Please visit our website: www.bristolu3a.org.uk.

Parish lunch come and join us at St Mary’s Church Stoke Bishop, every Thursday from 12.15. Includes three course buffet lunch.

Civil Service Retirement Fellowship. The Westbury-on-Trym group welcomes all retired Civil Servants and their spouses to their meetings held on the first Thursday of the month at Studland Court, Henleaze Road at 2.00pm, Those people without a civil service background are welcome to join our group as Friends of the Fellowship. For more info phone Tony McKenna on 0117 950 2059.

Westbury-on-Trym Probus Club provides a meeting point for retired and semi-retired professional / business men and women, to promote social wellbeing through friendship, discussion and companionship. The club meets for lunch with a speaker on the third Thursday of every month at BAWA, Southmead Road, from midday. If you are interested contact Peter Wright on 0117 9624196 or email susanandpeterwright@blueyonder.co.uk.

Calling all Carers! Would you like the opportunity to share your experiences, relax

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What's On & Community News 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 Monica Rudston 0117 942 6095.

Instep Club for Widows and Widowers. Weds evenings 8.00 -10.00 at Stoke Bishop Village Hall. Dancing - Ballroom and Sequence (If you haven’t danced for a long time, don’t worry, we will help you learn). Social activities Annual membership £8. Members: £3 per session.

Visitors welcome: £4 per session. Come in to see us or telephone Donna on 01275 832676 or Wilma on 0117 9628895 for information.

The Fielder Club is an association for local women - though friends and family are welcome at all events. Membership is £5 p.a. to cover delivery of quarterly programmes of events such as lunches, theatre, visits, talks and walks. Weekly/monthly sub-clubs of badminton, book group, bridge, discussions, Scrabble, skittles and whist. Thursday mornings 10.30 at The White Lion in Westbury on Trym and twice-monthly pub lunches. For more details, please contact Gloria on 0117 239 3376.

Charity Quiz Evening. In the Bradbury Hall, Trinity Henleaze United Reform Church, Waterford Road, Henleaze. Saturday April 21st at 7pm. Ploughman’s Supper. Tickets and enquiries Tel 9620108.

Henleaze Townswomen’s Guild meets 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.

scientifique; if you prefer art, we will be discussing Toulouse Lautrec on 5th May. And for those of you with a love of French cooking, our menu printanier (spring menu cooking workshop) will bring a bit of France on your table. Bon appétit! Contact Audrey 07903 821655 - info@afbristol.org.uk or www. afbristol.org.uk The Arts Society Bristol is Bristol's own society for those who enjoy the arts. Lectures are given monthly on a wide range of subjects by specialists in their field. On 21 May it is "Thomas Heatherwick - The Modern Michaelangelo". Lectures are held at 8pm in the University of Bristol School of Chemistry, Cantocks Close, BS8 1TS. For more information on lectures, study days and trips, visit our website www.theartssociety-bristol.org.uk Bristol Bridge Club (BBC) Come and play…

Less experienced players: Mondays at 7.15pm and Fridays at 10.00am and 7.15pm.

More experienced players: Mondays and Wednesdays at 1.15pm and Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7.15pm. Try a free taster session on a Monday afternoon or evening, or a Wednesday afternoon. No partner?

No problem! Either ring Stephen, the Club Manager, on the number below, or just turn up on any Monday or Wednesday session and the Director will find you a partner. We offer a programme of lessons for beginners and more advanced players. Check our website for details: www.bristolbridgeclub.co.uk or contact 0117 9291846 before coming along.

Grenville Hall, Oldfield Road, Bristol BS8 4QQ.

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

Brush up your French before the summer, open air cinema, stars, food and art! There is something for everyone at Alliance Française Bristol. Revise your French with our intensive courses or come to our open air cinéclub on 15th May on Millennium Square. If you are interested in science, come to our café

The Bristol Astronomical Society hosts a series of astronomical talks, events and activities each week. We provide free Saturday observing at our observatory in Failand and often stage Star Parties in and around Bristol.

Friday evening talks are held at 7pm at Bristol Photographic Society, Montpelier, BS6 5EE.

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What's On & Community News Details of all events are on our website: www. bristolastrosoc.org.uk - All welcome.

Bristol University of the Third Age (U3A) scrabble group would welcome new members.

We play very friendly and informal games every Friday at the Beehive, Wellington Hill West, BS9 4QY from 2 to 4pm. For further info please contact Heddy Sara on 0117 9241318 and indicate when asked to give your name that you are phoning about scrabble in order not to be blocked. Or email nigel.d.sara@ btinternet.com The Bus Pass Poets is a small, informal group of Bristol pensioners who write poetry. We meet once a month at branch libraries on local buys routes. Come along and read and share your own poetry to the group, whether it is a limerick, ballad, sonnet, humour or rap. There are no enrolment fees or subscriptions. Our next meeting is Friday April 20th at Bedminster library on Bedminster Parade (buses 75 and 76 from ther Centre). All meetings are 2.30 to 3.30.

Bristol Adventure Sea Cadets. If you would love the chance to get on the water here in Bristol, make new friends, grow in confidence and gain qualifications and are aged between 10 and 18, are recruiting now. We are open Tuesday and Friday evenings. Visit: www.seacadets.org/bristoladventure to find out more.

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 £3 a meeting. Our next talk is on 15th June when Michael Whitfield will be talking to us about "Dr Goodeve and Cooks Folly" For more details please visit www.stokebishop.org. uk/local_history_group, call 0117 968 6010 or email sblocalhistory@gmail.com. Please do also contact us if you are clearing out documents and pictures of Stoke Bishop!

Friendly Bridge SW is a welcoming Bridge Club that meets in Stoke Bishop Village Hall every Monday evening at 7:15. New players welcome, and you can come without

a partner. Also available are bridge lessons for complete beginners or more experienced players. Contact Gareth on 07921-788605, email friendlybridgesw@gmail.com or visit friendlybridgesw.org.uk The Bristol Humanists is a local group for those who make sense of the world using reason & shared human values, who seek to live ethical lives on the basis of reason, humanity and respect for others, and who find meaning, beauty, and joy in the one life we have. We usually meet on the first Monday of every month (except when it is a bank holiday when it is the second Monday) at central Quaker Meeting House, Champion Square. Details of each meeting can be found at www.bristol.humanist.org.uk or www. meetup.com/Bristol-Humanists or email bristolhumanists@gmail.com for more details.

The West Bristol History Group. Do you love to find out about our local history? We hold monthly talks on the 2nd Thursday of each month by excellent speakers – upstairs at the Friends’ Meeting House, Hampton Road, BS6 6JE - starting at 7.30pm. May 10th “Excavations at St Georges” by Kevin Potter of Avon Archaeology. June 14th “1607: the great Severn flood” by Rose Hewlett. Visitors welcome £2. Annual membership £10.

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

The Bristol Philatelic Society meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month in the meeting room of the United Reform Church at the bottom of Blackboy Hill (Whiteladies Road) starting at 7.30 p.m. Contact 0117 956 7853.

North West Bristol Camera Club is an enthusiastic group of amateur photographers who meet each Wednesday at 7:45pm at Westbury Fields. New members of any level of ability are most welcome. For details contact Pete on 07870 589555.

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You are invited to a public meeting -

BURSTING THE BREXIT BUBBLE Come and ask the questions you want answered.

With

Ashley Fox MEP Conservative MEP for the South West of England & Gibraltar EVENT DETAILS: Friday 1st June 2018

Doors open 7pm, Q&A 7.308.30pm Westbury-on-Trym Baptist Church, Reedley Road, BS9 3TE Please RSVP ashley@ashleyfoxmep.co.uk or 0117 973 7050

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What's On & Community News Got a speech to make? Bristol Speakers offers a relaxed environment to practise your public speaking. Learn how to construct and present a speech, gain knowledge from experienced speakers, and conquer your public speaking anxiety. Most of all, practise in a stress-free environment where members give helpful feedback. It’s a well-structured evening, fun and relaxed with a nice mix of people.

Meeting 7.30pm alternate Mondays at BAWA Southmead Rd. Contact Ben@Bristolspeakers. co.uk Disclaimer The Bristol Nine is published by Bristol Community Magazines Ltd (Co. No. 08448649, registered at 8 Sandyleaze, Westbury on Trym, Bristol, BS9 3PY).

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Quiz Answers from page 24 General Knowledge Quiz 1. Hungary, Argentina, Syria; 2a) Gloucs, b) Northumberland, c) Derbyshire; 3. Newcastle United, West Ham United, Bournemouth, Swansea City; 4. Newcastle, Saracens, Exeter, Exeter (again); 5. a) Maidenhead, b) Twickenham, c) Islington North; 6. Colonel Mustard, Candlestick, Ballroom; 7. Arkansas, Illinois, Oregon, Utah; 8. a) 1605, b) 1994, c) 1940; 9. Marquess; 10.Richard O’Brien

3. “Bridge Over Troubled Water”; 4. Marilyn Monroe; 5. R Dean Taylor; 6. Joe Jackson; 7. Steve Hackett; 8. Showaddywaddy; 9.

“Without You”; 10. Donna Summer Acronym Answers from page 10 1. Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation; 2. White Anglo-Saxon Protestant; 3, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; 4. Be Right Back; 5. Thank God (Goodness) It’s Friday; 6. Ta Ta For Now; 7. Body Mass Index; 8. Best Friends Forever; 9. As Soon As Possible; 10. Date Of Birth; 11.

Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats; 12. Not Applicable; 13. Missing In Action; 14.

Return On Investment; 15. Beats Per Minute Children's Crossword answers from page 54 1. GREEN; 2. GREY; 3. WHITE; 4. BROWN; 5. PINK; 6. ORANGE; 7; INDIGO; 8. CREAM; 9. RED; 10. BLUE; 11. YELLOW

Deadlines and Contact Details To be sure of inclusion in the June issue of the BS9 or BS6+8 magazines, either as an advertiser, or provider of a listing or article, your artwork / listing needs to be received and approved no later than 11th May. The deadline for inclusion in the July magazines is 10th June. Dated events and activities that take place before the 15th of the month should be submitted fore publication in the previous month's magazine to be sure of maximum publicity.

Do please get in touch if you are interested in advertising in The Bristol Nine and / The Bristol Six + Eight magazine, or if you have a not-for profit event, club, concert or activity you would like featured.

Email: andy@bcmagazines.co.uk Telephone: 0117 259 1964

Music Quiz

Mobile: 07845 986650

1. a) The Pogues, b) Crowded House (and Split Enz), c) Iron Maiden; 2. Plastic Bertrand;

Post: 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY

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Decorate your Wheelbarrow or Pushchair, Large or Small Join the Carnival procession on 12/5/18 meet at The Memorial Garden, Canford Lane, between “Made in Bristol” and “Premier Homecare“ at 10:15am

Westbury-on-Trym

COMMUNITY FAIR

Saturday 12th May, 2018

11am to 3.30pm – village locations; Parish and Methodist Churches, Village hall, GP Car Park area, House of Prayer Art, Books, Bric-a-brac, Craft, Displays, Local Produce, Music, Plants, Raffle, Refreshments, Stalls++, Tombola, Tower Tours, Entertainments... and more from the community!

Westbury Methodist Church

Raffle draw at 3pm, tickets on sale before and during the event Westbury on Trym PCC is a registered charity, number 1128488

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Index of Advertisers Accounts & Bookkeeping

Financial Advice

Massage

Vanessa Kitchen Walbrook Bureau Services William Price & Co Appliance Repairs

10 53 53

AASP Domestics Bathrooms & Wetrooms

10

Clifton Mortgages Family First Finance Grosvenor Consultancy Wealth West Ltd Fitness Training

77

BS9 Fitness Footcare

49

Paul Whittaker Bathrooms & Wetrooms Blinds & Shutters UK Blinds Direct Building Services

33

Bristol Foot Clinic Kathleen Nicholas Funeral Services

30 91

A & S Property Services Garcia Building Services HAL Maintenance L & P Brailsford Carpentry

31 46 75 55

R Davies & Son Funeral Directors Garage Doors

43

Up & Over Doors Garage Services

55

G D Castell Chimney Sweeps

10

Autotec Bristol Garden Machinery

Shaun Doughton Cleaning Services

73

North Somerset Garden Machinery Garden Maintenance

Bonne Fresh Clean Carmens Cleaning Company Green Man Home Gleamers Oven Cleaning Bristol Oven Gleamers Coach Trips

38 55 73 49 16 33

Blossom Garden Services Declan McManus Graham Cook Hairdressing Evans Hair Design Handyman Services

60

G G Travel Computer Services

87

7 77

FAB ‐ IT Rescue Computer Training

28

Martin the Maintenance Man Tony Anderson Heating & Gas

Mrs PC Cycle Services

65

Appliance Services Peter Harris S & P Plumbing Services Home Care Services

87 35 87

Boing Bicycles Dental Care

91

The SmileSuite Driveways

69

Mark Hook Electrical Services

67

Philip Purser Ironing

10

Daley Electrical Services Ltd Lek‐Trix MB Electrical Services Estate & Letting Agents

71 8 32

The Iron Lady Jewellery & Gifts

32

Kemps Jewellers Landscaping

17

Meadow Landscapes Red Oak Robin's Garden Lawn Care

73 27 42

Green Thumb Locksmiths

71

LockRite

91

CJ Hole Clifton Estate Agents Goodman & Lilley Maggs & Allen Richard Harding Fencing AM Fencing EC Fencing

14, 15 99 100 29 49 73

32 38, 39 59 45

9

Home Instead Premier Homecare St Monica Trust Hypnotherapy

77 8 4 7

26 50, 51 5

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Heather Drewe Keon Williams Painting & Decorating

93 38

G R Knott Jim Tierney Sarah's Decorating Services Top Notch Plants & Garden Supplies

60 43 7 4

Garden Trappings Plastering

7

A & P Plastering Artform Plastering JSH Plastering McCall Plastering Plumbing

4 77 38 71

Threesixty Services Ltd Pre‐School & Nurseries

16

Westbury on Trym Baptist Pre‐School Social Clubs

79

Westbury on Trym Mens Club Solicitors

68

AMD Solicitors Corfield Solicitors Devereux & Co Lyons Solicitors Veale Wasbrough Vizards Stairlifts

2, 3

57

93 37 62, 63

Thornbury Lift Services Ltd Stoves & Fires

28

Embers Bristol Ltd Tree Services

35

Crest Tree Services Ltd Neville Tree Services TV Aerials

46 87

H and P Aerials Upholstery & Soft Furnishings

93

CAP Jill Minett Waste & Rubbish

4 8

Man & Van Window Cleaning

73

Aqua‐Tec Windows & Doors

32

Avonmouth Windows Crystal Clear MSP Maintenance

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