The Bristol Nine Magazine - November 2020

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In This Issue - Win a Sofa Magic sofa (p7), the big quiz (p13), recycle and reuse (p18), children’s puzzles (p30), word from Mars (p43), Jacob’s Wells puzzle walk (p48), Charlotte’s Christmas cake (p56), long before Uber (p60), a fruity prize wordsearch (p64), Festive waste collections (p83) plus all the usual stuff 1

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THE EDITOR’S SMALL PIECE Hello there. I hope you are well and enjoying autumn so far. Maybe looking ahead to the festive season? Maybe looking forward to seeing the back of 2020? Yep, me too, in due course. Fingers crossed you are reading this at the start of November, as planned, but in case delivery has been delayed by a further lockdown then I hope you had a great Christmas.

I’m sure I say it every year but autumn is my favourite season, and increasingly so as I get older. Today I look out over the garden with its changing colours, across the trees along Canford Lane that look to be burning in the sunshine. There are two jays on our lawn presumably burying this years acorn stash ready for colder times. This weekend the clocks go back - and those colder times will be just around the corner. In the meantime enjoy November whatever you are up to.

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GOOD READS - BRUCE FELLOWS’ BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS Two exhausting children to look after and a successful career to get back to; that’s Myriam’s not uncommon situation in Leila Slimani’s very disturbing novel, Lullaby. The family needs a nanny, of course, and Louise is the perfect candidate. The children love her from the get go and very quickly, so do the parents. She cleans, does the washing and cooks superbly. Their dinner parties are triumphs, they all holiday together. But isn’t Louise just as dependent on them as they are on her? And is she really so wonderful? This is a compelling, astute and shocking psychological study of class, parenting and mental illness.

In 1943, the actor Anthony Quayle was an SOE agent and was shipped into Albania to aid those resisting the German occupiers. In 1945, he published Eight Hours from England, now recently re-issued, a novel closely based on his Albanian adventures. The hero, Overton, pines for a girl back home who doesn’t love him and he spends his time trudging across mountains trying to unite the right-wing resistance fighters with the communist partisans while both parties jockey for post-war power. Who to trust? How to keep the radios going? Where are the Germans? Fascinating, gripping and true to life, this novel is a great read.

John Hooper’s The Italians is an engaging wide-ranging account of the people who, amazingly, are the unhappiest in Europe according to a recent survey and whose language has thirteen words for coat hanger but none for hangover. Cheating in exams, children who live at home into their thirties, infamous organised crime gangs juxtaposed with the lowest crime rates in Europe, the wonderful Mediterranean diet, technophobia, geography and the ever-present earthquake danger (a big one every six years on average), not to mention the once booming, now declining economy; Hooper deals with all these topics and more, so knowledgeably and affectionately that you’ll quickly be hooked.

Dora wins a picture in a raffle; sunflowers, a copy Van Gogh’s painting. It keeps her sane and inspires her son, Ellis. He has a friend, Michael. They’re inseparable, even when Ellis starts work at Cowley, building cars. But then Annie opens her door, finds Ellis there and the two friends become three.

Sarah Winman tells their story in her unsentimental but very moving novel, Tin Man. Other characters populate the tale; Dad, Mabel, Chris, and other places feature too; Soho, Arles. And the big question? Will Ellis find his way again, recover his heart? This is a deep book, written with a light hand.

Educated is Tara Westover’s wonderful, horrifying, but inspiring memoir of life growing up in rural Idaho. The child of parents who deeply mistrust government and are preparing for the end of days, she’s home schooled, which means working in her father’s junk yard, salvaging cars. Health and safety have no place there and the list of appalling injuries suffered is incredible; yet no one goes to hospital. Gripping from the first page, with a chilling unstable villain and a narrative flow more common in novels, this book will have you turning pages far into the night as you urge Tara on towards her personal goal.

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QUIZ TIME - ANSWERS ON PAGE 70 Sporting Firsts

5. Who is the oldest member of the Rolling Stones?

What sporting firsts were achieved by these sportsman / woman on these dates?

1. Brian Deane, Sheffield, 15th August 1992.

2. Garfield Sobers, Swansea, 31st August 1968.

3. Maud Watson, London, 19th July 1884.

4. Paul Lim, Frimley Green, 9th January 1990.

5. Martin Johnson, Sydney, 22 November 2003.

In the Garden 1.

Alliums are members of which family of plants?

2. Name the three presenters of Gardener’s World before current presenter Monty Don. 3. In which month does the Chelsea Flower Show traditionally take place?

4. Name these herbs -

Politics 1.

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Name the most recent Liberal Prime Minister.

Name the current and two preceding Members of Parliament for Bristol North West.

What is the current basic salary of a new Member of Parliament - is it a) £63,189, b) £74,802 or c) £81,932?

Name the roads or streets at either end of Downing Street.

Who served as Foreign Secretary under Theresa May?

5. What type of trees are a) sorbus, b) prunus, and c) malus?

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Name these animals -

Music 1.

Name the musical instruments shown below.

2. Which is the UK’s most common garden bird according to the 2020 RSPB Garden Birdwatch survey?

3. Which of these is not a butterfly Camberwell Beauty, Grizzled Skipper or Majestic Blue?

4. In which country did David Attenborough film his famous 1978 encounter with mountain gorillas?

5. The colour taupe comes from the French word describing the fur colour

2. In what year did Beatlemania hit the USA? 3. Alan Freeman, Bruno Brookes and Reggie Yates have all hosted which Radio 1 show?

4. Who is the winner of the 2020 Mercury Prize?

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QUIZ TIME - ANSWERS ON PAGE 74 of which native UK mammal?

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2. What was the UK’s best selling motor car in 1982?

3. Name these famous trains Geography 1. Into which sea does the Danube run?

2. Name the world’s most northerly, southerly, easterly and westerly capital cities (so the nearest to 90 degrees north, south of the Equator, and 180 degrees east and west of the meridian).

3. What connects these three geographical features - Popocatepetl, Kilauea and Eyjafjallajökull?

4. Statistically, in terms of number of deaths compared to numbers of ascents, which is the hardest mountain in the world to climb?

5. Which is the longest - the circumference of the moon, the length of the River Nile or the length of the Great Wall of China?

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WASTE NOT, WANT NOT A brand-new Reuse Shop has just opened, filled with low cost goods, from TVs to toys and furniture to vacuums - all diverted from the waste stream! The store, which is the first of its kind for Bristol Waste, is open Monday – Friday between 10am and 3pm (so it’s not subject to the “alternate number plate” system currently in place for the main recycling centre). All items for sale have been saved from going to waste, with the income generated used to fund and further develop the company’s reuse work, as well as a percentage being donated to local charities.

My dear old dad was a landscape gardener who for his work used to drive an old khaki and white Southern Electric van. It was always full of stuff - tools of the trade or sackloads of prunings and cuttings.

Sometimes he used to take me with him to “the tip” at Millhams, which was a fun journey for a young lad. I recall one occasion when he reversed up to what was one of about three old skips - everything went in together in those days, no separation, straight to landfill - and prepared to unload. Before the van doors were open a number of, lets call them, “itinerant chancers” appeared. “What’s in the van mate?”. “Grass” replied my dad for he’d been mowing all day - as he swung open the back doors. The men were in there like rats up a drainpipe - only to be swiftly disillusioned to find that what they thought was a van full of scrap brass, which they’d happily have recycled in their own way, was in fact a Vauxhall van full of mowings. The whole episode was a bit unseemly - as was the non-existent recycling process.

The shop sells everything from wooden tables and chairs to TVs and game consoles.

As well as snapping up a bargain (I struck gold and bagged a virtually new set of golf clubs and bag for the price of a couple of pizzas), residents are invited to bring good quality, pre-loved items to donate. The cheery helpful staff will be on hand to direct visitors on where to leave items and answer questions about what can be reused. I had the chance to talk to manager Jo and her colleague Callum, and their enthusiasm for the place, and their desire to do their bit to help the city meet its recycling / reuse targets, is plain to see.

Turn the clock forward forty five years and, wow, how things have changed. I daresay many, many readers will have experienced the new layout and unloading facilites down at the Avonmouth Recycling Centre (on Kings Weston Lane, under the big windmills). Bigger, tidier, safer - and a place for almost everything. However I wonder how many readers have discovered the extra facility, cleverly situated under the concrete ramps?

The front of the facility, with it’s fun Halloween- themed window display, forms the extensive retail space - spacious and well laid out. Behind the scenes is where most of the hard prep work goes on, much done by a team of volunteers. Here, after being dropped off, the items are cleaned and quarantined for 72hrs before being put out for sale. Electrical items are of course PAT tested at the onsite reuse workshop, ensuring everything is safe and ready for a new home.

By redirecting reusable items from disposal, the new reuse shop will reduce the city’s waste disposal costs, save valuable resources and help Bristol reach its 18

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Diverting 22 tonnes of paint from the waste stream; Saving 25 tonnes of books, sending them to be reused; Donating over 1,400 bikes and 1,600 mobility aids to local charities; Raising more than £5k for charity.

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Can Your Will Really Last a Lifetime?

Leila Goodarzi

Wills can ordinarily be re-written countless times to meet your changing needs because preparing a new Will invalidates any made before it.* A notable exception lies in the murky doctrine of mutual Wills, which can futureproof a Will and make it last a lifetime.

The recent case of Legg v Burton, involved June Clark, who died leaving 14 Wills.

June and husband Bernard had made Wills in July 2000, leaving everything to the survivor of them and on the survivor’s death to their two daughters, Ann and Lynn equally.

A Promise Set in Stone At the time they made their Wills, June and Bernard promised each other that they would never change the terms of their Wills. They both wanted to pass their home to their daughters and to no one else. As they put it, they wanted this to be “set in stone.”

Their two daughters were with them when they made their Wills and after the solicitor had left, they questioned their dad about what would happen if either of them changed their minds after the other had died, including if June was to remarry. Bernard reassured his daughters that they had already promised each other they would not change their minds.

Both daughters told the court that June had overheard this conversation from the other room and had shouted through from the kitchen: “No I bloody won’t change it either!”.

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Changing Wishes Bernard died the following year and June initially relied on her two daughters to help her a lot. However, over time and due to reasons including the sad death of Ann’s own daughter, June came to rely ever more on her grandsons and on one of their partners.

As a result, she made 13 more Wills following Bernard’s death, each one progressively giving more to her grandsons and the partner, and less to Ann and Lynn.

June’s last Will of December 2014 left Ann and Lynn just small cash legacies.

The rest, including the house, went to the grandsons and partner. June died 2 years later in 2016.

Following June’s death, the grandsons considered that the December 2014 Will was valid, but Ann and Lynn claimed that the July 2000 Will should be upheld, and the estate should pass to them.

1st Will Upheld The Judge found that the promise that June and Bernard had made to each other in July 2000 amounted to a legally binding agreement. The doctrine of mutual Wills

was employed, meaning that the July 2000 Will was upheld, despite the 13 other Wills that had been written after it.

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Two local schools fund school building projects 4,500 miles away in Nepal

Rotary Club of Bristol, a cardamom plantation has been established that will provide ongoing financial support to the school.

Pupils from two Westbury schools are celebrating the completion of a new school kitchen and dining room - 4,500 miles away in Nepal.

Westbury-on-Trym Primary also helped the community carry out vital repairs and rebuilding work to the whole of the first floor of the school, which had been badly damaged in the major earthquake of 2015.

Students from Westbury-on-Trym Primary School and Bristol Free School, together with a group of local supporters, raised more than £10,000 last year to fund the new addition to Shree Himalaya School in Singdi.

Alan Sweetman, Executive Director of PTN, said: “It’s great to experience such a longstanding relationship between these two schools. It has brought both schools so much: raising awareness and a better understanding of different cultures, education systems, climates and traditions for staff, children, parents and carers within the two communities.

Westbury-on-Trym has had a friendship link with the nine room Singdi school for 21 years since local GP and now Chair of Pahar Trust Nepal (PTN) Dr Tim Mitchell led a group of students, including his own son, and parents to visit the school, which was originally funded by another donor.

Last year, Dr Mitchell and current students and parents returned to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the school link and pledged to upgrade the existing kitchen, which was just a tin roofed shack with a single stove to a modern, warm and dry place for students to enjoy their lunch.

As a result of Covid-19, construction was delayed due to challenges getting materials to site but the hard-working team made great progress despite this and the monsoon season, and the project was completed only a little behind schedule.

“We are obviously sad that we can’t visit Nepal at the moment to celebrate this latest development, but we have been staying in touch through technology as best as we can and Singdi has been sending us and the schools regular updates and photographs. We’re all together in spirit.”

Amanda Pritchard, head of Westbury-on-Trym Primary, said: “Pupils and teachers have gained so much from this twinning with Singdi. We are just pleased that we can continue to support the school’s journey and allow it to offer more and better facilities to its pupils that perhaps we take for granted in the UK.”

The kitchen and dining room is just the latest project supported by Westbury-on-Trym - since the friendship link was established, around £36,000 has been raised, which has enabled the development of vital new learning spaces in Singdi, such as a library, computer suite, sixth form block, library, IT room and science laboratory.

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MUSIC - PRESENT, PAST, FUTURE - DUNCAN HASKELL Album of the Month

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Free Humans by Hen Ogledd (Domino Records) The new album by Hen Ogledd is a wonderfully weird collection of songs which tackles themes of “love, friendship, Gaia theory, sewers, the nature of time, human stench, and the thrills of wild swimming.”

Dubi In Space Part I: The Emerald Gauntlet by Dubi Dolczek (Stolen Body Records) Okay so this one is a bit niche even for us, and we promise to return back to earth next month, but if concept albums about space travel are your thing then you’ll definitely enjoy this 2018 album from Bristol-based musician Graeme Smith (and the follow-up Dubi Dolczek In Space Pt.2 – Voyage To The Cat’s Paw Nebula).

We could probably end the review there. From that description you’ll already know whether the album sounds like your cup of tea or something you’d cross over quite a few roads to avoid. But there’s one other thing that’s definitely worth considering… the music found within is catchy as hell.

As with Free Humans, a quick look at the album’s themes (this time mad robot kings, luscious Saturnian warrior women and a planet of eternally grey haired babies) will probably be all the info that some need.

Richard Dawson and Rhodri Davies started the band back in 2012 as something of an experiment in noise. The subsequent additions of Sally Pilkington and Dawn Bothwell has somewhat softened those boisterous edges and Free Humans finds their sound having headed in a surprisingly poppy direction, albeit pop of heavily sci-fi influenced and proggie kind.

It’s also as far-out sonically as it is thematically.

You might say it is the music that The Bonzo Dog Doodah Band and Sun Ra Orchestra would have made together had they ever met up at the Mos Eisley cantina for a jam session. That said, songs like Nice To Meteor, Martian Lady and Laser Dojo are genuinely tuneful and cleverly incorporate styles such as blues, doo-wop and lounge-pop and provide the listener with plenty of reasons to hang out in their sonic spaceship for just a little longer.

To fully enjoy the album it’s crucial that you don’t let its concept of humans abandoning a ruined earth to start a new life in space distract you from the songcraft at the heart of everything. Kicking off with Farewell, the 14 songs are littered with catchy hooks, memorable melodies, toe-tapping rhythms and clever harmonies. Of course, each of those elements is stretched to their very limits.

Trouble could be a lost Human League song until it’s sabotaged by a glitchy solo. Crimson Star sounds like a message delivered by a soothsayer from the future who only communicate through the medium of synth-pop. The Loch Ness Monster’s Song is as barmy as it sounds and leads on to the church organ-powered ballad Flickering Lights.

Podcast of the month Song vs Song

Who doesn’t enjoy a good old debate about music and the chance to pit your taste against the (inferior) opinions of others, the fine people behind Song vs Song certainly do. Hosts Todd Nathanson and Dany Roth pair two similar songs against each other and then let battle commence, recent bouts have seen 2Pac’s California California Love face off against Biggie’s Mo Money, Mo Problems and Ozzy Osbourne’s Crazy Train tackle AC/DC’s Back In Black.

Considering Dawson’s growing popularity (please check out his album 2020 if you missed it last year), his presence isn’t a dominating one. Instead, each member of this four-headed musical beast has the chance to show what they can do, both individually and as a group. The result is a delightfully wonky earworm of an album.

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Accidents do happen and under civil law you are entitled to recover compensation for injuries and financial losses caused as a result of another individual’s fault. Over recent years accident claims have come in for some poor publicity largely as a result of aggressive marketing and pursuit of unmeritorious claims often generated by unscrupulous personalinjury claims factories. However a variety of reforms have brought the market under greater control but still leaves people perfectly free to pursue genuine claims.

Claims commonly arise out of road traffic accidents, accidents at work, pavement tripping accidents or clinical negligence.

Other claims include those arising from premises being in a dangerous state or accidents involving animals. On occasions there is publicity about spectacularly large compensation awards and typically these arise as a result of serious injuries which may prevent an individual being able to work again so that the major part of the compensation awarded relates to loss of future earnings.

In the vast majority of cases there is no requirement to fund a claim at the outset as it can be pursued either through before the event legal expenses insurance or by use of a conditional fee agreement (commonly known as a no-win no fee agreement). Your solicitor will gather together all the relevant information and if the claim remains good to take forward will then obtain medical evidence as well as documents to prove past or future loss of earnings and any other losses.

Assessing the value of a claim is usually based on looking at awards made in previous cases where the facts may be similar. This is an area which in due course could be susceptible to the use of algorithms to work out the value of the claim but this must presently be viewed with a lot of caution for there are a whole variety of factors involved in a valuation of a claim which may not be capable of computerised valuation and could result in significant inconsistencies and unfairness.

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Tips to prepare your home for Winter

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.

In this instalment, I will be sharing some tips that will keep you warm and protect your home from the inevitable cold days of winter.

Have your boiler serviced annually: A poorly maintained boiler wastes energy and creates added costs. It also runs the risk of leaking carbon monoxide. So, it’s a good idea to service your boiler every year.

Bleed the radiators: A great way to warm up your home is to bleed your radiators. This releases any trapped air, allowing hot water to fill every part of your radiator and warm your home more efficiently.

Keep gutters clear: As leaves start falling, gutters and drainpipes will start to get filled with loose foliage. Once the blockage becomes too much, water will start to back up in the guttering and leak into the roof and down the walls of the house. Make sure your gutters are completely free from grime and dirt to minimise water blockage.

No entry for draughts: Check the edges of your doors and windows for draughts, and you can either seal these gaps with self-adhesive draught strips, or invest in the many animal shaped draught excluders available.

Keep your pipes warm: Burst pipes are common during winter due to rapid freezing and thawing. The best way to stop this from happening is to keep your pipes warm with lagging. This will reduce the heat lost and insulate the pipes to stop them from freezing.

Sweep your chimneys: If your chimneys are in use, make sure that they get swept every year to remove the build-up of dirt and grime.

We know it can be tough to keep everything in your home running smoothly during the colder months, but hopefully some of these tips will help.

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FINANCE MATTERS - PHIL JAMES, GROSVENOR CONSULTANCY Are you facing Redundancy

Are you paying over the odds? Whether that is a mortgage payment, gas, electricity, mobile phone contract, car insurance, home insurance, broadband and TV subscriptions. When did you last look elsewhere for any of this? Maybe now is good time to visit a few comparison websites.

The month before last, I wrote an article designed to help anyone who was facing redundancy. As I said then, it’s not always a given that redundancy is bad news – sometimes it can be the catalyst to kickstart a new plan, a change of direction, sometimes it provides the capital for a new venture. My article then went on to discuss the tax position of any redundancy payment and how important it is to consider this; perhaps using a pension arrangement to receive part of the payment as a more tax efficient route.

The Redundancy Payment itself - Check its correct. Remember it should be based on your actual earnings, not what you may have been earning if furloughed. You should be entitled to a payment in lieu of any holiday entitlement not taken. You are entitled to a payment reflecting any notice period you would ordinarily be working – even if this is not possible.

Redundancy Payment – Tax implications.

Remember my article from August if your payment is going to be more than the £30,000 tax free entitlement. Email me if you need a copy.

Take Advice - Citizens Advice are going to be helpful at times like this. Then if the worst does happen, remember to take the initiative, and speak to your mortgage company, your landlord, your utility and service providers and your bank, to see whether they can help in any way. Do not ignore the problem. Be prepared.

This month however, I thought it would helpful to make a few suggestions for those that may not see anything positive about redundancy – those that will be adversely affected financially, if indeed their job is at risk.

Start looking to see what jobs are about…. especially locally. Sometimes you can take a lower salary if you spend less time and money travelling. Have a look around in local magazines, social media, online etc. Ask family and friends to keep their ear to the ground. This doesn’t mean they actively need to go and find you a job, but sometimes it’s strange how an advert in the High Street, a conversation with someone, a post on social media, which would otherwise be missed, suddenly gets spotted.

Planning ahead if you still have time. Perhaps you are working in an industry that is struggling and therefore you are simply being realistic about an outlook that doesn’t look great. If so, consider what you have put aside in savings and if it’s not much, do what you can to increase it. Consider your monthly ‘essential outgoings’ and try to put aside capital to cover 3 – 6 months of this figure.

If that is daunting, do what you can. Something to fall back on is better than nothing. If you have some money in investments, but nothing as an emergency fund, maybe you need to think about that and seek advice.

Good Luck,

Phil James Independent Financial Adviser

Please be aware that the above does not constitute financial advice. We recommend that you consider your existing investments, pensions and financial arrangements and then take advice.

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To see my team working well together also is a great joy. We have taken on a few new team members, we are helping them to find there feet and see them flourish. I look at my job as a boss a bit like a gardener. My favourite garden being the English cottage garden, where you have many different plants making an overall beautiful place. My job as the boss is to help each person find its rightful place in the team and help them grow to their full potential. Being mindful that all plants and people are unique and will need to be treated accordingly. Nothing fills me with more happiness and joy then when everyone is working happily together for the benefit of our lovely patients and clients.

I find that it is important to find happiness and joy in the small things. Walking in nature is always an uplift to the soul. Greeting strangers as you walk.

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Now is the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, so what better time to think about the impact we have on the air we breathe?

The Council need to decide on the best option to help reduce air pollution to legal levels:

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Option 1 Clean Air Zone covering a small area of central Bristol where older, more polluting commercial vehicles and polluting private cars would pay to drive in the zone.

Option 2 Option 1 plus a larger charging zone where older, more polluting commercial vehicles, but not private cars, would be charged to drive in the zone.

Have you say: www.bristol.gov.uk/caz2020

Go Local: Walk or cycle to support shops in your local area.

Walk or cycle to school: Kids are physically activity are more likely to be active in adult life.

Switch energy suppliers: Use companies who use renewable energy sources.

Avoid burning fossil fuels at home: Open fires and wood-burning stoves have a significant impact on air pollution.

Plant more trees: Contact Avon Wildlife Trust or Avon Needs Trees for more information

All that glitters should not be sold Morrisons, Waitrose and John Lewis have said they won’t be using glitter in their own-brand Christmas products this year. These tiny pieces of plastic can wash into the environment, harm wildlife, and get into the food chain. Between four and 12 million tonnes of plastic waste makes its way into oceans every year, mainly through rivers. Sainsbury’s has also reduced glitter used on crackers, decorations, and flowers.

Keep in touch - to join our mailing list and to share your ideas, reflections and creative ways that can help tackle the climate emergency locally. Email: BNWclimateaction@outlook.com

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Talk openly with your family about what you would like to happen on your death. The subject of dying and inheritance is often viewed as a taboo subject in families, but unless those conversations take place, it may be difficult for family members to understand your requests.

Trust planning – if you value control and certainty over how your wealth is distributed, combined with possible inheritance tax advantages, trust planning should be considered. There are a wide range of trusts to choose from which have varying levels of access, flexibility and inheritance tax efficiency to suit your needs.

Write a will – a will is a way for you to legally express how you want your assets to be distributed on your death. Astonishingly, around 60% of adults in the UK have not written a will.

Ensure it is kept up to date.

Create a will trust – a will trust only becomes effective when someone dies and is a way for assets to be protected and distributed to beneficiaries in the future.

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can’t open it, return the dish to the table. You now have two choices. One, favoured by my wife, use an elastic band to hook the fridge door handle onto a kitchen drawer handle. I tried this once but the fridge in a malicious burst of strength pulled the drawer out. Next five minutes spent picking cutlery up from the floor watched by the fridge while it uttered sardonic bleeps. Tried another approach; ignoring its nagging, opened the door wide, grabbed the dish, dashed across the kitchen in time to block the door with my shoulder. Success! The handbook says that the bleep warns you that that the door has been left open and it is designed to swing shut in case you forget – What?! If it shuts of its own accord you don’t need it to bleep. Actually the door almost closes, so you don’t notice it’s open and gently leaking coolness while you wander around trying to discover which appliance is bleeping - your fridge is in its tin box sniggering to itself.

“Our most exalted species was first under threat when the human’s astronomer Percival Lowell made a primitive instrument to spy on us. He told other humans about our canalli, but fortunately, because of his instrument’s limitations, he announced that many of the straight lines he had observed were old dried up H2O water courses. Little did he and his earthling colleagues they realise that what he saw was our, by then redundant, HS2O high speed rail transport system. Nevertheless, ever since those days they have developed a fixation with our planet.

Thanks to our most famous scientist, Tharg, our technology has moved on and we have obliterated traces of our old ‘High Speed 2 0ther’ places system. Using his principles, we have of course developed the ‘Interconnection of Tharg’, IoT, whilst giving the humans a much older and simpler technology as a means of seducing them into subjugation, I believe their expression is a ‘Trojan Horse’. We were helped by their human failing - a taste for convenience (or laziness).

Introducing them to the TV remote control was an early triumph of ours, as was the unexpected spin-off of the arguments and dissension that it caused. The Internet which they thought was their invention, turned out to be a great tool for subjugation of the earthlings race.

The tumbler dryer entertains itself when part way through the dryer cycle by bursting into a weird little melody. Panicking and spilling your coffee as you rush out to find out what is going on; is it some strange error message , akin to web page ‘error 404’? Or more alarmingly is it warning you that it is about to incinerate your clothes, (has it suddenly become a style guru? OMG, my flares!).

Once it has got your attention, just before you get there, the dryer starts up again as if nothing had happened. Of course if whatever you spilt the coffee on has to go in the washing machine your dryer earns a white goods bonus point from its friends.

However some humans are now openly suspecting external interference. I attach what many earthlings will see as a scaremongering article written by one of their kind as evidence of their native cunning. However we must not be complacent and ever vigilant. Please, fellow Martians, consider the following contents a stark warning. We have infiltrated Mr Julian Lea Jones and intercepted his latest news from Earth.”

The cordless phone, with its brethren scattered around the house, has an even better trick. Our master station has a ‘Find the phone facility’ press a button on the master unit, and all the slaves call out in muffled voices “I’m here, I’m here,” – down the side of the sofa or wherever they are hiding. When going out remember to secure the house: set the deadlock and the burglar alarm. At which point my wife calls out, “Did you put the answerphone on?”, I forgot, head back in but first have to stop the burglar alarm counting down, before it has a fit of hysterics. Press the button on the top of the base station. Wrong button - it’s the phone finder whereupon they all start their, “I’m here” cries, Then go around the house to each of the slave hand-sets, lift them up and gently put them back in their cradle, just to

Do you hate the nagging and perverse attitude of many modern domestic appliances?

Our fridge nags. You want to put a large dish in it, you open the door and make space on the shelf.

Fridge starts bleeping. “Of course, I know you’re open you stupid machine, how else am I going to get things in or out?” Ignoring its plaintive cries, cross to the table, pick up the dish with both hands and return to the fridge. Behind your back the door has swung almost shut - hands full, so

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off, ‘Chirrup’. “There it is again. You’d better go and see.” Out of bed, ‘Chirrup’, call from landing, “it’s something downstairs.” Go down and check the detector by the boiler. Silence, wait a very long few minutes; eventually indicator light flashes. ‘Hmm, seems to be alright. Back in the hall, ‘Chirrup’, ‘Where did that come from?’ Go to other room, same tedious wait, light flashes, no noise, seems OK. Check the kitchen, opens door, cat gets out and runs upstairs., No noise from the detector, another long wait, light flashes, OK, Scratch head, ‘Chirrup’ ‘Where the was that?’

Back into the hall ‘Chirrup’ look up and realise it’s the smoke alarm on the ceiling. Ours are 12 over feet high. Oh Joy! Go upstairs, smug look from cat now curled up on the bed in warm place I vacated.

Put on dressing gown, back downstairs, out into the cold, unlock garage, wrestle ladder off hooks, forgot I’d hung metal paint tray on same hook.

Tray falls on head, thought I was being attacked, swear at paint tray, clasp head, dropping ladder on foot. Hopped around for a bit, limped outside and propped ladder against wall while re-locking garage. At that moment, the only beat policeman in the whole of the UK happens to be passing, sees very agitated man with blood running down head fumbling with door lock. At this point the highly observant policeman notices ladder propped against wall and shines torch at me. Dazzled I drop keys. Explained what I was doing. Mistaking my heavy dressing gown for an overcoat he asked “Do you have identification on you Sir?” I managed to refrain from replying, ‘Yes I always keep my passport in my dressing gown, you never know when you might need it at quarter to three in the morning,’ but more wisely replied, “You had better come in Officer”.

He offered to take end of ladder, so perhaps he was beginning to believe me. In hall I asked him to wait while I went upstairs for my wallet. My wife asked, “What are you doing? Have you sorted it out?” “Almost.” “What are you looking for?” “My bus pass and a business card”. “What!” “It’s all right I’ll explain later, I’m not going anywhere.”

Downstairs again, “Chirrup” Policeman looks up, “Ah, I see what you mean.” He kindly offered to foot the steps while I climbed up and opened the alarm unit. Climbs down, Gets bus pass for photo ID and business card for address out of wallet and show him. “That’s all right Sir. I believe you. Don’t forget to get another battery.” See him out, lock up, Go upstairs, remove disgruntled cat, return it to the kitchen, shut door, . Go to bathroom and

My mobile phone with GPS facility has a cunning variation of this; it has a smart locate app. To find the phone go to any internet connected PC, logon using your phone PIN and it will display a map showing the location of your phone – brilliant idea! Slight snag, after downloading the App I tested it by putting the phone on the sofa, went to the PC, logged on, an excellent map appeared as promised with a nice red pin marking a location two streets away – Ah well, at least it’s managed to get the right suburb. The moral of that is if you do lose it you may have an awful lot of doors to knock on, “Excuse me, is my phone down the side of your sofa?” “What!” “Well look here on this map, it shows….”

You’ve got me started now. Locators for ‘precious things’. You can already buy a sticky backed Radio Frequency Identification Devices, RFIDs, about the size of a fifty pence piece to attach to items such as suitcases, briefcases, wives, (very useful if you lose her in Tesco’s), or family pet (not sure if it works for fish). You can then interrogate it using Bluetooth via your PC or Smartphone. The idea, like the phone finder, will let you know where the missing item is. One Smartphone app even has a tracking screen giving approximate range and bearing. I am waiting to see how long before they bring out a model with the voice prompts, given by that lady with the unctuous voice who does the Underground announcements, “You’re getting closer, no colder, go back twenty feet, a left turn into living room, lift up the left hand cushion” [You read it here first].

CO and Smoke alarms - although they serve a vital function and will talk to you they aren’t strictly white goods; ours are off-white. They all chirrup every few minutes when the battery is low. We have three, adjacent to cooker, boiler etc, which resulted in the following scenario: 02.30am ‘Chirrup.’ Wife wakes up, “What was that?” “I don’t know. I didn’t hear anything.” “Well, I’m sure I heard something.” Lie back down, doze

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clean blood off head and put sticking plaster on gash, check toe still works and return to bed at 03.25. Tried to get back to sleep, but was kept awake by, (an imagined?), background sniggering noise, probably the white-goods exchanging notes; they do it over the electricity mains y’know.

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These problems all started in 1957 when the Sputnik satellite played a joke by opening and closing garage doors all across America giving domestic appliances a first taste of control over us their human masters, but I wonder who or what gave them the idea? Sixty plus years later the future is here and it is even scarier.

One manufacturer promotes ‘The internet of things’ - the IoT - with the jolly words: ‘Think how easier your life will be when not just your phone, but your entire home is ‘smart.” No longer will you have to rely on pre-programmed central heating or oven temperature controls. Train delayed?

Remotely turn up your central heating, switch on your lights, and set the cooker in time to have the house warm and a meal cooked ready for your return.’ One white goods firm is already developing a ‘smart fridge’ that will read the bar codes of food items in your fridge and harangue you if they are beyond their ‘smell by’ dates, (won’t need one of these, I already have a nose, thank you).

Many of these new features are already possible thanks to interconnection of phone networks, GPS, Wi-Fi, and the internet. Woe betide the day when the train has been delayed yet again by signal failures and you finally arrive home to find your cold house in darkness, your dinner congealed in the oven and the wine has warmed in the fridge, at which point you wish for an Aga and wonder and why your ‘Smart house’ is so dumb just because the ‘internet is down’. Don’t despair, get a smartphone app that features the unctuous voiced lady who will warn you about the systems failure and even book the nearest restaurant or hotel, commensurate with Covid 19 safety rules.

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PUZZLE WALK - JACOB’S WELLS AND BRANDON HILL Something a little more local for you his month, in the form of a fun and hopefully interesting walk around the quiet back lanes around Jacob’s Wells Road and Brandon Hill. Sadly given the area this is not a walk for people who don’t like, or can’t cope with, steps and slopes as it is far from flat.

But while it isn’t suitable for buggies it will be enjoyable for youngsters and there is plenty of space on Brandon Hill (and a playground) to let off steam. The walk will take you a couple of hours max, and as it starts and ends on the Triangle there are plenty of choices for refreshment at the start and end. Mostly on quiet roads and paths there are though a couple of busy road crossings so please hold little hands when necessary.

hand corner, until you emerge at the bottom onto what is Meridian Vale, with a terrace of buildings on your left and high walling and gardens on your right. At the bottom turn right, back uphill, past the Strangers Burial Ground on your right.

4. For how many years was the Strangers Burial Ground in use?

The Strangers Burial Ground was openend as an overflow graveyard for St Pauls, Clifton. It was used extensively in the 18th and 19th centuries as a burial ground for many people who came to Bristol (i.e. strangers) to seek a cure for various maladies from the “therapeutic” waters of the Hot Wells spa. Often this was a journey of last resort as the waters had become toxic and the treatment failed. As non-parishioners the Strangers Burial Ground became an still are their final resting place. The wall, gates and railings are all Grade II listed by Historic England.

So, the start of the walk has you on Triangle West near Mbargo night club, looking towards the Clifton Heights shopping complex. From here carefully cross the main road to the Brass Pig opposite you. Here, to the left of the pub, you will see a narrow pedestrian lane on the left. This is Pro Cathedral Lane. Follow this uphill.

1. What is the name of the building on your left?

Continue to the top of the lane, past the lovely old sandstone building on your left which is now student accommodation, and along the edge of Bruton Place, keeping the little garden on your right. At the top, as you turn left into Meridian Place, you pass an old barber’s shop.

Continue up Lower Clifton Hill, looking back to enjoy great views of the imposing Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH School) on the opposite hill, then at the junction, with the post box on the corner, turn left into Bellevue.

2. Where has time lost gone?

5. Who was on the throne at the time of this post box being installed?

Walk along elegant Meridian Place.

Walk along the raised pavement that runs the length of Bellevue until you get to the end, where you will see a plaque outside number 2.

3. Who is sitting outside number 11?

Fifty yards past number 11, on the opposite (left) side, you come to a gap in the terrace with a set of paved steps heading downhill.

Taking care, as it can be slippery and there is poor handrailing, walk down these steps, rounding the right

6. With which country were the two commemorated members of aristocracy involved during the nineteenth century?

Carefully cross Constitution Hill, which drops steeply away to your left, and walk up the short spiralled footpath diagonally opposite that will bring you up to a raised bench, on your right, at the end of Bellevue Crescent.

7. A sculpture of which part of the human anatomy can you see nestling in the spikey plants on your left?

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PUZZLE WALK - JACOB’S WELLS AND BRANDON HILL Continue your walk along Bellevue Crescent (one of my favourite roads in Bristol) as it curves away to the left. As you approach the end of the Crescent, look for number 58 and the black signpost in the front garden.

8. How far are you from Temple Meads Station?

At the end of Bellevue Crescent (where if you look left down Bellevue Cottages you have a nice view of Brandon Hill and Cabot Tower opposite) the road dips and peters out by a pastel blue house and the top of a flight of steps. These are White Hart Steps.

Retrace your steps back down towards the roundabout, then head left up the zig-zag steps that take you up onto the lower slopes of Brandon Hill. At the top of the steps turn right and follow the path anti-clockwise.

9. What is the name of the unlikely bus stop here?

Follow the picturesue steps down, passing a little area on your left that gives its name to the aforementioned bus stop. When you reach the bottom the path takes you through a short underpass and out onto the pavement, opposite the roundabout that forms the busy junction of Jacob’s Wells Road and Hotwell Road.

12. How many masts does the SS Great Britain have?

Continue along the path until it turns into a cobbled street, with a primary school on your left and the lovely terraced housing of Queen’s Parade on your right. Keeping Brandon Hill on your left, follow the road until it turns into Brandon Steep, at the junction with the narrow Brandon Steps that drop away to your right.

10. How many trees are on the roundabout?

Carefully cross the road towards the small rank of shops opposite then head left, back up Jacob’s Wells Road for about 100 yards. Opposite you now are the impressive but largely derelict Hotwells Public Baths.

13. In what year was Brandon Cottage restored?

11. What could men do at the Public Baths that women could not?

Turn around now and follow the path onto Brandon Hill, heading uphill as the path bears round to the right. At the first brow of the hill, by the pedestrian entrance onto Brandon Hill from Great George Street on your right, turn left and follow the footpath, going straight across where there is an intersection of 5 paths by a notice board. Continue along this path as it bears gently right - you are heading across Brandon Hill with the tower up on your right. Just before you get to a flight of steps up towards the tower, you will find two benches by the path and just opposite them, down on the grassy slope, two trees with marker boards.

Designed by the City Surveyor, Josiah Thomas between 1877 and 1879, this beautiful Grade II listed piece of Victorian architecture opened in 1889, built at a cost of approximately £9,000.

Known locally just as the Jacobs Wells Baths, the building was part of the city’s response to a cholera outbreak and to the 1846 Baths and Washhouses Act which encouraged the provision of more open and covered swimming and bathing facilities. A fascinating history of the baths can be found on the Jacobs Wells Community Hub website - jacobswellscommunityhub.com

14. In what year was the Wellingtonia tree planted?

Now walk up the wide flight of steps and at the top turn right onto the broad popular terrace

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PUZZLE WALK - JACOB’S WELLS AND BRANDON HILL that overlooks the western side of the city. Just before the little pond take the path on the left, past the quaint little outhouse on your left and the labelled oak on your right, and zig zag your way up through the gardens until you get to the base of Cabot Tower. Unfortunately the tower is not open to the public, but well worth the climb when it is.

The statue in the gardens is a replica of the Bristol High Cross, a monument erected in the city in 1373 honouring various British monarchs, and moved to College Green in 1733. The original statue was given in 1768 to Stourhead gardens where it still stands. The statue here in Berkeley Square is a replica which was made by John Norton in 1851, originally sited on College Green and removed in the late 1940s. The Bristol Civic Society purchased the remains in 1950 and re-erected themhere in Berkeley Square.

15. Which monarch sponsored John Cabot’s voyage to North America?

Descend back down through the other side of the gardens, with the tower behind you to your right. Follow the gently stepped path down to the left, with a small pond to your right, past another Brandon Hill notice board, and then down the slope until you reach a wider lane. Turn up this lane and when you get to the grafitti’d garage in front of you turn right, leaving Brandon Hill behind you and walking out into Berkeley Square.

Enter the gardens in the centre of the square by the gate, and turn right. Head down the grass / muddly path to the bottom right hand corner of the garden where you will find this piece of sculpture.

Exit the gardens at the opposite corner and follow the sound of traffic as you head downhill and out of Berkeley Square, returning towards the Triangle. Just before you do, admire Berkeley Crescent up the steps to your left - lovely architecture but sadly no longer a pedestrian cut though.

As you reach the Triangle turn left, and head back towards the start point of the walk.

17. What is the name of the train chugging across the viaduct?

Walk to the end of Triangle South, at the junction with the top of Jacob’s Wells Road, then turn left up into Byron Place, past Flying Saucers.

Walk clockwise around the outside of the central garden, until you are almost onto the flyover to the car park opposite. Here you will see two adjacent flights of steps downwards. Take the narrower flight of steps on the left and you will come back out onto the main road.

18. What two characters form the poignant piece of modern sculpture that you are very close to?

Now it’s time to grab a coffee then head home after what I hope has been an enjoyable walk.

16. Which female monarch is depicted on the cross?

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fallen leaves from Mediterranean and other drought-tolerant plants such as lavender as they may cause them to rot. Decaying leaves can also harbour pests, so it’s worth tidying the ground around slug-susceptible plants. Skim ponds regularly or fix a net over the top to stop leaves falling in.

In early October the National Trust predicted a particularly good display of autumn leaf colour, thanks to a sunny spring and autumn and sufficient rainfall during the summer, all of which has enabled the leaves to develop a good sugar content. More sugar leads to more anthocyanin and consequently more vibrant colour. How long this display lasts depends on the weather remaining calm and settled.

The good news is that these leaves can be recycled and put to good use. Leaf mould is a fantastic soil improver, breaking down the heavy clay soil so familiar to Bristol gardeners.

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If you have space, create a chicken wire cage in a shady (but not dry) corner of the garden. For both methods, running a lawnmower over the leaves first will speed up the process.

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To Bake the Cake: 250 grams butter 220 grams dark brown sugar 4 eggs 275 plain flour 1tsp baking powder 80ml black treacle 1tbsp vanilla essence 230 grams dark chocolate chips 1 tbsp mixed spice 1 tbsp nutmeg 1 tbsp cinnamon To Feed the Cake: 500ml port

To soak the fruit 1.

Chop the prunes and place them with all the other dried fruits into a saucepan. Then add the port, the juice and zest of an orange.

2. Put the saucepan over a medium heat and lightly simmer for around 5 minutes. Pour into a large air-tight container, leave to cool, and place in fridge. Ideally leave to soak for a week, however, if you do not have enough time to do so, leave it for at least two days, stirring daily.

To make the cake 1.

Preheat the oven to 160C ( 310F) Gas mark 3. Then prepare your cake tin by lining it with a double layer of greaseproof paper, ensuring the paper exceeds the depth of the tin by roughly 2cm. Create another double layer of greaseproof around the outside of the tin and secure with string.

2. Using an electric whisk, combine the butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and treacle. Once combined, sieve in the spices, flour, and baking powder. Finally, using a wooden spoon fold in the soaked fruit mixture and chocolate chips.

3. Pour into the cake tin and even the top using a knife. Place into the oven for 3- 3 1/2 hours, or when a knife is inserted into the centre of the cake and it comes out clean.

4. As soon as the cake is out of the oven, pierce it with holes all over, using a skewer.

Drizzle with a good glug of port. Leave to cool and place in an airtight container and store in the cupboard. No need to remove from tin yet.

To feed the cake 1.

Feed the cake with a drizzle of port for a month, or longer if possible. Do this at regular intervals, up to three times a week.

To cover the cake 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

The week before Christmas it is time to cover the cake. Remove the cake from the tin and place on the plate or a stand you wish to serve it on.

Brush the cake with warm apricot jam (this can be warmed in the microwave for around 5 seconds).

Lightly dust a surface with icing sugar, and with a rolling pin roll out the marzipan.

Place over the cake and trim at the edges.

Brush the warm jam on top of the marzipan. Now roll out the fondant, on a dusted surface, and place on the top of the cake.

Finally, decorate the cake with whatever you wish to. Here, I have painted the cake with an edible gold paint. Under the topping of dried oranges, cinnamon sticks and pine cuttings I have a layer of greaseproof paper to avoid contamination.

IT ISSUES - RUSSELL ISAAC Two must-have apps for your smart phone

with instructions on what to do. If everyone uses this, it will seriously help the communal effort in track & trace.

Here is a recommendation for two smartphone/tablet apps I find myself using on a dailybasis.

Scannable (by Evernote)

NHS Covid 19​

My favourite app this year for quick scanning andsending of documents (something we are all being asked to do more and more).

The app is wonderfully simple - point it at a document, the camera will scan it (multiple pages if required), instantly square up the edges and change the brightness / contrast so it looks professional, and, with a tap of a button, you can email it to whomever. It can be done in under 10 seconds - highly recommended and beautifully simple to use.

Downloadable on most modern smartphones, the simple-to-use NHS app is well-publicised, but still not used by many. Download it from the AppStore (Apple) / Google Play Store (Android), follow the three simple steps to activateit, and it will monitor whomever you come into prolonged contact with and alert you if anyone near you tests positive. It also has a simple Venue Check-in button - most shops / cafes / bars have a QR code at the door you simply point the phone at it and it logs you as having been there, and will alert you if anyone subsequently tests positive there,

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LONG BEFORE THE UBER link in with the trams that serviced the city centre. These four routes covered Clifton, Long Ashton, Ashley Down and Westbury on Trym.

I never fail to be interested, entertained and puzzled by the way our language changes. It always has, it always will and I’m glad it does, even if I’m regularly bemused by the direction it takes. For if it didn’t I guess we would all still be talking like the cast of a Shakespearian drama - or more likely simply grunting at each other. Words come and then go - and sometimes come back. I mention this for two vaguely related reasons. Firstly I recently heard a group of youngsters saying they’d “grab an Uber” into town. Not a taxi anymore - like Hoover and Biro and many more, the brand has become the noun. Ask anyone under 25 if they’ve ever hailed a cab and I bet they’ll look at you as blankly as my daughter did.

No, taxis may be a thing of the past. And secondly I discovered that, contrary to my understanding, the building that is now the Majestic Wine store at the top of Falcondale Road was not, and never was, a tram depot.

It was a garage for taxis and buses of the motorised variety, built in 1915 - several years after horse-drawn buses and horse drawn taxis left the streets of Bristol.

Outside the Victoria Rooms The Westbury route ran from the Old Halt, on Rockleaze (at the top of Stoke Hill) along Stoke Road towards Blackboy Hill, where you could alight to take a horse drawn tram into the Centre (or the Tramways Centre as it was officially known), or remain on board and head out along Westbury Road, past White Tree and on towards the top of Westbury Hill, where the horse-bus would turn near St Ursulas for the return journey.

On a Sunday the route was extended as far as the “bracing” Sea Walls to take in the views.

I learned this from local historian (and true gentleman) Peter Davey, who kindly sent me a copy of his latest booklet that looks at the horse-bus routes operated by the Bristol Tramways and Carriage Company at the turn of the last century. Peter is custodian of a vast library of photographs, illustrations and physical artefacts relating to Bristol’s early public transport heritage, and he has produced a number of fascinating and entertaining books, booklets, DVD’s and photo collections on the subject. Bristol is well placed to house such a wealth of tram related information - it was apparently the first city in the UK to introduce electric trams in 1895.

Horse-bus heading along Stoke Road towards Blackboy Hill

The latest of Peter’s publications though focuses on horse power, and looks at the four horse-bus routes, or feeders, that operated around the periphery of the city to

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LONG BEFORE THE UBER bus coming off the overhead power supply causing the bus to stop, and having to wait until the conductor got a very long pole out and pushed them back onto the cables.

Peter advised that the trolleybuses ended operation in April 1969, when I was just four.

anecdotes pertaining to the horse- buses that served Bristol between 1887 and 1906.

If you like your local history or have an interest in how transport has developed then you will find much to enjoy in this little gem. Fares, routes, vehicle descriptions, horse care and costs all get a mention, and collectively produce an evocative picture of aspects of daily life in the city at the end of the Victorian era.

If you are interested in purchasing copies of this booklet then it is available for the princely sum of £5, inc p&p, from Peter Davey, 4 Downs Park East, Bristol, BS6 7QD. Cheques payable to Peter Davey or a £5 note will suffice. Or get in contact with me and I will put you in touch with Peter.

As an aside, possibly my earliest childhood memory was going to Bournemouth with my mum and travelling on a yellow trolleybus.

I recall the contraption on the roof of the

Photos courtesy of the Peter Davey Collection

Council Talk - Peter & John Reporting Cllr. Peter Abraham and Cllr. John Goulandris serve you on Bristol City Council for the Stoke Bishop Ward covering Sneyd Park and Sea Mills. If you need their help, just

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

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Bristol Energy : We still await details of the total cost to council taxpayers.

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Parry’s Lane Area : We are pleased to report that the promised traffic management measures have now been completed.

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Potholes/Resurfacing : Readers will have seen that the government’s additional £2.64M highways grant is being spent with works under way in Old Sneyd Park, Avon Way and Roman Way. Please keep reporting potholes - there is money to fix them.

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THIS MONTH IN BRISTORY News

Births

12 November 1851

28 November 1871 - Emmie Owen An opera singer and actress, Owen made her theatrical debut in Bristol’s Prince’s Theatre when she was just 11 and is best known for her performances with the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company in … such as The Vicar of Bray, The Chieftain, The Mikado and The Yeoman of the Guard. She fell ill while touring Australia and New Zealand when she was just 29, and died in Crucdale, Kent in 1905 when she was still only 35.

A performance of Mr Nightingale’s Diary, as written by Charles Dickens and Mark Lemon was held at the Victoria Rooms.

Performed by The Amateur Company of the Guild of Literature and Art, of which Dickens was the manager and one of the actors, the show sold out days before the event took place and led to a repeat two days later on 14 November.

23 November 1948 – Ian Hodder Born in Bristol, Ian Hodder is a renowned archaeologist who pioneered postprocessualist theory in his field. Currently Professor of Anthropology at Stanford University in the U.S. he has carried out extensive work at the 9,000-yearold Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in central Anatolia (now Turkey). Hodder was awarded the Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) In the Queen’s 2019 Birthday Honours for his services to archaeology and UK/ Turkey relations.

21 November 1888 The ketch (a type of two-masted sailboat) United, loaded with 300 barrels of highly flammable naptha, caught fire and exploded in the Bathurst Basin. The burning naptha set fire to other boats and the explosion blew out the windows of neighbouring buildings such as the General Hospital. Three members of the United’s crew burned to death. It took three hours to put the fire out.

Deaths 16 November 1943 - John Richard Easonsmith Easonsmith was born in Bristol on 12 April 1909 and attended Clifton College before working as a tobacco importer and then a wine salesman.

In September 1939 he joined the 4th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment and by October 1943 had been promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel, as well as earning the Military Cross and Distinguished Service Honour. He was killed during the Battle of Leros in Greece when he was shot by a German sniper whilst carrying out a lone reconnaissance mission.

13 November 1909 Winston Churchill was horsewhipped by suffragette Theresa Garnett at Bristol Temple Meads. Churchill, then a cabinet minister, was in Bristol to give a talk to the Anchor Society and was repeated struck by Garnett who cried, “Take that in the name of the insulted women of England”. Churchill did not press charges as he did not want to appear in court and Garnett ended up with a one-month prison sentence for disturbing the peace.

19 November 1954 - Bartley Wilson Born in St Mary Redcliffe on 3 January 1870, Wilson was orphaned as a young boy and brought up by his grandmother. Having moved to Cardiff in 1897, he founded Riverside AFC (now Cardiff City FC) two years later as a way of keeping players of the Riverside Cricket Club together during the months when no cricket was played.

In 2010 a new housing estate was built where Cardiff’s Ninian Park ground once stood and the main access road was named Bartley Wilson Way in his honour.

21 November 2010 St Mary Redcliffe’s restored church organ was played for the first time in two years. Repaired at a cost of £800,000 by Durham workshop Harrison and Harrison, where it had been originally built, the organ was the centrepiece of a special service which welcomed the Dean of Canterbury as guest speaker. The organ has 4315 pipes ranging in size from 3ft to that of a pencil.

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PRIZE WORDSEARCH Entries please by email (andy@ bcmagazines.co.uk). text (07845 986650), post (8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY) or phone (0117 259 1964).

Sometimes there is some logic to the wordsearch theme. This month isn’t one of those times. So fruit has been randomly selected in my brain cell to be your search subject.

Here are the fruits you are looking for.

Happy hunting.

Listed below are twenty one fruits, all brimming with Vitamin C - and all hidden in the wordsearch grid. Except one. One fruit has gone off and is missing from the puzzle. Can you find which it is? The words are hidden running forwards, backwards, up, down or on a diagonal. Just find the missing fruit, let me know what it is by the competition deadline of 30th November, and if you are correct and either the first ___________________________ or second name drawn by the computer you will win yourself a properly lush basket of seasonal fruit. So one missing word, two fruity prizes.

LEMON MANGO GRAPEFRUIT RHUBARB DAMSON CHERRY PINEAPPLE TANGERINE KIWI STRAWBERRY GRAPE PEAR GOOSEBERRY RASPBERRY BLACKCURRANT NECTARINE APRICOT PEACH SATSUMA BANANA APPLE

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J K F A S B D W Y O E I L K V R B N O G U W Z I

T X A T T B M L O U R T T D K D J U W S K U V U

O D I D R M P G K R R P N E Y R R E B P S A R U

S B A N A N A P Y V H V V G J E H N E T Q D S E

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E Y P Q W F S I C Q U U R I H H F E U Q X B K V

A A O E B Y V T X A W A B W E B R T X J V B B A

X Q C A E W B E B Y P V A A U P N Z Q E T A E M

Z M O G R Q G N O E O N U Y R A X K D M Z P C X

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A B A J R A K I F A K V U U R B R K I Y Y R D V

E M Y D Y P W R B U W E F R L L P T H W T I P G

N C U N S O U A P O R Z U G U K G V M K I C P R

N B D S C I W T I Y F C F B O H F J G I U O O R

B Z K K T W U C N T K K Q Q R O X Z O U O T M I

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S F U M A A K E E C J L I O E S S A W A C M S R

A V F D J F S N A B A P P L E N P E A S M W K V

A G P H C M Q L P N T B Q I L B I I B H G O A O

E E E I D S B S P K M V A K B S Q R B E Q X Q D

X X A X I A V G L Z O M S B X R O N E S R G T Q

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B U R G F U R E E P F G D T S L V Z P G Q R J E

S N O A Q T M W M P M L N O M E L G Y U N M Y Z

F F L X B I G U I N N N F A W C L Q M U S A D Z

S J N C C E T W G O W B C O M R P H B R U S T S

C O H C A E P W C V H F M G R A P E C Z O W L M

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THIS BS9 LIFE - DUNCAN HASKELL A few days ago I woke up to discover that our car had been broken into on our drive and some cheeky (not the word I used at the time) thieves had made off with the contents of the glove compartment.

think about opening an umbrella inside in my presence.

Mainly though, my superstitions reveal themselves in a sporting environment – which is more of the armchair variety these days rather than having to kick each goalpost before scoring a match-winning penalty.

In need of some spiritual calming, we decided to take a trip to Glastonbury - a semi-regular visit which involves climbing the Tor and soaking up the remarkably tranquil and Arthurian ambience of Glastonbury Abbey. Becalmed, we returned to the car park to find a £50 parking ticket affixed to our window (despite having paid for our parking).

No matter the logic, there’s nobody who will ever convince me that my exact sitting position doesn’t have a huge influence on the outcome of sporting events. When I get it right – like the time I found the ideal sweet spot on my sofa for the London Olympics’ “Super Saturday” – wonderful things can happen, but all it takes is a misplaced cushion for everything to come crashing down.

The problem, as any other superstitious person will tell you, is that when a pair of bad things happen in quick succession you know that a third has to follow. And you can’t trick the higher powers by accidentally-on-purpose tripping yourself up. No, these have to be natural disasters (which could include natural disasters).

It’s not just me, I have a friend who is convinced that having the TV volume turned up to an odd number is a sure-fire way to bring bad things into your life. And who amongst us doesn’t feel the need to salute every time we see a solitary magpie? So don’t mind me as I continue to worry about the third accident waiting to happen… And just like that, in the middle of writing this column, our boiler electrician has advised us that we have a gas leak and we have to vacate the house immediately.

While waiting for the final part of the evil triptych to befall me I began to think about my superstitious nature. I wouldn’t say that I’m in the upper echelons, many a cracked pavement have I walked on and just as many grains of salt have remained unthrown. That said, walking under ladders is a definite no-no and please don’t ever

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PUZZLE WALK ANSWERS FROM PAGE 52 1. St. Catherine’s Hall; 2. “Gone For Ever”; 3. two monkeys; 4. eighty four years; 5. Queen Victoria (the VR cipher indicates the post box dates from between 1837 to 1901); 6. India (Lucknow and the Punjab); 7. a hand; 8. one and a half miles; 9. Cherry Gardens; 10. five; 11. both men and women could have a hot bath, but only men could have a swim; 12. four; 13. 1988; 14. 1973 (plant a tree in ‘73); 15. King Henry VII; 16. Queen Elizabeth I; 17. the “Coconut Tree”; 18. a young man and a teddy bear.

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During August and September Sneyd Park Residents Association partnered with Druid Fountain Neighbourhood Watch and Stoke Bishop Forum to raise money to buy and install a defibrillator unit on Druid Hill by the shops.

Sufficient money was raised thanks to public generosity and support from SPRA and DFNW. Salvatore, who owns the friendly and welcoming barbershop on Druid Hill, and has done so for 28 years, kindly agreed to host the Defib on his shop front. So a huge thank-you to him for that.

Salvatore said “ I’m proud to have been involved, and thanks must also go to others who have got

this off the ground - Alan Jenkinson (SPRA) Martin Farrell (DFNW) and Simon Brooks (coordinator of the installation of this and other defib installations in North Bristol). I hope we don’t need it but you never know, at least we are better prepared “ Training in CPR and use of the defib is being given so if you are interested please contact Alan Jenkinson on 07920 560 048 for more details.

(Editor’s Note - More Defib news from Simon Brooks in the December issue of the BS9).

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RIVER AVON TIDE TIMES Here are your River Avon tide times for the weekends in November, with the highest high tides highlighted in red.

Date

High

Low

High

Low

Sat 31st October

06.54

13.40

19.12

02.00 (Sun)

Sun 1st November

07.28

14.19

19.45

Sat 7th November

10.36

16.58

23.06

Sun 8th November

11.30

17.49

00.09 (Mon)

Sat 14th November

06.07

12.52

18.27

01.21 (Sun)

Sun 15th November

06.52

13.42

19.13

02.08 (Mon)

Sat 21st November

11.08

17.30

23.37

Sun 22nd November

12.11

18.22

00.53 (Mon)

Sat 28th November

05.42

12.18

18.02

00.39 (Sun)

Sun 29th November

06.20

13.02

18.40

01.22 (Mon)

© Crown Copyright and/or database rights. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office and the UK Hydrographic Office (www.GOV.uk/UKHO).

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Grange Court Road flats. This is a planning application to build 2 extra floors on the top of this block of flats. A decision is imminent. Email us if you want to receive up to date information Clean Air Zone. The Council has revised plans and is consulting now. To find out more go to www.bristol.gov.uk/caz2020 Our October Zoom meeting was the best attended yet, with an update on Westbury Wildlife Park and issues raised from across our community Our next Zoom meeting is at 7pm on Tuesday 17th November. To register go to http://tiny.cc/WH17Nov Please email us to receive our e-newsletter.

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QUIZ ANSWERS Quiz Time from page 13

5a) Moscow, b) Johannesberg, c) Chicago.

Sporting Firsts 1. First goal in the Premier League; 2. First player to hit six sixes in one over in a first class cricket match; 3. First winner of the ladies Wimbledon Championship; 4. First player to complete a 9 dart leg in the World Darts Championship; 5. First Englishman to lift the Rugby World Cup.

Television 1a) Bamber Gascoigne and Jeremy Paxman, b) Sir Robin Day and Fiona Bruce, c) Bob Monkhouse and Gino D’Acampo; 2. 2012; 3. 1997; 4. Kristin Shepard; 5. (l to r) David Vine, David Coleman, Dickie Davies.

Geography 1. the Black Sea; 2. Reykjavik, Iceland (N), Wellington, NZ (S), Funafuti, Tuvalu (E), Nuku’alufa, Tonga (W); 3. they are all active volcanoes; 4. Annapurna in Nepal; 5. Great Wall of China (total length) 13,130 miles, Moon’s circumference 6,783 miles, the Nile 4,130 miles.

Politics 1. David Lloyd George; 2. Darren Jones, Charlotte Leslie, Doug Naysmith; 3. £81,932; 4. Whitehall and Horse Guards Road; 5.

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt.

Music 1. (l to r) bassoon, flugelhorn, ocarina. ; 2.

1964; 3. the Top 30 / 40 / Chart Show. 4.

Michael Kiwanuka; 5. Charlie Watts (79).

Who Am I? (clockwise from top left) Jodie Whittaker, Matt Hancock, Sophie Raworth, Romesh Ranganathan

In the Garden 1. the onion family; 2. Toby Buckland, Monty Don (first stint), and Alan Titchmarsh; 3.

May; 4. (l to r) basil, coriander, thyme; 5a) Rowan / Mountain Ash, b) plum / cherry, c) apple / crabapple.

Children’s Puzzles from page 30 Who Am I? Miley Cyrus, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Darth Vader, Phillip Schofield

Wildlife 1. (l to r) wolverine, marmot, stoat; 2. house sparrow; 3. Majestic Blue; 4. Rwanda; 5. mole.

What Am I? Punk, Muhammad Ali, Ruby, Red Admiral Where Am I? Empire State Building, New York (USA), Stonehenge (UK), Christ the Redeemer, Rio De Janeiro (Brazil), Taj Mahal, Agra, India

Transport 1. Jeremy Clarkson (60), James May (57), Richard Hammond (50); 2. the Ford Escort; 3. Mallard, Stephenson’s “Rocket” and Henry the green engine; 4. the gauge (width between the rails) of the railway network;

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WHAT’S ON & COMMUNITY NEWS Listings continue to be a little different at the moment. Given the current restrictions on gatherings, and the continuing requirement for social distancing, the ongoing operation of many of the clubs, societies, choirs, social groups, fitness sessions and companionship groups remains difficult. So rather than reiterate activities in each listing that may not now be possible it seemed sensible to just list the local groups who have asked to feature, together with their contact names and details.

Bridge Tuition 07837300073 tc.stygall@gmail.com

If, going forward, the organisers of any group that wants a fuller updated listing, detailing how they will be running things in a coronavirus-compliant manner, wishes to get in touch then I will be more than happy to include them from next month.

So, here are the regularly listed clubs and groups together with ther latest contact details I have. If these are incorrect please accept my apologies, and do please update me by emailing andy@ bcmagazines.co.uk.

Bristol Astronomical Society www.bristolastrosoc.org.uk

Bristol & Clifton Dickens Society 0117 927 9875 www.dickens-society.org.uk Bristol Alexander School www.bristolalexanderschool.co.uk Caroline at cchalk19@gmail.com

Bristol Bridge Club with the new English Bridge School is pleased to offer a new On Line Course for beginners (10am to 12 noon). Lessons will include live tutorial and practice on line. The first session will be free. Course cost is £100 plus a subscription of £5 per month for the online material (first month free). Concessions for students and those in receipt of benefits. www. bristolbridgeclub.co.uk for more details.

All Together Now Bristol Choir www.alltogethernowchoir.com

Bristol Brunel Lions Club Bill O’Neill at lion.bill@virginmedia.com

Alpine Garden Society 0117 967 3160.

Bristol Cabot Choir admin@bristolcabotchoir.org www.bristolcabotchoir.org

The Arts Society Bristol welcomes new members.

Lectures on a wide range of arts related subjects are given by specialists in their own field and are being delivered by internet until we are able to resume evening meetings at Redmaids’ High School, Bristol BS9 3AW. The lecture on 10 November is on “Prehistoric Potters” and on 8 December is on “The Lute within Old Master Paintings”. For more information visit our website www.theartssociety-bristol.org.uk

Bristol Chamber Choir www.bristolchamberchoir.org.uk Rae Ford on 0117 939 1685 rodcoomber@aol.co.uk Bristol Community Gamelan keithripley27@gmail.com phone 9444241

Babbers Radio Show info@ujimaradio.com.

Bristol Grandparents Support Group 07773 258 270 / www.bgsg.co.uk

Beaufort Junior Badminton Club Penny at pennyshears@googlemail.com 07941 013 514

Bristol Indoor Bowls Club Email: info@bristolindoorbowls.org.uk Tel: 0117 963 3460 www.bristolindoorbowls.org.uk The club has reopened and members have returned with suitably revised playing and

Biodanza Classes Sheila on 07731 697 938.

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An important Message about The Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial in Westbury on Trym Village Remembrance Sunday 8th November 2020 It is with regret that I need to inform everyone who normally attends that we cannot hold our usual parade as have done for many years. With the numbers that we usually have, we cannot manage the risks that will clearly be present in the midst of the covid-19 pandemic. So, we have come to the conclusion that we must ask everyone please not to come to the War Memorial on Remembrance Sunday but remain in your church or at home for the act of remembrance, either in church or on television from London. This will disappoint all of us I know, but we do not have any other alternative.

There will however be an Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial with 6 people only. This we can and must do. I know many will be tempted still to come but I do ask you not to. Our highest priority whilst this Act of Remembrance is done is to keep everyone safe. This cannot be done with the usual crowd gathered around the Memorial. I do encourage all who would like to place a wreath, to do so in their own time later in the day. There will also be a gathering of a few of us on the 11th of November on the roundabout, but again, please, keeping to the 2 metre distance rule and wear a mask to protect others. Thanks you very much.

Fr. Andre Hart on behalf of the convening churches

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WHAT’S ON & COMMUNITY NEWS Filtones Choir www.thefiltones.weebly.com

socialising policies to meet Covid-19 restrictions, full details and updates on our website. Free coaching is available.

Friendly Bridge SW Stoke Bishop friendlybridgesw.org.uk

Bristol Morris Men www.bristolmorrismen.co.uk Grant on 0117 944 2165

Bristol Scrabble Club Sue on 0117 924 7871

Friends of Welsh National Opera will sadly not be able to resume our monthly meetings at Redmaids School until early next year. We look forward to welcoming you in 2021. Look out for further news here or contact Melanie David at melaniejdavid@btinternet.com or on 01934 842014 for more information.

Bristol Shambhala Meditation Group bristol.shambhala.info

Friends of the Downs & Avon Gorge www.friendsofthedowns.org

Bristol Shiplovers Society www.bristolshiplovers.co.uk

Friends of Old Sneed Park Nature Reserve www.spnaturereserve.com Next working party will be held on November 14th, 10am to 12 noon. All volunteers must reserve a place please email. fospnr@gmail.com.

Please bring your own tools and refreshments’ All welcome.

Bristol Philatelic Society 0117 956 7853

Carers Support Centre 0117 965 2200 www.carerssupportcentre.org.uk City Voices Bristol www.cityvoicesbristol.org

Frisbee Club North Bristol Ultimate on Facebook jake.f.waller@gmail.com.

Civil Service Retirement Fellowship Tony McKenna on 0117 950 2059

Happy Days Memory Café Tony on 0117 968 1002

Clifton Rotary Club www.cliftonrotary.org secretary@cliftonrotary.org

Henbury ‘Blaise’ Womens’ Institute 0117 962 9400

The Clifton Singers contact@cliftonsingers.co.uk www.cliftonsingers.co.uk

Henbury Singers Maggie Cavanna 0117 973 4794 secretary@henburysingers.org

Country Market in WoT Sue Sills on 0117 962 8306.

Henleaze (Evening) Townswomen’s Guild Shirley on 0117 962 2243

Dancercise in Sea Mills Anna on 07852 988 895

Henleaze Bowling Club Tom Logan on 0117 962 1669 hbcsec@henleazebowlingclub.org.uk

Discussion Group Bob Broomfield on 0117 962 1061

Henleaze Garden Club Brian Dury 0117 9621227 www.henleazegardenclub.com

Fielder Club gloriasimmonds@hotmail.co.uk

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Santas on the Run goes freestyle!

The annual Santas on the Run in Bristol is back but not as you know it! Taking place over the weekend of the 11-13 December, supporters will be able to choose their distance, route and their festive dress.

Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) who host the annual event, has taken the decision hold it virtually due to the pandemic.

Tamara Downes, Fundraising Manager at CHSW, said: “This year, Santas on the Run is going freestyle! Whilst we can’t all come together on Bristol Harbourside, together we can still spread some joy and laughter and we’d encourage everyone to go crackers with their festive fundraising! Whether you twinkle in tinsel or rock it like Rudolph, you can get creative with your costume and complete a distance of your choice, your way.”

The first Santas on the Run took place in 2009 and over the years it’s seen thousands of people join together in the city to raise funds for Bristol’s only children’s hospice facility, CHSW’s Charlton Farm. This year, participants are being asked to raise sponsorship or make a donation to enable the charity to continue to provide care for children and families when they need it most, whether that be in the hospice, at home, or virtually.

Tamara continued: “Over the weekend of 11-13 December we will have a warm-up for people to join online each day as well as a prizes for the best-dressed family, child and dog! Individuals who raise £15 or more will also receive a medal. It’s undoubtedly been a challenging year and we would encourage people to get involved however they like this Christmas but most importantly help us raise money for local families whose children are living with life-limiting conditions.”

Registration is free! Simply register your interest at www.chsw.org.uk/santas and join the charity’s event on Facebook www.facebook.com/events/649916122169450

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WHAT’S ON & COMMUNITY NEWS Henleaze Flower Club Kath on 01454 412087 Marg on 0117 9075724

Lunch Club, WoT Rachel on 0117 330 8503 Alison on 0117 962 9715

Henleaze Ladies’ Choir Jean on 0117 9624466 Jane on 07752 332278

Marie Curie fundraising Helen Isbell on 0117 924 7275 Helen.Isbell@mariecurie.org.uk

Henleaze Seniors Film Club www.homeinstead.co.uk/bristolnorth

Menopause Matters Tricia Worthington on 07962 892 060 tricia_worthington@msn.com

Henleaze Singing for the Brain Sophia Simlat on 0117 961 0693 bristol@alzheimers.org.uk

Mosaic Singers David Vicary on 0797 346 0994.

National Garden Scheme are delighted that many of our gardens in England and Wales are now open. All visitors must pre-purchase tickets on our website for a timed slot at their garden of choice. All funds raised will go to the Help Support Our Nurses campaign. For full details please visit www.ngs.org.uk

Henleaze St Peters Keep Fit Class Louisa on 07725 091 429 Hydrotherapy Exercise Sessions Chris & Ali Cowley on 07971 086 628 www.healthyhydrotherapy.co.uk Instep Club for Widows and Widowers Donna on 01275 832 676 Wilma on 0117 962 8895

The National Trust Bristol Centre Janet Stanton on 0117 456 3497 www.ntbristolcentre.btck.co.uk

Karate Classes Trevor on 07921 917 758

North West Bristol Camera Club Neville at nevwgoodman@mac.com

Keep Fit in WoT Louisa on 0772 509 1429

NotaBene Vocal Ensemble Lisa Smith on 07966 459872 notabenebristol@yahoo.com

Keep Fit classes Eileen Scott on 07969 929 733 www.keepfit.org.uk

Parkinson’s UK www.parkinsonsbristol.com

Keep Fit for Living Gill Porter on 01275 877 131.

Pat-a-Cake Toddlers Group Alison on 0117 962 9715

Knit & Crochet Café 07561 523 919 brisknitcro@gmail.com

People of Note Community Choir www.peopleofnote.co.uk peopleofnote@btinternet.com

Ladies Badminton, Stoke Bishop Pat on 0117 914 9511

Pilates classes Leanne on 07817 189 474 www.mindbodypilates.org

Ladies Badminton, WoT Elizabeth on 0117 968 1759

Redland Green Bowls Club redlandgreenbowls.webs.com

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The window and garden activities that emerged during lockdown have shown that everyone can get involved. “Some people think Window Wanderland is only for artistic people who can put up intricate displays”, says Window Wanderland veteran Sarah. “But the joy that simple rainbows of every shape and size gave passers-by during lockdown, showed that everyone can participate and create something that others will enjoy looking at.” With many streets having come together during the pandemic to support one another and now keeping in contact via social media groups, the hope is that more streets than ever will get involved next year. And as in previous years, schools, Brownies, churches and other community groups are encouraged to participate, too.

As the evenings draw in, the lights go on while the curtains remain open, and curious walkers can once again look into other people’s houses. This year, more than any, we have been looking at one another’s windows: first spotting rainbows, then teddy bears and also checking on our elderly or vulnerable neighbours when walking round our neighbourhood - the only way to get out of our homes in the early weeks of lockdown back in the spring. As time went on, people became ever more inventive. The teddy bears of a family on Eastfield put on a splendid show each day when the sun was out – with days by the beach, doing sport, ballooning, at the circus and more, followed by an engagement, wedding, honeymoon and the arrival of offspring! On Oakwood Road, a community zoo took shape with neighbours adding elephants, zebras, hippos, penguins, giraffes and more each week, all made from milk cartons, shoe boxes and anything else that could salvaged from recycling boxes. In the Lake Road area, meanwhile, a mathematical scavenger hunt sent people from one house number to another around several roads.

The small team leading the BS9 Window Wanderland effort are always on the look-out for others to join in and help with preparations. “Most of the work is around publicity and linking with local schools. So if you are a parent at a local school who is planning to take part, if you have a bit of time to put together some publicity materials, or if you are able to help spread the word via social media, get in touch!” says Lucy. To find out more visit bs9windowwanderland.wixsite.com/ event or the BS9 Window Wanderland Facebook page or send an e-mail to BS9WindowWanderland@gmail.com

This is the same community spirit that Window Wanderland has been tapping into for the past five years and since 2018 also in the BS9 area.

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WHAT’S ON & COMMUNITY NEWS REMAP custom aids for the disabled 0117 329 5183 www.bristol.remap.org.uk.

Stoke Bishop Local History Group sblocalhistory@gmail.com 0117 968 6010

Retired & Senior Volunteer Programme Mina on 07860 669 953 www.RSVP-west.org.uk.

Stoke Bishop Townswomen’s Guild Gay Huggins on 0117 968 5813 Stoke Lodge Ramblers has resumed walking in small groups. If you’ve let your fitness slip during lockdown or you are looking for opportunities to walk in the company of other local people, please check our website for dates when walks are offered - stokelodgeramblers.wordpress.com/ home/walks-programme. Walks vary between 3 and 10 miles and are led by club members. The website is updated whenever a walk is offered, and each one will have a different start point and a maximum number of participants, so you MUST book in advance. Phone the Club Secretary on 0117 950 0934 or email lornarenshaw@yahoo. co.uk for more details.

Rotary Club of Bristol www.bristolrotary.org Martina at mpeattie@btopenworld.com Scottish Country Dancing Alison on 0117 968 4036 Caroline on 0117 924 9226 www.rscdsbristol.info Sea Mills Garden Club Pat Prior 07779 203 626 Gail Mitchell 0117 968 5350.

Shared Reading Christine Betts 07967 332 821

Tai Chi www.taichiworksbristol.co.uk 0117 9424167

Shouri Shotoryu Karate Club Shouri Shotoryu karate on Facebook 0117 969 5697

Tai Chi for over 55’s Selina on 0117 946 6434 Trinity Henleaze Ladies Guild Jenny on 0117 962 0108

Simply Social Activity and Social Club www.simplysocial.org.uk 07971 427 766

University of the Third Age scrabble group 0117 924 1318 nigel.d.sara@btinternet.com.

Soroptimist International Bristol sibristol@hotmail.co.uk www.sigbi.org/Bristol

Walking Touch Rugby Male and Female over 50s Walking Touch Rugby.

Every Friday 1030 to 1130. A great inclusive sport for all levels of mobility. Come along and enjoy a game along with tea/coffee and a chat at the end.

You will made very welcome. Sessions carried out in line with current RFU Covid19 guidelines.

No special clothing required other than sensible outdoor footwear or rugby/football boots.

Ashley Down Old Boys rugby club, Lockleaze Combination Ground, Bonnington Walk, BS7 9YU. Follow the signs to club house which is 200 metres past Lockleaze Sports Centre. Contact : mikeandjand@hotmail.com for further details

St Peter’s Ladies Guild Wilma on 0117 962 8895 St Peter’s Badminton & Social Club Ann on 0117 9694 882 contactann999q@gmail.com Stoke Bishop Bridge Club Rene on 0117 968 4334 Stoke Bishop Ladies Choir Carolyn on 0117 279 1409 Maureen on 0117 956 7894

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WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2020 The world-renowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition has opened at M Shed with a brand new set of stunning images. Now in its 56th year, Wildlife Photographer of the Year showcases the world’s most extraordinary habitats, remarkable species and far-flung landscapes.

slot on a regular basis for vulnerable groups and disabled visitors as well as 50% off for students and 16-25 year olds. Due to the additional COVID safety measures in place at M Shed, all visits must be pre-booked at bristolmuseums.org.uk.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is the most prestigious photography event of its kind, providing a global platform that showcases the natural world’s most astonishing and challenging sights for over 50 years. Launching in 1965 and attracting 361 entries, today the competition receives over 49,000 entries from all over the world. This year’s award-winning images will embark on an international tour that will allow them to be seen by over a million people.

From perching primates to frolicking foxes, visitors will encounter the very best in nature photography and photojournalism. Each image has been chosen by a panel of international experts and the winners are selected for their creativity, originality and technical excellence.

Dr Tim Littlewood, Executive Director of Science at the Natural History Museum and member of the judging panel, said: “This competition has an outstanding reputation in attracting the world’s very best photographers, naturalists and young photographers. There has never been a more vital time for audiences all over the world to re-engage with the natural world, and what better way than this inspiring and provocative exhibition. Photography’s unique ability to spark conversation and curiosity is certainly special.

We hope that this exhibition will provide an opportunity for audiences to pause, reflect and ignite a passion of advocating for the natural world.”

© Hannah Vijayan / Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020 Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum in London and sponsored at M Shed by National Friendly and Pukka Herbs.

Councillor Craig Cheney, Deputy Mayor of Bristol, said: “I’m thrilled to see this hugely popular show return to M Shed. Exhibitions that highlight the urgent issues facing our planet are more important than ever. I hope the show inspires and empowers visitors to make a difference so we can protect the natural world for generations to come. I would like to thank our exhibition sponsors National Friendly and Pukka Herbs for their ongoing support - particularly this year which has been exceptionally challenging for the museum.”

© Evie Easterbrook / Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020 Exhibition information

Visitors will be able to enjoy the exhibition afterhours on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings during November and December. Tickets will be available until 8pm alongside late-night shopping in the museum shop. There is also a dedicated time

£6 adult | £5 concession | Under 16s Free - includes £1 voluntary donation to Bristol Museums Development Trust (BMDT) Students and 16-25 year olds get half price entry.

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WHAT’S ON & COMMUNITY NEWS Westbury Aikido Club www.westburyaikidoclub reenee@westburyaikido.club

Westbury Scottish Country Dance Club (Bristol) Cheryl on 0117 401 2416 www.westburyscottish.org.uk

Westbury Folk / Country Dancing Christine on 0117 962 2223

Zumba Classes jooljdh@gmail.com julie737.zumba.com Jools on 07780 385 830.

Westbury Harriers Running Club www.westburyharriers.co.uk

Zumba Classes Marie on 0117 963 4104 bristoldancezumba@gmail.com

Westbury on Trym Women’s Institute Sue Murphy on 0117 950 2826

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