The Bristol Nine Magazine - September 2021 by Andy Fraser

THE BRISTOL NINE MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2021 - ISSUE 179

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You may be concerned that increasingly, solicitors’ practices are becoming ‘law firms’ with a solicitor meeting the client, taking on a matter and then supervising paralegals and legal executives to carry out the work. Corfield Solicitors does not operate in this way; we simply offer three fully qualified solicitors, personally dealing with your matter from start to finish. Deciding to leave his city centre firm, Jonathan Corfield established his own practice in Sneyd Park in 2009 where he and his wife have lived for many years and raised their family. Charles Corfield joined the practice later that year after graduating from Bristol University with a Masters in Law and both were later joined by Stuart Corfield when he also qualified as a solicitor. Our fees are set in order to make a living rather than a fortune. No ‘extra costs’ are added for home visits. No additional ‘out of hours’ charges are made.

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THE EDITOR’S SMALL PIECE

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Hi there, and welcome to another issue. It’s a lovely morning, a few balloons are up, and I am looking out onto the garden - which if I’m honest is looking a little “late in the season”. I’ll probably get the mower out later, but if I do as suggested in a book I’m currently reading, I should really leave it. It’s about “rewilding”, a trendy new activity that, like many modern things, I haven’t really grasped yet. Hence the start of a new series of articles called “21st Century Mysteries” that kicks off this month with an attempt to explain cryptocurrencies. So next month we may look in more detail at “rewilding”, which to me sounds a bit like “just let nature take over”. And which might be the solution for anyone who likes to sit in, but not work in, their garden.

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railway service along the Severn Beach line, and replacement bus services are running regularly along the route during parts of September. Please check www.gwr.com for comprehensive up to date advice or call 03457 000 125 (09:00-17:00, 7 days a week) - or indeed download the National Rail or GWR apps for the most reliable current information. Local Churches St Mary Magdalene, Stoke Bishop www.stmarysb.org.uk 0117 968 7449 WoT Methodist Church www.westburyontrymmethodistchurch.org.uk 0117 962 2930 WoT Baptist Church, Reedley Rd, www.westburybaptist.org.uk 0117 962 9990 WoT Holy Trinity Parish Church, www.westbury-parish-church.org.uk 0117 950 8644 Sacred Heart Catholic Church, WoT www.sacredheartchurch.co.uk 0117 962 0676 St Peter’s Church, Henleaze www.stpetershenleaze.org 0117 962 4524 Highgrove Church, Sea Mills www.highgrove.church 07966 028 046 Trinity-Henleaze URC www.trinityhenleazeurc.org.uk 0117 962 3431 The Community Church, WoT www.the-community-church.net 0117 946 6807 St Edyth’s Church, Sea Mills www.stedyths.org.uk, 0117 968 6965

Postal Services Westbury on Trym Post (now with extended opening hours in Costcutter on Canford Lane) Mon-Sat 8am - 7pm, Sun 8.30am - 1.30pm Henleaze Post Office Mon 8.30am - 6pm, Tues to Sat 8.30am - 6pm Sea Mills Post Office 9am - 5.30pm Mon to Fri, 9am to 12.30pm Sat Stoke Bishop Post Office (in the Welcome store) 7.00am to 8.00pm Mon to Sat, 7.00am to 5.00pm Sun Late Post - there is a late post box at the main Post Office sorting depot on the A38 at Filton. Currently the late post is at 7pm.

Bristol City Council The Council website offers residents information about BCC services including council tax, bins & recycling, schools, leisure, business, streets and parking. Visit www.bristol.gov.uk or contact the General Enquiries switchboard on 0117 922 2000.

Waste & Recycling If you are planning to visit the Recycling Centre at Avonmouth do check the Bristol Waste website - www.bristolwastecompany.co.uk - first as they are currently running alternate access days depending on your car registration. Current opening hours are 8am to 6.45pm 7 days a week.

Libraries - new opening times from 19th July Henleaze Library is now open 11am to 5pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 1pm to 7pm Wednesday and Friday, and 10am to 5pm Saturday. Sea Mills Library is now open 10am to 2pm Monday and Tuesday, 1pm to 5pm Wednesday and Thursday, and 10am to 3pm Friday and Saturday. Westbury on Trym Library is now open 2pm to 7pm on Monday and 11am to 4pm Tuesday to Saturday.

Local Trains Great Western Trains run from Sea Mills station along the scenic Severn Beach line, in to Temple Meads (via Clifton Down, Redland, Montpelier, Stapleton Road and Lawrence Hill) and out to Severn Beach via Shirehampton and Avonmouth. Due to current engineering works at Bristol Temple Meads there is disruption to the

DEFIBRILLATOR LOCATIONS Recent events at the Euros, with the collapse (and thankful recovery) of Denmark’s Christian Eriksen, and subsequent documentary by fellow footballer Fabrice Muamba, reminded us all of the importance of swift action in the event of someone suffering cardiac/heart problems. Thankfully with this heightened awareness has come the presence of a number of Automated External Defibrillators, or AED’s in prominent locations in our area. This is in no small way due to the enthusiasm and fundraising persistence of former first responder Simon Brookes, who has

↗ Salvatore’s Barbers 19A Druid Hill, Stoke Bishop, BS9 1EW (in the dip near Stoke Bishop Fish Bar) what3words loc’n hulk.courier.bells

↗ Bristol Chiropractic, 2 Kellaway Avenue, Redland, BS6 7XR (in the main rank of shops) what3words loc’n swept.salsa.reap

been fundamental in this raising of awareness. Detailed below are the locations of the defibrillators accessible 24/7 that I am aware of in this area, together with the “what3words” locations for them (which make them much easier to find in an emergency if you have the what3words app on your smartphone). Please if you can take a photo of these pages on your phone and save it for emergency use, or cut the pages out and keep them for reference. Please do let me know if I have missed any.

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Methodist Church Hall, Westbury Hill, WoT, BS9 3AA (next to main GP’s car park) what3words loc’n olive.belly.score

The White Lion Passage Road, Westbury on Trym, BS9 3HN (in the pub car park) what3words loc’n scale.miles.petty

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St Monica Court Cote Lane, WoT, BS9 3TL (part of the St Monica complex) what3words loc’n taking.clubs.tiger

The RAFA Club, 38 Eastfield, WoT, BS9 4BE (near the Eastfield Road junction) what3words loc’n allow.quench.doll 8

↗ Trinity United Reform Church, Waterford Road, Henleaze, BS9 4BT (opp. Tesco garage) what3words loc’n belts.edges.bucks

The creators of what3words have divided the world into 3m squares and given each square a unique combination of three words. what3words addresses are easy to say and share, are as accurate as GPS coordinates, and are now being used by most UK emergency services as a location tool. Get the app!

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The Beehive Pub Wellington Hill West, BS9 QY what3words loc’n - cans.type.loving

Max Minervas Bookshop, North View, Westbury Park, BS6 7PY what3words loc’n - edgy.slap.invite

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↗ Avon Fire & Rescue (Southmead Fire Station), Southmead Road, BS10 5DR what3words loc’n - held.demand.deep

Bristol Prison Site, 248 Gloucester Road, Horfield, BS7 8NZ between Cambridge Rd and Longmead Ave what3words loc’n - moving.spoon.folds

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Bristol Property Centre, 14 Chandos Road, Redland, BS6 6PE what3words loc’n - wacky.relay.closes

Westbury Park Primary School, Bayswater Avenue, BS6 7NU (Coldharbour Road end) what3words loc’n - bubble.trunk.waters 9

THIS BS9 LIFE - DUNCAN HASKELL years a sign that Frazzle has also experienced the negative impact of the pandemic – that our pets’ mental health has also suffered due to a feeling of being abandoned by their extended human network?

As a pet owner you do a lot of projecting. Even though a part of me thinks I fully understand every subtle facial expression, noise and swoosh of the tail made by our dog Frazzle, there’s a good chance that my internal canine translation mechanism may occasionally come up with an incorrect result.

Of course, there’s the flip side to that… with so many of us able to spend more of our time at home we are no longer deserting them for hours each day – but the fact that Frazzle leaves the room every time another video meeting begins suggests that she might like to have some alone time once in a while.

Sometimes though, there’s no room for misinterpretation. That was exactly the case when, through a series of unfortunate events including holiday plans gone awry due to bad weather and fights with boyfriends, 12 different members of our family came to stay over the course of just one week and each of them was greeted with an extreme dose of the zoomies from Fraz (“zoomies” being excitement that can’t be contained and therefore has to be released by charging around the house and springing off the person you can’t believe has come to see you - often with one of their newly taken-off shoes in mouth)

Another signal that’s hard to misread is the fact that whenever we walk the route from our house to the vets Frazzle becomes increasingly glum. To improve matters, we recently made a plan to walk in that direction, not stop in at the vets but instead head to a nearby park for some fun. Metres from the surgery, just as we were about to veer off to our new destination and turn that canine frown upside down, a passing dog (unmuzzled and with no warning of aggression from the owners) decided to take an unprovoked bite of Frazzle’s side. The impossible-to-misconstrue yelping that followed meant we did have to pay a trip to the vet after all in order to make sure she wasn’t too badly hurt. Thankfully she was okay (confirmed), just a little shaken (I think).

As I said, such undiluted joy can’t be confused with any other emotion, but are these wholehearted greetings for people that we haven’t been able to see for the best part of two

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VIEW FROM THE LORD MAYOR’S PARLOUR We enjoyed a visit to the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity’s base in Almondsbury. We saw their aircraft and equipment and it was fascinating to learn that their main focus isn’t so much on getting patients to hospital, but on bringing hospital levels of care quickly to wherever the patient is. The skills and capability that they can bring to you in your hour of need are incredible. We have their first charity shop in Westbury Village, so please support them where you can.

Despite an enforced 10 days off due to positive covid tests in our household this has still been a busy month of engagements. Previous Lord Mayors have told me about carrying out 800 engagements per year, which is around 15 per week. We’re not at that level yet but as we slowly emerge from Covid restrictions the diary is definitely filling up.

On the subject of flying, we were very lucky as a family to enjoy a balloon flight as guests of the Bristol Balloon Fiesta. We launched from Queens Square at very early o’clock one morning and the experience of floating silently across north Bristol is one that I don’t think any of us will forget in a hurry.

In mid-July I launched a new fully recycled and battery powered boat on the harbour. The boat will be used with schools and youth groups to collect plastic waste from the harbour and river to stop it from getting out to sea and causing environmental damage. Sadly there was no champagne involved in the launch but I did get a trip around the harbour on board in full regalia, much to the delight of a group of schoolchildren who passed on the Matthew and apparently thought I was in fancy dress as a pirate.

Finally my theme for my year on office is volunteers and volunteering. I spent a morning with volunteers at FareShare South West packing food parcels which will be distributed to families in Bristol to combat holiday hunger. FareShare are a wonderful charity who collect good food from supermarkets which would otherwise be wasted and re-distribute it to good causes.

The Lady Mayoress Kath and I attended a flag-raising ceremony at City Hall to recognise the anniversary of Jamaican independence in 1962. The guest of honour there was Mr Roy Hackett, one of the leaders of the Bristol bus boycott and St Pauls Carnival, and a local legend. Now well into his 90s he was great fun and it was a real privilege to raise the Jamaican flag together with him.

If you are involved with any voluntary organisation that I could visit or support as Lord Mayor, please get in touch at lordmayor@bristol.gov.uk. Steve Smith, Lord Mayor of Bristol 12

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Summer is here and it’s great to be out and about enjoying the sunshine. While you are out, why not pop in and say hello, and have a look at our great range of lovely new and second hand jewellery? We are a local family business offering you professional, friendly advice on beautiful gift ideas for ladies and gentlemen.

If you’ve had a jewellery sort during lockdown then now is a great time to sell on any gold you no longer want. Gold prices are still really attractive at the moment and we are always happy to give you a great price on your old or modern jewellery. Just call in for a free, no obligation, professional valuation.

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Upcoming Later Life Community Events Being based on the High Street, we witnessed the alarming drop in footfall around Westbury village during the pandemic (for good reason of course). However, we’ve been encouraged by seeing more and more people going about their normal daily activities and it has spurred us on to launch some local events in the community now we can meet again. Making a positive impact in the local area has always been one of our key drivers for being in business and we are especially focussed on the well-being of those in later life – not just financially but in all aspects of life.

Join us on Tuesday 14th September at 10am at Coffee #1 where Esther Hall, a community fundraiser for St Peter’s Hospice, will be joining us to tell us about the Hospice and the volunteering and fundraising opportunities that are available! Come along for free, the refreshments are on us. We’re also hosting a Charity Bowls Day in aid of St Peter’s Hospice on Wednesday 15th September at 1pm at Canford Bowling Club. The cost is £10 per ticket and includes some tuition, games, cake and refreshments.

From September, we will be hosting monthly face to face Later Life community based events where we will organise talks and activities with individuals and organisations that are involved or make some impact on our local community.

Join our ‘Later Life in Bristol’ Facebook group to connect and share ideas, local activities and events: www.facebook. com/groups/laterlife

We want to get people together and provide a space for that to happen, for people to come along and learn more about what’s going on, to discuss topics and enjoy each other’s company face to face again.

We’re looking forward to seeing you in person soon! Please call 0117 363 6212 or email community@haroldstephens.co.uk to book your place on either event or to find out more about our plans. Harold Stephens provides friendly financial advice in the local community on a face-to-face basis in a welcoming location at 50 High Street, Westbury on Trym, BS9 3DZ. The firm specialises in advising retired clients on their investments and pensions, long-term care, inheritance tax and estate planning.

Accidental landlords - traps for the unwary

Conditions included in most residential mortgages do not allow borrowers to let the property and so a specific buy-to-let loan is required. Banks and other lenders tend to view buy-to-let mortgages as riskier than their homeowner counterparts as there is a risk of loss of rental income during void periods - typically when there is no rental income between tenants moving out and new ones moving in .

There are many who through accident or circumstance become landlords and so can be innocents abroad in the minefield of meeting obligations to their lenders. Frequently those who are upsizing or moving in with a partner will choose not to sell their original property, leaving an empty flat or house to be rented out. Many of these will forget, or simply not bother, to notify their lender of their change of circumstances – and that could be costly.

The Bank of England has led the charge on regulating the landlords’ mortgage market more closely and has introduced new, tighter affordability rules for landlords. These changes, alongside a punitive tax shakeup, have pushed hundreds of thousands of landlords to leave the rental market.

Failing to notify your lender that you intend to rent out a property could allow your mortgage provider to demand instant repayment of the whole mortgage, something most homeowners will not be able to afford. You should get in touch with your lender and ask for “consent to let”, which grants permission for the property to be rented out for a limited period of time.

Generally lending rates on buy-to-let mortgages are higher, sometimes by as much as one percentage point. This will, of course, increase monthly payments. However the potential downsides of being caught out make a buy-to-let mortgage worth choosing if your plan is to let a property. Many of the rates are very cheap and the additional costs may well be worth paying to avoid the potential black mark on your credit report if you are found to be in breach of the rules.

This does not always mean your borrowing will become more costly straight away. Many providers will grant approval for the remainder of your mortgage deal without raising the rate. But consent to let is only a temporary solution and longer-term landlords are better suited to switch from a residential mortgage to a buy-to-let version.

Many accidental landlords take the view their lender is very unlikely to discover that the property has been let out, and therefore the risk of proceeding without the lender’s consent is worth it.

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QUIZ TIME - answers on page 70 Geography 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

5. Name the clubs from these badges -

By area, which is the largest island in Great Britain? Ipswich lies near the mouth of which river? Name Germany’s three largest cities by population. Madagascar lies in which ocean? Walking non-stop at 4mph along the most direct road route, how long would it take to travel from Bristol to Liverpool?

The Human Body 1. 2.

Space 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Name either of the NASA manned space programmes before Apollo. Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov achieved what first in space exploration in 1965? Which planet is closest in size to the Earth? In Holst’s classical masterpiece, the “Planets Suite”, which planet is the “bringer of old age”? Name the three people shown below -

3. 4. 5.

In what year was the “AIDS - Don’t Die of Ignorance” campaign? “Filtering the blood to remove old, damaged or abnormal blood cells” is the prime function of which bodily organ the liver, the spleen or the pancreas? In what field of medicine does an oncologist specialise? Who performed the first human heart transplant, in South Africa in 1967? The human central nervous system consists of which two main parts of the body?

Colours 1. 2. 3. 4.

Sport

Tim Pidcock won Team GB’s first gold medal at the 2021 Olympics - in what event? 2. Name the current England womens’ football captain. 3. If you were watching Southern Brave host Trent Rockets, what sport would be being played, and where? 4. Put these items of men’s sporting equipment in size order by weight, lightest first - shot put, discus, javelin.

Within the flags of all the EU member states, which colour is most common ? Litmus paper turns which colour in the presence of an alkali? What main colour appears on the logos of a) Oxfam, b) BT, and c) the BBC? Vermilion, carmine and cinnabar are all shades of what colour? What colour is the Mr Men character Mr Happy?

The Arts 1.

In which Shakespeare plays do the following characters appear - a) Malvolio, b) Desdemona, and c) Puck? 2. Name the most famous Moscow based ballet company. 3. With which instruments are these musicians most closely associated - a) Anoushka Shankar, b) Charlie Parker, 21

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QUIZ TIME - answers on page 70 and c) Lang Lang? 4. The Tate Modern gallery in London is based inside a building formerly known as what? 5. Who painted these pictures?

2. What fruit is traditionaly found in an Eccles cake? 3. What is the principal ingredient of a sachertorte? 4. To whom is the famous 18th century quote “Let them eat cake” commonly attributed? 5. What is the editor of The Bristol Nine’s favourite cake? Nature 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

The UK’s most common ladybird has how many spots? In terms of annual deaths caused, which is the UK’s most dangerous animal? Owls, ospreys and woodpeckers are all zygodactyl - what does this mean? What name is given to an otters “house”? Name these birds -

Who Am I? Cakes 1.

“A light sponge cake with different sections held together with jam, covered in marzipan and, when cut in cross section, displays a distinctive two-by-two check pattern alternately coloured pink and yellow.” Name the cake. 22

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BOOK REVIEW “The Best One There” by Bruce Fellows They say that everyone has a book in them. Clearly that’s not true - there isn’t a semblance of a novel in my imagination but I suspect the saying is more true of the well-read of this world. In which case longterm provider of dozens of book reviews to the BS9 magazine, Bruce Fellows, would seem a good candidate to take up the challenge of writing a novel. And he has, with the publication this month of “The Best One There”, a wartime novel of love, beliefs and dogfights set behind the German lines in 1941. Loosely based on the real life of HansJoachim Marseille, one of Germany’s most decorated WW2 pilots, Bruce Fellows takes us into the life of Jochen Murville, an ace Luftwaffe pilot (think Maverick in a Messerschmitt BF109) and a charismatic but troubled national hero. With a questioning and ambivalent attitude to the Nazi Party and its ideology, and a compassionate humanity that doesn’t go unquestioned by his seniors, Murville wrestles with his conscience when doing his job, very successfully in the skies over North Africa, as well as when trying to make sense of emotional issues in civilian domestic life. In Bruce’s book reviews I like the sharp, almost staccato use of prose that keeps things lively, and he brings this technique to a very readable novel, a story that provides an interesting and, to me at least, unusual perspective on wartime events as experienced by “the other side”. If you fancy an interesting wartime slice of Germanic life with a conscience then “The Best One There” could be right up your flightpath.

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THE HAVE A GO CHEF Two apologies. Firstly, last month, like many people, I got pinged and had to isolate, just at the time I had planned to wander around the supermarket for inspiration and ingredients for the monthly meal - hence no recipe last month. Secondly, it is still too warm for a corned beef based dish, so those of you craving a portion of bully will have to wait another month (or two). Instead you get this ...

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Results in 2 good portions A bit of a challenge this month as the recipe requires food being prepared in two separate dishes, a sort of pan multitasking. The good news is that if the timing goes belly up the couscous element can be microwaved gently back to serving temperature, and the lamby bit won’t spoil for an extra 10 minutes give or take. Quantities are, as usual, a little vague - who likes an ingredients pedant? - so you can pop a bit more of less of anything in, depending on your tastes and the comprehensiveness of your larder.

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you fancy) chopped into bite-size pieces 1 onion, red or white, roughly chopped 1 pepper, whatever colour you fancy, diced Handful of dried shiitake or porcini mushrooms (or just ordinary fresh mushrooms if you prefer) 1 stick of celery, finely chopped 1 large clove of garlic, chopped or crushed 1 tin chopped tomatoes 1 lamb stock cube made up to a pint Juice and zest of 2 good sized oranges 1 stick of cinnamon 1 tsp cumin seeds or ground cumin 1 tsp ground coriander 1 handful of fresh parsley, finely chopped 160g of wholemeal couscous A handful of sliced or chopped almonds A good dash of balsamic vinegar A few strands of saffron Olive oil

Method OK, lets get cracking. 1.

If you are using them, put the dried mushrooms in a bowl, cover with boiling water and allow them to soak while you crack on with the next stages. Also soak your saffron in a tea-cup full of boiling water. 2. Pre-heat your oven to about 200 degrees (180 for a fan oven and a medium heat if your cooking on gas). 3. In a big oven-proof pan gently fry the onion, garlic and celery in a little olive oil for 5-10 minutes until it has softened nicely. 4. Add in the ground coriander, cumin and cinnamon stick and stir in to coat

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THE HAVE A GO CHEF lamb should be nice and tender, and if so you can turn the heat off, but leave the dish in the oven. 11. Now make up the couscous according to the packet instructions - mine was to add 200ml of boiling water to 160g of couscous. To the boiling water you should add the saffron liquid you prepared earlier, ensuring that the total volume of plain water and saffron water adds up to the amount needed for the couscous according to the packet. Also add a small pinch of salt, your crushed nuts (which you could toast beforehand in a dry frying pan if you like), chopped parsley and the remaining orange peel. Stir together gently and set to one side to allow the couscous to absorb the water and the flavours for the required time. As this may be 5-10 minutes, during which time it will lose some heat, it is fine to boost your couscous with 30 seconds or so in the microwave just before serving. 12. Remove the lamb from the oven, stir gently and then serve on a bed of the couscous. Garnish with a sprig of parsley, and a smile, serve and eat.

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5. Now increase the heat slightly and add in the lamb, stirring it well for 5 minutes until it starts to colour up. Add in a drop more olive oil if necessary. 6. Pour in the tin of tomatoes, the diced pepper, the orange juice, half the orange zest and the soaked mushrooms, and stir well. Then add enough lamb stock to just cover the other ingredients, and a good dash of balsamic vinegar. 7. Season to taste - which in my book means a really good twist of ground black pepper and salt. 8. Bring to a gentle simmer, stir gently, pop on the lid and transfer to the middle shelf of your oven (or any shelf you fancy to be honest, I’m not sure it really matters) and leave to cook for 45 minutes. 9. After 45 minutes check to see how things are getting on, and add in a little more lamb stock if it is begining to look a bit low on liquid. Stir again and return to the oven for another 45 minutes. 10. After the 90 minutes in the oven the

(Eagle-eyed readers will have noticed that the couscous here isn’t very yellow. That’s because I mistakenly put the saffron in the meat and not in the couscous. Follow the recipe, not the photo!)

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PRIZE WORDSEARC H Having watched, and thoroughly enjoyed, the Tokyo Olympics, it seemed an easy choice to revisit them in this month’s competition. So listed below are twenty sports / events that featured at the Games. Nineteen of them have also been hidden in the wordsearch grid, running forwards, backwards, up, down or on a diagonal. All you need to do is discover which the missing sport / event is, let me know and if you are the first correct entry out of the hat on 1st October you will win yourself a nice selection of wine and chocolates.

TAEKWONDO ROWING JUDO BMX BASEBALL VOLLEYBALL CANOE WEIGHTLIFTING TRAMPOLINE HOCKEY SAILING GOLF ARCHERY WATER POLO TRIATHLON JAVELIN POMMEL DIVING DRESSAGE BOXING And now two prize winners to anounce. First out of the hat for the June competition, where the missing fish was the Herring, was an emailed entry from David Smith. David wins himself a £30 shopping voucher for a local independent shop of his choice.

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First out of the hat for the July competition, where the missing cathedral was Lincoln, was the entry from Jessie Leung who wins herself a cream tea for 2 at Berwick Lodge. A popular prize I suspect as there were a record number of entries for the competition. Thanks as ever to everybody who did the puzzle and took the time to enter. Have fun and do please enter if you find the missing sport - after all, somebody has to win!

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During the pandemic our lives have shifted online to an even greater extent than before, meaning that digital assets are playing an ever greater role in everyday life.

What Are Digital Assets? At present there is no legal definition of digital assets in the UK. However they are usually taken to include information or data stored electronically, for example, in the cloud or online. Digital assets can be divided into those that are rights and interests in digital property, and those that are, in effect, digital records. Digital property rights means intellectual property rights such as: • • • • •

of any rights over the deceased’s assets (including digital assets). However, digital assets are subject to the standard contractual terms and conditions imposed by service providers (which cannot be varied or negotiated) when an online account is set up. Most provider’s terms and conditions do not provide adequately for what will happen to digital assets after the death of the account holder. One solution is to enable executors or heirs to locate passwords and usernames, the difficulty is that this may breach user agreements. A Digital Legacy

These have a monetary value and can be left by Will. Digital records on the other hand take the form of email accounts, e-books, photographs and videos and social media accounts such as Facebook or Instagram. Some of these may also have property rights (for example an email containing the manuscript of a novel). The law relating to digital assets has struggled to keep pace with technology. On the death of an individual, their Personal Representatives have the benefit

The Law Society has called for individuals to include digital assets in their Will after a survey they carried out showed that 90% of those writing Wills are not raising the question of digital assets with their clients. The problem, however, is that even where provisions are included in a Will this is not always sufficient. For example where an individual wants to access a loved one’s photographs stored on an iPhone, an application has to be made for a Court Order to allow this. It is hoped however that the law will evolve and there are signs that this is beginning to happen. Apple

announced at its recent Worldwide Developers Conference the rollout of its Digital Legacy program which will include a pre-planning Apple function, called Legacy Contact. This has not been launched yet and so how this will change matters is yet to be seen. The Law Commission is currently working on a ‘digital assets project’ and is considering how the law may need amending to keep pace with technological change. One area it is considering is whether non-tangible

assets can be ‘possessed’. At present possession is only possible in relation to physical assets. This is a fast-moving area and it’s important to stay up to date.

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At time of writing 1 Bitcoin = £33,817 GBP. As of the end of May 2021 it was estimated that the total worth of all Bitcoin was $653 billion USD, just under half of all cryptocurrency ($1.5 trillion USD). 3) How can you buy cryptocurrency? As with other currencies, cryptocurrency can be bought and sold. Just as you need a bank account, or space under the mattress, for your existing money, you need a digital wallet (downloaded on a smartphone or computer) in order to store your cryptocurrency.

First up, we delve into the world of cryptocurrency in order to find out what all the fuss is about.

Once you have your digital wallet, the next step is to set up a brokerage account with a cryptocurrency trading firm such as Coinbase (the largest), Binance or Kraken from which you can buy and sell currency. Once you have purchased your currency, you can use it to make payments or save it in hope that its value will continue to increase.

Five Big Questions On… Cryptocurrency 1) What is cryptocurrency? C r y p t o c u r re n c y is a form of digital currency. Like other currencies, it can be traded, transferred and used to make payments. Unlike physical cash, it is completely virtual. Behind the success of cryptocurrencies is something called “blockchain technology” – a digital leger which records transaction details on a large network of secure computers, making it almost impossible to hack.

4) What is mining? Now here’s the really technical part, in order to maintain its value, there are limited numbers of coins (units) of each cyrptocurrency in digital circulation. However, just as with precious metals, it is possible to mine for new riches. Using Bitcoin as the best example, this means using powerful computers to solve complex mathematical equations which help to verify virtual currency transactions. Once this digital puzzle has been solved, the “miner” is rewarded with Bitcoin. It often takes armies of servers to do this and companies are being set up to do just that – making it hard for individuals to mine for Bitcoin.

There are over 6000 cyrptocurrencies in existence. BitCoin is the best known and other popular examples include Litecoin, Ethereum and Dogecoin. Though many vendors are starting to accept cryptocurrency as payment, it isn’t officially legal tender and as such is not guaranteed by a central bank or subject to the same central regulations as a traditional currency.

5) Why is mining controversial?

2) Where did cryptocurrency come from?

Those mining super servers come at a cost, an environmental one, with some scholars claiming that Bitcoin’s energy consumption is roughly the same as that of a medium-sized European country (it’s estimated to consume half as much electricity as the UK). The bad publicity this has generated has led to a rise in eco-friendly currencies such as SolarCoin, whose creation is linked to solar technology usage, and BitGreen.

When Bitcoin went public in 2009 it became the first decentralized digital coin. It was implemented by Satoshi Nakamoto (now presumed to be a pseudonym for a group of Japanese developers) who also devised the very first blockchain database.

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I have been talking at length about the pandemic, and I am not sure we have seen the end of it yet sadly. However we have welcomed our clients back into the building. It is taking some adjusting, we all have to mind our language a bit more carefully! Stop the banter between the consulting rooms, and it is not so easy to ask for a quick second opinion from a colleague next door when you have the clients in the room. On the plus side, it is great to chat to the clients, obviously about their pets, but it is also surprising how much else we may discuss during a consultation. We have registered a lot of new clients over the last year, who finally get to have a look indoors. We are very proud of our practice, there are not many veterinary practices with a chandelier in their reception!

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HISTORY NOTES - JULIAN LEA-JONES No. 162 - Bursting with Civic Pride

counted 33 dignitaries who were posing for the group photograph before attending their ‘welldeserved’ dinner. Joseph Leech also tells us, in his book about Bristol’s other pipes and conduits, that a similar Civic dinner followed as an invariable accompaniment after aquatic research into the Temple Conduit, but without the unbelievably crass remarks.

Civic feasts, all in the line of duty – of course. In nineteenth century, pre–Reform Act Bristol, any civic event or visit was a good excuse for the Aldermanic body, and other officials, to partake in a jolly feast. This was an age when members of Bristol’s Common Council were elected for life, but reading some of the menus one wonders how long that was. Although this was at a time when some sections of Bristol’s population were starving, those partaking in the civic feast didn’t see anything wrong in the blatant inequalities. It fell to philanthropists such as Mary Carpenter, George Müller, and others to try and pick up the pieces. The main feature of all the reports of civic ceremonies in Bristol during the days of the Common Council concern the amount of food and drink that was consumed. Perambulations, visits, official openings - all were opportunities to stuff themselves with food and drink, presumably at the ratepayers’ expense.

In April 1784, prospective parliamentary candidates didn’t just hand out leaflets listing their pledges. George Daubeny, standing for the Anti-American ministerial party, announced “Vote for me and I will give you a feast at the Full Moon in Stokes Croft”. His guests were invited to, “Taste the difference between roast beef of England, or American bull beef” - a disparaging reference to his opponent, New York born Henry Crugerb whose riposte was, “Without him, they would have had neither beef nor ale”. In spite of the feast Henry polled 3,052 votes compared to Daubeny 2,982. I wonder what Daubeny’s unsuccessful largesse cost him. In Bristol gastronomic hospitality was sometimes on a grand scale. Andrew Swift wrote about John Weeks, landlord of Bristol’s most celebrated coaching inn, the Bush Tavern in Corn Street, for the Bristol Magazine in which he gave the following example: “The Christmas 1799 menu had over 150 dishes, including a boar’s head, red and black game, 122 eels, a baron of beef, a roasting pig, 42 hares, 17 pheasants, 41 partridges, 17 wild geese, 81 woodcocks, 149 snipes, 17 wild turkeys, 44 tame turkeys, 116 pigeons, 52 barrels of Colchester oysters, 430 mince pies and 4 pineapples. [in the eighteenth century, being able to table a pineapple was a sign of affluence]. More questionable delicacies included a bustard, 2 bitterns, a cuckoo, 121 larks, 18 golden plovers, 72 pots of turtle, a peacock, 7 curlews, 2owls and a swan. John Weeks kept open house, with newspapers announcing that ‘any person who calls for three-penny worth of liquor’ at the Bush ‘has the run of the larder and may eat as much as he pleases for nothing’”. [I wonder how many poverty-stricken Aldermen took advantage of his generosity?]

“Bursting with Civic Pride” - 19th century cartoon in the satirical “Magpie” The first, and probably the most heartless example related to one of the annual Redcliffe pipe walks. Every year the route of the pipe, from the spring head at Knowle to the church, is walked by vestry, Mayoralty and members of the parish, and concluded with a ‘Pipe Dinner’ in the vestry. An account of a 1900s walk noted ‘When the Charity Commissioners were down here, some hungry rascals who have a hereditary antipathy to a good feed, suggested something against the time-honoured custom, but the commissioners were gentlemen and would not listen to the starving malcontents, saying; “They would not muzzle up the ox that treaded out the corn – people who had the trouble of a long walk should benefit from a comfortable refection afterwards. For although the spring is a good one, what is water unless qualified with the cognac.” I

Anthony Beeson, writing in his superb book about Bristol in 1807, tells about the ‘sumptuous banquet’ held at the Merchant’s Hall in Prince Street, to honour the visit of the Prince of Wales

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HISTORY NOTES - JULIAN LEA-JONES and his brother the Duke of Sussex. Considering the aforementioned example of John Weeks’ Christmas menu, one wonders how the menu of the ‘sumptuous banquet’ compared.

of his caustic wit. The duke, “whose size was proportionate to his gastronomic capacity”, was said to have ‘Eaten like Ajax and drank with 20-Aldermanic power’ - flattery indeed!

STMR pipe work 1900s group of Civic worthies

Going back to a perambulation of the city boundary in 1584, the task started with a breakfast of seven quarts of wine, and two pence worth of cakes. How things have changed for the poor hard worked councillors. It was only a couple of years ago that considerable newspaper correspondence reported that it was iniquitous that free tea and biscuits were provided to lubricate the loquacious in the council meetings. ‘Tea and Biscuits’ - enough to make poor Charles Howard rotate in his grave.

The Brunel House building in St George’s Road, by College Place, once the Great Western Hotel for GWR passengers about to embark on Brunel’s ships, started life as Reeve’s Hotel. John Reeve was formerly butler to many Mayors, before being given a sinecure position. Surprisingly, or maybe not, the opening ceremony featured yet another civic dinner. Anthony listed the prices of each bottle, but suffice to say, the quantities consumed probably merits the term Bacchanalian. 12 bottles of Port, 12 of Hock, 12 of sherry, 20 of Claret. 6 bottles of champagne were contributed by the mayor. Nevertheless the 22 favoured guests consumed the 62 bottles in addition to paying over £1 each for the dinner (remember this was the 1807 price). This was still an age when turtle was as popular as meat or soup at most major hotels and taverns, such as Clifton’s Gloucester Hotel and the Montague in Kingsdown and was a favoured dish at civic banquets.

In the nineteenth century many who hadn’t succumbed to cholera fell victim to alcoholism, partly no doubt because it was safer at the to drink beer than water. This was a time when Bristol’s industrial base was growing, and Bristol’s employers needed a sober workforce. The growing problem inspired local merchants and leaders of the business community to act. On the 19th of November 1859 a drinking fountain in the form of a cast iron Angel on a fine white marble surround was erected on the High Street end of St. Nicholas Church. The cast iron Angel held a bible open at the book of St John, Ch:4 Verse 13: “Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again” and on the facing page, Verse 14: “But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst…” By all accounts the official opening was a splendid affair and would have shown the working classes that their need for safe and non-alcoholic beverage had been recognised and which didn’t require a visit to the nearest alehouse. Understandably the promoters of the local Temperance Movement were also pleased by this public-spirited development. However, I wonder what their reaction was when they realised that the promoters of the scheme followed the opening ceremony by going into the Church Vestry to congratulate themselves on their public spiritedness, and celebrate the new fountain with a champagne lunch, presumably they didn’t need to heed the biblical verse placed there for their workforce!

Down the centuries many famous people came to the Temple Street area, for pleasure in the form of food and wine, where in mid eighteenth century over 50 pubs were listed. However on February 5th 1805, you could have witnessed an elderly stall owner calling Charles Howard, the Duke of Norfolk, ‘A pot-bellied old brute’ because he had knocked over her stall as he was leaving the Rose and Crown. The pub, famous for its tripe and beefsteaks, was the resort of several “wellseasoned” members of the common council and other leading citizens who were probably looking forward to a demonstration of his eating and drinking prowess as well as listening to examples

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MUSIC: PRESENT, PAST & FUTURE - DUNCAN HASKELL Album Of The Month Pink Noise by Laura Mvula (Atlantic)

Next Step Whitney by Whitney Houston (Arista)

For all the critical acclaim and awards earned by Laura Mvula’s first two albums, they didn’t meet the bottom line demanded by her record label and led to the much lauded singer and songwriter being dropped. The quality of both Sing to The Moon and The Dreaming Room meant that this turn of events was a surprise to listeners and to Mvula herself, who was hard at work touring and promoting her music when the bombshell landed.

As much as we pretend otherwise, even the mightiest pop stars are often best enjoyed through their singles rather than across the length of an album. Thankfully, this classic from 1987 contains six singles (if you include I Know Him So Well which came out in Germany), leaving little room for any filler. Those other five tracks - I Wanna Dance With Somebody, Didn’t We Almost Have It All, So Emotional, Where Do Broken Hearts Go, Love Will Save The Day - remain etched in the pop pantheon and help place Whitney at the very top table. In fact, Whitney is still only one of seven albums in music history to earn four No 1s on the Billboard Top 100.

Now, half a decade later, it’s time for the comeback. Understandably taking her time to rebuild her creative confidence, as well as find a new label, Mvula tentatively dipped her feet back in the water early this year with the EP 1/f . Test completed, Pink Noise is a giant splash of a record. From the bold opening beats of Safe Passage onward there’s a confidence to the album’s technicolour 80s sheen.

The strength of the album is in its ability to balance moments of high energy R&B with soulsearching ballads. The bold production helps to ring every ounce of emotion out of that voice and is admirably shameless in its desire to reach as many listeners as possible. Like Thriller, this is an album which almost feels like a Best-Of, and is well worthy of 53 minutes of your time.

Often likened to Nina Simone in the past, a comparison she’s eager to shed, the likes of Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston and even Patti Labelle provide more accurate touch points this time round. That’s not to say Pink Noise is a throwback album, songs like Remedy, Got Me and Magical take those influences and embellishes them with modern tones and touches.

Podcast Of The Month Your Favorite Band Sucks Working on the assumption that every band is overrated, YFBS is a comedy podcast hosted by Mark Mosley and Tyler Mahan Coe (of the equally great “Cocaine & Rhinestones”). Proving that there’s no such thing as a sacred cow in the world of music, the duo take down everyone from The Beatles to Destiny Child. It’s not just bands, David Bowie, Frank Sinatra and Beethoven aren’t spared from some seriously rough (tongue-in-cheek) treatment.

At the heart of the record is the song Church Girl, which Mvula built from a looped bass and synth motif. There’s a carefree abandon to the places she allows her voice to travel. That vocal freedom suggests she has managed to overcome the question at the song and album’s core, “How can you dance with the devil on your back?” Somehow, she’s found a way. Whether because we all like a comeback story or because Pink Noise is a genuinely great modern pop album, we should all celebrate Mvula’s Phoenix-like rebirth - complete with funky beats and neon feathers.

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What About Apps? Nothing out there beats the iPad for its huge library of programs. The Apple App Store is well curated and monitored, offers a deep selection, and includes every popular app you can think of.

Tablets are increasingly becoming the go-to device for people who want all the everyday facilities of a PC, but in a lighter, more portable device. There are two main options - Apple iPad or any of the Google Android devices available from numerous manufacturers - which will suit you best?

Android has made great strides in app selection, but it’s still not home to as many as Apple offers. Amazon tablets don’t have built-in access to the Google Play store (tho that issue CAN be usually fixed by downloading some Android system files), so they have considerably fewer apps available.

iPads are generally more expensive than Android tablets but still have the broadest range of apps available, are very high quality design/build, and are generally reckoned to be the most intuitive to use.

Screen Size 7-inch tablets are considered small-screen, while 8-9-inch tablets and above are considered “normal” screen. iPads, and some Android tablets are also available in a large 12-13 inch screen versions.

Google’s Android OS gives you a choice of tablets from several different manufacturers - including a wider range of cheaper budget models, and offer seamless integration with Google applications like Gmail, Google Maps/Docs etc.

Security Apple wins this one with its very secure, closedarchitecture iOS system, whilst Android devices are more susceptible to viruses and must have good anti-virus software installed.

Amazon’s Fire OS is a branch of Android with its own user interface and its own default apps. It’s designed to be clear and easy to use for consuming Amazon content and for streaming video from various services, but it’s more limited.

Personally I’d vote for the iPad, tho Android is often the way to head for those on a tighter budget - but I’d be primarily guided by the operating system of your smartphone.

Ultimately, many purchasers will be guided by their smartphones. If you have an iPhone, there is great sense in getting an iPad for maximum synchronicity between devices - ditto with Android phones/tablets.

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QUIZ ANSWERS Quiz Time from page 21 Geography 1. Lewis & Harris; 2. River Orwell; 3. Berlin, Hamburg, Munich; 4. Indian Ocean; 5. 45 hours - 180 miles. Space 1. Mercury and Gemini; 2. he was the first to walk in space; 3. Venus, just slightly smaller than Earth; 4. Saturn; 5. (l to r) Tim Peake, Helen Sharman, Buzz Aldrin. Sport 1. mountain biking; 2. Steph Houghton; 3. cricket (The Hundred) at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton; 4. javelin (1kg), discus (2kg), shot (7kg); 5. (l to r) Real Madrid, New York Yankees, England cricket. The Human Body 1. 1986; 2. spleen; 3. cancer treatment; 4. Dr Christiaan Barnard; 5. brain and spinal cord. Colours 1. red and white - both feature on 20 of the 28 flags; 2. blue; 3. green, purple, black; 4. red; 5. yellow. The Arts 1.a) Twelfth Night, or What You Will, b) Othello; c) A Midsummer Night’s Dream; 2. Bolshoi Ballet; 3.a) sitar, b) saxophone, c) piano; 4. Bankside Power Station; 5. Constable, Monet, Van Gogh. Cakes 1. Battenburg; 2. currants; 3. chocolate; 4. Marie Antoinette; 5. coffee walnut. Nature 1. seven; 2. the cow; 3. they have two toes pointing forwards and two toes pointing backwards; 4. a holt; 5. (clockwise from top left) razorbill, bullfinch, black headed gull, treecreeper. Who Am I? Cyclist Laura Kenny and actor Samual L Jackson. Children’s Puzzles from page 34 What Am I? Badger, Scotch Egg, Car Tyre, Police Car Which Am I? Boomerang, Cornwall, West Highland Terrier, Squash Ball Where Am I? (clockwise from top left) Venezuela (the Angel Falls), USA (Monument Valley), Russia (St Petersburg), United Kingdon (Olympic Stadium) Disclaimer The Bristol Nine is published by Bristol Community Magazines Ltd (Co. No. 08448649, registered at 8 Sandyleaze, Westbury on Trym, Bristol, BS9 3PY). The views expressed by contributors or advertisers in The Bristol Nine are not necessarily those held by Bristol Community Magazines Ltd. The inclusion of any business or organisation in this magazine does not imply a recommendation of it, its aims or its methods. Bristol Community Magazines Ltd cannot be held responsible for information disclosed by advertisers, all of which are accepted in good faith. Reasonable efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this magazine but no liability can be accepted for any loss or inconvenience caused as a result of inclusion, error or omission. All content is the copyright of Bristol Community Magazines Ltd and may not be reproduced without the prior written consent of Bristol Community Magazines.

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All Together Now Bristol Choir www.alltogethernowchoir.com

Bristol Alexander School www.bristolalexanderschool.co.uk Caroline at cchalk19@gmail.com

Biodanza Bristol Weekly Group runs every Tuesday 7-9pm at All Saints Church, Randall Room, Alma Vale Road, Clifton, BS8 3ED (entrance upstairs). Cost: £10, 5 week card £40, 10 week card £70. Contact antoinette@biodanza4all.com for more details. Bridge Tuition 07837300073 tc.stygall@gmail.com Bristol & Clifton Dickens Society 0117 927 9875 www.dickens-society.org.uk

Alpine Garden Society 0117 967 3160.

Bristol All Voices Allowed Choir is a community choir started in 2020 by former members of the Bristol Hippodrome Choir and All Together Now Bristol Choir We are looking for new singers, men and women, beginners and more experienced singers, to join us. Rehearsals on Tuesdays, 6.30 – 8.00pm at Holy Trinity Church, Hotwells. Contact Chris on 07866 456 776

Antique, Vintage & Collectables Fair Sunday 3rd October 10am-3.30pm at Ashton Court Mansion House. An Aladdin’s cave, unique presents for Christmas, fine jewellery, china, furniture, paintings, memorabilia, vintage clothing, retro items and much more. Café open plus afternoon cream teas. £2.00 entry under 16s free. Main car park: Kennel Lodge Entrance via Portishead Rd A369

Bristol Astronomical Society www.bristolastrosoc.org.uk

The Arts Society Bristol. Would you like to join us for lectures on a wide range of arts related subjects, given by specialists in their own field? The lecture on 14 September is on Nomadic Tribes in Iran and Afghanistan, and on 12 October is on The History of Wine. Lectures may be delivered by internet or held at 8pm at Redmaids’ High School, WoT, BS9 3AW. For more information visit our website www.theartssociety-bristol.org.uk

Bristol Bridge Club. New to bridge or want to improve? Join an online course. For further details, please contact teaching@ bristolbridgeclub.co.uk

Babbers Radio Show info@ujimaradio.com.

Bristol Chamber Choir www.bristolchamberchoir.org.uk Rae Ford on 0117 939 1685 rodcoomber@aol.co.uk

Bristol Brunel Lions Club Bill O’Neill at lion.bill@virginmedia.com Bristol Cabot Choir admin@bristolcabotchoir.org www.bristolcabotchoir.org

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Conservative Councillors for Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze Geoff Gollop •Cllr.geoffrey.gollop@bristol.gov.uk •0117 903 9946

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Grange Court Flats. The freeholder’s application to build 2 extra floors on top of the existing building was rejected by the Council planning committee, but the freeholder has now appealed, and a Government Planning Inspector will be making the final decision.

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Steve and his wife are hosting the next Lady Mayoress at home at the Mansion House on 1st October. Contact us for more details

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WHAT’S ON & COMMUNITY NEWS City Voices Bristol www.cityvoicesbristol.org

Bristol Community Gamelan keithripley27@gmail.com phone 9444241

Civil Service Retirement Fellowship Tony McKenna on 0117 950 2059

Bristol Film and Video Society (Amateur film makers). We continue to make prize winning films, and meet via Zoom on the first and third Tuesday of every month. All are welcome. For more details please visit www.bristolvideo.org.uk

Clifton Rotary Club www.cliftonrotary.org secretary@cliftonrotary.org The Clifton Singers contact@cliftonsingers.co.uk www.cliftonsingers.co.uk

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

Country Market in WoT Sue Sills on 0117 962 8306.

Bristol Indoor Bowls Club Email: info@bristolindoorbowls.org.uk Tel: 0117 963 3460 www.bristolindoorbowls.org.uk.

Fielder Club gloriasimmonds@hotmail.co.uk

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

Filtones Choir www.thefiltones.weebly.com Friendly Bridge SW Stoke Bishop friendlybridgesw.org.uk

If you love singing we would love to hear from you! Bristol Phoenix Choir would like some new singers to join us when we start our new season in September. We are a friendly choir and we enjoy rehearsing and performing great choral works as well as shorter more intimate pieces, for our Bristol audiences to appreciate. If you would like to sing with us, please contact Jackie our membership secretary jackie. blackwell410@gmail.com

Friends of the Downs & Avon Gorge www.friendsofthedowns.org Friends of Old Sneed Park Nature Reserve Our next working party will be on September 18. 10am to 12 noon. Hay Making will be the main event, but easier tasks will be available. No sign in necessary, but also no refreshments this time. Please bring your own gloves, secateurs and rake is possible. Any queries email fospnr@ gmail.com

Bristol Shambhala Meditation Group bristol.shambhala.info Bristol Shiplovers Society www.bristolshiplovers.co.uk

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

Bristol U3A: Have you reached a point in your life where you have fewer responsibilities and more time for yourself? Would you like to take part in activities where you can share skills, abilities or hobbies whilst having fun and making new friends? Go to www.bristolu3a.org.uk for details.

Happy Days Memory Café Tony on 0117 968 1002 Henbury ‘Blaise’ Womens’ Institute 0117 962 9400 Henbury Singers Maggie Cavanna 0117 973 4794 secretary@henburysingers.org

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In October 2019, Henleaze Junior School was awarded £20,000 to promote recycling and create a sustainability initiative as the national winner of Asda’s ‘Plastic Investigators’ competition. The Covid-19 pandemic has significantly delayed the implementation of the school’s plans, but since schools re-opened in March 2021, they have made great progress and opened the Nature Zone in July.

an inclusive space to enjoy and learn about the natural world, using recycled and natural materials. The Zone includes an outdoor teaching space, a variety of wildlife habitats and is also used to promote pupil’s well-being. During the coming months, the school will be implementing plans to introduce food growing on the school site, so pupils can learn about food choices, growing and cooking; to reduce the use of single use plastics in the school and in the local community and to introduce more efficient recycling.

Pupils at the school are passionately interested in protecting the environment and they have been very concerned to learn about the amount of single use plastic that ends up in the oceans. As part of the schools commitment to sustainable living, each class at the school held elections to appoint a ‘Green Ambassador’ to form a special eco council. These pupils, along with a panel of parent volunteers, have already come up with plenty of ideas for how to use the prize money. One of these ideas was to create a sustainable Nature Zone in the school grounds. Helped by designer Tom Walmsley, the children designed

WHAT’S ON & COMMUNITY NEWS Henleaze (Evening) Townswomen’s Guild Shirley on 0117 962 2243

Wilma on 0117 962 8895 for information Keep Fit Classes at St Peter’s Church Filton and Horfield Baptist Church. For further information, contact, Eileen Scott on 07969929733

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

Karate Classes Trevor on 07921 917 758

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

Keep Fit in WoT Louisa on 0772 509 1429

Henleaze Flower Club. On Thursday 9th September at 2pm, Bradbury Hall, Henleaze, there will be a demonstration by talented florist Nicky Heal entitled “Summer Inspiration”. £6 for nonmembers on the door. Everyone welcome. And on Thursday 14th October, 2pm, we hold our AGM, again in Bradbury Hall. For more information call Kath - 01454 412 087 or Marg - 01179 075 724.

Keep Fit for Living Gill Porter on 01275 877 131. Knit & Crochet Café 07561 523 919 brisknitcro@gmail.com Ladies Badminton, Stoke Bishop Pat on 0117 914 9511

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

Ladies Badminton, Westbury on Trym Village Hall, Fridays 10-12 noon. New members welcome to join our friendly group. For more details please call Elizabeth on 0117 968 1759.

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

Ladies Keep Fit Thursdays 10:00 - 11:00 am, at St Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze. New members are always welcome. £6:00 per class, which includes refreshments. Ring 01454 618488, or email laili@tiscali. co.uk. Full information on the website www.exercisewithlailibrooks.com

Henleaze St Peters Keep Fit Class Louisa on 07725 091 429 Henleaze Lawn Tennis Club is a friendly and welcoming club for all ages and standards. We offer social and competitive play and a comprehensive coaching programme for all ages and levels. To find out more visit our website: www.henleazeltc.com or call Heather on 07891 520456

Lunch Club, WoT Rachel on 0117 330 8503 Alison on 0117 962 9715 Menopause Matters Tricia Worthington on 07962 892 060 tricia_worthington@msn.com

Henleaze Senior Film Club - Monday 27th September 2pm. The Beatles - A Hard Day’s Night. St Peter’s Church Hall, The Drive, Henleaze BS9 4LD. Refreshments £4 Easy access, all welcome! For more information & to book please call 0117 435 0063.

Mosaic Singers David Vicary on 0797 346 0994. The National Trust Bristol Centre Janet Stanton on 0117 456 3497 www.ntbristolcentre.btck.co.uk

Instep Club for Widows and Widowers, 8-10 pm every Wednesday at Stoke Bishop Village Hall. Dancing. Friendly welcome. Please phone Donna on 01275 832676 or

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premier symphony orchestras, with regular performances in major venues throughout the city. We have a concert coming up on Saturday 9th October, 7.30pm at Redland Hall in Redmaids’ High School. This is our first concert for over 18 months and will feature Shostakovich Symphony No 5 and Ravel Piano Concerto in G. More information will be available at www.newbristolsinfonia.org.uk.

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

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

Sea Mills Garden Club Pat Prior 07779 203 626 Gail Mitchell 0117 968 5350.

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

Shared Reading Christine Betts 07967 332 821

Parkinson’s UK www.parkinsonsbristol.com Pat-a-Cake Toddlers Group Alison on 0117 962 9715

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

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

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

Pilates Classes on Zoom. Monday Evening, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday Mornings. Classes to resume in halls when allowed. Please telephone, email or see website. Denise on 0117 903 0331 - info@ embracingpilates.co.uk www.embracingpilates.co.uk

St Peter’s Ladies Guild meet on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 2 pm at St Peter’s Church Hall, The Drive, Henleaze, for talks and entertainment. Visitors welcome. Tel: Wilma on 01179628895 for information. St Peter’s Badminton & Social Club Ann on 0117 9694 882 contactann999q@gmail.com

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

Stoke Bishop Bridge Club Rene on 0117 968 4334

Play bowls at Canford Park in a friendly social atmosphere. Qualified coaches, and equipment provided. Contact Les on 0730 5695579 for more details.

Stoke Bishop Ladies Choir: We are hoping to recommence meeting on Mondays at the Village Hall, 1.45-4pm, on Monday 6th September. Do come along to give us a try. New members welcome. For info please telephone Carolyn on 0117 279 1409 or Maureen on 0117 956 7894.

Redland Green Bowls Club redlandgreenbowls.webs.com REMAP custom aids for the disabled 0117 329 5183 www.bristol.remap.org.uk.

Stoke Bishop Local History Group talks will be on Zoom until we can return to the Village Hall. All talks are on Friday evenings

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Westbury on Trym

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WHAT’S ON & COMMUNITY NEWS at 7:30. Please email sblocalhistory@gmail. com, Tel 077804 38303 for details.

Westbury Folk / Country Dancing Christine on 0117 962 2223

Stoke Bishop Townswomen’s Guild: We are hoping to recommence our friendly monthly meetings on Thursdays in the Hulbert Room of St Mary’s Church, Mariners Drive, with effect from Thursday 9th September. Come along and give us a try. Contact: Gay Huggins on 0117 9685813.

Westbury Harriers Running Club www.westburyharriers.co.uk The new Westbury Transport and Place-making Group is seeking views on issues and opportunities in the village streetscape, its use for transport and its quality as a place for socialising, walking and shopping. Look out for the questionnaire or scan the QR code here with your phone camera. Later the group will look at improvement options and explore whether a broad consensus emerges, Contact westburytransportplacegroup@ gmail.com if you would like to find out more about the group.

Stoke Lodge Ramblers 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. 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.

Westbury on Trym Women’s Institute Sue Murphy on 0117 950 2826 Westbury Park Women’s Institute westburyparkwi@gmail.com westburyparkwi.org.uk Lorna 0770 245 3827

Tai Chi for over 55’s Selina on 0117 946 6434

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

Trinity Henleaze Ladies Guild Jenny on 0117 962 0108 University of the Third Age scrabble group 0117 924 1318 nigel.d.sara@btinternet.com

Women in Fellowship This new group on Tuesday mornings at Westbury-on-Trym Methodist Church started in August when 22 ladies came along to meet and make friends. With an interesting programme of visiting speakers, Women in Fellowship is aimed to provide loving and supportive friendship. Why not come along and join us? For more information 07905 064720.

Welsh National Opera Bristol Friends. Wednesday, 22 September 2021 at 7.15 pm at The Performing Arts Centre, The Redmaids’ High School, Westbury Road, BS9 3AW. A Celebration! An evening of recorded music by many fine singers who have performed with WNO during its 75 years. WNO Friends £5.Visitors £7, Students £1.. Information about event and Covd protocol from Melanie David: melaniejdavid@btinternet.com or 01934 842014

Yoga classes daytime and evening yoga classes in Stoke Bishop with Gary OsbornClarke. For more details please visit www.yogabristol.co.uk or email gary@ yogabristol.co.uk, or call 07899 034 645. Please get your notices and listings in for the October issue no later than 14th September. Many thanks.

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