The Bristol Nine Magazine - September 2022 by Andy Fraser

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SMALL PIECE Hi there and welcome to the September magazine - a month that, like April, always seems to feel like a new start, a time to reset, far more than January ever does. It’s a little cooler as I type this - the latest heatwave seems over, even if the holidays are not - but the shorts are still on. If your summer holiday heaven is relaxing on a tropical beach to the sound of lapping waters and a gentle breeze then imagine moving on from that fortnight in paradise to two years, cast away on a desert island. That is pretty much what Sally Mills and her partner did when moving from the gentle Somerset levels to becoming managers of a tropical island nature reserve in the Seychelles. Now back in the West Country Sally, who was instrumental in the development of the RSPB reserve at Ham Wall, has committed her adventures - and challenges - to paper in what is turning out to be a fascinating and exciting memoir. “Island to Island” by Sally Mills is out now, and I’ll give it a full review next month. A quick apology to everyone who has reason to reach for the index in the magazine, for this month there is no index. Today, the day before print day and my planning software and my computer have fallen out, big timerendering the creation of an index a lengthy pen and paper job that, to be honest, I have neither the time nor inclination to undertake. Rest assured, all the regular advertisers are in here - and some lovely new ones too. Finally, I’m conscious that we have another summer sunset to adorn the front cover. Last months, taken at Black Boy Hill, was a bit average - I think this months view over Avonmouth from Lawrence Weston House, is a big improvement and worth its place on page 1. Have a great month

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Museums and art galleries. Stuffy tired old buildings filled with stuffed, tired old animals, and irrelevant old paintings in need of new frames and new walls to lift them from mediocrity to something worth looking at. What a lot of nonsense. This is the 21st century, museums and art galleries are cool, interesting, relevant and fun. And having visited, and thoroughly enjoyed (I laughed and cried), the Grayson Perry exhibition at the Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, I am now on a mission to take in a museum a monthand share with you the artistic and creative pleasures I discover on my journey from Philistine to culturally-enlightened Bristol resident. But where to start? Given the impossible-to-ignore eye-catching beauty of its recently restored facade, the Royal West of England Academy at the very bottom of Whiteladies Road has to be stop 1. I feel though a bit of hypocrite describing the RWA as impossible to ignore - as that is exactly what I have done for three decades. Ignore it I will no more - as I have invested in a £15 RWA Art Pass allowing unlimited access to a years worth of exhibitions. Through an extensive programme of exhibitions, events, workshops, talks and lectures, the RWA is committed to providing great art for everybody, and to promoting the understanding and enjoyment of art for the widest possible audience. My first visit was a real joy, and served to demostrate clearly to me that art, like beauty, is so much in the eye of the beholder. I wandered the high ceilinged main gallery, bathed in natural light, taking in the many and varied exhibits curated together under the title “Earth: Digging Deep in British Art 1781 to 2022” - an exploration of how our attitudes towards the British landscape, and how we have exploited it, have changed over that period. There are works by JMW Turner, John Constable and Thomas Gainsboroughexquisite paintings to excite those who like a classical application of oil on canvas. Lovely yes - but not my favourite work. That accolade went to a curiously beautiful, tranquil and thought provoking photo and video montage by David Nash who, over almost 40 years, recorded the journey (and gentle decomposition) of a six-foot diameter wooden boulder, fashioned from a fallen tree, as the forces of nature propelled it from mountain stream to river estuary to the sea.

The new shiny RWA is well worth a visitpop in or logon on to find out more about upcoming events and exhibitions. It has an excellent cafe, interesting gift shop and events that will be inclusive and entertaining.

Royal West of England Academy Queens Road, Clifton, BS8 1PX www.rwa.org.uk01179735129

8 DISCOVERING BRISTOL’S MUSEUMS & ART GALLERIES

Anyone who has watched the 2000 film Cast Away, with the excellent Tom Hanks, will be familiar with Wilson, the volleyball that over a number of years of solitude, becomes the silent participant in Hanks’ dialogues with himself. I can imagine David Nash having had conversations with the wooden boulder, his Wilson, as he visited it in whatever new locations nature had chosen to deposit it.

“Wooden Boulder” - joyous evidence, to me at least, that art doesn’t have to come in a gilded frame.

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2. Allowing non occupying spouses of the family home to benefit from Principal Place of Residence relief (“PPR”) on sale.

3. Providing additional relief for individuals who enter into a deferred charge arrangement over the main home. The changes will enable many couples who are going through divorce to transfer their assets between each other without incurring an immediate capital gains tax liability which often comes at a time when neither party has sufficient cash to settle the liability. These changes relating to the family home will also enable those who have the left the home to be able to benefit from PPR relief on sale. The current rules penalise those that have left the property as they can no longer benefit from full main home (PPR) relief. The changes will not impact any assets that are sold as part of proceedings. The capital gains tax position on sale will remain the same (CGT payable within 60 days of sale).

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The current law states that married couples have until the end of the tax year in which they separate to transfer assets between themselves at ‘no gain no loss’ meaning that there would be no immediate tax payable on transfer and each party takes over ownership of the asset at the original base cost. Once the tax year is over any transfers taking place between the couple are done at market value. If Mr and Mrs A have been separated for over a tax year and Mr A transfers a property to Mrs A, Mr A will be assessed to capital gains tax on the gain on transfer. He will have been deemed to sell the asset to Mrs A for the market value at the time of transfer.

Major tax changes for divorcing couples

1) Extending the ‘no gain no loss’ window to 3 years from the point of separation or for any period provided the assets are transferred pursuant to a court order. The legislation says that the no gain no loss window is granted to individuals in cases where the transfer takes place Before the earlier of— (i) the last day of the third year of assessment after the year of assessment in which A and B ceased to live together, or (ii) the day on which a court grants an order or decree for A and B’s divorce, the annulment of their marriage, the dissolution or annulment of their civil partnership, their judicial separation or, as the case may be, their separation in accordance with a separation order. Therefore, there is an unlimited period of time for couples divorcing to transfer assets between themselves providing the transfer is pursuant to a court order.

2) Allowing non occupying spouses of the family home to benefit from PPR relief on sale. At the moment when one party moves out of the family home, if they are out for more than 9 months they will face a CGT charge when they sell or transfer the property. These new rules allow for that individual to claim PPR on the sale even for the periods that they have been absent from the home providing that the sale and absence is due to divorce.

3) Providing additional relief for individuals who enter into a deferred charge over the main home. At the moment when a party enters into a deferred charge over the main home the charge is a new asset for CGT and when the charge is paid the increase in value is subject to CGT. The new rules allow that party to claim PPR relief on that gain and thereby reduce the liability to nil. You should take professional advice on these issues - misunderstandings could be costly. law cost-eﬀec�ve

On 22 July 2022 the government released draft legislation which will change the capital gains tax position for divorcing couples. The proposed implementation date is 6 April 2023.

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5. Which part of the body is affected by carpal tunnel syndrome?

2. What percentage of the UK population are estimated to be left handed?

5. Name the only Monopoly location that is on the south side of the River Thames? (continued overleaf)

2. When did the news service Ceefax start – and end?

4. Match these presenters to their current BBC Radio stations –

The BBC 1. The BBC World Service broadcasts to an average weekly audience of how many people - 25 million, 130 million or 210 million?

The Human Body 1. “Tinea pedis” is the medical name for which common condition - earache, athlete’s foot or constipation?

Film & Cinema 1. In the world of films, what does BBFC stand for?

3. Who or what is the key grip in a film studio? 4. Name these film superheroes?

2. Name the German Chancellor who preceded Angela Merkel. 3. Which sports did these German sportsmen excel in – a) Alwin Schockemohle, b) Heinz-Harald Frentzen and c) Jurgen Hingsen?

5. What is or was the Hindenburg?

2. Name Steven Spielberg’s three most successful films in terms of worldwide box-office takings?

5. In 1979 Graham Chapman starred as the central character who was “... a very naughty boy”. Name the film.

1. Name the missing Trivial Pursuit category - Geography, Entertainment, History, Science & Nature, Sports & Leisure and .......

2. How many one-eyed picture cards are there in a standard deck of playing cards?

4. What were the average life expectancies for men and women 100 years go?

3. In Cluedo name any pair of rooms that are connected by a secret passage. 4. How many tiles are there in a standard set of dominoes?

4. Germany is bordered by nine countries – name them.

5. Carole Hersee appeared on BBC Television from 1967 until 1998 but never spoke. What was her role? Germany 1. Which city is home to the luxury car manufacturer Mercedes?

3. In which organ of the body is insulin created?

3. How much is a current colour television licence?

Games & Puzzles

QUIZ TIME - answers on page 62

4. There are eight USA states that have more vowels than consonants in their name. Can you name them?

Her finest sporting moment - Montreal, His1976.finest sporting moment - Scotland, 1995.

4. In which city is the Met Office based?

4. Name the mascot in the recent Commonwealth Games?

Grey Things 1. Who wrote “50 Shades of Grey”?

2. What is the life expectancy of an African elephant - 60-70 years, 70-80 years or 80-90 years?

3. Which is the most common wind direction experienced in the UK?

3. The colour grey appears on only one flag of a United Nations member state. True or false?

2. In which country or countries would you find the Gobi Desert?

5. Which of all the Scandinavian and Baltic countries has the highest population?

5. Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris drive for which Formula 1 motor racing team in 2022?

5. What is the highest level on the Beaufort Scale?

The Weather 1. Which two regular BBC weather presenters are married to each other?

3. Ailsa Craig, an uninhabited island off the west coast of Scotland, is the source of 70% of the raw material used to make which item of sporting apparatus?

1. Name the capital cities of a) Bosnia & Herzogovina, b) Vietnam, and c) Somalia.

5. Where would you find the Grey Mountains? Sport 1. Name the player who recently captained the England Lionesses to European Championship victory?

2. In which year did the Met Office start to issue severe weather warnings?

3. If you drove in a straight line from Nice to Helsinki name the nine countries would you visit.

2. In which country is the next golf Ryder Cup tournament to be played?

4. “Fade to Grey” was a hit record for which group, and in which year?

Geography

Sports Stars of Yesteryear - can you name Histhem?finest sporting moment - Wembley Stadium, 1981.

QUIZ TIME - answers on page 62

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Many people ask the best time to consolidate their pensions. Of course, this always depends on an individual’s circumstances but more often than not, the best time to consolidate is when you are coming to retirement, or at Atretirement.thispoint, it’s the perfect time to take stock of your goals and ensure your affairs are in order. This is important not only for you, but also provides you with reassurance that you have organised your finances to make everything as straightforward as possible for your next of Wekin.can help you to understand your position, recommend suitable changes in line with your goals based on our intensive independent due diligence and assist in all areas of later life financial planning so you can give up work with peace of mind that you have put yourself in the best possible position to enjoy your well-earned retirement!

• What your policies offer you, for example protection, greater standard benefits, guaranteed annuity rates or more tax free cash

Pension consolidation is a buzz word in financial planning with many articles and videos produced which make it sound more complex than it perhaps needs to be. Simply put, it means if you have more than one pension, getting them organised, but getting them organised in a sensible way. To consolidate your pensions effectively, you must know:

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EDUCATION - WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?

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Since I was born in the mid-sixties there have been 32 Education Secretaries - that’s the job of being in charge of the whole of our nation’s education, changing hands more frequently than every two years. Sometimes as a part of a Cabinet reshuffle, sometimes as a result of a change in government following an election. Either way, every twenty months a new person has come in tried to stamp their personality and beliefs on our brilliant education service, a profession that must feel like they are always chasing their tails. I recently heard that schoolchildren will soon be required to study Natural History and the Environment. Now this may or may not be true, may be optional or compulsory. Whatever, it made me realise that, as someone who no longer has a schoolchild on the domestic books, I have - at best - a limited understanding of what children are taught in school these days. And that, as a citizen and potential employer, is a bit of a sad admission.

This in turn got me thinking about how much todays pupils know, or would understand, about what I studied at school back in the 70’s and 80’s - what I had to learn and, in the days before 21st century equality, what I was allowed to study and what was “only for girls”. And taking this one step futher, chatting to my mum who went to school in the 30’s and 40’s, I began to realise how very different it was in her times too - in terms of options, teaching standards and expectatations. All of which has made me decide that a “compare and contrast schools over the last century” would make a very interesting and worthwhile homework topic. So from next month we will be starting a series of what I hope will be interesting articles looking at how our education system has changed over time, what the experience has been like for local people of all ages, and just what Gen Alpha will be learning in their classrooms when they return in September.

Trustees are also liable for capital gains tax on gains made as a result of disposing of assets. If they dispose of the shares and property originally transferred to the trust, the gain will be calculated on the basis of the value when they were first acquired. Any gain realised on the disposal of trust assets will be subject to assessment for capital gains tax, and the trustees will need to account to HMRC for any gains and pay the tax out of trust assets. The trust can benefit from an annual allowance for capital gains tax, currently £6,150 (or £12,300 if the beneficiary is considered vulnerable).

Tax Implications for Discretionary Trusts

Many people think about setting up a trust for their family, as it can be a useful vehicle for tax planning and providing for future generations. One type of trust is a ‘discretionary trust.’ We will take a closer look at its benefits and implications. What Is a Discretionary Trust?

When a trust is created, the transfers of shares and property istreated by the Revenue as lifetime gifts to the trust. This is known as a ‘chargeable transfer’ and is subject to an immediate assessment to inheritance tax. If the value of the assets to be transferred to the trust exceeds the allowance for inheritance tax (currently £325,000) there will be an immediate charge to inheritance tax, at 20%. To avoid an immediate charge to inheritance tax, the value of the assets being transferred should be within the allowance.

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When assets are transferred into a trust, the transfers will be treated by the Revenue as ‘disposals’ for capital gains tax purposes. However, a claim can be made to HMRC to ‘hold over’ any gain if the shares and/or the property are worth more when they are transferred into the trust than they were when initially acquired.

Capital Gains Tax Implications

Inheritance Tax Implications for the Settlor

A discretionary trust is a very flexible trust that usually grants trustees discretion to make decisions about how to use the trust assets for the potential beneficiaries of the trust. A beneficiary of a discretionary trust is referred to as a ‘potential beneficiary’, because they would only receive assets from the trust if the trustees decide to exercise their discretion in favour of one or more of the beneficiaries. The trust document will set out who the trustees and potential beneficiaries are, as well as setting out what powers and discretions the trustees have. As with all types of trust, there are various tax implications to consider.

• Any income over £1,000 is taxed at 39.75% for dividends and at 45% for all other income. If the trustees pay out income to a beneficiary, they should provide a tax certificate at the end of the tax year so that if the beneficiary is a lower rate tax payer the tax paid at the higher rates can be reclaimed.

Income Tax Implications

Once a trust has been set up, trustees will need to make annual returns to the Revenue to declare any income received by the trust in each tax year. All income received by the trust will be subject to income tax:

• Trust income up to £1,000 is taxed at 8.75% for dividends and at 20% for all other income.

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Inheritance Tax Implications for the Trustees Discretionary trusts are subject to a periodic charge to inheritance tax, (even in the lifetime of the settlor). The charge arises on the tenth anniversary of the creation of the trust, and at the end of each subsequent ten-year period during the life of the trust. The tax is charged on the value of the assets in the trust immediately before the anniversary, but trustees might be able to claim certain reliefs on eligible assets. If no relief applies, the tax charge is a 6% charge on the value of assets in excess of the trustees’ allowance for inheritance tax. In addition to the ten yearly periodic charge, there will be a separate charge to inheritance tax when distributions are made from the trust within each tenyear period (known as ‘exit charges’). Depending on when in the ten-year cycle the exit charge arises, it is charged as a percentage of the 6% ten-yearly charge.

Is a Discretionary Trust Right for You? Discretionary trusts can be a useful way of providing for beneficiaries and protecting assets, but they need careful consideration because of the tax consequences and ongoing trust administration responsibilities. information about the taxation on discretionary trusts, please contact Leila Goodarzi in VWV’s Private Client team on 0117 925 2020 or at lgoodarzi@vwv.co.uk.

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my spectator experience was a (veggie bacon) breakfast bap and coffee from the excellent café. With noodle and pizza trucks outside, they’re fully equipped to keep you comfortable throughout your people-watching session – or help you get your strength back if, you know, you’ve actually done some surfing. The setting is very much at the heart of what makes The Wave such a special place to visit. The 950m walk/scoot/ skate from the car park (worth noting), genuinely felt like it was transitioning me from normal life to a blissful country/beach utopia. Unlike the cacophonous confines of your local leisure centre, the lapping waves and occasional gull only add to the feeling of Armedcalm. with my drink and snack of choice, I weighed up the different viewing spots before settling into one of the chairs on the rooftop terrace. Then it was all about taking in the action, from seasoned pros sashaying their way across the swell as if it’s the only way to travel, to absolute beginners desperate to stand up on their board for the first time. It’s impossible not to be impressed by the levels of skill and determination on show. Whether a result of the atmosphere, sporting prowess or pervading smell of sun cream, for a short while I was able to forget the many worries of modern life and relax into something of a holiday vibe. I’ll definitely be back and might even be tempted to catch a wave or two next time.

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After my wonderfully soporific day spent at Gloucestershire cricket last month, I was determined to find another tranquil spot to write about for this issue. As is often the case, when you put such strong thoughts out into the ether, a glut of options come rolling in like waves; which is ironic because mosttempting of all was the suggestion to spend some time at The Wave. For anyone unfamiliar, The Wave is located in the Easter Compton countryside just a short drive north from BS9. An inland surf destination that is open all year round, at its heart is a 180m lagoon set up for surfers of any level, from the beginner to the seasoned

I did say tranquil. As well as the chance to get your surf on, you can also purchase a Spectator Pass for £2 (free for anyone under 6). Giving you access to the site, including an idyllic nature walk, it allows you to watch the surfing from the lakeside or the Enhancingpier.

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What is anxiety and stress? What impact can it have on me? It’s not all bad, right?

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The majority of people probably feel that anxiety and stress are simply a part of life, another challenge to face, just push through and ‘I/you’ll be fine’ and don’t need to do anything about it. However, in reality, anxiety and stress can create a significant impact on mind and body, potentially inhibiting our ability to make good choices, maintain our focus and motivation; in time this can slowly erode our authentic, natural capabilities, as well as cause real, debilitating symptoms. The truth is, anxiety can gather its own momentum – effectively, anxiety feeds anxiety – and subsequently become restrictive, even paralysing. And it’s all too easy to become stuck in a loop: anxiety created in the mind causes changes in the body; and when the body is in a state of anxiety it affects the mind. But here’s the good news ... We aren’t born anxious, it’s something we’ve trained ourselves to do alongside our primitive flight, fight, freeze response. Therefore, with the right tools and strategies it’s absolutely possible to rewire our nervous system and feel calmer. When we possess the courage to challenge our stuff, by acknowledging its reality and processing underlying emotions, the result can be incredibly liberating as we retrain our brain and reroute the neural pathways we have inadvertently created; by easing the burden of anxiety from our shoulders, we can once again step into life with a renewed sense of will, determination and grace, too. So, when is anxiety and stress something to be addressed? …

It’s not always easy to notice when stress builds to the point where anxiety crosses the threshold and becomes restrictive. That’s because a degree of stress is what feeds our motivation and metaphorical get up and go – even under what may sometimes feel like the most stressful life situations. [e.g. There’s nothing wrong with feeling nervous/anxious ahead of, say, a public speaking engagement, but if it’s something you need to do regularly –think: an actor with stage fright – and you can’t do it without vomiting beforehand, or worse, the anxiety causes you to give up entirely, then it’s worth confronting.] So, over time, you may find yourself withdrawing more and/or begin to develop unpleasant physical symptoms when distress, tension and worry combine and impact our ability to function. Symptoms may include restlessness, irritability, difficulties in controlling feelings and – due to its associated physiological response on adrenalin and cortisol production – affect our sleep. So, what causes anxiety? …

Anxiety isn’t always down to a single experiential event – although it can be in the case of historic trauma – it’s more often down to the accumulation of triggering events, which may’ve had their roots in, say, the loss of a parent or significant other, emotional criticism or abuse, being bullied or isolated, etc. Equally, it can be exacerbated by ongoing life circumstances

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Nowadays we generally think of Bristol’s reduced railway system as a single system, but it was not that long ago that Bristol had a multiplicity of separate railway groups. As well as Brunel’s Great Western Railway, there were the Midland, the Bristol and Exeter, the South Wales Union, and the North Somerset railways. By the 1870’s a need for links to the national network was recognised, and the Clifton Extension railway was established with stations at Clifton Down and Montpelier linking to the Midland Railway. Redland’s inhabitants had to wait for twenty-three years to get their own station because the appropriate land, part of the Redland Court estate, wasn’t available. It was the donation of the remainder of the Grove, known as Lovers Walk, to the city as a public open space that made the land available. I have been unable to find any more details of the Bristol establishments, complicated by the fact that the Redland and Black Rock cabins were, by the nature of the rail construction work, temporary features and do not appear on maps of the era.

If any of our readers have any ideas or further information it will be very welcome. However it is likely that the taverns and the attendant social work were subsumed into the Bristol and West of England Railwaymen’s Institute’, as described in the following summary of the life work of Emma Saunders, “the railwayman’s friend”.

Margaret has looked at the liquidation papers of the GWR Coffee Company Ltd at the National Archive which show that the shareholders were all railway workers. Their shares ranged from 1 to 100 and these shareholders included, labourers, porters, guards, solicitors, die sinkers, enginemen, inspectors, waiting room attendants and signalmen. Margaret went on to thank me on behalf of her local campaign for my assistance with their Coincidentallyresearch.inthe

Margaret told me that in the nineteenth century there appear to have been only seven GWR Coffee Taverns between London and Swansea, including ones in Swindon, Bristol and Newport. These were established for use by the railway workers as an alternative to local public houses The GWR Coffee Tavern Company Ltd was set up under the influence of the Temperance Society in the 1800s, and in the case of the one in Willesden, as a place for the Westbourne Park railway workers to drink coffee, eat and attend meetings, which were often an extension of their education.

In the beginning Emma visited sick railwaymen, but when the founder of the ‘Bristol and West of England Railwaymen’s Institute’ retired due to ill health in 1881 Emma took over. At first she just helped local railway men. However agrarian reforms saw an influx of young men,

same week of this July, after a lapse of eleven years, (an example of a time warp, or prescient synchronicity?), we had reason to contact each other again following developments both at Margaret’s end in London, and my local research into the short-term coffee & cocoa rooms established in Bristol, as in the other railway towns, ‘to provide non-alcoholic refreshments for the navvies’. In Bristol, the first of these temporary rooms, or cabins, was established at Lovers Walk, The Grove (by the current Redland station), for those working on the Redland extension railway and the tunnel under the Clifton Downs. Later, when the tunnel under the Clifton Downs was completed, the Redland ‘cabin’ was closed and another opened at Black Rock, where the tunnel emerged on the Portway bank of the River Avon. It was back in 2007 that I first wrote a short article about the Clifton Extension railway but at that time I wasn’t aware of the involvement of the temperance movement setting up coffee or cocoa taverns to provide non-alcoholic refreshments for railway workers.

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It was in November 2011 that Margaret Tyler, a Kensington-based Reminiscence and Local History Tutor contacted me asking if I had any information about the background to the Great Western Railway Coffee Company’. If so this could help to support their English Heritage application to protect the remaining former Coffee Tavern building in Willesden.

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46 fresh from the country attracted to railway work but unused to the temptations offered by the city. It was to these that Emma and her colleagues focussed their attention, aiming to prevent them from falling into the clutches of ‘Demon Drink’. As well as hospital and home visits, they gave out small gifts and religious and temperance tracts. In what was a pioneering achievement they also established the Railwaymen’s Institute, providing a canteen, games rooms, skittle alley and a room for engineering classes and religious meetings. This became the forerunner of today’s British Rail Staff Association, BRSA. Emma and her companions were held in such high regard by the authorities that they were given ‘tin passes’ - authorising them to travel on all locomotives, and in goods brake vans. On March 2, 1921, her 80th birthday, H. R. Griffiths, the Great Western Divisional Superintendent presented her with an illuminated address together with an unusual, but I’m sure much appreciated, present of a settee and armchair, to which many GWR and Midland railwaymen in the Bristol area had subscribed. When she died aged 86 in 1927 her temperance movement work continued, later under the aegis of the BRSA.This white marble memorial tablet, erected by railway workers and friends, features Emma with a small basket containing posies of flowers which she always carried and would give out when visiting railwaymen. This can still be seen by the main entrance of Temple Meads Station.

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Market Comment Are we looking at a new property market in the wake of the incomparable past two years? At Howard we know the thing with changing property markets is that eventually we adapt to each manifestation. Changing markets are a bit like a pandemic. First they are a surprise, next, sadly, some people are harmed by the new normal, and then we learn how to handle the threat. Then, just when we begin to get comfy, something happens and we have to learn all over again in a new market. This is where we are now. Property market watchers, looking for signs that the post pandemic property party is over, have been on high alert for some time. But they don’t have to watch too closely as all the signs are there for anyone to see. The days of putting a property on the market at almost any price, and then exceeding that figure in a market awash with cash buyers desperate to move, are over. We may never see their like again – or, at least, not for decades. Today’s buyers are a new breed. Rising mortgage interest rates, the increasing cost of living and an uncertain and often unstable world have led to understandable caution. So with what sort of new market must we become familiar? There are some interesting patterns emerging. It is becoming more of a buyers’ market. There will be a wider choice for buyers, who will feel less pressured to make their final choices. Sellers will have to become used to delay and uncertainty. How often have we heard that a property’s three most essential things are location, location, location? Well in this new market those things will become price, price, price. In a market with greater choice attracting a buyer becomes more challenging. We suggest there are two ways to overcome this: correct pricing and making your home as buyerfriendly as possible – clean, tidy, decluttered, sweet-smelling and great-looking from the Oh,kerb.and

there is another way to succeed in selling: make sure you have an experienced estate agent, like Howard, who understands how to adapt to changing times and markets.

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• 4 shallots - halved and finely sliced

Official Language: Lao Comparative size: Pretty much the same size, area wise, as the United Kingdom - 92,000 square miles Currency: Lao Kip

• 1 red chilli - deseeded and finely sliced

• 2 tbsp sunflower oil

• 500g minced lamb

• Juice of 2 limes • 2 tbsp fish sauce

• Big handful fresh coriander

• Big handful fresh mint

3. Get your rice on the go. Cook your jasmine rice in accordance with the packet instructions, replacing the water with coconut milk. This should take about 20 minutes, by which time the main dish should be ready.

• 1/2 tsp sugar

The most time consuming part of the process is the toasting and grinding of the dry rice, but don’t miss this out as it adds a really interesting texture and subtle taste to the dish. You will however need a pestle and mortar or some way of crushing the toasted rice. A coarse salt or pepper grinder may work - but don’t blame me if it

Laos Fact File Location: Landlocked in southeast Asia, bordered to the northwest by Myanmar and China, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast and Thailand to the west and southwest.

Laotian Lamb Larb Ingredients - cooks plenty for 3

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• Jasmine rice, cooked as per packet instructions

• Big handful fresh curly parsley

• I tin coconut milk (full fat)

Served like this it is very, very good.

Capital: Vientiane Population: 7.3 million

• 1 Little Gem or Romaine lettuce

• 4 spring onions - finely sliced

The magical BS9 cookery bus has arrived in southeast Asia this month with a visit to Laos which, as with many counties, has a national dish that is a variation of “meat with stuff”. In this case the dish is called larb, the meat is lamb, the “stuff” is a mixture of fresh herbs and aromatic juices, and the end result is, for a simple dish, incredibly tasty.

Servingdoesn’t!wise you can dish the larb up with an aromatic coconut rice - sticky rice cooked as per the instructions but substituting some or all of the water with coconut milk. However I really recommend you also try serving the mixture into a curled lettuce leaf which serves as a perfect edible bowl and adds a fresh cool crunch to the meal.

2. Add a teaspoon of oil to the pan and fry half of the sliced shallots gently for about 5 minutes until they start to go crispy. Remove from the pan and drain any excess oil off by placing the shallots on some kitchen towel.

• 1 tbsp dry uncooked jasmine rice

Method 1. Take your grains of uncooked rice, place them in a dry frying pan and toast them over a moderate heat, stirring regularly, until they start to turn golden brown - this should take about ten minutes. Once toasted, transfer the rice to a pestle and mortar and grind to a fine powder. Set to one side.

7. Remove from the heat, transfer to a heated serving bowl and top with the crispy shallots. Serve and enjoy! month we are heading much closer to with satisfying French classic.

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5. Now add in the toasted rice powder, the sugar, lime juice and fish sauce and stir fry for a couple of minutes.

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6. Roughly chop all of the three green herbs together, then add them into the pan with the pork mixture together with the sliced chilli, spring onions and remaining shallots. Combine well while stir-frying for just one more minute.

It may not come algorithm-endorsed nor be streaming in the millions on Spotify, but this is what it sounds like when a prodigious talent puts everything they have (including their own money) into making an album – you’re unlikely to hear anything finer all year. Next FoundStepLight by Laura Veirs We’re keeping it 2022 in order to recommend another album that is well worth your undivided attention. The strength of I Don’t Know What I’m Doing is that you can hear the total confidence Pallot has in both her method and material. On Found Light, you’re hearing the first steps on a journey of self discovery, and it’s just as appealing. That might sound strange as Laura Veirs has been making critically adored alt-folk since the late 1990s after all. However, for most of her career to date, her work has been inextricably linked with husband/producer Tucker Martine.

Album of the Month I Don’t Know What I’m Doing by Nerina Pallot Released back in June, I Don’t Know What I’m Doing is the seventh studio album by English singer-songwriter Nerina Pallot. Perhaps best known for her 2006 single Everybody’s Gone To War, she’s now an independent artist releasing music through her own label. Without the pressure that comes from label bosses demanding hit records, her artistry has truly flourished. That flourishing can be heard in both the depth and breadth of the album’s 12 songs.

With it harp introduction, Auto-Tune vocals and deep drop announcing its final passage, opener Cold Places sets the tone for what’s to follow – music that is both classic and adventurous, fitting seamlessly together as a record. It’s testament to Pallot’s strength as a songwriter and singer that she can carry it off. Where a song like Master Builder has the feel of Tapestry-era Carole King; the balladeer sat at their piano weaving their masterpiece, The Way We Are has a much more modern production that evokes John Grant in his funkier moments. Then there are the sparse confessionals, like the title track with lyrics, “So don’t you fret if you barely remember your name/I’m the same, I’m the same,” revealing a self-deprecating humour that rewards those who are listening closely. You also get a sense of Pallot herself, as a mother, daughter and much more. There’s A River is a sweeping ballad about nurturing your child, “The greatest thing that you’ve made,” before watching them push you away as they become their own person. Mama switches positions and finds her missing her own mother, yearning to be held while accepting, “I take you so for granted/it’s only now I realise.”

Podcast of the Month All That’s Jazz

We’ll admit that we tend to neglect jazz in this column, but that’s all about to change. Hosted by radio presenter Allen Scott, All That’s Jazz is devoted to sharing jazz music and stories with its listeners. Topics include artist profiles, the next generation, educators, festivals, venues, producers, photographers, painters, broadcasters, writers, even food and recipes from some of your favourite musicians.

Hers might have been the name on the cover but they were very much a team. Now divorced (personally and professionally), Veirs initially struggled with the idea of continuing with the thing that so reminded her of her ex. Thankfully, she relented and Found Light is a poignant and powerful document of how Veirs got up off the canvas and vowed to fight on alone, without her tag-team partner. Songs such as the restrained and poetic Naked Hymn and meditative Signal are up there with her very best work.

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Lotte is eighteen and has to have a job. It’s the fifties, her typing and shorthand are good and her father is a high-flying MI5 spook, so naturally that’s where he finds her a position. Once Lotte has signed The Official Secrets Act, and removed her two sets of false eyelashes, she’s ready for work. This is Charlotte Bingham’s story, which she tells in her lighthearted and not entirely unbelievable memoir, MI5 and Me. Wonderfully entertaining and very funny, there are actors, a best friend, a dissolute mother, a seafood company and a gallimaufry of communists to unmask. Is it a tad far-fetched? Who cares? In Michel Bussi’s twisty and riveting thriller, The Other Mother, French policewoman Captain Marianne Augresse has a big crime to solve but child psychologist Vasily is pestering her about Malone, a four-year-old who has a cuddly toy that talks to him and who claims his maman is not his real maman. Marianne of course is like a mother to the guys in her department and perhaps also to her curvaceous friend Angelique, who put Vasily onto Marianne. Will Malone find his maman and will Marianne solve her case? Robbery, childhood friends, murder and a chase add to a masterful puzzle, cleverly told and finally unravelled South African comedian Trevor Noah’s mother was black, his father was white and their relationship was illegal under apartheid, so Noah calls his excellent memoir Born a Crime, because he was. He was also born to a strictly religious but highly intelligent, wise and stubbornly idiosyncratic woman determined to help Noah be himself and become what he could become. Described as stories from a South African childhood, this book is more than that. Truly informative about life under apartheid, it’s also a funny and inspirational hymn of praise to the remarkable woman who brought him up against all the odds, and it’s a real page-turner. Want to know more about the Cambridge spy ring that delivered the atom bomb to Stalin and betrayed countless secret operations to our enemies? Here’s an excellent addition to the literature; a novel soundly based on fact, written by Charlotte Philby, granddaughter of the Third Man, Kim Philby, who escaped to Russia one step ahead of the authorities. Edith and Kim imagines the life of the woman who introduced Philby to the Soviets. Mother, photographer, revolutionary, throughout the thirties and forties Edith was a mere foot soldier of espionage, though still with a Special Branch file. This is an intriguing imagining of how things were. ‘Language made special, so that it will be remembered and valued.’ That’s poetry John Carey says. In his terrific A Little History of Poetry he writes about many poems that have been remembered as well as about the poets who wrote them. He starts with the Epic of Gilgamesh, which has parallels with Homer. He loves Beowulf and Chaucer, isn’t so keen on the horrific Dante. On he goes up until recently. Shakespeare, Tennyson, Heaney, all the names you know are here and one or two you might not, Margaret Stanley-Wrench anyone? Lucid and always entertaining, this is a great reference and a great read.

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On a positive note the number of Automated External Defibrillators, or AED’s, in prominent, accessible 24/7 locations in our area continues to grow. Detailed below are the locations of the existing defibrillators accessible 24/7 that I am aware of in this area, together with the “what3words” locations for them.

58 DEFIBRILLATOR UPDATE

• 42 Westbury Lane, Court, Cote Lane WoT,

You may have seen recently in the local news the sad story of young Sam Polledri who earlier this year passed away of a cardiac arrest while out on a night out in the city centre. In September local residents Emil and Giulio, seen here, are planning to cycle 1,000 miles in 10 days, to raise money raised for the ‘Sam Polledri Foundation’an organisation that aims to have lifesaving defibrillators installed in as many public places possible, and to raise awareness on how and when to use the equipment. “Sam was out enjoying a ‘normal’ Saturday evening, walking through the centre of Bristol with his friends; happy, laughing and joking, completely unaware of what was to come - a moment that would change all our lives forever. Sam absolutely loved life. He was kind, loving, strong, always singing or dancing and so much more. He deserved to experience years and years of more life, to achieve all he had planned to do. Sam will be missed enormously by so many family and friends, especially by his parents, brothers, grandmother and girlfriend (Emil’s daughter). In the UK, due to cardiac arrest 12 fit and healthy young people aged between 14-35 die every week... that statistic should not be so high and it is growing. If a defibrillator is used within 3-5 minutes of cardiac arrest survival rates jump from 6% to 74%. There was no wall mounted/registered defibrillators near Sam, he wasn’t given that chance to survive”. Emil & Julio, family and friends are asking people to be part of the change to help prevent these tragedies from happening. “The more money we raise the more defibrillators we can install, saving more lives in Sam’s name. Doing him proud and ensuring he lives on in helping others. To donate please visit follow the link below or scan the QR code. Thank you so much for your time and ridepolledri-defibrillator-foundation-bike-www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/sam-generosity”.

Coombe Dingle. heat. shop.sofa • Blaise Inn, 260 Henbury Road, Henbury BS10 7QR, on the side of the Inn. exists. sugars.buns • Salvatore’s Barbers 19A Druid Hill, Stoke Bishop, BS9 1EW (in the dip near Stoke Bishop Fish Bar). hulk.courier.bells • The White Lion Passage Road, Westbury on Trym, BS9 3HN (in the pub car park). scale.miles.petty • Methodist Church Hall, Westbury Hill, Westbury on Trym, BS9 3AA (next to main GP’s car park). olive.belly.score • Trinity United Reform Church, Waterford Road, Henleaze, BS9 4BT (opp. Tesco garage). • belts.edges.bucks • Bristol Chiropractic, 2 Kellaway Avenue, Redland, BS6 7XR (in the main rank of shops). • swept.salsa.reap • The RAFA Club, 38 Eastfield, Westbury on Trym, BS9 4BE (near the Eastfield Road junction). allow.quench.doll • St Monica

59 DEFIBRILLATOR UPDATE 3TL (part of the St Monica complex). taking.clubs.tiger • The Beehive Pub, Wellington Hill West, Henleaze, BS9 QY. cans.type.loving • Avon Fire & Rescue (Southmead Fire Station), Southmead Road, BS10 5DR. held.demand.deep • Bristol Property Centre, 14 Chandos Road, Redland, BS6 6PE. wacky.relay. closes • Max Minervas Bookshop, North View, Westbury Park, BS6 7PY. edgy.slap.invite • Bristol Prison Site, 248 Gloucester Road, Horfield, BS7 8NZ( between Cambridge Rd and Longmead Ave). moving.spoon. folds • Westbury Park Primary School, Bayswater Avenue, BS6 7NU (Coldharbour Road end). • bubble.trunk.waters • Cafe on the Square, 136 Shirehampton Rd, Sea Mills, BS9 2DY. shaky.trail.motel • Boyce’s Avenue, Clifton, BS8 4AA - on the wall of East Village cafe, near The Albion. goad.chef.recall • Redland Park United Reformed Church, Whiteladies Road, Redland, BS6 6SAjunction with Redland Park. stole.rust. prime • Westbury Baptist Church Hall, Reedley Road, Westbury on Trym, BS9 3TE. demand.dose.aspect • The George Inn, 4-6 High Street, Shirehampton, BS11 0DE. park.leaves. cotton • Future Leap, 1-3 Gloucester Road (at the Zetland Road junction), BS7 8AA. book. zebra.boat • Charlton Road, Brentry (by Central Discount Carpets). back.flats.hogs 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 for reference. The what3words location is given in red for each AED location

60 With the recent challenges in the care sector behind us, now is the time to start building the next generation of care workers – our Generation Care. With dignity at the heart of all we do, you’ll be improving the lives of our residents by helping with day to day practical things like bathing, dressing, meal times and activities. In fact, you’ll be such an important part of their lives you’ll get to know them, their families and friends. Working at St Monica Trust is about so much more than care. It’s having the opportunity to build your career and develop your skills, whilst delivering the best experience of ageing to our wonderful residents. We are currently recruiting: Care ResidentHouseworkersWorkersSupport Workers Catering staff For more information about the fantastic opportunities in care please email: recruitment@stmonicatrust.org.uk or call 0117 949 4091. www.stmonicatrust.org.uk/jobs Generation Care – Is it time for a change? Careers in care are diverse and rewarding REGISTERED CHARITY NO: 202151.

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1. the British Board of Film Classification; 2. Jurassic Park, E.T. and Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull; 3. the senior member of a film crew in charge of camera equipment; 4. Deadpool, Elastigirl, Wonder Woman; 5. Monty Python’s Life of Brian.

1. Arts & Literature; 2. three - jack of spades, jack of hearts, king of diamonds; 3. Study & Kitchen, and Conservatory & Lounge; 4. 28; 5. Old Kent Road. Grey Things 1. E L James; 2. 60-70 years old; 3. false - no member states have grey in their flag; 4. Visage in 1980; 5. in the literary works of JRR Tolkein. Sport 1. Leah Williamson; 2. Italy in 2023; 3. it supplies the granite for curling stones; 4. Perry the Bull; 5. McLaren. Geography 1. a) Sarajevo, b) Hanoi, c) Mogadishu; 2. Mongolia and China; 3. France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Czechia, Poland, Latvia, Estonia and Finland; 4. Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana and Maine; 5. Sweden.

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The BBC 1. 210 million; 2. 1974 to 2012; 3. £159; 4. (l to r) Nick Robinson (Radio 4), Clara Amfo (Radio 1), Tony Livesey (BBC Radio 5-Live); 5. she was the little girl on the Test Card.

1. Stuttgart; 2. Gerhard Schroder; 3a) show jumping, b) motor racing, c) decathlon; 4. Denmark, Poland, Czechia, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium and Netherlands; 5. an airship that crashed in 1937.

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The Human Body 1. athlete’s foot; 2. 11%; 3. the pancreas; 4. in 1920 males 56 years, females 59 years - in 2020 it was 80 for men, 84 for women; 5. the wrist.

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1. Helen Willetts and Philip Avery; 2. In 1988, following the Great Storm of 1987; 3. winds from the south-west; 4. Exeter; 5. Hurricane force 12. Sports Stars of Yesteryear Bruce Penhall, World Speedway Champion; Nadia Comaneci, Olympic gymnastics champion; John Daly, Open Golf Champion.

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• Bristol A Cappella is an award-winning mixed barbershop chorus who love to sing close harmony a cappella. Rehearsals are every Tuesday at 7:30pm at Victoria Methodist Church on Whiteladies Road. Email membership@bristolacappella. co.uk to come along! For more info, visit our website at www.bristolacappella. co.uk/visit

• The Arts Society Bristol Our lecture season restarts on 6 September with “How the Art Market Works”. Would you like to join us? New members are warmly welcome. Our lectures are delivered by specialists in their own field, and cover a wide range of subjects. They are held at 8pm at Redmaids’ High School, Westburyon-Trym, BS9 3AW. For more information about our activities and membership visit our website www.theartssociety-bristol. org.uk

• Bristol Bridge Club is starting two new bridge beginners weekly courses - from Tuesday 6 September at 10 am and from Wednesday 7 September at 7.30pm. The Courses will run for ten weeks and cost £90 which includes a copy of “Beginning Bridge Book One”. You will be a tutorial member of the Bristol Bridge Club. For registration and more details please email teaching@bristolbridgeclub.co.Uk We are also planning to start weekly Improvers lessons on Wednesday evening at 7.15pm, From 7 September. The cost will be £8 per session. For more details about the bridge topics, please phone Bristol bridge club on 0117 9291846 and leave message.

• 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.

The first lesson is free, so come along and give it a try!

If you are involved in any local events that are of a charitable / “not-for-profit” nature, including social groups, support networks, fundraisers, school events, concerts, talks, clubs etc, and would like some free publicity do please get in touch. Listings of up to 60 words per month will be published free of charge. From now on if your event / club / choir etc is “for-profit”, rather than charitable in nature, then the total cost of a monthly 75-word listing will be £50 + VAT for six-months or £75 + VAT for 12 months. You may change your listing without further charge at any time. To be included, or for more details, please get in touch - andy@bcmagazines.co.uk, 0117 259 1964 / 07845 986650 or write to 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY, and I will be more than happy to help. If you have a dated event that is in the first half of the month you are strongly advised to get it listed in the previous month’s magazine as no guarantee can be given that the magazine will be delivered by the date of your event.

• BCCS (Bristol Cathedral Choir School) Choral Society is now meeting at the Henleaze Bowling Club in Grange Court Road, on Wednesdays from 7.30 to 9pm. We are a small, friendly, unauditioned choir singing varied music, from choral works to more modern pieces and we would welcome new members of all standards. Please do come and give us a try. For more information, please contact Kathy telephone 0117 9493628 or email www. bccschoralsociety.org.uk

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• Bristol Bridge Club (BBC) has been running free online supervised sessions with some teaching all through the pandemic on Zoom, and will continue to do so every Saturday morning from 10am to 12 noon. To take part, go to the bridge club website www.bristolbridgeclub.co.uk and follow the link “Learn and Play”.

• Bristol 1904 Arts Society – “The World Reimagined” Art Exhibition from Saturday 17th September to Sunday 25th September from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm, entitled “Abolition is Now!” The Red Lodge, Park Row, BRISTOL, BS1 5LJ bristol1904arts.org. The Society hosts an exclusive exhibition of paintings by African heritage artists. Pictures are for sale. Open daily for 9 days 10.00 am to 4.00 pm.

• Aikido for Kids: Aikido is a modern Japanese martial art which draws on fencing (kenjutsu) and wrestling (jujutsu) techniques. Regular practice develops confidence, flexibility, strength and focus. Westbury Aikido Club offers lessons for children, on Sunday mornings during term-time, at the Scout Hall (Northcote), Great Brockeridge BS9 3TY. See www. westburyaikido.club for more detail, or email reenee@westburyaikido.club.

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An ASHP takes heat from the air and uses it to warm your home. The ASHP works like a fridge in reverse, heat is pumped in rather than pumped out. About a third of Finnish homes are heated this way, they do work. Unfortunately, Bristol’s homes are not as well insulated as Finnish ones and without insulation of a reasonable standard they are expensive to run. This issue of good home insulation being needed to make the ASHP viable has made the move away from gas slow. Rising energy prices are going to make ASHP better value and from 2035 Gas Boilers will no longer be sold. Insulating your home will reduce your energy costs even if you don’t want an ASHP now, unfortunately the BUS incentive is only for ASHP installations. If you are interested in learning more email suswot2050@gmail. com and we will keep you informed about ASHPs and BUS. The Westbury on Trym Show will once again be show-casing the interests and talents of local people at the Village Hall on Saturday 3rd September. Doors will be open to members of the public at 11a.m. and the presentation of trophies will be at 4.30p.m.

SusWoT and CSE plan to promote BUS, and will have a stall at the Westbury Village Show and be doing other things to promote BUS locally.

SusWoT explore Air Source Heat Pumps During the winter the team at Sustainable Westbury on Trym (SusWoT) investigated installing air source heat pump (ASHP) in homes to replace gas boilers. Since then SusWoT has started working with the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) who are based in Bristol, to see if we can help people move to ASHPs.A Government scheme, called the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, (BUS), aims to help homeowners eliminate the CO2 produced when heating their homes and hot water. The scheme provides grants to support the installation of heat pumps. Heat pump installers can apply for up to £5000 to help with the cost of installation of an ASHP on a homeowner’s behalf.

This year, the show is celebrating ‘100 Years of the BBC’ so a number of the classes will be aligned to this theme. Briony May, a semifinalist in the 2018 BBC series of the Great British Bake Off and Bristol resident, will be opening the show. Her more recent TV appearances have included Escape to the Country, Food Unwrapped, Would I Lie to You? and Celebrity Mastermind. Briony is not a stranger to the Westbury Show as, in the past, she has been an entrant herself! The Hall will be full of impressive displays of fruit, vegetables, flowers, cookery, art, crafts and photography to name but a few! For the first time SusWoT (Sustainable Westbury on Trym) are sponsoring a video class. People are invited to submit a clip lasting up to two minutes, the theme of which is ‘Natural History in Westbury and the River Trym’. Further details of this and all other classes are available in the schedule or online. The schedules contain lots of ideas for creative minds and keeping children entertained during the summer holidays! Delicious hot meals, sandwiches, cream teas and cakes, a BBQ and an ice-cream stall will be on sale. The gardens will be full of stalls and attractions for all ages and interests; these include Bristol Bee Keepers, We Make Bristol, Country Markets, WOT Allotment Society and a plant stall. Entrance to the show will be £1 for adults (accompanied children free). This will be cash only. There will be opportunity to pay by cash or card for refreshments. Profits are donated towards the upkeep of the Village Hall. Further details for exhibitors and visitors are available in the free schedules which are available in the Westbury on Trym Library and a number of village shops; they are also available from the show website www.wotvs.co.uk and the village show facebook page.

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We are a sociable and friendly group, singing a wide range of musical styles in our repertoire, and we look forward to seeing you - you don’t have to be a reader of music. Ffi see our website www.bristolmvc.org.uk or us on 07587 143 220. • Bristol Morris Men practice on Thursday evenings from 8:15pm - 9:45pm in the Sports Hall at Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital (QEH), Berkely Place, Clifton BS8 1JX. New members are very welcome, whether you have any experience of dancing

• Bristol Phoenix Choir If you love singing we would love to hear from you! We are a friendly choir and we enjoy rehearsing and performing great choral works as well as shorter more intimate pieces. If you would like to sing with us please contact Jackie our membership secretary jackie. blackwell410@gmail.comm

• Bristol Friends of WNO invite you to enjoy a variety of talks with glorious music at our new venue, The Apostle Room, Clifton Cathedral (Worcester Road entrance). Visitors always welcome. Wednesday, 21 September 2022 “The End of Immortality” - the writer and R3 broadcaster, Nigel Simeone will introduce Janacek’s opera, The Makropulos Affair. (Cardiff Coach trip, 28th September). 6.45 for 7.15 pm available Easy parking. WNO Friends £8, Visitors £10. Further information from Melanie David. Tel: 01934 842014 email: melaniejdavid@ btinternet.com

WHAT’S ON & COMMUNITY NEWS 66 WHAT’S ON & COMMUNITY NEWS Thursdays” for members and their guests. Join us for a relaxed pairs handicapped bridge session. Free food is served from 6.30pm … followed by bridge around 7.15pm. The winning pair will receive a bottle of wine each. Just turn up on the night! • Bristol Brunel Probus Club. Retired? At a loose end? Looking for some friendship and entertainment? You’d be welcomed at our Bristol Brunel Probus Club. We meet every 2nd Tuesday of the month at BAWA [Filton] for lunch & a presentation / talk. Contact our Secretary D Waters on 0117914-5465 for more details.

• Bristol Scrabble Club meets every Wednesday at 7.00 pm at Filton Community Centre, Elm Park, Filton BS34 7PS. New members welcome - first visit free so come and give it a try. For further information contact Sheila on 01179570792, 07435316458 or shinett@ blueyonder.co.uk

• Bristol Shambhala Meditation Group offers meditation on Thursday evenings at the Friends’ Meeting House in Hampton Road from 7.15pm until 8.45pm and a qualified Meditation Instructor is available to talk you through the practice if this is required. In addition to meditation practice there is usually a reading, a discussion and a mindfulness of body exercise. Further information at bristol. shambhala.info

• Charity Bowls Afternoon - Tuesday September 20th 1pm – 3.30 pm at Canford Park Bowls Club. Come along and try lawn bowls and enjoy cake and refreshments whilst raising money for St Peter’s Hospice. Tickets £10 and no experience necessary! Email Amy community@haroldstephens. co.uk or call 0117 3636 212.

• Bristol Male Voice Choir are rehearsing once again, and we invite new and returning singers to join us at our weekly rehearsals, every Thursday from 7pm -9pm at St Andrew’s Methodist Church, Elm Park, Filton, Bristol BS34 7PS. or none. Call Grant on (0117) 9442165.

• Bristol Harmony West Gallery Choir & Band are looking for new members (SATB) as well as string, reed and wind instrumentalists. We sing and play lively church and village music from the 18th century. We meet at St Edyth’s Church Hall in Sea Mills on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. No auditions but ability to read music is helpful. Ring Fritjof on 0117 924 3440 for more information, or see havePleasewww.bristolharmony.wordpress.com.contactbeforeattendingsowecanmusicready.

• Bristol Languages Tutor: French, Spanish & English Tuition. Qualified teacher with 12+ years tutoring experience. Lessons at home or online. Children, students, adults. Complete beginners, after-school clubs, conversation practice and exam preparation (GCSE, A Level, Common Entrance etc.). Email: BristolLanguagesTutor@gmail.com or Tel. 07825 600 402.

• City Voices Bristol rehearsals have resumed on Monday nights at Red Maids High School, from 7.30-9pm. We are keen to welcome new members who would like to join a friendly and sociable group of people who love to sing! Our repertoire extends from rock and pop to choral and musicals. If you would like more information, look at our website

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• Henleaze Ladies’ Choir. Come and join us as we fill St Peter’s Church Hall with a diverse selection of music. There is no

• Drawing for well-being: an opportunity to step back from the madness of life and engage with nature through drawing. All materials and coffee provided! No experience necessary. Come and find quiet, beauty and space at Trymwood Studios, Mondays and Fridays 11am - 12.30pm during term-time, registration essential. For more information please email Hannah and Lucy - info@trymwoodstudios.co.uk

• Friendly Club meets every Thursday from 2pm to 4pm in the Methodist Church Hall, Westbury on Trym. We are a lively group of older people who meet to chat, play Scrabble and card games. Regular trips out and entertainments are arranged plus we have tea and biscuits for only £1! Do come and make some new friends.

• Friends of Old Sneed Park Nature Reserve. Our next working party will be Held on September 17, 10am to 12noon. Please bring your own tea/coffee. Chocolate biscuits will always be provided. For more information, please email fospnr@gmail.com and our web site is, oldsneedparknaturereserve.org

• Henleaze Bowling Club aims to provide a welcoming and social environment for members of all ages and experience to enjoy a game of bowls whether in competitive or friendly matches. The season starts in April and new members are very welcome. Free coaching is available. Contact details and other information can be found on our web site:www.henleazebowlingclub.org.uk

• Henleaze & District Flower Club. Come along and be entertained with a fabulous flower demonstration and free refreshments. All our demonstrators are great performers as well as superb floral artists. Thursday afternoon floral demonstrations including on 8th September “Seaside” with Lesley Hunt. Bradbury Hall Waterford Road Henleaze Bristol BS9 4BT. Doors open 1.30 pm for a 2pm start and finishing by 4.00pm. Visitors always welcome - £6 cash payable on the door. Please phone Jenny for information 07880 700 270.

• The Country Market now runs from 10.00am to 11.30am every Friday in the Methodist Church Hall in Westbury on Trym. Call Sue on 0117 962 8306 for more details.

• Henbury ‘Blaise’ Womens’ Institute meet at 7.30pm monthly on the 3rd Tuesday in the Village Hall in Henbury. Contact Jo on 950 7712 for more details.

• Healing For Wellbeing. Feel more relaxed, peaceful, calmer. Drop-In sessions at Redland Meeting House, 126 Hampton Road. Thursdays 3.00 - 4.15 pm from 8th September. Donation basis. COVID safety: please wear a face mask if possible and do not attend if you have symptoms or have tested positive for COVID. Contact: Selina 0117 9466434 or selinanewton@yahoo. co.uk.

• The Henleaze Concert Society ‘German Orchestral Classics’ concert is on October 8th at 7:30 at the Trinity-Henleaze Unified Reformed Church, Waterford Road, Henleaze, Bristol BS9 4BT. This is a lovely concert which starts with Mendelssohn’s lyrical and dramatic Fingal’s Cave, followed by Bruch’s iconic Violin Concerto full of stunningly beautiful melodies, concluding with Beethoven’s sparkling Symphony No. 1.Tickets at the door or see incl.£5;£15.00;(annualhttp://henleazeconcertsociety.org.ukMembership£12;member’sticketnon-member£18:00;under25’sseasonticketfor6seriesconcerts£85membership)

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www.cityvoicesbristol.org or pop along on a Monday night to the Performing Arts Centre at Redmaids.

• Happy Days Memory Café - Tony on 0117 968 1002.

• Filtones Choir meet on Wednesday afternoons, from 1.45-3.45 at St Teresa’s Community Centre, 71 Gloucester Road North, BS34 7PL and welcome new members of all voice ranges who might like to give us a try. There are no auditions and for your first four weeks there is no charge. Just drop in, or for more information please ring Dot on 07870 984760 or Janet on 0117 9241534 or email Dot on dorothy. bryant@btinternet.com. You can also find us on www.thefiltones.weebly.com. We look forward to meeting you, and can assure you of a very warm welcome.

• Fledglings at Trymwood Studios. Weekly nature-based workshops for 0-4 years and their carers. Singing, drama, engaging poetry and stories, and creative art-making - all with a changing nature theme. We meet in our Westbury-on-Trym studio and get outside into our wonderful gardens and meadow as much as possible. Your first taster session is free! Contact Hannah and Lucy at info@trymwoodstudios.co.uk or go to www.trymwoodstudios.co.uk

69 Geoff SteveSharonGollopScottSmith or•07769•Cllr.steve.smith@bristol.gov.uk•07584•Cllr.sharon.scott@bristol.gov.uk•0117•Cllr.geoffrey.gollop@bristol.gov.uk9039946182792285266writetousatCityHall,CollegeGreen, Bristol BS1 5TR Conservative Councillors for Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze • The Mayor of the West of England Combined Authority is considering big changes to bus routes and is asking for your opinions. To find the survey, search for ”big choices on buses” and let the Mayor have your thoughts. • There is support for low income families who need help funding school uniforms thought the Local Crisis Prevention Fund • Next ward zoom meeting at 7pm on Tuesday 6th September; please go to http://tiny.cc/WandHSep22 to book in. The following meeting will be on 4th October.

• Menopause Matters - Tricia Worthington, 07962 892 060, tricia_worthington@msn. com

• Local Choir is actively recruiting new members. We meet at Stoke Bishop CE Primary School, BS9 1BW on Thursday evenings, 7.45 - 9.15. The choir is a wellestablished mixed choir with a good balance of voices. Our repertoire is varied, performing both sacred and secular music. For more detail, see our website www.henburysingers.org and/or contact the secretary by email at secretary@ henburysingers.org.

• Henleaze Lawn Tennis Club is a friendly and welcoming club for all ages and standards. We offer social and competitive play and a comprehensive coaching programme for all ages and levels. To find out more visit our website: www.henleazeltc.com or call Heather on 07891 520 456.

• Henleaze (afternoon) Townswomen’s Guild meets on the first Wednesday of the month, at 2pm. Contact Jan, by telephone on 0117 968 5829, or by furtherjeanettecollins@blueyonder.co.uke-mailingfordetails.

• Keep fit with dance moves – From 20th September at Horfield Baptist Church, BS7 8NY, Tuesday mornings, from 10:15 – 11:15 am & St Peter’s Church, Filton, BS34 7BQ, Tuesday afternoons, 2 – 3 pm. Improve your mobility, strength, co-ordination and general wellbeing whilst having fun and making new friends. Suitable for all ages. Try first session free, then £5 thereafter. For further information contact Eileen Scott, on 07969929733, or email, scottyartois@hotmail.com

• Life Drawing/Painting/Portraits. Small informal group meets weekly, Thursday or Friday (TBC) mornings from midSeptember at St Peter’s Henleaze. Please contact Stella (9628717) or Liz (01454 418573) for details if you would be interested in joining us.

• Monday Afternoon Band and Wednesday Evening Band. Do you play the saxophone, clarinet,

trumpet, trombone, guitar, bass guitar or keyboard? Would you like to join a band playing on Monday afternoons or on Wednesday evenings? Both bands are in Redland, and we just play for fun, no sight reading, no concerts.We play a mixture of pop and swing. The bands would suit anyone who used to play an instrument and has taken it up again recently, or has been playing for a couple of years or more. Not suitable for complete beginners. For more information wednesdayeveningband@gmail.commondayafternoonband@gmail.comcontactor • The Mosaic Singers We wish to recruit a soprano and a bass to complement our vocal group; you could complete the pieces of our “musical mosaic”! As our name suggests, we sing a broad and colourful range of lighter and popular songs. Some ability to read music is required. A warm welcome is assured at our Tuesday evening rehearsals in Stoke

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• Henleaze Senior Film Club. Monday 26th September at 2pm, “The Madness of King George (PG)” - the 1994 multi award-winning comedy drama starring Nigel Hawthorne and Helen Mirren. Tickets: £4.00 including tea & cake. Carers welcome, easy access. For more information and to book, please call 0117 435 0063. St. Peter’s Hall, The Drive, Henleaze BS9 4LD

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

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

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• Highbury Badminton Club meet on Thursday 7:30pm in Westbury-on-Trym Village Hall. Contact Pete Stables 0117 950 1524 or highburybadmintonwww.pete4458.wixsite.com/formoredetails.

• The Little Black Box (Community) Choir seeks “shower singers!” Towel off, join us and set your voice free! Free first session. All voices welcome, no audition, no experience necessary. We sing everything from Kate Bush to Rammstein via musical theatre, pop and even shanties. Mondays 7.15pm - 9.00pm (term time). Term starts Monday 19th September at Friends Meeting House, 126 Hampton Road, Redland, BS6 6JE.

• Men at St. Peter’s Keep Fit class in St. Peter’s Church Hall every Tuesday 9:15 to 10:15 for men 60+, led by fitness instructor, Natasha Johnson, £5 per week. Contact Keith Bonham 0117 968 4972 or babubon38@gmail.com

At the Little Bathroom & Boiler Company we’ve twenty five years of experience designing and supplying bathrooms and boiler solutions. We know it can be daunting, and picturing what will work for you in the available space isn’t always easy. So let us - an experienced plumbing engineer and an interior designer - produce for you a 3D solution that will work, in a layout you will love. We are an independent, family-run local business, working out of our own showroom - friendly, unpressured, and professional, and we will do all we can to design the perfect bathroom or boiler upgrade for you, then supply you exceptional products from all the leading brands (and some you won’t find on the internet) to help you realise your dream. Call us now to arrange a good time to have a chat about your exciting project. We look forward to seeing you and working with you.

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• Pilates with Helen. Move better, get stronger, increase flexibility. The Bank Fitness, 73 Henleaze Road. All abilities: Mondays and Wednesdays 9.30-10.20am, Parent and baby: Wednesday 10.3011.20am. Free taster session, join at any time. 07863346001 / HelenLangmead@ hotmail.co.uk

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• North West Bristol Camera Club. Newcomers welcome for your enthusiasm, your expertise, or both. Come along to Sommerville, Westbury Fields, BS10 6TW, on a Tuesday evening. Full details of the Club at www.nwbcc.org.uk , or email Neville at nevwgoodman@mac.com for information.

• Play bowls at Canford Park in a friendly social atmosphere. Qualified coaches, and equipment provided. Contact Les on 0730 569 5579 for more details or email canfordbowlingclub@gmail.com

• Royal Air Forces Association Veterans lunch is held at the RAFA Club, 38 Eastfield, Westbury On Trym, BS9 4BE on the 2nd Wednesday of every month, from 12 noon for 1pm till 3pm.Two course meal for just £6. Please contact 0117 947 0775 and leave a message let us know who wishes to attend. This lunch is for all service veterans, their wives, widows or dependants, not just ex-RAF.

• Sea Mills Garden Club. Our next meeting will be on the 8th September at 7.30pm when Jim Billings will talk to us about ‘A Riot of Autumn Colour’. There will be plants for sale. After that out meetings will continue on 2nd Thursday of each month at Sea Mills Methodist Church. Subscriptions due in September. Single £20 Double £35 New members always welcome. FFI phone Pat 07779 203626 or Gail 0117 9685350.

• Nordic4 - technique based Nordic walking teaching and fitness to individual needs. Beginner Tasters, Beginner Courses, small weekly Walking Fitness Groups differentiated for pace and terrain. Specialist sessions: Nordic4 Joints, Seasonal walks and 1:1 Support To Sport. www.nordic4.com. Booking online or by phone. Call Katie on 07970741320 or email katie.atkins@nordic4.com to find out more.

• Enjoy Scottish Country Dancing at St. Monica’s Oatley Hall, Cote Lane, BS9 3UN on Thursday 7.30 - 10.00 p.m. £6.00 per session. New dancers welcome, come on your own or with a friend for fun, fitness and friendship. For information contact: Ros on 01225 319991 or Ruth on 0117 968 3057 or www.rscdsbristol.info

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• The Out There Music Bristol Community Choir rehearses every Tuesday during term time from 8pm-9.45pm at Alma Church, Clifton, BS8 2ES. There is no audition and we have an eclectic repertoire with a very warm welcome assured. For more details about the choir please visit www.outtheremusicbristol.co.uk - or you are welcome to come along to a rehearsal for a free taster session before deciding whether to join.

• The Out There Music Bristol Chamber Choir is a small auditioned choir singing a range of classical, popular, jazz and spiritual music which rehearses every Tuesday during term time from 6pm-7.30pm at Alma Church, Clifton, BS8 2ES. Rehearsals will often include learning about the physiology of the voice and the technique required to apply this to the music. For more details about the choir please visit www.outtheremusicbristol.co.uk - or you are welcome to come along to a rehearsal for a free taster session before deciding whether to audition.

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• Severnside Sub-Aqua Club is an active Bristol-based community SCUBA diving and snorkelling club. We offer training, experience and skills development with the British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC) from complete beginner to instructor level and

• Sea Mills Community Playgroup. We meet on Mondays in term time 9.30am to 11am for simple activities suitable for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers. The group is run by local parents and offers a chance to meet other families in the area. It is held in Sea Mills Methodist Church Back Hall (entry via wooden side gate). £2 donation to include refreshments. All Welcome.

• Pilates classes at the Northcote Scout Hall; Mondays 9:30am (Improvers), 10:30am (Mixed ability - Beginners welcome); Tuesdays 9:30am (Improvers), 10:30am (Beginners). £8.50 per class booked as a course, or £12 single sessions. Classes are kept small, so must be booked in advance. Full details at www.mindbodypilates. org. Contact Leanne on 07817189474 / leanne@mindbodypilates.org

• Rotary Club of Bristol meets Mondays 7.00pm for 7.30pm alternately at Bristol Hotel, Prince Street BS1 4QF and on Zoom. Further details: www.rotarybristol. org and / or contact Martina at mpeattie@ btopenworld.com

Contact parish.office@stmaryredcliffe.co.uk or visit our website exhibition of five designs small panels of stained-glass of St Mary Redcliffe Church 20 AUG - MON 19 SEPT / MON - SAT 8AM-5PM • SUN 12:30PM-5PM A date for your diary Plans for this year’s Henleaze Christmas Festival are well underway. The date is set for Wednesday December 7 and the committee have selected the four charities which will benefit from the Prize Draw. They are: Aid Box Community, Bristol North West Foodbank, Dexter`s Odyssey and HomeStart Bristol. Tickets will be £1 each and can be purchased in advance from local shops. Once again this year prizes are being donated by local businesses. The main prize will be a Christmas hamper. Festival Co-ordinator Jane Emery says: “Raising funds for our local charities has always been a key part of the Festival and we aim to support different ones each year. We are hugely grateful to those who buy tickets and raise so much for worthy causes and hope that this the Prize Draw will again be a big success”. Watch this space for more details!

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• Singing to Remember - a singing group for people living with dementia is looking for new members to come along to their sessions in Henleaze.We meet every first, third and fifth Thursday of the month at Trinity-Henleaze United Reformed Church on Waterford Road and offer people living with dementia and their carers a space where they can meet new people in a friendly, fun and social environment. Anyone wanting to find out more or to book a place ring Monica on 0117 9426095.

• Are you a calligrapher who would like to take it up again? The St Edyth’s Scribes are a long established group of self-led hobby calligraphers who meet every Friday at St Edyth’s Church Hall, Sea Mills, from 10am to noon and we are looking for a few more members. If you are interested please drop in and meet us, or for more information call Peter 0117 329 4516.

• St Peter’s Badminton & Social Club - Ann on 0117 969 4882, contact ann999q@ gmail.com

• Stoke Bishop Afternoon Townswomen’s Guild. Our friendly meetings are held on the first Thursday each month at 2.15pm, in the Hulbert Room of St Mary’s Church, Mariners Drive, Stoke Bishop. We have a variety of talks and open meetings. Come along and give us a try! For information, please contact Gay Huggins on 0117 9685813 or email: mike_gayhuggins@ hotmail.com

• Stoke Bishop Ladies Choir starts again on Monday 12th September at Stoke Bishop Village Hall. Every Monday from 1.454pm. New members welcome. We sing for pleasure and no auditions needed.

• St Peter’s Ladies Guild meet on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 2pm at St Peter’s Church Hall, The Drive, Henleaze, for talks and entertainment. Visitors welcome. Tel: Wilma on 0117 962 8895 for information.

• Stoke Bishop Local History Group meets in Stoke Bishop Village Hall, 42 Stoke Hill, BS9 1EX. Talks start at 7:30. Visitors welcome. For more details email sblocalhistory@ gmail.com or call 077804 38303. For more details email sblocalhistory@gmail.com or call 07780 438 303 for more details. On Friday 23rd September our presentation will be on “George Müller and his 10,000 Orphans” by a speaker from the new George Müller Museum.

WHAT’S ON & COMMUNITY NEWS 74 WHAT’S ON & COMMUNITY NEWS welcome divers with existing qualifications from any agencies (including PADI). We met every Monday evening at the Cambria Yard, Avon Crescent, Bristol BS1 6XQ with weekly heated pool sessions at St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School at Somerset Square, Redcliffe, Bristol BS1 6RT. See www.severnsidesac.com or email info@ severnsidesac.com for details. One-off ‘try diving’ experience sessions also available for non-members including individuals and youth groups, Scouts and Guides, etc

• Taking a Tai Chi class works like gardening to help your body, mind and energy grow and flourish. The slow, gentle, standing movements of Tai Chi always bring a sense of peace and calm to your day. For friendly local classes with an experienced teacher contact: www.taichiworksbristol.co.uk or 07704478521.

• Toddlers Together, run by volunteers from Holy Trinity Church and Westburyon-Trym Methodist Church, is a parent and toddler group for the community. It takes place every Thursday during term time from 10-11:15am at Westbury-onTrym Methodist Church Hall, BS9 3AA. There are lots of great toddler toys, a baby area, a weekly craft activity, singing, hot drinks and biscuits, and a final prayer to end the session. We ask for a £1 voluntary donation on the door. There is a public car park immediately next door to the church. Pre-booking is required for attendance. Please go to the calendar of events on the Holy Trinity Church website topage.andChoosewestbury-parish-church.org.uk/calendar/.https://www.thesessionyouwanttobookforclickonittotakeyoutothesignupWeonlyneedonenameperfamilysignup.Allareverywelcome!

• Trinity Henleaze Ladies Guild - Jenny on 0117 962 0108.

• Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi. Recommended by Age UK Bristol. Easy exercise for better health and wellbeing. A slow movement sequence, sitting optional, designed to be accessible for anyone who likes or needs gentle exercise. Relaxing and meditative, beneficial for balance and flexibility. Classes in Redland/Westbury Park Wednesday and Thursday mornings 11.00 - 12.00. Cost £5. For more information or to book, please contact Selina Newton on 0117 9466434 or email: selinanewton@ yahoo.co.uk.

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Contact: Carolyn Fry on 0117 2791409 or Gay Huggins on 0117 9685813 for more information

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• Westbury Harriers. We are a friendly, inclusive running club based in Westburyon-Trym (Bristol, BS9) that caters for all ages and abilities. Academy (8 – 11 years), Juniors (11+ years) and Adults / Masters. Say hello and join us on a training run to discover more. We look forward to welcoming you to Westbury Harriers! For more info, www.westburyharrriers.co.uk, or e-mail secretary@westburyharriers. co.uk

• Westbury on Trym Women’s InstituteSue Murphy on 0117 950 2826.

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Peter’s Church Hall Henleaze £7, improve your health fitness and well being with this supple strength out everyone Contact Louisa on 0772 509 1429. Wednesday Chair Aerobics 11.15am12.15pm St Peter’s Church Hall Henleaze £7, work on your strength, stability and balance with this seated and standing exercise class. Contact Louisa on 0772 509 Wednesday – Last Wednesday of the month 2pm – 3.30pm at the Eastfield Pub. Come along a warm social free tea coffee. 3636 on Trym/Stoke Bishop/Clifton band retired people who meet at Westbury on Trym Baptist Church every Monday morning (0945) and like to challenge ourselves with topical debate on what’s happening in the world - near and far. We exist out of pure interest and conversation but mainly to help keep our older minds working a little bit faster and hopefully healthier. If you would like to join us and solve many of todays challenging issues whilst enjoying good company, tea and chocolate biscuits - please contact James Ball 01454 415165 or Ian Viney 0117 9501628. We would love to hear from you.

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• Westbury Singers If you enjoy singing, we invite you to join our friendly, nonauditioned, 4 part choir, in term-time on Monday evenings 7.30pm. - 9.30pm. at Reedley Road Baptist Church. Ability to read music helpful but not essential. Please email our Secretary: gwenalwakeel@ yahoo.co.uk.

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

• Women’s Fellowship This group on Tuesday mornings at Westbury-on-Trym Methodist Church is proving popular. About 20 ladies come along each week to enjoy coffee and to meet and make friends. With an interesting programme of visiting speakers, Women’s Fellowship is aimed to provide a relaxed and interesting morning with friends. Why not come along and join us. For more information 07905 064720.

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• Westbury Knit and Natter, 10am to 12 midday every Thursday, in the Methodist Church Hall. Do come along, or call Sarah on 0117 962 9400 for more details.

• Westbury Art Club. We are small friendly group meeting in the Greenway Centre from 6pm to 8pm on Thursdays. Please ring 0117 962 9799 for more information.

WHAT’S ON & COMMUNITY NEWS 76 WHAT’S ON & COMMUNITY NEWS Deadlines and Getting In Touch - to be included in the October 2022 issue of The Bristol Nine Magazine your advert bookings, artwork and listings must be received and approved no later than Wednesday 14th September. Miss this and you will miss out. If you would like to feature please get in touch - andy@bcmagazines.co.uk - 0117 259 1964 - 07845 986650 - 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY- www. bcmagazines.co.uk

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• Westbury Folk / Country Dancing - come along to have some fun folk dancing on Tuesdays 1:30 - 3:30 pm at Westbury College in College Road. All dances are called and refreshments are available. FFI contact Christine on 07775 628524 or codonnell100@btinternet.com

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• Westbury Park Women’s Institute meets on the first Tuesday of every month in the Girl Guide Hut on Westmoreland Road from 7.00pm to 9.30pm. We are an active and friendly group with a varied programme and extra sessions for craft, coffee, book clubs etc. Visitors are always welcome and for more information do call Sue on 07813 795 936 or email us on westburyparkwi@gmail.com

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• Westbury Aikido Club - visit www. westburyaikido.club, or email reenee@ westburyaikido.club

• West of England Bridge Club meet at the RAFA Club, 38 Eastfield, Henleaze. Thursday afternoon is for Improvers, and Monday afternoon is for more capable players - this is an EBU-recognised session. You may come alone to any afternoon session; a partner will be found. The three evening sessions are on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and are open to pairs. For more information, go to our website at www.woebridgeclub.co.uk or contact our Secretary, Chris Frew, on 0117 962 5281.

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If no Declaration of Trust is in place, the parties can seek to show that despite this, they had a different common intention at the time of purchase, or formed a different common intention after the purchase. A party may make a claim under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (‘TOLATA’). Evidence will be required to prove a different intention to that which was set out on the transfer deed. Where parties have children and a property was purchased to provide a home for them, a court may not order the home be sold, while they are still minors.

The importance of a Declaration of Trust Claims under TOLATA can be time consuming and very expensive particularly when compared to the cost of preparing a Declaration of Trust at the time of purchase. It is therefore vital that a Declaration of Trust is drawn up where parties are unmarried and contribute unequally to the purchase price of a property and want to protect their initial investment. Unmarried couples do not benefit from the assistance of the family courts in determining what a ‘fair’ division of matrimonial assets should be on the breakdown of their relationship. If you require assistance with drawing up a Declaration of Trust to give effect to your intentions, do not hesitate to get in contact with our conveyancing team at convey@ amdsolicitors.com or 0117 962 1205. If you require assistance with distribution of assets on the breakdown of your relationship, our family team would be delighted to help. Get in contact with them by telephoning 0117 962 1205.www.amdsolicitors.com

Jo Morris, a family law specialist at AMD Solicitors considers the implications of owning property as an unmarried couple – an update on law of co-ownership of property Unlike marriage, cohabitation does not confer special legal rights relating to finances upon the ending of a relationship. Therefore, where a couple purchases a property in unequal contributions, a document known as a Declaration of Trust can enable purchasers to set out clearly their respective contributions, and to make provision for equity to be shared in unequal Thisshares.document allows the couple to make more detailed provisions for the division of equity upon the sale of a property than is possible in the transfer deed that will be signed by both purchasers. Declarations are therefore especially attractive when one purchaser is gifted money by family or contributes a greater proportion of the deposit, and would like to ring fence the return of it at a later date. But what happens when there is no Declaration of Trust in place, but unmarried parties contributed unequally to the purchase price?

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