The Bristol Six + Eight Magazine - December 2018

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Issue no. 49, December 2018 Twelve thousand free monthly copies delivered across Redland, Cotham, Kingsdown, Westbury Park and north Clifton

HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL READERS

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The Editor’s Small Piece Hi there, and welcome to the last issue of the BS6+8 magazine for 2018, an issue that I hope finds you in good form and getting into the festive spirit.

Father Christmas’s little helpers will be going flat out between now and the 25th - but thankfully my team of helpers can now stand down and enjoy a little rest - until the joint January / February issue comes out on 20th January. At the last count there are eighteen people who deliver the magazines out to you each month - some newcomers this year, many more having been “on board” for a number of years. To all of them I say thanks - for your reliability, cheeriness, loyalty and stamina - and all as the public faces of the magazine.

Last month I know was especially difficult, with a delayed delivery of magazines back to me from the printers and then some pretty rubbish weather to contend with. So special thanks to the team and sorry if your magazine was a bit late and / or a bit soggy.

Thanks also to everybody who has received a magazine each month and chosen to open it and have a read - fingers crossed you find the occasional things to interest and entertain you.

And if you’ve found the opportunity to use the services of any of the businesses who feature then that’s brilliant, cheers. You supporting them means they will support me, and that means I’ll continue to be able to produce what I hope (and may people tell me) is a fun, useful little publication each month - one which does its little bit to support and promote our wonderful north Bristol communities. A bit of a virtuous circle.

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I hope you have an enjoyable December however you choose to soend it, and thanks for your readership and support.

Andy I was saddened to hear recently that Richard Bland, whose fine words on all things to do with his beloved Downs have featured in the magazine on a regular basis over the last few years, passed away last month. His love for nature and for this area, his generosity of spirit and his kindness made him a splendid fellow, and I know he will be missed and remembered with huge affection by many. This issue is for you sir. page 4

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Music - present, past and future Album of the month Negative Capability by Marianne Faithfull

Next Step You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen

Long gone are the days when Marianne Faithfull was seen as a mere muse for musicians such as Mick Jagger. Over the decades, with every new album, she strengthens her own musical legacy and her latest, Negative Capability, might just be her finest yet. Her songs more than speak for themselves but it’s also possible to judge Faithfull on the quality of the company that she keeps and the likes of Nick Cave, Ed Harcourt, Warren Ellis and producer Rob Ellis are all on hand to lend evidence to the argument that she’s an artist of impeccable talent and taste.

With its reflections on ageing channelled through covers such as Hurt and Personal Jesus, Johnny Cash’s latecareer series of albums known as the American Recordings could well be the finest Indian Summer in musical history but in 2016 Leonard Cohen, health fading and confined to singing from a medically-designed chair, presented a staggering closing statement of his own.

Her voice, raw and ravaged, is the ideal instrument for this collection of songs on mortality and the state of the world. The tone is set with opening track Misundertanding. Over a sweeping orchestration she sings, ‘And then you find yourself alone / No explanation you can give.’

But part of that explanation is the recent loss of friends such as Anita Pallenberg and guitarist Martin Stone – and those bereavements are directly addressed on Born to Live and Don’t Go. Faithfull has described this record as being like open-heart surgery. That feeling is felt most acutely on They Come at Night, co-written with Mark Lanegan. Addressing the attack on the Bataclan on 13 November 2015 (a place muchloved by Faithfull and close to her Paris home), the song has a drone-like feel which swells beneath her righteous indignation, ‘Those who survived that night are still completely traumatised / But the other souls unlucky/ Shot like dogs between the eyes.’ It’s direct of message and delivery, and all the more compelling for it.

The strength of Negative Capability is that it manages to keep a sense of humour and some positivity throughout all the death and decay.

As Faithfull herself acknowledges on the stark In My Own Particular Way, she may not be young but she’s still, ‘Pretty, kind and funny.’ But above all else she’s a songwriter with a distinct message and a unique voice.

Directly confronted by his own mortality, Cohen came out fighting. The title track opened the album with lines such as, ‘If you are the dealer I want out of this game.’ But before he was done he used the remaining eight songs of his career to confront his regrets and the bitter taste left by soured relationships, as well as a disappointment with God. Cohen’s voice, gruffer than ever, elevated every song on the album. From tender ballads, Treaty, through to campfire folk songs, Traveling Light, he laid down a final record that was dignified, defiant and his alone.

Gig of the month Bristol Ensemble – Children’s Christmas Carnival @ St George’s, Sunday 23 December What with this being the season to be jolly and all we thought it best to end on a slighter more festive note.

Thankfully the Bristol Ensemble are on hand with their special performance of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf.

Directed by Roger Huckle and narrated by John Telfer, there will be plenty of opportunities for audience participation and much merriment during a spectacular production which is suitable for all ages.

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Recommendationsfrom fromBruce BruceFellows Fellows Book recommendations Even people who take little interest in football recognise Peter Crouch. He’s a very unlikely looking top flight performer and his new book “How to be a Footballer” has a very unlikely approach for a football book. Instead of a stale run through of his career (quite distinguished in fact) he latches onto twenty-four subjects important for footballers and writes about them very engagingly. Celebrations (make it good but don’t end up on YouTube). Cars (remember where you’ve parked the new Porsche). Haircuts (you don’t have to spend £250 quid on a trim). A great read ending with a genuine tribute to Steven Gerrard.

Livia is depressed, there’s a body in a huge pipe on a building site and it’s been raining for days but Adelina’s left a culinary masterpiece in the fridge so not all is lost. Yes, Montalbano’s back in Andrea Camilleri’s excellent “The Pyramid of Mud”. Of course, a seemingly unsolvable crime has been dumped in his lap. There are risqué photos, the Mafia, the usual cast; Augello with women to chase, Catarella with the language to mangle, Fazio to be irritatingly efficient, plus building companies with poetic names. This is a very ingenious mystery and the Inspector solves it in his usual highly entertaining way.

Bernard Cribbins has been acting for seventy-five years, starting at fourteen at Oldham Rep and continuing via the Parachute Regiment (yes, the Paras) till now. Farce, musicals, the National Theatre, films (Carry on Jack his favourite though he put Kenneth Williams’ nose out of joint; Peter Sellers was lovely, till he got famous), comic songs with George Martin (pre-Beatles), Jackanory.

If you’d like to know more read “Bernard Who?”, his new autobiography.

There are stories and big names galore and Bernard himself, amusing, entertaining, self-deprecating and clearly superbly capable in all branches of entertainment; and still seeking work, ideally a film, playing Clint Eastwood’s father.

Pat Barker has moved from WW1 to an earlier terrible war of attrition, the Siege of Troy. Rather than following one of the usual male heroes, in her novel “The Silence of the Girls”, she gives a voice to the other woman who brought drama to the tale. Not Helen but Briseis, the war booty slave over whom Agamemnon and Achilles quarrelled. Through Briseis we learn of the hardships and terrors the silent women surrounding the Greeks endured and their opinions of the war. Barker’s interpretations of Achilles, Patroclus, Odysseus and co are intriguing and the whole tale is gripping and moving. A great read.

In 1990, Alan Taylor interviewed Muriel Spark in order to write a magazine article. The meeting developed into a friendship he now writes lovingly about in “Appointment in Arezzo”. We learn a little about Taylor but so much more, fascinatingly, about Spark herself. Married young, against advice, to Sydney Oswald Spark, (‘Love is a madness’) she didn’t stay long but kept his name. Then in 1961 came The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, which harked back to her youth pre-war in Edinburgh. This is an elegant memoir, full of insight and revelation about Sparks’ London, New York and Italian years and about the woman herself. page 10

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“We Are The Same Inside” A song celebrating the NHS in its 70th year has been released by a local Bristol choir to raise money for their local hospital this Christmas.

Melody Makers have been regular and popular performers at Southmead Hospital Charity’s Great Brunel Buskathon events in the summer and at Christmas.

‘We Are The Same Inside’ by H e n l e a ze - b a s e d ‘Melody Makers Choir and Horfield Primary School Choir for the NHS’ is available to download on all digital download sites from November 30th. Money raised from downloads will be donated to Southmead Hospital Charity to support patients and fund medical research and new equipment at North Bristol NHS Trust.

This Christmas the charity is asking everyone to download the song for just 99p on iTunes or across other download sites to support the hospital, its patients and help fund projects that improve the NHS for future generations.

The 80 strong-choir is made up of people from communities surrounding Southmead Hospital, including many former patients, NHS staff as well as children from Horfield C of E Primary School. Lead vocalists are Sarah Villaraus, Rebekah Brown and 11-year-old Nathan Hughes, now a pupil at Colston’s School.

Composed and written by Melody Makers Choir leader, Natalie Veal with lyric support from choir member Natalie Sital-Singh, ‘We Are The Same Inside’ captures the ethos of an inclusive and dedicated health service.

Natalie Veal, a choir leader from Henleaze, said she wanted to bring together her love of music with her gratitude for the NHS. “Every member of the choir - the musicians, the children of Horfield Primary School and myself - have put a lot of love into this song; it’s our way of thanking the hospital staff and giving back to our community. In writing the song we really thought about what the NHS means to us and the work that NHS staff do. We are all hugely excited about the fundraising this will bring to the charity and I’m so proud of the choir’s achievement and their infectious enthusiasm throughout this project. We’ve loved singing with the children, who’ve added a sprinkle of magic to our song.”

Adrian Brown, corporate and community manager for Southmead H o s p i t a l Charity, said: “When Natalie approached us with the idea of releasing a song to raise money we were delighted – it is a unique, creative and inspired way to fundraise and we are so grateful for the time and efforts that everyone involved has dedicated to it. The message in the song is a powerful one that really conveys the strength of feeling that people have for the NHS and for its staff. We hope everyone in Bristol, and beyond, will download the song this Christmas to celebrate our NHS – it’s a small thing but it can make a big difference to healthcare now and in the future.”

Natalie Veal, Melody Makers Choir and Horfield Primary School Choir at the launch of the single at Southmead Hospital

Find out more about the song and watch the video at www.southmeadhospitalcharity. org.uk/song Download on iTunes or listen on Spotify.

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On This Day In Bristory News 9 December 1502 King Henry VII granted a patent to Bristol merchants James Elliot and Thomas Ashurst, and their Portuguese associates John Gonzalles and Francis Fernandez, to go with English colours in quest of unknown countries in pursuit of the settlement of colonies – reflecting the growing desire to make foreign discoveries. The event of the voyage itself is unrecorded.

Extract from Biographia Nautica, J. Campbell, 1785 17 December 1967 A gas explosion killed the proprietor of an offlicence and general store in Congresbury. Mrs Wareing, was behind the counter at the time of the accident, her mother was also injured in the blast as was Derek Williamson, a local schoolmaster who was looking through the shop window. Debris from the explosion damaged a nearby post box and leaked gas caused further incidents in the surrounding sewers.

21 December 1946 As reported in the The Times on 22 December 1946…”Bristol dockers sang carols as they unloaded a cargo of 3,200 tons of Argentine refrigerated meat, including turkeys, 20,000 chickens and 200 ducks which arrived at Avonmouth; 341 crates of fowls and chickens, 246 of rabbits and 13 of ducks from Melbourne are also being unloaded.”

24 December 1995 Aardman Animations latest Wallace & Gromit film, A Close Shave, premiered on BBC2 at 18:15.

In celebration of the release, the two beloved characters featured on idents in between scheduled programming. The film went on to win over 30 awards including the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film (the same award won

by The Wrong Trousers in 1993).

Music 9 December 1971 Geoff Barrow was born in Walton in Gordano. A key figure in the Bristol music scene, Barrow is perhaps best known as a founding member of the band Portishead but is also associated with

the groups BEAK and Quakers, a producer of albums for the likes of Baxter Dury, The Horrors and The Coral, has written scores for films such as Ex Machina and Annihilation and was the music supervisor on the Banksy film, Exit Through The Gift Shop.

6 December 2011

Robert “3D” Del Naja of Massive Attack and R a d i o h e a d ’s Thom Yorke performed a special DJ set for Occupy London at the Bank of Ideas in Hackney. The set was performed in front of a crowd of 100 people in the basement of an abandoned building owned by Swiss bank UBS. Del Naja’s reason for playing the gig were to, ‘do something to get involved and muster up support for Occupy across the internet and music world.’

Sport 7 December 1983

Martina Navratilova beat Jo Durie in the quarter-final of the Australian Open. The Bristol born Durie had won the first set 6-4 before losing the next two. The climax to Durie’s most successful season in singles tennis, she had already reached the semi-final of the French Open and would end the year at No. 6 in the world rankings. Of course her greatest success came in doubles tennis, where she won the mixed-doubles titles at Wimbledon (1987) and the Australian Open (1991) alongside partner Jeremy Bates.

26 December 2004 Scott Sinclair made his debut for Bristol Rovers, coming on as a substitute against Leyton Orient aged just 15 years and 277 days. Sinclair is the second youngest ever Rovers player, with Ronnie Dix the youngest – Dix is also the youngest goalscorer in Football League history. Sinclair only made one further appearance for the club before being signed by Chelsea in July 2005. He has gone on to play for Plymouth Argyle, QPR, Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace, Birmingham, Wigan Athletic, Swansea, Manchester City, West Bromwich Albion, Aston Villa and Celtic.

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Senio r Snippe ts

Keeping well in Winter

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

In this edition we are going to share some very important tips on how to keep well in winter to help you and your loved ones steer clear of germs.

See your pharmacist if you aren’t feeling well. Even if you have just a cough or a cold, your pharmacist might be able to help you prevent it from becoming more serious. If you can’t physically get to a pharmacy, make sure to call them to discuss your symptoms.

Get a flu jab. Everyone over the age of 65, living in the UK is eligible for a flu jab and is encouraged to take up this free NHS service. You can get a flu jab at your GP’s surgery or at participating pharmacies.

Keep warm. During the cold winter months, it is advisable to wear several layers of clothing, rather than one thick layer. Clothes that are made from cotton, wool or fleecy fibres help to maintain body heat, and are better than silky and thin materials that don’t insulate well.

Keep mobile. Try not to sit still for more than an hour at a time. Even simply standing up to stretch your legs for a few moments can help to increase your body temperature. If you have good mobility moderate exercise is a great way of keeping warm when temperatures are low.

Drink warm beverages. When you get up to stretch, why not make yourself a hot drink to help keep you warm? You should also try to eat at least one hot meal a day. Making sure warm foods and drink are going into your system will help to maintain your weight and contribute to keeping your body temperature up.

At Home Instead Senior Care, our wonderful CAREGivers can help older people to stay well and can support with many of the tips mentioned here.

If you would like to speak to someone at Home Instead, please do get in touch. Similarly, if you have any ideas for a future topic, please call 0117 989 8210 or email John.Moore@HomeInstead.co.uk page 16

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People like you, who love to help others, make excellent CAREGivers for Home Instead Senior Care.

We offer unrushed, person-centered care to our clients with visits lasting a minimum of an hour.

Previous experience isn’t essential, as thorough training is given. What we look for are caring and compassionate people who share our vision to support others as you would your own family.

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Quiz Time - answers on page 63 Music

General Knowledge

1. Who sang backing vocals on Rockwell’s 1984 hit single “Somebody’s Watching Me”?

1. Who invented the fish finger?

2. Who had top ten hits in 2004 with “She Will Be Loved” and in 2015 with “Sugar”?

3. Name the three classic albums shown below.

4. Which song is missing from the set list that Queen played at Live Aid in 1985? “Bohemian Rhapsody”, “Radio Ga Ga”, “Hammer to Fall”, “We Will Rock You”, “We Are the Champions” 5. Who had a hit in 1991 with “A New England”, a cover of the 1983 Billy Bragg song?

6. “Puppy Love” by Donny Osmond, “Mouldy Old Dough” by Lieutenant Pigeon and “My Ding-a-ling” by Chuck Berry were UK hits in which year?

2. Whose news broadcast from Ethiopia led Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to establish Band Aid in 1985?

3. Name the cities shown below.

4. What is the collective noun for snails - a plate, a house or a walk?

5. Who wrote “Brave New World”?

6. Which landlocked African country, that includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, is bordered by South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo?

7. Name the chemical elements represented by these symbols - a) Na, b) P, c) Cd.

7. Meatloaf has had just one UK number 1 single. What was it?

8. Ilex aquifolium and Hedera helix are the latin names for which two festive plants?

8. Who covered Sting’s “Fields of Gold” as the official 2017 Children In Need charity single?

9. Prince Henry the Navigator, Vasco de Gama and Ferdinand Magellan were famous for what, and what nationality were they all?

9. 3 famous drummers, name their bands Topper Headon, Ian Paice, Stewart Copeland 10. With which cities would you associate these bands - a) The Housemartins, b) The Specials, and c) Slade?

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10. In which English counties would you find a) Market Harborough, b) Market Drayton and c) Market Rasen?

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Is Inheritance Tax About to Get Simpler?

· The schemes for business property relief and agricultural property relief need to be revised so that they can no longer be exploited for tax reasons by those who do not genuinely own a business, or who are not farmers.

These schemes cost the taxpayer over £1 billion annually.

Have you ever struggled to understand inheritance tax? The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has recognised the complexity of this area of tax and earlier this year, it asked the public for views on the practical problems faced when administering estates, and calculating and paying inheritance tax.

· The exemption that allows shares in certain AIM-listed companies to be exempt from inheritance tax should be reconsidered. In the view of AAT, this exemption provides unjustifiable tax avoidance and the unintentional promotion of AIM-listed companies.

In response to the call, the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) has identified some interesting points:

· More than half of those who die in the UK fail to make a Will, and of those who do, only 6.2% leave a will that contains a gift to charity.

Bearing in mind that only 4% of estates are taxable, AAT believes that the charitable exemption is an unnecessary complexity that adds little, if any, value and should be scrapped.

· Inheritance tax receipts raised a record high of £5.3 billion in the year to February 2018. Despite this, inheritance tax is paid for in only 4% of estates. · A grant of probate, where an executor administers the deceased’s estate, can only be obtained once inheritance tax has been paid. This means that executors are often restricted from using estate assets to pay the inheritance tax bill, which in turn can cause cash flow problems. · The residence nil rate band allowance (RNRB) has been widely criticised for being far too complicated. AAT recommends that the new allowance is merged with the existing nil rate band allowance (the tax-free allowance), effectively increasing the nil rate band for all estates.

· Given the average UK house price and the value of the average UK family’s savings and investments, the nil rate band allowance should remain at the current level, (£325,000 for individuals or up to £650,000 combined allowance for married couples/civil partners) particularly in light of the implementation of the RNRB. It is important to note that these are the views of AAT and are not necessarily shared by other professionals.

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The government’s acknowledgement of the complexities of inheritance tax is the first step towards change. It remains to be seen whether the result will be a wholesale change, including scrapping the current system, as suggested by some, or something less radical. Certainly some changes to the current system appear likely.

If your estate is over the taxfree threshold, it is important to review this with your solicitor to maximise possible tax-savings.

Please contact Mary McCrorie at mmccrorie@vwv.co.uk or on 0117 314 5368.

STOP PRESS As we go to press, the government has announced that there is to be a new levy on probate fees.

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Children’s Puzzle Page - answers on page 63 Can you match up these flags up with their countries?

Mongolia Ukraine Germany Norway Rwanda Czech Republic Armenia Botswana China Below are 15 words that are all associated

7 P _ E _ E _ T _

with Christmas. However some of the

8. S _ N _ A / C _ A _ S (Person)

letters are missing. Can you work out what

9. T _ R _ E _

(Food)

the words are?

10. S _ R _ U _ S

(Food)

(Tradition)

11. C _ R _ L / S _ N _ E _ S

(People)

1. C _ A _ K _ R

(Decoration)

12. T _ R _ E / W_ S _ / M _ N

2. R _ I _ D _ E _

(Animal)

13. S _ O _ K _ N _

3 B _ B _ / J _ S _ S

(Person)

14. Q _ E _ N _ / S _ E _ C _ (Tradition)

4. T _ N _ E -

(Decoration)

15. T _ E _

5. N _ T _ V _ T _

(Tradition)

6. M _ N _ E / P _ E _

(Food)

(People)

(Tradition) (Tradition)

Rosemary Reindeer has three reindeer friends - who have gone off in search of lichen. Can you find them - they will be hiding somewhere elsewhere in the magazine.

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Singing for Southmead Hospital If you read one thing in the magazine this month, other than what you are reading now, please make it page 13.

This month has seen the launch of a local single, aimed at raising money for Southmead Hospital Charity.

“We Are The Same Inside” features the Henleaze based Melody Makers Choir together with the angelic voices of the Horfield Primary School Choir, and vocalists Nathan Hughes, Sarah Villaraus and Rebekah Brown. The song is very special. It isn’t a cover version, it is a beautiful original piece of music written by Natalie Veal, the Melody Makers Choir leader and choir member Natalie Sital-Singh, and is a thank you to all the the wonderful staff at Southmead Hospital in this, the 70th anniversary of the NHS. OK, I’m biased. I sing in Natalie’s choir quietly on the back row - and so have seen how much work has been involved in the creation of “We Are The Same Inside”, and how much pleasure and excitement the whole recording, performing and promoting of the single has created. I think it is a thing of beauty, brilliantly produced, and launched with a moving and upbeat accompanying video, filmed at Southmead Hospital.

Being involved has allowed me to experience something I’d not have encountered otherwise - prior to this the only known recording of me singing is a solo rendition of Jerusalem in Bournemouth Town Hall, recorded on a C60 cassette in the days when my voice was much higher and my hairline much lower. To have seen the amount of work involved in the production of one musical track has been a revelation. And to me, the dedication, enthusiasm and love shown in the process, mirrors all the same wonderful qualities with which members of staff across the NHS carry out their daily working roles.

Everybody involved in the production of the single - the producers, the recording studio owners, the video team, the singers young and old, the musicians, and all the hospital staff involved in the project - have given freely of their time and experience, and have ensured that the Southmead Hospital Charity benefits as much as possible from sales of the track.

Now that the song has been officially released it has been up to everybody involved in it getting the message out there - and this has to me been a real eye opener in terms of witnessing the positive side of social media. It seems as if everybody involved “knows somebody who knows somebody” and so on, and this network of friends, contacts and links is proving vital in getting coverage for the cause. By now I hope and suspect that awareness of the single has spread far, far beyond the hospital catchment area. Retweets, shared links, and celebrity likes play a huge part in the modern publicity machine. It makes me feel way behind the times - but there is still a big role to be played by old fashioned printed media, and so I hope you don’t mind me using this publication to do my bit.

“We Are The Same Inside” is a really beautiful song, written with love and gratitude and performed with passion and warmth. At the time of year when we think about giving to each other, giving back to those who may have helped us, supporting good causes and helping those less fortunate then please consider supporting this brilliant project.

The single is available now to download for just 99p on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon or across other download sites.

Search for “We Are The Same Inside”, look for the big red heart and then press the “Buy Now” buttton! Not only will you be helping support the hospital, its patients and help fund projects that improve the NHS locally for future generation but you also get a terrific piece of music which you’ll hopefully be singing along to until 2019.

Thank you.

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Coaching with Anne Miller Positive self-belief

process to develop more positive thinking

We know that holding negative beliefs about ourselves can make us unhappy and that they can also limit our potential. In previous articles I have talked about how valuable it is to recognise that some of the things we believe to be true are just beliefs and not facts and that although the attitudes and beliefs of our parents can be hugely influential we are not stuck with them. Ultimately we are our own person with our own experiences and our interpretation of them is our personal choice. How we interpret our experiences and our internal responses to them is where the opportunity for change emerges.

When we’re ready to develop a more positive set of beliefs we can start to imagine what positive thoughts we would have and what they might lead to in respect of our happiness and our opportunities. This is easier done in a specific context: What else could I think/what might a positive person think? What would that be like?

What might then happen? Imagining it in this way brings it to life. It can be powerful and it needs to be done in a supportive environment where we give ourselves full permission to openly explore possibilities.

When we realise that we are not happy or making the most of ourselves and we suspect our self-belief is at the root of this, what then?

Where do we go from here? Knowing we want to move away from something is a start but knowing what we want to move towards is essential if we’re to be successful.

So what would a new interpretation look like?

Even though we are well practiced in holding negative beliefs we can probably recognise that some other people manage to think differently i.e. more positively, but believing it’s possible for us to do this may feel like a big bridge to cross. Clearly challenging long held beliefs and entertaining the possibility of holding alternatives is not an easy thing to do - it requires patience, commitment and trust.

After considering new interpretations and internal responses we can use this more open way of thinking to prepare ourselves for future experiences. Just being prepared to consider our interpretation and internal response creates a minute pause before we fast track our thoughts in our old familiar way. There is another way and now with a flavour of some alternatives we are in a position to choose.

Once these liberating thoughts have been considered we may not want to put them back in the box-they may be unfamiliar but their potential is exciting! Old beliefs and habits can be well entrenched and sneak into your subconscious down well-trodden paths, so don’t be disheartened if the transformation is not immediate!

This process of changing from automatic negative beliefs to building in a pause where we can more objectively decide the way we want our thoughts to run, takes practice.

Change may take time but good things come to those who wait (and persevere!)

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Councillors’ Contacts - Your Green Team in Clifton and Clifton Down

Cllr. Jerome Thomas

Cllr. Paula O’Rourke

Cllr. Clive Stevens

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Working hard for a balanced community Christmas is coming, people are busy, so if you need to report anything that the Council needs to fix; a pothole, uncollected bin, abandoned car this can be done most simply online. Just go to https://www.bristol.gov.uk/report-a-street-issue Please email your local councillors if you would like to subscribe to our quarterly e-newsletters; that way, you will get updates on changes to libraries, new developments, consultations you may want to take part in, etc.

Please get in touch

Paula O’Rourke (Clifton) - cllr.paula.orourke@bristol.gov.uk - Tel: 07584 370433 Jerome Thomas (Clifton) - cllr.jerome.thomas@bristol.gov.uk - Tel: 07810 581031 Carla Denyer (Clifton Down) - cllr.carla.denyer@bristol.gov.uk- Tel: 07469 413306

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With the prospect of free mince pies and coffee, and more importantly the pleasure of taking part in one of those small but important community activities, it was lovely last month to be asked to judge again the entries to become the main picture for the Premier Homecare Christmas card.

Judith, Tanya and Simon at Premier Homecare presented me with a short list of 6 finalists to choose from - all pictures drawn by the children or grandchildren of staff following the theme of ‘Christmas Treats”.

I vacillated long and hard before choosing the top three, with the young artists being given prizes of gift vouchers and selection boxes.

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Finalists (l to r) - Dominik, Igor, and Chloe (3rd)

Finalists (l to r) - Faith (2nd) & Tymoteusz and the overall Quality Street inspired winning entry from Solomon Mignott

203 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 2XT As the New Year looms and the festivities begin, it is our human nature to look back and to reflect on the year that we have had. Having spent over a quarter of a century working in property it’s become evident that changes in the market come and go much like the seasons, and the current market climate we’re experiencing is just another example of that.

As always we are keeping our heads high in this tough new market, with transparency and realism at our core - we have successfully achieved over 98% of the advertised guide price for our vendors*. We are lucky enough to live, work and operate in an area which remains sought after, and so we continue to trade and continue to thrive.

CLIFTON- £1,100 PCM + FEES A bright and spacious two bedroom flat with allocated parking, a well presented interior with a south west facing outlook from the living room over the lawned communal gardens, kitchen with appliances including washing machine, fridge/ freezer and oven. Available from 9th January 2019 on a furnished basis. EPC C

So for now, get organised and complete one of your New Year resolutions early, our advice is to get your property valued and prepped now and you’ll be ready to go before the madness of the New Year is here! We here at CJ Hole are wishing you a peaceful and refreshing festive season. *(figures taken as an average of sales achieved in Aug, Sept & Oct 2018).

Howard Davis MD - Clifton

REDLAND- £950 PCM + FEES A two double bedroom top floor flat within walking distance of Clifton Village, Whiteladies Road and the City Centre. The flat is lovely and light with peaceful bedrooms to the rear and a kitchen/ living room to the front. In addition there is a modern shower room and gas central heating.

Available from 21st January 2019 on a furnished basis. EPC D

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CLIFTON – GUIDE PRICE £350,000

COTHAM – GUIDE PRICE £305,000

An excellent opportunity to buy a two double bedroom first floor flat situated just off Whiteladies Road and within close proximity of The Downs and various cafes, restaurants and cinema. The interior offers entrance hall with study area, living room, separate kitchen and bathroom. EPC E

An extensive two bedroom ground floor flat with a private front door leading into the entrance hall, living room, kitchen area, study room and bathroom, also benefitting from a communal garden to the rear. The flat is offered with an allocated parking space. EPC D

REDLAND – GUIDE PRICE £290,000

CLIFTON – GUIDE PRICE £270,000

A lovely light and spacious two double bedroom top floor flat, enjoying the sunny outlook onto leafy Redland, the property consists of a large and well-presented lounge/dining area perfect for entertaining guests, a separate kitchen and a three piece suite bathroom EPC D

A most impressive grade 2 listed one bedroom garden flat offers a spacious, well presented interior and an attractive private rear garden.

A spacious living room to the front, bathroom, double bedroom and kitchen which with rear door leading into the garden. EPC C

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IT Surgery Living With Windows Updates Hardly a week goes by it seems without your PC informing you it’s in the middle of doing a “Windows Update” - often taking an eternity to shut down and restart. So what are these updates and why do we need them?

Windows Updates are nothing new Microsoft have been sending them for years – they’re just a bit more frequent these days, and, for various reasons, we certainly do need them.

The updates are essentially improvements to the Windows Operating System (Windows 7, 8 or 10). They fall into three main groups; 1. Security Updates – Microsoft’s response to new security threats to its operating system – it’s essential these are kept up to date.

The latter is a new departure. Microsoft have decided that Windows 10 will be the last “new” version of Windows – there won’t be a Windows 11. The plan is to regularly upgrade and develop the existing version – hence there will be a lot more updates than we’ve ever been used to.

Twice a year - in Spring and Autumn Microsoft release a major design update.

These are usually big downloads and can take hours to install behind the scenes. So don’t panic if your PC seems to occasionally take a while to close or open.

If you want to know if you’re up to date in Windows 10, click the SETTINGS button, select UPDATE & SECURITY, then select WINDOWS UPDATE. This will tell you whether you are up to date, or what action needs taking.

2. “Bug” fixes – Fixes for newly identified errors in the way the operating system works – again, its very useful to get these problems fixed.

Updates can seem a bit of an intrusion by Microsoft sometimes, but you definitely need to keep abreast of them– particularly the security fixes – and they aren’t going to go away, so get used to ‘em!!

3. Features upgrades – Developments of new designs & features for Windows 10.

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Celebrate Christmas with us!

Join us over the festive period for your Christmas get together

Festive treats

Our deli counter is brimming with traditional Italian gifts - choose from Bonifanti Panettone, a selection of Biscotti, and Torrone. Or why not pop in for a gift voucher valid at any of our restaurants - the perfect present for a foodie!

See in the new year with us!

Start your celebration off with bottomless brunch during the day or join us for our chef ’s tempting specials and a la carte menu in the evening and enjoy a free glass of prosecco at midnight when dining with us.

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Acronym Challenge You hear them, you see them in the news but do you know what they stand for? Here’s a list of 15 acronyms for you to identify.

1.

ANPR

The DVLA’s friend (2)

2.

DGMW Please understand (2)

3.

TEFL

For overseas students (1)

4.

IMHO

For what it’s worth (2)

5.

TL; DR Keep it brief (2)

6.

TFL Getting around the capital (1) 7.

GKN Historic engineering company (3) 8.

WIP

Part finished goods (1)

9.

AET Result at the end of a long game (1) 10.

FEB The only way to start the day (1) 11.

MMXIX It’ll be here soon (1)

12.

NBM

Pre-operative advice (2)

13.

SSEEU Caninet post now held by

Steven Barclay (3) 14.

ECJ

Law making body (1)

15.

CCJ

Call in the bailiffs (2)

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G.R. Knott Decorating Services Established in 1969 Geo and Sandra and the team would like to thank all of their customers, past and present, for their support during 2018 and wish everyone a very happy Christmas and a decorative new year.

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Westbury Park Nursery Celebrates 30th Birthday Downs Park Day Nursery in Westbury Park is celebrating 30 years of exceptional childcare.

The converted Edwardian house on Downs Park West is the longest running nursery for children aged 0 to five years in the area.

Owner and qualified teacher Debbie Munk started working as a child minder in 1986.

As demand for Debbie’s care grew, she and her husband John decided to find a new house that could serve as a day nursery as well as their family home. In 1988, Debbie and John completed the redevelopment of their home and Downs Park Day Nursery was opened.

Over the last 30 years the nursery has cared for over a thousand children. Recently one of the nursery’s earliest attendees chose the setting for her own children’s care. Many who have attended go on to local schools and then to universities or professions. The nursery also enjoys welcoming back those they used to care for to do work experience.

Reflecting on the nursery’s 30th anniversary, Debbie Munk said: “It strikes me that, while nursery education has and continues to develop and evolve, our ethos remains steadfast and strong. Each child’s happiness and wellbeing is central to our whole practice. We create a warm secure and homely environment and employ excellent staff, as we have always done, who share the same child centred belief that, building confidence and self-esteem is essential for success. Our children thrived 30 years ago, just as they do today.”

Since the early days, the nursery has grown to include three rooms dedicated to nurturing and supporting the different ages and stages of the children, a kitchen providing home cooked food, a spacious back garden with forest area and play equipment and a grassed front garden. Debbie and managers Emily and Sherry are proud of their inclusive approach and are adept at supporting children with additional needs ensuring any individual requirements are met. Downs Park Day Nursery is also experienced at welcoming children who have English as an additional language encouraging verbal skills to develop alongside the physical and emotional.

Having been part of families’ lives in the area for 30 years, the nursery has forged strong links with the local community. Children take part in outings to the library, shops and parks and welcome professionals into the nursery to talk about their jobs. Downs Park Day Nursery was one of the first in the area to provide Forest School provision, taking the children on regular trips to Leigh Woods and Blaise Castle. Staff partake in baby massage sessions with the youngest children and Makaton sign language is used throughout to support communication. The older children participate in regular yoga sessions and other additional activities have included fun music sessions. The nursery staff are highly qualified and includes fluent speakers of Spanish and Mandarin. The pre-school room leader is Early Years Teacher Status qualified and the team have good relationships with local schools helping to provide those in their care with a smooth transition to primary school.

Lucy Braithwaite, mother of two who have attended the nursery said: “My eldest has just left the wonderful care of Downs Park Day Nursery to attend primary school and he has settled so quickly thanks to the brilliant experience he had at nursery. My youngest is also there and is very happy and extremely well cared for. With appropriate stimulating activities and healthy food cooked on site I don’t have to worry about leaving her.”

For more information about Downs Park Day Nursery, please contact hello@downsparkdaynursery.com or visit www.downparkdaynursery.com

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Providing a homely, 30-hours free early

child-centred

years entitlement

environment since 1988

The Perfect Environment for Every Child Aged 0-5 Years

Our warm and supportive environment encourages children to 'learn through play', using a wide range of resources Our childen and staff forge strong relationships built on trust, respecting each others feelings and emotions We embrace our local community, taking trips to the forest school and inviting yoga and baby massage specialists to join us onsite We promote creativity, critical thinking and independence from the outset We believe passionately that learning should take place both inside and outdoors

We pride ourselves on our highly qualified, experienced and dedicated staff, many of whom are graduates Come and see for yourself, make an appointment today and visit us at Downs Park Day Nursery

Downs Park Day Nursery 46 Downs Park West, Westbury Park, Bristol, BS6 7QL

All our home cooked, nutritious food is prepared onsite by our cook

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Top Tips for your Garden - Hilary Barber I work in gardens with my clients throughout winter, concentrating on leaf raking (to make leaf mould), mulching and late bulb planting before the end of the year. So, my December top tips are about looking after the wildlife in your garden this winter.

1. Feed the birds! Make sure you consistently top up feeders through the winter, and use seeded fat balls and blocks and other suet based foods to give the birds a real boost in the early mornings. Other good energy rich foods which will help bring in a good range of birds include peanuts, niger seed, black sunflowers, and mealworms. I often hang Christmas presents for the birds from the trees, including popcorn and sultana ‘tinsel’ , apple halves, pine cones stuffed with lard mixed with seed mix, and homemade bird cakes made of seed, sultanas and lard - they love it!

2. Don’t forget water in a bird bath or bowl. Garden ponds can also be an important water source for wildlife, but not just for drinking. If we have a cold winter, it’s important to ensure that pond life is safe too, as the oxygen in a pond can be depleted if it is completely frozen over for long periods of time.

To ensure that your pond is healthy and to stop it freezing over , make sure that you have a ball floating on the surface of the pond.

3. Clean out nesting boxes. Don’t forget to remove old nesting materials from bird boxes to prevent the build up of parasites and diseases, replace the old with a little fresh material, and don’t take them down for long periods as come nightfall many of these boxes will still be in use as birds shelter from the harsh weather. Now is a great time to put up more boxes too, ready for the spring - you might even get some birds roosting in it over the winter. https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/ advice/how-you-can-help-birds/nestboxes/

hedgehogs to hibernate. You can also make a bug hotel for the winter http://www.gardenplotters. org.uk/making-a-simple-bug-hotel It’s great fun!

6. Don’t forget about the bees! There may be solitary bees still in search of food on sunny winter days and so do think about planting some shrubs which bear winter flowers, such as winter flowering jasmine, winter honeysuckle, mahonia varieties and Viburnum bodnantense.

7. If you are planning for next year, start thinking about the kind of plants you might like to add to your garden. Plants and shrubs which bear fruit, nuts or berries are a great way to give something back to wildlife and they provide all year interest too!. Also, planting plants with hollow stems such as angelica, fennel and plume poppy, and leaving them to stand through the winter will provide a great home for wildlife to hibernate. They also provide a source of nectar for bees in the summer, along with other beautiful flowers and shrubs https://friendsoftheearth.uk/bees/beefriendlyplants-every-season 8. If you are thinking of boundaries next year, why not consider a hedge instead of a fence? Native hedging is wonderful for the birds (see https:// www.habitataid.co.uk/blog/2011/10/18/nativehedge-planting/) as is pyracantha, cotoneaster and holly Wishing you all a wonderful Festive Season and a very happy 2019”

4. Hedgehogs should be hibernating by now but if it’s still mild and you are lucky enough to see a hedgehog in your garden, provide a shallow bowl of fresh water and some cat or dog food. Please don’t give them milk as they are lactose intolerant. If you are building a new fence please ensure to leave a little hedgehog ‘door’ at the bottom of one section so that hedgehogs can roam widely 5. Don’t be too tidy! It’s tempting, when plants begin to die back and trees lose their leaves, to ‘have a tidy’ and cut back vegetation. However, leaving seed heads on and not pruning berry laden shrubs will provide much needed natural food sources; and plant stems, and piles of leaves, rocks or logs make a great place for invertebrates such as ladybirds and lacewings, toads, slow worms and page 40

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Talking Pets with the Animal Health Centre Brexit and the Pet Passport 29th March 2019 - Brexit!! The date is fast approaching and we still do not know what agreement we will have with the EU. The government is still hoping for a deal but at the same time is putting contingencies in place in case of a ‘no deal’ Brexit. There is much to cover but as a Government ‘Official Veterinarian’ (OV) my concern is professionally with the possible implications for the Pet Passport Scheme.

How can I take my pet on holiday when the UK leaves the EU?

DEFRA is already issuing advice to pet owners to cover all eventualities and in particular the possibility of a ‘no deal ‘ Brexit. The advice currently to pet owners wishing to take their pet abroad either using an existing passport or needing a new passport is to think ahead and assume the worse ‘just in case’.

Visit gov.uk and search pet travel for more information

When the UK leaves the EU on 29th March 2019, you’ll still be able to take your pet with you when travelling there, but you may need to allow more time to prepare.

So what happens if we have no deal? After 29th March 2019, dogs, cats and ferrets would continue to be able to travel from the UK to the EU but the requirements for documents and health checks will differ depending on the ‘listed’ status of the UK post Brexit. Very possibly we will not know the listed status of UK until Brexit happens so it may be best to plan now for the ‘worst case scenario’ so our pets can continue to travel without interruption.

If UK becomes an unlisted third country it will have major implications for pet travel. Instead of the almost instant issuing of a Pet Passport and travel to the EU 21 days later, we would now

have to plan our trips to EU at least 4 months in advance. The new rules for an unlisted UK will require pets to have a Rabies vaccine, a minimum of 30 days later to have a blood test to prove that the vaccine has been effective and then the pet has to wait a further 3 months from the date of the blood test before being allowed to travel to the EU. All in all taking 4 months. In addition a health certificate will be needed for each trip to EU to be issued by an OV within 10 days of the date of travel.

No one knows what the final situation will be but the current advice is for owners wishing to travel their pet to ether EU to keep an eye on the Government website for up to date information.

If you are already certain that you will be wanting to travel your pet soon after 29th March 2019 it maybe sensible to start the 4 month process now regarding vaccination and blood test so you wont be caught out in March next year.

Both Holly Rowe and me, Nicky Bromhall are Government Official Veterinarians, if you have any questions do please call us at Animal Health Centre and also keep watching the Government website www.gov.uk/guidance/pet-travel-toeurope-after-brexit, as well as a help page from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons www. animalowners.rcvs.org. uk/help-and-advice/ pet-travel/ for further information.

Nicky Bromhall MRCVS Veterinary Surgeon Animal Health Centre

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History Notes - Julian Lea-Jones No. 132 - Dastardly deeds that became a part of Bristol’s history Bristol has a long maritime tradition with some murky aspects. We cannot claim to have produced the most pirate captains; but ours were certainly amongst the most notorious, and many pirate ships numbered Bristolians amongst their crews.

To find out how this came about and why some were honoured, even knighted, for their nefarious exploits, whilst others were beheaded, we need to delve into the history books and official records. But remember our merchants and sailors were also victims of pirates and corsairs. Corsairs had fast and very manoeuvrable galleys and hid behind Steepholme or Lundy from where they could pounce on laden merchant ships. Pirates are associated with violence, ferocity, cruelty and a merciless treatment of their victims, and for the amassing of vast treasures traditionally buried on a desert island. But was this image, supported by ripping yarns such as Robert Louis Stevenson’s book ‘Sea Cook’, published as ‘Treasure Island,’ always true? For some pirates such as Bristol’s own Redcliffe born Edward Teach (or Thatch), better known as the infamous Blackbeard (pictured right) , yes it was largely true.

Captain Henry Morgan, probably the most successful of our pirates, was knighted for his piratical exploits, and the high spot of his career was probably when he was made Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica. Born in South Wales about 1634, his connection with Bristol goes back to when as a boy he was kidnapped from here and put on a ship to Barbados, and sold to a plantation owner before escaping and joining a privateer. After years of plundering all and sundry Blackbeard wasn’t so lucky. He eventually lost his head to Lieutenant Maynard of the Royal Navy who had been sent to end his depredations once and for all. After a bloody and protracted battle off the Carolinas, his head returned home hanging from the Bowsprit of Maynard’s ship.

In order to put the exploits of our seafaring ancestors in context it might help if we start by looking at some of the distinctions between Pirates, Privateers and Men of War. Was privateering always synonymous with Piracy and what were the differences? The answer is “sometimes”. Privateers, by holding a Royal Commission or Letter of Marque, were privately

owned ships permitted to cruise against enemies of the Crown as long as Monarchs got their cut.

In the years when national alliances and enemys frequently changed Privateers were at risk with yesterday’s enemy becoming today’s ally. Often if the potential prize looked too good to miss news of any peace would be ignored – but of course if witnessed their action would be classed as Piracy with appropriate punishments; not the least confiscation of the prize with the owners having to pay compensation to the aggrieved government. In this way many privateers drifted into piracy or mixed the two because of course with piracy if you got away with it you didn’t have to share the spoils with anyone other than your crew. The successful Privateer/Pirate Henry Morgan made sure the King got a handsome cut, which explains how he ended up as Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica and a knighthood.

How did the ship-owners get crews for their ships - which worked best and why the difference? A Privateer, a Pirate, a Merchant Seaman a Jack Tar in the Royal Navy or a seaman on a slaver, the difference meant that some ships’ captains could advertise for crew, and select from the applicants, while other captains had to resort to coercion or skulduggery to get seamen. ‘Men of War’ referred to Royal Navy ships and dependent upon the captain’s reputation, either had willing applicants or had to rely on naval recruiting agents, known as ‘Crimps’. A captain with a harsh reputation or during wartime when there was a shortage of experienced sailors would rely on the dreaded Impressment Officers (usually shortened to Press Gang) to grab enough men off the streets to crew his ship. However the Press Gangs were only concerned with numbers and grabbed unsuitable landlubbers as well as sailors.

1745 was a bad year for Bristol ship owners with the Spanish and French capturing many of our ships. A splendid exception was the exploit of Captain Philips of the ship ‘Alexander’ who managed to cut out, from under the noses of the French, a captured Royal Navy 28 Gun ship that they were refitting to use as escort for their own merchant fleet sailing to the West Indies. Captain Philips managed to recover the ship intact and bring her back to Bristol as a prize, along with two hundred of the French crew, receiving for his endeavours a 500 guinea prize and a medal from George II.

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History Notes - Dastardly deeds Merchant ships came to Bristol from other English ports and even as far afield as Virginia to stock up on goods at our world famous St James’ Fair. For example in the 1750’s merchants such as ‘John Norton and Sons’ of London and Virginia would come to Bristol rent a warehouse for the ten days of the fair during which time it would be gradually filled with a ship load of commodities for the new colony. Having got the goods safely on board, and hopefully not losing any of the crew to press gangs or other hazards of life ashore, they then had to negotiate the tides of the River Avon.

Depredations from pirates lying in wait for them in the Channel became so great that Bristol’s merchants found it necessary to commission a protection ship.

Bristol’s most famous prize voyage was that of Woodes Rogers, Bristol merchant, (there is a Blue Plaque on the site of his house in Queen Square and a statue of him in Barbados), and privateer who, in 1708, with William Dampier set off around the world in two ships, the Duke and the Duchess.

In addition to their captured prizes they also rescued Alexander Selkirk from his desert island.

When they returned to Bristol with their spoils an incident uncovered a long running fraud which had been perpetrated on many luckless sailors.

James Barry an Officer on the Duke who was one of the heroes of the captured French prizes and whose prize share would have been about £2,000, had been invited to take up shore leave residence at the Harp and Crown inn on the Quay.

After only a few days residence he suddenly died.

The landlord, John Barry, (no relation) submitted a will for probate saying that James Barry had made the will in his favour just before his death.

Suspicions were aroused and an investigation revealed terrible deeds.

The landlord, John Barry, had for some years employed Peter Haynes, a disbarred Attorney, whose job at the Inn was to ‘help with the paperwork’. It seems that the landlord seduced sailors into the premises with promises of cheap beer and lodgings and when all their money had gone let them run up a slate. The landlord knew that if a berth on a ship became available and they couldn’t clear their debts they could be imprisoned in Bristol’s horrible Newgate jail - the officially sanctioned recruiting pot for the Royal Navy. However the duplicitous landlord offered gullible sailors an option; to clear the debt by signing their mark on a blank will form drawn up by the rascally Haynes. After their departure or probable demise, the document completed in the Inn keeper’s favour, would be filed. Each time the landlord successfully claimed a hapless sailor’s prize money Haynes received £11 commission.

Presumably in Barry’s case the news of his £2,000 share tempted the landlord to more direct action.

In court Haynes testified that he had completed several hundred wills like this for the Landlord.

It was James Barry’s death that precipitated the investigation and brought matters to light. The Landlord was not surprisingly found guilty, and executed on the gallows at the top of St Michaels Hill. What is not recorded is why none of the registry or court officials ever queried the number of bequests to the same beneficiary. This leaves us with an interesting question. How was it that a single person, the landlord of a quayside pot house, was able to successfully submit hundreds wills in his favour, all for people who had stayed at his Inn? Perhaps, as seems likely, there is another Bristol conspiracy hidden in this account still waiting to be uncovered.

Following Woodes Roger’s successful round the world trip he was made Governor of the Bahamas and tasked by the King to rid the Spanish Main of pirates. He cunningly recruited the pirate Benjamin Hornigold, and who had trained Blackbeard, as his pirate catcher and who used his skills to clear the seas of a thousand pirates.

Sailors enjoying the delights of the fleshpots and quayside pubs on their all too brief and sometimes unpleasantly interrupted shore leaves would have probably been cheered by seeing a version of their prayer on pub walls.

“O Lord above send down a dove, With wings as sharp as razors, To cuts the throats of all those blokes Who sell bad beer to sailors” Until a few years ago a framed copy of this old prayer could still be seen in the Port of Call pub in Clifton.

The ill named ‘Jolly Sailor’. Sometimes the exploits of the press gangs led to open warfare on the streets. A Press Gang had been tipped off, probably by a crimp, or as Sailors said; ‘the secret has been told to the parrot’ that there were five sailors from a privateer in the Jolly Sailor pub near the quayside. The press gang surrounded the pub whereupon the sailors took to the roof and fired at them. The sailors were eventually captured and taken off to become not so jolly Jack Tars. © EurIng Julian Lea-Jones, C Eng, FRAes - 2018

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In the absence of a SA, a company’s internal affairs will be regulated by the Companies Act 2006 and the Articles of Association. For a lot of SMEs, the Articles are taken from an incorporation agent or based on the ‘model’ articles which contain standard provisions. Standard Articles may be suitable for a 1 person company or a small business that is just starting up but they may not be appropriate for a growth business or one with a more complex share structure.

Unlike the Articles which are a public document, a SA is a private contract between the shareholders of a company which does not require registration at Companies House.

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At the Cinema with Chris Worthington Peterloo Written and Directed by Mike Leigh In 1819 Lancashire had only two MPs and voting was restricted to adult male owners of land. Wages in the textile industry had been savagely cut and the Corn Laws restricted the importation of corn leading to high prices for flour and bread. Mill workers lived in conditions of abject poverty.

to drill and march in formation. Nellie gets involved with a women’s reform group but she complains that cannot understand the middle class language being used and leaves the meeting.

The great day arrives and around 60,000 people including a large number of women garlanded and dressed in white assemble at St Peters Fields.

Henry Hunt arrives on a carriage and spurs on the cheering crowd waving his trade mark white hat.

He is accompanied a journalist from the Times and

by John Knight who as the main organiser of the event hopes to have a chance to speak. Hunt will not let him speak and after a bitter argument he steps down from the carriage.

The film begins with a shell shocked young man carrying a bugle at the battle of Waterloo. He survives the battle and walks all the way home to his family in a mill town in Lancashire. His father Joshua (Pearce Quigly) is involved with the local “reformers” who are starting to campaign for greater representation in parliament. Nellie (Maxine Peake), the matriarch of the family, is sceptical about the campaign for reform. Her main concern is feeding the family by the sale of homemade pies in the market.

Joshua attends meetings of a reform group led

by John Knight (Philip Jackson), one of several passionate orators whose words are much appreciated by the largely uneducated audience.

The local press are also beginning to show an interest in the campaign for reform. Joseph Johnson (Tom Gill), the owner of the Manchester Observer wrote to Henry Hunt (Rory Kinear), a Wiltshire landowner and prominent campaigner for reform with a request to address a meeting in Manchester.

The government has become aware of the reform campaign through intercepted letters and spies.

The home secretary (Karl Johnson) appoints General Sir John Byng to be head of the army in the north and begins to put in place plans to suppress reform and the possibility of riot and sedition through the scheming local magistrates, the brutal Chief Constable (Victor Mcguire) and the yeomanry, described as “the local business mafia on horseback.”

The reform groups in Manchester and the surrounding towns get ready to march and assemble at St Peters Field in Manchester on 16th August 1819 to hear the address by Henry Hunt.

John Knight was determined to see that the mass public meeting would be peaceful and disciplined and will not allow arms to be carried. In the weeks before the meeting the reform groups are taught

Meanwhile in a room overlooking the crowd local magistrates, fortified by a considerable quantity of claret, decide to read the riot act. It is inaudible but their next move is to call in the yeomanry to arrest Hunt. This provokes the crowd to start to resist and the troops on horseback carrying sabres are called in. In the ensuing chaos 15 people are killed and 420 are injured. General Byng was not present at Peterloo, he was having a day at the races in York.

The prime minister, Lord Liverpool and the home secretary are duly thanked by the grotesque and corpulent figure of the Prince Regent who sends his congratulations to the local magistrates for stopping the riot and keeping the peace.

In the aftermath of Peterloo the government cracked down on reform and several reform leaders were imprisoned including Henry Hunt.

They also attacked the press accusing the editor of the Manchester Observer of producing a seditious publication, he was jailed for twelve months. The massacre at Peterloo brought about a sense of national outrage but it was not until the Great Reform Act of 1832 that Manchester elected it’s first two MPs. Peterloo set in train the campaigns for workers’ rights later in the 19th and 20th centuries. The filming of Peterloo was financed by Amazon Studios.

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Theatre, Concerts and Music Bristol Cabot Choir - Christmas with Handel’s Messiah – Inspiring excepts from the Messiah followed by Eric Whitacre’s luminous Lux Aurumque and carols for Choir and audience. Monday, 10 December 2018 – 7.30 pm – Bristol Cathedral, College Green BS15TJ. Tickets: Reserved: £15, Unreserved: £10 (NUS card/Under 18 - £5) – On line: www. opus13.co.uk; Ticket Line: 0117 923 0164 Registered Charity No 1162680. Supporting Bristol Age Concern.

The OutThereMusic Choir Christmas Show will be at the Elmgrove Centre, Elmgrove Road, BS6 6AH @ 8pm on Saturday 8th December 2018. Music to include; Elton John, The Police, Ben E. King, Nick Cave and classic Christmas songs. Tickets are just £10 each (£6 under 18s) and available from admin@outtheremusicbristol.co.uk or on the door (open from 7:30pm). Festive Bar (not included in ticket price).

City Voices Bristol is a non auditioning community choir that welcomes new members. Whether you have been in other choirs or haven’t sung since school days, why not come and join us at our first rehearsal of the new term on 7th Jan 2019. We are 50

a friendly bunch of people of all ages and love singing both for relaxation and for enjoyment. We perform two concerts each year at St Georges Hall, with a wide repertoire from Mozart to the Beach Boys and Lady Gaga. If you are interested, we rehearse on a Monday evening from 730-930pm in the Performing Arts Centre at Red Maids’ High school, Westbury on Trym. Meanwhile if you want to find out more before then, please have a look at our website http://www. cityvoicesbristol.org and make contact for more information On Saturday 15th December 7.30pm at Clifton Cathedral, Clifton Park, BS8 3BX, Bristol Choral Society and Bristol Ensemble, conducted by Hilary Campbell, present Handel’s Messiah. For many, Christmas starts with an outing to this masterpiece and Clifton Cathedral should provide the perfect setting to hear the work in all its grandeur.

Tickets from £10.50 to £26.50 (under 25s £5 & Seniors 10% discount). Full details at www.bristolchoral.co.uk.. Book online via www.colstonhall.org or by phone on 0117 203 4040 The BCCS Choral Society is a small and friendly choir who meet weekly at the Bristol Cathedral Choir School on Wednesday evenings. We sing material spanning the core choral repertoire as well as traditional songs and contemporary arrangements. The new year started in September and we’d love to welcome new members to come and join us! If you’re interested in finding out more, please contact Christina May on maylearner@outlook.com.

Westbury Park Orchestra is a friendly nonauditioned orchestra with a repertoire of classical and modern pieces and with an emphasis on having fun. You will ideally be of a good standard (string and brass players particularly welcome). We meet at Westbury-on-Trym Methodist Church, Westbury Hill on Monday evenings between

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Bristol Cabot Choir is delighted to welcome new members for all voice parts. Why not come and sing with us for a ‘taster’ rehearsal before a simple audition? We meet at Redland URC on Mondays at 7.30 pm. FFI email admin@bristolcabotchoir.org, visit www.bristolcabotchoir.org or find us on Facebook.

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

Bristol Chamber Choir. Come and join Bristol’s oldest choir (founded in 1837).

Rehearsals are on Wednesday evenings at Redland Park United Reformed Church at 7.30pm. Further details can be found at www.bristolchamberchoir.org.uk.

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concert will be performed in the Lord Mayor’s Chapel on College Green on Saturday 15th December at 2.15pm. As well as a varied programme of Christmas music and carols, The Pearsall Ensemble with Kevan Boll (flute) will perform Bach’s Suite No 2 in B minor for flute and strings.

Mulled wine will be served after the concert.

Tickets £10.00 (students and children free) from www.eventbrite.com/e/music-forchristmas-ticket-504423522434; Opus 13, 14 St Michael’s Hill, Bristol, BS2 8DT; or at the door. For more information ring 07342 954249 or visit www.bristolchamberchoir. org.uk Want to be involved in music? Can you count to 6? Don’t mind sitting on the floor?

Join us - Bristol Community Gamelan play the music of Java and are looking for new members for the 2018/9 season. We meet every Monday evening in the World Music Studio at Cotham School from 6.30 to 8.30 to play traditional & modern pieces.

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Friends of Welsh National Opera welcome visitors to an evening entitled Now, Three Sopranos at Redmaids High School on Wednesday 12 December, 7.15. Lotte Lehmann, Kirsten Flagstad and Regine Crespin together spanned much of the era of studio sound recordings. David Speller discusses their vocal characteristics and styles, their careers and achievements, and plays their restored recordings.

Tickets at the door: Friends £5, Guests £7.

Contact Margaret Borkowski at borkmail@ googlemail.com People of Note community choir is looking for new members, especially altos. We are friendly and it›s fun, the songs we sing are very varied, pop, folk, world music, original pieces, but not traditional choral.

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Exhibitions, Markets and Meetings Royal York Gardens Committee presents their 11th RYC Christmas Fayre on the historic promenade of Royal York Crescent, BS8 4JS. Primarily a fundraising activity for the communal gardens, this annual event in the heart of Clifton Village is becoming increasingly popular with its delightful mix of over 40 festive stalls, carol singers, Father 54

Christmas, BBQ (from 12 noon), mulled cider and children’s activities. Make time to add it to your Saturday shopping between 11am and 3.30pm in Clifton on 8th December, entry is free.

Craft sale and coffee morning in aid of Cancer Research UK. On Saturday, 1st December, 2018, from 10.00 am - 12.30 pm, there will be a craft sale and coffee morning in aid of Cancer Research UK at Horfield Parish Church Hall, Wellington Hill, Horfield.

There will be handmade gifts for children and adults, Christmas decorations and delicious cakes for sale. Do come and join us for coffee and cake and buy your Christmas gifts!

Rooms to Hire. Subud Hall, Wesley Place, Clifton, BS8 2YD. The Subud Hall is an exWesleyan Chapel next to the Downs with 2 beautiful, peaceful spaces 7/8 metres for hire. Suitable for rehearsals, choirs, classes etc. Please call 07790 519 683 for more info.

Fitness, Health and Wellbeing Beginner-friendly ultimate frisbee club open to all ages and abilities. Come try the best sport you’ve never played. Find us on Facebook - search ‘North Bristol Ultimate’ or email jake.f.waller@gmail.com.

Tai Chi = Unlimited Energy. This is one definition of this ancient Chinese system of exercise. Or in the words of one student “I find that Tai Chi classes with Karen develop a sense of harmony of body and mind. The classes are fun and inclusive and provide an encouraging environment in which to practice the flowing movements which bring a sense of calm“. Interested? Classes for beginners start the first week of October in Westbury, Southmead and Clifton. See www. taichiworksbristol.co.uk or phone 0117 9424167 for more information.

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What’s On & Community News and wrestling (jujutsu) techniques. Regular practice develops confidence, flexibility, strength and focus. Westbury Aikido Club offers lessons for children, Sundays from 10am to 10.45am, during term-time, at the Scout Hall (Northcote), Great Brockeridge BS9 3TY. See www.westburyaikido. club for more detail, or email reenee@ westburyaikido.club. The first lesson is free, so come along and give it a try!

Karate classes on Thursday evenings at David Lloyd Westbury on Trym (no membership required). The evening starts with beginners and advanced classes for children aged 5 and up, followed by a new class for adult beginners. Please contact Trevor on 07921 917 758 for more information.

Henleaze Tennis Club welcomes new members of all ages. We are a small friendly club. Our teams play to a good standard in the Avon leagues and we have a good level of club play for those who wish to play a more relaxed game. Check out more on our website: www.henleazetennisclub.co.uk (or give Heather a call on 0117 924 7441) Drop-in Healing Session at the Friends Meeting House, 126 Hampton Road, Redland, BS6 6JE (Ground Floor Community Room). Thursdays 5.00-6.30, donation basis. Healing is holistic, gentle and relaxing and helps restore balance and wellbeing.

Recommended if you are feeling stressed or in need of some support. Run by Bristol Healing Group with trained volunteers and links with the Healing Trust. For further information please contact Barbara on 0117 908 2061.

Westbury Harriers Running Club is for all ages and abilities, with a variety of different groups and sessions to suit all.

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informal social run on Saturday mornings.

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Bristol Morris Men welcome anyone who wants to try morris dancing. We practise on Thursday evenings in the Sports Hall at QEH School at Berkeley Place, Clifton from 8 to 10. For more information please visit www. bristolmorrismen.co.uk or call Grant on 0117 944 2165.

Scottish Country Dancing for beginners and experienced dancers at St Monica Trust’s Hall on Thursdays, 7.30 pm. New dancers welcome - come on your own or with friends. Contact Margaret, 01275 794 638 or Graham 01275 854 782, or visit www. rscdsbristolinfo.co.uk.

Westbury Scottish Club country dancing classes for beginners is held at Leonard Hall, Trinity-Henleaze URC, Waterford Road, Henleaze. Contact Maggie on 01934 838 175 for more information. Classes for the more advanced dancers are at St Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze. Tel. Cheryl on 0117 401 2416. Held every Tues 7.30 - 9.30pm. See www.wscbristol.co.uk for details.

Redland Green Bowls Club welcomes new members. Our qualified coaches will happily give you a free taster session by arrangement - contact Jean or Gerry 0117 962 4466. We are a friendly, sociable club with Men’s and Ladies league teams and a calendar of friendly mixed matches. We are offering half price membership for the first year. FFI : redlandgreenbowls.webs.com.

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Fancy a ramble? How about joining us for enjoyable 8-10 mile walks on two Sundays per month? Our usual group size is 12-15 walkers. If you are interested please come and give Stoke Lodge Ramblers a try. For more details please visit www.stokelodgeramblers. wordpress.com or call our Secretary on 0117 950 0934.

Gardening and Horticulture Kitchen Table Workshops - flower workshops round my kitchen table in Redland - take place monthly on Saturday mornings. We use as much locally grown flowers and foliage as possible. Come and enjoy immersing yourself in seasonal beauty and have fun while you learn. The cost includes refreshments plus all materials and is open to any level of experience. On Saturday 8th December where we will be making Christmas wreaths.

For more details please ring 07929 253942 or visit www.Bestofthebunch.co.uk Friends of Old Sneed Park Nature Reserve is in the heart of Stoke Bishop. An area of wild flower meadows, a lake with ducks to feed, and a woodland to walk. Membership is £10 per adult/year. You will receive a topical quarterly newsletter, with all the details of the free events held on the Reserve. For more details please contact: fospnr@gmail. com.

The Alpine Garden Society meets on the 3rd Friday of every month at Westbury Methodist Church, Westbury Hill, at 7.30pm. We have speakers on various topics, plant sales and social events. Visitors are very welcome at £2 a visit. For more details please call 0117 967 3160.

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Volunteering and Charities REMAP is a registered charity that designs and makes custom aids for the disabled. We are on the lookout for volunteers (engineers, craftsmen, DIY enthusiasts etc) who are willing give up a little of their time to enable a disabled person to enjoy a better quality of life. If you can help please contact Colin on 01275 460 288, (colin305@gmail.com), or Ray on 0117 962 8729, (rwestcott@ blueyonder.co.uk)or visit www.bristol. remap.org.uk.

If you’d like to get more active or involved in your community why not give an hour a week or a day a month and help Marie Curie as we continue to provide care to patients and their families? If you enjoy meeting new people and raising money for a great cause, we would love to hear from you. FFI please contact Helen Isbell on 0117 924 7275 or email Helen.Isbell@mariecurie.org.uk.

RSVP (Retired & Senior Volunteer Programme). Do you like reading? Do you like helping children? If yes to both, you are just the sort of person we are looking for! If you can spare a minimum of an hour a week to hear children read in a local school you could make a huge difference. Volunteering is a great way to stay active and to feel useful, so if you are interested in joining us please get in touch. Contact Mina on 07860 669 953, or visit RSVP-west.org.uk.

Carer Support. If you are outgoing and could offer two mornings a month to meet, greet and give information to carers when they visit their GP surgery, I would love to hear from you. Full training and support provided.

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raising and spending money for very good causes. For more details of how to apply for assistance with charitable activities in Bristol or to become involved in our activities see Bristol Brunel Lions Club on line or on Facebook or contact our Club Secretary Bill O’Neill at lion.bill@virginmedia.com.

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

The Bristol and District branch of Parkinson’s UK meets every first Saturday of the month at St Monica Trust, Cote Lane, BS9 3UN from 10am - 12 noon. Carers, relatives, spouses and people with Parkinson’s - all are welcome for a social and informative get-together, with speakers from a variety of backgrounds with many diverse interests.

Please join us. We also meet at The Eastfield Inn, Henleaze, BS9 4NQ every second Friday in the month for an informal coffee morning from 11.

“Simply Social” Activity and Social Club.

Whether you are single or in a relationship, enhance your social life by joining our friendly social club. We are run by members for the members and enjoy a packed programme of activities including walking, live music, dancing, dining out, badminton, a reading group, weekends away and foreign holidays. There are no age limits although most of our members are 40+. Check out www.simplysocial.org.uk or phone us on 07971 427 766, and come along to one of our Thursday Club nights.

North Bristol Alzheimer Café meets on the first Tuesday of the month at St Monica Trust, Oatley House, Westbury-on-Trym, BS9 3TN from 3.30 – 5.30. We provide a relaxed, informal and safe space in which issues surrounding dementia can be aired.

Our café is staffed by trained, caring and experienced volunteers. Refreshments are served and most weeks live music is played.

There is no charge to attend, free on-site parking is usually available and the number 1 bus stops right outside. FFI or to register your attendance contact Jacqui Ramus - tel 07854 185 093 or email jacqui.ramus@ stmonicatrust.org.uk.

Soroptomists International Bristol is part of a global organisation founded in Bristol for women from a wide range of professional and business backgrounds who have joined together to give service, friendship and have fun. We meet on the second and fourth Mondays of the month at Long Ashton Golf Club where we enjoy a two course meal with a speaker. For more details please contact our membership officer on 0117 973 9894 or email gillbea@aol.com for more details, and see our advert on page 89.

Clifton Rotary Club welcomes new members willing to give their time, interested in making new friends, building business contacts and using their skills to help others.

We meet Weds lunchtimes at The Redland Green Club (Redland Lawn Tennis & Squash Club). www.cliftonrotary.org or email secretary@cliftonrotary.org

Bristol Brunel Lions Club - We meet on the first Tuesday of every month at 7 for 7.30.

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Max Minervas Marvellous Books Events Diary Sat Dec 1st at 10am Sammy Claws - The author and illustrator of Sammy Claws the Christmas Cat (Paula Bowles and Lucy Rowland) will be at Max Minerva’s to read, draw and sing with 2 - 5 year olds. Tickets are free but space is limited, please book in store or at maxminervas.co.uk Wed 5th December at 7pm Poet Karen Hayes will be reading from her new anthology, ‘The Houses along the Wall’ in store at Max Minerva’s. £1 per ticket, please book in store or call us on 07492 538 858 Sat Dec 8th from 8am to Midday Max Minerva’s will be hosting three of Bristol’s most accomplished food writers and chefs at Hart’s Bakery - Temple Meads. Meet Genevieve Taylor, author of The Ultimate Woodfired Cookbook, Lia Leendeertz, author of Almanac: Seasonal Guide to 2019 and Claire Thomson, author of The Art of the Larder. All authors will be signing copies of their books - a great Christmas gift for passionate cooks.

Sat Dec 15th at 10am Book signing with Maurice Fells, author of Little Book of Somerset and Little Book of Bristol. Maurice will be in store to sign his books, a wonderful gift for a local history buff.

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What’s On & Community News estranged from their grandchildren due to family breakdown. We give support over the phone, via email, Skype and at our regular meetings held at 9 Park Grove, Bristol. BS6 7XB. Tel 07773 258 270 more information or visit www.bgsg.co.uk.

Rotary Club of Bristol meets at the Bristol Hotel, Prince Street, BS1 4QF at 7.00pm for 7.30 pm on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Mondays and at 12.30 for 1.00 on the 2nd and 4th Mondays. Meetings start with a meal and are followed by a speaker. New members are very welcome – for more details see www. bristolrotary.org or contact Martina Peattie at mpeattie@btopenworld.com Civil Service Retirement Fellowship. The Westbury-on-Trym group welcomes all retired Civil Servants and their spouses to their meetings held on the first Thursday of the month at Studland Court, Henleaze Road at 2.00pm, Those people without a civil service background are welcome to join our group as Friends of the Fellowship. For more info phone Tony McKenna on 0117 950 2059.

Instep Club for Widows and Widowers.

Weds evenings 8 -10 at Stoke Bishop Village Hall. Dancing - Ballroom and Sequence (If you haven’t danced for a long time we will help you learn). Social activities Annual membership £8. Members: £3 per session.

Visitors welcome: £4 per session. Come in to see us or telephone Donna on 01275 832 676 or Wilma on 0117 962 8895 for information.

General Interests The new season of National Trust talks continues in December – and will be held in the Hall at St. Monica Trust, Cote Lane, Westbury-on-Trym, BS9 3UN. A small charge of £3 is made to both members and visitors to help cover the costs associated with the talks programme. This charge includes the provision of tea and biscuits at the end of each talk. For more details visit our website 62

www.ntbristolcentre.btck.co.uk or contact David Moore 0117 965 8014. Similarly, if you would like a lift, or can offer one, please contact David Moore. On Saturday 15th December 2018 at 2.15pm our feature is “Communicating Christmas” with John Penny. Extensively illustrated with film, video clips and sound recordings, John’s presentation will look at many aspects of Christmas and what it is that makes the season special.

The Arts Society Bristol is Bristol’s own society for those who enjoy the arts and we welcome new members. Lectures are given monthly on a wide range of subjects by specialists in their field. On 11 December the subject is “Australian Aboriginal Rock Art”.

On 8 January it is “Velasquez: the meaning of Las Meninas”. Lectures are held at 8pm at Redmaids’ High School, Westbury-on-Trym, BS9 3AW. For more information on lectures, study days and trips, visit our website www. theartssociety-bristol.org.uk Bus Pass Poets. Come along and share your poetry with us. We meet once a month at libraries on local bus routes. Next meeting Tuesday 11th December at Redland library on Whiteladies Road, just up from Clifton Down station, from 2.30 - 3.30 (Buses 1, 2, 3, 4), Friday 11th January at Central library on College Green from 2.30 – 3.30 in the Music Section on ground floor. (Buses 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9). Contacts - Phone Julie 01179 428637 or text Edith 07500 143357.

Bristol Scrabble Club meets every Wednesday at 7.15 pm at Upper Horfield Community Trust, BS7 0PQ (next to Eden Grove Church). New members welcome first visit free so come and give it a try. For further information contact Sue on 0117 924 7871.

Bristol Bridge Club Come and play. Less experienced players: Mondays at 7.15pm and Fridays at 10.00am and 7.15pm.

Quiz Answers General Knowledge - from page 18 1. Clarence Birdseye; 2. Michael Buerke; 3.a) Rio de Janeiro, b) Stockholm, c) Verona, d) Bristol; 4. A walk; 5. Aldous Huxley; 6. Uganda; 7.a) Sodium, b) Phosphorus, c) Cadmium; 8. Holly and ivy; 9. they were Portugese explorers; 10 a) Leicestershire, b) Shropshire, c) Lincolnshire.

Music - from page 18 1. Michael Jackson; 2. Maroon 5; 3.a) Bob Marley “Legend”, b) Oasis “Definitely Maybe”. c) Coldplay “Parachutes”, d) R.E.M. “Out of Time”; 4. “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”; 5. Kirsty MacColl; 6. 1972; 7.

“I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That”); 8. Katie Mellua; 9. The Clash (Topper Headon), Deep Purple (Ian Paice), The Police (Stewart Copeland); 10. Hull, Coventry and Wolverhampton.

Childrens Puzzles - from page 22 Flags (l to r) Top row - Armenia, Botswana, Mongolia; 2nd row - Czech Republic, Norway, Rwanda; 3rd row - Germany, Ukraine, China Christmassy things - 1. Cracker, 2. Reindeer, 3. Baby Jesus, 4. Tinsel, 5. Nativity, 6. Mince Pies, 7.

Presents, 8. Santa Claus, 9. Turkey, 10. Sprouts, 11. Carol Singers, 12. THree Wise Men, 13. Stocking, 14.

Queens Speewch, 15. Tree Acronyms - from page 36 1. Automatic Number Plate Recognition; 2. Don’t Get Me Wrong; 3. Teaching English as a Foreign Language; 4. In My Humble Opinion; 5. Too Long; Didn’t Read; 6. Transport for London; 7. Guest, Keen & Nettlefolds; 8. Work In Progress; 9. After Extra Time; 10. Full English Breakfast; 11. MMXIX = 2019; 12.

Nil By Mouth; 13. Secretary of State for Exiting Europe; 14. European Court of Justice; 15. County Court Judgement.

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What’s On & Community News More experienced players: Mondays and Wednesdays at 1.15pm and Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7.15pm. Try a free taster session on a Monday afternoon or evening, or a Wednesday afternoon. No partner? No problem - just turn up on any Monday or Wednesday session and we will find you a partner. Check our website for details: www. bristolbridgeclub.co.uk or contact 0117 929 1846. Grenville Hall, Oldfield Road, Bristol BS8 4QQ. The Bristol Astronomical Society hosts a series of astronomical talks, events and activities each week. We provide free Saturday observing at our observatory in Failand and often stage Star Parties in and around Bristol. Friday evening talks are held at 7pm at Bristol Photographic Society, Montpelier, BS6 5EE. Details of all events are on our website: www.bristolastrosoc.org.uk - All welcome.

Bristol University of the Third Age (U3A) scrabble group would welcome new members. We play very friendly and informal games every Friday at the Beehive, Wellington Hill West, BS9 4QY from 2 to 4.

For further info please contact Heddy Sara on 0117 924 1318 and indicate when asked to give your name that you are phoning about scrabble in order not to be blocked.

Or email nigel.d.sara@btinternet.com.

Bristol Adventure Sea Cadets. If you would love the chance to get on the water here in Bristol, make new friends, grow in confidence and gain qualifications, and are aged between 10 and 18, are recruiting now.

We are open Tuesday and Friday evenings.

Visit: www.sea-cadets.org/bristoladventure to find out more.

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

North West Bristol Camera Club is an enthusiastic group of amateur photographers who meet each Wednesday at 7:45pm at Westbury Fields. New members of any level of ability are most welcome. For details contact Neville at nevwgoodman@mac. com.

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Heather Drewe G R Knott Peter Wyatt Sarah's Decorating Services Stephen Carter

36 49 28

Plastering

A & P Plastering (BS6) JSH Plastering McCall Plastering

16 32

Plumbing

41

Threesixty Services Ltd

Pre‐School & Nurseries

15 9 57

Downs Park Day Nursery

Pubs & Restaurants

Aqua Restaurant

Record Collecting

30 31

Jamie Reid‐Sinclair

67

AMD Solicitors Corfield Solicitors Veale Wasbrough Vizards

Solicitors

68

Swimming Lessons

Clifton Swim School

11

Tree Services

Sutcliffe Tree Care

41 4

TV Aerials

H and P Aerials

Waste & Rubbish

7

Alex Lapworth

5

Crystal Clear Bristol

Windows & Doors

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Brilliant Sorters of Financial Stuff Hilary Carden, Managing Director of Cardens

“ Most people spend more time planning a holiday than they do the rest of their life. And that’s not right. ” 1993 - 2018

1993 - 2018

1993 - 2018

If you believe that money is not just for saving, it’s for spending on nice things, family and experiences.

If you believe that life planning comes before financial planning.

If you appreciate the value of refreshingly straightforward advice.

If you want someone alongside you who’s there for the long term.

If you’re looking for someone who is genuinely interested in you, your life and your family.

If you want someone who’ll help you make the right choices.

If a “financial counsellor” might be useful.

And someone who promises you no hard sell. Ever.

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Then we should talk - call Hilary on 0117 290 0275 or visit our website: Cardens.co.uk 1 Westbury Mews, Westbury Hill, Bristol, BS9 3QA

Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority Company Registered in England no. 04347771 page 68

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