The Bristol Six - June 2015 by Andy Fraser

1 SIX

May ‘15 Issue98 June ‘15 Issue

‐

A free community magazine for the residents and businesses of BS6. A free8,000 community the residents and businesses of BS6. copiesmagazine delivered for monthly across Cotham, Redland, 8.000 copies delivered monthly across Cotham, Redland, Westbury Park and Kingsdown Westbury Park and Kingsdown

The Editor’s Small Piece Hello. It’s the Editor here, wishing you all a happy June. Summer is almost upon us. Although I always exit it a year older than I start it, and as a result ind I have fallen a little further down life’s dropdown menu of “year born” I still enjoy month 6. It wont be as exciting though as month 5 was, as May saw my football team promoted to the Premier League for the irst time ever *. 37 years of dreaming and at last they come true. Next season may be a one season wonder, but we’ll enjoy the ride ‐ and I may even buy my irst Panini sticker album for three decades. I hope you enjoy the magazine this month, and that you have a great June ‐ there is so much going on it is a terri ic time to be a Bristolian. Congratulations by the way to Richard Gardner who won the Aimee’s Winehouse wordsearch in the April issue. Up next month will be a bumper issue, so I’ll see you in July. Older but no wiser. T. 0117 968 7787 M. 07845 986650 E: andy@thebs9.co.uk Tw. @BS9Andy P. 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY * And former Editor Nick will also be a happy camper as his beloved Norwich also head into the Premier League.

Useful Information & Train Times Contact Numbers Gas Emergencies 0800 111 999 Electricity Emergencies 0800 365 900 Water Emergencies 0845 600 4600 Avon & Somerset Police Non‐Emergencies 101 (new no.) Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 Southmead Hospital 0117 950 5050 Bristol Royal In irmary 0117 923 0000 Bristol Children’s Hospital 0117 342 8460 NHS non‐emergency 111 Bristol Blood Donation 0117 988 2040 The Samaritans 08457 909090 Alcoholics Anonymous 0845 76975 55 ChildLine 0800 11 11 National Rail Enquiries 08457 484950 Telephone Pref Service 0845 070 0707 Mailing Pref Service 0845 703 4599 West of England Care & Repair ‐ help, advice and information 0300 323 0700 Postal Services Cotham Post Of ice 9 ‐ 5.30 Monday to Saturday Whiteladies Rd Post Of ice 9 ‐ 5.30 Monday to Friday, 9 ‐ 13.00 Saturday Gloucester Rd Post Of ice 9 ‐ 5.30 Monday to Saturday Late Post ‐ there is a late post box at the main Post Of ice sorting depot on the A38 at Filton. Currently the late post is at 7pm. Local Libraries Cheltenham Road ‐ tel. 903 8562 Mon, Weds, Fri, Sat ‐ 10.00 to 13.00 and 14.00 to 17.00 Redland ‐ tel. 903 8549 Mon, Tues, Fri, Sat ‐ 09.30 to 17.00 Thurs ‐ 09.30 to 19.00 Sunday ‐ 13.00 to 16.00 Public Transport Visit the excellent Bristol City Council website www.travelbristolorg to plan out your routes in, around or out of the city ‐

whether you are planning to go by bus, train, ferry, air, bike, car or foot. Recycling and Household Waste The Household Waste and Recycling Centres at Avonmouth and St Phillips on Kingsweston Lane, Avonmouth are open from 8.00am to 4.15pm, 7 days a week until the end of March when they will revert to summer opening hours 0800 to 1845 7 days a week. Bristol City Council www.bristol.gov.uk 0117 922 2000 Trains to / From Temple Meads Trains depart from Redland Station to Temple Meads at the following times ‐ Mon‐Fri 0628, 0645, 0744, 0819, 0852, 0932, 1019, 1052, 1133, 1219, 1251, 1333, 1419, 1451, 1534, 1619, 1650, 1732, 1819, 1914, 1948, 2019, 2154, 2235, 2319 Sat 0650, 0733, 0819, 0850, 0932, 1019, 1051, 1134, 1219, 1250, 1334, 1419, 1451, 1534, 1619, 1650, 1734, 1819, 1931, 2012, 2154, 2234, 2319 Sun 1011, 1107, 1207, 1307, 1407, 1507, 1607, 1710, 1809, 1837 Trains depart from Bristol Temple Meads to Redland at the following times ‐ Mon‐Fri 0514, 0548, 0630, 0703, 0803, 0836, 0916, 1003, 1034, 1116, 1203, 1234, 1316, 1403, 1434, 1516, 1603, 1635, 1713, 1803, 1847, 1933, 2034, 2137, 2216 Sat 0603, 0634, 0716, 0803, 0834, 0916, 1003, 1034, 1116, 1203, 1234, 1316, 1403, 1434, 1516, 1603, 1634, 1716, 1803, 1903, 2034, 2140, 2216 Sun 0908, 1023, 1123, 1223, 1323, 1423, 1523, 1623, 1652, 1753 Journey time is approximately 15 minutes in each direction

c CLL

P L A S T E R I N G EST 1976 • OVER 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE • INTERIOR & EXTERIOR • QUALITY WORK • COMPETITIVE RATES

CALL: 0117 949 0147 or 07909 937 229 or 07970 596 260 dannymccall2323@hotmail.co.uk

SAME STAFF SAME GREAT SERVICE NEW LOCATION 174 HENLEAZE ROAD 0117 962 3777

12 the pup rather than accepting the offer of the pup being delivered to you. A KC Assured Breeder will be able to supply a full How to buy a puppy. The school summer health history for a puppy including a pedigree and holidays are nearly here and this is a time when any vaccination certi icates. Look carefully at the many people look to buy a new puppy to complete address of the Veterinary Surgery that vaccinated their family. the pup to check it is close to the pup’s origin. If the address is not local then be suspicious that the A new pup needs a great deal of thought from when to get one, to which breed to chose, whether to ind a puppy has been bought by a dealer to be sold on to rescue dog and consideration of the costs involved as the unsuspecting public. A KC Assured Breeder must use the KC Health Schemes and this will give you well as the time needed to integrate the pup into some con idence in the future health of your pup. A your lifestyle, training and walking. pedigree given with a puppy is no guarantee of quality. So, once you have decided that you do de initely want a new A responsible breeder will provide information on socialisation of your puppy as well as giving the pup pup, where do you the best start by introducing it to a variety of start looking? A recent BBC television situations. Try to ind a pup that has been brought up programme ‘The Dog in a home similar to yours, if you have children or cats select a breeder who has the same. Factory’ highlighted the plight of puppies in puppy farms and there is The Kennel Club has currently a ‘Stop Puppy currently a campaign by the Kennel Club to educate Farming Campaign’ and more information is the public on buying puppies from reputable available on its website, it has also produced and app breeders and how to spot a puppy dealer. that is downloadable, ‘The Puppy Buying Guide’ which will give you plenty of helpful information, If you are looking for a Kennel Club (KC) listed questions to ask your breeder as well as a handy pedigree pup then the recommendation is to buy check list. Check out the Kennel Club website for lots only from KC Assured Breeders or a reputable of help. breeder who has similar standards for their dogs. The puppy should be seen with its mother and litter Buying a puppy is a very important decision and not mates, this way you can be sure that the pup is as to be rushed, buy with your head as well as your healthy as the rest of the litter, you can assess the heart and if we can all be aware of puppy farms and temperament of the mother and this can also assure dealers then we can all help to stamp out this very you that you are meeting with the breeder of the sad and often cruel trade. puppy. Never buy a puppy if you have not seen the mother! Ideally make sure that you see the At Animal Health Centre we always recommend that whole litter before buying. you bring in your new little bundle of joy as soon as you can to see us for a health check Beware of advertisements which have a variety of and expert advice on all aspects of breeds for sale, most (but not necessarily all) puppy ownership, we look forward breeders only breed one type of dog. A variety of to meeting and cuddling him or her breeds may suggest a dealer is involved. Often dealers use multiple adverts using different names to and congratulating you on the new member of your family. conceal their true identity, look out for identical telephone numbers. Never buy a puppy from the back of a van in a motorway service area, a favourite Nicky Bromhall BVSc, MRCVS, trading place for dealers. Always insist that you go to Principal Veterinary Surgeon

Pet Page with the Animal Health Centre

History Notes from BS6 ‐ No. 93 inely detailed china ones made by Shelley. Do Unseen Heirlooms‐ Julian Lea‐Jones you still have a tiered cake stand? (they seem During the last decade I have written about many old ‘tools of the trade’, the unseen heirlooms tucked away in cupboards and toolboxes that area tangible reminder of a family trade or profession. Although heirlooms are usually considered to be precious items, furniture or art your home probably contains items that may equally well be heirlooms but are overlooked because they are utilitarian objects. I expect that most of our readers still have a favoured kitchen item passed down from parent, grandparent or from even farther back. Therefore it might be an interesting exercise to have a look around your kitchen, china cupboard or cutlery drawer and see how many things have been passed down to you. Remember ‐ in former less af luent times newlyweds didn’t buy everything new, but built up a bottom drawer with gifts from family members. For example, my wife, Diane’s, apple‐wood rolling pin is at least three generations old and still as good as new.

Consider also the family cake tin for that special cake, jelly moulds, always a popular line in antique shops, both in copper and these

to be coming back into fashion). Reminders of the days when Sunday afternoon teas used bone china and lace doilies are sugar tongs and beaded covers for the cream jug . The cutlery drawer may also contain a few surprises as well as providing a window into local history. For example, this selection of knives are each stamped with the names of local manufactures or retailers. (Bristolian readers may remember these names).

Pride of place in the knife drawer is a large nineteenth century carbon‐steel and ebony handled bread or carving knife. Although over a hundred years old and unfashionably unshiny, its carbon‐steel keeps a ine edge, and can cut the inest slice of bread necessary for cucumber sandwiches. The cake slice is a souvenir of the 1937 Coronation of King George VI. I hope that this article has encouraged you to take a fresh look at the unseen heirlooms around your home and keep them safe to pass down to your future family historians. © Julian Lea‐Jones FRAeS 2015

203 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 2XT

At time of writing (which is generally a couple of weeks before time of reading) we have just seen a majority Conservative government take the helm and whispers in the wider property market are that a bounce is sure to follow. There’s no doubt that North Bristol prices have climbed in the last few weeks. The dearth of stock and long list of buyers and tenants have contributed to property inflation. The rights and wrongs of the UK housing market are not my remit here, merely trying to do the right thing for all our clients. Sadly there are pitfalls at times like this: panic buys, gazumping and agents overvaluing. Be aware, be savvy, take advice and use experts you trust and that come personally recommended in every part of your property transaction. Beyond that, carry on as normal, because sitting on your hands and waiting for the market to rise or fall helps no one; at the end of the day for most of us it’s about having a roof over our heads. And perhaps the nicest roof possible we can whatever government, property market, or economic climate we find ourselves in? Howard Davis - MD, Clifton

For Sale £635,000 - Redland A beautifully presented four bedroom 1930’s family home over three floors with a south facing rear garden and driveway. EPC tbc

For Sale £829,000 - Redland A four storey property in the heart of Redland. Currently divided into four separate flats. Convenient for Whiteladies and Gloucester road. EPC tbc

Clifton Lettings 0117 946 6588 www.cjhole.com

clifton@cjhole.co.uk

For Sale £279,950 - Redland

For Sale £220,000 - Redland

A two bedroom garden flat in the heart of Redland. Close to the Downs, Redland Green and Whiteladies Road. No onward chain. EPC E

A hall floor one bedroom apartment in an elevated position on Redland Road. Period building and Residents Parking Zone. EPC E

To Let £1,000 pcm plus fees - Cotham A newly refurbished one double bedroom garden flat with additional study/occasional second bedroom and conservatory. Great location. EPC D

LET - Harbourside A lovely two bedroom apartment on the Harbourside, next to the SS Great Britain. EPC B

LET - Clifton Two bedroom apartment in Clifton. Close to the Downs and village. Great location. EPC E

LET - Cotham A unique garden maisonette on two floors. Master with ensuite, second bedroom. Parking. EPC D

www.cjhole.com Clifton Sales 0117 923 8238

, Cotham & WoT

22Â

Answers on page 60

23Â

Affordable natural therapies on your doorstep Stressed? Chronic pain? Weight issues? Phobias? Limiting beliefs? Low energy? Effective treatments tailor-made for you. I am one of only 80 qualified Eden Energy Medicine practitioners in Europe and also trained in massage, Emotional Freedom Technique & Reiki. Email: hilda@heal2health.com Tel: 07983216793 www.heal2health.com

Clifton Ofﬁce 0117 946 6007

Clifton £405,000 New instruction Queens Avenue – Three bedroom ﬂat A spacious three double bedroom top floor apartment in this large detached property just off the Triangle with an allocated off-street parking space. EPC - C

Redland £395,000 Last one remaining Fitzroy Mews – Two bedroom house In a quiet backwater, a development of three individual two bed mews houses built to a unique design by award-winning developers Touchstone Homes. EPC – TBC

Redland £340,000 Sold Meridian Road – Two bedroom ﬂat Sold, similar required. A substantial first floor flat on a popular and leafy Redland location. Two generous double bedrooms, lounge, new kitchen and spacious entrance hall. EPC - D

Waterfront £329,950 Harbour Walk – Three bed maisonette A large two double bedroom maisonette with living room with stripped floors and fireplace, kitchen/dining room and off-street parking for 2 cars. EPC - C

Cotham £310,000 Sold Arley hill – Three bed maisonette Sold, similar required. 3 double bed first and second floor maisonette with a large lounge and separate kitchen situated between Bristol Uni and the Gloucester Road. EPC – E

Cotham £199,950 New instruction Kingsley House – Two bedroom ﬂat An affordable top floor flat, with an off street parking space and no onward chain. Located at the lower end of Cotham Brow close to all that Gloucester Road has to offer. EPC - G

Established in Bristol over 65 years ago and offering a wide range of services to both businesses and individuals ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪

Outstanding personal service Expert professional advice Taxation services All aspects of accounts preparation Audit

tel: 0117 950 1000 email: johngraveney@william-price.co.uk website: www.william-price.co.uk

WALBROOK B U R E A U S E RV I C E S ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪

Book-keeping Payroll / PAYE VAT Returns CIS Returns Small Business Start Ups

tel: 0117 941 9000 email: Info@walbrookaccountancy.co.uk website: www.walbrookaccountancy.co.uk

ALL THESE SERVICES UNDER ONE ROOF. DO COME AND SEE US - THERE’S NO CHARGE FOR YOUR FIRST MEETING! Westbury Court, Church Road, Westbury on Trym, Bristol, BS9 3EF

Music ‐ with Duncan Haskell

Gardening Tips from Hilary Barber June is a beautiful month in the garden with the scent of roses, and peonies and alliums in their glory (although as I write this in mid May, my Allium Purple Sensation are just beginning to show because of all the warmth we had in April) 1. With all the sun and rain, weeds have well and truly germinated so now is the time to keep on top of them. Dig up perennial weeds such as dandelions and couch grass, and hoe chickweed, shepherds purse and hairy bittercress before they seed. 2. Keep deadheading as this will encourage your plants to produce more lowers instead of diverting energy into producing seeds 3. Now that they have photosynthesised back into the bulb, you can take all the untidy dead leaves off your daffodils. 4. Stake all tall plants if you haven't done so already, to stop them lopping over in the wind and rain. I have used coppiced hazel sticks and dogwood throughout my garden this year, and they have already disappeared, whilst holding up Crocosmia Lucifer, Aconitum carmichaelii, Leucanthemum, Inula hookeri etc. 5. If you have to water the garden, do so irst thing in the morning (best time to avoid slug and snail damage) or last thing in the evening and direct water to the base of the plant rather than hosing liberally throughout the garden ‐ this will conserve water. Use your water butt water irst as plants prefer rain water. 6. Give a good feed to your roses to ensure that they continue lowering ‐ organic chicken manure pellets are best for the organic gardener as they don’t

suppress the growth of bene icial mycorrhizal fungi 7. It's Derby Day this month ‐ the traditional day for trimming box. Trim other evergreen hedges too, such as privet and lonicera 8. Prune spring lowering shrubs such as Weigela, Philadelphus, Deutzia and Choisya after they have lowered towards the end of the month. To regenerate a woody plant you can cut out some of the oldest wood (up to a third of the bush) right down to the base ‐ don’t leave it too late or the new growth will not have enough time to produce a decent show for next year’s lowering

Crocosmia Lucifer

9. Prune clematis montana hard after lowering. Other clematis and climbers such as honeysuckle should be growing vigorously now and so regularly tie in new stems to prevent a mass of new shoots which break easily 10. In the vegetable garden, it's not too late to sow salads, radishes, carrots, spinach and chard. Sow salads in continuous runs every fortnight to avoid having to give all your visitors a salad bag to take home! Plant out and stake tomato plants, french and runner beans and water well. Don't forget to pinch out your broad bean tips and keep pinching out tomato side shoots in the 'armpits' as soon as they appear on cordon (single stemmed) tomato varieties. 11. Summer bedding can be planted out if you haven’t done so already ‐ Pink and white annual cosmos make a beautiful display in amongst your perennial and shrub border Happy gardening!

Love Thy Neighbour

John Todd a Solicitor at AMD Solicitors considers the contentious nature of boundary disputes One of the banes of a solicitor’s life is the neighbour dispute. They are always difficult matters to deal with because, short of an assault or a physical trespass to land, there is not a huge amount in law that the property owner can do. I am very often asked to write to a difficult neighbour who is either making too much noise at anti-social hours or who, for example, is throwing cans into the clients’ garden. I am always happy to write a robust letter ‘ for a fee of course’ ! However I do have to advise the client that my letter may in fact do more harm than good. Very often the difficult neighbour is being difficult because wittingly or otherwise he/she is trying to wind their neighbour up and enjoy getting a

reaction. Accordingly you can imagine the difficult neighbour’s delight in receiving a solicitor’s letter (that he/she is probably going to ignore) in that he has well and truly wound his neighbour up. One of the problems with a neighbour dispute is that whether the matter goes to Court or not the neighbours still remain living side by side. Unlike a divorce where, once the finances are sorted, the parties can go their own way, neighbours cannot. The moral is that whilst solicitors will do what they can to resolve a difficult situation more often than not it is better to try and come to some understanding or compromise with your neighbour on the basis that he or she is still going to be there tomorrow or next month or next year. In those more difficult cases where a neighbour has encroached on land and simply will not listen to reason then there is no alternative but to involve a Solicitor. At AMD we have solicitors who can help in those difficult situations; you can contact Chris Brown at our office at 2, Station Road, Shirehampton, Bristol BS11 9TT (telephone 0117 9235562) or John Todd at our office at 100 Henleaze Road, Henleaze, Bristol BS9 4JZ (telephone 0117 9621205).

42Â

(andy@thebs6.co.uk),

45 police outside the polling stations”. This piece of news cuts through the tension and a gentle chattering brings some relief to the room. The It’s inally here. After what seems like months talk is of a frivolous nature, never prying and of verbal cudgellery, election day has arrived. de initely not the unspoken question of who you’re going to vote for. Yet you can’t help but look for clues. Out of the corner of my eye I Standing in the line of people waiting to vote at Colston’s Primary School, it’s somewhat of a notice that one of my neighbours has joined the queue and it’s surely no coincidence that relief that it will soon be over and the politicians can get back to the minor business he’s sporting his red shoe laces for the occasion. of running our country. The slow shuf le continues until we are stood The lengthy queue is heartening, if this is the in front of one of the solemn clerks who has case everywhere then democracy will be the winner tonight. We snake into the school hall, been dutifully managing their post for the last twelve hours. Much like airport immigration, greeted by the evocative scent of children’s feet. Worried, I quickly check that there aren’t you can sense that now isn’t the time for any ropes that need climbing as a test to see if chatter or jokes, rather the thing to do is listen to the instructions carefully and take your we’re it enough to put our x in the box. Thankfully everything has been packed away piece of paper to the after PE, even the climbing bars have been safely harnessed to the wall. There will be no little wooden ritual humiliation tonight, well at least not decision until the votes are counted later. booth. Despite the mass of people determined to Then it’s make their political voices heard, there is a over and strange lack of people wanting to make their you can’t actual voices heard. It’s hard to tell whether help but the cause of the silence is decorum or mistrust, but whatever the reason it creates a walk a little taller zombie like tension in the room. The queue suddenly seems disconcerting, surely we can’t knowing that you’ve all keep looking at the “Kindness Wall” for done your much longer. bit. Finally someone breaks rank, “did you hear about Easton?” they say, adding “there are riot

This Cotham Life ‐ Duncan Haskell

What’s On & Community News Listings for community events, not‐for‐pro it clubs and charitable activities are free of charge. If you have something of this nature that you would like listed please get in touch with Andy Fraser by telephoning 0117 968 7787 or 07845 986650, post details in to 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY or emailing andy@thebs9.co.uk . All notices must be received by the 12th of the preceding month to guarantee consideration for inclusion. Please note that there will be no August issue of the Bristol Nine so events in August and early September will need to be listed in the July issue. Strawberries and cream in the Orangery, beautiful gardens, a unique 18th century grotto ‐ yes, it has to be Goldney. On Sunday 28th June you can enjoy all of the above, plus delicious homemade cakes, live music to suit all tastes and interesting stalls. Open from 2pm to 6pm, and organised by Clifton & Hotwells Labour Party. This is an enjoyable afternoon out for the whole family. Goldney Hall Gardens, Constitution Hill, Clifton. Admission adults £4, concessions £3, children £2, under 5’s free. No dogs except guide dogs. Drop In Healing Sessions held at The Friends Meeting House, 126 Hampton Road, Redland BS6 6JE on Thursdays from 5.00pm to 6.30pm. Run by NFSH The Healing Trust trained volunteers on a donation basis. Healing can help whether you're feeling stressed or in need of support or just want time for yourself. Everyone welcome, no need to book. For more information phone 07748 358206. We are the Bristol U3A – an organisation of lively and interesting people who offer all sorts of groups for enjoyment, friendship and learning. If you are no longer in full‐time work, we have a wide range of over 100 activities, including art, computing, languages, music, walking, and science. Please visit one of our social groups, either at the East ield Inn, Henleaze, on the irst Monday every month at 10.30am ‐ phone Barbara 0117 9629331. Or come to Browns Restaurant by the Museum on the third Wednesday or the fourth Thursday every month at 10.15am ‐ phone Jenny 0117 9043697. Details www.bristolu3a.org.uk. Don’t stay at home, come and join the Bristol U3A! The Bristol Ladies Choir is giving a Charity concert on June 19th at Tyndale Baptist Church, Whiteladies Road, at 7.30pm. Appeal and collection in aid of

Guide Dogs for the Blind. Tickets £ 6 at the door or from choir members or tel 0117 9246587. Wed 24th June 2015, at St Alban’s Church, Westbury Park, at 7.30pm. Concert and Puddings Event! BCCS Choral Society present an evening of indulgence with a concert of light music followed by sampling of a variety of puddings. Price £10, tickets on the door or from 0117 9241318. The Elgar Society is dedicated to promoting the works of Sir Edward Elgar, our greatest English composer. The Society has regional branches, and the South‐western Branch is based in Bristol. Our next meeting is on Saturday 27 June at 2.15 at the Bristol Music Club, 76 St Paul’s Road, BS8 1LP. Limited free parking is available at 1 Pembroke Road. Admission for visitors costs £3.00 including refreshments. Our speaker will be Dr Steven Halls, Chairman of the Elgar Society, who will describe with musical examples Elgar’s creative and emotional reaction to the First World War, culminating in his acceptance of the post‐war commission to write a work for the Loughborough Carillon. FFI www.elgar.org/elgarsoc/branches/ south‐western/ Bristol Cathedral Choir School Choral Society is always looking for new singers to join our choir! We are an enthusiastic amateur choir specialising mainly in classical works (ancient to modern). We are loosely associated with the Choir School, joining in with some of their concerts and using the school (on College Green) for practice on Wednesday evenings. There is no audition and no requirement for musical expertise, just an urge to sing! Contact Matthew Smith mattmsmith@virginmedia.com if you are interested. Car Boot Sale at Redland Green School, Redland Court Road, BS6 7EH Saturday 20thJune 1pm ‐4 pm, 50p entrance fee for adults. Open to sellers from 12 noon, pitches £8 for car, £10 for van. Book via forgscarbootsale@hotmail.com or call 07968 493013. Two successful sales so far, come to our third fund raising sale of the season. Redland Green Choir ‐ Summer concert. The choir will be presenting a varied programme “From Abba to Bruckner” at 7.30pm on 4th July at St Alban’s Church, Westbury Park. Tickets are £10 (£8 concessions, under 16s free) from membership@redlandgreenchoir.org.uk or at the door. Medieval Mayhem at St Ursula’s Summer fayre. Battles and living history displays, archery, fencing,

BS7 DRIVEWAYS 1A HILL END DRIVE, BLAISE DELL, HENBURY, BRISTOL, BS10 7XL

TELEPHONE 0117 370 1628 MOBILE 07836 66 16 40

EMAIL MARK.HOOK@HOTMAIL.CO.UK

WEB: WWW.BS7DRIVEWAYS.CO.UK

58 from the city of Bristol choir & Exultate plus singers from Bristol Youth Choir, Westbury‐on‐Trym Parish Church with the BBC Proms tenor Toby Spence & Erica Eloff are all helping the Wallace & Gromit' s Grand Appeal. Ticket hotline 01454 778477 or book games, arts & crafts, traders, cakes, refreshments at www.cityo bristolchoir.org.uk (no booking fee). and BBQ. Saturday 13th June, 12pm to 4pm. Adults £2, kids free. Brecon Road, BS9 4DT Wednesday 17th June, 2015 Welsh National Opera Friends in Bristol invite you to their June Meeting: “Bach to the Future” Saturday 27 June 2015, Directing an Opera: A Collaborative Approach. Ben 7.30pm, St James’ Priory, Bristol. Join Bristol Bach Davis, the young opera director, who has worked Choir in the historic surroundings of St James’ with companies across Europe (including WNO), Priory for an evening of sublime choral music. Two of JS Bach’s incomparable motets ‐ Lobet den Herrn tells us about his directing experience so far and his hopes how it might develop, with illustrations from and Furchte dich nicht ‐ form the core of this some of his favourite operas. 7.17 pm at The imaginative programme that includes stunning Denmark Hall, Redmaids’ School, Westbury Road, contemporary works from British and Baltic composers ‐ Scotland’s James MacMillan’ O Radiant BS9 3AW. Entrance at the door: Friends £5.00, Visitors £700, Students £1.00. Further details: Dawn and Miserere, Lithuanian Vytautas Miš kinis’ O Sacrum convivium and the music of Latvian Eriks pkieran@tiscali.co.uk Eš envalds. Tickets: £15; students and under 18s, We currently have space for some new members in £5. bristolbach.org.uk 0117 214 0721. the Westbury Park WI. Membership costs £36 per year and includes 10 free copies of the excellent WI NOVA is a new choir formed to ill an early‐music Magazine and free entry to our meetings. Meetings niche in Bristol’s rich musical scene. 16 singers are open to guests at a cost of £3 if you prefer to try exploring the fascinating repertoire of 15th and a couple of meetings out irst. We meet at 16th Century Europe. Our inaugural concert Westmoreland Hall, Westmoreland Road on the happens in early July. ‘Music for the Queen of Heaven’. A concert of early music from the 15th and Fourth Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm. Our next meeting is on June 24th when Viv Groskop, 16th centuries in honour of the Virgin Mary. Writer, Comedienne extraordinaire will be sharing Josquin’s ‘Missa Ave Maris Stella’ and motets by her new one woman show with us before taking it Dufay, Ockeghem, Clemens, Mouton. Sung by Nova to Edinburgh. and directed by Bruce Saunders. All Saints Church, Pembroke Road, Clifton. Sunday July 5th 7.30pm. Out There Music Bristol ‘Summer Show’ 2015. Programmes £5 at the door. Saturday 27th June 5pm, St Alban’s Church, Rotary Club of Bristol – we meet at the Bristol Hotel, Bayswater Avenue, Westbury Park, BS6 7NU. Prince Street, Bristol BS1 4QF at 7.00pm for 7.30 pm Tickets £7, under 18’s £5, (under 5’s free) from on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Mondays and at 12.30pm for admin@outtheremusicbristol.co.uk / 07866 587424. A summer celebration for all the family to 1.00 pm on the 2nd and 4th Mondays. Meetings start with a meal and are followed by a speaker. enjoy! Come and experience both OTMB New members are very welcome – see Community Choirs, Chamber Choir, Children’s Choir www.bristolrotary.org or contact our Club Secretary and Orchestra sing and play a fantastic range of Martina Peattie at mpeattie@btopenworld.com for music including Sam Smith, Dancing Queen, Pomp more details. and Circumstance , Clean Bandit and music from Lord of the Rings. BBQ by Ruby & White and Bar by 'Sounds Inspiring' The Summer Gala Concert is Alter Ego (not included in ticket price). In aid of being held 7.30pm on 20 June at Colston Hall, given Changing Tunes. www.outtheremusicbristol.co.uk in aid of Wallace & Gromit 's Grand Appeal for the Bristol Children’s Hospital. This packed programme Bristol Shambhala Meditation Group offers free has something for everyone, with John meditation instruction at the Open House evening Rutter conducting his wonderful 'Mass for Children', each Wednesday from 7.30 ‐ 9.30 pm at 17 Lower a new & moving work by Jonathan Dove 'There was Redland Road, BS6 6TB. For further information a Child', plus your chance to hear one of the BBC’s please see our website: www.bristol.shambhala.info 10 Pieces. 300 singers will thrill you with ' Zadok the Priest'. This will be an evening celebrating Learn a health maintenance routine. This course childhood & takes place during the 'Sounds gives you a simple set of techniques based on the Inspiring' children's music festival. Local talent BodyTalk System to help enhance and maintain

What’s On & Community News

59 CLIFTON ARTS CLUB ANNUAL OPEN EXHIBITION 10th ‐ 25th JULY 2015. LEADING EXHIBITION IN A NEW CENTRAL BRISTOL VENUE

The Colston Hall Vaults (next to central foyer) Colston Street, Bristol BS1 5AR. Forward thinking, modern and with an illustrious history, Clifton Arts Club is one of the oldest and inest in the country. Co‐ founder of the Club, Jacques Emile Blanche, was a pupil of the great Manet and works by many world famous artists of the time, such as Monet and Matisse, were exhibited by Clifton Arts Club. Selected by Academicians and as exciting as ever, with Paintings, Prints, Ceramics and Sculpture etc, Clifton Arts Club 107th Open Exhibition offers original affordable art to suit every taste with an opportunity for amateur

and up and coming artists to display their work alongside leading professionals. Open daily 10am – 4.30pm in the COLSTON HALL VAULTS. FREE ENTRY! Art is for everyone to enjoy and we want to welcome as many people as possible to this prestigious Exhibition, the highlight of the Bristol Summer art scene. Works will be for sale. Submissions are welcome from non‐ members. www.cliftonartsclub/ Exhibitions.html New members are always welcomed in the Club and can bene it from a wide range of lectures, outings and workshops. All details can be found on the website.

www.cliftonartsclub.co.uk www.twitter.com/cliftonartsclub www.facebook.co./CliftonArtsClub

What’s On & Community News your well‐being. Sat 13 June, The Natural Health Clinic, Cotham, £100 (early bird £80). FFI phone Helena Kangai 07817 651006 or email helena@bodytalkbristol.co.uk Lipreading class. An evening lipreading class to help you cope with your hearing loss runs in Clifton from 6.15pm to 7.45pm every Monday, term time only, at Redland Park United Reformed Church, Whiteladies Road. Fee is £6 per session. For more details email the tutor, Mary Hall at lipreadingmary@yahoo.com or telephone 07790 283 939. Get In Touch ‐ it couldn’t be easier:‐ Telephone: 0117 968 7787 / 07845 986 650 Email: andy@thebs9.co.uk Post: 8 Sandyleaze, Westbury on Trym, Bristol, BS9 3PY Twitter: @BS9Andy Deadline for inclusion in the July issue ‐ 15th June. The BS9 will not be published in August

The Bristol Nine is published by Bristol Community Magazines Ltd (Co. No. 08448649, registered at 8 Sandyleaze, Westbury on Trym, Bristol, BS9 3PY). The views expressed by contributors or advertisers in The Bristol Nine are not necessarily those held by Bristol Community Magazines Ltd. The inclusion of any business or organisation in this magazine does not imply a recommendation of it, its aims or its methods. Bristol Community Magazines Ltd cannot be held responsible for information disclosed by advertisers, all of which are accepted in good faith. Reasonable efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this magazine but no liability can be accepted for any loss or inconvenience caused as a result of inclusion, error or omission. All content is the copyright of Bristol Community Magazines Ltd and may not be reproduced without the prior written consent of Bristol Community Magazines.

Quiz Answers from page 22. 1. Athletics, 400m hurdles, 1968; Swimming, 200m breaststroke, 1960; Athletics, Decathlon, 1980 & 1984; 2. Czech Republic; 3. Dad’s Army; Only Fools & Horses; The Young Ones; The Liver Birds; 4. George Eliot; L P Hartley; John Wyndham; 5. Butros Butros‐Ghali; Stanley Baldwin; William IV; 6. 768mph / 1,236 km/h; 7. MacArthur Park (Richard Harris / Donna Summer); American Pie (Don McLean); House of Fun (Madness); 8. Charlotte Leslie, Kerry McCarthy, Thangam Debonnaire and Karin Smyth; 9. M54; M42 and M40; 10. Scunthorpe United, Shef ield United, Shef ield Wednesday, Shrewsbury Town, Southampton, Southend, Stevenage, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea City and Swindon Town; 11. The Jam; 12. The Irish Prime Minister, the Isle of Man Parliament, and the bell rung in the Houses of Parliament to call members to the chamber to vote; 13. (clockwise from top left) ‐ Austria, Guatemala, Tanzania, Puerto Rico.