The Bristol Six - March 2015 by Andy Fraser

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4 The Editor’s Small Piece Hello dear reader. I hope you are full of the joys of spring. I’m full of pancakes as I write this as it is Shrove Tuesday - and I am giving up pancakes and sherry for Lent. Shouldn’t be too difficult. One of these days I will get to grips why Easter is on a different day each year - it always confuses me, although to be truthful as I mature gently more and more things confuse me. Why haven’t umbrellas been banned under H & S legislation? Why is it that the more space there is in a carpark the harder it is to park? Why do your ears get bigger as you grow older? Why do the same old failing football managers resurface for consideration every time one of their mates is sacked? Maybe life wouldn’t be so interesting if it weren't for these little mysteries. In an attempt to ignore the ageing process I’m off next week for a couple of days of student reminiscences to the lovely city of Nottingham. Before the footy match I’m going to see I’ll probably have a large pot of tea, and afterwards I might have a nice meal and a glass of wine in a gastro pub. Last time I went (sometime in the late 20th century) it was 4 pints before, and 4 more afterwards with a double cod and chips on the way home. Maybe getting on is no bad thing after all. Enjoy the magazine,

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10 No Prize General Knowledge Quiz 1)

What do the initials DVLA stand for?

If something is described as hirsute what would you expect to see?

How many players are there in a) a netball team; b) a speedway team; and c) a tug of war team? The UK’s first National Park is primarily located in which English county?

Name the five boroughs of New York City.

What is the highest score achievable with three darts on a standard board where each dart lands in a direct sector of the board?

Which has the highest speed - the top speed of Stephenson’s Rocket, the pool entry speed of Tom Daly when diving off the 10m board, or the off-road speed of the Challenger II battle tank?

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For what film did Julianne Moore win the Leading Actress BAFTA in 2015?

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The following films are biographies of which people - a) The Imitation Game; b) Amadeus; and c) Raging Bull?

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These cities are the capitals of which countries - a) Zagreb; b) Valetta; and c) Windhoek?

14)

What is the link between Len Murray, Norman Willis and Frances O’Grady?

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What is the link between George Thomas, Bernard Weatherill and Michael Martin?

16)

World War II rationing formally ended in which year?

17)

What would the following people do for a living - a) a fletcher; b) a farrier; and c) a cooper?

18)

On what London tube lines would you be travelling between these stations - a) Upton Park to Hornchurch; b) Highbury & Islington to Pimlico; and c) Kilburn to Bond Street?

19)

On what “scales” are the following things measured a) the heat of a chilli; b) the magnitude of an earthquake; and c) the sweetness of apple and grape juices? In what year was the Aberfan mining disaster?

Who is the oldest of the Top Gear presenters?

Travelling due west from London, which US state would you arrive in first and which would you leave last?

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How many MP’s are elected at the UK General Election?

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12 The Downs Recorder - Richard Bland Scrub For the first thousand years there was no problem with scrub control on the Downs. It was done by the sheep and the goats, and the only scrub that existed was on the slopes of the Gorge which were not being quarried, or which were too steep even for goats. There were trees, planted in avenues to guide the traveller along the roads that crossed the Downs. and to ensure that even in snow or fog or the dark you could not readily get lost. The earliest maps show these avenues, and they have been maintained by every successive generation even though today their original purpose is redundant. There were also occasional individual trees, Oak, Ash, Hawthorn, which had got themselves established somehow. They are marked as scattered trees on old maps.

The ending of sheep grazing in 1925 meant that mowing with horses became the main form of maintenance over much of the surface, which was rapidly replaced by more efficient machinery until 1939. War saw the surface of the Downs studded with pyramids of stone to prevent gliders landing, and then the takeover by the American army of large areas, and the end of normal maintenance procedures. Very rapidly Nettles, Brambles, Ivy, Elder, and then saplings of Ash, Yew, Holly and Sycamore began to spread in the shelter of the brambles. After the war there was a huge effort to get the surface back to level grass, to remove all the wire and temporary buildings and to fill in the bomb craters, and a lot of new trees were planted especially on Clifton Green.

Today the Downs team work flat out to maintain the grass, to ensure that damage done by circuses and funfairs and water mains is quickly covered, to remove the rubbish left after every summer weekend, and they do a marvellous job. But there isn’t the time to stop the clumps that have developed all over the Downs in the past fifty years, many of which have an ancient hawthorn at their heart, from spreading, combining, and then becoming secondary woodland. Much of the Zoo banks are now woodland dominated by dark Holm Oaks whose shade inhibits all plants beneath it. The amount of open grassland is diminishing each year. And increasing areas are becoming inaccessible to man and beast, especially along Upper Belgrave Road and the Dumps, and the Ashwood in the north. Now scrub is a great habitat and a natural process in succession. It provides nesting habitat for birds that does not exist on open grassland, and a variety of plants that are the feed plants of some butterflies and moths. It provides a variety of seeds and nuts vital to over winter survival, especially ivy berries, and it provides homes for Foxes and Badgers. But there is an assemblage of about thirty unusual limestone plant species that you wont find together anywhere else, and a number of them now occur in only a single location on the Downs. A century ago they were all fairly widespread and abundant, now they are threatened, and threatened not by man’s activities but by his inaction. They include Harebell, Clary, Vervain, Red Bartsia, Yellow Rattle, Salad Burnet, Burnet Saxifrage, Dropwort, Marjoram, Betony, Yellowwort, Centaury, Dwarf Thistle Fairy Flax, Pale Flax, Golden Rod, Wood sage, Horseshow vetch and Kidney Vetch and Bladder Campion, Pignut RockRose Tormentil Musk Thistle and Bloody Cranesbill. The names themselves are a joy- but to find all these plants, and more in such close companionship is an untold privilege. If the scrub takes over their habitat and is then removed it is not these species that come back, at least not at once, and maybe never. That is why there is an urgent need first to stop the advance of scrub, and then begin to drive it back. And this will need a great deal of volunteer support because it is quite clear that there will not be the money for the foreseeable future to pay for professionals.

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20 Celebrating 50 years of law

preparing certainly, but full of challenge and adrenalin on the day, and a great sense of achievement afterwards.

Unbelievably, John Todd of AMD Solicitors has now been working in law for over 50 years! John began work as an “articled clerk” on 27 November 1964 and so celebrated his golden anniversary of legal work at the end of 2014. Matters have improved somewhat since John’s first employment contract which was both unpaid and somewhat less stimulating than his work in later years!

Being a glass-full person John can’t remember many low points to his career. However he did think that being ‘on call’ for long periods over the weekend as a duty solicitor (in criminal law) was not always a lifestyle choice. John recalls answering a call late at night and hearing a perhaps worse for wear client shouting “I am an innocent man repeatedly down the phone”. Being a duty solicitor was clearly not the recipe for a good nights sleep.

In the course of his career John has worked in divorce, family disputes, criminal law (including murder trials!) and civil litigation. For the last 40 years he has practised in Bristol, including sitting as a Deputy District Judge at local courts for over 10 years. John started his legal career working largely in conveyancing and debt-collection, which was not the work of his legal dreams. While John grew up his father worked, initially as a barrister and latterly as a High Court judge in Kenya, so John knew very well that a more exciting legal world existed beyond the walls of his office, and at the first opportunity he left conveyancing behind and started work in litigation. This was clearly the right move for him. The aspect of legal life John has most enjoyed throughout his career is presenting cases at court. Nerve-wracking while

Working in family law inevitably exposes you to some of the worst aspects of family life. John recalls advising a client whose family home had been stripped by his wife whilst he unsuspectingly continued his day at work. Practising as a Deputy District Judge enabled John to see litigation from the ‘other side’, the judge’s perspective. He feels this experience was invaluable in helping him to approach Court proceedings in a balanced and reasonable way, in the light of his understanding of the judge’s likely point of view. Despite his work commitments, John enjoys a busy social life, including singing in two local choirs. Clearly the work-life balance is another lesson John has learned over the course of his long career. John is based at AMD Solicitors’ Henleaze Road office, and is a much-valued member of the team of specialist litigation solicitors who provide advice and assistance in civil, family and commercial disputes. You can contact John and the AMD litigation team on 0117 9621205, email info@amdsolicitors.com or call into one of our Bristol offices.

21 History Notes from BS6 - No. 90 The Henleaze resident who made history The ninth of June 1917 dawned bright and sunny; ‘A good omen for today’s special event’ Malcolm probably thought as the mechanics wheeled his Be 2e plane - A/8651 out of Number 5 Aircraft Acceptance Park’s hangar at Filton. The Tower said visibility was good with a clear sky over his destination and a fresh Westerly 18 Knot breeze, although experience told him to be very wary of dangerous cross winds. However he would have been reassured that the Bristol built ‘e’ version he was testing was a significant improvement on Bleriot’s Experimental first design, the Be1 from the Royal Aircraft Factory at Farnborough. All these factors made him confident that the day’s flight, a first for him, would be successful. A glance at Malcolm’s flying log for that day revealed that his twenty five minute flight at fifteen hundred feet would be almost due south until he was over the Tobacco Bonds with the Clifton Suspension Bridge in his sights. Once beneath the bridge he continued along the course of the Avon before returning safely to Filton. It would be understandable if he’d congratulated himself that he’d now joined Sir Alan Cobham and fellow Royal Flying Corps pilot, Lt Basil Scott -Foxwell who’d managed the feat in 1912 and 1916 respectively. However records show that

although many others later repeated their exploits Malcolm was the only test pilot to fly under the Suspension Bridge successfully four times, viz. 24th April 1918 in Bristol Fighter No. C879, again on the 29th March 1919 in Bristol Fighter No. F4863, and lastly, on the 16th September 1919 in a Bristol Fighter No h1614. For that flight his log stamped and signed off by his CO included the laconic words, ‘and stunting’.

But who was the intrepid aeronaut? Malcolm Dent Nares aged 20 entered the Army in 1913. From beginnings as an assistant inspector of Aircraft for the Royal Engineers three years later Captain Nares was a test pilot, before transferring to the newly formed Royal Flying Corps, during which time Flight Lieutenant Nares was awarded (con nued overleaf)

Crew in front of the Bristol Fighter with Malcolm Dent Nares in the centre

22 the Air Force Cross. After ‘de-mob’ he became a flying instructor and test pilot for the Austin Motor Company. However by 1921 the lure of the Air services called him back this time to join the fledgling Royal Air Force. Thus in addition to his flying distinctions he must have been one of the few aviators who served in all three branches of our national air services.

history. In the 1940s they lived at 72 Downs Park East. During one of the many bombing raids there was a direct hit on a house on the far side of Northumbria Drive. The house was completely destroyed and, as well as damage to other houses, the blast blew in the back of their own house. It is likely that the date was 11th & 12th April 1941, (the Good Friday raid). That night the bombers route was northwards from Bristol Bridge to Filton), when two homes in Hill View were also hit. Whilst it was being repaired they moved to 15 Westbury Road. However much to the family’s chagrin their large house theirs was requisitioned for the American servicemen based in the area.

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Malcolm Dent Nares seated 3rd le

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24 Film Review with Chris Worthington

The plot continues on well worn lines. Carefree days out in the countryside, brilliant young men answering the call for king and Testament of Youth country followed by the horror of the Directed by James Kent trenches. Meanwhile Vera is a feisty young Testament of Youth is based on a memoir of woman who is determined to get into the First World War written by Vera Brittain, Oxford and be a writer against her parent’s wishes. the mother of veteran politician Shirley Williams. It stars Alicia Vikander as Vera The later parts of the film move at least a Brittain and Kit Harington as Roland short distance away from cinematic clichés. Leighton, the love of her young life. Roland Leighton wrote poetry before and during the war and the contrast between his youthfully immature poetry before the war and the emotion of his poetry written in the trenches is used effectively. His poetry is included in the First World War Poetry Digital Archive. Vera volunteered to be a nurse and was sent to a casualty station near the front. Following this traumatic experience she finds it hard to adapt to life at Oxford University but she is helped by a fellow The film career of director James Kent is relatively short consisting of two fairly minor student who briskly informs her that “we have all suffered”. At the risk of being films - “The Thirteenth Tale” in 2013 and unpatriotic are we not all suffering from a “The Secret Diaries of Miss Ann Lister” in surfeit of TV and radio programmes about 2010. Before that he directed “Margaret” a 2009 television drama about the last days of the war with three years still to go? Margaret Thatcher as prime minister. The main actors have also had relatively short careers. Alicia’s Vikander started out in ballet before taking a part in a Swedish television drama. Kit Harrington has appeared in Game of Thrones. The film begins in a middle class Edwardian family home in the idyllic years before the war. For many people this will feel like rather over familiar territory and it may not appeal unless you are a keen fan of Downton Abbey. Mr Brittain, the family patriarch, is played by Dominic West, his wife is played by Emily Watson. Both are excellent actors but in this case they have been given predictable roles and a script that even they cannot bring to life.

The final scene, one of the best in the film, features a passionate speech against war by Vera at a political meeting. Here she finds her voice, a prelude to her future career as a writer and pacifist.

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31 Life and Business Coaching

with Anne Miller

This month local life and business coach Anne Miller looks at the power of words. Some of our smaller common words have surprising power: So casually and frequently used that we just don’t stop to notice.

TRY is a favourite. “I’ll try to get that back to you by Friday”; I’m going to try to get a new job this year”. Nothing wrong with that you might think, I will try. Notice the ‘get out clause’, particularly in the first example: what we’re holding in reserve here is the option to carry out the action after Friday and not feel too bad about it or have the other person feel ‘rightfully’ let down. In our minds there is less pressure (always nice!) and also less commitment. When we say we will do something as opposed to try to do something we mentally check that it is realistic and possibly even allocate time to it. If we don’t we will have just put ourselves under pressure to deliver! Having made the commitment it is then far more likely to happen.

likely to stimulate action. BUT is another well used word and extremely useful. Sometimes we use it in such a way that we inadvertently reduce the importance of the preceding words. Notice the difference in the impact of these statements: ‘The service was great but the food was average’ and ‘the food was average but the service was great.’ The more impactful information is what is said after but. If we want the first piece of information to be given equal status we can simply replace but with and. ‘I worked really hard last year but recently I am missing deadlines.’ The focus is on the problem of missing deadlines. Replace but with and so that the ‘really hard work’ of last year now gets recognition: ‘I worked really hard last year and recently I’m missing deadlines’. Now we are a little curious, we have something positive to build on and we’re working towards a solution. The words we use so casually send subtle messages to our brain and impact on our assumptions, feelings and behaviour. As a coach I am listening out for those words that may not be serving my client well. This creates the opportunity to notice and change our words so that our thoughts become constructive and our motivation to make positive change increases. Small changes in our vocabulary can make big changes in our perception!

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If you recognise that you don’t get as much done on time as you would like, notice when you are using TRY. Excluding it from your vocabulary will sharpen your intentions! In the second example it may seem quite reasonable to use the try word; after all you can’t guarantee that you will get a new job. If you want to get a clearer intention in your mind this could be changed to “I am looking for a new job this year”. The goal of finding a new job is the same and the commitment to looking is now set and

Working with a coach you will gain new perspectives empowering you to make better choices and achieve positive change. Anne offers life and business coaching and runs Inspired Solutions Mastermind Groups for small business owners

Gardening Tips from Hilary Barber Spring has sprung tra la! It’s the start of the growing season and so this month’s tips refer to pruning and getting the garden ready for the new growing year. (I hope you like the new picture taken whilst renovating a neglected corner of a Redland garden in the winter sunshine!) 1. Prune any shrub and bush roses, if not completed earlier. 2. Hard-prune summerflowering shrubs such as buddleia (r), caryopteris, hardy fuchsia, lavatera, leycesteria and perovskia. 3. Coppicing (hard pruning to the ground) willow and dogwood (cornus spp.) will produce new colourful stems for next winter. 4. Coppice or pollard eucalyptus, catalpa and paulownia to keep them a manageable size and provide attractive foliage. 5. Renovate overgrown honeysuckle or jasmine and prune summer-flowering clematis to shoots about 1ft from the ground, even if new fat buds are sprouting on old stems. 6. Wait until the worst of the cold is over, usually April, before tackling frost damage on bay or olives and other evergreens such as acacia, cordylines, garrya and pittosporum. 7. Remove one or two inches of compost from containers with permanent planting and top- dress with fresh compost. 8. Summer-flowering herbaceous perennials can be divided to maintain healthy, vigorous plants, but be sure they do not dry out when re-establishing.

9. Deadhead daffodils as they fade, but allow the foliage to die down naturally, allowing the nutrients to be drawn back down into the bulb. 10. Firm back newly planted trees and shrubs and check ties and stakes on established planting. 11. Begin mowing lawns, but ensure that blades are set high for the first few cuts. 12. Herbaceous perennials are starting to emerge, so protect new growth from slugs and snails. 13. Plant asparagus crowns (above), Jerusalem artichokes, garlic, onion sets, shallots and strawberry plants. 14. Finally, you can start to feed your plants with Growmore or Vitax Q4. Organic growers can use dried chicken manure pellets enriched with organic potassium. Enjoy the Spring!

36 green to start with; Go Green is about encouraging all businesses to take part across the city. Due to support from Bristol 2015 this scheme is free for all to join. It’s a unique opportunity to show the world that firms in Bristol lead the way in sustainable business prac ce. Go Green officially launched with an event at At‐Bristol Science Centre on 10th February 2015 to packed audience of Businesses of all sizes are being asked to nearly 400 a endees, represen ng over Say It, Do It, Prove It to show their support 200 businesses. for Bristol’s year as European Green Capital in 2015. The Go Green website is full of top ps from experts, plus case studies and stories of how businesses are already going Go Green is a brand new scheme to join up businesses and organisa ons in Bristol green. Members who have created their that are working towards a greener future. Ac on Plan can look forward to a ending Go Green works to celebrate the success green business networking events, of the greenest companies, whilst also masterclasses and behind the scenes tours encouraging many more to seize the at venues such as the ss Great Britain, opportunity created by the Green Capital Bristol Zoo Gardens and more. These year to benefit from free advice on how to events give members the opportunity to learn more whilst mee ng and sharing become a greener business, save money ideas with other local businesses, thus and find new customers. helping them to progress their Go Green Ac on Plan. Go Green is open to all businesses, chari es and organisa ons of all shapes and sizes ‐ from the very smallest to the Find out more and create your Ac on Plan very largest. A free online tool helps today at www.gogreenbusiness.co.uk businesses to consider many different Twi er: @GoGreenBristol issues, not just recycling and electricity use, but also how to make green purchasing decisions, support sustainable travel op ons and support staff wellbeing as well as encourage nature and biodiversity in the local area. Go Green helps businesses to think about a whole range of op ons they have do to improve, and allows them to start with the ones that ma er most to them. Businesses do not have to consider themselves to be

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Would you have known that this was a scam? The email is appealing as it is offering you a refund, but look carefully again and see if you can spot the warning signs. There are usually spelling mistakes and poor grammar in scam emails, and there is always a “LINK”, or blue web address or words in blue and underlined which the email asks you to click. HM Revenue would not email, nor would Microsoft or your Bank, so ignore any emails from them, even if they look official. Never click on links in suspicious emails, even if you know the sender. If the sender doesn’t usually email you, or you have any doubts, give them a call to check first. Clicking on an unsafe link can download malware, or nasty viruses onto your system. You can be a victim of this on Facebook too, so if there is a post from a friend saying, please check

out my private video, or tagging you in a post saying you were there, and you weren’t, it is more than likely a scam. Don’t click or you will be infected and infect all your friends. So what should you do if you think you might have clicked on something that you shouldn’t? This free software is extremely good for Windows users. It is also free. https://www.malwarebytes.org/ It’s not a bad idea to run it once in a while to see what it picks up. If your email has been hacked or you suspect someone else’s has, act immediately. If you have received an email from a friend with a strange link in it, and no subject, do tell them right away. I had this from a client recently: Subject: Re:bss18 f h p://www.crea veinfotech.info/er/ jgabpxybgkaibtr.rpiwzorevcjvnhcmaozty huish773 1/19/2015 6:30:50 PM The client did not know she had been hacked. Her friends didn’t know that they shouldn’t click on the link. It was an advert for slimming. I advised her not to click and to change her email password. Make sure you know what yours is, and when you change it, make a note somewhere. If you use email on computer and a phone, or tablet, you will need to reset the password in all of them. Finally, do ensure you have a good antivirus on your computer and that you back up all your files regularly. Stay safe online with Mrs PC.

Britain From The Air I recently discovered a wonderful website that I’m sure will fascinate many readers, especially if you are interested in your local history or are at an age (like me) when reminiscing is an acceptable pasttime. The site is called “Britain From Above“ and it contains more than 40,000 images from one of the earliest and most significant collections of aerial photography of the UK - freely accessible online to the public for the first time.

enthusiasm for air photography. Grahame-White on the other hand was a pioneer aviator and was the first Englishman to qualify for an aviator’s certificate (Aero Club de Paris) and became famous in England four months later when he made the first night-flight during the LondonManchester air race. With just £3000 seed capital, the company grew from strength to strength, spurred on by the rapid technological advances during WWI, both in aeroplane engineering and aerial reconnaissance. At first, flying planes were borrowed from the London Aeroplane Club and glass plates were developed in a bathroom at the London Flying Hotel on the Hendon site where Aerofilms had set up office. Increasing demand meant they needed to fly more regularly and so they started to rent planes and hire pilots such as Gerry Shaw, the first ever pilot of an international, commercial flight (in 1919, Netherlands to England, two passengers, landed at Croydon).

The County Ground in 1921 behind Se on Park Road and the Muller Orphanage

In addition to Aerofilms’ own imagery, the firm expanded its holdings with the purchase of two smaller collections – AeroPictorial (1934-1960) and Airviews (1947-1991).

Britain from Above is an ambitious project being undertaken by English Heritage and the Royal Commissions on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland and Wales, and features some of the oldest and most valuable images of the Aerofilms Collection, a unique and important archive of over 1 million aerial photographs taken between 1919 and 2006. Its chronological and geographical coverage is superb and documents the face of Britain during a period of intense and unparalleled change. The photographs featuring on the website date from 1919 to 1953, and have gone through a painstaking process of conservation and cataloguing. Due to their age and fragility, many of the earliest plate glass negatives were close to being lost forever. The collection was created by Aerofilms Ltd, a pioneering air survey company set up by First World War veterans FL Wills and C GrahameWhite just after the end of WWI in 1919. Wills brought to the partnership knowledge and

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Scotland, from Blom ASA in 2007, thanks to the financial support from English Heritage’s donors and supporters, the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Friends of National Libraries. The collection is jointly managed by the three partners who embarked on the ambitious programme to conserve, catalogue and digitise the collection and make it freely available online.

Redland & Bishopston in 1935 with Cranbrook Road and The Arches marked

Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) said, “The history of Aerofilms is inextricably linked to the history of modern Britain. The original pilots and photographers were veterans of the First World War, and they brought specialist skills learned in the conflict to the task of capturing the nation from the air. Between 1919 and 1953, there was vast and rapid change to the social, architectural and industrial fabric of Britain, and Aerofilms provides a unique and at times unparalleled perspective on this upheaval. We hope that people today will be able to immerse themselves in the past through the new website, adding their own thoughts and memories to this remarkable collection.” Dr Peter Wakelin, Secretary of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, said, “People are always fascinated by views of familiar places from above, and in these you have the added values of seeing those places through time too. We know people are hugely engaged by these kinds of images, and I’m sure they will soon be among the most popular in our collections.”

Britain from Above website features a high degree of interactivity and is designed to encourage wide public participation. Users can download images, customise their own themed photo galleries, share personal memories, and add information to enrich the understanding for each of the images. They are also invited to identity the locations of a number of “mystery” images that have left the experts stumped. Anna Eavis, Head of Archive at English Heritage, said: “The Aerofilms Collection embodies all that is exciting about aerial photography. What is equally remarkable is the skill of the expert staff in England, Scotland and Wales who have saved and conserved these vulnerable negatives and prints and converted them into the high resolution images you see on screen today. We are pleased that the items have been given safe, long term homes, and that each of the organisations involved has been enriched immensely by their addition.” Rebecca Bailey, Head of Education and Outreach at the Royal Commission on the Ancient and

Westminster & Big Ben, with temporary stands in Parliament Square in prepara on for the Corona on of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953 To check out this magnificent archive please visit www.britainfromabove.org.uk - there are over 400 photographs of Bristol alone. My thanks go to English Heritage for permission to publish these wonderful photographs.

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47 Prize Wordsearch If ever I was banished to a desert island and could take one foodstuff with me it would, without doubt, be cheese. So compiling this months prize wordsearch has left me craving for the crackers and a little something fromagial to go on them. Listed below are 21 well known European cheeses. 20 of them are hidden in the wordsearch grid, so your job is to find the missing cheese. They can be hidden written forwards, backwards, up, down or on a diagonal. Once you have found the missing cheese get in touch and let me know what it is. Entries must be in by 31st March and should be sent by post to 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY, email to andy@bcmagazines.co.uk,

phone to 0117 968 7787, text to 07845 986650 or tweet to @BS9Andy. First correct entry out of the hat will win a special edition Gromit Unleashed Monopoly board game. In the meantime thank you to everybody who entered the Grupo Lounge competition in the January magazine. The winner was Morgane Dambrun who wins the Grupo Lounge voucher. Right, here are your cheeses so get hunting …

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Book Reviews with Bruce Fellows When Duke Morrison became John Wayne, America found a hero. In the thirties Wayne made endless budget westerns. He mucked in with everyone, learnt to do most jobs on a film set and taught himself to speak and move naturally in front of the camera. He found fame with Stagecoach, and always claimed he owed everything to director John Ford. After the war, he suffered endless guilt for not having served. In John Wayne: The Life and Legend, Scott Eyman’s enthralling biography of the actor, we learn of Wayne’s impoverished upbringing, his college days, and his slow rise to stardom. As an actor, he knew his limitations; ‘Talk low and slow,’ he advised Michael Caine. He always wanted to work with Doris Day but never did. Movie buffs, and many others, will love this book. Hidden Knowledge is the title and the subject of Bernadine Bishop’s fine new novel. When novelist Hereward Tree faces a routine operation, he leaves his latest manuscript with his sister Romola, just in case. Dogged by his past, Hereward’s brother Roger is about to go to gaol but Roger keeps a further secret, too. Julia Winterborne has something she can’t tell her mother Betty and Betty herself has discoveries to make about her son Mark’s death. And then there’s Carina. As the secrets unravel each one bears upon the others to produce an intelligent, gripping but harrowing and ultimately heartbreaking story. James Sallis writes highly literate thrillers like the excellent Drive, but his recent The Killer is Dying is a thriller with a difference. We’re in Phoenix, Arizona. Christian is a hired killer whose victim is attacked by someone else. He should walk away from the job but he chooses instead to

track down the wounded victim and the attacker. Meanwhile a cop with a dying wife is on Christian’s trail, and Jimmie, a boy living on his wits, begins to experience Christian’s dreams. These characters never meet but all are linked and so are the Moscow dogs that get around by metro. Brilliant! The Last British Dambuster by George ‘Johnny’ Johnson tells the fascinating tale of a farm labourer’s son who made his way from the fields of Lincolnshire to the nose of a Lancaster in 1943 and dropped a bouncing bomb on one of those dams. It’s a revealing and moving story of normal people, whom we now call heroes. Guy Gibson is there though Johnny had little contact because Gibson didn’t talk to sergeants. Typically, after the medal presentation at the Palace there was a party for the officers while the sergeants were left to celebrate on the train home! Screenwriter Nora Ephron’s husband left her for the wife of the British Ambassador. Nora’s writer mother had often told her, ‘everything is copy’, so she wrote Heartburn, a novel that lampooned her husband and the ambassador’s wife. The Most of Nora Ephron is a smorgasbord of her other writing, including a description of the genesis of her film When Harry Met Sally, with that famous scene in the diner. This very funny collection of Ephron’s best work is guaranteed to raise a smile and cheer your day.

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Louise’s Tips for an Easier Life Dastardly De-cluttering - The 30-Day Challenge I recently read an article by Victoria Lambert who decided to take the 30-Day Get Chucked Challenge. It is a very simple idea – on Day 1 your identify one thing to chuck out, on Day 2 two things, Day 3 three things and so on. This can lead to 465 possessions being binned in a month! The options of where these items can go are endless – charity shop, free-cycle, recycle, regift, tip, car boot sale, generally giving ‘stuff’ away…. The really good thing about this challenge is that you start decluttering gently. It’s easy to be sentimentally attached to things, but this way of having a sort out gives a sense of purpose and helps you to keep going. I often hear clients say ‘I’ve kept it as it might come in useful one day’. As tempting as this is, especially if you have storage space, I would suggest to really ask yourself if it will come in useful. If you can’t part

with it, put a date on said item and when 12 months have passed and it hasn’t come into use….be strong and let it go. Victoria’s determination had led to a huge number (currently unknown exactly how many) of others being motivate to take the challenge too – see #30DayGetChucked on Twitter. There are loads of photos showing what people have been letting go of. Check it out and maybe you will feel inspired too - just imagine what you could get rid of, but even more so how much clearer could your house be? Louise England is a Lifestyle and Home Assistant and her service aims to free-up your free time. Her passion is to make a positive difference to people’s lives by helping them sort things out and complete jobs in their homes quickly and efficiently. Website: www.louiseengland.co.uk Mobile: 07780 474256 Email: louise@louiseengland.co.uk Twitter: @L_England

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Listings for community events, not-for-profit 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@bcmagazines.co.uk (in email or Word format - no PDF’s please). All notices must be received by the 12th of the preceding month to guarantee consideration for inclusion. May Fair Volunteers. The Redland May Fair takes place on Bank Holiday Monday 4 May 2015, 15pm on Redland Green. If you can volunteer for an hour or two on the day please email RedlandMayFairVolunteers@gmail.com and be part of the May Fair magic! www.rcas.org.uk/ redland-fair Bristol Women's Voice are partnering with Fairplay South West and Bristol Fawcett for a series of Women's Question Time across the city in the lead up to the General Elections in May. We are organising four events for each of the constituencies in the city of Bristol and we have invited all candidates to take part. We are inviting women from within each constituency to attend our events, to find out about each party, the policies they represent and the opportunity to ask their candidates a question. Free to attend, no need to book! Doors will open at 7 to start at 7:30pm. Bristol North West - 12th March at The Greenway Centre, Doncaster Rd, Bristol, BS10 5PY. Bristol West - 31st March at The Unitarian Chapel, Brunswick Square, Bristol, BS2 8PE

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 different activities, including art, computing, languages, music, walking, and science. Please visit your local social group at Browns Restaurant by the Museum on the third Wednesday or the fourth Thursday every month at 10.15am - phone Jenny 0117 9043697, for meetings. Details: www.bristolu3a.org.uk. Don’t stay at home, come and join the Bristol U3A! Welsh National Opera Friends next meeting is at 7.15 pm Wednesday 18th March 2015. Few opera conductors have achieved their ambition of performing Wagner’s complete Ring Cycle. One who has is Anthony Negus, who led the production at Longborough in 2013. He will tell us about the years of careful preparation leading up to the production and of the very successful performances that followed. All are welcome at, The Performing Arts Centre, Red Maids’ School, Westbury Road, BS9 3AW. Further details: 0117 974 3615 or pkieran@tiscali.co.uk Bristol Cabot Choir will be performing Puccini’s Messa di Gloria and Vivaldi’s Gloria and other wonderful Italian pieces at Clifton Cathedral on 25 April 2015 at 7.30pm. Conducted by Rebecca Holdeman and accompanied by orchestra, superb up and coming young soloists, and the talented Joachim Schwander on continuo organ, Tickets: £15 and £10 (under 18s) from Opus 13, 14 St Michael’s Hill, Bristol BS2 8DT – on 0117 9230154; or on line at www.bristolcabotchoir.org (+10% Booking Fee). Retiring collection for the Julian Trust Night Shelter.

Bring and Buy Bike Sale at St Bonaventure’s School, Egerton Road. 7th March 1.30-3pm Clear your shed or come and grab a bargain – from toddler size to adults. This community event to offer local people the opportunity to re-cycle bikes, scooter etc.The Ape Project, Sustrans and Dr Bike will be there to offer advice on cycling in Bristol and free health check on your bike. £1 Entrance, sellers from 1pm buyers from 1.30pm

The Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society: On Monday 25th March at 7.45 pm in the Apostle Room in the basement of Clifton Cathedral, Pembroke Road, Clifton, Martin Palmer will talk on “Walking Our Sacred Landscape”. using Bristol and archaeological sites around Bristol we will explore not only how burial mounds, stone circles, and city churches were created but why. Just beneath the surface of our modern world lie myths, legends, sacred directions, mountains and entrances to the holy

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world which our forebears knew and built their worlds around. Learn a health maintenance routine – BodyTalk Access. This course gives you a simple set of techniques based on the BodyTalk System to help enhance and maintain your well-being. Sat 28 March, The Natural Health Clinic, Cotham, £100, early bird £80. For more details: email or phone Helena Kangai 07817651006 helena@bodytalkbristol.co.uk Brahms: Requiem at St George’s Bristol, Saturday 21 March 2015, 7.30pm. Join Bristol Bach Choir for a musical voyage of discovery as you listen anew to Brahms’ iconic Requiem in this intimate performance, and be spellbound by the drama of Jonathan Dove’s distinctive and powerful work, The Passing of the Year. Tickets: £10, £15, £20; students and under 18s, £5 from www.bristolbach.org.uk or tel. 0117 214 0721. Bristol Concert Orchestra's concert at St George's Bristol on 14th March at 7.30pm features Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, which opens with perhaps the most famous notes in all classical music; Debussy’s Ibéria with its vivid depiction of the sights, sounds and scents of Spain, and Liszt’s dazzling 1st Piano Concerto with renowned soloist Ashley Wass. There will be a retiring collection in aid of Bristol Child Contact Centre. Tickets are available online at www.bristolconcertorchestra.org.uk or from St George's Bristol in person, online or by phone: 0845 40 24 001. Ukelele Funhouse Orchestra. Just ukes, bass and percussion. 30 odd songs, some odder than others. Loads of new stuff for 2015. Come and Walk on the Wild Side and on Sunshine. There’ll be Dancing in the Street when we celebrate new speed limits. Everything from Sting to The Village People, from battery hens to operatic aria. Guaranteed to raise a smile. Tickets £10 at the door or from the Tobacco Factory 01170 020 344. Contact: Steve Pearson (musical Director) at themightyzarg@gmail.com or on 01275 390152. Website: www.ukulelefunhouseorchestra.co.uk. We are on

Facebook too. Drop In Healing Sessions held at The Friends Meeting House, 126 Hampton Road, Redland BS6 6JE on Thursdays from 5.00 pm to 6.30 pm. 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. 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. We have meetings monthly throughout the year, and also excursions to places of Elgarian interest. Our next meeting is on Saturday 28 March 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 in March will be John Drysdale who will talk about Elgar’s financial life. More information is available on the Elgar Society website. http://elgar.org/ elgarsoc/branches/south-western/ Redland Green School Car Boot Sale- Get ready, FORGS Car Boot Sales will be back on Saturday 18th April, 16th May, 20th June and 18th July, 1pm4pm. In the school car park, (indoors if wet), at Redland Court Road, BS6 7EH. Sellers £8 per pitch, book via forgscarbootsale@hotmail.com or 07968 493013. Buyer admission 50p. Kids go free. Antique, Vintage & Collectables Fair. Sunday 29th March - 10am-4pm. Ashton Court Mansion, Nr Bristol, BS41 9JN. Step inside this beautiful and historic mansion house and you will find 40 quality stalls selling antiques, collectables, vintage fashion vintage and retro items, antique furniture, fine china and jewellery plus more. Café open all day for light bites. Teas, coffee, homemade cakes. £2.00 entry (under 16s free). Note: Car Park access to Mansion House via Kennel Lodge Entrance on A369. The Eastfield Market, Eastfield Inn, Henleaze Road. Sat 14th March – 9.00-1.00pm (and every (Con nued on page 56)

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2nd Sat of the month thereafter). A variety of quality stalls selling local produce, meat, veg, bread, cheese, homemade cakes, pies, preserves and artisan crafts. Pub serving beverages and food. Contact: anniehawksley@blueyonder.co.uk Team members needed. At Bristol Child Contact Centre in Henleaze children of all ages spend time with the parent they no longer live with, in a session supported by our volunteers. Most of the ‘contact parents’ are fathers, so we would especially welcome more men to join us. The volunteer team prepares the hall and toys, serves refreshments, welcomes parents and children, listens non-judgmentally when needed, and keeps everyone safe and happy. If this appeals to you, and you’d be free to join our Saturday volunteer rota every 4-6 weeks, do get in touch for further details. You will get an enhanced DBS check, training and support, plus the satisfaction of maintaining a much-valued service which helps families stay in touch after separation. See our website at www.bristolchildcontactcentre.org.uk. and/or ring Helen or Anna on 07511 290505. New Dimensions meets every month and we have talks on a wide range of esoteric subjects. The meetings are held at the Friends’ Meeting House, 126 Hampton Road, Redland, Bristol BS6 6JE. Admission: £5 (including tea/coffee/biscuits). The next meeting will be held on Sunday 15 March 2015 at 3pm. The speaker will be Steve Judd and the title of his talk is “How Astrology Can Improve Your Life.” Also, he will advise us of important dates in 2015 and explain how Astrology works – in simple English! Come and meet new like-minded friends. For further information, please telephone 01749 678 834 or write to: leasurs@tiscali.co.uk The Bristol Dowsers meet monthly at The Theosophical Society, 14 Tyndalls Park Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1PY. We hold talks and demonstrations and field trips in the summer. Come along and learn the ancient art of dowsing! Our next meeting will be held on Friday20 March 2015 at 7.30 pm. Our speaker will be Tony Hathway and the title of his talk is “Water

Dowsing Experiences and Tips for Beginners.” Tony will share with us some of his extensive and successful experiences in dowsing for water in the local area around Bristol. He will also give us helpful tips on the best way to dowse. Admission: £5 (including tea/coffee/biscuits). For further information, please telephone: 01749 678 834 or write to leasurs@tiscali.co.uk Redland Wind Band Spring Concert 2015, Saturday 18 April 7.30pm at Westbury-on-Trym Baptist Church, Reedley Road, BS9 3TD. Tickets £8: email redlandwindband@gmail.com or on the door. 14 and under free. An exciting and varied evening of wind band music will include pieces from the stage, screen and the classical repertoire. FFI visit www.redlandwindband.co.uk Saturday 28th March 2015 at Trinity-Henleaze United Reformed Church. Bristol Cathedral Choir School Choral Society present: Mozart – Coronation Mass in C Major; Brahms – How Lovely are Thy Dwellings; Beethoven – Hallelujah Chorus. Tickets £12 from Box Office (01225 873262) or on the door. On Friday 6 March at 7pm, best-selling travel writer, Sara Wheeler, will visit Redland High School (BS6 7EF) to talk about her career including her time as writer-in-residence at the South Pole. Tickets, which include a drink and canapés, cost £12.50 for adults and £8 for those in full-time education and are available from the Development Office of Redland High School. Please ring Linda or Emily on 0117 916 6711 / email development@redlandhigh.com. Sara has been described by The Independent as producing ‘Some of the greatest travel books of our time’ and this should be a truly inspirational evening. 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. We put on 2 or 3 concerts a year, including a main concert with orchestra and (Con nued on page 58)

57 Train Times from Redland to BTM Regular readers will have seen a few mentions of the very splendid Severn Beach railway in recent issues of the magazine, and in many respects it is a great way of getting into the city centre if you can cope without the car. It is also a really interesting journey, whether you head north to Severn Beach or south to Temple Meads. I’m conscious though that there are many people who have never used the line and some who aren’t even aware of its existence. Encouragingly though I have had a number pf readers who ask if it is possible to start printing the train times again, especially between Redland and Temple Meads. So with the permission of First Great Western I’m pleased to print the latest

timetable, as a source of information for those who do, or might wish, to let the train take the strain. The latest times below are for all the scheduled departures from RedlandSea Mills and the arrival times at Temple Meads. The average journey time is about 20 mins. Along the route the trains also stop at Clifton Down, Redland, Montpelier, Stapleton Road and Lawrence Hill.

Train times in Blue are for Monday to Friday Train times in Red are for Saturday Train times in Green are for Sundays

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1619 1650 1734 1819 1931 2012 2154 2234 2319

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‘pudding’ concert in the summer (the choir provides music and dessert!). There is no audition and no requirement for musical expertise – the only thing needed is an urge to sing! Contact Matthew Smith mattmsmith@virginmedia.com if you are interested.

Rotary Club of Bristol – we meet at the Bristol Hotel, Prince Street, Bristol BS1 4QF at 7.00pm for 7.30 pm on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Mondays and at 12.30pm for 1.00 pm on the 2nd and 4th Mondays. Meetings start with a meal and are followed by a speaker. New members are very welcome – see www.bristolrotary.org or contact our Club Secretary Martina Peattie at mpeattie@btopenworld.com for more details.

Bristol Vintage Market is a new market for Bristol on Sat 14th March selling all things vintage, inc. clothing, homeware, furniture and vinyl. Our first market is being held at The Elmgrove Centre (BS6 6AH) in Redland, just off the Gloucester Road. 10am -3.30pm. FB www.facebook.com/ BristolVintageMarket Twitter @bristol_vintage

Calling all Carers. Would you like the opportunity to share your experiences, relax and make new friends? Then come and join the Henleaze Carers’ Group. We meet on the second and fourth Thursday morning of each month, 10am to 12, in Bradbury Hall, Waterford Road, Henleaze. For more information please call Mrs M Rudston 942 6095.

The Over 40’s Club is a non-profit making social club. New members always welcome. Our weekly club nights start at 8.30pm every Thursday. We have a varied programme of events ranging from meals out and walks to gliding and badminton. For further info please contact our New Members Secretary Lynn on 07757780201 or visit our website www.bbivc.org.uk

Clifton Rotary Club welcomes new members. All we ask is that people give their time, are interested in making new friends, building business contacts and using their skills to help others. We meet Wednesday lunchtimes at Redland Lawn Tennis and Squash Club. Please find out more about us by visiting www.cliftonrotary.org or emailing secretary@cliftonrotary.org

Bristol Cabot Probus Club is for retired and semiretired professional and business men to maintain contact and fellowship with people of similar interests. Meets third Wednesday each month in BAWA Club Southmead Rd, for lunch followed by a speaker on a wide range of interesting subjects. Extensive programme of social events including holidays, day trips, Sunday lunches and skittles to which ladies and friends are welcomed. Contact John Howard-Cairns on 968 3134 for more details.

Bristol Brunel Probus Club for retired professional and businessmen meet at BAWA Southmead Rd, once a month to enjoy lunch and a mix of social events, regular speakers, visits and outings, to which wives and friends are warmly welcomed. For more details please ring Fred Martin on 968 3875.

The Probus Club of Bristol for semi or retired Professional Business men, meet on the fourth Tuesday of each month at BAWA Southmead Road. At these meetings we have a three course lunch with a speaker. In addition there is a substantial programme of social events to which our Ladies are invited to participate. If you are interested in joining our club, please contact our Membership Secretary Martin Harker on 01275 857324, email probusbristol@hotmail.co.uk or visit www.bristolprobus.org.uk

Stoke Lodge History and Archaeology Group from 2015 we meet on the second Thursday of every month (instead of the first Thursday) at the Friends Meeting House in Hampton Road, Redland, BS6 6JE at 7.30. We host a rich diversity of lectures. New members are always made very welcome. For further details please contact Annette Martin on 0117 979 3209 Twytford Art Club. We are a small group of artists of mixed ability, we meet at the Public hall, Station Rd., Shirehampton, 10am to 12am Mondays and Wednesdays, chose your day or days. New members are warmly welcome, help (Con nued on page 60)

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and advice given. For more information visit www.shirepubhall.org.uk then click hall users, contact John Case: Tel: 01179507916, email jcase@blueyonder.co.uk The Bristol Branch of the English Speaking Union welcomes guests to their meetings which are held in the Apostle Room of Clifton Cathedral at 7.15 p.m. for 7.45 p.m. There is ample parking and entrance is £5. The aim of the English Speaking Union is to encourage friendship and global understanding through English. Our forthcoming meetings include on March 3rd “the Family Court” with Judge Richard Bromilow, and on March 26th "The New Southmead Hospital" Tricia Down, Project Director for the Brunel Building. Do come along to any of our meetings, preferably by telephoning the Chairman, Tony Williams on 2393187 or the Secretary, Jenny Haines, on 9628075. 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 are 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 Pete on 07870 589555. Westbury Scottish Club country dancing classes for beginners at Leonard Hall, Trinity-Henleaze URC, Waterford Road, Henleaze. Tel. Maggie on 01934 838175. Classes for more advanced dancers at St Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze. Tel. Cheryl on 0117 9590970. Every Tues 7.30 - 9.30pm. See www.wscbristol.com for details. Scottish Country Dancing for beginners and experienced dancers at St Monica’s Trust Hall on Thursdays, 7.30 pm. New dancers welcome; come on your own or with friends. Contact Margaret, 01275 794638 or Graham 01275 854782, or visit www.rscdsbristolinfo.co.uk

West of England Bridge Club meets for duplicate bridge on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Golden Hill Sports Club, Wimbledon Road, Henleaze from 7.30pm - 10.30pm. New members and visitors welcome. £4 per evening for members, £5 for non-members, special rates for juniors/unemployed. Licensed bar. For further details please contact Alan Williams on 07538 509670 or visit www.woebc.co.uk. Stoke Lodge Ramblers provide a varied range of walks that will suit all levels of walking ability. Walks are scheduled for the first and third Thursdays & Sundays of every month. A number of social events are also held. www.stokelodgeramblers.wordpress.com or ring our Secretary on 968 4140 for more information. West Bristol Orchestra. A Chamber Orchestra, playing a wide range of Classical Music arranged for the smaller orchestra, meets at the United Reformed Church, Muller Road on Thursdays 7.15pm.to 9.15pm. Additional String players of Grade5+ standard welcomed. Experience of orchestral playing not essential. For more info please contact the Secretary on 968 3998. REMAP is a registered charity that designs and makes custom aids which enable a disabled person to enjoy a better quality of life. We design, make or modify equipment to suit their specific needs. No charge is made for our services. Please contact us if we can help - Colin 01275 460288 colin305@gmail.com or Ray 0117 9628729 rwestcott@blueyonder.co.uk Web site www.remapbristol.org.uk More Reading Buddies Wanted! Would you enjoy offering reading and language support to children for whom English is a second language? Can you help them improve their reading ability, benefiting both them as individuals & the wider class. Can you commit to giving one hour of reading time a week in term-time? We are working with 11 schools in the Southmead, Brentry and Horfield areas. Training is offered, and your enhanced DBS check is paid for by Bristol City Council. You would read with the same children each week. For more information please contact (Con nued on page 61)

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Paul Harrod, at paul.harrod@gmail.com. Get Involved in Netball. The Avon Netball League is well established in Bristol and welcomes all types of players – whether new to netball, taking it up after a few years absence and all the way up to premier division teams that cater for high level players. Independents Netball Club is a friendly team looking to recruit new members, with training on Monday evenings at Red Maids School, Westbury-on-Trym. Please email bristolnetball@hotmail.co.uk for more information. Henleaze Tennis Club has vacancies for players of all standards and ages. Whether you are an established player looking for a club, someone who is rusty or a student come along and try us out. For further information take a look at www.henleazeltc.com or contact the secretary Philip Price Tel: 07787 566246 E-mail: philpriceqs@gmail.com Lip-reading class. An evening lip-reading class to help you cope with your hearing loss runs in Clifton from 6.15pm to 7.45pm every Monday at Redland Park United Reformed Church, Whiteladies Road. Fee is £5 per session. For more details email the tutor, Mary Hall at lipreadingmary@yahoo.com or telephone 07790 283 939.

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Quiz Answers from page 58 1. Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency; 2. something hairy; 3.a) seven, b) seven, c) eight; 4. Derbyshire (The Peak District); 5. Brooklyn, Queens, Manhatten, the Bronx and Staten Island; 6. 171 (T20, T19, T18); 7. Tom Daley at 35mph (Stephenson’s Rocket 28mph, Challenger II 25mph); 8. Jeremy Clarkson is 54, James May is 52, Richard Hammond is 45; 9. trick question, you would pass north of the USA and travel through Canada; 10. 650; 11. Still Alice; 12. Alan Turing, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jake LaMotta; 13. Croatia, Malta and Namibia; 14. All have been General Secretaries of the Trades Union Congress; 15. All have been speakers in the House of Commons; 16. 1954; 17. a) makes arrows, b) makes and fits horse shoes, and makes barrels; 18. a) District, b) Victoria, and c) Jubilee; 19. Scoville, Richter and Brix scales; 20. 1966.

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