The Bristol Eight magazine - March 2013

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Mar 2013

No 49

In this issue: College Green puzzle walk ‐ Computer updates ‐ the Pet Shop Man Win tickets to the Orpheus Cinema ‐ What’s On ‐ Hawthorns on the Downs

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5 The Editor’s small piece Birds, birds, everywhere birds. It must be Spring as all our ornithological friends seem to be pairing up in the garden ready for some serious mating.

Today we’ve had a pair of chaffinches chasing round, a pair of herons wafting over, and more goldfinches than you can shake a stick at.

Anyway, enough waffle, although the signs of spring do make me chirpy as well as the birds.

Plenty in store for you this month including a new puzzle walk around the College Green area which takes in the excellent Waterfront Market, the chance to win a family ticket to the Orpheus cinema in Henleaze, and a nostalgic look at the Pet and Poultry Stores on Worrell Road.

In time for the April issue I hope to be launching

the new website that will allow you access to the BS8 online in an easy to read page‐flipping format, and which will also contain an archive of previous issues and articles. So I’d better crack on Until then have a great Easter, don’t go too mad with the cocoa‐based products and enjoy the magazine.

Cheers, Andy

6 Useful Numbers and Information Gas Emergencies

Electricity Emergencies Water Emergencies Avon & Somerset Police Non‐Emergencies

Crimestoppers

Southmead Hospital Frenchay Hospital

BRI / Children’s Hospital NHS Direct

Bristol Blood Donation The Samaritans

Alcoholics Anonymous ChildLine

National Rail Enquiries Telephone Pref Service Mailing Pref Service

0800 111 999 0800 365 900 0845 600 4 600 101 (new number) 0800 555 111 0117 950 5050 0117 970 1212 0117 923 0000 0845 46 47 0117 988 2040 08457 90 90 90 08457 69 75 55 0800 11 11 08457 48 49 50 0845 070 0707 0845 703 4599

Postal Services Late Post ‐ there is a late post box at the main Post Office sorting depot on the A38 at Filton.

Currently the late post is at 7pm,

Local Libraries Clifton ‐ tel. 903 8572 Redland ‐ tel. 903 8549

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 Centre on Kingsweston Lane, Avonmouth for pretty much everything. The Avonmouth centre is now open winter hours from 8.00am to 4.15pm, 7 days.

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10 Historic pet shop lives on For almost 40 years, Mike Taylor has been keeping the pets of Clifton happy. From his pet shop, ‘Pets and Poultry’, he’s been dispensing live crickets, dog food and lots of advice. But the tradition of selling animal foods from the little store goes back even further, to the 1850s, when it supplied fodder for the draft horses of Clifton.

Mike’s shop is on Worrall Road, which runs between the Downs and Black Boy Hill. It’s a quiet spot, in contrast to the nearby hustle and bustle of Whiteladies Road. Opposite Mike’s shop are old stone steps that rise up to Highland Square and the Coach and Horses pub, once a staging post for horse drawn coaches on the Bristol to Gloucester service. Back then, in the mid 1800s, Mikes store was a corn merchant named Redland Forage Stores selling mainly horse and poultry grains.

When I arrive to interview Mike I am struck by how well stocked the shop is. There are stands of wild bird seed and dog leads and shelves stacked with hamster cages and cat beds. Propped up against the walls are plastic sacks of cat and dog food. But the real heart of the store is at the back: the home of guinea pigs, rabbits, hamsters, mice and small birds.

Mike is closing up business shortly because he wants to retire. At 72 no one could blame him, even if, upright and trim, he looks 10 years younger. When we start the interview I look round hopefully for chairs – there are none. So I perch on a plastic stool and set up my recording equipment on a large sack of IAMS dog food while Mike stands nearby. “I prefer to stand” he says. As we talk Mike faces the front of the shop, watching for the next customer.

Mike comes across as a thoughtful, modest man so when he tells me that his business is doing really well, I’m inclined to believe him. And after 30 minutes in the shop, I’m convinced. Our discussion has been interrupted by a steady flow of customers, many of whom greet Mike by name. One woman tells me that she first visited the shop to buy a hamster with her mother when she was 6 years old. Her own children are now regular visitors too.

Mike shows me a Redland Forage Stores invoice for the 1919 June/July account of ‘Messers Gillbey Co.’ the wine merchants. A long, hand written list, it includes everything a hard working draft horse could ever want: sacks of bran, chaff, oats and of course hay and straw. It’s thought that the Gilbey horses were stabled a few hundred yards away on Sutherland Place.

When I ask Mike if things have changed a lot over

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11 Historic pet shop - continued the 40 years, he hesitates before answering.

“Well, my biggest seller has always been cat and dog food but back in the 1970s that meant raw meat with additives, like calcium, sold separately.

We were almost like butchers” he laughs. “Meat was delivered daily and I had to cut it up and trim it, ready for my customers.” Now a days the little shop is stacked with over 40 varieties of ‘complete’ dog and cat food; sacks of dried pellets with the additives included.

Forty years is a long time so I ask Mike about any memorable events. As he thinks back a smile lights up his face. “Well of course there was the man who came in asking if I could look after his pet alligator. He said it just needed to be kept in a warm bath. I told him to try the zoo”

There was an even stranger episode about 20 years ago when an African Great Parrot, named Echo, was stolen from the shop. Echo was a Polish speaking parrot, an unusual fact which propelled news of the theft into both OK Magazine and the News of the World. Bristol’s police force must have been inspired by all the media coverage because, says Mike “they collected up suspect parrots and then invited me down to Redland Police Station to check them out”. Echo was not amongst the line up of birds unfortunately, but was eventually returned to Mike by someone who had innocently bought the parrot, unaware of its recent history.

Mike is clearly looking forward to retirement.

With his wife, daughters, grand children and a keen interest in bowls he will still be busy.

However in the last few months he’s clearly been worried by the absence of a buyer to take over the business; he badly wants to hand the reins over to

someone who can continue to look after his customers. Happily, as we go to print with this article there is new hope. In the last week a buyer has emerged who wants to continue the business as a pet store. One thing is for sure, there will be a collective sigh of relief from Clifton’s pets and their owners when the deal is finally sealed.

Mike Taylor and one of his customers (Article kindly written and submitted

by Jacquetta Edmonds)

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14 Tips for an easier life "Spring is the time of plans and projects." (Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina)

The third month of the year is here already. Resolutions written and started?

Check. 'Frog eaten'? Check (if you missed the February edition and you think I'm into eating tailless amphibians, you can read about 'eating your frog' on my blog: www.louiseengland.co.uk/ blog).

So now it's time to start tackling the bigger tasks in the house. Spring cleaning is a well known and not particularly well loved activity at this time of year but does make a positive difference to the appearance and feel of your home.

So how about contacting your local carpet cleaner and asking for a quote? Or pick a room where the curtains are looking a little in need of freshening up and take them to the dry cleaners? Perhaps it's time your wool blankets are washed. Most decisions don't require extensive research ‐ so make your decision and make it happen. These are jobs that are practical and not impossible ‐ they simply require some dedication from you!

If you don't have time to make that call or wait in for the carpet cleaner to pop by to do the quote or wait in for him to do the job itself, why not give me a call? I also offer a pick up and return service for dry cleaning.

Another ideal job this month is to turn out your kitchen cupboards and give them a scrub. This will also give you the opportunity to check your stocks of pots and pans, containers and bowls, baking tins and trays and so on. You may well find a few tired, slightly rusty and older items that

you no longer use....and you may just find the strength to recycle them. And what about kitchen gadgets that you were sure would change your life but haven't? Let go, clear the space and the clean slate will make it feel that spring is really in your home.

Thinking a bit more about space ‐ do you have a collection of items that you've been meaning to ebay / sort out / give to your friends / take to charity for the last six months or more? Now is the time to just do it. This will not only clear some much needed space in your home / garage / shed but you will be able to walk around your home freely knowing that stuff that is no use to you anymore is out of your house.

Whatever task(s) you choose to tackle this month, I can guarantee that you will feel much better when it ‐ or even they ‐ are completed.

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17 College Green Puzzle Walk It’s a while since I ran one of the seemingly popular puzzle walks, so thanks for your patience everyone who has asked for a new one. So here we are ‐ a gentle, looping meander around the College Green and Watershed area of the city centre. The aim of the walk, as ever, is to encourage you to have more of a look around as you explore an area you may think you know well, but perhaps not that well. I discovered plenty on this walk, a stroll that should take you about an hour and which, as it is generally pretty level and only contains one flight of downward steps (which can be avoided) is generally suitable for all. It is a busy area traffic wise so please hold onto little hands and wait for the green men.

Of course the walk will take longer if you explore, loiter, browse or refresh, of which there are plenty of excellent opportunities for all. As you walk around you will follow a series of clues to points of interest ‐just a bit of fun. Answers on page 44. The starting point for the walk is “the Centre” by the fountains and across from the Hippodrome, so catching a bus down is a great start to the adventure.

From the centre head east towards the cenotaph beyond the statue of Colston. Before you get there though look out for a statuesque drinking fountain (sadly redundant).

Q1. How much did each Bristol medical charity receive as a result of the Industrial & Fine Art exhibition of 1893?

Using the pedestrian crossings, cross Colston Ave and head over to Small St, by‐passing the end of St Stephen’s St. Walk up Small Street past the Guildhall and courts.

Q2. What happened to Guilbert’s chocolate factory in WWII?

As you continue up towards Corn Street you will see Small Street Espresso on your left. If you like coffee do not pass without going in A small thing of beauty and experiencing the best coffee in Bristol! At the top of Small St turn right into Corn Street.

Q3. How many faces can you see on the old NatWest bank façade?

Now turn right into St Stephen’s St and then immediately left into the alleyway running alongside the churchyard.

Q4. What feature can you find built into the wall of the church grounds?

At the end of the alley turn right into St Stephen’s Ave and (assuming it is open) enter the church. If it is of interest have a good look round ‐ the Reconciliation Reredos at the altar is both striking and interesting. While in the church ‐ Q5. what might you find under the old stone font on your left as you enter the church?

Leave the building, turning right and passing the front of the church.

Q6. Who erected the wrought iron gateway leading to the back of the church?

Now turn left onto Colston Avenue back at “the centre” and head towards the waterfront area.

Q7. What did 2 Clare St used to be the home of?

Cross at the busy crossing and continue along Broad Quay, past the big hotel and the very excellent AngelBerry frozen yoghurt emporium (great for small and big kids alike, and owned by BS9’s very own James the Greengrocer) then cross again by Broad Quay House so that arrive on the cobbled waterside opposite the Watershed.

Head towards Pero’s Bridge, but before you get there, two more questions.

Q8. What is the name of the twin‐masted cream and burgundy boat moored here?

Fixed to the harbourside railings is a noticeboard telling part of the 200 year history of the Floating Harbour. (continued overleaf)

18 College Green Puzzle Walk Q9. Which Gloucestershire village gives it’s name to the freight tug in the old photo?

Now walk to Pero’s bridge, cross the docks to the busy Watershed side, and turn immediately right to head along the covered walkway leading back to the centre. Here you will find the always‐ interesting Tourist Info Centre, and this is also where the terrific market is held at weekends (see p19).

Somewhere along the covered walk near the TIC you will find a small but striking piece of urban art (graffiti?) on the wall of a building.

Q.10. What quotation accompanies this picture?

Head back out onto the centre and then turn sharp left and follow the path up to College Green, crossing Canons Road. Look for the big stature of royalty.

Q11. When did Queen Victoria ascend the throne?

Now head towards the bottom of Park Street, crossing the road so that the buildings are on your right as you look up towards the Wills Building.

Q12. What time is it at The Bristol Music Shop? (careful!), and Q13. What unusual feature can be found on the wall at the front of the Lord Mayor’s Chapel and adjoining St Mark’s Church?

If it is open it is well worth a look into the chapel ‐ entry is free and all the historic features are well labelled and documented. And you get a bonus question ‐ Q14. What animal is depicted on the second diamond plaque on the left wall, seven pews in?

Leaving the chapel cross back over to County Hall using the pedestrian crossing at the bottom of Park Street ‐ and look out for a genuine Banksy.

Now you will walk up and down the ramp that forms the front aspect of County Hall.

Q15. What animals adorn the two towers at either end of the curved ramp you walk along?

As you emerge at the west end of the ramp cross over towards the Cathedral ‐ it is well worth going in although there are no questions to be found inside! However, from the outside ‐ Q16. What did Bristol Cathedral used to be called?

Passing the front of the Cathedral now turn right down the suitably traffic‐free Trinity Street.

Q17. Which national transport organisation has its headquarters in Trinity Street?

Now head down the steps towards the chimney on the Explore@Bristol site (if you want to avoid the steps retrace your path and walk around the front of the Marriot Hotel and round the back via Anchor Road to meet rejoin the end of the walk outside Explore by the aquarium. On the red brick walls are a number of blue plaques, erected by the Retired Professional Engineers Club (Bristol) and forming part of another walk ‐ www.engineerswalk.co.uk.

Q18. Which giant of the Industrial Revolution, who died aged just 39, is among those

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Now head back to the centre and walk through the fountains (not literally) to find your final question.

Q19. The much‐travelled statue of Neptune was originally erected in what year?

And that’s it. I hope, you enjoy / enjoyed the walk ‐ and your journey home.

The Harbourside Market If you get the chance, try and do the puzzle walk at a weekend ‐ it is a good one for kids, there will be more atmosphere and you may combine it with a trip to Explore or the Aquarium, You will get the chance to enjoy the excellent but little‐ known Harbourside Market which takes place outside the Watershed every Sat and Sun, 11am‐ 4pm. You’ll find a great array of stalls offering exotic food, local cheese, cracking biscuits, cakes,

chocolates and brownies. There are also plenty of traders selling quality handmade jewellery, textiles and crafts, as well as toys, new and second‐hand books and records. I particularly enjoyed the illustrations done by local student Karl Whitely www.who587.com and the soft toys and puppets at Sue Lowney’s “Toys for All” www.multicultutaltoysforall.co.uk, examples of which will feature as prizes in the next couple of issues of The Bristol Nine.

There is a real buzz around this area and it rewards a good mooch around on a lazy weekend at home. Have fun.

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What can hypnotherapy help with?

Difficul es sleeping Lack of confidence & self esteem Achieving your goals ▪ Public speaking anxiety Exam / interview nerves Anxiety, stress & tension levels Fears and phobias ▪ Weight management Unwanted pa erns of behaviour Nega ve thought pa erns ▪ Stopping smoking Pregnancy and childbirth and much more

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Are you thinking about booking your summer holidays yet? With the weather s ll cold here many of us dream about ge ng away to the sunshine later in the year. For most of us this is something to look forward to, however for some the thought of ge ng away is but a distant dream.

I see many people who suffer from phobias, recent brain research tells us that about 1 in 10 people in the UK have some kind of All sessions are completely tailored according phobia at some stage in their lives one of the most common to your individual needs. being a fear of flying. If this fear is stopping you, or affec ng how and where you travel, hypnotherapy may be the answer you are looking for to help you overcome your phobia.

Holidays are also mes when we want to look our best and now may be the me to work towards the “beach ready body” you would really like, with the help of hypnotherapy you can take control of your ea ng habits to lose weight and keep in control of what you eat and when you eat it.

If you have not considered hypnotherapy before why not come along for a free ini al consulta on and I will explain how the brain works and how we may be able to help you to achieve the results you want in your life.

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Household Contents ‐ are you under–insured?

There’s Gold in them there houses – and the chances are it’s under‐insured.

If there’s been one sure fire investment during the past 5 years in one of the deepest and longest‐ running recessions in recent history… it’s been Gold & Silver. Gold has increased in value by more than 500% in the past decade as investors see it as a safe haven in a world of economic uncertainty, while the value of Silver has increased by around nine mes in the last 10 years.

But while the number of Gold & Silver items being insured on home insurance policies has doubled over the last two years, an es mated six‐million UK households could well be under‐insured due to the rapid rise in the value of precious metals and gems.

And with a reported increase of 22% in the number of jewellery items stolen in house the s in the past two years, the danger is that many householders who become vic ms of the could well miss out on full insurance pay‐outs because values of insured items are simply out of date.

Jelf Private Client Execu ve, Ma hew Shearing, said.

“We are experiencing a rise in the number of stolen jewellery claims as the value of Gold and Silver has increased. We would urge homeowners to have the

current value of their jewellery checked on a regular basis and to update their home contents insurance cover accordingly to prevent under‐ insurance issues in the event of a claim”.

As well as providing you with expert advice on poten al under‐insurance issues, we can arrange a comprehensive and flexible policy that meets with your current circumstances. We have access to a wide‐range of niche High Value household insurers which can accommodate a number of different assets under one unique policy, including cover for your; Main Residence, Second/Holiday Home, Valuables & Fine Art, Vintage Cars, Family Motor Fleet, Small Cra / Yachts and Annual Travel etc

If you would like to receive a confiden al review of your private insurances from a well‐respected local Broker, we would be delighted to arrange a visit from one of our Private Clients team, where we would be able to carefully select cover to meet with your individual needs. For a review or for further informa on, please do not hesitate to contact our Private Client Execu ve, Ma hew Shearing, by email or telephone.

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23 Apps of the Month Two more apps for your phones and tablets this month ‐ both fun and useful in their own way.

The first, and pretty much the first app I loaded to my phone a couple of years ago, is Ringtone Designer. Bored with the range of standard phone ringtones, or not sure if it is your phone going off in the queue at the bank? Problem solved. This little gem lets you choose a track from the music library on your phone, pick your favourite part of the tune via a simple editing screen, then set it as your ringtone. Free for the iPhone, and similarly available free apps for Android phones, it is easy to use and allows you to change whenever you get bored (or embarrassed) by your phone’s ring. (Currently appearing on

the BS9 phone is the jangly siren intro from “Chorus” by Erasure).

Second up, and noting that we are heading into the season when we might want to be getting out and about a bit more, is the official Destination Bristol “Visit Bristol” app for the iPhone. This freebie provides advise, details and links to websites in areas such as “Food and Drink”, “What’s On”, “Things to Do”, “Shopping”, and “Where to Stay”. Providing you with opening times, contacts, directions and a whole host of other useful info this is a really great app, not just for people visiting Bristol but those of us who are expecting visitors from out of town, or indeed who live here and want to find out a little more about this great city of ours.

More apps next month…...

Carpet, Vinyl & Laminate Specialists - Mobile Showroom. We have an expert measuring & fitting service with a full range of carpet, vinyl & laminate samples for you to choose in the comfort of your own home. If you would like us to call and give you a free estimate please call on

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Find out more The first step is to contact Bluebird care to arrange an ini al visit. This is nothing more than an opportunity to ask all your ques ons face to face.

25 Fran Sawtell is our Care Manager. She has several years experience working within the Health and Social Care environment, par cularly suppor ng young people within their own homes, and is NVQ4 qualified in Health and Social Care. She has worked her way up from Personal Assistant to Registered Care Manager and believes that this has developed her knowledge in seeing the bigger picture in providing an individual, personalised, high quality service in care and support.

As the Care Manager it is Fran’s responsibility to ensure the safe and legal delivery of service to our customers within Bristol. We feel able to achieve this through recrui ng staff who are passionate about their work, training and developing staff to be able to fulfil their roles and responsibili es and by building open professional rela onships with the team, customers and in a mul agency working environment. Fran aims to provide a flexible service offering the customer the care they need in the home they love.

26 The Orpheus Prize Wordsearch Following on from the article last month the good people at the Orpheus Cinema in Henleaze have kindly agreed to sponsor the wordsearch puzzle.

With a classic film star theme, all you have to do is work out which of the following movie stars is missing from the wordsearch grid. All the names can be found running forwards, backwards, up, down and on diagonals ‐ except one. Let me know which name is missing and you’ll be in with a chance of winning a family ticket (two adults, two children) to a screening of your choice at the Orpheus. Entries need to be in by 2nd April, by one of the following methods ‐ post (8

Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY), telephone (0117 968 7787), email (andy@thebristoleight.co.uk), text (07845 986650) or tweet (@BS9Andy). Best of luck. Right, here are your movie stars.

Audrey Hepburn Grace Kelly

Tony Curtis Roger Moore

Marlon Brando Marilyn Monroe

Yul Brynner Brigitte Bardot

Sean Connery John Wayne

Sophia Loren Rita Hayworth

Richard Burton Omar Sharif

Greta Garbo Sidney Poitier

Gregory Peck Gary Cooper

Paul Newman Vivien Leigh

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29 Computer Corner - with Mrs PC

Updates and why they are important!

There is nothing so scary as a little window that appears on your screen asking you something like this: “Do you want to allow this programme to make changes to your computer?”

Anyone who is concerned with online security knows that you shouldn’t download anything you are not sure about. It is a real dilemma. On the one hand you don’t want to let in viruses but on the other hand, if you don’t say “yes” to the updates that are needed by so many programmes, you will be missing out on valuable new information that is needed to run them!

My lessons often start with this query, as there will be a flashing icon or a window asking a question and a worried student, who is relieved to get some answers. Here is Mrs PC’s list of safe updates:

1. Adobe. Sometimes called Adobe Reader. Adobe is a programme that helps you to open PDFs. Many people don’t know what these are, even though they have probably received them by email and opened them. PDF stands for Portable Document Format.

Confused? I call them Protected Documents‐ that makes more sense to me. Basically you can’t make changes to them. You can only read them (unless you have some other smart software, but most people don’t!)

Without the latest version of the software, you may not be able to open the types of files with the extension .pdf and with the same symbol in red and white. Incidentally, although you need this programme to open the PDFs, you don’t actually need a shortcut icon on your desktop, unless it helps you to remember that it is safe!

2. Adobe Flashplayer.

This is needed to make videos work. You will need this to make iPlayer work on your computer.

3. Java is mysterious to most, although there are lots of applications and websites that won't work unless you have Java installed. From phones to the Internet, Java is everywhere, you just didn’t know that 3 billion devices use it! I call it the “Coffee Cup, but actually it could be tea!” You need it BUT tread with care as this company tries to install other software along with the update. Be careful and do not install the Ask toolbar or make Ask your default search provider. All you need to do is take the tick out of the box shown below:

Other updates that are important are as follows:

Anything to do with your own Antivirus software.

Make a point of knowing what this is and that it is up to date and running frequently.

Anything to do with Windows or Microsoft.

These updates are often installed automatically, when you turn off your computer and you don’t need to do anything.

Your printer software needs to be updated from time to time.

If you use an iPhone or iPad or Mac, these need to be updated too. You will usually get a prompt to remind you in Settings on your device. There will be a red number one over the symbol for

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30 Computer Corner - continued Settings. When you plug in your device to a computer and link to iTunes, you will also get a reminder.

Your Apps also need updating every so often. If you see the icon and a red number‐ that is how many updates you need to do. Just click update and put in your Apple ID and password.

iTunes seems to need constant updates, and it is recommended to keep it up to date. The latest version is 11, and it looks totally different from any other version that has preceded it.

Lastly, your Browser, for example Internet Explorer, Firefox or Google Chrome, work best if

you are using the latest version.

So many people aren’t and they are missing out.

Some updates require you to restart your computer.

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General Knowledge Quiz A veritable pot‐pourrie of miscellany forms the basis of the “just for fun” quiz month. No prizes, just the satisfaction that the grey cells are still working ‐ or not. Answers on page 44 1.

Who wrote “Gone With The Wind”?

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What is “manchego”?

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How long is a furlong?

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How many MPs are there In a full House of Commons?

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What is the capital city of Uruguay?

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Who was knighted first ‐ Sir David Attenborough, Sir Bobby Charlton or Sir Alan Sugar?

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What breed of dog is this?

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Who is the Australian Prime Minister?

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The Greek word that means “bringer of light” is given to which chemical element?

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Which is the world’s tallest mountain not situated in Asia, and in which country is it?

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What is a baby Koala called?

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Who became a Dame first ‐ Shirley Bassey, Helen Mirren or Julie Andrews?

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Where did “The Battle of Peterloo” take place?

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Which singer who found fame in the 1990’s has the surname Guomundsdottir?

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Which cheese was John Cleese unable to buy in the Monty Python “Cheese Shop” sketch?

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Which London Underground line runs from Walthamstow Central to Brixton?

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Who was the last leader of the Liberal Party?

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Which countries’ flags are these?

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Who had a hit with “Scarlett Ribbons” in 1956?

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On the shipping forecast map which coastal region lies between Thames and Tyne?

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What is the common name for the Californian Lilac?

New Zealander Ivan Mauger was World Champion a record six times in which sport?

In which English county would you find

24. Who was the President of the USSR

during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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Blast that belly fat!

So you want to get rid of that spare tyre? There are a number of things you can do about it.

Firstly, exercise! But you knew I was going to say that though, didn’t you? Not just any exercise though, working at moderate to high intensity will do far more for blasting the bulge. Good news is that if you’re not used to exercise it’ll take less effort for you to get your heart rate up.

Second tip, reduce stress! Surprise, exercise helps with this as well! Reducing Cortisol levels in the body is key to sorting out belly fat as this hormone increases storage of fat around your middle. Yoga, meditation and getting out and having fun with friends work wonders, but watch alcohol and caffeine intake or avoid them altogether as these raise Cortisol levels.

Third tip, make it whole grain! The fibre and other nutrients will not only keep things moving, if you know what I mean.

But they also help you to feel full by releasing a hormone glucagon-like peptide.

It also helps make your body more sensitive to insulin, that hormone that regulates your blood sugar.

(Regulating blood sugar is far more successful than willpower!)

Fourth tip, eat!

Skipping meals is bad for blood sugar and Cortisol levels.

It also reduces your

metabolic rate. Don’t do it! Aim to eat every two to three hours and just enough to keep you going until the next meal. If you don’t feel hungry two or three hours later, well you’ve eaten too much!

Fifth tip, reduce or eliminate saturated fat from your diet BUT replace them with unsaturated fats such as those in nuts, seeds, olives, avocado and fish. The body needs fat to function and did you know that the Mediterranean diet receives 30 to 40 % of its calories from fat? Heart healthy stuff!

Whatever you choose to do, be it change your diet, exercise or a combination of the two, do it consistently. Shrug off those excuses and remember your weight and fitness level is only a symptom of your lifestyle. Making it your goal to feel good can also help to keep you on track.

Yours in fun and fitness, Joline Dunn

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35 The Downs Recorder The Downs was once famous for its Hawthorns.

Picture postcards were made of them, crowds flocked to visit the Downs when they were in flower in May, and even fifty years ago their scent was intoxicating. Today there are just a few still standing proudly on their own, but most have apparently vanished. Actually they are all still there, but they are now at the centre of clumps of vegetation, with Holly and Elder and young ash trees growing up around them. They are often almost totally clothed in Ivy, and often swathed by clematis, and Dog Rose, surrounded by brambles and protected by nettles. This process has been gathering pace steadily since sheep grazing ended in 1926, and the clumps are now a significant wildlife feature of the Downs, providing nesting sites for many bird species, and a lots of berries in winter. Children love the clumps, and play hide and seek around them or make dens inside them. Deep litter collection by the Friends of the Downs has revealed that some are drinking dens, and some may be used for anti‐ social activities. Every year the scrub expands, and clumps start to link arms, and the gang mowers have less and less grass to cut.

This is a natural process, and the time and money to check it no longer exists. But the Hawthorns at the centre of these clumps are ancient.

Hawthorns behave more like shrubs than trees ‐ when they get old they will produce new shoots from the base of their trunks, and become multi‐ trunked. Often the original trunk rots and dies, but the young trunks continue to grow.

Hawthorns naturally grow at about a quarter the rate of trees, and a single trunk that is a metre in circumference, which in a tree would be a mere forty years old, in a hawthorn would be 160 years old. There are Hawthorns with three, four and five stems the Downs with a circumference of three metres or more, which may be c. to 400 years old.

This is interesting because the Downs in the past were grazed by hundreds of sheep and cattle and horses for centuries, and that should have ensured that any tree seedlings that managed to grow would have been eaten at once. The great hawthorns that were photographed in 1900 must have originated at a time when temporarily there was no grazing pressure on the Downs, and the only occasion when that might have been the case was during the English Civil War 1642‐1649, when Bristol was twice besieged, and the Downs would have been a military encampment, as they were in the Second World War. This was a time of temporary economic collapse, and I believe that the oldest hawthorns were established then. They deserve to be cherished and preserved in the same way that we cherish the Llandoger Trow which is of the same date.

The Friends of the Downs have, with the agreement of the Downs Ranger, established a small “Adopt a Hawthorn” group, and we are working to remove Ivy and check Nettles. Anyone interested please contact me at richard.bland123@btinternet.com. And if you enjoy the Downs, why not become a Friend?

Membership is just £10. Contact Robin Haward at robinhaward@blueyonder.co.uk 0117 974 338.

Richard Bland

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Improving Standards if you now require Financial Advice?

January 2013 saw major changes in the financial services world as the impact of new rules resul ng from the FSA’ s Retail Distribu on Review took effect. There are many implica ons, all with the inten on of driving up standards in the industry.

Whether higher level of qualifica on for advisers, the removal of commission (for investment and pension contracts) or greater protec on for clients, the effect is far reaching and should be welcomed by clients and the industry alike.

Why is this welcomed by most of the industry?

Probably because many have been working with the principles of the Retail Distribu on Review for many years and those that are unable to, will move on to pastures new.

In the past, too many advisers have been ‘product pushers’; “what you need is one of these”. The client then collects all kinds of plans that are o en not reviewed, some mes become inappropriate or no longer offer good value. O en the real damage was where companies co oned on to a winning formula for them and then marketed products to all and sundry who happened to walk into a branch that month.

Then there was the issue of commission with comments like, “the good news is that we are paid

by XYZ company for arranging this, so you do not

have to”. This may have been the case but it ignored the fact charges on the plan were higher because of the existence of commission. It was never a free lunch and indirectly it was cos ng you. What’s more some of those products paid significant commission which led to product bias.

Why Product A was selected over Product B was always going to be tricky if ‘A’ paid twice as much commission as ‘B’!

So where are we now? The impact of RDR has meant that some banks, building socie es and advisers no longer provide individual advice. Some say they will only deal with clients with a minimum asset value o en running in to several hundred thousand pounds. Some advisers have re red and the Government have backed the Money Advice Service website to help those that have more basic requirements.

For some this approach will be the most cost effec ve op on. At Grosvenor Consultancy Ltd, our approach is very simple, detailing at outset our 3 levels of service and associated costs for financial planning. If a product is required, we use a uniform approach so there is no product bias.

We offer a no cost, no obliga on ini al mee ng which helps both par es iden fy if there are areas that need addressing and the most appropriate and cost effec ve way forward. Some mes simply poin ng someone in the right direc on is all that is required and we are happy to do this.

So if you are feeling a li le unloved and miss the days when you were an individual and not a name on a list, maybe now is the me to consider speaking to someone new. Maybe the following will help. www.unbiased.co.uk

Phil James Independent Financial Adviser

38 What’s On & Community Events Listings for community events, not for profit clubs and charitable activities are free. If you have something that you would like listed please get in touch with Andy by telephoning on 0117 9687787 or 07845986650 or emailing andy@thebristoleight.uk.

The deadline for listings in the April magazine is 18th March ‐ any received after that date will be held over until the May 2013 issue.

One‐Off Dated Events

Friday Night at the Cinema ‐ Citizens of Bristol at War ‐ rare colour footage of Bristol during 2WW ‐ to be shown at Westbury‐on‐Trym Methodist Church on Friday 22 March at 7 for 7.30pm ‐ tickets £7.50, to include refreshments, available from Just so Balloons, 158 Henleaze Road (9501511), Barbara (9685821) or Alison (9629715). All proceeds to go to Children's Hospice South West.

‘Calendar Girls’ This wonderfully moving and humorous play is being performed by Failand Drama Circle in the Failand Village Hall on March 13th – 16th at 7.30 pm.

Tickets £10 ( which includes 10% cancer charity donation and free programme) can be booked on 01275 393302 or 01275 219363. Don’t delay, tickets for this very popular show are sure to sell out quickly.

Veteran Tree Walk. A walk around Leigh Woods’ ancient woodland, discovering our magnificent veteran oak pollards and other wonderful old trees, with the National Trust’s ancient tree specialist Brian Muelaner.

Sunday 14th April, 10am till 12pm. Price: £4 per person, £2 for LMO supporters. Location: Leigh Woods, Bristol, BS8 3PZ. Meet at the North Road entrance to Leigh Woods. Booking is essential. Please book on line via our website www.nationaltrust.org.uk/leigh‐woods or call our booking line on 08442 491 895.

Dawn Chorus Walk. Take in the early morning air and discover the sounds of spring, with local bird expert Ed Drewitt. You’ll have to be an early bird to take part though!. Sunday 14th April, at 6am ‐ 7.30am Price: £6.50 per person, £4 for LMO supporters

Location: Leigh Woods, Bristol, BS8 3PZ. Meet at the North Road entrance to Leigh Woods.. Booking is essential.

Book online via our website www.nationaltrust.org.uk/leigh‐woods or call our booking line on 0844 2491895

Social Clubs & Groups

The Retired Professional Engineers' Club (Bristol) is a non‐profit making club intended to further the aims and interests of engineers by arranging regular events for retired professional engineers, whatever their background. Such events, principally talks, will have a social aspect so as to encourage members and their partners to attend. Guests will be made most welcome, with a notional charge to cover the cost of tea and biscuits. We also hold Summer and Autumn lunches.

Unless notified otherwise talks start at 14.00 in St Peter's Church Hall, Henleaze, BS9 4LD, on the second Wednesday of the month. Our March talk will be by P Brian Lewis on ‘Clevedon's Maritime Past’ on March 13th, 2013. Further information on membership on our web‐site: www.rpec.co.uk or call Julian on 0117 968 2824.

Music, Concerts & Choirs

Bristol Concert Wind Band is holding their Spring concert at 7.30 p.m. on Saturday April 27th at Trinity‐ Henleaze United Reformed Church BS9 4BT. We can promise you an evening of varied and exciting music, most of it written specifically for wind band. Pieces include East Coast Pictures, a suite by Nigel Hess, Illyrian Dances by Guy Woolfenden, Stravinsky's Firebird and O Waly Waly by Jay Bocook . Tickets are £8 and are available on the door, from tickets@bristolconcertwindband.co.uk. or by telephone on 01179503104. Information about BCWB and our learner bands can be found at www.bristolconcertwindband.co.uk.

Redland Wind Band Spring Concert at Red Maids School, Westbury Road, Westbury‐on‐Trym,BS9 3AN. Tickets £7 on the door or email redlandwindband@googlemail.com.. Under 16s free..

Sat 20 April 7.30pm The Spring Concert this year takes place in a new venue and will again present the band’s

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Bristol Cabot Choir are joining with the Brunel Sinfonia and a number of other choirs to perform Mahler's 8th Symphony, also known as the Symphony of a Thousand because it requires so many musicians!! The concert will be at 7.30pm on Sunday 24th March at the Colston Hall and tickets can be bought from the Colston Hall website, and the box office on 0117 922 3686. This massive work isn't performed very often due to the number of singers and soloists needed, so it really is a rarity. For more details visit www.mahler8.com.

Bristol Gilbert & Sullivan Operatic Society present HMS Pinafore ‐ on 16th‐20th April at the Redgrave Theatre, Percival Rd, Clifton. Tickets £14 Full Price, £11 Concessions available from boxoffice@bristolgsos.co.uk Tel 01179079122 or go online at www.bristolgsos.co.uk.

Bristol Chamber Choir present The Music of Dietrich Buxtehude ‐ featuring two of his sacred works, Missa Brevis and Membra Jesu Nostri. Sunday 17th March 2013 at 3 pm in St Stephen’s Church, Bristol (at the bottom of Corn Street). Price £8. Tickets from:‐ Providence Music at 1 St George’s Road, the Choir Secretary on 0782 807 2876, or at the door. Further Details from: Jack Colley on 07860‐364510.or www.bristolchamberchoir.org.uk

Bristol Bach Choir will be performing Bach’s B Minor Mass with the accomplished period ensemble Canzona and a superb collection of vocal soloists who all perform frequently with illustrious ensembles such as The Sixteen, Polyphony and the Monteverdi Choir. The concert forms part of St George’s Bristol Baroque Festival of Music and takes place at St George’s, Bristol on Saturday 16 March 2013 at 7.00pm. Tickets cost between £10‐£25 and are available from www.bristolbach.org.uk or on 0117 214 0721.

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. Previous experience of orchestral playing is not essential. For more information, please contact the Secretary on (0117) 968 3998.

Viva Italia! Bristol Choral Society performs grand works by two Italian masters on Saturday 23 March at Colston Hall: Verdi's Four Sacred Pieces and Rossini's Stabat Mater, with the English Symphony Orchestra and an outstanding quartet of soloists ‐ Camilla Roberts (soprano), Clare Presland (mezzo‐soprano), Adrian Dwyer (tenor) & David Soar (bass) ‐ all conducted by Adrian Partington. Tickets and more information from www.bristolchoral.co.uk or Colston Hall (0117 922 3686)

Saturday March 23 at Colston Hall: Bristol Choral Society with the English Symphony Orchestra and a quartet of fine soloists performing two wonderfully dramatic Italian works ‐ Rossini's Stabat Mater and Verdi's Four Sacred Pieces. Concert tickets (£10‐£23, u25s £5) from Colston Hall (0117 922 3686) or see www.bristolchoral.co.uk for more details / booking.

Just Sing Out! Join our A Cappella Workshop. Women who enjoy singing, or think they would like to try, are invited to join two workshops being run by Avon Harmony, a long established Bristol ladies a cappella chorus. The workshops, which are to be held in Clifton on 9th March and 6th April, will be led by Avon Harmony’s Musical Director, Alex de Bruin, and members of the chorus. Each workshop will introduce a complete song to learn in four part harmony, as well as several shorter pieces. and will also include voice improvement exercises, and visual presentation techniques. The day long events will each culminate in a short concert, so that participants can show off their newly acquired singing skills to families and friends, in company with the rest of the Avon Harmony Chorus.

More information can be found on the chorus website at www.avonharmony.co.uk or by telephoning Michelle on 07766 105562

Horticulture & Gardens

University of Bristol Botanic Garden forthcoming

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42 What’s On & Community Events events. Thursday 21 March 8.00pm Alan Power, Head Gardener at the renowned 18th century landscape garden and Palladian house at Stourhead, Wiltshire.

Lecture Venue: Room B75, School of Biological Sciences, Woodland Road, BS8 1UG. (AGM 7.00pm).

Admission: Free to Friends (on production of membership card.) Visitors will be asked for a £5 donation. No booking required. Friday 29 March ‐ 1 April 10am‐5pm “Sculpture in the Garden”. Magical driftwood horses with flowing manes, towering Islamic stainless steel sculptures, shimmering silver birds and ceramic water bowls inspired by water lilies in Thailand are just a few of the delights to be seen at the Botanic Garden this Easter. Designs have been created in wood, stone, metalwork, ceramics, steel and stained glass.

Further information: 0117 331 4906. www.bristol.ac.uk/ botanic‐garden

The Bristol Group of the Alpine Garden Society meet once a month in the Methodist Church Hall on Westbury Hill at 7.30pm for talks, plant sales, social occasions and refreshments. Our next meeting is on March 15th when Duncan Coombs will be looking at Tibet. A friendly society where new members are welcome ‐ annual subscription or £2 for visitors. For more details please ring Marion Monahan on 0117 950 3422 or email marionmonahan@myguide.net.

Health, Fitness & Exercise

Zumba Gold Class @ Horfield Parish Church Hall every Weds 2pm‐2.45pm (Gold Class) £4.00 per class, for the mature movers aimed at age 55+ (All other ages Including Beginners) Zumba Class @ Orchard School every Thurs 7pm‐8pm Contact Georgina for further details on www.bristolzumba.com or tel: 07545 625089.

Redland Green Bowling Club invites both novices and players to come and play at Redland Green where tuition is available with qualified coaches. FFI please ring Jean or Gerry Wickham on 9624466.

Westbury Harriers Running Club meet for a run every Monday and Thursday at 7pm, Coombe Dingle Sports

Centre in Stoke Bishop. We are a thriving club consisting of nearly 300 members aged 7 ‐ 70. Training runs cater for all abilities from beginners to advanced. The club has many members who just run for pleasure, but there is also a thriving competitive structure for those who are so inclined! For more information, just turn up on a club night or contact John on professorterry@gmail.com.

Voluntary

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 and the wider class? Can you commit to giving one hour of reading time a week in termtime? We are working with ten schools in the Southmead, Horfield and Brentry areas. Training is offered, and your advanced CRB check is paid for by Bristol City Council.

You would read with the same children each week and be part of a growing group of volunteers. For more information please contact Paul Harrod, at paul.harrod@gmail.com, or on 07576 150706.

Volunteers Wanted. Could you help young children with their reading? Do you have a little time to spare each week? Volunteers are required in almost all Bristol's Primary schools usually for half a day a week during term‐time. Some training will be provided. If you are interested in this worthwhile and rewarding activity please contact Vanessa Kitchen of Community Service Volunteers.

Tel: (0117) 9096858 or vckitchen1949@gmail.com.

Miscellaneous Clifton & Hotwells Improvement Society: Presentations for 2013 include: Tues 26th March, Gordon Shaw on “The Quiet Engineer......the story of Thomas Guppy and his family”; and Tues 23rd April, Dan Evans on “The Avon Gorge Area”. All talks will be held in the elegant surroundings of Clifton Hill House, Lower Clifton Hill at 8pm, doors open at 7.30pm. There is disabled access.

Non‐members are welcome. For further information about either talks or visits, please contact either Linda Edwards (0119 9739803) or RoseMary Musgrave (0117 9731704).

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Failand Art Group. This very friendly group of artists meet on a regular Wednesday afternoon. Artists of all standards from beginners to experienced will be made very welcome to join using any medium. We all learn from each other so come and give us a try. Meetings are from 1.30 to 4.00 pm. Contact Jim Peck on jimpeck1502@gmail.com if you require any further information.

The next meeting of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society will be on Monday 25th March at 7.45 pm in The Apostle Room, Clifton Cathedral, Pembroke Road, BS8. 'Radicalism, revolution and reform 1760‐1820, views from the English West' This lecture will be given by Dr. Richard Sheldon, Lecturer in social and economic history at the University of Bristol.

The Bristol Grandparents' Support Group. If you are a grandparent who is going through the trauma of not being able to have contact with your grandchildren, due to family breakdown, a Bristol support group has been set up. We meet every two months at 9, Park Grove, Westbury Park, Bristol, BS6 7XB. FFI please visit www.bristolgrandparentssupportgroup.co.uk, contact Jane Jackson tel. 0117 9246496, mobile 07773 258270, or email jackson.jane@me.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 contact the tutor, Mary Hall, by email on lipreadingmary@yahoo.com or telephone 07790 283939.

Bristol & Clifton Dickens’ Society will meet at Westmoreland Hall, Redland, on Thursday 14th March at 7.30pm where Liz Croucher will be presenting “Danger ‐ Women at Work”. For more details please contact Eveline Fitt on 0755 2939392 or email eve.fitt@btinternet.com.

Quiz Answers from page 32 ‐ 1. Margaret Mitchell; 2.

Spanish sheep's‐milk cheese; 3. 220 yards; 4. 650; 5.

Montevideo; 6. Sir David Attenborough in 1985, (Charlton 1994, Sugar 2000); 7. Harry Belafonte; 8.

Humber; 9. Ceanothus; 10. Speedway; 11.

Nottinghamshire; 12. Borzoi; 13. Julia Gillard; 14.

Phosphorus; 15. Aconcagua in Argentina; 16. a joey; 17.

Bassey and Andrews both in 2000, Mirren in 2003; 18.

Manchester, 1819; 19. Bjork; 20. He couldn’t buy any cheese at all despite requesting 43 different types; 21.

Victoria Line; 22. Sir David Steel; 23. Czech Republic and Dominican Republic; 24. Nikita Khrushchev

Puzzle Walk answers from page 17. Q1. £440; Q2. it was bombed; Q3. eleven; 4. old water pump; Q5.

Fuidges Vault (plaque dated 1823); Q6. The Ancient Society of St Stephen’s Ringers; Q7. Royal Exchange Assurance; Q8. Corinne Marin; Q9. Dursley; Q10. “You can do as you will, but not will as you will”; Q11. 1837; Q12. 7.04 and 11.37; Q13. a sundial; Q14. a stag; Q15. golden unicorns; Q16. The Abbey Church of St Augustine; Q17. Sustrans; Q18. Abraham Darby; Q19.

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