The Bristol Nine November 2013 by Andy Fraser

Nov 2013 No 92

In this issue - Discovering the Cumberland Basin and Hotwells - Sport on the Downs Sweet Pea - Christmas Fairs - Prize Wordsearch - Podcasts - Local Events galore

5 The Editor’s Small Piece

Hello there. Last month I attended the Independent Magazine Publishers Conference in Birmingham, a terrific annual convention of some 120 magazine producers. As well as some great speakers the day (and late night) was one big networking event, and I came away with plenty of ideas to mull over (more of this next month). What struck me more than anything was the overwhelming enthusiasm with which people spoke when talking their magazines, and how much pleasure they got from working with, and in, their local communities. I can only echo that sense of enjoyment, and the job of producing this little issue each month is still a joy. That pleasure is reinforced by all the feedback I get from readers, who seem to like the end product, and the advertisers without who it wouldn’t be possible and for who it clearly works. So thank you to everyone who gets in touch, your comments are much appreciated. Regular readers will have noticed that the magazine has continued to grow but has, I think, now reached maturity (unless my printer, EPC Direct in Bedminster, can get a bigger stapler) which is, I guess, good as it seems to be taking an eternity to assemble each month. Anyway, better go ‐ the sun is rising and I’d like a snooze. Till next month, cheers, Andy To get in touch ‐ T: 0117 968 7787 M: 07845 986650 P: 8 Sandyleaze, WoT, BS9 3PY E: andy@bcmagazines.co.uk Tw: @BS9Andy

6 Probate – Can you spare the time to get it right? We ask Andrew Jack of AMD Solicitors for advice on dealing with probate. Q. My siblings and I were appointed as executors of my late fathers’ estate, he died three months ago and we haven’t done anything yet, is this OK? A. You would be surprised how often this comes up. Recently I have been approached by several families who have not started administering the estate of a loved one. This may be because of grief, conflict within the family or the simple fact that the mass of paperwork that is generated when someone dies is just too intimidating. The administration of someone’s estate is partly governed by law from 1925. This gives executors 12 months from the date of death to deal with the administration of an estate, “the executors year” interest is payable, on legacies if they are not paid to beneficiaries within this year. If the estate is taxable the Inland Revenue both starts charging interest after 6 months from the date of death and can also impose penalties. These can be substantial - sums up to 100% of the tax due plus interest if the Inheritance Tax papers are not submitted to the Inland Revenue within 12 months.

are personally liable during the period of administration; they must act with due care and reasonable speed. Fines imposed by the Revenue for delays in administering estates are not always payable from estate funds and you may find yourself having to pay them out of your own pocket. Executors also find themselves frequently in the position of having to provide updates to beneficiaries. Should the beneficiaries be family members only then this may not be too onerous but some institutions (including sadly some charities) can be difficult and demanding. Can you spare the time to keep them updated? Many people do not want to put busy family members through this and consequently appoint professionals as executors. Solicitors are used to obtaining valuations dealing with institutions and beneficiaries. If you have been appointed personally as an executor you have the freedom to deal with estate yourself or to instruct professionals to act on your behalf, if you wish. AMD Solicitors have an experienced and specialist probate department that are used to dealing with financial institutions and providing updates to beneficiaries including charities.

It must also be remembered that executors

Advice Making a Difference

Andrew and the other members of AMD’s Probate and Trust team will have an initial discussion with you free of charge and answer your queries. Contact Andrew on 0117 9898518 or email andrewjack@amdsolicitors.com Copyright AMD Solicitors

8 Useful Numbers and Information

Gas Emergencies 0800 111 999 Electricity Emergencies 0800 365 900 Water Emergencies 0845 600 4 600 Avon & Somerset Police Non‐ Emergencies 101 (new no.) Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 Southmead Hospital 0117 950 5050 Frenchay Hospital 0117 970 1212 BRI / Children’s Hospital 0117 923 0000 NHS non‐emergency 111 Council Dog Warden Services 0117 922 2500 Bristol Blood Donation 0117 988 2040 The Samaritans 08457 90 90 90 Alcoholics Anonymous 08457 69 75 55 ChildLine 0800 11 11 National Rail Enquiries 08457 48 49 50 Telephone Pref Service 0845 070 0707 Mailing Pref Service 0845 703 4599 Bristol Care & Repair ‐ home safety checks & handyman 0117 95 4 2222 Postal Services Westbury on Trym Post Office 9 ‐ 5.30 Mon to Fri, 9 ‐ 4 Sat Henleaze Post Office 9 ‐ 1 , 2 ‐ 5.30 Mon to Fri, 9 ‐ 12.30 Sat Westbury on Trym Parcel Collection 7 ‐ 1 Mon to Fri, 9 ‐ 12 Sat 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 Henleaze ‐ tel. 903 8541 Mon 9.30 ‐ 7.00, Tues 9.30 ‐ 5.00 Wed 9.30 ‐ 5.00, Thur 9.30 ‐ 5.00 Fri 9.30 ‐ 7.00, Sat 9.30 ‐ 5.00 Westbury on Trym ‐ tel. 903 8552 Mon 9.30 ‐ 5.00, Tues 9.30 ‐ 5.00

Wed 9.30 ‐ 5.00, Thur ‐ closed Fri 9.30 ‐ 7.00, Sat 9.30 ‐ 5.00 Sea Mills ‐ tel. 903 8555 Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat 9.30 ‐ 1.00 , 2.00 ‐ 5.00 Wed ‐ closed, Thur 9.30 ‐ 1.00 , 2.00 ‐ 7.00 Public Transport Visit the excellent Bristol City Council website www.travelbristolorg to plan out your routes in, around or out of the city ‐ whether you are planning to go by bus, train, ferry, air, bike, car or foot. Local Churches St Mary Magdalene, Stoke Bishop www.stmarysb.org.uk 0117 968 7449 Methodist Church, WoT www.westburyontrymmethodistchurch.org.uk 0117 962 2930 Baptist Church, Reedley Rd, WoT www.westburybaptist.org.uk 0117 962 9990 Holy Trinity Parish Church, WoT www.westbury‐parish‐church.org.uk 0117 950 8644 Sacred Heart Catholic Church, WoT www.sacredheartchurch.co.uk 0117 983 3926 St Peter’s Church, Henleaze www.stpetershenleaze.org 0117 962 4524 Trinity URC, Henleaze www.trinityhenleazeurc.org.uk 0117 962 9713 The Community Church, WoT www.the‐community‐church.net 0117 946 6807 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 a week.

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applicable, to formally invite feedback on our service and discuss any improvements which could be made.” "How do I pay for my mother’s care?" “We will invoice you every two weeks with a fully itemised list of the visits that have taken place. We will state the date, time, duration and name of the carer who attended. This will make it easy for you to review. We accept payment by cheque, cash, internet banking or we can set up standing order for you if you prefer.”

If you have any questions or would like to have a chat about the homecare options and services we oﬀer please do get in touch.”

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12 Puzzle Walk - Discover Hotwells and the Cumberland Basin Another puzzle walk for you this month ‐ an excuse really to wander around a part of our area that you might not know that well and take time to have a good mooch around, answering a few questions about what you might see as you go around. The walk starts on Cornwallis Crescent in lower Clifton, where parking isn’t too bad, at the junction with the bottom of Hensman’s Hill. Now please note, this walk is not flat ‐ there are plenty of steps and hills up and down so I’m afraid it’s not directly suitable for buggies and wheelchairs. Also please be very, very careful if you plan to take youngsters with you ‐ at one stage you walk alongside the unguarded water’s edge of the Cumberland Basin, and you have to cross the Portway on foot. Keep safe. The walk should take an hour or two depending on your pace. Right, oﬀ we go.

Start on Cornwallis Crescent and look for number 31. Which philanthropist used to live here? Now walk east along Cornwallis Crescent, with the terraced properties on your left and the fabulous 18th century Grade II listed Cornwallis House up on your right.

Shortly you will turn left down the narrow pedestrian Polygon Lane. When the lane forks turn left into Polygon Lane South, walk downhill then turn right into The Polygon. Follow this charming path, with gardens on your right , as it curves left, then climb the few steps up and continue. You are now walking alongside Hope Chapel. At the end of the path enter the small graveyard at the front of the church. What tragedy befell 8 year old Alexander Cook in 1867? Now continue down Hope Chapel Hill, past the Adam & Eve Pub, and at the bottom of the hill turn left into lovely Dowry Square. Which famous “miners friend” used to live at number 6? Walk right around the square then double back across the bottom of Hope Chapel Hill and onto the path alongside the busy Hotwell Road. How many gargoyles are there on the front of number 262? Turn right up Joy Hill, with the imposing red brick Haberfield House (completed in 1891 at a cost of £11,288) on your left, and continue upwards, past the school, where the road turns briefly into Cumberland Place. At the top you will T‐junction Granby Hill. Turn left downhill then immediately left onto the footbridge. Walk right across this footbridge ‐ this will take you over the many lanes of the busy Hotwell Rd/Cabot Way/Bennett Way system. Do look back for stunning views up into Clifton (Windsor Place is very prominent) and the Suspension Bridge beyond.

At the bottom of the footbridge turn right and walk towards the swing bridge. Go through a small gate, at the foot of the spiral staircase up onto the swing bridge, but instead go down a handful of steps onto the lock‐side. Please do be very careful here as the water’s edge is unguarded. At the waters edge turn right, then cross the lock by the first of the two lock‐ gates. Turn left and walk towards the swing bridge. Here you will see “Brunel’s Other Bridge”, the Swivel Bridge that pre‐dates the Suspension Bridge and opened in 1849 to cross the lock (the Bristol Industrial (continues on page 14)

14 Puzzle Walk - continued from page 12 Archaeological Society website has loads of information about this grade 2 listed structure).

From here walk under the new swing bridge, if only to listed to the noise of the traﬃc rumbling overhead. What is the inscription on the coats of arms that adorn the swing bridge? Now double back, past the first lock gate you crossed, and stop by the fascinating notice board. Who stole the horse? On the other side there is a lovely aerial photo of the Cumberland Basin area taken in 1929. While you are here, what does the plaque on the cannon say?

Continue on past the harbourmasters cottage and cross back towards the Portway over the second lock gate. What is the depth of the high tide, and what is the maximum depth of water that can be measured in feet? (you will need to look carefully). Turn left and follow the edge of the dock then walk up onto the Portway path by climbing over or though the black railings by the little turreted building.

Walk along the Portway footpath towards the Suspension Bridge, taking time to look at the interesting but very derelict old dockside structures on your left.

Continue along the path until you are alongside the Clifton Rocks Railway façade on the opposite side of the Portway (A4). At this point you need to cross the road ‐ be very, very careful here as the road is wide, busy and traﬃc is swift. You will now be stood alongside the Clifton Rocks Railway on a very narrow pavement ‐ again be careful. In what year did work on the railway tunnel start?

Now turn and walk back in the direction you came, away from the Suspension Bridge. At this point your are “being watched”. By who? You are now at The Colonnade, a small curved terrace of houses. What was the significance of house No. 1?. Continue walking, up the steps onto the raised pavement that runs alongside the Portway. You are now on St Vincent’s Parade, a terrace that again has listed status. At the end of the Parade turn left into Hinton Lane, which heads peacefully, quietly and slowly upwards until it meets Granby Hill. Cross the (concludes on page 49)

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22 Curry Corner Chicken & Tamarind Curry Ingredients (serves 4) ▪ 8 chicken thighs (on the bone or deboned), skin removed ▪ 1 level tbsp curry powder ▪ 1/2 tbsp chilli flakes ▪ 2 level tbsp tamarind paste ▪ 3 tbsp vegetable oil ▪ Sea salt ▪ Fresh ground black pepper ▪ 2 medium onions, finely sliced ▪ 2 garlic cloves, finely sliced ▪ 2 tbsp fenugreek seeds ▪ 10 curry leaves, fresh or dried ▪ 300ml chicken stock ▪ 1 handful coriander leaves, roughly chopped

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24 The Downs Recorder - Richard Bland A little more sport. Intensive use of the Downs for sport is not a modern invention. In 1902, just before the creation of the Downs Soccer League, a Downs cricket league was created and an agreement was made in 1920 that the cricket season would be 1st May to 31st August and soccer from 1st September to 31st March. Pitches were laid out by the Ranger and continued in use until 1939. The Bristol Baseball Club sought permission to play in 1937, which was given provided they did not interfere with the cricket. When the American army occupied Clifton College they played baseball on the school close. The area of the Downs they used was too full of tanks to permit much baseball. Tennis courts were also marked out on the Downs in the early twenties, but the opening of the fine courts in the Great Quarry in 1925, as a result of the creation of the Portway, ended this use. Tennis continued to be played in the quarry into the 1970s. In 1897 permission was sought to play polo “on the old polo ground”, though where that was, and whether any polo

Aerial view of Clifton and the Downs taken in 1935. Photo courtesy of English Heritage / Britain from Above

was played is unknown. Rugby Football has a longer association with the Downs than soccer. In 1885 the Westbury Park Rugby Football Club was refused permission to run a rope round the field of play, and by 1919 there were six Rugby pitches. In 1925 the Bristol Schools Rugby Union was using eight pitches. In 1896 the Northcote Hockey Club had a pitch and in 1920 the St Cross Hockey club had a fancy dress Boxing Day match, the proceeds to the Home for Crippled Children. The famous Soccer League was not the only user of soccer pitches. A report in 1960 noted a Church of England league, which had 16 matches a season, and a Boys Brigade League that had 29. The Local Education Authority used seven pitches every Saturday. Furthermore no less than six local schools used the Downs for sport without marking out pitches‐ and I recall trying to referee such games. In those glad times sport was not some thing you watched on television! A Clifton Downs Golf course was created in 1876, and what was probably a nine hole course built, with the first green opposite 20 Upper Belgrave Road. It ran along either side of Ladies Mile. There were lots of complaints of pedestrians being hit by golf balls, and the mowing was distinctly intermittent. In the 1930 unemployed youths hunted out lost golf balls in the long grass and sold them back to the players. Notices prohibiting golf after 2.00 pm were still to be found attached to the elms that bordered Ladies Miles until they were killed by Dutch Elm Disease in 1976. After 1945 the bye‐ laws were altered to prohibit any hitting of golf balls, on public safety grounds, but it does still happen. If you enjoy the Downs, or use if for your sport, why not become a Friend? Membership is just £10. Contact Robin Haward at robinhaward@blueyonder.co.uk or telephone 0117 974 3385

Independent day school where girls shine They may only be nine years old but in Year 5 at the Red Maids’ Junior School, the pupils are mastering a wide range of subjects and developing skills they didn’t know they had. Their form teachers are Bridget Fenton and Maggie Edbrooke, who also co‐ordinate the delivery of all English and Maths learning across the 120‐strong school. Ms Fenton, a self‐confessed bookworm, says: “Our key English focus for the pupils in Year 5 is to immerse them in the concept of reading for pleasure. I oversee the school library and read many children’s books myself so I can make recommendations to suit all types of readers. In Year 5 the girls take on responsibility for running our school bookshop and assist as librarians. It is fun and brings confidence and new abilities but the underlying goal is to develop even greater love and proficiency in reading. This is vital preparation for progressing onwards and upwards to senior school.”

The passion of Maths addict Mrs Edbrooke for her subject has led to Red Maids’ hosting annual Maths challenges attended by schools from around the region. Links have also been established with Bath University for Year 5 pupils to take part in a robotics initiative that extends their learning in Maths, Science and many other areas. “No two days are ever really the same here and that’s because the girls are all very diﬀerent in themselves,” says Mrs Edbrooke. “The beauty of Red Maids’ is that every girl is treated as an individual and everyone has the chance to shine in whatever talent they have.” Extra‐curricular activities are also a key part of learning. The girls line up for Ms Fenton’s Football Club while Mrs Edbrooke’s Maths and Puzzle Club is run on a rota to give all year groups Bridget Fenton (l) & Maggie Edbrooke (r) the chance to take part. Open Morning on Saturday 9 November. Year 5 Taster Day Friday 22 November. Call Mrs Lynn McCabe on 0117 962 9451 for more informa on.

26 General Knowledge Quiz This month our “just for fun” quiz is all about the continents ‐ Africa, the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia/Oceania. A veritable mixed bag of questions ‐ best of luck. Africa ▪ Which two armies fought in the Battle of Rorke’s Drift? ▪ In what year was Nelson Mandela freed? ▪ In what country is Casablanca? ▪ Where in Africa would you find lemurs? ▪ What links Gabon, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Somalia? The Americas ▪ Which two South American countries does Brazil not share a border with? ▪ The Sandinistas ruled which South American country? ▪ What is the capital of Canada? ▪ Who were the three Presidents of the USA between Lyndon B. Johnson and Ronald Reagan? ▪ Which South American river had a 1970’s cartoon character named after it? Europe ▪ In what city is this Parliament building? ▪ The Battle of Agincourt was between

▪ ▪ ▪ Asia ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪

which two countries and in which war? What is manchego and where does it originate? In what year was the Euro physically introduced? In which city would you find the European Court of Human Rights?

What is the principal language of Iran? On which city was the second atomic bomb dropped? China shares a northern border with which two other countries? The Indian city of Chennai used to be known by what former name? The temples of Angkor Wat are in which Asian country?

Australia / Oceania ▪ Where would you find these statues? ▪ Uluru is better known by what name? ▪ Who organised World Series Cricket in Australia in the late 1970’s? ▪ Who lit the flame at the 2000 summer Olympics in Sydney? ▪ What kind of bird Is this, found on the coastlines of Australia and New Zealand? Answers on page 106

A quick guide to Las ng Powers of A orney The poet William Butler Yeats once said that "Life is a long prepara on for something that never happens". Losing mental capacity is something, sadly, that could happen, to any of us, at any age. The stark reality is that cases of demen a are on the rise. One in three people over 65 now die with some form of demen a and there is one new case diagnosed every 3.2 minutes. By making a Las ng Power of A orney, you can begin taking decisions about how you would wish to be cared for in the future. A Las ng Power of A orney is a bit like an insurance policy; you may never need it but, if you do, having it in place will pay dividends. What exactly are Las ng Powers of A orney? Las ng Powers of A orney (also known as 'LPAs') are powerful and important legal tools. They enable you to choose people who you know and trust to act as your legally appointed 'a orneys' in the event that you were ever to lose mental capacity. Your a orneys are appointed to act on your behalf and in your best interests, in the event that you can no longer make decisions on your own.

Are there different types of LPAs? Yes, there are two different types of LPAs. One for Property and Financial Affairs and the other for Health and Welfare. You are free to make either or both types of LPA. A Property and Financial Affairs LPA will enable your a orneys to, for example, make payments on your behalf, go to the bank for you, or help deal with your property. A Health and Welfare LPA will enable your a orneys to make sure that you are cared for in accordance with your wishes. For example, your a orneys could make decisions on whether you stay at home rather than move into a nursing home. They could also speak to medical staff, on your behalf, about medical treatment decisions. For both types of LPA, you have the op on of choosing to restrict your a orney's powers, or place condi ons on what they can do on your behalf. What happens if I do not make an LPA? If you lose mental capacity without having an LPA in place, you and those caring for you will no longer be able to deal with banks and other companies, without the authority of the Court of Protec on. Those caring for you will need to make an

29 applica on to obtain authority from the Court of Protec on. This is an expensive and drawn‐out process, which could cost in excess of £2,000 and take over six months. Ul mately those caring for you will be powerless to act on your behalf; it is the Court who will decide who can take decisions on your behalf, and how they those decisions can be made. How do I make an LPA? We will discuss all of your personal requirements and ques ons in detail, before crea ng your LPA. We will take you through each stage of the process, helping you to think through each

decision and understand each implica on. Your LPA will then need to be registered at the Oﬃce of the Public Guardian, before it can be used. We can also handle the en re registra on process, on your behalf. How do I find out more? Please contact Mary McCrorie, a Partner in the Private Client Team at Veale Wasbrough Vizards on 0117 314 5368 or mmccrorie@vwv.co.uk

30 Welcome to Sweet Pea

Sweet Pea has moved into the High Street! Reloca ng into new premises four mes the size of their first home on Coldharbour Road in Redland, Sweet Pea is a very welcome addi on to the village.

Lively and friendly, Sweet Pea is very welcoming. You can browse at your leisure, or take advantage of the helpful, experienced staff. This is bou que fashion retail with the snobbery removed, but all the good stuff retained. Wonderfully refreshing. Inside the pre y, spacious shop you’ll find a broad range of fashions, including French and Italian fashion lines, from the edgy and trendy, to styles for the more mature lady. There are also accessories including beau ful scarves, colourful ghts and lovely jewellery. The unifying theme is that everything is carefully chosen, high quality and affordable.

Sweet Pea is our kind of ladies fashion bou que. For, not only does it have a bou que feel inside, along with some really gorgeous clothes and accessories, it is also extremely purse‐friendly.

Si ng alongside the ladies collec on is their delectable range of childrenswear and accessories ranging from birth to 14 years. If you are looking for something diﬀerent, be it a treat for your own li le one, a special gi for a newborn, or a party dress diﬀerent to the rest, take a look at Sweet Pea's selec on of gorgeous finds ranging from £4‐£29. They also stock a few boys things as well. Owners Emma Bourne and Gemma Gallagher met in the playground at Westbury on Trym Primary School in 2007 when their eldest children Florence and

31 Ka e started school. Their friendship soon blossomed and before long (and over a glass or two of wine) they decided that their was a gap in the market, par cularly locally, for an aﬀordable fashion bou que for ladies who wanted something a bit diﬀerent. Before too long Sweet Pea opened on Coldharbour Road and has been a huge success.

"We're delighted to be able to bring Sweet Pea to Westbury‐on‐Trym" says Emma "we have had such fantas c feedback from our customers. I grew up in the Village, so to expand our business and sit alongside the other retailers here is absolutely brilliant ‐ Westbury is such a lovely shopping des na on with something here for everyone" says Gemma. And the history behind the shop name? Owners Emma and Gemma wanted something personal, and a er realising that they both aﬀec onately refer to their

children as Sweet Pea, the shops name was born and it seems to fit perfectly.

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37 Hydrotherapy Hydrotherapy (also known as Aquatic Therapy) is a specialist physiotherapy treatment based in water, which is above the temperature of normal swimming pools. Hydrotherapy is used to treat a number of diﬀerent conditions and injuries and can have fantastic outcomes. During the build up for the London 2012 Olympic Games, Alistair Brownlee, who went on to take Gold in the triathlon event, used Hydrotherapy and Aqua Jogging to maintain his fitness after suﬀering from an achilles tendon injury whilst training for the games, and whilst it is widely used by elite athletes, the benefits of Hydrotherapy can extend to all.

Who can benefit from Hydrotherapy? Hydrotherapy can be used to speed up the recovery of patients that are unable to weight ‐bear or can only partially weight‐bear following surgery or injury, by increasing range of movement and maintaining muscle strength. In addition to the above, hydrotherapy can: ▪ Increase mobility ▪ Reduce pain and muscle spasm ▪ Improve and maintain joint range of movement ▪ Strengthen weak muscle groups ▪ Increase physical fitness and functional tolerances ▪ Re‐educate normal movement patterns ▪ Improve balance ▪ Improve co‐ordination ▪ Improve posture ▪ Improve self confidence ▪ Stimulate circulation

Why is exercising in water so beneficial?

Due to the buoyancy properties and temperature of the water, hydrotherapy allows you to make substantial improvements during treatment sessions. Your physiotherapist may combine hydrotherapy with land based treatments to maximise your potential.

What conditions can be treated by Hydrotherapy? Hydrotherapy is an extremely beneficial for a wide range of conditions and injuries. Conditions that may be treated with hydrotherapy include: ▪ Sports Injuries ▪ Rheumatoid arthritis ▪ Osteoarthritis ▪ Fractures ▪ Back pain ▪ Muscle sprains ▪ Post surgery ▪ Balance problems ▪ Neurological conditions ▪ Health promotion and general fitness

Do I need to be able to swim? No, you do not need to be able to swim to benefit from Hydrotherapy. Exercises can be performed without the need to fully submerge your body in the water.

Is it the same as Aqua Aerobics? Although aqua aerobics does involve exercising in water, Hydrotherapy tends to be diﬀerent to aqua aerobics, which can be quite

38 strenuous, as it is generally more focused on slow, controlled movements and relaxation.

Where can I do Hydrotherapy? You do not need to go to a special pool to exercise in water, however specialist hydrotherapy pools tend to be kept much warmer, making exercising in them much more enjoyable! A physiotherapist with an interest in Hydrotherapy, or an aquatic exercise professional, will also be able to advise you on exercises to do in the water. At the Penny Porter Physiotherapy and Hydrotherapy Centre, our pool is kept at 32 – 34 degrees, with ‘Endless Currents’, massage jets, and an underwater treadmill. We also have above, and underwater, high definition

video cameras that can be used to look at gait/ swimming analysis when required. Our physiotherapists will use a range of aids and adaptations to design a tailored treatment programme to suit your needs, and will decide the best rehabilitation programme to help you return to your normal activities of daily living as soon as possible.

For further information, please see www.pennyporter.co.uk

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Gordano Sixth Form support Mend the Gap and Teenage Cancer Trust Every year Gordano Sixth Form support two charities during their Raising & Giving Week (RAG). The week, run by the Sixth Form RAG committee comprises a host of events for both Sixth Form and the lower school including; Rag Rock, School Disco, A Staﬀ bleep test, Gunging, Cake Sales, Rag Fair and a Student Social. Each day of the week has a diﬀerent dress up theme.

“Teaching is outstanding in the Sixth Form” ‐ Ofsted 2012 With a student body of over 400, Gordano Sixth Form is a thriving and exciting place to study, boasting a state of the art independent learning centre, social and café facilities. Most students move up through Gordano School, with around 10% of students welcomed from other schools. Our school and Sixth Form are rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted and the last four years have seen our best ever A Level results and seen the Sixth Form featured at the top of North Somerset comparisons and in the Times and Guardian lists of highest achieving Sixth Forms.

This year’s charities have been chosen because they are close to the heart of the Sixth Form. Mend the Gap is a global charity with strong Kenyan connections and Gordano Sixth Form are pleased to have been linked with 4 secondary and junior schools in Bochoroke Kenya. Teenage Cancer Trust continue to support the students of Gordano School and their families. Last years Rag Week raised over £3000 and the RAG week committee are confident that they will exceed that amount this year.

41 Constituency Matters With Charlotte Leslie MP ‘Out of order’. How five‐week delay in lift repair for elderly residents was unacceptable I had the pleasure of meeting three very determined and feisty residents of Henleaze recently – albeit in very trying circumstances for them. Judy Ross, Mavis Blackford and Irmgard Gardner are all residents at Ferndown Grange on Henleaze Road, which readers may recall was in the news in late summer after the lift at their block of flats was broken for several weeks. This led to some residents being virtually housebound as they could not leave their upper floor apartments to meet other residents or go out for shopping. It seems that despite the lift being just nine years old, a vital part was now obsolete and had to be specially manufactured. It was a totally unacceptable situation, not helped, according to the ladies, by what they saw as a breakdown in communication between managing agents Peverel Property Services and the residents. Now everyone accepts things break down. And most people understand there can be delays. The ladies I met, I felt, would not make complaints lightly. All they wanted, for them and their friends, was the opportunity lead a fully independent life.What was not acceptable is that these residents should have had to wait for five weeks to have their lift fixed without robust systems put in place to help them. In the words of the Peverel managing director in a letter to me, the time taken to resolve the matter was “unacceptable”. It was clear to me that while the part ‐time duty manager was doing her best, the whole situation was not good enough. I have pressed Peverel now on several concerns and while it didn’t help the ladies in the summer, I am hoping that their assurances will mean such an eventuality will not happen again. Peverel have now told me that: • The company is re‐tendering for its lift maintenance contracts. • Compensation arrangements with residents are being finalised. • A fault in the residents’ ‘care‐line’ facility has been fixed; • The company said they were “keen to resolve any misunderstandings or communication challenges”, a situation outlined by Judy, Mavis and Irmgard.

It is vital that residents in places like Ferndown Grange, who are paying considerable charges for the facilities, are never put in this appalling position again. Charlotte Leslie MP with Irmgard Gardner, Judy Ross and Mavis Blackford In other matters, it has been a busy period. A big project for me over the next few months is our campaign to bring a London‐style Oyster card to Bristol which would enable travellers to move seamlessly from rail to bus and from one bus company to another without needing lots of diﬀerent passes and tickets. Our vision for a fully functioning, integrated public transport system in Bristol can only be achieved with such a card and I have now launched a petition calling on Bristol’s decision makers to introduce one. I use my Oyster Card daily when I am in London and says it has been transformative to the capital’s public transport system. Whilst individual bus companies like First instigating their own smart‐cards is fine, it will not achieve what the Oyster card has done for London: linking our diﬀerent forms of transport up as one integrated whole. I want to see Bristol once again become a region of which Brunel could be proud. Please sign up here: www.smartcardbristol.bristolpetitions.com Finally, don’t forget we are looking for Bristol North West’s best independent shop. You can vote for your favourite at www.charlotteleslie.com/ independentshop with the chance to win £100 in the winning shop.

Charlotte Leslie ‐ MP for Bristol North West Oﬃce: 184 Henleaze Road, Bristol, BS9 4NE 0117 962 9427 E: charlotte.leslie.mp@parliament.uk www.charlotteleslie.com

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43 Louise’s tips for an easier life

Let’s take the Stress out of Christmas Preparations I know, I know it feels too early to be thinking about Christmas, but can you spare just five minutes to give it a thought? How about treating yourself to the best Christmas gift ever – the gift of a stress‐free Christmas? Now's the time to start getting organised. How about booking an extra pair of hands to make it all happen, so you can enjoy the autumn and sail into Christmas feeling relaxed and ready? A quick call to Louise England means that you know you will have nothing outstanding on your list come 25th December.

The word 'Christmas' starts your head spinning at the prospect of so much to think about, let alone tick oﬀ the list. Many of you will be list‐lovers like me and now’s the time to start writing lists; including cards, presents, posting, travel plans, food, and decorations. It is so satisfying to be able to tick oﬀ the items! I have some excellent templates for Christmas Masterplans with time‐saving tips and lots of local knowledge ‐ from where to get your tree to where to order a mouth‐ watering turkey or goose. Call me Santa's PA! It's never too early to start ordering presents. Why not have your presents delivered to me ‐

I can drop them to you already wrapped at a time you’ll be home – no need for missed deliveries, and no worries about running out of sticky tape! Another task could be printing off name and address labels ready for your Christmas cards. Christmas cards are still much appreciated in this age of technology and social media. Rather than having to write 'hope to see you in 2014,' why not make this the year you throw a party and catch up with friends old and new? Book a date now, and do consider booking my services to help you plan and enjoy the evening: I have plenty of experience at event organising and I am full of ideas to give your event a festive sparkle, whether you intend to entertain at home or elsewhere. Just leave it with me – and take the stress out of the festive season. What about a completely different idea for a Christmas present this year ‐ a professional organiser/de‐clutterer for the day? A disorganised and pretty chaotic friend could certainly do with a helping hand, or a really busy and stressed out relative with an endless to‐do list that never gets touched? You can give them a gift that will make a positive difference to their life. Vouchers are available from just £25. To purchase please send me an email or give me a call, and I will send the gift certificate by post. 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. www.louiseengland.co.uk Mobile: 07780 474256 Email: louise@louiseengland.co.uk Twitter: @L_England

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Past Life Regression (PLR) Have you ever met a new acquaintance only to discover that you feel like you have known them all your life? Or visited somewhere ’new ‘and when you arrive there, you recognise the place and have the feeling ‘I’ve been here before’? Maybe you have ‐ in another life… The idea of past lives and reincarna on is one of the oldest religious and philosophical ideas on the planet. As far back as the first millennium BC, discussion of reincarna on appears in the philosophical wri ngs from both India and Greece. Reincarna on is the belief that your ‘soul’ or ‘spirit’ resides in your human body and when your physical body dies your soul returns to the a erlife to prepare to begin a new life in a new body. So what are the benefits of a Past Life Regression Session? PLR can help you to release repressed thoughts, blocked emo ons and clear unresolved issues, fears, phobias, vows and contracts. Your character today represents a culmina on of all the experiences you have had over numerous life mes. Learning what has happened to you in your other lives can give you a greater knowledge and understanding of who you are. This knowledge can help you to look at the experiences you have in your current life from a diﬀerent perspec ve. … and that feeling when you think you’ve met someone before? Well ... just maybe they are from your soul group and you know them in the a erlife… If you would like to know more about Past Life Regression, please contact Joanne Cole at The Chiron Centre, Tel: 0117 962 0008. TASTER DAY – SATURDAY 7TH DECEMBER ‐ 1.00pm ‐5.00pm Come and have a taste of complementary therapies. Only £5 for a 20 minute taster session. FREE entry, tea and cake!

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Email us for more details and rates: 26northcote@gmail.com Puzzle Walk - continued from page 14 road diagonally uphill to your left, where you will rejoin the top of Hope Chapel Hill, then turn immediately left into the pretty and secluded Hope Square. Which scientist used to work at number 11? At the top left hand corner of Hope Square there are some steps up to an arch in the wall ‐ head up here and follow the alleyway to your left, watching

your head (as instructed) and climbing more steps to rejoin Granby Hill once again. Turn right and plod up the hill until you reach the junction on your right with Cornwallis Crescent, your starting point. You should however take a short detour opposite this junction and walk along Windsor Place to enjoy the stunning and slightly unexpected views of the Avon and the Cumberland Basin below. (In case you need the answers ‐ Susanna Winkworth; he drowned in the old floating harbour; Sir Humphry Davy, fourteen gargoyles; “Virtute et Industria”; Harry Pottee; 9.5 metres, and 33 feet; 1891; Isambard Kingdom Brunel; it was the site of The Hotwell than gave the area its name; and Thomas Beddoes MD) I hope you enjoyed the walk ‐ next time it will definitely be a flat one. In the meantime, on this walk you will encounter a number of listed buildings, as befits the architectural, social and industrial history of this part of Bristol. Next month we will take a look at the listings process and discover a few more of the buildings around us that have been granted listed status. One or two may surprise you.

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53 Henleaze Christmas Festival The Henleaze Christmas Festival is set for Wednesday 4th December and shows all the signs of living up to its reputation as the biggest community event of the year. There is a lively programme of entertainment, a huge variety of stalls, and the return of the popular children`s entertainment area in Cardigan Road – with rides and a helter skelter – plus late night shopping with a host of special offers and no shortage of food outlets with festive food and drink. This year there will be the added attraction of a stiltwalker and a balloon modeller. Ritchie, the stiltwalker, will be towering over the crowds and Bex the balloon modeller will be showing off her talents around the festival too. Henleaze Junior School will again be leading off the evening at 4.00 pm with a round of festival songs. Other entertainment will be found in the Bradbury Hall in Waterford Road which has proved a popular festival venue. The Panama Jazz band will be among the entertainers in the Outside Arena in Waterford Road. They will also be playing at the end of festival party in the Eastfield Inn. And the Salvation Army Band will be playing both in the Arena and around the festival during the evening. Over 30 local shops and businesses will be open on the night many of them with special offers and some where you can be sure of a mince pies and glass of mulled wine. Local cafes and restaurants are also open. And there will no shortage of food stalls too offering everything from hot chestnuts, Mexican Beef Chilli, Lebanese Kofta kebabs to hand made burgers.

This year there are 50 stalls selling not just food but jewellery, pottery, crafts, handmade bags,

children’s toys and Christmas decorations. Stalls co‐ordinator Jane Emery says: “ We have tried very hard to get a good balance and hopefully we have achieved this”. A prize draw with proceeds to local charities, has 38 prizes donated by local businesses. First prize is a hot air balloon flight and others include hampers, wines, chocolates and beauty treatments, toys and puzzles and a host of special oﬀer vouchers from local shops. The new person taking up the role of co‐ ordinating this year`s festival is James Goodchild of Estate Agents Maggs and Allen. “I am delighted to work with the community and the other committee members to ensure the festival continues to be one of the highlights of the year ” he says. The Henleaze Society will again by running a Best Dressed Window Competition for local shops which will be judged on the morning of the festival. Festival programmes will be distributed free around the community in the weeks running up to the event. It contains full details of the entertainment and the shops and businesses that are open on the night. And this year the festival also joins the Facebook revolution. Find them at: www.facebook.com/ HenleazeChristmasFestival or on the website: www.henleazechristmasfestival.co.uk

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62 Codeword Time with Teazel

Something a little diﬀerent this month from local app developers Teazel Ltd. Each letter of the alphabet corresponds with a number from 1 to 26, but they are not in order. You are given three letter/number matches to start with, as shown in the smaller grid below. Insert these letters into the correspondingly numbered squares in the larger codeword grid and you are on your way. No prizes ‐ answers are on page 104. If you like the puzzle why not check out Teazel in your app store?

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Hitting the slopes

The thrill of hitting the slopes is exciting for beginners and regular skiers and snowboarders alike. If you are lucky enough to be heading to a winter wonderland this winter, you will want to be fit, healthy and ready to make the most of precious holiday time. The Sports Physiotherapy and Massage team at the University of Bristol’s Sports Medicine Clinic at Coombe Dingle in BS9, have some tips to help make sure you can ski all day and have enough energy to enjoy the nightlife.

Fitness In order to spend day after day on the slopes, it’s worth trying to increase your cardiovascular fitness at least six weeks before going away. Your heart and lungs will respond to even small lifestyle changes, such as taking the stairs or a brisk walk, whilst jogging and cycling more than you normally would increases your fitness and endurance. Interval training – short bursts of higher intensity followed by brief rest, is one of the best and quickest way to boost fitness, and especially good if you are short of time. An example is cycling, running or swimming for 4 minutes at an intensity hard enough to make you breathless, followed by a minute of rest. This cycle could be repeated 4 or 5 times. Strong quads, hamstrings and gluts, balance and ability to transfer weight are all important, so lunges, squats and walking uphill and ‘cross country’ can all help.

Address injuries and pain before you go If you have niggles or injuries which might hamper your abilities and style on the slopes, sort these out before you go. Preventing aggravation of pre‐existing problems is always better than a cure. Expert Sports Physiotherapy, with correct diagnosis of your problem, manual therapy and personalised exercise programme to address your needs, will help overcome issues and help make the best of your holiday.

Keep your energy levels high and constant Conditions and exercise might leave you feeling dizzy and lightheaded, so it’s good to take some water and a snack, such as a muesli bar, with you onto the slopes.

Massage benefits If you need help recovering from skiing or boarding, or want to keep yourself feeling good, a sports massage can promote muscle circulation and a feeling of wellbeing.

Did you know? The University of Bristol Snowsports Club compete in Europe and around the UK, with some 1500 students on their ski trip this winter. The University’s Sports Medicine Clinic Physios and massage therapists are treating competitors prepare for races, snowboarding and jump events at international level, as well as helping recreational skiers ski all day and party all night. We advise on problems such as knee instability and pain and back pain, and are there to help pick up the pieces when skiers and boarders return with injuries. The University of Bristol Sports Medicine Clinic will be running ‘Fit to ski’ classes for both the public and students from November. Call 0117 331 1139 for details. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Coombe Dingle Sports Complex, BS9 2BJ, Ph 0117 962 6718 and at Sport, Exercise and Health, Tyndall Ave, BS8 1TP 0117 928 8810.

68 Computer Corner with Mrs PC

Podcasts from the BBC There are some things that the BBC do really well, and podcasts is one of them! If like me, you enjoy radio, you will like podcasts.

What is a Podcast? A podcast lets you automatically receive the latest episode of your chosen programme as soon as it's available. With the BBC’s current range of audio podcasts, you can download your favourite radio programmes onto your computer and listen anytime. You could also put them on your Smartphone and take them with you listen wherever and whenever you like. You can subscribe to receive a podcast, rather like you might subscribe to a magazine and get it delivered each week. All of the BBC's podcasts are free, and you can stop receiving the files at any time. The majority of podcasts are available for either 30 days or indefinitely. Once you have subscribed though, you can download them and keep them forever. If you missed an episode and didn’t download it you will miss it. If you have a favourite radio show, and it’s a popular one, there is doubtless a podcast associated with it. I am a big fan of Radio 4, and 2 of my favourite programmes are “Desert Island Discs” and Claire Balding’s “Ramblings”. These are aired each week, and if I don’t hear them on the day, I could catch up using iPlayer but each programme is only available for 7 days, and if I forget to listen on iPlayer, I will miss the programme altogether, so I subscribe to the podcast. This downloads to my phone and I listen whenever I want to. The length of time it takes to download will depend on your Internet speed. Podcasts don’t take up much space, but if you subscribe to lots of them and keep every episode you may use up the available storage space on your

computer or phone. To get a podcast go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/ podcasts. Take a look around the page, scroll down and find the big black box, which has a list of stations and genres. There is a huge choice but if it is Radio 4 that you want, you will need to click it. You then have a list of the 147 available podcasts that you can subscribe to. When you have found one that you like, you click it and then click “subscribe for free”. You then have to choose how you would like it to arrive on your computer. If you have iTunes, then choose iTunes. I find this is the easiest way! Your next task is to open iTunes and click on the menu at the side which says Podcasts. A list of the ones you have subscribed to will appear here. Double click folder and a list of all the available items will appear and you can choose which ones to download. You can listen to them using iTunes. To get them on your phone, you connect it to the computer and choose what you put on it via iTunes or subscribe using your phone. My mother in law has been having trouble sleeping recently and I bought a little iPod Nano‐ a tiny little MP3 player which has room to put hundreds of episodes of Desert Island Discs (The entire archive is available to download – going back to the 50’s with Roy Plomley). She also has Claire Balding and many other wonderful Podcasts to enjoy and relax to. She is 87 and is loving her new technology and amazed it all fits in such a small machine!

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Corner

Autumn show‐stoppers It’s always sad to wave goodbye to summer, but autumn rewards us with colourful trees and shrubs that look even more spectacular in the subtle, fading light. Chlorophyll, which gives leaves their lush, green hues, starts to break down, enabling other pigments such as yellow and orange carotenoids (think carrots) and red and purple anthocyanins to steal the limelight. Thanks to them, leaves put on one final show‐ stopping display before they fall. Here are three colourful autumn shrubs that are easy to grow and never fail to please… Euonymus alatus, or winged spindle tree, is a deciduous shrub with box‐shaped branches and dainty green leaves. It makes a pleasant but unremarkable addition to the border for much of the year. Come autumn however, its leaves turn hot, lipstick pink, injecting colour and glamour into fast‐declining flowerbeds.

Japanese maples have got the ultimate autumn wow factor. If you want inspiration, head to Westonbirt Arboretum where you can see them in all their sizzling glory. Acer palmatum

‘Bloodgood’ and Acer palmatum Osakzuki are popular choices. Japanese maples can be grown in the garden or planted in containers, but ensure moist soil with reasonable drainage and protect them from biting winds and frost. Cotinus or Smoke Bush is a popular choice in many gardens. Hardly surprising when you consider how much it has to oﬀer… attractive leaves and wisps of smoky flowers through summer, followed by a kaleidoscope of colours in autumn as the leaves begin to fade. Choose Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’ for its deep, plummy, red‐ wine foliage or ‘Flame’ for leaves that turn from blue‐ green to orange‐ red.

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“A Tale of Two Students” This month we are going to look at Budgeting. All students budget, but there are those that do it at the beginning of the term – they’re the ones with a knowing, confident air about them. Then there are those that do it in the last month of term (if not sooner!). They’re the ones that have a rather desperate look, they will be thinner than the month before and you will see less of them of an evening because

whilst they would “socialise”, they can’t ‐ because they’re skint’! Who would have thought that the simple (and let’s be honest, rather unexciting subject of budgeting) could have such an impact. The reality is, the habits we get into early in life often translate into later life. Putting aside unexpected expenses, the principle is the same; It is a case of spending too much too soon and then struggling to get to the end of the month.

75 To start with, picture your bank statement be it paper or online. Your income is most likely to be from one or more source – student loan, parents or part time job. The harder but far more important part is to think of your outgoings. You need to think of everything; food, entertainment, accommodation, travel, books, hobbies, clothes, mobile, insurance and that is just the start. Then build in birthdays, yours and your family and friends, Christmas and other special occasions or treats! Don’t think of budgeting as boring, think of it as giving yourself the opportunity to make the most of life’s impromptu invitations out! Think of your monthly income and expenditure like a leaking bucket of water. The water is the income, the holes are the expenditure. You need to make the water last. If you don’t and top it up with a loan or debt, you will have to make another hole to represent the interest. Remember the idea I mentioned last month about having 2 bank accounts. As a student, you will have your first experience of your expenditure being more each month than you thought. That is something that does

not change in life! So here are a few ideas: + Use cash for entertainment – leave the plastic at home. Only take out as much as you want to spend. + Books – They don’t all need to be new. Libraries, Google Scholar, Amazon 2nd hand. + Use student discounts or haggle + Book travel early – it’s generally cheaper the earlier you book it + Make your own packed lunch – its cheaper than pre‐packed food + Gym membership – Try Durdham Downs or similar first + Eating out is for a special occasion – not every Friday or Saturday! + Before buying anything, ask yourself if you actually need it? + Use a jar to save small change – silver coins as well! + Use Skype – it’s free + Think before you buy the latest designer clothes – be unique and try a Charity shop Next month, we will look at the issue of student loans and grants. Phil James – October 2013

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78 Friends of Blaise We are following the Hazel Brook through the Blaise Estate, starting from the Ford at Henbury. Last month we had reached Stratford Mill, set beside the Carriage Drive from Henbury Hill to the Mansion House. It was on Friday 26th July 1799, with the construction of the drive completed that the owner, John Scandret Harford was able to drive his Phaeton (a carriage on four wheels drawn by one or two horses) through an area previously thought only possible on foot from the top of Henbury Hill to the new Mansion House, situated on the edge of Henbury village. The construction of the Drive was a considerable undertaking at the time. It was an important feature of the design for the Estate, recommended by the landscape architect Humphreys Repton. Repton was well aware of the potential construction problems and wrote “By cutting away the face of the rock in some places, and building lofty walls in others to support the road, and by taking advantage of the natural projections and recesses to make the necessary curvatures, carriages will be able to pass this tremendous chasm with perfect ease and safety. Previously unrealised landscape experiences will be revealed to the traveller in an unhurried quarter hour using this precipitous carriage drive from the romantic entrance lodge, to the carefully poised classical house”. The design of the drive gave visitors the impression that Blaise Castle house and the Church were set deeply in secluded countryside. They were actually close to England’s second City and only a few yards from the village. Walkers today can still enjoy this experience, unaware of the work required 214 years ago to make it possible. The Drive reaches its lowest point at the bridge

which crosses the Hazel Brook. This is quite a substantial construction of unusual design with two semi‐circular arches supporting the carriageway some considerable height above them.

The shape of the Hazel Brook valley is now transformed into a gorge with a narrow and steep profile. You can see massive cliﬀs of steeply tilted white Carboniferous Limestone. Beneath some of the cliﬀs are scree slopes of the same rock shattered by frost in the most recent Ice Age. The Gorge is at its deepest near the Tarn Lake where the valley turns sharply to the left and where Lovers’ Leap rises 240 feet above the lake. It is obvious that the gentle Hazel Brook would not have the power to rip a gorge through this hard rock. The origin of the gorge is a puzzle. More of this next month. In the meantime, if you are now beginning to think of Christmas there are still a number of The Friends of Blaise DVD’s “The Story of Blaise Castle and Henbury” available for sale. These make an ideal present for people who have known and loved visiting Blaise and also for people who have recently moved to the area. Their cost is £7.50 each and can be obtained by ringing 9501967. Further information about Friends of Blaise can be found on our web site.www.friendsofblaise.co.uk

80 Symptoms of Frozen Shoulder ▪

Significant shoulder pain due to capsular inflammation

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Shoulder joint becomes stiff

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Loss of shoulder joint movement

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Associated neck, back and arm pain due to altered postural mechanics

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Does not show on x ray. May show on MRI

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Difficulty reaching into back pocket

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Difficulty / pain putting on clothes

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Frozen Shoulder Otherwise known as Adhesive Capsulitus, Frozen Shoulder is a condition characterised by pain and restricted movement of the shoulder.

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Osteopathic Treatment of Frozen Shoulder

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Aetiology unknown

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Trauma or injury to joint

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Increased frequency in women

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More common in non-dominant side

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90 What’s On & Community Events Lis ngs for community events, not for profit clubs and charitable ac vi es 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 me your no ce on andy@bcmagazines.co.uk (strict maximum sixty words). The deadline for lis ngs in the December magazine is 20th November ‐ any received a er that date will be held over un l the January 2014 issue. One‐Oﬀ Events ‐ November Fri. 8th Nov. Henleaze Infant School Fireworks Extravaganza, Henleaze School. Gates open at 6pm, fireworks at 7pm. £5 for adults and £2 for children on the gate. Refreshments on sale. Sat. 9th Nov. St Peter's Hospice Christmas Bazaar. This is an opportunity to join the Lord Mayor and the Town Crier to do some Christmas shopping early at the Bristol Council House (City Hall), College Green, from 10.00am to 3.00pm where you will find Christmas cards and decora ons, jewellery, cra s and fabrics, wine, cheese, preserves, cakes, plus knitwear, bric‐a‐brac and many other stalls. There is an area set aside for refreshments where you can enjoy a rest with a cup of tea. Sat. 9th Nov. Faure’s Requiem concert at Mary Magdalene Church, Stoke Bishop. Tickets and further informa on can be obtained from the Church Oﬃce 0117 9687449. Fri. 15th Nov. 7.00pm at the Orpheus Cinema, Henleaze. Award‐winning comedian Josie Long and director Doug King, will present their two BAFTA nominated short comedy films in Glasgow called Let’s Go Swimming and Romance and Adventure. Both films follow one young woman’s awkward rite of passage into modern adulthood. Josie will perform a short intro before the films and both Doug & Josie will take part in an audience Q&A a erwards. Tickets £10 for adults and £8 for concessions. Please visit www.sco cinemas.co.uk for more details. Fri, 15th Nov, 7.30pm. Redland High School present a performance by world renowned pianist Allan Schiller. Allan will perform at RHS, Redland Court, BS6 7EF, in his own inimitable style with wit and repartee. Tickets £15 (adult) £7.50 (full me educa on), which includes canapés served during the interval. Licensed bar. For ckets please contact 0117 916 6706 or email development@redlandhigh.com. Fri. 15th Nov. at 7.30pm. The Bristol Dowsers

meet at The Theosophical Society, 14 Tyndalls Park Road, Cli on, Bristol BS8 1PY. We hold talks and demonstra ons and field trips in the summer. Come along and learn the ancient art of dowsing! Our next mee ng will be held on Friday 15 November at 7.30pm. The speaker is Peter Knight and the tle of his talk is “Cerne Giant Landscape, Myths and The Stars.” Admission: £5 (including tea/coffee/biscuits). For further informa on, please telephone: 01749 678 834 or write to leasurs@ scali.co.uk Sat. 16th Nov. Stoke Bishop Village Hall will be holding their tradi onal Christmas Fair, from 2 un l 5pm. There will be a variety of stalls selling gi s to suit all ages and price ranges. Admission is only 50p, with children free, and of course there will be the usual delicious refreshments to give you the energy to carry all your bargains home. FFI contact stokebishophallbookings@yahoo.co.uk Sat. 16th Nov. Family Fun Event ‐ All are welcome at Westbury‐on‐Trym Methodist Church Hall, Westbury Hill, 11am ‐ 1.00pm . Children's games, Face Pain ng, Chocolate Tombola, etc as well as Stalls ‐ cakes, handicra s, toys , books, toiletries etc. Coffee in the foyer and delicious hot lunches served a er 12 noon. Proceeds towards the work of the World Church. Sun 17th Nov at 3pm. New Dimensions meet at the Friends’ Mee ng House, 126 Hampton Road, Redland, Bristol BS6 6JE. Admission: £5 (including tea/coffee/biscuits). The speaker will be Jenni‐Anne the tle of her talk will be “The Magic of clairvoyance.” For further informa on, please telephone 01749 678 834 or write to: leasurs@ scali.co.uk Mon. 18th Nov. Jonathan Webb talks about the engineering principles behind knee surgery and the surgical reconstruc on of knee ligaments. He will also give insight into the design of knee instrumenta on and the rapidly expanding use of computers in surgery. Free lecture arranged by IET. 6.30 for 7pm, at UWE. For more details visit www.theiet.org. Thur. 21st Nov. 6.45pm GAPS (Gut and Psychology / Physiology Syndrome) Support Group Bristol mee ng at Helios Medical Centre, 17 Stoke Hill, Stoke Bishop, BS9 1JN to learn more about how to improve our gastrointes nal health and restore it back to op mal func on and to assist us in coping with many of today’s disorders rela ng to diges on (IBS, CFS, Allergies, Food Intolerances, Arthri s, etc.). Contact: gapsbristol@gmail.com, tel: 07584719348 for more details. Fri. 22nd Nov. Westbury on Trym Parish Church Social Commi ee is organising a Race Night at the Village Hall star ng at 7.30 pm. The admission

92 What’s On & Community Events price will be £5, including a buffet and the village hall bar will be available for drinks. Tickets can be obtained from the Parish Office (950 8644) or by ringing 950 0934. In addi on to the races there will be a prize for the best hat! And whatever the outcome of your investments on the night, the East End /West End appeal will be the winner. Sat. 23rd Nov. Winter Warmer . 11.30 – 3.00pm. The Winter Warmer is a special St Mary’s community event. It is a day when we can welcome many different people through our door and hopefully offer a pleasant experience. This year’s event will include charity buskers and will end with a performance at 3.00pm by pupils from a local dance school. There will be stall raising funds for different chari es alongside cra stalls. St Mary Magdalene Church Mariners Drive Stoke Bishop Sat. 23rd Nov. 10am ‐ 4pm. Vintage and Handmade Christmas Market at the Bristol Pavilion, County Cricket Ground, Off Glos Rd (A38) Bristol BS7 9EJ. Vintage Clothing, jewellery and retro items, An ques and Collectables, small retro toys, handmade arts, cra s and gi ware for Christmas. £1.00 Entry (under 16s free) Café with light refreshments. Free car parking on site. Sat 23rd Nov. 7.30pm for 8pm. Moroccan Evening at St Peter's Church Hall, Henleaze. Moroccan supper following by cabaret (belly dancing). Tickets £10.00 available from Just so Balloons, 158 Henleaze Road (9501511) or from Alison (9629715). All proceeds going to Children's Hospice South West. Sat 23rd Nov. WoT Local Produce Market in the Health Centre car park , Westbury Hill, 9am.‐1pm. Sat. 23rd Nov. 11.00am ‐ 3.00pm, Holy Trinity Church, W‐o‐T, Exhibi on of Crib and Na vity scenes. Part of a private collec on about to go on tour. Dona ons in aid of The East/West Appeal. Coffee available. Sat 23rd Nov. Bristol Choral Society performs Bri en's War Requiem at Colston Hall together with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Gloucester Choral Society, choristers of Bristol Cathedral, and three very fine soloists (soprano Alwyn Mellor, tenor James Gilchrist & baritone Stephan Loges). Timed to take place on the weekend marking the 100th anniversary of Bri en's birth, this is sure to make an impressive sight and sound, and a fi ng tribute to the composer of this choral masterpiece. Tickets are available from www.bristolchoral.co.uk or Colston Hall (0844 887 1500). Mon.25th Nov at 7.45pm. The Bristol &

Gloucestershire Archaeological Society Winter Lecture will be given in the Apostle Room in the basement of Cli on Cathedral, Pembroke Road, Cli on. Dr. Lewis will chart how our knowledge of the Roman legionary fortress of Isca (modern Caerleon) which has been transformed by more than a century of scien fic inves ga on. He will focus on the contribu on of artefacts and artefact study to our knowledge of life and death in and around the military base of the Second Augustan Legion. Tues. 26th ‐ Sat. 26th Nov. Failand Drama Circle proudly present their pantomime ‘There Was An Old Woman” in Failand Village Hall. 7.30pm and Sat ma nee at 2.30. Tickets £10 adults £5 children. Box Office 01275 393302. Sat 30th Nov. 7.30pm. Bristol Phoenix Choir conducted by Paul Walton, will be performing works for voices and organ by three French composers ‐ the Requiem by Maurice Duruflé, the Messe Solennelle by Louis Vierne and Surrexit a Mortuis by Charles Widor (the Toccata one). St Mary Redcliffe Church. Tickets at £12.50 (16’s and under free) from ckets@bristolphoenix.org.uk or from the cket office on 01454 880458. In aid of Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal. Sat 30th Nov. 12 noon – 5pm. Christmas Cra & Gi Fair at St Peters Church Hall, Henleaze, Bristol BS9 4LD. Quality stalls from local trade selling scarves, bags, accessories, jewellery, handmade arts and christmas cra s, cards, small toys, home and gi ware for Christmas. Tearoom selling homemade cakes. Charity Raffle ‐ £1,00 Entry (under 16s free). Sat 30th Nov. 10am to 12 noon. Old Sneed Park Nature Reserve is taking part in the ’Big Tree Plant’ run by DEFRA and The Forestry Commission. We have over 50 small trees to plant and with plenty of volunteers and enthusiasm we should be able to plant them all in about 2 hours. Coffee, tea and biscuits are provided but please bring gloves and a spade. Please could you register your interest on our website spnaturereserve.com in case we have to postpone plan ng due to adverse weather. Sat. 30th Nov. RAFA outdoor Christmas Market. 11am ‐ 4pm, 38 Eas ield, WoT. Food, Christmas trees and lots more. All welcome ‐ free entry. For more details please contact 0117 239 0152. One‐Off Events ‐ December Thur 5th Dec. Christmas with Jane Austen and Friends. Acclaimed actress Angela Barlow will bring Jane Austen to life with her talk, Jane Austen and Character: An Actor's View. There will be music, a raffle, seasonal refreshments, and books from the

94 What’s On & Community Events Durdham Down Bookshop. The £5.00 cket will include a glass of mulled wine and Christmas nibbles. Tickets available from Henleaze Library, Northumbria Drive BS9 4HP 903‐8541 Fri. 6th Dec. 7.30pm Filtones “Christmas Crackers” concert. Eden Grove Methodist Church, Eden Grove, Horfield, BS7 0PQ. Tickets £6 in advance from Mike Watson (908 3778) or Dot Bryant (969 0654) or on the door. In aid of the Jessie May Trust. Sat. 7th Dec. Organ Elevenses at Westbury on Trym Parish Church. Our guest organist will be Nigel Davies, no stranger to Westbury: he was Organist and Choirmaster here from 1977 to 1985. Come at 10.30 for scrump ous coffee and cake, then enjoy a 40‐minute recital from 11am. Suggested dona ons £5. Children free. Sat 7th Dec. Bristol Concert Orchestra offers a concert at St George's Bristol under conductor Stefan Ho es. The Overture & Polonaise from Rimsky ‐Korsakov's Christmas Eve, the first Bristol performance of Bri en's Movements for a Clarinet Concerto with soloist Nicholas Shipman, and Rachmaninov's 2nd Symphony. This hour of sensory indulgence will warm both heart & soul on even the coldest December night. Tickets priced £8‐£15 (concessions £2 discount), children £1 are available online from www.bristolconcertorchestra.org.uk or from St George's Bristol in person or by phone: 0845 40 24 001 Sun. 8th Dec. City Voices Bristol choir perform ‘Great Joy’ – a concert of Christmas cheer at 7pm at St George’s Bristol. Box Office 0845 40 24 001. £1 of every cket sold, and the re ring collec on, will go to our nominated local charity ‘Alive’. Tickets £10, £8 and £6 (£8, £6 and £5 concessions). Mon 9th Dec. The Stoke Bishop Ladies Choir Christmas Concert will be at 2.30pm at Stoke Bishop Village Hall. Free tea but there will be a collec on in aid of charity. All welcome. Sat 14th Dec. Westbury on Trym Local Produce Market traders will be joining the Westbury Business Associa on “Colours of Christmas” fun day. Therefore there will be no December market on the normal 4th Saturday. So please come along and support your friendly stall holders. Regular Monthly Events Wot Pots' Li le Po ers a er school club ‐ A new po ery club that will be offering a range of

inspira onal and fun po ery ac vi es to children in school years 3‐6. Every Wednesday 3.45 ‐ 5.15 star ng Nov 27th. For enquires and to join Please call Jenny on 07527 957237 or email jenny@wotpots.co.uk. www.wotpots.co.uk Bristol Cabot Probus Club for re red and semi‐re red 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 interes ng subjects. Extensive programme of social events including holidays, day trips, Sunday lunches and ski les to which ladies and friends are welcomed. We are principally a social mee ng place and not based on charitable ac vi es. Interested? Contact John Howard‐Cairns on 0117 968 3134 for more details. Henleaze Carers' Group meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursday morning each month throughout the year in The Coffee Bar, Bradbury Hall, Waterford Road, Henleaze from 10 ‐ 12 noon. It is an informal support group, and offers friendship, informa on, and social events to anyone caring for a rela ve (old or young) or friend on a regular basis. For more details please get in touch with Monica Rudston on 0117 9426095. Do join us for Parish lunch at St Mary’s Church Stoke Bishop, every Thursday from 12.15. 3 course buffet lunch, tea and coffee. £3.50. Civil Service Re rement Fellowship. The Westbury‐on‐Trym group welcomes all re red Civil Servants and their spouses to their mee ngs held on the first Thursday of the month at Studland Court, Henleaze Road at 2.00pm. Those people without a civil service background are welcome to join our group as Friends of the Fellowship. For more info phone Beryl Webb on 01454 614451. The Bristol Branch of the Associa on of Wrens meet on the first Friday of every month at Studland Court, Henleaze Road, at 2pm. The Associa on is open to all serving members of the Royal Navy, as well as re red and ex‐members of the Women’s Royal Naval Service, the Queen Alexandra’s Royal Navy Nursing Service, the Royal Naval Reserve, the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, and the Voluntary Aid Detachment. All Service personnel are welcome. Sea Mills Garden Club have regular monthly mee ngs, every 3rd Wednesday, held at Sea Mills Methodist Rooms, Sea Mills Square at 7.30 pm. 20th November David Usher ‐ 'Gertrude Jekyll ‐ Her Plants and Designs'. Please make a note that this year's Christmas party will be held on Thursday 12th December at the Methodist Rooms.. Visitors always welcome at £2 per mee ng. Hope to see you there. FFI contact Gail Mitchell 0117 9685350 or Esme

96 What’s On & Community Events James 0117 9682571 . The Royal Naval Associa on meets on the 3rd Monday of the month at 8pm for a social evening for re red and serving members of the forces. New members are always welcome to come along to the evening which is held at the Royal Air Force Associa on club on Eas ield. For more details please contact 9681769. Instep Club for Widows and Widowers weekly on Wednesday evenings 8.00‐10.30pm at Stoke Bishop Village Hall, Stoke Hill. New members welcome. Ballroom and Sequence dancing (If you haven’t danced for a long me, don’t worry, we will help you). Refreshments, social ac vi es. Please telephone Mary on 968 3170 or Wilma on 962 8895 for further informa on. Westbury Friendly Club. This is a social club for senior ci zens and meets every Thursday a ernoon from 2 to 4 pm at the Westbury on Trym Methodist Church Hall, Westbury Hill. Ac vi es include ou ngs, talks, concerts as well as the normal ac vi es of cards, scrabble, conversa on and tea. For more details please contact Trevor Green on 9629862 Westbury‐on‐Trym Probus Club provide a mee ng point for re red and semi‐re red professional and business men, to promote social well being through friendship, companionship and discussion. The club meets on the third Thursday of every month at BAWA, Southmead Road, from 12 midday. If you are interested in joining then please contact the secretary by telephone 0117 9684270 or by email: graham.horne5@b nternet.com. The Probus Club of Bristol for semi or re red Professional Business men, meet on the fourth Tuesday of each month at BAWA, Southmead Road. At these mee ngs we have a three course lunch with a speaker. In addi onal there is a substan al programme of social events. If you are interested in joining our club, perhaps you could consider coming to our December lunch, members are invi ng guests who might become poten al new members, why not join them, please contact our Membership Secretary Mar n Harker on 01275 857324 or E Mail probusbristol@hotmail.co.uk. For more informa on, including past reports on events and our current programme, visit our web site www.bristolprobus.org.uk Rotary Club of Bristol Northwest. We meet every 1st and 3rd Wednesday as well as any 5th ones that come along and base ourselves at Henbury Golf Club. Mee ngs usually start with a meal at 7.30pm

followed by a speaker or occasional other social events. Guests and new members are always welcome at our mee ngs. Current chari es we support include Bristol Area Stroke Founda on and the Pahar Trust Nepal – building schools in remote parts of the Himalayas. For further details please visit www.bristolnorthwestrotary.org or contact the club secretary on suketar@b nternet.com. Re red Professional Engineers' Club (Bristol) is a non‐profit making club that arranges regular events for re red professional engineers, whatever their background. Guests will be made most welcome, with a no onal charge to cover the cost of tea and biscuits. Talks normally start at 14.00 in St Peter's Church Hall, Henleaze, BS9 4LD, on the second Wednesday of the month. Further informa on on membership on our web‐site: www.rpec.co.uk or call Julian on 0117 968 2824. Henleaze Townswomen's Guild meet on the first Wednesday of the month (except August) at St Peter's Church Hall, The Drive, Henleaze. Lady visitors are always most welcome to these, and all mee ngs. Further details can be obtained by ringing Jean Wickham on 0117 9624466. Westbury‐on‐Trym Townswomen's Guild meets at 2.15pm at Westbury Village Hall, 1 Eas ield Road, Westbury‐on‐Trym on the second Monday in each month. We have speakers, whist, table tennis, discussion and social events. New members and visitors welcome. Please contact Anne Trathen, Chairman, on 962 4256 or Margaret Smith, Secretary on 924 1728. Stoke Bishop Townswomen's Guild meets on the first Thursday of the month at the Village Hall, Stoke Hill at 2pm. We are a small Guild, so why not come along and make some new friends? We have speakers, Arts & Cra s and Social Studies groups, ou ngs etc, and visitors are welcome ‐ free of charge. Further details from 9683671 or 9685638 Bristol Philatelic Society meet at 7.15p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month at the United Reform Church mee ng rooms in Whiteladies Road. On Thursday, 14th November star ng at 2.00 pm there is a Members' mee ng when items of interest, queries and new acquisi ons are shown. On Thursday, 28th November there is a display of Poland's History as told through its stamps from 1860 to 2000. This mee ng starts at 7.15 p.m. For further informa on: John Roe 0145 477 6975 Like making Airfix models? The Avon Branch of the Interna onal Plas c Modellers Society meets on the third Wednesday of every month at the BAWA club on Southmead Road at 8.00pm. New members are always very welcome. For more informa on contact Andy White on 0117 3300288 or visit

What’s On & Community Events www.ipmsavon.org.uk . Bristol Mahjong Club meets every Thursday 2‐5pm at The Eas ield Inn, Henleaze Road . Experienced players and beginners welcome. Bri sh Mahjong Rules. Please contact Lee ‐ Mob: 0790 567 2979 or neeliej@hotmail.co.uk. Stoke Lodge History and Archaeology Group meet on the first Thursday of every month at the Friends Mee ng House in Hampton Road at 7.30pm. We have speakers on a varied range of topics, many of which have a strong emphasis on local history. New members are always made very welcome. For further details please contact Anne e Mar n on 0117 979 3209. The Mosaic Singers are a small, friendly four‐ part local choir who meet to rehearse every Tuesday evening from 7.30 to 9.30 in Stoke Bishop. We aim to sing a fairly wide range of pieces of music, leaning towards the lighter end rather than the heavier choral works. For more details please ring David Richards on 0117 968 2741 who will happily give you further informa on. Henleaze Ladies Choir. meets every Thursday a ernoon from 1.45‐3.45pm in St Peter’s Church Hall, The Drive, Henleaze. We are a friendly group who sing a varied programme of songs and enjoy each other's company. Being able to read music is not absolutely essen al as we learn the songs very thoroughly. The Bristol Branch of the English Speaking Union welcomes guests to their mee ngs which are held in the Apostle Room of Cli on Cathedral at 7.15 p.m. for 7.45 p.m. There is ample parking and entrance is £3. The aim of the English Speaking Union is to encourage friendship and global understanding through English. On 12th of November we have George Ferguson, the elected Mayor of Bristol, talking about “My first year as Mayor” and will be telling us about his plans for the future. The first heats of the Public Speaking Compe on take place on 19th and 21st November and are always fascina ng to hear young people talk on a wide range of topics. On 26th November we have our Thanksgiving Supper with Professor Christopher Andrew who is Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University and Oﬃcial Historian of MI5 talking on “The secret Special Rela onship : the history of the Bri sh‐American Intelligence Alliance”. Henbury Singers, a non‐audi on choir, meets on Thursday evenings from 7.40 to 9.15 pm in Stoke Bishop CE Primary, Cedar Park. We sing mainly choral

music from the classical tradi on but also carols, folk songs, gospel and modern. Please contact Mary Whi ngton secretary@henburysingers.org or Frank Gibson – frank@henburysingers.org, check our website www.henburysingers.org or simply drop in on a Thursday evening. 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. Addi onal String players of Grade5+ standard welcomed. Previous experience of orchestral playing is not essen al. For more informa on, please contact the Secretary on (0117) 968 3998. The Henleaze Garden Club is a thriving club for anyone interested in anything to do with gardening ! With a healthy membership of 200 , this friendly club meets the first Wednesday of each month in the main hall at St Monica's, Cote lane, with a summer break when the club arranges coach trips. We invite expert speakers, produce a quarterly newsle er, have an annual plant sale and great Christmas event. Annual individual membership is £20 plus a £1 per visit, visitors are most welcome at £5 per visit, both to include refreshments and raﬄe. Please see www.henleazegardenclub.co.uk or contact Jane Voke 9622440 for more info. Henleaze & District Flower Club meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at Bradbury Hall, Waterford Road in Henleaze. Flower demonstra ons are held on the second Thursday and prac ce classes on the fourth Thursday. New members are always welcome ‐ just come along and join in. Westbury on Trym Allotments & Gardens Associa on welcomes any new members ‐ just visit the trading hut on Saturdays and Sundays from 10.00am to 11.00am (opposite the new look petrol sta on on Falcondale Road). Ray Bridge Club meet every Tuesday 6.30pm to 9pm at the Sea Mills Methodist Church, Shirehampton Road (new venue) for social rubber bridge. New members always welcome. Please ring 942 7760 or 968 2652 for further details. Country Market. Every Friday morning from 10.30 to 11.30 in Westbury on Trym Methodist Church Hall. Homemade cakes, arts, cra s, plants, vegetables, jams and chutneys. Refreshments are also available in a relaxed and friendly environment. For more details contact Sue Sills on 9628306. West of England Bridge Club meets for duplicate bridge on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at The Golden Hill Sports Club, Wimbledon Road from 7.30pm ‐ 10.30pm. New members and visitors always

100 What’s On & Community Events welcome. £4 per evening for members, £5 for non‐ members, special rates for juniors/unemployed. Licensed bar. For further details of the club or lessons please contact Gareth Evans on 07921 788 605, email enquiries@woebc.co.uk or visit www.woebc.co.uk. Social Bridge, every Tuesday at 7.30 p.m. at Stoke Bishop Village Hall. New members welcome. Tel Chris on 968 5640. Westbury Art Club meet every Thursday evenings between 7 and 9pm at The Greenway Centre, Doncaster Road, Southmead. We are a mixed ability group of ar sts For more details check out www.westburyartclub.org.uk, e‐mail us at westburyart@blueyonder.co.uk or phone our club secretary on Bristol 962 9799. Lip‐reading class. An evening lip‐reading class to help you cope with your hearing loss runs in Cli on 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. Tai Chi ‐ friendly local classes. Beginners Tuesday. Improvers Friday. Both 11‐12am at the Greenway Centre. Ffi: Karen 0117 9424167 Back to Netball at Coombe Dingle! Ladies ‐ enjoyed playing Netball at school? Stopped playing and would love to start again? Looking for a new, fun ac vity? Come and join us every Friday 9:30‐10am at the University Sports Centre, Coombe Dingle. Only £2 a session. For more info visit www.englandnetball.co.uk/Back‐to‐Netball or contact Sue Anderson on 0787 2407216. Moves Fitness – exercise to music for all ages and fitness levels at St Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze from 10am ll 11am every Wednesday. Moves Fitness oﬀers an approach to fitness that is fun and eﬀec ve in a friendly welcoming class. Come and give it a try – £4 per session. Just turn up or Phone Jane on 0117 9681042 for more info or visit www.movesfitness.com Eurythmy group for adults at the Helios Medical Centre, 17 Stoke Hill, BS9 1JN. Every Thursday mornings from 11am to 11.45, £8.75 per session. Drop in class, newcomers welcome, no prior experience necessary. For more informa on please contact Eurythmy Therapist Rebecca Paten on 0117 9733584 or telephone 0117 962 6060. Sco sh Country Dancing for beginners and experienced dancers at St Monica's Trust hall on

Thursdays 7.30pm star ng in September. All new dancers welcome; come on your own or with friends. Contact Trish at 0117 962 3775 or go to our website: www.rscdsbristolinfo.co.uk Tai Chi for Health class. Mondays from10.45am‐11.45am at GH Health and Fitness, Pembroke House, Pembroke Grove, Cli on BS83DA. Non members and beginners welcome. Sessions £5. For further informa on contact Sue or drop in Mobile 07929030209 www.sueqi.co.uk. Interested in badminton? Come along to our badminton club at the Greenaway Centre, Westbury on Trym, on Monday evenings from 7pm to 8.30pm. Reasonable standard of play is required. Please telephone Marilyn on 0117 2391005 for more details. Gentle Exercise. We are a small class that meets for an hour on Monday mornings and gently exercise the body, from si ng or standing, to improve posture, balance and flexibility. Everyone, any level of ability, is welcome. Ring 0117 903 8844 or log on to www.bristol.gov.uk/adultlearning to book your place. Ring Nen on 0117 9556657 for further info. Pilates Classes in Henleaze and Westbury on Trym. Classes held at:‐ Henleaze URC, Monday 9.30‐ 10.30 & 10.30‐ 11.30 am (Beginners New January classes); Keith James Physios, Coldharbour Rd, Monday 7.30pm (Pre Natal Pilates ); Henleaze United Reformed Church, Tuesday 6.15 pm (Beginners) and Wednesday 6.15 pm (Intermediate); Westbury on Trym Methodist Church, Tuesday 9.30 am & 10.30 am (Intermediate/ Beginners). Bookings: Zoe Rayne BCPA 07747696938, zoerayne@adaltapilates.co.uk or visit www.adaltapilates.co.uk. 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. Keep Fit for Ladies class every Thursday between 9:45 am and 10:45am at St. Peter's Church Hall, Henleaze. An enjoyable class of mixed ages and abili es with an introduc on to the use of balls, scarves, ribbons and clubs. Coﬀee is available to finish the class. New members always welcome ‐ just turn up at the class or for more info contact Margaret Clarke on Bristol 9501967. Zumba Gold ‐ Weds 5‐6pm ‐ the lighter way to enjoy the dance fitness class to music from all over the world. Suitable for anyone wan ng a lower impact, fun workout at a calmer pace. Zumba Fitness ‐ Weds 6.30 ‐ 7.30 ‐ get fit at your own pace and skill level using rou nes inspired by salsa, flamenco,

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102 What’s On & Community Events cumbia etc. WOT Village Hall. Just turn up with water and a sense of humour. £5 per class. For more info please visit www.bristoldancezumba.co.uk or Marie 9634104 Yoga classes in Stoke Bishop Village Hall. Wednesdays 2 ‐ 3.15 pm General Yoga , 5 ‐ 5.45 pm Teens Yoga (ring first), 6 ‐ 7 pm Beginners Yoga stretch/relax, and 7.30 ‐ 8.45 pm General Yoga. For further details on the above please contact: Sara‐Jo on 07789 552 052 or visit www.yogawithsara‐jo.com Sco sh Country Dancing Classes for beginners at Leonard Hall, Trinity‐Henleaze URC, Waterford Road, Henleaze, ( Tel: Tina 0117 9075462). Classes for more advanced dancers at St Peter's Church Hall, Henleaze, (Tel: Cheryl 0117 9590970). Every Tuesday 7.30‐9.30pm. See wscbristol.com for details. Fallodon playgroup offers childcare for children aged 2 ½‐5 years old. We meet Monday – Friday (9.15 – 12.15pm) in Fallodon Way Scout Hut, Henleaze, and take the early years en tlement for 3‐4 year olds. Our recent Ofsted inspec on rated us as ‘Good’ (April 2013). To arrange a visit please email fallodonplaygroup@hotmail.co.uk or text our mobile 07585817173 and we will get back to you. Jack in a Box Pre‐School Gymnas cs for 0 ‐ 4 yr olds. We are a friendly, well established Henleaze group which runs 3 different fun and physical programmes for young children aged 0‐2yrs, 2‐3yrs and 3‐4yrs. We hold classes on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the Bradbury Hall, Waterford Road, BS9 4BT. For more details look at our website: www.jackinabox.info, or contact Kate on 0117 9623758, e‐mail:kate@jackinabox.info Li le Hearts Toddler Group meets every Wednesday during term me, 10am‐1145am at Newman Hall, Grange Court Road, Westbury on Trym, BS9 4DR. Story me followed by a snack for the children and tea/coffee and cake for the grown‐ups, a cra ac vity, free play and singing. Contact li leheartstoddlers@yahoo.co.uk Westbury‐on‐Trym Toddler Group. New members welcomed to join a fun and lively group Wednesdays in term me 9.30‐11.30am at Westbury Methodist Church Hall. Run by group members we have a baby area, cra s, toys and ride‐ons. For mums and carers, a termly night out! So come and make some new friends ‐ please book a taster session. For more info www.westburytoddlergroup.co.uk or email westburytoddlers@gmail.com. Pat‐a‐Cake Toddlers:‐ We are a small friendly

parent/carer and toddler group for babies to preschool aged children. We meet on a Tuesday 1.15 ‐ 2.45 at Westbury Methodist Church Hall. We have a baby corner, cra s and lots of toys to play with. £1.00 per family per week, each session finishes with a lively singsong. For more informa on contact Caroline on 968 4894. Westbury Singers. We are an enthusias c group of people who love singing in four‐part harmony. We rehearse on Monday evenings during school term me in Reedley Road Bap st Church. We give performances in a variety of local venues. If you are interested in joining us please contact the Secretary Marilyn Baker on 0117 9683993 or email mazzb@hotmail.co.uk. Mums and Tots. Henleaze URC Leonard Hall, Waterford Road, Henleaze. We are a small friendly group who meet every Wednesday a ernoon (during term me) 1.30 pm ‐ 3.30 pm. Grannies and nannies welcomed as well. £1.50 per week to include a cup of tea and biscuits. Do come and join us. Miscellaneous Ac vi es and No ces Cards for Good Causes Mul ‐charity Christmas Card Shop is now open at Tyndale Bap st Church, Whiteladies Road, Cli on. The pop‐up shop is open Monday to Saturday from 10am to 4pm un l 11th December. Staﬀed by local volunteers, we sell a fantas c range of cards for 25 na onal and local chari es (Great Western Air Ambulance, St Peter’s Hospice and The Guild of Friends of the Bristol Royal Children’s Hospital). Just follow our red Santa sign on Whiteladies Road, opposite Redland Library, to find us. The Tenovus Cancer Charity shop, 110 Henleaze Road, is very short of volunteers. If anyone is able to help, if only for a couple of hours a week, Nina, the manageress, would be very pleased to see you. The premises were revamped last year and it is a bright, and cheerful shop to work in. It gets you out in the community and if you are at home alone it can brighten your day, as well as helping to raise money for a worthwhile charity. Just pop into the shop for more details. Cli on Rotary Club welcomes new members of all ages and backgrounds ‐ all we ask is that people give their me, are interested in making new friends, building business contacts, using skills to help others and try new things you would never normally have thought of doing. Please find out more by emailing secretary@cli onrotary.org. Henleaze Tennis Club has vacancies for players of all standards and ages. Whether you are an established player looking for a club, someone

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104 What’s On & Community Events who is rusty or a student come along and try us out. For further informa on take a look at our web site www.henleazeltc.com and contact the secretary Pat Thomson 0117 950 5862. Bristol Brunel Probus Club for re red professional and businessmen. Meet at BAWA, Southmead Rd, once a month to enjoy a good lunch and a great mix of social events, regular speakers, visits and ou ngs, to which wives and friends are warmly welcomed. For more details please ring Fred Mar n on 0117 968 3875. Stroke can devastate lives. In a flash it can turn lives upside down. We at the Bristol Area Stroke Founda on understand the many problems people face as a consequence of stroke. We are currently looking for friendly, caring people to help us at our stroke groups in North Bristol. We need drivers with their own cars to transport people to groups and we need people to help at our groups. We pay a mileage allowance for car use. It is rewarding work to help someone who feels isolated at home because of their stroke, to get out for the a ernoon and enjoy the s mula on and support of a stroke group. If you can help, please call Kerry or Amy on 0117 964 7657 or email office@basf.uk.com More Reading Buddies Wanted. Would you enjoy offering reading and language support to children for whom English is a second language? Can you commit to giving one hour of reading me a week in term‐ me? We are working with eleven schools in the Southmead, Brentry and Horfield 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 informa on please contact Paul Harrod, at paul.harrod@gmail.com, or on 07576 150706. Redland Green Bowling Club invites both novices and players to come and play at Redland Green where tui on is available with qualified coaches. FFI please ring Jean or Gerry Wickham on 9624466. Bristol Concert Wind Band invites you to learn a woodwind/brass/percussion instrument even if you've never picked one up and can't read music. All you need is a strong desire to play and to learn with other musicians of the same standard in a friendly, suppor ve environment at a weekly, inexpensive class. Much more informa on on BCWB can be found on our website www.bristolconcertwindband.co.uk.

Volunteer Drivers wanted for the transport of elderly pa ents to a doctor or nurse once or twice a week at the WoT Primary Care Centre. We operate under the wings of the na onwide Charity RSVP who provide us with liability insurance other prac cal help. And of course we work closely with the Staﬀ of the Westbury Prac ce. Please contact Zina Wilson on 0117 907 8744 or bernzina@blueyonder.co.uk for more info or ask Recep on or your doctor on 962 3406. Volunteers Wanted ‐ RSVP/CSV Reading in schools. We are urgently looking for volunteers over 50 both male and female to go in to local schools on a regular weekly basis to help children with their reading. We organise your references and a short training course and the school would do any necessary checks. If you think that this is something that you would like to be involved in please email me on vckitchen1949@gmail.com or ring 0117 9096858. Do you love weddings? Westbury on Trym Village Hall is a very popular wedding venue and has another busy wedding schedule set for 2014. Would you like to put your skills into ac on? If so, why not become a wedding volunteer and help organise these happy events. If you are interested, please contact Anne 0117 9680872 or Cat 07931112192. St Peters Church Choir, The Drive, Henleaze. We are always on the look out for new members and would welcome any new voices soprano, alto, tenor or bass. All are welcome. Please contact Reg Parker ‐ Organist and Choirmaster on 962 1230. Stoke Bishop & Sneyd Park Local History Group are keen to welcome new members and visitors (£2 per mee ng) to their programme of mee ngs. For more details please contact Jenny Weeks on 968 6010. Calling all would‐be bridge players. Would you like to learn to play bridge absolutely free? I am running "Bridge for Complete Beginners" sessions. If you are interested, please contact Terry Stygall Tel. 9091714, 07837300073 or by email at tc.stygall@gmail.com . 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 and Sundays of every month. Those on Thursdays are either medium walks of 5 ‐ 7 miles or short walks of 4 miles. Sunday walks are approximately 8 ‐ 11 miles. A number of social events are held throughout the year. New members are always welcome. For further details please visit www.stokelodgeramblers. wordpress.com or ring our Secretary on 0117 968 4140. Dinosaur Egg and Spoon! Shark Tennis! Bucket Shapes! Do you have an ac ve pre‐school

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What’s On & Community Events child who would like to have some fun and do something diﬀerent? 'Li le Sports' is an exci ng class for 2‐3 year olds and 3‐4 year olds, held in Henleaze. Limited spaces available in each class so book your FREE trial session early! Simply contact Bryony on 0117 9499688 or email li lesportshenleaze@yahoo.com . Visit our website www.li le‐sports.com for more informa on. Do you, or does someone you know, need support following a rela onship breakdown? Over the past 20 years Aquila has helped many people learn to cope and rebuild their lives following separa on or divorce. If you would like to know more call Sian on 07807 058479, email bristol@hope‐ a er‐heartbreak.co.uk or visit www.hope‐a er‐ heartbreak.co.uk. The Bristol Grandparents' Support Group, for grandparents who are going through the trauma of not being able to have contact with your grandchildren, due to family breakdown. We meet every two months at 9, Park Grove, Westbury Park. Visit www.bristolgrandparentssupportgroup.co.uk for more info or contact Jane Jackson tel. 0117 9246496, mobile 07773 258270, or email jackson.jane@me.com. Do you need to borrow a PA System? Martyn at North Bristol PA Hire has kindly oﬀered his services, and those of a whole bunch of public address and ligh ng gear, for any community or charitable event being held here in BS9. Martyn is happy to be contacted to discuss if he can be of help at any appropriate events e.g. fetes, fun days, musical produc ons or whatever. He can provide music, commentary or just turn up with a PA (and ligh ng if needed). If you are interested please ring Martyn on 07977 512436 or 0117 987 0534 or check out his website www.northbristolpahire.co.uk. General Knowledge Quiz answers from page 26. Africa ‐ Bri sh and Zulu; 1990; Morocco; Madagascar; They are all found on the Equator. The Americas ‐ Ecuador and Chile; Nicaragua; O awa; Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter; Orinoco. Europe ‐ Budapest; France and England in the Hundred Years’ War; Spanish cheese; 2002; Strasbourg. Asia ‐ Farsi; Nagasaki; Russia and Mongolia; Madras; Cambodia. Australia / Oceania ‐ Easter Islands; Ayers Rock; Kerry Par; Cathy Freeman; Li le (Blue) Penguin.

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