The Bristol Nine July 2013

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July 2013

No 88

Britain from Above - Quiz - Bristol Ferry Boats - Restoration at Blaise - Gromit Unleashed Injury Management - Clifton Camp - School Reports - Prize Wordsearch - and more stuff

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5 The Editor’s small piece Hi there and welcome to our July issue, summer is here, there’s lots going on and the Editor is feeling good. Hope you are too. Fingers crossed this issue will be looking a little shinier ‐ hope it meets with approval.

A couple of things to mention. Firstly the general knowledge quiz is back, by popular demand ‐ thanks for the feedback from those who missed it last month.

Secondly in the coming month there will hopefully be some surveys going on in Westbury (I believe the week commencing 15th July). This emanates from the work of the Business Association and Town Team, as previously featured in the magazine, and will be a great opportunity for businesses, shoppers and residents in the village to air their views on how they see the village now and how they would like to see it in the future. If you get approached by a friendly person with a clipboard (it could be me) please do spare us a few minutes, it will be much appreciated. The surveys will also be available through links on the Bristol Nine website (www.bcmagazines.co.uk), the WOT Business Association website (www.wotba.org) and (hopefully) in hard copy at Westbury Library.

Anyway, enjoy the magazine ‐ there is an awful lot in it this month including the normal range of great local businesses just waiting to help you out whatever your domestic, business, educational or leisure needs are. Do please support them if you can.

Cheers!

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6 Run For The Future “Helping raise pr0state cancer awareness in Bristol”. Launched in 2006 by Bristol Rotary Club and the Bristol Urological Institute (BUI) at Southmead Hospital, Run for the Future is a family‐ orientated, 5km walk, jog or run round Bristol Downs.

Taking place this year on Sunday 8th September 2013, compeered by BBC Bristol’s Ali Vowles and Steve Le Fevre and marshalled by Rotarians from the majority of Bristol’s 19 Rotary Clubs, its aims are twofold:‐ To raise awareness about prostate cancer, and generate funds for research, in Bristol.

Prostate Cancer UK Statistics Prostate cancer affects over 40,000 men each year in the UK and, sadly, claims nearly 11,000 lives However, unlike breast cancer there is no national NHS screening programme for prostate cancer and, as a result, only 8% of the male population benefit from a PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) blood test which is widely used to diagnose the cancer in the USA and many European countries.

Prostate cancer is known as “the silent killer”, since it shows no symptoms in its early stages. Therefore, men with a family history and those of Afro‐ Caribbean origin both of which are in a heightened risk category, should inform their GP so that PSA testing can commence from the mid 40s. Quoting from personal experience in 2012, our Committee Secretary said “The BUI at Southmead Hospital is one of the leading centres in the UK for the treatment of prostate cancer by the use of robotic non‐invasive surgery as a very successful method of treating the disease. Early detection is key and can lead to a very successful outcome. What used to be a 10 day stay in hospital, for me was a 24hr turn‐round with few side effects”.

Use of Funds Since 2006, Run for the Future has raised nearly £250,000 for the BUI’s Prostate Cancer Appeal (Charity 1055900) and this has funded joint research involving UWE and Bristol University, coordinated by BUI’s Clinical Director, Professor David Gillatt.

In praising Bristol Rotary’s initiative in suggesting a Run to the BUI Trustees back in 2004, Professor Gillatt, FRCS, ChM recently made the following statement:‐ “The pump priming of research by Run for the Future has been one of the main drivers to bring prostate cancer into focus as a high priority for Bristol. There are now several prostate cancer research projects across Bristol. The clinical services are of the highest quality, with Bristol being the largest prostate cancer centre in the UK and the busiest Robot surgical centre for prostate cancer, in the country. Prostate cancer is at the forefront of our efforts.

Without the efforts of Rotary’s Run and others in fund ‐raising, and, as importantly, raising awareness, this could never have happened. Awareness has made the people of Bristol seek advice about their prostate health and the Health Communities put prostate cancer on an equal level to other common and potentially lethal cancers. The academic community recognises the need to help answer all the questions still remaining unanswered about this disease.

The efforts of Run for the Future have been at the very forefront of changing perceptions about prostate cancer in Bristol and will eventually, I believe, result in reduced suffering and death because of this disease”

Prostate Cancer talks As part of the support for the event, Run for the Future is offering a limited service of Prostate Cancer Awareness talks to companies or groups in the Bristol area. The talk is interactive and lasts for ~45 minutes with an opportunity for questions at the end. It will be given by a BUI urologist together with 2012 BUI prostate cancer patient, David Miller who is anxious to share his positive experience.

This Years theme As surgeons at Southmead have carried out nearly 1000 prostate cancer operations using advanced robotics key‐hole surgery, this year runners are being encouraged to enter a “fancy dress competition” to find the best Robot fancy dress.

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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

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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

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category. This is a huge achievement given the competition they were up against. With the customer satisfaction rate sitting at 95%, the judges agreed it is ‘definitely an agent that has not lost sight of good customer service’.

On Friday the 24th May Ocean attended the Letting agency of the year awards at Lancaster Hotel London. Ocean is pleased to announce that they were voted The Times and Sunday Times Medium Letting Agent of the Year in Bristol and the South West. This was voted for by an independent panel of industry experts headed by the Property Ombudsmen and the Chairman of the NFOPP (National Federation of Property Professionals). The judges stated that ‘there is a thriving lettings industry in Bristol and competition among the local agents is strong but it is the agent that responds to its clients’ needs in the most innovative ways that comes out on top’.

The application process was via a very detailed entry form and a subsequent telephone interview that took place. Ocean was then mystery shopped and judged by a panel of industry experts, whom under the auspices of Christopher Haymer who is part of the Property Ombudsmen team and Mark Hayward who is chairman of the NFOPP. Ocean was selected as the best medium sized Letting agency in the South West. The competition was fierce and Ocean was finally shortlisted against 13 other candidates in their category. It was obvious to the judges that there was a passion for the business at Ocean and its proposition was in a 'different class'.

The judges then went onto say that Ocean are full of clever ideas, also ensuring they are active across all social media, keeping their blog up to date, making an app available to clients, and also producing an in-house magazine.

In addition to this, Ocean were also awarded bronze award nationally in the customer service

The award’s Ocean have won are a fantastic reflection of the hard work that everyone has put in and is a glowing tribute to the whole Lettings team. The awards are a massive achievement for Ocean as a company and will enable them to continue to grow and develop.

Scott Hudson one of the Directors of Ocean Letting & Management said ‘It will not stop here, we will continue to develop the service we provide to our customers further, ensuring we are always striving to do our best in everything we do’.

If you would like any advice or assistant then please contact a member of the Ocean Letting & Management team via the ‘Lettings Branch’ section of the Ocean website, www.oceanhome.co.uk.

Alternatively you can call 0800 65 35 446 and this will direct you to the office location and member of staff that you wish to talk to. We are more than happy to help and look forward to hearing from you.

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12 Nathan’s Gardening Diary Hello everyone, and welcome to July's article where I’ll be looking at

Growing our own herbs.

Benefits of herbs Growing your own herbs is a great thing to do. I have just planted a small container by our kitchen door, and have been picking handfuls of fresh, tasty herbs and adding to loads of our meals. My favourite thing to at the moment is to make (very rustic looking) pizzas, and adding a handful of fresh oregano, basil and thyme to the sauce gives you such a more flavoursome pizza than you can buy in a shop.

Types of herbs Mediterranean herbs, include Thyme, Rosemary, Sage, Tarragon, Oregano, Bay, and Coriander. Some of these herbs grow in very poor soils, in all weathers on mountain sides. They can take extreme heat, cold, rain, anything that gets thrown at them. However, if their roots are in a cold wet soil, you're more likely to lose plants. They will not tolerate the combination of cold and wet.

Sites Most herbs like a sunny spot. Things like parsley, chives, will grow in dappled shade, but with less vigour.

Soils The Mediterranean herbs will thrive in very poor soil.

They should be planted in very well drained soil.

Containers They are excellent for containers, here's one I planted last month. I used a soil based compost and added

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Garden maintenance:

• If you have conifer hedges, trim them now. They really only need trimming once or twice a year. The RHS say to avoid trimming them after August, as this can lead to bare patches appearing. This might be to do with the plant slowing down in the run up to winter, and new growth being damaged by frosts.

When trimming DON'T cut back too far, as they won't re‐grow from the older wood. However, Yew, is a conifer, and responds well to hard pruning in Spring.

• Dead head roses regularly to keep them flowering freely. When dead heading, it's important to cut the stem off to just above an outward facing bud. This will encourage new flowers and shoots to grow from that bud.

• Mow your lawns at least once a week. If it is exceptionally hot and dry, raise your mower's blade up a notch or two, as this will protect the grass from scorching, and dying off.

Until next month, happy gardening! Nathan.

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15 Constituency Matters with Charlotte Leslie MP I was delighted to ‘cut the ribbon’ at the official reopening of Henleaze’s Eastfield Inn last month and I marvelled at how landlord Graham Anderson has transformed the place. It was really buzzing on an all‐too‐rare warm Thursday night and we were all able to enjoy the great range of beer, top class cuisine and friendly atmosphere. Graham is keen to make the Eastfield Inn a real destination for everyone, from families to couple as well as the perfect spot for meetings. He has captured the essence of the pub as a community focal point, something I have been pressing for some time now.

Pubs haven’t found it easy with a combination of the economic times as well as the cheap drink in supermarkets. That was why I recently persuaded Chancellor George Osborne to drop the unpopular beer duty escalator, introduced in 2008 which meant beer was increased by two per cent above inflation each year. And I also host ‘pub politics’ nights in local pubs including the Eastfield and others across BS9 where you can come along and have a natter about the issues of the day. Our pubs are so important for bringing people together to socialise, to be entertained and sometimes to launch important community initiatives.

Graham told me: “"The overwhelmingly positive feedback from the local people over the first weekend has proved that people don't just want a pub, but a community centre for them to meet family and friends. This support from the local area encourages us to try and provide a service for the area not just a business for me." Cheers!

I am pleased to report that common sense has prevailed in the saga of Portway Swimming Club, which was forced to relocate out of Bristol after the city council gave a monopoly on lessons to the leisure centre provider at Henbury Leisure Centre. I protested in the strongest terms to Mayor Ferguson, set up a petition and, with the help of cabinet member Simon Cook, this ridiculous decision was

overturned and Portway are back where they belong on Friday nights. Teaching children to swim properly is too important for political shenanigans ... this is a great result for everyone in the club. What a shame they had to go through such hassle.

One of my last jobs as a member of the Education select Committee – I’m now on the Health Select Committee – was to set the wheels in motion for a Royal College of Teachers. In BS9 more than most places, the role of education has been at times turbulent and the Royal College idea was born out of many of the discussions I have had with local teachers and parents. In essence, we are trying to put in place an organisation like the other royal colleges, eg for surgeons, which will give the profession a real standing and enable teachers to shape their own destiny, without the meddling of politicians.

Royal colleges and other professional bodies have promoted and protected the status of professions like medicine for, in some cases, hundreds of years. And the more you look at issues like the encroachment of the state into the classroom, the lack of a clear practice‐based career progression for teachers, or the linking of academic education studies and evidence with the realities of the classroom, the more a ‘royal college’ shaped hole seems to emerge.

You can find out more about my latest campaigns – Bristol Metro rail system, wastefulness in Brussels, my plans for the Royal College of Teachers, issues in health and much more at www.charlotteleslie.com I’m also on Twitter @CLeslieMP and Facebook www.facebook.com/charlotteleslie

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

16 Crossword Time Here’s our latest general knowledge crossword kindly supplied by local app developers Teazel Ltd. No prizes ‐ answers are on page 94. If you like the puzzle why not check out Teazel in your app store?

Across 1. Map line of atmospheric pressure (6) 5. Kathmandu is its capital (5) 8. Most famous cycle race? (4,2,6) 9. Cute African mammal (8) 10. e.g. fairground attraction (4) 11.Golfer's assistant (6) 13. Horizontal parts of stairs (6) 15. Ultimate (4) 17. Apparition (anag. of 'hasn't map') (8) 19. Menopause (6,2,4) 20. Attire (5) 21. Officers in training (6) Down 2. Type of mandarin (7) 3. Main tree branch (5) 4. Bureaucracy (3,4) 5. Deft, agile (5) 6. Large, grassland area of N. America (7) 7. Intelligible, clear (5) 12. Easing of strained relations between countries (7) 13. e.g. vehicles on roads (7) 14. Downward climb (7) 16. Sap‐sucking bug (5) 17. Members of UK nobility (5) 18.Chinese secret criminal society (5)

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Sarah Kenny Residential Lettings awarded at The Lettings Agency of the Year Awards 2013 Sarah Kenny Residential Lettings was awarded as the best single office in the South West at The Lettings Agency of the Year Awards 2013 in association with The Sunday Times and The Times and sponsored by Zoopla.co.uk On Friday 24th May, over 450 leading lettings agents from throughout the UK attended a glittering ceremony at The Lancaster London Hotel opposite Hyde Park where the winners of the only dedicated awards for the lettings agency industry were revealed. The winners received their awards from Karren Brady one of the UK’s leading female business speakers and Advisor to Lord Sugar on The Apprentice.

The awards ceremony was the culminating event of a rigorous and thorough judging process by a panel of 19 industry experts who assessed initial entry submissions before conducting an extensive review of the entrants, which included over 10,000 minutes of telephone interviews and mystery shopping exercises. The whole of the judging process was overseen by The Property Ombudsman; Christopher Hamer.

Now in its fourth year as a dedicated competition, these awards have become widely recognised as the most prestigious and difficult to win. With more entrants than ever before, nearly 5,000 offices were represented this year, but only the very best of the best were crowned as winners.

This year for the first time individuals were also recognised for their hard work and commitment to customer service in 3 different categories.

Sarah Kenny Residential Lettings, winners of the best single office in the South West were delighted to receive the award. Peter Allen commented “it is great to know that all of the staff’s hard work and dedication has been awarded in such a prestigious way”.

A website listing all the winning companies with comments from the judges as to why they won can be found at www.lettingsagencyoftheyear.com. The main awards were sponsored by Zoopla.co.uk whilst the specialist categories were sponsored by some of the industry’s leading suppliers including Aspasia, BriefYourMarket.com, Capita Tenancy Deposit Protection, Cream Club, Duel Services, Endsleigh Insurance, Imfuna, LCA Recruitment, LetMC, Moneypenny, Ravensworth, Reapit, Spark Energy and The Property Academy.

For further information, please contact Rebecca McKelvey on 0117 9467171.

Sarah Kenny Residential Lettings Ltd, 30 Regent Street, Clifton, Bristol BS8 4HU

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19 Bluebird Care ‐ helping you maintain independence “At Bluebird Care we offer a flexible service.

For many people the ques on of care at home doesn't arise un l, suddenly, there is a need.

And most of us think that the stark choice is either living self‐sufficiently (without help) in our own familiar surroundings or then “going into a home”. Bluebird Care stops all that. We offer a realis c alterna ve to allow people to stay at home, with familiar friends, rela ves and possessions around them. No upheaval, no stress and no trouble.

We can offer a programme of care visits to suit the individual, which can be of 15 minutes upwards. There is no limit but in reality most of our care visits are something between 30 minutes and one hour long.

However for people who have more complex needs, or as a stop gap to provide that vital extra support a er a hospital stay, live in care can be a perfect solu on. A live‐in carer can provide company and care around the house to support people to con nue living their life in the surroundings they are already comfortable in and without the need to make that significant life‐changing decision to move to a residen al care home.

Depending on what your loved one needs, a Bluebird Care live‐in carer can help with

everything from bathing and dressing to domes c ac vi es such as laundry and cooking. They can also be a companion, accompanying your loved one on ou ngs and helping with hobbies. Our carers do all they can to support your loved one's decisions.

From the li le things that ma er such as what to eat for supper, helping to choose what to wear, to maintaining a social life with friends and family and enjoying hobbies. Live‐in care is the ideal solu on for suppor ng independent living and avoiding residen al care.

Bluebird Care offer a range of op ons under the heading of “live‐in services”, from having a carer being with the person all day, to literally living–in on a permanent basis, sleeping through but being on call. And if needed we can also provide a “waking‐nights” service whereby our carer remains awake all night, working perhaps with a day‐carer on a shi ‐ basis.

Whatever you think your requirements might be Bluebird Care are flexible enough to meet them. Please do feel free to get in touch with me to have a preliminary chat, or to arrange an ini al no‐obliga on visit”

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20 Computer Corner with Mrs PC This month I have had about 8 emails so far, from friends in my contact list with no message, just a link, which looks similar to this ‐ http:// www.commercialistamacerata.it/components/ com_poll/google.php?ncltppfi892rrzj.html or http:// planet‐travel.ru/wtkhhh/fmviq.php.

Rather disappointing when you were expecting to hear some news and more than a little circumspect!

A word on “links”, for the uninitiated… They are a website address‐ and usually start http://www. They are usually blue. They often have a line underneath. If you click on a link, it will take you to the Internet and open the page that is listed in the link. You will see links everywhere if you look on webpages. If you click on one, it will take you to a new page on the Internet‐ a bit like a portal. The address of each webpage can be seen in the top of each web page (The address bar) and copied and pasted and shared in an email to show someone else what you have been looking at, without copying the entire page‐ you just need the address of that page.

If for instance you happened to be looking at a rather interesting guidebook on a shopping page, or a rucksack you thought would be ideal for your son/ daughter’s gap year or your mother’s/father’s next expedition, you could send the web address of the item neatly in one line via email or text, or on Facebook or Twitter for that matter. There are so many wonderful things online, and it is great to share them once you have found them! The person who gets the link can then click and easily see what you wanted to share without having to search.

Back to the strange emails… The subject is often simply “Re”, but has also been “Good Morning” or “Good Evening”. It looks as if it genuinely comes from a friend who is keen to share something using a link.

However, the friends who emailed this week are not in the habit of emailing me. They were all distant friends I hadn’t heard from for ages. None of them would send me a link without telling me a bit more about why they have sent it, so it automatically makes my alarm bells ring.

So what should you do when you get an email like this? Firstly, never click on the link. It could take you to a page that you wouldn’t want to see, and potentially install a virus or malware on your computer. Don’t worry about opening the email‐ it is safe as long as you don’t click on the link, but don’t reply to the email. Simply delete it. If your email address ends btinternet.com, it could be a good opportunity to change your password in case it is easy to crack. Passwords should contain a mixture of capitals and numbers, and you must try and remember them! Passwords should be changed from time to time and don’t use the same one for everything.

The next thing you need to do is to tell your friend that their email address has been compromised, so that they know, and can warn others not to click on the link. They would be best advised to let their email provider know that there has been a problem, and change their password for good measure. All the emails I had with these links were sent to more than one person, and you could see who else they had been sent to (in other words they were not sent BCC, as would be the correct way to send an email to a group of people.) The other common theme was that they were all BT Internet addresses.

So next time an old friend gets in touch by email out of the blue, just take a moment to consider if it is genuine. You will know immediately by what they say, and if it is in the style they generally use. Look for strange vocabulary or spelling and grammar mistakes. If they are not in the habit of sending you a

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Henbury Golf Club A friendly members club, delivering a quality golf course in a beautiful setting in the heart of Bristol We are situated in a magnificent parkland setting of mature woodlands bordering the famous Blaise Castle Estate.

This is just 5 minutes from the M5 motorway (J 17) and with easy access from Bristol City Centre.

Come and experience the warmth of our welcome, the quality of our golf course and the high standards of our clubhouse facilities.

We look forward to welcoming you to Henbury in the near future.

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Henbury Golf Club Academy Membership Introducing Academy Golf Membership to help you learn the game and become a full club member. If you are new to the game then Academy membership could be just right for you. Henbury’s Academy membership programme has a proven formula of lessons with the club professional, starting with the short game and progressing through to the more complicated long game.

Features and Benefits •

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A series of 6 lessons with the professional to learn the basic skills - putting, chipping, pitching, bunker play, mid irons, long game, course awareness & management.

Intro. to aspects of the game inc the club, staff, course, clubhouse & admin.

Opportunity to meet new and existing members Basic rules and etiquette information and terminology Welcome booklet, which offers support to new golfers into a golf club Equipment provided for lessons if required Social membership of the golf club which includes full access to the clubhouse & use of the practice facilities for 6 month’s period - £199 inclusive

Gateway membership Introducing Gateway Membership if you have a limit time to play or are looking to get back into golf then the gateway membership could be right for you.

• 6 day membership from Sunday to Friday (excluding Saturdays) after 1pm in the summer months and 12noon in the winter months • Further access to the course permitted - appropriate member’s guest fee applies • Price £400 + £50 bar swipe card + EGU/CGU levies • No joining fee required for a new Gateway member, however the normal joining fee is payable on application to become a full member after 12 months • Gateway membership category is limited to 20 members only • Includes full access to the clubhouse and practice facilities

To join Henbury Golf Club as an Academy member or Gateway please call Sue Elliot on 0117 9500044 or email secretary@henburygolfclub.co.uk

24 Friends of Blaise The Friends of Blaise was established in 1981 with the immediate objective of saving the Castle from further deterioration. Following a disastrous fire in 1956 the building had been declared unsafe and surrounded by a 10 foot high metal fence for the safety of the public.

It remained like this for 26 years, gradually falling into further decay. In 1981 it was proposed by the City Council that the building be reduced to a small ruin and the fence be removed. Basically, Blaise Castle without a Castle.

Fortunately a group of local residents got together to fight this proposal and established The Friends of Blaise. Their pressure and their raising of funds to help finance a basic restoration of the building, led to its being saved. It was reopened to the public in 1985, and last year alone attracted 4500 visitors.

This was an important project with the results clearly visible for all to see and enjoy. Now we are faced with a new challenge but one of real importance to the Estate and the local community. There is an area of about 2.50 acres situated between the back of the House and Henbury Churchyard which was originally the kitchen garden. At its prime this was very important to the life of the Estate, providing essential vegetables, fruit and flowers for the owners of the house. Like the majority of kitchen gardens of the time it is surrounded by a high wall and not visible from the outside. It is a hidden garden, a much neglected garden, and now basically a jungle containing six very large but dilapidated green houses, one of which dates back to Victorian times.

The Friends of Blaise and the Henbury Conservation

Society have now joined together in an attempt to pump new life into the garden with a target to return it to productivity. This is a huge challenge which we hope will have the support of the local community.

We will report our initial progress in the August edition of the Bristol Nine but in the meantime would invite all interested readers to contact us. We can be contacted on the following two web sites.

www.friendsofblaise.co.uk or www.henburyconservation.co.uk

We hope that the project will appeal to many local people and that with their help and support the garden will become a focal point of interest in the Community

Blaise Community Garden

The aim is to initially run the site as a Community Garden with open days for members of Friends of Blaise, Henbury Conservation Society and the wider public. By the time that this article is published, two open days will have been held and we will have a better idea of the potential level of support. We will report progress in the August edition of the Bristol Nine.

Our initial task is to start restoring two of the six greenhouses on site. Work has started and much of the bramble has now been cleared. For the future we want to attract local schools to bring pupils to learn how to grow food organically, ask gardening experts to come and offer tips, establish fruit trees and raised beds and encourage as many as possible to visit on Open Days.

This is great opportunity for the Community to create a thriving garden on this site. Please contact us with your interest and try to come along to one of our Open Days. As this article has to be written in June in order to be published in July please keep in touch with either of our web sites for the date of the next Community Open Day. Further details of Friends of Blaise and their activities can be viewed on our web site www.friendsofblaise.co.uk

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27 Gromit at large in Bristol “Gromit Unleashed”, a ground‐breaking public arts trail raising funds for Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, has arrived and will animate the streets of Bristol this summer in one of the most exciting initiatives to hit the city in years.

80 individually‐designed giant sculptures of one of the world’s best‐loved and triple Oscar‐winning characters are now populating the area for ten weeks from 1st July, in aid of Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal, the Bristol Children’s Hospital charity.

An eclectic mix of well‐known and local artists, designers and celebrities are creating their own, one‐ of‐a‐kind Gromit for the major public art exhibition, the first of its kind to feature an internationally‐ renowned character.

The line‐up includes the creator of Gromit, Nick Park, Aardman co‐founder, Peter Lord, well‐loved, prolific children’s author and illustrator Sir Quentin Blake, the man behind The Snowman, Raymond Briggs, Axel Scheffler, who drew children's favourite The Gruffalo, creator of the global ‘Where’s Wally’ phenomenon, Martin Handford, Richard ‘Golly’ Starzak, creator of Aardman’s hugely popular, internationally‐renowned series, ‘Shaun the Sheep,’ award‐winning illustrator and animator of the cartoon series Simon’s Cat, Simon Tofield, Richard Williams, the director of animation for Disney’s acclaimed film ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ and The Beano.

Leading editorial cartoonist Peter Brookes and

renowned illustrator Gerald Scarfe will bring their distinctive style to ‘Gromit Unleashed’, as will designers, Celia Birtwell, Sir Paul Smith and Cath Kidston, British pop artist, Sir Peter Blake, who designed the Beatles album cover for ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band’; Turner prize nominee and installation artist Mark Titchner; contemporary landscape artist David Inshaw, whose famous painting ‘The Badminton Game’ was purchased by the Tate Gallery and Bristol‐based urban street artist ‘Filthy Luker.’ Trevor Bayliss, inventor of the wind‐up radio and extreme‐angler and presenter of River Monsters, Jeremy Wade and comedian Harry Hill are also decorating Gromits for the creative fundraiser.

With the support of tourism agencies Visit Bristol and VisitEngland, Gromit Unleashed is set to become a huge tourist attraction for the city in 2013, attracting people from the region as well as bringing national and international visitors to Bristol.

Wallace & Gromit creator and Grand Appeal patron Nick Park is closely involved with the initiative and is designing one of the sculptures on the trail himself.

He said: "I can't wait to see how Gromit will look decorated by so many different artists. I love the concept of these art trails and to have ‘Gromit at large’ is slightly scary in a nice way for me, but also an incredible honour.”

Since its launch, the Grand Appeal, which is organising the project with Aardman, have received an unprecedented level of response from businesses, schools and other organisations, all keen to be part of the unique, community event.

After the trail, the giant, 5ft Gromit sculptures, individually sponsored and snapped up by businesses in record time, will be auctioned off to the highest bidders in aid of Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal.

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All funds from Gromit Unleashed will go towards the charity’s appeal to support the expansion of Bristol Children’s Hospital, one of the leading multi‐disciplinary children’s hospitals in the UK. The Grand Appeal has pledged to raise an initial £3.5 million for state‐of‐the‐art equipment, including an intraoperative MRI scanner, family facilities and child‐friendly artwork to enhance the £37 million investment by the NHS.

Nicola Masters, director of The Grand Appeal said:

“Wallace & Gromit are famous around the globe so

Gromit Unleashed will help shine an international spotlight on Bristol and encourage people to visit the city, as well as raising much‐needed funds to help sick children at Bristol Children’s Hospital.”

To keep up to date with the latest news visit www.gromit‐unleashed.org.uk

To register your interest in bidding, please email auction@gromitunleashed.org.uk

The Grand Appeal is working with Wild in Art, a leading arts and education company which produces mass participation events in cities, to deliver Gromit Unleashed.

Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal has already raised over £22 million for Bristol Children's Hospital, one of only a few specialist children's hospitals in the UK providing life‐saving surgery, care and treatment to children on a local, national and international scale.

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Acute Injury Management

By Penny Porter, MSc, MCSP, HPC Senior Sports Physiotherapist.

If you sustain an injury, whether during training, at work, or around the home, you need to manage it well. Nobody likes to be out of action or sitting on the side lines due to injury, but If you immediately start to manage your injury with the most evidence based (and common sense) practices you will be able to heal and get back to fitness quicker.

The principles of PRICE and No HARM help to prevent further damage and reduce time of healing. The correct use of PRICE and No HARM factors are essential for the initial management of a soft tissue injury and should be continued for 48‐72 hours.

Protection ‐ Once an injury has occurred, it is vital that the injured area is protected from further injury. Failure to do so may worsen the injury and delay healing.

Rest ‐ Get yourself into a comfortable rest position. Rest the injured area for 48‐72 hours after your injury. Also try to avoid excessive movement of the injured area as this will increase swelling & bleeding and may cause further damage to the area.

Ice ‐ Apply ice to the area for 15‐20 minutes every 2nd hour for the first 48‐72 hours after

injury. Ice may reduce swelling and bleeding and is also a great pain reliever. If you do not have ice, you could apply a bag of frozen peas, wrapped around the area. Make sure that you do not give yourself an ice burn by wrapping the ice or peas in a wet towel before applying to the skin. Avoid direct contact of ice with the skin.

Compression ‐ If you have access to a wide firm elastic bandage (tubi grip) or compression wrap, apply to the injured area below as well as above. Applying a bandage will reduce extra bleeding and swelling and will provide more support for the injured joint/area. Ensure the bandage is not too tight – numbness, tingling or blue tinge to skin or extremities are signs it is too tight. If this happens, remove the bandage and apply again firmly but not as tightly.

Elevation ‐ Where possible, to help to reduce swelling, try to elevate the injured part above the level of the heart as often as possible (at least 10 minutes every hour).

If you avoid excessive swelling and bleeding in the area initially the healing process is not hindered by such restriction of movement or blood flow in later stages of the healing phase.

To help to prevent further damage to the injured area, during the first 24 – 72 hours, remember NO HARM

NO HEAT ‐ No hot baths or showers, no adding heat to the area.

NO ALCOHOL ‐ Alcohol increases bleeding and swelling which delays healing.

NO RUNNING/ VIGOROUS EXERCISE ‐ Running or exercise increases blood flow to the

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NO MASSAGE ‐ No massaging or heat rubs as they increase swelling and bleeding – especially in first 24‐ 48 hours.

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Our Centre, located on Dragons Well Road, in Henbury offers four treatment rooms, a rehabilitation gymnasium and a large Hydrotherapy/ Endless Pool. It is conveniently located, with good access to Bristol City Centre and the motorways, with parking readily available.

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35 Bristol Ferry Boats Back in 1977, in the early stages of dismantling the City Docks as a commercial port, Bristol City Council offered the cranes on Princes wharf for scrap. A small group of “rescuers” formed City Docks Ventures (CVD) and the cranes were 'saved' for Bristol. That’s why they are still there today, because they belong to all Bristol people.

The following year Bristol Ferryboat Company was born offering both a regular time‐tabled service and leisure trips. Ian Bungard, who started the service, built up a fleet of 6 yellow and blue ferry boats over the next twenty five years.

By 2002, the Harbourside now peppered with new commercial and residential development, together with tourism increasing the city's focus on its waterways, Ian and Philippa Bungard decided to step down and pass over to a new husband and wife team ... together with the loyal crew.

However, burdensome debt from purchase of the company and the commission of a costly, purpose‐ built boat and expenditure on other cash hungry projects began to take its toll on the new incumbents' operation. In December 2012 The Ferry Boat Company was wound up and the Liquidator put the assets to a sealed bid.

The boats and their crew were rescued from liquidation by a consortium of well wishers who, together with the original operators, the Bungards, made a successful bid for the boats and founded

today’s community owned ferry service. The boats began operating again in January 2013 and have been welcomed back by the Bristol public with great enthusiasm.

On 22nd of May a share offer was launched to raise £250,000 and move to the future as a Community Benefit Society. It’s great news for residents of BS8/ BS9 and indeed the whole of Bristol that the Ferries will be a part of our lives for years to come.

The group of 'rescuers' and staff have been overwhelmed by the support of the people who have bought shares already. Many of the new shareholders have bought the minimum share of £100 which is really fantastic as it means that the business will be owned by as large a group as possible. Currently the number of shareholders stands at over 300 and is rising every day.

The boats have just completed a week of new ferry experiences as part of Bristol’s Big Green Week.

Children were delighted by the pirate pranks of Captain Barnacle and our very own Ferry Fairy. The Sunday morning trips with coffee, croissants and live classical music and the evening pub quiz and cabaret were all a great success. The highlight was saxophonist Andy Sheppard improvising with Nic Pullin and Joanna Swan under Brunel’s Temple Meads bridge.

Of course there will still be all the usual scheduled services, school trips, weddings, transfers, river wildlife trips and of course the infamous Booze Cruises. (continued overleaf)

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The yellow and blue boats also offer the only trip that ventures up the New Cut and gives you the chance to experience our wonderful city from another perspective.

With Bristol as European Green Capital in 2015, the ferries will support the Council in its ambition for an integrated public transport system. The service runs 364 days a year from Temple Meads all the way to Hotwells serving residents, visitors and the wider Bristol community.

There is so much to look forward to as the Ferries continue to provide entertainment and strive to improve what is already a reliable, friendly transport service.

The share offer is open until the 31st July; www.bristolferry.com or just Google “bristol ferry” to find out more.

(My thanks go to Mark Tucker, Ruth Maclellan and Will Smith at Bristol Ferry Boats for their help in putting this article together)

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Is a fear of flying causing you panic when thinking about your dream holiday? Many of us are looking forward to ge ng away to the sunshine this summer. For most of us this is an exci ng me, however for some the thought of ge ng away is but a distant dream.

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40 link, then be suspicious. It is better to pick up the phone to your friend and enquire as to whether they sent you an email or not, and check, rather than make a mistake! Your mistake could be very damaging to your computer and costly both in time and money to repair.

It’s a great reason to chat to an old friend. Emails are very useful, but can’t replace the enjoyment of a chat on the phone, or even better, a hand written letter.

Whilst on the subject of the communicating . . . I am

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43 Louise’s tips for an easier life Holiday Time – Home or Away – is Time for You

The month of July includes some time off for most of us ‐ even if you are not going away for two weeks and are just taking a long weekend or two. The great thing about holidays is they give you time, space and perspective to think about making life changes. When we are busy we say to ourselves, ‘I can’t plan my career change now’, but on holiday our stress levels drop. Ideas, thoughts and feelings have time and space to come to the front of our minds.

Try and capture these – be it with pen and paper, or on your laptop or phone (if you read my article last month you know I will always champion the pen and paper!).

It may be that you revisit the resolutions you set in January, really analyse your work / life balance or just take the time for inspiration.

Have you been feeling out of sync, and life feels more like a series of reactions and tasks, instead of decisions and choices? This month why not put aside a few hours just for you, clear the head and make space to check where you are and where you really want to be.

Was one of your resolutions to get to grips with the tricky business of sorting your home and making it look its best? Perhaps you’ve de‐ cluttered the kitchen and made a start on your wardrobe but are still dreaming of the whole house being just how you’d like it.

Maybe going to the gym more or eating a more balanced diet (yes, those old chestnuts again!) is back on the agenda. Most people have a thoroughly lovely time changing their lifestyles and getting healthy. They discover that they

can be fitter and a little slimmer, even though as we get older, the more we have to work at it.

It might be that you’re not convinced you can achieve your resolutions or really make a change to your weekly routine. One of the best ways to start is to brainwash yourself into thinking you’re doing the right thing and that you can achieve it. If there is one thing that you really either want to start or stop, and you start telling yourself that you can to do it, you have much more chance of success.

And of course a task shared is a task halved, so if you have a challenge that you don’t feel you can conquer on your own, ask your family or friends to give you a hand. The chances are you can help them in return with something they are stuck with. If you are completely in a fix – please give me a call!

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.

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47 School Reports Congratulations go to BS9 resident Holly Revelle (aged 4) who has just been awarded a 'Young Writers Creativity Award'. Holly's pre school ( Little Acorns) at Badminton submitted her poem, which Holly made up based around one of five templates, encouraging her to think about rhyme. “My Nursery Rhymes” has been popular with nurseries and children alike and they received a tremendous amount of entries from across the UK. Holly's poem has been chosen for publication in “My Nursery Rhymes‐ The South West” due out in September. She was also awarded the certificate 'Talent for Writing'. Here’s Holly ‐ and her poem.

My nursery Badminton is a lovely place, There I learn to count which is ace.

My teacher is Mrs Baker who is great, Daisy is my mate.

We play hoops in the playground, I like hoola hooping round and round.

I eat fish and chips for lunch, And sometimes crisps which I crunch.

We play Sandy Girl in the afternoon, Then it will be home time soon.

I say goodbye to my friends, Then mummy picks me up when the day ends.

At the end of school it is home time, Thank you for reading my nursery rhyme.

Whilst on the subject of creative writing I received the following from one of the staff at Badminton School recently:‐

“During the Spring, a member of the Badminton staff found an old letter, handwritten on Badminton School notepaper, for sale on eBay! They bought it, we read it and it really struck a chord with all of us.

The beautifully penned note, a letter home from July 1936, described the House cricket match (interrupted by the rain!), the ban on starting revision too early,

the on‐going rain and the forthcoming House picnics.

All of this on silver‐grey paper embossed with the School address and crest of the era.

Later that term we talked about this letter in our School Assembly. It was topical, as the PE department had the previous week presented some special awards at their annual Sports Dinner for particularly stunning and creative handcrafted responses to their invitations to the event. It was fantastic to reflect, in an era where instant e‐ communication is usually the mode of choice, that the very visual and tactile joy of well‐drafted personal correspondence has not been lost.

Whilst the importance of virtual mail, with e‐ communications breaking the constraints of geography and time zones being hugely important to our community in which international boarders and international exchange students need to stay in touch with families and friends back home and staff network with colleagues across the world, is beyond doubt, we decided to replicate the traditional 1936 notepaper and give our younger boarders a chance to write home on it. They did so earlier this term; enjoying the shared activity, intrigued by the slightly changed crest and delighted by the lovely paper. We are sure that the letters will be as treasured as the delightful sample we found from 1936! We value our fantastic e‐communication facilities at Badminton and understand that letters will never regain their former dominance, but we hope that we are teaching that the personal and creative aspects of a handwritten document, without the abbreviations of e‐communications, really do create a much more personal connection and have an enormous value”.

Meanwhile news of local success from two young ladies from Red Maids Junior School in a competition I would never have aspired to . . .

“Many congratulations to Megan Keeley and Alice Pleat, who represented Red Maids’ Junior School (RMJS) at the national finals of the Junior Memory Championships, held in London Zoo recently. This is the fourth year in succession that RMJS pupils have reached the finals of this competition, which is open (continued overleaf)

48 to Year 6 pupils across the country. The girls, who both live in BS9, performed amazing feats of memory, with the result that Megan came second and Alice fifth. We have since been told that there was only one point separating Megan from first place, so we very nearly saw the trophy that Niki Mehta won last year returning to Red Maids’! The girls did superbly well, to be within the top five pupils in this national competition, and the school are very proud of them.”

Finally, and still at Red Maids, a visit from the man in red trousers. “As part of their very own 'Festival of Ideas', George Ferguson addressed an audience of students, staff, governors and parents at The Red Maids' School. Working with the school's theme of 'Progress' George spoke about his commitment to

Bristol and the progress he feels he'll be able to make during his time as Mayor. "I have great ambitions for Bristol" he told the audience and went on to describe how he feels he can help to create a greener, healthier, more prosperous city. Determined to raise our profile both here and abroad, George said, "Bristol has its own culture and identity and I intend to preserve and build on that."

Photo ‐ Left to right: George, Laura Molton ‐ Head Girl, Page Nyame‐Satherthwaite ‐ Founder of the school's Politics Society, Poppy Escritt ‐ Member of the school's Politics Society, Mrs Isabel Tobias ‐ Headmistress

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53 The Downs Recorder Clifton Camp The huge fortified structure that crowns the Downs is arguably the earliest clear evidence of human habitation in the City of Bristol. It has on the north east side three concentric rings of walls and ditches, while to the south west it is protected by the sheer cliff face of the Gorge. It faces two similar camps on the Somerset side of the Avon, Burwalls, largely destroyed by the Victorian mansion owned by the University, and Stoke Leigh camp, which lie on either side of the steep Nightingale Valley. Until 1983 there was a rocky ridge in the Avon stream bed which is said to have allowed passage across the river at low tide. There could also have been a ferry across to the natural cleft on the Bristol side up which Bridge Valley Road was built in 1820 by J. L. Macadam. Given the huge scale of these three fortified camps, and the massive effort it must have cost to create them, it is fair to assume that this crossing was economically or strategically vital. It was probably the first site inland of the confluence of the Avon and the Severn where a crossing could be attempted.

There is little reliable archaeological evidence from the Clifton Camp, but Stoke Leigh seems to have been occupied from 200BC until Roman times. The views from the Camp are extensive, reaching out across the Severn to the Welsh Hills‐ indeed the Sugar Loaf at Abergavenny, 50 miles away, can be seen in good conditions, to the Cotswold escarpment in the north and across to Bath to the east. To the South the Mendips would be visible but for the trees of Leigh Woods. Such a wide range could be

invaluable in military terms, though it implies a much less wooded landscape than the present.

The recent history of the site is no less remarkable. A tower windmill was erected in 1766 to grind tobacco into snuff, but it was burnt out in a storm in 1777. The derelict tower was bought by William West, who added an astronomical observatory, dug a passage down to the natural cave in the face of the cliff below, and added a Camera Obscura on the top of the tower.

This was essentially a periscope that cast an image on to a dished whitewashed surface, and was a device widely used by artists for many centuries to ensure their perspective was correct. Both cave and camera are still enjoyed by visitors today.

The construction of the Towers of the Suspension Bridge from 1831 led to the creation of a quarry in the area that is now the children’s playground, and destroyed much of the fortification at the south east corner of the Camp. In 1845 the centre of the camp was excavated, destroying any archaeological evidence there might have been, to create a reservoir. This was part of a scheme of IK Brunel to supply Clifton with water pumped from a fresh water spring that had been found at the foot of the Gully.

The technology for pumping water up from the Gorge had already been proved by the provision on Hotwells water to Clifton. The scheme failed and in 1848 The Bristol Waterworks Company built the reservoir that is still in use today.

Until 1940 the whole site was grassed, with just a few trees, but in the past fifty years it has become filled with scrub, and the grandeur of the fortifications has been lost to view. The Downs Committee has a year plan to bring the site back over five years by leaving the major trees, and removing the brambles, and assisting natural limestone vegetation to develop on the steep slopes. They have also taken steps to extend the view north along the Gorge that was so often painted in the nineteenth century.

If you enjoy the Downs as it is today, why not become a Friend? We now have a website at www.fodag.org Membership is just £10. Contact Robin Haward at robinhaward@blueyonder.co.uk 0117 974 3385

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55 Art on the Downs Why the Downs and Avon Gorge are Special?

As part of the Downs 150 celebrations 2011‐2012, the Friends of the Downs and Avon Gorge (FOD+AG) invited local schools to send in art and writing by their pupils, which had been inspired by our much‐loved green open space near the heart of Bristol.

On Wednesday May 22nd, in the week of the anniversary of the signing of the Downs Act in parliament in 1861, 2 new panels bearing the best of the entries received were unveiled by the Rt. Hon. Lord Mayor of Bristol, councillor Faruk Choudhury.

The event was attended by the young artists and poets, their families and representatives of the schools which had nurtured their talents and by FOD+AG committee members. Awards were made to the young people by Mandy Leivers, the Biodiversity Education Officer of the Avon Gorge and Downs Wildlife Project and, to the schools, by Robert Westlake, the Downs Ranger. Each recipient was also warmly congratulated by the Lord Mayor and, of course by the assembled audience.

The delightful views of the younger generation of what the Downs and Avon Gorge has to offer the visitor can be seen on the railings of the Water Tower on Stoke Road, where they have joined the much visited and praised panels of Francis Greenacre telling of the history of the Downs.

We hope that many of you will take the opportunity to view what our local youngsters make of this treasure trove that we have on our doorsteps and that it will inspire you to take a fresh look for yourselves at what our busy and sometimes too hectic lives can lead us to take for granted.

To find out more about the Downs and about FOD+AG’s involvement in helping to protect, conserve and sensitively develop them, visit our website at www.fodag.org

(Martin Collins and Robin Haward)

Schools from which award winners came:

BS6 ‐ Cotham Secondary and Torwood House

BS9 ‐ Red Maids Junior and Elmlea Junior

BS8 ‐St. John’s Primary, and St. George Primary, Brandon Hill

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62 Prize Wordsearch As it is almost summer time ‐ no really ‐ the chosen theme for the wordsearch this month is “Time”. Listed below are two dozen words associated with “time” and all bar one of them are also hidden somewhere in the wordsearch grid ‐ forwards, backwards, up, down or on a diagonal. All you have to do is work out which is the odd‐word‐out i.e. not in the grid, and let me know. First correct entry out of the hat after the closing date of 1st August gets to win this lush plush cuddly Gromit. Entries please by phone (0117 968 7787), text (07845 986650), tweet (@BS9Andy), post (8 Sandyleaze, WoT,

BS9 3PY) or by email to me at andy@bcmagazines.co.uk

Here are your words ‐ good luck

BATH

BED

BREAKFAST CHILLAXING

CLOSING

DECISION

DOING

EXTRA

FERGIE

FLIES

HOME

KILLING

OPENING

OVER

PARTY

QUALITY

SUMMER

SUPPER

TABLE

TEA

THINKING WAITING

WASTING WINTER

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67 Last month our washing machine packed up after 17 years of excellent service. We replaced it and I must admit having no expertise in this area (believe me…No Expertise), I was surprised how similar the new one looked to the old one. However under the white, square exterior, the new one has several features that will be very useful and it got me thinking. We live in a world of advancement – granted not all for the better but one thing I am always amazed at, is how we update all kinds of things in our lives, but so many people often leave their future in a box marked ‘do not disturb!’

Ask yourself when you last reviewed your investments and pensions – in other words, your future financial security - and imagine what the rest of your life would look like today, if the following items were in the same do not disturb box.

Your mobile phone

You might be driving this

Your home PC may be this

Your music centre

This might be in your bathroom

and you might be going out dressed like this!

If you still think the investment decisions you made all those years ago are OK, or more likely you can’t remember what choices you made, perhaps consider how many investment funds there were in the following sectors just 6 years ago and how many there are today*. *source – Money Management – June 2013 So maybe it’s Sector No. of Funds (June 2007) No. of Funds (June 2013) time to ‘open the US 73 104 box’ and actually see where your Property 12 41 Pensions and Emerging Markets 27 67 Investments are Absolute Return 9 71 invested?

Phil James – China 6 34 June 2013 There are advantages and disadvantages to using all of these strategies and they depend on individual circumstances so don’t take ac on without

seeking competent advice. Tax rules, rates and allowances are all subject to change. The Financial Services Authority does not regulate tax advice and some forms of offshore investments. The value of investments and the income from them can fall as well as rise and you may not get back the full amount you invested

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69 Recipe - Feisty Cheeseburgers Ingredients ‐ Serves 4 675g (1 1/2lb) minced beef 1 mild red chilli, seeded and finely chopped 1 garlic clove, crushed 1 small onion, grated 2 tbsp double cream 1 tbsp chopped fresh flat‐leaf parsley 4 sesame bread rolls or baps, halved 2 tomatoes, thinly sliced 50g (2oz) strong Cheddar, cut into 4 matchbox shapes For the lettuce mayonnaise: 2 tbsp mayonnaise 50g (2oz) iceberg lettuce, finely shredded 25g (1oz) cocktail gherkins, finely chopped 2 tbsp finely chopped onion 1 tsp Dijon mustard sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Place the minced beef in a food processor and add the chilli, garlic, onion, double cream and parsley.

Season with a half a heaped teaspoon of salt and

plenty of pepper, then quickly blitz until the meat starts to hold together. Divide the mixture into four and shape around the cubes of Cheddar into 10cm (4in) flat discs, either by hand or pressing into a metal pastry cutter. Arrange on a flat plate, then cover loosely with clingfilm and chill for at least 1 hour to allow the mixture to firm up.

Preheat the grill or a barbecue with medium‐hot coals and cook the burgers for about 5 minutes on each side for medium. Meanwhile, place the mayonnaise in a bowl and mix in the lettuce, gherkins, onion and mustard. Season to taste and mix well to combine.

Lightly toast the cut sides of the rolls under the grill or on the barbecue for 1‐2 minutes. Cover the bottom half with a couple of slices of tomato and then sit the burger on top. Add a large spoonful of the lettuce mayonnaise to each one and cover with the top half of the bun.

Arrange on warmed plates and serve immediately.

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

Britain from Above is an ambitious project being undertaken by English Heritage and the Royal Commissions on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland and Wales, and features some of the oldest and most valuable images of the Aerofilms Collection, a unique and important archive of over 1 million aerial photographs taken between 1919 and 2006. Its chronological and geographical coverage is superb and documents the face of Britain during a period of intense and unparalleled change.

The photographs featuring on the website date from 1919 to 1953, and have gone through a painstaking process of conservation and cataloguing. Due to their age and fragility, many of the earliest plate glass negatives were close to being lost forever.

Bristol Cathedral in 1921 looking north, with Park Street ascending behind. (Note ‐ no Council House, which wasn’t opened until 1956)

The collection was created by Aerofilms Ltd, a pioneering air survey company set up by First World War veterans FL Wills and C Grahame‐White just after the end of WWI in 1919. Wills brought to the partnership knowledge and enthusiasm for air photography. Grahame‐White on the other hand was a pioneer aviator and was the first Englishman to qualify for an aviator’s certificate (Aero Club de Paris) and became famous in England four months later when he made the first night‐flight during the London‐Manchester air race.

With just £3000 seed capital, the company grew from strength to strength, spurred on by the rapid technological advances during WWI, both in aeroplane engineering and aerial reconnaissance. At first, flying planes were borrowed from the London Aeroplane Club and glass plates were developed in a bathroom at the London Flying Hotel on the Hendon site where Aerofilms had set up office.

Increasing demand meant they needed to fly more regularly and so they started to rent planes and hire pilots such as Gerry Shaw, the first ever pilot of an international, commercial flight (in 1919, Netherlands to England, two passengers, landed at Croydon).

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

This very large collection of historical air photographs was acquired by English Heritage, in partnership with the Royal Commissions on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales and Scotland, from Blom ASA in 2007, thanks to the financial support from English Heritage’s donors and supporters, the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Friends of National Libraries. The collection is jointly managed by the three partners who embarked on the ambitious programme to conserve, catalogue and digitise the collection and make it freely available online.

Britain from Above website features a high degree of interactivity and is designed to encourage wide public participation. Users can download images, customise

71 their own themed photo galleries, share personal memories, and add information to enrich the understanding for each of the images. They are also invited to identity the locations of a number of “mystery” images that have left the experts stumped.

Durdham Downs, looking north from Blackboy Hill,

in 1935 (Note ‐ no Water Tower, which wasn’t

constructed until 1954)

Anna Eavis, Head of Archive at English Heritage, said: “The Aerofilms Collection embodies all that is exciting about aerial photography. What is equally remarkable is the skill of the expert staff in England, Scotland and Wales who have saved and conserved these vulnerable negatives and prints and converted them into the high resolution images you see on screen today. We are pleased that the items have been given safe, long term homes, and that each of the organisations involved has been enriched immensely by their addition.”

Rebecca Bailey, Head of Education and Outreach at the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) said, “The history of Aerofilms is inextricably linked to the history of modern Britain. The original pilots and photographers were veterans of the First World War, and they brought specialist skills learned in the conflict to the task of capturing the nation from the air.

Between 1919 and 1953, there was vast and rapid change to the social, architectural and industrial fabric of Britain, and Aerofilms provides a unique and at times unparalleled perspective on this upheaval.

We hope that people today will be able to immerse themselves in the past through the new website, adding their own thoughts and memories to this remarkable collection.”

Dr Peter Wakelin, Secretary of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, said, “People are always fascinated by views of familiar places from above, and in these you have the added values of seeing those places through time too. We know people are hugely engaged by these kinds of images, and I’m sure they will soon be among the most popular in our collections.”

St John's Wood, probably 2nd Ashes Test at Lords in 1921 (which Australia won by 8 wickets in a 3 day‐test played on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, Sunday being a day of rest)

Looking north towards Westbury Park, Henleaze and beyond, with White Tree Roundabout, surrounded by trees, in the foreground. 1935.

To check out this magnificent archive please visit www.britainfromabove.org.uk ‐ there are over 400 photographs of Bristol alone. My thanks go to English Heritage for permission to publish these wonderful photographs.

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The first of these might give Andy Murray his best chance of winning Wimbledon ( which should be on as you read this) as it is the latest in the Stick Sports stable of games, Stick Tennis. Easy to play, hard to master, Stick Tennis gets you to control your on‐screen racket by swiping the screen in various ways. In doing so you control your player (you can choose to be your favourite male or female ranking player) and guide them through the rounds of any of the grand slams. There are also practice matches to perfect your shot repertoire and challenges against the best players from history. I’m off now to hit some balls with Bjorn Borg. Great fun ‐ and probably worth paying a couple of quid to

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A mate of mine got his first Scalextric set for his fortieth birthday, and I am still waiting. Until then I’m making do with Scalextric Lite (the ad‐free version is 69p), which allows you to build your own race circuits with click‐together track pieces then race round them against other drivers. Chicanes, cross overs, hairpins, they are all in your set of track. You can also watch your progress around the track from a variety of camera angles, including an on‐board camera so you can get a first hand view of what it is like behind the wheel. The bad news is that just like the real game it is possible to spin off the track and end up head‐first in the skirting board. The good news however is that you don’t have to get out of your chair to put your car back into the slot.

And finally, by the time you read this the Gromits will have been unleashed, and there is a Gromit Unleashed app available to help track them all down.

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75 Lost Profits

by Grant McCall Commercial Law Specialist AMD Solicitors When entering into business to business contracts for goods or services it is essential that every angle is considered, particularly if a party is wishing to rely upon an exclusion of liability clause.

In a recent Court of Appeal decision, the Court decided that a Business Customer who terminated a 5 year supply of services agreement before the completion of the term was unable to rely upon the exclusion clause in the contract and therefore could not exclude its liability for the Supplier’s loss of profits.

In the 2013 case, the Customer (being the business receiving catering services under a 5 year agreement) became unhappy with the poor service levels and quality of service provided.

They terminated the contract after 3 years into the term. In consequence the catering company (the Supplier) sued the Customer in the High Court in damages for loss of profits for £1.3m being the sum they would have earned from the contract had it continued for the full 5 years.

The exclusion clause relied upon by the Customer attempted to prevent the Supplier claiming for damages arising from breach of contract resulting in loss of goodwill, business, revenue or profits. I

Advice Making a Difference

n the High Court, the Supplier was not successful in arguing that loss of profits could be claimed and the Customer’s reliance on the exclusion clause was upheld.

The Supplier then took their case to the Court of Appeal where the Judges decided that the exclusion clause had to be considered in the context of the agreement as a whole and could not exclude the Supplier’s claim for loss of profits.

The Judges viewed that the exclusion clause did not stand up as the Supplier’s main claim on early termination by the customer was for profits due and expected from the time of early termination to the end of the 5 year contract period.

Put simply, if the parties intended the Supplier to be excluded from any loss of profits by a failure to perform (early termination) by the Customer then this should have been set out clearly in the contract.

The case illustrates the importance of taking specialist advice on commercial contracts at the earliest opportunity.

For further advice on business contracts or other legal commercial matters contact Grant by email to grantmccall@amdsolicitors.com or telephone 0117 9733989.

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76 General Knowledge Quiz No theme this month other than that there are twenty six questions and every answer starts with a different letter of the alphabet. For a bit of help I will tell you how many letters there are in each answer.

Best of luck ‐ here are your questions

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                

Sea where Apollo 11 landed.

SW‐London based rubbish collecting cartoon characters from 1970’s.

Tent‐like dwelling used by Central Asian nomads ‐ and glampers!

Extinct animal with trunk and long tusks The study of insects La Paz is the capital of this country.

Mammal with leathery shell, related to sloth and anteater.

Blanket made typically of 3 layers of cloth or fabric 17th century Dutch painter, most famous for The Night Watch Polish airline. … Empire, now largely modern Turkey Bottle size, also known as a Double Magnum Gaseous chemical element used in car headlights Castle on the banks of Loch Ness Injured party in a crime.

Trigonometric function, along with sine and tangent.

Neurological disorder leading to disturbed sleep.

Large city in Pennsylvania Popular breed of cattle, black and white

      

J. Edgar, first Director of the FBI Famous volcanic island, part of Indonesia.

Jack in a box friend of Dougal and Brian Famous Brazilian motor racing driver Type of crystallised brown sugar Home of the San Marino Grand Prix

Type of penguin

A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (9) B _ _ _ _ _ _ (7) C _ _ _ _ _ (6) D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (8) E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (10) F _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (8) G _ _ _ _ _ (6) H _ _ _ _ _ (6) I _ _ _ _ (5)

J _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (8) K _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (8) L _ _ (3) M _ _ _ _ _ _ (7) N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (10) O _ _ _ _ _ _ (7) P _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (10) Q _ _ _ _ (5)

R _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (9) S _ _ _ _ (5)

T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (11) U _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (8) V _ _ _ _ _ (6) W _ _ _ _ _ _ (7) X _ _ _ _ (5) Y _ _ _ (4)

Z _ _ _ _ _ _ (7)

How do you think you’ve done? Check out the answers on page 94

77 The Yew Tree Clinic is a friendly, family-focused clinic. We integrate Structural Osteopathy, Cranial Osteopathy, Acupuncture, Chiropody, Holistic Massage and Hypnotherapy, in a professional, relaxed and comfortable environment. Our practitioners commonly treat people of all ages and fitness levels from the elderly to the newborn, manual workers, office professionals, pregnant women, children, babies and sports people.

Sciatica Sciatica is a set of symptoms due to general compression or irritation of one of five spinal nerve roots that give rise to each sciatic nerve, or by compression or irritation of either or both sciatic nerves.

Sciatica usually affects one side of the lower body.

Often, pain extends from the lower lumbar spine through the back of the thigh and down through the leg. The pain may also extend to the foot or toes.

Sciatica pain can often be severe and debilitating.

Alternatively, it may be infrequent and irritating, but with the potential to get worse.

Causes of Sciatica Sciatica is most commonly caused by:‐ A protruding or herniated (torn) disc in the lower lumbar spine • Mechanical stress in the lower lumbar spine • Lumbar spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal in the lower back) • Degenerative disc disease (breakdown of discs, which act as cushions between the vertebrae) • Spondylolisthesis (a condition in which one vertebra slips forward over another one)

Symptoms of Sciatica: Lower back pain • Pain in the buttock or leg that is worse when sitting • Burning or tingling down the leg • Weakness, numbness, or difficulty moving the leg and / or foot • A constant pain on one side of the buttock • A shooting pain that makes it difficult to stand up

Symptoms of disc related sciatica:‐ Increased pain with coughing and sneezing • Pain

aggravated by prolonged sitting, standing or walking • Pain relieved by walking a short distance

Seek immediate medical attention for symptoms of progressive lower extremity weakness and/or loss of bladder or bowel control.

Diagnosis of Sciatica In diagnosing sciatica, your osteopath will take your case history and perform an examination of the back, hips, and legs in order to test for strength, flexibility, sensation, and reflexes.

In some cases it may be advisable to see a special MRI scan of your back to show whether or not there is a specific disc injury.

Your osteopath or practitioner will discuss this with you an d may refer you back to your GP.

Osteopathic Treatment for Sciatica Osteopathic treatment for sciatica focuses on relieving pressure from the lumbar spine, by addressing the mechanical re‐alignment of the lumbar sacral area in conjunction with the rest of your body.

To do this your osteopath will work on many areas of the body and may advise on posture and your daily life activities. You will often be given exercises as part of your longer term care plan to help prevent further acute episode of sciatic pain.

More severe cases may require the use of Anti‐ inflammatory drugs and some may require more interventional techniques such as steroidal injections or in extreme cases surgery.

0117 914 6645 www.yewtreeclinic.co.uk 56 Stoke Lane, Westbury on Trym, Bristol BS3 9SW

78 What’s On & Community Events Listings for community events, not for profit clubs and charitable activities are free. If you have something that you would like listed please get in touch with Andy by telephoning on 0117 9687787 or 07845986650 or emailing me on andy@bcmagazines.co.uk. The deadline for listings in the August magazine is 15th July ‐ any received after that date will be held over until the September 2013 issue.

Firstly ‐ a thank you! Last month in the magazine we mentioned that friends and family of Lieutenant Andrew Chesterman, who was killed in Afghanistan in August 2012, were running the Edinburgh Marathon in his memory and to raise funds for The Rifles Care for Casualties Appeal.

Andrew’s sister Olivia has since written in to say “Every one of our runners completed their race ‐ a fantastic effort from everyone involved. I actually really enjoyed myself ‐ maybe I didn't try hard enough! We've currently raised over £13,500 ‐ I don't think I quite realise how much money that is!

The support has been phenomenal and we would like to thank everyone publicly for that support, which will make a huge difference to our Riflemen”

One‐Off Dated Events

Ship & Castle's next production is an evening of variety, entertainment including music, comedy, escapology and sing along in an "olde time" music hall style concert. There will be a bar, waitress service and

as much audience participation as you want (perhaps not in the escapology) but definitely join in with the sing along …. So fluff up your boas, dust down your boaters, bring out the blazers....and promenade down to the Newman Hall, Monday 8th‐Friday 12th July 2013. Tickets: Monday £8, Tuesday‐ Friday £10.

Box Office: shipandcastletickets@yahoo.co.uk. Tel: 0117 9561695

Open Doors Day at Westbury on Trym Methodist Church on Saturday 7th September 10am till 2pm. An opportunity to see some of the many community activities that take place at the Methodist church.

Some of the groups that meet there such as Bristol Ballet, Charade Drama, Kumon Education, Scouts, Guides, Pilates, Westbury Country Market, Women’s Institute, U3A Walkers and the Osteoporosis Society to name a few, will be showcasing what they do. Plus many of the church groups will be on display.

Throughout the day there will be a programme of events such as drama, singing and dancing, plus activities for small children. There will be refreshments including a BBQ (weather permitting)

Vintage and Handmade Market. St Peter's Church Hall, Henleaze, Bristol BS9 4LD. Saturday 20th July 11 ‐ 4pm. Quality stalls selling vintage clothing and jewellery, flea market items, china, retro times, antiques, collectables, handmade knitwear, arts and crafts, shabbychic homeware and gifts. Tea Room with Homemade Cakes. £1.00 entry (under 16s free)

In aid of the East West End Appeal at Holy Trinity Church, there will be a Hobby Day on Saturday 31st August in The Methodist Church Hall, Westbury‐on‐ Trym, from 11.00am ‐ 4.00pm. It will be an exhibition of various hobbies of local people including Model trams, Embroidery, Lace, Calligraphy and many more. A chance to 'have a go' and watch demonstrations as well as buy kits and supplies to take home. We will have a draw for a lap quilt, tombola, as well as refreshments. For more details ring 0117 9624624.

An Antiques and Collectables Fair is to be held at Stoke Bishop Village Hall on Saturday 7th September 2013 from 10.30 to 4.30pm. There will be a variety of

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Entrance only 50p, with refreshments available all day. For FFI stokebishophallbookings@yahoo.co.uk

WI Summer Fair. Saturday 6th July 10‐1.30pm in Westbury‐on‐Trym Methodist Church Hall. Crafts, Tombola, Books, Country Market, Refreshments etc. Free Entry!

BRACE (Funding Research in Alzheimers) invite you to join them on Sunday 21st July (2 ‐5pm) on a visit to the beautiful gardens of Camers at Old Sodbury. 4 acres of garden and woodland overlooking the Severn Vale, with parterre, topiary, Japanese garden, bog and prairie areas, waterfalls and woodland walks.

Home made teas, plants for sale and a tombola.

Tickets are £6 (£5 in advance from the BRACE office).

Tel 0117 3404831 for more details.

Social Clubs & Groups

Westbury‐on‐Trym WI will be meeting on Monday 15th July at 2pm in the Methodist Church Hall. The speaker will be Robert Tinker ‐ 'British Seaside Piers ‐ Fun & Frivolity'. Everyone welcome. For more information please call Bristol 9243032

Stoke Bishop Townswomen's Guild will meet as usual on Thursday 4 July in the Village Hall at 2pm, when Mr R Angerson will be telling us about Bristol Porcelain. We are a small friendly Guild and welcome visitors, further details from 9685638 or 9683571. There is no meeting in August, but the September date is the 5th ‐ join us if you can, no charge for visitors.

Bristol Brunel Probus Club for retired 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 outings, to which wives and friends are warmly welcomed. If you are interested and would like more information please telephone Fred Martin on 0117 968 3875.

The Probus Club of Bristol. We are one of the senior Probus Clubs in this area for semi or retired Professional Business men, who meet on the fourth Tuesday of each month at BAWA, Southmead Road.

At these meetings we have a three course lunch with a speaker. In additional there is a substantial programme of social events to which our Ladies are invited to participate. If you are interested in joining our club or would like to come on one of our future events, please contact our Membership Secretary Martin Harker on 01275 857324 or E Mail probusbristol@hotmail.co.uk. For more information www.bristolprobus.org.uk

Clifton Rotary Club is expanding. New members of all ages and backgrounds are welcome, all we ask is that people give their time, 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 about us by emailing secretary@cliftonrotary.org.

The 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, information, and social events to anyone caring for a relative (old or young) or friend on a regular basis. For more details please get in touch with Monica Rudston on 0117 9426095.

The next meeting of The Association of Retired Education Leaders will be on Tuesday 16th July, 10.30am at Camely Lodge. New members welcome.

For more details please contact Beatrice Murray on 0117 9620573 or email j.b.gtbrock@virginmedia.com.

Bristol Mahjong Club meets every Thursday 2‐5pm at the King's Arms, Whiteladies Road, Bristol (Top of Blackboy Hill). Experienced players and beginners welcome. British Mahjong Rules. Please contact Lee ‐ Mob: 0790 567 2979 or neeliej@hotmail.co.uk.

The Retired Professional Engineers' Club (Bristol) is a non‐profit making club that arranges regular events for retired professional engineers, whatever their

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82 What’s On & Community Events background. Guests will be made most welcome, with a notional charge to cover the cost of tea and biscuits. We also hold Summer and Autumn lunches.

Unless notified otherwise talks start at 14.00 in St Peter's Church Hall, Henleaze, BS9 4LD, on the second Wednesday of the month. Further information on membership on our web‐site: www.rpec.co.uk or call Julian on 0117 968 2824.

Westbury‐on‐Trym Probus Club provide a meeting point for retired and semi‐retired 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 either telephone 0117 9684270 or by email: graham.horne5@btinternet.com.

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 meetings. 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 Eastfield Road (next to the Mouse pub), 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.

Civil Service Retirement Fellowship. The Westbury‐ on‐Trym group welcomes all retired Civil Servants and their spouses to their meetings held on the first Thursday of the month at Studland Court, Henleaze Road at 2.00pm. Those people without a civil service background are welcome to join our group as Friends of the Fellowship. For more info phone Beryl Webb on 01454 614451.

The Bristol Branch of the Association of Wrens meet on the first Friday of every month at Studland Court, Henleaze Road, at 2pm. The Association is open to all serving members of the Royal Navy, as well as retired 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.

The Royal Naval Association meets on the 3rd Monday of the month at 8pm for a social evening for retired 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 Association club on Eastfield. 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 time, don’t worry, we will help you).

Refreshments, social activities. Please telephone Mary on 968 3170 or Wilma on 962 8895 for further information.

Westbury Friendly Club. This is a social club for senior citizens and meets every Thursday afternoon from 2 to 4 pm at the Westbury on Trym Methodist Church Hall, Westbury Hill. Activities include outings, talks, concerts as well as the normal activities of cards, scrabble, conversation and tea. For more details please contact Trevor Green on 9629862.

Music, Concerts & Choirs

Westbury Singers are hosting a concert comprising popular songs and songs from musicals. This will be on Saturday 13th July 2013 at Westbury Village Hall, Eastfield Road at 7.30 pm. Tickets: £6.50 or £6.00 concessions available from Gretta McDade on 0117 9500606.

Sat. July 20th at WoT Parish Church Flute Elevenses.

This month's popular Organ Elevenses spot is taken by a young local flautist, Christopher Docherty. Now

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“Out There Music” Summer Concert 2013, Sunday 14th July 5pm, St Alban’s Church, Bayswater Avenue BS6 7NU. Tickets £5 from admin@outtheremusic.net A fun, family event for all the community. Come and hear Out There choir, chamber choir, children’s choir and orchestra sing and play a broad range of music from including the 1812 Overture, Adele, U2 and music from Les Miserables. Bar and Hog Roast.

Tickets £5.00 from admin@outtheremusic.net 07754 518254

On Saturday 20th July at 7pm Bristol University Botanic Garden, Stoke Park Road, are hosting their Summer Jazz concert with the Blue Notes Jazz Band Tour of Garden 4.30pm. Bar opens 6pm. Tickets £10 in advance, £12 on gate. Available from John Leach, 17 Ashton Crescent, Nailsea. BS48 2JR. Tel:01275 854992. Cheques payable to ‘FUBBG’

The Mosaic Singers are a small, friendly four‐part local choir who meet to rehearse on a 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. If what we are doing appeals to you and you feel you might like to be a part please ring David Richards on 0117 968 2741 who will happily give you further information.

Henbury Singers is a friendly non‐auditioned choir which meets on Thursday evenings at 7.30p.m. in term time at Stoke Bishop Primary School and gives public performances several times a year. New members are always most welcome. Do come along or phone Malcolm Keppie on 973 6095 for more details.

West Bristol Orchestra. A Chamber Orchestra, playing a wide range of Classical Music arranged for the smaller orchestra, meets at the United Reformed Church, Muller Road on Thursdays 7.15pm.to 9.15pm. Additional String players of Grade5+ standard welcomed. Previous experience of orchestral playing is not essential. For more information, please contact the Secretary on (0117) 968 3998.

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.

Henleaze Ladies Choir. meets every Thursday afternoon 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 essential as we learn the songs very thoroughly.

Horticulture & Gardens

Henleaze & District Flower Club meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at Bradbury Hall, Waterford Road in Henleaze. Flower demonstrations are held on the second Thursday and practice classes on the fourth Thursday. New members are always welcome ‐ just come along and join in.

Sunday 7 July, 10am to 5pm, National Garden Scheme (NGS) Open Day at the University of Bristol Botanic Garden, The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, BS9 1JG. The NGS has been opening gardens for charity since 1927. By visiting the Botanic Garden today you will be making a vital contribution to the nursing and caring charities the NGS supports. Last year the NGS donated £2.6 million to charity. Cost: £4.50 (including Friends) Children free.

Westbury on Trym Allotments & Gardens Association welcomes any new members ‐ just visit the trading hut on Saturdays and Sundays from 10.00am to

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Health, Fitness & Exercise

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 activity?

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 till 11am every Wednesday. Moves Fitness offers an approach to fitness that is fun and effective in a friendly welcoming class. Come and give it a try – £4 per session, you don’t need to be fit , or young, to start. 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. Thursday mornings from 11am to 11.45, £8.75 per session. Drop in class, newcomers welcome, no prior experience necessary.

Eurythmy is a gentle and harmonising form of movement. Enjoy the balancing and grounding effects of Eurythmy to take you out of the stresses and demands of our modern lives. For more information please contact Eurythmy Therapist Rebecca Paten on 0117 9733584 or telephone 0117 962 6060.

Scottish Country Dancing for beginners and experienced dancers at St Monica's Trust hall on Thursdays 7.30pm starting 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 9.30 ‐ 10.30am at Westbury on Trym Village Hall. It is suitable for all ages and levels

of fitness. This is a beginners class and all will be most welcome. Your first session will be free so just come along and give it a try. For further information contact Sue or just drop in. Sessions £5. For more details contact sue.horne29@gmail.com, 07929 030209 or visit www.sueqi.co.uk

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

Scottish Country Dancing. A great way to have fun and meet new people. Classes Every Tuesday – 7.30‐ 9.30pm Members £3.50 per session, non‐members £4.50. Beginners at Church House, Leonard Hall, Henleaze URC Tel: Tina 0117 9075462. Experienced dancers at St Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze Tel: Cheryl 0117 9590970 www.wscbristol.com .

Henleaze Tennis Club has vacancies for players of all standards and ages. Whether you are an established player looking for a club, someone who is rusty or a student come along and try us out. For further information take a look at our web site www.henleazeltc.com and contact the secretary Pat Thomson 0117 950 5862.

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

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88 What’s On & Community Events School every Thurs 7pm‐8pm Contact Georgina for further details on www.bristolzumba.com or tel: 07545 625089.

GAPS (Gut and Psychology / Physiology Syndrome) Support Group Bristol. Our next meeting is on Thursday 11th July Time: 6.45pm, voluntary donations are welcome. Topic: The connection between the gut and the physiology of the body.

Many diseases are related to problems in the gut and the inability of the body to eliminate toxins: allergies, asthma, arthritis, autoimmunity, chronic fatigue, chronic cystitis, skin problems, hormonal problems, neurological problems. Speaker: Dr Jens Rohrbeck Venue: Helios Medical Centre, 17 Stoke Hill, Stoke Bishop, BS9 1JN. Contact: gapsbristol@gmail.com, tel: 07584719348

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 abilities with an introduction 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 wanting 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 routines inspired by salsa, flamenco, cumbia etc WOT Village Hall. Just turn up with water and a sense of humour.

£5 per class. www.bristoldancezumba.co.uk or Marie 9634104

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

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 968 7819 for more details.

Gentle Exercise. We are a small class that meets for an hour on Monday mornings and gently exercise the body, from sitting 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.

Pre‐School Activities

Jack in a Box Pre‐School Gymnastics 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

Dinosaur Egg and Spoon! Shark Tennis! Bucket Shapes! Do you have an active pre‐school child who would like to have some fun and do something different? 'Little Sports' is an exciting class for 2‐5 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 littlesportshenleaze@yahoo.com . Visit our website www.little‐sports.com for more information.

Westbury‐on‐Trym Toddler Group. New members welcomed to join a fun and lively group Wednesdays in term time 9.30‐11.30am at Westbury Methodist Church Hall. Run by group members we have a baby area, crafts, toys and new ride‐ons. For mums and carers, a termly night out! So if you want to come and make some new friends, please book a taster session or for more info www.westburytoddlergroup.co.uk or email westburytoddlers@gmail.com.

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90 What’s On & Community Events 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, crafts and lots of toys to play with. £1.00 per family per week, each session finishes with a lively singsong. For more information contact Caroline on 968 4894

Mums and Tots. Henleaze URC Leonard Hall, Waterford Road, Henleaze. We are a small friendly group who meet every Wednesday afternoon (during term time) 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.

Voluntary Stroke can devastate lives. In a flash it can turn lives upside down. We at the Bristol Area Stroke Foundation 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 afternoon and enjoy the stimulation 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 for September! Would you enjoy offering reading and language support to children for whom English is a second language? Can you help them improve their reading ability, benefiting both them as individuals and the wider class? Can you commit to giving one hour of reading time a week in term‐time? 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

information please contact Paul Harrod, at paul.harrod@gmail.com, or on 07576 150706.

Calling all Carers. Would you like the opportunity to share your experiences, relax and make new friends?

Then come and join the new Henleaze Carers’ Group.

The group will meet on the second and fourth Thursday morning of each month, 10am to 12, in the new Bradbury Hall, Waterford Road, Henleaze. For more information please call Mrs M Rudston 942 6095.

Volunteer Drivers wanted for the transport of elderly patients to a doctor or nurse once or twice a week at the WoT Primary Care Centre. We operate under the wings of the nationwide Charity RSVP who provide us with liability insurance other practical help. And of course we work closely with the Staff of the Westbury Practice. Please contact Zina Wilson on 0117 907 8744 or bernzina@blueyonder.co.uk for more info or ask Reception 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 looking for volunteer wedding helpers for our busy 2013/2014 schedule of wedding receptions. If you are interested, please contact Gill Wilmott on 0117 914 4745

Miscellaneous Free electric blanket testing 2013. Bristol City Council and Avon Fire and Rescue Services are again offering free electric blanket safety checks at the following venues. Also on offer will be free safety advice and a chance of a free home safety inspection. Spaces are limited so booking is essential………make that booking now! The Council advises that if your blanket

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New Dimensions meets every month and we have talks on a wide range of esoteric subjects. The meetings are held at the Friends’ Meeting House, 126 Hampton Road, Redland, Bristol BS6 6JE. Admission: £5 (including tea/coffee/biscuits). The next meeting will be held on Sunday 21 July 2013 at 3pm. The speaker will be Clare Russell and the title of her talk will be “Synchronicity.” Do you believe in coincidences? Clare will explore how and why synchronicity occurs. We will learn how to decipher the code of signs in your life, share simple ways to invite more synchronicity into your life and surrender to the abundance it can bring to your life. For further information, please telephone 01749 678 834 or write to: leasurs@tiscali.co.uk

Stoke Bishop & Sneyd Park Local History Group are keen to welcome new members and visitors (£2 per meeting) to their programme of meetings. For more details please contact Jenny Weeks on 968 6010.

Stoke Lodge History and Archaeology Group meet on the first Thursday of every month at the Friends Meeting 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 Annette Martin on 0117 979 3209.

Calling all would‐be bridge players. Would you like to learn to play bridge absolutely free. I am re‐running my "Bridge for Complete Beginners" sessions and would like to hear from you. If you are interested,

please contact Terry Stygall Tel. 9091714, 07837300073 or by email at tc.stygall@gmail.com .

Now on sale ‐ the great “East meets West” cookbook from the team at the Holy Trinity Church, WoT. £6.50. Available from The Parish Office Tel: 950 8644 (9.30am ‐12.30pm), and also from Stoke Lane Cards and Gifts, Charlecombe Court, Stoke Lane and Westbury Veg, Carlton Court, Canford Lane, or contact 9502800 for a copy.

Excel Bridge Club meets in Stoke Bishop Village Hall on Stoke Hill every Monday, beginning promptly at 7.15pm. There is a very cheerful & relaxed atmosphere and as we just play 24 boards we are always finished by 10.15pm – in good time for your evening cocoa! For more details ring Ralph Smith on 01275 840006.

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 lighting 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 productions or whatever. He can provide music, commentary or just turn up with a PA (and lighting 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.

WoT’s Local Produce Market is held every fourth Saturday of the month (next on 27th July) from 9am to 1pm in the Car Park of the Westbury on Trym surgery on Westbury Hill. The market features a great range of produce from local businesses including yummy home‐made cakes, meats, sausages, bacon,

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Ray Bridge Club meet on 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, crafts, 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 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, Tuesdays at 7.30 p.m. at Stoke Bishop Village Hall. New members welcome. Tel Chris on 968 5640.

Westbury Art Club meet on Thursday evenings between 7 and 9pm at The Greenway Centre, Doncaster Road, Southmead. We are a mixed ability group of artists 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 Clifton from 6.15pm to 7.45pm every Monday at Redland Park United Reformed Church, Whiteladies Road. Fee is £5 per session. For more details contact the tutor, Mary Hall, by email on lipreadingmary@yahoo.com or

telephone 07790 283939.

Interested in Plastic Modelling? The Avon Branch of the International Plastic 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 information contact Andy White on 0117 3300288 or visit www.ipmsavon.org.uk .

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A DREAM COME TRUE AT BEAU MONDE DENTAL CARE Ever since they qualified together from the University of Birmingham in 1997, Dr Nicola White and Dr Catherine Spalding have dreamed of one day opening their own dental practice - now that dream has become a reality! The two dentists have recently opened the doors to their new state-of-the-art practice on North View, Westbury Park where they have created a warm and welcoming atmosphere, reflecting their own ethos and values.

“We want our patients to feel relaxed and confident coming to the practice. We understand that a visit to the dentist can be worrying for some people, but we are here to help,” says Kate. Having studied medical hypnotherapy, Kate is excellent at making patients feel relaxed and strongly believes that a visit to the dentist should be a positive experience.

Nicola has a particular interest in cosmetic dentistry, including adult orthodontic treatments. The “Six Month Smile Orthodontic System” uses specialized clear braces that gently straightens and aligns teeth in an average of six months. She also offers a full range of facial aesthetics including wrinkle reducing treatments and dermal fillers. “When people are confident about their smile, it can really make a difference to the way they feel,” says Nicola.

Kate and Nicola believe passionately in caring for children’s teeth and so will treat your children free of charge if a parent is registered at Beau Monde. You can look forward to a warm welcome at the new practice on North View.

T: 0117 330 3495 E: info@beaumondedental.co.uk W: www.beaumondedental.co.uk 35 North View, Westbury Park, BS6 7PY

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