The Bristol Nine - October '14 by Andy Fraser

Oct ‘14 Issue 102

A free community magazine for the residents and businesses of BS9. Delivered each month through 12,000 letterboxes across Stoke Bishop, Sea Mills, Coombe Dingle, Henleaze, Westbury on Trym and Sneyd Park.

The Editor’s Small Piece Hello there and welcome to the October issue of the magazine. In the last month I’ve been lucky enough to stand in the crowds on the Portway and watch first the Tour of Britain cyclists fly past and then the Bristol Half Marathon runners plod past (I missed the elite runners, but anyone who takes part is “elite” in my book) . Both events reminded me of how fortunate we are to live in a city where there is so much going on and so many worthwhile events and activities to support. And at a local level too there is a huge amount to get involved in. A friend said to me last week “we rely on the Bristol Nine to tell us everything that is going on”. Kind words, but at the moment I still think I am only scratching the surface of all the community activity here in BS9. So if you are involved in, or are aware of, any local groups, clubs, societies, or not-for-profit organisations that would benefit from some free publicity please do let me know. I’m also involved in a group of BS9 residents looking at how, as a community, we can best communicate local events ands activities better to people of all ages, so the more we discover the breadth and volume of things is going on the better. Please do get in touch. And finally - does anyone have a lock up garage I could rent? If you do please let me know. Thanks. Andy E: andy@bcmagazines.co.uk T: 0117 968 7787 / 07845 986650

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Useful Information Gas Emergencies 0800 111 999 Electricity Emergencies 0800 365 900 Water Emergencies 0845 600 4 600 Avon & Somerset Police Non‐ Emergencies 101 (new no.) Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 Southmead Hospital 0117 950 5050 BRI / Children’s Hospital 0117 923 0000 NHS non‐emergency 111 Council Dog Warden Services 0117 922 2500 Bristol Blood Donation 0117 988 2040 The Samaritans 08457 90 90 90 Alcoholics Anonymous 08457 69 75 55 ChildLine 0800 11 11 National Rail Enquiries 08457 48 49 50 Telephone Pref Service 0845 070 0707 Mailing Pref Service 0845 703 4599 Bristol Care & Repair ‐ home safety checks & handyman 0117 95 4 2222 Postal Services Westbury on Trym Post Office 9 ‐ 5.30 Mon to Fri, 9 ‐ 4 Sat Henleaze Post Office 9 ‐ 1 , 2 ‐ 5.30 Mon to Fri, 9 ‐ 12.30 Sat Westbury on Trym Parcel Collection 7 ‐ 1 Mon to Fri, 9 ‐ 12 Sat Late Post ‐ there is a late post box at the main Post Office sorting depot on the A38 at Filton. Currently the late post is at 7pm. Local Libraries Henleaze ‐ tel. 903 8541 Mon 9.30 ‐ 7.00, Tues 9.30 ‐ 5.00 Wed 9.30 ‐ 5.00, Thur 9.30 ‐ 5.00 Fri 9.30 ‐ 7.00, Sat 9.30 ‐ 5.00 Westbury on Trym ‐ tel. 903 8552 Mon 9.30 ‐ 5.00, Tues 9.30 ‐ 5.00

Wed 9.30 ‐ 5.00, Thur ‐ closed Fri 9.30 ‐ 7.00, Sat 9.30 ‐ 5.00 Sea Mills ‐ tel. 903 8555 Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat 9.30 ‐ 1.00 , 2.00 ‐ 5.00 Wed ‐ closed, Thur 9.30 ‐ 1.00 , 2.00 ‐ 7.00 Public Transport Visit the excellent Bristol City Council website www.travelbristolorg to plan out your routes in, around or out of the city ‐ whether you are planning to go by bus, train, ferry, air, bike, car or foot. Local Churches St Mary Magdalene, Stoke Bishop www.stmarysb.org.uk 0117 968 7449 Methodist Church, WoT www.westburyontrymmethodistchurch.org.uk 0117 962 2930 Baptist Church, Reedley Rd, WoT www.westburybaptist.org.uk 0117 962 9990 Holy Trinity Parish Church, WoT www.westbury‐parish‐church.org.uk 0117 950 8644 Sacred Heart Catholic Church, WoT www.sacredheartchurch.co.uk 0117 983 3926 St Peter’s Church, Henleaze www.stpetershenleaze.org 0117 962 4524 Trinity URC, Henleaze www.trinityhenleazeurc.org.uk 0117 962 9713 The Community Church, WoT www.the‐community‐church.net 0117 946 6807 Recycling and Household Waste The Household Waste and Recycling Centre on Kingsweston Lane, Avonmouth for pretty much everything. The Avonmouth centre is open from 8.00am to 6.45pm, 7 days a week .

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The new academic year got off to a fantastic start for Redland High Infants with QEH, with boys joining the Infant School for the first time since 1956. Pupils took advantage of the sunshine at morning break, riding their tricycles, playing with the water ball pit, raiding the fancy dress box and enjoying making new friends. The girls and boys at Redland High Infants with QEH are looking forward to moving into their brand new purpose built classrooms in October. Redland High Infants with QEH offers a co-educational provision for children aged 3 to 7 years old. In Year 3, girls will progress to Redland High Junior School and boys will transfer seamlessly to QEH boys' school. Both schools remain committed to single sex education from Year 3 onwards.

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12 Prize Wordsearch The theme of the puzzle this month is cars, for no reason whatsoever. And the prize up for grabs is a £20 voucher to be spent on meals and drinks at one of the splendid Lounges that can be found dotted across the city, including Grupo Lounge in Westbury, Deco Lounge in Cotham and Tinto Lounge on Gloucester Road. Listed below are twenty one of our most well known makes of car. Twenty of the names have also been hidden in the wordsearch grid, and these can be found by looking forwards, backwards, up, down or on a diagonal. So see if you can find the missing car manufacturer, let me know who it is and you are in with a chance of winning

the Lounge gift voucher. All correct entries received by 31st October will go into an electronic hat and one winner selected at random. Right, here is your list of cars - just find the odd one out. Alfa Romeo Citroen Fiat Jaguar Land Rover Nissan Renault Skoda Suzuki Vauxhall Volvo

Bentley Dacia Hyundai Kia Mazda Peugeot Seat Subaru Toyota Volkswagen

Thank you to everyone who enters the competition each month. The winner of the August fruit and veg puzzle was Hannah who wins herself a fully loaded cheeseboard. And the winners of the Orpheus Cinema Billy Elliot tickets were Amy Tanner and Emily Mathison. Many thanks to the team at the Orpheus for kindly sponsoring the prize draw.

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15 Constituency Matters - Charlotte Leslie MP

I was “delighted” to be nominated by BBC Radio Bristol’s John Darvall to complete the Ice Bucket Challenge that is proving so successful in raising awareness and funds for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. So on a rapidly chilling Sunday afternoon earlier this month I found myself sat on a wooden chair outside the Bear & Ragged Staff awaiting my fate. Not one but four buckets of ice cold water followed, and while I have been in many cold waters around our coast, this was something different. The following pictures tell the story. Thank you to everyone who came along and helped by donating to this terrific and worthy cause.

Independent shops are the lifeblood of the high streets in BS9. Let’s celebrate them. We are looking for BS9’s Independent Shop of the Year as voted for by residents. If “your” shop wins you could win £100 to spend there. Just nominate your chosen shop by 31st October - with a few comments if you wish - online at www.charlotteleslie.com, on Twitter @CLeslieMP #ShopBS9, on Facebook CharlotteLeslieMP or using the Freepost forms that are being delivered around the area. Good luck!

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16 The Queen Square Riot - by Becky Cowley With calls for constitutional reform following the recent Scottish referendum, and demands for fairer representation of citizens voices across many parts of the UK, I was reminded of the major civil disturbances that affected Bristol in October 1831, Queen Square was set alight as angry residents protested. But what were they so irate about? And what were the results of their actions… Before any building took place at this site, Queen Square was all marshland and was in fact used as a rubbish tipping site. It was so uninhabitable at one period in time, that even weaponry practices took place here. Then, in 1622, it was remodelled and became a beautifully designed area for playing bowls with trees lining a promenade. It wasn’t until some years later however, that the first building was built on the site. In 1699, the first house was constructed and this was quickly followed by the redesigning of the square, much as it looks today, in the early 1700s. It was also this time that it got its name. In 1702, it was named after Queen Anne, becoming officially, ‘Queen Square’. So, jump forward almost a century and a half, and to the riots that took place there. In Bristol at this time, as in many of the emergent industrial cities across the country, there was an ongoing struggle for democratic rights of the citizens. A mere 6,000 of the 105,000 citizens had the vote. However, at long last, the people of Bristol had a break through. The Reform Bill was created specifically to improve the democratic situation across the country. Finally citizens felt as though they were being listened too and were having their voices heard. But, unfortunately for them, the bill was overturned in the House of Lords and was denounced in particular by Sir Charles Wetherell. Sir Charles was an English politician, lawyer and judge who was considered to be very influential. His visit to open the Bristol Assize Courts sparked huge unrest amongst the citizens of Bristol who felt that he was, in many respects, responsible for the overturning of the Reform Bill. So angry were the people, that they chased him to the Mansion House in Queen Square. But this was just the beginning. Rising together, the mob of angry citizens then attacked the Mansion House. They destroyed large parts of it using sticks they had picked up, and set the place

on fire. Taken by the momentum of the uproar, the mob decided they were not yet finished with their path of destruction and went on to set fire to other properties in the surrounding area, including both citizens homes and buildings such as the Bishop’s Palace.

The night of the riots ‐ a pain ng by Louis Haghe

Under the command of Colonel Brereton, the 3rd Dragoons Guards, who were the armed guards of the King, were sent into Queen Square to quell the mob and contain the violence. Hundreds of people were killed and injured as a result. The effects of the riots were felt all around the city and also further afield, where similar pro-reform demonstrations turned into rioting in Coventry, Warwick, Bath and Worcester. After three days of rioting in Bristol the mob was eventually brought to a halt. However, there wasn’t really much punishment for those who were caught. Four men were handed the sentence of hanging, but this did not happen without resistance. A petition of 10,000 Bristolians was given to King William IV, although the hangings still went ahead. After this however, the only real punishments were floggings and mild prison sentences. Some argue the reduction in sentences were due to the Government not wanting to provoke more unrest in the city. Even the work on the Suspension Bridge was temporarily stopped as the city recovered from the event. Reform though was on its way and the following year the Reform Act 1932 was passed, abolishing many of the old corrupt election practices and establishing a more representative distribution of parliamentary seats. However this was just one step in the process of electoral reform, a process that seems to be ongoing to this day.

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18 Hayley Jones’ Book Review - The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer The Shock of the Fall is the first novel of fellow Bristolian Nathan Filer. A very deserved winner of the Costa Book of the Year 2013 award; The Shock… is a beautifully emotive page-turner. The novel follows 19-year-old Matthew Homes, who is receiving psychiatric care as he recounts his story. It has a non-linear timeframe and seamlessly uses flashbacks and jumps to weave the story around a central episode, Matthew’s brother Simon dying. The Shock… is a study of grief and mental instability reverberating through the family. It is a sad story but it’s also an exhilarating read, thanks to Filer’s fluid writing style. His narrative voice is so genuine you cannot help being drawn into Matthew’s life. Unquestionably Filer’s experiences as a psychiatric nurse helped him capture the experience of mental illness in such an authentic and un-patronising way. One of my favourite aspects of the novel is Filer’s use of flashbacks to tie ideas together across different episodes. He plays with time and slips back and forth with a deftness few writers can match. An early example of this is in the first chapter when Filer has Matt suddenly write “Anyway, I have to go. Jeanette from Art Group’s…fluttering around…trying to catch my attention”. With this statement the reader is dragged out of the important memory – the lead-up to Simon’s death – and dumped into the present. With the mention of Art Group we also have our first indication that the narrator is receiving psychiatric care, and so it is the rather bleak present of Matthew’s Day Centre where we now find ourselves. The Shock… is postmodern in its inclusion of pictures, handwritten and word processed letters, different typefaces, erratic word

spacing and varying chapter length. At one point the narrative addresses someone who is reading over Matthew’s shoulder. At another the print fades replicating the ink of the typewriter ribbon running out. These formatting methods give an extra level of insight to the reader into Matthew’s mental state. The cause of his disorder, Simon’s death, is repeatedly referred to but is not fully presented until towards the end. The suspense built in waiting for the big reveal is akin to a murder mystery. Filer’s pacing of this is spot on.

The Shock… truly is a fantastic book and if you are interested in psychology it is a mustread. I honestly can’t wait to see what Filer does next! Nathan Filer “The Shock of the Fall” London: Harper Collins, 2014 314pp. £7.99 978 0 00 749145 2 Hayley Jones is a local graduate in English Literature and this is the first in an occasional series of reviews of both classic and modern books she will be writing for The Bristol Nine. (And for what it is worth I think Hayley is spot on in her assessment of Nathan Filer’s stunning debut novel).

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24 Friends of Blaise - Patrick Clarke The majority of people probably only look at the splendour of trees in the Autumn. A time when the leaves change colour and when nature provides us with a really spectacular show. Many will travel to the Arboretum at Westonbirt or the National Trust Estate at Stourhead. Others will appreciate the show here on their doorstep. The wooded area, including the Kingsweston Estate stretches from the Museum at Blaise to Pen Pole Point at Shirehampton and it is possible to walk the full distance away from the traffic and bustle of the 21st Century, and simply enjoy the spectacle. Blaise is not an arboretum but a mixture of ancient woodland and estate planting. The Estate as we know it today was originally laid out to the design of Humphry Repton who produced his plans in 1795 on behalf of the then owner John Scandrett Harford. The paths and drives are still virtually unchanged from that date, as are many of the trees. During the past few years the Friends of Blaise have financed the planting of numerous young trees which in the course of time will help ensure that this wonder of nature will be available for future generations to enjoy. The trees range from the Red Twigged Broad Leaved Limes planted in 1997 and which stretch from Cotterel’s Seat opposite the museum towards the woods at the bottom of Castle Hill to the ancient Limes planted along the edge of the woodland and stretching toward Echo Gate which are well over 200 years old. In the centre of the parkland are two trees which seem an odd addition to the landscape and would certainly not have been a part of

the original landscaping. One is a Sierra Redwood Wellingtonia now about 120 years old and next to it is a Holm Oak which retains its leaves in winter. No autumn colours here and probably a late Victorian addition. The leaves on the two Ginkgo Biloba trees in the Dairy Garden turn to a gorgeous honey colour before they drop in Dec/ Jan. Walk into the woods along the main drive and appreciate the wide range of native English trees, including oaks, ash, sycamore, chestnuts, poplar, willow and beeches. The beech cathedral is now well below its best but will still put on an autumn show to be enjoyed. So this Autumn, why not put on your wellies and get up to Blaise before the winter sets in? I am sure that you will enjoy it. For more information about Friends of Blaise go to our Web Site www.friendsofblaise.co.uk

177 Whiteladies Road, Cli on, Bristol, BS8 2RY Where did the year go? This month the clocks fall back and yet it seems like only weeks ago that we experienced the frenzy of North Bristol’s spring market? Local news? Parents are busy doing the rounds of secondary schools in the BS9 catchments as they try to decide which ones to apply for by October 31st. Everything you need is on Bristol council website. Not forge ng the independent senior schools we have on our doorstep, the Downs school, Badminton, Red Maids and Cli on College and several others just a li le further afield. The much debated Residents Parking zones on the city side of the Downs con nues to roll out. Cli on Village and Cli on will follow Cotham North and Redland area which is now up and running. The next restric ons will be in place in early 2015. If you have been following developments at Waitrose Westbury Park, they tell us that all the work done to get a new lobby and extra car parking spaces should all be over and ready to go by the beginning of October. Watch this space! Literally. Housing news this October? Things have certainly changed in the housing market over the year. The summer months saw things slow down and now we have what feels like an almost ‘perfect’ market. I am loathe to use the word ‘perfect’ but what I mean is that (at me of going to print) certainly in the Sales market, demand is mee ng supply and that leaves us with a sensible level market, unlike the one we saw at the beginning of 2014. That said things are very diﬀerent in the rental sector as strong demand in the BS9 area con nues to outstrip supply. As always if our Cli on team (a hive of local knowledge) can help you any way with your property needs don’t hesitate to get in touch. Howard Davis, MD Cli on

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29 Louise’s Tips for an easier life

How was your September – were your pencils sharpened and shoes polished? Last month saw a number of new contacts deciding to seek assistance – some feeling a little overwhelmed and unable to complete the task on their own, whilst others being abroad and unable to do it themselves. To name a few: chasing up a quote for a vehicle repair following a minor collision, research for a forthcoming party (did you know how many mobile ice cream vans there are for hire in Bristol?!), preparing for a temporary to move to America (de-clutter, storage, letting house out, shipping options, what to take), managing a property whilst the owners live abroad, helping to clear out that cupboard that was promised to be sorted but never quite got done....and so the list goes on.

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Choosing the right executors and trustees

Choosing an executor or trustee might seem like a straigh orward decision, with many of us op ng to appoint one or more of our family members. However, it is important that you take me to think about how those appointed will carry out their du es and how well they will be able to work together.

The story of John Barry Wild The case of John Barry Wild, which was in the na onal newspapers, serves as a stark reminder of just how important it is to choose appropriate trustees. In this case, Mr Wild, a millionaire businessman, decided that his £2.3million business empire would be transferred upon his death into a family trust to be split four ways between his wife, daughter, son and grandchildren. The family trust was set up by Mr Wild to ensure that his estate could be distributed in the most tax eﬃcient way. Like many others would have done, Mr Wild decided to appoint his family members as trustees of the trust in the hope that they would be able to work

amicably together. Alongside appoin ng his wife, son and daughter as trustees, Mr Wild appointed his family accountant. Unfortunately, the appointment of this professional trustee was not suﬃcient to diﬀuse the bi er family dispute that subsequently broke out. Mr Wild's middle son, Ian, had what the court described as a "long standing animosity" towards his mother, Mrs Wild, which led to disagreements and the suspicion that Mrs Wild had wri en Ian out of her Will. Ian refused to agree to his mother's share of the trust being distributed, which resulted in his sister and mother bringing a High Court ac on for his removal as a trustee on the basis that Ian was being led by his personal financial interests and feelings towards his mother. The High Court ordered Ian's removal, commen ng that Ian had "allowed his judgment as a trustee to become clouded by ma ers which are not relevant to the exercise of his du es as a trustee". Ian was also ordered to pay his mother and sister's £40,000 legal costs. This is an all too familiar example where Mr Wild had put forward planning into his mul ‐million pound estate to maximise his family's inheritance, but

33 his family had been torn apart as a result of his choice of trustees.

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The moral of Mr Wild's story is clear. Where there is exis ng conflict within a family or the poten al for conflict on the horizon, the safest course of ac on, in order to avoid a bi er family dispute, is to avoid appoin ng any family member and instead appoint professional trustees. Most clients act on such advice but it is clear from the cases that we commonly deal with where a dispute between executors/trustees and beneficiaries has broken out, that there are plenty of people who con nue to make Wills and set up trusts clinging to the hope that

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And so I finally did it. Just returned from Ireland where I was married (sorry ladies of BS9) to my Galway Girl on the wild west Atlantic coast. Present were a relieved Mum and Dad (I think they had given up hope of me ‘tying the knot’ with my 40th birthday fast approaching), a stressed looking brother looking after 3 tearaway young children and 100‐odd new Irish relatives enjoying the craic! But seriously, it was a magical day. Just waiting on the photographer getting back to us with his apparently 1000+ photos of the day – I bet clients cannot wait for me to take them through the album – why are they not returning my calls?! I suppose with marriage this raises the question of families, of children and further down the line of grandchildren. Indeed the financial future of children and grandchildren is often a key issue I come across. This is especially the case with regard to providing for the cost of education, higher education, property purchase and, dare I say it, weddings. There are available some highly tax efficient strategies for children and grandchildren which together can form a very effective plan for securing the child’s financial future and encouraging them to save. ▪ Junior ISAs; £4,000 can now be invested by parents and grandparents alike for tax free accumulation of capital and income. ▪ Pensions; It is possible to contribute £2,880 each year into a registered pension plan for the child (with the Government helpfully bumping that up to £3,600). ▪ National Savings Children’s Bonus Bond; The maximum per issue is £3,000 and interest and bonuses are tax free. ▪ Friendly Society Tax Free Savings Plans; Up to £25 per month can be paid to a friendly society plan on behalf of the child. ▪ Child Trust Funds; Although these are being phased out the option to top‐up existing plans remains. ▪ Unit Trusts/Investment Trusts; These investments are usually made by the parent of grandparent on behalf of the child using a designated account although more complex trust work is available. Please get in touch for a relaxed discussion of the options over a cuppa and a biscuit (now the wedding is over I’ve been told I’m allowed). 0117 966 5699 or 07757 279 551 richard.higgs@wealthwest.co.uk www.wealthwest.co.uk Trym Lodge, 1, Henbury Road, Westbury on Trym, BS9 3HQ “The percep on of financial advice is it’s first and last about money. For Wealth West it’s so much more than that. It’s also about helping people in the local community and giving back. It’s about doing what is right for the client with integrity and going out and making a difference to people’s lives. Welcome to the family” Richard Higgs, Chartered Financial Planner

36 Talking pets with Viking Vets

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Remember, remember your pet this November

D.A.P and Feliway are also a natural products, D.A.P and Feliway are pheromone treatments that can be plugged in at home, similar to a plug-in air freshener, sprayed on bedding and in den areas, or for dogs, worn as collars around the neck. The plug -in diffuser is best started 2 weeks prior to Bonfire night to allow the pheromone to be built up in the atmosphere but the spray and collar can be started on the day.

Fireworks time will soon be upon us, and many of Bristol’s pets will be affected by the unpredictable loud noises. Sound fears are a very common problem – many cats and just under half of the UK dog population shows a fearful response to loud noises. Pets can show varied stress reactions to firework noise – they can withdraw into themselves and hide, soil in the house, and sometimes even harm themselves whilst trying to escape from the noise. So what can you do if your pet is affected? First of all, speak to us here at Viking Vets! We can given you good advice regarding how to cope on the night – for example how to react yourself and where to prepare a ‘den’ for your pet to hide in. We can also advise whether your pet would benefit from taking something, and recommend a product which suits your pet. Some animals that suffer severe reactions to fireworks may need prescription medications but there are plenty of other options to consider.

Once fireworks season has passed, it’s time to think about long-term control of the problem. Fear of fireworks tends to get worse over time and can expand to include fear of other loud noises such as thunder, and even fear of places associated with loud noises. Sound desensitisation has shown to be a very effective way of managing the problem longterm. It involves exposing the animal to firework noises in a controlled way and must NOT be done during firework season. The programme includes clear written and verbal instructions and practice tracks to help you get started. Ask us about getting a copy when you come into the surgery. (continued on page 38)

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Key points to remember on Fireworks night: ▪ Do not punish your dog or cat when it is scared. This only confirms that there is something to be afraid of. ▪ Do not fuss or try to reassure your pet when it is scared, as this rewards the nervous behaviour. ▪ Ignore any fearful behaviour that occurs for no good reason. ▪ Make sure your pet is kept in a safe and secure environment at all times, so that it doesn’t bolt and escape if a sudden noise occurs. ▪ Try to move your pet at sundown into a blackedout room that contains toys and familiar objects. (There should also be things for you to do as well, so as not to abandon the pet.) Blacking out the room

removes potential problems of flashing lights, which often precede the noise. If this is not achievable, create a ‘den’ or hiding place where your pet can go to feel safe. ▪ Put on some music or the television. It does not have to be loud as long as there is a constant distracting beat. ▪ Ignore the noises and try to engage your pet in some form of active game. ▪ If you know of a dog that your dog is friendly with, that is not afraid of the fireworks, it would be a good idea to keep them together for the evening. Playing with the non-fearful dog may help your dog to understand that there is nothing to be scared of. ▪ Offer your pet a carbohydrate rich meal in the evenings before the fireworks start. This type of food has a soporific effect and will help your pet to feel sleepy. ▪ Certain drugs may be useful to calm some pets, but they need to be given before any noise starts or panic sets in. ▪ Do not ignore the noise phobia problem once the season is over. Instigate a desensitisation program as soon as possible and you will have a happier, well -adjusted pet next time!

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Beliefs So where are our beliefs housed and how are they formed? Our mind is in two parts. Our conscious mind – think of it as the tip of an iceberg, approximately 5% of our total mind power, while the 95% lying below the surface is our sub-conscious mind. Our sub-conscious is responsible for the running of all our body functions, it also holds memories of all our own unique experiences, on which we base our beliefs about ourself and the world around us. Most of our beliefs are formed in childhood, up to the age of 7 our brain doesn’t have the capability to reason so we take in everything we hear as the truth. Our beliefs can be very deep rooted, affecting how we feel about ourself, the way we re-act in different situations, how we react to other people, and what we achieve. When we set goals or intentions we are using our conscious mind, but if we subconsciously hold negative self-beliefs then our larger, stronger, sub-conscious mind may not be in agreement and will stop us achieving our aims. Do you often wonder why some people seem to have ‘all the luck’ – everything goes well for them? Maybe their belief system is in alignment! As Henry Ford once said: - Whether you think you can, or you think you can't - you're right.” How about you – do you think you can, or think you can’t? If you wish to bring your belief system into alignment then contact Joanne Cole or John Crawford to discuss how Inner Child Therapy can help you make the changes of your choice.

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45 Henleaze Christmas Festival will be on Wednesday 3rd December this year and shows every sign of maintaining its reputation as the biggest community event in the area.

year over £2000 was raised and this year the organisers are hoping to do even better. Local shops will have tickets on sale and there will be a stall showing the prizes – all donated by local businesses.

There will once again be a huge variety of stalls – one of the festivals most popular features – a children`s entertainment area in Cardigan Road, with a Father Christmas Grotto not far away, and many food outlets both among the stalls and the local cafes.

The Henleaze Society will be running a Best Dressed Shop Window Competition with a representative panel of judges and prizes of champagne and chocolates.

Entertainment will be spread between the Bradbury Hall and an outside arena at the corner of Waterford Road where Henleaze Junior School will be keeping up their tradition of opening the Festival at 4.00 pm. The Salvation Army will be playing both in the open arena and around the festival during the evening. Watch out, too, for a stilt walker among the crowds. Many local shops will be open for the evening and there will be no shortage of special festival offers. Details in the programme. This year`s Prize Draw will again be raising money for local charities. Last

But, as ever, there is a need for volunteers to help keep the event going. And the most urgent need is to find someone to take on organising the stalls next year. Jane Emery, who has done the job since the festival started 7 years ago, is giving up the role although she will remain on the committee as Treasurer. “Ideally I would like to find someone to shadow me this year and move into the job next year when I will be available to advise and help out if necessary” she says. Anyone who can help can contact Jane at mikeandjane.emery@blueyonder.co.uk or Festival Co-ordinator James Goodchild at

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50 Food Inspiration from Tara’s Table Fig-elicious! As I write this, I’m still kidding myself it’s late summer, and the weather is playing along, the only giveaway being the ever earlier darkening of the sky. It creeps up and up on us, getting darker just a little bit earlier every day and, by the time you read this, low and behold, we are hurtling towards winter and who knows what delights the weather ever has in store for us? Figs are one of my favourite fruits. Not only are they beautiful to look and taste fantastic but there is much more to them. The fig is imbued with historic and biblical significance; in the Book of Genesis, Adam & Eve clad themselves with fig leaves after eating the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil and, ever since, fig leaves have been used in paintings and sculptures to cover modesties of all shapes and sizes. Since the days have been balmy, it’s still salad all the way for me so I came up with this late summer/early autumn salad where the star turn is the fig. A perfectly ripe fig is perfection itself – yielding, perfumed and luscious, it needs very little distraction. Figs, goat’s cheese & frisée salad with balsamic vinegar Find some really ripe figs. This is important as the flavour really does come out when they have

reached their peak but once ripe, they don’t hang about for long! Cut the figs into quarters and macerate in a little red wine vinegar, season well with salt and pepper and sprinkle some fresh thyme leaves – figs and thyme are great friends. Leave them for half an hour or so at room temperature if you have had them in the fridge. Arrange on some bitter salad leaves, I love frisée if I can find it but radicchio and chicory work very well too, or a mixture. Spread the goat’s cheese among the figs and dress with balsamic vinegar and extra virgin olive oil. This salad would also work very well with figs, buffalo mozzarella, basil and rocket.

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Gardener’s Corner with Cathy Lewis Thanks to our wonderful summer, there are plenty of berries around this year, adding splashes of colour to hedgerows and gardens. Some plants have such spectacular berries they are worth growing for these alone, particularly if they aren’t too irresistible to birds, and so survive a little longer into autumn. Many fruiting plants rely on birds to distribute their seeds. The fleshy pith provides birds with vitamins and energy, and is an essential food to see them through the winter. According to the RSPB, the dry pith of ivy berries contains nearly as many calories as Mars bars. Ivy is poisonous to humans, so I’ll stick to the chocolate thanks! The majority of berries are red or black. The RSPB’s theory is that many evergreen trees have red berries which contrast with the green leaves making them easy for birds to spot, while deciduous plants often have black berries which show up well against yellow and brown autumn leaves. One of my favourite red-berried trees is the whitebeam, which has white felt -like hair on the undersides of the leaves and big, juicy scarlet berries. Interestingly, Bristol has its very own whitebeam, Sorbus bristoliensis, which is endemic to the rocky sun-baked slopes of the Avon Gorge.

There are some plants that have truly remarkable berries in the most surprising colours. Viburnum davidii has turquoiseblue berries, while the native spindle, Euonymus europaeus, has fucshia-pink berries with clashing orange seeds. The climbing plant, Billardiera longiflora, has electric-purple fruits that are suspended like costume jewellery over the vine. My absolute favourite though is the glory tree, Clerodendrum trichotomum, with bright blue berries surrounded by pink calyces. It’s a gem in every sense of the word. You can see all these gorgeous plants growing in the University of Bristol Botanic Garden. Cathy Lewis Dip. PSGD Cathy Lewis Gardens & Design Professional garden design, consultancy & maintenance. Tel. 07985 008 585 www.cathylewisgardens.co.uk

56 General Knowledge Quiz Just for fun, here are twenty teasers to test the grey matter. No prizes, just the chance to reassure yourself you have too much nous to audition for a reality TV series. Answers on page 90. 1.

If you suffer from hemophobia what are you fearful of?

What was the exact question on the Scottish Referendum ballot paper?

What are kilderkins and hogsheads?

Where will the 2020 European Football Championships be held?

Who is the current Poet Laureate and who did he/she supersede?

What is the name of the European Space Agency satellite due to land on a passing comet in November?

In which English counties would you find the following castles - Arundel, Corfe, and Leeds?

What is the diameter of a standard Burton’s Wagon Wheel?

Which actress won an Oscar in 1989 for her portrayal of Daisy Werthan in “Driving Miss Daisy”?

10.

If you travelled around the world due east from Bristol which countries would you pass through before returning home?

11.

Name the four founder members of the Social Democratic Party in 1981.

12.

Which is the first element in the periodic table that is not a gas?

13.

What did Thomas Newcomen invent?

14.

Who would your MP be if you lived in a) Cotham, b) Fishponds, and c) Long Ashton?

15.

In which countries would you find the following rivers - the Tigris, the Tiber and the Tallapoosa?

16.

The Windmills of Your Mind, sung by Noel Harrison, was the Oscar winning theme to which classic 1968 film?

17.

What is the national currency of Sweden?

18.

In what way did Tecwen Whittock come to national prominence in 2001?

19.

Name these four animals -

20.

If you multiply the number of members of One Direction by the number of players in an ice hockey team (on the ice in normal play) then deduct this total from the number of pounds sterling (rounded up to the nearest pound) it costs to buy a colour TV licence what number do you end up with?

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What are the dangers faced by children online?

Grooming. Some people are not who they say they are! Unfortunately, some adults with a sexual interest in children will use the Internet to communicate with them. Online grooming is when a suspected paedophile behaves in a way that suggests they are trying to contact children for illegal purposes. In the worst case scenario, their online disguise is so good that they then arrange to meet children.

I would like to explore the subject of Internet Safety over the next 2 issues, starting with outlining the dangers, and following this up with some advice and solutions to keep your children safe when they are online or gaming. Children and young people growing up today have never known a world without the Internet and are often a lot more capable than their parents in using technology. Parents can feel anxiety because they sometimes don’t really know what their child is doing online or understand what the dangers are. The way children use the Internet is different from most adults. Their whole lives are arranged online. They talk to their friends, share their thoughts and feelings and empathise with others on social networks, make new friends online, play games and create virtual worlds, organise their social life, post and view videos, and of course, use the Internet for their education – to search and learn about new topics. What risks might a child face? Cyber bullying. This can occur anywhere and anytime, even in the safety of home. The messages can then spiral out of control if they are posted online. Sometimes the sender may unintentionally upset the recipient by not thinking about the consequences of sending the message and acting in haste. It can happen via

Inappropriate websites. Children can accidentally find themselves on unsuitable websites, often by accident and sometimes because they are curious. Losing control over pictures and videos. This can happen if a young person shares an inappropriate photo or video with one friend and they then share it with all theirs, and then it goes viral. Some Apps like Snapchat are used to send photos which then vanish after a few seconds, however they can be captured and saved. The trouble with the Internet is that anything you say or post online is there forever. It is totally unlike human memory, which fades over time. Hacking. This can happen to anyone, and personal information can be stolen, or addresses used for spamming. Viruses. Children do a lot of downloading, and unless they are very careful, they could accidentally allow viruses into the computer. Loss of security. Most smartphone Apps request full access to contacts, and photos and location. Phones come with GPS tracking. In theory this could allow others to track your child. Most schools will teach children and young people how to stay safe, but it is important to educate parents to the dangers as well. It’s a new challenge for parents to face. (continued overleaf)

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(continued from page 61) For those parents who are on Facebook, I would like to ask you to think about how many friends you have, compared to your children. Young people have many more friends than adults because they don’t know everyone that they add to their friendship circle. Sometimes the links are very tenuous. There is competitiveness amongst young people to have many friends. This is not always wise. How many of you know what your children are actually doing online? How many of you have actually played the games that your children play? How many of your young people are online in their rooms with no supervision?

I find it interesting that many parents let their children play games with a certificate higher than their age. Some media include semi nudity, sex, drug taking and violence. There are many resources online to help parents. My aim is not to alarm but simply to raise awareness, but if you are worried, do Google “How to keep children safe online”. I will outline some ideas and solutions to help families with children in my next article.

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66 Carers Time is about companionship and bringing people together. It is run by Carers Support Centre, a local charity. It links volunteer companions with family carers and the person they care for so the carer can have a short 2‐3 hour break. Ruth Somerset, Carers Time Co‐ordinator explains. “O en carers aren’t able to take a break and even simple things like ge ng to the shops can become diﬃcult. Carers Time spends me recrui ng the right volunteer as we know how important it is to have someone reliable and friendly you can turn to” Alison thinks Irene is the sweetest chocaholic Alison is a volunteer companion for Irene who has demen a. Irene is cared for by her daughter Helen who gave up work to look a er her elderly mother full me. Helen found that she was ge ng very isolated and depressed and contacted the service so she could get some regular me out. Alison said “It is a pleasure to oﬀer a small amount of me regularly. It gives Helen some me out and it is an absolute joy to sit with her mother Irene, who is the sweetest chocoholic!” Andy and Hazara Singh set the world to rights Andy has worked overseas and visited India and both have lived in the same area in the midlands they spend me talking about Singh’s memories and sharing jokes.

Her weekly sessions give her the flexibility she needs to keep working. Sharan said “Carers Time is an invaluable resource. On the day Andy comes round I don’t get home un l six which is when where I work at closes. Grandad really enjoys Andy coming round and they have formed quite a strong friendship.” Sarah and David always end up cha ng Sarah is a volunteer companion for David, a re red headmaster who has Alzheimers. He is cared for by his wife Merriel. Sarah said “I really enjoy spending me with David. We had planned on watching the football but ended up cha ng all evening instead!”

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Worried about the global stock market? It’s been quite a year for investing in shares. We have not had large gains or significant falls in value, but as you can see from this graph of the FTSE 100, it has been a volatile 12 months with increases in value, followed within weeks by decreases. Clients who remain invested for the longer term can be less concerned about this as successful investing is more about time in the markets, as opposed to timing the markets. However it has been a tricky time for people either making new investments into the markets, or accessing their investments; getting on the

investment ladder or stepping oﬀ in other words! So what’s the answer if you are accessing capital? Well I would say the most important question you need to ask yourself is, “when will I need the money back?” The closer you get to that date, the more sensible it is to take risk oﬀ the table or ‘bank your gains’, especially if the consensus is that the markets are expensive. There are various options open to you BUT care needs to be exercised. Some people: Switch to Cash ‐ Sounds easy but it’s not, as human nature is such that if you are doing well, you may be

69 inclined to leave things as they are. However usually you will be more upset in losing an amount of money at this stage, rather than pleased to make the equivalent amount – so don’t be greedy. Switch to Fixed Interest (FI) assets.. “the 5 year returns have been great” ‐ Government Gilts and/or Corporate Bonds have done unusually well and over the long term they tend to be less risky than shares. However we are in strange times and many commentators are nervous about FI. With interest rates rising, holding them may not be the safe haven people think. Unusual upside can also mean an unusual downside! Switch to Gold ‐ Often viewed as a classic safe haven, but stay in it too long and it can be a sobering experience ‐ i.e. a fall in the $ price of 32% between October 2012 and December 2013 being one such example (Gold Prices.Com). If you are just starting to make investments for your future or you are still some years from when you will need access to the capital, there are ways to make volatile market conditions work in your favour. Invest every month, not as a lump sum ‐ This works

well as you will sometimes invest when markets are low, sometimes when they are high. If the consensus is that markets are high, holding some of your capital back to invest later not only appeals to any need for caution, but also provides the potential of greater opportunity going forward. As Warren Buﬀett once said, “we simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful”. Select a mixture of assets ‐ For the majority of people this might be the way to go. Multi Asset investing means you needn’t worry so much about short term extremes of gains and losses from individual assets. A portfolio of assets providing a blend appropriate to someone’s objectives, timescale of investment, assets and liabilities, attitude to investment risk and capacity for loss, is often a good idea. This solution can be run by an experienced manager who will make all the key day to day decisions so you can concentrate on getting a good night’s sleep. Phil James Grosvenor Consultancy Ltd. Tax rules, rates and allowances are all subject to change. The Financial Conduct Authority does not regulate tax advice and

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71 The Downs Recorder - Richard Bland The history and importance of the Water Tower The mediaeval water supply for the City of Bristol was both complex and ingenious, but by the nineteenth century was inadequate for the rapidly expanding city. In 1841 the Merchant Venturers announced a plan to pump water from a spring in the tidal Avon at the bottom of the Gully. They erected a fine pump house on the site that today is occupied by the outfall of the Northern Stormwater Interceptor, opened by the Queen in 1962. They intended to pump the water up to a reservoir on Observatory Hill, inside Clifton camp, and excavated an oval site which destroyed almost all the archaeological evidence that might have existed. In dry conditions the site is still visible. But the reservoir was never built, and the pump house demolished in 1864 to make way for the Port and Pier railway. Instead in 1846 the Bristol Waterworks Company was created, promoted by Dr. William Budd, of Victoria Square, Clifton, who demonstrated that an outbreak of Typhoid in Richmond Terrace in 1847 was spread by contaminated water supplies (until this the standard theory was that diseases spread in the air not in water). The company bought out all the other water suppliers, tapped springs at Barrow Gurney and Harptree, and built an aqueduct that ran by gravity under the Avon to a pumping station in Oakfield Road, Clifton, built in 1848. This pumped water to the reservoir on the Downs from 1850. This system provided ample supplies, which were expanded by the construction of Blagdon Reservoir in 1899, which was linked to the Barrow

treatment works. Chew Lake was added to the system in 1955. The modern tower was built 1954 to improve the pressure of the system. We forget that water in the past was Looking NW from the Water Tower not just needed for domestic consumption. In 1910 there were 18 cattle troughs in the city using four million gallons a year, public conveniences used ten million, but from 1867 water carts were used to minimise the dust on city streets, and by 1910 forty million gallons a year were being used each summer. At that date within the city there were just 35 miles of macadamised highway treated with tar, which, it was said at the time, lessened dust and mud, and might lead to a reduction in the use of water carts. In September 2001 the water main from Barrow under the Avon broke at the bottom of Bridge Valley Road. Luckily the breach simply destroyed the Portway retaining wall - had it gone the other way there would have been a three hundred foot fountain. Luckily too the Bristol system had already also been linked to the Sharpness Canal in the north. This event demonstrated that the basic system set up in the 1860s needed renewal, and the huge works that created traffic chaos in 2013 were a part of the response. If you enjoy the Downs, or use if for your sport, why not become a Friend? Membership is just £10. Contact Robin Haward at robinhaward@blueyonder.co.uk 0117 974 3385

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Clubs and Companionship The Over 40’s Club is a non-profit making social club. New members always welcome. Our weekly club nights start at 8.30pm every Thursday. We have a varied programme of events ranging from meals out and walks to gliding and badminton. For further information please contact our New Members Secretary Lynn on 07757780201 or visit our website www.bbivc.org.uk Knit and Natter. We invite you to "knit and natter" every Thursday between 10am and 12 at the Methodist Church in Westbury on Trym. It is a sociable and informal time when you can chat while pursuing your choice of crafts. If you prefer we can provide patterns for knitting for charity. Tea and coffee will be available. Men at St. Peters (MASP) is a bi-monthly group which meets Saturday mornings at St Peter’s Hall, Henleaze. The meetings start at 8.30am with a full English breakfast. This is then followed by entertaining and interesting talks by a guest speaker. New members are always welcome. In conjunction we also provide well directed “Keep Fit” sessions for men every Tuesday morning. Further information may be obtained from Chris McCarthy tel 962 3545. Bristol Cabot Probus Club is for retired and semiretired professional and business men to maintain contact and fellowship with people of similar interests. Meets third Wednesday each month in BAWA Club Southmead Rd, for lunch followed by a speaker on a wide range of interesting subjects. Extensive programme of social events including holidays, day trips, Sunday lunches and skittles to which ladies and friends are welcomed. Contact John Howard-Cairns on 968 3134 for more details. Westbury on Trym Women’s Institute meets on the 3rd Monday of the month in the Methodist Church

Hall, WOT (next to the car park) at 2.00pm. We have a programme of varied speakers, outings, discussions etc. New members and visitors always welcome. For more information please contact: Sue Murphy – Tel: 950 2826. Do join us for Parish lunch at St Mary’s Church Stoke Bishop, every Thursday from 12.15. 3 course buffet lunch, tea and coffee. £3.50. Civil Service 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 614 451. Instep Club for Widows and Widowers meet weekly on Wednesday evenings 8.00 - 10.30 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. Stoke Bishop Townswomen's Guild are now meeting in the Hulbert Room, St Mary's Church, Mariner's Drive, Stoke Bishop. The Hulbert Room is reached via a path to the left of the steps just past the church; our meeting are on the 1st Thursday of the month at 2.00pmrecommencing on Thursday 4th September. Further details from Maureen at 9685638 or Sheila at 9147159. 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 please contact the secretary on 968 4270 or email: graham.horne5@btinternet.com. The Probus Club of Bristol for semi or retired Professional Business men, meet on the fourth Tuesday of each month at BAWA Southmead Road. At these meetings we have a three course lunch with a speaker. In addition there is a substantial programme of social events to which our Ladies are invited to participate. If you are interested in joining our club, please contact our Membership Secretary Martin Harker on 01275 857324, email probusbristol@hotmail.co.uk or visit www.bristolprobus.org.uk

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What’s On & Community News Rotary Club of Bristol – we meet at the Bristol Hotel, Prince Street, Bristol BS1 4QF at 7.00pm for 7.30 pm on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Mondays and at 12.30pm for 1.00 pm on the 2nd and 4th Mondays. Meetings start with a meal and are followed by a speaker. New members are very welcome – for further details visit www.bristolrotary.org or contact our Club Secretary – philfrier1943@hotmail.com. The Fielder Club is an association for local women though friends and family are welcome at all events. Membership is £5 p.a. to cover delivery of quarterly programmes of events such as lunches, theatre, visits, talks and walks. Weekly/monthly sub-clubs of Badminton, Book Group, Bridge, Discussion Group, Scrabble, Skittles and Whist plus coffee Thursday mornings at Cafe Mundo and twice-monthly pub lunches. Come along and meet new friends! Details from Gloria on 0117 239 3376 or Anne on 0117 907 7425. Henleaze Townswomen's Guild meet on the first Wednesday of the month (except Aug) at St Peter's Church Hall, The Drive, Henleaze. Lady visitors are always most welcome to attend. Further details can be obtained by ringing Shirley Phillips on 0117 962 2243. Westbury on Trym Townswomen's Guild has moved. We still meet on the second Monday of each month as usual, but our venue is the WoT Methodist church in the Portland Room and starting time is 2.00pm. We have speakers, whist, coffee mornings and social events. New members and visitors always welcome. If interested please contact Angela Morris, Chairman, on 968 6473 or Margaret Smith, Secretary, 924 1728. Calling all Carers. Would you like the opportunity to share your experiences, relax and make new friends? Then come and join the Henleaze Carers’ Group. We meet on the second and fourth Thursday morning of each month, 10am to 12, in Bradbury Hall, Waterford Road, Henleaze. For more information please call Mrs M Rudston 942 6095. Henleaze (Morning) Townswomen's Guild. This is a recently formed Guild and we meet from 10.00am – 12.00 noon on the third Thursday of every month at The Eastfield Inn, Henleaze Road. New members and visitors are most welcome. Further information can be obtained by ringing Elaine Anderson on 907 5279. Clifton Rotary Club welcomes new members of all ages

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

Interest Groups Ladies Photography Club. If you enjoy photography, whether a novice or expert, and would like to join a relaxed and informal club based locally then contact Kate Groves - tel. 9625908 The Lawrence Weston Badminton Club play at the Greenaway Centre Greystoke Ave in Southmead on a Monday night from 7.00pm until 8.30pm. Our players are of a good standard, both male and female, and we are a very friendly club. We would welcome new players – please contact Marilyn on 0117 239 1005 for more details. The Bristol Philatelic Society meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month in the meeting room of the United Reform Church at the bottom of Blackboy Hill (Whiteladies Road) starting at 7.30 p.m. Contact 0117 956 7853. Local winemaking and social club are looking for new members to join us. Meeting the second Wednesday of every month at the Common Room, Studland Court elderly peoples residence on Henleaze Road, from 8pm to 10pm. Small friendly group now in our 37th year, with a varied programme of wine making, tastings and social events. For further information please contact the club secretary Liz Johnson on 0117 950 8370. Don't stay at home all the time - come out and join us! We are the Bristol U3A - a group of lively and interesting people, who run all sorts of groups for enjoyment and friendship, from arts to computers to socials. If you are no longer in full time work and want to make new friends with similar interests, why not come and see what we can offer? Find out more at your local social group: 10.15-12.00 on the third Wednesday and fourth Thursday each month, Browns restaurant, by the museum. Phone Jenny 0117 9043697, www.bristolu3a.org.uk.

What’s On & Community News Social Bridge for Improvers Stoke Bishop Village Hall Thursday afternoon 2 - 4 p.m. Have you taken bridge classes, but don’t feel confident enough to join a bridge club, and would like further instruction? We are a newly established group for improvers under the instruction of Robert Baker, an excellent local bridge teacher. Further details about Robert can be found at BridgeTuition.co.uk. New Term starts 18 September 2014. For further info contact Robert or stokebishophallbookings@yahoo.co.uk Do you like reading? Our Book Group meets on the last Thursday of the month at Westbury Library, from 2.30pm til 4pm. We would love you to come and join our lively group. For more information call Sue on 959 4365. North West Bristol Camera Club (NWBCC). are an enthusiastic group of amateur photographers who meet each Wednesday at 7:45pm at Westbury Fields. New members of any level of ability are most welcome. For details contact Pete on 07870 589555. Excel Bridge Club has been based right in the centre of “Bristol Nine” for over 20 years. It 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. For more details ring Ralph Smith on 01275 840006. Stoke Bishop & Sneyd Park Local History Group New members and visitors (£2 charge) always welcome. Please ring Jenny Weeks for more information - 0117 968 6010. Like making Airfix models? Avon Branch of the International Plastic Modellers Society meets on the third Wednesday of every month at the BAWA on Southmead Road at 8.00pm. New members are very welcome. For more information contact Andy White on 0117 3732798 or visit www.ipmsavon.org.uk 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. The Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society:

On Monday 27th October at 7.45 pm in the Apostle Room in the basement of Clifton Cathedral, Pembroke Road, Clifton, BS8, Neil Holbrook will speak about “The Roman Countryside in South West Britain” The talk will present some of the early findings from Gloucestershire and set these within their regional context.(www.bgas.org.uk) Would you like to learn to play Bridge absolutely free. I am starting new sessions in the Autumn offering bridge tuition in the WOT/ Coombe Dingle area to complete beginners. Please ring 9091714 or 07837300073 or email me on tc.stygall@gmail.com. Ray Bridge Club meet every Tuesday 6.30pm to 9pm at the Sea Mills Methodist Church, Shirehampton Road (new venue) for social rubber bridge. New members welcome. Please ring 942 7760 or 968 2652 for further details. West of England Bridge Club meets for duplicate bridge on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Golden Hill Sports Club, Wimbledon Road, Henleaze from 7.30pm - 10.30pm. New members and visitors welcome. £4 per evening for members, £5 for nonmembers, special rates for juniors/unemployed. Licensed bar. For further details please contact Alan Williams on 07538 509670 or visit www.woebc.co.uk. Social Bridge, every Tuesday at 7.30 p.m. at Stoke Bishop Village Hall. New members welcome. Tel Chris on 968 5640. Westbury Art Club meet every Thursday evening from 7pm to 9pm at The Greenway Centre, Doncaster Rd, Southmead. We are a mixed ability group of artists For more details visit www.westburyartclub.org.uk, e-mail us at westburyart@blueyonder.co.uk or phone our club secretary on Bristol 962 9799. Westbury Walkers is a group of walkers who assemble at Lloyds Chemist Canford Lane Westbury on Trym. We meet usually at 9.30am on a Tuesday morning. New walkers always welcome. If you would like details of any of our forthcoming walks, which include The Malago, Chipping Sodbury and a day trip to Salisbury, please contact Jean Maish 0117 3301194 / 07789 741892, email jmaish@blueyonder.co.uk, or Pam Henderson 0117 9624329 / 07837 857033. Scottish Country Dancing for beginners and experienced dancers at St Monica’s Trust Hall on Thursdays, 7.30 pm. All new dancers welcome; come on your own or with friends. Contact Margaret, 01275 794638 or Graham 01275 854782, or visit www.rscdsbristolinfo.co.uk

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Scottish Country Dancing classes for beginners at Leonard Hall, Trinity-Henleaze URC, Waterford Road, Henleaze, ( Tel: Maggie 01934 838 175). Classes for more advanced dancers at St Peter's Church Hall, Henleaze, (Tel: Cheryl 0117 9590970). Every Tuesday 7.30-9.30pm. See www.wscbristol.com for details. Stoke Lodge Ramblers provide a varied range of walks that will suit all levels of walking ability. Walks are scheduled for the first and third Thursdays and Sundays of every month. Thursdays are either medium walks of 5 - 7 miles or short walks of 4 miles. Sunday walks are approximately 8 - 11 miles. A number of social events are also held. New members welcome. www.stokelodgeramblers.wordpress.com or ring our Secretary on 968 4140 for more information. 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 19 October 2014 at 3pm. The speaker will be John Wadsworth and the title of his talk is “A Journey Around the Zodiac.” John will talk to us about each zodiac sign from a mythical, spiritual and alchemical perspective. This will be a fascinating and enjoyable talk. Come and meet new like-minded friends. For further information, please telephone 01749 678 834 or write to: leasurs@tiscali.co.uk

Music, Theatre and Concerts Childrens Charity Concert in aid of the Red cross. Saturday 4th October at 6.30pm, St Edyth’s Church, Sea Mills. Tel Jean Doddrell on 0117 985 0846 for tickets, or available on the door. £3 / £1.50 concessions. Grand Charity Concert “A Musical Miscellany” at WoT Methodist Church 1st November at 7.30pm. Featuring the Yate Choral Society and the Athene String Quartet. Tickets £6 (£5 concessions). Proceeds to be divided between church funds and the “Boxes of Hope” Romanian childrens charity. Tickets available from Margaret Hilton 01454 776503 or at the door. The Railway Children by E Nesbitt - St Alban’s Players at St Alban’s Church Hall, Bayswater Ave, Westbury Park BS6 7NU on 27, 28 and 29 November at 7.30pm & 3pm matinee on the 29th. Tickets £8; under 16s/ students £5. 0117 924 7266 www.stalbansplayers.org.uk

An evening of evocative melodies and infectious dances played by Julian Bream Prize winner and Royal Academy of Music graduate Carl Herring. Carl will present highlights from his critically acclaimed albums including masterpieces from Russia, Latin America and Japan. Saturday 25th October at 7.30pm at TrinityHenleaze URC, Waterford Road, Henleaze. Tickets £10 (concessions £7) available on the door You are invited to a concert for the East End West End Appeal at Holy Trinity Church, Westbury on Trym. Friday, October 24th 7.00pm - David Ogden and The Post Office choir and Youth Choirs perform as part of Bristol Music Festival. This Appeal is to restore and repair stonework and windows at the East End and provide access for all via the West End. More details are on view in the Church. Westerly Showband are presently extending a welcome to all adult wind players who have moved, or intend to move, to the greater Bristol area, and who are thinking of joining a band or orchestra. The Band are looking forward to a rapidly approaching concert season and, like all good bands, are on the look-out for new players. Ideally applicants will be of a good standard and have had some brass band, wind band or orchestral experience. If you would like to know more you can look at our website at www.westerlyshowband.com or speak to the Music Director personally on 0117 9561950. Organ Elevenses at the Parish Church on Sat. Oct.25th will feature David Bednall. David is organist to the Univ. of Bristol and sub-organist at Bristol Cathedral. He is both composer and virtuosic organ performer. His repertoire spans the centuries from the Renaissance to the present day. Come and enjoy real coffee and super cakes at 10-30am, then listen to and watch David, (on the big screen) , from 11. All welcome. Donations from £5 for the Church Organ Fund. Sat November 8th. 7.00pm in The Methodist Church, Westbury on Trym. War and Peace - A concert of 20th Century song commemorating times of conflict and times of peace with The Music Box Singers. Contact 0117 950 2800. Come and join Bristol Phoenix Choir. Rehearsals start at 7.30pm on Tuesday 9th September at St Matthews Church, Kingsdown. Visit our website www.bristolphoenixchoir.org.uk for more information. Henbury Singers welcome new members. We are a mixed choir and we meet at Stoke Bishop Primary

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School in Cedar Park on Thursday evenings - 7:45 to 9:15 pm. Fees are currently £40 per term. There is no audition. We sing mainly choral music from a classical tradition, but we also sing carols, songs from musicals, gospel and folk songs. Contact Maggie Cavanna 0117 973 4794 or email secretary@henburysingers.org> or visit our website at www.henburysingers.org The Mosaic Singers are a newly-established choir, singing mostly light repertoire, and are seeking a Tenor and a Bass to enhance our infectious 4-part harmonies. We warmly welcome you to join us on a short term basis to stage in our Christmas concert. Of course, you may wish to stay longer! We meet on Tuesday evenings in Stoke Bishop. Interested? Why not 'phone Mike on 0117 962 3465 or 0792 9622 485 Be adventurous this autumn and join a band. Bristol Concert Wind Band has two associate bands and also run a two-year course to teach adults of any age to play from scratch with experienced tutors. We can even lend you a free instrument to start you off. Please contact Bobby or Chris on 0117 9503104 or 07925 967549 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. Experience of orchestral playing not essential. For more info please contact the Secretary on 968 3998. Westbury Singers. We are an enthusiastic group of people who love singing in four-part harmony. We rehearse on Monday evenings during school term time in Reedley Road Baptist Church. We give performances in a variety of local venues. If you are interested in joining us please contact the Secretary Marilyn Baker on 968 3993 or email mazzb@hotmail.co.uk.

Volunteering REMAP is a registered charity that designs and makes custom aids for the disabled. We are on the lookout for volunteers (engineers, craftsmen, DIY enthusiasts etc) who are willing give up a little of their time to enable a disabled person to enjoy a better quality of life. We design, make or modify equipment to suit their specific needs. Please contact us if you can help - Colin 01275

More Reading Buddies Wanted Would you enjoy offering reading and language support to children for whom English is a second language? Can you help them improve their reading ability, benefiting both them as individuals and the wider class? Can you commit to giving one hour of reading time a week in term-time? Training is offered, & your enhanced DBS 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 over 100 volunteers. For more information please contact Paul Harrod, at paul.harrod@gmail.com, or on 07576 150706 Volunteers Wanted - RSVP/CSV Reading in schools. We are 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 vckitchen1949@gmail.com or ring 909 6858. For other volunteering opportunities please visit www.rsvp-west.org.uk Do you love weddings? Westbury on Trym Village Hall is a very popular wedding venue and has another busy wedding schedule set for 2014. Would you like to put your skills into action? If so, why not become a wedding volunteer and help organise these happy events. If you are interested, please contact Anne on 968 0872 or Cat on 07931 112 192.

Gardening and Horticulture Sea Mills Garden Club has resumed it's regular monthly meetings, every 3rd Wednesday at Sea Mills Methodist Rooms, Sea Mills Square at 7.30 pm. Our Autumn programme of talks continues with: 15 October, Jayne Alcock - The Walled Gardens at Cannington; 19 November, Andrew Sotheran Favourite Gardens. Visitors always welcome at £2 per meeting. Hope to see you there. FFI contact Gail Mitchell 0117 9685350 or Esme James 0117 9682571 Henleaze Garden Club is a thriving club for anyone interested in anything to do with gardening! With a healthy membership of 200 we meet the first Wednesday of each month in the main hall at St Monica's, Cote Lane, with a summer break when the club arranges coach trips. Expert speakers, a quarterly newsletter, an annual plant sale and great Christmas event. Annual individual membership is £20 plus a £1

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What’s On & Community News per visit, visitors are most welcome at £5 per visit, both to include refreshments and raffle. Visit www.henleazegardenclub.co.uk or contact Jane Voke 9622440 for more info. Henleaze & District Flower Club meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at Bradbury Hall, Waterford Road in Henleaze. Flower demonstrations are held on the second Thursday and practice classes on the fourth Thursday. New members always welcome.

Markets, Fairs, Events & Exhibitions Quiz Night at St Mary's Church Hall, Stoke Bishop, Saturday, 15 November, 7 for 7.30 prompt start. Refreshments and licensed bar, £8.00 per head. Teams of 4-6. All proceeds going to Children's Hospice South West. Tickets available from Kate at Just so Balloons, 158 Henleaze Road or from Alison (9629715) Cards for Good Causes will be running a pop-up multicharity Christmas card shop from 22nd October to 13th December, Monday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm. We will be at Tyndale Baptist Church, Whiteladies Road, near Clifton Down station and will be selling cards for over 30 national and local charities. Look out for our red banner and Father Christmas signs Family Fun Event – All are welcome, Saturday November15th ,11am-1pm at Westbury-on- Trym Methodist Church Hall, Westbury Hill. Children’s games, face painting, chocolate tombola etc as well as Stalls – cakes, toys, books, toiletries, gifts and craft etc. Coffee in the Foyer and delicious Hot Lunches served after 12 noon. Proceeds towards the work of the World Church. 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 962 8306.

Health & Wellbeing Get Involved in Netball. The Avon Netball League is well established in Bristol and welcomes all types of players – whether new to netball, taking it up after a few years absence and all the way up to premier division teams that cater for high level players. Independents Netball Club is a friendly team looking to recruit new

members, with training on Monday evenings at Red Maids School, Westbury-on-Trym. Please email bristolnetball@hotmail.co.uk for more information. Kyoto Shotokan Karate Club, which trains at Avonmouth Rugby Club on Thursday evenings, will be holding a free 4-week beginners course in Shotokan Karate starting on Thursday 9th October 2014 (6:00pm – 7:00pm). The course is open to all ages 5+ with no upper age-limit. People are more than welcome to turn up on the day or can contact Steve or Tyra on 0117 9688424 for more details or visit the clubs website www.kyoto-skc.co.uk or Facebook page www.facebook.com/KyotoShotokanKarateClub 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 or contact the secretary Philip Price Tel: 07787 566246 E-mail: philpriceqs@gmail.com Lip-reading class. An evening lip-reading class to help you cope with your hearing loss runs in Clifton from 6.15pm to 7.45pm every Monday at Redland Park United Reformed Church, Whiteladies Road. Fee is £5 per session. For more details email the tutor, Mary Hall at lipreadingmary@yahoo.com or telephone 07790 283 939. Yoga Classes in BS9 since 2005. Bristol Chiro/Preg Clinic, BS9 3AL. Weds: 9.30 to 11.00 Beginners Gentle Yoga. Last Weds of month: 11.20 to 12.20. Pre and Post Natal Yoga with babies. Stoke Bishop Village Hall, BS9 3EX. Weds: 2.00 to 3.15 General Yoga; 6.00 to 7.00 Beginners Yoga. 7.30 to 8.45 General Yoga. Further info from Sara-Jo on 07789552052. Tai Chi. Friendly classes with an experienced and enthusiastic teacher. FFi on Tai Chi Basics or regular classes contact Karen 0117 942 4167 or www.taijiworks.co.uk Moves Fitness – exercise to music for all ages and fitness levels at St Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze from 10am till 11am every Wednesday. A fun, effective and friendly welcoming class. Come and give it a try – £5 per session. Just turn up, phone Jane on 968 1042 or visit www.movesfitness.com Keep fit and have fun exercising to music at Filton Folk Centre, Elm Park, Bristol, BS34 7PS. Classes start Tuesday 16th September and then every Tuesday from 2pm - 3pm. All fitness levels welcome, so come along and have some fun getting fit. For further information,

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What’s On & Community News contact Eileen Scott on 07969929733, or visit www.emdp.org Tai Chi for Health class. Mondays from 10.45am11.45am at GH Health and Fitness, Pembroke House, Pembroke Grove, Clifton BS83DA. Non members and beginners welcome. Sessions £5. For further information contact Sue on 07929 030209, visit www.sueqi.co.uk or just drop in. 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 (PreNatal 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). For bookings please call Zoe Rayne 07747 696 938, or visit www.adaltapilates.co.uk. Zumba Gold Class @ Horfield Parish Church Hall every Weds 2pm-2.45pm (£4.00 per class) for the mature movers aimed at age 55+ (All other ages including Beginners) Zumba Class @ Orchard School every Thurs 7pm-8pm Contact Georgina for further details on www.bristolzumba.com or tel: 07545 625 089. 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 introducing the use of balls, scarves, ribbons and clubs. Coffee is available to finish the class. New members welcome - just turn up or for more info contact Margaret Clarke on Bristol 950 1967. For centuries the Chinese have practised Tai Chi as simple but powerful form of exercise for strength, balance and mindfulness. Always want to give it a try, now you don't have to go to China. The Bristol School of Tai Chi has lots of daytime and evening classes in Henleaze and Bishopston starting from the 22 September. Check out our website for times and locations as well as lots of photos and video. Any questions contact Ben Milton 0117 9493955 or visit ww.bristoltaichi.com Zumba Light 5pm/ Zumba Fitness 6.30pm. Westbury on-Trym Village Hall. Weds. £5 on door. Just drop in with water and a sense of humour! Phone Marie on 963 4104 or visit www.bristoldancezumba.co.uk for more info.

Weekly yoga classes in Stoke Bishop – Mondays at 7pm to 8.30pm, each class costs £9. Stoke Bishop Primary School, Main Hall, Cedar Park, BS9 1BW. Drop-in class, no booking – come any week, come every week. Mixed ability class, suitable for most levels of ability. FFI visit www.yogabristol.co.uk; email gary@yogabristol.co.uk or call 0789 903 4645

Playgroups and Pre-School Cheeky Monkeys Toddler Group is a parent-run play group suitable for children from birth. Activities include general free play toys, cars, dressing-up, books, crafts, puzzles and sensory equipment. We also have use of the garden so there are ride-on toys, water or messy play, painting, play-doh and much much more…! Our group leaders are all local mums. Please come along, we’d love to meet you and your cheeky monkeys! St Edyth’s Church, Sea Mills. Mondays, 9.30 to 11, £1 per family inc. a drink and snack for the monkeys. Westbury Baptist Pre-School - ‘Learning Through Fun’ provides a safe, caring and cheerful environment in which children aged between 3 and 5 years can learn and develop through play. We are open 5 mornings a week during term time from 9.00am – 1.00pm and we take the free funding entitlement for 3-4 year olds. If you are looking for a Pre-School place for your child in September 2014, please contact Claire on 0117 9622338. For more information please visit our website at www.westburybaptistpreschool.org.uk Little Monsters Pre-school, Sea Mills (based in Sea Mills Boys & Girls Club, Bluebell Close). We have places for 2 -4 yr olds and offer Government assisted Nursery places. We open term-time 9.15- 12.15. We are Ofsted registered and are a registered charity. Call us on 9684634 or email little.monsters@hotmail.co.uk for more information. Wiggles & Giggles Music Group meets daily in small groups for fun sing a longs at Westbury on Trym Methodist Church. Each child has their own basket of props and percussion. Classes are held in a colourful, stimulating & safe environment. For babies from 4 months – children of 4 yrs. For more information or to book a place please contact Sadie 07812 503062, sadie@wiggles-and-giggles.co.uk www.wiggles-andgiggles.co.uk. Teddy Praise is a short informal service for pre-school children and their carers. It is held monthly on the second Monday of the month at 10am. St. Peter`s Church Hall in Henleaze, and all are welcome to join in

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What’s On & Community News bible study, prayer and activities - followed by toddler group in the Main Hall. Messy Church. Westbury on Trym Methodist Church will be having a Pirate themed Messy Church morning on Thursday 30th October 10.30 -12.30. Crafts, games, Bible themed activities and lunch. All ages welcome. For more details contact Caroline 9684894. Happy Hands and Twinkly Toes. Music and movement sessions for babies 0-4, running at The Eastfield Inn, Henleaze. Sessions Monday/Wednesday/Friday at 9.30,10.30 and 11.30am. £4.50 per session, pay as you go. Contact Sharon-happyhandsbristol@yahoo.co.uk 07779797919 Facebook-happyhandsbristol Fallodon Playgroup offers childcare for children aged 2 ½-5 years old. We meet Monday – Friday (9.15 – 12.15pm) in Fallodon Way Scout Hut, Henleaze, and take the early years entitlement for 3-4 year olds. Our recent Ofsted inspection rated us as ‘Good’ (April 2013). To arrange a visit please email fallodonplaygroup@hotmail.co.uk or text our mobile 07585 817 173 and we will get back to you. Pat-a-Cake Toddlers is a parent/carer and toddler group for babies to preschool aged children. We meet on a Tuesday 1.15 - 2.45 term times in Westbury on Trym Methodist Church Hall. Lots of toys and activities for all ages. We are a small, friendly group and everyone is welcome. Little Hearts Toddler Group meets every Wednesday during term time, 10am-1145am at Newman Hall, Grange Court Road, Westbury on Trym, BS9 4DR. Story time followed by a snack for the children and tea/ coffee and cake for the grown-ups, a craft activity, free play and singing. Email littleheartstoddlers@yahoo.co.uk for more details. 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 ride-ons. For mums and carers, a termly night out! So come and make some new friends - please book a taster session. For more info visit www.westburytoddlergroup.co.uk or email westburytoddlers@gmail.com. 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 2-3 year olds and 3-4 year olds, held in Henleaze. Limited spaces available in each class so book your free trial session early! Contact Bryony on 9499688, email littlesportshenleaze@yahoo.com www.little-sports.com for more info.

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