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6. Top Kids Halloween Costumes 8. New Book Lifts Lid 10. New Showroom in Clifton 12. Open Football Trial Dates 24. Bristol Centre BID Covid-19 Recovery 32. Have You Noticed Your Bills increasing 34. BEC Appoints Clarke Willmott 36. Out and About in Brlisington 38 Gambas Review 40. Bristol Hoteliers 42. There’s Still Time The team EDITOR Michael Davies WEB DESIGNER Matthew Clarke

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Looking back over the last 6 months how far do you think we have come with the current restrictions in place around Bristol?

I think we will be back in some kind of lockdown by the end of the month if the R rate continues to rise the way it’s going at the moment. Has for Wales announcing the new restrictions on traveling to the beautiful country during this half term and foreseeable future I think this is crazy as the hospitality sector is already on its knees and now hundreds of short breaks that have been book in hotels etc. will have to be canceled due to the First Ministers master plan.

On a more fun note how are we going to do a socially distance Halloween this year? May be one way is to hold virtual parties on Zoom however the main issue is how to trick or treat a little devil or zombie princess? Could you use a Just Giving page LOL! Personally, I am going to leave a sign on my door saying Halloween is canceled in my house due to unenforced circumstances, sound familiar?

Finally let’s finish with a joke: My husband purchased a world map and then gave me a dart and said, “Throw this and wherever it lands—that’s where I’m taking you when this pandemic end. ” Turns out, we’re spending two weeks behind the fridge.

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Emotional Fitness: A-Z for positive mental health “If you live your life on an emotional roller coaster, you may end up not living your life.” Clare Davis We all have ups and downs in life, and we can't merely ‘get over’ our emotions, but we can work on them on a daily basis and learn to take control of them.

Clare developed this book after starting a YouTube channel and pod cast called Mental Health Chats with Australian based Peter Dundon.

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Top 3 kids Halloween costumes for 2020 The spookiest time of year is almost upon us. Get your kids Halloween ready with some spooky, cutesy and downright hilarious costume options

1. Glowing Skeleton Children's Costume

This Halloween is likely to be a lot different to any we’ve had before. Unfortunately, we won’t be able to gather with friends and family for the annual Halloween party and as for trick or treating - well we don’t need to say it hand sanitiser treats anyone?

Luckily, the new rules say nothing about dressing your kids up as their favourite ghouls and gals; honestly speaking it’s the dressing up and sweets we all love really.

There’s loads of options to choose from, including affordable options from supermarket chain’s like Asda and Sainsbury’s, as well as limitless options from online retailers like Amazon.

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NEW BOOK LIFTS LID ON BRISTOL COUNCIL AND GOVERNMENT A Bristol City Councillor has written a book lifting the lid on local and national politics, concluding that government is broken.

Clive Stevens, who has represented Clifton Down as a Green Councillor for four-and-ahalf years gives an insight into how political decisions are made in After The Revolution, published by Bristol independent publishers Tangent Books.

In over 400 pages he sets out lessons from local government on designing a dynamic democracy and along the way gives the inside story of many council decisions over the last five years.

The work has had ringing praise even from his political opponents with Labour’s Councillor Paul Smith, who has just stepped down as housing chief on the council saying in an online review: “It is a telling study of the limitations and possibilities of local government in Britain today, the role of elected councillors, how to navigate the system and importantly how it could be changed to work better for the people. An essential read for any in local government and anyone trying to work with it (or battle against it).”

Clive, who has worked in business and academia and been involved in local activism, introduces “the mathematics of power” which he says is driving politics at this time. This is the fact that to gain and stay in power political parties only have to keep 30% of the population on board and have fallen into a system where they spend their time in power repaying those 30% rather than always acting for the greater good. Clive says rewarding self-interest groups to the detriment of broader society is sadly not new.

“We get the behaviour from politicians we deserve if we are content with them gaining and keeping power when voted in by as little as 30% of the electorate,” he added.

“Our leaders have to favour those who have put them into that position – whether it be the CBI or the unions – and will ultimately have to pay them back (with our money).

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“Sadly, that means other groups don’t get their share of the funding as a result.”

Clive believes as we take stock of a postCovid world, now is the time to insist on proportional representation to restore and enable new thinking about democracy.

The book has numerous examples from local and national government which support his theory.

“Voters need to see what’s going on, care about it, and be involved with finding the solutions.

“That starts with openness of information, scrutiny and selecting a representative selection of citizens to be involved in local and national decision making.

“We will still need elected representatives, but in addition the public will be involved in citizens’ assemblies discussing the huge questions of the day.

“The public will help determine local issues too. They will be selected to reflect all demographics and be paid for their time.”

After the revolution: lessons from local government on designing a dynamic democracy is available from Tangent Books www.tangentbooks.co.uk £20 (ISBN 978-1-910089-94-1).

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Sofas & Stuff to Launch New Showroom in Clifton, Bristol Sofas & Stuff is delighted to announce the planned opening of its new Bristol showroom on Thursday 29th October 2020. Situated in the heart of the city’s beautiful Clifton district, the showroom marks a new addition to Bristol’s premium shopping street Whiteladies Road. Showcasing a large selection of the brand’s bespoke, British made sofas and chairs, the store will offer private design consultations, as well as after-hours appointments for the over 55s and guided tours via live video link.

Competition Sofas & Stuff is launching a fantastic competition to celebrate the opening of the new Bristol sofa store. For the chance to win a bespoke, handmade sofa worth £2,000, all you need to do is design your own dream sofa, and share your creation with us on social media.

The winner will be invited to the new Bristol showroom, where our expert consultants will help bring their idea to life, before sending the finished design to be made by hand in our British factory.

Since launching in 2009, Sofas & Stuff has become a hallmark of excellence and expertise within the furniture industry. Each To enter, all you need to do is visit https:// individual piece is lovingly handmade in Britain and can be upholstered in any fabric in www.sofasandstuff.com/showrooms/bristol-sofa-showroom the world.

Renowned for its longstanding British heritage and traditional craftsmanship, Sofas & Stuff is proud to welcome customers into a friendly, relaxed showroom environment. Expert design consultants are always on hand to offer personalised service and style advice, to help make every design dream a reality.

Andrew Cussins, Founder and CEO, Sofas & Stuff, says: “At Sofas & Stuff, expertise and personalised customer service are what set us apart. This year has been challenging in so many ways, but even in these unprecedented times, the business has continued to go from strength to strength. We are all so excited to be opening a new showroom in the heart of Bristol’s Clifton community.”

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The closing date is 31st December 2020 and the winner will be announced on 5th January 2021.With more than 70 years’ experience in the industry, Sofas & Stuff uses traditional craftsmanship techniques to create bespoke furniture pieces.

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Community Trust Announce Open Football Trial Dates On the 26th October Bristol Rovers Community Trust will be hosting the first of their open trials for the BTEC Football Programme. These sessions will be held at Lockleaze Sports Centre with a girl’s session running from 10am-12pm and a boy’s session running from 1pm-3pm.

These are free sessions open for students in years 10,11 and 12 who have an interest in football, sport, and our education programme.

The BTEC Level 3 in Sport, run by Bristol Rovers Community Trust is the perfect platform for any student who have aspirations, to start their career in the sports industry.

These trials arranged by the UEFA qualified coaches, will give you the opportunity to experience our daily training sessions and is the perfect chance to show the team what you can do.

Students who have attended or registered for one of the ‘Open Evenings’ for the BTEC Programme, will automatically be invited for these sessions. These sessions are open to everyone in years 10,11 & 12 and If you know anyone else would be interested in taking part, they would be welcome to register and participate.

All sessions will follow the FA's COVID guidance for football to ensure the safety of all participants.

The course also allows students to train every To register for the next trials or any of the day and represent Bristol Rovers in the EFL future sessions, please click HERE. CEFA League, as well as studying at The Memorial Stadium throughout the week.

If you have any further questions, please contact Jack Richardson at: education@bristolroverscommunity.org.uk.

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1 tbsp vegetable oil

Heat the oil in a large lidded pan and cook the onion over a medium heat for a few minutes to soften

1 large onion, thickly sliced

Add the garlic, curry paste and spices, then cook for 1 minute until fragrant

2 garlic cloves, crushed 180g jar korma curry paste

Pour in the coconut milk, then fill the can with water and add that to the pan, along with the sweet potato

1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground coriander

Bring the liquid just to the boil

400g can light coconut milk 500g sweet potatoes, peeled and diced 3 tbsp smooth peanut butter 400g can chick peas, drained and rinsed 3 x 125g packs baby spinach 3 tbsp desiccated coconut

Feeds 6 Ready 1 Hour

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Each serving contains Energy 19% 14 1610kj 378kcal

Pour into the pan and stir in, mixing well Bring back up to the boil, then turn down the heat, cover and simmer for 25–30 mins, until the sweet potato is tender Stir the chick peas, spinach and desiccated coconut into the curry and heat through

Plain naans, to serve

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Put the peanut butter in a small bowl and spoon over 2-3 tbsp of the hot coconut milk mixture, whisking in, until it’s runny

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Ingredients 150ml Co-op sunflower oil, plus extra for greasing 170g Co-op self raising flour 30g Fairtrade cocoa powder 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 75g Fairtrade caster sugar 75g Co-op Fairtrade light brown soft sugar 2 tbsp golden syrup 150ml Co-op whole milk 2 large Co-op British free range eggs, lightly beaten 1 tsp vanilla extract 100g Co-op Irresistible fudge, crumbled, to decorate

For the caramel 25g Co-op Fairtrade light brown soft sugar 50g Co-op set honey 100ml Co-op double cream 15g Co-op unsalted butter Pinch of sea salt For the buttercream 3 large Co-op British free range egg whites 200g Fairtrade caster sugar 325g Co-op unsalted butter, cut into 2cm cubes 200g Co-op Fairtrade white chocolate, melted and cooled Feeds 12 Ready 1 Hrs 5 minutes Vegetarian

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Method Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan 160°/Gas 4 Grease and line two 20cm cake tins Combine the flour, cocoa, bicarb and sugars in a bowl Make a well in the centre and add the syrup, oil, milk, egg and vanilla Beat together until smooth Divide the mixture between the tins and bake for 25-30 mins, until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean Leave to cool in the tins for 10 mins, then turn out to cool completely For the caramel, combine all of the ingredients, apart from the salt, in a saucepan and place over a low heat Stir until the sugar has dissolved, then turn up the heat and bubble for 4-5 mins, until golden and syrupy Add the salt and leave to cool completely, stirring occasionally.

For the buttercream, put the egg whites and sugar in a large heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water Whisk until the mixture is fairly hot to the touch and the sugar has dissolved Take the bowl off the heat and beat with an electric whisk on its highest setting for 8-10 mins, until the mixture has cooled down and tripled in volume Lower the speed of the whisk slightly and start to incorporate the butter, a couple of cubes at a time, until it’s all used up — the mixture should be thick and shiny Mix in the white chocolate To assemble, place one sponge on a stand and top with a thick layer of buttercream, right to the edges Top with the other sponge and spread the remaining buttercream over the whole cake, using a palette knife to smooth Chill for 30 mins Drizzle the caramel over the edges of the cake with a spoon and top with the crumbled fudge to serve

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Soon you will not be able to travel to Wales from Bristol “We’re already talking with our lawyers about how and the rest of the UK we use our powers under the Public Health Act A decision on restricting travel into Wales from areas of high Covid prevalence in the UK will be made in the next few days,

1984 to introduce a range of restrictions for higher prevalence areas from any part of the UK,” Mr Gething said.

Vaughan Gething said ton a national media platform the decisions would be made about using the Public Health Act 1984 legislation.

“This isn’t aimed at one part, one country of the UK. It’s the highest prevalence areas to protect our low prevalence areas. It’s a protective measure.

It would work in a similar way to the "stay local" rule during the first lockdown, which police enforced.

"In the next few days, the first minister and I will have to make a choice about how we keep Wales safe."

People from England were turned back from Wales David Robertson, who owns The Bull in Beaumaris under those regulations. on Anglesey, said restrictions on travel would be putting a "metaphorical barrier" around his business Vaughan Gething said it had been "disappointing" because he relies so heavily on people travelling to hear there would be no legal protection brought from surrounding areas. in by the UK government to prevent people in English hotspot areas from travelling outside their "It's a bit like barricading the front door," he said. region, as is the rule in the parts of Wales currently "I have 50 staff to pay and the government is saying under local lockdowns. 'don't go to the Bulls Head'. So I don't know how I Ministers are worried about people travelling to holiday hotspots, like Pembrokeshire, Powys and Anglesey, which are not currently under Wales' lockdown restrictions.

First Minister Mark Drakeford wrote on two occasions to The Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ask for this to happen.

Under the new three-tier system of alerts, areas of England will have different restrictions depending on their level of cases but there are no travel restrictions on those in the highest area (currently affecting Merseyside).

am supposed to cope with winter's business with that kind of environment."

How would travel restrictions work?

Mr Gething said the country had previously been through this with the stay local guidance introduced in Wales in the earlier months of the pandemic.

"That was enforced by police, they were able to identify cars from outside the area," he said.

"They were able to engage and educate those people and the great majority turned back. Those who refused did get issued with fixed penalty notices, and if they stayed, further notices.

"It can be enforced successfully.".

He said it would have been better to have a "collegiate approach" across all four UK nations.

It's not just that the prime minister has said what he's said (about not bringing in travel restrictions) but we haven't had a response to either letter and it would have been much more preferable to set out a reasoned answer in writing between the first minister and the prime minister," he added.

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"We're going to have to act on the basis that Boris Johnson does not think it appropriate to protect low prevalence areas of the United Kingdom from the very highest areas within England itself."

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Bristol City Centre Business Improvement District (BID) to outline key milestones at annual meeting 7000 hours of additional street cleaning in response to COVID-19 COVID-19 Hub to support businesses and residents New City Centre BID police officer Launch of #BristolTogether supporting businesses as they safely reopen

Bristol City Centre's BID for Covid-19 recovery The Bristol City Centre Business improvement District (BID) will this week host its annual levy payer meeting online, outlining projects and achievements of the last 12 months including its rapid response to the Covid-19 pandemic in order to support businesses in the city centre.

Throughout the pandemic, the City Centre BID team has worked to keep the city safer, cleaner and welcoming for all, whilst representing businesses in discussions with the local authority, police and other partners.

This week's meeting for the BID's 763 levy payers will provide an update on how funds have been spent to deliver value for Bristol city centre and its businesses.

Disinfecting high contact locations to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission has been a key area of activity and resource and saw Bristol attract national media attention as one of the first cities to be actively managing the safety of public spaces.

The highly responsive BID cleansing team continues to provide daily cleaning across the city centre. In the last year they have spent over 7,000 hours deep-cleansing pavements, doorways and business frontages, including washing over 170 doorways every day. The team has also recently completed training in the use of specialist chemicals to enable removal of ingrained graffiti from buildings with limestone facades, saving levy payers’ money and improving the look and feel of the area.

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Bristol City Centre BID this year funded a new, dedicated city centre police officer working to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour in the BID area. He is supported by a new streetwise officer who has helped more than 60 people move to a life away from the streets. In addition, the new TAP for Bristol contactless donation scheme raised £30,000 since its launch in September last year to directly support homeless people and those at risk of homelessness.

Two safeguarding marshals 1400 hours of patrolling the city centre streets, focussing on unoccupied property during the lockdown period. Alongside Bristol street pastors, who are also supported by the BID, they offer a friendly face and can report issues and incidents to get them quickly resolved.

In February, the BID launched Bristol Light Festival - one of the city's most successful events this year. The Festival attracted 100,000 additional visitors to the city centre with an average spend of £59 per person. In total, the campaign reached over 72.1 million people and brought an economic benefit to the city of £5.8 million. Planning is now underway for Bristol Light Festival 2021 with a revised programme taking into account all COVID-19 guidance.

As the city began to safely reopen this summer, the City Centre BID developed and delivered the city-wide ‘Bristol together' campaign which made its name with 374 socially distanced hearts in Queen Square, College Green & Castle Park. The hearts featured in 127 media outlets worldwide and reached over 61 million people. Led by Bristol City Centre BID in partnership with Visit Bristol, Business West, Broadmead BID, the One City Economy Board and Bristol City Council, the campaign continues to support economic recovery through its promotion of Bristol as a safe and welcoming place for all.

Ongoing cost savings have been achieved for levy payers through a range of projects and initiatives including the BID's collaborative waste contract with Veolia which has seen increased recycling rates and an average of 31% cost saving for businesses.

Speaking ahead of the annual meeting, which is being held online via Zoom on Wednesday 14 October 2020 at 10am, Keith Rundle, Operations Director at Bristol City Centre BID said: "Like the businesses and organisations we represent, this year we have adapted and reacted to the unprecedented challenges brought about by COVID-19 and to support our levy payers. It is now more important than ever that we work together to promote the Bristol city centre as a safe and welcoming place and to encourage people to spend time here.

We continue to build on our ‘Bristol together' campaign along with our key partners to deliver real impact for city centre businesses. We were humbled and delighted by the love shown for our Bristol Hearts - not just here in our great city but around the world.

"As Bristol City Centre BID's third year comes to a close, we want to build on the successes so far and continue to introduce creative and exciting initiatives to promote this fantastic city of ours. The Bristol Light Festival was an excellent example of how events can bring more people into the city and we hope to be able to take this on further next year, safely and in accordance with COVID-19 restrictions."

Bristol BID is funded by city centre businesses and is one of five BIDs in Bristol and one of 300 across the country.

Nationally BIDs generate over £750m which is invested in delivering local initiatives and improvements above those mandated by local authorities.

Levy payers of Bristol City Centre BID can register their place for the annual meeting here.

Key projects and highlights from the BID's third year are summarised in this short video

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New Apprenticeships At BCRM Open Doors For Billie-Louise And Cara A new partnership between the Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM) and Weston College has created an apprenticeship route which enable trainees to qualify as Assistant Practitioners while they learn ‘on the job’ what it takes to work in the specialist field of fertility treatment.

For Billie-Louise Whewell and Cara Williams, both 24, their apprenticeships at BCRM give them the chance to earn a foundation degree which could be the stepping stone to a full nursing degree and a career as a registered nurse.

BCRM, which has the highest success rate in the South West for IVF with 33% of embryos transferred resulting in births, will deliver 80% of the training ‘on the job’ at the clinic.

Rebecca Palmer, BCRM’s Fertility Nurse Manager, said: “The training programme is an exciting project for us as it is the first time we have trained Assistant Practitioners. With fertility being such a specialised area, the trainees will gain skills and knowledge they would be unlikely to obtain from a more general nursing or healthcare course at a college or university.

“The academic part of the two-year course will be conducted by Weston College and on successful completion the trainees will be qualified as Assistant Practitioners which is the nursing role that bridges the gap between a Healthcare Assistant and a Registered Nurse.”

Billie-Louise Whewell, who comes from Eastville in Bristol, says she was delighted when she learned she’d been accepted on the new apprenticeship scheme.

“I’ve been working as a healthcare assistant on a complex care ward at Southmead Hospital since I left school,” said Billie-Louise. “This course will utilise my existing skills and I’ll learn new ones too. We’ll be working alongside world-recognised experts in the field of fertility, and having transferred to BCRM in June I already know that I love working in the clinic.”

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Cara Williams, who comes from Cheddar, is transferring to the clinical side having started off in NHS administration.

Cara said: “The prospect of becoming an Assistant Practitioner is very exciting, and the foundation degree the apprenticeship leads to will enable us to go further still and enrol directly into the second year of a nursing degree course and progress to become Registered Nurses.

“It’s a fantastic opportunity - all about constantly learning and developing - and it’s a real privilege to be able to work at BCRM throughout. It’s already clear they’re really dedicated to delivering good quality training to their staff, and it’s such an inspiring environment to work in.”

Throughout their training, Billie-Louise and Cara will study flexibly alongside their frontline work in the clinic which will allow them to put their newly-acquired knowledge and skills into practice immediately, for the positive benefit of patients.

BCRM offers both private and NHS patients a full range of fertility treatments, as well as assessments and tests to understand why couples may have problems getting pregnant.

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On the Rocks (12A) (2hrs) 5.50, 8.00

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We all know that most energy companies increase their prices after your initial “introductory offer”, and then they punish you financially if you don’t switch away when the “standard” prices kick in. But this also happen with commercial contracts – you start on a reasonably-priced deal, then you don’t notice when it ends, and you start to pay over the odds – potentially for years.

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National law firm Clarke Willmott LLP has joined the panel to assist in helping businesses recover hidden commissions and losses from the mis-selling of energy contracts. Callum Thompson, director of Business Energy Claims, said: “We are delighted to partner with such a prestigious firm as Clarke Willmott. Their outstanding reputation and dedicated team will be a great addition to our panel of law firms, and we are very excited to be working with them.

“Clarke Willmott already had experience of acting for clients who had been mis-sold energy contracts with hidden commissions and therefore we are pleased to be working with a large firm with experience in this field to continue our efforts to legitimise the energy industry and recover losses for many clients.”

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Out and about in Brislington West with Jos and Andrew: Another roundup of some of the local stories you may have missed..

War Memorial Latest Thank you to everyone who joined us last Saturday for our Brislington War Memorial clean-up. This time we concentrated on the railings, giving them a final wire brushing before painting them. I hope you will agree the site is looking much better. As we approach Remembrance Sunday, which this year falls on 8 November, we will be decorating the site with hundreds of knitted poppies. Local churches have already donated several dozen but if you would like to add a knitted poppy in memory of a loved one, please place it in the poppy box at the Lodekka by Friday 30 October. We’ve already received several contributions so it should look a spectacular sight on the day. All being well, we are planning a small, socially-distant ceremony on Remembrance Sunday with local lay preachers to say a few words and hopefully a bugler to play the Last Post and Reveille.

Trees Saved from Destruction Thank you to the eagle-eyed residents who got in touch when they noticed a tree felling company in the car park of Orchard House on Stockwood Road.

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Liveable Neighbourhoods Meeting We attended a meeting last week to discuss the concept of Liveable Neighbourhoods.

This involves using barriers such as planters to end rat running on residential streets thereby creating safe spaces for local people to enjoy. They have been successfully set up in other parts of Britain and we wanted to hear from Brislington residents if they thought it would work here. We also spoke about our long running campaign for the Brislington Greenway, an active travel route and wildlife corridor, which was well-received.

Despite the Labour-run council pushing for the Callington Road Link, we remain hopeful that with your support their destructive plans can be thwarted. You can find out more about Liveable Neighbourhoods and sign their petition here: https://liveablebristol.org.uk The trees on this future Litt Brothers development site were not subject to a preservation order so we quickly managed to get one in place, which means the trees cannot now be taken down. Due to this speedy response, only one tree was lost.

Fly-tipping in the Sands Having recently organised a community litter pick with local residents in the area, we were very disappointed to see thoughtless fly-tipping on the lane between Sainsbury’s and Sand Hill. We’ve reported it so hopefully it’ll be dealt with soon. In the meantime, if you see any more fly-tipping, please let us know or report it here: https://www.bristol.gov.uk/ streets-travel/flytipping Litter Pick at Arnos Court Park We recently set up a new Friends Group for our beautiful Arnos Court Park, so for our first event we are having a litter pick on Saturday 17 October, meeting at the King’s Road entrance at 12pm. We’ll provide litter pickers, hi-viz and bags, but please bring your own gloves and hand sanitizer. It’ll be a great chance to meet up with fellow park enthusiasts and discuss any issues or areas of concern. Let us know if you are coming so we can keep track of numbers. You can also join the Friends Group here: https://www. facebook.com/groups/718708475350789/?re f=share

Wick Road Library Update Just a quick reminder that our local Wick Road Library has now reopened, but only for a Call and Collect service. Simply call or email the library in advance to order your books. The library staff will then put your books in a washable, reusable bag and telephone or email to let you know when to collect them. You can return your books in the same bag when you have finished. When visiting the library you should wear a face mask if you are able to and use the hand sanitiser provided. Further information about Call and Collect can be found on the library website https://www.bristol.gov.uk/libraries-archives Cllr. Jos Clark and Andrew Varney regularly keep residents informed via their quarterly newsletter, ‘Focus on Brislington West’. If you would like to receive a digital version, please register using this link: http://www.bristollibdems.org/efocus

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Gambas Spanish inspired tapas restaurant is located in one of the old shipping containers on Wapping Wharf. It looks out across the street at the M-Shed. We arrived and took a seat outside. Our waiter presented us with the menu and we ordered some water for the table. When the waiter returned to take our order we had the following: king prawns in chilli and garlic, olives, patatas bravas, boquerinos, Russian crab salad, calamari and baked tortilla with aioli.

So let’s start with the prawns. They where juicy and flavourful but I’d have liked a little more garlic and chilli. Never the less they where nice. Olives are olives. The calamari was really good, they where cooked beautifully. The patatas bravas where delicious. In fact they where the star of the show. Really crunchy and golden brown and lacquered in this beautiful tomato and cheese sauce. Onto the boqueronis. They went down well. The final two dishes where the crab salad and the tortilla. The salad looked like baby food and didn’t taste much better either.

The baked tortilla, when it first came to the table I thought it was a quiche! It was a wedge of I honestly don’t know what, served cold with aioli. I began to tuck in and it didn’t taste awful but it didn’t really taste of anything. It tasted interesting but I don’t know if that is good intersecting or bad interesting?

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Bristol hoteliers back calls to appoint a Hospitality Minister

Hoteliers in Bristol are adding their names to a petition calling on the UK Government to create a new Minister for Hospitality post to give their struggling sector a voice at the highest level.

“Having someone with specific knowledge about our industry will help the government to truly understand the full impact of the decisions they are making the restrictions they are imposing.

An on-line petition calling for the appointment has attracted more than 20,000 signatories, including members of the Bristol Hoteliers Association (BHA).

“It can be argued that the restrictions are disproportionate at the moment, when you look at Public Health England data for sites of multiple Covid-19 outbreaks over the past four weeks.

BHA Chair Raphael Herzog said: “It’s so important for our voice to be heard because hospitality businesses are always among the first to be shutdown, when more attention should perhaps be focused on other sectors, such as universities.

“This shows that the hospitality sector accounts for just four percent of these outbreaks, whereas the education sector has 36 percent, and care homes have 26 percent.

“Having a Government minister representing our industry could perhaps lead to less damaging restrictions being imposed on us, such as around meetings and events, weddings and the 10pm curfew.

“Most hotels have very good practices in place to keep guests and staff as safe as possible from the Covid-19 risk.

“We are managing the risk and monitoring it, ensuring they observe the ‘rule of six’ and regulations around face coverings and social distancing.

“Many hotel general managers have written to their local MPs asking for more support and for our concerns to be heard.”

He said the hospitality sector has been significantly disadvantaged by not having a dedicated voice at ministerial level.

“Yet the restrictions, such as the curfews, seem to be clearly targeted at hospitality businesses, many of which are struggling to survive.

“More than 45% of staff in the hospitality sector are still furloughed and we have concerns about whether the new job retention scheme will be enough to protect jobs in our industry.

“Under the new three-tier system, people won’t want to travel to hotels in any area designated ‘very high risk’ but the hotels will still be open, with low occupancy, with staff in place, but with the Government only paying 66 percent of their pay.

“The UK hospitality industry is the fourth biggest contributor to the UK economy.

“It is responsible for around three million jobs nationwide, generating £130bn in activity, providing the Government with £38bn in taxation and yet, unlike the Arts or Sports, we do not have a dedicated Minister.

“It’s time for our sector to be treated fairly and given the support we need and deserve during these challenging times.”

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There’s still time to make your mark on a Covid-19 memorial People all over the UK still have time to create The Westerleigh Group is split into seven regions throughout the UK and wants a a piece of history by creating a design for a different design for each of those regions.

Covid-19 memorial which will be in place for generations to come.

Roger Mclaughlan, Chief Executive Officer of the Westerleigh Group, said: “This means that Westerleigh Group, the UK’s largest people could incorporate local landmarks, or independent owner of crematoria and something else that is representative of their cemeteries, is creating memorial gardens at region and community into their designs. more than 30 of its sites nationwide.

“When we decided to create these gardens, we said we wanted to provide permanent, tranquil places for people to visit to remember loved ones who died during the pandemic and An open invitation is being extended to people also to remember and reflect on those who of all ages and from all walks of life to submit have sacrificed so much to help others who were sick, isolated or vulnerable. designs to be etched onto the stone monuments in each of the gardens.

“We also said we wanted local people to help The managers of Westerleigh’s crematoria all shape how the gardens would look, so that each of them would become something of over the country have sent personal importance to our local communities, and this invitations to schools, art clubs, youth competition is a way for local people to be able projects, care homes, hospitals and many other organisations in their local area, asking to make their mark on the monuments. them to come up with ideas.

“Earlier this year, we released an artists’ impression of what the memorial gardens will But there is an open invitation to absolutely look like, and this included a floral display anyone to submit a design idea. representing a rainbow around the monument, which has become a widely-recognised symThe competition was launched last month bol of hope during the pandemic. and a number of designs have already been submitted but with a closing date of October 31, there is still time for more people to submit “We’ve been very interested to see some of the creative designs people have already their ideas. submitted to us. There has been a good mix of birds, plants and clever use of different shapes. But there’s still plenty of time for other people to submit their ideas.”

The centre-piece of each garden is a large obelisk which Westerleigh is inviting local people to contribute to.

The obelisks are made of polished black granite, and the seven winning designs will be individually carved into them by Westerleigh’s own highly-skilled stonemasons.

Every single obelisk nationwide will feature an inscription, which reads: “This memorial has been placed to remember and recognise the lives and efforts of all affected by the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020.”

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The seven Westerleigh Group regions are East, London, North, Scotland, South, South West and Wales. The winning design for each region will be featured in all the individual memorial gardens within that region.

Plaques featuring the names of the winning designers will be attached to the memorials, so the winning designers will see their names go down in history.

Designs should be no bigger than A4 in size and must be submitted by Saturday October 31. After the closing date, a shortlist of final entries for each region will be drawn up and winners will be chosen.

Mr Mclaughlan added: “Our sites have close links to their local communities and are places Work is expected to start on the stone memorials later this year, with garden where people go to say goodbye to their landscaping taking place in early Spring loved ones and reflect on life.

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Mobile Speed Camera Sites Bristol

With reports of mobile speed cameras back in operation never get caught speeding again with this list of sites to expect a mobile speed camera at anytime.

A3029 Winterstoke Road (30mph)

Hazelbury Road, Whitchurch (20mph)

A37 Wells Road, Hengrove (30mph)

Hengrove Avenue, Hengrove, Bristol (20mph)

A370 Coronation Road, Southville (30mph)

Hengrove Lane, Hengrove, Bristol (20mph)

A38 Rupert Street/Bridewell Highbury Road, Bedminster Street/The Haymarket, Bristol (20mph) (20mph) Highridge Green, Bristol A4 Totterdown Bridge (30mph) (30mph) Hollister’s Drive, Hartcliffe A4174 Callington Road, (20mph) Brislington, Bristol (30mph) Hollway Road, Stockwood A4174 King Georges Road, (20mph) Bristol (30mph) Hungerford Road, Bristol Allison Road, Bristol (30mph) (20mph)

Stockwood Lane, nr the sports ground, Stockwood (20mph) Stockwood Lane, nr Whitchurch Village sign, Stockwood (30mph) Stockwood Lane, Stockwood (30mph) Sturminster Road, Stockwood (30mph) Talbot Road, Bristol (20mph) Whitchurch Lane, nr Halfacre Lane (20mph) Whitchurch Lane, nr Hawkfield Road (20mph) Whitland Road, Bristol (30mph)

B3119 West Town Lane (20mph)

Ladies Mile, Durdham Down (20mph)

B3122 Redcatch Road, Knowle (20mph)

Ladman Road, Stockwood (20mph)

Wingfield Road, Bristol (20mph)

B4466 Jacobs Wells Road, Bristol (20mph)

Marksbury Road, Bedminster (20mph)

Furber Road, Bristol (20mph)

Bamfield, Hengrove (30mph)

Newbridge Road, Bristol (20mph)

Barnstaple Road, Knowle (20mph) Bishport Avenue, Hartcliffe (30mph) Broadwalk, Knowle West (20mph)

Novers Hill, Bristol (20mph) Novers Lane, Bristol (20mph) Petherton Road, Hengrove (20mph)

Broomhill Road (30mph)

Queen’s Road, Bishopsworth (30mph)

Calcott Road, Knowle (20mph)

Ridgeway Lane, Bristol (30mph)

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Wick Road (20mph)

Glyn Vale, Knowle (20mph) Hareclive Road, Hartcliffe (30mph) Smyth Road, Ashton (20mph) Somerdale Avenue, Knowle (20mph) South Liberty Lane, Ashton Vale (20mph) Duckmoor Road, Ashton Gate, Bristol (20mph)

A4 Portway Nr Barrow Hill Road (30mph)

B4052 Ashley Down Road, Bristol (20mph)

A4 Portway Nr Hung Road (40mph)

B4054 Avonmouth Road, Shirehampton (30mph)

Bonnington Walk, nr Wordsworth Road, Lockleaze (20mph) Concorde Drive, Southmead (20mph)

A4 Portway Nr Portview Road B4054 Cranbrook Road, Redland (20mph) Constable Road, nr Crome (30mph) Road, Lockleaze (20mph) B4054 Shirehampton Road, A4 Portway Nr Roman Way Sea Mills (30mph) Coombe Lane, Stoke Bishop (40mph) (20mph) B4054 Shirehampton Road, A4 Portway Nr Sylvan Way/ Shirehampton Park (30mph) Eastfield Road, Westbury on Riverleaze (40mph) Trym (20mph) B4055 Station Road, Henbury A4018 Falcondale Road, (20mph) Furber Road, Bristol (20mph) Westbury on Trym (30mph) A403 St Andrews Road, Avonmouth (40mph)

B4057 Knole Lane, Brentry (30mph)

Glenfrome Road, Eastville (20mph)

A4162 Sylvan Way/Dingle Road/Canford Lane (30mph)

B4469 Muller Road, Horfield (30mph)

Gordon Avenue, Bristol (20mph)

A4174 Ring Road, nr Hicks Gate roundabout (70mph)

Bell Barn Road, Stoke Bishop (20mph)

Highbury Road, Horfield (20mph)

A432 Downend Road, Fishponds (20mph)

Bonnington Walk, nr Branwhite Close, Lockleaze (20mph)

Ladies Mile, Durdham Down (20mph)

A432 Fishponds Road, Easton (20mph) Ashley Hill, Montpelier (20mph) Avonmouth Way, Avonmouth (30mph) Highbury Road, Horfield (20mph) Hill View, Henleaze (20mph) Kings Weston Lane, Lawrence Weston (30mph)

Julian Road, Sneyd Park (20mph) Keys Avenue, Horfield (20mph) Hill View, Henleaze (20mph) Romney Avenue, nr Stoke Park Primary School, Lockleaze (20mph) Stoke Hill, Sneyd Park (30mph) Wellington Hill West, Horfield (30mph)

Long Cross, Lawrence Weston (30mph) Merebank Road, Avonmouth (30mph) Portview Road, Shirehampton (20mph) Roman Way, Bristol (20mph) Station Road, Shirehampton (20mph) Wellington Hill West, Horfield (30mph) Wessex Ave, Horfield (20mph)

Please visit www.avonandsomerset.police.uk for exact days and placement of a mobile camera site and remember to give yourself plenty of time to plan your journey to avoid rushing to get to a destination thus (Speeding) 47

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