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Contents 6. Mums get the best 8.Speed management Tips 9. Mobile Speed camera Sites 14. Your garden in March 16. Article Eileen Means 18. Movies for March 19. Word search competition 20. Events guide March 22. Kids corner 24. Councillors Surgery 32. Recipe of the month
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SLIMMING MUMS GET THE BEST MOTHER’S DAY GIFT A weight-loss expert is encouraging mums in Bristol to give themselves the best Mother’s Day ever by giving treating themselves and their children to a healthy new lifestyle.
In England, 26% of men and 24% of women have a BMI of 30 or more, which could put their health at risk. Interestingly, studies have shown that children’s weight is often influenced by the weight of their mother. In fact, 36% of children whose mothers had an obese BMI also had BMI of 30 or more, compared to only 11.5% of children whose mothers were a healthy weight. Sarah Bryant, who runs the Whitchurch and Hengrove Slimming World groups, says: “There is so much pressure on parents, especially mums, to give their child a healthy and nutritious diet. It can be so hard to know where to start though – particularly if they have struggled with their weight themselves. The great thing about Slimming World is that the whole family can eat the same food, so everyone can enjoy filling and delicious meals that are packed full of healthy foods like lean meats, potatoes and vegetables. I love hearing from mums who are trying out new recipes for their families and really taking on a whole new lifestyle.” In fact, mums are already celebrating a happier and healthier Mother’s Day this year, after losing weight since they joined. Women that were unhappy with their weight and knew their size was getting in the way of many aspects of their lives – including enjoying time with their children. Since joining Slimming World, one Mum said “I’m so much happier now and that definitely has a wider effect on my family. At first I was worried that joining Slimming World would mean I had to cook one meal for myself and a separate meal for the rest of the family, so I was over the moon when I realised I could still cook all of our family favourites – like spaghetti bolognaise and roast dinners – with just a few simple swaps to make them healthier. I cook with lean mince now, pack all of my meals with filling veg and use low calorie cooking spray instead of oil. I get a real sense of pride from knowing that I’m feeding my kids healthy food and giving them the best start in life too. “I used to feel like I was watching my family from the side lines because I was too self-conscious about my size to take the kids to the park or join in with more active days out. Since losing weight though I’ve got bags more energy – I’m the first onto the swings these days!”
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Sarah continues: “Studies have shown that a mother’s weight can influence the weight of their children, so I’m so proud to see that my members have not only taken a positive step towards improving their own health, but their wider family’s, too. All of the super-slimming mums in our group have done brilliantly and it’s been a pleasure to support them. I’d love any mums or dads who are thinking about losing weight or are worried about their children’s weight to be inspired by them to come along to our group too.
“Parents can bring their 11-15-year-olds for free too if they’d like to learn more about eating healthily and getting more active as a family. Coming along to Slimming World together is a great, responsible way to get the whole family involved in sharing ideas about food and how to get more active. For our young members, it’s not about weight loss but about developing healthy habits and building confidence so they can achieve whatever they want to in life. What better gift this Mother’s Day than a happy and healthy future?” Slimming World groups are held every day in the local area. For more information about Slimming World visit www.slimmingworld.co.uk or call Sarah on 07879 443888.
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Bridge Farm Primary School East Dundry Rd, Whitchurch, BS14 0LL Wednesday 5:30pm and 7:30pm Sarah: 07879 443888
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St Cuthberts Church Sandy Park Rd, Brislington, BS4 4HE Monday 5:30pm and 7:30pm Tuesday 9:30am Kris: 07938 691548 Methodist Key Centre Charlton Rd, Keynsham, BS31 2JA Monday 7:30pm and Tuesday 9:30am Sharon: 07401 948239
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St Christophers Church Hampstead Rd, Brislington, BS4 3HJ Wednesday 5:30pm and 7:30pm Emma: 0117 3825844 WEDNESDAYS / THURSDAYS Santan Club Queens Rd, Bishopsworth, BS13 8LF Wednesday 9:30am, 11:30am, 5:30pm and 7:30pm Thursdays 9:30am Vicky: 07999 617075 THURSDAYS Broomhill Junior School Alison Rd, Brislington, BS4 4NZ Thursday 5:30am and 7:30pm Emma: 0117 3825844 Bridge Farm Junior School East Dundry Rd, Whitchurch BS14 0LL Thursday 7:30pm Sharon: 07401 948239 Christ The Serant Stockwood Rd, Stockwood, BS14 8PL Thursday 5pm and 7pm Vicky: 07999 617075 Keynsham Baptist Church High Street, keynsham, BS31 1DS Thursday 7:30am, 9:30am, 11:30am, 3:30pm, 5:30pm and 7:30pm Kelly: 07795 951137 THURSDAYS / FRIDAYS Bedminster Down Ex Service Club Winford Grove, BS13 7DY Thursday 9:30am, 11:30, 5:30pm and 7:30pm Friday 9:30am Debbie: 07796 945039
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Here are the‘top six’ tips for effective speed management brought to us at Direct Local thanks to The TTC Group, which there clients tell us have been most useful in helping them to stay safe and legal: 1. Use your gears to stay in control Selecting a lower gear will help you manage your speed in built-up areas, because engine braking will help to hold the vehicle back and prevent it running away from you. Try 3rd gear for 30mph and, for those challenging 20mph limits, give 2nd a try. Modern engines use fuel-injection systems controlled by computer, meaning you won’t use more fuel.
5. If you’re towing, you should be slowing! If you are towing anything, whether it’s a small box trailer, a boat, or a caravan, you will be subject to lower speed limits on a national speed limit section of road. For a single carriageway road, that’s a maximum of 50mph, and for a dual carriageway, that’s 60mph. It’s worth remembering that these lower limits also apply to the majority of vans and to minibuses – important if you need to hire one. If you are towing on a motorway, your maximum speed is set at 60mph.
6. Give yourself time One of the biggest causes of speeding is time pressure, or running late. Allow yourself that ‘safety margin’ of extra time, so you don’t feel pressured into breaking the law and risking speeding fines, points, or worse. Remember that a smooth, progressive drive within the speed limit uses up to 2. Look out for street lights 25% less fuel. And speed limits are just If you can see a system of street lights (that’s three that – limits, not targets. There will be many or more), then the speed limit is 30mph. They can occasions when the limit just isn’t appropriate, and be lights on telegraph poles or strip lighting in you’ll need to adjust your speed accordingly. tunnels, and they don’t have to be switched on. Don’t worry about the space between them, either – 3 or more and it’s a system. If there are no streetlights, then it’s national speed limit (remember, that will vary depending on the type of road and the vehicle you are driving). This rule applies to all road types, apart from motorways. If the speed limit is anything different, it must be signed – because signs overrule streetlights. 3. A dual carriageway is nothing to do with the number of lanes Yes, you did read that correctly. A dual carriageway is defined by the fact that it must have a physical separation between the two opposing carriageways. That can be grass, infill, concrete or metal barriers, or just a raised kerb down the middle. You can have one or more lanes in either direction, but the presence of two lanes alone does not constitute a dual carriageway. Our American cousins use the term ‘divided highway’, and that’s a pretty accurate description of a dual carriageway here in the UK. 4. A dual carriageway with street lights is limited to 30mph Again, not a typo! Unless there are signs telling you otherwise, the speed limit will be 30mph – remember the streetlight rule. If the limit was anything different, there would be signs to tell you this. Many drivers forget that the streetlight rule applies to dual carriageways too, and are caught out because the road ‘looks faster’.
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Mobile Speed Camera Sites South Bristol 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 Street/The Haymarket, Bristol Highbury Road, Bedminster (20mph) (20mph)
Stockwood Lane, nr the sports ground, Stockwood (20mph)
A4 Totterdown Bridge (30mph)
Highridge Green, Bristol (30mph)
Talbot Road, Bristol (20mph)
A4174 Callington Road, Brislington, Bristol (30mph)
Hollister’s Drive, Hartcliffe (20mph)
Whitchurch Lane, nr Halfacre Lane (20mph)
A4174 King Georges Road, Bristol (30mph)
Hollway Road, Stockwood (20mph)
Whitchurch Lane, nr Hawkfield Road (20mph)
Allison Road, Bristol (30mph)
Hungerford Road, Bristol (20mph) Whitland Road, Bristol (30mph)
B3119 West Town Lane (20mph)
Ladies Mile, Durdham Down (20mph)
B3122 Redcatch Road, Knowle (20mph)
Ladman Road, Stockwood (20mph)
B4466 Jacobs Wells Road, Bristol (20mph) Marksbury Road, Bedminster (20mph) Bamfield, Hengrove (30mph) Newbridge Road, Bristol (20mph) Barnstaple Road, Knowle (20mph) Novers Hill, Bristol (20mph) Bishport Avenue, Hartcliffe (30mph)
Novers Lane, Bristol (20mph)
Petherton Road, Hengrove Broadwalk, Knowle West (20mph) (20mph) Broomhill Road (30mph) Calcott Road, Knowle (20mph) Feeder Road, Bristol (30mph)
Queen’s Road, Bishopsworth (30mph) Ridgeway Lane, Bristol (30mph)
Stockwood Lane, nr Whitchurch Village sign, Stockwood (30mph) Stockwood Lane, Stockwood (30mph) Sturminster Road, Stockwood (30mph)
Wick Road (20mph) Wingfield Road, Bristol (20mph) Furber Road, Bristol (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)
School Road, Brislington (30mph)
Please visit www.avonandsomerset.police.uk for exact days and placment 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) 9
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Your garden in March
Spring is finally here! The warmer and sunnier days during March provide the oppurtunity for an increasing range of gardening tasks. It’s a great time of the year as new life bursts forth and the garden begins to transform. Preparation of seed beds and borders should be well under the way this month as well as cutting back winter shrubs and generally tidying up the mess that the winter has left behind. Whether you’re preparing for shrubs and bedding plants or sowing seed for vegtables. Once all the tidying is done you’ll be in a better postion to plan the seasons planting. Plant of the Month Pansy/Viola
The essential gardening jobs for March
Sow seeds and plant onion sets, shallots and potatoes As the soil begins to warm you can start to sow broad beans, salads and sweet peas. If bad weather is forecast, be sure to cover seedlings with clothes to protect them. March is also the time to plant out onion and shallot sets – cover with fleece or netting to protect from birds. Early varieties of potato such as ‘Rocket’ and ‘swift’ , can be planted. If they have been kept in a light and frost-free environments, they should be ‘chitting’ (a slight sprouting from seed potato). Chitting before planting can encourage earlier and heavier cropping.
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Feed As the warmer weather promotes fresh growth, a general garden fertiliser should be applied to help boost roots, green foliage and encourage more fruits and flowers from your plants. It can be applied around the base of plants by scattering straight from the box and left to be watered in the rain. Unfortunately, the warm weather will also see weeds start to grow as well. Weeding isn’t the most popular of jobs but its best to pull any that start to appear while they are young to prevent spreading. Scarify the lawn Do some lawn preparations before the growing season gets well under way. Choose a dry day and give the lawn a rake to remove the remnants of winter before cutting with the mower blades set at the highest position. Then aerate with a garden fork or aeration machine. This helps drainage and gets oxygen to the roots. Finally, apply a top dressing of spring lawn feed to add nutrients.
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Let’s not waste our world The shocking pictures of a seal with a frisbee caught around its neck that was slowly strangling it and starving it as it grew clearly demonstrate the message of Blue Planet 2 about the harmful effects of plastic in our oceans and on our planet in general. Luckily, the seal was rescued and after five months’ treatment, Frisbee as she was named, lolloped back down the sandy beach into the sea. Don’t we all wish that rescuing the Earth could be achieved in a similar timescale. Although individually we may feel that we can do little to affect the vast amounts of plastic pollution, there are steps we can take as families that will have an impact. Avoiding plastic bottles and using refillable ones are one example; keeping a folding bag for groceries rather than buying 5p plastic bags that are doing so much harm is another. There is a strong campaign to stop the use of plastic straws and there are other campaigns that are targeting excessive packaging. The Government has a ‘Plastic Waste Plan’ – did you know? Me neither. Environmental pressure groups claim that it does not go far enough, and we all need to do more to protect our fragile planet. David Attenborough would agree. Of the aforementioned plastic bags, 2/3 end up in landfill or are burned, 8 million, yes, 8 million are dumped in the sea EVERY YEAR.
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It is matched by food that is wasted, this time in the supermarkets’ supply chains. In an age when families are going hungry and having to go to Food Banks, fruit and vegetable farmers have to waste up to 37,000 tonnes of produce every year because it isn’t the right shape/size or colour. This could feed 25,000 people with the recommended five portions a day for a year. It is a disgrace that people go hungry in Britain; it is a disgrace that farmers are forced to over produce to meet supermarket buyers’ orders or risk losing the contract. Things are changing gradually; supermarkets are passing food they would have previously thrown out as it reaches its sell-by date to foodbanks. Tesco has introduced a “wonky fruit and veg’ section, it is also aiming to end edible fruit waste. Iceland is working to end plastic packaging and other supermarkets are under pressure to follow suit, We must all do our bit to reduce plastic waste, for the sake of Frisbee the seal and all the other animals and birds who suffer horrific deaths because humans can’t be bothered to change their habits. It may be less convenient, it does require some forethought to refill your reuseable bottle or to pack a non plastic bag when you go shopping.
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The top 3 movies For March Take a trip down to Cineworld this March and it’s highly likely you’ll be greeted by all out action. Every blockbuster release covered this month relates in some way to gaming, meaning there’s never been a better time to ‘level up’ your movie-going experience, with virtual worlds, archaeological adventures, giant robots hitting the big screen. Kicking us off midway through the month on March 16th, gaming icon Lara Croft makes her long-awaited movie return. This time played by Academy Award winner Alicia Vikander, this slightly grittier take on the titular Tomb Raider sees Lara journey to the lost kingdom of Yamatai to finish what her father started. Fast-forward one week later and it’s mechs and monsters galore as we step back into the world of Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim. Subtitled ‘Uprising’, this super-charged sequel follows John Boyega leading a new generation of jaeger pilots against the alien menace in the hope of protecting Earth once and for all. Rounding off the month on March 29th is the highly-anticipated movie adaptation of Ernest Cline’s best-selling novel: Spielberg’s Ready Player One. Set in a world where the virtual one is the only escape, unlimited riches await those who embark on the journey to win the ultimate Easter egg hunt. Just be sure to bring your 80s references with you! Cineworld Bristol and Direct Local Magazine once again team up to give cinema audiences a chance to win 2 free cinema tickets. Just fill out the next page word search. Game on everybody. There’s plenty of reasons to strap into your cinema seat this March.
Aaron Potter is a professional writer for Cineworld Bristol and places these articles in Direct Local each month to give you the public a choice of great movies to view at your local cinema.
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Events guide March Congratulations, you’re engaged! Now the fun begins… Event Date: 25th March Description: As you arrive through our gates you’ll find a world full of wedding delights. Step into our 2 Victorian wedding venues full of exhibitors showcasing everything you need for your wedding day, from invitations and makeup to cakes and entertainment (and everything in between). Sample delicious wedding cakes and canapes, try on wedding dresses and immerse yourself in all things wedding!For more inspiration take a stroll up the woodland path to Bristol Comicon And Gaming discover our outdoor venue, the Festival Spring 2018 Underwood Centre. Imagine Event Date: 4th March Description: Fantastic new event yourself walking down the aisle, in Bristol with so much to do for all fairy lights twinkling, birds singing ages /families from panels/work- and your loved one patiently shops/gaming to props and photo waiting for you! Our first 50 couples can also enjoy a glass of Upcoming Open Courses at opportunities and great exhibitors complimentary bubbly surrounded Davis Access Venue: City Academy Sports by 45 acres of stunning Event Date: 1st March – 29th woodland. Understanding Menglish (or comMarch Venue: Arnos Vale Cemetery Bath Description: Davis Access Limited munication differences between Rd Bristol men and women) is an access platforms Event Date: 6th March one-stop-shop for Cherry Picker Easter Egg Trail - Avon Valley Mobile Elevating Work Platforms 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Railway Description: A two hour seminar Event Date: 30th Mar– 2nd April (MEWP), Boom, Scissor Lifts, for professional women at any Description: Take our EasSite Safety & More; Training stage in their career to look at ter-themed trail and see how Courses, Service Maintenance the researched differences in many you can spot! Contracts, Repairs, Loler how men and women commuVenue: Avon Valley Steam Inspections, New & Used Access nicate and how this can help or Railway Bitton Railway Station Platform Sales, Access Platforms hinder your career. This seminar Bath Road Bitton Hire and a brand new Platform is suitable for any woman who Trade service. has ever been mansplained to, Bristols Largest Car Boot Sale Venue: Davis Access Limited Unit interrupted, got an eye roll for Event date: January to December 4, Bakers Park, Cater Road, asking a question, been generally 2018 misunderstood, and not always Bishopsworth, Bristol Saturdays & Bank Holiday Monheard at work. Or you might just daysTime: 11.15 – 3.30 Saltcellar Folk Club: Guest Brian be interested in the topic Seller Arrive Time: 10.30 to begin Venue: Arnos Vale Cemetery Bath siting at 11.15 Buyer Arrival Time: Peters Rd Bristol Event Date: 3rd March 11.00 Sellers can enter early from 8.30 for £25.00 to miss the Description: Compelling singer, Daredevils descend to uplift peo- rush.Contact Steve on 07798 squeezebox player and ple with cancer 872188 Contact Email: guitarist with traditional songs, Event Date: 10th March stevieedwards@btinternet.com ballads and tunes. Description: DAREDEVILS are Venue: Whitchurch BS14 0XA Venue: Totterdown Baptist invited to descend Cabot Circus near Action Indoor Sports Centre Church, Wells Rd, on Saturday, March 10, to uplift people facing cancer. Venue: Cabot Circus, Bristol GLASS BLOWING EXPERIENCES AT BRISTOL BLUE GLASS Event Date: 1st March - 31st March Description: Try your hand at glass making. Come into our studio and blow your very own bauble. The glassmaker will prepare the molten glass for you to blow, and will give you step by step instructions to make your own bauble. This is a unique and entertaining experience that we are confident you will enjoy and is perfect as a small gift or little adventure. Please allow at least 20 minutes for this visit. Venue: The ORIGINAL Bristol Blue Glass Ltd 357-359 Bath Road Arnos Vale
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Councillors Surgery Article by Jos Clark
Its that time of year again when the Council agrees its priorities for the coming year through the setting of an annual budget and of course the level of Council tax we will have to pay. In days past we would look at the budget in terms of what services we already provide and those we might like to add to help make the City a better place to live. Whether it be safer routes to school for our children or extra opening hours for our sports facilities. Sadly since the financial crash of the banking system successive Governments have sought to pile the cuts onto local Government, which has put a massive strain on local services and has let to damaging cuts. You don’t have to look far to see the damage this policy is doing to our local services, especially in social services where cuts there have had a major impact on the NHS. Many voters look to Labour to protect them from Conservative austerity in times like these, but sadly Labour’s approach is to cut the services and blame the Government. Whilst this approach is understandable on purely political grounds it does not address the real hardship that some residents face through the reduction in Council support.
We are proposing the largest budget amendment ever submitted to the Council it will see £50M of borrowing slashed from the Mayor’s plans and a programme to invest in vital services including parks, libraries and social care. This amendment will be heard at the Council’s budget council meeting where the Mayor will try to win support for his budget and five-year financial plan. We are proposing a substantial change to the Mayor’s austerity budget which would see planned cuts to libraries and parks halved and new money to be invested into aids and adaptions to help people stay living in their homes, new primary schools in south Bristol where new homes are planned, and funding to protect the city from flooding. Our plans would see new money from developers being used to support capital projects (Community Infrastructure Levy CIL) as well as cutting a new ‘contingency fund’ set up by the Mayor, on top of the £20m contingency the council already hold. Our plan will see the council needing to borrow £50M less over the next 5 years – that is £300 less debt per Bristol household. By borrowing less, the council pays less in debt repayments which will allow it to invest an extra £6M into parks and libraries, £6M into new primary school places and £1.9M into social care and aids and adaptions to help keep people living in their homes. In total, our plan would see £14.5M in total invested over the next 5 years into vital services while reducing the councils borrowing by £50M.Our previous budget proposals, although voted down by the Council, have then been taken up and subsequently used by officers to help balance the budget. This has included increasing the tax base through more realistic forecasting of new homes and this year adopting a 10% over programming of the capital programme to reduce the call on borrowing.I hope that the Mayor and his Labour Colleagues seriously consider our proposed plan and not just play party politics with it, we have a moral duty to protect our services from Conservative Government cuts not assist them in carrying them out. Council services online: http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ service
I believe that we have a moral duty to try and protect frontline local services and to lobby the Government over these cuts. So I am pleased that my party is putting forward a positive plan to try and protect our valued local services.
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