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Campaign launched to encourage young people to get their COVID-19 vaccination A new campaign designed to encourage young people to get their COVID-19 vaccination has been launched today.

Bristol City Council, in partnership with the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) COVID-19 Vaccination Programme, has launched its ‘Let’s get the jab done’ campaign to highlight the importance of being vaccinated in the fight against COVID-19.

The campaign is underpinned by the www.grabajab.net webpage, which has a comprehensive list of vaccination options including walk-in clinics across the area and a link to the National Booking Service (NBS).

You’ve had to stay inside and have not been able to live, work and socialise in the way you’d like. However, by giving up so much, you have played your part in helping to protect our city.

“As we start to look towards a more positive future, the vaccine is just one of the key tools that will prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Getting your jab is not just about protecting yourself but about protecting others around you, including your family, friends and those more vulnerable.

“Over 300,000 people in Bristol have now received one or more doses of the vaccination. It is quick and easy and there are so many ways you can access it, so don’t delay and get yourself down to a vaccine clinic.

“Please continue to play your part, and together, let’s get the jab done!”

Clare Armour, BNSSG Vaccination Programme Lead, added: “We’re working at making it as easy as possible for people to have their vaccine in convenient locations and at times that fit around their work and their lives. You can find a full list of options for our area, including walk-in clinics and a link to the National Booking Service, at www.grabajab. net.

With the vaccine now available to everyone over the age of 18, and ahead of the government’s target to offer all adults a vaccine by Sunday 25 July, vaccinations are even more accessible and easy to get. The NHS has made plenty of appointments available on the NBS and is running walk-in clinics across the city, no bookings necessary. “Vaccinated people are far less likely to get COVID-19 with symptoms and pass it on to others. Even if you are younger, you can still Christina Gray, Director for Communities get seriously ill from COVID, including longer and Public Health, said: “I want to thank all lasting symptoms from 'Long COVID', like of our young people for the sacrifices you have made over the last 18 months. You have severe fatigue. Getting vaccinated will help us all get life back to normal by reducing the missed out on music, sports, jobs, spread of the virus and protecting our opportunities, and spending time with your communities, families and friends.” friends.

From Wednesday 4 August, the city’s vaccination centre at Ashton Gate will move to the new Vaccination Centre @ UWE Bristol. It sits alongside our existing vaccination capacity at GP-clinics, community pharmacies and walk-in clinics in faith and community settings.

A full list of walk-in clinics can be found on the Healthier Together website or www.grabajab. net. Alternatively, an appointment can be made on the National Booking Service or by calling 119.

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FIESTA FORTNIGHT PLANS REVEALED A landmark partnership between the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta and the Nation’s Favourite coffee shop, Costa Coffee, has enabled a special ballooning event, named the ‘Fiesta Fortnight’, to be able to take place this Summer in the city.

From Monday 2nd August to Sunday 15th August 2021, the ‘Fiesta Fortnight’ will see hundreds of hot air balloons taking off from multiple locations across the city and filling the sky with not only classic hot air balloons, but some special shapes and characters including Stuart the Minion.

Over 700 nominations were submitted by locals to help pick the locations of where the balloons will take off from – these included local parks, public spaces, car parks and streets. To find out the final list of locations stay tuned to the Fiesta Fortnight’s social media channels. There you will find regular updates on all locations and timing to help plan your time to head outside to view the balloons flying over the city.

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What’s more, the Fiesta Fortnight partner, Costa Coffee, will be visiting several of the take of locations to treat residents nearby with a special little balloon-shaped surprise outside their window!

Chris Allcock, Chair of the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta said: “We were sad that we weren’t able to host the much-loved annual Balloon Festival in Ashton Court this year due to COVID-19. However, this special edition of the fiesta is going to be something spectacular for the city and we are so thankful to Costa Coffee for partnering with us to help this happen. There were some clear winners and favourite locations for balloons to fly from, highlighted from the hundreds of suggestions from fiesta fans. So, we’re hoping to make sure the greatest number of people will be able to enjoy the balloons, including some communities that rarely get balloons overhead.”

Those out and about in the city centre will be able to experience Costa Coffee’s new Costa: LIVE Experience Pod, which will be in the city centre at various locations from Monday 2nd August to Sunday 15th August 2021. This hub provides visitors with the perfect space to view the balloons crossing the city skyline as they take a moment to enjoy a cup of their favourite barista-quality machine-crafted coffee.

Nick Orrin, Director of Costa Express UK&I, said: “We are proud to partner with the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta on such a fantastic event. After what has been an unprecedented time for many, we wanted to give something exciting to the Bristol community to enjoy.

“Not only are we bringing the Costa: LIVE Experience Pod to the city this summer, but Bristol is the first city in the UK to receive our brand-new Costa Express Hot & Iced drink machines, which can deliver over 500 different barista-quality drinks, from flat-whites to iced lattes and iced fruit cordials. Located all over the city - we hope everyone is as excited as we about the new Costa Express machines and can enjoy an iced coffee in the summer sun and take in the Fiesta Fortnight.”

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Bristol’s £3.4m boost to support people affected by drug use New pilot project takes city-wide approach

Councillor Asher Craig, Deputy Mayor with responsibility for Communities, Equalities and Bristol City Council has been allocated £3.4 Public Health, said: “We want Bristol to be a million to participate in a Home Office pilot place where everyone can live safe from the which aims to reduce drug-use as well as harms caused by drug misuse. The impact of drug-related crime and deaths across the city. addiction goes beyond the users themselves and often extends to their families, loved Project ADDER (Addiction, Diversion, ones, wider communities, services and busiDisruption, Enforcement and Recovery) is a nesses. Tackling this wider sphere of impact new intensive approach to tackling drug use, sits at the heart of our new drug and alcohol which brings together local councils, police strategy which aims to improve the support and health services to combine targeted for everyone. policing with enhanced treatment and recovery services.

“This funding will enable us to meet the actions set in the new strategy and comes at Working with partners, the council will use the a vital time. The pressures of the pandemic funding to provide those involved in drugcontinue to have a detrimental impact on use with enhanced treatment and recovery people’s lives and in some cases have creprogrammes plus additional employment and ated an environment where we are seeing a training opportunities. Targeted support to rise in drug use.” prison leavers and offenders with drug addictions will also be provided, along with The services offering treatment and recovery support for families affected by drug-use who support include Bristol ROADS (Recovery are at risk of being involved with the criminal Orientated Alcohol and Drugs Service), a justice system. partnership between Bristol Drugs Project, Developing Health and Independence and the The programme has already been piloted in Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership five locations in England and Wales. Bristol NHS Trust. has been selected as one of six additional sites covering eight local authorities to build Dr Ben Watson, Consultant Addiction on the existing programme and focus the Psychiatrist at ROADS, said: "The ROADS two-year funding on enhanced treatment partnership currently offer a range of free provision including providing support for those services to support recovery. leaving prison and recovery support around employment.

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This funding is very welcome and will enable the partnership to offer additional therapeutic interventions and support that will help not only the individuals themselves, but also the people and communities surrounding them."

The new Drug and Alcohol Strategy for Bristol 2021-2025 aims to prioritise prevention and support the development of a city where everyone has the right to physical health and mental wellbeing, safe from the harms of alcohol and other drugs.

Avon and Somerset Police have been allocated £1.5 million as part of Project ADDER, to protect people who are vulnerable to drug-related crime and develop enhanced, co-ordinated law enforcement activity to disrupt drug supply in the city and reduce drug-related harm and offending.

Bristol Commander Superintendent Mark Runacres said: “For far too long, drug taking, dealing and the associated anti-social behaviour and crime has blighted the lives of too many people in Bristol. Bristol.

Whether it’s a parent walking their child to school passing used needles, a family living in a flat next door to persistent drug dealing, or a vulnerable person being exploited by ruthless drug dealers, we are all too with familiar with the harm and misery that drugs cause in our communities.

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“Our approach will use the local knowledge of neighbourhood policing teams, who understand their communities and the specific problems which need to be addressed. We need to balance enforcement with diversion and education to make lasting change.

“We’ll improve pathways to support and grow existing pathways to support for the most entrenched and problematic drugs users in the city. This is an opportunity to break the cycle of misery that all too often goes hand in hand with drugs misuse and dealing.”

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ASHTON GATE VACCINATION CENTRE TO MOVE TO UWE FROM AUGUST 4TH This move is prompted by the reduction in vaccination capacity at Ashton Gate as Lockdown eases and the stadium prepares for the full return of fans in August.

Vaccinating will continue at Ashton Gate until Wednesday, August 4th and the increased number of walk-in clinics across the area, along with the addition of the Vaccination Centre at UWE Bristol, means that vaccination capacity during July will be at a peak for the Programme. Visit www.grabajab.net for a full list of vaccination options.

From August 4th, all existing appointments for first and second dose vaccinations will move to the Vaccination Centre at UWE and will take place on the same date and time.

Everyone affected will be contacted by text message from the National Booking Service.

Dr Tim Whittlestone, Clinical Lead for BNSSG Vaccination Programme, said in an online statement: “Ashton Gate Stadium has been a flexible and generous partner for our large scale Vaccination Centre and we would not have been able to achieve the strong vaccination uptake in our area without Ashton Gate’s help. On behalf of the Programme, I’d like to thank everyone at the Stadium for their incredible support over the last seven months.

“I’d also like to thank all the staff and volunteers who have supported us at Ashton Gate; they have been phenomenal and we look forward to continuing to work with them at our new Vaccination Centre at UWE or elsewhere in our Vaccination Programme.”

Mark Kelly, Managing Director, Ashton Gate Stadium, said: “It has been an honour and a privilege to help play such a vital role in the vaccination programme here in the South West. The stadium sits in the heart of its community and when we redeveloped it as a multi-use venue, we could never have imagined what was to unfold. We are thankful we’ve been able to help and wish our newfound friends and colleagues in the NHS the very best.

There is no need to contact the NHS about your appointment. While we would encourage people to attend the Vaccination Centre at UWE if possible. There are also lots of appointments available in South Bristol, at GP clinics and Community Pharmacy sites close to Ashton Gate Stadium. You can also find an up to date list of all the walk-in clinics in BNSSG along with options for booking your “We now look forward to the full return fans appointment at www.grabajab.net. and guests to the stadium and will continue to support the NHS in any way we can, including The Vaccination Centre at UWE has a large the smooth transition of the vaccination centre free car park and is easily accessible by car, from Ashton Gate to UWE.” while the UWE Campus is a 15-minute bus journey from central Bristol. If the change of location is unsuitable, people can amend their The Vaccination Centre at UWE is located at the Conference and Exhibition Centre on first or second appointment by logging into UWE Bristol’s Frenchay Campus and has a the National Booking Service and selecting capacity of up to 2,000 vaccinations a day. ‘manage my booking’.

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New E10 fuel incompatible with some cars The Department for Transport has launched a consultation on its proposal for the UK’s larger forecourts to begin selling E10 petrol, a cleaner fuel, in order to meet climate change targets.

However, research has shown that as many as 635,309 petrol cars currently on the road will be incompatible with it. E10 petrol contains 10% bioethanol, a type of renewable fuel, to reduce carbon when burned – that’s twice the amount of the 5% maximum currently found in the petrol at your local pumps.

It’s currently available across most of Europe, as well as the US and Australia, and the vast majority of vehicles in use today are approved to be fuelled with it. However, older models are at risk of incompatibility.

Ten most popular cars to be affected by E10 fuel A study by the RAC Foundation has compiled a top 10 list of the most popular models set to be affected. Of the 635,309 models incompatible with E10 petrol, 150,000 will have been manufactured from the year 2000 onwards.

The most popular cars are as follows:

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What will happen if your car is incompatible with new, cleaner fuels?

Fortunately for affected owners,The Department for Transport is proposing that the larger stations that will be stocking E10 will also have to maintain a complement of the older E5 grade petrol so that owners of older vehicles aren’t left behind.

The director of the RAC Foundation, said online : ‘As and when E10 appears on the forecourts, drivers need to know whether their cars can use it without being damaged.

‘This analysis shows that even in a couple of years’ time, there will still be hundreds of thousands of cars on our roads that are incompatible with the new fuel.

‘While some of the cars incompatible with E10 fuel will be historic models, many will be old but serviceable everyday runarounds that people on a tight travel budget rely on to get about.

‘The good news is both that the vast majority of cars on our roads are able to run on E10 and the Transport Secretary, has recognised the need to protect the users of those older vehicles which are not E10 compatible.

It will be interesting to see whether the current consultation generates support for the government’s proposed way forward.

A Department for Transport spokesperson said online: ‘This government is ambitiously seeking to reduce the UK’s reliance on imported fossils fuels and cut carbon emissions from transport. But drivers of older vehicles should not be hit hard in the pocket as a result.

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August Horoscopes Aquarius Jan 20-Feb 18 You may need to do a little bit of reflecting and thinking about what you would like to clear within your own space. This could be on the physical level, although it feels very much like it could be more on the emotional.

Clearing and releasing things can make way for new things and ideas, and opportunities to come your way. Maybe reflect on things that you may not realise that you have learnt, or maybe on things that you would like to change.

Keywords. Clearing, reflecting, and opportunities

Pisces Feb 19 - Mar 20 It seems as though it could be a good time to slow down, take a deep breath and step back, and do an overview of things you are involved with. It maybe time for a few changes, so give yourself time to do this an d work with your intuition. Friends and family are highlighted for you at this time.

Gatherings of different kinds also seem to be quite prominent, remember to use your energy wisely, as you can have a tendency to take on too much.

Keywords. Overview and use your energy wisely

Aries Mar 21 - Apr 19 Seems to be a few obstacles and hold-ups for you at the moment, try not to stress over them but try and re-organise stuff so that things are easier to deal with. Once you have done this, you may find other things fall into place a lot easier, and other plans come to fruition. Changes can sometimes seem a little daunting, but try and be open to them, as they can be really wonderful and bring good opportunities.

Keywords, overcome obstacles and embracing change

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Taurus Apr 20 - May 20 Maybe you’re someone who collects things and it may have come to a point where it may be wise to go through collectibles and rearrange them or even maybe give some away. It may not just be items that you hang onto, so maybe do a little clearing and shifting on the physical as well as within yourself.

Clearing things always makes space for new ideas on new things, and sometimes brings new opportunities.

Keywords. Clearing, reorganising, and changes

Gemini May 21 - June 20 Looks as though there could be some opportunities due to come your way. A lot of things have been held up, and a few ideas have had to of been on hold. Things are beginning to shift for you now so be on the lookout for new opportunities, and a renewed feeling of renewal.

Keywords. renewal and opportunities.

Cancer June 21 - July 22 Friends and activities are highlighted at this time, along with new people and or new ideas. This could well bring you some interesting changes, and may bring you some opportunities that you don’t expect.

Keywords. New things or ideas

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Leo July 23 - Aug 22 There could be some tricky situations you may have to deal with, and communication skills would be very useful at this time. Trust your intuition in this matter, and follow what feels right especially if you have one of those moments when the words seem to come to you for a brilliant idea comes to mind to resolve the problem or issue.

Keywords. Communication and intuition

Virgo Aug 23 - Sept 22 Your social scene is beginning to improve, as is those of people you are close to. Try not to be overprotective, and also if possible bring your sensitivity to the fore, this may be something you don’t often do, but sometimes flexibility and sensitivity can be strong attributes.

Keywords. Protection, sensitivity and flexibility

Libra Sept 23 - Oct 22 Things are finally beginning to shift for you in many areas. You may feel that some things have been neglected and need to be sorted, if this is the case now could be a good time to do so. Don’t give yourself a hard time, you are not someone who has to do everything or do it all in one go, give yourself some space, and take your time remember flexibility can be useful, and don’t take too much on if you can help it.

Keywords. Sort things out and be flexible.

Scorpio Oct 23 - Nov 21 It maybe you have one of those moments where something becomes a strong realisation, it may be something that has been eluding you for awhile. Whatever this is it’s something positive, which could mean looking after yourself a bit more than you have been. Sometimes we neglect small things like giving ourselves some you time.

Keywords .changes and opportunities

Sagittarius Nov 22 - Dec 21 It is very likely that things have been feeling a bit stagnant at the moment, with our present circumstances that’s not really surprising, but it seems as though things are beginning to feel that they are moving again for you. Communication is highlighted at this time, try and be as clear and concise as you can so as to avoid misunderstandings.

Keywords. Communication and clarity.

Capricorn Dec 22 - Jan 19 There seems to have been a few complicated issues around you at the moment, try and sort them as quickly as you can as there could be opportunities coming your way that you may not see. Try not to get stressed or worried and anxious, try and do things that keep you calm and remember laughter is a great tension reliever. Without disregarding others, make sure you do a few things for yourself That you enjoy. keywords. Opportunities, and look after yourself.

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Your Garden In August After the heat of July, the weather usually continues to be very nice giving us time to simply enjoy our gardens and all the hard work we’ve put into them. Don’t worry too much about doing endless jobs – just remember to keep everything watered. If you are going away, you may need to enlist the help of friends and family to look after the garden. If you are at home and feeling energetic, there are still a few gardening tasks for August that will keep your gardens going longer, as well as opportunities to get a head start on next year’s garden plans.

Take herb cutting

August is the ideal month to take cuttings woody herbs such as Rosemary and Lavender.

To do this, simply take new growth that hasn’t flowered this year cut a piece 10cm long just below a leaf joint, remove the lower leaves and dip the end in a rooting hormone before planting in a gritty compost. If you have lavender in the garden, now is also the ideal time to give it a trim. This will encourage new bushy growth in the spring and will prevent it becoming bare and woody.

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Pruning and tidying

Most long flowering perennials will finish flowering this month so cut them down to the ground. Don’t forget about them though – continue to water them, as this will encourage a second flush of foliage and generally prevent the garden looking frazzled and messy. Although weeds will be growing more slowly now than in the spring it’s a good idea to continue to hoe the soil to keep them down.

Looking good this month….

Try to do this in warm, dry conditions to ensure weed seedlings you disturb are left on the surface to dehydrate and die.

Hydrangea Make plans for next year

A nice relaxing job for those hot days! Pull up a chair in a sunny spot and start planning for next year. Make sketches of your flower borders and vegetable plot and list what you want to plant.

Why should you plant them?

Hydrangeas are popular garden shrubs with delicate heads of flowers in shades of pink, white or blue. They are easy to care for, fully hardy and have an old fashioned, cottage style charm.

How should you plant them?

Hydrangeas like moist, free draining soil and a partially shaded sheltered spot.

Take photos of your garden now while it is looking its best – if you want to rearrange in the winter its much easier to do if you have a reference point. Also think about what bulbs you want to plant for that early display of spring colour – bulbs are usually available to buy from the end of August ready for autumn planting.

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Local performing group looks for new members to celebrate its 60th year!

Local performing group, Bristol Gilbert & Sullivan Opera:c Society, is celebra:ng its 60th anniversary in 2022 and looking for people to join their ranks.

Following the show, the society will end the season with a special anniversary party in May 2022.

The current membership includes people of all ages – from age 7 to 87 – who get together regularly to sing and act.

Start a new hobby, or revive an old one with BGSOS! Chair Hannah Coleman is passionate about the society, “It’s a really friendly group who aren’t just great performers, but also great friends.

It’s been such a challenging year for all in performing arts and we’re so excited to be back this September to start rehearsing our 60th anniversary produc:on”.

Along with a professional orchestra, BGSOS is looking forward to its 60th anniversary producton of HMS Pinafore at The Redgrave Theatre in Clifton on from March 30th – April 2nd 2022.

BGSOS also offers The Wetherell Bursary to members, which is a contribution to the cost of singing or ac:ng lessons for applicants.“Named after our former musical director, Eric Wetherell, Hannah Coleman says “we are proud to aim to give back to our members and meet our charitable aims”.

BGSOS rehearses at St Teresa’s Community Centre in Filton every Tuesday evening, and the evenings combine hard work with a cup of tea and a friendly chat!

BGSOS is looking for performing members, scenery builders, costume developers and technical volunteers. You can also support us as a society friend, if volunteering is not for you.

For details about all our roles, please email secretary@bristolgsos.co.uk.

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Ethical travel business gears up for a new era as restrictions ease A Bristol-based team of ethical travel experts is gearing up for a new chapter after a pandemic-enforced hiatus which devasted their industry worldwide.

Darren’s appointment completes a leadership team which also includes Mark Benewith, who has been Chief Technical Officer at the company since late 2018.

Trading as Pure Breaks, Working Travel Group hoped to celebrate its 21st anniversary in 2020, but Covid-19 sent the world into lockdown and forced many travel firms to cease trading.

“We’re not the only business, or sector, for whom 2020 was a year to forget,” he said.

“And whilst the government has significantly supported businesses and jobs, the travel sector continues to be under huge pressure.

In discouraging travel, the government is failing to recognise the number of UK jobs dependent on this industry. Post furlough, this will become more evident.

Pure Breaks specialises in high-end experiences, where the financial benefits are felt by communities in the foreign destinations, rather than agents and operators.

Now, as the world opens up and restrictions are slowly eased, the company is looking to help play its part in developing a ‘new normal’ for the travel industry – based on sustainability and ethics.

Company Founder and CEO James Burton, who first founded the business in 1999, also overcame a cancer scare last year. Now fully recovered, he hopes for an exciting new era for his company.

To support its growth, he has made a key appointment in Darren Taylor, who has been working in the travel industry for the past 18 years working with large agencies, international tour operators, hotels and hostels around the world and becomes Chief Operations Officer.

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“This period is also putting enormous strain on the charity work that we do which will have a significant impact on the thousands of lives we support each year.

“That said, Pure Breaks has navigated a very challenging landscape and has remained robust in surviving the pandemic, consolidating where possible but fine tuning its range of unique and interesting travel experiences.

“Darren, Mark and I hope that, as we enter an era in which ethics and purpose are uppermost in people’s minds, people realise our offering is the future of the travel industry.

“Travellers want to know where their money is going, and it’s a sad fact that traditional models only see a very small percentage of money spent – depending on location, as little as five per cent – goes to those who live in the destinations which are being visited.

“Only through models like ours can we achieve the aim of improving the lives of people, enhancing education, raising health awareness and building life-skills.”

James said Pure Breaks is focusing on nations and islands in and around the Indian “We want to change that. Particularly over the Ocean as the initial region for travellers to past 12 months, we’ve been busy researching, explore as the world begins to open up again. exploring and using our contacts to create These will be the first of a total of 54 global excellent relationships with in-country venues, destinations, also across Africa, Asia, the communities, properties and unique Caribbean, and the Pacific Ocean. experience providers in locations around the world.

“The possibility to experience, discover and explore are endless,” he said. “We have done “We’re looking to offer ethical travel and life the hard work by putting together unique experiences, responsibly operating within holidays that are responsible and beneficial destinations, embracing cultural diversity, to the people in those destinations. supporting local communities, and actively contributing to environmental conservation.

“We’re looking forward to helping people explore more destinations over the coming “That’s something which is really relevant weeks and months. For everyone who has in the post-pandemic world. Many of the been looking forward to travelling again, destinations we work with are desperate for we’re pleased to say that the wait is nearly income after travel restrictions destroyed the over.” tourism economy.

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Immersive multimedia experience to bring the ocean back to the SS Great Britain

For the first time in 50 years the sights, sounds and movement of a living sea will surround the ship’s hull.

Working with poet Saili Katebe and composer Joe Acheson, Limbic Cinema will transform the dry dock into a huge digital projection theatre, filled with the energy of the world’s underwater oceans.

Entry is included with admission to Brunel’s SS Great Britain. Time slots are available to book now from 23 August to 19 September. www.ssgreatbritain.org/ironisland On 2 September, a ‘museum late’ will allow people to book to see Iron Island and explore the ship ‘after hours’. Pop-up bars will offer an exclusive Iron Island cocktail, prosecco and full bar.

The SS Great Britain Trust is grateful to the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Lottery Players for supporting this programme.

Brunel’s SS Great Britain is the top-rated visitor attraction in Bristol, known for offering a fun day out for locals and tourists alike.

Visitors discover two interactive museums along with the historic dockyard before stepping aboard to explore the SS Great Britain herself – the world’s first great ocean liner.

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From 23 August to 19 September, however, the dramatic dry dock will take centre-stage.

The cathedral-like space is where the SS Great Britain was constructed between 1839 and 1843, now covered with a “glass sea” that helps to maintain the conservation environment that protects the fragile iron hull.

The front end of the Grade II listed dry dock will be transformed into an immersive experience by award-winning multimedia design studio Limbic Cinema. It will combine projection, lighting and surround sound to transport audiences on a journey through underwater worlds.

Much of the 1,000 square metres of laminated glass overhead will be darkened, providing a truly unique space for projection-mapped imagery to emerge on the walls and the iron hull.

Speakers set within the dry dock will resonate with music and sounds of the ocean, with an original score composed by Joe Acheson (Hidden Orchestra).

Performance poet, Saili Katebe, has written a new spoken word piece for this installation, which leads the narrative. Having undertaken two residencies previously at Brunel’s SS Great Britain, Saili’s creative response explores themes of invention, discovery, migration and freedom.

Visitors will descend under the glass sea to walk around the iron hull, becoming immersed in the multisensory storytelling as they reach the bow. Set in three acts – ‘departure’, ‘storm’ and ‘icefield’ – the audience is taken on a journey that sets off across the ocean, encountering various sea life before a storm has the ship rising and falling in the waves with thunder and lightning all around.

Glowing icebergs signal a more reflective pace as the ship navigates carefully through an icefield.

Key facts about Brunel’s SS Great Britain

Events depicted through the storytelling are developed from passenger diaries, providing a real sense of revisiting the ship’s long and dramatic history.

Voted the second Greatest Briton of all time, (after Winston Churchill), Isambard Kingdom Brunel was one of the 19th century engineering heroes.

Kate Rambridge, Head of Interpretation and Programming at Brunel’s SS Great Britain said “The SS Great Britain rests today back in her original dry dock, but she was designed for a completely different environment - the world’s oceans. In fact, this astonishing ship travelled more than a million miles at sea, and she still carries traces of salt in her iron hull. Although she’ll never sail again, digital multimedia can bring the sea back to the ship and show how she performed in that element – so that audiences can see her, once again, as resilient, graceful and dynamic.”

At the SS Great Britain’s launch in 1843 she was by far the largest ship in the world; and the first ever to combine a metal hull and screw propulsion.

Brunel’s SS Great Britain is the top-rated visitor attraction in Bristol (TripAdvisor 2021).

The SS Great Britain now rests in the very dock where Brunel built her – the Great Western Dockyard in Bristol’s Floating Harbour.

Known as ‘the world’s first great ocean liner’, the ship sailed around the world 32 times, travelling more than 1,000,000 miles at sea.

Thom Buttery, founder and creative director at Limbic Cinema said: “The combination of the iron hull, glass sea overhead and centuries-old brickwork make this a spectacular location acoustically and visually. Layer on the history and sense of bringing the sea back to the ship, and you capture a powerful sense of journey. Digital storytelling enables us to expand beyond the confines of the space. By augmenting the moving image with the ship itself we are able to create a real sense that the ship is in motion again.”

Saili Katebe is a Wiltshire based writer, workshop facilitator and performance poet. Usually writing under the pen name ‘The Blissful Nomad’ he is a keen explorer of the possibilities that language and arts have to offer. In love with rhythm and rhyme he uses the page and the stage to share his exploration of the Saili Katebe, a writer and performer based in lived experience through language and story.

South West England said: “The ship carried His previous residencies at Brunel’s SS Great thousands of people to America and AustraBritain saw Saili write a new poem last year to lia - many of them leaving home forever. She mark the SS Great Britain’s 50th anniversary still bears the cargo of their stories – so much “back home” in Bristol: She Made it Back. hope, fear and ambition. I imagined the ship as an island made of iron, something which Limbic Cinema is a Bristol-based multimedia stays strong even in the upheaval of change creative studio. Their work is award-winning and challenge.” and internationally recognised, working with partners including Glastonbury Festival, Eden Project and Vivid Sydney in Australia. Most recently their work was featured as part of the New Frontier programme at the Sundance Film Festival in 2021.

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Consultation on the A4 Corridor Project 26th July sees the long-awaited launch of the public consultation on the A4 Corridor project.

The consultation is being led by the West of England Combined Authority in partnership with Bristol City Council and Bath and North East Somerset Council. The survey can be found on the Travel West website and runs until 10 September.

The long-term aim of the project is to deliver a mass-transit link between the two cities of Bristol and Bath but in the short term is looking at improving bus reliability and encouraging more walking and cycling. Congestion and air quality is very poor in the area and so the more we can encourage people to travel sustainably, the better, especially as the local population is set to grow in the coming years.

The elephant in the room is of course the Callington Road Link, which is not mentioned in this consultation but is a key part of the project.

Despite official claims that nothing has been decided, it’s pretty clear that if road space on the A4 is reallocated for bus lanes then private vehicles will be diverted onto a new road along the route of the former Brislington Railway Line.

In our survey comments, we’ll be suggesting that building new roads is not the best way to encourage sustainable travel choices or improve air quality!

We would like to encourage everyone to participate in this survey, including residents and local businesses, and especially those who live and work in the vicinity or who use the route on a regular basis. This is your chance to have your say on an important project that will shape our area for decades to come.

The survey includes sections on general travel behaviour, bus use, Park and Ride, cycling and walking. You can skip questions that are not relevant to you and there is also space to add your own comments. As well as the survey, there is an inter- By Cllr. Jos Clark and Cllr. Andrew Varney active mapping tool where you make comments relating to specific locations. You can cllr.jos.clark@bristol.gov.uk 07584 370429 also see what other people have suggested and ‘like’ comments you agree with. cllr.andrew.varney@bristol.gov.uk 07584 183381 24

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Iconic Somerset cider maker makes appearance on family business podcats World famous family-run cider maker, Thatchers are the next guests on chart-topping It Runs In The Family podcast, with the firm’s father and daughter stressing how family values have played a huge role in developing a small apple orchard into a successful 117-year-old cider company that now sees the Thatchers brand in shops, pubs, bars and restaurants in more than 20 countries.

Martin Thatcher, Managing Director and fourth generation cider maker and his daughter Eleanor, fifth generation cider maker, join mother and daughter podcast hosts, Liz and Leila Willingham, on It Runs In The Family. The episode reveals the family’s love, care and attention towards the business and its craft and how this has helped to develop their now 500-plus acre operations at Myrtle Farm in Sandford, North Somerset.

Listeners can hear Martin and Eleanor talk about the complexities of growing a team with the same strong values as the family members themselves, the sense of pride in the previous generations and the risks they took to grow an iconic cider brand.

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Episode highlights: “We've changed the whole way we're growing apples, very much down to my father and his foresight of how we should be growing apples for the future, and the whole industry has moved in that direction.” - 5:25 - Martin Thatcher “As my father retreated back into the farming, I moved on to look after all of the business. I can see the same happening with Eleanor, where she's now looking after the fermentation. She can look after a bit more and a bit more until eventually, I'm just the backup team!” - 17:25 - Martin Thatcher “I think you both understand what it's like to be a family member working in the business, and how everyone else sees you in that respect. So, I think that there's been a few moments where we get what each other is feeling with respect to certain things.” - 26:30 - Eleanor Thatcher

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“I think every father dreams of being able to hand on things to your children, and your children are almost showing you the way to do things better.” - 1:05:35 - Martin Thatcher As a guest on It Runs in The Family, Martin said: “Just celebrating the importance of family businesses is something which is such a good thing to do, and I know with the It Runs In the Family podcast this is certainly something you are doing. I just think whether you’re making cider or nuts and bolts or farming, family businesses are just amazing and it’s great to celebrate them.”

Launched only six months ago, It Runs In The Family podcast was set up by Liz Willingham, founder and managing director of PR and communications agency Liz Lean PR, and her daughter Leila, who is business and PR account manager at the agency, and is making its mark in the podcasting arena and hitting the charts - reaching number 17 in top family business podcasts and making number 77 in the top entrepreneurship podcasts for Great Britain.

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Visitors now welcome to Steep Holm Island

Visitors can explore one of Weston’s hidden gems this summer, as visits to Steep Holm Island resume.

The 63-acre island in the Bristol Channel boasts limestone cliffs and caves and is steeped in local history - with tales of Vikings, pirates, monks and hidden treasure.

Steep Holm is also a nature reserve and bird sanctuary - home to seals and muntjacs - and a site of special scientific interest due to the rare plants found on the island, including the May flowering wild Mediterranean peony.

Trips to the island have been suspended since March 2020, when the country went into lockdown. But the Kenneth Allsop Memorial Trust, which owns and manages Steep Holm, has confirmed it is resuming trips to the island from Weston, following an ease in Covid restrictions.

Trust chairman, Stephen Parker, said: “We are delighted to be welcoming people back to the island and looking forward to having lots of visitors to such a wonderful place."

Sailings to and from Weston can only take place at high tides and the day trip lasts 12 hours. The first trip was planned for July 13, with visits scheduled until the end of September.

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Trust spokesman Graham Briscoe said: “The Island has been inhabited on and off for centuries, is full of hidden surprises and is steeped in history.

“Its history is told by stories of Celtic gods carved in stone, Vikings and pirates, monks and legends of treasure.

“It is an archaeological dream - archaeologists have found prehistoric evidence, Roman remains, coins, rare glass. An old priory and those who never left the island, whose graves were laid undisturbed for 100s of years.

“The military supplies of the recent past can still to be seen today with military artefacts left from the time in the 1860s when Lord Palmerston thought Napoleon was going to attack England via the Bristol Channel, and the first and second World War cannons, gun emplacements, barracks and search light defensives for Bristol.”

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Enjoy a cream tea in aid of local children’s hospice People in Bristol are being invited to tuck into a cream tea and raise a few pounds for their local children’s hospice.

The Big South West Cream Tea takes place over the August Bank Holiday weekend and organiser Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) is asking supporters to join in by holding their own cream tea fundraiser with friends and family.

“Just grab some scones, a spoonful of strawberry jam and a dollop of clotted cream – not necessarily in that order! – and join the party,” said CHSW area fundraiser Bernadette Chambers.

“You can enjoy a Great British classic at home, the park or even virtually and help raise vital funds for local families.

“It’s a lovely way to help celebrate CHSW’s 30th anniversary, and if you are able to raise £30 or more, we’ll send you a special CHSW 30th anniversary medal.”

The charity, which runs three children’s hospices across the South West, including Charlton Farm just outside of Bristol, has everything you need you need to hold your own cream tea fundraiser.

“Register your event on our website to receive your free fundraising pack, which includes invites, recipe, ‘#JamFirst’ and ‘#CreamFirst’ signs, donation form, bunting, thank-you cards and more,” added Bernadette.

“You’ll also find links to businesses that can deliver a cream tea straight to your front door with a donation going to CHSW. “If you’d prefer to hold your cream tea before or after the August Bank Holiday that’s absolutely fine; however and whenever you plan to take part in the Big South West Cream Tea, every penny you’re able to raise will make a real difference to children with life -limiting conditions and their families.”

The Big South West Cream Tea is kindly sponsored by Happy Days Nurseries, which operates 18 nurseries throughout the South West and is also celebrating 30 years this year.

Marketing manager Rebekah Fice-Thomson said: “CHSW is very dear to our hearts, so we’re delighted to be able to support The Big South West Cream Tea fundraiser this summer.

“We are looking forward to celebrating our own 30th birthday with a cream tea on September 4 and raising as much as we can for such an important charity.” To register your cream tea event or for more information, click here.

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New Cabinet Member will move transport forward in Bristol Councillor Don Alexander appointed by Mayor Whilst we’ve worked to bring partners together to view the challenge at a city level Bristol has a new Cabinet Member to lead we’ve also been hard at work to ensure those on delivering a better connected, sustainable systems work at a local level. We’ve agreed transport network. a successful bus deal, saved local transport routes from being removed and delivered Councillor Don Alexander, Labour Ward greater connectivity by cycling and walkCouncillor for Avonmouth and Lawrence ing. Don’s role will be vital in ensuring our Weston, will take up the role of Cabinet strategic ambitions don’t outstretch our local Member for Transport immediately. delivery.”

Cllr Alexander will lead on delivering the Mayor’s vision for the city’s transport network, working closely with partners such as the One City Transport Board, First Bus, Network Rail and many others to do so. Major areas of work will include supporting the development of a regional plan for a mass transit system, overseeing a £1.783m investment in post-COVID-19 walking and cycling upgrades and supporting the decarbonising of the city’s transport systems.

Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol, said: “Don showed during our first term that he’s a councillor who can get things done for the community he represents. I’ve asked him to join the Cabinet to bring with him that enthusiasm and drive forward our plans to deliver better-connected communities where people have transport options that link them to opportunity.

“Transport is one of the biggest challenges the city has faced for generations. As with all big legacy issues such as this you need to be bold and plan for the long term.

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Cllr Alexander said: “I’m grateful to the Mayor for this opportunity to play a part in delivering his ambitious goals for the city’s transport systems. We’re fortunate to have so many eager and talented partners at the table to work with on delivering sustainable and inclusive transport options. I look forward to working with them and residents on turning our ideas into reality.

“As an active bus user and a supporter of our public transport services I feel I have a good sense as to the challenges communities face in trying to connect to other parts of the city.

Whilst solid foundations have been laid to introduce the infrastructure and models of transport needed to make travel cleaner and more efficient, there remain challenges to ensure our transport network works as best as it can now. This includes making sure that highway maintenance is co-ordinated, that our roads and cycleways are fit for purpose and communities have a voice to help guide local interventions to keep roads safe for all.”

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