Up Our Street Apr-Jun 10

April to June 2010

Inside this issue 

Things to do

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Community notice board

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Help and support

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Get to grips with computers

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Easton Arts Trail 2010

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New grants available

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New resident forums - get your voice heard

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New local homes

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Improved parks open in our area

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Election special - hear from the MPs after your vote in May

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Neighbourhood policing news

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New principal at City Academy

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Barton Hill Primary on Channel 4

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Keep Bristol tidy - do your bit

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Activities for older people - get out and about

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Interviews with local people making a difference in our community

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Spoke'n'Chain

My First Bicycle School of Arts is a course in decorating a bicycle for fun, for carnivals and parades or as a piece of art. In September there will be a ‘Costumed Cycling Carnival’ in the city centre.

Spoke'n'Chain is running sessions to teach you how to decorate a bike for the parade. There will also be an exhibition of costumed bicycles. To register and for further information email bikebeard@googlemail.com (if you don’t have email call Stacy on 377 3638 and we will forward on your message).

Closing date for registration: 6 April Course dates: 20/21 April, 27/28 April, 5/6 May Times: 10am ‐ 4pm Venue: Create Centre, Smeaton Road, BS1 6XN Cost £ 30.00 payable in advance.

All bicycles and materials for the course will be provided.

Lunch not provided.

The People’s Hive Barton Hill Together Group Welcomes you to ‘The Best of British’ Multicultural Feast Saturday 10 April 11am to 3pm, Barton Hill Settlement Food and Entertainment ‘Look Back in Time’ Barton Hill Photo Exhibition £2 contribution towards food For further information contact Maggie Reardon on 955 6971

Scouting About “The photographs below show Easton Beavers, Cubs and Scouts taking part in our end of year Christmas Party. We started with a craft section to make our own party hats to wear. We played games and finished with a tea party, exchanging hand made gifts and cards and a sing song. There are always lots of fun things to get involved in and we are still looking for new members.”

Maureen Waller, Easton Scout Leader Beavers (age five to eight) Cubs (age eight to ten) Scouts (age ten to 14) Contact Leader Jayne on 07906004873.

Boys and girls can join all sections.

The Scout Group is situated in Woodborough Street, Easton.

Happy Birthday Barton Hill Old Boys RFC Barton Hill Rugby Football Club is 101 years old this year and is looking for new members of all ages. The club is based at Barton Fields, Duncombe Lane, Speedwell.

The club has an academy offering young people the chance to take up the sport. The academy plays on Sundays and trains on Thursdays. Any young person is welcome to come and play. The senior sides play on Saturdays and train on Tuesday or Thursdays. The club is always looking for volunteers to help run the club and needs coaches, players and managers. The clubhouse facilities (bar, skittle alley) are available for hire. Contact the club on 987 2895 or www.bartonhillrugby.com A warm welcome awaits you – give it a try!

St Jude’s Arts Trail on 11 June Calling all Musicians Dancers Painters Poets Writers Historians Storytellers Sculptors Organisers!

Rosemary Early Years Centre needs you for an exciting Arts Trail celebrating the diversity, talent and history of St Jude’s.

Contact Jo on 903 1467 nursery.rosemary@bristol.gov.uk

Goodbye Matthew

Our Neighbourhood Facilitator Matthew Cheney left at the end of March. Here’s what he had to say:

“It’s been great working with you all and to meet so many people who are dedicated to improving the area ‐ I’m off to try new things now. Best wishes.”

Reduce your energy bills If you are interested in saving money on your fuel bills, making your home warmer or thinking about installing solar panels on your roof then Easton Energy Group can help you.

Local schools need local people to become school governors

Are you interested in children’s education?

Have you got common sense and a willingness to accept responsibility?

Volunteering as a school governor is an excellent way to get involved in your local community and to help ensure children receive the highest standard of education possible.

There are vacancies at these local schools: Millpond Primary School Whitehall Primary School The Limes Nursery School Barton Hill Primary School and Children’s Centre Bannerman Road Primary School and Children’s Centre

Working as a governor can also give you the opportunity to develop both personal and professional skills. Free training is provided.

If you would like to find out more contact Louise Bale on 903 1396 or louise.bale@bristol.gov.uk

Carlyle Street Party

Energy Monitoring Competition - prizes available for people who monitor energy use in their homes helping you understand your energy use better and identify cheaper tariffs. To find out more send an email or keep an eye on the red notice boards in Easton.

Better still, come to a meeting: Thursday 15 April or Thursday 20 May Easton Community Centre, 7.30pm The group will also be running an event on St Marks Road on Saturday 5 June to mark World Environment Day. easton.energy.group@gmail.com

Moved house?

Time for a Street Party Easton is proud to be the street party capital of the UK. This means that in the 32 streets that have held them, residents know their neighbours more than other parts of town. You just have to roll out of your front door to join in these small events in your own street. So if you have moved into the area or just fancy it, you will find that most your neighbours want one too. Closing the road in Bristol is easy and you do not need money, insurance or a license. Bring food to share and the kids can play in the street for a change. If you like the idea and want to know more see Streets Alive’s helpful website www.streetparty.org.uk or get in touch on 922 5708.

Easton Arts Trail 12 & 13 June This year’s Arts Trail is going floral! As well as the usual open houses and group exhibitions people are being encouraged to open their gardens as a venue for artists and performers or just a work of art and to take part in ‘Arts and Flowers Up Front’ front garden competition. There’s lots more info about the event as well as registration forms at www.eastonartstrail.co.uk To join the mailing list email info@eastonartstrail.co.uk (call Stacy on 377 3638 if you don’t have email).

Fundraising events for Easton Arts Trail 10 April, 2.30pm to 5pm, St Mark’s Café, St Marks Baptist Church, St Marks Road.

Free family tea party with children’s juggling workshop.

2 May, 3pm to 11pm, The Chelsea Inn, Chelsea Road. BBQ, live music bank holiday bonanza!

Donation to raise money for Arts Trail welcome.

Job hunting?

Do you live in the Lawrence Hill area (Barton Hill, Dings, west end of Stapleton Road)? Are you living in Council or housing association property?

Thinking of returning to work? If the answers are yes then a new service offered by the Council could be just what you are looking for!

Reach Out has been set up to offer advice and support to people who are unemployed and looking for work. At a first meeting (no more than an hour) you will have an opportunity to explore where you are at the moment and what kind of support you are looking for – help with finding a job, understanding what going back to work will mean for your benefits or looking into options for training or study. The service is free, voluntary and completely confidential and the Advice Worker will be based at a number of locations close to where you live for easy access. If you would like to find out more then get in touch by ringing Jacqui on 07775706146 or email her jacqui.rae@bristol.gov.uk

Reuniting families across the world

Conflicts and natural disasters often lead to huge numbers of people being forced suddenly to flee their homes and local areas, without warning. In these circumstances, it is easy for families – including parents and children – to become separated.

The Red Cross helps people to restore family links across the world, from Somalia to Afghanistan to Europe. The service is free to all users. In the UK, families hoping to trace their relatives overseas contact the local Red Cross office at Easton Business Centre on Felix Road, who forward the details to the headquarters in London. From here, the enquiry will be passed on to the appropriate Red Cross or Red Crescent National Society overseas, or to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

Once a relative has been successfully traced the Red Cross can help maintain contact if the relative is staying in a conflict area.

For more information contact the service co‐ordinator on 955 9810.

Get to grips with computers Mondays, 10am to 5pm @ Lawrence Hill Church, Lincoln Street 10am to 12.30pm: First Time Online, Book Bite, Open Access Introduction to Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Presentation Software and European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) Wednesdays, 10am to 2pm @ Bethesda, Church Road First Time Online and My guide Sessions Thursdays, 10am to 2pm @ Bethesda Introduction to Word Processing, Spreadsheets Presentation Software and EDCL Coming soon …. ‘Talk about Local’ – free course for community groups to produce their own website or blog

All courses are free. Contact 0117 955 9118 or bethesda2009@hotmail.co.uk

Got a problem?

Help is at hand.....

The Neighbourhood Shop is a drop in service that is now based at The Old Bank on Church Road (near Greggs). You can come to the shop if you need help with your personal paperwork. If you get a letter you don’t understand, have a question about your benefits or want to find out about important things happening locally, you can come to the Shop and get help for free. We have Somali and English speakers at the Shop.

We have new opening times Monday to Thursday 9.30am to 4.30pm Friday 9.30am to 4pm Closed on Wednesdays from 1pm to 1.30pm Mubarig Bodleh works in the Shop helping people sort out their problems.

“We see lots of different problems in the Shop and we do our best to help everyone as much as we can. We help sort out about 200 problems every week. One of the most common problems we get is when people get gas and electric bills that are much more expensive than they are expecting. This usually happens because people have not sent meter readings to their supplier and have been getting estimated bills. It is really important that you have a look at the meter where your gas or electric is coming from and phone your supplier with the reading. If you don’t know where your meter is you could ask a neighbour or come and see us and we can call your supplier for you.”

PHOTOS: Mandy working in the Shop with a customer (top), Mandy and Mubarig collecting an award for the Shop (bottom).

Every little helps…

The Community at Heart Endowment Fund is now open for applications. The fund is available for groups and individuals who live in the former New Deal for Communities area (Barton Hill, Redfield, The Dings and part of Lawrence Hill) and Newtown.

There are grants of up to £1000 for groups and £300 for individuals.

Group criteria The grant must be connected with, and/or meeting the needs of the community for example:  The cost of putting on a local event or workshop.  Contribution to rent costs (relative to activities/service delivery).  The cost of attending a conference or event.  Activities that support community activity.  Activities that promote the following outcomes: be healthy, stay safe, enjoy and achieve, make a positive contribution and achieve economic wellbeing.  Improving the local environment.  Purchase of equipment.

Individual criteria The grant must be connected with, and/or meeting the needs of the community for example:  Improves your health e.g. towards special equipment needed to sustain normal living.  Furthers your education e.g. course fees and books but not travel costs.  Improves the local environment.  Furthers your career e.g. towards additional training.  Organising a social event e.g. costs towards hire of a marquee.  Purchase of equipment e.g. towards costs of a bike to get to work.

Deadline for applications is 31 May 2010 with decisions being made by the end of June.

For an application form contact Alice Meason on 989 7700 or visit www.quartetcf.org.uk or write to Quartet, Royal Oak House, Royal Oak Avenue, Bristol, BS1 4GB.

Breaking news Easton Community Partnership and Community at Heart have formed a new partnership to work across Easton and Lawrence Hill. The Easton and Lawrence Hill Neighbourhood Management Team work for the partnership and we are based at 108 Church Road. Our aim is to continue bringing residents together with organisations to make positive changes to our neighbourhood. By September we expect to have a new partnership Board in place. Over the coming months we will be looking for active, interested people, who care about Easton and Lawrence Hill, to be part of the new Board. The only qualifications you need are from the school of life and to care about the area and be able to work with other people. We want to make sure the Board represents all communities living in Easton and Lawrence Hill.

Got something to say?

Come and tell us. We are here to listen to you and to get things done.

Thanks to everyone who completed our feedback forms in the last issue - we have added these to our research about local people’s priorities.

Neighbourhood Forums Come and report problems one to one with officers

All meetings will have an informal drop-in session to raise issues (6.15-7pm) followed by a formal meeting about local issues (7-8.30pm).

All meetings will be attended by the Council and police.

Tuesday 11 May 6.15pm to 8.30pm Hannah More Primary School, New Kingsley Road For people living in The Dings, Newtown and Lawrence Hill

Thursday 13 May 6.15pm to 8.30pm Black Development Agency, Russell Town Avenue For people living in Lower Easton, Whitehall, Baptist Mills, Upper Easton and Redfield

Monday 17 May 6.15pm to 8.30pm Barton Hill Settlement, 43 Ducie Road, Barton Hill For people living in Russell Town, Netham and Barton Hill

Contact Stacy on 377 3638.

Welcome to the neighbourhood Over the last year the second phase of the new affordable Sovereign homes in Barton Hill has really been taking shape. Residents from the tower blocks have moved into the new homes through the local lettings policy and new residents have also moved into the area. Rent to HomeBuy is proving to be a very popular scheme which is providing low cost homes to working families. It is widely advertised and is open to all working families. Robert Pajak and his family moved to Barton Hill eight months ago after deciding Rent to HomeBuy was a great option for them. Robert and his family come from Poland and he has lived and worked in Bristol for five years. Before moving to Barton Hill they were living in Redfield and Robert is employed locally.

Robert said “We used to live in an old Victorian house but we had problems with condensation and mould as well as the garden being unsafe for our two children to play in.

We used to spend a lot of money on heating. It is impossible to compare the old house with this new Sovereign home. Our new home is very affordable. The rent is at a good price, we have a nice garden, a safe house, safe stairs, big size and new kitchen with well known branded appliances. It’s important. I am working and my wife looks after the kids. One of our children goes to a local school just nine minutes away. In the future we are hoping to try and buy this house. We are seriously thinking about it.”

Rent to HomeBuy, allows residents to pay a discounted rent with the option to buy shares in their home at a later stage. This gives residents time to save for a deposit or arrange finances so they can get a mortgage. To find out more contact 0845 602 1618.

PUBS BECOME HOMES

Elim Housing Association is building two new affordable housing developments in our community. The projects will be at the former Pit Pony Pub on Easton Road and the former Waggon and Horses Pub on Stapleton Road (opposite Webb Street). The projects will be starting in spring and are due for completion in Jan/Feb 2011. Over the next few months at the Pit Pony the builders will arrive on site, set up an office and in April they will be removing the old pub foundation. This development will consist of 21 new homes for affordable rent with a mixture of three and four bed houses and two bed flats. At the Waggon and Horses they will be demolishing the pub and then digging foundations for the new development. There will be 18 properties for rent, a mix of one and two bed apartments, three bed maisonettes and four bed houses.

Contact Elim on 01454 411 172 if you’re interested in these properties.

PHOTOS: Waggon and Horses pub on Stapleton Road (top) and site of old Pit Pony pub on Easton Road (bottom).

Plans in the pipeline for better care for people with Dementia Despite the recent bad weather, the building work continues at Vetchlea off Avonvale Road in Redfield. The plan is to refurbish the building to create a home for older people with Dementia as part of the Council’s Residential Futures Project.

The aim is to create new residential services for older people in Bristol.

The Residential Futures Project Team is always very happy to meet with anyone affected or interested in project. If you would like a copy of the Residential Futures newsletter, get in touch. For more information contact 377 2545 or visit www.bristol.gov.uk/residentialfutures

Get crossing

Work to improve road safety near the new shops on Avonvale Road will begin in the summer. Two informal crossing points will be created, one at the top of Marsh Lane and one on Avonvale Road. It is planned that the Avonvale Road crossing will become a proper zebra crossing later in 2010 after a formal public notice has been given by the Highways Department. The work will be done by Leadbitter, the contractor that built the new shops and flats and will also build the new homes once the old row of shops has been demolished. For more information contact us on 903 9975.

Owen Square Playground (behind Easton Community Centre, Kilburn Street) New slide and improved playground now open!

There will be an official launch event in May so look out for posters around Easton for more details.

Friends of Netham Park Netham Park now has a constituted Friends Group. The group has met regularly since October 2009 and has a constitution and elected officers. So far they have had a talk from the Barton Hill History Group, reviewed progress on the new playground and discussed future plans and proposals for the park.

If you are interested in getting involved then get in touch.

Contact Alex Milne (Friends of Netham Park Group) on 955 3158.

Netham Playground We know you are all anxiously awaiting the completion of the new Netham playground. The Council has apologised for the length of time it has taken to complete this project, however the weather has not been kind, which has caused some delay. In spite of the incessant rain in the autumn and the snow in the winter, the Council will be opening the playground for business by April. Parts of the top plateau will remain fenced until the grass has recovered and the wildflower mounds have established.

Opening Event The Council is planning an opening event for Netham Park to celebrate not only the completion of the play area, but also progress so far in creating a beautiful and well used park from a former industrial waste land.

This will take place at the Netham on Saturday 15 May from 11am to 4pm. Activities, sports, dance, games and general fun for all. If you have any ideas as to what you would like to see included on the day, send your suggestions to sue.lutkenhouse@bristol.gov.uk or call Bristol Parks on 922 3719.

UK gripped with election fever!

The election in Easton and Lawrence Hill There will be a general election soon and debate is hotting up about who will govern our country after 13 years under Labour. It can be hard to tell what the difference is between the parties nationally and what their policies will mean to us in our everyday lives. It is still important to vote and we must all make sure that the people who make decisions listen to what we have to say.

This year the electoral boundaries for our area are changing. This area was in the Bristol East boundary and the MP for the last five years has been Kerry McCarthy (Labour). It is now in Bristol West.

If you have the Internet you can find out lots of interesting information about this year’s election on www.ukpollingreport.co.uk

Farewell message from Kerry McCarthy It has been my privilege to serve as MP for Bristol East since 2005. I will be standing again as the Labour Party’s candidate in Bristol East when the general election is called this year. However, from the next election the boundaries are changing, meaning that Easton and Lawrence Hill will no longer be part of Bristol East constituency, but will be part of the constituency of Bristol West. Lawrence Hill and Easton previously formed a key part of my constituency. Their diverse make up and multicultural atmosphere lends itself to an intense local spirit, one that has kept me very busy over the past five years meeting with the many community groups and attending so many different local events, as well as dealing with casework on behalf of hundreds of residents. Organisations such as Community at Heart are fantastic at pulling together these groups and strengthening the community bond ‐ something I believe other areas could learn from, not just in Bristol but nationwide. I will be sad not to have the opportunity to represent Easton and Lawrence Hill any more, but believe Labour has the best possible local candidate in Paul Smith.”

This area will now be in Bristol West constituency and here’s what the MPs after your vote have to say…

Stephen Williams (Liberal Democrats) “Stephen is the sitting MP for Bristol West and is seeking re‐election in the general election this year. Following boundary changes he welcomes into to the constituency both Easton and Lawrence Hill residents.

He is well known to be a committed, reliable and vociferous campaigner for local residents and believes in freedom and fairness for all. The past five years as an MP have seen him fighting various campaigns such as stopping knife crime, improving public transport and preventing the expansion of Bristol and Heathrow Airports.

Stephen regularly keeps in touch with constituents and has a reputation for his hard work and honesty. He was recognised by the press as a ‘model MP’ during the expenses scandal. Over the next six weeks Stephen will be meeting many of you in Easton and Lawrence Hill and hopes you will elect him to continue the fight to see that Bristol West has a strong voice that works for you in Westminster.”

Also standing at time of going to press: Chris Lees (UKIP) and John Baker (English Democrats)

Paul Smith (Labour)

“Now is the time for politicians who are rooted in the community to come forward , prepared and able to put the interests of local people ahead of the demands of the party whips. I was active in community politics before I joined the Labour Party and have always drawn my inspiration from the work of people at the grassroots level.

I have a long connection with Easton and Lawrence Hill through my work.

It’s 20 years since I first went to the Old Co‐op to sit on the Board of East Bristol Youth Housing. I was involved in the redevelopment of Bloy Street and coordinated the housing element of the New Deal bid for Barton Hill. As an east Bristol resident I was outraged at plans to turn the cycle path into a bus lane and immediately joined the campaign to protect it. For the last four years I was Chief Executive of the Furniture Re‐use Network based in Old Market. I have also completed a short stint as a physics teacher at the City Academy. My pledge to you is to be a politician who is available and listening to people in the area. I have links with many and varied communities and am excited by the prospect of working with you to improve your quality of life.”

Nick Yarker (Conservative)

Westcountry born and bred, Nick went to school locally in Bristol. Since finishing University, Nick has worked in advertising, helping many businesses over the years, including free work for a number of charities. As an inner‐city campaigner, Nick is experienced in finding a voice for residents from every background, including setting up bi‐ lingual advice surgeries and leading the campaign to transform a failing secondary school. If elected, he will represent every resident in Lawrence Hill and Easton. Nick is standing in this election because he passionately believes that we can have a better government, which doesn’t take areas like Easton and Lawrence Hill for granted, which gives our children the education they deserve and strengthens the NHS. Lawrence Hill and Easton are fantastic, vibrant parts of a brilliant City. Nick Yarker is determined to preserve their unique character, while tackling the challenge of poor housing, anti‐social behaviour and raising school standards.

Ricky Knight (Green Party) “Bristol West is an extraordinary constituency now that the boundaries have changed, replacing the Tory/LD wards of Henleaze, Westbury & Stoke Bishop with Red/Green wards Lawrence Hill and Easton. Everything is up for grabs: a four‐horse race..... a two‐horse race even. That's why we Greens are so excited.

And it's not just the ward changes: the voters too have changed, particularly here in Bristol West, recently described by a respected 'think‐tank', Demos, as being the 10th most influential constituency in the country. People are fed up with business as usual, fed up with an electoral system that is so unfair, resulting in the same tired old parties returning to power in red‐blue cycles and the outcome of the election seemingly decided on the whim of a handful of 'swing' constituencies. Who would have thought that a Labour government could have let us down so badly?

Who would have thought that a Labour Government would have taken us into an illegal and immoral war, presided over economic collapse and the bailing out of the discredited banking system; and then that awful announcement that the gap between rich and poor had risen to such an appalling level, such that the top 10% now earn one hundred times more than the bottom 10%. There's only one way to effect real change and that is changing your voting patterns, sending a clear message to the corridors of power via the ballot box. The Greens offer a powerful alternative way forward, economically, environmentally, socially and politically. The truth is out there! If you have any questions or want some info on us, take a look at www.bristolgreenparty.org.uk; find us on Facebook; by all means, e‐mail me: rickyknight@bristolgreenparty.org.uk; or phone us: 0117 934 9421. Hey, you can even volunteer to help us, put up a poster, deliver some leaflets etc. Be part of that change you seek..”

What has your neighbourhood policing team been up to lately?

Police recover drugs in raids in Barton Hill and St Philips Seven drugs warrants were carried out at properties in Barton Hill and St Philips after tipoffs from the public.

Over 150 cannabis plants were seized and four people arrested during five raids in Barton Hill. Three people remain on police bail for drug production and supply offences. Officers also seized cannabis and thousands of pounds in a raid in Redfield. A man has been arrested.

Beat Sergeant Jon Ames said: "This is a good example of the police and the community working together to identify the issues that are a priority for people living in the neighbourhood. It is important the community can be confident that we will act on information provided by the public and that it can lead to successful results, as in this case, with five arrests and the seizure of illegal drugs that may otherwise have been on our streets."

Two drug factories were also found in St Philips. Drugs and hydroponics production equipment estimated at a value of £100,000 was seized.

Anybody with information about drugs or other criminal activity can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or speak to a police officer or PCSO in confidence on 0845 456 7000.

Police are targeting cyclists using pavements.

Mike Mitchell, beat manager for Redfield, and Safer Bristol organised some ‘No Cycling on Pavement’ signs for lampposts along Church Road and Old Market. Officers are issuing fines of £30 to any cyclist caught on the pavement.

One man has already been fined for knocking over a pedestrian.

New Beat Manager

PC 2536 John Shaddick has started as the new Beat Manager for St Judes and Upper Easton.

Although new to the Beat Manager role, John is fully aware of the importance of policing in the community and is looking forward to his new challenge.

PC John Shaddick said: "I grew up in Bristol and I know what a fantastic place it is to live and work. I recognise the importance of good community spirit and the part the local police can play in contributing to this. I am committed to doing my bit in making Bristol the safest city in the world."

Prior to his appointment as a Beat Manager, John has served on the Response Teams covering east Bristol for nearly four years. He can be contacted at Trinity Road Police Station or via email at: ssneastonandlawrencehill@avonandsomerset.police.uk

A man was arrested after he was caught breaking into a house. He was also charged with other burglary offences in Redfield.

Neighbourhood Watch Scheme The Easton neighbourhood police team is pleased to announce that a new neighbourhood watch scheme has been set up for the St Judes area.

After two years with no scheme in place, residents and police held their first meeting on 4 March.

Future meetings will be advertised in the area.

An agreement with a local business means all active Neighbourhood Watch residents can use an after hours car park on nearby Pennywell Road premises.

This has raised the profile of the initiative and eased parking issues in the area. For more information contact: ssneastonandlawrencehill@avonandsomerset.polic e.uk or call 0845 456 7000.

Counterfeit medicine and cannabis plants seized in joint operation Police and officials from the Medicine and Healthcare Products Regulatory confiscated £180,000 worth of counterfeit medicines and cannabis plants from properties in Hayes Close (Newtown), Church Road (Redfield) and Hillsborough Flats (Hotwells). At Hayes Close more than 90 cannabis plants with a street value of between £40-60,000 were seized. A 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of the cultivation of cannabis. At Church Road, alleged counterfeit prescription only medicines like Levitra, Viagra, Cialis and Diazepam were seized along with a variety of other counterfeit and unlicenced medicines. Further enquiries by the joint operation also uncovered an additional 1000 tablets, believed to be counterfeit medicine, from Corbett House in Barton Hill .

Police sergeant Jon Ames of the Trinity Road neighbourhood team said: “This was a highly successful joint operation, which will guarantee that a large amount of what is believed to be counterfeit medicines will not go on to the streets of Bristol. We remain committed with our partners to stamp out this illegal activity, as well as the illegal cultivation of cannabis, in order to make the communities of Bristol feel safe and be safe. Obviously we would welcome any information about any illegal activity, whether it is counterfeit medicines or drugs. Anyone with information should contact their local police station on 0845 456 7000 or contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”

Did you know that Black and Asian people are twice as likely to have a stroke than the rest of the UK population?

Have you ever developed sudden weakness or clumsiness in the arms or legs, had difficulties with speech, swallowing, numbness or pins and needles, loss of or double vision?

People sometimes dismiss these feelings as a ‘bit of a turn’ but they can also be symptoms of a ministroke, also known as a TIA. Mini-strokes, like full strokes, are a brain attack, where the blood supply to the brain is cut off. The difference is that with a mini-stroke symptoms usually disappear in minutes or hours. Getting quick treatment for mini-strokes is important to cut the risk of having a full blown stroke.

Any type of stroke is an emergency. If you, or someone you know, is having a mini-stroke call 999 immediately. And please, if you think you may have had a mini-stroke in the past, talk to your GP as soon as possible to help reduce the chance of more strokes in the future. Act FAST Face - has the face fallen on one side? Can they smile?

Arm - can they raise both arms and keep them there?

Speech - is their speech slurred?

Time - to call 999 if you see any of these signs

Spring clean your smoke alarm Avon Fire & Rescue Service is reminding people undertaking a spot of spring cleaning to take the opportunity to dust their smoke detectors too.

Working smoke detectors provide vital extra minutes to escape a smoke filled property in the event of a fire.

So when dusting or vacuuming smoke detectors, make sure the battery is working.

Just a couple of mouthfuls of toxic smoke can render a person unconscious so the sooner you are made aware of a fire in your home the quicker you can get to safety.

Avon Fire & Rescue Service carries out Home Fire Safety Visits (HFSV), where firefighters visit your home to talk to you about fire safety, completely free of charge.

To find out more about HFSVs and fire safety advice visit www.avonfire.gov.uk and go to the ‘your safety’ pages or call 0800 169 3999.

Kids don't count Did you see Barton Hill Primary School on Dispatches on Channel 4?

The show was investigating the low level of maths in primary school children when they are moving on to secondary school. Headteacher Simon Robinson asked maths specialist Richard Dunne to work with a group of children who were struggling with maths with the aim of to making them feel enthusiastic about maths so that they found the confidence they needed to master it.

You can watch the series of three programmes online at www.channel4.com as well as read articles on the subject including a report from Richard Dunne: “I am sure we all agree that children should learn the times tables, use appropriate techniques for adding and subtracting numbers, calculate confidently with money and deal with the sort of measurement and calculations that are used in everyday life (including giving change, even though most of us are happy to rely on the till to work it out for us). This involves a good deal of practice and repetition and rote learning, often using dice, playing cards, dominoes and computer games as well as daily practice led by the teacher. We know that children with good memories can master all this rather easily because they can remember how to do the calculations, but there are many children who find it enormously difficult and need to learn this over a much longer period of time. We can cope with these differences in schools, especially when this learning is supported in homes. Mathematics is a logical, symbolic language. It is the clarity of its logic, the economy of the symbols and the fact that 'it talks to you' that makes it intrinsically exciting. It works like written English works (only twenty-six letters but thousands of words); or how music works (with crotchets and quavers etc for thousands of tunes).” Read the full article at:

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/articles/kidsdont-count-richard-dunne-feature

NEW PRINCIPAL ANNOUNCED FOR CITY ACADEMY The City Academy has appointed a new principal following the announcement that Dr Ray Priest will step down in August.

Gill Kelly, currently deputy headteacher at Nailsea Technology and Media College in North Somerset, will take up the £100,000 a year post from September. Mrs Kelly, 43, is committed to building upon the success of the school, which has seen results rocket since gaining academy status in 2003.

She said: “I am delighted to have been given the opportunity to lead the academy towards further successes. Thanks to the outstanding leadership of the current principal, Ray Priest, there is a strong foundation to build upon and I am eager to take the academy forward to its next stage of development. I have already been made to feel very welcome by the governors and its sponsor, John Laycock, and I am looking forward to getting to know the parents, students, staff and residents of this vibrant and energetic community.”

Dr Ray Priest, 54, will hand over the reins in the new academic year after 18 years as a headteacher in the area. His greatest success to date has been his commitment to seeing St George Community College achieve academy status. Results rose from 18% of students gaining the benchmark five A*-C GCSEs in 2002 to 68% in 2009.

PHOTOS: Ray Priest with students getting their GCSE results in 2003 and new Principal Gill Kelly.

As reported in the Evening Post on 8 February, there have been problems with rubbish on Lypiatt Road from Tesco deliveries off Church Road. The matter is now being looked into by the Council environmental services team. If you see areas where there are ongoing problems with rubbish you should report it to the Council on 922 2100 so that they can clear it up and look into solving the problem in the longer term.

GRAB A GRABBER Are you tired of seeing litter on your street? Do you know which day your street is swept?

We are committed to working with the Council to improve our local environment.

If you see rubbish here’s what you can do: 1. Report it. Call the Council’s helpline (0117 922 2100, 8.30am to 8pm weekdays) to find out which day your street is swept. Please call the Council’s helpline to let them know if your street gets missed out or to report dumped rubbish, abandoned trolleys, faulty street lights or graffiti. This is also the number for the Drug and Sex Litter Rapid Cleanup Team who can remove needles or condoms (do not pick up hazardous litter like this yourself).

2. Do your bit. If you would like to safely litter-pick your own street or streets nearby, Easton and Lawrence Hill Neighbourhood Management can lend a hand. We can provide litter grabbers and heavy duty gloves FREE to Easton and Lawrence Hill residents! Please contact 0117 377 3638 for details. Litterpicking in pairs makes it more fun, so if you are already a Street Monitor or Street Champion we can put you in touch with others.

3. Stay in touch. If there is a persistent problem area we want to know about it and we’ll continue to work with the Council to get it sorted.

Nail cutting for over 50’s

The LinkAge footcare service can assist people with healthy feet to cut their nails and pamper their feet. If your feet are in good shape, the happier and more active you are! We offer a non-medical service to older people at a very low cost at a number of local venues. For example, a nail cut and file costs only £4. If you cannot reach our venues, we now have a homecare service for a slightly increased cost (cut and file £6).

Up and coming dates below: 5 April - community room at Tyndall House, Great George Street 12 April and 10 May - Wellspring Healthy Living Centre, Beam Street Please note, we cannot cut the nails of people with diabetes, or using warfarin - we can file and pamper your feet though. For further information call Kathe on 304 1726.

SEEKING OLDER CREATIVE PEOPLE FOR AGE INSPIRING ARTS EVENT Are you a closet creative? Got a love of something artistic? It’s time to bring it out into the open and be part of our summer art event!

We are just in the planning stages but we want to contact people who could show their art work, share their skills, take part in art workshops, or simply watch performances. Our focus is the talents of older people.

If you can do any of the following, get in touch with Jacqueline on 304 1725: COOKERY, POTTERY, PAINTING, SINGING, DANCING, PHOTOGRAPHY, PERFORMANCE, WOODCRAFT, KNITTING, SEWING & FABRIC CRAFT, JEWELRY MAKING, FLOWER ARRANGING HOME BREWING, PLAY MUSIC.

OVER GROWN GARDENS BEWARE!

LinkAge has joined forces with CSV to develop an assisted gardening scheme for older people in east Bristol. If you are on low income and have trouble maintaining your garden, you can ask for help. We will expect a small contribution, but it could give you back a lovely green space to enjoy. We are also happy to help someone who wants to continue to manage their own garden / grow their own food, but needs some support. Contact Kathe on 304 1726 for more information.

A PINT & A PRATTLE – MEN ONLY!

LinkAge and St Georges Wetherspoons Pub in Redfield are happy to present a new social meeting space for older men who want to talk. If you are feeling low, come and check out the banter. The pub is offering 20% discount on food and a pint of Ruddles is only £1.49! We also have cards and cribbage on hand. The sessions are every Wednesday, 2pm to 5pm.

All welcome (ground floor access) – ask for Mike Purnell.

Old building gets new lease of life

The Sikh Resource Centre has bought the old Barton Hill Primary School opposite the Rhubarb Pub in Barton Hill. Narinder Kaur, Manager for the Sikh Resource Centre said: "We are really excited about this new opportunity. We currently have an office on St Marks Road and are looking forward to working in Barton Hill as well. We have secured funding to refurbish the building and this work is being done over the next few months and we hope to be open to the community by the end of the summer. We are hoping that the building will be used by all the community including organisations like the fire service and police who we work with already."

Calling all single parents...

“Can you help us? I am one of a group of single parents who have been studying on a training course run by UWE to learn new skills around interviewing so that we can meet and collect information from single parents in our local communities. We would love to meet up and talk to you about the support you have received or any difficulties you have faced as you have been moved on to Job Seekers Allowance – and we can offer you a £10 voucher after each interview. We would also like to follow this up with two more interviews later in the year. I have really enjoyed the training and being a part of this research project and I’m now very keen to use my new skills! If you have a youngest child aged between ten and 12 and have recently been moved onto JSA we need your help! Each interview will last about 40 minutes and the information we collect from you is important because it will help us to support single parents and make sure your voice is heard!”

Sarah, SPAN Volunteer Peer Researcher

If after reading this you are keen to become involved in this exciting research project get in touch. SPAN can arrange to meet you in your own home or at the SPAN office in Millpond, Easton. Any expenses can be paid and of course you will get a £10 voucher to say thank you.

Contact Helen or Lyn on 951 4231 or come in to see us.

PHOTO: Sarah and other members of the SPAN Peer Research Project team

When East met South...

Wayahead Housing (which used to be called East Bristol Youth Housing) and Priority Youth Housing (formerly South Bristol Youth Housing) have merged to create a new organisation called Independent People, combining 45 years experience. They offer housing, support and advice to 16 to 25 year olds in Bristol and South Gloucestershire and help them to build independent lives. Many of the young people they support have low self-confidence and lack basic life skills like cooking and budgeting. Independent People offer training and opportunities for people to develop skills and build confidence. This confidence can give the young people the boost they need to enrol on a course or apply for a job. As a voluntary organisation they get some government funding but there is very little left over to do more of the work that they find invaluable in helping young people take smaller steps towards independence. If you or your business would like to support Independent People please check their website for more information: www.1625ip.co.uk or call 0117 317 8800.

Lin Gibbs, Dave Grant and Tom Foley from Barton Hill Boxing Club It's been another great year for the club. What was your highlight of 2009?

There are so many, even on a weekly basis, but if we had to choose we would say Aston Grant winning the Western Counties Championship and getting through to the National Schoolboys Championship semi finals. Also, the club winning the BBC Unsung Hero Award for the South West.

What are your plans for 2010?

To secure a permanent home for the boxing club as we have to move out of our current premises at The Dug Out on Barton Hill Road.

The three of you run the club together. Tell us a bit about what you each do for the club.

Firstly we would like to state that we are all volunteers, we have five trained coaches and three volunteer coaches. Dave is head coach, treasurer, match maker (matching boxers for fights) and championship secretary. Lin is assistant coach, welfare officer and secretary, dealing with monitoring information for funders and banking the money. Tom is chairman, he encourages people to support the club, securing funding where possible.

Why did you choose to start a boxing club rather than a different sport?

It is what the kids in the area wanted. Tom saw some kids kicking a bottle around the streets, he asked them what they wanted in the area and they said a ‘boxing club’.

How many children come along? What do they get out of it?

Numbers vary per session but we usually have around 200 people going through the club every week. They get fit, discipline, confidence, motivation and respect for themselves and others.

Why is the club important for Barton Hill?

It’s a social activity for kids and a focal point for the community and the community supports us.

What advice would you give someone wanting to set up their own sport club?

Get a committee! Share responsibility with as many people as possible, do not try to do too much yourself. The three of us run the club, open up, lock up, make all the decisions, try and raise funds, keep monitoring information available, encourage the kids, arrange fights, transport kids to fights, basically give up most of our free time! It is a lot of hard work but you get a lot of enjoyment out of seeing the kids achieve.

When is the club open?

Boxing nights are Mondays, 7pm to 8.30pm and Thursdays, 6.30pm to 8pm, with Keep Fit for over 35's on Mondays, 5.45pm to 6.45pm and Cardio Vascular Keep Fit on Wednesdays, 7pm to 8pm.

PHOTOS: Tom and Dave collecting the Unsung Hero award from cricketer Syd Lawrence (bottom) and a young boxer at the club (top).

Barton Hill Settlement wins national award

The Barton Hill Settlement’s People’s Hive has won a national award for its work in bringing people from different cultures together. The award was for a grassroots project that helps to build bridges between communities and cultures. The awards were organised by the national Institute for Community Cohesion (icoco) and The Baring Foundation and took place in London. This is a really fantastic achievement for a small community organisation and shows how well this area is doing at making sure that everyone in the community is respected and that people understand each other.

PHOTOS: Volunteers at the Settlement’s Multicultural Feast and the team collecting their award in London.

Joe Hunter from Redfield and Luis Dais from Catch‐22

14‐year‐old Joe Hunter from Redfield is one of the latest young people from the area hit by the allotment bug. Just 12 months ago the allotment, on a site off Beaufort Road, was completely overgrown. But a group of hard‐working teenagers have transformed the plot as part of a youth crime prevention scheme, run by Catch 22 from Barton Hill. Their work has been rewarded with the project named as regional winner of the Keep Britain Tidy Cleaner Safer Greener Awards.

The story began 18 months ago, when Luis Dias from Catch‐22 Barton Hill Settlement teamed up with City Academy on a new community clean‐up programme. "The idea was that the teenagers at the school would be rewarded if they behaved well, by being given the opportunity to spend Wednesday afternoons out of the classroom, working on a community wildlife project with me. Each week we would find another patch of community space that needed new trees planting, or flower beds weeding" Luis explains.

But it was when Year 10 pupil Joe joined the project that the scheme moved on to the next level. Joe was very keen and he asked if it would be possible to get their own allotment to grow vegetables. Joe says: "When we first got here the place was completely overgrown. All you could see was brambles and weeds. But after a few deep breaths we got the tools out, and started slashing away. There were 12 of us there that day, and we made good progress, so we started to feel good about it. When you see that your hard work is actually having some effect – that you're actually managing to clear some of the land – it encourages you to carry on.”

“Some of the older allotmenteers were a bit suspicious of us when we first arrived. On the first day they had even assumed we were trespassing. But when they saw our hard work, they realised we weren't there to lark about or damage anybody else's plot. So they all started coming over and explaining how to plant the different crops.

Before we knew it, we were growing everything from potatoes and carrots to salad like rocket and lettuce, and even courgettes. My family were really proud because by the time the summer came I was putting in a few hours most nights after school at the allotment. But by that point I was able to bring home fresh vegetables every night.”

To find out more about Catch‐22 contact Luis Dais on 955 6971 or luis.dais@catch‐22.org.uk Jonathon Collins A Bristol teenager is believed to be one of only two people in the country to have their Anti-Social Behaviour Order cancelled because of their improved behaviour.

Jonathon Collins, 17, from Barton Hill, was given an Asbo 18 months ago to prevent him harassing people or damaging property or vehicles near his home.

But since then he has made such strides in his behaviour it has compelled a judge to cancel the order. It is thought to be only the second time an Asbo has been cancelled because of exceptionally improved behaviour. Jonathon has been supported by the Council's Youth Offending Team, Barton Hill Youth Inclusion Project and The Princes Trust.

Jon said: "It's really nice to be earning money and I enjoy bricklaying. I think I needed the Asbo to make me change and I am glad I have had the chance and help to start again."

Get down to The Dings…

Housing Solutions has moved!

Housing Solutions is your local Tenant Management Organisation working for Council tenants in Barton Hill and the surrounding area. A group of residents got together and decided they wanted to try and run some of the services normally supplied by the landlord (Bristol City Council) so that they could provide a better service which was more what residents asked for.

They have got through the first stage of the legal process they need to go through to become a TMO and have now set up their new office in the community room at Barton House. This year they have £16,000 to spend on environmental improvements to the tower blocks so if you have ideas for what the money could be spent on then get in touch.

Chairman Tony Hicks said: “Pop in and see us and have a tea or coffee and a chat. The TMO is working well and we now have 15 months of training to do to get us ready. Come and find out more.”

Housing Solutions Ground Floor, Barton House Aiken Street, Barton Hill, BS5 9SJ 0117 914 1481 tony@housingsolutionstmo.org

What’s on at the Safe ‘Ouse?

April 6th Cinema trip 9th Trip to laser quest 16th Computer game and movie night 19th, 23rd and 26th Plant Project 30th Movie and games night

May 10th, 17th and 24th No smoking project 7th, 14th and 21st Adolescence project 28th Movie and games night

June 4th, 7th, 11th, 14th, 18th, 21st and 25th Arts project 28th Movie and games night

The club always welcomes new people to join in.

Come along and find out what it’s like, learn new things and make new friends. The Dings Safe ‘Ouse is a youth centre located in The Dings Park off Oxford Street in The Dings, St Philips.

To find out a bit more about the club contact Kinny on 955 6971 or kinnyc@bartonhillsettlement.org.uk

Look out for posters and read our email bulletin for details of a series of one day events aimed at welcoming new people into the community.

The first event will be happening in Easton in May and will be your chance to get to know your community whether you’ve been living here for months or years. Contact Stacy on 377 3638 for more information.

Get fit Bums and tums Tuesdays, 6pm to 7pm, Wellspring Healthy Living Centre, Beam Street Pay as you go, £4 per session Low impact aerobics Wednesdays, 5.45pm to 6.45pm, Wellspring Healthy Living Centre, Beam Street Low impact aerobics, suitable for all abilities. Pay as you go, £4 per session Walking / jogging club Saturdays, 11am to 12pm, meet outside St Anne’s Boardmills Club (next to Netham), £4 per session For information on any of the above contact Laverne on 07502278343.

Shopping in Barton Hill The new shops on Avonvale Road in Barton Hill are almost finished. We hope that Costcutter will be moving in by the time this goes to press and we will include a more in-depth interview with the Singh family that run the shop in the next issue.

Thank you to those residents who got in touch with ideas for the types of shops they'd like to see in the remaining three shops. Community at Heart can only consider applications from people who are interested in the premises and at the moment we have not had any interest from a bakers or green grocers (see page 2 for details of local fruit and veg market). In this time of economic down turn we are likely to get less interest in the shops than when things are more prosperous but we are hopeful all the shops will be filled.

There will be some parking spaces with the shops but the idea is that residents will walk to these shops, not drive. There has been an issue with parking in recent times with the added traffic of the contractors and the parking permit scheme introduced in the car park of the tower blocks, but we hope this will now begin to ease.

Our primary concern has been about working hard to make sure that all the dealings with Costcutter are sorted out to the satisfaction of residents and Costcutter. Once this has been completed we can turn our attention to the three smaller shops.

We look forward to working with any prospective retailers and we will report back when we have more information.

Pop in and have a cuppa at Café Inc

Come and have a sandwich, panini, jacket potato or just a cuppa and a cake. Prices are £2.50 and under. Open Monday to Friday from 10am to 3pm. Café Inc is based in Easton Community Centre on Kilburn Street and is run by the Aspects and Milestones Trust which offers people employment in a supported environment.

PHOTO: Nick at work in Café Inc

Congratulations… ... to local residents Margaret Castle and Sally Caseley who both won an International Women’s Day Award from Bristol City Council for their dedication to volunteer work in the community.

Margaret is chairman of Wellspring Healthy Living Centre in Barton Hill and Sally is vice chair of Community at Heart. Both have given years of their time to improve their community and rightly deserved this recognition of their work and their role as inspiring women in our community.

PHOTOS: Sally (left) and Margaret (right).

Bristol Citizens Advice Bureau Money Advice Service in Easton Are you worried about money?

On a low income?

Rent or mortgage arrears?

Loans or credit card bills getting you down?

Other debts making you lose sleep at night?

Then you need free impartial advice!

Debt advice - appointment only service Speak to a specialist debt adviser who can help you make positive steps towards managing your debt problems.

Phone 0117 946 2564 for an appointment at Charlotte Keel Health Centre on a Monday or Friday morning.

New Community Safety Officer in our area Lloyd Allen has been appointed as the new Safer Bristol Assistant Community Safety Officer to work in Bristol East and Central areas. Lloyd will be supporting the Community Safety officers Neil Burwell and Julia Gagliardi. Lloyd has been working for Safer Bristol for two years.

“I will be working with partners and residents to tackle issues which involve crime, disorder and anti-social behavior. I have seen how much the Community Safety Officers achieve in supporting their neighbourhood and I am really looking forward to working with local people in East and Central Bristol to support what they want to see to prevent crime and nuisance behaviour" he said.

Outside of work Lloyd is a keen footballer, and actively part of a Church team providing weekly activities for a group of 18-30 year olds.

Contact our local Safer Bristol Community Safety Officers on 914 2222.

JOB VACANCY The Neighbourhood Management team works for the Easton & Lawrence Hill Neighbourhood Management Board – a community-led partnership working to make Easton & Lawrence Hill a better place to live and work now and in the future. We are looking to appoint a:

Neighbourhood Facilitator Salary scale: £19,370 - £21,244 (depending on experience) 37.5 hours a week, 25 days annual leave, some evenings & weekends You will be able to connect with local people, initiate projects to tackle problems and build positive relationships with the diverse communities living and working here. You will be the kind of person who thrives on the challenge of finding creative solutions to problems. You will be self motivated and a team player. We work hard and we want to do our best for the people of Easton & Lawrence Hill. If you want a rewarding job, working with lots of interesting people and making change happen then this is the job for you.

We want to build a staff team that reflects the diverse community we serve. We positively welcome applications from all communities living and working in the inner city.

Contact us Neighbourhood Shop Mandy and Mubarig - 0117 353 2020 Tracy Parsons Office and Finance Manager 0117 903 9975 Neighbourhood Facilitator Position vacant Stacy Yelland Communications Officer 0117 377 3638 Penny Germon Neighbourhood Manager 0117 903 9879

Closing date: 5pm, MONDAY 19 APRIL For an application pack please contact Tracy Parsons on 903 9975.

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