emersonsgreenvoice
May, 2022 Edition — Issue 64
www.emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk
FREE EVERY MONTH IN EMERSONS GREEN, LYDE GREEN, SHORTWOOD & PUCKLECHURCH
Archie’s dream Archie Purnell, 9, who has life-limiting heart defects, is hoping a charity will make his wish to watch Liverpool FC at Anfield come true. Report: Page 3
Vandals strike at art project An art installation at the old Mangotsfield Station was damaged shortly after it went up. It was one of a series of vandal attacks in the area. PAGE 6
Sustainable travel plans unveiled
School delays hit primary places YOUNG children starting their school journey are the latest to be hit by delays in building new schools for Lyde Green. A total of 135 families with children set to turn five in the coming year put Lyde Green Primary School as a choice on their applications for places in September. But although South Gloucestershire Council’s Primary School Admission Guide said the school in Willowherb Road planned to take in 90 new pupils
this year, it only has capacity for 60. Council figures show 26 families who made the school their first choice missed out on places. Another ten applicants who made it their second or third choice were not offered a place either at Lyde Green or at one of their two other preferences, which meant 36 families ended up being offered places at a school they had not chosen. Turn to Page 4
Craig Anthonys HAIR DESIGNERS
Here at Craig Anthonys we pride ourselves not only on the styles but also the advice that we can provide. Our award winning team with years of experience in colouring and cutting can provide a style unique to suite you. To arrange a no obligation consultation pop in or give us a call.
Tel: 01179 571551
1 Willow Centre, Downend Road, Downend
www.craiganthonys.co.uk
Changes are being proposed on the A4174 ring road and the A432 Badminton Road between Wick Wick and Yate to encourage cycling and bus use. PAGE 5
Three Greens Festival to return The Three Greens Festival environmental event is returning to Emersons Green next month. PAGE 9
emersonsgreenvoice
2
May, 2022
ADVERTISING FEATURE
‘I went from taking 30 tablets a day to feeling better at 60 than I did at 50. My life has completely transformed’ One award-winning proven process is transforming the lives of thousands of people around Bristol, including Shaun. There’s a lot of scepticism around chiropractic, who needs it and whether it actually works. Whilst there are statistics out there, there are also a lot of myths and common misconceptions surrounding the industry. So, what is out there that you can believe and rely upon? Interviews with real people who have been in the same position that you are now. Shaun, who visited Willow Chiropractic, shared his journey. “One day I woke up to go about my day as I usually would and before I knew it, I had collapsed. I had to crawl into the car and lay across the backseat for my wife to drive me to hospital. A few weeks beforehand, I had felt a few twinges in my back, but I just took painkillers and got on with life. I had never experienced anything like this before; the pain was excruciating and I had pins and needles all down my legs. I couldn’t dress myself, walk, drive, the list goes on. I began to wonder whether I would ever be able to walk again. I was taking 30 tablets a day ranging from Naproxen and Co-Codamol to Omeprazole and Gabapentin.
Eventually, my wife drove me to Willow and I was amazed. After the first session I was able to stand by myself and almost able to walk by myself too! As time went on, my back got better and the pins and needles started to go away. I started to walk normally and with greater ease, and I could even drive myself to the clinic. Fast forward to today and my sleeping pattern is better, and I have so much more energy now than I’ve had in years. Overall, my health has improved. I feel better coming up to 60 than I did when I was 50. I can garden for longer, I enjoy cycling and walking the dog. I choose to continue with my chiropractic care every three weeks. For me, it’s all about my well-being, keeping active and preserving myself for the future. Chiropractic care is a proven process that can help with your pain and wellbeing, now and in the long-term. Willow Chiropractic can not only help to get you out of pain and back to doing what you love, but also act as an invaluable tool to prevent problems from developing in the future. Everyone’s journey with chiropractic
is different, and everyone will make progress at different speeds, so be patient. Bodies heal differently, you should never compare your progress with someone else’s. You will achieve your health goals, you just have to trust in your body to heal in its own time.” If you’re ready to start living your life to the full again, in conjunction with the The Week In, Willow Chiropractic is offering a discounted consultation where they will carry out a full examination and tell you exactly what they find. There is no obligation, all for £10. So, whether you have been suffering with pain for a while, or you want to take back control of your life and health, call 0114 697 7075 today to start your journey to a happier and healthier you.
Are you in pain? We are here to help you with: • • • • •
back pain neck pain sciatica knee pain tennis elbow
• • • • •
hip pain headaches frozen shoulder arthritis wellbeing
CALL TODAY to arrange your consultation: 0114 697 7075
To advertise, contact Gary on 07799 461169
0 1 £ tation l u s n o c ) ly £48 l a u s u (
First Floor, Graham’s House, St Luke’s Close, Emersons Green, Bristol, BS16 7AL
www.willowlife.co.uk
Email: sales@emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk
Got News? Call Ken On 07715770377
emersonsgreenvoice
May, 2022
n NEWS
3
Help Archie's wish to come true A BOY with a life-limiting condition who lives in Emersons Green is looking for someone to help make his wish come true. Archie Purnell was born with a range of heart defects including dextrocardia – a congenital condition which means his heart points to the right instead of left, sometimes known as having a ‘wrong-way-round' heart. The Tynings Primary School pupil has had four heart operations, and was given only a 20% chance of surviving his last one. Mum Donna calls her nineyear-old son her “miracle man”. She said: "He’s beaten the odds every time." "It is a life-limiting condition, but with medicine changing all the time, we just don’t know what the future holds. "We’re grateful for every single day that he’s here." Archie's condition means he struggles to get oxygen and may need a heart transplant in future. He loves football, but Donna said: "Because of the medication he’s on, he’s not allowed to do contact sports. "We got him into a little football team and he was allowed to do training, but they couldn’t let him play a match because of insurance purposes. It’s just too dangerous for him." Archie says his "dream come true" would be to see his favourite team, Liverpool, play at their Anfield home. He is one of 44 children in the South-West who are waiting for their wish to be granted by Charity Make-A-Wish UK.
Archie Purnell with his mum Donna and sister Elisha, 16 Archie in hospital for a heart operation as a baby
He has been on the charity's list for almost three years, since 2019, and Make-A-Wish is launching a new campaign to raise the money it needs to make more wishes come true. Archie said: "I’ve been outside the stadium, but I haven’t been
inside. That would be my dream come true." Make-A-Wish UK hopes to raise the £1.25 million it needs to grant every one of the 503 wishes currently on its waiting list across the UK, which cost an average of around £2,500.
Chief executive Jason Suckley said: "When Covid hit, we suffered a 40% drop in income, with almost 2,000 wishes forced to be put on hold. "Wishes like Archie’s, which involved travel and contact with others, became almost impossible. "Now 44 children just like Archie across the South West are still waiting for their wish to come true. Some have been waiting for years, like Archie himself, and some may not have long left." Anyone who would like to donate towards fulfilling Archie and other children's wishes can do so at www.make-a-wish.org. uk/south-west To see Archie and his family tell their story, visit youtube. com/watch?v=qGLVAQsPns4
Traditional high street bakery, specialising in handmade Sourdough bread, Baguettes, Sandwiches and pastries as well as a hub to enjoy freshly brewed coffee and treats
Please Follow us
Tel: 01179 854927 Wild Yeast Bakery 79 High Street, Staple Hill, Bristol, BS16 5HE
To advertise, contact Gary on 07799 461169
Email: sales@emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk
Got News? Call Linda On 0777 0700579
emersonsgreenvoice
4
May, 2022
n NEWS
miss out on emersonsgreenvoice Families Lyde Green school places Publisher Gary Brindle 0117 907 8585 07799 461169
Journalist Linda Tanner 0777 0700579
From Page 1 Follow us on Twitter @ emersonsgreenvoice
Find us on Facebook emersons green voice
Journalist Ken McCormick 07715 770377 ADVERTISING sales@emersonsgreenvoice. co.uk Tel: 0117 907 8585 Tel 07799 461169 EDITORIAL news@emersonsgreenvoice. co.uk Letters to the publication can be sent to the above e-mail address or by post to Letters, Emersons Green Voice, 6 Elkstone Walk, Bitton, Bristol BS30 6JT. The editor reserves the right to edit your letter. DEADLINES Our June edition deadline is May 11. LOCAL INFORMATION South Gloucestershire Council www.southglos.gov.uk 01454 868009 Police www.avonandsomersetpolice.uk general enquiries: 101 Emergency: 999 Fire www.avonfire.gov.uk General enquiries: 0117 926 2061 Emergency: 999 NHS 111 Safer Stronger team sscg@southglos.gov.uk 01454 868009 Anti social behaviour team asbreporting@southglos.gov.uk 01454 868582
Streetcare/litter/vandalism etc streetcare@southglos.gov.uk Environment/trading standards 01454 868001 Well Aware Health and social care information www.wellaware.org.uk Tel: (freephone) 0808 808 5252 PUBLISHER’S NOTE Emersons Green Voice is independent. We cannot take responsibility for content or accuracy of adverts, and it is advertisers’ responsibility to conform to all relevant legislation. We cannot vouch for any services offered. Opinions are not necessarily those of the editor. Emersons Green Voice is distributed each month to local residents. If for some reason you do not get a copy, please get in touch or collect one from local pick-up points. Feedback is welcomed, call Gary Brindle on 0117 907 8585 or news@emersonsgreenvoice. co.uk.
COMPLAINTS Despite our best efforts, we sometimes get things wrong. We always try to resolve issues informally at first but we also have a formal complaints procedure. If you have a complaint about anything in the Emersons Green Voice, contact the publisher using the details below. We aspire to follow the Code of Conduct of the NUJ (National Union of Journalists), which holds journalists to a high standard of behaviour. Further details of the complaints process can be found on the Voice website, or can be obtained by contacting the Publisher.
A member of the
To advertise, contact Gary on 07799 461169
Lyde Green Primary School was originally built to accommodate 420 pupils, plus a further 12 in its specialist access centre, but as the population of the estate grew, it expanded to admit three consecutive extra ‘bulge’ classes, with an intake of 90 last year. A second site, next to the planned Lyde Green Secondary School in Honeysuckle Road, was originally supposed to open this September, with capacity for another 60 pupils. But both the new primary school and neighbouring secondary school have been repeatedly delayed, and may not now be ready to open until 2024. Children in Year 6 at the primary school found out earlier this year that the secondary would not open in time for them to go there. The council’s admissions guide told parents the school’s ‘planned admission number’ in September was 90 and also said: “From 2022 the school plans to have a second site to accommodate the additional children. After places have been offered the school will ask parents to state their site preference.” The council has now updated its admissions website informing parents of the admission number is wrong. Many parents who have missed out on places at Lyde Green have been offered a place at Barley Close Primary School in Mangotsfield, which is around a mile and a half away on foot and more than two miles away by car. Parents posted a letter from Lyde Green Primary on Facebook showing that the furthest distance from the school a child with no siblings there could live, and still be offered a place, was 0.239 of a mile. They accused the council of “screwing up” provision for the area and “shocking” communication. Emersons Green Town Councillor Matt Palmer said: “Parents in Lyde Green are devastated once again, as 35 families were affected by the
Email: sales@emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk
removal of the bulge class at Lyde Green Primary. “This isn’t a criticism of Lyde Green Primary School, which for the past three years supported the community with an extra class. “The problem has been communication from South Glos Council; families were not made aware of the reduced intake number at Lyde Green Primary, not allowing them to make a fully-informed decision. “With no signs of building work starting for the second primary school and the secondary school, are families really going to have an option in 2024?” The council said that, overall, it had offered 97% of South Gloucestershire families a place at one of their three preferences, with nine out of ten offered a place at their first choice school. That left around 100 children being offered a place at a school they had not chosen. Cabinet member for education Erica Williams said: “We are pleased that once again, we have met a high level of parental preference on Primary School Offer Day. “We continue to achieve this high rate of meeting parental preference by working closely with all the schools in our area to ensure that we have a sufficient supply of places available across South Gloucestershire to meet demand. “Giving all children in South Gloucestershire the best start in life and the opportunity to reach their full potential is our top priority as a council. “Our goal is for every child to have the opportunity to attend a good or outstanding school in South Gloucestershire and despite the challenges of the pandemic, the performance of local schools in recent years has been strong and improving.” The Voice understands the council is in discussions with Castle School Education Trust, which runs Lyde Green Primary, and the Department for Education over provision for the coming years.
Got News? Call Ken On 07715770377
emersonsgreenvoice
May, 2022
n NEWS CHANGES to two of the area's major roads are being planned to make them easier for buses, cyclists and pedestrians to use. New metrobus stops, cycle tracks and reduced speed limits are planned for the A4174 Avon Ring Road between the Wick Wick roundabout and UWE if the changes go ahead. On the A432 Badminton Road, between Wick Wick and Yate, cycle tracks, new junctions and crossings are planned. And a new "bus gate" is proposed for the Hambrook junction to allow bus-only crossings from Frenchay towards Winterbournet. South Gloucestershire Council has announced the "preliminary proposals" to support sustainable travel, having been allocated £105m in Government funding for transport infrastructure through the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement. On the ring road the proposals would see the 'shared use' cycle and footpath alongside the ring road expanded into a two-way cycle track with a separate footpath between the
5
Planned changes to ring road will favour buses and cyclists
The proposed new metrobus stops Wick Wick roundabout and Coldharbour Lane, by UWE's Frenchay campus. Pedestrian and cycle crossings at the Wick Wick and Bromley Heath roundabouts, Hambrook lights and M32 junction would be improved and new bus stops, including metrobus stops near Bromley Heath Park and Wick Wick, would be created. The changes would also see the speed limit for the ring road
Are you looking for a change in career? Do you have the drive and determination to be part of a market leading business?
reduced from 50mph to 40mph from Bromley Heath roundabout to Coldharbour Lane and to 30mph around the roundabout. The 'bus gate' would allow buses only to cross from Frenchay towards Winterbourne. At present no northbound traffic can cross, under an experimental traffic order introduced in 2019, which also banned right turns for westbound ring road traffic. A council spokesperson confirmed that the new proposals for the Hambrook junction are "based on the ETO being made permanent". The council was originally told by the Government to keep the order for 18 months and monitor air pollution. But after the lockdown changed travel patterns, the spokesperson said the Department for Transport had told the authority the ETO must
"remain in place until traffic returns to more normal volumes and patterns, so we can fully assess their effectiveness over a representative period". The council said provision of bus services to Bromley Heath could also be looked into if a public consultation on the proposals "demonstrates significant interest in better direct services". The consultation was announced by the council in late March, a day after April's Voice had been published, and ended on April 20. Changes planned on the A432 between the Wick Wick roundabout and Yate include improvements to bus stops, changes to the junctions with Park Lane and Beesmoor Road, and a two-way cycle track, with separate footpath, along the eastern side of the A432 between Coalpit Heath and Kendleshire.
We’re the UK division of one of the leading leasing companies, managing over 1.7 million vehicles across 43 countries worldwide. We pride ourselves on our open culture, our commitment to employee development and our platinum corporate social responsibility status. The only thing we invest in as much as the future of mobility is our people who are at the heart of everything we do.
Sound like somewhere you want to work?
We’re currently recruiting for a variety of roles in our Bristol office, based in Emersons Green, including: • Fleet Support Administrator
• Credit Controller
• Customer Service Advisor (Corporate)
• Customer Service Advisor (Driver Care)
• Dealer Services Support Administrator
• Credit Analyst/Underwriter
• Finance Support Assistant What are you waiting for? Find out more about our jobs available and apply at:
• Remarketing & Defleet Administrator
» alduk.careers/bristol
www.aldautomotive.co.uk
To advertise, contact Gary on 07799 461169
Email: sales@emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk
Got News? Call Linda On 0777 0700579
emersonsgreenvoice
6
May, 2022
n NEWS
Warning over 'reckless' vandalism
POLICE have called on parents to talk to their children about "reckless" antisocial behaviour after a series of fires, vandal attacks and stone-throwing by teenagers in Mangotsfield. In one incident a brick thrown from Rodway Common smashed the windscreen of a car being driven by a mum with a young child inside. Several fires started on the common are being treated as arson attacks, and police are also investigating a vandal attack nearby on a temporary structure built as part of an art installation at the former Mangotsfield Station, on the Bristol and Bath Railway Path. Police, who have stepped up patrols in the area in response to the incidents, have warned someone could be “badly hurt”. Two incidents involving stone throwing at cars driving on Manor Road, next to the common, were reported. Just after 4pm on March 26, a woman
driving with her child in the car had her windscreen smashed by a brick thrown from the embankment at the side of the common. On March 28 at about 5.20pm another car was scratched by stones thrown on to the road, and the driver reported seeing two boys throwing the stones. Neighbourhood PCSO supervisor Georgia Bush said: “This reckless behaviour could lead to someone being badly hurt and I urge people to report any such incidents to us straight away. We’d also like parents and carers to speak to their children. Please explain how dangerous this behaviour is.” Anyone with dashcam, CCTV or smart doorbell footage which could help to identify the offenders should call 101 and quote the crime reference number 5222 072 919. Avon Fire and Rescue Service was called to five fires in four days on the common at the start
The damaged installation at Mangotsfield Station Picture: Rob Higgins
The installation before it was attacked. Picture: Charles Emerson
COME &
MAR CH 2 T 6 H
VISITOUR
SHOWROOM 72-74 High Street, Staple Hill, Bristol BS16 5HN
Rated ‘Excellent’
Trusted trader
T: 0117 313 4862 E: info@thewindowhub.co.uk
www.thewindowhub.co.uk To advertise, contact Gary on 07799 461169
of the school holidays, three of which are being treated as arson. A fern bush was set alight at around 12.20pm on April 8, with grass and bracken set on fire at around 2.45pm on April 10. The following day an area of grass and woodland was set alight shortly after 4pm. Police are also investigating damage to a temporary wooden structure erected at the former Mangotsfield Station as part of a planned year-long arts project called Mangotsfield Folly, organised by transport charity Sustrans and funded by Emersons Green Town Council and Arts Council England. It was put up by architects Artel 31 in April but before any of the planned artworks could be displayed it was damaged. A police spokesperson said “six or seven youths” were seen damaging the structure at around 5.30pm on April 14, adding: “Officers attended and the youths fled the scene on foot. The offenders were described as being in their late-teens and wearing dark clothing and
Email: sales@emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk
balaclavas.” Anyone with information should call 101 and give the reference number 5222 088 763. A Sustrans spokesperson said damaged panels from the structure had been removed and there would be discussions with the architect on “remedial action”. She said: “Before the project started we had not had any reports of antisocial behaviour on the site (other than a bit of graffiti) so it would have been really difficult to predict what the reaction would be to the project.” Cyclist Rob Higgins, who lives near the site, said: “This area has its fair share of anti-social behaviour, albeit by a small group which partake in alcohol and smoking of weed, trying to block the track with debris. “This structure in its present form creates an ideal area of late night congregation and unwanted additional concerns, worries and extra work for us people trying to keep the area maintained.”
Got News? Call Ken On 07715770377
emersonsgreenvoice
May, 2022
7
n ADVERTISING FEATURE I’VE lost track of the number of times patients have told me “I’ve got arthritis, I’ll just have to live with it” or “my mother got hunched over as she got older, so I’ll end up like that too”. Well, the good news is it doesn’t have to be this way. The dowager’s hump people often develop later in life is wear and tear (osteoarthritis) of the neck. This means the joints of the neck have become misaligned and slowly but surely have started to degenerate. The head starts to tilt forward putting increased pressure on the neck and for every inch forward the head goes it puts an additional weight of 10 pounds on the neck joints! One of my most recent patients to see me with is the wife of a GP, and they were both resigned to the fact that
Arthritis and posture – how we can help out, so help it along with chiropractic care and not by masking it with pain and antiinflammatory medication. If you want long term, sustainable health changes, Chiropractic is the way to go. If you’d like to find out more about how we can help you get back to doing the things you love, or simply getting rid of that ache you thought was just your ‘age’ contact us, we’d love to help.
this was a normal part of aging. Thankfully we’ve made huge changes in her case, people now notice her posture is better, she feels far more comfortable, her tennis has improved, and she reports her energy levels have increased!
Here’s what one of our Doctor patients had to say: "Matt has a wonderful bedside manner. Takes time to listen to any concerns and always is clear with what he is doing and
Matt Sutton
how it is going to help! I feel extremely safe in his hands and absolutely recommend! Thanks Matt!"
Dr Sophie B - GP Most people’s bodies will have some level of wear and tear (arthritis), but what people don’t realise is that if these joints are realigned by a chiropractor and the nerves are ‘happy’ you get less pain symptoms and often none at all. The body heals from inside
Talks run by Sutton Chiropractic CALL TO REGISTER YOUR INTEREST
Headaches – how to live a pain free life Natural Immunity talk with local Kinesiologist Donna Holgate
Posture – It’s not age, see to it now and live a life full of bounce Women’s health Menstrual issues, pre & post pregnancy pelvis, year 1 of motherhood
Christchurch Family Medical Centre, North Street, Bristol BS16 5SG T: 0117 214 1636 W: www.suttonchiro.co.uk FB: @suttonchiro E: reception@suttonchiro.co.uk
To advertise, contact Gary on 07799 461169
Email: sales@emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk
Got News? Call Linda On 0777 0700579
emersonsgreenvoice kingswoodvoice
8 May 2022
May, 2022 15
ADVERTISING FEATURE
ESCAPE-pain courses at Active Centres Circadian Trust, who run and operate Active Lifestyle Centres across South Gloucestershire, have been commissioned by the Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS (CCG) to deliver a series of ESCAPE-pain courses. The courses will run up to March 2023. Active Centres' mission is to inspire active lifestyles. As one of South Gloucestershire’s largest employers, operating five Active Lifestyle Centres (Bradley Stoke, Kingswood, Longwell Green, Thornbury & Yate), Active Centres’ strategy focuses on tackling inactivity to help people stay active throughout their lives within a healthy community. Customers are at the heart of Active Centres' lifestyle journey, and with the centres' expertise, partnerships and collaborations, and investments in facilities and technology, they are changing people's active lives. Now, Active Centres have been commissioned by the NHS CCG to run ESCAPEpain courses.
ESCAPE-pain stands for Enabling Self-management and Coping with Arthritic Pain using Exercise. It is an evidence-based, group rehabilitation course for people with chronic joint pain developed by Professor Mike Hurley. The progressive exercise programme will help people learn how to cope with pain, how to exercise safely and pace themselves, manage their symptoms, and be around people who have the same condition. Over 8.75 million people in the UK suffer from chronic joint pain, which can prevent them from being active. However, activity will help improve physical and psychological wellbeing and ensure a healthy social life. The Escape-pain courses will be available in Active Lifestyle Centres across South Gloucestershire. The courses are aimed at people over 45 years, who have been suffering from chronic knee and hip arthritic pain for three months or more, and need a supervised fitness
programme so that they can work toward independent living and mobility. Each session will help participants understand their condition, educate them so that they can go away, and be more independent. Gloria Isaac took part in one of the Escape-pain courses. She said, "Attending the Escape-pain course, it has benefited me as: I was having cortisone injections in my right knee 6 monthly. I however have not felt the need for any further treatment. I have seen improvement in my wellbeing mentally, physically and health-
wise. I've also seen improvements in my muscular strength around my knee and other muscles too. I am now continuing with a follow up class for arthritis at the leisure centre, so I benefited from the course a lot.” Jim Rollo, Head of Lifestyles, said, " Following the success of our GP Healthy Lifestyle Referral Scheme, Active Centres are proud to receive this commission, and deliver this vital service that has the potential to improve the lifestyle of so many people within our local communities who suffer from chronic knee and hip arthritic pain." He adds, “The Escapepain courses are underway, and participants have already noticed improvements mentally and physically.” If you think you could benefit from taking part in any of the above sessions, please speak with your local GP practice or Health Care Professional. Visit https:// activecentres.org/escape-pain for further details.
NEW 3 MONTH MEMBERSHIPS Gym, Swimming and Fitness Classes FROM JUST
£28.95PM 0300 333 0300 www.activecentres.org To advertise, contact Gary 383870 on 07799 461169 Got News? Call 07540
Email: sales@emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk Email: Got News? Call Ken On 07715770377 news@kingswoodvoice.co.uk
May, 2022
9
n NEWS
Three Greens Festival returns THE Three Greens Festival is returning to Emersons Green. Up to 300 people took part in the first festival last September, which aimed to bring together the people of Emersons Green and Lyde Green, and celebrate nature. Organisers the Friends of Emersons Green Park have lost no time in bringing the festival back, and it is due to take place again on June 18. The first event started with a community parade to Emersons Green Park, where there was music and activities. The Friends say this year’s event will be “bigger and better than last year, with some truly extraordinary entertainment on offer”. A first sign of the coming festival is a willow dome the Friends have made out of willow taken, with permission, from Blackhorse Pond. Chris Sunderland, of the Friends, said: “Willow is a rather
A Whispering Wood Folk performance special wood in that it roots very easily, and as a result the dome is now springing into life and will soon be covered in green shoots. It is a great new focus in the park but also, perhaps, a sign of things to come.” Among the entertainments for this year’s festival will be performances from the Whispering Wood Folk, who combine ropes on trees, acrobatics and storytelling. Another parade is planned,
along with a nature in art competition, circus skills workshops and music including children from local schools, the Brigstowe Village Band, Bristol European Jazz Ensemble and local professional musicians Francisco Correa and Emily Andrews. Chris said: “It promises to be a great day, celebrating our relationship with the Earth and featuring as always experts on nature, with walks
with Ed Drewitt, wildflower conversations with Shaun Waycott of Grow Wilder and a host of workshops on a nature/ art theme, like weaving with nature and natural sculpture. “So, when the Jubilee is over, think Three Greens and mark June 18 in your diary.” Chris said the dome also signifies the Friends’ membership of a movement called ‘Neighbourhoods for the Earth’, which is about to be launched. It aims to encourage communities around the world to put on events like the Three Greens Festival that focus on our relationship with the Earth and also set aside places like Emersons Green’s orchard and common for nature. Chris said: “Neighbourhoods in Canada and Australia are already interested in becoming a ‘Neighbourhood for the Earth’ and we hope for many more in the Bristol area.”
What’s inside?
• A boost of vitamin C, zinc and biotin for healthy skin and nails* • 5g marine collagen peptides to support healthy hydrated skin** • Ancient botanical blend of gogi and acerola berry, hydrating aloe vera and calming chamomile • Responsibly sourced and 100% recyclable
SAY HELLO TO
YOUR NEW GLOW
Support healthy skin, hair and nails* with every beautiful shot of Collagen Elixr™
DISCOVER
YOUR GLOW
To advertise, contact Gary on 07799 461169
collagenuk.com Tel. 07950381390
Email: sales@emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk
Got News? Call Linda On 0777 0700579
emersonsgreenvoice
10
May, 2022 May, 2022
n PETER'S VISION
Eye Health Tips TIRED & SORE EYES OR BLURRED VISION?
YOU NEED OUR EXPERT EYE CARE
IF YOUR VISION’S CHANGED WE’LL HELP YOU LOOK & FEEL GREAT IN GLASSES TOO
BOOK ONLINE OR BY TELEPHONE TODAY! 57 Henleaze Road
768 Fishponds Road
Bristol BS9 4JT
Bristol BS16 3UA
0117 962 2474
0117 965 4434
eyecareteam@turnersopticians.co.uk www.turnersopticians.co.uk Turners Eye Care Ltd T/A Turners Opticians Incorporated in England & Wales Reg No. 8201460 Subject to availability, T&C’s apply.
To advertise, contact Gary on 07799 461169
DID you catch the sun recently? I did, and I’m enjoying every fine day I can! I was reading this month about 5 key ways we can look after our eye health & vision. It’s probably no surprise that this is always a hot topic of mine. At number 1 it’s - yes you guessed it, get an eye exam! And I don’t mean a basic sight test either, I mean please see someone who can take the time to look after you properly! We enjoy taking the time to care for each of our patients - appointments are around 45 minutes in fact, if you include the sophisticated eye health checks our team provides for you too. The RNIB, who do know an awful lot about vision and the consequences of not looking after your eyes properly, helpfully say “Some sight-threatening conditions, such as glaucoma, have no symptoms and could cause you to lose sight before you notice a difference. That's why having regular eye tests is the best way to make sure that your eyes are healthy.” 2. Protect your eyes from the sun. I’m a sunglasses fan, which is no secret. From my Rockstar days to my well loved (read worn out) Ray-Ban Wayfarers, I’m often out and about in prescription sunglasses. I’d strongly encourage you to do the same. 3. Eat healthily. I know that, as a self confessed cake lover (and don’t forget chief cake tester to none other than Mrs Turner herself!) this one isn’t always easy. Trust me, it takes effort, but if I can balance my diet and add more healthy foods - for eyes and vision it’s the bright coloured fruit & veg as well as omega 3 rich fish, nuts and seeds, then I’d hope you can try too! 4. Keep your eyelids clean. It’s important to bathe your closed eyes on a regular basis, this cuts the risk of bacteria that can cause conjunctivitis & styes building up. You can use a warm, clean flannel or a specially designed eyelid wipe - another thing I’m a fan of. We’ve lots of these if you’d like to call in and get some for yourself! If you wear mascara please remember that it usually needs replacing every three months, our eyelid wipes are also good for makeup removal. 5. Protect your eyes from injury. These tend to occur when you least expect it. Recently I’ve seen an eye injury from a direct hit by a Nerf dart (other projectile firing toys are also available), scratches to the surface of the eye from stray twigs and toddler finger nails too. Some injuries are easier to protect from than others, but the message is the same; it’s not just drilling or grinding that risks damaging your eyes so please take care wherever life takes you. If you’d like regular eye health tips just see our website for details. Please take care of your eyes, you & your loved ones are most welcome to come and see us for your glasses, sunglasses & contact lenses. Our expert team is ready & waiting to give you the time needed to look after your eye health & vision too! To help us keep you all safe, we’re still asking you all to telephone first to book a time to come in. Please call our Henleaze practice on 0117 962 2474 or our Fishponds practice on 0117 965 4434.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Peter
Peter Turner is a Senior Optometrist at Turners Opticians in Bristol, and also works part time as a Senior Optometrist at the Bristol Eye Hospital.
Email: sales@emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk
Got News? Call Ken On 07715770377
May, 2022
emersonsgreenvoice
11
n NEWS
Kevin Thomas (One Planet Matters director), Simon Evans (Blackhorse Primary head horticulturalist), Metro Mayor Dan Norris, Kayla Ellis (One Planet Matters projects manager) and Simon Botten (Blackhorse Primary headteacher) as well as the children of Blackhorse Primary
Mayor drops in on planting project A COMMUNITY garden project at Blackhorse Primary School had a visit from Metro Mayor Dan Norris as he found out more about the social enterprise which helped make it happen. One Planet Matters has been working with the school via its Growing Communities Network, which supports people across South Gloucestershire looking to grow fresh their own food. The project is now a year old and in that time has worked with more than 200 people in 40 projects across the area, growing organic produce including garlic, onions, broad beans and strawberries. There are plans to supply produce to local food banks. Mr Norris said: “This is a blooming fantastic idea, which has brought the community together and used every inch of space to create a beautiful-looking and super-productive garden for everyone beyond the school gates. “With the cost of living soaring, more and more families are struggling right now, and so initiatives like these that provide access to fresh, sustainable and tasty West of England produce are so important.”
Benisha bakes for Ukraine refugees A GIRL from Emersons Green held her own cake sale to raise money to help Ukrainian refugees. Benisha Bisen, aged eight, made some Welsh cakes for an activity with 30th Kingswood Brownies and decided to put them to use. Benisha, who has already raised money for the British Heart Foundation and makes a regular contribution to WaterAid UK, and a group of friends decided to support people whose lives had been affected by the Russian invasion of their country. The Mangotsfield C of E Primary pupil toured her neighbourhood near Emerson Way and collected £66, which her parents passed on to the Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. Dad Abhijeet said: “We are immensely proud of her. We will be working and supporting her on more work for the community.”
To advertise, contact Gary on 07799 461169
Email: sales@emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk
Got News? Call Linda On 0777 0700579
emersonsgreenvoice
May, 2022
13
n NEWS
Huge computer boost for Mangotsfield School A SECONDARY school has taken delivery of a big donation of computer equipment courtesy of an Emersons Green company. ALD Automotive, an international vehicle leasing business which has its UK head office at the Vertex Business Park, has provided new equipment for a full upgrade of one of the computer rooms at Mangotsfield School and donated 300 refurbished computers for use in schools run by the Castle School Education Trust, which runs Mangotsfield as well as Downend School and Lyde Green Primary School. Mangotsfield School careers coordinator Carey Phillips said: "We are hugely grateful to ALD Automotive. "We are really excited for future partnership activities with ALD – and for their staff volunteers working with our students and staff at school. "As part of National Careers Week, ALD staff gave
Stewart Warr of ALD hands over some computer equipment to Carey Phillips of Mangotsfield School a presentation to students to support our careers programme in school." Stewart Warr of ALD said: "We are really pleased to be able to support Mangotsfield School
Pa rk way automobile engineering
and CSET with the computers and monitors to help improve the learning experiences for students. "I really hope we can make a difference by bringing business
Looking for a solicitor? Keep it local Barcan+Kirby is your local law firm, with offices in Bedminster, Bishopston, Kingswood, Clifton, Thornbury and central Bristol.
Mercedes-Benz specialist with over 35 years experience
• Full diagnostic equipment • Factory trained technicians • Collection/delivery service • Courtesy car on request
• MOT’s • Servicing • Gearbox repairs • Electrical faults
0117 965 6164 Parnall Road • Fishponds • Bristol • BS16 3JQ
To advertise, contact Gary on 07799 461169
and schools closer together as we develop programmes and engage colleagues within ALD to support with volunteering, learning and life experiences."
We’re specialists in:
+ + + + + Our friendly legal experts are + always on hand to provide + practical, common sense + advice at a fair price. + + If you’re looking for help with + any of the services here, we’re + + the people to talk to.
Buying and Selling Family Law Divorce + Separation Wills, Trusts and Probate Powers of Attorney Dispute Resolution Employment Corporate + Commercial Commercial Property Medical Negligence Personal Injury Court of Protection Notary
You have our best – every time
barcankirby.co.uk
0117 905 7088
hello@barcankirby.co.uk
@barcankirby
barcankirby
This firm is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. No: 568743.
Email: sales@emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk
Got News? Call Linda On 0777 0700579
emersonsgreenvoice
14
n MANGOTSFIELD RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION OUR annual general meeting took place on Friday March 25 at the Scout Hall in Mangotsfield. It was all the things you want an AGM to be: well attended and short. The existing officers were reelected (no early release for good behaviour), the accounts look healthy, our policies pass muster and we’ve achieved a bit more than we thought. Following the AGM we had a more social chat about the St James Church 800 celebrations and the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. We are thinking / planning: Decorate Your House with a Jubilee theme – There aren’t any specific rules, we just want it to be a bit of fun. We’ll publicise more on local social media and noticeboards nearer the time. Friday June 3 – Mangotsfield Treasure Hunt, starting at the Scout Hall and finishing at a place where you might just be able to buy a cream tea. Sunday June 5, 2pm-4pm – Jubilee Picnic on a green space. We thought it would be a nice idea to have a picnic on a green space,
Jubilee plans and new planters
The planters waiting to be finished and put in their final location. so we are thinking of the Dame School garden but you could do it on any green space. It’s very much an informal “turn up with a picnic, meet people, have a chat” sort of thing, rather than a formal event. Has anyone noticed the new noticeboard in the Dame School garden? It’s a community resource,
so if you are a local organisation and want to use it to publicise your events then please make contact via the details at the end of this article. You might notice that the village now has some planters dotted about. These were put in place on Saturday April 23.
AL M R O N S A OPEN National Award winners of the Good Garage Scheme
They’ve been a long time coming, I know, but hopefully they’ll soon look great and if they are successful, we’ll put more out. Do you remember the days when few of us had heard of a spike protein and even fewer knew what one was? In those days there was a regular coffee morning in the Red Lion public house. Well, they are making a welcome return, starting on Wednesday May 4 at 10.30am. They’ll be monthly to start with. All are welcome to come along for coffee and a chat. As always, we’d love more people to get involved, so if you’d like to or you need any help then please get in touch by email at MangotsfieldRA@gmail.com, via the ever-popular Mangotsfield Matters Facebook page or by calling our chair, Clive Heath, on 07507 168700 or me on 07918 701881. Chris Amos
ENGINE DIAGNOSTICS DIESEL SPECIALIST CLEANING AIRCON REGAS AND REPAIRS ELECTRICAL REPAIRS FREE COLLECTION AND DELIVERY FREE COURTESY VEHICLES WOMEN & PENSIONER FRIENDLY FLEETWORK
0117 939 5555 www.sure-car.co.uk
*10% OFF labour when you mention this advert
Unit 1 Stoke View Road, Fishponds Road, BS16 3AE Tel: 0117 9395 555 Email: admin@sure-car.co.uk OPEN: Monday - Friday: 08.30 - 17.30 Saturday: 08.30 - 12.30 | Sunday: Closed *must be mentioned at time of booking
To advertise, contact Gary on 07799 461169
Email: sales@emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk
Got News? Call Ken On 07715770377
emersonsgreenvoice
May, 2022
15
n NEWS
Schools launch happiness project SCHOOLS in the Downend, Mangotsfield, Staple Hill and Emersons Green area have come together to launch a project to help children feel brilliant about their futures. The project, called 'Brilliant, resilient, you!' will be aimed at children in Year 5, who have a year or so to go before they move up to secondary school, and is designed to counter some of the negative impacts of the pandemic on children. Nine local primary schools are involved: Blackhorse, Christ Church Juniors, St Augustine's, Stanbridge, the Tynings, Bromley Heath Juniors, Mangotsfield, Emersons Green and Hambrook. Blackhorse Primary School head teacher Simon Botten, who is co-ordinating the project, said: “One of the biggest impacts of the last two years of pandemic is the children feeling less resilient to change, and less confident
Children from Blackhorse Primary School, which is leading the project about their futures. "We have also seen a large increase in children feeling anxious about the world around them and their ability to shape it. "As a group of schools, we feel that it is vitally important that children grow up feeling empowered and have teamed up with Andy Cope, international author of many books about positivity. He is also a Professor of Happiness – having
completed a PhD in what people need to feel happy in their lives." The project will launch for the children with a ‘conference’ for all the participating schools' Year 5 pupils on May 19 at BAWA in Filton, led by Andy Cope’s team. Children will be taught how to play to their strengths, develop grit and purpose, and find their ‘inner superhero’. There will be a parents’ workshop beforehand at
Blackhorse Primary, where they can learn techniques to use at home, and children will receive a copy of a book and weekly webinars with Andy’s team,. The children will meet again for a second conference in September, when they have reached Year 6, to showcase what they have learnt, before taking charge of the project. Mr Botten said: “We have noticed that it is these slightly older children who have been most impacted socially and emotionally by the pandemic. "Next year, when the children are in Year 6, they will take on the role of ‘positivity champions’ for their schools. We think that by creating a sense of optimism and empowerment, our children will once again see themselves as the next generation to change the world for the better. And with everything that’s going on in the world right now, it’s a generation which is most definitely needed!”
A family run business for over 50 years, supplying and fitting quality flooring in the Bristol and surrounding areas
One of the largest stockists of Carpet, Vinyl, Laminate and LVT in the South West Massive choice of quality carpets and remnants Fitting service available with expert fitters Removal & Disposal of existing carpets Delivery service available (Charges apply) FREE measuring & planning service FREE NO obligation estimates FREE sample service Opening hours: Mon - Sat 9am - 5pm Sunday / Bank Holidays 10 am - 4pm
Please ask one of our experienced team for details Chapel Lane, Fishponds Trading Estate, Bristol BS5 7EY Tel: (0117) 951 7717 email: bristolcarpets@gmail.com web: www.bristolcarpet.co.uk facebook: @BristolCarpets To advertise, contact Gary on 07799 461169
Email: sales@emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk
Got News? Call Ken On 07715770377
emersonsgreenvoice
16
n NEWS FROM OUR MP
May, 2022
We must resist demands for thousands of extra homes
Chris Skidmore writes for
Emersons Green Voice
AS the local MP, I have long championed the protection of our Green Belt countryside alongside a “brownfield first” policy of building the affordable homes we need locally. It’s why I am therefore incredibly concerned about proposals to impose 37,000 more houses onto South Gloucestershire – nearly 10,000 more than is needed to meet local demand. I am supportive of South Gloucestershire Council’s position of resisting the WECA Mayor’s unreasonable demand, given that it will lead to unsustainable urban sprawl locally and the loss of precious Green Belt countryside, stretching from Shortwood to Siston and Warmley and onwards to Oldland Common and the Hanham Hills. It appears to resurrect the previous hated Regional Spatial
Strategy (RSS) that sought to build 10,000 homes on Kingswood’s Green Belt. Even before becoming the area’s MP I campaigned alongside others locally against these plans, which were promptly scrapped with a change of Government in 2010. Let us be clear – we do need to build more homes locally. We all want our next generation to be able to afford a home of their own in the area they grew up in, if they so choose. And South Gloucestershire already has a proud record of delivering the new homes needed to help people realise their dreams. In 2020/21 we built 1,650 new homes and over the last 5 years we have built 2,332 affordable homes. This has generated over £80 million in new investment in infrastructure to support these
new communities, whether that’s new schools, transport or green spaces. Agreeing to this target would mean South Gloucestershire having to agree to take housing overspill from neighbouring areas such as Bristol – and with little commitment to the extra infrastructure needed to support this. It would mean abandoning the Commons Connections project that aims to link a network of over 60 green spaces across Kingswood to help nature recover. I would urge residents to join our efforts to ensure that South Gloucestershire can plan for a sensible number of new homes, whilst protecting our local green spaces that have proven to be lifelines during the pandemic for our physical and mental health.
LOOKING FOR LEGAL ADVICE?
We offer you friendly, professional expert advice
Your LOCAL Solicitors offer you friendly professional expert advice FLEXIBLE TIMES FOR APPOINTMENTS • Family Law - Divorce & Separation • Child matters • Employment Law • Litigation & Legal Disputes
FREE 30 MINUTE INITIAL MEETING
EMERSONS TAXIS Emersons Green, Downend & Surrounding Areas
ALL UK AIRPORTS, PORTS & STATIONS COVERED 4, 5 & 6 SEATERS AVAILABLE H Lady Driver available on request H
CONTACT US TODAY
0333 320 8600 www.bevanevemy.co.uk
For a Friendly Prompt Service call or e-mail
Meet the team Tina Bennett
To advertise, contact Gary on 07799 461169
Lynn Bevan
07960 067 767 framptontaxis@tiscali.co.uk www.framptontaxis.co.uk
Email: sales@emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk
Got News? Call Ken On 07715770377
emersonsgreenvoice
May, 2022
17
n NEWS
Lyde Green man jailed Men fined for assault for child sex abuse A LYDE Green man has been jailed for nine years for sexually abusing a child. Police said Jordan Searle “caused immense pain to his victim and their family”. He pleaded guilty to three charges of sexual activity with a child, along with two charges of making indecent images of child, relating to five pictures showing sexual activity and 21 other indecent pictures found in his possession, at a hearing in March. Searle, aged 40, was jailed on April 1 at Bristol Crown Court. Sentencing him, Judge Michael Jordan Searle Longman said Searle would serve at least two thirds of his sentence in prison. After his release he will be subject to an indefinite sexual harm prevention order banning him from activities that could lead to further offending and a restraining order banning him from contact with his victim. He will also be placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely. Afterwards, investigating officer DC Jon Bevan said: “Jordan Searle’s depraved actions have caused immense pain to his victim and their family. “It is only right that he was sent to prison for a significant amount of time. “The victim has displayed an extraordinary amount of courage throughout the course of investigation and the subsequent court process. Their strength has meant a dangerous sexual predator has been jailed and that is something they should be immensely proud of. “Achieving justice for victims of child sexual abuse is not always easy. But our message is loud and clear to anyone who has been a victim: we will believe you, we will treat you with the sensitivity and respect you deserve and we will thoroughly investigate it, as this case hopefully proves.”
TWO men have been fined for assaulting a South Gloucestershire man during a citizen’s arrest which led to his death. Craig Wiltshire, who was 43, died in hospital two weeks after suffering a cardio-respiratory arrest when he was forcibly detained in the early hours of November 20, 2019, by Nathan Smith. Bristol Crown Court heard Mr Wiltshire was suspected of being responsible for a number of vehicle crimes in the area where the incident happened, which cannot be identified for legal reasons. He received emergency medical attention at the scene from police and an off-duty paramedic but never regained consciousness and died on December 4 that year. Mr Smith, aged 37, stood trial accused of manslaughter and was found not guilty of the charge by a jury at the end of January. Two other men, 51-year-old Michael Crooks and 27-year-old Ben Crooks, both admitted a charge of common assault on Mr Wiltshire in connection with the incident, and appeared in court for sentencing in April. They were fined £200 each. They had previously been formally cleared of manslaughter charges, with only Mr Smith going to trial over Mr Wiltshire’s death. After Mr Smith’s trial Avon and Somerset police said the jury had been told the citizen’s arrest and detention of Mr Wiltshire was lawful, and by returning a not guilty verdict had also decided that the force used by Mr Smith was “reasonable and proportionate”. Detective Superintendent James Riccio said the police investigation had been “extremely complex and sensitive” and the constabulary respected and accepted the jury’s verdict. The addresses of the three men who faced charges cannot be published for legal reasons.
Send us your news:
Email news@emersonsgreen voice.co.uk Microsuction and irrigation (syringing) Ear Wax Removal Service
Ear Clear Bristol THE SOLUTION IS HEAR Call Sarah Hayward (Ear Wax Removal Specialist) on
07798608859 or visit
www.earclearbristol.co.uk 92 Westbourne Rd, Downend, BS16 6RF
To advertise, contact Gary on 07799 461169
Email: sales@emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk
Got News? Call Linda On 0777 0700579
emersonsgreenvoice
18
May, 2022
n WHAT’S ON May 2 n PHOENIX ART CLUB that meet up at Stapleton Church Hall are holding an Affordable Art Exhibition at Iron Acton on Mayday, 2 May between 10 and 4. There will be portraits, landscapes and abstracts in a range of mediums, oils, acrylics, pastels and watercolours. The event is free entry and refreshments are available. It is a wonderful day out as it coincides with the village Mayday festivities of music, dancing and lots of stalls and other activities. Telephone 01179658455 for further information. May 5 n MANGOTSFIELD AND CASTLE GREEN UNITED REFORM CHURCH are holding a FREE Coffee Morning at the Church in Cossham Street from 10.30 a.m. to 12 noon. Everyone welcome - see old friends and make new ones. For any more information telephone June Watts on 0117 9566625 May 5 SPEAKER MORNING AT LINCOMBE BARN (coffee available). Thursday 5th May, Chris Bigg talking about ‘Broadmead and Beyond’ Time 10.15 Coffee and Tea available. Talk starts 10.45 until 11.45am. Cost of talk £2.50 coffee and tea extra Should be most interesting!! Everyone very WELCOME May 6: n QUIZ NIGHT at Doynton Village Hall,7.30 for 8pm, to raise money for resources for the new Memory Cafe for Three Shires Medical Practice area. Teams of up to six members, £3 per person. To book a place, text 07817 311001 June 2 n FIRST MEMORY CAFE for people living with dementia and
their carers who are in the Three Shires surgery area, which includes Pucklechurch. Event at Doynton Village Hall starts at 2pm and will be a Platinum Jubilee celebration. Future cafes will take place on the first Thursday of the month. June 18 n EVENING CONCERT Emerson’s Green Village Hall, 7.30pm Internationally-acclaimed musicians Emily Andrews and Francisco Correa will perform a concert of classical music and South American folk songs on flute, voice and guitar, as the finale to 3 Greens Festival. Tickets £15/£10 on the door, or in advance from www. franciscocorreaguitar.com
REGULAR EVENTS Monday n MEDITATION SESSIONS IN FRENCHAY Come along to the sessions that run from 3rd Monday each month at 7pm Frenchay Unitarian Chapel BS16 1ND from 20 Sept for the Person-centred Group Meditation and 1st Wednesday at 7pm from 6th Oct for the Kundalini movement meditation. Blessings to you. For more information contact Andrea on 07791119658 homewards.ma@btinternet.com. n MESSY SPACE AT BADMINTON ROAD METHODIST CHURCH, 10.00-11.30am. This is a term-time group for babies and toddlers with their carers: play, crafts, story, refreshments. More information: www.badmintonroadmethodist.org. uk or 0117 239 3875 n PUCKLECHURCH SHORT MAT BOWLS CLUB Meet every Monday, Wednesday evening 7.30 - 10.00 and Sunday 2.30 - 5.00. Refreshments inc. All levels really Welcome. Ring Kath 07517 1297 Wednesday n THE WOMEN’S SECTION OF
Private Hire Drivers Needed If you have a South Gloucestershire licence or would like to get one
www.silverlinecarsbristol.com/driving-positions or Call Mike 01454 313 227 To advertise, contact Gary on 07799 461169
THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION We meet the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 2pm at the old school hall now known as the YOU Foundation by the car park in Page Road Staple Hill. Speakers, quiz’s and handy craft afternoon finish’s with tea. If you are interested please telephone Madeleine Bills Secretary. 0117 9560805. n MANGO JAMS PARENT/CARER AND TODDLER GROUP meets every Wednesday at Lyde Green community centre, 9.15am to 11.15am. Warm and friendly group run by volunteers from St James Church. n DOWNEND TANG SOO DO meets at Christchurch Parish Hall, North Street on Wednesday evenings from 7.30-9pm. Suitable for beginners and ages 10+. First class free. More details from Ian on 07817 744689 or at the Downend Tang Soo Do Facebook page. n DOWNEND FLOWER ARRANGING CLUB: Would you like to arrange flowers? Friendly club meets at 7.30pm on the first and third Wednesdays, from September to June, at Lincombe Barn, Overndale Road. For information call Joyce 0117 956 8978. n CLEEVESINGERS OF DOWNEND Enjoy singing, then come and join this four part choir who meet on Wednesday evenings at Lincombe Barn, Overndale Road 7.30 p.m. from September until July. For more information contact the Secretary on 0117 9561881. n FRENCHAY PROBUS CLUB We meet at Frenchay Village Hall on the first Wednesday of each month between 10.00 and 12.00 hrs. For further details contact: frenchayprobus@outlook.com n WARMLEY JAZZ CLUB, every Wednesday £5 on the door. Cadbury Heath Social Club. Doors open 7.30pm. More details at warmleyjazz.co.uk. Thursday n NEXT DOOR BOOKS welcomes new members. Book club meets on the last Thursday of the month at either 10am or 2pm, depending on numbers. Normally meets at Lyde Green Community Centre. email jessica.callaway@hotmail.co.uk. Friday n TAI CHI FOR PARKINSON’S. Weekly beginners Tai Chi & Qi Gong class for people with Parkinson’s disease, their families and carers. We meet for Tai Chi, tea and cake at Lincombe Barn, Downend. BS16 2RW. Time: Fridays (term times) 10.15 – 12.15 including tea / coffee break. Contact: Claire - Claire@ Taichibodyandmind.co.uk (07769
Email: sales@emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk
857672) or Sarah - buqiworks@ gmail.com (07815 662844) n MANGO JAMS PARENT/ CARER AND TODDLER GROUP meets every Friday at St James Church Hall, Richmond Road, Mangotsfield, 9.15am to 11.15am. Warm and friendly group run by volunteers from St James Church: everyone welcome to attend. n PAGE PARK UKULELE CLUB, Bean Tree café, Fridays at 1pm. All abilities welcomed. Places £4 each. For further details call or text ‘Ukulele’ to Ben on 07910 668258. n RAINBOW TOTS PARENT AND TODDLER GROUP meets at Emersons Green Village Hall every Friday morning in term time, from 10-11.30am. All welcome - for more info e-mail church.egbc@ outlook.com Saturday n BRISTOL SUGARCRAFT GUILD We are a small friendly group who meet every third Saturday of the month 2pm to 4pm at St Andrews Hall, Elm Park, Filton. Beginners very welcome. Please call Jean Kington on 01454 314178. n PAGE PARK UKULELE CLUB, Bean Tree café, Fridays at 1pm. All abilities welcomed. Places £4 each. For further details call or text ‘Ukulele’ to Ben on 07910 668258. Sunday n EMERSONS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH is now up and running again, after Covid, at the Emersons Green Village Hall every Sunday at 10.30am. Do come along. It would be great to see you. We look forward to having our regulars back as well as many new people. n BADMINTON ROAD METHODIST CHURCH In-person Sunday worship continues weekly at 10.30am and all are welcome. For more information contact: Revd Samuel Uwimana: 0117 239 5984 or www.badmintonroadmethodist. org.uk n MANGOTSFIELD AND CASTLE GREEN UNITED REFORM CHURCH are back holding regular weekly Sunday morning worship at Cossham Street. Services start at 10.30 a.m. with different speakers each week. New members very welcome. For more information contact Peter Redding (Ch. Sec.). on 0117 9657075
Got News? Call Ken On 07715770377
emersonsgreenvoice
May, 2022
n NEWS PEOPLE in the Emersons Green and Pucklechurch area who have given up their time to serve the community have been recognised in this year’s South Gloucestershire Council Chair’s Community Awards. The council says the awards are a chance to “celebrate the hard work and dedication of volunteers in our communities who display outstanding commitment in giving their time and effort to help others”. In total 18 awards were given to people and groups from across the district who give up their time to help others. They included Carol Darby of Emerson’s Green & Lyde Green Together, Pucklechurch beaver leader Allison Moore and Resound Foodbank co-founder Steve Riches. South Gloucestershire Council chair Ruth Davis presented the awards along with the Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire Susie Hewson, and the executive principal and principal respectively of sponsors South Gloucestershire & Stroud College, Kevin Hamblin and Sara-Jane Watkins. Cllr Davis said: “It has been an absolute pleasure to meet and recognise the volunteers who make such a significant and important contribution within South Gloucestershire. “Volunteers have been a vital lifeline for many residents through the pandemic and I was moved to learn of people’s selfless actions which became a real beacon of light for those who were coping with the effects of Covid-19. “Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, many volunteers managed to continue with their voluntary work to
19
Awards celebrate service support our public open spaces and local wildlife, which is testament to their commitment. “It’s important that we shine a light on the work of our local volunteers who do so much to help others. These people are community heroes and I personally thank each of them for their efforts.”
Allison Moore
Allison has been involved in the Scouting movement for more than six years as a cub and scout leader, and more recently as the leader of Pucklechurch beavers. Her citation said: “Scouting is something she feels passionately about, she works tirelessly for the group and is always in a good mood. “She encourages the beavers to be independent by arranging activities where they can learn new skills and undertake challenges to build their confidence.”
Steve Riches Steve received the Lord
Lieutenant’s special award. A school governor for the Forest Hill Partnership, which runs Staple Hill and Kings Forest primary schools, since 1998, he has held various roles including chair. His citation said: “His primary focus is always what is best for the children. No matter what the task, he does it to the best of his ability, simply to make his community the best it can be.” The award also recognised Steve’s work helping to establish and run the Resound Foodbank in Blackhorse Road since 2013, working with donors, agencies, and the North Bristol Trussell Trust to provide emergency food supplies to people in need in the community.
Carol Darby
Carol, who was unable to attend the ceremony, founded Emerson’s Green & Lyde Green Together, a community volunteer group to provide support to the community during COVID-19, and co-ordinated volunteers to ensure people who asked for help received it.
Her citation said: “Without her proactive approach the initiative wouldn’t have gotten off the ground. Many members of the community benefited, especially those who were shielding or isolating. “She has encouraged a broader purpose for the volunteer activities, which include food bank collections and local litter picks, so that the community continue to benefit.”
Ian Campbell
Chair of Staple Hill & District Royal British Legion for four years, Ian’s citation said he had “revitalised” the branch, keeping up morale following the demolition of the group’s building and building membership to 120, organising the Remembrance parades, visits to the National Arboretum and Royal Albert Hall, and welfare visits to ex-servicemen and women, and attends funerals. The citation added: “Ian not only has a great work ethic, but he is also a great team player and has a friendly disposition.”
n LIBRARY NEWS
News from Downend, Emersons Green & Staple Hill libraries FREE things to do at Downend, Emersons Green & Staple Hill libraries While joining the library in itself remains something you can do for FREE, as does borrowing books, did you know that all these other things are FREE as well? From April you can now reserve books, audio books and DVDs for FREE too. There are over 2 million different items on the Libraries West catalogue and all of them can be reserved free of charge and delivered to your local library for you to borrow from there.
To advertise, contact Gary on 07799 461169
Using our Computers and WiFi use are FREE (there is a small charge if you wish to do printing) Need some assistance with an IT or IPhone problem? Then book a FREE appointment with our Digital Champions (available in all 3 libraries) – either see staff for details or call 01454 865022 Pre-school Rhyme Times and Storytimes are FREE see Library activities for babies and young children | South Gloucestershire Council (southglos.gov.uk) or email libraries@ southglos.gov.uk to book a place. Every child aged 0-12 months is eligible for a FREE Bookstart Baby Bag to help you share stories, rhymes and songs with them.
Email: sales@emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk
The content varies, but will include two board books, a rhyme sheet and a booklet of tips and ideas for sharing books with children from a very young age. Baby Bags are available from all South Gloucestershire Libraries. You can pick up a Baby Bag by visiting the library during staffed hours. Our monthly Saturday Lego Clubs are FREE (suitable for primary school aged children) – to book either email or call on the above. Please note as Monday 2nd May is a Bank Holiday our libraries wont be staffed but Open Access will be available 8am - 7.30pm or your can renew or reserve books on line at www. librarieswest.org.uk (PIN required) or on the Libraries West App on that day.
Got News? Call Linda On 0777 0700579
emersonsgreenvoice
20
May, 2022
n LYDE GREEN OPEN SPACE COLUMN
Summer is almost here WE hope your wildflower pots and meadows are being enjoyed around Lyde thanks to Sovereign and their free seed giveaway - every little helps for our birds and bees. June is a fantastic time of year for our gardens, as we have late spring blooms and early summer shoots to enjoy. This year it will be a fantastic month for celebration, with the jubilee planned and street parties booked. But don’t forget another important celebration: the Three Greens Festival. The Friends of Emersons Green Park are pleased to announce that after the success of last year’s festival it will be returning in June at Emersons Green Park. We are working together with the Friends to create a local nature action plan to enhance the area, to create havens and enhance habitats to bring more wildlife to our area. June is a good month to start growing some veg, with squashes, spring onions and broccoli just some examples. Get the soil right and start growing the pumpkins now ready for Halloween - you will
not be disappointed when October comes. Our focus this summer will be on litter, with plans to install some litter stations and another community pick in the autumn. We are working alongside ALD Automotive in Lyde Green and the 2minutelitterpick company to purchase a litter station at the community centre for all to use. The 2minutelitterpick company make A-board style stations with reusable bags, sanitiser and litterpicks. Once your bag is full, empty it into a recycling bin or normal bin and then return the bags to the station. We think this is a fantastic idea and can’t wait to see them pop up in our area. Whist on the subject of litter, we have a young eco warrior gift card giveaway this year where we have two vouchers from the Entertainer toy shop to give away to young eco warriors in December - send us a picture of your young eco warriors in action around Lyde to be in with a chance to win! The community garden project at the centre is progressing well, and we think this space is vital for all to enjoy. We still need
some funding and volunteers to help, so please get in touch. Lyde Green OpenSpace is due to have our annual general meeting - the initial date is set for July 4 at 7pm at the community centre, so if you can pop along, please feel free. Volunteering is key for our survival, so if you have some spare time to help us behind the scenes, please let us know. Thank you for all your continued support it really is appreciated! For more information and updates please get in touch on Facebook @ lydegreenopenspace or send us an email to lgopenspace@gmail.com. Laurence Binks , Chair Lyde Green OpenSpace
n NEWS FROM THE METRO MAYOR
Turning green words into green deeds
ONE of my favourite metaphors is that good politicians are ones able to make the weather. Sadly, this has acquired a literal sense as the deadly extent of the climate and ecological emergency has become clear. As Metro Mayor of the West of England, I’m constantly in awe of the fact that the people of our great region are more aware and determined to protect the planet than anywhere else in the country. The public are certainly way ahead of our politicians. Very many local people tell me that tackling global warming is a huge issue for them. But while the current government has some constructive words for our planet, in truth, a desperate situation is not improving anywhere near quickly enough. Great British species, including the red squirrel and hedgehogs, have been and are in worrying decline. Shamefully, our natural water sources – rivers, lakes, coastal and groundwater – are among Europe’s most polluted. In fact, some of our leading environment and conservation
To advertise, contact Gary on 07799 461169
organisations say we are now “among the most nature-depleted countries in the world”. Under my leadership, the West of England Combined Authority is getting on with the deadly serious business of fighting the climate crisis head on. I was delighted that the West of England’s brand-new climate action plan was voted through in April, as well as £10.4 million of new cash to get down to work on meeting our region’s necessarily ambitious net-zero targets. This includes making homes warmer through a retrofitting programme and kickstarting an electric vehicle revolution, both crucial to cutting today’s sky-high energy and fuel bills. These are steps we can all get behind, wherever we live in our region – from our most rural of communities to our impressive market towns and the great cities of Bristol and Bath. Together we can overcome the climate and ecological crisis. But as Metro Mayor I’m not able to do everything necessary and quickly enough.
Email: sales@emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk
Metro Mayor
Dan Norris
writes for the Voice It will also require a massive input from national government if we are to succeed. I am therefore, irrespective of our different political colours, keen to work with government, or indeed, anyone else, to achieve net zero as quickly as possible and rebuild our regional wildlife and plants. As we know, words are easy. It is action that is now required. Let’s work together to tackle the climate emergency and protect our brilliant part of the world – before it is too late. Let’s make the weather together.
Got News? Call Ken On 07715770377
emersonsgreenvoice
May, 2022
21
n GAMING
Accessibility in video games OFTEN in life it is easy to take things for granted, whether it is the ability to walk up the stairs, push open doors - or pick up a game controller and get straight into the action. It’s easily done, and every one of us does it. However, it’s important to take a moment to reflect and highlight areas which could be improved for those who require extra support - and celebrate the times that this has been done. As these articles are focused on video games, you’ll not be surprised to learn that this piece will look at accessibility in video games. Video games offer a form of escape from the struggles of everyday life and so often act as a form of therapy through their ability to cater for many different types of genres, stories and representation. As a result, games are great for those who suffer with disability, whether physical or mental, due to their focus on transferring the player to another world where their constrictions don’t apply. With that in mind, it’s worth taking a look
By Emersons Green-based gamer Conor McGeachie
The Xbox Adaptive Controller at a key example of technology which helps those who need it have better access to games. The Xbox Adaptive Controller retails for £74.99 at the Microsoft store. The equipment itself is “designed primarily to meet the needs of gamers with limited mobility”. On its official store front, Microsoft describes it as “a unified hub for devices that helps make gaming more accessible”. Unlike the Xbox One controller, the Xbox Adaptive Controller allows one to connect a
variety of external devices which best cater for disabilities and challenged motor skills. This alone is absolutely game-changing, as it opens up the ability for a whole new audience to have access to video games. Microsoft also works with a variety of charities, such as the Able Gamers charity and Cerebral Palsy Foundation, to continuously improve on the infrastructure and develop more pathways which allow others to experience the joy of video games. Sadly, other companies are yet to follow suit in developing their own accessibility controllers for their respective consoles, but the hope is that we will see them begin to release in the coming years, as Sony recently purchased the designs for an adaptive clip-on bracket for their Dualsense controller, which allows for one-handed play.
n MESSAGE FROM AVON & SOMERSET PCC
New help for communities fighting crime
I AM delighted to tell you about a significant new approach that sees Avon and Somerset Police team up with partners across the South West to combine their operational powers in tackling cross-border drugs supply activities, known as Operation Scorpion. Coinciding with National County Lines Intensification Week, the aim of this activity was to send a strong message to criminals that the South West is #NoPlaceForDrugs. The five regional police services – Avon and Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire – alongside their respective PCCs, the British Transport Police, South West Regional Organised Crime Unit and Crimestoppers, set aside regional boundaries just as criminals engaging in drugs activity do, to harness
their collective power and disrupt the South West drugs market, dismantling drugs supply networks and arresting those who profit from them. The forces used a range of tactics, including enhanced surveillance of the road and transport networks, increased high-visibility patrols in areas of high demand, carrying out warrants at addresses used for drug dealing and welfare checks on vulnerable people. As a result, a number of successful results were achieved in our force area, including 64 arrests and 17 warrants executed. Five known county lines were disrupted and at least 41 weapon sweeps took place, along with 178 visits to vulnerable people’s addresses. The results from this collective action speak for themselves and highlights what can be achieved
To advertise, contact Gary on 07799 461169
when a borderless approach to drugs enforcement is taken. By coming together collectively in this way, we can send a strong message to criminals and those who exploit young and vulnerable people in Avon and Somerset that the South West is no place for drugs. In other news, I am delighted to announce the appointment of Claire Hiscott as my Deputy PCC to support me and my office in ensuring Avon and Somerset Police is an effective, efficient and legitimate police service. Claire was a councillor for eight years in the Horfield Ward area, a cabinet member for education and skills, and an area chairman for Bristol and Gloucestershire Conservatives. With the recent publication of my Police and Crime Plan, work is well underway in delivering against my priorities and
Email: sales@emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk
With Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Shelford objectives. I know Claire has a particular interest in violence against women and girls as well as disproportionality, and I look forward to her supporting me in these workstreams. Claire will also support me on engagement days, meeting with local people, partners and organisations to find out how we can support them and address their police and crime concerns.
Got News? Call Linda On 0777 0700579
emersonsgreenvoice
22
n LOCAL HISTORY AS you cast your eyes southwards from the Lyde Green development you will see a chimney rising above the trees along the cycle path. If you then cycle or walk from the Mangotsfield to Westerleigh end of the cycle path you will find the chimney is part of the Brandy Bottom coal mine complex. It is listed by Historic England and reputed to be one of most complete Victorian mines in England. As you gaze at it from the cycle path, the chimney and the Old Pit, circa 1837, are on the left and the New Pit, circa 1875, is on the right. The most obvious parts are the raised heapsteads either side: this was where the coal was raised to before being fed by gravity into coal trucks. The cycle path is built over the coal mine sidings and if you follow the path along towards Westerleigh, you will pass a pithead winding wheel set either side, from a Welsh coal pit, and then a dilapidated hut on the right. This platelayers' hut marks where the sidings joined the main railway line. The Old Pit was originally known as Lord Radnor’s pit after a local landowner. It is first referred to as ‘Brandy Bottom’ in a coroner’s report of 1856 for a miner who was killed when a heavy chain being lowered into the pit broke and fell on him. The 680ft deep shaft, now flooded to about 30ft below ground level, accessed four coal seams. Although steam power had been around for 200 years, the mid-1800 engine was low on power and the shaft was narrow, so the amount of coal that could be raised daily was limited. Handel Cossham, a local geologist of some renown and later benefactor of Cossham Hospital, realised the potential of the coalfield and developed Parkfield colliery in 1851, near to where the Westerleigh path now goes under the M4. Parkfield had raised 750,000 tons of coal between 1869 and 1875. Cossham bought Brandy Bottom in 1872, renamed it Parkfield South and set about redeveloping it, with the two pits linked underground. He sunk a new wide shaft from February 22 1875. We know the exact date as there was a ceremony that the local newspapers reported on. Mrs Cossham and her daughters turned the first sod of
May, 2022
Rediscovering our mining heritage at Brandy Bottom
Avon Industrial Buildings Trust volunteers working at the former Brandy Bottom colliery. the new sinking. A new engine house was built and powerful engines of the latest technology were installed, which dramatically increased the output. Avon Industrial Buildings Trust volunteers have been on site for 14 years trying to uncover and conserve facets of the complex. In the last five years, the Old Pit engine house has been cleared of rubble, revealing the pits that housed the cable drum, flywheel and crank. The bed stone where the – it has "finished 1923" scratched piers on which the horizontal cylinder was mounted still shows into the concrete capping of the engines were mounted, with the imprint of the 2ft diameter pumping shaft. congealed waste oil from their cylinder. We welcome new volunteers lubrication. On the heapstead a footprint of and hold our work parties starting The movement of water around a building has been uncovered. at 10am on Saturdays and the site was important for drainage The Cornish engine house, Wednesdays: the upcoming ones and supplying the boilers and we which housed a 60in diameter are on May 11 and 21, and June 1, are discovering various culverts steam engine, has had some of the 11 and 22. and trying to work out how they walls rebuilt. Please pay us a visit on one of link up. The large condenser pit has these dates – contact me on 07816 Parkfield, both the main pit and also been cleared of rubble. Steam 085579 for more information. Brandy Bottom, finished in 1936. for the engines was raised in a 30ft We will have the site open for At the end of its life Brandy long egg-end boiler situated by the the Heritage Open Doors in Bottom was only used for Cornish engine house. September. If you would like to maintenance and ventilation. For The boiler mountings have now contribute to a worthwhile and the ventilation a new fan house been cleared of rubble and a boiler important piece of our heritage we was built, with an electric powered of contemporary age is planned to would be pleased to see you. fan, sometime after the First World go in its original setting. For more information visit the War. In the New Pit the suspended AIBT website at aibt.org/brandyPowerful electric pumps were concrete floor had an opening cut bottom.html and search for Brandy installed at Parkfield in 1920, and in it so the undercroft could be Bottom at the Historic England it is likely the Cornish pumping explored. This revealed the brick website. Steve Hake engine shut down around then
To advertise, contact Gary on 07799 461169
Email: sales@emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk
Got News? Call Ken On 07715770377
emersonsgreenvoice
May, 2022
23
n MESSAGE FROM SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNCIL
Help for groups that support our communities SUPPORTING the diverse array of community groups across South Gloucestershire is important to the Council, given the vital services and opportunities they provide to local residents. Many of these groups, despite facing their own challenges, were indispensable in supporting our communities through the toughest times of the pandemic, and I’m pleased there are a number of ways the council is able to continue supporting them. Our Area Wide Grants help us support community organisations that are working for residents across South Gloucestershire, with the latest round having just opened for applications. A total of £70,000 is available this year and groups, as well as
town and parish councils, have until midnight on May 9 to apply. The maximum grant amount available for each recipient is £3,000, although we do have some flexibility for higher awards to be made in exceptional circumstances and subject to budget availability. The type of initiatives that could be eligible include projects that reduce isolation and exclusion, events that bring communities together, activities that promote health and wellbeing or services that address a particular community need. If you are a voluntary, community and social enterprise organisation or a town and parish council with community projects, services, events or activities that will benefit residents in at
least six of the 14 Community Engagement Forum areas, I strongly urge you to apply. We greatly value what you do and are there to support you. Find out more and how to register and apply on our website www.southglos.gov.uk/AWG. In addition, our Member Awarded Funding is also available. Local voluntary community groups, social enterprise organisations and town and parish councils can apply to South Gloucestershire councillors for funding for their local projects, events and services. Member Awarded Funding can also be used to support Mutual Aid Groups, helping residents throughout the pandemic. Each councillor has a budget
By Franklin Owusu-Antwi, cabinet member for public health and equality of opportunity of £3,000 to spend on projects that benefit residents in their wards. Please contact your local ward councillor to discuss your project proposal and to request an application form. Find out more at www. southglos.gov.uk/MAF. You can view all of our community grants available at www.southglos.gov.uk/grants.
0117 956 2834
To advertise, contact Gary on 07799 461169
Email: sales@emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk
Got News? Call Linda On 0777 0700579
emersonsgreenvoice
24
n NEWS
n AROUND THE WIs MANGOTSFIELD WI
OUR craft evening in March was a great success: members brought all sorts of decorative shapes, patterns, textures to liven up the tea boxes. The boxes were glossy black, which provided a perfect background to work on. For our meeting on April 25 we invited Andrew Stocker to present his personal history of 38 years working with the Bristol Old Vic (Theatre Royal). Having seen his talk recently, I was really looking forward to hearing once again his experiences and the history of this fascinating theatre, which is unique to Bristol. In our May meeting we will be discussing this year’s WI resolutions, which have been voted on by WI members across the country. On May 6, a few of our members are travelling to the Malvern Spring Show. Hopefully the weather will be kind. Our monthly pub lunch social ‘meet up’ is continuing at The Lamb in Mangotsfield, and strongly supported, with 18-20 members each time. We are delighted, as MWI wherever possible likes to support local businesses. We are all looking forward to the new WI year: we have a lively 40-strong membership and are planning a vibrant program for 2022/3. If you would like to join us, please let me know by emailing president@mangotsfieldwi.org.uk. You can take a look at our Facebook page or go to our website, www.mangotsfieldwi.org. uk, to find out more. Carol Coombs
BEECHMERE BELLES WI
AS the nights are drawing out, it’s great that we can arrange additional activities outside of our normal group. Last month saw a much soughtafter walk around the local area on the search for bluebells. We are always looking to arrange extra events and activity days or evenings out, and have some lovely trips and craft days lined up for the rest of the year. Speaking of nights drawing out and being on the hunt for something tranquil, last month we were joined by Lynne Pick, who spoke to us about mindfulness and the art of meditation. It was certainly the quietest we’ve all been in a meeting, but
a wonderful opportunity to take time to pause and reflect on our day. Beechmere Belles meet on the fourth Thursday of every month at Emersons Green Village hall starting at 7.30pm. New members are always welcome – and cake is always to hand! Beechmere Belles Emersons Green & Lyde Green WI
SHORTWOOD VILLAGE WI HELLO again from Shortwood Village WI. Our April meeting started with a fascinating talk from Jackie Baker, who is the chairperson for Downend and Bromley Heath In Bloom. This organisation is run purely by volunteers and from small beginnings, about 8 years ago, it has grown into a dedicated group of people who give us the amazing displays in Downend and Bromley Heath. I am sure we all appreciate the displays, but little did we realise that this is all self-funded by donations and fundraising, and the love of seeing the displays in our local community. Keep going Jackie and co, for many years to come! This was followed by business and views, the obligatory cuppa and raffle and then a quiz, set by our resident quizmaster Caroline. We have plans afoot for a trip to Yeo Valley organic farm, Rodmarton Gardens and possibly Berkeley Castle. Also we will be celebrating the Platinum Jubilee in style in June, with a cream tea on the lawn. Our second round skittles match against Winterbourne Down was a close-fought match but we were defeated by just six balls. This is the first time we have got through to the second round, so our aim for next year is to get through to the third round. Onwards and upwards! We meet on the second Thursday of the month at 7.30pm in the chapel or vestry in Main Road, Shortwood, and our next meeting is on May 12. We would like to welcome new members, so just turn up and see what the WI can offer. For more information, or just a chat, please email me at millhousejoinery@aol.com, with the heading Shortwood Village WI.
To advertise, contact Gary on 07799 461169
Lynne Miller
May, 2022
Plans to turn paddock into traveller site are thrown out PLANS to turn a paddock between Downend and Winterbourne into travellers' pitches have been refused by South Gloucestershire Council. The site at Bury Hill Lane, at Moorend, near Hambrook, currently has permission for use in agriculture and keeping The site is off Bury Hill, near Hambrook horses. An application to create pitches for two mobile homes and two touring caravans, along with two day rooms in permanent structures, was submitted last year by a firm of Surrey-based architects on behalf of applicant Dean Smith. The plans received 276 objections from members of the public, with just one person writing in support. Objections to the scheme ranged from concerns over harm to the Green Belt and biodiversity to an increase in traffic on nearby roads and "pressure on school intake". Winterbourne Parish Council said it was making the "strongest objection" to the scheme, saying it was "contrary to both conservation and environmental policy" and would "spoil the local natural beauty and rural feel of the area". The parish council said: "The application does not benefit the local area, nor serve to preserve or protect the natural environment. There is also the issue of the invasion of privacy for neighbouring properties. We would anticipate setting a dangerous precedent for future development leading to the destruction of the local habitat." A trustee of the charity Empowering Futures, which runs the neighbouring Moorend Farm care farm – itself subject of a recent planning battle which the charity won – spoke out in support of the plans. Maria Needs said a caravan park "with a huge carbon footprint" was already located close by and the impact of the travellers' pitches would be "no more than any of the stables in the area". She said the application was for a "working man and his family" to live on land they already owned and added: "The objections raised on this application are both personal and shameful." However South Gloucestershire Council officers rejected the application using delegated powers, which meant it did not go before a planning committee. Explaining their decision the officers said the planned development would be "harmful to the setting and significance" of nearby Bury Hill Fort, a designated ancient scheduled monument. They added: "The public benefits of the proposal do not clearly outweigh the harm." Historic England had raised concerns over the effect of development near the Iron Age settlement, saying: "The proposal in our view will cause harm to the significance of a highly designated heritage asset. That harm is less than substantial but any level of harm is harm and should be given great weight in the planning balance." The council said not enough information had been supplied on archaeology on the site, which meant it could not ensure any possible archaeological assets were protected. Officers said the scheme "does not fall within the limited categories of development normally considered appropriate within the Green Belt," adding: "Whilst very special circumstances have been put forward, they are not considered to outweigh the harm identified." The applicants have the right to appeal the decision.
Email: sales@emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk
Got News? Call Ken On 07715770377
emersonsgreenvoice
May, 2022
n NEWS PEOPLE working at a farm which provides opportunities for adults with learning disabilities have been left "shocked and upset" after thieves cut through a fence and stole a newborn lamb from its mother. It is the second time in recent years that Elm Tree Farm, a social enterprise and care farm, run by charity Brandon Trust, has been targeted by criminals. The farm team said the incident had left the lamb's mother and sibling "very distressed". Around 80 people with a learning disability or autism – including some from the Downend, Staple Hill and Mangotsfield area – work at the farm in Stapleton, where they gain work skills. The lamb was a rare Soay sheep, one of twins which had been born just four days earlier. Soays are small sheep descended from a population of feral sheep on the island of Soay in St Kilda, off the West coast of Scotland. Animal care project leader Declan Winslade said everyone
25
Thieves take newborn lamb from mother at care farm The lamb, on the right of the photo with its mother and sibling, was just four days old. Picture: Brandon Trust at the farm had been "deeply saddened" by the theft. He said: "We recently took delivery of some very special little sheep, who are called Soay sheep. They're so new to the farm that we hadn't even had time to post an update about their arrival. The lambs are much smaller and look very different to our other sheep and their lambs. "They've been a huge hit with the people we support and the staff alike, but it was
heartbreaking when we arrived to check on our little ones and discovered that someone had cut through one of our stock fences into the sheep field and stolen one of the twins. "The theft has left the mother Soay and her remaining lamb very distressed, searching for the lost lamb. The gap in the fence also left the other sheep vulnerable. As a farm team we're shocked and upset that someone would do this. Without its mum,
sadly the lamb’s chances of survival are very slim." The theft took place from a filed at the farm in Park Road, sometime between 4pm on Easter Monday, April 18, and 8.30am the following day and has been reported to the police. A police spokesperson said: "The lamb was male, with a brown and white face and purple spray on his belly. Our Rural Affairs Unit have been notified and we’ve issued an appeal through Farm Watch." Anyone with information is being urged to call 101 and quote the crime number 5222 091 987. Information can also be given to the farm office on 0117 958 6206. In December 2019 the farm was ransacked by burglars who stole money, woodworking tools, garden equipment and the farm's van. Individual donors, groups and businesses gave more than £11,000 to help the farm recover.
OPENING TIMES MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-5PM SATURDAY BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
MARBLE SUPREME T: 0117 9563030
UNIT 8 BRIDGE ROAD
KINGSWOOD
E: INFO@MARBLESUPREME.COM
To advertise, contact Gary on 07799 461169
BRISTOL
BS15 4FW
WWW.MARBLESUPREME.COM
Email: sales@emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk
Got News? Call Linda On 0777 0700579
emersonsgreenvoice
26
May, 2022
n NEWS
n LYDE GREEN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Celebrating the jubilee in the community centre MAKE sure you save the date for Lyde Green’s Jubilee Extravaganza Saturday June 4, from 11am to 5pm. There will be plenty of fun activities to do, including a variety of bouncy castles from Bristol Fun For Hire, face painting and a picnic area, so that you can bring your lunch and enjoy the day. There will be stalls, a photo booth with an exciting royal guest, music and much more. Coffee at Lyde will be open for refreshments throughout the day. We are grateful for this project receiving funding from South Gloucestershire Council. Let’s show Bristol how Lyde Green celebrates the Jubilee. If you would love to be part of the celebrations as well as helping out in the community, we will be looking for volunteers to help out on the day. We continue to book parties and events, so if you have one coming up, Lyde Green Community Centre has a main hall and meeting rooms that are perfect for the occasion. Please do get in touch with us via any of the following: Facebook @lydegreencommunityassociation and @LydeGreenCC, email info@ lydegreenca.org or call the office on 0117 957 0410. For party or event bookings email Bookings@lydegreenca.org.
Loft Boarding & Insulation
Area prepares to welcome almost 200 refugees SOUTH Gloucestershire is welcoming refugees from the war in Ukraine, with almost 200 expected to come to the area. People have been offering places to stay to families escaping from homes threatened by the Russian invasion. A council spokesperson said that at the latest count, 198 refugees were expected to arrive in South Gloucestershire. The council has set up a Ukraine crisis support page in the asylum and immigration section of its website. It is making school places available for any children who arrive and "preparing the relevant support to help them integrate into their new school environment". The government is providing funding for councils of £10,500 per person to support provision of services for refugees. Council leader Toby Savage said: "South Gloucestershire has always played its part in helping to support and to resettle people affected by conflict who have come to this country. Our thoughts are focused on the terrible events in Ukraine and we stand ready to play our role in resettling people forced to flee the war in that country.” People are able to offer to host refugees under the Homes for Ukraine scheme, enabling them to become a named sponsor for Ukrainian nationals and their family members. Some sponsors are linking up with refugees via social media or through charities such as Chernobyl Children's Lifeline, which has hosted children from areas of Ukraine and neighbouring Belarus affected by the 1986 nuclear disaster for short breaks for many years. The charity is also carrying out work in northern Ukraine. People trying to help refugees to the UK from Ukraine have described visa arrangements as "shambolic" and "painfully slow".
Only £895 for a fully fitted electric door.
APPROVED
Gotta get a Garolla.
www.useyourloftspace.co.uk
NOW ONLY
£895
WAS £1,354 INC VAT
Offer valid for openings up to 2.6m wide & inc: 2 remote controls, 55mm white slats, internal manual override.
WHAT’S INCLUDED WITH EVERY DOOR:
USE YOUR LOFT SPACE
FREE EXPERT MEASURING & FITTING TWO REMOTE CONTROLS ACOUSTIC & THERMAL INSULATION
is the reliable, affordable and trusted local company for all your loft boarding, and loft insulation requirements
AVAILABLE IN 21 COLOURS FREE DISPOSAL OF YOUR OLD DOOR
Garolla garage doors are strong and solidly built. They’re made to measure in our own UK factories. The electric Garolla door rolls up vertically taking up only 8 inches inside your garage. Our expert installers will fit your new door and take away the old one so there’s no mess.
0117 2980810
Give us a call today and we’ll come and measure up completely Free.
GOTTA GET A GAROLLA
CALL US TODAY
01454 740 034 MOBILE
07537 149 128 www.garolla.co.uk
INFO@USEYOURLOFTSPACE.CO.UK To advertise, contact Gary on 07799 461169
Email: sales@emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk
Got News? Call Ken On 07715770377
emersonsgreenvoice
May, 2022
27
n SPORT
Cleve draw with local rivals under lights CLEVE'S game at Chipping Sodbury brought out a large crowd of local supporters. The game kicked off with Cleve showing why they are the in-form team in this league. Cleve attacked relentlessly for the first 10 minutes. From a scrum, then an offside penalty, Harry Owens stepped up to kick the points and put Cleve 3-0 up. Cleve were on the attack. Some good kicking put them in Sodbury’s 22, however Sodbury broke out, with their fly-half going 50 yards, then fed the scrum half, who went over under the posts to put them ahead.
Cleve then had to show why they have become a force in the league. Their defensive display was outstanding. A good take in the lineout by Ash Wildgoose created an opportunity to send the ball along the line. Ubi Onyekwelu took advantage and went over on the wing to make it 8-7. Cleve are a young team, who are well organised as a result of good coaching. During the game their lineout was very efficient, with Wildgoose taking a number of clean lineouts. In the second half Cleve continued with a number of close try experiences.
Close to the line the forwards executed a superb catch and drive: Myles Raymond was at the back of the drive and went over. The try was converted for 15-7 to Cleve, but Sodbury started to claw their way back into the game. They were awarded a penalty making it 15-10 and, with two minutes left on the clock, Sodbury made a desperate bid to attack Cleve’s line and went through to score but missed the conversion, so the match ended 15-all. Stephen Bateman
Harry Owens. Picture: Zoe Morgan
Downend ready for cricket season DOWNEND Cricket Club starts the season with the first team at home to Bishopston on May 7. The second team is away to Lansdown and thirds are away to Lodway. This year will be Callum Loud's first season as 1st Xl captain, with Joe Tolman leading the 2nd Xl for the first time.
Jason Robinson is resuming his role as 3rd Xl captain. Unfortunately due to local people abusing the ground by not picking up dog mess, we have put up signs to ban the walking of dogs on our ground and would be grateful of the local community's support of this. Our latest ground
improvement is brand new fencing running along the length of the clubhouse end. New players are welcome
to come along for practice on Thursdays at 6pm. Miles Davis
A Team approach to healthcare.
Supporting Premiership Football, Rugby, 2012 Olympics and World Athletic Championship 2017 Chiropractic & Physiotherapy Back & Leg Pain, Sciatica Sports Massage Headaches & Migraines Trapped Nerves Repetitive Strain Injuries Occupational Injuries Sports Injury Specialist Competitively priced
New fencing
Got a story? Email us at news@emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk
The practice of pain relief Member of the British Chiropractic Association
CLEVE CHIROPRACTIC 20A Cossham St, Mangotsfield, Bristol BS16 9EN
Contact
0117 957 5388
w w w. c l e v e c h i r o p r a c t i c . c o m
To advertise, contact Gary on 07799 461169
Email: sales@emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk
Got News? Call Linda On 0777 0700579
emersonsgreenvoice
28
May, 2022
n ON THE TREATMENT TABLE
When it comes to back pain, there’s really no need for anyone to suffer in silence FOR some people, however, there seems to be almost an air of resignation that nothing can be done to make things better. So stop right there – now is the time to take control of your back health! The recent Chiropractic Awareness Week was celebrated by our colleagues up and down the country. Here at Cleve Chiropractic, we encourage the #CleveFamily to take action, as research reveals that 80% of the nation will experience back pain at some point in their lifetime In the UK, 10 million people are currently living with back problems and, as we emerge from the pandemic, the impact is continuing to be felt. During lockdown, cases of back pain rose by a third. Despite this, only 10% of people who experienced symptoms sought support from a GP or chiropractor, with 46% not taking any steps to ease their pain. The good news is that, by actively making changes to your daily routine, the risk of developing a more challenging musculoskeletal condition can be reduced. Here are five top tips that the #CleveFamily can take to support their back health: 1. Start the day right and keep on moving: Physical
activity can be beneficial for managing back pain, so aim to incorporate at least 30 minutes of movement into your day. It’s important that, if this is of a moderate to high intensity, you warm up and down properly to get your body ready to move. If a previous injury is causing you pain, adapt your exercises or seek some advice. Activities such as swimming, walking or yoga can be less demanding on your body, while keeping you mobile. 2. Take a break: If you sit for long periods as part of your job, ensure you stand up and move around every 30 minutes – this is particularly important in for hybrid setups and working from home if you don’t have the right ergonomic office equipment. 3. Lifting and carrying: If you’re taking on DIY or spring cleaning projects, remember to bend from the knees, not the waist, when lifting heavy items. Face in the direction of movement and take your time. Hold the object as close to your body as possible and avoid carrying objects that are too heavy to manage alone – ask for help and use the right equipment. 4. Sleep comfortably: The
Sleep Council recommends buying a new mattress at least every seven years. Mattresses lose their support over time so, if you can feel the springs through yours, or it’s no longer level, you’re not getting the correct support. Everyone has different requirements – if you share a bed and require different mattress types, consider two singles that are designed to be joined together, to ensure you both get the support you need. 5. Get some help: If your symptoms of back or joint pain last more than two weeks, or prevent you from carrying out your daily routines, see a chiropractor or GP for advice. You can find a registered chiropractor on the BCA’s ‘Find a Chiropractor’ page. Experienced Cleve Chiropractor Catherine Quinn has been doing her usual rounds of chatting to the local and national press about this. She said: “Feeling physically well positively impacts every aspect of how we live our day-to-day life, so maintaining good back health is extremely important. Lower back and neck pain specifically are the greatest causes of years lost to disability
with Tim Button, Doctor of Chiropractic at Cleve Chiropractic and Next Step in Mangotsfield
0117 957 5388
drtimbutton@cleve chiropractic.com www.clevechiropractic.com facebook.com/clevechiro twitter.com/clevechiro
in the UK. In addition to this, musculoskeletal conditions account for 30% of all GP appointments. “The good news is that there are simple steps that individuals can take to help alleviate symptoms. At the British Chiropractic Association, we want to raise awareness about these steps and show that anyone can be proactive about their back health. Easy changes can make a significant difference, but if your pain doesn’t reduce or is prolonged, you should always see a health professional for further guidance.”
Clinic based in Brimsham Park Yate | Parking available right outside the clinic
Ear Wax Removal • Using latest micro suction techniques • Treatment carried out by experienced registered nurse practitioners • Call or book online • Very competitive prices
hayley@hjtherapies.co.uk 07846 452 000 / 01454 314 460 www.hjtherapies.co.uk
To advertise, contact Gary on 07799 461169
COMPLETE FUNERALS FROM £3200 CONTACT US ANYTIME ON 0117 956 4796 WWW.JAMIESONFUNERALS.COM 8 Badminton Rd, Downend, Bristol BS16 6BQ
Email: sales@emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk
May, 2022
emersonsgreenvoice
29
n SPORT
Mangos relegated from Southern League MANGOTSFIELD United’s season came to an end in the worst possible way, with relegation from the Southern League confirmed after the Easter Saturday drubbing at Plymouth Parkway. April began badly, with a 5-1 home defeat by play-off contenders Cirencester Town. Despite knowing they really needed to win most (or all) of their final six games to stand any real chance of avoiding relegation, a poor performance against their bogey side did nothing to raise supporters’ optimism about avoiding the drop. By the time Dawid Regula scored the Mangos' only goal on 73 minutes, it was already 4-0. Hopes were raised slightly with a hardearned 1-1 away draw at Paulton Rovers, with Isaac Flynn netting a cracking 84th minute equaliser. However, results elsewhere were beginning to go against the Mangos. A superb 2-0 away win at Larkhall Athletic on the following Wednesday evening kept Mangotsfield’s hopes alive. Larkhall had a player sent off and the Mangos made full use of the extra man, with second half goals from Mircea Llea (50) and Wayne Nderemani (87) gaining a valuable three points, but results elsewhere meant the overall picture hadn’t really changed.
Action from Mangotsfield United's away draw at Paulton. Picture: Dave Smale Easter Saturday saw the Mangos face their stiffest test of all – a daunting trip to promotion-bound Plymouth Parkway. The result went by the form book, with Parkway comfortably winning 4-0, and Mangotsfield relegated at the final whistle. The pressure was off for the Easter Monday home game against Slimbridge and despite the gloom hanging over Cossham Street, it was a decent match and a good final home performance. Goals from Harry Haughton (15) and Isaac Flynn (58) also guaranteed that Mangotsfield would not finish bottom of the table, with Barnstaple
Town’s goal difference more than 20 goals worse! The final game of the season was a hugely disappointing 4-0 defeat at Bideford, with two goals in the opening minutes of the second half doing the main damage. So Mangotsfield finished the season second from bottom with 27 points, relegated after 22 years of Southern League football at Cossham Street. However there are rumours doing the rounds that some sides across the non-league pyramid could be reprieved from relegation. The Southern League Division 1 South has operated this season one team short, so it is possible that the FA might only relegate one club. But right now, no one knows what will happen until the FA meets in the close season to discuss the set-up across the non-league pyramid for next season. If relegation is officially confirmed once the arrangements for next season are announced by the FA, the rules are that teams should normally go back to the league they came from, which for Mangotsfield would be the Western League, known these days as the Toolstation League. Dave Smale
CLEANING
AERIALS
Emersons Green Voice
LOCAL SERVICES Advertise your business Give Gary a call on 07799461169 AERIALS
The Aerial Co.
● TV Aerials & Satellites ● Extra Points ● Repairs ● Sky Work Undertaken ● Telephone Extensions ● TV Wall Mounting ● CCTV ● Data Points & Wi-Fi Extensions ● TV/DAB/FM Multi Point Systems Call Nick on 07970 529787 Email: theaerialco@yahoo.com
To advertise, contact Gary on 07799 461169
Poor Reception Problems Solved Digital Aerials Satellites Repairs Fully Guaranteed Additional TV Points
Humax Recorders TV Sales
www.theaerialman.co.uk | info@theaerialman.co.uk
BATHROOMS & KITCHENS
CARPENTRY & INTERIORS
Bathroom & Kitchen Specialists General Carpentry & Floor Fitting All work carried out by us
One call is all you need Book now for your makeover
OSBORNE & SONS
Kitchens, all wood flooring, LVT flooring, Door hanging
A family run business Contact Alan on 07411834534 or 01179374887
All work guaranteed.
Call Tony 0777 6188595 tony1osborne@yahoo.co.uk Find us on Facebook osborneandsons
Email: sales@emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk
Got News? Call Linda On 0777 0700579
emersonsgreenvoice
30 CARPENTRY
CLEANING
May, 2022 ELECTRICIANS
MARK EVANS
PHILIP PERKINS
Carpentry
Electricians & Alarm Specialists
Vinney Green Farmhouse Emersons Green BS16 7AF
General Carpenter/Kitchen Fitter (Member of the Guild of Master Craftsmen)
Experts in
• Kitchens supplied & fitted or supply only • Full kitchen or fronts only • Worktops • Fitted Wardrobes • Door Hanging • Skirting • Stairs & Balustrades • Laminate & Wood Flooring • All aspects of general carpentry work
Full housge rewirrainnteed at
CALL FOR A QUOTE - NO JOB TOO SMALL 0117 9373941 OR 07788 115945
a all work gu t prices s e b e th
Our electricians can also provide extra sockets, low voltage halogen lighting, electrical testing, landlord certificates, kitchen and bathroom electrical work, garden lighting and all your electrical needs
DECORATING SERVICES
SJM DECORATING Professional Decorating Local Qualified tradesmen Internal & External Decorating Fast, reliable & friendly service Fully insured
0117 956 0695 / 07770 233475
Free Quotations
enquiries@markevanselectrical.co.uk
Call Scott 07515 523 623 0117 3824411
Trusted Trader
www.sjmdecorating.freeindex.co.uk
ELECTRICIANS
GARDEN SERVICES & FENCING
FENCING
DAMAGED OR NEED REPLACING Call Nick on 0117 2872371
GARDEN SERVICES
D. ATTWELL LANDSCAPING & TREE SERVICES All Garden Works Undertaken All Foliage Removed – Roots Destroyed Patios Laid – Slabbing – Decking Block Paving – Gravelling – Fencing Wood Chippings – Clearance – Garden Walls Drives & Patios Jetwashed & Resealed • FULLY INSURED • LICENSED WASTE CARRIER
For a FREE quote call 07960 681 921 d.attwellgardenservices@hotmail.co.uk
To advertise, contact Gary on 07799 461169
Mark’s Gutter Cleaning Gutter Clearing Gutter Cleaning Fascia Cleaning
For all your Property and Garden Maintenance Give Todd Marsden a call on
www.marksguttercleaning.co.uk
FOR A FREE QUOTATION
Based in Downend, Bristol
0797 6711 290 or 0117 935 2332 0117 303 9000
GUTTER CLEANING
FENCING
DOWNEND FENCING E) (ERECTING SERVIC types of e - All 45 years experienc arance etc. cle , irs pa re fencing, L AL NO JOB TOO SM
TEL: 0797 3381663 Email: sales@emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk
Call or Book online
Tel: 0117 3708528 Mob: 07543056558 HOUSE & RUBBISH CLEARANCE
Garden, Clearance House, House,House, Garden, Garden, Office OfficeOffice Clearance Clearance
House, Garden, Office Clearance - all Plus all other Plus All Your Other Waste Removal Needs too! House, Garden, Office Clearance -- Plus other House, Garden, Office Clearance Plus all other Plus Your Other Waste Removal Needs too! Plus All All Your Other Waste Removal Needs too! On-average Average cheaper than a skip. On cheaper than aa skip. OnAverage cheaper than skip. removal On average cheaper waste removal On cheaper than aa skip wastewaste removal -Average On average cheaper than than skipa skip
07592 003 Tel: 07592 506 003003 Tel: 07592 506 Tel:Tel: 07592 506506 003 1/4 Load 1/4 £99 1/4 Load Load £99 £99 Half Half £149 Half Load Load Load £149£149 3/4 Load 3/4 £199 3/4 Load Load £199£199 Full Load Full £249 Full Load Load £249£249
www.junkmonsters.co.uk www.junkmonsters.co.uk
Got News? Call Ken On 07715770377
emersonsgreenvoice
May, 2022 JET WASHING
31
OVEN CLEANING
PLUMBING & HEATING
CREST HEATING & PLUMBING
BOILERS, BATHROOMS AND GENERAL PLUMBING
OVER 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE HONEST & RELIABLE
TEL: 07765 250816 LOCKSMITHS
PLUMBING & HEATING
56746
PLUMBING & HEATING
Locksmiths H H (24HR) (All areas) H H Upvc Lock specialists
07596184136 H H Halo Locksmiths Ltd H H PLUMBING
629179
We would be pleased to help you with your
Boiler/Heating systems installed Unvented Cylinders Electric Boilers Underfloor heating Boiler repairs Boiler servicing Gas & PAT safety testing
0% FINANCE AVAILABLE*
07878249260 phil@andersonheatingservices.co.uk
PLUMBING
Contact us via:
0117 9600269 info@blueflameservice.co.uk www.blueflameservice.co.uk * TAPS, WASHERS * BALL VALVES * LEAKS, WASTES * OVERFLOWS, DRIPS * LEAD PIPES * TOILETS, FLUSHES
FULLY ACCREDITED WITH
*FINANCE PROVIDED BY INPROVEASY
WIGS
PLUMBING & HEATING
Tel: 0117 9676268 info@arheatingservices.co.uk
Boiler installation, servicing and repairs
Wigs Bristol
LOCATED IN DOWNEND
We have been supplying all types of wigs and hairpieces for fashion and medical purposes for 45 years. Wigs can be purchased off the peg or made to measure in hair or synthetic fibre. We stock many styles and makes.
10 Year Warranty’s available
To advertise, contact Gary on 07799 461169
Please book an appointment on:
0117 956 6556 518308
Email: sales@emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk
www.wigsbristol.com
Got News? Call Linda On 0777 0700579
ST. ALDAMS FARM NURSERY EST. 1973
BUY DIRECT FROM THE GROWER
THE BEST PLANTS AT THE BEST PRICES For 2022, we have a great new selection of hanging baskets, tubs, pots, and novelties to suit everyone
Why not come and pay us a visit at St Aldams?
Bedding Plants 25 PLANTS
£6.00 Geraniums FROM
£2.50 Basket Plants £2.00 EACH
Fuchsias FROM
£2.50 Begonias £2.50 EACH
Erin MP Compost £6.50 or £17 for 3
SEE OUR WEBSITE FOR SPECIAL OFFERS - WWW.STALDAMSNURSERY.CO.UK OPEN 7 DAYS - Mon-Sun: 9am-5pm
Look forward to your visit. Come and find us on The Westerleigh Road between Pucklechurch village and the Westerleigh Crematorium
WESTERLEIGH ROAD, PUCKLECHURCH, BRISTOL BS16 9PY