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Metro Mayor Dan Norris and South Gloucestershire councillor Claire Young talk to residents at the Big Choices on Buses meeting in Yate, which discussed the threat to the Y5 service through Pucklechurch
PAGE 5 Memorial games raise £5,000 A football tournament staged in memory of Tim Blythe, from Emersons Green, raised more than £5,000 for a cancer charity.
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Pucklechurch residents would lose their only bus link to Bristol if the Y5 service is cut by operator First, which is undertaking a network review.
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Metro Mayor Dan Norris warned the Bristol to Yate route was at risk when government money to support commercial services runs out. And although the government has announced it is extending funding by another six months, Mr Norris said a chronic shortage of drivers means services will still face cuts. Turn to Page 3
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Celebration time for nursery Days nursery in Lyde Green has been awarded Ofsted’s top grade of outstanding following its first inspection. 10 Surgery patients are not happy Ninety eight per cent of patients report problems getting through on the phone to Emersons Green Medical Centre, a survey reveals.
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3. As the Stagecoach 86 is a supported service its route could be diverted through Downend and back down to Emersons Green Sainsbury's. This would have the additional bonus of replacing the withdrawn 518 service. I emailed Dan Norris about problems caused by the Y2 withdrawal, and he told me about the recent public forums about bus services, including one in Yate. I indicated that I would love to attend, but could not because there isn't a bus to get me there and back! I hope he understands irony.
There is a substantial elderly, solo population in Pucklechurch. Many people do not drive or have access to transport. Perhaps a limited, reliable service using a minibus, such as was previously used on the 620 to Bath, could be considered.
One realises that lack of use makes the route financially non-viable but there is surely a duty of care by the council in whose area the residents pay rates.Ifthe Y5 is withdrawn, how do people get to Bristol hospitals?
Jeff Day Westerleigh Road This is not acceptable
From an environmental aspect, it's far better to provide bus services than numerous cars polluting the environment taking children to schools or trips to Bristol and its environs.
Please consider those who rely on buses
EVEN before the pandemic the Y5 service was unreliable, with buses being withdrawn at random.
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Last month we asked for your views on local bus services as the region's Metro Mayor warned more cuts were on their way
1. Divert one Y1 service 2-hourly from A4174 Willy Wicket roundabout to pick up passengers in Blackhorse/Downend, returning via Cleeve Hill to rejoin the A4174.
Since suffering a series of strokes in 2006 I can no longer drive, so am dependent on bus services to get about. When I was a youngster in the 1960s, there were 6 services to travel from Downend-Yate-Chipping Sodbury, meaning more than 50 buses in each direction daily. Now there isn't one, despite the exponential growth in population.I'vegivenDoug Claringbold and Dan Norris various ways of providing a Downend-Yate service.
2. Divert the 48 out and inbound from the Trident stop on Blackhorse Lane to the Willy Wicket stop on Badminton Road, where passengers could catch the Y1 from the lay-bys on the A4174.
WE lost the No 18 to Southmead Hospital from Emersons Green. We lost the Y2 From Bristol to Yate via Downend. Now to say we will have the 48 reduced in service. Elderly people living in Downend/Staple Hill have to go further afield to get to Southmead Hospital and Yate. It seems that South Gloucestershire is being hit the hardest. Can (First managing director) Mr Claringbold and Metro Mayor Dan Norris tell me why these vital services were cancelled? Linda Collins
To the decision makers – please consider people who rely on bus services to give them a quality of life. With the spiralling cost of living, for many, taxis are no longer an option.
Mr Reade said the consultation had “come far too late, given the number of vital bus services in South Gloucestershire that have been cut since May 2021”.
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Norris addresses the first Big Choices on Buses consultation meeting in Yate, which many people from Pucklechurch attended Bus cut would leave residents ‘isolated from their families’
Steve Reade said it was not a “fair and direct comparison”, as other combined authorities had networks such as trams and light rail to support.
Residents from Pucklechurch were among 100 who attended the first one, in Yate on August 1, to argue the case for the future of thePucklechurchY5.
“The huge, huge problem is and remains that there are just not enough bus drivers to drive the buses, and that will continue to be the case even with more funding.”
But Mr Norris said: “I should warn people that even with this new cash, which of course I welcome, it doesn’t necessarily follow that cuts won’t happen.
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Ms Boyle said unreliability was the main reason stopping people taking the bus. She said: “We understand there is a driver shortage, but people have been pushed back into their cars. Kids have been getting late notices from school because the bus hasn’t been on time.“It’s a catch 22 – they want us to use the buses so they are profitable, but they are so unreliable that you can’t use the bus if you want to do anything realistic with your life.” Ms Boyle said the solution could be a community minibus on a circular route around local villages to get people to transport hubs at Yate or Lyde Green, where buses would then take passengers on to other destinations.Themeetings heard calls for Mr Norris to be given the same power as the country’s other metro mayors to charge a precept to households to support local public transport, on top of council tax. The Greater Manchester metro mayor’s precept was £22 thisMryear.Norris said a precept would be preferable to the current “complicated system” of transport levies paid to WECA by unitary authorities. He said the councils “provide a much lower amount of money than elsewhere in the country – almost three times less than places like councillorGloucestershireManchester”.HoweverSouthcabinetfortransport
Parish Council chair Gail Boyle, who attended the meeting, said: “If the Y5 is cut, the only bus through the village will be the one to Bath, the“Before620. the pandemic our bus service ran once an hour but since then it has reduced to once every two hours - and quite a few of those do not turn up. “This means that if you’ve gone to Bristol or you’re a student at college, you can be stranded for four hours if it doesn’t arrive. “A lot of residents tell me that what they fear most is being isolated from their families, and this could happen with the loss of the service. ”
The Voice reported last month that Mr Norris had warned the withdrawal from October of support for commercial services would push them over a “cliffedge”.He said the Y5 to Pucklechurch and Yate, via Staple Hill and Emersons Green, was one of those the area’s main bus operator was proposing to cut.First said this was “speculation” - but the West of England Combined Authority, which is led by Mr Norris and has responsibility for transport planning in the region, launched a consultation asking passengers to help prioritise future services. The consultation, called Big Choices on Buses, kicked off with a series of public meetings.
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And Mr Norris was also accused of giving bus passengers an impossible choice between reducing frequency or reliability by Emilia Melville, of pressure group West of England Shared Transport and Active Travel Network. She criticised WECA for launching the consultation “at very short notice...in locations that aren’t easy to get to unless you happen to be local”, in a month when many people were on holiday.Around 500 people attended consultation meetings and more than 900 responded to an online survey.OnAugust 19 the Department for Transport announced “up to £130 million” of further funding to support bus services from October until next March. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said: “This funding will ensure millions across the country can continue to use vital bus services, and brings the total we’ve provided to the sector throughout the pandemic to almost £2 billion.”
As the Voice went to print it was not clear how much of the money would come to the region and what effect it would have on local services.
Bristol Carpet Manufacturing Company ltd started manufacturing carpets on Crews Hole Road, St George in the early 1980’s and at one time had 12 Axminster Carpet looms which had been purchased from southern Ireland, dismantled there and shipped to Bristol. The factory shop was opened in July 1985 with one of the company aims being to cut out the middle man and sell directly to the public. They believe they were the first company in Bristol to make carpets and sell them directly to the public. With an eye to the future, and with sustainability in mind, they are one of only a few retailers to offer the Sedna range of carpets.
FEATURE BRISTOL Carpet Manufacturing Company Ltd is one of the largest retail carpet showrooms in the area. Situated on Chapel Lane in Fishponds, they stock over 100,000sq m of Carpet, Vinyl and LVT flooring for immediate delivery and fitting. For your convenience they also have a large free car park.
The family were the first people in Bristol to sell discount carpets in the 1960’s. This evolved into a cash and carry operation called Bells Cash and Carry with the ethos strong in the company today.
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The percentage of people offered a same-day appointment at Downend Health Group surgeries was 35% - down 2% on last year. The number of people waiting a week or more increased to 26%, from 20%. Others waited more than a day but less than a week, or could not remember how long they waited.
Patients less with surgeries, survey finds
Leap Valley, in Beaufort Road, and Emersons Green, in St Luke’s Close, are run by Green Valleys Health, which installed a new phone system in 2020 following years of complaints. But continuing problems were highlighted in a recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission, which rated both surgeries ‘good’ overall.Bucking the trend was Three Shires Medical Practice in Wick, which serves many families from Pucklechurch. The number of people who said it was not easy to get through had fallen from 7% in 2021 to just 4% this year.
The percentage of patients saying they had a good overall experience of Downend Health Group fell from 81% in 2021 to 61% this year, with the number saying it was poor rising from 9% to 17%.Good ratings for Leap Valley fell from 58% to just 38% this year, with ‘poor’ ratings rising from 21% to 46%. At Emersons Green Medical Centre the percentage of patients who said their experience was good fell from 66% to 37%, while those saying it was poor rose from 19% to 47%. At Three Shires, the number of patients saying they had a good experience rose from 83% to 95%, with those saying it was poor falling from 5% to just 1%. Some patients gave a neutral answer.Thesurvey was carried out by Ipsos MORI with NHS England, based on around 720,000 responses to questionnaires sent out nationwide between January andAApril.spokesperson for Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board, which funds GP services, said: “Practices are working hard to make sure everyone can access the right support when they need it; whether that’s online or faceto-face.
“However, we also recognise there are some areas for improvement. We are continuing to share learning between practices about what works well, and are working to support practices to deliver high-quality services to patients.”
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The majority of patients said it was “not easy” to get through on the phone to their practice, with 80% of patients of Downend Health Group, which includes the Willow Surgery and Christchurch Family Medical Centre, reporting problems – up from 59% last year. That number rose to 89% among patients of Leap Valley Medical Centre (up from 76%) and 98% at Emersons Green Medical Centre (up from 71%).
At Leap Valley Medical Centre, 21% of patients were offered a same-day appointment – down from 25% last year. And numbers having to wait a week or more rose from 25% in 2021 to 37%.The percentage of patients offered same-day appointments at Emersons Green Medical Centre was 23% - up from 21% last year. The proportion of patients waiting a week or longer was up from 35% in 2021 to 44%. At Three Shires 39% of patients were offered same-day appointments, up from 35% last year. The percentage waiting a week or more rose, however, from 13% to Satisfaction20%.levels fell for three out of four practices.
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BDA general dental practice committee chair Shawn Charlwood said: “NHS dentistry is at a tipping point, with millions unable to get the care they need and more dentists leaving with every day that passes. “We’re seeing the results of years of chronic neglect, set into overdrive by the pressures of the pandemic. The question now is, will ministers step up before it’s too“Nothinglate? we’ve heard from government to date gives us any confidence this service has a future. Without real reform and fair funding NHS dentistry will die, and our patients will pay the price.”Aspokesperson for NHS England South West said: “Access to NHS dental services in Bristol and South Gloucestershire has historically been challenging, with demand exceeding the capacity available, mainly due to workforce challenges and the capacity of practices to take on new patients.
The spokesperson said NHS patients should regularly check the NHS website for updates on practices taking on new patients, call a practice to ask if it has a waiting list or call 111 if they need urgent treatment. places for new NHS dental patients
“Fortunately, we are very lucky to be part of such a fantastic community and the PTA were very quick to organise a fundraising page, and they raised £7,295. “We were also very lucky to receive a £5,000 donation from Charlie MacEwan, Director of Good Causes from The WPA Foundation.“Thisenabled us to buy a reading chair, water trays, a sand pit, a painting window, a den, a mud kitchen and snakes and ladders.“The children will be able to develop their mathematical, social, scientific, reading and creative skills. It will enhance their outdoor learning opportunities and have an impact on their well-being.
The BDA says a “decade of savage cuts” has left NHS dentistry in need of an extra £880 million a year just to restore funding to 2010 levels.
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A survey of dental practices across the region by the BBC found 98% of them were not offering appointments to new adult NHS patients – the joint highest proportion in the country. When the Voice checked the 50 dental practices closest to Emersons Green, in a six-mile radius, in August using the NHS Find a Dentist website, just one – Oldland Dental Practice in Oldland Common – said it was taking on new adult patients, and then only those entitled to free dentalTwocare.practices – Oldland Dental Practice and Warrington House Dental Practice in Brislington – were accepting new child NHS patients.
CHILDREN starting at Pucklechurch Primary School will be able to use its new outdoor play area after a fundraising campaign to replace equipment destroyed in a fire. The school’s Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms were damaged along with the reception outdoor learning space during the arson attack in January last year. Reception teacher Ceri Davies said the fire had been devastating.Shesaid: “This happened during Covid, so it was already a difficult time. The keyworker children had to be moved to a different part of the school and the Year 1 classroom was out of bounds for a long time.
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The British Dental Association blames a “discredited” NHS contract it says “funds care for barely half the population and puts government targets ahead of patient care”. It says recent “modest” changes came without any new investment, would not address patients’ problems accessing services or keep dentists in the NHS.The BDA says thousands of NHS dentists have left the service entirely since lockdown. Last year in South Gloucestershire a practice running two surgeries in Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne told its 14,000 patients they would have to go private or go elsewhere.
“The NHS recently announced the first reforms to dentistry services since 2006, which will support practices to improve access including by giving high performing practices the opportunity to increase their activity and treat more patients – discussions around further changes that benefit patients and staff are ongoing.”
“We can’t wait to use it in September.”Beforethe end of the last school year, children in Years 5 and 6 at the school produced an end of play, Robin Hood. Year 6 teacher Suzie Bingham-Green said: “It was a testament to their focus that they learnt all their words perfectly and sang beautifully.
THE SOLUTION IS HEAR NHS dental services are facing a “tipping point” and will “die” without reform, says the profession’s official body.
Most entries on the site, including those for the five practices in Emersons Green, Downend, Staple Hill and Frenchay – either said they were not taking any new NHS patients, only taking new NHS patients referred for specialist treatment by another dentist or GP, or had not given a recent update on their status.
Around a quarter of the 8,533 dental practices across the UK with an NHS contract contacted by BBC researchers from May to July had an open waiting list for new patients, with wait times of a year or longer for most of them.
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Sutton chiropractic, family health care means every member of the family; infants to grandparents are supported by the environment, skills and care needed to look after their individual goals and needs in pursuit of their healthiest lives. Not just bad backs and stiff necks (although we look after thoseSummertoo)! is often ablaze with activities, events and fun things to do (not just the weather). It gives us an opportunity to enjoy the outdoors and perhaps travel- hopefully yours has been a mix of busy and relaxing.During this time we can run into the limits of our bodies as we get back into activities we haven’t in a while. Whether its travel or hiking or playing badminton with the kids. Dehydrated, it shows. Unfit, it shows. Aches and pains, they show. Unresolved injury, it shows. Instead of- phew now that’s over and I can forget about it until next year while I recover from my exhaustion- get a head start on recovering your health, strength and vitality. Family time with physical wellbeing and freedom from pain is way more fun- and imminently possible with high quality chiropractic care. Healthy families are a passion of ours. “family care is all about helping people get the most out of themselves in a meaningful way, so we gear care towards people’s most important ‘why’ in life. Whether that be keeping up with the grandkids or the athlete teenager wanting to stay in the game or improve their batting average. I personally absolutely love working with families, it really is the most rewarding work and an important stepping stone to improving the health of our community across the board”. Here's what one of our lovely families had to say: “Our whole family sees Matt at Sutton Chiropractic regularly - our youngest (prone to chronic headaches), our eldest (sports injuries), us as parents (aches and pains), to our parents (mobility issues and headaches). Ben our youngest child: migraines from a very early age, with little success until we sawBenMatt.had had numerous GP appointments where they had tried adjusting diets etc, but as soon as he met Matt he was put at ease and even after the first few adjustments I could tell he was starting to improve, allowing him to stand and sit with better posture and to attend school more regularly. As Ben has got older, we have noticed he has started to have less migraines and they have become less severe. Matt also helped me with my back, which I found painful when walking or standing for too long, the treatment included gently balancing my pelvis/lower back so my legs became the same length again which had been causing the problems to stay! I had previously tried massages but chiropractic really allows me to continue my career with greater ease. My husband joined the treatment plan when he injured his shoulder. Matt’s approach was able to alleviate his pain over a few weeks treatment. Sending him home with exercises to aid his recovery, he ended up with full movement of his right arm back and no time off of work. Finally our eldest son Dan, asked for assistance for an achy back after several hard Rugby matches. Again his discomfort was relieved quickly and he continued to play at a high level without time off from injury. We all still see Matt on a regular basis and have recommended him to family and friends. We find him professional relaxing and always talks to tell you what’s happening and put you at ease - which was really important for us and our children”. We are here to help you get the most out of life and not accept age, previous injury or other health issues as being something to put up with. Health and the freedom to do what you would like to do, with ease can be for you and your family.Asterm time approaches we are offering free posture checks for children –please contact us for more information.
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Emily said: “Whilst half the festival public was from BS16, people came from all over South Gloucestershire, and as far away as London, to enjoy the music on offer. “All ages and tastes were catered for, with kids’ shows, rock’n’roll lovers, pop and rock covers, musical theatre, comedy, world music and classical recitals.“One of this year’s highlights was the collaboration with St James’s Church to put on the Misa Criolla concert, in celebration of the 800 year centenary of this special church in Mangotsfield.” Emily, the soloist in the concert, was joined by five professional instrumentalists and a choir of 35 local singers led by Anya Szreter.Another highlight was the “sci-fi horror musical comedy” Dracula In Space, by internationally-acclaimed string quartet Bowjangles (see review). The festival relies heavily on grant funding, which this year came from Arts Council England, South Gloucestershire Council and Emersons Green Town Council.Emily and Francisco said they were “touched and grateful” for the public response, with one visitor describing it as a “mindful experience” and another calling it a “pivotal event for Emersons Green”.They are already planning next year’s festival, which will take place on July 27-30.
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ORGANISERS of a community music festival held in Mangotsfield and Emersons Green say it was a “resounding success”.Thisyear’s Ham Farm Festival saw 80 performers take part in 13 events over four days between July 28 and 31, from international touring artists to community music groups and singers who joined a choir for the festival’s closing concert after answering an appeal in the Voice earlier this year. Many of the events took place at Ham Farm Cottage, near Vinney Green, with others happening at St James’s church and church hall in Mangotsfield. The non-profit festival is organised on a voluntary basis by professional musicians Emily and Francisco Correa, who hosted many of the events in their garden at Ham Farm. Emily is a flautist and mezzo soprano singer who teaches the flute at Downend School and Francisco is an internationallyperforming guitarist.
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“Staff foster a unique culture of inclusive values and respect. All children thrive and they feel highlyThevalued.”reportalso praised the nursery’s “incredibly high expectations for all children to succeed and be ready for their next stage in life”, the staff’s “exemplary” relations and communication with parents, and manager Sarah Line, who “inspires the team with her passion for learning and improving
Happy Days operations manager Sam Richardson said: “Sarah leads by example and inspires the team to nurture and support the children, allowing them to have fun, learn and shine in a safe and secure environment.“Sarahtruly is an asset to the Happy Days family and I am privileged to have her as part of my team.”
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“Children have a clear understanding of the routine and expectations. They are extremely polite and kind towards each other and the environment.
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“This allows children to be confident and try out new things. They persevere and have a positive attitude when new skills are difficult to master.
A LYDE Green nursery’s staff and families have something to celebrate after being rated outstanding by Ofsted. The education watchdog was making its first visit to Happy Days nursery and preschool in Willowherb Road, which opened in 2020.Inspector Sian Bath said the nursery, which has 183 children aged four and under on its roll, was “beautiful and thoughtfully designed” and provided children with “meaningful play”. She said all children, including those with special educational needs or disabilities, made “excellent progress”, adding: “This is because there is an incredibly well-sequenced, focused and ambitious curriculum in place.”
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lifestylesunderstandingprogressChildren’spractice”.“excellent”withlanguage,ofhealthyandopportunities to get fresh air in the garden were also praised.Sarah said: “I am extremely proud to not only achieve an outstanding Ofsted judgement, but to also read such wonderful praise contained in the report. “My team have worked extremely hard throughout the pandemic, implementing the new Early Years Foundation Stage framework, our new Happy Days curriculum, Where Children Shine, and, more importantly, ensuring every child has the best time whilst in our care; enabling them to reach their full potential to become strong and motivated learners for life.”
The inspector said children were given “exciting and challenging activities”, with staff who encourage them to try out their own ideas. She said: “Children have a deep sense of belonging, as staff build close relationships with them.
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An area of grassland in front of one of the Dower House on the Stoke Park estate, overlooking the M32 near Frenchay, caught fire on August 11 after a disposable barbecue was left unattended by visitors to the park.
The first, on August 9 at about 6pm, damaged cladding on the pavilion building and the second, on August 13 at about 9pm, caused further damage to the buildings run by Mangotsfield and Blackhorse Sports & Community Association.
CALLS to firefighters more than doubled in a single week during the recentAvonheatwave.Fire&Rescue Service said the hot, dry weather saw the overall number of calls in the week from August 8 to 14 reach 1,306 - 658 more than in the previous week. Firefighters had to deal with more than three times as many grass fires during the heatwave as they did during the same period lastTheyear.service said the hot, dry weather between July 18 and August 14 saw crews called to 117 incidents in fields, parks, roadsides and other grassy areas, compared to 33 on the same days in 2021. At the height of the heatwave on August 14 firefighters fought to stop a fire in a tree spreading to the Cottage Kennels business in Church Lane, Moorend, near Hambrook.
A total of seven fire crews came from as far as Pill in North Somerset and Keynsham to help tackle the blaze.
Two fires at the Blackhorse Road playing fields were started deliberately, firefighters say.
“Additionally, staff are receiving training in how to promote positive“Theybehaviour.demonstrated a sound understanding of how to use de-escalation techniques to try and avoid the need for physical restraint.”Itsaidthere had been three incidents of physical restraint since the last inspection, with “improved management monitoring and oversight” of them.
But it said: “Sufficient action has been taken to address the action points set out in the compliance notices.
It said the home’s manager had been absent since May and that senior leaders were recruiting an interim manager.
“Senior leaders have, alongside Ofsted’s previous inspection report, identified shortfalls in the quality of care and shared these with the wider staff team.”
Ofsted said the head of education, who was in charge of the home on the day of the monitoring visit, had a “well-informed awareness” of its strengths and weaknesses and spoke passionately about the positive steps being taken to “begin to change the culture”.
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Ofstedreport.issued compliance notices against Vinney Green in Emersons Green, run by South Gloucestershire Council, after finding youngsters were subjected to “unlawful, painful” physical restraint and unjustified use of solitary confinement for up to three days.The regulator’s report, published in June, gave the unit an overall ‘inadequate’ rating and demanded urgent action while criticising leaders for “repeated failures” over a number of years.
A monitoring visit two months after Ofsted’s initial visit, to assess progress, concluded that necessary improvements are being made.Ofsted’s latest report, published in late July, said the Youth Custody Service had stopped placing youngsters at the unit, which holds up to 24 young offenders, following the “serious concerns” raised during the damning full inspection.
“There have been no incidents of this hold being used since the last“Thereinspection.have also been no incidents of physical restraint being used to bring about children’s compliance with staff requests.
“Where shortfalls in staff practice have been identified, managers have acted,” Ofsted said. “Managers have made it clear to staff that the ‘finger and thumb’ physical restraint must never be used on children.
The report said a board of managers and external professionals had been set up to ensure improvement in the youngsters’ care, safety and well-being, but that it was too early to determine its impact.Itsaid the unit’s “responsible individual”, the council’s head of integrated children’s services Jo Cross, had committed to spending more time there, to provide a “more rigorous level of scrutiny”.
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“Children told inspectors that the home feels much calmer.”
The report said: “Managers and staff have been provided with good-quality training in the legal criteria that determine the circumstances when physical restraint and single separation (where children are locked up because they are a significant risk to themselves or others) can be used.
“Single separation has been used four times with children since the last “Recordsinspection.demonstrate that the use is in line with regulations.
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St Brendan’s principal Marian Curran said: “Considering the journey over the last two years, I am pleased that so many of our students are progressing to their first choice university courses with such excellent BTEC and A-level grades.
Downend School head teacher Lisa Howell said: “Year 13 students should all be congratulated on their excellent results.“They have all shown such determination and resilience, and as a result have all received the grades they needed to progress onto their first choice destinations. “We are very proud of all of their achievements, and wish them well as with their next steps.”Among the notable achievers highlighted by the school were Evie Gilder, who will study Archaeology and Anthropology at Oxford University after securing A*AA grades; Laura Cable, who also achieved A*AA and will study psychology at Newcastle University; Josh Poole, who will study medicine and Birmingham University after achieving AAA grades; Abbie Smith (A*A*B) who will study occupational therapy at Plymouth University and Erin Richardson (BBB) who will study psychology of child development at Anglia Ruskin University.At St Brendan’s Sixth Form College, students managed to achieve a pass rate of 97%, with 59% of Level 3 BTEC and Applied General courses either Distinction or Distinction*.Morethan 500 St Brendan’s students applied to university, and the college said the majority will be going to their first choice university, including six studying medicine or veterinary medicine and three studying at Bristol University after taking part in the Bristol Scholars Scheme. A record number of students have secured apprenticeships, in fields including accounting, law, business and engineering, taking up employment with companies including Rolls-Royce, Grant Thornton, the NHS, Ministry of Defence and BT.
A-level and BTEC success is celebrated
“Along with parents and carers, Winterbourne staff and governors wish our young people all the very best for the future.”
“This year our BTEC and A level benchmarks were higher than in 2019 and in some cases were higher than teacherassessed grades in 2021. “This is against a national backdrop where results were meant to be at a mid-way point between 2021 and 2019. Our students have done extremely well and we are proud of every single one of them.”
At Academy,Winterbourne 78% of all grades were A*-C at A-level or Distinction*-Merit at BTEC, and 33% at A*- A or Distinction*Distinction respectively, with 12 students attaining all A* or A grades or equivalent. Head teacher Jason Beardmore said: “This year, Winterbourne students have once again come through with excellent A-level results. There have been many standout achievements by individuals, whilst consistent and impressive achievement in a wide range of subjects across the board is testament to a solid and broad post-16 curriculum and strong teaching at Winterbourne.
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Among the notable achievers was Lauren Cleave, from Pucklechurch, who will study psychology at Southampton University after securing AABB grades.Denis Stoica, from Lyde Green, will study law at UWE after achieving three Cs.
Among the standout students was Momen Khan, 21, who arrived in the UK as an unaccompanied minor seeking asylum from Afghanistan with no English. He secured one A level after being with P16 for four years and is going on to UWE to study a Business and Events Management degree. Another success story was Bretanya Williams, who re-sat A-levels following health issues achieved two A* and A - Chemistry, Biology and Mathsand is going to Bristol University to study Chemistry.
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CLF Post 16, based at John Cabot Academy in Kingswood, is celebrating its students’ results at A-level and other qualifications.
Principal Kath Cooper said: “We are immensely proud of all the work and achievements of our students. Students and teachers worked very hard to be prepared for exams and we feel we’ve exceeded expectations. “So many of our students are moving on to extremely positive destinations including a range from Oxford, Bristol and Manchester Universities along with degree apprenticeships. ”
A-LEVEL and BTEC students are looking towards future courses or careers after receiving their results following the first national exams for three years. This summer’s Year 13 school and sixth form college candidates were sitting formal exams for the first time: their GCSEs in 2020 were cancelled because of the pandemic.Theyalso faced comparisons with grades awarded to the classes of 2020 and 2021 using assessments.Nevertheless school leaders said this year’s students had achieved “excellent” results overall.
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At South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (SGS), 69% of students achieved grades A*-C, with an overall pass rate of 97%.
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STUDENTS in Colston’s School's upper sixth form have achieved "excellent results" in A-level, BTEC and CTEC exams.
Head teacher Jeremy McCullough said: "We are aware that this cohort has been anxiously waiting for their results, their first set of actual public examinations having had their GCSEs cancelled, and so it has been a delight to see so many happy faces.
"We are delighted that the vast majority of them have secured their first-choice university course and a number have secured access to competitive apprenticeships."
The college said highlights included 73% of physical education students receiving A*-B grades, 70% A*-B for biology and 66% A*-B in psychology. In the college's newest BTEC subject, forensics and criminal investigation, 66% of students achieved high grades.
The school – which is relaunching as Collegiate School this month – said that, after the government announced that this year’s grades would be between the last set of nationally-examined results from 2019 and last year's teacher-assessed grades – its own students' grades had "exceeded this expectation". They included 54% of A-level grades at A or A*, 80% grades at A*-B, 47% of CTEC and BTEC grades at distinction or distinction* and 30% of the students achieving the equivalent of AAA or better.
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COLLEGES serving students from the Downend area say they have achieved some "outstanding" results.
Assistant principal Mark Anthony Jones said: "The past two years have been exceptionally challenging for students, teachers and the wider community, but SGS Sixth Form students are celebrating some truly outstanding results.
At Digitech Studio School in Warmley, 87% of students on media, art and IT courses achieved at least a merit, with everyone passing. Interim principal Chris Ballard said: "We are immensely proud of all our students' achievements. The high-quality work they have produced and outcomes they have achieved is testament to both them and the staff who have worked tirelessly throughout a challenging two years."Allstudents at creative industries college Boomsatsuma achieved a qualification, with 62% awarded a distinction or higher, including 70% of acting students, with half of all dance students achieving the highest distinction * grade.
“Our students have made exceptional progress and proved that through hard work, commitment and ambition, you can and will realise your dreams."
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THREE Downend School pupils and two from Mangotsfield School are among the children singled out for praise at a special ceremony to recognise "inspiring personal achievement". The Castle School Education Trust, which runs several secondary and primary schools in South organisedGloucestershire,itsownawards ceremony at UWE in July, recognising pupils who excel in areas not on the curriculum.
Winners at the CSET awards ceremony with organiser Clare Bradford
"Despite all of the physical challenges that Leah faces in everyday activities, she has unbelievably high expectations of herself. Her determination to be independent has always been a strength of hers, alongside her can-do attitude.
There were awards for kindness, sporting achievement, creativity, outstanding individual progress, organisedataward.outstandingphysicalpupil'unsungschoolcontributions,teamwork,environmentalism,communityresilience,livingvaluesandbeinganhero'.DownendSchoolYear10LeahDunn,whohasadisability,wontheindividualprogressDeputyheadofeducationCSETClareBradford,whotheevent,said:
"When she arrived at Downend she had attended very little school. She has shown incredible determination to learn English and continue to improve at all of her school subjects, all the while learning them in a very new"Shelanguage.deserves immense amounts of credit for her positive attitude." Mangotsfield School pupil Max Scoltock received the creativity award, while Harmesh Singh received the unsung hero award.The Year 5 and 6 football team at Lyde Green Primary School received the resilience award.
School awards recognise inspiring pupils
"There are never things that are too tough or too hard, her attitude is to always find a way. I wish we could bottle what Leah has! She is a true inspiration to everyone."Leah'sfriend Joleigh Hancock, who is also in Year 10 at Downend School, won the kindness award. Clare said: "Joleigh is incredibly supportive to her friend in a wheelchair. To support her in being independent of adults in school, Joleigh meets her in the morning, helps with her belongings and pushes her wheelchair when needed.
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"She does it not because she has to but because she is her friend."Yasmine Esho, who is also in Year 10 at Downend School, received an award recognising the "unbelievable barriers" she had overcome to be at school after arriving in the UK as a refugee from Syria. Clare said: "She is the only member of her family to speak English. She cares for her family, is a brilliant friend to her classmates and is positive in the face of adversity.
The money has come from legal deals struck with developers as part of planning permission for projects between Lyde Green and Emersons Green.
Tim Blythe
Tim’s wife Jayne and his family attended the tournament, and Jayne presented the trophies to the winners, Bristol-based Brandwells Construction.
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David Wilson Homes South West sales director Louise Ware said: “Tim Blythe was a hugely popular colleague and loyal friend.“He was a real people’s person and always had a story to tell; he had a smile for everyone and never failed to make people laugh.“In his spare time Tim could be found dancing the night away at a soul music concert or supporting his favourite football team, Bristol Rovers. “Tim’s passing was a massive loss to everyone who knew him, and as his friends and colleagues we wanted to honour Tim and raise money for Sarcoma, the charity that supported him and his family during his eight-year battle with the disease.
Grants for sports facilities
The two associations were waiting for confirmation from the council before releasing more details of the projects, after the awards were announced council cabinet member for communities Rachael Hunt, who said: “It is fantastic that we are in a position locally to provide the equipment and facilities to help keep people of all ages active." A TOURNAMENT staged in memory of an Emersons Green man has raised more than £5,000 for a cancer charity. Tim Blythe died in May last year, eight years after being diagnosed with the bone and soft tissue cancer sarcoma. The 57-year-old planning director for housebuilder David Wilson Homes loved football, so former colleagues decided to hold a tournament in his memory, raising money for charity Sarcoma UK.
“Bringing together Tim’s friends and family and combining that with football, a BBQ and a bar - Tim would have loved seeing everyone coming together and enjoying themselves.”Genevieve Kitchen, of Sarcoma UK, added: “This donation will go directly into funding vital research, driving awareness, providing information and support to anyone affected and campaigning for better treatments and standards of care in the South West.”
Tournament is fitting tribute to Tim
Just under £236,000 is being allocated to Blackhorse Sports and Community Association to fund the redevelopment of the changing rooms at the Blackhorse Road Playing Field, creating a new modern facility with four separate team changing rooms allowing for a mix of ages and genders to encourage more participants at once.
And £30,000 is set to be awarded to Pomphrey Hill Community Sports Association to fund drainage improvements at Pomphrey Hill Playing Fields.
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Hundreds of people took part in the tournament in July, held at Pomphrey Hill, with 20 five-aside teams taking part, drawing their players from staff and sub-contractors of Barratt David Wilson Homes South West.
The winning team from Brandwells Construction
The event, which included live music, a bar, hot food and a raffle, raised a total of £5,320 for Sarcoma UK, a national charity that funds research and offers support for anyone affected by sarcoma, and campaigns for better treatments. It is the only cancer charity in the UK that focuses on all types of sarcoma, a broad group of cancers that begin in the bones and soft tissue, appearing as a lump anywhere from arms and legs to the stomach or reproductive organs.
TWO sports facilities in the area are set to be improved after being allocated money collected from developers.
Closing date for entries 30th September 2022. Up to three photos per person. Photos should be local and have been taken in the last two years.
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The last Mangotsfield Festival took place in 2019. The following two years saw it cancelled due to coronavirus restrictions, while this year's event was called off as organisers faced too many logistical challenges in getting it ready, including a shortage of volunteers.
"We really do need more help – fresh faced, new ideas would be a real boost."
The AGM will take place on Tuesday September 6 at 7.45pm in the Scout Hall on Northcote Road, opposite the Lamb pub.
Chris said: "Why not come along? We'd love to see lots more people helping us organise and run it, whether that's before the event or during it and whether you want to 'get stuck in' or just spend an hour helping –all would be more than welcome."
Mangotsfield Festival chair Chris Amos said: "After the last few difficult years for us all, we are back and have kicked off the planning for the 2023 Festival.
Mangotsfield Festival will return next year
"Before covid struck the festival committee were trying to give the festival a 'family' feel. We will continue to do that next year."Chris said the committee wants to "add more" to the usual stalls, music, dance displays, dog show and activities. But he said: "The festival takes a lot of planning and organising and with a small, ageing committee it’s becoming more and more challenging.
"It’s a focal point for the local community to come together and is an opportunity for local voluntary groups to raise money.
The festival committee is inviting people who would like to help ensure its future to come along to a meeting in September and get involved.
For more information on the festival email chair@mangotsfieldfestival.co.uk. Anyone who would like a stall at next year's event should email stalls@mangotsfieldfestival. co.uk.
Mangotsfield Festival chair Chris Amos hands over a donation at Mangotsfield Primary School
Chris said: "Without them the festival could not happen."
The festival raises money for local good causes and despite not running this year, it has supported Mangotsfield, Barley Close and Emersons Green primary schools and St James Church by making donations to their summer fairs so that they can provide more entertainment and activities for young people.The festival receives support from South Gloucestershire Council, Emersons Green Town Council and a number of local businesses who donate their services.
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Firstly, South Gloucestershire Council has formally submitted a £17m regeneration bid to the government to provide better links from Kingswood town centre to local green spaces and heritage facilities. The Connecting Kingswood Project will deliver a new phase of the Kingswood Masterplan and builds on the unprecedented £25m investment vision for the town centre. It would see improved walking and cycling links through to the likes of Southey Playing Field, Magpie Bottom, Grimsbury Farm, the Bristol to Bath Railway Path, Avon Valley Woodlands and Kingswood Heritage Museum and Gardens. New physical routes will be created and existing ones improved, enhanced by planting, cycle hub facilities, resting spaces and a new community café in Southey Playing Fields.
I look forward to championing both bids in Parliament over the coming months. This is a competitive bidding process, but if we are successful then this would improve everyday life for people across the Kingswood constituency.
I have always fought for investment locally during my time as the MP, including the £6m Linking The Greens Project in Emersons Green and Lyde Green. I was particularly pleased to play my part in securing £25m investment that has kickstarted regeneration locally by purchasing the Kings Chase Shopping Centre, restoring the Whitfield Tabernacle into a new community space and pedestrianising part of Regent Street. The second bid to be submitted by the council recently has been to take part in a government trial of new innovative noise cameras, which will provide evidence for police to take action against rowdy motorists, helping communities to enjoy peaceful public and residential spaces. Local councillors and I want to see the A4174 Ring Road included in this trial, so we can better clamp down on drivers who flout noise laws. Police have existing powers, including the ability to issue fines, but currently have trouble gathering evidence.
Our bid is being made to the £4.8 bn Levelling Up Fund, which was created by the Government to invest in infrastructure, boosting town centre regeneration, transport links, and local heritage.
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Charlie has 11 years experience working in the early years and in 2017 decided to begin her BA Honours Degree in Early Childhood Studies, giving her a play and this is an aspect of practise I love to promote. I am very excited to work in partnership with Abacus as together we believe it is important for the outdoors to reflect learning experiences, and to have access to Abacus Forest School in a neighbouring community is an extra bonus. The excitement children have when connecting with natural materials and the ‘real world’ around them supports body LabradorisnewmynatureIfurthertimeinteraction.andcommunicationconfidence,socialInmysparearoundmystudies,lovetogoonwalkswithfamilyandmy‘baby’whoanadorablepuppycalled
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Abacus Pre-School love celebrating all year round with different festivals, as well as armed forces day! We work closely with parents and run open days throughout the year where new and existing parents can come join in with the activities their children have available to them during their pre-school day. We have had amazing support from all of our families this year with any of our themed activities. This year we have had a themed day to show our support to Ukraine where children all dressed in yellow and Chinese food tasting in celebration of Chinese New Year where our families donated different foods to try. All of the children dressed in green for St Patricks day and Red for Red Nose day. We would love to take this opportunity to say a really big thank you to all of our families this year for the ongoing support and community feel we have at Abacus. We have enhanced our outdoor space with new equipment and set areas such as mud kitchens and dinosaur lands for children to explore nature around them. The manager of the pre-school, Charlie, has a BA Honours degree in Early Childhood Studies as well as over 13 years experience developing and supporting children’s development. We are currently registering our spaces for September 2022. If you are interested in paying us a visit, please contact Charlie on 07803124099 or e-mail on abacusfh1@gmail.com
we are extremely proud of the reputation we have built within the community, continually dedicated to provide high quality childcare to local families. Our ethos has always been “learning through play”, encouraging children to grow and learn independently through choosing a wide range of fun, stimulating activities. It is now with sadness that we say ‘farewell’ to our existing Manager Kate, who has cared for the children in Mangotsfield for 7 years. She will be greatly missed by children, parents and the team, and we all wish her well, but it is now time for Kate to spend more time with her own family and to have a change of career.Weare very excited to be able to welcome Charlie to our team as Manager in Mangotsfield, who will further enhance the development and progress of all our children, ready to transition into school.
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KEEP an eye out on the timetable and posters up in the community centre, as we have new hirers and new sessions starting in September. Please come along and check out the variety of classes that we have going on. As previously mentioned, our community garden has had a makeover, and we are in the process of organising a launch party for the community to come and see the result. This garden is attached to Meeting Room 1, so will also be available for use when booking this room for your event or party. We had great fun with organising the summer activities: our Monday soft play sessions were very popular, and it was great to see so many people enjoying themselves and the kids being kept entertained. Keep an eye out for upcoming activities planned for the autumn. If you are looking for a room to hire for a regular class or private booking, get in touch with us and the office team will be happy to checkAnyoneavailability.whowould like to volunteer for future events should please get in touch with us. You can reach us on Facebook @ lydegreencommunityassociation and @ LydeGreenCC, by email at info@lydegreenca. org or by calling 0117 957 0410. Event bookings can be made via Bookings@lydegreenca.org.
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Abacus Pre-School in Mangotsfield is term time only, open Monday-Friday 8:30am-3:30pm. We provide an enhancing environment for the children to play, learn and develop within. Our site consists of one large room based within the church hall, an adjacent small room used for small group activities. We have the use of two outside areas within the grounds providing an opportunity to offer various outside activities. Our curriculum is based on children learning through play with practitioners extending on from their interest and development. Learning through play is continuously developed through observations of children’s individual interests and development needs in support of building their confidence to go into the world as an independent learner.
September 3 n ST JAMES CELEBRATE 800 DOG SHOW AND CRAFT FAIR, St James Church Hall, Richmond Road, Mangotsfield,from 11am. Free entry for spectators, dog owners pay £1 for each class they enter their dog into. Register on the day or in advance. More details from elgalannah@gmail.com or 0777 9015509.
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: ClaireTaichibodyandmind.co.ukClaire@(07769 857672) or Sarah - buqiworks@ gmail.com (07815 662844) n
MondayEVENTSREGULAR 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: ukwww.badmintonroadmethodist.org. or 0117 239 3875
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BRISTOL SCRABBLE CLUB meets every Wednesday evening at 7pm until 10pm at Filton Community Centre, Elm Park, Filton BS34 7PS. New members welcomefirst visit free so come along and give us a try. For further information contact Sheila on 01179570792 or 07435316458 or email shinett@ blueyonder.co.uk.
September 25 n FAMILY FUN DAY raising funds for the Edventure Project, a home education community group. Henfield Hall, Coalpit Heath from 11am-3pm. Children’s games, psychic medium, healthcare and beauty treatments, bug hunt, refreshments and raffle. More details from Kara on 0753 100 9371 or com.theedventureproject@gmail.
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WARMLEY JAZZ CLUB, every Wednesday £5 on the door. Cadbury Heath Social Club. Doors open 7.30pm. More details at warmleyjazz.co.uk.
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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 MANGOTSFIELD AND CASTLE GREEN UNITED REFORMED CHURCH hold 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 details please contact Peter Redding (Ch.Sec.) on 0117 9657075. We would love to yourpubliciseevent Send details of your events and activities in the following format: WHAT IT IS WHERE IT IS WHEN IT IS in no more than 40 words: email us 07715770377orgreenvoice.co.uknews@emersonsat:calluson
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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.
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.
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 frenchayprobus@outlook.comcontact:
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.
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WEDNESDAY CAFE FOR SENIORS, at Badminton Road Methodist Church (BS16 6NU) every Wednesday 10am to 12 noon. All Welcome – just come along – make new friends over a cuppa and cake. Information: 0117 239 5984
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.
September 25 n MANGO REDS V BLUES CHARITY FUNDRAISING MATCH at Mangotsfield United FC, Cossham Street, all day from 10.30am. Raising money for St Peters Hospice and Special Friends Autistic Club, with music, bouncy castle, hot food, bar, raffle and auction. Free entry, collection for charities around the ground. To register to play visit the Red Lion in St James Street.
Practice Class at 7.30pm Old Grammar School Rooms, Chipping Sodbury. A crescent shaped titled “Golden Harvest” or a hand tied bouquet. Further information from Mrs R Cummins, 0117 9373836
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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.
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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
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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.
7.30pm Demonstration by Katherine Kear titled “Doofers”. Old Grammar School Rooms, Chipping Sodbury. Further information from Mrs R Cummins, 0117 9373836
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.
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Finally, a couple of dates for your diary. The next MRA/Red Lion coffee morning is on Wednesday September 7 from 10am: a chance to meet old friends and make new ones. Our next meeting is on Tuesday September 27, at 7.30pm in the Scout Hall. 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 at gmail.comMangotsfieldRA@ , via the everpopular Mangotsfield Matters Facebook page or telephone our chair Clive Heath on 07507 168700, or me on 07918 701881. Chris Amos
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AS I write this I’m It reminds me that we need to say a big thank you to all those who have fed and watered the village planters over the last few months. The fact that they all look in remarkably good condition is testament to their efforts. The plants are beginning to look a bit tired in some of them now, so we’ll be replanting in September. We’ve started a weekly gardening group, every Wednesday morning from 10.30am. We are currently meeting at the Dame School, so we can finally clear it up ready for planting. If you can spare an hour, why not comeGraffiti.along?Some of it is brilliant, true works of art. Unfortunately, we seem to be victims of the type that isn’t, just tagging on any available piece of wall or telecoms company cabinet. We are engaging with two telecoms companies to try to remove it, but anyone can report it to them and they will come and clean it up – no promises on how quickly, I’m afraid. Scams are a constant menace, especially as they tend to be aimed at the more vulnerable in our community. We recently had a very pleasant and informative chat with one of South Glos Council’s trading standards team, who try to keep on top of this. There is a lot more information and help out there than you perhaps realise. Friends Against Scams (friendsagainstscams.org.uk) is a particularly useful resource to help educate and support people. It’s well worth a look. The next South Glos community engagement forum is on Wednesday September 7, with a 7pm kick-off. It’s an online event again and can be accessed by contacting CommunityEngagement@southglos. gov.uk. This month's focus topic is hate crime, and specifically what services are available from the council and their partners to help prevent it and to support victims. These focus topics are always worth hearing, so why not join the meeting?
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WE hope you all had a good summer break and are now enjoying the cooler weather. What a scorcher we had this summer – and seeing temperatures this high is alarming for manyClimatereasons.change is very real, and you only have to see the yellow grasses and cracked open lands to see we are in real danger of getting hotter: yearly droughts could soon be a possibility.Theheat also affects our animals and ecosystems too – it was nice to see residents helping the wildlife this year with bowls of water and well-stocked feeders! We can all do our bit for the planet, and one we like is planting carbon-busting flora andSeptembertrees. is the time to think about deadheading your roses to prolong the display and get the most out of your flowers. We will be looking to plant our winter flowers at School Square in October, so keep your eyes peeled for the call to help. Another thing to do in September is to look after your lawn. If you are feeding your lawn, ensure that it is an autumn feed, high in potassium, and not some of the summer feed left over, as that will be high in nitrogen and could weaken the root system and make it harder to grow over the wetter months; it could also create disease and start to kill off your grass. Keep your eyes peeled for the opening of the community garden at the Lyde Green Community Centre. We are on the finishing touches, and have turned a disused space into a welcoming area, where we can all be sustainable and grow our own fruit, veg and herbs!Amassive thanks to all the volunteers, businesses, councillors and housing associations and, finally, the Lyde Green Community Association, for making our vision a reality.Weare also looking to ‘door knock’ in Lyde regarding hedgehogs, to see if we can help pass some handy hints and tips to encourage more hogs to the area: we can’t wait to meet youVolunteeringall! is fantastic for the soul, and working with us will not only benefit you, it will also benefit the environment; our planet needs as much help as possible right now. It’s also worth noting the fantastic work all the volunteer groups do in our local area and the forward approach South Glos Council has to its green and open spaces, climate change and bio-diversity. We are really proud to work alongside so much talent! We love serving Lyde Green and we need all the help we can get, so any offers of volunteering are very much appreciated.
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To advertise, contact Gary on 07799 461169 Email: sales@emersonsgreenvoice.co.uk Got News? Call Linda On 0777 0700579 29emersonsgreenvoiceSeptember, 2022 0117 956 2834 n AROUND THE WIs Shortwood Village WI WOW! It was a very hot day, but for our August meeting we met up in Diane’s lovely front garden, which was thankfully in the shade by seven o’clock. As some other groups do not actually meet in August, we decided that this evening would be simply a get-together with an American supper and drinks –some alcoholic, as we were not in the Wechapel.were lucky to be entertained by The Strummers ukulele group, who sang and played songs from the past such as ‘Summer Holiday’ and ‘Da Doo Ron Ron’. Feet and hands were tapping and some of us joined in singing, as we knew all the words! It was great to see Jo’s three grandchildren as members of this ensemble. A few months ago we were all given a seed potato to plant, and nine of our members managed to actually get a crop. After the weigh-in, the weights ranged from 1lb to 6.75lbs, which is amazing! Elaine was crowned the winnerher prize was a pair of gardening gloves.Our arrangements for our trip to Yeo Valley Organic Farm were finalised and the relaxed evening ended as the sun was going down and the moon appeared. A good time was had by all. 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 September 8, when we hope to welcome someone to talk to us from the Dogs Trust. As we are a friendly bunch, we will give a warm welcome to new members, so just turn up for a complimentary visit to see what the WI has to offer. For more information or just a chat, please email me at millhousejoinery@aol.com, with the heading Shortwood Village WI.
Duncan Gill, of Pucklechurch, worked at the factory from 1951 until he retired in 2000 and was the factory's production manager.MrGill said the closure would be a "sad end" for the factory, which had employed around 200 people when he started there. He said: "Many local people worked there, a lot of them being female sewing machinists.
The first bootcamp session is on September 14 from 6.30-7.15pm at the YOU Foundation in Staple Hill.
Carrianne will sing from 5-7pm after the match, which will feature two teams from the village playing a friendly, aiming to raise thousands of pounds for charity. Entry is free to the all-day event, which starts at 10.30am and will include music from local DJs, a bouncy castle, hot food, a bar, a raffle with "quality prizes" and an auction. More information and updates on the event can be found on the Mangotsfield Community Association Facebook page.
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MSA Safety global communications director Mark Deasy said the company expected to leave the Wathen Street factory, which lies between Victoria Street and Beaufort Road, to the north of the shops in Broad Street, by the end of theTheyear.Staple Hill site is believed to have been in use since 1899, when Wathen Gardiner sold its Broad Street premises in central Bristol, although a fire in 1910 wrecked the building and it did not reopen until 1917.
"Most of the workers that I knew will now be mothers, fathers, grandmothers, and grandfathers."Tothosewho worked there during this time, your efforts were not wasted or lost, as all your hard work lives on in the brand name Bristol Uniforms."
SINGER Carrianne has been added to the list of performers at a fundraising football match in Mangotsfield.
The band has around 45 members who rehearse every week and is preparing for a concert of Broadway show tunes in October. But it needs new players to join its bass line and is looking to find people who already know some basics of music but would like to try out a bass brass instrument. Instruments are available to loan and musical director Andy Loveridge will work with anyone who takes up the offer to help them learn.
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The company, now known as MSA Bristol Fire Safety Clothing, says no jobs are being made redundant as a result of the move, with all 76 staff who work at Staple Hill – 61 in service roles and 16 office staff – being offered a transfer to Yate.
The company was founded in 1801 as Gardiner & Sons by John Gardiner, and was initially a wholesale clothing firm. It became Wathen & Gardiner in 1865 when Charles Wathen joined the firm: the street where the factory stands bears his name. It made uniforms for the Armed Forces during both world wars.
STAPLE Hill community wind band Westerly Winds is running a free 'bootcamp' for musicians who would like to learn a bass brass instrument, such as a trombone, tuba or euphonium.
The Mango Reds v Blues match, organised by Mangotsfield Community Association and played at Mangotsfield United's Cossham Street ground, takes place on Sunday September 25.
Bristol Uniforms was bought by US firm MSA Safety last year, and the new owner is moving all of its operations from Staple Hill to a newer building in Yate.
Mr Gill said the firm's transformation into an internationally renowned producer of fire safety and protective clothing happened under managing director Pat Hill, who took over in 1965, by which time the Bristol Uniforms brand had been set up. Working on aluminium silver suits and fleet suits for firefighters and oil tanker workers, the company worked to improve the level of fire protection clothing following the Kings Cross Underground fire of 1987, where "firefighters' leggings melted in the intense heat"; it received an order for thousands of the new suits from the London Fire Service. When people see a firefighter, “what they are wearing, from top to bottom” will be from Wathen Gardiners and Bristol Uniforms, Mr Gill said. Wathen Gardiners also produced bullet-proof vests for lightweight body armour, using synthetic Kevlar panels and specialOrdersthreads.from across Europe and other parts of the world, led to the firm having to find new computerised design and cutting machines and update production systems to cope with demand. Mr Gill said that in recent years operations at Staple Hill had been scaled down.
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ONE of the Bristol area’s oldest firms is leaving the Staple Hill factory it has occupied for more than a Bristolcentury.Uniforms will move out of the buildings in Wathen Street before the end of the year. The company’s predecessor, clothing manufacturer Wathen Gardiner & Co, moved in to the factory at the turn of the 20th century and has become a renowned specialist in producing protective clothing, particularly for firefighters.
Sarah said: “Commercial buildings and churches often provide great opportunities for colony boxes and are a great way to demonstrate corporate social responsibility.”Anyonewho wants to find out more should email Sarahseeksbirds@gmail.com or look for recent posts in the BS16 Wildlife Group Facebook group.
Updates on the trip will be posted on the @donate4dave Facebook page, where details of two ice cream and bake sales, to be held in Downend on the Sunday and Monday of the bank holiday weekend, are also being posted, along with general updates on the appeal. THEY may have left to return to Africa but a project covering Emersons Green is aiming to ensure that swifts have a warm welcome when they return to the area next year.
Making endangered swifts welcome
“Yet they only weigh the same as a Cadbury’s Creme Egg! Sarah said: “They only nest in buildings, in small gaps, under tiles and in fascias, so a lot of nest sites are lost inadvertently, when people do repairs and reroofTheproperties.”recentheatwave was a worry for conservationists, as excessive heat can cause swifts chicks to fledge before they are able to fly to escape it.
Sarah and Kelly can supply boxes at cost price and will provide advice on the best place to mount them, along with general information and advice. They are especially keen to work with local businesses.
Kelly Allen, of Emersons Green, and ecologist Sarah Roberts, of Mangotsfield, have been working to map and increase the number of nesting sites for the endangered birds. The fast-flying migratory species is on a red list of at-risk birds, with numbers having fallen by more than a half since theBut1990s.Kelly says the BS16 postcode area is a “swift hotspot”, with many birds liking to make their home in buildings here.She said: “Swifts are awesome birds, amazing flyers - they only land to “Theybreed.spend months in the air and sleep on the wing. They travel huge distances to migrate to Europe in the Summer from Africa, and are only here from May to August, their cries being the sound of summer.
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The cyclists have set themselves a £7,000 target, and Nick and Darren have already raised over £5,000 by completing a 24 hour cycle ride on static bikes earlier this year. Andy and Ben will join them when they set off from Land's End at 6am on August 26, with the aim of passing through South Gloucestershire that evening before heading to Wales, the North West and then Scotland.
Sarah and Kelly delivered leaflets in swift hotspots locally and posting on Facebook to ensure local people knew what to do should they find a grounded fledgling. Locally 12 nest boxes have been fitted by the project, with several more planned. Activity will continue throughout the autumn and winter in conjunction with a local fitter to increase nesting sites ahead of the 2023 migration.
The friends have been training for eight months, totalling over 2,000 miles each in theDonationsprocess.can be made at justgiving.com/crowdfunding/ cycling-davesbrainfund.
A swift in flight Booth Cycle relay boosts Dave’s cancer fund
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FOUR friends from Downend, Staple Hill and Warmley are taking on a gruelling Land’s End to John O’Groats cycling relay challenge to help their friend pay for cancer treatment not available on the NHS.
The 900-mile route usually takes cyclists up to two weeks but Nick Anstruther, Darren Weston, Andy Hunter and Ben Ridgway will attempt to tackle it in less than 60 hours in a nonstop relay, cycling 30-mile stints then resting, driving and cycling again.The challenge is the latest fundraiser for Staple Hill dad David Gibbs. Dave was diagnosed with glioblastoma (GBM), an aggressive cancer of the brain and spinal cord, last September, and has been told the surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy he has undergone will not permanently stop it from growing back. His family and friends are raising £150,000 to pay for personalised cancer vaccine treatment in Germany.
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By Emersons Green-based gamer Conor McGeachieAS we enter into the later part of the year, it can be easy to allow life to take over and neglect making time for ourselves. This can be due to lots of work, personal life or factors which are out of your control. By the time you have some free time to dedicate to sitting and turning on your console, you realise it’s 11pm. If only you had something which could be by your side in those times you have a spare 10 minutes here and there… Fear not, for in this glorious age of 21st century technology, you can now have the best of both worlds! Waiting for your dinner to be ready? Just grab your portable game console and fit in a quickYousession.maybe asking what systems could possibly allow for such ease of gaming with a busy lifestyle. Well, in today’s market the two best options out there would have to be the Nintendo Switch and the Steam Deck. A quick synopsis of both: the Nintendo Switch is the latest console from Nintendo, and allows for portable and couch play, which is great for families and individuals.
The brilliant thing about the Steam Deck is that it uses the Steam store to buy games, which are all digital, meaning you don’t have to carry about multiple game cases – and it constantly has sales on, meaning you can pick up video games for really low prices. Neither console is better than the other, but I would certainly suggest getting the Nintendo Switch if you are not quite in the ‘know’ about PC gaming, as the Switch is relatively straightforward to use and has many videos online showing how to use it.
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Statue of Admiral Horatio Nelson on Nelson's Column by Edward Hodges Baily. Picture: Wikimedia Commons Edward Hodges Baily, from the 1867 Illustrated London News. Picture: The Victorian Web.
The Downend man who put Nelson on his column
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DOWNEND'S Community History and Art Project has been looking into some of the people who lived in our area in the past. One interesting character is Edward Hodges Baily, who was born in Downend on March 10, 1788, and went on to create the statue of Lord Nelson at the top of one of Britain's iconic monuments, Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square.Edward's father, William, carved ships'Hisfigureheads.motherwas named Martha, but we haven’t found any more information about her yet. Edward did badly at school – in fact, the Dictionary of National Biography said that he "showed the common artistic repugnance to the regular studies". His entry continues: "Young Baily would carve strange portraits of his schoolfellows, and showed no capacity for ordinary school work."Baily persisted with art, though, and was introduced to sculpture through his friendship with a local artist.He began modelling in clay and was recommended to the celebrated sculptor John Flaxman. Baily moved to London aged 19, where he worked in Flaxman’s studio for seven years and became a renowned sculptor. In 1821 he was admitted as a full member of the prestigious Royal Academy. As well as the statue of Lord Nelson at the top of Nelson’s Column, Baily produced numerous public sculptures and designs for John Nash’s enlargement of Buckingham Palace. An amazing achievement for a local boy! He died in 1867 and is buried in Highgate Cemetery in London. Baily's marble sculpture Eve at the Fountain can be seen at the Bristol Museum & Art Gallery. Do you know anything about Bailys living in Downend?
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Jordan Metters put the Mangos ahead with 13 minutes to go, with a 25yard drive into the top corner, only for Heath to deservedly equalise following a corner with 3 minutes to go, setting up a replay at Cossham Street.
And what a disaster that was to prove for the Mangos, as Heath romped to a deserved 5-2 win in what was a cracking game for the neutrals. Heath took the lead on 4 minutes with a 20-yard free kick and while Joe Beardwell levelled for the Mangos on 31 minutes, the away side re-took the lead right on halfThingstime. got worse on 52 minutes when Heath went 3-1 up and, while Will Hailston pulled one back on 83 minutes, not one but two stoppage-time goals for Heath completed the rout.
Mangotsfield’s first home league match four days later also ended in defeat, 3-1 by Oxfordshire side Wantage Town. The visitors took the lead in hot conditions, against the run of play, on 22 minutes. Despite some neat forward play, the equaliser didn’t come until 54 minutes when Will Hailston fired home from the edge of the box. Just 5 minutes later Wantage were back in front from the penalty spot, and got a third on 66 minutes, leaving the Mangos bottom of the league. The first point of the season came in a 2-2 home draw against near neighbours Chipping Sodbury Town, lifting the Mangos to 3rd from bottom. Will Hailston put the hosts ahead early in the second half, only for Sodbury to equalise a few minutes later. Both sides went for the win in the latter stages and when Sodbury took the lead on 75 minutes, Mangotsfield fans feared the worst, but Will Hailston netted again to secure the point five minutes later.
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Action from Mangotsfield United’s defeat to Wantage. Picture: Dave Smale.
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BY the time you read this, the summer will be nearly over, but I hope you will indulge me as I brieflyEverreminisce…sinceIwas a kid, we have headed off to Provence for our summer holidays, this time meeting mum and dad who drove down in their camper van and my brother and his family. So it was a big Button family trip down memory lane. This year, I had a very important job to do before I could put my feet up in the south of France. So, despite the temptation to just talk here about vineyards, olive groves and lavender fields, I’ll concentrate on the true preholiday highlight – working at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.Four of us from Cleve Chiropractic – Catherine, Lucy, Charlie and myself – were selected to help athletes at the Games, so we had chiro, physio and sports therapy all weekWarwickholiday,Becausecovered.ofmyimpendingIwasgivenshiftsattheUniversitycampusthebeforetheGamesstarted.
I also volunteered for back-to-back, eight-hour stints so that I didn’t miss too many days at my own clinic.Iwas originally a bit disappointed with this placement. I considered Warwick to be away from the central hub and the early shifts maybe a little slow… but, as atmosphere was muted and the energy in the polyclinic was low. As I walked through the double doors it was as if I had entered a Wild West saloon – everyone looked up at me. You could see they were thinking: who is this guy? Perhaps I was the new sheriff!Some of the physios and sports therapists who had been there for a couple of days told me they pretty much hadn’t seen an athlete since they had arrived. This place needed a lift so I set myself the task of seeing what there was on offer.Theathletes seemed to be walking right past the clinic. Then I clocked that there were loads of rugby players, which started to get me really excited. That’s the sports language I know best. Soon enough I saw a big group of Aussies walking around clearly getting their bearings so, instead of looking at them looking at me, I went over and said hello and asked if they had been inside the polyclinic for a look round yet. No? OK, would you like me to show you what we have? It was amazing. As I walked around, the first people I introduced were the dentists and optometrists. Next along the line were the GPs and sports docs, then I introduced the radiologist Next up were the physical therapists. Obviously I explained that I was a chiropractor – I might have mentioned that I have worked in the rugby’s Premiership – and they were surprised to see me working at the Games. They would normally just bring their physio, sports doc and sports therapist along with them. Many had experienced and liked chiro from back home, so we were a welcome sight. The Aussies’ tour went on to the physios, sports massage, podiatry and osteo teams before we reached the well-stocked pharmacy – who seemed to take great delight in explaining that they were providing more than 50,000 condoms for free at the Games!After a morning of tours –Tonga, Fiji, Canada, Scotland, England and Mauritius were among those who followed –the afternoon quickly got busy, with my first patient a rugby sevens player from Tonga. As I demonstrated how we can increase a player’s muscle control, making them feel like a million dollars, he was hooked. He asked if I could see his whole team and, via his telephone, the word started to spread. Before he left, I explained that he would do well with a sports massage straight away, so off he Thiswent.became the routine. I treated one player, they referred a friend, then promised to come back again. I would offer them access to a scan if they needed or suggested they go and get their eyes checked and teeth cleaned while they were there. The clinic became super busy – not just because of me – but I’m proud of the little kick start I gave it. When I had a moment, I spoke with all the other professions, spreading the word about chiropractic and giving a few hands-on demonstrations. I believe this really helped dispel any myths about chiro. I explained about the four or five years of fulltime university studies we need to complete before we qualify. I now have great contact with more sports docs, GPs, physios and chiros that I hadn’t met before. A number asked me to help them find a trusted local chiro to them (you start by going to the British Chiropractic Association website). A few were even interested in the chiro conversion course in Bournemouth.So,asIlisten to the cicadas, my children run dangerously around me with water pistols in Provence and I can hear the family wondering which vineyard to visit at lunchtime, I’m signing off, hoping that everyone has enjoyed a happy and healthy summer. with Tim Button, Doctor of Chiropractic at Cleve Chiropractic and Next Step in Mangotsfield
Silverware for Carsons & Mangotsfield
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Cleve face tough start to season CLEVE RFC open the season with a home game against Cinderford on September 3. Nathan Huntley, our new head coach and ex-Cleve player, has been working hard with the current group of players. The whole club is excited and looking forward to our first game, which will be followed by a tough encounter against old Bristolians on the 10th.They are a formidable side and will allow us to measure the progress made by the current bunch of youngsters.Themonth ends with Longlevens travelling to Cleve.The club will be keen to hit the ground running to accommodate a tough start to the season.
BRISTOL & West Hockey Club's Men’s 1st team capped off a brilliant summer league with an impressive second-placed finish in Division 1. The 2nd team, competing in the top division for the first time, fought well in each game but could only manage 3 points and will drop into Div 2 for next summer. Men’s 3s finished in a superb second place in Div 3, whilst the 4th team ended up bottom of the pile in Div 4. The Ladies also had a busy summer which saw them play nearly double the amount of games as the Men. All training sessions and matches are held at Mangotsfield School, with postmatch RugbyprovidedhospitalitybyCleveClub.Juniortraining is on Monday nights, Men's Performance Squad on Tuesdays and Ladies Jaspers on Wednesdays, with open training for all club members on Thursdays. For training or membership enquiries email outlook.com.CommunicationsBAWHC@
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