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This eyecatching mural forms part of a display being created beside the lake at Eastville Park by a local artist known as ZaseDesign. He is making it as a gift, to the delight of the Friends of Eastville Park, who are working hard on various improvements and activities, including a Lakefest festival in

September. The park has also played host to a pop-up theatre group this summer, who performed Romeo and Juliet in the old swimming pool. The Islamic Cultural Fayre, a major annual event, will take place this month, having been postponed on July 29 because of poor weather.

Call to reopen toilets in our parks THE closure of public toilets in Fishponds Park and Eastville Park as part of Bristol City Council’s budget cuts is being questioned again. The council has installed temporary toilets at St George Park for the school summer holidays following a campaign by locals. Many people would like to see similar action at the parks in Fishponds which are being

especially well-used this year thanks to the weeks of very sunny weather. The council wants local businesses to offer community toilets in the absence of the public toilets but only a few are doing so. Residents say human waste is blighting Eastville Park and could become a health hazard. And Friends of Fishponds Park says it has missed out on

Clara celebrates her centenary Clara Kent, who lives in Lodge Causeway, has celebrated her 100th birthday. She was in Cossham Hospital League of Friends for more than 60 years. PAGE 5

Concern at car sales centre plan More than 90 people have objected to plans to build a car sales centre on woodland at Glenfrome Road. PAGE 7

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Playgroup rescued A PLAYGROUP in Fishponds that was threatened with closure has announced it will stay open. The Friday playgroup at All Saints has been running for more than 20 years and has provided much-valued support for parents as well as enjoyment for toddlers. It was facing closure but a group of parent volunteers have now agreed to keep it running. A celebration party was held on July 13 with a bouncy castle and proceeds for Grove Road youth group. Parents have welcomed the news that the group is staying open. First session after the holidays is September 7 at 10am.

Call to council: THE closure of public toilets has left a park used by Fishponds residents blighted by human waste. Another park in the area has missed out on special needsfriendly status because its nearest toilets closed. Bristol City Council says it is now “exploring” the idea of installing new toilets in Eastville Park, after erecting a temporary block at St George Park for the duration of the school summer

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holidays. This year’s budget cuts saw the toilets at Eastville Park and Fishponds Park shut to save maintenance costs. Those at Snuff Mills and Vassals Park stayed open. Fishponds resident Irene Blessitt is a member of the Friends of Eastville Park group and visits the park every day to walk her dogs. She told Fishponds Voice she has seen human excrement and

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Bring the park toilets back into use soiled toilet paper at the side of paths and in woodland areas of the park. Irene said she was concerned the waste could become a safety hazard for children visiting the park during the summer holidays, who would also suffer from having nowhere to go to the loo. She said the closure also affected up to 300 runners who attended the Eastville Parkrun each weekend, as well as homeless people living in the park. “This lack of facilities is not acceptable, especially when there is a toilet block on site,” said Irene. “If you go into the woodland it can be pretty horrible. “What are we teaching our children by doing this? And what do the homeless people do? Where are they getting their water from?” Irene is calling on residents to contact their councillors and the council’s Deputy Mayor

for Communities, Equalities & Public Health, Asher Craig, to demand the toilets are reopened. The closure of the public toilets on Fishponds Road at the edge of Fishponds Park has also caused problems for the park’s friends group, who have raised money to replace old play equipment and redesign the play area. Friends of Fishponds Park chair Brian Smith said they had been trying to get and inclusive playground rating from PiPA, which certifies playgrounds as suitable for children with disabilities and special needs. He said: “We ticked nine of the eleven requirements and with the new play equipment it would be ten. But one of the qualifications was for there to be a public toilet within 100 metres.” Brian said that missing out on the rating meant abandoning a planned bid for National Lottery funding. “It’s very disappointing for

us,” he said. “The council’s between a rock and a hard place. We know they’ve got to save money but surely they have a duty of care to provide facilities for people to go to the toilet?” Councillor Craig said the authority had been “working hard” to set up its Community Toilet Scheme, where businesses agreed to let the public use their toilet facilities, following the closures. The closest venues to Fishponds Park are Porto Lounge and the Van Dyck Forum. She said: “Nearly 70 venues have signed up to take part in the scheme offering free toilets for the public to use around the city. “We are currently in discussions with other venues around the city about signing up. “Venues which join the scheme are issued with a sign, highlighting that members of the public are welcome to use their toilet facilities. “At Oldbury Court public toilets remain open and in Eastville Park we are exploring

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installing toilets at the top end of the park, but the details are yet to be finalised.” n The council has announced it is working with Bath & North East Somerset Council to develop a Parks Foundation to support public parks in the two cities. It says a foundation would: • Allow residents, visitors, community organisations and local businesses to support improvements and activities in parks; • Develop sustainable relationships between business, parks and their communities; • Enable public donations for specific projects both in individual parks and across the cities; • Use innovative ideas to seek unrestricted public donations, including legacies; • Work with park groups and others to apply for grants; •Encourage and facilitate more volunteering in parks.

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A BUS service linking Emersons Green, Stapleton and Begbrook with Southmead Hospital is being axed as the operator pulls out of the area. The number 10 has been run by Wessex Bristol buses under a contract from South Gloucestershire Council since First’s number 18 was abandoned as commercially unviable a year ago. Running from 5.45am to 8.50pm each day, it links Lyde Green, Emersons Green, Mangotsfield, Downend Frenchay and Begbrook with UWE’s Frenchay campus, Bristol Parkway station and Southmead. But after the end of August the service will no longer run and passengers say it will leave them without a direct route to the hospital on public transport. As rumours emerged that the service was being axed, Wessex at first said only that its contract with South Gloucestershire Council had not been renewed. Then on July 20, owner Rotala announced that it had sold the business to transport giant Stagecoach and said the 10 would not be transferred to the

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Anger as bus link to hospital, station and college is axed new operator. Passengers are angry at the loss of the service, saying it is vital for people travelling to the hospital, Parkway station and the SGS College Filton campus. Many believe it has been hit by the introduction of the Metrobus route, which currently links Emersons Green only with UWE and the city centre. Writing on public forum Stoke Lane Action Group, Kim Cleave said: “Local people totally rely on this service to get to Southmead Hospital and Parkway station. It is unacceptable to withdraw our only direct bus service to access health care.” Ruth Pailing said: “Only bus I can get to Southmead for an 8am start. Back to the car and parking on the streets again.” Janice Malschuk said: “Not good for the students going to SGS College. It’s the only

public bus from Emersons to the college.” Action group members are urging passengers to write to South Glos to demand it finds another operator for the service. Bristol's cabinet councillor for transport Mhairi Threlfall has promised to take up the case and it has also been raised with the West of England Combined Authority. A Rotala spokeswoman said 65 staff and 9 vehicles were being transferred to Stagecoach from September 2 - less than half the company’s estimated workforce of 200 in the Bristol area. She said: “The 10 service to Southmead Hospital will be withdrawn, as the local authority has decided it cannot provide the subsidy necessary to make this service viable.” A council spokesman said: “Following the Wessex decision to withdraw from the local bus

market, South Gloucestershire Council are unable to extend the contract for the 10 service, which was awarded to Wessex on an emergency basis for one year following the withdrawal of the 18 service at the end of Aug 2017. “Wherever possible, South Gloucestershire Council will seek to provide an alternative solution.” The council is advising people who used the 10 for Southmead Hospital to travel to Fishponds or Staple Hill and change onto the 17, change for the 77 at UWE or take the 77 or 82 from Bristol Parkway. • Changes have also been announced to First services. The 49A, introduced at the end of April to increase peak time services from Staple Hill to the city centre, is withdrawn and will return in September.

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Drama on and off the stage for group A POP-UP theatre group had a successful run of Romeo and Juliet in Eastville Park in spite of twice being targeted by thieves. The performances by Insane Root took place in the atmospheric setting of the old swimming pool and were helped by the excellent weather. The first setback came in mid

July when two youths broke into the pool, damaged the set, stole various items and smashed the lighting rig. They also tried to get into the contained housing the pop-up bar on the site but they were spotted by a passer-by, who took these photographs. Later in the month, the

show's producer Justin challenged two youths who looked like those in the photographs as they again tried to get into the pool area. They ran off , returned half an hour later then fled again. If you have any information about either incident, please contact info@insaneroot.co.uk

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Clara reaches 100 WHEN Clara Kent was born the First World War was still raging, with Germany just days away from launching a major offensive against the allies on the Western Front. Fast forward a century and Clara has now celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by family and friends. Clara spent July 10 at her home in Fishponds, welcoming the many visitors she received throughout the day - and showing off her special birthday card from the Queen. Clara's daughter Heather Muncey said: "We had an open house during the day and mum had her family and friends around her. She had 40 greetings cards - not bad for a 100-yearold. "We decorated the house and garden and her cake had a dancing couple on top. Mum really enjoyed her day and is still benefiting from all the lovely fragrant flowers she received."

Clara Ruth Kent, formerly Armstrong and nee Liddell, was born in St George and moved to Fishponds before school age. She attended Chester Park school, leaving at age 14 to take up a hairdressing apprenticeship at a salon in Lodge Causeway. Her career as a hairdresser was to last until she retired at age 60. During the Second World War, Clara was in the Auxiliary Territorial Service and married Bill Armstrong in 1947 after he was de-mobbed from Remy. The couple had two daughters, Heather in 1949, and seven years later, Pam, who died in 2013. Clara was widowed in 1971 and went on to re-marry Syd Kent in 1982. Syd, who had two daughters, Vivien and Christine, died in 2007. Clara attended St John’s Church in Lodge Causeway where she was christened and married. She also worked as a volunteer with Cossham League

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Among Clara's other hobbies are cross-stitch and decorating eggs, of which she has a large collection. Clara has three grandchildren, Katie, Matthew and Lucy and four great-grandchildren and remarkably still lives at her home in Lodge Causeway.

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MORE than 90 people have objected to plans to build a car sales centre on woodland next to the River Frome. The application to build on land at Glenfrome Road next to the M32 flyover has been made on behalf of Naheed Khan, the owner of the Cabot Cars Centre in Whitehall Road. In their application, Bristolbased 3bd architects say the scheme would provide a business premises with an office and toilet and space for 14 cars, “whilst maintaining the character and preserving the wildlife corridor”. But residents and parents of children at nearby Glenfrome Primary School have called on the council to reject the plans, raising concerns over wildlife, flooding, traffic and road safety. The Environment Agency has also objected to the plans, saying the high flood risk would make the new development “unsafe”. The site is opposite Bridge Farm, on the Lockleaze side of the flyover between Stapleton Road and Sir John’s Lane, and is in the Stapleton and Frome Valley conservation area. Lockleaze ward Labour councillor Estella Tincknell is among the objectors who have written to the council. She said: “The site is not only completely unsuitable, being in a flood risk zone, it is also in an area of important wildlife habitat adjoining the River Frome. There is widespread concern amongst the local community, with a substantial number of objections to the plans.” One objector, Nicola Hategekimana, wrote: “This is a completely inappropriate business for the area. It is currently a natural spot, full of wildlife, opposite a school which

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has a strong forest school project and opposite a new project providing affordable eco housing to the community. “The river is resource to be treasured rather than built on - definitely not with an ugly car sales office.” Glenfrome Primary School parent Duncan George wrote: “I am deeply concerned about the disruption and potential dangers construction would cause the children walking to and from school.” Cottrell Road resident Luke Champion said: “Many residents in Cottrell Road enjoy their riverbank space and will not accept their view to be obliterated by a building.”

In its statement, the Environment Agency said: “The site would be unsafe for occupants due to the considerable flood depths that could be experienced. This risk will increase over the lifetime of development when taking into consideration the predicted impacts of climate change.” A report by arboricultural consultant Nick Baxter of Bosky Trees for the applicants says the plan involves planting 64 new trees in a “wildlife corridor” to make up for the six which would be removed under the plans. Nesting boxes and log piles for hedgehogs are also being recommended and a council nature conservation report

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A FISHPONDS drug dealer has been sent to prison after threatening to kill a “vulnerable” man with a samurai sword. Bernet Cochrane was caught after a video of the incident, posted on social media as a warning to other drug dealers, was reported to police. The video, posted on Snapchat in February, showed Cochrane, of Cherrytree Crescent, Hillfields, using the sword to smash a TV and other possessions in a Staple Hill flat, as he threatened a 40-year-old man.

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“Stephon Harris filmed the victim being threatened so a video could be posted on social media. This was effectively a show of force by Cochrane, designed to let other drug dealers know he had access to a weapon and would deal with people who didn’t follow his rules. “The victim, who has a number of serious medical conditions, was terrified and feared for his life. “Once we received the anonymous tip-off we were able to link Cochrane to the Snapchat profile and recovered a black Moncler jacket during a search of his home, which matched the one in the video. “I hope this sends a strong message to criminals that even if you think you’re anonymous on a social media platform, we can still identify you and bring you to justice.”

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Drivers told to expect delays at busy junction DRIVERS are being warned to expect delays at a busy junction where temporary traffic lights have been installed. The lights are due to stay in place at the Broom Hill miniroundabout for the whole of the school summer holidays, as work is carried out to build a “traffic free, two way segregated walking and cycling route”. Bristol City Council says the work at the junction of Park Road, Frenchay Park Road and Broom Hill is being carried out during the holidays to minimise the impact on traffic. It is expected to finish on September 3, the start of the new academic year for most schools. The work is part of the plan to create the Frome Greenway cycle route, to connect the Frome Valley with Stoke Park, Frenchay and areas further north. An off-road section towards Fishponds via the UWE Glenside Campus is also in the pipeline.It is part of a series of walking and cycling infrastructure projects, costing £19 million and using a combination of grants from the government’s Cycle Ambition Fund and money from Bristol, South Gloucestershire and B&NES councils. But the plan has not gone down well with some residents in the area, with complaints being made that the scheme will lead to the narrowing of roads to make way for the cycle path. Writing on the Stoke Lane Action Group

public Facebook page, Kim Cleave said: “How on earth is it going to be safer, by narrowing the road? Sorry, but it looked more dangerous to me!” Announcing the road works, the city council said the Broom Hill scheme was “part of ongoing work to create a new traffic free, two way segregated walking and cycling route for the area”. A spokesman added: “This work has been planned to take place during the summer holidays to minimise any impact. However, this is a busy route so some delays are expected and drivers are advised to plan ahead to avoid disruption.” The project includes: · New ‘parallel crossings’, with segregated pedestrian and cyclist sections on Frenchay Park Road, to connect to Stoke Park, and Broom Hill, by Frome Terrace. · Footpath widening - and road narrowing - on Broom Hill to provide a shared and segregated pedestrian/cyclist area · New rush hour waiting restrictions on Broom Hill · A ‘raised table’, where the road surface is higher, at the River View junction in Broom Hill to help pedestrians and cyclists cross · New boarding platforms at bus stops, with stops repositioned near Frome Bridge · Repositioning of the traffic island at the Wickham Hill junction of Broom Hill

Clocktower silenced THE newly- renovated clocktower in Page Park has been silenced. South Gloucestershire Coucil's environmental health team received complaints from people living nearby because the rejuvenated chimes, which go off every 15 minutes, were causing them sleepless nights. The mechanism has now been silenced until a regulator can be fitted to stop the bells chiming from 11pm until 7am. Steph Purser, vice chair of Friends of Page Park, said: "The last thing we want to do is to stop people from sleeping and affect their health so we have reached a compromise with the council. "It's a shame because all we did was to restore the original chime which had been going for 108 years. We're sad some people don't enjoy the bells as much as many others do." The bells were of action for two years before they were restored.

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n NEWS MP Kerry McCarthy has welcomed a grant to help families in Bristol who struggle to feed their children during the summer holidays because free school meals are not available. The £30,000 cash injection is to be given to Feeding Bristol from the Department of Education. Working with local partners – Youth Moves, Young Bristol and Fit & Fed - Feeding Bristol will be making summer holiday meals and activities available to hundreds of children across the Bristol area. Feeding Bristol, part of the national Feeding Britain network, is a coalition of local charities and community organisations working to provide access to good food for all across Bristol. The summer holiday clubs are part of a national initiative to make holiday food and fun available to children and families around the country. Ms McCarthy, MP for Bristol West and a supporter of Feeding Bristol, said: "I am delighted that Feeding Bristol was successful in

MP Kerry welcomes £30,000 grant to end holiday hunger our joint bid to receive funding as a holiday hunger pilot area. "Bristol is the third wealthiest city in the country but too many children in our city go hungry during the school holidays. It’s a blight on their childhood and on their future, with children returning to school after the break educationally and developmentally behind their peers. "Feeding Bristol is working with those who are running holiday clubs to fill the gap, so all children can enjoy their summer holidays, and this funding will make a valuable contribution towards such work." Three million children in the UK are at risk of going hungry during school holidays. The summer holiday is particularly hard, as low-income families can

Why we are Feeding Bristol, by Anna Keen, cabinet member and ward councillor for Hillfields OUR schools broke up for the summer this week, and while children and staff are ready for a break, as a mum I know that facing a long stretch of unstructured time can be challenging for a number of reasons. We all know that children are expensive and filling their days with activities can be a huge pressure on families. Just over a year ago, we formed ‘Feeding Bristol’. This collaborative charity is striving for a city where no-one goes hungry. We work on a range of projects, from cooking and nutrition, to growing local food and even raising awareness towards key political issues surrounding food poverty. However, one key priority that has emerged with the greatest urgency is the critical need to address the issue of ‘holiday hunger’. Many of our children in Bristol receive a free school meal Mon to Fri in term time, but there is no such provision in holidays, meaning that our children and young people are at risk of holiday hunger. One of the ways we are addressing this is through holiday clubs. There are a number of initiatives happening across Bristol to provide free activities for children and we have ensured that food is provided as part of this offer. These include Fit and Fed, which operates in parks across Bristol, Unique Voice, who run creative courses over the summer, and Break Free, a programme run by Youth Moves in secondary schools across South Bristol, which reaches some of our most deprived communities. As well as being the Cabinet Lead for Education, I am also a teacher. Like many teachers, I know first-hand how long it can take for my pupils to get back into the mindset of learning in September each year. Since being involved in Feeding Bristol, I have begun to question whether, for some children, there is a link between their ability to learn after the summer break and whether or not they may have had insufficient nutrition over the holidays. Education is about the whole child being ready and able to learn, and food poverty is an issue that impacts massively on the ability of our schools to deliver this. For more information or to get involved with Feeding Bristol, please see our website: https://www.feedingbritain.org/bristol

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struggle to cover the additional food costs over six weeks in the absence of free school meals. Holiday clubs have a beneficial effect on children’s health, physical activity levels, educational progress and social skills. This summer, the Department for Education will provide £2 million nationwide to support research into best practices for holiday clubs. Eight areas within Feeding Britain’s network have been selected to take part in the programme, with holiday provision running across schools, community centres, church halls and youth groups. The other areas taking part in the 2018 Summer Holiday Provision programme are Leicester, Coventry, Cheshire West, Bradford, Merseyside, South

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Party marks Meadow Vale centre's revamp A PARTY has been held to celebrate the reopening of a community centre in Speedwell following the completion of a £100,000 renovation. Meadow Vale Community Association, which runs the centre, laid on games, music and food and even arranged for Bristol East MP Kerry McCarthy to cut the cake to mark the official opening. Speaking at the event, Fiona Russell, chair of Meadow Vale Community Association, said: "Today was to celebrate the refurbishment of the community centre which cost around £95,000 most of it raised by the Rotary Club of Bristol. "Ibstock Quarry also gave us some money to refurbish the kitchen and some towards the building. I’d like to thank Rotary for all the help they have given us both with the refurbishment and today." The building has had a new

floor, roof, electrics, kitchen, doors and windows and the exterior has been rendered. Fiona said she intends to encourage the elderly to come and use the community centre in order to help give them more opportunities to socialise and help reduce loneliness and isolation. Jim Currie, president of the Rotary Club of Bristol, said: "It’s our 100th year and we wanted to do something to benefit the community of Bristol and decided that Meadow Vale would be a great project to support. "We’ve been involved now for about 18 months. Rotary raised about £26,000 in events that we have organised. The John James foundation chipped in £5,500 and quite a lot of the money was given to us by the environmental charity Innovate and Ibstock Quarry. "We’d like to stay involved now. It’s not much good having

this building if then no one uses it. So hopefully everyone involved is going to create some sense of the community wanting to do things here." He explained that the club would continue to support events at the community centre and would help raise money for particular community development projects on an adhoc basis. Now that the refurbishment is complete, the community association is looking forward to phase two which is expected to include building a new sports hall and using the existing community centre building as a café. "We have full planning permission for phase two," said Fiona. "This will give us the room to play badminton or have a reasonably sized community fair without it being too crowded. We could even have concerts. "At the moment everyone has

to leave the area in order to do things. A lot of the groups that start here end up moving on to bigger venues – by having a bigger community centre we can make sure that they stay in our area and this should make it even more of a community hub." The new centre is expected to cost around £1 million and will require significant further funding. The community association has already begun to reduce the centre’s running costs by becoming more efficient – for example, by installing LED lighting. Kerry McCarthy said: "It’s been a lovely day and it has been good to see something happening in a part of the community where there aren’t that many facilities. "I’d like to pay tribute to all the people that have volunteered to help make the renovation and today’s event a success. We now need to build on this success and try to do more here."

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If you go down to the lake today, you’re sure of a big surpriseor two! Over the last few weeks, an amazing group of volunteers have been cleaning and preparing the steel panels on the old boathouse plinth for an exciting makeover. Well, the transformation has begun! We have been so fortunate in attracting one of the most respected and talented muralists in the country to create the incredibly beautiful series of wildlife images you’ll ever see in any park anywhere. We have chosen carefully, reflecting the flora and fauna to be found in the park and the first three panels completed are being acclaimed as wonderful works of art in their own right. In the coming days and weeks more panels will be completed until we have a life size and lifelike series stretching from end to end along the water’s edge. On the plinth side of the panels, we are in the process of creating a colourful, vibrant mix of colours representing the colours to be found on our park favourite, the kingfisher. What makes this whole project even more remarkable is the generosity of our artist. Andy, professionally known as ‘ZaseDesign’ lives locally with his young family and has, over the years come to love Eastville Park. So much in fact, that he has offered to do this for us free of charge. Soon to be moving to another area, this is his gift to the park. I know for sure that this gift will keep on giving for years to come, brightening our day and drawing gasps of admiration from all our wonderful park visitors from far and near. Friends of Eastville Park would like to express our warmest thanks to you Andy and best wishes for your move to your new home.

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We're taking the pulse of nature ... This week sees the start of the ‘Big Butterfly Count’. All over the country, folk are taking part in a survey of the butterfly population giving us an indication of the health of the species and our environment. Butterflies react very quickly to change in their environment which makes them excellent biodiversity indicators. Butterfly declines are an early warning for other wildlife losses. That’s why counting butterflies can be described as taking the pulse of nature. The count will also assist in identifying trends in species that will help us plan how to protect butterflies from extinction, as well as understand the effect of climate change on wildlife. To contribute to the project, we have created our very own ‘butterfly patch’ among the thistles, grasses and nettles in the field at the bottom of Everest Road. Don’t worry, we’ve mown a lovely picnic area there and placed information boards and nice pictures all around the patch to help you to get to

know some of the butterflies you can find locally. There are some wriggly, squiggly path adventures into the patch for small children to make your visit even more fun. You can download count and activity sheets from the big butterfly count website or pick some up at the top of Everest Road at ‘The BookShelf’ Last Saturday, we launched our Wake up with Nature series of events around the park with an absolutely fabulous ‘Introduction to Moths’ hosted by Jack Nicholson. From a moth trap left overnight, we were totally fascinated to see an incredible selection of beautiful moths when we opened it up in the morning. From looking in awe at the beauty and variation of shape, size and colour to flicking frantically through reference books to identify each moth and even looking close up as they settled on the arm, it was an experience I’ll never forget and will definitely be on the lookout for a moth trap for me! The next in our series of Wake

up with Nature on Sunday 29 July 8am is ‘Wildlife Safari’, a walk of discovery along the River Frome to Snuff Mills looking at birds and invertebrates along the way and the chance maybe to spot a new species of butterfly into the bargain! If you’d like to join us, visit Friends of Eastville Park FB page and book a place as group numbers are limited. All walks start at park entrance bottom of Everest Rd. Our policy is to not charge for any of the events in our programme but we do invite a donation to support future Friends' park projects. In the coming weeks and months we will be seeing bat walks, getting to know trees, foraging , woodland crafts, wildlife photography, and of course, more moths please! We would love to hear from anyone who would like to share their passion or knowledge of all things wild for this programme of events in the park. And finally this month, keep an eye out for posters, flyers and

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Colourfest brings fun and funds for St Augustine's THE COMMUNITY around St Augustine of Canterbury school and church on Boscombe Crescent in Downend enjoyed a colourful summer event. More than 400 people came to enjoy the fundraiser Colourfest 2018 and a funpacked day was had by all. The main attraction was a special run where entrants jogged through 'colour stations' where they were covered in bright powder paint until they reached the finish line in full rainbow style. Also popular was an event where teachers took turn to visit the 'stocks' where youngsters took great delight in throwing wet sponges at them. Professional graffiti artist Steve Fitzpatrick of “Graff-arty” helped children make their own giant name signs. School governors served afternoon teas and toddler group volunteers kept the younger ones happy with ice pops, sweets and

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tots to enjoy and members of the scouts and guides' supporters association ran a barbecue. There was also a bar, fun pig racing, festival face-painting and a bouncy obstacle course. Father Frank, parish priest of St Augustine’s Church, said: "It was one of the most entertaining summer events that have taken place here since I joined the parish. I was delighted to see so many of the activities involving the children having so much fun. After all, the children are the future of our parish and our world. Well done everyone!" All money raised will be split between the school’s PTFA, the parish’s future development fund and the scouts and guides' supporters association. If you would like to see how

the PTFA’s money is spent you can visit the school on one of their open days on October 10-11 and November 21-22 or at an open evening on October 17 from 6-7pm. Contact the school to book a place by emailing office@ staugustinesprimary.org.uk

Flat blaze started by cigarette A FIRE in a second-floor Stapleton flat was caused by a discarded cigarette, firefighters say. Three Avon Fire and Rescue Service fire crews were called to Foxglove Close shortly before 9pm on Thursday, July 25, after a neighbour smelt burning. They found a fire on the balcony of the second-floor flat, which they tackled with a hose after using a triple extension ladder to reach the balcony. Afterwards firefighters used a thermal imaging camera to search for any remaining hotspots. A fire service spokesperson said that the blaze was believed to have started accidentally, by “smoking materials”.

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Pupils win Latin drama competition CHILDREN at St Augustine’s Primary in Downend took first and second place in a Latin drama competition in Bristol. For the contest, run by the Bristol Classics Hub and partnered by the Bristol Classical Association, plays had to be performed completely in Latin. St Augustine;s were the only state school to take part in the competition, which was held in the 1562 Theatre at Bristol Grammar School. Despite having started Latin only eight months ago, the pupils were able to show off many of the language skills and vocabulary they had learned. For example, did you know that when you say hello to one person in Latin you say, “salve” but when you say it to more than one person, you need to say “salvete?” Adjectives also go after the noun and the spelling changes for nouns and adjectives depending on whether they are masculine or feminine.

The staff at St. Augustine’s have used the Minimus resources, which are based on a mouse “that made Latin cool”. The resources, created by Bristol teacher Barbara Bell, seek to make links between Latin and English; European bilingual children are often able to relate vocabulary to another language. The Latin is learned through a series of stories about a family who lived at Vindolanda and is based around archeological finds from the site and includes Greek myths which would have been well known to the Romans. Barbara Bell introduced the competition and was bowled over by the quality of the performances. She was particularly pleased to see the handmade toy Minimus on stage. Two teams of Y5 pupils represented St Augustine’s. With some help from a Latin specialist, they incorporated translations of well-known songs in Latin into their performances.

Teenager injured in knife attack A TEENAGER was seriously injured when he was stabbed in the grounds of a Fishponds school. The 14-year-old was taken to hospital after the incident at St Matthias Academy in Alexandra Park on July 17. Another boy, aged 17, has been charged with possessing a knife and causing grievous bodily harm with intent. Police were called to the school, a pupil referral unit for children who have been moved from mainstream secondary schools, at about 2pm on the day of the incident, after reports of “a confrontation between two teenagers”. The 14-year-old, a pupil at the school, was taken to hospital, where his condition was later

described as “serious but stable”. Avon and Somerset police arrested the older boy later that evening St Matthias Academy is part of the Learn@ Multi-Academy Trust, which runs four Bristol special schools.The academy provides short-term placements for up to 60 students who are not managing in their secondary school. A spokeswoman for the trust said: “One of our students was assaulted on our site on Tuesday 17 July. The assailant was not a pupil or connected to the school. We are working with the police to aid their investigation and are providing support, with assistance from Bristol City Council, to our pupils and staff.”

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Each team included their own musicians with one team being accompanied by a cornet and the other by recorders and a glockenspiel. One play was about the characters from Minimus whilst the other was based on the Greek myth, Daedalus and Icarus. Their teacher, Rachael Swonnell, was extremely proud

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Time to turn the other cheek?

OW tolerant are we of others when they make mistakes? Judging by some people’s attitudes when they are behind the wheels of their cars; sometimes not very. Nothing humbles us quite as much as when we make a significant mistake. What can we do? We can make an excuse or try to put the blame on someone else but the best solution is to own up and admit that I was to blame and that I should have done better. The bible says “a gentle answer turns away anger”. I have known occasions when I have done this and matter have turned so much better than I was expecting. In fact on one occasion, when I was in business, I had a client with whom I did not get on well. I was working with my team on a project which had gone badly and I went to see him to say it was my fault. To my surprise from then we got on so much better. We all

make mistakes and we like to see the human side of other people admitting to their mistakes, because that makes them the same as us. It’s harder to be upset with someone who does this as we know that we too are fallible. My youngest son used to be cross with me when an accident happened in the home and I would tell him that accidents are always avoidable if he just thought about what he was doing, and that is true but we are not perfect and accidents do happen. It is good to feel that remorse and pain from our mistakes as that is how we learn from them. There is a well-known adage that the person who hasn’t made a mistake has not made anything. Thomas Edison who is famous for inventing the light bulb saw each unsuccessful attempt not as a failure but as a step forward. I remember once hearing a story about a young man who was

ambitious to do well and was working for a business owner and the young man made a mistake which cost the company dearly. Somebody asked the owner whether he was going to sack the young man. “Sack him!” the owner replied-“why should I sack him, I just spent a fortune training him”. We saw something of this in the World Cup which has just finished. Gareth Southgate, the current England football manager famously missed a penalty in the semi-final of Euro 96. This caused him real anguish, but he turned that to good when he was coaching the England team in this year’s World Cup and the whole team benefited from his earlier pain. It’s hard to see people making mistakes with their lives and not learning from them or to see people who don’t realise that they are making mistakes with their lives. An English poet Alexander Pope wrote many years ago: “to err is human, and to forgive is divine”. When God, through Jesus, forgives us he does so not because he too makes mistakes but because

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Trying to understand Brexit MANY people I’ve spoken to recently are at a complete loss trying to understand what’s going on with Brexit. There’s no denying that it’s a shambles, and I’ve been sending constituents regular Brexit updates by email – as well as posting on my website and Facebook – trying to bring some clarity to the situation. I voted against triggering Article 50 back in March 2017 because I did not think the Government was ready to start Brexit negotiations and start the clock ticking on a two year deadline for exiting the EU. We are now running out of time to secure a deal. We’ve heard quite a lot from major local employers like Airbus about their Brexit concerns, but we’ve heard less from smaller businesses, who are just as important to our local economy. I recently visited a family-run business in east Bristol. They started out a decade ago selling

extreme sports gear from the back of a van, and now sell clothes, equipment, and anything else you may need for activities like snowboarding, BMXing and Motocross to over 80 countries around the world. Much of their trade is with the rest of the EU, as the UK market alone is no longer big enough to sustain the business. They rely on the frictionless trade we enjoy through the EU Single Market and Customs Union, which makes it just as easy to sell a Bristol-based product to Berlin, Barcelona or Bratislava as it is sell it to someone in Bath. If we leave the EU without a deal, tariffs alone would cost this company £1.6 million a year, not to mention the extra customs paperwork and the queues at the border which would make it difficult - if not impossible - to get the goods to mail-order customers in time. These costs will have to be either passed onto consumers or absorbed by the business, with

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Universal Credit is on its way UNIVERSAL Credit is being introduced across Bristol for most working-age households who need to make a new claim for benefit. After being introduced in South Bristol Jobcentre Plus areas earlier this year, the scheme is being rolled out to the remaining parts of the city in September and October. It replaces the six meanstested benefits and tax credits (including Housing Benefit) and is claimed from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). If you are already getting benefits then you will not be immediately affected unless you have a significant change in your circumstances. If this occurs and you need to make a claim for any of the benefits that Universal Credit replaces, you’ll need to make a claim for Universal Credit instead. If residents are eligible for Universal Credit, it will be paid

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the latter being more likely as customers won’t be prepared to pay the higher costs. Unfortunately, the prospect of no deal is becoming more likely. At Chequers a few weeks ago, the Cabinet appeared to have finally reached agreement on what it thought Brexit should look like. But within a few days, both Brexit Secretary David Davis and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson resigned, saying that the agreement was incompatible with what they thought Brexit was. The Government’s own contingency planning for “no deal” apparently includes telling citizens to stockpile food and medicines, and to moor barges with generators aboard around Northern Ireland to ensure its electricity supply is not disrupted. Despite what our neighbours in Somerset, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Liam Fox may say, I do not believe anybody voted for this chaos. “No deal “ would be disastrous

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Imogen in the running for Miss Teen GB IMOGEN Lottie Chapman, the current Miss Teen Bristol, is in the running to become the next Miss Teen Great Britain. Imogen has competed in the Miss Teen Great Britain pageant twice before, and was placed

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Carnival, festival, fiesta - we know how to party! SUMMER is in full swing, and Bristolians are making the most of our reputation as a ‘festival city’. St Pauls Carnival returned for its 50th anniversary, coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the Empire Windrush. Fears had been expressed that the carnival might have been lost to the city but with the perseverance of community activists, council officers, and partner organisations such as the Arts Council, it was a huge success. The week after was Bristol’s main Pride event. Many people see Pride as a carnival – a time to have fun. That is an important part of it, but it of course represents so much more than that. Pride is an active stance against discrimination and violence towards the LGBT+ community. The event itself was really well attended, and a huge celebration of diversity, recognising the significant value that it brings to our city. This year’s Harbour Festival, our annual showcase of the city’s culture and maritime heritage, had a huge range of things to do

across three miles of the city centre. Building on last year, its focus returned to water based activities, bringing us back again to the heart of the city and putting a focus on the Harbourside, our traditional gateway to the world. Upfest represents a more modern view of Bristol and its reputation as a street art destination. The event, now in its tenth year, brings an estimated 50,000 people to see the art up close. Of course, the high point for many is the Balloon Fiesta. A key event in our world class calendar of events, we have worked in partnership with the organisers over many years to establish and build the fiesta as a major international event and we continue to support this uniquely Bristol celebration. Finally, I’d like to mention a different type of festival we are currently developing. We are planning on hosting a housing festival which will look at new and innovative ways of providing housing over the coming years. This will explore a host of new approaches, re-imagining

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better ways of living for everyone in cites. I am hoping the event will bring forward solutions for the housing crisis – a key priority for my administration. All of these events bring so much to our city, not just to our own experiences, but also the economic benefits of having a strong tourism offer and building our international profile for being a vibrant festival city. I hope you are able to enjoy as many as possible this year.

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Frankie Johns completes first challenge IT was a family affair when champion fundraiser Frankie Johns kicked off his latest challenge. The singer, whose real name is John Billitteri, has pledged to raise an ambitious £1 million for the charity Dementia UK. His campaign got off to a flying start after Frankie enlisted the help of family and close friends to take part in a sponsored 10k walk across the Downs. And although it took place on one of the hottest days of the year, the group managed the arduous trek with aplomb. Frankie, 59, has already raised thousands of pounds for Help for Heroes but following the death of his mother-in-law Barbara Fudge he decided to support a charity which helps families affected by dementia. Barbara, 81, who was from Barton Hill, had suffered from dementia and spent her last days at Saffron Gardens in Whitehall, where she received specialist help. Admiral nurses from

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The 34-strong group are pictured raring to embark on the 10k charity walk Dementia UK gave her family support and advice to help them understand Barbara's illness and offer practical solutions. Following Barbara's death on March 21 Frankie felt it was a fitting tribute to his beloved mother-in-law to raise money to help the charity continue its good work. Not one to shy away from a tough challenge, Frankie is aiming to collect one million pound coins through a series of events and activities. He will also draw attention to the cause by riding his bike through the streets of Bristol where people can throw money into a trailer attached to the back. The Downs walk was the campaign's launch event and, although the final figure is yet to be confirmed, it looks likely to hit £1,000.

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Frankie's niece, Gemma Saunders, persuaded her employer Barclays Bank to double any amount up to £1,000, giving them a grand total of at least £2,000. "The walk was fantastic and the weather was lovely. It wasn't a really long walk but the sun just seemed to drain us. We all managed it though. There was 27 of us who took part as well as seven children. We started at 11am and got back just after one. It seemed to go on and on! "It was quite emotional as I did a speech before we started and talked about Barbara and the fact that she was the reason why we were all here. I also spoke afterwards and said how Barbara would have been really proud with what we had achieved. "I feel really determined to reach £1m and when I make

up my mind to do something, I usually do!" Frankie has embraced technology for the first time in his fundraising career after his daughters, Charmaine, 32, and Marisa, 30, told him the campaign would reach so many more people. He now has a Just Giving page - go to www. justgiving.com and search for Frankie Johns. People can also find out more about his fundraising events by visiting his Facebook page (John Billitteri). Frankie's next big fundraiser is a music charity night on Saturday September 1 at Kingswood Community Association from 8pm til late. Tickets cost £5 and are available from the office or lounge bar or from Frankie himself (07775 870129).

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Frenchay Primary's 175th anniversary A PRIMARY school has marked its 175th anniversary with a day of celebrations. Frenchay Primary School first opened its doors in September 1842 and to mark its landmark academic year the school threw a party, starting with a ceremony to unveil a new flag designed by two reception and Year 1 pupils. A huge birthday picnic for the children, staff and parents on Frenchay Common followed, with birthday cakes and music from the Bristol Veterans’ Band. The focal point of the celebration day on June 29 was a service of thanksgiving held at St John the Baptist church, which started with head teacher Katherine Marks joining predecessors Sandra Allen and Carol Thorne to read the school prayer. Children from the school’s Griffin class made a presentation about the history of the school, telling the congregation about its first days, with a single class of

99 children, and the dark years of the Second World War, when nearly eight hours of learning was lost to air raids each week. There was also a memorable performance by the Bristol Renewal Gospel Choir, led by Kim Samuels, who sang at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and a celebratory quarter peal by the Frenchay Bellringers.

Teacher Chris Strawson, who coordinated the day, said “It was wonderful to see all the different elements of the day come together to make a fantastic celebration. Everyone who took part and enjoyed themselves seemed to be having a great time.” “We should all be extremely proud of our school and the place it has in the local community.”

The school has remained in the same building since 1842, although plans to move to a new, larger school on the former Frenchay Hospital site are currently in the pipeline. South Gloucestershire Council held a consultation on the plans, which would see the number of places offered by the school rise from 140 to 420, earlier in the year and a decision is expected in the autumn. Mr Strawson said: “Despite many alterations inside, and some additions in the school grounds, much of the daily life of our school still takes place in much the same surroundings as it did 175 years ago. Worship and lunchtime are still in the original school hall, the youngest children learn in what would always have been one of the classrooms and of course the whole school still enjoys using the Frenchay Common for sports and games and has close links to the village community.”

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WHEN it comes to planning policies there are broadly two approaches. One is to set a broad aim, while the other is to be prescriptive. These policies, which have to conform to national guidance, but give the opportunity to add detail and apply it directly to the local area, affect everyone as they are what planning applications are primarily judged against. They affect both the extension that you may want to build and the proposed three storey house that would overlook your garden. The choice in writing these policies is broadly between absolute certainty and being required to use reasonable judgement. The more prescriptive policies, while providing that certainty, set parameters where decisions at the margin can be ridiculous. For instance, in Bristol, if a new fast food takeaway is located 395 metres from a school, the risks to children’s health and obesity levels

are deemed enough to warrant the refusal of an application, whereas if it is 405 metres away, then effectively these problems have been miraculously overcome. As ridiculous as this may sound, where everything operates in accordance with a rule book, there is little room for objective judgement. The irony is that exactly that kind of judgement, the ability to weigh up the pros and cons of a proposal and come to a balanced judgement, is what planners are trained for. The tick-box mentality that provides certainty could easily be applied by somebody without such training. On the other side of the argument, where policies are worded in too woolly a manner, for instance a new takeaway having to be located beyond a reasonable walking distance from a school, can potentially be argued over until the cows come home. Or so you might think until you start to consider who is doing the walking;

the topography involved; whether there are main roads to cross to get there or is the site right next to a bus stop. That word reasonable then takes greater precedence, when it is assessed against the relevant local factors. Judgement has to respond to the local picture and that should always be the case. Ultimately decisions, whatever type of policy they are assessed against, can be challenged at appeal or even in the courts. Where proposals are rightly assessed in the round, being just the wrong side of some arbitrary limit can be exposed as ridiculous. In fact I would argue that the tick-box approach generally discriminates against imagination and good design that can result in the many quirky details that can make a place more interesting and worth living in. All planning decisions should be taken in the round. Where the amount of space is generally limited, all schemes will have some minor defects when assessed against the perfection of the various prescriptive standards. The art is to ensure that the factors that do not come up to standard are the ones that matter the least. There is seldom a one-size-fits-all solution that can be applied at the cost of the bigger picture. Sometimes everything works out comfortably. Sometimes there is not point trying to find a solution

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'Don't spray poison near kids' CAMPAIGNERS against pesticides stepped up their protests after council workers sprayed toxic chemicals next to schools in Fishponds. They are furious that the city seems to be rowing back on pledges to phase out harmful pesticides. The Pesticide Safe Bristol Alliance has been calling for an end to the use of glysophate, a weedkiller that is under review in Europe because of its hazardous impact on human health, since Bristol was European Green Capital in 2015. The Mayor Marvin Rees committed to their cause in his election campaign a year later but now the council has told the Voice it has no plans to stop using glysophate. Full story: Page 3

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Core blimey - give me parenting strength! WHEN I was trying desperately hard to become pregnant, as a fair few 34-year-old women are doing, a friend of mine offered me some insight. She had parented her two girls on her own for almost ten years. She simply commented that raising babies involved an awful lot of what she called ‘drudgery’: washing, cleaning up, folding, hanging, clearing up. I nodded when she said it and then, a couple of years later, when aforementioned wished-forbaby arrived, I realised what she meant. There were two of us doing the work in our house and the drudgery still seemed endless. Little did I realize the toll ‘mature’ parenting would take on my body. We were suddenly struck down with every random illness going: my partner broke out in an allergic reaction to Milton sterilising fluid and her childhood eczema returned. My back became so bad that I ended up shirtless on the bed of a local osteopath called Gabi at The Fishponds Practice. Now, some people say that osteopathy is a myth but for me it was like magic. After weeping, and sharing my list of self-diagnosed-very-likelymedical-conditions, she began treating my terrible pain which had accrued, in short, from carrying a baby-toddler around on my hip, the trauma of multiple miscarriages and constantly bending down to pick things up at awkward angles. It sounds ridiculous but it is the small everyday, repetitive motions that affect the back in strange ways. What a delight it was to live this amazing life with

this wonderful new child, but I had to do something about my back (parenting ailments, by the way, was not a chapter in the parenting book: your back might give way, your eczema might return… no where, in any book on child rearing.) Gabi, the osteopath, innocently asked what exercise I did. “urm, walking,” I replied, quietly. She frowned, “walking? As exercise?” “Yes, you know, walking from A to B, to the shops and the like.” And then I proceeded to tell her all the exercise I did at school, in the late eighties/nineties, such as, playing hockey, netball (centre), doubles badminton, very good at tennis, doing county hurdles, playing volleyball for the county. “I used to cycle to work,” I chirped, to which she just slowly nodded. “You seem to have no ‘core’ strength, Claire,” she said after about six visits, “and I would advise, unless you want to keep coming back to pay for osteopathy, you try some medicinal pilates…” I felt so relieved that an authority had decided this for me that I sought an opportunity, immediately, to find me some ‘medicinal Pilates’ locally. It was then that I came across our local Fishponds Pilates practitioner, Emily Osborne. Gabi had told me that one could become a Pilates instructor in a weekend and so to be discerning. After two attempts at finding the right Pilates instructor for me, thank goodness, I found Emily Osborne. Emily Osborne is a local pilates practitioner and instructor who runs classes all week in Fishponds. She has been practising for seven years following her career as a social worker. She runs regular, weekly classes, evening classes and drop ins. She says what inspires her is “the incredible potential for people to recover, change and transform. On a micro level, I see people arrive at a class feeling tense, talking very fast and looking tired and they leave with a greater

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sense of calm, looking more refreshed and say something along the lines of “I really needed that!” Emily says that “on a bigger scale, I observe people’s mobility improve, their pain reduced or gone and improvements in their mental health, to name a few. My clients and their commitment to coming to my classes inspires me.” She says, “Pilates is especially good for women who have experienced birth or miscarriage because it can address both their minds and bodies and work on restoring some balance. Physically, Pilates can slowly and safely help women to rebuild tone and strength, particularly in their core and reduce areas of tension and pain. By gently inviting women to be aware of how exercises feel, to listen to their body and to slow things down they can gradually re-establish a relationship with themselves and their body, which may have been significantly affected by pregnancy, birth or miscarriage.” I was looking for a regular class (that was considerably cheaper than an osteopath) and that is exactly what Emily provides. Her classes are pretty booked up, as many have discovered her brilliance, and she has waiting lists for evening classes, but she did have some spaces in day classes and drop ins. That was six months ago. I now go weekly and see it as a date with my own body and my own wellbeing. The class begins with stillness, connecting with your limbs, your back, your tummy, your pelvis. At the start, my pelvis was so painful, I couldn’t feel anything for weeks, but I slowly moved my body, stretched my back, lifted my legs at the angle I was told to and

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slowly I gained movement back in my pelvis. What is important about Emily’s class is that everyone arrives with something – sore wrists, tender back, painful knees… and so each stretch is staged at different levels. She encourages participants to feel how your body is different on opposite sides of your body, to accept how you feel this week and offers a new exercise another week. Emily doesn’t rush or add pressure and this make a tremendous difference. I feel like I can give it a go, which can be quite a challenge for a parent if you haven’t slept through the night for three years and haven’t been in lycra in a while or have a new body to which you need to become accustomed. No week in Emily’s class is ever the same, upper body, lower body variations, including varied music. It was such a relief to stretch and feel that I was in safe hands. I can only describe its impact on my back as if someone had oiled my joints and muscles. I come back clearer and brighter, mentally and physically. I’m able to move without tensing. It makes me want to move more and help my body to feel better more regularly. It is about prioritising time that is just for me to reconnect with my body. I have not been back to the osteopath since… See Emily’s website www. emilyosbornepilates.com She has classes at Lincombe Barn in Downend, and The Life Church, The Cross Hands and All Saints Church Hall, all in Fishponds. Please see website for details. She can be contacted at info@ teachmepilates.co.uk or facebook Emily Osborne Pilates. Claire Stewart-Hall

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28 A SERIES of exhibitions have been taking place marking 50 years since a major flood swept through 3,000 homes in Bristol, killing eight people. On July 10, 1968, around two months’ worth of rainfall fell in less than two days causing widespread flooding, damage and destruction as water spilled out from the river banks. Known as The Great Flood of 1968, parts of Stapleton, Bedminster, Ashton, Brislington and St George were badly affected and rescue boats had to be deployed. One man was swept to his death in flood water at Parson Street, Bedminster, while there were a further seven fatalities in surrounding areas. Pop-up exhibitions are being held across the city with Fishponds Library hosting the event from August 6-10. Richard Stevens, aged 71, of St George, was visiting his girlfriend Lorraine in Bedminster on the night of the Great Flood and remembers the devastating scenes. He said: "Houses were flooded as high as the first floor. The reflection of light on the water made it clearly visible. People were looking out of their bedroom windows. It was eerily quiet apart from the sound of thunder. On Parson Street a partly submerged car on the incline had just the boot and part of the roof poking out. I had to return and stay at Aylesbury Crescent for the night. There we watched the rest of the storm from the house and witnessed manhole covers at the top of the hill shoot up three or four feet up in to the air and then come clashing to the floor." The events cover ongoing

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Flood water smashes shop windows in Eastville work to manage the flood risk to Bristol and how Bristol City Council and its partners are planning for the effects of climate change in the future. The events will also feature information about how the public can help by signing up to become a flood warden. Bristol has a network of volunteers looking out for early warning signs and preparing communities to be ‘flood ready’. Following the Great Flood a large amount of work was done to improve defences and prevent a similar event happening again. This included mechanisms to divert water and increase storm water storage, plus flood defence walls. All those measures have

reduced the impact of river flooding. The city still remains at high risk from other sources of flooding, such as tidal flooding and surface water flooding caused by heavy rainfall events. Cllr Kye Dudd, cabinet member for Energy, Waste and Regulatory Services, with responsibility for flooding, said: "As we look back at such a significant event in Bristol’s history, we also need to look to the future and at how we could protect the city centre from tidal flooding in particular. The nearby Severn Estuary has one of the highest tidal ranges in the world and we have seen how it affects the River Avon, which runs through the city centre.

"We are currently working with our city partners on how we protect the city centre from flooding. This is part of a wider vision for revitalising Bristol’s waterside areas, which includes early plans for the Western Harbour, in order to help safeguard our heritage and sustainably promote future growth and regeneration in the city. Further details will be shared in due course." Visit bristol.gov.uk/greatflood to find out more. To find out more about becoming a flood warden, contact Bristol City Council on 0117 352 5893 or email flooding@bristol.gov.uk

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Community rallies round to save street flowers

THE vandals who overturned some of Downend's floral displays may have caused upset - but the community response to the attacks has more than made up for it. Volunteers rushed to the aid of the Downend & Bromley Heath in Bloom team on the morning after the flower tubs in the village centre were spoiled, and a crowdfunding page was set up that has raised more than £2,000. Many people wanted to help - even some primary school children supported the appeal by holding a cake sale. Lottie Britton and Daisy Coyne, both eight, and Daisy's brother Oliver, 11, raised £55. The vandalism incident has strengthened the resolve of Downend & Bromley Heath Parish Council to install closed circuit TV cameras to help the

police catch criminals. Jackie Baker, chair of the In Bloom volunteers, told Downend Voice: “We will certainly not give in to this behaviour and we thank the community for standing behind us. We are so grateful for all the wonderful support we have received. It shows how much people love and appreciate the flowers.” Downend's high street is welcoming many visitors this summer as it is playing host to one of the sculptures in the Gromit Unleashed 2 trail in aid of Bristol Children's Hospital. The Downend statue of the famous Aardman hound is named Champion and has a cricket theme in honour of the legendary WG Grace, who was born in the village. It can be found on Badminton Road outside Lloyds Bank, surrounded by flowers, of course.

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n GARDENING DEPENDING on who you talk to the last month has either been terrible or the best ever. For me it’s been mixed, on the one hand I’ve spent a lot of time outside and we’ve been eating alfresco for nearly 8 weeks, but then there’s the watering. At the start of the summer I was watering the plants in pots and making sure that everything else was kept alive and for the first few weeks this was fine. But as we’ve gone on things have take a turn for the worse, suffice to say there are some perennial plants that aren’t going to see it to 2019. I do have a few firm favourites such as a couple of prostanthera that I acquired in May (remember May, when it rained?) that are being given limited rations so that I might keep them going over winter. I have annuals that have languished in pots still as I know that as soon as I put them in the ground they’ll suffer the same fate as so many other plants in the garden. Give me a few days rain and maybe all this will turn around, for now it’s looking like sunshine all the way. Back in May I installed a new water butt at the allotment to capture water from the polytunnel

The city gardener By Tim Barton that I’d erected the month before. I have a terrible feeling, and I apologise to the few that are struggling in this weather, that I may have caused the drought. But whatever the reason it’s certainly been a trying time for anyone that’s been doing any sort of gardening over the last two months, but I won’t talk about it any more. On a brighter note, we are now well and truly into the harvesting season where all of the hard work that we put in at the start of the year is paying off. We did have one oddity however in that the first of the runner beans that we harvested in July were reminiscent of the beans that you usually harvest in September. Stringy and with the beans quite formed in the pods really before there anything to eat. After doing a little research we found that it was to do with

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excessive heat when the flowers are setting, that we’ve certainly had recently but it’s odd in the things that it changes. Carrots never germinated or where they did it was so sporadic that there was nothing worth writing home about but our beetroot have been a runaway success. This is testament to successional sowing, basically keeping something germinating all of the time, as soon as one comes up start another. This way as things bolt (and they will when it’s too hot and dry), or mature then you have another that is close behind it. I’ve written before about having a glut and when you’re presented with 30 mature beetroot in one go it can be quite intimidating. Lettuce are another plant that will benefit from being grown in this way, and it’s something that you can grow with limited space. Either keep some in pots or in a little patch of ground and harvest the leaves from them as you need to, they’re also quite shade tolerant so you don’t have to give over a sunny spot. There are quite a few ornamental varieties that are grown not just for the nutrition but to look lovely too, it’s always the holy grail of the allotment gardener to have rows of perfectly manicured lettuce growing, they just need a little less heat and a little more water, please. If you’re after the perfect lettuce then I wish you the best of luck, otherwise here are some other August tasks to keep you busy. •D eadhead flowers to stop them

setting seed and to prolong the flowering season. •P rune summer flowering shrubs once the flowers had finished, such a some Hebes. Plants will get leggy quite soon if they’re not kept in shape. •C ollect ripe seeds for sowing next year and extending your collections of plants. •C ut back herbs to encourage a fresh flourish of foliage before the cold sets in and to get a bounty for your culinary needs. •C ut out old fruited canes on summer raspberries. If you’re unsure about this then check online for a wealth of relevant information. •K eep watering, preferable from harvested rain (if we have any) and grey water. •H arvest vegetables as soon as they’re ready and in many cases this will promote more. The smaller vegetables are often the best tasting too. •G ive hedges a last trim before they become dormant. • Take cuttings from tender perennials to guarantee stock for next year. • This is your last chance for some semi-ripe cuttings. • Tidy up any leaves that start to fall to discourage slugs.

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Grieving mum's mission to help other families A MOTHER from Emersons Green whose teenage son died at Southmead Hospital has launched a campaign to change the way people with learning disabilities are treated. Paula McGowan has set up a Parliamentary petition calling for all healthcare professionals to be given mandatory training in making adjustments for patients with autism and learning disabilities. Her son Oliver had a bright future ahead of him. After contracting meningitis as a baby he had epilepsy, a mild learning disability and autism but had flourished first at Culverhill School and then at the National Star College in Gloucestershire, where he was taking a course to become a ski instructor. The 18-year-old was also a registered paralympic athlete with Team Bath and had played football for the England development squad. But a partial seizure in 2016 saw Oliver taken to Southmead,

Oliver McGowan starting a chain of events that led to his death 20 days later. After being sedated and restrained, he was given the anti-psychotic drug olanzapine, despite both Oliver and his parents telling doctors he had previously had an adverse reaction to such medication. The drug caused Oliver’s brain to swell, causing massive, irreparable damage and his life support machine was turned off after doctors told the family

there was no hope of recovery. An inquest found his death had been caused by neuroleptic malignant syndrome, a known side effect of olanzapine. Although the assistant coroner ruled that the drug had been correctly prescribed and the NMS could not have been foreseen, Oliver’s family were disappointed. They believe Oliver would not have died if their warnings over the medication had been heeded and he may not even have needed to be restrained or sedated had staff had the training to effectively communicate with someone with autism. Paula, who has worked as a teaching assistant at Blackhorse Primary, said: “We were appalled to learn that so many doctors and nurses have never had training on learning and/or autism disability. We firmly believe this is contributing to avoidable deaths and we are not alone in this thinking; many doctors and nurses are supporting Oliver’s

petition. “I can’t fight for Oliver any more but I can fight for other people like Oliver.” Paula’s petition has nearly 30,000 signatures so far. A spokesman for North Bristol NHS Trust, which runs Southmead Hospital, said: “Oliver’s death was incredibly tragic and was difficult for everyone involved.As the Coroner concluded, our staff properly prescribed medication in Oliver’s best interests and could not have predicted the side effect he suffered.However, autism awareness training is very important and we are launching an autism awareness training package for clinical staff in our Trust.” Oliver’s death is being investigated as part of the Learning Disabilities Mortality Review Programme Paula McGowan’s petition can be found online at petition.parliament.uk/ petitions/221033

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Cleeve Singers' concert of contrasts THOSE of you who did not purchase a ticket for the Cleeve Singers concert on Saturday July 7 at Lincombe Barn missed an amazing concert. It was a concert of contrasts. On the one hand the clarinet soloist played music by Brahms, Poulenc and Horovitz and the choir sang music from West Side Story, Showboat, Rose of England (Ivor Novello), Hallelujah, Get Happy, I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing and so on. Timothy Mitchell is a very musically accomplished boy of 14 who is the principal clarinet of the National Children’s Orchestra of Great Britain and is the South Cotswold Rotary Musician of the Year. He plays piano, church organ,

Downend's Cleeve Singers pulled out all the stops at their recent summer concert drums and saxophone and when he has spare time enjoys drama, computer coding, magic tricks and walking. His performance was brilliant. Timothy’s accompanist was

Michael Lunts and what a pianist! He has performed regularly on the West End stage, combining popular and classical music with a passion for drama. He has travelled the world giving performances

combining drama and live music giving an insight into the music and minds of composers. A very congenial gentleman willing to assist a young boy on the way up. Not perhaps the Cleeve Singers usual type of concert, but worth hearing and seeing some brilliant playing. I have always said people should support amateur concerts as you never know whom you might hear and see. The Cleeve Singers have received Paul Potts twice before he won Britain's Got Talent. So would you like to join this choir to sing under a conductor desiring to get the best from you? Sopranos and tenors are required in particular but even if you are an alto or bass you would be just as welcome. Come along and have a free trial. We meet on Wednesdays, 7.30pm at Lincombe Barn, Overndale Road, Downend, or for more information contact the secretary on 0117 956 1881. The new seasons term commences on Wednesday September 12, 2018. Patricia Holmes Secretary, Cleeve Singers

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Time for pampering LADIES have been spoiling themselves and helping raise money at the same time. They took part in a pamper evening hosted by KMC Preschool in Kingswood. The charity-based preschool has been on a big fundraising campaign this year since announcing the opening of its second premises in Two Mile Hill Road. Local beauty therapists booked tables and offered treatments such as massages and facials, with most at reduced rates for sampler sessions. Items such as candles, jewellery and cakes were available to buy and mocktails and nibbles on offer to encourage guests to socialise. Claire Hickmans, from the preschool, said money raised would go towards much-needed equipment for the new premises which would complement their existing base at Kingswood Methodist Church in Grantham Road. "We have felt that this is the right time to expand our preschool and offer a more secure link with the nearby primary school," she said. "Pamper evenings are ideal as when you are a busy mum or at work all day, it can be impossible to find time to pamper yourself. "It’s also a fun evening to socialise, especially with the other parents as you don’t get time to catch up properly on the school run." To find out more about KMC Preschool email kmcplaygroup@ hotmail.com or call 961 3488.

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n PETER'S VISION A PATIENT of mine came to see me this week for an extended eye exam clearly with a question in mind. After exchanging our pleasantries they said boldly ‘you’re an optimist aren't you’. Well I thought, you know me well! Perhaps it’s the positive approach & enjoyment I bring to caring for our patients I wondered, or is it the investments and advancements we are making with our practices at a time when some are sadly taking the opposite view of life on the high street. Actually what they had meant to ask was you’re an Optometrist aren’t you? Ah well I thought as we laughed about the name confusion. Perhaps if I just used the job title Ophthalmic Optician life would be more straightforward, after all when my family started out in the 1930s we were among the first opticians to become Ophthalmic Opticians - qualified specialists. It set me thinking, names are so much more than just a way to refer to a person or an object. Take our spectacle lenses for example, I

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of unusual conditions I also have a Specialist Clinic which stops the list becoming just a little too long to be manageable! Whether you consider yourself an optimist or not, you’re most welcome to come and see us for your eye care & glasses. To arrange an extended eye exam for yourself or those you love, please call 0117 962 2474 or 0117 965 4434. Appointments can also be booked via our website, or just pop in to our practices in Henleaze or Fishponds and say Hi! We look forward to seeing you soon!

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Beware summer hazards WARMER weather usually brings longer dog walks in the park, cats lounging in the sun and beach holidays! Whilst we’re enjoying the weather we must remember our responsibilities to keep our pets safe. When the weather is warmer we must avoid walking dogs during the middle of the day, on occasions, not at all if it remains warm into the late evening. Longhaired dogs and short-nosed breeds are at increased risk of over-heating so extra caution should be taken. Sun burn is another problem owners should be aware of. Animals with thin fur or white nose and ear tips benefit from having pet-safe sun cream applied to afore-mentioned atrisk areas. During warmer weather we also see blooms of blue-green

algae in streams and ponds. It causes liver failure in dogs and cats so be sure to take care when out and about. If you suspect that blue-green algae may be present, or there are warning signs, ensure your pet does not drink or swim in the water. Bee and wasp stings are also worth being aware of. Similar to humans this can be very uncomfortable and will cause problems if it causes swelling in the airways. Usually this occurs when a dog or cat has tried to catch the wasp or bee in their mouth! Small pets kept outside should also not be forgotten. Frozen 2 litre water bottles wrapped in a towel can be beneficial. It may also be worth moving them into some shade e.g. a garage, but ensure they still have some daylight through a window.

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n WHAT’S ON IN OUR AREA Thursday August 2 n Coach outing to National Trust Dyffryn House and Gardens, near Cardiff. From Downend Folk House, Lincombe Barn depart 9am. Return at Barn about 5pm. Tickets for NT members £19.40, Non-NT members £28. (Barn members prices, plus £4 for non-Barn members). Coach tickets available in advance at Barn Office, 0117 956 2367. Monday August 6 n Memory cafe, Stapleton Church Hall, 2-4pm, for people living with dementia and their carers. Tea and cake. All welcome. Saturday August 11 n Downend Horticultural Society’s 73rd summer flower show, 2pm at the Assembly Rooms, Salisbury Road, Downend, BS16 5RA. All sections open to non members in Vegetables, Fruit, Flowers, Pot plants, Flower arrangement and Domestic cooking. Staging of exhibits from 9am to 10.30am on the day of the show. For details contact John Parker 0117 956 2858 Sunday August 12 n 3.30pm – ‘Page Park Praise’ with Staple Hill Salvation Army musicians and children. Lots of music, singing and a free craft tent for the children. Page Park, Staple Hill. Monday August 13 n Senior Film Club – All welcome at 2pm. Ladies In Lavender 12A Starring Judi Dench and Maggie Smith. Set in picturesque coastal Cornwall, in a tight-knit fishing village in 1936. A gifted young Polish violinist from Kraków, Andrea is sailing to America when he is swept overboard from his ship in a storm. When the Widdington sisters discover the handsome stranger washed up on the beach below their house, they nurse him back to health. However, the presence of the musically talented young man disrupts the peaceful lives of the sisters and the

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community in which they live.At Christ Church Parish Hall, 57 North Street, Downend BS16 5SG. Carers Welcome, Easy Access, Refreshments £3 Saturday August 18 n 12th Fishponds Horticultural & Craft Show at Fishponds Methodist Church Hall, Guinea Lane, Fishponds. Classes including garden produce, floral art, children's classes, art,cookery, photography and crafts. Competitions, Raffle, Plant Sale, Refreshments. Admission Adults £1. Children 16 and under Free. For Schedule call 0117 9650442. Saturday August 25 n Breakfast at Speedwell Methodist Church BS15 1ES 10am to noon. Enjoy a full breakfast (veggie available), a bacon roll or tea/coffee and homemade cake. No need to hurry. An opportunity to ask for prayer. All welcome. Monday September 3 n Start of Autumn Term at Downend Folk House, Lincombe Barn, Overndale Road, Downend, BS16 2RW. Prospectus of 85 groups available from the Barn Office, 0117 956 2367. Annual Barn membership £10 (Discount £5 if paid before 31 August) with separate subscriptions for individual groups. Friday September 7 n Tea Dance (start of Autumn season). Downend Folk House, Lincombe Barn, Overndale Road. 1.45-3.45pm. Pay at the door. Enquiries 0117 972 1424. Saturday September 29 n 7-11pm, Harvest Festival barn dance, St Jospeh's Church Hall, Lodge Causeway, Fishponds. Hog roast and bar. In aid of renovating hall. To find out about tickets call Rowena on 0782 1269351 or email rowenasutcliffe@hotmail.com

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Tuesdays n Bristol Blues Club. Live blues/ rock music at 9pm in the Downend Tavern. Local, national and international musicians. https://bristolbluesclub.wixsite. com/mysite n Nordic Walking Classes, Oldbury Court 9.30-10.30am. Email: bristolnordicwalking.co.uk to book your place n Fishponds Friendship and Exercise Club.Fishponds Baptist Church (scout hall) 10-11.30am each Tuesday. Chair based gentle exercise for older people.Tea, coffee, friendly chat. Instructor: Spencer Davies. Telephone 07825 155954. n Morning Prayer, St John’s Church 9:15am n Foot Care Sessions, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 9:30am n Coffee and Craft Morning, St John’s Church 10am n Sing and Sign for babies / toddlers, All Saints Community Hall 10am n Level 1 Walking Group, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 10am n Music for Toddlers, St Mary’s Parish Rooms 10:30am n Lunch Club, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 12:30pm n Film Club for over 55’s, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 2pm n Pre-school Storytime/ Rhymetime, Fishponds Library 2.15-2.45pm n Eucharist with signing for the Deaf, Hillside Court, Batten Road, St George, Bristol, BS5 8NL 3pm n Messy Church, Fishponds CofE Academy 3:15pm n Woodcraft , All Saints Church Hall/Link 6pm

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August, 2018 n Evening Prayer, St Aidan’s Church 7pm n Evening Prayer, St Ambrose Church 7pm n Frenchay Parent and Toddler group, upstairs in the Frenchay Village Hall, 9.45-11.45am n Scouts (10-14 years), Fishponds Baptist Church Youth Hall. 7.309pm (Term Time only) Email: 151bristolscouts@gmail.com n Slimming World, Beechwood Club, Fishponds BS16 3TR. 9.30am to midday, Call Ami 0746 2727 229 n Diabetes UK, Beechwood Club, Fishponds BS16 3TR. 6.15-8.15pm. Meeting in small room. n Zumba, Beechwood Club, Fishponds BS16 3TR. 7-8pm. Contact Anna 0779 9180 437 n Badminton, Downend Sports Centre 8 -10pm. Call 0117 9400706. Email: ridgewaydownend@yahoo. co.uk n ‘Friends and Neighbours’, Fishponds Methodist Church Hall, Guinea Lane, 2 - 4pm alternate Tuesdays. A friendly, sociable group, usually with a speaker and followed by a cup of tea. n Staple Hill Probus Club meets on the first and third Tuesday of the month at Downend Cricket Club. 10.30am-12.45pm. Tea and coffee from 10am n 8.15pm Fitness Yoga (beginners & improvers) at Beechwood Club. Your first class is free! To book call/text Nikki 07525 735500 or email nikki@urban-yoga.net n Staple Hill Probus Club meets on the first and third Tuesday of the month at Downend Cricket Club. 10.30am-12.45pm. Tea and coffee from 10am

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n Pilates classes, Steiner Academy, Oldbury Court Road, 7-8pm, £6.50 Bring an exercise/yoga mat and wear comfortable clothing. 07952 941 531 n 4-8pm Ages 8 -25 yrs Hip Hop & Contemporary dance classes, RedX Dance, Staple Hill, 07722 128159. n Willow Ladies Club Downend, meet the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 10am-11.30am at the Assembly Rooms, Salisbury Road, Downend. Guest speakers, outings, new members welcome for ladies of any age. n Under 5s Make a Mess session Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10.15am £5 / £4 extra siblings. www.childrensscrapstore.co.uk / 0117 9143002 n New session for Under 5s has space for structured making, free play and exploration - 1.45-2.45pm every week £5 / £4 extra siblings www.childrensscrapstore.co.uk / 0117 9143002 n Under 5s Make a Mess session Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10.15am £5 / £4 extra siblings. www.childrensscrapstore.co.uk / 0117 9143002 n Monthly social meet up for disabled people at the Old Post Office pub, Fishponds Road. Open and friendly group, meets second Tuesday of month 6-7.30pm. Part of WECIL's peer support community - www.wecil.co.uk. n 10.15am, Under 5s Make A Mess session, Children's Scrapstore, Sevier Street, St Werburghs. £5 / £4 extra siblings, www. childrensscrapstore.co.uk / 0117 914 3002. n Shared reading group, 3.30-5pm, Hillfields Library, Summerleaze, Bristol, BS16 4HL n Shared reading group, 3.30-5pm, Hillfields Library, Summerleaze, Speedwell, BS16 4HL. Ask at the library for more details: 0117 9038576

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annual day out and Christmas meal. Contact 0117 9653421. n Pilates classes. The Life Church, Forest Road. 10.15 - 11.15 a.m. and 6.45 7.45 p.m. Booking essential. £42 for six sessions. All levels welcome. Contact Emily on 07974 252486; email: info@ teachmepilates.co.uk or find me on facebook: Emily Osborne Pilates. n Hatha Flow Yoga. St Matthias (Former UWE Campus). Steiner Academy Bristol. 7.00 - 8.00 pm. All levels welcome. Contact Yolanda 07982418847 or email at hola@ yogawithyolanda.me

Thursdays n Dance Fit with Cressida. Beechwood Club, Beechwood Rd. Easy pace weekly exercise class with range of dance steps and music. 2pm-3pm plus tea and chat. Starting Sep 7. Ffi call 07808 581739. n Yoga class for beginners. Lincombe Barn, Overndale Rd, Downend. 6.30-8pm.Traditional yoga postures with focus on breathing and relaxation. Contact before: katarzyna48@hotmail.com or 0752 5937201. n 252 Scouts 6.30 - 8 Scout HQ, Stonechat Gardens call Graham 956 6996 n Morning Prayer - St Aidans Church 9:15am n Body toning/conditioning , Beechwood Club 9.30-10.30am. Call Sabrina 0794 1353 735 n Coffee and Craft Morning , St Aidan’s Church 10am n Free Beginners Computer Classes, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 10am n Eucharist, St John’s Church 10am

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n Fishponds Probus Club, Fishponds Club, Fishponds Road at 10 am. on the first and third. Thursdays in each month.For information, please telephone the Secretary, Malcolm Forbes, on 01179 836886. Vacancies available for retired professional/business gentlemen. Call Graham Hawkins 0117 956 1846. n Riff Raff Choir - The Cross Hands Pub. 7.30-9.30pm. Pop and rock, mixed choir. All voice parts taught by ear. Everyone welcome - no audition. Booking essential. FREE taster session at start of term. £80 for 10 week term. www. RiffRaffChoir.co.uk

Fridays n Coffee Morning from 10.30am11.30am at Fishponds Methodist Church, Guinea Lane. Entrance through main church door. Greeting cards and preserves on sale in aid of St Peter's Hospice. n Nordic Walking Classes, Oldbury Court 9.30-10.30am. Contact bristolnordicwalking.co.uk to book. n The Friday Playgroup, All Saints Community Hal 10-11.30 am in termtime. £2.50 + 50p per sibling; includes kids' snacks and drinks and tea and coffee. See the Facebook page or email fishpondsfridayplaygroup@gmail. com n Line Dancing, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 10:30am n Rhymetime for babies and toddlers, Hillfields Library 11.30amnoon n Senior Citizens Bingo Club with optional fish and chip lunch, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 12pm n The First Friday Film Club - All Saints Church Hall, 2pm n Taekwondo, St John’s Church Hall 5:30pm n Grove Road Youth Club, All Saints Community Hall 7pm n Sensible keep fit to music for older ladies. Hillfields Park Baptist Church, Thicket Avenue, Fishponds 9am. Good company and a chat over coffee. Call 0117 9561231. n High density Zumba, Beechwood Club, Fishponds 6.157.15pm. Call Anna 0779 9180 437 n Zumba, Beechwood Club, Beechwood Road 9.30-10.30pm n Alzheimer’s group, Beechwood Club, Beechwood Road 2-4pm 2nd Friday in month, n Zumba keep fit, Beechwood Club, Fishponds BS16 3TR. 9.3010.30am. Call Sally 0771 2776 753 n Baby Bebop (Mums / Babies up to 1 year old) Beechwood Club, Fishponds BS16 3TR. 11am-1pm. Contact Ruth 0796 6032 414 n Alzheimer’s meetings

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Saturdays n Pilates class. All Saints Church Hall, Grove Road. 9.15 - 10.15 a.m. Drop-in class, no booking necessary. All levels welcome. £7 per class. Contact Emily on 07974 252486; email: info@ teachmepilates.co.uk or find me on facebook: Emily Osborne Pilates. n Diabetes group, Beechwood

Club, Beechwood Road 2-4pm, 2nd Saturday, 2 monthly, September n Rehabilitation Pilates (Beginners), Lincombe Barn, Downend Folk House, in Britannia room. 9am. £7. Samantha 07736 309272, www.gentlefitness.co.uk n Life Universecity LC soul health and wellness education classes, 12.30 -2pm Fishponds Old Library, Fishponds Rd. Rolling Administration 1st Saturdays of the month (except Breaks: Summer Jul –Aug / Winter Dec –Jan) For info or to register Tel: 07508390298/Email: life.universecity@gmail.com

Sundays n Morning Worship and children’s activities, Speedwell Methodist Church, 378 Speedwell Road. 10.30am Friendly, informal and lively. n Morning Worship, New Place, Eastville Methodist Church, Fishponds Road. 10.45am. Holy Communion once a month. n Eucharist, All Saints Church 8am n Eucharist, St Mary’s Church 10am with Giggle Club in Parish Rooms n Eucharist, St Ambrose Church 10am n Eucharist or Lay-Led Service, St Michael’s Church 10am n Eucharist or Lay-Led Service, St Aidan’s Church 10:30am n Eucharist or Lay-Led Service, St John’s 10:30am n Eucharist or Lay-Led Service, All Saints Church 10.30am n All Sorts Youth Group, St Aidan’s Church hall 6pm(fortnightly) n Evensong , St Mary’s Church 6:30pm n Worship, Staple Hill Methodist Church 10.30am and 6pm. A creche is available for little ones and Sunday Club. Taize Worship second Sunday evening of month and communion first morning and

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Porridge appeal for Uganda A CAMPAIGN has been launched in Downend to buy breakfast for children at a school in Uganda. Schoolgirl Abi Wilson, her parents Mark and Carole, and Marilyn Cameron, 78, set up the “Porridge Fund” after visiting Kumi Bazaar School, in a remote district of the east African country. They found that some children came to school without breakfast and did not eat at school all day. They want to raise £400, which would be enough to buy porridge for 1,000 pupils a day. You can contribute at at https://www. justgiving.com/fundraising/ carole-wilson6 or contact Carole kaz6878@aol.com The group are all members of Christ Church Downend and their visit was organised by Downend locals, Richard and Jan Bacon. During the trip they helped build foundations for two more much needed classrooms at the school, built new roofs for two homes,fed street boys, visited Kumi Prison, visited an orphanage and helped at a Saturday Club for children in a needy area. They brought out and helped to distribute a large amount of aid, including knitted hats, jumpers, blankets. To find out more, visit https://www. facebook.com/MDugandaKumi/ or visit the Mission Direct web page www.missiondirect.org

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Frenchay 2018: all the award winners Banksian Medal Keith Davies Ladies Cup K Hacker Vegetable Cup K Hacker Fruit Cup K Hacker Lottie Richards Cup Kelvin Bush Frenchay Cup for Roses Christine Horrocks Flower Arrangement Cup Veronica Chandler Joe Hicks Cup Sheila Fletcher for Class 83 Powell Trophy Helen Davies Daisy Langley Cup Sheila Fletcher for Class 83 Bert Tann Memorial Trophy Miriam Young for Class 60

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Pulling out all the Come on Board stops for a music extravaganza STAPLE Hill-based St Mary’s Players are pulling out all the stops for their autumn show which celebrates the best of musicals both sides of the Atlantic. They will perform 'West End to Broadway and back again’ at Page Hall Community Association and are hoping members of the community will turn out in force to support the local event. One pound from every ticket sold, as well as a collection each night, will go to the charity Help for Heroes. Director Gary Hall said: "The show will be a celebration of some of the most popular musicals that have been created on both sides of the Atlantic. "In the first half, we begin in London's West End, down the Lambeth Walk, and celebrate shows that began in the UK. It will include shows from Andrew Lloyd Webber, celebrating his 70th birthday, Roald Dahl's tales, as well as modern musicals such as Ghost and Billy Elliott. "After the interval, we move to Broadway and stroll along 42nd Street to celebrate shows that began life on American shores. We start with classics like Sondhiem's Follies and Schwatz's Wicked, to fun shows like Book of Mormon and then bring it right up to date

with Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen, which comes to the West End next year. The show will be lively, fun and musically inspired evening for all to enjoy." Member Sally Cummins said: "Although Page Hall Community Association has been established for around 40 years, we are very aware that many locals in the area do not know this venue exists. "Page Hall has been the home of St Mary's Players since the mid 1980s when St Mary’s parish hall in Fishponds was closed down virtually overnight. We have been rehearsing at Page Hall ever since and hold our autumn show there every year. "As a musical theatre company, we pride ourselves in the quality of our ensemble work and have some very talented members, some of whom have gone on to professional careers." Next year St Mary's Players will be celebrating their 60th anniversary and are busy planning a very special and busy 2019. West End to Broadway and back again runs from Wednesday September 12 to Saturday September 15 at Page Hall, Staple Hill, Bristol, BS16 4NE. Tickets are £13 and include supper. For tickets, call the box office on 0845 5199048 or visit www.smpmtc.co.uk

COME on Board is a project born from a coming together of nine Bristol-based organisations with the shared aim of making it easy for anyone over the age of 50 in Bristol to get physically active. Funded by Bristol Ageing Better and The Big Lottery Fund, Come on Board is made up of: Alive, All-Aboard Watersports, Avon Wildlife Trust, Bristol Community Transport, BS3 Community Development, Clifton Exercise Club, Gloucestershire Cricket Board, BS7 Gym and Lifecycle UK. These organisations, under the banner of Come on Board, offer a variety of physical activities free of charge to get those over the age of 50 out and about into the brilliant City of Bristol. Organisers say they firmly believe that the activities they offer not only improve health and wellbeing, lowering the risk of physical and mental illness and disease, but also directly tackle the deeper issues of social isolation and loneliness. The activities on offer are: • Walking cricket • Kayaking • Cycling • Strength and conditioning Classes • Sailing • Reminiscence trips (in a powerboat) • Powerboat trips • Gardening • Functional fitness classes

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Sporting Thom named Coach of the Year success DOWNEND Cricket Club’s Thom Manning has been named Gloucestershire’s Coach of the Year for 2018. Thom won the ECB award for running the county’s biggest All Stars Cricket programme and for his work with cricket development and HIV/AIDS awareness charity Cricket Without Boundaries. Nominating him, Gloucestershire Cricket Board (GCB) community coach Pete Lamb said: "Thom is someone with a real passion for coaching and sharing his love of the game. His positive manner and enthusiasm is infectious and he ensures every new player to the game leaves wanting more.” As lead-activator of Downend’s All Stars programme, Thom has played a part in every aspect of the scheme from promotion and administration to coaching and supporting fellow activators. The club had about 100 children sign up in 2017 and a similar number this year ,making it one of the best attended All Stars sessions in the country. Thom has also helped support the transition of junior members into adult cricket while playing in Downend’s 4th XI. Thom went on his first CWB trip to Cameroon in 2014 and has now been on four projects in total. During those trips teams of volunteers from the UK coach in schools and use cricket as a tool to

MANGOTSFIELD School has seen some spectacular athletics success this summer. Five teams qualified for the Level 3 summer games: Year 7,8,9 Girls and Year 8,9 Boys as did the Year 8 Girls rounders team. They competed against students from South Glos, Banes, North Somerset and Wiltshire and therewere some fantastic individual performances. Lily Bailey won the 300m by 100m; Dani Sinclair won the 1500m by 200m; and Kacey Banks won the shotput. Lily Bailey was selected for the English Schools Athletics meet.

promote HIV/AIDS awareness, gender equality and social cohesion. Thom said: "I was absolutely stunned to win the award, it was a huge surprise. I love cricket, watching, playing but particularly coaching and how a simple set of skills can bring people together and be used to break down social barriers. Whether I am on a CWB project or running an All Stars session at Downend I just try to share my enthusiasm and hope to spark the same passion that I have in others." Thom will receive his award on the pitch during England’s Test match with India at the Ageas Bowl at the end of August when he will be a guest of the ECB.

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then naturally you’ll tend to think in terms of UK-based investments, be they shares, bonds or property. The BoA survey is a reminder that taking such a narrow view of investments may come at a price. Portfolio diversification is one way in which investment professionals could limit risk and potentially increase returns. For example, the most recent report from the Pensions Regulator showed that in 2017 the average UK defined benefit pension scheme had only one fifth of its total shareholdings in UK quoted shares. Albeit not suitable for everyone, it’s worth considering what international investments can offer: • Access to industries not represented on the UK stock market • The opportunity to benefit from different economies and different stages of the economic cycle, e.g. emerging markets (both are especially important when UK economic growth is forecast to remain weak) • Exposure to foreign currencies, which could provide an additional boost to returns when sterling is

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What an innings for George! GEORGE Williams walloped the first double century this season in the Martin Berrill Bristol & District League, finishing on a remarkable 269 to break a long list of records. The opener, whose previous best score for Downend-based Churchways was just 73, survived several chances to clout 34 fours and 16 sixes off 118 balls in a Division Eight clash away to Bristol Malayalee. Williams’ knock was the highest in Churchways’ 36-year history, and he helped the club to a 40-over declared total of 465-3 – another club landmark. Williams and Hanzlah Malik (77 not) shared a third wicket stand of 222 – the highest partnership ever recorded by Churchways who completed a 311run win which is another record. Rod Penney then went on to capture 5-21 from five but he was left in the shade as Williams rounded off a perfect day by taking the final two Malayalee wickets to fall – including a dismissal off

his first ball – for a return of 2-11. Williams’ first 50 came off 39 deliveries while his 100 was from 63 and it was then 150 off 77, 200 from 97 and 250 off 113 as he overhauled Churchway’s previous highest individual score of 256 not out, by Will Purcell back in 2003. Spare a thought, though, for Jayakumar Menon who was left high and dry on 90 as win-less Malayalee were bowled out for 154.

A RECORD 868 children from 14 Mangotsfield and Downend primary schools took part in the 2018 MaD Olympiad. The event, run by the CSET Sports Partnership at Mangotsfield School, involved multi skills and athletics for Year 2 in the morning and a hugely competitive KS2 athletics event in the afternoon. Organiser Wendy O'Donnell said the event's success was largely down to the 41 Year 7/ 8 students who supported the day as Sports Leaders. Esmee Chard, one of the Year 8 Leaders, said "I really enjoyed The Olympiad because I got the chance to encourage the children throughout the event. They were determined and excited to improve" The CSET Sports Partnership will be recruiting more sports leaders in September and would welcome applications from anyone keen to get involved.

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Crepe expectations I AM delighted to say that I am writing this month’s edition sitting in the sunshine, waiting for a wonderful Caesar Salad in my new favourite place! Recently the slightly rundown old pub, ‘The Salutation Inn’ has been fully refurbished and is now called the Grapevine and is a lovely new British food style brasserie. Fortunately for me it is around 10 yards from Cleve Chiropractic in Mangotsfield. It has lots of parking, a sunny beer garden and most importantly great food and drink served by polite and efficient waiters. I regularly pop in for lunch, a drink after work or even just a coffee. Happiness is being well fed and watered in my book! Another interesting twist in the life of family Button is the introduction of a French au pair for two weeks at home called Maëlle. It’s a bit different having somebody live with you but she is a great help with the kids and I have even persuaded her to help water the garden. She can’t make croissants though - I checked - but she can cook a mean crȇpe… After a hard day’s work being ordered around by Molly and Harry I noticed her rubbing her back between her shoulder blades. I thought that this was the perfect opportunity to try and impress the young French lady with my Chiropractic knowledge so I asked if I could help, only to find out that she suffers with a scoliosis.

Scoliosis is not uncommon, I see this condition in the clinic quite regularly and it seems to affect teenage girls the most. It can result in rib crowding causing regular back ache between the shoulders. At their very worst, two metal rods are surgically inserted into the spine with screws to straighten the spine and prevent organs being squashed. Before or after any surgery I have found that a combination of exercises, physio therapy, massage and chiropractic can really help. When scoliosis becomes structural like this it cannot be fully straightened with chiropractic etc but the symptoms of back ache can really be helped. This can have an excellent effect on the patients quality of life which is another reason I get great satisfaction from my job. This month I went on an advanced shockwave course with Keith, our famous physio and head of medical at Bristol Rovers. It’s true to say that we learned a few new tricks with shockwave and I’m now even treating myself with the powerful machine. It turns out that Shockwave has been found to be affective with certain forms of osteoarthritis. After 15 years of working I have wear and tear in my thumbs and they are starting to ache. After one treatment with shockwave I would say that they feel 30 per cent better and I got some real immediate relief. I have to say that I have been getting

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