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Getting there ... slowly DRIVERS heading into Bristol on the M32 will need to watch their speed from this month. The new bus lane from Eastville to Newfoundland Street opened on October 30 as part of the £230m MetroBus project. It will mean narrower lanes on that stretch of road, so for safety reasons police, local authorities and Highways England have agreed that 40mph speed limits will be enforced. Avon & Somerset criminal justice road safety manager Sharon Kostanjsek said: “Speeding can have fatal consequences. It endangers the lives of other road users. “We don’t want to catch people speeding - we want people to obey the speed limits. The new bus lane will form part of the MetroBus routes between Cribbs Causeway and Hengrove; and between Emersons Green and the city centre. Both are due to start next year and to improve journey times.The bus lane can be used by buses, coaches, taxis, motorcycles and emergency vehicles, freeing up more space on the two lanes for general traffic.
Mayor Marvin packs a punch The Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees showed his sporting skills when he visited Downend Amateur Boxing Club in Hillfields. PAGE 11
Poverty is pants, campaigners say Chrissy Quinnell, secretary of the Friends of Eastville Park, with the calendar
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Three women from Fishponds have launched a campaign entitled Poverty is Pants - Period, providing sanitary wear for those who can't afford it. PAGE 5
60 years since Britannia crash This month marks the 60th anniversary of the Britannia air crash in Downend in which 15 people died. PAGES 6 & 7
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WELCOME to winter ... as we go to print, the clocks have just gone back and the dark nights are closing in. But there's no need for gloom; as usual we have plenty of news to cheer the good folk of Fishponds as we say goodbye to autumn. The Bristol Rocks craze has taken off over half term and the brightly decorated pebbles have brought pleasure to many - and not just children! We hear that Remembrance Rocks are now on the agenda, with painted poppies to remind us of the fallen. Exercise is good for getting the endorphins going, so they say, and this issue features various options for those who want to be more active - from
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the This Girl Can campaign to the Bristol 2k challenge as part of European City of Sport 2017, which has been enthusiastically taken up by our local parkruns. We're so fortunate to have the wonderful parks in our patch - Oldbury Court, Snuff Mills, Stoke Park, Eastville Park. Sadly, council funding is tight so community action is sure to be needed in future to ensure these lovely open spaces remain accessible to all. The Friends of Eastville Park have got the ball rolling with their fabulous calendar - it's already had to go to a reprint! Fishponds Voice is a free community paper, funded by advertising. We'd love more local businesses to take out space with us - as this would mean we could add more pages. We'd have no trouble finding news to fill them! We deliver more than 8,000 copies to homes every month. Copies are available to pick up too. Get in touch if you have news to share.
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CHILDREN in Bristol are being challenged to run 2k this month as part of the 2017 European City of Sport. The Eastville Park Junior Parkrun, which takes place every Sunday, has been chosen as the site for the central and east run on November 5, 12, 19 or 26 at 9am. Entrants are encouraged to wear yellow. More details at: https://www. bristolcityofsport17.co.uk/ bristol-2k-challenge The Staple Hill Junior Parkrun is also proving popular. Every Sunday morning, mums, dads and even grandparents have been turning up at Page Park to encourage their children to have fun as well as staying fit and healthy. The biggest turnout was 165 children, with the average number of runners every week 135, all running at an average time of 00:13:11.
MCDONALD'S plans to open a drive-through in Fishponds Road have hit another setback. The fast food chain's application to demolish the tile warehouse at 541-551 Fishponds Road has been turned down. People living near the site raised objections over the asbestos risk, the impact on traffic and the risk to wildlife. These concerns have been backed by city council planning officers, who said the fast food chain had not provided enough information about site security, access, drainage or how contaminated waste would be dealt with. They said further details would have to be supplied. McDonald's, which won permission to develop its twostorey restaurant after a six-day public inquiry, will now have to appeal against the refusal or
THE annual Remembrance Sunday parade through Staple Hill has been cancelled this year, although a service in the park will go ahead. The parade, from the Royal British Legion Club in Kendall Road, has been a tradition, with hundreds of people lining the road to watch as service veterans walk alongside the young towards the war memorial in Page Park. But the Staple Hill branch of the Royal British Legion has announced the parade will not take placein 2017, although it is hoped it will resume next year. It is understood the cancellation is linked to the unexpected closure of the club leaving no one in authority to take out insurance for the parade or to apply for road closures. The event in the park run by the Staple Hill RBL Women's Section starts at 10.30am.
come up with revised and more detailed plans. This will mean a delay in developing the site. Mike Jempson, chair of NoMacInF, which opposed the development, said: "McDonald's applications displayed their customary arrogance. Just because they won the first Public Inquiry they evidently felt they could get away with a nominal application for demolition without due consideration for the local residents, and the local wildlife. "Demolition will be major operation causing huge disruption to the immediate area. Fair play to those most directly affected by the work who explained their concerns to to the council, and won the day. "Fishponds doesn't give up easily, and we shall be watching McDonald's every move like hawks."
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Campaign on period pain A NEW campaign group formed by three Fishponds women is bringing the message that ‘poverty is pants’ to Bristol. The campaign aims to highlight the problem of ‘period poverty’ where women in the UK are having to choose between buying sanitary products or food. Alison Findlay, Kate Brooks and graphic designer Helen Miller, who designed the ‘poverty is pants’ logo, were determined to do something when they discovered how girls were missing school due to being unable to afford basic sanitary hygiene products. Kate said: "Foodbanks have discovered that women are having to choose between affording food or sanitary towels, which means girls are routinely trying to use toilet rolls, rags and even socks. This is degrading, unhygienic and means they are missing out on valuable school life."
Helen said: "We wanted the logo to be friendly and accessible to as many people as possible, putting the contact details in red with the period circle may put some people off, but it's more important to raise awareness on this issue so the red had to stay. Blue for how menstrual blood has so far been portrayed in the advertising world and then red for the reality - the ‘period' in the circle acts as a endnote - its time for this degradation to stop."
To raise funds and awareness for their campaign, the trio have launched a Facebook page which has information on how you can help. They are also creating some tote bags with their logo that will be sold at various outlets in November. You can see their page for details. All profits from these bags will provide sanitary wear for women. Alison said: "As it’s just the three of us there are no hidden costs in this campaign – we will use all the profits to buy in bulk, and drop off at the foodbank." To find out how you can help or where to buy a bag follow the group on social media pages on Facebook, twitter and Instagram: @povertyispants. To find out more about Fishponds’ foodbank, which also accepts toiletries, sanitary wear and nappies, visit https:// eastbristol.foodbank.org.uk/ locations/
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Learn your tables - and your life will take off! IF you're going to travel, why not do it in style? That was certainly the case for three Bristol Brunel Academy students whose chosen form of transport was the helicopter. Year 8 students Zhongwen Chen, Tony Lin and Joel Callicott joined maths teacher Sam Thompson and spent 35 minutes flying over the city. Taking off from the academy grounds in Speedwell, they took in the sights of the Suspension Bridge, the River Severn and the two Severn crossings before returning to the academy. The trip was a prize after the students entered a competition as a team on the 'Times Table Rockstars' website, a gaming educational site that helps students improve their basic numeracy skills. They competed against other primary and secondary schools in a head-to-head competition over the course of a day. Schools entered from as far afield as Swansea, Swindon
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n NEWS A GYM in Staple Hill is leading the way in challenging stereotypes surrounding exercise and women's bodies. Impact Gym is part of Bristol Girls Can, which aims to break down barriers around exercise and inspire more women to get active. The gym, in Hayward Road, is running a free eight-week course with funding from Bristol City Council and is attracting more than 80 women to each session. Soeli O'Hagan, 34, (inset) who is running the one-hour classes, said: "The women are every single age, shape and size you can think of. There's a seven-year-old who is tiny, a 40-year-old who is a size 22 and everything else in between. "The fact that the sessions are girls-only has been a massive deal breaker for them. One of the ladies comes to the gym for nutrition advice but has never done one of my classes before because she was too selfconscious. The fact that she is doing my classes now is a huge deal and I'm proud of her." Soeli said there were numerous, and sometimes very complex, reasons which prevent women from exercising, particularly in a gym. "I'll train anywhere but some women get shy and feel everyone is looking at them. They would be embarrassed if they can't do something or might feel embarrassed if they sweat. There are lots of blockers why women won't take part in classes but from the second week of this course, everyone realises that they are all in it together." Soeli, a mum of two, teaches her own gym method she devised called Amazon, a form of combat conditioning. "Before I got injured I used to do martial arts and created a fitness programme for everyone who didn't do martial arts but wanted to train like a fighter. "It's really hardcore and there's lots of moves that you would use to get fit for fighting, like a bear walk or a forward roll, basically moves that wouldn't usually be used in HIIT (high-intensity interval training) classes, where you are really active for 20 seconds and then rest for 10 seconds. With Amazon, I'm the timer so if I think someone is doing well I'll keep going and going until I think I've got the very best out of them. It's all about mind-set
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because you can't count your way through it because you don't know how long I'm going to do it for. The Bristol Girls Can sessions are for beginners, so I'll use more breaks than I usually would." It sounds very serious but Soeli maintains the women have great fun, which is why they come back week after week. "They're always smiling! I get them chanting, cheering and shouting. It's tough but fun, with lots of moves that you would use for boxing or wrestling." Having piled on five stone during her pregnancies and having depression after her second child was born, Soeli understands how women feel about their bodies. "My favourite thing is to train women that are struggling with confidence issues. Seeing them smiling and buying new sports clothes because they've lost weight is fantastic." She has been staggered by how successful the Bristol Girls Can campaign has been. "The campaign has been brilliant for getting girls doing stuff that they would have never tried before. It's a brilliant initiative. have massive respect for all the girls at Impact Gym and I'm super proud of them."
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n FEATURE Author and historian Maurice Fells looks back at the tragedy that struck Downend 60 years ago this month DISASTER struck at Downend shortly before noon on November 6 1957 when a Bristol Britannia aircraft crashed into a wooded area off Overndale Road, killing all 15 people on board. A row of houses was damaged but fortunately no one on the ground was killed. Two women though were taken to hospital for treatment, one of them being hurt by the impact of the blast when what seemed to be a battered engine bay landed next to her home. It happened while she was hanging washing on her line. This piece of wreckage landed on the spot where normally a baby would be asleep in a pram outside the house. Luckily that day the child was not there. The Britannia blew up immediately it struck the ground, hurling debris for up to a quarter of mile away tearing large holes in the roofs of houses and shattering walls and windows. The plane fell almost into the gardens of a row of newly-built houses on Overndale Road. A farmhouse and stables at nearby Lincombe Farm were also damaged. It was a scene of indescribable
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Beryl Statham unveiling the memorial ten years ago confusion at the rear of the normal test flight lasting 1 hour damaged houses. One of the 40 minutes. It hit the ground largest pieces of wreckage was just four miles from the Filton the engine bay which lay between runway. numbers 45-47 Overndale Road. The aircraft was piloted Scores of people in various by Hugh Statham, aged 47, parts of Bristol had earlier seen Assistant Chief Test Pilot with the plane in distress. There were the Bristol Aircraft Company reports that it was “wobbling” (BAC). This was a man who had and “banking steeply”. The logged up more than 5,000 flying proto-type Britannia crashed on hours, mostly with the Bristol its landing approach to Filton Britannia. Airport after an apparently The radio operator was William James Todd, from Ashton. Other BAC employees The Britannia on board included Nigel Thorne, memorial and, 27, a photographer from below, detail Mangotsfield, Philip Hewitt, also of the plaque 27, from Bishopston, a senior that tops it. technical engineer, Donald Downend & Cameron, 26, from Brentry, Bromley Heath a flight engineer, John ParryParish Council Jones, 40, from Clifton, a is planning systems engineer, and Frederick to restore the Mycroft, 24, also from Clifton, a plaque next junior technical engineer. year Also among the victims were
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staff from the De Havilland aircraft firm, who were doing work connected with Britannia’s propellers, and officials from the Air Ministry. Two weeks after the crash about 400 people attended a memorial service at Bristol Cathedral for the victims. At an inquest the coroner heard that all 15 men on board died instantly when the plane hit the ground. He recorded that they died from multiple injuries. A plaque commemorating the dead was unveiled in what is now known as Britannia Woods by Beryl Statham, the widow of the pilot, in 2007 on the 50th anniversary of the crash. An investigation into the accident was quickly started by The Air Ministry. Within 24-hours an unusual appeal was made by the government inspector leading the inquiry. He wanted ‘souvenir hunters’ who had visited the crash site to return any pieces of aircraft they may have taken. In a press statement he said that “certain fragments which might be of vital importance were being sought” In a statement BAC said: “From many eye-witness accounts it seems that the aircraft, after making a turn to port in a position to the south-east of the airfield at about 1,500 feet, swung away to starboard , went into a deep turn, lost height and struck the ground. So far as anything may be stated with certainty at this stage, the aircraft was not on fire in the air.” Despite a lengthy investigation the cause of the crash was never found. A government report concluded that "The accident was the result of the aircraft developing a very steep descending turn to the right which the pilot was unable to control. The reason for this could not be determined, but the possibility that it occurred as the result of malfunctioning of the autopilot cannot be dismissed." The makers of the autopilot system were quick to respond claiming that the crash was not due to their autopilot system.
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Air disaster inspires a song I WAS interested in your article about the Britannia air crash and have recently read the book 'Death of a Giant' as borrowed from Downend Library. I am also planning using the story as part of a 'war and remembrance' topic I will be teaching on with my Year 2 class at Gracefield School on Overndale road (the same road as the crash). The real reason for writing is that I have written a folk song about the whole story that I played at Downend Folk Club recently. My class will be learning this song for a class assembly also. Here are a couple of links to the song: https://soundcloud.com/user422405714/britannia https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=1-V6ZJRXtEE Gavin Ball
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The plaque at Downend Folk House and, top, the scene of devastation after the crash
The Bristol Britannia was the world’s first medium to long-haul prop-jet airliner. It was designed and built by the Bristol Aircraft Company at Filton as part of the drive to rebuild Britain’s civil aviation industry after the Second World War when the focus had been on the production of fighter and bomber planes. The Britannia was designed by Sir Archibald Russell - he was knighted in 1970 - who went on to design Concorde. The Britannia became affectionately known as the “Whispering Giant” after its quiet exterior noise and smooth flying. Eighty-five of the aircraft were built between1952-1960.
Crash on the mudflats
Richard Randall, who experienced the air crash as a schoolboy, wrote a book about it, entitled Death of a Giant. Mr Randall, who was for many years a member of Downend Local History Society, died last month.
Tragedy seems like yesterday
THE Downend crash happened three years after another prototype Britannia was crash landed on the Littleton-on-Severn mudflats of the Severn Estuary. The plane was on a routine flight in February 1954 heading for Herefordshire with BAC’s Chief Test Pilot, Mr A.J. “Bill” Pegg”, at the controls. At 10,000 feet an engine suddenly exploded. Shrapnel missed the fuselage but pierced the engine oil tank, which burst into flames. Two other engines shut down. However, speedy work of two engineers on board got them working again. With flames engulfing the starboard wing, Bill Pegg decided to crash-land on the mudflats, not being able to find a strip of land elsewhere to land. With the flaps and wheels up, and only the two port engines running, the Bill Pegg expertly belly-landed on the mud flats not far from Aust. The Britannia slid for 400 yards, sending plumes of mud in the air before coming to rest facing out from the shore, with one engine ripped from the nacelle. Mr Pegg and nine others on board, including technicians and observers from BAC clambered out unhurt. BAC engineers managed to salvage vital instruments from the cockpit the next day but the plane was declared a write-off being “economically beyond repair”.
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AGED 11 years, I was at home in Gill Avenue sick from school, when I ran outside to a harrowing noise. Our neighbour Bill Hooper was following the smoke trail and I tagged on behind. At the Croombes Hill junction, Bill turned round and kept me from seeing the unpleasant site of bodies and limbs in the tree tops, and personal affects on the ground. The plane had managed to barely miss the roof of the school where my younger sister was attending; how lucky for them all. I heard that an engine had landed in a garden where a baby was lying in a pram, unscathed. Some days later, police came to our school to retrieve aircraft parts which had been removed from the crash site. When I became an apprentice at Bristol Siddley Engines, one of the boys in the class, Ian Cunningham, had lost his father in the plane. A few years later, I met my partner who was moving, together with her parents and siblings, into Rivermead House, previously occupied by the Statham family, who found it impossible to stay there after losing her husband pilot. It all seems like yesterday;what a tragedy. John A. White still living in Downend
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n NEWS A LANDLORD who left his property in such a dangerous state that the fire service served a notice forbidding anyone to sleep there has been ordered to pay fines and costs of almost ÂŁ10,000. Saleem Nazir was sentenced at Bristol Crown Court after being found guilty of a number of offences relating to the poor condition and management of his property at 437 Stapleton Road. Mr Nazir, from Mangotsfield, was found guilty of 17 offences in relation to the renting out of a substandard house in multiple occupation (HMO) following a full trial at Bristol Magistrates Court. He was fined a total of ÂŁ4,000 plus ÂŁ5,700, with an additional 60 hours of community service in respect of suspended sentences received in March and April last year. Mr Nazir rents the ground floor of his Stapleton Road property as a commercial space, letting the first, second and third floors as residential accommodation. Bristol City Council had
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been trying to engage with him since 2015, encouraging him to make an application for a licence and requiring him to make improvements to the fire detection and prevention systems at the property. In October 2016 Mr Nazir was prosecuted for failing to obtain a property licence, failing to respond to a notice requiring him to supply information about the property and for not providing the tenancy agreements. After the prosecution, officers returned to the property to determine if works had been completed and to establish if the property was still licensable. The officers found very poor conditions of management, and the works for the fire alarm systems had not been completed. At the time the house was found to be in multiple occupation and no licence
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application had been made. This resulted in this second prosecution that was tried in Bristol Magistrates' Court on 13 September this year. A more recent visit in August 2017 identified the conditions for fire safety were so poor the fire brigade were asked to visit and as a consequence they served a Prohibition Order preventing anyone sleeping or resting at the property. Cabinet councillor Paul Smithsaid: "This landlord has repeatedly neglected to engage with council. He has refused to get the necessary licence for the property and has failed to provide adequate living conditions for his tenants. We have tried to work with him on numerous occasions, but his unwillingness to engage has seen him end up in court once again. "Officers from the private housing team are actively
looking for properties that are not licensed, and landlords that ignore their responsibilities will be investigated and may be brought before the courts and prosecuted. However, we urge landlords to cooperate with our officers to avoid unnecessary court cases and fines. The vast majority of landlords are keen to work with us and together we can continue to improve housing conditions within the city." Mr Nazir has still not licensed the property, as he claims he will not be renting it in the future and will be living there himself. Bristol City Council will continue to monitor the occupation of the property and take any appropriate future enforcement action as necessary. Following these convictions, the council will now review whether Mr Nazir will be allowed to manage licensable properties in the city in the future.
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Crusaders' history in spotlight
Marvin boxes clever HILLFIELDS councillors Anna Keen and Craig Cheney welcomed the Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees to the Downend Amateur Boxing Club. The club has been based at the former Harry Crook centre in Moorlands Avenue, now the headquarters of the HappyDayz nursery, since early last year. The Mayor is pictured with Anna and Craig and the club chairman and head coach Craig Turner.
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Now those of you who visit an Opticians regularly may remember that sometimes we ask you to compare black circles on a red and green background. This test has a couple of uses and tends to be one used to fine tune your glasses prescription.
These days we have a touch more sophistication to our testing for colour tinting. We use an automated program which has an enormous range of colours our patients can choose from, we measure their reading speed and symptoms then following the precise colour lens testing we repeat these assessments. Those in whom we measure and notice an improvement we offer a colour lens trial.
The main use we have for colour these days are both in our amazing glasses (you may know of our love for Italian designed Vanni frames - which are truly stunning!) and also for youngsters who are having reading difficulties. I have talked about our frames many times, to see these for yourself just call in to our practices - or look below. For the colour testing of those with reading or learning difficulties I have more to say.
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Eastville Park Calendar 2018 the cuts Here's a way to help combat STUCK for Christmas present ideas? Would you like to give a gift which also helps your community? The Friends of Eastville Park might just have the answer. They have come up with a 2018 calendar packed with full-colour photographs of the beautiful park. As an added bonus, a potted history of the park, including how it was built more than 100 years ago at the request of the poor working classes of north Bristol, is included on the back. The calendar, which features photos taken by local residents, aims to raise as much money as possible to help the group maintain the park and update its jaded play area. Mo Lewis, a member of Friends of Eastville Park, said: "Government funding for parks
will be withdrawn soon and all "Fundraising for that area is Bristol's parks will need to have a now our priority so this calendar cost neutral budget. The Friends has been produced in order to of Eastville Park group have make money but also to show been struggling for years to get people just what a beautiful place funds to upgrade facilities there, it is at all times of the year and especially the very old play area to at: encourage people to come Available for young children. and see how beautiful it is for
£5-00 for a year’s worth of Beauty!
themselves. "The photos used were all taken by local residents and were chosen to show the amazing variety of wildlife and activities in the park." The calendar costs £5 and is available at the following outlets: Glenfrome Primary School, Cottisford Road; The Star Pub, Fishponds; Inspirations Hairdresser, Fishponds Road; The Old Library, Muller Road; Park One Cafe, opposite Colston’s School; 141 Thingwall Park; and Fishponds Food Assembly at Steiner Academy. The Friends can arrange to post calendars to people further afield. Visit friendsofeastvillepark@ gmail.com to find out more or visit the Friends of Eastville Park on Facebook.
Glenfrome Primary School – Cottisford Road The Star Pub – Fishponds Peoples University of Fishponds – Events Inspirations Hairdresser – Fishponds Rd The aim of press pause is to enable children to find their own The Old Library - Muller Road tool kit for inner peace. Pippa Cafe of – Opposite Colston’s School will share with Park themOne practices yoga, mindfulness, meditation 141 and Thingwall Park relaxation inThingwall a child-friendly, Park fun allotments Apple Day – Oct 15th way. Food Assembly Using Fishponds arts, crafts, games, stories – Bristol Steiner Academy and songs, they will get creativeor incontact: classes to enable children to press Friendsofeastvillepark@gmail.com pause in any situation and choose
n ADVERTISING FEATURE Press pause: how mindfulness and yoga can help you and your family PRESS pause has been set up by Pippa Yarworth-Cleeton to offer mindfulness and yoga classes and workshops to children and families in Fishponds and Staple Hill. It is known that mindfulness, yoga and meditation can have a profound effect on our inner and outer wellbeing. Often, we come to these practices as adults searching for a sense of calm, relaxation or a way to de-stress. Imagine if we could give children some of these tools when they were young so they learned how to cope with life's challenges. Pippa has been teaching yoga for 10 years and teaches in a way that is attentive, supportive and not about fancy poses. She has left her full-time career to concentrate on offering a creative mix of mindfulness and yoga to adults and children. She said: "Since my son has been at school I have realised the pressures that children seem to be under and for the first time I have heard children talking about being stressed. I strongly feel that the use of mindfulness and yoga can help and support everyone to deal with whatever life throws at us."
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Join uswhen at: feeling ‘Friends of Eastville Park’ on Facebook to’ place stressed, worried and anxious. The mindful movement of yoga will increase body-confidence, flexibility, coordination and strength. Each class has a theme, such as self-esteem, gratitude or positive thinking. To launch press pause, Pippa is offering two FREE family mindfulness and yoga workshops These will contain elements for younger and older children as well as mums and dads and the added bonus of tea and cake. Sunday November 5 11am-1pm at The Nest, Bean Tree Café, Page Park, Staple Hill. Wednesday November 14 4-5 pm St Johns Hall, Lodge Causeway, Fishponds. Places are limited so please book. If you cannot make the event but would be interested in a place contact Pippa on 0788 7527459 or pippayar@hotmail.co.uk.
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press pause mindfulness & yoga for stress-free, calm & happy living Mindfulness & yoga for children Tuesday 4.00-4.45pm Ages 4-7 yrs 5.00-5.45pm Ages 8-11 yrs
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£75 fines for litter louts DURING my annual State of the City speech last month I announced plans to get tough on fly-tipping. We know that Bristol still has a serious problem with litter and are working hard to try and get a grip on this. I launched my Cleaner Streets campaign last year and we had a great response from schools,community groups and individuals. But it is not right that these groups should have to try to combat the problem alone. To keep Bristol tidy we need to realise that we all have a part to play. I was glad to be able to announce our plans to introduce a new enforcement team in Bristol so that we can get tough on those people who are thoughtlessly spoiling the city for the rest of us. People who continue to drop litter, deface property with graffiti or let their dogs foul will face up to £75 on-the- spot fines. The new team is to be delivered at no cost to the council because it is predicted to be able to recover any costs through the payment of Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs). Any
profit from on-the- spot fines will be put back into tackling environmental issues around the city. This team will work alongside the educational and community work that already takes place to try and ensure that we are finally able to get a grip on this problem which costs the council huge amounts of money to deal with. If you see someone on the street dropping litter, fly tipping or damaging property with graffiti you can help us do something about it by reporting it on the council’s website (www.bristol.gov.uk/report-a- street-issue) You can also get involved with the efforts to clean up our streets and be a part of my Cleaner Streets campaign (www.bristol.gov. uk/cleanstreets). Together I hope we can work together to clean up Bristol and show how proud we are of our city. I’d like to thank everyone who came to my State of the City speech this year. It has been a chance to look back at my past year and see how far we’ve come. Whilst it has not been
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The Hollywood star from Frenchay THE HOLLYWOOD career of a local born actor will feature in a new exhibition about Frenchay School which was founded 175 years ago. The exhibition, at Frenchay Museum, includes a display about Frenchay-born actor Nigel de Brulier, who was born Francis Packer and went on to have an illustrious career in the film industry. Francis was born in one of the lodges of Frenchay Park in 1877 and was educated at Frenchay School until he was 11-years-old, when he left to start work in Frenchay Park House as a hall boy. In 1897 he emigrated to America and later changed his name to Nigel de Brulier, the name he used when he featured in his Hollywood movies beginning in 1914. He had a long and successful Hollywood career in both silent and sound films with major roles in many films including The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921), Salome (1922), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923), and Ben Hur (1925). He made his last film, Tonight We Raid Calais, in 1943. According to the IMDB he featured in 119 films. He died in Los Angeles in 1948.
The exhibition also includes an original school desk, as well as period schoolbooks, lots of photographs, and other artefacts. Amazingly, Frenchay School still occupies the same building, although Terrapin buildings have now been placed in the playground to increase its capacity. The land on Frenchay Common to build the school was given by Hannah Rooke, of Frenchay Park, in 1842. Her husband George Worrall had given land on the Common to
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Above: Colour postcard of the school from c1900 Below: Photo taken in 1924, when Nigel de Brulier came to Frenchay on his way to Italy, for the filming of Ben Hur. He’s with his mother, sister and three nephews outside their house in Westbourne Terrace on Frenchay Common; the poster for Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (where he’s pointing centre) build the parish church in 1832. Shortly after George Worrall died in 1940, his wife changed her name to Rooke in order to inherit a relative’s property, and much later, in 1921, their home, Frenchay Park, became Frenchay
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n FISHPONDS MUM WHAT’S the best way to help children process bereavement? We’ve been finding out this month after our own lovely Grandma died. “Really, really died,” as my two year old daughter keeps saying. After a relatively short stint in hospital, our lovely Grandma, visited twice a week for the past two years, sadly passed away. Other local deaths have included a much loved and very fine cat named Mr Pixie who was suddenly killed outside his owner’s house. How to break this sad news to toddlers? What does one actually say between the tissues and tears? We were very nervous about what to say to our two year old toddler who adores her Grandma. We thought other parents out there might benefit from our sad experience. Here are our top tips from a pretty grim fortnight. Be honest and keep it simple. It’s tempting to overload them with information but the idea is when they are ready to hear more, they’ll ask. Speak plainly, avoid metaphors. Use Real Words. We said, “Grandma was very old and her body got very tired. Grandma has died. We
How do parents break really sad news to toddlers? are all sad.” She looked at us and said, “Really, really died?” and we repeated it all over again. Children’s bereavement charities advise avoiding phrases such as “passed away…passed on…” “gone down the dark tunnel…” “gone to sleep…” “gone to the stars…” They recommend using ‘dead’ and ‘died.’ We understood this as being fairly harsh, but it seems to have worked in that she understands we will not see Grandma again. We visited Grandma’s house and explained it all again. She has approached people in the local super market and said, “Grandma…?” but has quickly withdrawn and changed the subject when said person turns around and clearly isn’t her Grandma. SAD (Support Around Death) suggest in their literature that death is viewed by toddlers as
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temporary and like sleep. Toddlers have concrete and literal thinking patterns and so may think that dead people still feel and have bodily functions. They suggest that developmentally children aged two to five might be concerned about causal effects, who is to blame and words or situations which might have caused someone’s death. Children who are a little older, aged five to ten, understand that death is final and irreversible and, as such, can become more fearful of it happening to others or themselves. They can understand that death can have a cause. The older they are, the more likely a child is to understand external causes. This short three minute film is really helpful for parents gearing up to tell children about death: https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/ grownups/our-family-talkingabout-death-with-your-little-one Get some helpful reading material Our child refused to listen to these books initially, sensing something was wrong (or was it because I cried whenever I read them to her?) I actually read Badger’s Parting Gifts three times before I told her about Grandma’s death and then used the characters as a reference, “Grandma is like Badger, you see…” The best examples of books we have found for our child are: Badger’s Parting Gifts by Susan Varley, Andersen Press; UK ed. edition (7 Mar. 2013) A really heart warming tale of Badger, who finds he can’t run like he used to, curls up and goes down a tunnel (try not to dwell on this bit…) He leaves parting gifts for all his friends in the shape of things he has previously taught them how to do: tie a tie, bake a cake, skate on ice. Reviews say it is aimed at three to five year
olds. We thought this was the best one to spell it out gently for our toddler. Our child refused to pick it up at first. I stand by it as a great tale despite her initial rejection of it. Goodbye Grandma – Melanie Walsh, Walker Books (7 May 2015) This book gets our child’s vote and is probably the best one for this age group (although the publishers have suggested five to seven year olds.) It is a book that our family has read over and over. It includes lots of questions and answers and sentences that begin, “some people believe that…” It has direct dialogue between parent and child and is very simple. It is illustrated to appeal to toddlers too, which helps. The Memory Tree – Britta Teckentrup, Orchard Books (2014) Again this says it is aimed at three to five year olds and our two year old loves it. With a similarly tired animal that curls up and dies, leaving behind sad friends who share memories about how great it was. It has a very natural rhythm to the prose and focuses on animals rather than humans, which is strangely comforting and distancing from one’s own grief. We are now a week in to our grief and making decisions about how to manage the funeral. Do we leave our toddler with friends at a soft play space and risk her feeling removed from the whole experience or do we, like families in many cultures do, include her in the grief and rituals around it so she understands that this is a part of life? Discuss! We are still sadly trying to work that bit out.
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Meet an artist teaching Fishponds to paint AN artist who wanted to get Fishponds painting has become so successful she has given up her mainstream teaching job. Gemma Lane trained as an art secondary school teacher and has been teaching the subject for more than 12 years. But a year ago Gemma set up Green Fox Art Workshops after approaching the Kingfisher Cafe to see if they would host her
teaching workshops. Owners Sarah Baird and Jane Rose welcomed her with open arms and have watched as the workshops have grown increasingly popular with residents from Fishponds, Staple Hill and Downend. Gemma, who lives in Fishponds, said: "The workshops have gone from strength to strength, each time seeing
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new faces as well as returning students. "It is a fun, relaxing and enjoyable evening where the regular students have grown to become friends and it has been wonderful to see their skill set develop and flourish resulting in some absolutely stunning outcomes. "During this last year students have developed sketching skills with pencil and chalk, produced lino prints, watercolour pieces, oil paintings, and we have just finished an acrylic cockerel. "The classes have proven more successful than I had ever imagined and as a result I have decided to leave mainstream teaching to focus on these courses full time." Each course is suitable for beginners as well as those with experience and all materials are provided. Visitors to Gemma's Facebook page and Instagram feed can view students' artwork and see
Gemma Lane the progress being made. Gemma is already looking forward to 2018 and is looking to start an acrylic landscape course in January. Visit greenfoxworkshops.com for more details.
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HALLOWEEN may have just passed but for one Fishponds couple, every night is like October 31. For Kiri Green and Stewart Rowden are just batty about bats. The husband and wife duo travel all over the South West to rescue bats in need - babies, the sick and the injured. They have been spreading the word locally and have just given a talk at the Kingfisher Cafe as part of People's University of Fishponds series of events aimed at celebrating local people and their passions. Kiri and Stewart joined Avon Bat Group several years ago fuelled by their love of the nocturnal creatures and a desire to help conserve them. After going to a talk given by
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They're still batty about bats a trainee vet who was a bat carer and volunteering at a wildlife hospital for a while, they became bat carers themselves, running their own bat hospital. Each year they rescue and care for more than 100 bats, mostly during the summer months as bats hibernate during the winter. Both had experience of educating the public about wildlife and conservation through volunteering at Bristol Zoo and Avon Wildlife Trust, so it seemed a natural progression to start giving bat talks and running bat walks on behalf of Avon Bat Group. Bat walks are particularly popular - you get to watch bats flying and use a special bat detector to listen to the creatures' echolocation calls. The couple successfully applied for a special licence to bring along some of their bats to their talks. "This gives the public a brilliant chance to see what bats
are really like up close, and see how amazing they are," said Stewart. All 18 species of bats in the UK eat insects, and most are about the size of your thumb. The biggest are only the size of you hand; a new-born baby Pipistrelle bat can fit on your thumbnail. Kiri said: "They are far more scared of us than we are of them - they think we want to eat them. And they need our help; their roosts and habitats need protection. As a mother bat only gives birth to one pup a year, and not every year, we need to help save as many as we can." For details of bat walks and talks coming up, keep an eye on the Avon Bat Group website www.avonbatgroup.org.uk - and Facebook page. If you are involved with a school or group who would like to meet some bats, you can contact Kiri and Stewart via the website/Facebook page. Bat carers spend a lot of
time and money on their work, so donations are always much appreciated. If you find a bat in need of help you can phone the Bat Conservation Trust on 0345 1300 228 - any bat not tucked away safely in its roost after dawn may need rescuing. The Trust covers the whole UK and will put you in contact with your local bat carers, such as Kiri and Stewart. There is also information on what to do on the Bat Conservation Trust website: www.bats.org.uk/
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Kerry McCarthy MP for Bristol East
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Urgent action is needed to tackle the housing crisis OUR dysfunctional housing system has far reaching and pervasive effects on many elements of society. As is the case for Catherine Lawrence, whose story was recently made public. A mother of three children, who runs a business in Easton and whose children attend school in Fishponds, Catherine was facing homelessness after her landlord announced she was selling the property. With a housing waiting list of upwards of eight months, and no guarantee of being rehoused in her local area, hers is one of many examples of a housing system failing to meet demand. For most young people who’ve left home, the housing crisis means being trapped in a privately rented property, paying upwards of a third of their income on rent and little chance of ever being able to save up the deposit to buy. We’ve seen homelessness rise over the past seven years, as a toxic cocktail of
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housebuilding since the 1920s. At the election, I stood on a manifesto committed to giving housing policy the priority it needs, with an aim of building 250,000 homes a year by 2025, stronger protections for leaseholders and those with mortgages, and additional rights for renters including caps on rent rises. We need to hand the power back to communities that for too long have been neglected. For too long regeneration has often mean forced gentrification and social cleansing, as people who have lived in an area for generations find they can’t afford to continue living there. We have to make sure it is to the benefit of local people and not developers. The Mayor has told developers that if they are not interested in providing affordable homes in Bristol then they should take their business elsewhere, and this is something I wholeheartedly support.
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n ON THE BEAT WITH PCSO ANITA PERKS
How to stay safe on these dark nights HELLO everyone, PCSO Anita here. I hope this issue finds you well. The darker nights are upon us and winter is settling in, so we need to take steps to ensure our personal safety whilst out and about. You can make yourself less likely to be the victim of crime by taking a few sensible precautions. Many are common sense, and may be things that you already do. Making yourself safer doesn’t mean changing your entire lifestyle, personality or wardrobe, and it doesn’t mean never going out at all.
Good advice • You will be safest in bright, welllit, busy areas. • Appear and act confident - look like you know where you’re going and walk tall. Concentrate on where you are, and try not to be
distracted by your phone. • You might like to spread your valuables around your body. For example, keep your phone in your bag, your house keys in your trouser pocket and your money in your jacket. • If someone tries to take something from you, it may be better to let them take it rather than get into a confrontation and risk injury. Locally, we have had several reports about anti-social behavior related to on street prostitution along Fishponds Road and the surrounding side streets. We have a dedicated team set up to deal with prostitution and the associated issues, who are based at Trinity Road Police Station. They have increased their patrols at night and we in the neighbourhood team have increased our patrols in the day. We are aware of a number of people aggressively begging
around Nat West Bank on Fishpond High Street and on Straights Parade. Please don’t give them money and report the incidents to us via our website (www. avonandsomerset.police.uk/ contatus) We are working with our partners in Bristol City Council and other support agencies to help them deal with their issues and ultimately to get them moved on.
Now for some good news! We are once again opening up our popular Cop Shop in the Galleries this Christmas, to help Christmas shoppers stay safe. Our shop will be on the ground floor, next door to Thornton’s and this year we are sharing the space with our partners in Avon Fire and Rescue, as well as with Cycle Republic, Wallace and Gromit’s Grand Appeal and Wessex 4X4 Response.
advice, we will be running competitions for both younger and older children and will be inviting shoppers to become detectives, following the clues through our mocked up crime scene. Shoppers can also spread a bit of festive cheer, by leaving a present under our tree for young people spending Christmas in hospital, as part of the Wallace and Gromit Grand Appeal. Last year we had nearly 4000 visitors to the shop and we hope to see even more people this year. The Cop Shop opens on 27 November and closes on 23 December. Opening hours are 09.30 – 18.00. Follow #CopShop on Twitter and post your #PoliceSelfies with officers at the shop. Stay safe out there, until next time,
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Watch out for kidney damage LONG term kidney problems are common in senior cats. Our feline companions are thought to be descended from desert animals , their kidneys are more efficient at keeping water within the body meaning their kidneys can be exposed to high levels of toxins . Many signs of kidney disease may be put down to ‘getting old’ so if you notice your pet slowing down we would always recommend getting them checked. This is something carried out at routine vaccinations, however if you have noticed sudden changes (over days to 3 weeks) we would
always suggest getting them checked as soon as possible. Cats that have kidney disease usually drink more, although if they drink outdoors owners are often unaware of changes. You may notice them urinating more.They may be off their food and losing weight and starting to look a bit bony. Affected cats may be quieter usually due to the increased levels of toxins in the blood making them feel ‘hung-over’. Cats can also suffer acute kidney damage which is usually caused by a toxin such as antifreeze or lily plants. Typically these cats become very ill very quickly. Time is of the essence when faced with this situation. If you think your cat has been exposed it is important to seek qualified Veterinary advice as soon as possible. Kidney disease is something that can be supported with good nutrition, good hydration and other supplementation as required.
Of course, quality of life is always important, and with appropriate care many cats with renal disease can live happy lives! If you have concerns your cat may be suffering with kidney disease, feel free to make an appointment by calling Kingswood vets4Pets on 0117 961 6417. Our vets, Catherine and Rochelle, will be happy to check your fantastic feline over and advise as appropriate.
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n PLANNING
Tricky balance to maintain net gain for shopping areas THIS month, with Christmas on the way, it is time to go shopping. Fishponds is spoilt for choice when it comes to shopping locally, without the hassles of parking and traffic queues which usually blight a trip to the city centre or Cribbs Causeway. We need our shops and services and it is good that they are on the doorstep, clustered around Fishponds Road, within walking distance of each other. Maintaining this clustering across the country has long been an aim of planning and because change is prompted by the market this means constant attention in a changing world. No doubt for many people these days, Christmas shopping is more conveniently conducted on the laptop. This trend is putting the High Street under tremendous pressure, I would hazard a guess more than even the recession did. This continuing trend brings with it the question whether we should be protecting our High Streets - is it no more effective than King Canute’s efforts at controlling the tide as the nail bars and coffee shops take over? Planning itself has contributed in no small measure to the current state of town centres. In the 80s and 90s there was little effective control over the growth in out of town shopping and this allowed a wave of supermarkets which could only be reached by car by all save a few locals. Although this came to an end with the government’s
emphasis on prioritising edge-ofcentre or central as the preferred location, the horse had already bolted. Fishponds has its own longstanding edge of centre supermarkets and surviving between them are numerous shops, often with a fast turnover of operators but without too many unoccupied units at any one time. This is partly due to responding to the changing overall function of centres by agreeing to changes of use to leisure and recreational functions. This has resulted in an upturn in numbers nationwide of coffee shops, nail bars, tattoo parlours and takeaways, while shops, estate agents and banks across the country are closed, as customers allegedly prefer to log on instead. I am sure that you can think of local examples. It is arguable that without this broadening of uses, the former shops would be boarded up and stay that way. This is ultimately the tricky balance that has to be struck in protecting retail uses in a town centre. While shops are the best use for preserving the vitality and viability of town centres, empty units can start a chain reaction that is off-putting and works against attracting patrons, starting a downward spiral. Such decisions are usually taken on an individual basis and at a specific moment in time, taking into account the balance of shops and other uses at that point in time. The impact
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of these decisions is cumulative, however. The consensus is that there is a balance to be struck between retail and other attractions, with either being enough to attract customers and others helping to keep them in the centre. Ultimately the benefits of shopping local are clear. It is likely to be you or your neighbours who benefit from the jobs that are created or maintained. Everybody benefits from the continued availability of local shops in terms of both choice and convenience. We should not lose sight of this fact, whatever changes are in store. The alternative is forcing everyone to go online, order in or travel further to buy their essentials. In doing so, they could end up passing the place where the shops used to be, as whole local centres
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n WHAT’S ON IN OUR AREA Friday November 3 n Tea Dance. Downend Folk House, Lincombe Barn.1.453.45pm. Pay at the door. Enquiries 0117 972 1426. Saturday November 11 n Autumn fayre, 11am-2.30pm, Argyle Morley United Reform Church, Whitefield Road, St George. Admission 30p. n St John's Church, 10am to 2pm. Bric a brac, raffles, refreshments, book stall and crafts. Everyone welcome. n Friends of Lincombe Barn Park and Woods are having autumn litter pick and work day. Meet in car park( off Rockland Rd) any time between 10am and 1pm. Tools and gloves provided. Refreshments for all helpers. Sunday November 12 n 10.30am Remembrance Day Service, the war memorial, Page Park, Staple Hill n Remembrance services at 9.15am The Church Centre, Quakers Rd, and at 10.30am at Christ Church Junior School including the one minute silence. www.christchurchdownend.com n 5pm ‘Festival of Remembrance’ with Staple Hill Salvation Army Band and Mangotsfield Military Wives Choir at Staple Hill Salvation Army, Broad Street, Bristol, BS16 5LN. Admission free. Tel 0117 956 9733 for more information. Saturday November 18 n Downend & Kingswood branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution coffee morning, Staple Hill Methodist Church, High Street, Staple Hill, Bristol, 10am until 12 noon. Home made cakes, sales table including Christmas cards. n Countdown to Christmas, St Augustine's Church, Boscombe
Crescent, Downend, 11am3pm. Craft stalls, Christmas gifts, tombola, therapies, children's books and craft corner, refreshments and much more plus an early visit from Father Christmas. n Christmas craft fayre and bazaar. All Saints Community Hall, Grove Road Fishponds, BS16 2DH. 123pm. Enjoy lunch, visit Santa in his grotto, browse through the various crafts that will be available, purchase some handmade Christmas presents and have some fun with selection of games. Entry 50p per adult. n Christmas Market. Downend Folk House, Lincombe Barn.11am3pm. Admission free. Choose attractive presents for friends and family from a variety of stalls, with Father Christmas's grotto and Lucky Dips for the younger children, with refreshments including Bacon Rolls for lunchtime. n Friends of Combe Brook Valley. Scrub bashing/litter picking, starting at 10.30am. Meet at the entrance into the woods at top of the steps on Moorlands Rd. https:// friendsofcoombebrookvalley. weebly.com/ or Facebook group 'friends of coombe brook valley’ Tuesday November 21 n Speaker morning with coffee. John Penny - "Communicating Christmas" Cards, Carols, Broadcasts, and much else. Downend Folk House, Lincombe Barn. 10 for 10.30am Pay at the door. Saturday November 25 n Breakfast at Speedwell Methodist Church BS15 1ES 10am to noon. A full breakfast, or coffee and homemade cake. No need to hurry. An opportunity to ask for prayer. All welcome.
n Begbrook Academy Winter Fayre, 11-3pm, Begbrook Primary Academy School, Begbrook Drive, BS16 1HG. Please join us at the Winter Fayre £1 entry per adult, children free. Activities include santas grotto, stalls, bouncy castle, raffle, crafts. Sunday November 26 n St John's Church, Lodge Causeway. Christingle service, 4pm, followed by tea and mince pies. All welcome. Friday December 1 n Tea Dance. Downend Folk House, Lincombe Barn.1.453.45pm. Pay at the door. Enquiries 0117 972 1426. n Christmas music concert by Brass, Wind & Fire (Avon, Fire & Rescue Training Band) at Watley’s End Methodist Church, Factory Road, Winterbourne, BS36 1QL, 7.30pm. Tickets £5 including refreshments. Tel. Heather Hunt 0117 904 9125. Saturday December 2 n Christmas fair at St Mary's Church, Manor Road, Fishponds, 11am-2pm. Lots of stalls including white elephant, books and games, handicrafts, cakes and raffle. Tea, coffee and light refreshments also available. For further details email stmarysfishponds@hotmail.co.uk Tuesday December 5 n Christmas lunch with all the trimmings. Downend Folk House, Lincombe Barn. 12noon for 12.30pm. Tickets £14 available in advance at Barn office. Enquiries 0117 956 2367. Saturday December 9 n Friends of Combe Brook Valley. Scrub bashing/litter picking, starting at 10.30am. Meet at the entrance into the woods at top of the steps on Moorlands Rd. https:// friendsofcoombebrookvalley. weebly.com/ or Facebook group 'friends of coombe brook valley’ Friday December 15 n Christmas concert with Cleeve Singers and the Barn Bells, for the Jessie May Trust. Downend Folk House, Lincombe Barn. 7.30pm. Tickets £3.50 from Melanie's Kitchen, Downend, or the Barn office 956 2367, or at the door. Saturday December 1 6 n Christmas concert with Cleeve Singers and the Barn Bells, for the Jessie May Trust. Downend Folk House, Lincombe Barn. 7.30pm. Tickets £3.50 from Melanie's Kitchen, Downend, or the Barn office 956 2367, or at the door.
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November, 2017 Tel 0117 965 6699. n 252 Beaver Scouts 6 - 7 Scout HQ, Stonechat Gardens call Sarah 0789 2852226 n Hatha Flow Yoga, gentle and nurturing. St Matthias (Former UWE Campus). Steiner Academy Bristol. 7.15 - 8.15 pm. All levels, ideal for beginners. Contact Yolanda 07982418847 or email at hola@ yogawithyolanda.me
Tuesdays n Art workshops with GreenFox Workshops, Kingfisher Cafe, Straits Parade, 7.30-9pm. Call to book (gemmalane99@gmail. com/07532327810). First Tuesday of the month. 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 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 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 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
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Beehive Centre 1:30pm n Punjabi Dance and Song, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 2pm n Support and Activity Group, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 2pm n Chair based exercise class, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 2pm n Ladies Circle, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 2:30pm n Wives Group, St John’s Church 2:30pm n Messy Church, Air Balloon Primary School, Hillside Rd, St George 3:30pm n Home Group, Location varies 6:30pm n Phoenix Art Club, Fishponds Methodist Church Hall, Guinea Lane, Fishponds 10am-noon. All mediums, all abilities. n Dancing Tots, Beechwood Club, Beechwood Road 10-11am n Hannah More Club for senior citizens, Beechwood Club, Beechwood Road 2-4pm (fortnightly) n Women’s Reading Group, Beechwood Club, 1.30-3 pm, fourth Wednesday of every month. Call Anne 0117 9041875 for information. n Dance Tots, Beechwood Club, Fishponds BS16 3TR 7-8pm. Contact Eric 0791 4006 589 n Keep fit class, Beechwood Club,
Fishponds BS16 3TR. 7- 8pm. Contact Beryl 0117 9774534. n Cycle UK (CTC). For all cyclists from beginners to professionals, commuters to sports. Beechwood Club, Fishponds, BS16 3TR. 8-10PM winter months only (other months are rides, see http://www. cyclebristolctc.org.uk/) n Lodge Causeway Townswomen’s Guild, Briarwood School, Briar Way, Fishponds. Second Wednesday of the month (except August) 7.15pm. Different speaker each month plus handicrafts and walking group. Call 0779 9108 890 n Yoga, Beechwood Club, Beechwood Road, Fishponds 5.456.45pm. Call Nikki 0752 5735 500 n Flower Arranging practice classes, Downend Folk House, Lincombe Barn, Overndale Road 7.30 p.m, every 1st and 3rd Wednesday, September – May. All levels welcome. Call Isabel Cooke on 0117 9568504 n Frenchay Probus Club meets on the first and third Wednesday every month in Frenchay Village Hall. 10 am to noon. Visitors welcome. www.frenchayprobusclub.com n Frenchay Folk Dance Club meets in Frenchay Village Hall on
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Wednesdays n 252 Cubs 6.45 - 8 Scout HQ, Stonechat Gardens call Graham 956 6996 n 7.30-8.30pm, Zumba Dance for fitness with Lisa at Bristol Dance Company, Brook Road, Fishponds, BS16 3SQ. Tel 0117 965 6699. n Weekly Salsa class for complete beginners with Cressida. Starting Sep 6. Cross Hands Pub, 1 Staple Hill Road. 7.30-9pm includes social and dancing. No partner needed. Ffi call 07808 581739 n Shared reading group is taking place at Hillfields and Little Hayes Family Hub and Library 12,30-2pm. Contact Emma Crago for details, 07970 247410, emmacrago@ thereader.org.uk n Songs for Little People, The Kingfisher Café 9.45pm £4 per little person, siblings £2. n Eucharist, St Ambrose Church 10am n Arts and Crafts, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 10:30am n Coffee Morning, St Ambrose Church 10:30am n Tai Chi, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 11am n Level 3 Walking Group, starting from St Ambrose Beehive Centre 1pm n Arts and Crafts, St Ambrose
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n WHAT’S ON CONTINUED alternate Wednesdays at 7.45pm. Calling from Alan Davies and music by Mike Elsom. Dancers of all abilities and experience are welcome. Information at www. frenchayfdc.co.uk or by emailing FFDCSecretary@outlook.com. n Walks for single people. Solo Rendezvous meet at Downend Cricket Club, every Wednesday, 8.30pm, entrance £3, and walk every Sunday. Please phone for walk details: 01454 775508 / 01454 774984 / 0117 9850210. n Frenchay Folk Dance Club meets in Frenchay Village Hall on alternate Wednesdays at 7.45pm. More information is available at www.frenchayfdc.co.uk or by emailing FFDCSecretary@outlook. com. n Frenchay Probus Club meets on the first and third Wednesday every month in Frenchay Village Hall. 10 am to noon. Visitors welcome. n 6-6.50pm All Boys Ages 7 -15 yrs Hip Hop classes, RedX Dance, Staple Hill, 07722 128159 n Diamond fellowship at Fishponds Baptist Church hall, Downend Road, 10.30am. Open to everyone, first and third
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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
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Fridays n Greeting cards sold in aid of St Peter’s Hospice, Fishponds Methodist Church Hall, morning. 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
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look for homepage. n Baby Bebop Mums, Beechwood Club, Beechwood Road, Fishponds 11am-1pm, babies up to one year. Call Ruth 0796 6032 414 n East Park Residents meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month at May Park School from 6-7pm. . Further information from Hazel Durn on 0117 9513868 or Tony Locke on 07919 173450 n 4.15-7pm Competition Crew Ages 7-18 yrs Hip Hop classes, RedX Dance, Staple Hill, 07722 128159 n 7-9pm Kingswood Choir at United Church Kingswood, Regent Street, all abilities welcome. Contact Patsy Holdsworth 01179078994
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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 n Eucharist, St Mary’s Church 10am n Parent and Toddler Group, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 10am n Ballroom Dance Class, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 12pm n Exercises and Sing-a-long Activity Session, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 2pm n Fit Steps, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 2pm n Dance, Latin Rhythm, and Zumba gold, Beechwood Club 2-3pm. Call Cressida 0780 8587 39 n Knit & Natter, Fishponds Library 2-4 pm (fortnightly) n Frenchay Parent and Toddler group, upstairs in the Frenchay Village Hall, 9.45-11.45am n The Senior Citizen Friendship Club, Beechwood Club, Fishponds BS16 3TR 3.30-5pm. Call 0782 5155 954. Email: Spencer@sportingchange.biz n Come and try Taoist Tai Chi, a moving meditation to improve the health of our bodies and minds. We have classes in Fishponds and Kingswood - come and try your first class for free! Fishponds Methodist Church, Guinea Lane, BS16 2HB Thursdays 7-8.30 Kingswood Community Centre, High Street BS15 4AB Tuesdays 1012 or Wednesdays 7-8.30pm For more information see www. taoist.org or call Crispin on 07407175127 n Fishponds and Downend Rotary Club, The Langley Arms, Guest Avenue, Emersons Green, Bristol BS16 7GA, evening. Full details on website - Google “F&D Rotary” and
A mixed ability class aimed at improving posture, strengthening the core and lengthening the body Class cost: £8/class or 6 classes for £40 *Bring a Mat* Venue: The Chapel, Steiner Academy Bristol, College Road, BS16 2JP. To book and for info contact Veronica: facebook: www.facebook.com/restackpilatesbristol/ wesbite: https://www.re-stackpilates.com/ email: restackpilates@gmail.com phone: 07853223871
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November, 2017 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 Beechwood Club, Fishponds BS16 3TR. 2-4pm (2nd Friday in each month). Tel no. 0117 9756 441 n Coffee Morning, Speedwell Methodist Church, 10am-noon. Open to all. Friendly and caring. Lunch once a month. n Community art club at Castle Suite, Badminton Gardens, Beaufort Road BS16 6UE. 10amnoon on alternate Fridays. Alternate Fridays. £5 per session
and materials are supplied. Contact Paul Foss on pobble57@yahoo. co.uk or 0117 957 0045 n Kingswood Photographic Society, St Barnabas Church Hall, Church Avenue, Warmley, BS30 5JJ, 7-9.30pm. We welcome and support all levels of experience including beginners. n 4.10-8pm Ages 6-18 yrs Hip Hop & Contemporary dance classes, RedX Dance, Staple Hill, 07722 128159 n Living After Loss, St Mary's Parish Rooms, back entrance of church, every other Friday, 11am-noon. Future dates are November 11 and 25, December 9 and 23, January 5 and 19, February 2 and 16, March 16 and 30. Contact Lizzie on 0117 9650856
Saturdays 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
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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 evening of month. 0117 957 5221 n Fishponds Baptist Church (opposite the Cross Hands pub) - 10.30am. Children and youth provision for all ages. 6.30pm every Sunday, apart from the 3rd Sunday in the month which is ‘Messy church’ at 4pm with crafts, food and fun for all the family. There is a songs of praise service on the 4th Sunday at 3pm. n Redemption Life, Beechwood Club, BS16 3TR 9.30am-1pm n Church Group, Beechwood Club, Fishponds BS16 3TR 1pm n ARC, Beechwood Club, Fishponds BS16 3TR. 3.30-5.30pm or 7-9pm For bookings and other inquiries about Beechwood Club, call Terry King 0117 965 020, after 4pm. email: tk007h9736@ blueyonder.co.uk n Morning Worship, Fishponds Methodist Church, 10.30am n R.F.I.Church Group, Beechwood Club, Beechwood Road, Fishponds 1-3pm n Sisters fellowship international, Beechwood Club, Beechwood Road, Fishponds 4-6pm.
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n THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH
Lift your eyes from the mud AS the days are now getting shorter my mind is going back to the Summer when my family and I had a fantastic week at a Christian gathering called 'New Wine' where we had great Bible teaching, wonderful worship and the kids had groups to go to which they loved. A time to worship, learn, be refreshed, inspired, challenged, prayed for, encouraged, and a time to relax with friends and have great times in the evenings: open mic, salsa music, or my personal favourite which was listening to a fantastic band one evening that we all enjoyed SO much that the floor actually broke so the evening was brought to a slightly disappointing but unforgettable end!! There was quite a bit of mud at New Wine this year. Around 14,000 of us as a family and community camping together during a week when the rays were definitely few and far between and the heavens opened (literally, not just spiritually!). I'm sure you can picture the slightly damp
conditions! Most of us lived in our wellies all week, and yet we were all there to worship the Lord together, and we know that come rain or shine, He is a wonderful and amazing God who loves us as we are- no matter how wet and muddy- and has plans for our lives. Gathering to meet with God amongst the rain storms doesn't even come close to comparing with the difficult and challenging obstacles so many of our brothers and sisters in Christ suffer so that reminder certainly helped us put it all into perspective! And it truly was a wonderful week, as are so many Christian gatherings that happen throughout the UK all year round. I wanted to encourage us all, whether you are a Christian or not as you read this, that there were so many great things we heard and learned from our week, and one thing in particular was the fact that many people were healed of various conditions and ailments during the week. But
we also heard a young woman speak about the fact that she had chronic fatigue, and because of this she wasn't able to attend the week. However, she had made a video that we watched during one of the evening sessions where she described the challenges she faces every day with the chronic fatigue, and how it wasn't easy for her. And yet she was able to know God's faithfulness, presence and blessings despite her physical limitations. It was such an inspiring and faith-building reminder to appreciate the gift of life and all the endless, boundless blessings God 'pours' (just like the rain!) on us every day- the small things we can be so quick to miss, the blessings that can so often pass us by in the 'busyness' of our lives. In this age of instant, digital, self-serving selfgratification, we can forget about true community and forget, or ignore, the One who is the God of eternity, mystery, love, gentleness, patience and faithfulness. And yes, even mud is a good thing!
Rev Dr Richard Pollard Fishponds Baptist Church I want to finish with a verse from the Old Testament, from Psalm 121, "I lift my eyes to the hills- where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth"... In those moments particularly when we need to 'lift our eyes away from the mud and up to the hills', I pray that you will know and experience the powerful and faithful love of the Jesus who loves you so much that he died and rose again for you, and is alive and walking with us…through the beautiful fields and through the challenging, difficult mud. He is with us in it all.
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n CULTURAL FIX WITH ANNA BLIGHTMAN
What would you do with vintage vans? FOR the last year I have been working with Sadie Spikes, owner of The Curious Cabinet & The Magic Atelier. It has been a magical journey, including trips to these wonderful classic show vans, drinking tea in china cups and dancing around with flowers. Sadie has been creating three of the most beautiful vintage show vans as part of her ongoing creative work. These vans are now fully functional, up and running and ready to open to the public. The show vans are an extension of the wonderfully magical Curious Cabinet Guesthouse that Sadie has grown and developed over the last ten years. And now Sadie is handing the opportunity out to and calling for individuals to become part of this exciting project. Offering the chance to generate income through the use of the
vans, with the knowledge and support of Sadie and her team throughout the project, this is a golden opportunity to launch an idea, trial a project, or scratch that burning itch to do something different.
The project is open to anyone, and is looking for exciting proposals that demonstrate interest and enthusiasm for taking one (or more) of the show vans for six to twelve months and become part of a collective striving to make change. The philosophy behind both the guesthouse and the vans is that they offer a portal to those who experience them. Taking them away from the hustle and bustle of that modern life has become, and enjoying a moment of calm. No idea is too big, no thought too small, let your imagination run wild. Could they be a cosy woodland rental for romantic weekend getaways? An airbnb room at the bottom of your garden? Or part of a farm experience package? Perhaps an individual wine bar for two in the centre of the city? Sadie will be hand picking the
successful candidates and inviting them in for interviews toward the end of this year. We would like the project to be ready to launch in January 2018. For more information please contact Sadie Spikes: sadie_spikes@hotmail.co.uk sadiespikescuriouscabinet.com or me: anna@thedistant futurealwayssoundslovely.com Anna Blightman
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n PROPS COLUMN
Sport proves a lot of fun
PROPS students have been getting active during October. As well as our usual cycling and gardening work, there are several new sporting activities currently on offer. A group of six students have been attending Impact Gym in Staple Hill where they are enjoying sessions with a personal trainer. They have been building up their fitness and coordination,
burning off energy and having lots of fun. So far there has been weight training, tyre flipping and boxing. Students are pairing up for activities and races, which encourages working as a team. Two of our students are currently undergoing bus training through PROPS to enable them to attend the gym independently. A group of students have been learning how to play Boccia, which is a precision ball sport, similar to bowls. It is fully accessible to all individuals, regardless of their impairments, due to ways in which it can be adapted. Boccia is very precise and competitive, and there are lots of ways for everyone to get involved. Cerebral Palsy Plus have kindly been loaning us their kit, and the activity is proving to be such a hit that PROPS will be investing in our own. PROPS will be visiting other local community groups for our students to coach them in how to play. The first collaboration will be with The Hive
in Kingswood, a drop-in centre for people with learning difficulties. In 2018, PROPS will be offering open sessions for people to attend and learn how to play- watch this space for more information! Please get in touch if you are interested in getting involved. Another ongoing partnership is with Bristol Rugby Community Foundation where students have been training in catching and throwing and tagging. The sessions have been fantastic for mixed ability groups, and we have seen the skills and motivation of students increase. One of our students has also chosen to access a treadmill, where he can monitor his own training independently. Over the next few months, PROPS will be joining in with some accessible sports sessions run by WECIL. We are always looking for ways to join up with other organisations and the local community. To find out more about PROPS,
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Embrace the winter! NOW that the harvest is well and truly over, the nights are closing in for another winter. I find the long winter months quite trying and there is no happier time for me than at the end of March when the clocks return to British Summer Time, and we see life return to the land. It may be the lack of light, when many of us leave for work in the dark and return again after the sun has set. Or maybe it’s just the fact that I have to curtail the time I can spend in my garden. For whatever reason though, there is a bit of me that sinks when I think of how long these months seem compared to those of summer. The garden is set such that there isn’t a total dearth of beauty though, keeping a little winter interest is always a good idea. Be it in the form of some Cornus with its flame coloured stems or even just the spent seed heads of the Achillea, leaving some structure when all else has faded away is one way of keeping it all feeling special. It’s also a nice way to provide habitats for insects, that in turn feed other
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animals, so don’t cut it all back just yet, it may look dead, but it can still look good. There is a temptation to strip it all back to the bare soil and make it neat again, but there is no need and there can still be a beauty in the retired herbaceous plants, albeit devoid of the summer colour, but no less enjoyable for their structure. That’s not to say that I don’t like winter, for me this is the perfect time for getting out into the hills and walking in my spare time. I often feel like there is no time for such pleasures so the quiet Winter days are an ideal time to enjoy the outside. There is a lovely quote that says “there’s no such thing as bad weather, just inappropriate clothing”, and at no other time of year is that more apt, unless maybe you find yourself in Spain, in June, with a duffel coat. Although as I write this in October
New choir leader
we’ve had more use for shorts and T-shirts than a thick sweater. As we have very little snow here in the south west, I often take a trip to somewhere like North Wales in search of some. You can be pretty certain that in a month or so, when you get to 900m up Snowdon, you find something akin to snow, if you’re lucky you’ll have a blizzard, and that is when the winter blues get well and truly blown away. Get to the top and it’ll be frozen block of ice, although with the current climate, even that pleasure maybe something that’ll I’ll relish for not too much longer. The allotments are also now getting stripped back and prepared for another year, the last cut of the grass has been done and all of the pumpkin removed. Most of the beds are getting covered, either with green or well rotted manure and a light proof membrane. This will make sure that it’s all in perfect condition to kick off again next year. Although it’s getting too late to plant any hardy annuals as there isn’t time for them to germinate and grow at all, there are a few things like broad beans that will quite happily sidle through the cold months, and give you a good head start next year. When the beans are planted, here are November's tasks to keep you busy: • There is still some time to get spring bulbs in the ground for
next spring. You can find some real bargains at this time of year. • Gather any fallen leaves from roses that had black spot and burn or dispose of to minimise infection next year. • Lift Cannas and Dahlias to overwinter is a cool dry place. If the ground is still OK i.e. not too wet or frozen then there is just time to get some garlic in at the very beginning of the month • Of course, plant some broad beans such as Aquadulce that is good over winter • Clean any greenhouses that you have • If it’s warm then any lawns may need a last trim, then scarify and aerate before it get’s too wet Invest in a bird feeder and set it up ready for the winter months
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Over 20 years experience Registered and insured 24 hour callouts, trustworthy and reliable STAPLE Hill Salvation Army has appointed Philip James as the new leader of its choir. Phil, 30, has been a member of Staple Hill Church all his life and has served as deputy leader for a number of years. Hilton Baker, from Staple Hill Salvation Army, said: "Taking over from Liz Brewer who has wielded the baton for over 25 years, first as deputy and then as leader, will be a tall order but the thirty-strong choir are looking forward to a new chapter in the 125 year history of the Staple Hill Salvation Army Songsters."
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Raising a glass (or three) of rose Blog 45 – French wine and tennis elbow TO start I would like to thank Mike for writing last month’s blog whilst I was busy taking the family on holiday to the south of France. It was a cracking two weeks planted in the middle of a rosé vineyard country with my whole family. It’s the first time that my Mum, Dad, Brother and all associated family members have been on holiday together in years. We stayed in a villa on a campsite and we had all the perfect ingredients for a lovely family holiday. The weather was nice, the travel was smooth, the kids were well behaved (so were the grandparents!) the food was top notch and the wine was even better. The local vineyard was selling 10L of some decent rosé for 23 euros, in English money that’s about £1.50 per bottle. Not that I condone too much drinking of course but when in Rome… We have now said farewell and thankyou to our chiropractors Iain and Hannah Crombie, who been working at Cleve Chiropractic. They are off on the next phase of their journey to live and work nearer their family in Exeter. I first met Iain treating him at Colston’s School back when he was 16, guided him into Chiropractic and then gave him a job when he left university. Shortly afterwards his girlfriend (now wife!) joined us to
form a strong team that lasted for five years. Now that they have left I am pleased to say that our two new chiropractic associates Michael Jordan and Jack Withey have settled in nicely. I am very proud to say that both Mike and Jack are locals and I helped them on their journey into Chiropractic university. They are now offering their world class help and latest techniques to Mangotsfield and the surrounding areas including Downend, Emersons Green, Lyde Green and the wider community. Since my return I have been using the shockwave machine to great effect. Last month Mike talked about how fantastic it is for Plantar Fasciitis (pain under the sole of the foot) and Achilles Tendonitis. Since then I have also been trying out its research proven benefits for tennis elbow. Conveniently I have had a number of patients willing to offer up their elbows for my experience. The results, as before with shockwave, have been wondrous. Tennis elbow is a notoriously difficult condition to treat, with some poor NHS treatment options like injections and surgery. Chiropractic and physiotherapy have been proven to work but often take time. Conversely with shockwave, I have had almost unbelievable results in one treatment. Patients have reported to me that their symptoms have
reduced by 80-90 per cent after just their first treatment. The research shows that full benefit would come from three to five treatments with shockwave, although at Cleve Chiropractic we believe, where possible, in getting patients better fast so the fewer treatments you need the better! Shockwave is in no way pain free. It is often an achy treatment but it lasts only three min and 20 seconds for the 2000 shocks normally required, allowing time for extra conventional treatment and advice to be given. If you asked me to put up with three minutes of mild to moderate ache to alleviate my frequent or even constant pain then I, and most of my patients, definitely would. What a wonderful machine shockwave is proving to be. I look forward to telling you more as we build up our experience using the
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Martial arts maestros merit medals!
Milly Mancey, aged nine
A TEAM of four members from the Elite Gym in Staple Hill took part in the Southern Area Championships in Southampton against more than 300 other competitors, writes Andrew Davies. Ray Godfrey from our Kickin' Cubs Classes did extremely well against a more experienced opponent and took his bout to extra time where he lost by a single point in a sudden death extension, just missing out on a medal position. International competitor Dean Turner, 16, had to settle for Bronze after a very exciting and technical bout against an equally experienced competitor who went on to win the division with some well-executed head kicks. Milly Mancey was on form yet again overcoming other competitors in the elimination rounds with consummate ease ,also taking an early lead in the final where her opponent eventually fought back to win Gold and
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Milly taking Silver. For Maddy Morgan from our kickboxing section, this was his first competition and made sure it wouldn't be his last. He overcame his opponents in the elimination rounds to reach the final where a smaller and more experienced opponent began to take a convincing lead. However, Maddy in the last round took the fight to his opponent and won on a TKO with the other competitor throwing in the towel. We are pleased that Dean has been invited to attend an international training camp in Spain in the next couple of weeks and depending very much on whether time and circumstances permit, could be looking for sponsorship if he is able to attend. The gym offers sessions in Taekwondo, kickboxing, exercise classes, and personal training for fitness and weight control. Call 0759 8505299.
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