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Hate message to butcher Criminal to chaplain A COALPIT Heath man has written a book about how he became the only former prisoner to become a jail’s chaplain.

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Cash for transport A NEW park and ride, station and more frequent trains in the area have moved a step closer.

PAGE 10 Butcher Nich Rapps was left a nasty message on a noticeboard outside the shop where he works.

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800-home plan for Green Belt

A DEVELOPER has given more details of its plan to build up to 800 new homes and 80 care units on Green Belt land in Coalpit Heath.

Bloor Homes held an exhibition attended by more than 200 people to tell them more about its plans, which would

also include a new primary school, community centre, play areas and roads leading on to Roundways.

But campaigners say the scheme proposed is “unsustainable”, with vague plans for integrating the new development into the local

transport, health and education infrastructure.

And a councillor has warned that “building in one of the narrowest parts of the Green Belt, on top of extensive mine workings, is a very bad idea”.

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School defends exam policy WINTERBOURNE Academy has defended its arrangements for the end of school for pupils who had just finished their GCSEs after criticism from parents.

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Festival move FRAMPTON Festival is on the move to a new site this summer.

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Hate signs left outside butcher’s shop A BUTCHER had a nasty surprise when a sign wishing cancer on his family was placed outside the shop where he works.

A placard was left outside Molesworth Butchers in Frampton Cotterell with the message “Rot in hell murdering scum” on one side and “cancer on you and your family” on the other.

It was found by butcher Nick Rapps after a customer pointed it out to him while he was working, on June 14.

Nick said: “I was out the back and a lady popped in and she said ‘I don’t know if you’ve seen it but there’s a very nasty sign over your sign on the other side of the road’. It was over an advertising board of ours.”

Nick describes himself as a laid-back person who is willing to have an educated conversation on most things, and he wasn’t overly bothered by the ‘scum’ message.

He said: “I do understand the point and I have zero problem with people who want a vegan diet, as it will have some benefits

to it and some aspects that aren’t beneficial.”

However, the back of the sign affected him more because he has lost relatives to cancer.

Nick said: “I’ve got a very thick skin, so the whole rot in hell thing made me chuckle, then when I saw the other side it made my stomach turn, because my uncle died at 24 from cancer and my nan died from cancer.

It’s always been that thing that we’ve realised that we are susceptible to, and I’ve got threeyear-old son.”

Nick happened to be catching up with an old school friend that morning who is doing a bike ride to raise funds for cancer charities. He decided to turn the message into a positive by sponsoring him.

He said: “If you’re going to work in this trade you kind of expect there are going to be people who disagree with you.

If you go to a social event and people say what do you do for a living – you hesitate – you don’t know how they will feel. I’ve learnt over the years to gauge

Nick Rapps with the first message he found outside the shop conversations. I’m such a relaxed person I have no venom in me at all.”

Nick has no idea who was behind the sign, as no-one

has claimed responsibility or identified the person who left it there, but feels that whoever made it was seeking a reaction.

£95,000 bill for fake trainer seller A WICKWAR man has been ordered to pay back nearly £95,000 that he had made from the sale of fake branded trainers – 10 years after he was originally convicted.

Martyn Davis, 38, of Canters Leaze, appeared at Bristol Crown Court on May 13 to face action under the Proceeds of Crime Act to recover money he made from selling the counterfeit footwear.

He was originally investigated by South Gloucestershire Trading Standards in 2008 when he was found to be selling fake trainers online and 355 pairs of fake branded trainers were seized from his then home in Yate.

He pleaded guilty to 13 offences under the Trade Marks Act in June 2009, following a lengthy trading standards investigation, and was found to have made £96,000.

But when he was sentenced the following year his available assets were assessed at just £2,000, which he paid.

Last year, however, trading standards established that Davis now had enough money to pay the rest of the amount, having discovered that he had recently bought a house and was paying into a pension fund.

They took him back to court, as the Proceeds of Crime Act allows confiscation orders to be re-visited where the financial circumstances of an offender have improved.

He agreed to pay the remaining £94,807.15 or face a year in jail.

Cabinet Member for Communities Rachael Hunt said: “We are pleased to see this case finally reach its conclusion with the repayment of these ill-gotten gains.”

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Planning blueprint under scrutiny

THE number of people wanting to attend the public hearing sessions of the region’s new planning blueprint has been described as “possibly unprecedented”.

The West of England Joint Spatial Plan will set down policies for the sustainable development that is required to meet the area’s needs for the next 20 years, for housing, jobs and transport.

It involves four local authorities – South Gloucestershire, Bristol, Bath & North East Somerset and North Somerset – working together and acknowledging the impact of developments across boundaries.

In a letter sent to people who have expressed an interest in attending, programme officer Helen Wilson said that the number of requests had been “even higher than anticipated”, and “possibly unprecedented for a local plan examination”.

The hearings will now be held at the Guildhall in Bath, starting on July 2.

The hearings are divided into specific areas, with some examined in July and others in October.

The first hearings will concentrate on the scope of the plan, strategic development locations and the greenbelt, the requirement for housing, and the spatial strategy.

Inspectors will probe the evidence already submitted to them and contributors will include developers, landowners, unitary, town and parish councils, campaign groups and residents. Among them will be the North West Thornbury Landowner Consortium, the campaign groups Trapp’d (Thornbury Residents Against Poorly Planned Development) and VALID (Villagers Against Local Intended Developments), the CPRE, Bloor and Barrett

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Hearings examining specific potential developments such as Buckover Garden Village and a proposal by Bloor Homes at Coalpit Heath are scheduled for October.

For local politicians, the hearings are also an opportunity to put their case.

Claire Young, the Liberal Democrat group leader on South Gloucestershire Council, said: “The plan is over-reliant on massive developments in just a few locations.

“Rather than doing a proper review of the Green Belt they have chosen to remove some of the narrowest parts, risking our towns and villages merging into one another. They have done little for the more deprived areas and not enough of the housing is affordable. They cannot explain how they are going to fund the transport infrastructure needed to stop our area grinding to a halt.”

Labour group leader Pat Rooney said: “We are concerned with the lack of focus on disadvantaged areas, with little mention of the biggest problem facing South Gloucestershire – affordable housing provision – and the omission of a coherent transport infrastructure. Our roads will only become more congested by the increase in houses proposed over and above

the original number forecast originally and held back from public knowledge until after the local elections."

The Conservative-run council’s cabinet member for planning, Steve Reade, said: “This is the culmination of a large amount of work to get to this stage and testament to the way the four unitary authorities have worked together on strategic planning and transport matters.

“With regards to the greenbelt, any proposed reduction has been very carefully considered and assessed.

Proposals for appropriate additional greenbelt designation are included in one of the policies.

“The JSP is the first of its kind and we know many other city regions are following this very closely. The running of the examination is now the job of the independent inspectors. We need to respect this and work with them to help secure a successful examination.”

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Developer hosts exhibition on plans for up to 800 homes in Coalpit Heath A DEVELOPER has hosted an exhibition on its proposals for up to 800 new homes and 80 care units in Coalpit Heath.

Bloor Homes wants to build on around 39 acres of a 185 acre (75 hectare) site on land east of Roundways, which is currently in the Green Belt.

The developer is currently working on an outline application and its exhibition, held in early June, was attended by more than 200 people.

Bloor says the application will include a new two-form entry primary school with facilities that would be shared with the community, a local centre for community use, open space with children’s play areas, landscaping, and two new access points for traffic onto Roundways.

Ground investigations have taken place because of the presence of mine workings on the site, and both local campaigners and councillors who attended the exhibition remain unconvinced about the proposal.

Pete Connors from pressure group VALID (Villagers Against Local Intended Developments) said: “VALID have consistently raised the concerns of local people about the unsustainable nature of the proposed development.

“We are clear that local transport, health and education infrastructure will be unable to cope, and that remedies put forward by the developers are

Villagers attend the Bloor homes exhibition held at the Miners' in June. vague, unfunded, and have no agreed timescale. If they happen at all it will be long after the homes are built.

“In the meantime, our community’s unique identity will be destroyed.”

Frampton Cotterell ward councillor and Liberal Democrat group leader on South Gloucestershire council Claire Young said: “Nothing at the exhibition changed my view that building in one of the narrowest parts of the Green Belt, on top of extensive mine workings, is a very bad idea.”

“We will continue to make this case at the upcoming JSP public hearings. Local people were disappointed Bloor Homes hadn’t seen the feedback from

previous drop-ins about this site.

“Their biggest concerns were the loss of open countryside, drainage and highways issues, but there were also questions about the plans for a new school, extra care housing, the impact on wildlife and other issues.”

VALID is urging people to consider Bloor Homes’ proposals in the broader context of the West of England Joint Spatial Plan. Another 1,000 homes are proposed for the remaining part of Roundways under plans submitted to the JSP and potentially another 2,000 could be built between Coalpit Health and Yate.

No planning decisions have yet been made. The whole 75 acre site has been identified as a Strategic Development

Location and put forward for consideration as part of the JSP. Public hearings examining the detail of the JSP start this month at Bath Guildhall, with a hearing focusing on the greenbelt on July 10. A session relevant to Bloor Homes’ proposal will be heard on October 8. Both are open to the public to attend.

A spokesman for Bloor Homes said: "More than two hundred residents and their elected representatives from the parish and district council attended and gave us their views.

"The exhibition detailed the considerations being made in evolving a development plan and sought to give residents an opportunity to shape community infrastructure at the site.”

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Laura rallies support for special needs A WINTERBOURNE mum has made a speech about the crisis facing special educational needs and disabilities funding at a rally.

Laura Rogers is mum to seven-year-old Eva, who has dyspraxia – also now known as developmental coordination disorder – which means that she can’t write legibly.

In April Laura told the Voice about the challenges facing Eva, who has not had the support she needs in school because there is no funding for a teaching assistant. The family have battled to get their daughter help, going to mediation and then a tribunal hearing before South Gloucestershire Council agreed to give Eva an education health and care plan (EHCP), a legal document which specifies support and can lead to extra funding.

Laura has now taken part in a rally with more than 100 other campaigners in Bristol, one of a series of demonstrations held across the country by the parentled campaign group SEND National Crisis.

Laura said: “The situation for SEND is really difficult at the moment; it’s been called an emergency.”

“It did feel powerful to get our voices heard, instead of hiding away and not saying anything.

We deserve for our kids what other children have as well.”

The SEND National Crisis campaign started as a petition which reached 12,000 signatures, and a demonstration was organised in London. But it was too difficult for parents to get there because of their caring responsibilities, so it became a national day of action. The campaign is calling for SEND funding provided to schools to be ring-fenced, for local authorities to abide by the SEND code of practice, and for councils to be held accountable for their actions.

Laura said: “One of the key messages we were shouting was about accountability. South Gloucestershire failed its Ofsted inspection and was told it dramatically needs to improve but there’s no action on that yet, in fact they are planning to cut more funding using the Ready Reckoner.”

Laura Rogers at the demonstration for special educational needs and disabilities funding in Bristol The Ready Reckoner is a tool for allocating SEND funding to mainstream schools which could save the council £1 million a year. Parents believe it will standardise support rather than tailoring it to the needs of each child.

The council’s cabinet member for schools, Erica Williams, said: “The Ready Reckoner allows the local authority to apply the correct level of funding to ensure provisions outlined in the EHC plan are funded at the correct level. It also ensures that the funding matches the specificity of provision within the EHCP.” Tara Northern, from Westerleigh, who has a child with SEND in a mainstream school, is the South Gloucestershire coordinator for SEND National Crisis and is also involved with the national campaign Fair Funding for Schools. She was one of a group of parents who confronted the Education Secretary Damien Hinds at Blackhorse School and spoke to him about their concerns.

She said: “People are so weary of constantly battling for every little thing, the mountains of paperwork, chasing any support their child requires – it wears you down.”

Many parents have already put their energy into another group, SEND Emergency South Glos, which challenged South Gloucestershire’s plans for the

Tara Northern (fourth left) with other parents who met Education Secretary Damian Hinds during a visit to a South Gloucestershire school.

Ready Reckoner. They crowd funded to take legal action by way of a judicial review.

Tara said the council was forced to react: “They responded that they would ensure EHCPS were specific and quantified, that the method of the Ready Reckoner wouldn’t affect the needs being met for children in mainstream schools.”

Councillor Williams said the Ready Reckoner has always been intended to “meet the specified need of an individual learner” and give the right funding to their schools, and it had a “robust quality assurance mechanism”.

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Gloucestershire ward councillor and Lib Dem group leader Claire Young also spoke at the demonstration.

She said: “Between 2016 and 2018 the number of pupils with identified Special Educational Needs in South Glos went up from 1,398 to 1,744, nearly a 25% increase in just two years.

South Gloucestershire is one of the lowest funded per pupil authorities in the country.”

Councillor Williams said the council recognised it was the lowest-funded authority in England and was working with “key partners” to raise the funding issue to central Government.

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Frampton picnic defies the weather VILLAGERS shook off some of the worst weather of the year to attend the Frampton Cotterell Village Picnic and Fun Dog Show.

Although the number of people attending the event was hit by the torrential rain which left Beesmoor Road playing fields soggy and some of the fun dog show competitors a little bedraggled, the event still raised £1,000.

The money is going towards the redevelopment of the Beesmoor Road play area, which was officially opened by Winterbourne children’s author John Parsons and is currently being installed.

Kate Colechin, of the Beesmoor Road Playing Field Committee, said: “Despite the wet weather the event was well supported. Thanks to all the stall holders and all those who braved the rain to support the event.

“There was great excitement about the new equipment that had been bought to site recently.

The day raised £1,000 for the

Author John Parsons officially opened the new play area.

The best in show line-up at the fun dog show redevelopment project, which was amazing.”

The committee has finally, after five years of hard work and determination, reached its fundraising target of £160,000.

It received £20,000 from the Postcode Local Trust and Frampton Cotterell Parish Council agreed to fund a further £11,500, so that all phases of the project can be completed without any delays.

The equipment has been made by Touchwood, the Bristol-based company which built the tree house in the garden co-designed by the Duchess of Cambridge at Chelsea Flower Show.

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Academy defends handling of GCSE pupils

WINTERBOURNE Academy has defended its arrangements for the end of school for its year 11 pupils.

A number of parents criticised the school on social media after the end of GCSE exams in June, saying that they were disappointed that there was no leavers' assembly.

Some also complained that children had been subjected to bag checks and directed off the site after their final exams.

Head teacher Jason Beardmore responded to concerns in the school’s newsletter, saying his decision to handle the end of year in a different way was made in the context of disruption in the corridors on the final day of school for year 11 last year.

He told the Voice: “We deliberately had a more low-key final day for the 2019 cohort, as we felt that it was important

to reset the tone for the kind of behaviour that is expected on these days as a school community.”

The leavers had an informal event back in May, with party food, the chance to sign each other’s school shirts, and a group photo session, he said.

Mr Beardmore insisted that the number of parents who were unhappy as “very small” when put into context of a cohort of 280 children.

He said: “This is borne out on the school social media group, where the majority of comments were in fact supportive of our approach. It would be a shame for the minority to speak for the majority.

“Of course, there is also the traditional prom to look forward to next month, so there is ample opportunity for celebration in the right context.”

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A SEX offender who absconded from Leyhill Open Prison spent three days on the run before he was arrested more than 130 miles away.

Ronan Korby, pictured, failed to return to prison after leaving to attend a work placement in Bristol on May 31.

He was last seen in West Street, Bedminster, at 10am that day.

Police issued an appeal for sightings and information about the whereabouts of the 50-year-old, who is also known as Lee Watersworth.

He was sighted in Rhyl, North Wales, two days later and was arrested the following day along the coast in Bangor.

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n NEWS HE’S a chaplain at Bristol Prison – but Larry Harvey was once behind bars himself.

The 56-year-old, from Coalpit Heath, is the only former prisoner to have attained this position. The extraordinary story of how he got there is now the subject of a book written by Larry and author Hilary Field.

Born a Romany Gypsy, Larry says he grew up feeling like an outsider in his community. He was bullied at school from the age of five and his childhood naughtiness grew into more serious behaviour – taking drugs, stealing, fighting.

As a father to five children, living with his partner Sue, he was drinking 18 pints a night and still getting into fights. Over time he racked up 27 convictions, going from nights in Bristol’s police cells, to a young offenders’ institution where he was beaten up. But even that didn’t change him. Finally, he served a sentence in Bristol Prison.

Then Larry’s eldest daughter Joanne, 18, went into hospital for a minor operation on her elbow and stopped breathing. Doctors found that she had a very rare condition. At the top of her spine, a piece of bone called the odontoid peg was pushing into her brainstem and killing her.

The neurological department was then based at Frenchay, and only one surgeon was prepared to operate because of the risks.

Joanna underwent several pioneering operations on her brain, each lasting many hours, and during one of them she stopped breathing again. She was given a 50:50 chance of survival.

Larry was distraught, and ran to Frenchay Hospital chapel, throwing himself on the floor and begging God to save her.

He said: “When I was faced with the strong possibility of Joanne not making it, I wanted to take her place and for God to take me instead.”

Larry said an amazing feeling of peace came over him and he knew his daughter would live. He regards what happened to him in the chapel as a miracle, because his daughter fully recovered.

Larry and Sue became committed Christians and Larry volunteered at the then young offenders’ institution in Pucklechurch for four years.

He then trained as a chaplain at Bristol’s Trinity College, despite being dyslexic and having

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rarely been to school. He got a certificate in theology, which enabled him to be ordained in the Community Church.

After working part time at the young offenders’ chaplaincy, he was given a full-time chaplain’s role at Bristol Prison.

Larry says he is the only former prisoner who is allowed to work in a prison in the UK with a full set of keys.

He said: “The best thing about being a Chaplain is helping men change their lives from criminal activity to changing their lives around full circle and leaving a life of crime behind them.

“There is good and bad in everyone and for me, it was leaving behind organised crime and violence. I came from a travelling background but not all gypsies and travellers are like I was.”

Sue and Larry are extremely grateful to the neurological team, now based at Southmead Hospital.

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Cash approved for rail improvement a MAJOR improvements to the area’s transport system have moved a step closer.

Funding has been approved for work to push forward plans for a new park and ride for Yate, half-hourly trains from Yate to Bristol and a new station at Charfield.

The schemes are part of a wider programme of transport improvements agreed by the West of England Combined Authority, comprising Bristol, South Gloucestershire and Bath & North East Somerset councils.

The latest round of spending was agreed at a meeting of Weca, which is chaired by Winterbourne-based Metro Mayor Tim Bowles, on June 14. It is part of a long-term investment strategy which could see £350 million spent on transport over the next 20 years Members agreed to spent £500,000 on an outline business

case for park and ride locations, tying them in with plans for mass transit and suburban rail, including Yate.

A report to the committee said the Yate park and ride “presents a strong case” for further funding: it is expected to cost £4 million to design and build.

The half-hourly train service between Yate and Bristol Parkway represents a doubling of the current hourly frequency and is part of a plan to to create almost 350,000 new train journeys in the region 2021.

Part of the MetroWest suburban rail improvement project, the latest WECA decision will see £3.5m spent to develop the full business case for the new services.

The Charfield station plan would see a new station built for commuters in the north of South Gloucestershire. Weca

awarded an initial £300,000 for development work on a the scheme earlier this year and has now approved a further £900,000 to complete a full business case.

West of England mayor Tim Bowles said: “MetroWest is a key part of my ambition to improve rail services in the region, giving people more sustainable transport options.

“Improved and more frequent rail services will give people better access to jobs, link new homes and communities with employment areas and encourage more people to use public transport.”

Local MP Luke Hall said surveys he conducted in the area had found a Yate park and ride and a half-hourly train service were “a high priority for local people”.

He said: “With backing at every level, we’re seeing

results. I am determined to see our campaign through until we have a transport system that community expects and deserves.”

South Gloucestershire Council leader Toby Savage said: “Where many others have failed our communities on transport we are getting on and delivering as we promised. It is just not good enough to keep on ‘talking’ about much needed transport projects – we need to get on with it and this is what announcement does.”

Liberal Democrat group leader Claire Young also welcomed the spending but said it had been long time coming.

She said: "We've been campaigning for a Yate Park & Ride, improved rail services and the re-opening of Charfield station for years, so we are pleased that, two years after the creation of the combined

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be a wake-up call to Tim Bowles that he needs to start delivering.”

PEOPLE are being encouraged to take part in a summertime challenge to make their commuting more sustainable.

The Travelwest Challenge, which launched in June, aims to get as many people as possible walking, cycling, using public transport and lift-sharing for their daily journeys, by offering rewards and prizes.

The challenge finishes on July 21 and is open to anyone who lives or works in South Gloucestershire.

To take part, download the free BetterPoints app at the Travelwest website, register and let the app track sustainable journeys. Details of prizes on offer are also on the site.

South Gloucestershire Council’s cabinet member for transport, Steve Reade, said: “Making small changes such as walking or cycling short distances can have a big impact on congestion and air quality.”

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Concern over ambulance stations

Staff help with litter pick STAFF at Sainsbury's in Coalpit Heath have carried out a litter pick by the river Frome as part of the firm’s 150th birthday celebrations.

The company is inviting its employees to dedicate some of their working days to volunteering and helping their community between now and October.

Store manager Shane Quick contacted Village Action to identify how they could best help. He and three colleagues spent two hours picking up litter to create a better environment by the river.

They have also given their time to Floral Friends of Frampton and they will be helping at the Frampton Festival on July 13.

CONCERNS have been raised at reports that two South Gloucestershire ambulance stations could be closed.

South Western Ambulance Service has launched a review of its performance and says it will spend an extra £12 million to improve response times, employing more than 240 extra frontline staff.

But the move also involves looking at the best place to locate crews, vehicles and stations, and staff have claimed it could see Almondsbury’s station at Oaklands Drive shut, along with those in Soundwell, near Kingswood, and Keynsham.

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust has declined to confirm which stations, if any, are under threat, but a petition has already been launched to save the Keynsham station.

A service spokesman said: “The demand on the ambulance service and the nature of the calls we receive has changed significantly over time and some of our stations are no longer located where we need them to be. Many of our stations are also in need of significant repair and refurbishment.”

He said crews were rarely at a station as they were out treating patients or on standby elsewhere but they would always have a base station to book onto and off shifts and for breaks.

He said: “There will be a small number of changes to stations linked to the implementation of this plan, including changes to existing facilities that need updating because we have outgrown them, but there will not be significant numbers of station closures.”

South Gloucestershire councillors Keith Burchell and Matthew Riddle, whose Severn Vale ward includes Almondsbury, said: “We are calling on the ambulance service to give assurances that the response times would be the same, if not better, under any new arrangements for the Severn Vale. We represent a very rural ward, where homes and businesses are very spread out.”

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Winterbourne man honoured by Queen A LEADING figure in the region’s media has been made an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Paul Appleby, who lives in Winterbourne, has been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to creative industries in Bristol and Bath.

Paul is currently the director of Bristol Media, an organisation for people in the creative industries. It aims to drive growth in those areas, delivering projects and opportunities.

One of these is an apprenticeship programme called Visualiser, which is designed to make connections between talented people in the industry and Bristol Media’s member companies. He was also its chair for a number of years and a founding member.

Paul said: “For the last 10 years I've been involved in promoting and understanding the creative industries in the

region. It's wonderful to have a personal award like this, but it's also tribute to the whole network of brilliant people I work with.”

Chairman of Bristol Media Chris Thurling said: “I’m delighted for Paul. He works tirelessly behind the scenes to celebrate the creative industries, raising the profile of the region and spreading the word about the achievements, both in and outside of Bristol. An MBE is truly deserved.”

Paul is also involved with Bristol’s UNESCO’s City of Film project, Our City, which is an annual short film competition for young people.

He worked at the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol for 30 years and is a BAFTA awardwinning producer.

He played a part in the launch of Digital Bristol (now Digital Cities), which is now run by the BBC Academy.

He is also chair of the

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creative industries sector group of the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).

Paul said: “Getting the letter was a very strange experience – it was the day of my mum's funeral and we had the family together in the morning, so when the postman handed me the letter

I walked into the kitchen and opened it in front of my wife and kids, who are aged 25 and 27.

“Mum would have been so proud and as we celebrated her life that afternoon, it was really hard to keep the secret!”

Paul will receive his MBE later in the year.

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Mum wins change in breastfeeding policy YATE Leisure Centre’s policy on breastfeeding has been changed after a mum’s challenge.

Nursing mothers will now be allowed to breastfeed wherever they feel most comfortable, including at the poolside, and will also be provided with a room to give them privacy should they want it.

Alvis West took action after being told to stop breastfeeding at a pool run by Active Lifestyle Centres, which runs Yate Leisure Centre.

Alvis, from Downend, was at the operator’s Kingswood centre in April when her baby Rory needed a feed.

Alvis sat on the step of the baby pool and started to breastfeed Rory, who was seven months old at the time. But she was shocked when a lifeguard approached her and told her to stop.

Alvis, 35, said: “I was sat on the step of the pool and wasn't

fully immersed in the water so I didn't think twice about feeding him.

“A young lifeguard came up to me and was so abrupt and rude.

She said I couldn't breastfeed because it was against company policy and told me I needed to get out.”

Embarrassed, Alvis left the pool but was surprised not to see any signs advising of the policy, although another member of staff confirmed it.

Alvis, who lives with partner Daniel Gould and their other son Leo, aged eight, said: “I was told you could breastfeed outside the pool but couldn't while you were in the water because of hygiene concerns. I'm sure there are far worse bodily fluids that pass through the pool than a bit of my breast milk, which is a sterile liquid anyway, or a bit of spit up from a baby. I didn't think it was much of an argument.

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babies swallowing chlorinated water but I'm pretty sure, as a responsible adult, I'm going to make sure my new born baby isn't ingesting the water.”

After going round in circles, Alvis asked if manager Martyn Hinam could call her about the issue.

She said: “He called me the next day and said he didn't know why the policy was in place but he would look into it and get back to me.”

True to his word, Martyn spoke to his managers and discovered the issue had never come up before. He then went on to speak to Bristol Breastfeeding Mummies, a 5,700 member strong Facebook group, as well as Barnardo's and a breast feeding support charity.

Martyn came back to Alvis and told her that, based on his research, he saw no reason why she couldn't breastfeed at the pool and therefore the company were going to change the policy in all of its centres in South Gloucestershire – Longwell Green, Yate, Thornbury and Bradley Stoke.

He also told Alvis he would provide a private room for mums who want complete privacy.

Avis, a national account manager, said: “I was really pleased with the outcome.

Breastfeeding rates have really dropped in this country so anything we can do to help

mums stay on that journey should be welcomed. It also shows other companies what can be done and how easy it is to make that change.

“To be able to breastfeed wherever you are in the centre is brilliant – common sense has prevailed.”

Martyn said: “We are delighted we have been able to work proactively with Alvis and draw on her experience to give us a better insight into a very important, and potentially sensitive, area of customer service.

“As well as speaking with Alvis, we talked to a number of other mums to help us review what we are doing at the centres and where we could make positive changes. We also consulted with the charity Barnardo's who work with South Gloucestershire Council to run breastfeeding support groups. As a result, mums can now breastfeed anywhere in our centres where they feel most comfortable, including the swimming pools.

“Breast feeding posters have also been updated across all Active Centres and each centre now has its own dedicated private breastfeeding area.

“Dealing with breastfeeding customers has now also been included in staff training and awareness sessions.”

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School revamps Peace Garden to help children relax CHILDREN at Manor School in Coalpit Heath are mucking in to make sure their Peace Garden is the best possible space for relaxing in.

They have been helping parents, staff and governors to clear weeds and paint fences in the garden at the Church of England primary school in Roundways.

The original garden had become very tired and overgrown, and staff noticed that children were reluctant to use it. They wanted a quiet outdoor space where children would feel comfortable.

The pupils were closely involved from the very beginning, and those in years 5 and 6 were able to apply to be on the Peace Garden Committee.

They researched other peace gardens and thought about what they would like included at their school. Then designs were drawn up along with a wish list.

The Friends of Manor School then stepped in to help and secured £1,000 from the local Nisa Local store in Woodend Road to get the revamp underway. Nisa has a community fund called Making A Difference Locally which can give grants to good causes.

Head teacher Amanda Flanagan said: “Work is now well underway on the project and the central feature is a cross full of pebbles, which have been painted by all children in the school.

“We are now eagerly awaiting the delivery of a water feature and other garden ornaments, including wind chimes, a bird bath and Buddha, to complete the project.

“We are also waiting for some sunny weather to finally arrive and plant up all the flower beds!”

The Peace Garden will be finished later this year.

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Saved from the tip – sold for £6,000 'CHECK what you've got before you discard it' has always been the mantra of the auctioneers and valuers at Stroud Auctions.

There are legendary tales of people popping into the Bath Road rooms on the way to the tip and discovering they were just about to throw away something valuable.

This advice proved to be particularly good for one fortunate vendor: what she thought was a small worthless painted plaque, which was about to be thrown away, was immediately recognised by jewellery expert Alexandra Bowkett as a Georgian/Victorian micro-mosaic. It went on to sell at the June auction – for £6,000.

The moral of that story is always take your items along to be checked, even if you believe them to be worthless. This applies to everything from silver to stamps and bijouterie to books. Why would you throw things away when there's an army of valuers waiting to appraise them free of charge?

Jewellery was the sparkling star of the June sale, with antique pieces in good condition or set

with rare gemstones the best sellers. A beautiful Art Deco ring set with diamonds went under the hammer for £3,600, with a Georgian suite of garnet jewellery making £1,200 and a Victorian topaz brooch with a stone of a rare colour selling for £1,000.

The specialist jewellery sales at Stroud Auction Rooms have become increasingly popular over the past few years, with much of that success down to Alexandra's

wide-ranging knowledge and ability to give confidence to both vendors and buyers alike. It is well worth going along to speak to her if you have jewellery you are thinking of selling.

You can go along to one of the regular weekly valuation sessions on Fridays (9am-5pm) or Saturdays (9am-12.30pm) or ring the office on 01453 873800 and make an appointment to call in and see her. These are no-strings-attached

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Climate action at We The Curious IT’S all about action to limit climate change at Bristol’s science centre this summer, with a packed programme of workshops, storytelling, poetry and art activities exploring how we can protect our precious home.

Families can be transported to some of our planet's most breath-taking but at-risk habitats in augmented reality experience REWILD Our Planet, create fantastical machines to harness renewable energy in the Tinkering Space and take their taste buds on a journey to discover the stories

behind some of our favourite foods in the Kitchen.

Artists Ella Good and Nicki Kent continue their quest to build a Martian house in The Box gallery, prompting conversations about how we can live more sustainably in the here and now, and various dates in August, poetry trailblazers Apples and Snakes will be inspiring visitors of all ages with some adventures in spoken word.

The full summer programme begins 24 July. Visit wethecurious. org for more information, details of Planetarium shows and to book tickets. Open daily from 10am to 6pm during Bristol school holidays.

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Set sail with Brunel’s SS Great Britain this summer to catch breath-taking performances from The Invisible Circus, every day from Saturday 20th July to Sunday 1st September.

Witness exhilarating stunts and aerial displays as performers

fling themselves from the rigging and passengers juggle luggage, telling the story of life-changing voyages on board the world’s first great ocean liner. For the entire holiday, The Invisible Circus will commandeer Brunel's SS Great Britain, taking over the historic dockyard. With five shows a day (11am - 3pm), the Summer Spectacular will bring the ship to life like never before.

Spanning a breath-taking spectrum of performers, spectacles, stagecraft, storytelling and dreamscapes, The Invisible Circus have produced shows everywhere from regency theatres,

festivals and circus big tops to old fire stations and industrial facilities.

During summer, while exploring one of the most important ships in the world, families can meet Mr. Brunel, get up close to objects from the archive and for those who are brave enough, climb the rigging 15 metres above the deck with Go Aloft!

Tickets to Brunel’s SS Great Britain cost £17 per adult, £10 per child (5-16 years old) and under 4s go free - buy online for a 5% discount. Tickets are valid for unlimited return visits for 12 months.

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n OUT & ABOUT FEATURE A Stone Age Summer at Cheddar Gorge & Caves EXPERIENCE the Stone Age for yourself from 20th July to 1st September in the prehistoric landscape of Cheddar Gorge & Caves.

Walk in the footsteps of your ancestors and learn about Cheddar Man, Britain’s oldest, most complete skeleton was discovered in Gough’s Cave.

Watch the story of early man unfold with the caves walls as a canvas for the multimedia experience Dreamhunters at Cox’s Cave.

Get into the cave man spirit with Stone Age dress-up, make your own thumb clay pot and brass rubbings of prehistoric creatures such as the woolly mammoth.

Visit the Museum of Prehistory to view artefacts discovered in the Cheddar area, meet a huntergatherer in the Museum's Garden and see demonstrations and much more. All of this is included with your Day Ticket. Book online and save up to 15%.

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The layby on the road from Iron Acton to Yate where the kebab van would have been trading

Kebab van pitch rejected on safety grounds A RESTAURANT owner who wanted to start selling kebabs from a layby near a busy junction has been told to find a safer location.

Isa Kepil, who owns an Italian restaurant in Yate, applied to set up his Best Kebab van in a small lay-by in Wade Road, off the B4059 Yate Road to Iron Acton.

The site, above, is close to the roundabout where Yate Road meets Iron Acton Way and Armstrong Way, by the Beeches industrial estate.

South Gloucestershire Council rejected Mr Kepil’s application on June 11, saying the presence of the 20ft long trailer on such a “fast, busy junction” would have affected public safety.

There would not have been enough space for customers to park their cars and, at seven feet wide, the trailer would have blocked the way of large farm vehicles and caused visibility problems for drivers, Mr Kepil was told.

A licensing sub-committee heard that Mr Kepil had applied to sell hot food and cold drinks from his trailer between 5pm and 11pm, seven days a week.

He promised to park the trailer behind his Yate business, Milano Italian, outside of these hours, and to provide a bin for customers’ rubbish, which he would dispose of each night.

But a couple who live nearby expressed their concerns about the potential for noise, litter and odour from the kebab van, which they also said would block access to a cycle path.

They said it would make it even more difficult for them to exit Wade Road, a process which can already take up to eight minutes because of traffic.

Mr Kepil’s kebab trailer would also have presented a “huge obstruction” for agricultural machinery returning to the nearby Bradfield Farm each night, the committee heard.

Combine harvesters and tractors with trailers begin turning into Wade Road to get back to the farm at about 9pm each night, a spokesman for the farm owner said.

Mr Kepil, who runs the Best Kebab van near the junction of the A38 and Thornbury Road in Alveston, said he did not think the trailer would present a problem.

But committee chair councillor Keith Cranney (Con, Stoke Gifford) said: “The licensing sub-committee considered the presence of the proposed street trading activity would cause an obstruction to the neighbouring farm property and that the particular location applied for, being located on a fast busy junction, and with insufficient parking space for customer vehicles, would have an impact on public safety.”

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n MESSAGE FROM AVON & SOMERSET PCC

Celebrating the people who keep our communities safe THIS month, we celebrated the men, women and teams who go above and beyond to keep our communities safe at this year’s Be Proud Awards. The awards evening is my favourite night of the year and it is a privilege to be in the same room with so many inspirational, selfless and dedicated individuals.

I’m incredibly grateful to everyone who took the time to send in nominations as the awards give us the opportunity to celebrate our policing heroes for their efforts. To our finalists, winners and everyone who was nominated I would like to wish you a massive well done and thank you for all that you do.

We also showed our support for World Elder Abuse awareness day and asked local communities to recognise the value older people bring to our communities.

The awareness day focuses on the problem of physical, emotional and financial abuse of older people as sadly there are a growing number of criminals who seek to take advantage of our senior community.

Older people can be more vulnerable to cons, frauds, doorstep crime and distraction burglary and there are individuals out there who exploit the fragility that comes with older age. So I was delighted to see a new Avon and Somerset Police initiative that hopes to tackle isolation within the older the community, the ‘Chat Bench.’

The ‘Chat Bench’ is a very simple concept where a sign is placed on a bench, typically in a park or town centre that encourages those using the bench to have a chat with each other. I hope it encourages

people of all ages to start more conversations as we need to remember that a simple ”hello” could make a big difference to someone’s day.

I will also be supporting the National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Honour Based Violence on 14 July. The awareness day was set up by the charity Karma Nirvana following the tragic death of Shafilea Ahmend in 2003 and remembers the men and women affected by so-called ‘honour’ killings and honour-based abuse.

Forced marriage and honourbase violence are particularly difficult crimes to tackle as much tends to go on behind closed doors and victims are scared to come forward. The victims are sadly at risk from those closest to them – their families and relatives. There is no honour in

With Police and Crime Commissioner Sue Mountstevens crimes that cause suffering and in Avon and Somerset we will continue to work closely with affected communities and our partners across health, education, social care and the voluntary sector. I hope on awareness days like this we encourage victims and survivors to come forward and report these crimes to us.

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n NEWS CAMPAIGNERS have raised concerns about a private firm about to take on an £86 million NHS contract.

Physiotherapy Solutions, trading as Vita Health, is set to start providing psychological therapies for people with mild-to-moderate depression and anxiety in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

But lobby group Protect Our NHS, which opposes privatisation of the health sector, has expressed concerns about the company’s ownership.

The Vita Health Group is owned by French private equity firm Archimed S.A.S (Medfund 1).

Protect Our NHS campaigner Shaun Murphy said: “The history of private equity involvement in healthcare companies is not a happy one.”

He cited Four Seasons Health Care, the country’s second largest care home operator, which went into administration after struggling to repay debts of more than £500 million.

A spokesman for Vita Health Group said its private equity owner had a capital base of around £1.4 billion and is “fully supportive”. Archimed S.A.S (Medfund 1) is “happy to provide any necessary support to help mitigate risk” to the region’s NHS commissioners, he added.

The Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) said it is making final checks of Vita Health before formally handing over the 10year contract to improve access to psychological therapies next month.

“There isn’t yet a signed contract,” chief executive Julia

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Concerns raised over £86 million mental health contract

Protect Our NHS campaigners Shaun Murphy and Barbara Smith outside the Vassall Centre in Bristol, where the CCG meeting was held.

Ross told Mr Murphy at a CCG board meeting on June 4.

“We’re going through a process of due diligence with this provider, including how we look at the holding companies and the parent companies, and so on.

“We have already done quite an extensive amount of due diligence and we are doing further due diligence.”

Assuming the contract is signed on July 15 as planned, Vita Health will start providing the redesigned psychological

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therapy service from September 1.

The company was appointed at the conclusion of what the CCG described as a “comprehensive procurement process”.

Health commissioners were forced to defend their choice as it had no record of operating in the West of England.

They said the company had a good record of providing mental and physical health services in other parts of the UK, and was the best provider from among those who bid for the contract.

Two of its subcontractors, the Bluebell Care Trust and Windmill Hill City Farm, already operate in the area.

Director of commissioning Lisa Manson told the meeting that the CCG ensured that all of its providers had the right local knowledge to correctly

“signpost” users to the right local organisations.

Vita Health Group Limited was incorporated in May 2018.

According to its website, the group comprises three UK healthcare providers – RehabWorks, Workplace Wellness, and Crystal Palace Physio Group – which joined forces in August 2017.

Vita Health’s spokesman said both RehabWorks and Workplace Wellness have a long history of providing accredited psychological therapies in the UK. “They provide steps 1-4 psychological therapies, delivering interventions in accordance with NICE guidance and cover a population of over 2.5 million people,” he said.

By Amanda Cameron, Local Democracy Reporting Service

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n NEWS

Frampton Festival is on the move THE Frampton Festival is moving to a new home, for one year only.

The free event usually takes place each year on Centenary Field at Mill Lane.

But due to a wall collapsing and preventing large vehicles from accessing the site, this year’s event has been moved to the Park at Crossbow Playing Fields, School Road.

South Gloucestershire Council have put barriers around the fallen wall for safety reasons, which means that lorries and cars with trailers would be unable to manage the tight turn into Centenary Field.

Further down Mill Lane, work is planned to improve access – but there was no guarantee that it would be carried out before the event on July 13, so the committee decided to find another site.

Committee member Ian Haddrell said: “We wanted to keep it within Frampton, centrally if possible, and luckily The Park is there; it’s not the same as Centenary Field but it is a venue to ensure that the festival carries on this year.

“The organising committee are extremely grateful to Frampton Cotterell Parish Council for their help and for permitting the use of The Park.

“The firework display will take place, but, of course, there will no lighting of the beacon.”

The other part of the event which won’t take place at The Park is the outdoor church service planned for July 14, because there is a cricket match

Last year’s Frampton Festival was bathed in sunshine there on the Sunday.

All the usual attractions will still be at the event, amongst them the steam engine rides, a dog show, fairground rides and the treasure hunt.

For children in particular there is free circus skills training and a Punch and Judy show.

The live entertainment throughout includes the Thornbury Town Band, Jodie Mellor, Winterbourne Academy Band and Hicktown Breakout.

The stalls feature hair braiding, rainbow glass creations, face painting, the Frampton Cotterell Community Association and the WI cake stall, among others.

There will also be a water station for refilling water bottles,

provided by the parish council to cut down on plastic waste.

The festival is a free event for local people and any profit made by the organisers goes towards securing its future. It is supported by grants from Frampton and Westerleigh

parish councils.

Anyone attending is asked to walk to The Park if at all possible to keep traffic congestion to a minimum.

The event takes place on July 13 from 2-10pm.

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Sirona is a not-for-profit social enterprise providing high-quality NHS and local authority-funded community health and care services across South Gloucestershire, parts of Bristol and Bath & North East Somerset. It was founded on October 1, 2011, and holds an annual ceremony to recognise the achievements of staff close to its birthday each year.

Sirona chairman Simon Knighton, pictured, said: "We have always said our staff are the most important part of Sirona and recognising their achievements is really close to my heart.

“From the thousands of compliments and letters which we receive each year from people in the communities we serve, we know our staff deliver high quality services, day in, day out.

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We must do more to end Christian persecution NEARLY a quarter of a billion people today are suffering persecution around the world, purely because of their Christian faith. It is hard to comprehend that as many as 80 per cent of all people globally who suffer persecution because of their faith are Christian. There are people on ‘death row’ in Pakistan for false blasphemy charges, stoning in Kenya and beatings in Vietnam.

The current situation cannot go on.

In January of this year, a bombing at a church in the Philippines saw 20 Christians killed, and dozens more wounded. In February and March, almost 300 Christians were killed in villages across Nigeria by Boko Haram terrorists, with many incidents of maiming by machete also reported.

This is an issue I have raised in parliament directly with the

Foreign Secretary; raising the support and protection the UK Government is providing to Christians overseas, in the face of relentless discrimination and oppression for no reason other than their religious beliefs.

That is why I was delighted to see that Jeremy Hunt had asked the Bishop of Truro, Philip Mounstephen, to conduct an independent review into the UK’s response.

We must gain an understanding of the steps the UK Government needs to take in order become world leaders in promoting global religious tolerance. We should be setting up a fund to help with legal fees and access to justice and protection for persecuted Christians. We have to take action to ensure British aid money actually reaches the people who need it.

As the local MP, I am supporting this review, and am hoping that the outcome of this will be that the UK can gain a deeper understanding of what it can do. It is vitally important that the scope is sufficient in order to ensure that it can effectively inform the steps that Britain needs to take in order to tackle the problem. If you therefore have any personal thoughts on what steps you believe the Government ought to be taking to achieve these goals, I would be delighted to hear these views at luke.hall.mp@parliament. uk.

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WHAT IT IS WHERE IT IS WHEN IT IS in no more than 40 words: email us at: contact@ fromevalleyvoice.co.uk or call us on 01454 800 120 July 1-2 n Crossbow House, 7.30pm: Crossbow Singers' Summer Concert, That Holiday Feeling.

Tickets £6, including light refreshments, available from Rose (01454 772675) for Monday evening and Mary (01454 887885) for Tuesday evening.

July 1 n The Royal Osteoporosis Society Bristol Support Group will be meeting at 1.45pm in the Methodist Church Hall, Westbury-on-Trym. Linda Toulson, Development manager from the ROS will be giving us an update.

Everyone is welcome. For more information ring 07710 743613.

July 6 n The Cleeve Singers of Downend with guests The Bristol Ukulele Jam are performing on Saturday, 6th July 2019 at Lincombe Barn,

Overndale Road, Downend at 7.30 p.m. Tickets are available from Melanie's Kitchen, Downend, the Barn and on the door at £3.50.

Come along and enjoy some entertaining songs and music.

July 8 n Bristol Budgerigar Society at Little Stoke Community Hall, Little Stoke Lane, 7.30pm. Young bird competition with two nest feather classes. Visitors welcome to come along without commitment to join.

Further details from secretary Colin Parsons on 01454 775878 or email colinpauline@hotmail.com.

July 11 n Winterbourne Medieval Barn, 7pm. Talk on the Newport Medieval Ship, discovered in 2002, the largest and best-preserved medieval ship ever found. Tickets £5 from Ticketsource.co.uk.

July 13 n Winterbourne Medieval Barn, 7pm. Wine-tasting (Australian wines). Tickets £15 (over 18s only) from Ticketsource.co.uk.

July 13 n Frenchay Common, from 1.30pm: Frenchay Flower Show & Fete. Attractions include animal corner with alpacas, brass band, morris dancers, Punch and Judy, junior cheerleaders, face painting, cream teas and free vintage buses connecting with vintage vehicle exhibition at Frenchay Museum.

Entry £2.50, children free.

July 13 n Frampton Festival the Park at Crossbow Playing Fields, School Road. from 2-10pm. Steam engine and fairground rides, dog show, treasure hunt, free circus skills training, Punch and Judy show and live music including Winterbourne

Academy Band, finishing with fireworks. Note change of venue from Centenary Field. Please walk to The Park if possible to keep traffic congestion to a minimum.

July 20 n Winterbourne Medieval Barn, 10.30am-4pm. West Gallery music workshop, for singers of any age and voice who can learn songs by ear, or can read music. No experience required. Musicians are also very welcome on strings, woodwind or concertinas, and music will be provided. West Gallery is the kind of light music which village bands played up to the early 1800s. Tickets £16.50 from Ticketsource.co.uk.

July30-August 1 n Winterbourne Medieval Barn, 10am-noon daily. Kids' Fun Archaeology Club, run by Jenny Hopkins of Hands-On Archaeology.

Different creative activities each day and children are welcome at any or all sessions. Tickets cost £10 per day from Ticketsource.co.uk. n Belly Dance classes Beginners 7.00pm, Improvers 8.00pm, Methodist Church Hall (upstairs) with Anna 07971234236 or bristolbellydance@yahoo.co.uk term time only.

Regular events Monday n Free baby and toddler group, Winterbourne Early Years Centre, Greenfield Centre, Park Avenue.

9.30am-11.30am, term time only. n Open Door bereavement suport group. 10.30-12.00 every first Monday., St Peter’s Church Baby Group 1-3pm (termtime) Winterbourne Early Years Centre, Greenfield Centre, Park

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Tel. 0117 9610 693 n Manor Hall Gardening & Social Club The Manor Hall 2.-3.30pm.

First Monday of the month, (except for Bank Holidays on the second Monday). n 1st Winterbourne Down and Buryside Beavers Scouts 5pm until 6:30pm at the Scout hut on Green Dragon Road, Winterborne.

Contact clivemarston@rocketmail. com n 1st Winterbourne Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. Meet Monday evenings in St. Michael’s Room. dandow@ computer.org or 01454 775024 n North Road Ladies, Iron Action Parish Hall, 7.30, every first Monday. n Women’s Fellowship Zion Church Hall 2.30p.m.- 3.45 Programme of speakers, choirs., followed by a cup of tea. £1.50p per week. For details ring Pat Lax 886830 n Iron Acton WI Iron Acton Parish Hall, 7.30, second Monday of month. n Crossbow Singers, Crossbow House, Frampton Cotterell. 7.30.

Term Time only, starting in September. We would love to welcome more tenors and basses.

Please contact Dave on 07834 184142 n Winterbourne Down Border Morris Morris Dancing, All Saint’s Church Hall, 8.15pm n Winterbourne Scrabble Club - weekly 2.00 - 4.30 pm at Winterbourne & District Community Centre, Watleys End Road, Winterbourne. Further info

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from Gill on 01454 773573. n Winterbourne Afternoon WI meets at Salem Church Hall, Factory Road, Winterbourne on the 2nd Monday of each month at 2pm. We welcome visitors. Contact 01454 250817 for details or look at our web site www.wawimoonfruit. com or email lesleysharman@gmail. com n Pickleball at Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre, 9am to 11am.

New members welcome – no upper age limit. First session free, all equipment provided.

For more information email pickleballbristol@gmail.com or visit Bristol Pickleball Club on Facebook. n Slimming World Frampton Cottrell. Watermore Primary School (Infants), Woodend Road, (Opposite the Brockeridge Centre) 5.30 & 7.30pm Tel: Jude 07968 426809 n Macular-support group meets monthly - 3rd Monday 1:30-3:30pm at Watkins room, Old Grammar School, highstreet Chipping Sodbury. Contact Tony : 01454 314066 n Winterbourne Tennis Club. 4.30.

Junior tennis coaching Winterbourne recreation field, BS36 1LU. All ages 3-16 yrs. Contact Imed (club coach) 07459636436 or imedhamroumi@msn.com n F&Fs. Club. Banjo, Mandolin, Guitarists etc. playing a wide range of styles. Meet Mondays. 8 to 10pm. at St Barnabas Church Hall, Warmley. Visitors and new members welcome, support and encouragement given.

Available for concerts. Secretary – 0117 9673668. Website www. fingersandfrets.wordpress.com n The Arts Society Severn Valley meets third Monday of the month at Chipping Sodbury Town Hall.

Lectures plus special interest days,

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gallery, garden and museum visits, trips abroad. Morning lectures 10.30am for 11am start. Afternoon lectures 1.30pm for 2pm start.

More details online at www.svdfas. co.uk. £6 charge for visitors – contact memb@svdfas.co.uk to ‘try before you buy’. n Bristol Budgerigar Society meets at Little Stoke Community Hall, Little Stoke Lane at 7.30pm on the second Monday of each month. More details including membership details from secretary Colin Parsons by calling 01454 775878 or emailing colinpauline@ hotmail.com. Visitors always welcome without commitment or charge. n Butterflies Babies and Toddlers Group, 10am-11.30am, term-time only at St Saviours church hall, Coalpit Heath. Mums, dads and grandparents welcome at this friendly group with plenty of toys, a weekly craft table, dressing up and book corner a sit and ride zone, song time and changing facilities. £3 per family. For more details see www.butterfliestoddlersgroup@ gmail.com.

Tuesday n Rhymetime. Winterbourne Library. 10.30- 11am. Rhymes and songs for parents and babies/ toddlers to enjoy together. n Slimming World 9.30am & 11.30am, 5.30pm & 7.30pm, The Greenfield Centre, call Frankie 07519 347243 n Knit and Natter The Beacon@ Zion United Church. 10am 12noon. Contact Mary Thexton 01454 850704 n Gentle Hatha Flow & Well Woman Yoga Find more freedom, flexibility and strength in body, mind and spirit. Restore balance and energy.Fishponds Vassal Centre Tuesdays 5.30-6.30 (Gentle Flow) & 6.45-8pm (Well Woman Yoga) Frenchay Quaker House.

Thursdays 10-11am & 11.15 -12.15pm (Gentle Hatha Flow) St Elizabeth Hall, Hambrook Tuesdays 9.45-10.45am, (Gentle Hatha Flow) Block price £6/ Drop in £7/6.50 concession.

Beginners welcome. How to book/contact details: www.letgoyoga.co.uk/ or call 07904073535 n Yate Poetry Group. All welcome to join our small, informal and friendly group to share and enjoy poems and verse. We meet for an hour 1-2 pm every other Tuesday afternoon in the library, refreshments provided.

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For the dates of meetings, please contact Tony on 07704 140682 or yatepoetrygroup@gmail.com n Winterbourne Down & District Horticultural Society, All Saints Church Hall, Winterbourne Down, BS36 1BX, 7.30 pm. 2nd Tuesday of the month. Info: Richard on 01454 773218. n Yate Visually Impaired Group.

Yate Fire Station 2.30 pm every other Tuesday Contact Gay Williams 01454 321749 gab56@ btinternet.com n Winterbourne Tuesday group, The Greenfield Centre, Winterbourne, 7.30 -10pm, second Tuesday of month. Everyone welcome. n Centre Squares (dancing).

Winterbourne Comunity Centre (WADCA), 7.45pm. Tel. 260168 n Pucklechurch Folk Dance Club.

We meet every other Tuesday at Pucklechurch Community Centre from 7.45 pm to 8.15 pm. Contact Veronica Holder – 0117 937 2818 n Folk Dancing. Crossbow House, Frampton Cotterell. 8.30 -10.30pm, 1st & 3rd Tuesday of month. n South Gloucestershire Waterpolo club. Junior & Senior players Male Female. Winterbourne Int Academy pool. 7:00 - 8:30 pm. For more info: kazrose@blueyonder.co.uk or nash17@virginmedia.com n Winterbourne Short Mat Bowling Club Tuesday 1.30 - 3.30 at Winterbourne Community Centre, Watleys End Road. Contact Pat Sleightholme, 01179 793473. New members welcome. n Frome Valley Mens Probus Club.

We meet 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. 10 – 12 noon at the Townhall, C/Sodbury. Guest Speaker every meeting, occasional lunches, day trips. Contact George for further info. Tele: 01454 882908 n Social tennis: Winterbourne recreational field, BS36 1LU. 7.3010pm. All ages, abilities and new members welcome.Contact WTC

on 0772 595 4639. n Barnardo’s Breastfeeding Peer Support Project provides emotional and practical support to new mothers. Weekly groups are held at venues in Thornbury, Yate and across South Gloucestershire. The Yate group, called Yate BreastFriends, meets at Yate Childrens Centre on Cranleigh Court Road on Tuesdays between 11.30am - 1.00pm. n Ringcraft - dog showing skills and techniques. Every week at Henfield Hall, Ram Hill, Coalpit Heath - 8.0 - 9.15pm. Puppies and dogs - all breeds welcome. Contact Shelagh Crowther on 01453 298974 for more details. n Tudor Bridge Club meets at the hall behind St Lawrence Presbytery on Broad Street, every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 p.m. Contact Christine on 07876 3334921, christinemay001@gmail.com for more details n Community Coffee Mornings, 2nd Tuesday of month, WADCA Community Centre, 10.30am 12.30pm. Tel. 01454 776268 n Monthly social lunchtime meet up for disabled people at the Farmhouse Pub, Wellington Road, Yate, BS37 5UY. Open and friendly group, meets first Tuesday of month 12-2pm. Part of WECIL's peer support community - 0797 962 6569. n Friendship and Dance group for over-50s takes a summer break after May 28 class, returning on September 24 at Miners Social Club, Badminton Road, Coalpit Health. Fourth Tuesday in the month from 2-4pm. No partner needed. Gentle exercise with easy circle dances to live music. More details from Hilary on 07515 351 813. n St Saviours church Mothers union meets second Tuesday of

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n WHAT'S ON CONTINUED the month at 2pm in the church hall. Members welcome visitors to Bristol Cathedral and Ashfield Prison, support a relief fund and overseas fund and send money to Friends of Bristol Children’s Hospital for tea and coffee for parents’ rooms. For more information contact Mary on 01454 887880.

Wednesday n Pre School Storytime.

Winterbourne Library10.30 - 11am, every week, term time only. n ‘Silver Chords Group, over 50’s social club. Every other Weds, Mason’s View Community Centre Winterbourne. 1.45pm.

Entertainment and coach trips.

Everyone welcome Contact Doreen 01454 776484. n Winterbourne Police Beat Post.

Greenfield Centre 2-3pm n Slimming World 7.30pm Frampton Cotterell Cof E School.

Tel Lisa 07815 759118 n Coalpit Heath WI. Church Hall of St Saviours Church, Coalpit Heath.

First Wednesday of each month.

7.45pm. New members welcome. n The Winterbourne Players, 8.00 pm, Community Centre, Watleys End Road. More info, Brian 07792

656689. n Actonians Drama Group 7.30 pm Parish Hall, Iron Acton More info 01454 228760 www.actonians. co.uk. Junior Actonians 6.00 pm - 7.30 pm Parish Hall Iron Acton More info 01454 228277. n Carers group, Beacon Centre, Zion Church, Frampton Cotterell.

Meets second Wednesday of the month, 2pm-4pm. Call Rona on 01454 886925 or Jean on 01454 775786 for more information. n 4th Wednesday of each month - Forget me Not sing along group 2pm - 3.30 pm at The Beacon Centre, Zion Church, Frampton Cotterell. If you like a good sing song please come and join us.

For more information ring Rona on 886925 or Jean on 775786. n Winterbourne Short Mat Bowling Club Wednesday 1.30 - 4.30 and 7.30 - 10.30 at Winterbourne Community Centre, Watleys End Road. Contact Pat Sleightholme, 01179 793473. n Manor Hall community coffee morning, open to all, Henfield Road, Coalpit Heath. 3rd Wednesday of every month from 10am to 12 noon in the Jubilee Room. Free entry and all profits

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from the refreshments will go to the Manor Hall at Coalpit Heath Charity. Handmade cards will be on sale, sold in aid of the BRACE Charity. n Slimming World Frampton Cotterell C of E School. Call Lisa: 07815759118 n Stapleton Probus meet on the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of the month at Begbrook CA, Frenchay Park Road 10am -12noon. Also have an active Bowls Section.

Visitors Welcome. Details available, contact Registrar, Graham Godfrey 0117 965 7822 n The Frenchay Folk Dance Club meet fortnightly at Frenchay Village Hall from 7:45 until 10:15. Check frenchayfdc.co.uk or contact 0117 9409508 for more information n Social tennis ladies Doubles Winterbourne recreation field, BS36 1LU. 10am -12pm.

All ages and abilities , new members welcome Contact WTC: 07725954639 n Social tennis. Winterbourne recreation field, BS36 1LU. 7.30pm - 10.00pm. All ages and abilities ,new members welcome. Contact WTC: 07725954639 n Frampton Singalong is taking a break until September 11. Second Wednesday in the month, 2pm3.30pm at Crossbow House, School Road. Favourite songs, live music and sitting exercises. Call Hilary on 07515 351 813 for more details. n Yate/ Chipping Sodbury Afternoon Choir meets on Wednesdays 2pm to 4pm at St Marys Church Yate. No auditions required. Contact Nikki on 01761472468 for more details or just turn up at the church and have a free sing on the first visit. n Frenchay Probus Club. We meet every first and third Wednesday of the month in the Frenchay village hall. Coffee at 10.00am and the meeting is from 10.30 to 12.00. More details on frenchayprobusclub.com n Community Lunches 12.00 2pm at WADCA Community Centre. £5 or takeaway £3.50. Booking advised tel. 776268 n Frampton Cotterell Local History Society, 3rd Wednesday of month Sept - May, Zion church 7.30pm.

Non-members welcome. £4 n Ladies Circle meets at The Beacon, Zion United Church, Frampton Cotterell, every second and fourth Wednesday of each month except June, July and August at 7.30 pm. £3 per visit.

Variety of speakers at this friendly and welcoming group to any newcomers.

Thursday

n Praise and Play. All Saints’ Church Hall Winterbourne Down 10-12 during term times. For preschool children and their parents/ carers. n Stay & Play, 1-3pm (termtime) Winterbourne Early Years Centre, Greenfield Centre, Park Ave, Winterbourne. Call Helen 01454 n Tiny Tots. 2.00-3.00pm,St Peter’s Church, n Bristol and South Gloucestershire Stationary Engine Club. First Thursday of the month, 7.45pm at the Miners Social Club, Coalpit Heath. More information at www.bsgsec.co.uk. n Winterbourne Musical Theatre.

7.30pm WADCA Community Centre, 7.30pm. www. winterbournemusical.co.uk. n Winterbourne Flower Club.

Our meetings take place tin St. Michaels rooms [opposite Tesco Filling Station] Hands on evenings and demonstrations on various Thursday evening at 7.30 pm Visitors and new members welcome. Ring for details 01454.

776753 n Winterbourne Evening Women’s Institute St. Michael’s Rooms in Winterbourne at 7.30pm on the second Thursday of every month except August n Crossbow Camera Club Crossbow House, 8pm, every Thursday (from September).

Contact Mike Challenger 07833316081 n Frampton Cotterell British Legion Club Ryecroft Road, Doors open @7.15pm. Bingo at 8pm10pm . No entry fee. All Welcome. n South Gloucestershire Decorative and The Art Appreciation Society meet at Bradley Stoke Community School Fiddlers Lane Bradley Stoke. 3rd Thursday evening of the month.

Starting October 7-00 for 7-30 start refreshments. Sallykitching@ googlemail.com Tel no 01454 774401 n Sugarcraft demonstrations and workshops. Third Thursday of the month, 7.30pm-9.30pm at St Andrews Hall, Elm Park, Filton. Call Jean Kington on 0117 956 8737 for more information. n Winterbourne Short Mat Bowling Club Thursday 1.30 - 4.30 at Winterbourne Community Centre, Watleys End Road. Contact Pat Sleightholme, 01179 793473.

New members welcome. n Stationary Engine Club, Meets at Miner’s Club Coalpit Heath 7:30 pm first Thursday of every month. n Severn Counties Foreign & British Bird Society, for keepers of canaries, finches and other birds.

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n WHAT'S ON CONTINUED Winterbourne Down Methodist Church Hall, Down Road. Third Thursday of the month at 8pm.

More information from Molly Durbin on 01275 373743 or email severncounties@gmail.com. n Tudor Bridge Club meets at the hall behind St Lawrence Presbytery on Broad Street, every Thursday and Tuesday at 7 p.m. Contact Christine on 078763334921, christinemay001@gmail.com for more details n Thursday Travel Club. Meets first Thursday of the month. St Saviour’s Church Hall, Beesmoor Road, Coalpit Heath n Winterbourne Winds, beginners/ intermediate/returners wind band, rehearse on Thursdays 7.30pm9.30pm at the Greenfield Centre, Park Avenue, Winterbourne BS36 1NJ. Brass and woodwind players wanted to join sociable group.

Instruments available for loan.

Contact Dan on 0117 239 5210 or email winterbournewinds@yahoo. com. n Winterbourne Down WI meet in All Saints Church Hall, BS36 1BX on the first Thursday of each month (except August) - 7.30pm. For more information contact Margaret on 01454 850241. New members are most welcome. n Avon Harmony are a Ladies A Cappella / barbershop chorus. We welcome visitors for a no obligation taster session. We rehearse at the dance studio, Fairfield High School, Allfoxton Road, Bristol BS7 9NL. Every Thursday evening 7.30pm 9.45pm. Tel: Mary 07954170532. n Hambrook Sports Club Crib team are looking for new members to join our winter league, playing

Thursday evenings at 8.30.

Beginners welcome. Pre season meeting 20th September at Hambrook Sports Club at 8:30. For further information contact Dave Manley on 07531299786 n Friendship and Dance for over 50s, no partner needed – note new venue and day. The Miner’s Welfare, Badminton Road, Coalpit Heath. Beautiful new wooden dance floor. Every 4th Tuesday in the month, 2pm-4pm. Gentle exercise with easy circle dances to live music. Suitable for beginners and improvers. Social break with refreshments £4. All welcome.

Further information contact Hilary Jay 07515 351 813 n CRASH (Children Really Are Special Here), 5.30pm-7pm term times, Zion United Church. Funfilled evening for primary school children with games, crafts, songs and stories. Costs £1 per week.

Contact Heidi on 01454 776618 or email childrenyouthz@gmail.com for more details. n Free baby and toddler group, Winterbourne Early Years Centre, Greenfield Centre, Park Avenue.

9.30am-11.30am, term time only. n Vale of Frome Probus for retired men meets monthly at the Miners Club, Coalpit Heath, on 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month at 10.00am. Ladies invited four times a year. Speakers on various subjects and social events. More details at www.valeoffromeprobus. co.uk or contact Terry on 0117 956 4259.

Friday n Frome Valley Art Group Greenfield Centre, Winterbourne.

1pm to 4pm and 6.30pm to 9pm

n Frampton Cotterell Male Voice Choir, Zion Church, Frampton Cotterell. 7.30pm – 9.00pm. New members welcomed, no audition, search www.fcmvc.co.uk or email contact@fcmvc.co.uk.. n Frampton Cotterell Community Association. Fridays at Crossbow House School Road Ist Friday of every month Quiz- 3rd Friday of every month Bingo, start at 8 pm. n St Saviours Church Coalpit Heath. The Church opening every Friday meeting every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month but in the church hall. With a bring and buy lunch just bring something to go on the table to share, but tea and coffee will be provided from 11-15am till 1pm, Visitors are most welcome. n Frome Valley Art Group Winterbourne. Looking to find that inner talent or start a new interest? Drop in for a free taster session, Fridays at 2pm or 7pm.

We have a busy programme of demonstrations and Saturday workshops by professional artists to help your development. Our Annual exhibition in May displays members’ work . Greenfield Centre, Park Avenue, Winterbourne BS36 1NJ. Contact Dave: 0117 9790043 Andrew: 01454 778310. Eric: 01454 615619 Lesley: 01454 250817. Email fromevalleyartwinterbourne@gmail. com n Winterbourne Short Mat Bowling Club Friday evenings from 7.30 10.30 at Winterbourne Community Centre, Watleys End Road. Contact Pat Sleightholme 01179 793473 n Community Coffee Mornings, WADCA Community Centre, 10.30am - 12.30. All welcome.

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WHAT IT IS WHERE IT IS WHEN IT IS in no more than 40 words: email us at: contact@ fromevalleyvoice.co.uk or call us on 01454 800 120 n St Peter's Church Frampton Cotterell invite you to Friday Coffee every Friday 10:00 -12:30. Come in and have a chat. n Lunches in St Saviours church hall, 11.15am for refreshments and midday for lunches. Donations to church funds. n Folk at Frampton Cotterell: Folk/ acoustic music club, Crossbow House, second Friday of the month from 8-11pm. More details from Andrew Edgington on 0797 415 1437.

Saturday n Brockeridge Quilters, Greenfield Centre, Winterbourne.

10am to 4pm, third Saturday of the month. n Frampton Cotterell Royal British Legion, Ryecroft Rd. Every

What’s on at Winterbourne Library Staffed opening: Tuesdays: 10am-5pm Wednesdays: 10am-5pm Fridays: 10am-5pm Saturdays: 9.30am-12.30pm Open access (unstaffed) 8am-7.30pm daily WANTED Do you have any old or unwanted Duplo Lego? We would be grateful for any donations for a new Duplo club.

Rhymetime: Rhymes and songs for parents and babies/toddlers to enjoy together. Every Tuesday morning, 10.30-11am.

Pre-School Storytime: Join us for stories and simple crafts. Every Wednesday morning, 10.30-11am.

Lego Club: Listen to stories and poems,

then create a model to display at the library.

Suitable for children in primary school age range, who must be accompanied by an adult.

Next meeting on July 6, from 10.30-11.30am.

Have you Read…? A new open reading group for all: No set text – Share your love of books, extend your reading horizons. First of every month, 11am-noon. Refreshments served.

The Craft Group: Next meetings on Saturday July 13 & 27, 10am-noon. New members will always be made welcome by this friendly group. Share tips and ideas for your knitting, sewing or crochet projects.

Space Chase Summer Reading Challenge blasts off on Saturday July 13 and children have until Saturday September 14 to complete their mission. It’s free to take part - more details at www.southglos.gov.uk/ childrenslibrary The library will be hosting a series of reading

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challenge activities on Fridays during the school holidays.

They are: Alien Invasion: July 26, 10.30am-noon.

Out of this World Fizz Pop Science Workshop: August 9, 10.30-11.30am.

Numbers are limited for this event so please book a ticket at www.southglosevents. eventbrite.co.uk.

Space Explorers: August 16, 10.30am-noon.

Lego Challenge: August 23, 2-3pm. Booking required – limited places. Suitable for age 7+.

Space Junk: August 30, 10.30am-noon.

For more information: Telephone 01454 868006 Email winterbourne.library@southglos.gov.uk Website: www.southglos.gov.uk/libraries Twitter: @southgloslibs Facebook: South Gloucestershire Libraries

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Sat dancing to live bands.Bingo 8pm-8.30pm Then dancing until until 11.30pm. Entry on door £5.

Everyone Welcome. n Winterbourne Tennis Club Junior tennis coaching. 9.30 -1pm, Winterbourne recreation field, BS36 1LU. All ages 3-16 yrs. Rusty Racquets/Drill-Drill Group Coaching for adults of all abilities 11.30am12-30pm. £5 pay and play. Contact Imed (club coach) 07459636436 or imedhamroumi@msn.com n Connectz, meets 3.30pm5.30pm every 2nd Saturday, Zion United Church. Fun activities for families, followed by a meal. See www.zuchurch.co.uk or email childrenyouthz@gmail.com for more details Sunday n Japanese Embroidery Class Greenfield Centre, Winterbourne 9.30am to 4pm, (monthly).

Contact: Jo Tripp 01454 850147. n Nature Reserves, Winterbourne work party meets 1030am, Church Lane, Winterbourne, 2nd & 4th Sundays in the month. Newleaze reserve (Bristol Road) 10.30am Ist Sunday of month. Huckford Quarry 2.30pm 3rd Sunday of month.

Contact Frank Smith 01454 778975. n Indoor short mat bowls at Pucklechurch Community Centre.

Established players and beginners welcome. Bowls provided. Sessions Sunday afternoon and Monday and Wednesday evenings. Contact Roger Payne 0117 937 3653 n Parish Praise at St Saviours Church, first Sunday of the month at 10am. Suitable for all ages – come and join in with the family praise and stay for coffee or tea afterwards if you wish. See the Church website for up to date information. Coalpitheath.org.uk/ social or coalpitheath.org.uk/news

Walking groups need volunteer leaders EVERYONE knows that exercise is good for fitness, mental health and general well-being. It doesn't need a gym or sports field to improve one's lifestyle, just a local walk – but it helps to have someone to lead the way!

Whether a longer walk or a short stroll, every one is thoughtfully planned and prewalked by volunteer leaders to ensure there are no hazards or, if there might be problems (mud, fallen tree, animals in a field, badger holes, busy road to cross), they can be surmounted.

These walks would not happen without our amazing volunteers – nicknamed "yellow jackets" because of their bright tabards – for whom South Glos provides training.

Leaders have usually been walkers themselves, so are familiar with routes and procedures. A friendly yellow jacket leads each walk, another one walks mid-group and a third volunteer remains at the back of the group, perhaps at the pace of the slowest, but mostly to ensure no walker loses the way!

Everyone walks at their own pace, with time to appreciate the scenery as well as chat to others. Volunteers offer help over stiles, around puddles or rough ground, although many stiles (only encountered on longer walks) have been replaced with gates.

Volunteer leaders are special people, caring and considerate: they give so much of their free time (for pre-walks) and turn up, whatever the weather, to guide and encourage a safe activity for anyone of any age. After a walk,

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over a cup of coffee, they will review the walk conditions and how people managed, to ensure lessons are learned if necessary and possible difficulties are not overlooked.

Leaders welcome new walkers and ensure they are comfortable with either a short stroll or aiming to stretch their legs a little further: dogs on leads also love country walks. What else could lift the mood more than discovering unknown lanes, encountering fields of yellow rapeseed, wild grasses, bluebells, pink campion, gypsy lace and birdsong?

Occasionally, alpacas will pop their heads over a fence. And all walks are free!

A full programme of guided walks can be found on the Frampton Cotterell Village Action website, www.villageaction.org.uk, which also has details of local walks which people can do at anytime by themselves.

Walks programme, July to December All start at 10.30am July 2: From Golden Heart, Down Road, Kendleshire. 1.8 or 3 miles through wooded Frome Valley, lanes and fields.

August 6: From Miners Village Hall, Badminton Road, Coalpit Heath. 2 or 3.7 mile rural walk with relics of Ram Hill Colliery September 3: From St Peter's Church, Church Road, Frampton Cotterell. 1.5 or 4 mile gentle riverside stroll with grassland woods and fields to Algars Manor.

October 8: From Miners Village Hall, Badminton Road, Coalpit Heath. 2 or 3.1 mile walk past fields, pretty ponds and country lanes.

October 29: Meet opposite Gingerbread Man cafe, Church Road, Frampton Cotterell. 1 or 2 mile walk to see village scarecrow trail.

November 5: From Badminton Arms, Badminton Road, Coalpit Heath.

2 or 3.5 miles through fields, lanes and historical railway track. No dogs.

December 3: From St Peter's Church, Church Road, Frampton Cotterell.

1.5 or 3.5-mile walk through fields and footpaths with river scenery, woods and fields.

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n RECIPE OF THE MONTH Food to make you smile, whatever the weather THE great British summer can certainly be very changeable. Last summer we were sweltering and the farmers and gardeners were crying out for rain. This summer has been a very mixed bag. But whatever the temperature, I’ve got an Italian favourite which is sure to please.

There’s a bit more prep than some of my go-to recipes but, believe me, it’s worth the effort.

And of course you can prep this earlier in the day, ready to pop in the oven whilst you enjoy an aperitif. The roasted red peppers look attractive and the combination of those with the chicken and spinach(or leeks if you prefer) make this a great crowd pleaser. Perfect for a summer lunch or supper, come hail or shine.

Cannelloni filled with chicken in a red pepper sauce Serves four, with four cannelloni each.

Ingredients for the Filling: Boneless chicken breast fillet – 6oz/175g Smoked streaky bacon or pancetta – 2oz/50g roughly chopped Large onion, roughly chopped – 1 Cloves of garlic, crushed – 2 Fresh spinach – 6oz/175g Parmesan cheese – 2oz/50g Lemon juice – 1 tbsp Grating of nutmeg for the spinach Small egg- 1, lightly beaten to seal

the tubes Ingredients for the Sauce: Red Peppers – 4 deseeded and halved Large onion, finely chopped – 1 Cloves of garlic, crushed – 3 Tinned tomatoes – 14oz/400g Bay leaf – 1 Fresh thyme – 1 tbsp Fresh oregano – 1 tbsp Lasagne sheets – 8 Parmesan Cheese – 1oz/25g Taleggio Cheese – 2oz/50g Preheat the oven to Gas mark 6, 200C Here’s what you do: Lightly chop the spinach and put to one side.

Finely chop the chicken, bacon, garlic and onion.

Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in a large frying pan. Fry the mixture for about 10 minutes until cooked, but not browned. Turn off the heat.

Stir in the Parmesan and lemon juice season well. Add the spinach, put the lid on the pan to let the spinach wilt. Leave to cool.

For the sauce: Place the red peppers cut side down on a grill

rack and grill until the skin begins to char, cool for 10 minutes the peel off the skin. Roughly chop.

Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in a large pan and fry the onion and garlic until soft. Add the peppers, tomatoes and bay leaf. Cover and cook gently for about 20 minutes until thickened and the vegetables are soft. Add the herbs at the end of the cooking time.

Meanwhile, cook the lasagne sheets one at a time in boiling salted water for 10 secs until pliable. Drain on a tea towel and pat dry with kitchen paper. Cut in half, vertically (long end and cut down.) Lay out on non-stick paper. If you prefer you can use preformed cannelloni tubes instead. See Cooks Tips Cooks Tips Butter a large rectangular baking dish. Place a tablespoon of the filling at the bottom of the long side of each lasagne sheet and roll up tightly. Brush the end of the sheet with a little beaten egg, press down to seal.

Place a thin layer of the sauce in the dish and lay the tubes on top.

Spoon over the rest of the sauce and sprinkle with the remaining

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Parmesan and cubed Taleggio or substitute cheese.

Cook for 25 minutes until bubbling and golden brown.

Cover with foil and allow to stand for 5 mins to make it easier to serve.

Cook’s tip Taleggio cheese isn’t always easy to find. Good substitutes are Brie, Gorgonzola dolce or Fontina.

Preformed cannelloni tubes are quicker to use, but I find you can’t easily get as much filling in them as you can if you use the cut, rolled lasagne sheets.

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Frampton Cotterell WI FRAMPTON Cotterell WI has plenty to look forward to over the Summer months.

It might have been raining but we were at the Beesmore summer picnic and dog show on the 15th of June, with a second hand book stall and a selection of home-made cakes for sale.

In July we’ll be at the Frampton Festival again (Saturday 13th), with our wonderful WI cake stand. We always enjoy baking for the show, as many of our members are star bakers. And the following day, we have a members’ visit and tour of Berkeley Castle arranged, so that will be quite an action-packed weekend!

The July talk on the 23rd is on Spanish for beginners by Fabiola Doano. As well as the usual tea and cake that evening, we’re planning on supplying a little tapas and sangria to get us in the mood.

There is no talk in August, although we’re hoping to arrange a social evening of some kind towards the end of the month.

Events later in the year include a Zumba workshop, craft evening and bingo night. Visitors and new members are welcome to our monthly meetings at St Peter’s Hall on School Road at 7.45pm, on the fourth Tuesday of the month. There is a charge of £2.50 for the evening and any new members can also join by paying a membership fee.

Special interest groups that meet separately include a book club, craft group, choir and our skittles and darts teams.

Please search FramptonCottWI on Facebook to find out more, and to like our page.

Winterbourne Down WI AT our June meeting we invited husbands to join us as we thought the speaker, Dave Jeals, would be of interest to them as he gave us a talk on diving and survival.

Dave originally was a diver, retrieving cars and debris from the

docks in Bristol. One day he was called to retrieve some people who were in danger at sea and, because of his bravery, was given a highly acclaimed award. Someone who was SAS trained heard of this and approached Dave, asking whether he would like to train with them and help run survival weekends for anyone wanting a challenge! This he did – and enjoyed all challenges thrown at him. He went to Costa Rica, Sri Lanka, Brazil, into deserts and other remote places in the world, learning jungle survival and how to survive generally in outback conditions.

Dave showed us various bits of his survival equipment, and showed us how to generate electricity, use a mirror to create a signal which could be seen for some 15 miles away and take an empty plastic water bottle, making a hole in the side and dropping a candle inside, to create light which could last up to eight hours. For food, he told us that he had to learn to set traps to catch rabbits and squirrels, skin them and cook them on an open fire. He would make soups from certain hedgerow plants, nettles and roots.

When in the jungle he had to be very aware of where and what he was treading on in case snakes, crocodiles or dangling spiders should attack him!

The talk was very entertaining and gave an enlightening account of his survival experiences.

Our August meeting will be held in a member’s garden, where hopefully we will enjoy an American supper on a warm summer’s evening!

Our Speaker at our meeting on September 5 is Dave Cheesley and he will be talking about the Return to Severn Beach. Anyone is welcome to join us at 7.30pm in All Saints Church Hall, Winterbourne Down.

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on June 13 we had the pleasure of being entertained by Lorraine Parsloe (Campbell) who told us about her professional life as a television extra for over 15 years.

Having with some difficulty obtained the Equity card which was necessary at that time, Lorraine embarked on her first job with some trepidation. She learned that she would be paid as a “supporting artist” and must on no account actually speak or they would have to pay her extra money, which they did not like to do. She also learned to move very quietly, even in heavy

shoes or boots, and very smoothly when crossing the set over cables, wires and the rails used for moving the cameras. No mean feat when carrying a loaded tray and looking straight ahead!

Lorraine worked at many locations in Gloucestershire but mostly in and around Bristol.

Her roles mostly varied between parlour maid, police woman, nurse and peasant, as most extras eventually became typecast.

One interesting fact we learned was that when wearing a police uniform, all the epaulettes and insignias had to be incorrectly placed, as otherwise the actor could be charged with impersonating a police officer.

Probably Lorraine’s favourite role was that of a peasant, as she didn’t have to wear corsets, uniforms or mop caps – and make-up was just a bit of mud on her face! Lorraine started her professional life as an extra by not being allowed to speak but now works as a voice-over specialist who is heard but not seen, so coming full circle. Thank you for a most interesting and informative talk, Lorraine, we were left wondering if there might be any jobs for mature WI ladies.

Winterbourne Evening WI has a varied programme of speakers in the year and we also arrange many outings for the enjoyment of our members. If you would like to come along as a visitor, we will be very pleased to welcome you at our

meeting on the second Thursday of every month (except August) at 7.30pm in the St Michaels rooms, High Street, Winterbourne.

Margaret Beacham Coalpit Heath WI OUR June meeting was an entertaining talk by Pam Pontin of Pam’s baskets, pictured.

She spoke about her basket weaving and gave a demonstration with the help of her sister, Val. Pam’s decision to make baskets started six years ago, as an answer to single-use plastic bags and they are the ultimate in reduce, reuse, and recycle. She makes usable artwork from recycled cardboard, washing line, paint, decorative paper and varnish, using the ancient crafts of weaving and plaiting, along with the Victorian craft of decoupage.

Pam’s baskets now come in a variety of sizes and functions, from egg baskets to tissue box covers.

She can be found at craft fairs and also runs day workshops. Members were invited to have a closer look and several chose baskets to buy.

Pam and her sister were thanked for their presentation.

This was the first meeting where we had asked members to bring their own mugs for refreshments. It was good to see many had remembered but, for visitors and speakers, we always have some in reserve.

We are currently trying to compile an archive of photos for our WI and several photos were shared at our meeting. It was lovely to listen to some of the memories.

If you have any that you think we might like to see, please get in touch.

If our meetings feel like something that you would like to be a part of then why not come along? We meet on the first Wednesday of every month at 7.45pm in St Saviours Church Hall. New members are always welcome. In July we are holding a Games Evening.

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n COMMUNITY NEWS Flowers at Woodend The flowers along the Woodend/ Beesmoor strip continue to bloom and flourish thanks to the care of FFF volunteers. It’s definitely worth a detour when out and about to see what’s coming into flower next!

Triangle Poppies Poppies and other wild flowers are blooming profusely in the Triangle now attracting many bees and other pollinators and creating an oasis of beautiful wild flowers in the village.

Getting Ready for Summer This year our colour scheme is pink, purple and silver – our volunteers have been busy refilling planters around the village with bright displays. The hanging baskets will arrive shortly. A lot of the winter bedding plants have been replanted on the Floral Friends' allotment to be reused next Autumn.

The gateways into the village have just been sown with wild flower seeds so hopefully they

Floral Friends of Frampton will also shortly be blooming to provide a colourful entrance into the village. They will be replanted in the autumn with evergreen perennials.

We are very grateful to local donators and sponsors including, very recently, Crossbow House Community Association who have kindly donated £150 helping us to make the village a better place for people and wildlife.

Sensory Garden The sensory garden at the Brockeridge Centre is flourishing.

All the seeds sown by the toddlers group in the raised vegetable planters are growing and hopefully they’ll be able to pick some produce very soon!

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the wildlife. If you would like to help there are various ways in which you can do so: If you can spare a few minutes regularly, help to maintain a planter (at this time of year this means watering and dead-heading).

If you could spare a couple of hours twice a year, help us to replenish the plants in the planters in spring and autumn.

No time? Donations are always very welcome. If you have a business in the area you may like to consider sponsoring a planter or gateway for an annual fee – with a plaque fixed to the planter/gateway it’s cheaper than most forms of advertising!

If you can help in any way, we’d love to hear from you. Please email us at floralfriendsofframpton@gmail. com Remember – all our latest news is available online at bit.ly/2FGmLq7.

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Carpet clean sparks chemical alert FIREFIGHTERS had to be called in after chemical incident at a house in Frampton Cotterell.

Avon Fire and Rescue Service was called in to a house in the village, pictured, shortly after 4pm on June 1 to a chemical spillage.

A spokesperson Firefighters clean up after an emergency caused for the service said: by carpet cleaning chemicals in Frampton "The lounge carpet Cotterell. Picture: Yate Fire Station. had been affected by the overuse of cleaning chemicals."

Fire crews from Yate and Patchway stations were called in and wore breathing masks as they removed the carpet from the house.

The spokesperson said the firefighters then decontaminated the carpet using water from the high-pressure hoses more often used to fight fires.

No-one was injured in the incident.

Yate Fire Station posted pictures from the incident on social media, saying: "Please be careful when using household chemicals! Everyone escaped without harm today."

Council wants your views RESIDENTS are being asked to rate how satisfied they are with South Gloucestershire’s roads, bin collections and street lighting.

The council is running a survey until July 7 giving people the chance to rate a wide range of services affecting quality of life in the area.

People are being asked their opinions on pavements, roads, street lights, bus services, litter, environment, waste collection and recycling centres by South Gloucestershire Council’s StreetCare department.

The council says taking part in the survey takes five to ten minutes and is offering people who fill in a form the chance to win a £20 shopping voucher.

You can find the survey online at bit.ly/2IhIyED or you can ask for a copy at your nearest library or One Stop Shop and either return it there or send it to South Gloucestershire Council, Corporate Research & Consultation Team, Council Offices, Badminton Road, Yate, BRISTOL, BS37 5AF

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Singers have that holiday feeling FRAMPTON’S Crossbow Singers are rehearsing hard for their summer concert, which will be held at the start of the month.

The theme for this year’s concert is That Holiday Feeling.

Performances will be held at Crossbow House in School Road, Frampton Cotterell, on Monday and Tuesday July 1 and 2, starting at 7.30 pm each evening.

A donation from this summer’s ticket sales will be made to the Frampton and District Community Association (Crossbow House), for the substantial improvements and repairs currently taking place.

Tickets are on sale, priced £6 each.

Anyone who would like to attend the Monday night concert should call Rose on 01454 772675 and those who want tickets for Tuesday’s concert should call Mary on 01454 887885.

FINES for dropping litter in South Gloucestershire are set to double to the maximum level allowed.

Fixed penalty notices will rise from £75 to £150, although there will be a 50 per cent discount for anyone who pays within 10 days.

But despite the proposed hard-line approach, the council says it focuses more on educating people than on enforcement, issuing just 11 notices in 2018 for offences including dog-fouling and dropping rubbish.

The council is also set to automatically increase maximum littering fines in line with any future rises announced by the Government.

Graffiti and fly-posting will also carry a £150 fixed penalty notice under the new policy, agreed by the council’s cabinet this week.

The maximum permitted level of fines will be extended for other local environment offences, including putting household waste in the wrong bin (£80), nuisance parking (£100) and abandoning a vehicle (£200), with each carrying a prompt-payment fee reduction.

A report to cabinet said extra money from the higher fines could pay for a dedicated council officer on the street to issue fixed penalty notices.

It said: “Littering has long been an issue of concern. The Litter Strategy for England 2017 quotes 28 to 30 per cent of people perceive ‘litter and rubbish lying around’ to be a problem in their area.

“In February 2019 the Town and Parish Council Forum identified littering as an issue they want South Gloucestershire Council to address.”

In March, South Gloucestershire Council became the first local authority outside London to introduce a £150 fixed penalty notice for motorists littering from car windows.

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A guide to pre-owned cars with Richard Cooke

Second hand Style Le Mans special: Part 1 I’LL open with a disclaimer: There are no car reviews in this month’s article and there won’t be any next month either. Instead I bring you a two-part special on the subject of one of the pre-eminent motor racing events of the season: the Le Mans 24 hour. For reasons that are not clear, Le Mans is almost totally ignored by the mainstream British press. If you pick up Autocar or other generalist motoring magazines it will likely get a mention, but you have to delve into Motorsport to find proper coverage. And that’s all after the event has finished. The Sunday Times managed a paragraph whilst the race was still being run a few years ago, but last year I couldn’t find any mention at all. And that’s odd, given that the race (which will have already taken place by the time you read this) attracts

250,000 people over one weekend in June. That’s twice the number of attendees that Glastonbury manages, and you can’t escape coverage of that mud fest. So this year I decided to go to Le Mans for the first time. I’ll let you know next month if you should make the effort in 2020.

Since 1923, Le Mans has hosted a race lasting 24 hours (non-stop other than to change drivers) around the 8 mile Circuit de la Sarthe. About 60 cars start, each with three drivers taking shifts at the wheel. In a good year, maybe 40 finish. Le Mans cars therefore have to be tough and efficient, as well as fast and agile. They have a roof and lights but the ‘LP’ class (Le Mans prototype) looks like nothing you will ever see on the road.

Wikipedia can provide you with all sorts of trivia, which I must read

before I go. The history, glamour and expectation is all quite exciting, although the thought of camping for three days less so – please no rain.

By the time you read this, starting on a Friday at ungodly o’clock, an old friend and I will have driven the Audi S6 from my April 2018 column, in strict observance to French Autoroute speed limits, from Calais to Le Mans. His 5.2l V10 is a good way to start any weekend, but it is quite different from the methods of transport taken by the last two members of my family to attend. My great-aunt Dorothy drove a 1 litre MG Midget at the 1937 race, finishing 16th with her co-driver Joan Riddell (just two drivers per car back then) at an average speed of 55mph. They drove the car to Le Mans, raced and drove back again. That’s her

refuelling in the pits in this month’s photo. Note the total lack of any safety equipment. The last British female driver to race at Le Mans was in 1978, so we’re well overdue another speed queen.

The other connection I have to the race is the 1950 event, notable for being the first time Jaguar entered, rather unsuccessfully, with their new XK120. The conversation I had with my father about it very shortly before he died was fairly typical of his understated attitude to certain aspects of his life.

Me: “I’m thinking of going to Le Mans this year.”

Dad: “It’ll be busy.”

Me: “Have you been?!”

Dad: “Yes, in 1950. Bill (his brother) and I went on his motorcycle.”

Me: “You rode on the back of Uncle Bill’s motorcycle all the way to Le Mans?”

Dad: “No, of course not, we put the bike on the plane at Southend and rode down from Le Touquet.”

Me: “Ok, how did you carry all your gear? You know, your tent?”

Dad: “What tent? The plan was to sleep outside next to the bike. In the end some French people let us use their tent. Very nice of them.”

And that was all I got out of him. The details of that trip remain with him and my late uncle.

My upcoming experience of this year’s race will be very different, I know that, but it’s still cars racing round a track for 24 hours in France. I’ll report back with my own story.

Next month: Part 2

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Two wheels are better than none FANCY getting that all-important daily dose of exercise, while reducing your carbon footprint and having a ‘wheelie’ good time?

If the answer is yes, then read on to find out why cycling is going to become your new favourite hobby.

The benefits Cycling really is a fantastic way to get around, while maintaining a healthy and balanced lifestyle.

Here are some of the top reasons you should be swapping four wheels for two: No pain, just gain – It’s a low impact exercise that still provides a fantastic workout for your muscles while also improving your strength and stamina.

As easy as riding a bike – Once you learn how to ride a bike it’s a skill you’ll have for the rest of your life!

On yer bike – Cycling is a brilliant mode of transport, as it’s good for the heart as well as the planet and your wallet!

Stress buster – Cycling on a regular basis has shown to be amazing at reducing anxiety and depression.

Get results – Whether you’ve got some stubborn belly fat you want to shift or you want to improve your posture, coordination and join mobility, cycling is a great way to increase your overall fitness, which will keep you healthy and happy.

Family fun – Cycling isn’t just a solo sport! Getting the family involved will ensure your kids get that all-important regular exercise while having a great time. It will also help to build their confidence and instil a healthy lifestyle early on.

Getting in gear When thinking about starting cycling it’s a common misconception that the bike is the be all and end all of your kit list – don’t get us wrong, it’s a very important part but your shopping list should by no means end with it!

Whether you’re cycling in bright sunshine or chilly rain – yep, you read that right, by the end of this blog you will be scrambling to jump on your bike whatever the weather – clothing is a very important thing to consider. Layers will not only help regulate your body temperature but they will also help to protect you from any adverse weather conditions such as sun, wind and rain.

Local cycling specialists Giant Bristol (giant-bristol.co.uk), at the WillowBrook Centre, in Bradley Stoke, have an amazing selection both online and in store, from the bikes themselves to additional kit such as luggage, lights and locks that ensure your ride is as convenient as it is safe.

Emyr from Giant Bristol is a massive advocate for cycling, saying: “I've been riding my bike for years and I can honestly say it's the best thing to happen to me.

The health benefits you get are a massive bonus, alongside the

sense of adventure that comes with riding. The joys of riding are endless and there's a discipline for everyone, including casual weekend riders, long-distance roadies and die-hard racers and everyone in-between. If you're unsure, just do it, get yourself on two wheels and see for yourself!”

Hit the road When you’re all kitted up and ready to get on that saddle, there are lots of sites out there to help you find the best routes on which to cycle, whether you’re off to work or wanting to enjoy a nice Sunday ride with the family.

Sustrans is a UK charity that works hard to make it easier for people to walk and cycle. One of their longest running projects is the National Cycling Network (bit.ly/2IeWqzw), an impressive network of cycling routes around the country. Luckily Bristol is full of fantastic routes, including a predominantly road-based route

that circles around the whole of Bristol or a traffic-free route from Filton to Bath.

James Cleeton, England Director South at Sustrans, said: "There are so many benefits to getting out on your bike, whether that's making a difference to your health and well-being or reducing your impact on the planet, not to mention the impact more people cycling would have on Bristol's congestion and air quality.

"Replacing short journeys with bike travel is a really easy way to reduce air pollution and build some physical activity into every day.”

North Bristol is full of possible roads and routes so if you’re in need of a good cycle path on which to get to work then Better

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Faith seeking understanding AT this time of year the church celebrates the feast of the Holy Trinity. This is called an ‘ideas feast’ because it is based not on an event (like Christmas or Easter), but on a theological idea: God. Theologians in the early church (and later) pondered and discussed the relationship between Father, Son, and Holy Spirit that is mentioned over and again in the Bible.

You won’t find the word ‘Trinity’ in the Bible but it is shorthand for three-in-one and one-in-three.

One of the significant figures who thought about the topic was St Augustine of Hippo

(354-430). He spent thirty years writing what some think his most important theological work, De Trinitate, trying to come up with an intelligible explanation for the mystery of the Trinity.

He was in the middle of writing chapter thirteen when his manuscript was stolen from him.

Fortunately, he had a backup copy of it. Panicking that it would be published in an unfinished state, he hurried to make corrections and publish it, urged on by his colleagues.

Based on his own experience, he believed one had to have faith

first and then understanding would follow.

He famously stated: “I believe in order that I may understand.”

He came up with several analogies for the nature of God. In one he suggested that God was like love: the lover, the beloved, and the love between them, three in one.

All analogies are inadequate because they are based on human concepts and have the limitations of our vocabulary. Words may fail but love endures.

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What it means to be a pilgrim AT the end of May a group of young people from the ‘Yate and Fromeside Mission Area’ completed a 101km pilgrimage walk from St Peter’s in Frampton Cotterell to Salisbury Cathedral. It took five days, sleeping on village and church hall floors, passing through a variety of landscapes, from the flat of the towpath by the Avon and Kennet Canal to the tougher inclines of the Salisbury Plain. They received the helping hospitality of strangers and encouraged and cajoled each other so that the walking community of some 30 pilgrims completed the journey in time for the celebratory act of worship in Salisbury Cathedral’s Trinity Chapel on Ascension Day. Pilgrimage has always been in the human DNA and is a common feature of all religions, as the faithful have journeyed to their sacred sites. It also has secular appeal, as the resent BBC television series on the Via Francigena and Camino de Santiago have shown,

with celebrities of different faiths and none making these historic journeys. Countless people make pilgrimages to places which are special to them, such as Anfield on the anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster or the war graves and battlefields of Europe (especially in the year of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings).

There are many reasons why people undertake pilgrimages: to give thanks, to remember, to seek reconciliation and forgiveness, to discover spiritual strength or just for the sheer challenge of the journey. The truth is that pilgrimages are a microcosm of our very lives, which some people might argue are a pilgrimage in themselves, as we journey from birth to death and for the believer to the promise of an eternal relationship with the God of Love.

Pilgrimages comprise three key dimensions: the physical journey, social interaction and attuned spiritual growth and awareness.

What is unique about them is that by journeying away from the everyday, these three strands intertwine in a way they don’t in our normal lives, where we tend to keep them compartmentalised.

Pilgrims who started off perhaps as total strangers become connected in a way the early believers of the Christian faith sought to achieve, as they formed those fragile communities which faced up to the dangers and persecution of their time. In essence, pilgrimage creates ‘community’.

In the pilgrimage activity, what the merging of these three strands achieves and gives clear insight to is what human community and relationship could be like.

It enables people to grow both as individuals spiritually and through open interaction with fellow pilgrims; their respect and understanding of each other deepens, as they share the challenges they face on the journey and the joy experienced

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Frampton come out on top in local derby

Proper village: Frampton Cotterell Third team bat against Alveston Seconds. Frampton had the better of this local derby, winning by 114 runs. Alex Macdonald (below) starred with bat and ball, hitting a half century and taking two wickets.

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WTC off to winning start in Avon League Downend & Frenchay 2-8 WTC III WINTERBOURNE Tennis Club’s men’s third team won their first match of the new season away at Downend & Frenchay Nate Simpson and Charlie Wells won both their matches, 6-4 6-2 and 6-2 6-0. Nate and young Charlie played very well throughout, at a consistently high level, and won both their matches convincingly. They overwhelmed the opposition, especially in the second match.

Jim Ward and Dave Ward won their first match 6-2 6-4 and lost the second 4-6 0-6. The Ward brothers had a much tougher challenge, with Dave Ward playing his debut match for WTC, and the lads battled hard to win their first match.

The Ward brothers took the first Set 6-2 but D&FTC recovered their form and came back strongly, going 4-1 up in the second set and putting the Ward boys under intense pressure.

So the Ward brothers dug deep and came back to take the next five games in succession, to take the second set and win the match in straight sets.

But against the D&FTC first pair, the Wards could not keep up the pressure and lost their second match 4-6, 0-6, with D&FTC dominating with powerful serves and improved consistency to take the match in straight sets.

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Walking tennis launched A NEW version of tennis is being launched to help more people play the game.

Walking tennis is being developed

by Bristol exercise specialist and performance tennis coach Pete Coniglio and Helen Abbott, the Bristol Open Court lead for the Lawn Tennis Association.

More than 100 people tried out the new sport at Bristol Walkfest in May. Among the clubs where the game is played is Downend & Frenchay Tennis Club in Common Mead Lane, Hambrook and Chipping Sodbury Tennis Club at The Ridings, St Johns Way, Chipping Sodbury.

Other walking sports have already taken off nationally, and Pete and Helen are working to promote and develop the game, training coaches and leaders to deliver sessions.

Walking tennis is a slowed down version of the sport, with the same rules except for allowing a double bounce before a ball is returned and using slower balls, which makes it easier to play than the traditional game.

Pete and Helen say it is an ideal game for anyone who might consider themselves too unfit, slow, or old to play the full game, or players who are injured or not skilled enough.

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Frampton feted at the home of rugby PLAYERS and parents from Frampton Cotterell RFC Under 12s made a pilgrimage to the spiritual home of rugby, Twickenham, for the Premiership Cup Final.

The trip on June 1 was even more special as they had been chosen by the Bristol Bears Community Team as their regional winners of the Land Rover Cup, a national rugby festival run by each of the 12 Premiership teams.

The players were given the opportunity to meet 2003 World Cup-winning legend Martin Johnson and have photo with him on the hallowed turf, as well as walk around the pitch in front of 80,000 fans at half time – a truly memorable experience for both the players and a few of the coaches as well!

A particular highlight of the day was local lad Bobby Hendy being nominated as the region’s Discovery Player of the Year for bestowing the RFUs core values of teamwork, respect, enjoyment,

Frampton Under 12s at Twickenham discipline and sportsmanship throughout the year.

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There was no game, as all of the locals were in Twickenham watching the Chiefs play in the Premiership final, but an interclub touch tournament was held and £520 was raised for charities Macmillan, Cancer Research and the Alzheimer's Society.

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