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School's conker-ing heroes Group will help teens

Youngsters at Frampton Cotterell C of E Primary School have taken part in its 9th annual conker competition. More pictures: Page 9

A MUM has formed a new group to try and find a place for teenagers to meet up after complaints about them using a playground. PAGE 10

Graves cleared

Relatives are upset at a ban on vases and ornaments in a council 'tidy-up' at a cemetery. PAGE 5

Lack of respect

Join the war on plastic PEOPLE are being brought together in Frampton Cotterell to join the fight to save the environment. Plastic Free Frampton Cotterell has been launched to make change at a local level, so the village can play its part in the wider effort to reduce global plastic waste. The group is suggesting people start small, by

swapping one plastic item at a time for a nonplastic one. It is also aiming to install segregated recycling bins and encourage local businesses to come up with three ways of reducing plastic usage. Full story: Page 3

Neighbour disputes are up amid a decline in 'respect and consideration', a report has found. PAGE 14

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Frampton joins the war on plastic A NEW group has been set up to help Frampton Cotterell cut back on the daily use of plastic. Plastic Free Frampton Cotterell is bringing people together to make change at a local level so the village can play its part in reducing global plastic waste. It has short-term aim of installing segregated recycling bins in the village, and a longterm aim of reducing the amount of waste going into local rivers and on to the sea. The group is suggesting people start small, by swapping one plastic item at a time for a non-plastic one, so they don’t find it overwhelming. Examples include swapping shampoo and conditioner in bottles for shampoo and conditioner bars, using toothpaste tablets and beeswax wraps instead of cling film. Members of the group are also planning to talk to local businesses to encourage them to come up with three ways of reducing plastic usage. Jane Crane and Rebecca Bailey-Price who are joint chairs, and Daisy Finniear, who is group secretary and on the parish council, were all inspired to act after watching the TV programmes Drowning in Plastic and the acclaimed Blue Planet II episode on the effect of plastic pollution on the sea. Their first action was to sign up to a campaign for Plastic Free Communities run by grass-roots marine environment group Surfers Against Sewage. Rebecca, who works at the

Plastic Free Frampton Cotterell joint chairs Jane Crane and Rebecca Bailey-Price with Nicola Hunt of South Gloucestershire Council's waste management team and group secretary Daisy Finniear Plastic Free Shop in Bristol, said: “Some people are confused by the connection between Frampton Cotterell and Surfers but whatever we can stop getting into the drains and beautiful rivers around inland villages will stop it entering the sea at the coasts.” Getting Frampton Cotterell Parish Council on board was one of their key aims. Tristan Clark, from the parish council, said: “The council share their commitment to making Frampton Cotterell a Plastic Free community. It is vitally important to protect our environment for future generations and we'll strive

to achieve that goal through promoting manageable changes to our daily lives." At their well-attended first event in October, Nicola Hunt, a member of the waste management team at South Gloucestershire Council, spoke about materials which cannot currently be recycled, such as black plastic and polystyrene. Resident Stephen Newell, who is a new member, said: “It is so good to meet with likeminded people who want to try to reduce our use of plastic, particularly single-use plastic. Different ages and backgrounds but a common enemy: rubbish that never decomposes."

People who want to get involved can choose to reduce their own use of plastic and follow the group on its Facebook page, Plastic Free Frampton Cotterell. Its next planned event was a clean-up at Park Farm Playground on October 30 at 10am, working with Frampton Cotterell Village Action. Different groups were due to collect litter from as many streets as possible, then look at what has been collected, with information on plastics fed back to the parish council and South Gloucestershire Council to help them to develop future initiatives on plastic reduction.

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Family upset at council's cemetery 'tidy-up' RELATIVES of people laid to rest at Mayshill Cemetery say they are upset after flowers removed from graves by South Gloucestershire Council staff. The council says it is starting a "tidy-up" of the cemetery off Badminton Road, between Coalpit Heath and Yate, in November and has sent letters to families telling them to limit the number and type of tributes which can be left. The letters inform them that they are leaving too many flowers, that gravel paths must be left clear and that they must not add lights, balloons or toys. Additional flowers will be allowed on Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, for birthdays, at Christmas, for Valentine's Day and on Anniversaries. They will be cleared away after three weeks, or earlier if they have decayed. Notices have also been posted at the cemetery warning that glass vases, flower pots and ornaments other than those which are part of a gravestone are not allowed. Sandra Turner has visited the cemetery every day for the last 26 years to visit her parents’ and her sons’ graves. She is upset that flowers were removed and the council took photos, which were then sent with a letter to her sister Wendy Mobley. Sandra said: “It wasn’t very nice to open their letter with photos of mum and dad’s adjoining headstones. The flowers had been moved around to reveal their names, when the plot number on the back would have told them who it belonged to. They should have asked to meet us at the cemetery to talk about it. “Nobody is allowed to put anything at all on the gravel. A bit on your headstone but only at the back." Sandra says they were told extra ornaments could obstruct other visitors to the cemetery but she said: "I’ve never blocked a walkway in my life. I’m not blocking anybody; I’m not obstructing anybody.” Families have been told that if graves aren’t tided by the end of October the council will remove any additional items. Glass vases

Mayshill Cemetery have already been removed from graves and put in a box for people to collect. The council’s cemeteries officer, Helen Jones, has told Wendy and Sandra that the regulations have been in place since the cemetery was first opened in 1973. But Wendy says she has never seen a copy, and she believes she isn’t the only one. Wendy said: “There’s been no transition period. It’s gone from what’s been acceptable for years to suddenly it’s become a safety hazard. Now they need people to be able to walk around the graves. It’s fine if everyone knows those rules but they don’t. The upset it’s caused is so unnecessary.” Wendy and Sandra’s request for a face-to-face meeting has been refused. A council spokesperson said: “We apologise for any distress that this letter may have caused. "We are undertaking a general tidy-up at Mayshill Cemetery, as we want to maintain a high standard where people are happy for their relatives to be buried. It is important to us to find the balance, where we are sensitive to the families involved whilst being respectful to those who are buried there. “We will be starting the tidy-

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Awards celebrate brightest science talents SOME of the area's brightest young talents in maths, science, technology, engineering and maths were recognised at an awards ceremony at the home of Concorde. The South Gloucestershire Education Awards 2019 took place at Aerospace Bristol on October 11 to celebrate the outstanding educational achievements of more than 120 secondary, primary and special school pupils. The awards focused on those who had been high achievers in key stage 2 – the end of primary school – and key stage 4, leading up to GCSE, in the STEM subjects, which the council has made a priority area. Those receiving awards were nominated directly by heads and teachers of their schools. The award winners came from 60 different schools across South Gloucestershire. Winners from the Frome Valley area were: Theo Craig and Bonnie Russell from Frampton Cotterell Primary; Ethan Gibson-Stubbs and Edie Mortlock of Hambrook Primary; Joseph Clarke and Iris Parker of Iron Acton Primary; Ted Aris and Eloise Jenkins of The Manor Primary; Hudson Brewis and Emily Clemente of Watermore Primary; Dan Harper and Katherine Plenty of Winterbourne Academy. The winners were presented with certificates, a £25 shopping voucher and a commemorative mug in front of an audience including parents and carers at the event, sponsored by YTL,

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South Gloucestershire Education Awards winners from Winterbourne, Coalpit Heath and Frampton Cotterell schools joined by children from the Downend area. UWE and Taylor Wimpey. Guest speakers Tim Harrison of Bristol University ChemLabS and Rob Eastaway, an author who writes popular maths books including Why Do Buses Come in Threes? and Maths for Mums and Dads. Council cabinet member for schools Erica Williams said: “These students, their teachers and school staff have clearly worked really hard and deserve this recognition for their positive efforts. “Well done to all of our winners, who are a testament to the fact that, whatever level of study you are in, having the right attitude and putting in hard work always pays off.”

South Gloucestershire Education Awards winners from Iron Acton joined by other winners from the Yate area in this picture.

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Hundreds celebrate Apple Day

A CELEBRATION of the West Country's favourite fruit drew hundreds of people to Winterbourne Community Centre. Winterbourne and District Community Association hosted the Apple Day celebrations usually held at Winterbourne Medieval Barn while the historic site undergoes restoration. And as well as a host of apple-related activities the event showcased what WADCA has to offer and aimed to inspire people to get involved. Volunteers from the medieval barn were there with a wide range of different apple varieties for people to try, and activities for children including apple bobbing on offer. There were also plenty of refreshments following the theme, from hot roast pork and apple rolls and apple tart to apple juice and cider. Some of the regular groups who use the venue were represented, among them the Wellbeing Group, Scrabble Club, Winterbourne Players, Short Mat Bowls and Karate club. WADCA chairman Mavis Campbell said: "It was wonderful to see WADCA full of families and people of all ages having fun and getting a taste of some of the many groups, clubs and activities which take place at the community centre. We hope they will come and join us again soon." Outdoors there were

fairground rides, splat-the-rat, and archery. Indoors were the games you’d find at a traditional English fete, including name the teddy, lucky dip, and guess the number of grains of rice in the bottle. The answer to the latter was 1,307 which happens to be the year that William Tell shot an apple off his son’s head, according to legend. The closest guess was 1,301. There was plenty of entertainment all day, with Winterbourne Musical Theatre singing some songs from this year’s panto, which will be staged at WADCA. The Frampton Shantymen, REDDS dance school and the Balkany Band joined the line-up. WADCA offers all kinds of groups and activities from Zumba to scrabble. The committee have worked hard to provide a safe environment for people with dementia and the main corridor is decorated as a ‘memory walk’ leading to an enclosed garden. As the Voice reported last year, it has new toilets funded by a donation from lottery winners Shirley and Denis Banfield. Soon, however, WADCA will be without a chairperson, and someone is needed as soon as possible to shadow the role before taking over. It would suit someone who retired recently and has experience of managing people and budgets. Anyone interested should

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Forget Fortnite - school is gripped by conker contest

YOUNGSTERS at Frampton Cotterell C of E Primary School have come together to take part in one of the most traditional autumn challenges. More than 300 pupils, from reception to Year 6, at recently took part in the school's ninth annual conker competition.

After several rounds youngsters at the school in Rectory Road sat down to watch a tense and keenly-contested final, which was won by a Year 5 pupil. Head teacher Peter Barnard said: "We love our whole school annual conker tournament. It

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n NEWS A WORKING group is to be set up to rethink what Frampton Cotterell has to offer its teenagers and young people. The idea has come from Julie Marshall, pictured, a resident who has brought up two teenagers of her own. She decided to act after a post on the Frampton Cotterell and Coalpit Heath Blog Facebook page provoked a discussion with more than 100 comments. The comments flooded in after another resident said she had found teenagers sitting under the slide in the newly revamped Beesmoor play area on Beesmoor Playing Field. Many people were concerned that teenagers shouldn’t be at the new facility, which has an upper age limit of 12 years old, but this prompted a debate about what provision there is for those who are too old for playgrounds. Julie said: “It’s sad that we are quick to judge teenagers sat in a park. This has never changed through the generations, yet now there is far less for the children

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Julie Marshall to do. “When I was a teenager there used to be youth clubs. The question is, where are these now? There are a couple set up in other places, but too far for the teenagers to get to. Honestly, if I could start one up and anyone

knew a place that would let us hire for the evening to give these kids somewhere to go, I would start this up in a heartbeat.” Julie organised a public meeting to hear people’s views and it was attended by more than 20 residents and three parish councillors. The attendees heard from a community police officer, as well as a representative from the Urbie Bus, which is run by Youth in Sodbury and funded by Frampton Cotterell Parish Council. The bus is available every Tuesday evening from 7pm for teenagers from school year 9 and above. The parish council recently more than doubled its spending on youth provision. It has signed a contract with Face Filton, a youth service provider, to run

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a weekly youth club which is planned to start in November, running on Thursdays. The council is also planning to work with one of the providers to ensure that young people are at the heart of any decisions that are made about future provision. The Explorers, part of Scouting, are going to do a questionnaire for their members, and Julie has set up a Facebook group called What Youth Want in Frampton to gather ideas. Once all the suggestions are in, the parish council will use them to develop its youth provision further. There is also the possibility that a Youth Forum could be set up in future to work in partnership with village organisations.

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Next stage of play area work to start THE next phase of the redevelopment of Frampton Cotterell's revamped play area is about to get underway. A basket swing, a slide from the tower and a wooden fence are set to be installed at the Beesmoor Road play area from the end of November, and parts of it will have to be closed temporarily while the work is carried out. The fence will keep the play area separate from the playing field itself. Committee member and fundraiser Kate Colechin said: “This next phase will help the site look much more attractive. The new fencing and new gates have been been important features of the redevelopment. I'm sure the children will especially enjoy the slide though.” If enough funding is available, a willow tunnel will be installed next year, following a community workshop in February 2020

Beesmoor Road play area in Frampton Cotterell which will be similar in format to the den frame workshops back in July. More than 80 children and their families came to the den frame workshops and enjoyed helping to create part of their play area. The majority of the new equipment is already in place

after the Beesmoor Road Playing Fields Management Committee spent almost five years raising funds and applying for grants, successfully raising £140,000 towards the total £150,000 cost. Money has come from the Enovert Community Fund, Ibstock Community Fund, the

Postcode Local Trust, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and Frampton Cotterell and Westerleigh parish councils. The revamp is being carried out by Touchwood, a specialist company which has made all the new play equipment out of wood. It has already worked at Page Park in Staple Hill and the Witches Hat play area in Yate. The community has been involved from the start, with a workshop held to hear local views and local children asked for their opinions. The playing field was donated to the village in the 1940’s and is held in trust. The management committee is run solely by volunteers and it’s responsible for the upkeep of the park and pavilion and for raising funds to cover maintenance costs. Anyone who would like to get involved should email beesmoorroadpf@outlook.com.

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'Lack of respect' sees neighbour disputes rise NEIGHBOUR disputes and a worrying lack of respect for others in South Gloucestershire have soared, a report has found. Residents are growing alarmed that people are not giving consideration for fellow members of their community, despite a seven per cent drop in hate crime in the district. The findings are revealed in the 2018/19 annual report of the South Gloucestershire Safer and Stronger Communities Strategic Partnership, which comprises the police, council, voluntary sector and health bodies, and says Brexit is partly to blame. It said: “After four years hovering at nine or 10 per cent, the proportion of residents thinking there is a problem in their local area with people not treating each other with respect and consideration increased significantly, to 14 per cent. “There is evidence of tensions

arising from Brexit, particularly in the latter part of the financial year. “This trend for people not treating each other with respect and consideration is consistent with noticeable increases in demand for services.” The report said that compared with the previous year, complaints of antisocial behaviour to the council increased by 37 per cent, planning enforcement cases rose by 42 per cent and environmental health complaints, such as loud noise from nearby homes, went up by four per cent “with increasing numbers of these cases involving neighbour disputes”. The report, presented to the partnership at its meeting on October 11 said residents in the most deprived areas, officially called ‘priority neighbourhoods’, were “significantly more likely

to see people not treating each other with respect and consideration as a ‘fairly big problem’.” A separate report discussed by members revealed there were 372 hate crimes and incidents in South Gloucestershire between April 2018 and March 2019. While that is seven per cent down on the previous 12 months, when it stood at 400, it is still nine per cent higher than the 340 recorded incidents in 2016/17, The biggest proportion, 56 per cent, were racially motivated, followed by gender (14 per cent), disability (11 per cent) and homophobic (nine per cent). Men suffered most of the hate crime — 53 per cent of victims were male, 44 per cent female, with three per cent having no gender recorded and 0.2 per cent classed as transgender. Harassment or intimidation comprised almost half of all

incidents, ahead of physical assault (15 per cent), verbal abuse (13 per cent), malicious communication (10 per cent) and criminal damage (six per cent). The report added: “The highest proportion of hate crimes/incidents occurred in some of our priority neighbourhoods such as Kingswood, Filton, Yate and Patchway." South Gloucestershire Council head of safe strong communities Rob Walsh said: “In overall terms the level of hate crime in South Gloucestershire is below most of the rest of Avon & Somerset. “Most of these are verbal and not the kind of physical assault that hate crime immediately brings to mind.” By Adam Postans, Local Democracy Reporting Service

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Christmas market will help fund school THE biggest fundraising event of the year for the Friends of Winterbourne Academy is taking place this month. The Winterbourne Academy Christmas Market returns on Saturday November 23, with more than 50 stalls planned, including old favourites and some newcomers. The Friends of Winterbourne Academy group plays a crucial role in supporting the school by paying for equipment and experiences. This year and last it has funded science fair prizes, which encourage pupils to put their skills to the test at the popular event. New equipment for the year 7 playground has been purchased to help with the transition from primary to secondary school. The committee has also funded new matting for the swimming pool and kit for the swimming team, as well as a defibrillator.

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Sky-high price for Fab Four signatures IT may be an old piece of airline headed notepaper but a set of four Beatles autographs – and the story behind them – meant a collector was willing to pay £3,800 for this scrap of history. The signatures on British European Airways headed notepaper were obtained by helicopter pilot Ron Dibb while the Fab Four were filming scenes for A Hard Day's Night at Gatwick BEA Heliport in March 1964: the excellent price achieved emphasises the importance of a good background story when selling any autographs. The autograph was the star lot of a sale at Stroud Auction Rooms which saw 1,100 online bidders take 66 percent of sales, against commission and phone bidders and those in the room. Also in the ephemera section, a Stroud Beers shieldshaped advertising sign made an impressive £1,150 and a Jimi Hendrix autograph, together with a Brian Epstein Presents Sunday at the Saville programme featuring Jimi Hendrix Experience among

others, in August 1967, with a letter of provenance from the vendor, sold for £800. The Asian art section saw an 18th century jade carving of a boy with peaches make £2,000 and a bronze figure £1,600 and in the pictures and paintings section, an oil on canvas in ornate gilt frame depicting a composer/musician with score, possibly Mozart, went under the hammer for £3,600. An 18th/19th century oil on canvas of dogs or hounds chasing a leopard sold for £2,000, while a Damien Hirst permanent marker on ceramic plate portrait of Loic Bonbonny, who worked for Hirst as a chef and studio assistant, also sold for £2,000. It was titled and signed on rim of plate and came with a letter of provenance from Loic Bonbonny. An interesting 19th century portrait miniature of Napoleon, inscribed verso "A correct likeness of Napoleon Bonaparte taken during his last illness by the officer commanding the military guard at Longwood, St Helena 1821' sold for £750.

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Life-saving defibrillator installed in Iron Acton STAFF at a gym in Iron Acton have seen their hard work come to fruition after a defibrillator was installed on the business park where they are based. People working at SG23 Fitness decided to raise the £2,400 needed to pay for the life-saving device because they believed that not only their gym members could benefit but also the clients of the other companies based at Backfield Farm. Defibrillators deliver an electric shock to a person who is having a cardiac arrest to give them the best chance of survival until medical help arrives. Before the fundraising drive the nearest defibrillator to the business park was a few miles away at Rangeworthy. Manager Scott Dann said: “We currently have over 300 members who love what we do. They’ve all helped us in their own way to raise the money necessary to install this vital piece of equipment. The final amount was raised during our fourth birthday party this summer, with the help of further donations from our members. “It’s taken a long time for the unit to be manufactured and delivered but we are now over the moon with the final installation. We

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Toby Savage Labour group leader Pat Rooney said: "Our residents are being short changed as he is obviously not committed to ensuring that his top priority

is our valued residents and communities.” The council's Conservative group hit back, saying being council leader took up a “considerable” amount of time beyond traditional working hours. A spokesperson said: “The role is required to oversee all aspects of the council’s activities and is traditionally given a higher allowance as a result. “Despite this, it is still a considerably lower allowance paid than to council leaders and mayors in other parts of the region.” Bristol’s elected mayor Marvin Rees receives just over £70,600 per year, a salary which will rise to £79,500 after mayoral elections in May 2020. As well as Cllr Savage, who gave up a full-time career to

focus on leading the council, 29 other members of South Gloucestershire Council also received a special responsibility allowance last year. These included Jon Hunt, who got £11,831 on top of his basic allowance for taking responsibility for the cabinet portfolio of children and young people. The leaders of the minority political groups, Labour’s Pat Rooney and Claire Young for the Liberal Democrats, each received £8,146 in special allowances. Only 29 councillors made expense claims in the 2018/19 year. These ranged from £3.60 to under £1,000 in most cases and came to a total of £12,000. By Amanda Cameron, Local Democracy Reporting Service

Mayor's pay rise 'derisory' A PAY rise for the region's Metro Mayor, taking his salary to £65,000, has been slammed for not being big enough. Tim Bowles’ annual allowance will rise by £3,000, backdated to April, after a recommendation from an independent remuneration panel to the West of England Combined Authority. But the regional body’s overview and scrutiny committee vicechairman Cllr Winston Duguid has branded the increase as “derisory” and fears the comparatively low income for a regional mayor will deter good quality candidates from standing for office. The Bath & North East Somerset Lib Dem councillor told scrutiny members on October 2: “The allowance looks very low. “If you look at Andy Street in the West Midlands, he’s on the same as an MP, £79,500. “The Bristol mayor is going up to £79,500 as well.” Cllr Duguid said: “I’m concerned that next time around we just won’t get the calibre of individual applying, because if you’re in a senior position in the public sector or the third sector and you’re preretirement age, people quite often are earning six figures. “It’s too low and it concerns me. It’s a really big job and it’s going to get bigger — it requires a multi-skills set. “I really feel £65,000 is derisory in terms of the responsibilities of the position.” The independent panel recommended the pay rise after concluding that Winterbourne politician Mr Bowles works more than 65 hours a week, so cannot have another job while carrying out his Weca duties. By Adam Postans, Local Democracy Reporting Scheme

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Determined campaign to preserve inclusive education PARENTS marched and a petition has topped 6,000 signatures in the campaign to save a school's centre for disabled children. The resource base at Emersons Green Primary School enables children with physical disabilities or visual impairment to learn alongside mainstream pupils and draws children from a wide area, including Winterbourne Down and Yate. But a review of special educational needs and disabilities provision by South Gloucestershire Council's schools forum recommended that the resource base closes after the children who currently use it have moved on. The petition calling for the resource base to be saved, which was signed by 6,218 people, was handed in to a council meeting on October 16. Nigel Varley, of the National Education Union, told councillors: “We recognise there is a need to reorganise and improve SEND provision in South Gloucestershire, however we do not accept that improving

SEND provision necessitates the closure of an excellent facility. “The only motive for doing this must be financial and it will be to the detriment of the service. “LEA officers have emphasised their belief that inclusion means as far as possible including children with special needs in mainstream schools. “To dump children with complex needs into mainstream without the resources to address those needs is sheer cruelty amounting to abuse. “It also has a serious consequence for the other children in mainstream schools and the teaching and support staff already driven to breaking point by intolerable workload and punitive performance management." The council has held meetings and online consultations with parents over its proposed changes. Almost 50 parents, pupils, staff and supporters marched through driving rain from Emersons Green Primary School to one

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of the meetings, held at Blackhorse Primary School on September 30. The council is due to announce on November 4 whether the schools forum's proposals have been revised and whether they will be taken forward to public consultation. A council spokesperson said: “It was certainly helpful for officers to hear personal stories that underline the complexity of providing the right level of support locally for young people who need extra help. "They underlined some of the challenges that we know we face in making true inclusion for all young people a reality in all our schools, not just those who already embrace it. "We have committed to continue these discussions with parents and schools as we take on board what they have said in developing new options with a view to a full public consultation.”

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n NEWS THE daughter of the late author Dick King-Smith will visit this year’s Frampton Cotterell Scarecrow Trail, which is based on the characters from his famous novels. Mr King-Smith lived on Woodlands Farm for many years, and his writing was inspired by the animals there. The land is now being developed by Barratt Homes, which is building a new estate named Blackberry Park. Two years ago when the campaign against the development was at its height, Juliet King-Smith and her siblings Giles King-Smith and Liz Rose expressed their concerns about the proposal, saying that "it would be a terrible shame if the farm's land was sold off to developers”. They added: “We would so much like it if Woodlands Farm - the house and its land - were allowed to remain as they were, an inspiration to our late father, Dick, for the stories he would subsequently write - animal tales that have helped educate generations of children and have delighted them, their teachers

Author's daughter will visit scarecrow trail and parents.” Some 204 homes are now being built after a government planning inspector ruled in favour of Barratt Homes on appeal. Allotments, community orchards, hedgerows and ‘green street scenes’ have been promised. Juliet will be visiting her favourite local spots during her visit to the trail, which was due to run over the school half-term holidays, and may even pick a favourite scarecrow. People are being encouraged to vote for the best entry at the Brockeridge Centre, where a prize-giving for the winner will take place on November 2, at 11am.

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Jobs saved at former Thomas Cook store WORKERS at Yate's Thomas Cook travel shop have been thrown a lifeline by another company. Hays Travel has bought all 555 former Thomas Cook shops, saving up to 2,500 jobs. And the new owner said it planned to reopen the branch in Yate Shopping Centre's East Walk on October 28. Thomas Cook was placed into compulsory liquidation on September 23 after failing to secure £200 million banks were demanding to meet its debts. The company's branch in Yate Shopping Centre's East Walk shut immediately, with a notice attached to the door advising customers of the closure. Now Hays Travel is proposing to re-open the stores as soon as possible, after signing a deal with the Official Receiver and professional services group KPMG, who were appointed by a court to liquidate Thomas Cook's assets. A spokesperson said the store would reopen as a Hays Travel branch, with five former thomas Cook workers due to return. The spokesperson added: "All the staff have been offered contracts to return and work in their original store." Hays already has 190 shops of its own across the UK but none in Yate or Bristol. Two other travel firms – Tui and Virgin Travel – currently have shops in Yate Shopping Centre. Hays Travel managing director John Hays said: “Our staff were devastated to hear about Thomas Cook and we all immediately felt we wanted to help."

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experience and I truly hope that the exhibition encourages other victims to come forward and ask for help. I was especially happy to hear that the Next Link and Safe Link teams have delivered awareness training to museum staff in order to respond to anyone who discloses that they are victims. Since becoming PCC in 2012, it has been a priority of mine to put victims first. Along with my team, I have focused on commissioning tailored support services to help victims of crime and anti-social behaviour. As well as Safe Link, the other providers include adult service Victim Support, enhanced adult support service Swan Advocacy, children and young people provider Young Victims’ Service and Restorative Justice service Resolve West. We will be launching a

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n NEWS SERIOUS violence increased in South Gloucestershire last year despite a fall in overall crime, latest figures reveal. There were 1,352 violent incidents causing injury in 2018/19, equal to 4.8 per 1,000 adults. That compares with 4.3 over the previous 12 months. But the level of violence in the area is still low compared to other parts of the country and the Avon & Somerset police area. And total crime bucked the national trend by dropping from 61 recorded cases per 1,000 population in 2017/18 to 58.7 last year. The statistics have been revealed in the annual report of the South Gloucestershire Safer and Stronger Communities Strategic Partnership, which includes the police, council, health chiefs and the voluntary sector. Avon & Somerset police Chief Inspector Ben Moseley told a partnership meeting last week: “We are seeing a slight increase in violent crime consistent with other areas but we are a significant chunk lower than them. “We have put a real focus in South Gloucestershire in dealing with organised criminal groups and minimising the impact of county lines criminality. “County lines is a drugs model that feeds off vulnerable adults and children in the supply of class-A controlled drugs in remote towns, rather than big cities which controls the supply to towns. “Our focus has been to identify and support those

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vulnerable people who are at a very high risk of becoming exploited by county lines criminality, perhaps because of mental illness, drug addiction or having been in prison.” He said the district’s comparatively low levels of violence was the result of the police working in partnership with other organisations. South Gloucestershire’s 4.8 incidents per 1,000 adults compares with 7.6 for the wider Avon & Somerset Police area, 8.3 across the South West and 9.3 for England and Wales, according to the annual report. Chief Insp Moseley said Kingswood had the highest levels of violence in the area, followed by the police beats of Yate & Dodington, Staple Hill & New

Cheltenham and Patchway & Cribbs Causeway. The district’s overall crime rate of 58.7 per 1,000 people compares with 80.7 for Avon & Somerset, 67.8 across the South West and 83.5 nationally. Chief Insp Moseley said: “We are clearly lower for total crime than the other areas. “We are bucking the trend here. We are seeing a slight decrease in total crime. “All the other groups — the South West, Avon & Somerset and England and Wales — are seeing a very steady increase.” He said criminal damage was also significantly lower than elsewhere. “Other areas are plateauing but we have seen quite a sharp decrease,” he said.

“Here in South Gloucestershire we have done some really focused work in dealing with antisocial behaviour. “The bulk of those incidents are criminal damage against motor vehicles, and a significant proportion of those are the products of antisocial behaviour. “My staff have done lots of bespoke pieces of work throughout the last year. “We previously had an issue with antisocial behaviour in Thornbury. “We have dealt with that to a successful end. “It has returned to a low level of antisocial behaviour and resultant low level of criminal damage. “In other areas, such as Charlton Hayes, Patchway and Bradley Stoke, we convened multi-agency panels to solve antisocial behaviour. “The reason we are seeing a dip in criminal damage is because our work has been successful.” Cases of criminal damage dropped from 8.6 per 1,000 population in 2017/18 to 6.8 last year. The partnership’s meeting was held at Kingswood Civic Centre on October 11. By Adam Postans, Local Democracy Reporting Service

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Scouts rise to expedition challenge A SCOUT group is celebrating its first ever recipients of the Expedition Challenge badge. The Scouts from the 1st Winterbourne Down and Buryside Group had to plan a two-day expedition, including an overnight stay, route planning and menus. After several weeks of planning, they set off from Alveston on a Saturday afternoon, hiking four miles to Woodhouse Park Scout Centre, where they checked in with a leader. After setting up camp and getting the campfire lit, they cooked tea and camped for the evening before preparing breakfast, striking camp and walking eight miles via Olveston and Littleton-upon-Severn to the pick up point at Aust. Group Scout Leader Giles Ogram said: "This badge is one of the last one needed for these scouts to complete their Chief Scout Gold Award, which will also be a first achievement for our group." The group is selling Christmas Trees December 7, 8, 14 and 15 this year to raise funds. For more details on the group visit www.winterbournedownscouts.co.uk.

New rules give residents a voice RESIDENTS could soon be permitted to air their views when councillors visit planning application sites in South Gloucestershire. This follows a vote at a full council meeting last month, which saw the ruling Conservatives defeated on the issue. Currently, a planning committee will suggest a site visit if a proposal is controversial. The public can attend but are not allowed to speak. This was a change brought in a year ago under a shake-up of planning processes. Councillor Colin Hunt said the ban on people speaking had caused problems. “I have been attacked, abused, told I am a fascist and undemocratic and been reported to the standards board because people do not understand,” he said. Lib Dem Cllr James Arrowsmith said: “I have learned so much from residents - that ability to have a resident talk you through it, explain something that is not always obvious or we don’t always appreciate as members from different wards.” In a surprise result because of several Tory abstentions, members voted in favour of Lib Dem leader and Frampton Cotterell councillor Claire Young’s suggestion to add a line to the Tories’ motion that could now see the reinstatement of householders speaking at planning sites. “If your real concern is residents being able to point out things that should be looked at at a site visit, then the appropriate way to fix that is for them to be allowed to speak at site visits again,” she said. Council leader Toby Savage conceded that "there are areas to improve around public participation".

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SOME 245 million Christians worldwide Christians worldwide are currently facing persecution because of their faith. This problem is getting worse. The number of countries where Christians face religiously-motivated harassment rose from 128 in 2015 to 144 a year later, and globally as many as 80% of people who suffer persecution due to their faith are followers of Christianity. Perhaps because of a misguided political correctness – or an instinctive reluctance to talk about religion – governments have not always grappled with this problem. Earlier this year I wrote in a Voice column that the Bishop of Truro, Rev Philip Mounstephen, was conducting a review of the Foreign Office’s response to Christian persecution. This has now been published in full. The findings were horrifying, suggesting that in some parts of the world levels of

persecution are “coming close to genocide”. It has been heart-breaking to read about the bombing which took place at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Jolo, Sulu, in the Philippines earlier this year, and the reported 50-70,000 Christians currently detained in North Korean labour camps. I subsequently wrote to all our local church groups and received phenomenal feedback from a huge number of local people. I have now met with officials at the Foreign Office and made it clear that our community wants to see action. Bishop Mounstephen's report provided an overview of the UK government’s past response to religious persecution, and made a series of recommendations on possible improvements, such as ensuring that there are mechanisms to facilitate an immediate response to atrocity crimes, being prepared to impose

sanctions against perpetrators and exploring how social media strategies can counter religious hate. The UK can only become a world leader in promoting global religious tolerance if we truly understand the journey that we need to undertake to achieve it. I am now engaging with ministers, and sharing your feedback about what more can be done. I am always keen to gain a greater understanding, so if you have any personal thoughts on what steps the Government ought to be taking to tackle Christian persecution, and have not yet had the chance to get in touch to share these, I would be delighted to hear your views at luke.hall. mp@parliament.uk. We must tackle persecution across the world as an urgent priority, and I look forward to following positive developments in these efforts in the weeks and months ahead.

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Primary children try learning languages YOUNGSTERS at a Winterbourne primary school have had an early taste of learning foreign languages. Year 5 children at St Michael's C of E Primary were welcomed to Winterbourne Academy for a special afternoon session last month to take part in Year 7 French and

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Horticultural Society, 7.30pm at Friends’ Meeting House, Frenchay Common. Gardening talk by Mervyn Reed, gardener at David Austin Roses A New Style Of English Rose. All welcome, entry £2. November 10: n Remembrance Sunday service, St Michael's Church, Church Lane Winterbourne, 10am, followed by act of remembrance at Whiteshill Memorial at noon. November 11: n Community Engagement Forum, The Greenfield Centre, Winterbourne, 7pm. November 11: n Bristol Budgerigar Society talk by Keith Leedham at Little Stoke Community Hall, Little Stoke Lane, 7.30pm. Visitors welcome. Further details from secretary Colin Parsons on 01454 775878 or by email at colinpauline@hotmail.com. November 12: n All age/all ability community choir rehearsals for the Big Christmas Sing concert. Zion United Church, Frampton Cotterell 6.45-7.45pm. November 13: n Frampton Singalong, Children in Need Special, 2pm-3.30pm at Crossbow House, School Road, Frampton Cotterell. Donations to Children in Need for Special Song requests. Raffle donations appreciated for Children in Need Raffle. Tea and cakes provided. All proceeds to Children in Need. Contact Hilary on 07515 351 813. November 14: n Talk: Brewsters, Alewives and Beer Witches, 7-9pm, the Cartshed, Winterbourne Medieval Barn. Come and hear about women

brewers and the gender dynamics underpinning medieval social and economic power, with GWB beer from the brewery at Hambrook. Tickets cost £5 online at Ticketsource. November 19: n All age/all ability community choir rehearsals for the Big Christmas Sing concert. Zion United Church, Frampton Cotterell 6.45-7.45pm. November 20: n Frampton Cotterell and District Local History Society present Oliver Cromwell, a talk by Prof Ronald Hutton, TV historian, author and vice-president of The Sealed Knot, which is dedicated to the costumed re-enactment of battles and events surrounding the English Civil War. Zion Church, Woodend Road, Frampton Cotterell, 7.30pm. All welcome. Entry £4, includes light refreshments. November 21-23: n Winterbourne Players present Alan Ayckbourn’s poignantly humorous Confusions. Enjoy 3 playlets in one evening. WADCA, Watley’s End Road, Winterbourne, 8pm start. Tickets £8 (3 for 2 Thursday). Phone 0333 666 3366 or visit www.winterbourneplayers.org. November 23: n Winterbourne Academy Christmas Market, 11am to 3pm. More than 50 amazing market stalls, including pop-up Christmas photo studio, raffle with fantastic prizes, tombola, craft making and refreshments. Entry £1, children free. November 23: n Christmas Fayre, St Saviours Church, Coalpit Heath, 2pm. Gifts, raffle, tombola, refreshments and cakes. November 26:

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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, 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. Friendly group welcomes mums, dads and grandparents at St Saviours Church Hall, Coalpit Heath. Mondays 10am-11.30am, term-time only, £3 per family per session. Toys, dressing up, a sit-andride zone, book corner and song time, baby changing facilities play area for crawlers.

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n WHAT'S ON CONTINUED 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 Chipping Sodbury Men's Probus. 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 -

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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 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 ‘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 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 second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at Begbrook CA, Frenchay Park Road, from 10amnoon. Active bowls section. Visitors welcome. For more details contact registrar Bernard Ferris on 01454 774490. 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, 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

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n WHAT'S ON CONTINUED 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. n Phoenix Art Club meets at Guinea Lane, Fishponds in the Methodist church hall every Wednesday mornings 9.30am to 12noon. We have a number of artists with a wide range of skills and interests and we break for coffee at 11am to enjoy a chat with our friends and look around at what everyone is creating, be it watercolour, pencil, oils etc. Anyone interested in joining is welcome to drop in for coffee and see what goes on. We welcome all abilities! n Frenchay & Hambrook Horticultural Society holds gardening talks, events and trips on the first Wednesday of the month, 7.30pm at Friends’ Meeting House, Frenchay Common. All welcome, entry £2. Contact Susie Davis fhhs1947@outlook.com 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 8pm-10pm . No entry fee. All Welcome. n South Gloucestershire Arts Appreciation Society meet at Bradley Stoke Community School, Fiddlers Lane, Bradley Stoke, 3rd Thursday evening of the month. Starting October at 7.00 for 7.30 start. Refreshments provided. Contact: Sallykitching@ googlemail.com Tel. 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. 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. n Winterbourne Down Art Group meets from 2-4pm at All Saints Church Hall. Friendly, sociable folk who enjoy painting. All abilities welcome. For more information call Terry on 01454 774781 or Graham on 01454 778921. n New walking football session for the over 50's at UWE's new sports ground at Hillside Gardens, Frenchay Campus. Every Thursday 2-3p.m. £3 per session. Contact Keith Gwilym on 0794 838 3536 or email buwfc2018@gmail.com for more information.

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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.

Duplo Club: Saturday November 2 and 30, 10.30-11.30am. Suitable for pre-school children, who must be accompanied by an adult. Free event – no booking required. 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 November 23, 10.3011.30am. Free event – no booking required. Have you Read…? Open reading group for all. No set text – share your love of books, extend your reading horizons. First Friday of every month, 11am-noon. The Craft Group: Next meetings on Saturday

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November 2, 16 & 30, 10am-noon. New members will always be made welcome by this friendly group. Share tips and ideas for your knitting, sewing or crochet projects. Free Half Term drop-in: Journey through the Woodland. Friday November 1, 10.30am-noon. Drop-in session making simple crafts. Suitable for ages 4-10. 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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n WHAT'S ON CONTINUED 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 Hall, Coalpit Heath: Coffee and teas with a warm welcome and new friends at 11.15am or stay for lunch, starting at midday. Donations towards church funds. 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. 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,

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Greenfield Centre, Winterbourne. 10am to 4pm, third Saturday of the month. n Frampton Cotterell Royal British Legion, Ryecroft Rd. Every 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 11.30am-12-30pm. £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 n Messy Church at All Saints Church Hall, Winterbourne Down. Every third Saturday of the month from 4pm to 6pm. All-age afternoon of fun, craft and activities, with a meal and praise

service. 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

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n RECIPE OF THE MONTH

Getting ahead of the game I’M sitting at my desk trying, indeed, to get ahead of the game, writing my article for November. Those of you who have read my articles regularly might remember that my recipe for November is often an edible gift for Christmas. It’s a joy for me to have a session in my cosy kitchen, making homemade preserves for gifts. It’s particularly good if it’s pouring with rain outside! And when I see the jars all lined up and destined for special people, I feel really pleased. And I feel a certain amount of satisfaction that I’ve started on my Christmas gift list. My recipe for mango chutney is easy to make and, though it takes a couple of hours to do, it’s well worth the effort. I suggest you look for mangos in the markets, as they are so much cheaper. Save your screw- top jars in advance, so you’re ready to go. Equipmentwise, all you need is a large, tall, deep saucepan and a wooden spoon. I make small batches of the chutney to give to special people, but I also keep a couple of jars for my own Christmas table. The chutney goes particularly well with cold meats or my favourite leftover turkey curry. I’m smiling just thinking about it. As I look out the window, the rain has stopped and there’s a beautiful rainbow.

Mango Chutney This is the most well-known Indian accompaniment to a curry, but as well as simply being served with poppadums, it has many other uses. See Cook’s Tips below. Makes 1kg (2 ¼ lb) You will need: Mango – 900g/2 lb – peeled

Ann Murray is from the Cooking4 Cookery School based in Chipping Sodbury. She’s teamed up with Frome Valley Voice to pass on her wealth of experience in the kitchen. Salt – ½ tsp Cooking Apples – 225g/8oz – peeled Distilled Malt Vinegar – 300ml/ ½ pint Demerara Sugar – 200g/7oz Onion – 1 – roughly chopped Garlic clove – 1 – peeled and finely chopped Ground ginger – 2 tsp Here’s what you do: Slice the mango into chunks and place in a large non-metallic bowl. Sprinkle with salt and leave to one side. Cut the apples into quarters, remove and discard the cores, and roughly chop. Place the malt vinegar and sugar in a large saucepan or preserving pan. Heat gently, stirring occasionally,

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until the sugar has dissolved completely. Add all the rest of the ingredients to the mixture and bring slowly to the boil, stirring occasionally. Once boiling point has been reached, reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and simmer for about an hour. Stir frequently, especially towards the end of the cooking time. (You have to be on the ball here, this is when the chutney is most likely to catch on the bottom of the pan!) Cook until the chutney is thick and there should be very little excess liquid. Spoon the chutney into warmed sterilized jars. Seal. Label when cool. Store in a cool, dark place and allow to mature for at least 2 weeks before eating.

Variations: If you like your chutney more fiery, seed and finely slice 2 green chillies and stir into the chutney with the garlic and ginger. Cook’s Tips: To use with fish – put a dessertspoonful on top of a salmon fillet, wrap in foil and either barbecue or cook in the oven 180C, 350F or gas 4 for 7-10 minutes. Mix with thick yoghurt to make a spicy dip – 2 tablespoons of chutney to 150ml yoghurt. Use within 1 year of making. Once opened, store in the fridge and use within 3 months.

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November, 2019

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Earthworks planned to keep travellers off FORTIFICATIONS to prevent travellers from camping on a village green will be built at a cost of £20,000. Residents called for action after seven illegal encampments in seven years by caravans at land off Down Road in Alveston. South Gloucestershire Council's cabinet has approved £15,000 to build the earth embankment, called a bund, on top of £5,000 pledged by Alveston Parish Council. But opposition councillors say other areas of the district, where parishes have paid for their own barriers, should now get a refund. Earlier this year, Iron Acton Parish Council paid £3,000 to install boulder around the perimeter of the village green in an attempt to deter travellers. Fence posts were also put around Latteridge Green, in an attempt to stop future damage and waste dumping when the greens are occupied, following

a consultation with villagers as to what preventative measures could be put in place. Severn Vale ward councillors Matthew Riddle and Keith Burchell helped raise a 600name petition calling for the Alveston earthworks. Mr Riddle told a recent cabinet meeting: “Keith and I received considerable complaints about the trespass in June so we set up a working group which included representatives from the parish council and residents, who went door-to-door with a petition for action to physically stop further trespasses. “A bund of about half a metre will cost £20,000 and Alveston Parish Council has already committed £5,000 to demonstrate that this is a priority for our area. “The bund will have wild flowers growing on it and that will increase the local biodiversity and pollinators.” Yate North Lib Dem

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councillor Mike Drew asked: “On what basis do you choose to protect South Gloucestershire land from incursion by travellers? “Yate Town Council has provided a bund around South Gloucestershire Council land in Yate to prevent disturbance to residents nearby, so perhaps we could get a refund on the money we spent on behalf of this council?” Thornbury ward councillor Maggie Tyrrell said: “I’m really pleased to know the work at Alveston is being done at last because it has been five years since the parish council asked for it.”

Matthew Riddle and Keith Burchell in front of the land in Alveston Cabinet member for corporate resources Ben Burton said: “I am more than happy to receive representations from other communities who feel a bund is suitable to their location and we will consider those in the usual way.” By Adam Postans, Local Democracy Reporting Scheme

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November, 2019

n COMMUNITY NEWS

Village Action: Join Neighbourhood Watch EVERY road in Frampton Cotterell and Coalpit Heath is covered by our free Neighbourhood Watch scheme and numerous residents are already benefiting as members. This scheme reaches across the village to help minimise crime, combat burglary, theft and vandalism as a result of people coming together to increase the level of supervision of homes and their immediate environment, and by reducing the opportunities for desirable goods to be stolen. Residents who are registered in our scheme receive security information and advice from the police, with regular updates, notice of trends in criminal activity to be aware of and a local coordinator

whom they can contact. They may also take advantage of special discounts on various security items and home insurance. Remember that we are the eyes and ears of the police and that this scheme facilitates the two-way communication that helps to keep us all safer – so important in recent times. By joining this scheme, you will: • strengthen our local community spirit, making it more welcoming and inclusive • be more able to share information among neighbours and the police • ensure more people know how to keep themselves safe

• help prevent crime locally • demonstrate that you care and have pride in our community • increase neighbourly reassurance and thus reduce the fear of crime and isolation whilst helping everyone, including the more vulnerable, to feel safer in their own homes Already a member? Then increase your safety by encouraging neighbours and local friends to join us – the more members displaying our free NHW stickers around us and across the village, the more effective we'll all be. Like to take advantage and register or want more details of our Village Neighbourhood Watch

scheme? Then do not hesitate to contact Village Action, online at www.villageaction.org.uk, on Facebook at FCVillageAction or leave a phone message at the Brockeridge Centre in Woodend Road on 01454 864442. Some security advice: • Fit a burglar alarm, don’t leave doors unlocked or accessible windows open • Secure your rear garden and fit motion-sensitive light • Garage your vehicle if possible, or remove valuables and tools • Lock your shed and padlock bikes and machinery inside Jen Dunford

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New High Vis Jackets Keller & Co Chartered Accountants of Church Rd, Frampton Cotterell have kindly sponsored the purchase of ten more high viz jackets for our volunteers. Their continued support is greatly appreciated. Winter planting Now the summer has come to an

end (sadly), the planters around the village are being replenished with winter bedding (pansies, violas and bellis amongst others) and underplanted with mini daffodils. Hopefully these will settle in and flourish during the winter and early spring brightening everyone’s day. Christmas Coffee Morning It’s never too early to think about Christmas! Come and join us on Wednesday November 27, at

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10am at the Brockeridge Centre, Frampton Cotterell. Enjoy a cup of tea or coffee with a slice of cake and browse the stalls for Christmas decorations and stocking fillers. Could you help? It takes time, effort and funds to maintain the planting around the village, benefiting the local community, the environment, and the wildlife. If you would like to help there are various ways in which you can do so:

Could you spare a few minutes regularly? Help to maintain a planter (at this time of year this means watering and deadheading). Could you spare a couple of hours twice a year (late spring and autumn)? 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 other forms of advertising! If you can help in any way, we’d love to hear from you. Please email us at floralfriendsofframpton@ gmail.com.

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n COMMUNITY NEWS Coalpit Heath WI

and an evening Christmas meal, a stall at St Saviour’s Christmas fair and our carol service. If our meetings feel like something that you would like to be a part of then why not come along? New members are always welcome. We meet on the first Wednesday of every month at 7.45pm in St Saviour's Church Hall. We have our AGM in November and in December we have a flower arranging session. To find out a bit more about us, why not search @WICoalpitHeath on Facebook?

Redcliffe in December. 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. Debbie Taylor

STARTING as a post boy and working his way up to a chocolatier meant that our speaker this month, John Gingell, was able to use his 40 years at Fry’s to share the story of chocolate, from bean to bar. We learnt about its early discovery, through to how the name developed, to the start of the first factories making chocolate bars. John talked us through the process of making a chocolate bar – an amazing 8 cocoa pods are needed to make each 100g bar! A talk about chocolate wouldn’t be complete without sampling some. Chocolate made to an 1820’s recipe is absolutely delicious. John also shared his extensive collection of memorabilia, including photographic plates of the Five Boys, presentation bibles and gold tins presented by Princess Mary at Christmas 1914. A fascinating evening.

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Also during this month four of our members completed the Walk of Hope for Brain Tumour Research. Fortunately the weather was kind to us, even if the hills were not! The garden at the Manor hall is ready for Apple day, the cyclamen are looking particularly beautiful. Our scarecrow has been created and is hiding in a garage ready for the half term trail. Coming up we have a trip to Worcester Christmas market, a day

OUR September event was a Zumba talk and workshop lead by the inspirational Karen Davis, who runs popular dance and Zumba classes for all ages in Winterbourne and Wick – her clients range from age 4 to 94! Several of our members attend Karen’s classes on a regular basis and really enjoy them. Everyone pitched in and had a go – it was great fun! As well as running a number of local classes, Karen also gives free classes for cancer patients and often runs funding events for local charities, including Flamingo Chicks, which gives disabled and unwell children access to free dance classes. We had a craft evening in October where members shared their skills in crafts such as jewellery-making, crochet, knitting, quilting and felting, so that we could all have a go at anything we fancied. Members' stalls showcased hand-made jewellery, Christmas cards, decorations and gifts as well as locally based Seren Scarves (a range of lovely scarves and bags), with plenty of ideas for some great Christmas gifts on offer. There will be a Bingo night coming up in December (date tbc), and the Annual Meeting will be held on November 26 at St Peter’s Hall. Regional events to look forward to include a home skills and gardening event in Chipping Sodbury towards the end of November and the annual Christmas carol service at St Mary

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On our summer day out in August, Winterbourne Evening members paid a visit to Organic Blooms at Latteridge. On a lovely sunny day we enjoyed a tour in the sun and then a hand-tied bouquet demonstration by Jo, one of the owners of the company, followed by excellent home made cakes and coffee or tea. Afterwards we went for lunch to The Lamb at Iron Acton, where we were made very welcome and enjoyed an excellent meal. Our meeting in September was a games evening hosted by Carol Shield. Such a lot of fun, laughter and learning! We also had a harvest sales table, with members' own produce. Some of our members attended the Avon Federation AGM at the Winter Gardens in Westonsuper-Mare, which is looking very splendid after recent renovation. A very interesting day, with good speakers and a chance to catch up with friends from other WIs in our federation. At the beginning of October, Susan Marshfield organised a visit by coach to Whitchurch Silk Mill near Newbury, one of the few still working today, although mainly as a museum and demonstrations of silk weaving. We spent several hours walking round

the mill and watching the looms, still powered by the large water wheel. After seeing how labourintensive it is to weave the silk, it is easy to understand why the silk products are so expensive. Our coach then took us to Winchester for lunch and a few hours to explore this beautiful city.

At our October meeting, which was also our 63rd birthday party with a lovely cake and glass of wine, our speaker was Sarah Harris, who talked about the history of the wool trade in Bristol. Back in the Middle Ages, British wool was highly soughtafter and was exported to France and Belgium as fleeces and then reimported after it had been processed into wool. Eventually we started processing our own wool, to avoid paying a 10% tax which had been introduced on the export of fleeces to Europe. The wool from sheep grazed in the Cotswolds was especially fine and a large wool industry set up in the centre of Bristol. This was later moved out of the centre, as residents complained about the very smelly process, which involved fermenting urine! Sarah was thanked for her interesting talk by Emilie Smith. We are now looking forward to our next outing in November to Abbey Cwm Hir in Wales, to take a tour of the 52 rooms lavishly decorated for Christmas; what a treat in store. We have been told to take our slippers as outdoor shoes are not permitted in the house! At our next meeting we will be having a craft evening to make a Christmas decoration and also our AGM. If you would like to come along as a visitor for this or any other meeting, you can be sure of a very warm welcome. We meet on the second Thursday of every month, except August, at the St Michael’s Rooms, High Street, Winterbourne at 7.30pm. If you would like any further information please telephone 01454 772816. Margaret Beacham

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n NEWS Winterbourne Down WI - October Report THERE was a small group of members at our autumn meeting, chaired by Margaret Aspbury, and after the business had taken place Margaret welcomed Liz Ferguson, who lives in Hambrook and gave us a most interesting talk, called Remember Me. One day, whilst Liz was walking her dog, she stopped by the War Memorial and was intrigued by the 53 names of the men and soldiers who died in the First World War. She decided that she wanted to research and track down who these people were, what their livelihood was and where they had come from. It took her two visits, of two days each, to go to the cemeteries of the battlefields of Northern France - accompanied by her husband - to find the relevant graves and put a poppy on each one. Liz sourced information from local churches, schools and the Commonwealth Graves Commission. Liz had a table showing us memorabilia from the First World War - photo graph albums, knitted socks and scarves, painted eggs that were sent to London and then onward to the wounded soldiers in hospital, a brass Princess Mary Box, which had inside a card and photo of her plus a bullet pen, cigarettes and chocolate, parish magazines from 1870 and blankets which were rented out during the winter months. We were told that women's groups would make fruit cakes and Christmas puddings to be sent to the soldiers. A very interesting and poignant talk. Liz says it is a passion of hers to find out about the soldiers and she would like to make a start on the 25 names on the Memorial from the Second World War. In June our WI had a very interesting trip to the American Museum in Bath, where they had a special quilting exhibition of the work of Kaffe Fassett. He was copying the designs of old quilts, giving his modern-day approach. In July we went to a member's garden for a tea party and were lucky to be able to sit in warm sunshine admiring her garden. In November our speaker will be Ian McGuire, talking about the conservation of the British owl, and in December, Karen Beasley will be showing us how to make wreaths and table decorations. Everyone is welcome to join us at 7.30pm on November 7, at Winterbourne Down Church Hall. Sue Forse

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WHILE many people are still to start thinking about Christmas, the Crossbow Singers have been preparing since September. The Frampton Cotterell choral group has been hard at work on their festive show, That Christmassy Feeling, which takes place on December 9 and 10 at Crossbow House. Diane Rix, from the group, said: "Some pieces will be old favourites, whilst there are some lovely less well-known arrangements." The singers will welcome guest singers Lucy and Ellie Lunt, who are both secondary school pupils, and sixth former Grace Flynn to perform. The group has also welcomed back Mary Darby

as its piano accompanist after hip surgery. Diane said: "We thank Anthony Davies once again for doing such an amazing job as accompanist during Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s absence. "Of course, as well as all the choral and solo items, there will be plenty of opportunity for audience participation with Christmas carols and the like, and as always light refreshments will be served during the interval." The concerts start at 7.30pm each evening and tickets, at ÂŁ6 each, are available for the Monday night by calling 01454 772675 and Tuesday by calling 01454 887885.

Underfloor heating goes in to barn WINTERBOURNE Barn Medieval Trust is now more than half-way through the major refurbishment project in conjunction with the Heritage Lottery Fund. So far, the project is still running to schedule and WMBT is beginning to think about reopening the site for major events in the late spring-early summer of 2020. The Trust will also be looking to recruit a business and development manager shortly. In the Medieval Barn the walls have been lime-washed to lighten and brighten the space,

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and underfloor heating is being installed to take the chill off your feet when you are sitting still. This will allow the barn to be used in comfort for more months of the year. Full-blown modern heating systems cannot be installed as they would damage the historic wooden roof timbers. The West Barn has been transformed from a dilapidated old ruin into a useful and flexible space. An upstairs floor has now gone in, and partition walls are dividing the barn into seminar rooms, a kitchen, and new toilets. Work has also begun on an interpretation gallery which

will link the Medieval Barn to the West Barn, proving direct access between the two without going outdoors. The cow byres have now been extended and re-roofed, and internal work is now continuing to make them into modern artisan workshop spaces. Until the main barn re-opens, talks and hands-on workshops will continue in the Cartshed through the winter months. For further details about Winterbourne Medieval Barn Trust visit www. WinterbourneBarn.org.uk.

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A guide to pre-owned cars with Richard Cooke

Second-hand Style The classic car market: I’m calling it

HE classic car market has gone just one way for the last twenty years – inexorably up. Several hundred percent up, in particular between 2009 and 2015. I’m calling it now though: the bubble is starting to lose its firm lustre. Watch it deflate or collapse for certain marques over the next five to ten years, as market forces and, more importantly, demographics play out. So why now? Three reasons. The first two will be familiar to the awfully clever analysts who are paid eye-watering sums of money to predict the future value of assets. The third reason is often missed by the teenage scribblers, because it isn’t so easily modelled. If I’m right, it’s bad news for the chancers (sorry, ‘investors’) holding onto valuable motors purely for profit. But then it’s great news for those of us who love classics for what they should be – an enthusiasts’ hobby. I maintain classics should be driven and used, not stored away like gold bullion. So, reason one for the imminent decline in values: there are no fundamentals underpinning the classic car market. Unlike housing, no-one

actually needs a classic car. And although supply is limited, an upside to the recent rise in values is that classics which would once have been scrapped are now being expensively restored. Classic cars will never be worthless either – a vehicle that moves and can take you places will always have some value. But that value is entirely dependent on what people are prepared to pay and, in the case of classics, they will start to rank below other more important considerations. The market is also partly propped up by an absence of other attractive places for investors to put their money. Reason two: there is usually a cost to holding assets. A house costs you council tax and maintenance. Your investment manager charges you a fee. That cost is bearable whilst the asset’s value is increasing or is perceived to be increasing. But if you are hanging on to an Aston Martin worth £200k and the value stops rising, and then starts to drop, are you so happy to pay £2k a year for storage and another £1k for insurance and preventative servicing? Car collectors say that this is an investment you can

enjoy – you can drive it. But hold on: What if it gets damaged? And the value is inextricably linked to how low the mileage is, so you don’t want to drive too far. Remove the enjoyment and investors will question if their money could work harder elsewhere. You won’t hear vested interests (dealers, journalists, collectors) talk about this above a hushed whisper. Reason three: baby boomers. Or rather, demographic change. Retirees aged between 60 and 75 with disposable cash have splashed it on the cars they couldn’t afford in their youth. This partly explains the huge rise in value of classic Jaguars, Ferraris, Mercedes and Porsches. But the boomers are starting to die, and leaving their priceless motors to children who would rather use the money for something else. Think school fees, paying off the mortgage or covering a whopping inheritance tax bill. Generation X are buying the cars they craved when young – the Peugeot 205 GTi, BMW M3s, Lancia’s Delta Integrale. Their values are correspondingly shooting up. As for Millennials, they aren’t even bothering to learn to drive. And those that do want an electric car, to impress Greta Thunberg and their Extinction Rebellion peers. To be clear, not all classics will lose value. But some simply have to, as demand for them evaporates. This month’s picture is of a 1974 Jensen Interceptor Mk3. It was powered by a 7.2 litre Chrysler V8 engine, indifferently mated to the very pretty Italian body by a borderline militant workforce in the Midlands. It is both achingly beautiful and tragically flawed; Interceptor rust never sleeps. In 2001 I almost bought a reasonable example for £5k. Today a specialist will charge you £80k for a restored car. Just try selling it to a 35-year-old who needs that amount for a house deposit, has never even heard of Jensen and thinks 12mpg is a YouTube influencer.

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My brush with homeopathy PEOPLE turn to homeopathy for a multitude of reasons, from wanting to avoid ‘western medicine’ to looking for a more 'natural approach'. The Interchange’s editor, Suzie, visited a homeopath recently to find out more I was tired. All the time tired. Exhausted tired. And I couldn’t see a way of not being tired. I have two young children and we have my partner’s son stay with us 50% of the time. I also work full-time and have a limited family network. Add to that a stack of other life ‘stuff’, and I was tired. I felt my tiredness was starting to wear me down. I’d been tested for a whole host of ‘traditional’ medical ailments, such as having my thyroid tested and for diabetes. But every test came back okay. I also had endless mouth ulcers, which had become a painful, standard addition to my life. I’m a member of quite a few networking groups and happened to mention that I was looking for someone who could give me an overhaul. Several homeopaths were mentioned and I decided to give one a go, with no real understanding of what homeopathy was or how it could help. What is homeopathy? It’s a complementary or alternative medicine, based on ideas by a German doctor called Samuel Hahnemann in the 1790s. Essentially he came up with a theory that ‘like cures like’ – substances that cause symptoms might help to remove them. What can homeopathy treat? Common conditions people try homeopathy for include asthma, ear infections, hay fever, mental health conditions, such

as depression, stress and anxiety, allergies, dermatitis, arthritis and high blood pressure. How does it work? A homeopath will usually ask you about any specific health conditions, but also about your general well-being, emotional state, lifestyle and diet. Based on this, they will decide on a course of treatment, which most often takes the form of a pill, capsule or tincture (solution). Your homeopath may recommend that you attend one or more follow-up appointments so the remedy's effects on your health can be assessed. Did it work for me? Now this is the part where I have to admit that I didn’t follow through with the whole procedure. I was sent the remedies and I never took them. This was in part because I assumed I’d be given a pill and that would be it each day. But each day there was a different pill of a different dosage and I never seemed to have the time or

patience to sit down and figure out what I needed to take and when. I did feed this back to my homeopath. However, seeing the homeopath undoubtedly made me better, feel more well and less tired. How so? Considering I didn’t take the remedies? Whilst having my consultation my homeopath asked if I’d like something called a zygote scan, which looks at which supplements your body is lacking and which it needs to function well. I was given a full report of which vitamins and supplements I needed. This was an add-on to my session, but I’m so glad I had it. I was advised to take a probiotic, B12 and large doses of vitamin C. The probiotic has helped my digestive problems – not cured, but helped. The B12 has helped with energy and the vitamin C has altogether stopped the recurrent, endless mouth ulcers I used to have. Because of this success I do keep thinking to myself I should take the prescribed remedies, as I’m sure they’ll do me wonders.

But in the meantime, just taking focused supplements has had an enormous impact. What does homeopathy cost? The NHS no longer supports patients who wish to try homeopathy, so it has to be paid for personally. Initial consultations usually cost upwards of £50 and then there’s follow-ups. The cost of remedies may or may not be included in your initial consultation. Where can you try homeopathy in our area? You can start by trying the British Homeopathic Association, which has a helpful tool to help you find a local homeopath. However, I’ve found a couple who’re local to get you started, including Priscille Francetti or Janja Martin, both based in the North Bristol/South Glos area. Their websites also have plenty of information on how homeopathy can help.

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n THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH

A time to remember the departed "I AM the resurrection and the life," says the Lord. "Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die." These are words that open more or less every Order of Service for a funeral in the Methodist Worship Book, and words that probably aren’t expected the first time a new minister writes to the local community. However, this time of year is very much a time for relying on these words of assurance as we take specific time out of our busy lives to remember those ‘whom we have loved but see no longer’. At the beginning of November, the universal church takes the opportunity to celebrate All Saints and All Souls days. A chance to recall to mind all those ‘saints’ who have gone before and have had an impact on our lives. What we see around us today, with the Americanised Halloween, is a far cry from the origins of All Hallow’s Eve, a time when the Church traditionally would have held vigils ahead of the feast day of All Saints. And then as we move through November who can forget to ‘remember, remember the 5th of November’. Despite all that is going on at the moment, plotting to blow up the Houses of Parliament

probably isn’t the best idea. Guy Fawkes certainly found out in 1605 that it wasn’t the best idea, as he was executed for his crimes on 31 January 1606. But still we ‘celebrate’ and remember those events over 400 years later. And then we arrive at Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day. At the 11th hour, of the 11th day of the 11th month, the nation is encouraged to pause, as we recall the guns falling silent at the end of the Great War, 'the war to end all wars', as history declared. Although I’ve never served, Remembrance is a significant time for me. Both of my grandfathers served in World War II, one with the Royal Navy and one in the South Staffordshire Regiment, and thankfully both returned. I’ve never done the research into the Great War, but I’m fairly certain that there will be relatives of mine who never returned, because that was the case for so many families across our country, and across the world. Back home in the Black Country I was chaplain to Wednesbury Royal British Legion and had the privilege between 2014 and 2018 to lead the town's remembrance events. Over 2,000 people crammed into the town's Memorial Gardens and in the

streets surrounding them on Remembrance Sunday, and then on Armistice Day itself groups of children would come, particularly from local primary schools to pay their respects. I’ve seen a huge increase in the number of people attending Remembrance Sunday events, and from speaking to others, it has been seen across the country. Perhaps some of that has been around the Centenary events of the Great War, seen with huge national events such as the Tower of London Poppies back in 2014 and the images of lost men and women whose portraits were drawn into the beaches across the country last year. But also in much smaller, local events, as schools, churches and community groups have often got involved in making poppy displays for their local areas. I think, though, that there has also been a recognition of the continued work that young men and women who are members of Her Majesty’s Armed Forces continue to do around the globe today, both in areas of conflict and in areas of peace. Folk want to recognise this in some way. This year I will be in Hawkesbury Upton, leading the village service there on November 10, however I would encourage

Rev Leigh Maydew Minister, Salem Methodist Church, Watley’s End

you to find opportunities and ways to share in the commemorations that will be taking place across the Frome Valley. At Salem, people will be gathering together for worship beginning at 10.30am and you are most welcome to join them, or at other churches across the area. November can be a difficult month for many who are bereaved; please know that the Church is there for you, the Church will be praying for you and for the souls of all the departed, and be assured that Jesus came to offer life eternal and we will meet those whom we have loved again in Glory.

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Protesters join march PROTESTERS from South Gloucestershire joined what was described as one of the UK’s largest ever political demonstrations as Parliament debated the Brexit deal. Organisers of the People’s Vote march in London on October 19 believe around a million people joined the demonstration, although police have declined to release an official estimate. Andy O’Brien, from Thornbury, was one of those taking part in the march to call for a second referendum on any Brexit deal. He said: “I’m marching because in the 2016 referendum politicians promised whatever they thought the public wanted to hear. So it’s time to vote on the facts now, not the fiction.” Kevin Sell, from Yate, said: “I'm marching to stay in the EU to better enable an open, liberal, fair, stable and progressive society for all current and future UK citizens.”

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Have your say on council tax

SOUTH Gloucestershire council is asking people to have their say on its budget and council tax for next year. The council expects to spend around £632 million in the next financial year on areas including schools, refuse collection, street cleaning and social care. It says band D households are likely to face a £59.22 increase in annual bills for its services, made up of a 1.99 per cent increase for its regular services plus an extra 2 per cent adult social care precept announced by the government to meet the ever-growing demand for these services. The council says it had been expecting a 3.27 per cent fall in resources but the latest Government Spending Round actually provides a 6.8 per cent increase in available funding for the 2020/21 financial year. The council says that, despite the increase in funding this year it will need to make further cuts of just under £12m over the next four years "to keep pace with increasing cost pressures". Announcing its latest consultation, a spokesperson said: "Until we have certainty about potential further funding increases in the future, we have to treat those announced this year as one-off, if we are to responsibly balance our books." Council cabinet member for resources Ben Burton said: “In the face of continually increasing demand for the services needed by the most vulnerable in our society, the young and the old, we need to balance delivering those services and ensuring we get value for every pound we spend, with balancing the books. And that is why each year we ask residents to let us know about their views and priorities as we plan for the future.” People can have their say by emailing consultation@southglos. gov.uk, taking part in a survey on the council website, calling 01454 868154 or writing to Freepost RTXL-YJXJ-BXEX, South Gloucestershire Council, Corporate Research & Consultation Team, Badminton Road, Bristol, BS37 5AF. The consultation closes on January 5 next year and the results will be considered at a council meeting on February 12.

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n NEWS A SCAMMER who sold mattresses out of the back of a van in Yate has been banned from approaching customers and ordered to pay more than £1,300 in fines and costs. Lovell Lee approached people in the street to make sales and carried on his scam across the South West despite being cautioned by police as long as 10 years ago and prosecuted back in 2013. South Gloucestershire Council’s trading standards team took action when a couple in Yate who had been sold two mattresses by Lee made a complaint about him via Citizens Advice in November last year. They prosecuted him for failing to give the couple written notice of their 14 day cancellation rights, which should have enabled them to claim their money back, after discovering he had been reported three times, most recently in Swindon in 2016. During the investigation, two further complaints were received

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Ban for mattress scammer who sold from back of van via Citizen’s Advice, including one from a woman Lee had approached in the street and sold a mattress to while she was out walking her dog. Lee pleaded guilty to two fraud offences at Bristol Magistrates’ Court on September 25. The 45-year-old, from Cirencester, was fined £332 and ordered to pay £1,000 costs and a victim surcharge of £30. He was also banned from cold calling or approaching customers in the street anywhere in the UK under a two-year criminal behaviour order and told to comply with consumer protection legislation. The council said Lee had been prosecuted "as he had clearly ignored previous advice and continued to trade in an illegal manner, showing complete

One of the mattresses sold by Lovell Lee disregard for the law". Industry body the National Bed Federation says hundreds of so-called ‘bargain mattresses’ are sold across the country each week by rogue traders from the back of vans. The NBF says the mattresses they sell are often they are simply discarded old mattresses that have been salvaged by unscrupulous dealers, who then put cheap new covers on them, so they look brand new, sometimes attaching labels from well-known brands. Some don't meet fire safety regulations and many are dirty and worn out under their new covers.

Council cabinet member for communities Rachael Hunt said: “We are determined not to allow scammers like this to operate unhindered in South Gloucestershire and we will use all of the powers at our disposal to prosecute offenders and protect our residents. “We strongly advise people not to deal with doorstep traders and to only make agreements with reputable traders, never paying any money up front. If you have concerns then I encourage you to report them and if a deal seems too good to be true; it usually is.” Anyone who is suspicious about doorstep traders can report them by calling 03454 04 05 06.

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Kadie is aiming for future success on court SHE may be just nine years old now but Kadie Robinson could be a name to watch in the future. The junior Winterbourne Tennis Club player won the 9U Girls Singles in the Avon County Championships 2019 at Redland Green Tennis Club. Elsa Looij from the club said: "She played outstanding tennis, comfortably winning all five games in straight sets against her five opponents in a round-robin. "She also represented Avon County in the 9U County Cup Tournament in Bath, in which Avon came 3rd overall. Kadie played four singles matches and four doubles, winning six out of her eight matches." Kadie, a pupil at St Michael's School in Winterbourne, joined WTC a few months before her third birthday. She plays tennis most days of the week but also enjoys playing football for the Emersons Green Under-10 girls’ team, in the Bristol Girls League. In her spare time Kadie attends Brownies, enjoys drawing and playing computer games. She says her ambition is to become a tennis player and an aerospace engineer one day. Elsa added: "Well done Kadie - we wish

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Frampton make strong start to the season FRAMPTON Cotterell Rugby Club have made a strong start to the season, having won four and drawn one of their league matches. The club are also in the quarter finals of the county intermediate vase, after being awarded a walkover against Ross-on-Wye, whom they had beaten 31-10 in September’s league match. The latest victory was a 16-10 home win against Berry Hill. Scott and Knight provided the tries, with penalties from Lewis Oakley securing the points. October also saw Frampton wrap up a convincing away win at Whitehall. Frampton started well and Lewis Oakley outpaced the home defence to run in a try which he converted. Undeterred, Whitehall came back at Frampton using their forwards to score a converted try at the posts. Frampton began to get more of a foothold in the game and scored two unconverted tries before half time through winger Morgan Lewis and No.8 Harry Blakes. Half time saw Frampton leading 17-7. Frampton started the second half well, but were put on to the back foot when prop Ali Scott was shown a yellow card for a no arms tackle. Four minutes later, flanker Zak Smith was also sent to the sin bin for a late tackle. Frampton dug in and Whitehall were not able take advantage. But, with Frampton back up to 14 men, Whitehall scored an unconverted try with a driving

Frampton’s Colts, above, have made an unbeaten start to the league season with two wins. The most recent was a 20-8 win at Malvern, which followed a very impressive 36-7 victory over Nailsea and Backwell, built on four tries and a rock-solid defence. maul following a line out. With Frampton back up to full strength, centre Morgan Stiles made a break in midfield. Lewis Oakley supported well on the outside to run in a converted try at the posts to secure a try scoring bonus point in a 24-12 win. Frampton's most crushing win was over local rivals St Mary's Old Boys, who were hammered 52-0 at the 'Stade de Fram' in the second game of the season. Leading 14-0 at half-time, thanks to two very good long range tries by Russ Taylor and Harry Blakes, Frampton made

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PAINTING & DECORATING

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ELECTRICIANS

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GARDENING SERVICES

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