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New era for playing fields VOLUNTEERS who run a major playing field in Frampton Cotterell are celebrating after getting the green light to start a massive overhaul of the play facilities. Beesmoor Road Playing Fields has had the same play equipment for over 40 years, but now over £100,000 is to be spent on installing modern facilities at the site. The work to transform the area is being undertaken by a specialist company and is due to start later this month. The first phase will concentrate on building a tree house, with three phases due to be completed by the middle of next year. It marks the end of four years of planning for the park’s play area. Volunteers have raised money through fundraising events, several grants and money from the parish council. However, fundraising is still going on for the fourth and final phase of the project, with £50,000 needed to complete all the work. Full Story, page 3

We will remember them New memorials in Frampton Cotterell PAGE 4

Keep on running Winterbourne school plans athletic track PAGE 5

Getting used to life as a new parent? A new support group is launched PAGE 6

Preparing for the big Christmas sing Community choir seeks volunteers PAGE 7

Rugby club top of the table In-form Frampton 2ndXV crush Old Colstonians PAGE 44 Kate Colechin has led the fundraising efforts over the last four years

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Green light for playing fields transformation BEESMOOR Road Playing fields is set to look a lot different in 12 month’s time, after work to rip up the ageing play equipment and replace it with state of the art facilities got the go ahead. The work, costing over £100,000, is set to start in the next few weeks and be completed by summer next year. It’s the culmination of four years of fundraising by the volunteers who run the popular park in Frampton Cotterell. Three phases of work are due to get underway. The first phase will see a tree house being built by the trees in the play area. The second phase will concentrate on swings and a balance beam and the third phase will see the construction of a network of play logs. £60,000 of the money has come from grants, £42,000 from a parish council grant and £4,000 from events held by the volunteers, including the popular

summer picnic and dog show. A fourth phase, which is aimed at pre-schoolers and will include a small tunnel and a scrambling mound, still needs £50,000 of funding to be found. The work is being completed by Touchwood, a specialist company. They held a workshop to get local people’s views and children at local schools have also been asked for their opinions on the work. The work also fits in with the aims of the parish council’s play strategy which was drafted in 2014. Touchwood is a Bristol firm and they have installed equipment at Page Park in Staple Hill and the Witches Hat play area in Yate. The fundraising effort has been led by Kate Colechin, a local resident and one of the trustees on the Beesmoor Road Playing Field Committee. She said: “It’s been a lot of work, but it’s great to see that it’s actually

In the swing of fundraising; Kate Colechin has led efforts to raise over £100,000 going to happen. It’s definitely going to be worth it. It’s going to be a lot more creative, hopefully people will stay longer at the park; there’s more things to do. There’s going to be equipment for little ones as well as the older ones. Hopefully there will be something for everyone.” In a separate development,

solar panels are going to be fitted on the roof of the club house after separate grants were secured. The playing field was donated to the village in the 1940’s and is held in trust. It is run by volunteers and the management committee is responsible for the up keep of the park and pavilion and raising funds to cover costs.

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n NEWS THE centenary of the end of the First World War is to be marked in Frampton Cotterell with three separate initiatives. Frampton Cotterell Parish Council has marked the occasion by installing a memorial bench by the war memorial in St Peter’s Churchyard. The Parish Council has also donated a new memorial noticeboard and a “There But Not There” Tommy figure at the Royal British Legion on Ryecroft Road.

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On your marks…primary school plans an athletic track SPORTS days might never be the same again for pupils at Elm Park Primary School in Winterbourne. The school’s parents association, along with Winterbourne FC, the school’s RunTogether group and the next door Greenfield Centre are raising funds for a 400m all-weather running track and all-purpose outdoor classroom. The facilities would be opened up to the wider community. The school has already taken steps to encourage healthy lifestyles with a running

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group for ‘school gate mums’. Key stage 2 children also have started the ‘Daily Mile’ initiative. Toria Wrangham, the Chair of Elm Park PTFA said: “The project will provide facilities for not only children at the school, but for children and adults in the wider community, which is why it has ignited a sense of community spirit and passion for social inclusion capturing the essence of the Winterbourne community.” Parents and the wider community stand to benefit as well as pupils “Originally events.” intended as somewhere for children to put An application has been made to the their bags out of the elements, it has evolved Aviva Community Fund, and local people into an area for team training, outdoor can support the application by voting on the learning and environmental groups and Aviva website: avivacommunityfund.co.uk clubs. It will be installed with disabled access The School has also started a crowd funding to accommodate those that previously have page to raise funds. not been able to access the fields at school

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n NEWS TWO people from the Frome Valley are amongst a group of 40 who have been recognised for their achievements as adult learners. Certificates were presented at an awards ceremony to those who had completed qualifications in English and Maths. One resident received their Functional Skills English certificate, and another received their Level 1 in Office Admin Skills. They had taken courses through the South Gloucestershire Community Learning Service. Chair of South Gloucestershire Council Cllr Rachael Hunt said: “It is fantastic to see so many residents taking community learning courses and I would like to congratulate everyone

Adult learners in the spotlight on their achievements. Making a return to learning later in life can be very rewarding and it’s inspiring to meet such a wide range of people from throughout South Gloucestershire who are so enthusiastic about their studies.” The overall Learner of the Year Award for adults went to Emma Sutherland, who’s 37 and lives in Stoke Gifford. Four years ago, Emma had a fall when she was sleepwalking which left her with serious injuries. She had to learn to walk, talk, feed and dress herself. Emma was originally working as an NHS Physiotherapy assistant and aspired to go to

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New parents support group launches in Frampton A SUPPORT group for new parents is being launched by Frome Valley Medical Centre’s Patient Participation Group. Curo Community Connectors is running the group, which is open to parents, pregnant mothers, expectant fathers, grandparents and carers. The first meeting is free and it will provide an opportunity for people caring for babies to have the opportunity of meeting others in a similar position and enjoying friendship and support from each other. Hilary Jay who is organising the sessions said:"It’s hoped that parents will share their skills with members of the group and may include information about breast feeding, weaning and first aid. Experts will be invited to speak about subjects of interest to the group.” The first session starts on Wednesday 28 November at Crossbow House, School Road in

Frampton Cotterell from 10.30 am to 12.00. Toys are being provided by Crossbow Preschool. Tea and coffee will be available. People are asked to bring a rug for your baby. Further information can be found by contacting Hilary Jay on 07515 351 813 email: Hilary. jay@curo-group.co.uk.

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organisers are once again putting together an all age and all ability community choir. Rehearsals will be held on Tuesdays in November evenings at Zion United Church, Frampton Cotterell from 6.45-7.45pm. Organiser Alison Bray said: “The Churches Together in Frampton Cotterell & Coalpit Heath held their first Big

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THE Crossbow Singers have adopted an international theme for their Christmas concert. The choir will sing music from different countries, and in different languages. The Frampton Shanty Men will also be performing as a festive treat. The concert takes place on 10 and 11 December at 7.30pm, at Crossbow House, School Road, Frampton Cotterell. Tickets cost £6, and can be bought from Rose on 01454 772675 for 10 December, or from Mary on 01454 887885 for 11 December.

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n NEWS THE Winterbourne Medieval Barn is hoping for a busy festive end to the year before stopping most of its activities during 2019. Major restoration work is to take place, and just a few events will continue in the Cart Shed during this time. Its Christmas Wreath workshop is already sold out, with a Christmas Craft workshop run by Hives and Herbals on 2nd December still taking bookings. The evening lectures in November and December are

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Festive finale before refurbishment begins at Medieval Barn sold out too, but tickets for the Carols in the Barn will be on sale at Daisy’s Coffee Shop in Flaxpits Lane from mid-November. The event takes place on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 December from 3.30pm to 5pm and includes a family friendly

performance of the Christmas story from members of St Michael’s Church. The Barn has just celebrated a

successful Orchard Harvest Day attended by 1,200 people who enjoyed crafts, a steam engine and musical entertainment.

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Family pay tribute to man Charity coffee who died in Yate crash THE family of a 28-year-old man who died after his car hit houses in Yate have paid tribute to him. Matthew Justin Krekelaar, from Yate, was the driver of a car which hit a tree and houses in Shire Way on October 1. The tribute from his family says: "Matt was the kindest, most lovable, thoughtful, adoring, annoying at times, brother, father, fiance, nephew, grandson, great-grandson and son.” “He leaves behind two little girls who would wind up him

up, play up, argue and drive him round-the-bend, but who really love him and will miss him terribly.” “He will leave a gap in our lives that no one else will ever deserve to fill. He loved music, cars, football (unfortunately), rugby, cooking and welding.” “Matt was an amazing chef who could knock up a masterpiece with only a couple of ingredients.” “Forever in our hearts. Sleep tight our sweet prince.”

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Almost one in three South Gloucestershire children are finishing primary school obese or overweight, new figures reveal. Public health groups urged the Government to take further action to prevent youngsters consuming junk food and sugary drinks, as the level of severe obesity hit a record high across England. NHS Digital figures show that 17% of Year 6 pupils in South Gloucestershire in 2017-18 were obese, of which 3.5% were severely obese. Additionally, 14% of Year 6 children were overweight. That means 31% of South Gloucestershire's youngsters are unhealthily overweight when they finish primary school. Across England, 4.2% of 10 and 11-year-olds are severely obese, a record high. The figures are from the National Child Measurement Programme. Each year officials measure the height and weight of more than one million children, in Reception and Year 6, to assess childhood obesity. The Government works out obesity using the 1990 British growth reference chart, a large collection of statistics used to

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THE start of Christmas festivities at the WillowBrook Centre will be celebrated with a firework display in November. This year’s lights switch on includes live music from Britain’s Got Talent finalists and entertainment from fire jugglers. The entertainment starts at the Town Square of the WillowBrook Centre, in Bradley Stoke, from 5pm on 16 November. Born to Swing, who reached the final of Britain’s Got Talent in 2014, will take to the stage with live performances at 5.30pm and 6.45pm. Meanwhile, at 6.15pm fire jugglers Loz and Marky will entertain the crowds. The lights switch on will take place at 7.30pm and will be followed by a firework display. Andy Wynn, Centre Manager said: “We’re always trying to think of ways to make the start of the Christmas season a fun, family time to bring the whole community together, so we’re delighted to have a whole evening of entertainment planned.”

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Protesters take part in People’s Vote march

PEOPLE from the Frome Valley have headed to London to join thousands of others from all over the UK to call for a second vote on Brexit

The Thornbury and Yate coach was sold out with organisers saying some on board had never been on a demonstration before. Nigel & Jackie Quarrell from Thornbury said: "We are campaigning for a People's Vote on the terms of any proposed Brexit deal as we want to be able to say to our grandchildren that we did all we could to protect their future." The protest follows a protest in Thornbury and Yate. Activists surveyed shoppers on the High Street and claim they found huge support for a People’s Vote on the final Brexit deal. Andy O’Brien from the Thornbury and Yate People’s Vote group said: “Our Thornbury Brexitometer followed one in Yate, and both produced the same result. Most

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Family scores hat-trick of sporting success A FRAMPTON Cotterell family are celebrating after another junior sporting success. Ed Chidgey has been selected for Bristol’s U11s District Cricket Development Squad, even though he currently trains at U10 level. His success follows that of his sisters , Alex and Megan, who have been selected for the Satellite Avon Netball Performance Academy.

Tree-mendous - Scouts raise money with Christmas tree sale

IT’S not quite bob-a-job, but the 1st Winterbourne Down and Buryside Scout Group is returning to a tried and tested money making idea. The Scouts will be selling Christmas trees in December to raise funds for the group. As in previous years, locally sourced trees, supplied by Frenchay Forestry, will be on offer over two weekends: 8, 9, 15 and 16 December between 10am & 3pm. Giles Ogram, Group Scout Leader, said: “Buyers are welcome to choose from Traditional Spruce or Nordman Fir trees at prices which compare to other local suppliers. However all the profits go back into the Scout Group to fund activities for our Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. This year we are starting to raise funds for a redevelopment of our front space to provide a better outside space for activities.” For more information email xmastrees@winterbournedownscouts. co.uk or visit www.winterbournedownscouts.co.uk

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n COMMUNITY NEWS Frampton Cotterell WI OUR October talk was by Alan Vowles – back by popular demand, this time to give us a fascinating talk about the history of the Police Force. In fact, this last month, our WI has spent quite a lot of time dealing with the right (and wrong!) side of the law as we also had a really interesting group visit to Shepton Mallet prison for a jailhouse tour. The original prison was built in 1610 and closed officially in 2013. It’s steeped in history, with most of the existing buildings being around 200 years old. It was even

occupied by the Kray twins at one stage in 1952 whilst awaiting court martial for an assault on an NCO and being absent without leave. The prison is notorious for being haunted, with many reported sightings and paranormal experiences being recorded. Even our tour guide, who was a former prison officer there, had personal experiences of one of the poltergeist spirits in residence! A perfectly timed trip for Halloween, in fact. Our Annual Members meeting is on Tuesday 28 November – do come along if you fancy finding

out more about our WI. There will be a review of the year’s activities as well as the election of committee for the next 2018-2019 season. There will also be a bingo night social in December, just before Christmas – look out on our Facebook page for confirmation of dates. Visitors and new members are welcome to our monthly meetings at St Peter’s Hall on School Road at 7.45pm, on the 4th 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 including a book club, craft group, choir and our skittles and darts teams. Please search FramptonCottWI to find out more, and to like our page.

Winterbourne Down WI Our WI had a very interesting and enthusiastic speaker in Peter Davey who gave us an illustrated talk on the Clifton Rocks Railway in Bristol.

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Share Christmas music with Forum acts the Alveston Singers on over 50’s concerns THE Alveston Singers say their Christmas concerts will feature popular French carols – and audience participation. The group will be performing Charpentier’s ‘Messe de Minuit Noel’, and Saint-Saens’ ‘Christmas Oratorio’. ‘Messe de Minuit Noel’, a ‘Mass for the Midnight Service on Christmas Eve’ has different sections which are set to the tunes of well-known French carols. The ‘Christmas Oratorio’ features ten movements which tell the Christmas story in a variety of musical styles, including folk-like melodies and recitatives. In the second half of the concerts, the audience will be invited to join in. They take place on Saturday 8 December at St Mary’s Church, Thornbury at 7.30pm, and Tuesday 11 December at Alveston Methodist Church at 7.30pm. Admission is free with charity collections for Cancer Research and Children’s Hospice South West.

New Head announced for school CHIPPING Sodbury School has confirmed the permanent appointment of Katherine Turner as head teacher. She has been in the role on an interim basis for just over a year and the school’s governors have confirmed that she will now take over on a permanent basis.

SOUTH Gloucestershire Over 50's Forum has organised a talk as they react to a recent survey. The survey was open to residents of South Gloucestershire aged 50 - 70 years old. Responses showed that more than half of the respondents were concerned about adult care. The forum has organised a talk by Councillor Ben Stokes, Lead member for Adult Care. The councillor has been asked to discuss key concerns including; how the council will address resident’s future care needs with an increasing number of older people, how do resident’s afford paying for their care needs, and whether self care is actually no care. The meeting is from 6pm - 8pm on Wednesday 7 November at the Pop-In Cafe in Yate.

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Frampton Cotterell Parish Council “We Will Remember Them” WITH the centenary of the end of the First World War approaching, Frampton Cotterell Parish Council have marked the occasion by installing a memorial bench by the war memorial in St Peter’s Churchyard. Linda Williams, Chair of the Council, said “The bench is sustainably made out of recycled plastic and allows people to take time out to sit and reflect. We wanted to provide a space for parishioners to be able to sit quietly and remember those that have given their lives for us.” The Parish Council have also donated a new memorial noticeboard and a “There But Not There” Tommy figure which have been installed at the Royal British Legion on Ryecroft Road. Edwin Jones, Chair of the Frampton Cotterell branch of the Legion said he was “thankful to the Parish Council for the fitting memorials which not only mark the centenary of the end of WW1 but also provide a lasting tribute to all those that have fallen in war.”

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Recycling surges after black bin cuts REDUCING the size of black bins has led to a 17 per cent cut in the amount of rubbish being thrown away for landfill - and big increases in recycling. Figures for the first five months since South Gloucestershire Council replaced the old 240-litre bins with 140-litre bins show a 3,325-tonne reduction in waste left at the kerbside by households. At the same time the amount of cans and plastic put out for recycling has gone up by 725 tonnes: an increase of 42 per cent. Food waste left out for weekly collections has increased by more than a third, with an extra 903 tonnes picked up since April. The amount of cardboard, textiles and glass being recycled in kerbside collections has also gone up since April, the council says, by 174 tonnes (8%), 2 tonnes (5%) and 132 tonnes (5%) respectively. But the amount of paper being recycled fell by 158 tonnes (8%), part of a long-term trend which is seeing people use less paper for letters and reading fewer newspapers. Overall, an extra 1,779 tonnes of recycling has been collected through weekly kerbside collections in the first five months since the bin change: a 16 per cent increase on the

same period the previous year. The area’s overall recycling rate is predicted to be around 51.6 per cent this year, just above the EU recycling target of 50 per cent. Council cabinet member for communities Paul Hughes said: “These are great results and I would like to thank South Gloucestershire residents who have contributed to this success. “It’s particularly good to hear that we have managed to exceed the EU’s target. We have made some great progress with our waste strategy and are working to promote a culture of positive attitudes towards recycling, through the actions and policies that have been undertaken. “The significant reductions in landfill waste being thrown away and the substantial increase in recyclables collected not only provides better value for money for the community, but means we are doing our part to reduce our environmental footprint for our growing population.” The council also distributed more than 3,700 nappy sacks to families with young children and sold 219 reusable nappy kits over the five months covered by the figures.

Paul Hughes However there have been some reports of people stuffing household waste into onstreet litter bins since the new domestic bins were introduced. The council has advised anyone who is struggling to with the new collections regime to visit southglos.gov.uk/sortit online or call the council on 01454 868000 for help and advice.

Museum's look at life on home front FRENCHAY Village Museum is staging an exhibition to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War. The temporary exhibition, called Ministering Angels: VAD Nurses from Frenchay, tells the story of local women who devoted their time to aiding recovering servicemen at Cleve Hill Hospital in Downend. It promises to explore the relationships formed between patients and nurses, their lives and motivations, as well as how war affected people in Frenchay, commemorating the men who fought in it what people at home did to help with the war effort. A uniform, autograph book and other items which belonged to Frenchay women who worked as Voluntary Aid Detachment nurses will be on display at the museum in Begbrook Park. Photos from the period, including portraits of nurses and servicemen and images which capture the interiors of the hospital, day to day activities and the camaraderie which existed, are included in the exhibition, along with letters home from

soldiers at the front. The changing role of women in society, as they became more active in the workforce and leaders in the war effort at home, will also be explored in the exhibition. As a part of the exhibition, which runs from October 31 until January 30, there will be a new children’s activity in the museum for visiting families. The museum is open every Wednesday from 1pm to 4pm and every Saturday and Sunday from 2pm until 5pm. Entrance is free. For more information visit bit.ly/2Pak0BO or search for ‘Frenchay Village Museum’ on Facebook or Instagram.

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Labour confident of unseating Jack Lopresti

LABOUR’S new candidate for Filton and Bradley Stoke will win the seat in the next election. This is what party members heard when Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn spoke at St Michael’s Centre in Stoke Gifford earlier this month. Mhairi Threlfall, councillor for Eastville and cabinet member for transport and connectivity, won the contest to stand for the target seat earlier this year. The current MP, Conservative Jack Lopresti, won the last election with a majority of 4,190. Mr Corbyn told the Frome Valley Voice that the seat will be a “very high priority” for Labour. He was visiting the constituency as it is one of the marginal seats Labour is targeting in a bid to win the next election. Ms Threlfall, an entrepreneur from Edinburgh, says that she is aware of the difficulties that people in the constituency face, including traffic congestion, issues with the new Universal Credit system, cuts to education

Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn meets Filton and Bradley Stoke hopeful Mhairi Threlfall and the impact of Brexit on local jobs. In particular, Ms Threlfall criticised the removal of the Severn Bridge toll, saying that there have not been sufficient enough plans in place to mitigate against the increased congestion that local constituents are likely to face. In a press briefing, Mr Corbyn referred to Airbus and the importance of securing a ‘serious

trade deal’ with Europe in order to save jobs. Mr Corbyn said: “We are working on our economic development model for the country, which is about investment in the future of manufacturing, better infrastructure in this country and trade relationship with Europe that protects jobs – and crucially to make sure that Airbus stays here.”

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n WHAT’S ON IN OUR AREA November 4 n Rededication Service after major repairs for Winterbourne Down War memorial in the Churchyard. 2pm on Sunday November 4th. November 6 n All age/ all ability community choir rehearsals for the 'Big Christmas Sing' concert (4th December). All welcome! Venue: Zion United Church, Frampton Cotterell 6.45-7.45pm. For further details please contact Alison Bray via Zion Church Office on 01454 776618 November 12 n Bristol Budgerigar Society. 7.30pm. Budgerigar talks by South Hampshire Budgerigar Society members at Little Stoke Community Hall, Little Stoke Lane, Bristol BS34 6HR. Visitors welcome to join us without commitment to join. FFI contact the Secretary Colin Parsons. Tel 01454 775878. colinpauline@hotmail.com or Chairman Alan Fretten. Mobile 07922538894 E-mail alan_ fretten13@hotmail.com November 13 n All age/ all ability community choir rehearsals for the 'Big Christmas Sing' concert (4th December). All welcome! Venue: Zion United Church, Frampton Cotterell 6.45-7.45pm. For further details please contact Alison Bray via Zion Church Office on 01454 776618 November 17 n 11am - 3pm The Winterbourne Academy Christmas Craft Market Loads of wonderful craft stalls, a great place to start your Christmas shopping! We will also have fun games and activities for children, face painting and tombola with live entertainment plus a raffle. £1 entry for adults, with free raffle ticket. November 20 n All age/ all ability community choir rehearsals for the 'Big Christmas Sing' concert (4th

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December). All welcome! Venue: Zion United Church, Frampton Cotterell 6.45-7.45pm. For further details please contact Alison Bray via Zion Church Office on 01454 776618 November 22 n Avon Organic Group The local group for everyone interested in organic growing and organic foods. Thursday, 22nd November 2018. An invitation to local gardeners and growers to our next Talk “A Healthy Garden Needs Diversity” with Maggi Brown, Lecturer and Former Head of Education at Garden Organic. 7pm – 9pm at The Station (in the Dance Studio), Silver Street, Bristol. BS1 2AG. Visitors £5 / AOG Members £2. www.groworganicbristol.org www.facebook.com/avonorganic secretaryaog@gmail.com November 27 n All age/ all ability community choir rehearsals for the 'Big Christmas Sing' concert (4th December). All welcome! Venue: Zion United Church, Frampton Cotterell 6.45-7.45pm. For further details please contact Alison Bray via Zion Church Office on 01454 776618 December 4 n The Churches Together in Frampton Cotterell & Coalpit Heath are holding their annual 'Big Christmas Sing' at St Saviour’s Church, Coalpit Heath 7pm. Local adult & school choirs, a community choir & carols for all! A lovely way to start the festive season. Entry free with a retiring collection for Christian Aid. December 5 n Early Engine Houses and Railways of the Forest of Dean. A talk by Dave Hardwick on Wednesday 5 December 2018. At 7:30pm for 8:00pm start in the Miners Institute (aka Coalpit Heath Village Hall), 214 Badminton Road, Coalpit Heath, BS36 2QB

Monday n Toddler Group 9.30-11.30am (termtime) Winterbourne Early Years Centre, Greenfield Centre, Park Ave, Winterbourne. For more information call Helen 01454 773781. n Open Door bereavement suport group. 10.30-12.00 every first Monday., St Peter’s Church Baby Group 1-3pm (termtime) Winterbourne Early Years Centre, Greenfield Centre, Park Ave, Winterbourne. For more information call Helen 01454 773781. n Memory Cafe, run by the Alzheimer’s Society. The Greenfield Centre, Winterbourne, 2pm - 4pm 1st Monday of month except Bank Hols. Open to anyone with dementia, and Carers, and anyone with concerns about someone with memory problems. Just turn up. Tel. 0117 9610 693 n Manor Hall Gardening & Social Club The Manor Hall 2.-3.30pm. First Monday of the month, (except for Bank Holidays on the second Monday). n 1st Winterbourne Down and Buryside Beavers Scouts 5pm until 6:30pm at the Scout hut on Green Dragon Road, Winterborne. Contact dandow@computer.org n 1st Winterbourne Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. Meet Monday evenings in St. Michael’s Room. winterbournesmgsl@ cotswoldedgescouts.org.uk or 01454 775024 n North Road Ladies, Iron Action Parish Hall, 7.30, every first Monday. n Women’s Fellowship Zion Church Hall 2.30p.m.- 3.45 Programme of speakers, choirs., followed by a cup of tea. £1.50p per week. For details ring Pat Lax 886830 n Iron Acton WI Iron Acton Parish Hall, 7.30, second Monday of month.

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n Crossbow Singers, Crossbow House, Frampton Cotterell. 7.30. Term Time only, starting in September. We would love to welcome more tenors and basses. Please contact Dave on 07834 184142 n Winterbourne Down Border Morris Morris Dancing, All Saint’s Church Hall, 8.15pm n Line dancing with Laughter in Line, Zion Church Hall, Woodend Rd, Frampton Cotterell. Beginners 7.30pm, Improvers, 8.30pm. Info Sarah 01454 773929 www. laughterinline.org n Winterbourne Scrabble Club - weekly 2.00 - 4.30 pm at Winterbourne & District Community Centre, Watleys End Road, Winterbourne. Further info from Gill on 01454 773573. n Slimming World Monday: 5.30pm & 7.30pm Watermore Primary School Call Alison: 07972376055 n Winterbourne Afternoon WI meets at Salem Church Hall, Factory Road, Winterbourne on the 2nd Monday of each month at 2pm. We welcome visitors. Contact 01454 250817 for details or look at

What’s on at Coalpit Heath Church Parish Praise is the same as October, Friday Lunches Mothers union and Butterflies Babes and Toddlers. 10th November The Church will be open at 2pm. The Coalpit Heath WI Have knitted over 1500 poppies to celebrate 100 years of the Armistice, there will be

a waterfall of Poppies over the front arch, 14.00 to 16.00 for people to view. Refreshments will be available until 4pm. Money raised going to church funds. From 4pm there will be a wonderful film showing Journeys End. All donations to The Combat Stress Charity.

11th November Remembrance Day Service at 10am followed by Act of Remembrance. At 3pm there will be the British Legion Service of Remembrance.

Saturday in the Church Hall at 2pm. With many stalls, Toys Books White Elephant Games Tombola a Raffle Cake Stall and plants also more. Refreshments served in the small Hall, Come and enjoy and have fun.

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n WHAT'S ON CONTINUED our web site www.wawimoonfruit. com or email lesleysharman@ gmail.com n Pickleball - the exciting new racquet sport - is now at Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre. The club meets at Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre on Mondays from 9am to 11am. It welcomes new members and the first session is free, with a charge of £7 for two hours thereafter, or £5 for members. For more info email pickleballbristol@ gmail.com. Everybody welcome no upper age limit - all equipment provided, just wear comfortable clothing and trainers - first session FREE. Check us out on Facebook at Bristol Pickleball Club. n Pilates, and Pump & Tone, at Chipping Sodbury Sports Centre. Mondays and Wednesdays :- Pump & Tone 6:30pm; Pilates 7:30pm. £6:00 per class; or a monthly tariff of £40.00 allowing unlimited access to the Chipping Sodbury and Bradley Stoke classes is available as well. www.exercisewithlailibrooks. com for full information. Ring 01454 618488, or email laili@tiscali. co.uk, or just turn up. n Frampton Cottrell. Watermore Primary School (Infants), Woodend Road, (Opposite the Brockeridge Centre) 5.30 & 7.30pm Tel: Jude 07968 426809 n Macular-support group meets monthly - 3rd Monday 1:30-3:30pm at Watkins room, old grammar school, highstreet Chipping Sodbury. Contact Tony : 01454314066 n Winterbourne Tennis Club. 4.30. Junior tennis coaching Winterbourne recreation field, BS36 1LU. All ages 3-16 yrs. Contact Imed (club coach) 07459636436 or imedhamroumi@msn.com n Bristol Budgerigar Society hold meetings at Little Stoke Community Hall, Little Stoke Lane, Little Stoke, Bristol BS34 6HR. Meetings commence at 7.30pm on the second Monday of each month. Membership; Adult £7.00, senior £5.00, same address partners £10.00, different address partners appropriate single rate each. Juniors free. Visitors always welcome without commitment or charge to see the wonderful budgerigar breeding, exhibition and social experience that Bristol Budgerigar Society can offer. n Bristol Budgerigar Society. Monday December 10. Christmas Dinner at The Rising Sun, 43 Ryecroft Road, Frampton Cotterell BS36 2HN commencing 7.00pm. Further details from the Secretary Colin Parsons. Tel 01454 775878. colinpauline@hotmail.com or Chairman Alan Fretten. Mobile 07922538894 E-mail alan_

fretten13@hotmail.com n F&Fs. Club. Banjo, Mandolin, Guitarists etc. playing a wide range of styles. Meet Mondays. 8 to 10pm. at St Barnabas Church Hall, Warmley. Visitors and new members welcome, support and encouragement given. Available for concerts. Secretary – 0117 9673668. Website www. fingersandfrets.wordpress.com Tuesday n Rhymetime. Winterbourne Library. 10.30- 11am. Rhymes and songs for parents and babies/ toddlers to enjoy together. n Slimming World 9.30am & 11.30am, 5.30pm & 7.30pm, The Greenfield Centre, call Frankie 07519347243 n Knit and Natter The Beacon@ Zion United Church. 10am 12noon. Contact Mary Thexton 01454 850704 n Yate Visually Impaired Group. Yate Fire Station 2.30 pm every other Tuesday Contact Gay Williams 01454 321749 gab56@ btinternet.com n Winterbourne Tuesday group, The Greenfield Centre, Winterbourne, 7.30 -10pm, second Tuesday of month. Everyone welcome. n Slimming World 7.30 Elm Park School, Winterbourne. Tel Becca 07721 907780 n Centre Squares (dancing). Winterbourne Comunity Centre (WADCA), 7.45pm. Tel. 260168 n 60+ Dance Fit class. 11.00 at Crossbow House. £4.50 a session. Suitable for all levels of fitness. Please contact Nina for more information : 07833917974 n Winterbourne Down & District Horticultural Society, All Saints Church Hall, Winterbourne Down, BS36 1BX, 7.30 pm. 2nd Tuesday of the month. Info: Richard on 01454 773218. n 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 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 Frome Valley Mens Probus Club. We meet 1st and 3rd Tuesday

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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 Gentle Hatha Flow & Well Woman Yoga Find more freedom, flexibility and strength in body, mind and spirit. Restore balance and energy.Fishponds Vassal Centre Tuesdays 5.30-6.30 (Gentle Flow) & 6.45-8pm (Well Woman Yoga) Frenchay Quaker House. Thursdays 10-11am & 11.15 -12.15pm (Gentle Hatha Flow) St Elizabeth Hall, Hambrook Tuesdays 9.45-10.45am, (Gentle Hatha Flow) Block price £6/ Drop in £7/6.50 concession. Beginners welcome. How to book/contact details: www. letgoyoga.co.uk/ or call 07904073535 n Yate Poetry Group. All welcome to join our small, informal and friendly group to share and enjoy poems and verse. We meet for an hour 1-2 pm every other Tuesday afternoon in the library, refreshments provided. For the dates of meetings, please contact Tony on 07704140682 or yatepoetrygroup@gmail.com n Winterbourne recreation field, BS36 1LU 7.30pm-10.00pm. All ages and abilities and new members welcome. Contact WTC : 07725954639 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

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n WHAT'S ON CONTINUED n Pre School Storytime. Winterbourne Library10.30 - 11am, every week, term time only. n ‘Silver Chords Group, over 50’s social club. Every other Weds, Mason’s View Community Centre Winterbourne. 1.45pm. Entertainment and coach trips. Everyone welcome Contact Doreen 01454 776484. n Winterbourne Police Beat Post. Greenfield Centre 2-3pm n Slimming World 7.30pm Frampton Cotterell Cof E School. Tel Lisa 07815 759118 n Coalpit Heath WI. Church Hall of St Saviours Church, Coalpit Heath. First Wednesday of each month. 7.45pm. New members welcome. n The Winterbourne Players, 8.00 pm, Community Centre, Watleys End Road. More info, Brian 07792 656689. n Beginners Meditation Class on Wednesdays 7pm to 8pm at the Greenfield Centre, Winterbourne To reserve your place on the next 5 week course, please contact Sarah Presley on 07590 621495/ sarahpresley@live.com 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 2nd Wednesday of each month - Carer’s Group 2 - 4pm at The Beacon Centre, Zion Church, Frampton Cotterell. More information - contact Rona 886925 or Jean 775786. 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

2nd & 4th Wednesdays of the month at Begbrook CA, Frenchay Park Road 10am -12noon. Also have an active Bowls Section. Visitors Welcome. Details available, contact Registrar, John Suddell 01454 250811 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 Wednesdays starting 6 September Bellydance Classes with Sacha From 7.30pm . Contact Sacha on 07971 578151 or email sachabellydance@yahoo.co.uk for full details Ridgewood Community Association, Yate BS37 4AF 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 Pilates, and Pump & Tone, at Chipping Sodbury Sports Centre. Mondays and Wednesdays :- Pump & Tone 6:30pm; Pilates 7:30pm. £6:00 per class; or a monthly tariff of £40.00 allowing unlimited access to the Chipping Sodbury and Bradley Stoke classes is available as well. www.exercisewithlailibrooks. com for full information. Ring 01454 618488, or email laili@tiscali. co.uk, or just turn up. 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 now 2nd Wednesday in the month, 2 pm - 3.30 pm at Crossbow House, School Road, BS36 2DB. Favourite songs, live music & sitting exercises. Tea, cakes & fresh fruit £3.00. All welcome, no voice needed! Hilary Tel. 07515 351 813 n Community Lunches 12.00 2pm at WADCA Community Centre. £5 or takeaway £3.50. Booking

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advised tel. 776268 n Frampton Cotterell Local History Society, 3rd Wednesday of month Sept - May, Zion church 7.30pm. Non-members welcome. £4 n Ladies Shiatsu Massage Sports Rehabilitation Clinic in Iron Acton every Wednesday between 3-8 pm. Naturally restore your energy levels and improve your overall health and lifestyle. Contact Anna on 07487 511516 or email anna@ wholehearted-health.co.uk for more information and to book your treatment session. Thursday n Probus. The Miners Club, Coalpit Heath. 10am, 2nd & 4th Thursdays of month 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 Steam Engine Club, Miners Club, Coalpit Heath. 7pm, last Thursday of month. Line dancing. Iron Acton Parish Hall, High St, Iron Acton. New beginners, 7.20pm. Improvers, 8.30pm. www.laughterinline.com n Winterbourne Musical Theatre. 7.30pm WADCA Community Centre, 7.30pm. www.winterbournemusical.co.uk. n Winterbourne Flower Club. Our meetings take place tin St. Michaels rooms [opposite Tesco Filling Station] Hands on evenings and demonstrations on various Thursday evening at 7.30 pm Visitors and new members welcome. Ring for details 01454. 776753 n Winterbourne Evening Women’s Institute St. Michael’s Rooms in Winterbourne at 7.30pm on the second Thursday of every month except August n Crossbow Camera Club Crossbow House, 8pm, every Thursday (from September). Contact Mike Challenger 07833316081 n Frampton Cotterell British Legion Club Ryecroft Road, Doors open @7.15pm. Bingo at 8pm10pm . No entry fee. All Welcome.

n South Gloucestershire Decorative and The Art Appreciation Society meet at Bradley Stoke Community School Fiddlers Lane Bradley Stoke. 3rd Thursday evening of the month. Starting October 7-00 for 7-30 start refreshments.Sallykitching@ googlemail.com Tel no 01454 774401 n Sugarcraft: If you are interested in sugar icing why not come along to our meeting? We have demonstrations monthly on flowers and models and practice/ workshops with instruction. We meet on the third Thursday of every month at 7.30pm – 9.30pm at St Andrews Hall, Elm Park, Filton. Visitors welcome. Contact 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 Meetings at 8pm, Winterbourne Down Methodist Church Hall, Down Road, Winterbourne, BS36 1BN on 3rd Thursday of each month. The local club for all keepers of canaries, finches or other birds. Monthly talks, club events, twice yearly shows. All welcome. Contact severncounties@gmail.com, Tel Molly Durbin 01275 373743. Web Address: http://www.foreignbritishbirds.info/index.html n Tudor Bridge Club meets at the hall behind St Lawrence Presbytery on Broad Street, every Thursday

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n WHAT'S ON CONTINUED 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 Thursdays 7.30-9.30pm at the Greenfield Centre, Park Avenue, Winterbourne BS36 1NJ. Brass & Woodwind players, percussionist, bassist wanted to join sociable group. Instruments available for loan. Contact Dan 01172 395210. Contact Roger: 07925 296930 or 01454 77701 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 Frampton Friendship and Dance for over 50s, no partner needed. Gentle exercise with easy circle dances to live music. Beginners/ improvers every 4th Thursday in the month, 2.00-4.00 pm, Zion Church Hall, Upper Chapel Lane, BS36 2HY. Social break with refreshments £4.00. All welcome. Hilary Tel. 07515 351 813 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 Friday n Frome Valley Art Group Greenfield Centre, Winterbourne. 1pm to 4pm and 6.30pm to 9pm n Frampton Cotterell Male Voice Choir, Zion Church, Frampton Cotterell. 7.30pm – 9.00pm. New members welcomed, no audition, search www.fcmvc.co.uk or email contact@fcmvc.co.uk.. n Frampton Cotterell Community Association. Fridays at Crossbow House School Road Ist Friday of every month Quiz- 3rd Friday of every month Bingo, start at 8 pm. n St Saviours Church Coalpit Heath. The Church opening every Friday meeting every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month but in the church hall. With a bring and buy lunch just bring something to go on the table to share, but tea and coffee will be provided from 11-15am till 1pm, Visitors are most welcome. n Frome Valley Art Group Winterbourne. Looking to find that inner talent or start a new interest? Drop in for a free taster session, Fridays at 2pm or 7pm. We have a busy programme of demonstrations and Saturday workshops by professional artists to help your development. Our Annual exhibition in May displays members’ work . Greenfield Centre, Park Avenue, Winterbourne BS36 1NJ. Contact Dave: 0117 9790043 Andrew: 01454 778310. Eric: 01454

615619 Lesley: 01454 250817. Email fromevalleyartwinterbourne@ gmail.com n Winterbourne Short Mat Bowling Club Friday evenings from 7.30 10.30 at Winterbourne Community Centre, Watleys End Road. Contact Pat Sleightholme 01179 793473 n Community Coffee Mornings, WADCA Community Centre, 10.30am - 12.30. All welcome. Saturday n Brockeridge Quilters, 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 8pm8.30pm Then dancing until until 11.30pm. Entry on door £4.50p. Everyone Welcome. n Junior tennis coaching. 9.30 -1pm, Winterbourne recreation field, BS36 1LU. All ages 3-16 yrs. Contact Imed (club coach) 07459636436 or imedhamroumi@ msn.com n Patchwork and Quilting Beginner classes starting in September on alternate Saturdays. For more information contact Sallieann Harrison on 01454 774591. Also Patchwork and Quilting Classes Block of the Month for intermediate quilters. One Saturday every month for seven months starting in September. Contact Sallieann Harrison on 01454 774591. 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 Car Boot Sale Every Sunday 9am Beesmoor Road Playing Field, Frampton Cotterell. £5 per car/van Call 07802 336731 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

Library Crafters Group Sunday10am - 12noon n Winterbourne Library. 13th & 27th October. 10th & 24th November n Yate Library 6th, 20th October. 3rd & 17th November. Friendly crafting collective. Join us. Its free. Facebook- Yate & Winterbourne Library Crafters.

Frampton Cotterell and Coalpit Heath n Mon 1st - Gardening & Social Club, Manor Hall 2pm - 3.30pm. All welcome. £2.50 n Wed 3rd - South Glos Mines Research Group talk, The Miners 7.30pm. Tel. 01454 883607 n Wed 3rd - Coalpit Heath WI, St Saviours Church Hall, 19:45pm. Visitors always welcome! Tel - 07935 071291. Email - caitlin. reeves@virginmedia.com

What’s on at Winterbourne Library Staffed Times Tuesday: 10.00am – 5.00pm Wednesday: 10.00am – 5.00pm Friday: 10.00am – 5.00pm Saturday: 9.30am – 12.30pm Open Access (Unstaffed) Everyday: 8.30am – 7.30pm If you register your card for our new Open Access system, and attend an induction, you’ll be able to access library facilities throughout the week. You can borrow and return books and use the computers. Speak to a member of staff for more

details. Rhymetime: Rhymes and songs for parents and babies/toddlers to enjoy together Every Tuesday morning 10.30 – 11.00am Pre School Storytime: Join us for stories and a simple craft. Every Wednesday morning 1.30 – 11.00am Lego Club: Listen to stories and poems, then create a model to display at the library.

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Suitable for the primary age range, children must be accompanied by an adult. We’ll be meeting on 17 November 10.30 – 11.30am. The Craft Group is meeting on 10 and 24 November 10.00am – 12 noon New members will always be made welcome by this friendly group. Share tips and ideas for your knitting, sewing or crochet projects.

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n WHAT'S ON CONTINUED Morning, WADCA, 10.30 - 12.30. All welcome n Tues 9th - Village Walks, meet 10.30am Badminton Arms. Stroll as far as you like up to 2miles on lane and in fields, or Frog Lane Rural walk 3.5 miles. All welcome. n Tues 9th - Mothers Union, St Saviours Hall, 2.15pm. A variety of speakers. Tel. 777664 n Wed 10th - Carer's Club, Zion, 2-4pm. Carers welcome to stay with the person they care for or use the free time as they wish. More details from Jean 775786 or Rona 886925 n Wed 10th - Frampton Singalong, Crossbow, 2pm - 3.30pm. £3 includes tea and cakes. T: Hilary Jay 07515 351813 E: hilary.coach@ icloud.com n Thu 11th - Owl Prowl, Winterbourne Barn 6.30pm. Bookings www.winterbournebarn. org.uk n Thu 11th - Winterbourne Musical Theatre, A-Z of Musicals, WADCA 7.30pm. Tickets £10 from 01454 317408 http://www. winterbournemusical.co.uk Fri 12th - Winterbourne Musical

n Thur 4th - Open Afternoon :Tours of Winterbourne Medieval Barn, grounds and garden, 2pm & 3pm. Free, but booking via Ticketsource.co.uk .Refreshments available. n Fri 5th - Kick the Cat, Blues Bros Band, WADCA. Doors open 8pm. £8 (2 for £15) from Ticketsource. www.wadca.co.uk ca.winterbourne@gmail.com n Fri 5th - Quiz, Crossbow, 8pm. £1.50 ppn. Tel. 772947 crossbowhouse@gmail.com Sat 6th - Table Top Sale, Coalpit Heath Village Hall, 1-3pm. Bookings £5 T: 07920 145325 n Sat 6th - Luke Higley, Michael Buble tribute act, Coalpit Heath Village Hall, 7.30pm. Tickets £6. Booking required. Tel. 776958 n Sat 6th - Paul's Place Winter Ball, Coalpit Heath Cricket Club, 7.30pm. £25. Tel.777236 Sun 7th - Orchard Harvest Day, n Winterbourne Medieval Barn, 11am-4pm. £3 (kids free). Apples, cider, ferret-racing, steam engine, crafts, morris, music, beer, food &more. n Tues 9th - Community Coffee

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Theatre, A-Z of Musicals, WADCA 7.30pm. Tickets £10 from 01454 317408 http://www. winterbournemusical.co.uk n Sat 13th - Winterbourne Musical Theatre, A-Z of Musicals, WADCA 2.30pm matinee. Tickets £10 from 01454 317408 http://www. winterbournemusical.co.uk n Fri 12th - Frampton Folk club, Crossbow, 8pm. £2. All welcome. allinsonjohn2@gmail.com n Wed 17th - Community coffee morning, Manor Hall, 10am-12.00. Tel: 07873 747513 n Wed 17th - Local History Society, Luftwaffe Attacks on South Glos, Zion hall, 7.30pm. All welcome. £4 incl refreshments. Free to members (£15 pa). n Fri 19th - Bingo, Crossbow, 8pm. £1 for 5 games and 50p for snowball. Tel. 772947 n Sat 20th - Weekend Litter Walk 10am n Tue 23rd - Village Walks, meet 10.30am Live & Let Live. Stroll as far as you like up to 2 miles via Nightingale's Bridge, or Huckford Rural walk 4 miles. All welcome. n Tue 23rd - Frampton Cotterell W.I. , St Peters Hall, School Rd, 7.45 - 10pm. Police. £2.50. Tel.773426 or 778900 e. marycroberts@talktalk. net

n Wed 24th - Forget-me-not Singalong Group, Zion, 2pm3.30pm. For local people with dementia. Carers welcome to stay. Details from Jean 775786 or Rona 886925 n Thu 25th - Friendship & Dance, 2 - 4 pm, Zion Church Hall. Learn easy, gentle dances. No partner needed. £4 incl teas. T. 07515 351813 E: hilary.coach@icloud. com n Sat 27th - Felting Workshop, Winterbourne Medieval Barn, 10.30am - 1.15pm. £25 ppn. Learn wet-felting. Book via Facebook FELTbyFI or email feltbyfi@gmail. com n Sat 27th - Sun 4 Nov - Scarecrow Trail round the village. Fairy Tales theme. Maps from Brockeridge Centre. More info sawalters@ blueyonder.co.uk or tel. 07767 487531 n Tue 30th - Scarecrow Trail Village Walk, meet 10.30am opposite cafe Church Rd. n Wed 31st - Litter Busters, 10am - 12.00. Meet at Heather Avenue bus stop n Wed 31st - Free Halloween Dance Class for children in Y2-6, WADCA, 12.00 - 2pm. Tel Karen 07799 628308 or Facebook KD Hub.

Russell Howard helps raise over £100,000 for local hospitals COMEDIAN Russell Howard has helped raise a massive £100,000 for Bristol's city centre hospitals. The Bristol-born performer headlined a matinee and evening charity comedy gala called Funny Bones: Russell Howard & Guests, organised by official hospitals charity Above & Beyond. Hosted by another homegrown comedian, Mark Olver, the event was held at Bristol Hippodrome and featured performances from Russell himself, John Richardson, Joel Dommett, Stuart Goldsmith, Laura Lexx and many others. All proceeds will go towards improving patient care at Bristol’s hospitals by funding welcoming environments, staff training and development, world-class equipment and innovative research.

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November, 2018

n RECIPE OF THE MONTH

Getting ready for the holiday but does improve with age, like women as my husband keeps telling me! My South African friend gave me the recipe. They serve it with Christmas turkey, but it’s also great with all the cold meats and cheeses you have at Christmas.

Bananarama Chutney Makes about 1.4 kg (3 lb 2oz) Prep: 20 mins Cooking time: about 1 hour

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.

SO here we are again; Christmas is on its way. Every year I like to get ahead and make some foodie presents for that very personal touch. So why not have a go at making my super-easy chutney below? Believe me it tastes delicious, even if you don’t care for bananas. I’ve done blind tastings and people are surprised when I tell them the main ingredient is bananas. Don’t be put off by the list of ingredients; truly the finished product is worth it. Unlike most chutney this one is ready to eat in a couple of weeks,

Ingredients: • Bananas - 6, large • Stoned dates (sultanas and raisins can be used instead) - 8oz/226g • Cooking apples - 8oz/226g • Onions - 1lb/454g • Stem ginger – 4 balls, finely chopped • Ground allspice1 - tsp • Turmeric - 1tsp • Ground ginger - 1tsp • Paprika - ½ tsp • Ground coriander - 1tsp • Green cardamom pods – 5, crushed to gain the seeds which you then grind in a pestle and mortar. • Ground star Anise – about ¼ tsp • Soft, light brown sugar - 8oz/226g (6oz/175g if bananas are very ripe) • Salt- 2 tsps • Malt vinegar - 0.5 pint/236ml Here’s what you do: 1. P eel and chop onions and apples and put in a large saucepan or preserving pan. 2. Cook slowly in some of the vinegar until soft. 3. A dd peeled chopped bananas. Slice thinly and then cut each

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slice into quarters. 4. Add chopped dates, plus chopped ginger to the mixture. 5. Blend spices and mix to a paste with some of the vinegar. Add to the pan. 6. Cook slowly until it starts to look thick and pulpy, about ½ hour. 7. Stir in sugar and salt and rest of the vinegar – add a couple of tablespoons of water if the mixture gets too thick. 8. Continue cooking until little excess liquid remains. (Watch that you don’t let it burn!) This will take about ½ hour. Stir from time to time to prevent sticking to bottom of pan. 9. When the mixture looks thick with little remaining moisture,

draw a wooden spoon across the middle of the pan. If it’s ready the line will stay with no liquid filling in. 10. Turn off heat and leave for 10 mins before bottling in warm sterilized jars. Cook’s Tips: • The chutney will be ready to eat after 10 days, but it will improve with keeping, if you can be patient! • Use mangoes instead of apples for a luxury version. Ann can be contacted on 01454 88172 or email info@cooking4. co.uk

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Charity launches Christmas appeal BRAIN Tumour Support, a national charity based in Thornbury, is launching its ‘Stars for Support’ Christmas appeal. It’s hoping for donations so that it can continue its work supporting people with brain tumours and their families. Sparkling knitted star Christmas decorations have been made by volunteers. Every time a donation is made, a star will be put on the tree in the charity’s office. It can be dedicated to someone affected by a brain tumour. Tina Mitchell Skinner, founder and CEO of Brain Tumour Support said: "Whether in support or celebration, in memory or in tribute, it is a simple and personal gesture which will also help us to help others," "Demand for our services is constantly growing and we urgently need to help more brain tumour patients and their families. Our charity relies entirely on donations and we hope that the people of Thornbury will get behind our campaign and help us achieve our vision that no-one should feel alone when facing a brain tumour diagnosis." The charity offers support groups, counselling, and on-line and telephone support. For more information and to order stars, go to www.braintumoursupport.co.ul/stars

5 year old Lyla is supporting the fundraising campaign. The bright and bouncy youngster has spent the last two years overcoming a brain tumour, supported by the charity.

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November, 2018

n NEWS

Thornbury in Bloom strikes gold THORNBURY in Bloom has won a gold award in the finals of the RHS ‘Britain in Bloom Awards’. It was the fourth time that the Thornbury team has been put forward for the finals, and they were one of 76 groups represented from across the UK. The overall category award went to Linlithgow in Scotland. Shelia Forsythe, from Thornbury in Bloom said: “There were 6 gold medals out of the 9 in our size of town class and apparently it was very close in marks between the top three. We are delighted that we got to this stage, not every town can say they‘ve been in the finals of the Britain in Bloom Awards - it’s the cream of the country.” To win, finalists must score highly in categories like community participation and environmental responsibility. Thornbury in Bloom was up against other towns of similar population size. Shelia told the Thornbury Voice that people often think what they do is just about flower displays. In fact, there is a huge ‘In Bloom’ community in the town; people who look after the community garden, the wildlife meadows, and who are litter busters, to name just a few. Volunteers put in a huge number of hours. It’s estimated that from January to July this year, when the judges visited, 3,500 hours had been invested just by the main ‘In Bloom’ team. Thornbury in Bloom had already won a gold medal and the Sargent cup at South West in Bloom.

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November, 2018

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Summer has been slow to release itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grip, with stunning sunrises and sunsets continuing deep into Autumn over the Frome Valley

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New investment aims to free up hospital beds this winter PROVIDERS of health and care services in South Gloucestershire, Bristol and North Somerset are jointly investing an additional £4.3 million into community healthcare. They aim to prevent people from going into hospital when they can be cared for at home, and to help patients to leave hospital sooner. The clinical lead for acute care at the regional Clinical Commissioning Group, Dr Lesley Ward, said: “As a GP, I know that people who no longer need treatment in a hospital recover much better the sooner they are able to get home and receive care in the community.” “By helping people to stay out of hospital or to leave, with the right care, once they are fit to go, we will be delivering clinical benefits for patients as well as helping our busy hospitals to manage their bed occupancy rates during periods of high demand.” After recent changes, when someone is ready to leave hospital, ward staff will be able to complete one referral form which sets out

their needs. This will then go to a specialist team, consisting of a social work practitioner, a qualified therapist, and a community health manager, who create a bespoke package of care. In addition, the BRI and Southmead Hospital will extend the work of REACT, the Rapid Assessment Emergency Care Team, which assesses people when they come to A&E. There are plans for a ‘Care Bureau’. GP’s will refer patients and be advised of the community health and care services which are available. Jenny Theed, Sirona’s Director of Nursing and Operations and Senior Responsible Officer for the phase one of the Integrated Care Bureau initiative, said: “It is a ground breaking process as it is transforming systems which have been in place for years, is joining up health and social care providers and together this will hugely improve the experience of patients.”

Festive festival of trees at the Methodist Church Yate Methodist Church is holding a festival of trees to celebrate Christmas, with the theme ‘Stage and Screen’. You can see the trees lit up on Friday 30 November from 7pm - 8pm. On Saturday 1 December from 9.30am-12 noon there is a coffee morning, with a raffle, refreshments, toys for sale, and craft activities. A service is being held amongst the trees on Sunday 2 December at 10.30am.

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November, 2018

n STROUD AUCTION ROOMS THE fabulous Beatles continued to please bidders at Stroud Auction Rooms' October sale with the album 'Please Please Me' scooping the top spot and selling for £4,300. This near mint condition album had the black and gold label with Dick James credits in an original NEMS LTD polythene outer cover. Another 'Please Please Me' album in 'at least good' condition made £1,500. The Beatles' album 'With The Beatles' made £800, and Heathrow embarkation cards bearing all four Beatles' signatures along with that of their manager Brian Epstein, went under the hammer for £1,700. Also popular in the specialist vinyl section, headed by Steve Parker, was a Bob Dylan singlesided acetate of 'Ballad of a Thin Man' and 'Like a Rolling Stone', signed on the label and with a related letter signed by Brian Carroll, who was engineer on the night (£1,450). If you have vinyl records you would like Steve to value, please bring them in to a Friday valuation day. Interest in vinyl records continues to grow so now is the time to bring yours along. Continuing to make music was a Hill silver-mounted round stick violin bow (£900); a Stroviols four-string phono-fiddle with large and small aluminium horns (£700); and a Gills Giuseppe Guarnerius 19thC violin (£600); while a Jules Heinrich Zimmerman silver-mounted round stick violin bow and an anonymous 19thC full size violin each sold for £550. As always exceptional furniture sells well and a private collection of furniture made in Sapperton, near

Stroud, attracted huge interest. Included was an Ernest Gimson Cotswold School Arts and Crafts rosewood or coromandel jewellery box which made £2,400; a Peter van der Waals for Ernest Gimson oak cheval mirror (£1,600); a similar small oak cupboard (£800) and a coromandel or rosewood mirror with bevelled glass (£750). There was also great interest in a Victorian oak octagonal pedestal dining table with inlaid ebony decoration (£850); and a French pedestal marquetry and parquetry ormolu-shaped centre table decorated with Sevres-style porcelain panels (£800). In the specialist book section a 1920 first edition of Wilfred Owen poems with an introduction by Siegfried Sassoon sold for £950 and 'The Love-Lyrics & Songs of Proteus' by Wilfred Scawen Blunt made £800. Other notable lots included a well-researched and written up collection of postal history in David Lord’s stamp section (£1,100); a 1912 Cadbury motor spirit vintage two gallon petrol can in the Motoring and Transport section (£950); a Suzuki Kettle water-cooled motorbike (£650) and a vintage enamel advertising sign for the Stroud brewers Godsell and Sons (£610). The next sale at Stroud will be on November 7 and 8 when guns and weapons, medals and militaria, sporting, taxidermy, toys and textiles will be in the spotlight. Already consigned are an excellent selection of guns and weapons from antique TO MODERN including a cased pair of pistols expected to realise £5000 –

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are thinking of consigning items to this well-attended sale, time is of the essence. With jewellery, silver, watches, bijouterie and fine wines and spirits among the specialist items, Stroud Auction Rooms is also the place to buy those small, postable Christmas gifts that are often so hard to track down. Whether you are a vendor or a buyer, this auction should be in your diary. For queries about any aspect of buying or selling with Stroud Auction Rooms, ring 01453 873800, email info@stroudauctions. com or visit the website www. stroudauctions.co.uk

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November, 2018

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Running to get fit . . . Run to get fit, run to make friends, run for your mental health – whatever your reason, just run. That’s the message from the co-founder of North Bristol Running Group, Alan Wilcox. Suzie Smith, talked to him about his passion…

When Alan Wilcox and his wife Sheila decided to set up a running group five years ago it’s fair to say they had no idea how phenomenally successful it would become. They didn’t look into the future and foresee hundreds of people running at different levels, speeds and ability, all united through running. They just thought it would a good thing to do. “We didn’t want to set up a running club, because we thought people might feel there was pressure to run in a club, but a group is just a nice collection of people enjoying getting outside together,” Alan explained.

So, the journey to becoming a hugely successful running group – that’s completely free of charge to join – began one evening as Alan and Sheila put leaflets on cars and started a Facebook group. “Around 100 people turned up for the very first session. We couldn’t believe it, there were so many of us. We thought to ourselves ‘where are they all coming from’, but it was fantastic,” Alan recalled. The North Bristol Running Group currently has in excess of 1,000 members. More than 80 are signed up for this year’s Christmas party and 122 took part in the last Bradley Stoke run. Alan explained why they’ve never tried to make a profit from what is clearly a hugely successful group. “We like to give something back. We enjoy supporting the community. If someone gets a personal best in a race or a marathon, we like to think we helped in their development. I’m a mental health ambassador and some people come along to talk things out, or even not to talk, just to clear their minds,” he said. Given that Alan runs every single evening and has a busy job that means he’s on the road travelling around the country on a regular basis, fitting in time for

running isn’t always easy. “Sometimes when I come home I think ‘I can’t be bothered’, but then I know that people are waiting for me and after I’ve run, I get such a buzz. I’m always pleased that I made myself get out there and go for a run. Sheila runs groups at different speeds so we can support people at all levels.” As I talked to Alan about the group and his own passion for running, I explained that for some people – including myself – joining a club or a group with lots of other people who are great at running can seem overwhelming. Especially considering the snail’s pace at which I run myself! “I promise you there’s nothing to be nervous about,” said Alan reassuringly. “We have pacers it different points in the group. So, someone will be leading up front, another person will be in the middle and someone will be at the back, that way no-one feels like they can’t keep up. “There are eight, nine, 10 and 11-minute mile pacers; there are even groups for people who want to run at 13 or 14 minute miles – or walk for a minute, run for a minute. The most important thing is to get out and be active, the speed at which you run is never an issue.” As well as encouraging those who’re nervous about running, or running fast, Alan and Sheila love to encourage those who are looking to improve their speed. The fastest member of the group

can run five kilometres in 18 minutes, with the slowest taking over an hour. “Our youngest member is 15-years-old and runs 5k in 19.10 minutes,” said Alan proudly. Regardless of the weather, time of year or seasons, the group is always out and about in North Bristol. Alan said: “We run about the nature reserve, up to Filton Airport, around Winterbourne. In the darker months we’ll go wherever it’s well lit. Whenever the local stores have deal on head torches, we’ll go and buy up a load of them so we can lend them to members.” The group raises money for things like head torches and training for team leaders in areas such as first aid and Leader Fitness. By volunteering as marshals for races such as the Bristol half marathon, the members get paid a fee, which goes into the pot for the benefit of all the members. North Bristol Running Group has won awards for its efforts to encourage people into fitness and wellbeing and Alan’s confident that he’s created a very special community. “If we were to ever stop there are enough people involved now to keep it going for a long time to come, although that won’t happen any time soon,” he laughs. If you’d like to join the group, search for North Bristol Running Group on Facebook.

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November, 2018

n MOTORING

A guide to pre-owned cars with Richard Cooke

Second Hand Style Ford Mondeo, 1996 – present: Dearborn’s Dodo FORTY years ago Ford’s UK range was incredibly simple: There was the Fiesta and the Escort, both archetypal Dagenham dustbins. The Cortina was marginally better - £2,800 bought you the very simple but fairly reliable 2 litre version producing 99hp. The Capri, a Cortina with a pretty body, was what you wanted but the Granada was what you actually bought because it was the sensible family option. At the top of the Granada range sat the 2.8 V6: £3,500 for 138hp, 115mph and every conceivable optional extra. We forget today, but amongst a certain section of the population this was a genuinely covetable motor. The result was that Ford sold millions of these well priced cars, and you, your parents or their neighbours almost certainly owned one. And it isn’t hard to see why we bought Fords, because over at BMW their 90hp ‘518’ started at a hefty £4,500.

Prices were borderline obscene at Mercedes, who wanted £5,000 for the ‘200’. This solid (read: heavy) but gutless 2.0 litre taxi-spec saloon couldn’t even crack 100mph and everything, including a radio, was a hugely expensive extra. Fast forward to 2018 and no-one actually buys a new car any more. Instead we effectively rent them in some form or other. And everyone wants an SUV, not a mainstream saloon car. Attitudes shifted hugely in the 80s: shameless aspiration shed its cloak of vulgarity and the badge, the brand has for years been paramount in even the most pedestrian of cul-de-sacs. When presented with the choice of paying £250 a month for a Mondeo (successor to both the Cortina and Granada), or £300 for a poverty-spec BMW guess where your money goes… The still significant price difference is rendered imperceptible amongst the background noise of small print and diluted further by payment

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With the colder, winter weather drawing in, attention is turning to how we can best support and enhance our local health services and facilities across the region. I am delighted to be working alongside South Gloucestershire Council and our local Clinical Commissioning Group to deliver key improvements to a number of services. We need to ensure that we have strong services in all our towns and villages, irrespective of where we live. Joining up care and establishing a link between our all our hospitals, health centres, care homes and GP practices is the only way that we can offer the community efficient and effective care and support. Following my MP survey to local residents, it was clear how desperately we needed to secure improvements to the Yate Minor Injuries Unit. Already I have had a productive meeting with the Yate MIU management and look forward

to working closely with the team over the coming months, firmly placing the campaign for improved services back on the agenda. Meanwhile in Thornbury, a brand new Primary and Community Care Hub has been confirmed. I am thrilled that these exciting plans have at last been approved, after the many false starts of the past. The £10 million health centre will see GP surgeries combined, as well as the introduction of mental health services, an outpatient department and community outreach centre. Together as a community we have made huge strides with this vital campaign, with the construction of the new building scheduled to begin in June 2020. I am extremely grateful for all the support my campaign has received and will continue to support South Gloucestershire Council and local health organsiations with this important project.

Alongside these two exciting developments, I have also obtained assurances from North Bristol NHS Trust that will renew their support for health and social care centres at the old Frenchay Hospital site. Plans are emerging for a new “Centre of Excellence” at Frenchay, and I am personally relieved to see that health services are returning to Frenchay, having cruelly been taken from us. To guarantee that we can continue to move forward with all these exciting plans, I will be pressing the Department for Health to give its full backing and support. I have already met with Health Secretary Matt Hancock to establish what more can be done, and have met the Minister for Health and Social Care, Caroline Dineage MP, to discuss local proposals in greater detail and to make sure that our plans are delivered as quickly as possible.

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‘reticence’ she started practicing, making time each day to record the things in her life that she was grateful for. I found her conclusions fascinating. She acknowledges that there are pitfalls to an approach which says that in all situations the key to happiness is gratitude. After all in some situations it is harder to be grateful than others. Some people have never learnt gratitude because as children they have never received love. Simply telling people to be grateful could actually add guilt to go alongside whatever real life struggle they were already facing. However the core of her conclusion for herself, was that even for a British, cynical, schmaltz averse atheist, this practice was really powerful and really beneficial. As she learnt to reflect and think about the things in her day for which she was grateful, she soon noticed that she simply ‘felt’ better. So why do I bring this to your attention in this Thought for

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the Month? Well I couldn’t help noticing that Moya Sarner felt that in a discussion of gratitude it was necessary to include that she was an atheist. (In all other areas, cynical, British, Oprah averse and deeply suspicious of schmaltz, she and I are at one!) Implicitly she acknowledged that ‘Thanksgiving’ has been part of many religious practices, reflecting each day or season on those things that have been good. I have just had the privilege of sharing in our annual ‘Harvest Thanksgiving.’ I gave each person the opportunity to add to a ‘Thankfultree’, their leaf of gratitude, a place to record ‘before God’ the things for which they were thankful. It was a great moment, such a variety of thoughts and observations, such a ‘wealth’ of things to be thankful for; encompassing, food, family, shelter, love, laughter, beauty… the lists could go on and on. Jesus nailed what really creates gratitude and indeed where it ultimately comes from! He advocated an attitude towards giving which expects nothing in return: ‘If you do good to those

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We wondered if it was time to talk about male grooming, maybe because it is ‘Movember’ the time we raise money for testicular cancer by growing all shapes and sizes of moustache, so it’s on our minds in the salon. We do a lot of men’s hair but not much male grooming, just occasionally for a man’s big day. Times have changed but we know it can still feel a bit bemusing, so here are our top men’s grooming tips for that all important impeccable look. Keeping it tame – Unless you are off to a dessert island where there are no facilities then it is important to have a regular hair cut and, if necessary, a beard trim; even with a long beard it is still necessary to keep it in shape. Eye brows aren’t necessary a problem, but if they meet in the middle, then they need sorting. Look at the middle bit and then remover either by plucking, at the barbers or waxing at the salon. Remove any stragglers so they look neat – this is something we do regularly for our male clients.

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Bad drivers are the main cause of road accidents Ralph Blackburn, data reporter DON'T blame the roads, don't blame the weather, the main cause of accidents in South Gloucestershire is bad drivers, figures reveal. The driver or rider failing to look properly contributed to 90 accidents last year. The second most common cause was the driver or rider failing to judge another vehicle's speed, which occurred in 70 incidents in South Gloucestershire. The figures are from Department for Transport data which lists contributory factors for accidents, as recorded by police.

There are 78 different factors for officers to choose from. They can record more than one reason for an accident, which, for example, could be caused by bad driving, poor weather conditions, pedestrians stepping into the road, or a combination of all three. An accident is registered when at least one person suffers a slight injury in an incident with a vehicle. The injury does not have to involve cars. It could be a bike colliding with a pedestrian, or someone falling over while cycling. Other common factors in South Gloucestershire were the driver losing control, the driver or rider being careless and reckless and bad turns or

manoeuvres. The figures also show the number of road casualties in South Gloucestershire.

There were 453 casualties in 2017, during which eight people were killed and 34 seriously injured.

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Council tax increase and further cuts on cards as budget consultation is launched COUNCIL tax is set to rise by almost 3% next year with more deep cuts to services as South Gloucestershire Council looks to balance the books. It’s warned that even with these measures, it expects to have a £10m black hole in their finances by 2022. The increase would mean an increase of around £43 per year for a band D household. The increase is less than in recent years because the government has stopped it levying an adult social care charge of 3% for a third year. Savings of £21.7m are expected between next year and and 2022. The council expects to spend in the region of £618.5m in the next financial year, on

areas including schools, refuse collection, street cleaning, planning, social care and road maintenance. A council spokesperson said: “Since 2011, we have made cumulative savings of £81.2m in annual spending through a range of efficiency and savings measures. Wherever possible, this work has prioritised protecting frontline services from spending reductions, while delivering better value for money

to residents.” The council has launched a consultation with the public over the budget plans. South Gloucestershire Council Cabinet Member for Resources, Councillor Rob Creer, said: “We want to hear your views on this draft budget, not just in terms of how much we spend on a particular service and our savings proposals, but as we look ahead, we want to hear more broadly about peoples’ priorities they

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Frampton 2nd XV top of the table after big win Frampton 2nd XV 77-12 Old Colstonians 2nd XV FRAMPTON secured top spot in the table after a thumping victory over a strong Old Colstonians 2nd XV, despite on the back foot for first 20 minutes of the match. Old C's went 7-0 up early on, but Frampton

then scored 50 unanswered points to cement this game in Frampton 2nd XV folklore. The first try was scored by Mark Smith who broke the line 15 meters out, shimmied the full back and swan dived under the post to start the sea of tries from Frampton. Tries then followed from his Son Zak Smith (hatrick), Callum Pitt (hatrick), Tom

Curnock, Dan Semple, Mason Robbins, Myles Tucker amongst others. Old Colstonians did score another try in the second half but the game was well and truly over by then. The win helped Frampton moved to the top of the league, four points clear of Avonmouth Old Boys.

Chaplin brothers rescue some pride for third team Frampton 3rds: 15 - 57 North Bristol 2nds FRAMPTON Cotterell 3rds found themselves in deep trouble early in this match; six tries to nil down after 20 minutes. Fortunately Mark Chaplin in

his return appearance led by example and ran in a great solo try from just inside the halfway line to lift the team and kick off the traditional Frampton revival. Tackles started being made from returning player James Barnes, Adam Foord, Si Branton

and Spence McCarthy. With the midfield organised by Si Robinson, Chaplin & Giles Fletch – North Bristol were being pushed backwards and pressed by a resurgent Fram. Chaplin scored his second try at this point and the team continued to press before a well worked Norths try just before half-time left Frampton seven tries to two down. Half-time substitutions had Jim Glastonbury & Tim Mason involved along with Dale Chaplin who was welcomed back to the 3rds for the first time in a long while, joining his brother Mark and Dan Casey in a Frampton family reunion. North sneaked two tries in quick succession which triggered the 3rd team’s version of the

Hulk – ‘Mr Nasty’ Kev Long – he screamed, he swore, he hit players & that was just his team mates during Norths conversion kick. Out of inspiration or stark fear, Frampton stormed into Norths and with Matt Harvey, back from university joining in, Frampton occupied Norths half for the rest of the second half with Ross Osborne being warned by the ref for 'bullying' his opposite number in the scrum. This culminated in a try from a 15 phase sequence starting with a break by Jay Suckling playing centre and finishing with Kev Long and Dale Chaplin combining to smash through a strong Norths defence for Dale to score and end the game with a try for both Chaplin brothers.

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Cross country league gets into full swing Old Down Country Park was the venue for the opening round of 4 races in the Gloucestershire Cross Country League. Thornbury Running Club were Laura Orna

out in force at their local race, with 21 runners across the ladies and men’s teams, ranging from the dyed in the wool crosscountry veterans to those taking part for the first time. The Old Down course was a baptism of fire for the first timers. As well as contending with strong winds from Storm Callum on the exposed sections, there were plenty of tight turns, steep hills and hazardous roots to avoid in the woods. All the friendly competition between team mates helped to propel the women’s teams to new heights in the league table. Hannah Kinlock produced the best performance of any of the Thornbury runners on the day, with 23rd place in 32:08 mins The first 3 TRC runners across the line comprised the

Keep on running: Paul Clarke in cross country action for Thornbury Running Club.

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women’s A team, which finished in 10th place out of 31 teams. The B team were 20th and the Vets team rounded off a great performance from the ladies in 7th place out of 21 teams. In the men’s race, Matt Johnstone found himself in uncharted territories further up the field than usual and finished

in 50th place in 42:47 mins. Henry Orna was next in 83rd in 44:29 mins. The men’s A team, which comprised the first 6 TRC runners, were 13th and the B team were 22nd out of 22 teams. The men’s vets team had a great result, finishing 7th out of 21 teams.

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Hockey club get into new season THE competitive season is now well underway for Yate Hockey Club, with each of the 5 adult teams having played their first few games. The men’s first team travelled to Cardiff for their first two games, both of which demonstrated some strong play, but they struggled to put anything on the scoreboard. The recent game away against Hereford’s first team saw them secure a convincing 3-1 win. The ladies 1st team have had a somewhat similar start to the season, with their second game resulted in 1-1 draw against Bristol University, a very good result against a team that finished much higher than Yate

in the Premier Division 1 last season. The first game for the ladies second team saw an comeback performance with Yate starting the second half at 4-1 down but securing a 4-4 draw. The men’s second team, buoyed by a number of promising juniors have won two of their three games so far this season. The ladies third team also have some new junior members and there have been some good periods of play, especially in their game at Old Bristolians thirds where at half time Yate were 2-0 up. However the home side kept going and the final score was a 2-2 draw.

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In the Junior section of the club the U10s have began their Avon League campaign at YOSC. Many of the players have been with the club in U8s but Yate also welcomed some of our new members to the team, making this the first time they had played a competitive match together. All players worked really hard on putting what they have been doing in training in to practice and they grew in both confidence and performance

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FRAMPTON Rugby Colts got their season off to a winning start with a bonus point win over Nailsea and Backwell, scoring 5 tries in a 29-5 victory. Nailsea are a strong side, and this was a first ever win for the Frampton Colts team. Tries were scored by skipper Harrison Hopes, Vice-captain Cameron Smith, wings Alex Penfold and James Chaplin as well as prop Benny Burns. Callum Long weighed in with two conversions in an excellent, controlled game for the number 10.

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To Emersons Green Willy Wicket Pub

• MOT testing • Air Con service & purification • Servicing – All makes and models including Hybrid cars • Engine Diagnostic • Free courtesy car • Tyres, Exhausts and batteries fitted while you wait

Call us today for a competitive quote or book online

01454 777 777

www.winterbourneautocentre.co.uk Station Yard, Hicks Common Road, Winterbourne, BS36 1EJ

OPEN

Mon-Fri 8.30 to 17.30pm & Sat 8.301pm

CHECk OuT Our SpECiAl OFFErS pAgE ONliNE wiT H AN MOT & SErviCE STArTiNg FrOM £114.00

HHHHH 4.93 star rating verified on groupon Oct 2017