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Campaigners ‘not satisfied’ with lights

Amendments to cricket club’s floodlight plans have been made - but campaigners are still unhappy.

Pages 2-3 Glos Rd motorists rack up £87k in fines Local butcher Tom Murray says that the fines are driving people away from shopping in Gloucester Road.

Pages 4-5 Help Scout group achieve dream hut

Getting into poll position BRISTOL West has been in the spotlight throughout the general election – and in a few days’ time one of these people will be our local MP. The constituency has been held for ten years by Liberal Democrat Stephen Williams,

third left, who was communities minister in the last coalition government. But Labour and the Greens both believe they are in with a chance of taking the seat. Labour’s candidate is Thangam Debbonaire, far left, and the

Green contender is Darren Hall, second right. The other challengers are Conservative Claire Hiscott, second left, UKIP’s Paul Turner, centre, and Left Unity’s Stewart Weston, right. View candidates: P.20-23.

£55k is needed to help a local Scout group reach their target to build a new, state-of-the art hut.

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News Lights campaigners still unhappy CAMPAIGNERS say that they are still unsatisfied with Gloucestershire Cricket Club’s revised floodlight plans. Amendments to the club’s plans to erect six 45-metre floodlights on fixed masts were resubmitted in March following rejection by councillors at a committee meeting in February. Planning officers advised that the plans should be approved, however, councillors were unwilling to give the go-ahead for the lights until they were sure that all ideas for reducing the impact on neighbours and the skyline had been fully explored. The club says that floodlights, which would be used a maximum of 15 times a year, are essential in order for them to host top international games. Alternative options have since been explored by GCCC, which have included retractable floodlights, removable headframes, base-hinged masts, reducing the number of

floodlights, and repositioning the lights. However, they have all been discounted by the club due to either being too expensive or unsuitable for the club or local neighbourhood. But GCCC has agreed to improve the design of the lighting heads, making them circular, rather than rectangular. Campaign group HowZat? – set up to monitor the impact of the cricket club development – says that they felt encouraged that GCCC has engaged with an alternative lighting provider, as well as meet with local residents to discuss a ‘Floodlight Usage Management Plan’. But are “disappointed” that the plans for the mast remain unchanged, and that there has been no improvements made to the light spill. A spokesperson from HowZat? said: “Serious consideration has not been given to base-hinged masts which could

be lowered to the ground out of season. These have been used elsewhere and we believe could be adapted for this use. “We accept that permanent floodlights are needed for GCCC to host international cricket in Bristol, which as a group we support. “However we believe that this application as it stands is too high a price to pay for the local area and we agree with the council’s Urban Design Group that it would cause substantial harm to views of the Ashley Down Conservation Area.” Will Brown, CEO at the club, said: “We were grateful to the planning committee for their comments in February and as they requested, we have compiled a comprehensive report that fully explores all the options and shows that the current layout is the only one available to us. To make sure we considered everything fully, we worked with an independent lighting engineer

and another lighting provider to compile the report. “In line with feedback from neighbours, we have changed the design of the ‘headframe’ at the top of the poles, which is now a softer oval shape. Additionally, we have continued to consult with neighbours on a Floodlight Usage Management Plan, giving more detail on how and when the lights would be used. “Everybody at the committee in February was clear that they wanted the club to have lights, so we hope this latest information clearly demonstrates that the option we have chosen is the right one for the city. The lights will mean that Bristol can host the Cricket World Cup as well as other vital matches, bringing huge economic and cultural benefits to the city, and helping to inspire the next generation of home-grown sports stars.” Jerry Osborne, a local resident who supports the club’s plans, said: “We understand

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Weekly food market TO celebrate Bristol’s Green Capital status, Sustainable Redland will be running a weekly market from May. The group says that its aim is to keep reminding people about the importance of locally produced food, and how it reduces carbon emissions. There will be a wide selection of meats, breads, pies, cakes, locally brewed beer from Towles’ Fine Ales in Easton, and locally grown veg and fruit, as well as freshly made sushi, plant stalls and live music. The market will be held every Saturday at the junction of Whiteladies Road, Apsley Road and Burlington Road, 8.30am-2pm.

that the award of these matches is subject to the installation of permanent floodlights and without these permanent floodlights being in place, the award could be retracted and matches reallocated to other first class clubs, and that would be a real shame.” Emma O’Connell, a local resident who objects to the plans, said: “Installation of these types of floodlights has

a disproportionate negative impact compared to the amount of benefit they will bring. I strongly object to the scale of these lights and the permanent nature of them when they will be used just a few times in the year. Surely there must be alternative solutions.” The decision will go to committee on April 29 and comments can be made up until the day before.

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Parking penalties ‘are cripppling Gloucester Road’ PARKING offenders in Gloucester Road forked out over £87k in fines last year. The high street, which has the largest number of independent traders on any one road in the UK, was ranked the seventh ‘worst street’ outside of London for motorists being hit with parking fines. The figure was published in the Daily Express, and has been confirmed by Bristol City Council. A total of 2,440 notices were issued between 2013-14. Tom Murray, owner of butchers T & PA Murray in Gloucester Road, believes that the penalties are “choking the high street”, as they are beginning to turn shoppers away. He said: “While there is good local support, traders still need customers coming in from the outside – and with the council handing out as many parking fines as they are, it’s going to turn people away. It’s not sustainable for the street. “The council says that it’s a thriving high street, but they are doing nothing to help it. £87k is a crazy amount if they’re wanting Gloucester Road to survive.” Mr Murray, who has been on the Gloucester Road for over 20 years, says that since the showcase route – a bus lane

Tom Murray, owner of T & PA Murray in Gloucester Road. which comes in to operation during rush hours – was introduced around nine years ago, he has lost a significant amount of trade due to motorists not being able to park. Motorists, who are caught parking in the bus lanes during the operation hours, are at risk of having their car towed away. He added: “We used to have a really vibrant early morning trade – I used to have customers picking up their meat before and after work. But we’ve lost two and half hours, in both the morning and evening. “I moved here because it was a vibrant road, and the council was putting a big emphasis on supporting small businesses, but

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I think I was just being naïve. “I hope Gloucester Road retains its individualism for many years, but I do have doubts. It’s a very special area – there’s nowhere else like it in the country. I find it very difficult to comprehend that why the council are wanting to destroy it. “If local authorities take away parking restrictions, then high streets will thrive.” Out of the 2,440 tickets issued, 1,578 were for parking, resulting in almost £58k worth of fines, and 862 were for parking in the bus lane, resulting in almost £30k worth of fines. Dan Stern, owner of the Fish Shop in Gloucester Road, said that his main concern is the potential threat of Gloucester Road being included in a residents’ parking zone. He said: “We have seen less tow always over the last year but it might be just that people are now more aware of the clearway. “Our main concern now is that we get enough parking time for customers when the RPZ comes in. Anything less than two free hours will be a real

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problem.” A spokesperson for the council said: “Gloucester Road has for some time been one of the city’s main thoroughfares and is also well known as being one of the country’s most significant independent retail areas. “We recognise that as a

result demand for parking is at a premium. In a bid to ensure that a balance is struck between providing sufficient space and access for residents, visitors, customers, disabled badge holders and those seeking to travel along the road, it is necessary that teams on the

ground enforce a variety of restrictions. “We welcome the comments made by traders on Gloucester Road, their knowledge and experience of the local environment always provides good insight into how this balance can be maintained.”

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um disease, or ‘periodontal disease’, is the most common disease in adult dogs and cats, occurring in most of our pets by just three years of age. We all have a ‘biofilm’ that is constantly being formed on teeth, known as plaque, that forms and harbours resident and also the more unwelcome bacteria. After just two days this plaque starts to become more harmful, and forms an irritating and harder to remove surface on the teeth, eventually forming the unsightly tartar that is a perfect environment for yet more plaque and bacteria to blossom. The bacteria and irritation of the plaque soon lead to gum inflammation and infection, progressing to loss of gum attachment to the teeth, bone loss, ulceration, and eventually loss of the teeth. Even in the wild, dogs and wolves still get gum disease, so it is not surprising how common it is in our pets fed preprocessed dog food. Most humans are advised to brush their teeth for two minutes, twice a day to prevent this build-up of plaque and the disease that follows, however most pet owners rarely look in their pets mouths, let alone approach them with a toothbrush. It is becoming more common to brush pet’s teeth though, and with puppies and amenable dogs, or very amenable cats or kittens, it can be very easy to accustom dogs to regular tooth brushing. Either specific small brushes for the smaller dogs and cats, or for the slightly larger dogs, the very cheapest toothbrushes readily available

from supermarkets for about 30p. Although it is only really necessary from about 6 months of age, once the puppy or kitten teeth have come out and the adult dentition is in place, starting as young as possible will give the best chance of accepting this routine. It is good practice to get puppies or kittens used to having their mouths looked at and touched. Aiming to brush at least three times a week will give the best results, brushing the side of the teeth closest to the lips on both the lower and upper teeth on each side, then the incisors at the front at the end. Toothpaste is not necessary, for the benefits of toothbrushing our pets is still to be seen, and human toothpaste should never be used due to the fluoride content. Vets sell a meat or fish flavoured toothpaste however, that may be helpful to encourage cooperation. Pets can be started to get used to this with just a finger rubbing the teeth underneath the lips with the mouth gently held closed, progressively moving onto a finger brush or soft toothbrush once this is readily accepted. If it isn’t possible to brush your pets teeth, there are a still other options to help keep their smile bright, although none are of comparable benefit as tooth brushing. Dental chews or treats are a common option, although care should be taken to reduce your pets food if necessary as many of these are high calorie. Please book your cat or dog in to AHC for a free dental check up with our nurses who will be very happy to advise on all matters toothy!

A RAMSHACKLE church in Cranbrook Road is soon to be given a new lease of life. New Church, which has laid vacant at the Kersterman Road junction since October 2013, is to be redeveloped into houses and flats, the Bishopston Voice can reveal. The future of the church previously remained unclear, due it being at the centre of a legal wrangle, with community group Protecting Redland from Over Development (PROD) wanting it to maintain its Asset of Community Value status, and its owners, General Conference of the New Church, wanting to have its listing revoked. Buildings listed as an ACV by the council give the local community more say over its future. However, the listing was thrown out after the owners appealed against the ACV at a tribunal in January. The site has now finally been sold to Montpelier developers Brownfield Green – which specialises in church conversions – who put in a bid to redevelop the building last January when it was put out to tender. The plan is to convert the church into two four-bedroom houses and three flats. The character and quality of the building will be retained, but with an extension to the basement level under the church to increase floor area. The site’s green spaces will also be saved, including the mature ash trees.

Developers say that initial work to tidy the site will commence in the next few weeks, with main construction due to start in the summer. They hope for the development to be completed by spring 2016. Alex Fawcett, project manager at Brownfield Green, said: “We’ve tried to create a really sympathetic restoration and conversion of the site that takes on board a lot of local feedback that we’ve had over the past year. “So far the response to our final proposals has been hugely positive.” Siusanidh Hall, neighbour of the church for 30 years and secretary at PROD – set up to ensure any unsuitable developments on the site were stopped – previously told the Bishopston Voice that as long as the developers do not build high rise flats and keep it looking like a church, the group was happy with its redevelopment. She said: “Thank goodness it’s gone to Brownfield Green – I think they will do a good job of the site, and won’t turn it into something awful. “But I do urge local people, who are passionate about their area, to take an interest in the plans.” The Bishopston Society and the Redland and Cotham Amenity Society have developed a local site development brief to help shape any proposals for the site.

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A LOCAL Scouts group is making one final push to raise the remaining £55k of their target needed to build a new hut – and they are calling on the public for help. The group is now on the verge of signing the contract for the build – which will be replacing the current 60-year-old hut in St Bartholomews Road in Ashley Down – to start at the beginning of June. Over £370k is needed to replace the existing building, which has become dilapidated and suffers from a leaky roof, damp ingress, structural decay and an antiquated heating system. Group members say that the venue – which is used by 300 different families as a base for Scouts, Beavers, Cubs, Guides, Brownies and Rainbows, as well as for community events and school activities – is an essential facility for young people in the area and that it has the potential to become a useful place for many local services. The new building will be

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Scout hut’s push for funds multi-purpose with an extended hall; additional storage, including a first floor storage mezzanine; a new group room for meetings and small activities; a kitchen and lobby, plus an improved outdoor area. It will also have PV solar panels and a rainwater storage unit to make the hut more sustainable. Planning was approved for the building in May 2012. In order to raise the money, the group has hosted many events over the three years, including community BBQs, beer festivals, stamp sales, graffiti workshops and raffles, as well as offered the opportunity for members of the public to ‘buy a brick’ for the new hut. Their efforts have so far raised over £312k. Mike Evans, who is in charge of the Scouts, Cubs and Beavers, said: “We are very grateful to all those people and businesses that have already supported us in this

venture. It is not too late to buy a brick to build the new hut and help secure the future of Scouting and Guiding in St Andrews and Ashley Down.” The next fundraising event for the hut rebuild will be on May 9 at the hut in St Bartholomews Road. There will be a hog roast and BBQ, plus a range of stalls, games and a grand raffle draw.

Neighbouring Sefton Park School will also have inflatables for the children to enjoy. In addition, old photographs and copies of the plans for the new building will be available to view. The event runs from 2-9pm. For more information, or to make a donation, visit: www. hut6388.org.

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News MASSAGE practitioners have come together to form a new centre of expertise, following the closure of Clifton’s 22-year-old Relaxation Centre. The centre’s tenants, who were to be left without a venue after the sale of its premises, were approached by the owner of The Family Practice in Gloucester Road who suggested that they could use the Bishopston osteopathy for their work. The new massage hub, called Relax, offers a wide range of therapeutic treatment, including holistic, Thai, aromatherapy, Indian head massage, shiatsu, reflexology, reiki, deep tissue, sports massage and pregnancy massage. Relax will take over the entire practice clinic at the weekends, but some appointments will also be available in the week and during the evening. Osteopath and owner of The Family Practice, Juliana Hounsfield, said: “When we heard that The Relaxation Centre was going to have to close, we knew that there would be a

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Relax – expert therapists have a new base for their popular treatments large number of highly skilled therapists left without a base to work from. “We approached some of them to suggest forming a centre of massage expertise at our clinic on Gloucester Road – and as a result Relax was born. “We are so pleased to be able to support them and enable people in Bristol to continue to benefit from their knowledge and experience. I think it’ll be great for Gloucester Road.” Steve Mallinson, a massage therapist from the Relaxation Centre, said: “The centre was a very well respected hub for therapeutic massage. Its closure, with no new premises identified, meant an uncertain future for all of us who worked from there, as well as our clients. “We are delighted to be able to offer this new massage hub at The Family Practice, which

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Community cafe A COMMUNITY cafe is soon to open on Horfield Common. The Friends group are currently in the throes of transforming the external goods yard at the Ardagh to make space for a not-for-profit cafe, which is set to open on May 9. Friends of Horfield Common say that opening the coffee shack will enable them to reopen the pitch and putt course inside the Ardagh site, and to also loan out tennis equipment. Additionally, having a permanent presence on the site will enable FOHC to develop a new programme of activities for local people of all ages. All profits generated from the new venture will be going back into supporting improvements to Horfield Common and the Ardagh. The opening of the cafe is planned at 10.15am, following the sponsored walk/run event which will be kicking off at 9am. Money raised from the event will be going towards the new cafe. To support the project in its final stages, visit: friendsofhorfieldcommon.weebly.com.

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Former Army chief inspiring youngsters to engage in politics

The former Chief of the General Staff of staff of the British Army, General Sir Peter Wall, visited Orchard School in Horfield to discuss the importance of politics in the lives of young people. In a lively talk with Year 10 students, he explained how our political system worked and why young people need to become engaged. Students had the chance to question him on his military background - from his early days at Sandhurst to service all round the world - and also had conversations about voting age, Europe and tuition fees. He told the students that negative public perceptions of politicians is often different from the reality. The visit was given coverage on BBC Points West as part of a feature about the importance of registering to vote. General Sir Peter was visiting Orchard School as part of a programme called Speakers for Schools in which he has participated since his retirement from the Army.

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Cathedral event marks 425 years of QEH QEH may seem a far cry from the school it was over 400 years ago, when it was set up by philanthropic soap merchant John Carr to accommodate for orphans and destitute boys. Now 425 years on, the school educates over 670 boys with more wishing to join its ranks than ever before. Pupils and staff at QEH came together at Bristol Cathedral last month to celebrate the landmark anniversary, and were joined by the Deputy Lord Mayor and dignitaries of the city. The celebration, held on March 27, was part of its annual Charter Day service, and had in attendance guest preacher Reverend Tim Hastie-Smith. The boys were also joined by representatives from Red Maids’ School, which it has had close associations with since its own founding by John Whitson in 1634. Headmaster, Mr Stephen

Holliday, said: “Charter Day, the celebration of merchant John Carr’s founding of the school in 1590, is a time to reflect on the visionary work of one of our great City philanthropists. “The occasion is always a highlight of the year and it is great to celebrate this special occasion with so many Old Boys and friends of the school.” Despite such dramatic changes over the centuries, the school still holds to its ‘hospice’ roots in providing places for bright boys in financial need through the continued endowments set up by its founder and other benefactors, including William Bird, Samuel Hartnell, Lady Mary Ramsay. The vision of John Carr and the school motto, ‘Whilst we have time, Let us do good’, is still adhered to strongly.

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Education A* grades for whole class AN entire class of 18 at Badminton School in Westburyon-Trym have all achieved A* grades in their iGCSE maths exams. Two of the students, Beatrice Lander, from Bristol and Hae Seung Chung, from South Korea were among just 23 in the country to score 100 per cent. The Year 11 students, aged 15 and 16, took the exam four months early and are now going on to enhance their mathematical ability by studying for an ASlevel module over their last two terms in Year 11. Beatrice said: “I find it satisfying when you’ve been labouring over a question and it finally clicks and you get it. I was very shocked to get 100 per cent in the iGCSE and my parents were gobsmacked!”

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Fairfield High School has sights set on a sixth form FAIRFIELD High School in Horfield is planning to open a sixth form next year. If it gets the go-ahead, it will run A-level courses initially. In future it aims to become the only state school in Bristol to offer the International Baccalaureate career-related diploma. FHS, which recently became an academy, is consulting parents, staff and other interested parties about the proposal, which would enable students to stay at the school from the age of 11 to 18. Principal Catriona Mangham said: “Our vision is to ensure that our students can remain in fulltime post-16 education within an establishment where they feel safe and secure. “The sixth form will help to develop a culture of continuous learning, which will raise

aspirations for younger students. We believe it will enhance the character of our school and have a positive impact across Bristol, providing additional choice for students in the central and north areas of the city.” The proposal is for the sixth form to take a maximum of 300 students. The first intake in September 2016 would be of students already on roll, with applications from external

students from September 2017. A-level subjects provided would include maths, engineering, science, humanities, English literature, languages and the arts. Retakes of GCSE English and maths would also be on offer. The Watershed partnership and design agency Pace have already agreed to work in collaboration with FHS to give students the opportunity of “real life” support linked with their studies. Talks are being held with the University of Bristol, Avon & Somerset Police and key science and engineering companies and other organisations about similar partnerships. The consultation on the sixthform proposal can be found on the school’s website. It closes on May 15. The trust will then put forward a proposal to the Education Funding Agency.

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sinister sounding “Dead Man’s Lane”, the proper name for the lane is Gaston Lane and the oldest part of it is over 400 years old. Walking through it, you could be forgiven for momentarily forgetting that you are in a big city and almost believe you are walking through an old country lane in the middle of the countryside. Surrounded for the most part by allotments, Gaston Lane is a wonderful little nature walk, and my children and I often spy squirrels scampering up in the trees, birds nests; both in use and long since flown, sparrows bathing themselves in puddles and even the odd frog. Further afield than Bishopston, yet not too far away, is the lovely Badock’s Wood in Southmead. Badock’s Wood is a nature reserve of similar age to the aforementioned Gaston Lane, and includes areas of meadow and woodland through which the River Trym runs. It can be accessed via Doncaster Road and Lakewood Road in Southmead and is also

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made of straw” (The Bishopston Bale House), face painting and more. There are more Golden Fun Adventure Days at the Community Garden over the summer holidays so watch this space! In the meantime, my children and I are looking forward to the Golden Hill Community Garden May Fair on Saturday 9th May. There will be kids’ activities, Morris Dancers, pizza, a human jukebox and much more! Here’s to enjoying the spring! Bishopston Mum www.bishopstonmum.com www.bristolmum.com

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Praise for NHS on rare disease May I make a few comments on the article in the April issue of Bishopston Voice dealing with Jenny Ranage’s experiences with pseudomyxoma peritonei? It’s a rotten condition to have, and anyone who doubts this can get a vivid insight by reading the ongoing blog by Dave, another local sufferer (cavecrawlerstory. blogspot.co.uk). It was disappointing to read about the difficulties Jenny experienced in getting a diagnosis. My own experience was rather different; in my case, the condition came to light when a tissue sample was

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taken during a hernia repair operation and as a matter of routine sent to the pathologists for inspection. The pathologist who examined the specimen spotted that some of the cells had an abnormal appearance, and pointed out to the surgeon that this was consistent with PMP. The problem then was that the surgeon seemed uncertain about what the next step should be, and it was almost 2 years before I eventually reached the appropriate place. Fortunately, the delay wasn’t as serious a problem as it would have been for virtually any other cancer. The property of cancers that makes them so understandably feared is their malignancy - the ability to spread to other parts of the body and establish secondary tumours remote from the original one. PMP however is described as only borderline malignant, and it is apparently very rare indeed for it to escape out of the abdominal cavity where it first occurs. So the delay in my receiving treatment had little effect on the outcome compared with what might have happened had I had, for example, a bowel cancer.

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This is not to deny that PMP can do great deal of damage within the abdominal cavity, and as the jelly-like nature of the tumour makes it difficult for surgeons to be sure that it’s all been removed, annual CT scans and blood tests for tumour marker levels are needed to check for signs of recurrence - an outcome that in fact both Dave and I have experienced. Because PMP is so rare (presently believed to be two or three new cases per million of the population each year), most surgeons will come across very few cases in their careers; when my condition was diagnosed, the surgeon told me I was only the second case he’d seen, and he was then close to retirement. Now, it’s a fact of life that to become fully competent at dealing with a surgical condition effectively, surgical teams need to have an adequate throughput of patients. So to achieve this, treatment in the UK is centralised at two specialist centres; one is at the Christie Institute in Manchester, the other is at the North Hampshire Hospital in Basingstoke. The latter is where both Dave and I (and I expect

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Jenny too) at different times underwent treatment. I can only speak for myself when I say that the experience was a shining example of what the NHS can do at its very, very best. Truly worldclass care from every member of the staff, both medical and supporting. Hats off to them all! Glyn Duggan, Another One in a Million(ish)

Don’t put party on a pedestal In February, I wrote to Bishopston Voice as a potential Green voter who had some concerns about the party. I still have these concerns. This is partly due to national policies. Can an energy policy focus so heavily on renewable energy project, but also have such strict standards of opposition to their impacts on local environments? What is the point of paying the wealthy a regular allowance? Is the Green housing policy coherant? The Green had problems explaining it during their General Election launch.

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My concerns are also based on the Greens’ actual local records. Some Green have recently voted for residents’ parking zone profits to be used for things other than public transport. I see little Green concern about the growing body of reputable evidence suggesting Bristol’s implementation of RPZ, seemingly opposed by most Bristolians, has created big problems. These problems include impacts on businesses, public institutions such as hospitals, the university and schools, commuters who have been priced out of Bristol, and elderly drivers. I see little constructive challenge from the Greens of controversial mayor, George Ferguson. This includes areas such as spending cuts, tax rises, costings for the arena, and the wide spread perception that Mr Ferguson is dismissive of those who do not agree with them. I also see little support for the Southmead Hospital that has lost staff and seen poor patient experiences due to insufficient parking facilities. Maybe I will still be swayed to

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Community is not close knit! Bishopston Voice is now full of “community” events. In the latest edition we have notices about the Bishop Road Community Choir, the Friends of Horfield Common, the Golden Hill Community Gardens, and the Bishopston Voices Community Choir. Why does everything have to be branded in this way? What does the term

“community” actually mean? Am I the only person who is feeling overwhelmed to feel that they have to be a part of the “community”? Do you feel that you must join and embrace such events, events that someone else feels we must all welcome, share in and participate? If not, you are outside of the “community”. The latest outbreak of this was the placing of knitting balls on trees at the bottom of Gloucester Road to evidently welcome the start of summer. Why so presumably someone has decided that everyone wants to share in this event? Maybe some do, but please do not assume this to be true for all of us. And now it’s over will those who placed them be as “community” spirited to remove them before they get dirty and an eye-sore? I suspect not. Name withheld, Bishopston resident

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ELECTION 2015 WHO to vote for in this year’s General Election, is the question on many people’s lips. As residents prepare to go to the polls on May 7, Bishopston Voice has asked each of the prospective candidates for Bristol West to tell us, in their own words, why they are standing for the position and what they hope to achieve if elected as our MP. Contesting for the seat, which covers Bishopston, Redland, Ashley, Cabot, Clifton, Clifton East, Cotham, Easton and Lawrence Hill, are Stephen Williams (Lib Dem), Thangam Debbonaire (Labour), Darren Hall (Green), Claire Hiscott (Conservative), Dawn Parry (Independent), Paul Turner (UKIP) and Stewart Weston (Left Unity).

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Name: Dawn Parry Party: Independents for Bristol (IfB) Occupation: Head of government liaison, global fuel decontamination Why are you standing in the elections? Bristol West is full of quirky, shiny, arty independently minded people. I want to see my city flourish without the constraints of party political dogma. I’ve lived in Bristol since I was a teenager and in Bishopston for 13 years. I’m a successful entrepreneur, mum, wife, and carer. I’m committed to public service and promise to always HEAR, RESPECT and TRUST you. MPs should be governed and held to account by voters, allowing consensus decision-making, enabling Bristol self-rule. Let’s create a brighter, fairer Bristol full of opportunity, innovation and inspiration for all. Voters hold the ultimate power in their single vote on Election Day. Please make your vote create change. Aims/priorities: Enable pre-school child-care funding paid direct to parents who choose to stay home to care for their children themselves; create Transport For Bristol, a cheap, reliable, not-for-profit sustainable co-operative public transport system to include trains and Bristol People’s Bus Co; legislate to make job-share MP status legal so we get better gender and equality balance in parliament; repeal Health and Social Care act 2012 and keep NHS free; reinstate free university fees; ditch Trident; stop right-to-buy council/social housing sell-offs. Legislate for better protection for tenants. Create new housing utilising empty office blocks with modular interiors to accommodate for families’ changing needs. Website: www.dawnparry.com

Name: Stewart Weston Party: Left Unity Occupation: Community Engagement Consultant Why you are standing in the elections? Because I could no longer stand by and watch the systematic destruction of our society by this government. To provide our NHS and public sector with the resources they need to run effective not for profit local services for all. Ensure we invest in people before corporate greed and profit. To present the arguments against austerity. Abolish zero hour contracts. To campaign for good quality education for all our children, decent affordable homes. Look at fairer ways of lifting people out of poverty. Highlight the worrying consequences of signing up to TTIP. Simply to make a difference. Aims/priorities Repeal the Health and Social Care Act. Our NHS should be a publicly run, publicly owned service providing free care according to need. Market forces have no place in healthcare. The NHS should be properly funded by taxation. Introduce rent controls, security of tenure. Give local authorities powers of inspection and regulation to ensure standards are maintained in private rentals. Renovate existing housing stock to an energy-efficient and sustainable standard. Embark on a programme to build 10,000 properties in Bristol with a Homes for Life philosophy. Oppose TTIP. Education: Free at the point of use from nursery to university. Scrap Trident. Introduce a £10 an hour minimum wage. website: leftunity.org

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Name: Thangam Debbonaire Party: Labour Party Occupation: Domestic violence prevention expert Why you are standing in the elections? I’m standing to be the Labour MP for Bristol West because Bristol’s a great city, with great people. We’ve got tremendous richness of diversity, culture, people’s skills and our values – and we need to make all of this work in a fairer way for all Bristolians. I’m proud to live in a city of Sanctuary, a diverse city with strong environmentalism and people who actively seek greater social justice – that’s a reflection of the MP I want to be, and the person I am. Aims/priorities: I want young people in Bristol to have opportunities to fulfil their potential, all homes warm, safe and energy efficient, a city which is actively developing renewable energy supply and communities who feel valued and protected. My three guiding words are jobs, equality and sustainability. I want to be part of achieving clean air, the elimination of child poverty, equality of opportunity and excellent employment conditions. I want to contribute my 25 years in domestic violence prevention to making the city and country a safer place. I want to take on gender equality barriers and support women and young people to take a greater part in political and public life. Website: www.debbonaire.co.uk

Name: Stephen Williams Party: Liberal Democrats Occupation: Incumbent MP Why you are standing in the elections? I love Bristol and have lived here for 30 years. I want to continue serving the city, creating jobs, attracting investment and rolling out more green initiatives. In my ten years as Bristol West’s MP I’ve won £7million for the Bristol European Green Capital campaign; been given a UN health award for my work to reduce smoking; introduced the ‘Zero Carbon Homes’ policy as Minister for Communities to improve energy efficiency; and successfully lobbied the government for £66million for new school places and £5million to renovate Colston Hall. In the next parliament I want to do even more for Bristol! Aims/priorities: Liberal Democrats and I will ensure our NHS is properly funded, allocating £8billion extra per year to secure its future. We are the only party to have laid out costed plans to do so. We will be prioritising mental health; for too long this area has been neglected. I have overseen a huge fall in unemployment in Bristol West since 2010 - I will focus on attracting further investment to the city. We will raise the income tax threshold to £12,500, a further £400 tax cut to Bristol residents, on top of the £800 tax cut we have already delivered. Website: www.stephenwilliams.org.uk

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Name: Claire Hiscott Party: Conservative Occupation: Pharmacist

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I live in Redland with my husband and two teenage children. I have lived and worked in Bristol for over 17 years. I have always worked within the NHS and have worked in every ward in the constituency. I have always had a passion for working within my community and am a local school governor and have been a keen volunteer and fundraiser for many local charities. My love for our city led me stand for local council, I was elected in 2013 as a councillor where I have worked to improve health, housing, transport and our green spaces. Aims/priorities: We need better public transport to solve traffic congestion. I have been campaigning for better local rail and bus services and will work for integrated public transport, including smart ticketing, better commuter services and sensible fares. We need to be building more affordable and sustainable homes, using our brownfield sites to best advantage. I am committed to seeing our young people reach their potential - ensuring the best training opportunities through quality schooling, apprenticeship schemes and access to university. I want to see Bristol Green Capital leave a lasting legacy for our area - focusing on healthy living environments, improving air quality and reducing our energy consumption.

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Why you are standing in the elections? I am fed up with the way the coalition government has undermined the fabric of our society through ideologically driven cuts to public services, and I am angry at the way big business can influence democracy. The Green Party has stuck to its values of social & environmental justice and I wanted to do more to help. I feel that I could do a great job in representing the interests of residents in Bristol West, as well as rising the profile on important issues such as housing, air quality, jobs and schools. Aims/priorities: My first priority would be to fight against the austerity budget and reverse the cuts of the last 5 years. Secondly, I would like to see Bristol have more devolved powers, so that we can finally set up an integrated transport authority to sort out the traffic nightmare in Bristol. Thirdly, we have to tackle the housing crisis by building more affordable homes. Website: www.darrenhall.org.uk

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FOLLOWING a successful inaugural event last year, the BS9 Arts Trail will be returning to the streets of Westbury-on-Trym to showcase the area’s creative talents. The trail takes place in some of Bristol’s most iconic green spaces, including the Botanical gardens, with the majority of artists incorporating recycling and other green initiatives to tie in with the city being European Green Capital 2015. The trail will be held from 9-10 May – the same weekend as the Westbury-on-Trym festival, making the area a hot bed for music, art and crafts across the two days. Over 70 artists will be showcasing their work across BS9, including paintings, handmade prints, glass work, mosaics, jewellery, textiles, ceramics, sculptures and photography. Venues will include Venue 35 in Stoke Lane, the theatre hall at St. Monica’s Nursing Home, Westbury-on-Trym Village Hall and numerous private homes and studios. All venues are free to enter and there will be an opportunity to meet the artists, watch some of them at work, and buy quality art at very affordable prices. The art trail will run from 11am-5pm. Leaflets showing the trail map and artist details will be available at every venue and also at local libraries, cafes, shops and galleries, as well as online. For more information, visit: www.bs9arts.co.uk.

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News How chef Claire feeds her family ADDING a pinch of creativity in the kitchen is key when it comes to cooking for your children at mealtimes – and having a bit of perseverance too! This is the advice given by Bishopston mum, author and chef Claire Thomson. Having three children herself – Grace, 8, Ivy, 5, and Dorothy, 2 – Claire is all too familiar with the responsibility of having hungry mouths to feed, particularly when five o’clock ticks around. So, to break the monotony of feeding a family and help parents come up with healthy, fun and flavoursome dishes for their little ones, Claire – co-owner of award-winning restaurant Flinty Red – has created a stunning cookery book, full of easy-tofollow recipes that children will love. Inspired by working in restaurants across the globe, ‘The Five O’Clock Apron: Proper Food for Modern Families’ aims to invigorate the concept of family cooking by encouraging parents to add more flavour to dishes and make vegetables an integral part of the meal. Recipes include summery fattoush, coconut dhal, cabbage, bulgar and allspice pilaf, plus treats such as banana and buttermilk pancakes, and flapjacks. Accompanying the recipes are heartwarming family photographs taken by Mike Lusmore, which show Claire’s children taking part in cooking. Foraging for nettles in the woods and smoking mackerel on the beach are just a few examples of

the pictures taken. “I’ve realised that children love big flavours, such as lemons, herbs and parmesan. At the moment, my eldest daughter really loves chilli flakes. It’s about giving their taste buds some excitement,” Claire explained. “Rather than having the meat as the centre piece on the plate, make vegetables the dominant source and treat meat as an extra. Make the veg interesting and it will get children interested. “In our home, our rule is: try it once – you might like it. It’s worked well with our children, they literally eat anything.” The ‘Five O’Clock Apron’ was born three years on Twitter when Claire, 35, started tweeting the meals she was cooking for her children and husband Matt. This then progressed to her writing a blog, as well as a regular ‘Cooking for Kids’ column for the Guardian. Her online success was picked up by Ebury Press – publisher of Delia Smith’s books – who asked if she would like to create a cookery book, compiling her recipes. “Being at home with my children, I felt an impetus to do something, so I decided to give it a go,” she said. “As a chef, I found that I had lots of parents asking me what I feed my children, and I was really surprised that everyone found cooking for their kids quite boring, so I hope to inspire families to get creative at mealtimes, and have a bit more fun in the kitchen.” Claire submitted her book proposal on the evening before the birth of her youngest daughter, and spent her

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in February, is now available to buy on Amazon. For more information, visit: 5oclockapron. com and follow Claire on Twitter: twitter.com/5oclockapron. Join Claire at Hart’s Bakery on May 3 as she will be mustering up dishes from her new cookbook. There will be three different sessions available: Brunch (1011am), lunch (1-2pm) and tea (4-5pm). Signed copies of Claire’s book will also be available to purchase on the day at £15. It is one adult and one child per ticket. To book a workshop, search ‘5 O’Clock Apron Workshops’ on www.eventbrite.co.uk. Email claire@5oclockapron.com with any questions. Turn to page 54 for the 5 O’Clock Apron’s delicious ‘Pink Rice’ recipe.

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VOTE for DAWN PARRY I believe Further Education should be free. And teachers and public sector workers should be better paid and recognised for the professionals they are. I will vote to restructure OFSTED to make it more supportive. I have never seen a school improved by an OFSTED inspection. Local authority governance will offer better accountability. I propose we offer families the choice of paying pre-school childcare fees to parents or grandparents. Austerity is a myth; I believe that we can afford to fund our public services properly with fairer taxation. I want to see affordable, creative, sustainable housing from recycling empty office blocks, to include vertical vegetation systems to keep our air clean and our city beautiful. I will vote NO to all NHS privatisation, and repeal the Health & Social Care Act 2012. I believe the NHS in it’s entirety should be saved and free to all. I will set up Transport For Bristol. TFB - owned and run by Bristol people, not by private companies, in order to reduce the cost of travel. I’m currently working with the Bristol People’s Bus, a not-for-profit group. I’ll ensure you will be invited to have a say on big issues that are being voted on in Parliament, this is a vote that I will place on your behalf. This means that you have more power with your ONE VOTE on May 7th if you vote for me, DAWN PARRY. I want job-share MP status legalised. I will promote a better gender and equality balance in parliament. We only have 22% female MPs.

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News Mr Gotalot to put on another show But they are giving Bishopston folk another chance to see their latest performance ‘Mr Gotalot’s Gotalot Shop: The Pants of Power’, which features Super Alan, who visits the shop to have his broken pants repaired so he can rescue a cat. ‘Mr Gotalot’s Gotalot Shop: The Snot Rocket’ will be landing in Bishopston at the end of June. All four of the previous shows, which took place over Easter weekend at the Kelvin Players Studio in Gloucester Road, were sell-outs. Fran told Bishopston Voice: “We had a fantastic weekend and some excellent feedback. Everyone seemed to enjoy it. “There are plenty of jokes, cheese, pants, songs, dancing, pants, kittens and more pants!” There will be three performances taking place at the Kelvin Players Studio on May 24 at 10.30am, 1.30pm and 4.30pm. Tickets are £7 each, aged three and above (babies on laps are free), or £25 for a family of four.

FOLLOWING sell-out shows over Easter weekend, Bishopston’s favourite puppet shopkeeper – Mr Gotalot – will be reopening his doors once again. It was Monkey Trousers Theatre’s first ever performance, and its “excellent feedback” has prompted the mums behind the company to put on another show at the end of May. Set up by Bishopston locals Fran Lewis and Charlotte Whitten, performances are aimed at children, aged three to nine. ‘Mr Gotalot’s Gotalot Shop’ tells the story of a shopkeeper that has everything and anything. The puppet, handmade by Charlotte, works with shop assistant Sidney, played by Charlotte herself, to provide their customers with what they need before the conniving landlady Ms Barnet (Fran) arrives to collect the rent. The pair plan to host three to four shows a year, with each ‘series’ featuring a guest customer.

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News Gift card idea spreads wider IT is exciting times ahead for the women behind a local gift card scheme as they get set to launch in Kendal in the Lake District. Coined by Bishopston residents Anne-Louise Perez and Imogen McIntosh almost two years ago, YourStreet Ltd – the UK’s first ever gift card for independent retailers in the UK – has proved a popular present idea with folk across Bristol and further afield. The pair said: “This is great as it hails the start of our plan to take YourStreet nationwide. Our vision is for YourStreet to be in towns across the UK” The award-winning card, which is available to purchases online as well as in shops, is redeemable in many independent stores across Bristol and Frome. For more information about YourStreet Ltd, or to purchase a gift card, visit: www. yourstreetgiftcards.com.

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Bristol Noise hosting annual volunteer event A THOUSAND people from across Bristol are expected be using their May bank holiday weekend to give something back to the city. Bristol Noise – which works in urban communities to help meet local needs – will be hosting its annual volunteering event, ‘The Noise’, which has been running since 2001. Local people will be rolling up their sleeves, putting on a blue ‘The Noise’ t-shirt and getting stuck in to a number of good deeds, including digging gardens, picking litter, painting community centres, making cream teas for senior citizens, putting on free football coaching, and running family fun afternoons across the city. Volunteers from churches, schools and communities will be doing positive things in Horfield, Barton Hill, Lawrence Weston, Lockleaze, Manor

Farm, Southmead, Sea Mills, Shirehampton, and Easton. Esther Legg-bagg, Noise coordinator, said: “850 people volunteered last year, and they gave nearly 8,000 hours of volunteer time. “Over a third of the volunteers were children and young people – it’s fantastic to see them getting stuck in. “Together, we completed over 100 community transformation projects like rescuing people’s gardens from brambles, painting murals and picking litter, along with running free banquets for senior citizens, family fun afternoons, football tournaments and loads more.” This year, The Noise will run from May 2-4. Everything that goes on over the weekend is free, with the family fun afternoons including free bouncy castles and inflatable games, face painting, football tournaments, a craft

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Horfield’s Treasure Hunt idea wins Green Capital funding A PROJECT, coined by Redland artist Chrissie Decker, has been selected as the winner of the European Green Capital arts initiative for the local area. The ‘Green Treasure Hunt’, which is to be developed over the next few months, will link Horfield Common, Golden Hill Community Garden, Gloucester Road, Horfield Prison’s bike workshop, and Clay Pit Road by the Downs. The brief for the Bishopston, Cotham and Redland neighbourhood partnership area was developed by the Bristol 2015 arts team, and challenged entrants to link local green spaces, explore less well known routes, and promote sustainable travel. A sum of £10k has been handed out to each neighbourhood partnership

across the city, as part of Bristol being European Green Capital 2015, to invest in a green arts programme. Chrissie was awarded the project because the arts team felt that it could “capture people’s imaginations”. They said her project responded well to the brief, was clearly thought out, and would make the Green Capital year mean something to residents from local area. The treasure theme is intended to excite and inspire all ages, and the panel liked the idea of creating ‘Pocket Plazas’ – small plots of land with art installations, each corresponding to the five themes of European Green Capital 2015: water, waste, energy, transport, and nature. The installations will link up green projects in the area

creatively and will challenge participants to find miniature installation ‘green treasures’. Chrissie said: “I am thrilled to be creating the Green Treasure Hunt for our neighbourhood. It is a fantastic opportunity to design something that is both functional

and playful. “I want to involve local people and groups to help shape it and once finished I hope it inspires people to explore the great things going on in our community and discover a new way of getting around it.”

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News Emily’s sheep is sweet as candy CREATIVE inspiration can spring up from the most unexpected of places. For Bishopston illustrator Emily Golden, the inspiration behind her Shaun the Sheep – which can be discovered in London’s Covent Garden as part of the free charity arts trail, ‘Shaun in the City’ – came from her upside-down ice cream cone shower cap. The aptly named ‘Candy-Baa’ is quite a mouth-watering sight – its legs are painted as ice cream cones and candy canes, while the body is decorated with candy pink icing, topped with sprinkles, Love Hearts, and liquorice. Its face is a delectable bourbon biscuit, with eyes as biscuit surrounds and nostrils as doughnuts. “I was just in my bathroom one day thinking about what design I could do for the ‘Shaun in the City’ trail, when I spotted my shower cap,” she said. “I

thought the lacquer, which is painted over the Shaun once it’s been decorated, would lend itself well to the sweets and icing.” It took Emily around 60 hours to paint the 5ft sculpture, which is now one of 50 woolly critters dotted around the Big Smoke as part of the trail. There will also be another flock of 70 sheep coming to Bristol in July. The sheep will be auctioned off at the end of the summer to raise money for Wallace & Gromit’s Children’s Charity, which supports children’s hospitals throughout the UK. The charity’s latest trail follows in the footsteps of its popular ‘Gromit Unleashed’ event in 2013, which saw sculptures of Aardman’s loveable canine raise £2.3million for Bristol Children’s Hospital. Emily’s Gromit, ‘Patch’ – which was made up of fabric swatches – featured on the trail, and she was lucky enough

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Emily Golden with her Shaun the Sheep Candy-Baa, displayed in London’s Covent Garden. to have the sculpture located right outside her previous flat in Clifton. The local artist says that she is delighted that Candy-Baa was

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Caroline receives warm welcome from supporters FORMER Green party leader Caroline Lucas received a warm welcome from supporters as she arrived to open the new campaign store in Gloucester Road last month. Lucas cut the ribbon to the store, located between Shanti and Kendall Harper, alongside prospective Bristol West MP Darren Hall. After opening the store, Lucas – who was the first ever Green MP and voted 2014’s ‘MP of the Year’ – signed copies of her new book ‘Honourable Friends?’, which tells of her experiences in Parliament.

Redland’s Green councillor, Martin Fodor, says that he was honoured to have had such a high profile figure come to Gloucester Road.

According to councillor Fodor, since opening the store, hundreds of people have been visiting and stocks of posters have had to be reordered due to demand.

ALL are welcome to join the Golden Hill Community Garden for their Spring Fair, as part of the Our Neighbourhood Festival. The celebrations, taking place on Saturday May 9 from 1-4pm, will tie in with the garden launching Bishopston’s first eco straw bale building. Those in attendance can enjoy live music, pizza made from the clay oven, and cake, plus lots of activities for youngsters. Cycle enthusiasts can make the most of a bike maintenance workshop, while those in need of a message or a chiropractic check can retreat to the well-being area. There will be plenty for gardeners, too, including a plant sale and a tool sharpening demo. The entrance is at the allotments on Monk Road.

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Summer look for ethical fashion label BISHOPSTON-based ethical fashion label Fix Up Look Sharp is pleased to announce the launch of its unique spring/summer collections. Renowned for transforming donated fabrics into bold one-of-a-kind items and meshing vintage clothing with contemporary street style, FULS was coined in 2012 by staff and volunteers from the CLIC Sargent charity shop in Gloucester Road. Items, for both women and men, are sold in store as well as online, with all proceeds raised going towards the UK charity, which supports children and young people with cancer and their families. Ruth Strugnell, lead designer at FULS said: “Our new collection is for people who are after something bold and different and value well-made sustainable fashion. “Every penny raised by sales supports CLIC Sargent’s work with children, young people and their families – it’s the ultimate in guilt-free shopping.” The collection is available to browse and buy online at www.fuls.clicsargent.org.uk, and to celebrate the launch, FULS is offering a 15% discount to Bishopston Voice readers for May with the code: voice15.

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Wellbeing Advertising Feature Making the right choices Considering a cosmetic procedure may now be much more common but it is still a big decision. Sarah Powell, specialist nurse at Spire The Glen Hospital Bristol, gives her dos and don’ts to achieve the best outcome. DON’T let anyone pressurise you

You should never feel coerced into a decision. At Spire Bristol, you have a free consultation with a specialist nurse, like myself, before you decide. Few private healthcare providers share this flexible and informed approach. DO check if your surgeon is a Cosmetic or a Plastic surgeon A Plastic Surgeon will have completed specialist training in plastic surgery and can use the protected title, Plastic Surgeon. Only Plastic Surgeons are trained in all areas of reconstructive and cosmetic surgery. Anybody can call themselves a Cosmetic Surgeon if they perform any cosmetic procedures as part of their job. The word ‘cosmetic’ is unprotected and does not signify any level of experience or training. DO find out what qualifications your surgeon has and from where Your surgeon should be fully

qualified in their own country. In the UK they qualify first as a GP, then undergo extra training as a Plastic Surgeon. The most respected qualification in the UK is the FRCS Plastics. They should also be listed as a Plastic Surgeon in the GMC (General Medical Council) register and accredited by BAAPS or BAPRAS. DO consider the hospital or clinic Ask about post-operative care, specialist nursing staff, infection rates and how they manage rare events of complications. The facilities, staff and support for specialist clinicians is an important consideration and impacts both the effectiveness of your procedure and care. At Spire Bristol we have an expert and dedicated team. It is one of very few private hospitals to have a critical care unit and the infection control results are outstanding. For a free consultation with

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Wellbeing Advertising Feature Jo Gray Hypnotherapy I am a qualified and experienced hypnotherapist and coach. I have always worked with people, with 40 years experience as a social worker, senior manager and leader in various public sector health and social care organisations. I continue to be passionate, respectful and hopeful about people’s capacity to cope with life, to change and be happy. I have found solution-focused hypnotherapy personally very helpful and it has proved an ideal way to use my experience, passion and positivity to help people. Solution-focused hypnotherapy combines the latest scientific insights with traditional techniques to help you achieve the things you want in your life. It’s simple, it’s pleasant, you are always in control - and it works! Hypnotherapy uses a state of light trance to get the conscious

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Bristol Pain Relief Centre The aim of our centre is to help people who have chronic and persistent pain. To do this, we use a multi-disciplinary approach and believe it is important to take the time to talk to people to find out what the best course of treatment is for them. We look at the interaction between the mind and the body and examine how one can affect the other. At the BPRC we aim to find the underlying causes of your pain, so that you get the best treatment for you. We have a dedicated multi-disciplinary team of therapists to provide a

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Bristol Allergy Care Food allergy is on the increase affecting more than 1 in 10 children. 90% of reactions are caused by 6 foods: milk, egg, soy, nuts, wheat and fish. Allergies to other foods such as

that your child may have an allergy, it is important that they are reviewed and tested. Bristol Allergy Care offers skin prick allergy testing, and will ensure that your child carries appropriate medication. The clinic will provide a personalised action plan for home and nursery/school to help ensure that your child is safe. As we hit the height of the pollen season this month, don’t forget that now is also a good time to optimise your child’s hayfever management!

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exercise safely and reducing stress on joints, bones and muscles, whilst providing the correct support for your growing bump. WaterBumps classes also help maintain fitness levels, boost energy levels and strengthen your body and mind ready for labour and birth. Once baby is born, WaterBumps’ classes are the ideal way to gently start to get

your pre-baby body back. With a focus on strengthening your core, pelvic floor and boosting energy levels, the classes are specifically tailored to you, providing some rare and precious ‘me-time’! To find out more about WaterBumps or to book your free taster session visit www. waterbumps.co.uk or call 01275 400 800.

WALKING is fundamental in leading a healthy lifestyle. So, to encourage people to get out and about in the local area – on foot – a new map is being launched by Bishopston councillor Daniella Radice, and head of the Street Scene group Liz Kew. Designed by local agency The Way Design, the ‘Let’s Walk Bishopston’ map includes symbols and guides to highlight gradients, benches, public toilets and bus stops. It also suggests walks around the area, linking up local services and green spaces. To compile the map, the pair rallied the help of local Bishopston residents to walk the area and note the routes. One of the project leaders, Mick Broggio, helped organise the ‘fact finding’ walking teams and has added seven routes to the Ramblers Association website. Liz has also been testing out many of the routes in a mobility scooter. Funded by Bishopston, Cotham and Redland, the map will be launched outside Room 212 on May 16, 10am-4pm. A ‘Let’s Walk Bishopston’ Facebook page and Twitter account @WalkBishopston have been set up on Facebook and Twitter for posting photos from the walks.

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of Yogawest (www.yogawest. co.uk) Following February and Marchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s poses, here is the third asana in a sequence of four, giving you a fuller understanding of how the standing poses fit together in a routine that you can practice in the morning or evening. The sequence will conclude next month. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve missed any, email diana@ yogawest.co.uk and she will send you the full sequence. Happy practising.

Yoga Pose of the Month: Uttanasana (standing forward bend) Regular practice of this posture brings flexibility through the pelvis and spine. It also helps relieve mental strain and physical tiredness. Medical benefits: Arthritis of the lower back can be relieved and even avoided altogether with regular

practice of Uttanasana. Mild spinal deformity can also be corrected, along with weak legs, knee problems and flat feet. Standing Forward Bend works to calm the brain and rest the heart. Practice it to help with memory loss, insomnia, nervous debility, breathlessness and palpitations. This pose also helps with acidity, anemia, asthma, constipation, diabetes, umbilical hernia indigestion, kidney problems menstrual disorders, nasal catarrh, and (after medical treatment and rest) pleurisy and pneumonia. 1. Stand in TADASANA (Mountain Pose). Place your hands on your hips. 2. Draw your knees and thighs up and holding your legs firm, exhale and bend forward from the hips. 3. Reach down and place your hands on the floor beside your feet and look up. Take one

or two breaths. 4. With an exhalation, extend your trunk down completely and allow your head to release toward the floor. To release further forward, lift your inner thighs up into the pelvis and lift your sit bones. Allow your breath to become quiet and even. Hold for 20-30 seconds. practice note: If your hands do not yet reach the floor, either fold your arms and hold your elbows or place your hands on blocks. Those with slipped discs should not practice the final pose where the head down. See alternative pose done with the head to a chair. Drawings and posture text reproduced by kind permission of Bobby Clennell, a senior Iyengar teacher in New York.

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News Jack in the Green is on his way WITH Mayfest fast approaching, local businesses from around the central part of Gloucester Road are gearing up to provide a day full of music, art, food and fun. Mayfest, held on May 2 at the top of Pigsty Hill from 10am-5pm, is a free event to celebrate the coming of summer, and ties in with the ‘Our Neighbourhood’ festival run by the Neighbourhood Partnership and council. Youngsters will be catered for, with activities including needlefelting, face painting, biscuit decorating, a fancy dress photo booth and a puppet show with Mr Gotalot. There will be community choir groups to keep crowds entertained, including Ashley Down Community choir, Bishop Road Community choir and the Bristol Folk Choir. Those attending can enjoy plenty of locally produced goods, Osna Therapy Centre. food and drink – plus back Jack in the Green, a nine-feet we_poppin Page 1 massages willad be87x120:Layout given outside 1 17/06/2014 tall figure,16:47 covered in greenery

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Festival in its third year THE countdown has officially begun for the start of a week-long festival which celebrates the local community. ‘Our Neighbourhood’ festival, coordinated by the Bishopston, Cotham and Redland Neighbourhood Partnership, is in its third year and boasts a fun-filled week of community activities run by local groups and businesses. The week aims to encourage community engagement, as well as provide people with an opportunity to socialise, and to learn about what their neighbourhood has to offer. Organisers are also aiming to increase awareness of the neighbourhood partnership and other community groups. The BCR Neighbourhood Partnership is run by residents for local people, in partnership with the council and local police. The festival, running from May 2-10, includes the Whiteladies Farmers Market, the Redland May Fair, Gloucester Road Central Mayfest, the Golden Hill Community Garden spring fair, the launch of Horfield Common’s 5k route, as well as a host of other events. A festival programme is now available online, at: www.bcrnp. org.uk. All local residents, workers and students are invited. Most events and activities are offered free of charge.

Enterainers required OSNA Therapy Centre is looking for buskers, musicians and entertainers to perform outside the shop for the upcoming Mayfest. Performers will have full use of space outside the shop, located in Gloucester Road Central. If interested in taking part on May 2, contact Bridget at Osna Therapy on 0117 9075884 or bridget.osna@hotmail.co.uk.

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finished in April with a brief mention of swifts. If the weather has been kind they should be with us by the time you read this and I urge you to take a moment to watch their fantastic freeform flights above our rooftops. They are usually the last summer visitors to arrive and the first to go, leaving us in early August to return to Africa, so we should make the most of them while we have them. Swifts seem to be a part of the very air itself, the ultimate distillation of birdness, only attached to the earth below by the need for somewhere solid to lay their eggs. They land only to raise their babies and, once fledged, the young birds spend the first two years of their life entirely on the wing (no, dear reader, I do not exaggerate). That speeding bird which arrows through the sky above our city, eats, drinks and even sleeps entirely on the wing. They feed on flying insects and on spiders that are floating on gossamer, an aerial

invertebrate fauna of which we are largely unaware. They drink without settling by taking rapid sips from open waters, they even collect nesting material on the wing by plucking drifting feathers and fluffy seeds out of the air. And whatever passes for sleep in their world they also do without settling back to earth, enabled by high aspect wings perfectly shaped for catching the air currents. Indeed swifts cannot land safely on flat surfaces as their legs are too short to allow their wings to spread and lift them up again. How different their life must be from ours, seeing the city only from above, spending but three months here raising the next generation and then returning to southern Africa for a long winter break spent entirely on the wing! Even their voice is extraordinary: they communicate by screaming, a unique call amongst our city birds, as if their ultimate aerodynamic shape and independence from the earth

isn’t enough distinctiveness for one bird. The sound of a screaming flock of swifts is, for me, one of the best features of city wildlife. Listen out for the sound and then look and you will see them tearing up the air, round the rooftops, now chasing each other, now parting to soar upwards on stiff wings which barely seem to shiver to drive them forwards. They seem completely unaware of gravity, as though it exerts no hold over them, and their manoeuvrability is supreme. They usually nest in roof spaces and if you watch a group for long enough you will see where their breeding sites are, but you have to watch carefully as they move quickly and are gone inside in a flash. They will also breed in boxes – there is a special swift box that you can buy and fix to the upper storey of your house under the eaves. Welcome back swifts!

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WESTBURY Park novelist and historian Lucienne Boyce, will be launching her latest book this month. Bloodie Bones: A Dan Foster Mystery tells the story of Bow Street Runner and bare-knuckle boxer Dan Foster, who investigates into the brutal murder of a lord’s gamekeeper. Set in the West Country in the 1790s – during the wars abroad against France, and the conflict at home between landowners and working people over enclosures of forests and common land – Dan finds himself walking into a volatile situation ... the local people are fighting back with the only resources open to them: arson, vandalism and riot. Lucienne, who is renowned for combining historical fact and fantasy, said: “It’s a battle that shaped our landscape. Roads got straighter, fields smaller, more hedges and fences, fewer wild spots. “It also impacted on our urban environment as agricultural workers were forced out of home and work and driven to the cities, where they provided the cheap labour that made the expansion of industry possible. “So Dan Foster starts to realise there’s a lot at stake for the people breaking the law he’s been sent to uphold.” Lucienne says that she is planning a series of Dan Foster Mysteries, which will include Hen Pearce – a Bristol-born bare-knuckle boxer, who became champion in 1805. Her novel is one of disguises, secrets and hidden passions, and is an ideal read for people who enjoy murder mysteries combined with broader themes such as social unrest, crime and injustice. The book is available this May, priced £10.99, from SilverWood Books, Amazon, and to order from all good bookshops. An e-book will be available later this year. A launch event is taking place on May 20 at Foyles Bookshop in Cabot Circus.

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Sustainability and the elections

ith only a week or two until elections the dead heat between Labour and Conservative could provide us with a good opportunity to send a strong

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message about climate change. It’s quite possible that the minority party chosen to make up a coalition is the one that places it right at the top of its agenda. Health, equality, the economy, social services and education are the big issues, but there’s also the environment and energy. Despite it being crucial to the way we live, the latter hasn’t been given the air time it deserves. We’re so used to running our lives with its finger tip availability we take it for granted. However we also know about our fossil fuel dependency and the harm it’s doing to our environment, and how hard it is getting off that dependency. The word sustainability is quite a daunting one too. Does it mean we can’t go places anymore? Enjoy life? Eat good food, keep warm and have choice?

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Here’s what we know. We’ve all experienced things getting warmer since our childhoods. My family pictures taken in the early 1950s show most of the town of Petersfield out skating on its lake in mid winter. Today, only 60 years later, the few mild frosts residents might experience in winter wouldn’t be enough to put any ice on it at all. Most of us probably have similar weather stories. The same applies to extreme weather. We’ve had much more than the usual of serious flooding which has cost lives and destroyed whole swathes of properties, as well as winds up to hurricane force. The Met Office weather warnings seem to be never ending. We know too these things are happening to others all around the world. This election gives us the opportunity to take a stand, to

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face our fears and say we are going to change the way we do things. We could vote to stop big fossil fuel companies destroying our planet in the name of cheap energy and big profits, and vote for sustainability. We could agree to choose politicians who would enable us to work together to save energy, to become self sufficient in food and energy and healthier through not thinking of cars as the only way of getting around. Scientists tell us that if we do nothing we will be handing on a pretty nasty legacy to our children and grand children of heat waves, famine and disease, so to do nothing is not an option. If we don’t want to hand on this legacy, we could act now and choose politicians genuinely committed to controlling those who will burn up our planet to make money.

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Serves 4 For the rice - 250g white basmati rice - 2 tbsp olive oil - 1 large onion, finely diced - 3 fat cloves of garlic, finely sliced - 2 cinnamon sticks - 1–2 tsp each cumin, caraway and coriander seeds, ground and toasted - salt - 500g raw beetroot, grated (about 4 medium beetroot) To serve - a large handful of mixed sunflower and pumpkin seeds - ½ clove of garlic, minced - 250ml plain Greek yoghurt - ½ a clove of garlic, minced - 1 tbsp of extra-virgin olive oil, to top the yoghurt - sumac, to sprinkle on the yoghurt (optional) - 1 small bunch of chopped fresh dill, mint or coriander - brown butter (optional) - chilli flakes - 1 lemon, cut into quarters, to squeeze at the table Note: To make brown butter, put 75g of unsalted butter into a pan over a moderate heat to melt. Once melted, the sediment (milk whey) should begin to collect and brown at the bottom of the pan. When the sediment is beginning to turn golden and brown, add the juice of half a lemon to stop the butter cooking. Unused brown butter can be kept in the fridge and warmed through when needed again. 1. Give the rice a good rinse through in a sieve under cold running cold water.

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by the 5 O’Clock Apron (Claire Thomson) 2. Put the olive oil into a heavybottomed medium pan (one for which you have a tight-fitting lid) over a moderate-to-low heat. Add the onion and cook gently for 10 or so minutes, until translucent and soft. Add the garlic and spices and cook for a further 3 minutes or so. Add 2 teaspoons of salt. 3. Add the washed and drained rice, then turn up the heat to moderate and move the grains around the pan to ensure they are coated with the oil, spices, onions and garlic. Toast the rice in the pan for a further minute, taking care that nothing catches and everything begins to glisten nicely. 4. Add the raw grated beetroot. Mix thoroughly. 5. Pour boiling water (from the kettle) over the beetroot and rice until the entire mix is just submerged in water. Bring to the boil, then lid the pan tightly and reduce the heat to a gentle simmer. The pilaf might benefit from a gentle turning over with a big spoon halfway through cooking, to distribute the beetroot through the rice again. Lid tightly and cook until the rice is cooked through and the liquid has gone – 15–20 minutes. Be brave: don’t be tempted to add more water. 6. When the rice is cooked, put a clean tea towel under the lid, then re-seal the pan and let it rest for 5 minutes. The tea towel will remove unwanted extra moisture in the rice and make the pilaf extra-fluffy. 7. In the meantime, assemble your extras. 8. In a large dry frying pan, gently toast your seeds with a pinch of salt until they turn golden brown and begin to crackle. Put them in a bowl. 9. In a separate bowl, mix the Greek yoghurt with a pinch of salt and the garlic. Slick the top of the seasoned yoghurt with some olive oil and add a good pinch of

sumac, if you have it. 10. Roughly chop your chosen herbs and put into a separate bowl. 11. Some brown butter spooned over the rice at the table is great, but optional. 12. To serve, spoon the rice on to a plate and add a blob of yoghurt, some herbs, toasted seeds, a

spoonful of brown butter, if using, and a pinch of chilli flakes. Serve some lemon quarters alongside to squeeze. The 5 O’ Clock Apron by Claire Thomson is published by Ebury Press, £20. Photography by Mike Lusmore.

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News Hot tips to help you keep warm next winter WHILE the thought of winter might leave us shivering, one Redland resident is planning ahead – by setting up an energy initiative to help the community better prepare for the colder months. With a helping hand from Sustainable Redland and Bishopston, and the Bristol Energy Network (BEN), Sue Nichols says that she wants to help people better prepare for next winter. She will be promoting local initiatives and sharing simple steps and ideas to keep warm and save energy. Ideas include providing cheap but bright low energy LED light bulbs through bulk buying, and using thermal images taken of homes by the new local Heatview project – set up by Redland resident Jeremy Birch – to show where energy savings can be made.

Supporting the group is local Redland councillor Martin Fodor, who is already involved in BEN. He ran a course in 2011 – with support from the Bishopston, Cotham and Redland Neighbourhood Partnership – to help local people take control of their energy usage at home. Martin said: “I’m delighted Sue is bringing people together and working with the Heatview project which has one of our European Green Capital grants. It’s great that it’s being put to such immediate, practical use to help local people tackle energy loss and high bills.” Jeremy, who is also part of Bristol Friends of the Earth, said: “We have used new, low-cost thermal imaging technology on a smart phone to record where heat was being lost during the winter, so people can see what they can do to make their homes more comfortable and cheaper

to heat.” The local images can be seen at heatview.co.uk. The group will launch with a stall, which will be shared with

BEN, at the Redland May Fair on May 3. A drop-in follow up meeting after the May Fair is being planned for June.

New volunteers needed for Street Scene group THE Bishopton, Cotham and Redland Neighbourhood Partnership's Street Scene group is recruiting new volunteers. Run by local residents Rob Umphray and Liz Kew, the group works tirelessly to eliminate graffiti from properties and street furniture; sweep up leaves and trim back overgrowth from roads and pavements; remove fly posting; pick up litter and arrange community tidy ups; and provide posters to help with issues such as dog fouling. They are looking for members of the community to help carry out these tasks. A meeting is being held for anyone interested in taking part at Boston Tea Party in Gloucester Road on Wednesday, April 29 at 6.30pm. For more information, email: neighbourhood.partnerships@ bristol.gov.uk.

All generations can dig this!

he Dig for Victory Show is a 1940’s themed family festival at Wraxall, just outside Bristol on 13th & 14th June. “We will bring history alive and the generations together with nostalgia and pride - to learn, remember and have fun”. Celebrate the ‘Best of British’ and life in the 40s with re-enactors, over 200 original restored wartime vehicles – including the iconic Sherman tank – a Dakota fly-past, make-do-and-mend, live music including The Military Wives Choir, dance lessons, historical speakers including BBC historian James Holland, vintage stalls, farmyard animals, campsite, a

fantastic children’s trail and much more! Run entirely by volunteers through a not-for-profit organisation, the event supports the Royal Voluntary Service, SSAFA and Springboard charities. Family tickets to The Dig For Victory Show are only £22 plus early bird deals available. Dress up for The Victory Dance on the Saturday night! Enjoy a dance lesson, live 40s music, bar and delicious food. A perfect English summer event. Dance tickets are only £10. All ticket types and further information at: www.digforvictoryshow.com

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Why now could be the time to take snoring problems seriously

noring occurs when we make a snorting or rattling noise whilst breathing during sleep. The noise comes from the soft palate and tissues in the mouth, nose or throat vibrating. It can have severe implications on our life, for example, excessive tiredness, poor concentration and relationship problems with your partner. It can indicate a more serious related condition called obstructive sleep apnoea. In this situation a person’s airways repeatedly become partially or totally blocked for about 10 seconds throughout the night and can cause you to wake up gasping or choking. Your chances of snoring are also increased by factors such as being overweight, drinking excessive amounts of alcohol and smoking. Surgery for snoring is usually regarded as a last resort, it causes unpleasant side effects or complications and has a limited effect that doesn’t last longer than one or two years. There are many anti-snoring devices, such as mouth guards or nasal strips that may help prevent snoring but these are often very bulky, uncomfortable and unsightly.

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Keep your property secured, warn police

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POLICE are urging residents in Ashley Down and Bishopston to ensure their homes, sheds and garages are secure following a recent spate of burglaries. Twelve break-ins were recorded within the area over a fortnight at beginning of April. All but one of the offences happened overnight - but police are advising residents to ensure doors and windows are secure at all times, including those on sheds and garages. Small electrical items have been stolen from all of the houses, including laptops and mobile phones, while bikes have been targetted in shed and garage break-ins. Police are also encouraging residents to register their valuables online in order to increase chances of reuniting stolen goods with their owners. Tracking software should also be installed on laptops and

FRIENDS of Henleaze Library will be welcoming Professor Timothy Mowl this month, who will be discussing his new book, Bristol Explored: Twelve Architectural Walks. In this illustrated talk, to be held on May 21, the architectural and landscape historian will offer an insight into how he was constantly surprised by a city he thought he knew well. His well researched book provides a fascinating and frequently humorous commentary on Bristol’s rich architectural heritage and maritime history, which is full of detail and photographic illustration. There are walks to suit all ages and abilities, with plenty of featured pubs, cafes and restaurants for rest and refreshment. Priced at just £10.00, this is a must for all those who love walking and exploring their home city. Doors open at 6.45pm for prompt 7pm start. Tickets £3, to include wine and light refreshments. For further information and tickets, contact Henleaze Library on 0117 9038541.

mobile phones. Neighbourhood manager inspector Mark Runacres said: “We don’t want people to feel alarmed by the warning, but it is important everyone is aware of the need to secure their homes, sheds and garages. “Most of these offences have happened overnight, but the advice is just as relevant in the daytime, particularly during the current warm weather. “Keep valuables out of sight from windows, close doors and windows when you’re in another room or in the garden, and make sure your bike is not only in a locked shed or garage, but has good quality, Sold Secure-rated locks.” To register valuables visit: www.immobilse.com and www. bikeregister.com. To install laptops and mobile phones with tracking software, visit: www. avonandsomerset.police.uk

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BMO performance at Colston Hall BRISTOL Metropolitan Orchestra performed alongside 270 singers last month – and raised £13,500 for St Peter’s Hospice. The concert – performed to an audience of 1,500 people at Colston Hall – comprised of both orchestral and choral performances from the City of Bristol Choir, Westbury-on-Trym Parish Choir, Bristol Grammar School Choir, Senior and Junior Schools Chamber Choirs and St Peter’s Hospice Choir, conducted by David Ogden. Money was raised from ticket and programme sales, and a retiring collection for the hospice. The link between the BMO and St Peter’s Hospice came about as the orchestra’s flautist, Jane Lings, is a music therapist at St Peter’s Hospice. The St Peter’s Hospice Choir, which now has 40 members, gave their first public performance of Who Will Be There? – a song composed by Jane Lings and the choir, which movingly explains the Hospice’s work. Mr Goodchild, conductor of BMO, said: “We are thrilled to have been able to help raise such a significant sum for St Peter’s Hospice, as this charity does such great work in the city. “The concert was a wonderful collaboration between many people who all gave their time to help support the charity, whilst also having an enjoyable evening.” Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra’s next concert is an all-French programme to be performed at St George’s Bristol on June 20. For more information, visit: www.bristolmetropolitanorchestra.com

Bishopston Society looking for new members THE Bishopston Society is on the look-out for local residents to join the group. Chair Elinor Edwards and secretary Rose Boswell are to step down this September at the society’s annual general meeting after a number of years, so there will be vacant positions on the committee. The society is made up of residents volunteering their time and skills to preserve and enhance the character and amenities of Bishopston. Planning applications are monitored, with the society suggesting amendments to sub-standard designs or objecting to over-intensive development, as well as local license applications to sell alcohol. It also annually elects a representative to the Bishopston, Cotham and Redland Neighbourhood Partnership who participates in prioritising local projects and allocating funding. The society holds regular public meetings and has hosted high-profile speakers including mayor George Ferguson and more recently the council’s strategic director for place Barra Mac Ruairi. If interested in joining the committee, get in touch via the society’s website: www.bishopstonsociety.org.uk or contact the secretary, Rose, at: 01179424265.

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Our Neighbourhood Festival This takes place again in the first week of May. The festival highlights local community groups and projects as well as the ongoing work of the Bishopston, Cotham and Redland Neighbourhood Partnership (NP). We hope you enjoy the festival, and invite you to find out more about the NP and play an active role in community decision making. www.bcrnp.org.uk Green Capital Congratulations to Chrissie Decker whose Green Treasure Hunt project has been awarded funding for the Green Capital Arts fund for our area. The project encourages residents to discover new routes, explore community projects and learn more about what the Green Capital year means for the area. You can find out more and sign up to the Green Capital newsletter, which will tell you about all the Green Capital events in Bristol. www.bristol2015.co.uk Bristol City Council – get

Bristol North Baths redevelopment Yet again progress on the complex has slipped. Completion may now be June or later. We are very disappointed at the slow pace of the Bath redevelopment work. It was promised that a May completion was on track for works to be delivered, but within a couple of weeks this was revised again. As well as our relocated library from Cheltenham Rd we are also concerned about the effect these delays have had on our local doctors, who have now had an 18 month delay in moving the local GP practice, plus new public toilets, and restoration of the (reduced size) shoppers car park below the flats. As councillors we are planning to visit the site again to check on progress. Tagging A contractor was used to clear the graffiti off Carphone

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Warehouse, and some more cleaning work is going to take place using Community Payback. Please report tagging on www. bristol.gov.uk/forms/graffiti-flyposting. RPZ The new Redland and Cotham North residents’ parking schemes have been in place since August 2014. Redland councillors are now compiling issues that can be dealt with in the six monthly review so please do feed in suggestions in writing to the RPZ team (respark@ bristol.gov.uk) with copies to us. Martin took up the issue of allotment holders living outside the zone where they have their plots and proposals are being drawn up for them and Jon Toy of the council is working on this issue as the current system is not helpful for allotment holders. martin.fodor@bristol.gov.uk fi.hance@bristol.gov.uk

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fiction and non-fiction works, taught creative writing for six years at Bath Spa University and is currently counselling supervisor at Relate Avon. Her books include The Relate Guide to Finding Love, Couple Therapy: Dramas of Love and Sex, and Ulan Baator for BBC Radio 7. If the weather is kind, workshops take place underneath a willow tree in a green garden setting. Cost: £50 including lunch, tea and cakes. FFI: b.bloomfield@ blueyonder.co.uk. Tel: 07845 928315. 16 May n Vintage market at the Elmgrove Centre, Redland, 10am-4pm. Our second market in the lovely Elmgrove Centre showcasing all things vintage! Clothing, homeware, vinyl and furniture along with tasty tea and cakes which all adds up to a great day out! For more info, search ‘Bristol Vintage Market’ on Facebook. 18-20 May n Pint of Science Festival. Held at various venues across the city including the Hole in the Wall, Rise/Friska, Hen & Chicken, The Hophouse, Attic Bar and the Greenbank. For more information, visit: pintofscience. co.uk/events/bristol 26 May n The challenges of organic growing by Kate Collyns who runs an organic smallholding. There will also be a Plant Swap – please bring spare vegetable and herb plants. 7.30pm at YHA conference room, 14 Narrow Quay. BS1 4QA. £3 Visitors, £1 AOG members. Tea etc included – this is a chance to talk to experienced growers about your successes and problems. NB this is a Tuesday due to the Bank Holiday. 30 May n Elgar Society (South Western Branch) meeting, 2.15pm at the Bristol Music Club, Clifton, BS8 1LP. Speaker is Secretary, Michael Butterfield, and his talk, entitled “Elgar’s Seventh” will investigate a musical interval that was seminal to Elgar’s music. This is going to be a very interesting meeting – don’t miss it. Visitors pay £3 (which includes refreshments). All lovers of Elgar’s music are welcomed to this friendly society. For more information, contact Doug Smith. Tel: 0117 9673480, or email dougmusical@tiscali.co.uk.

What’s on a regular basis Mondays n NCT Relax and Stretch with Baby (term time). 10:30-11:45am Horfield Quaker Meeting, BS7, £7.50 per session. Mothers and babies (from 6 weeks old) are welcome to join me in practising toning, breathing and

strengthening exercises for new mothers with a gentle focus on your energy and your core muscles. Enjoy learning songs, rhymes, developmental yoga and nourishing touch for your baby. The class is friendly and relaxed, no need to have a placid baby! Email mitch@birthology.co.uk or visit www.birthology.co.uk for more information, concession details or to book. n Toddler group at Ardagh Pavilion, Kellaway Avenue, Horfield Common. Ages 0-3, cost £2.50 per family - includes refreshments and biscuits. All welcome. Friendly vibrant group just drop in. Contact Kay on 01179426580 for further details. n FitSteps, Ashley Down Primary School, Olveston Road, 7-8pm. FitSteps® the new craze in dance fitness classes from ‘Strictly Come Dancing’s’ very own Natalie Lowe, Ian Waite and Mark Foster. This really is the most fun, graceful way to get in shape. n Kick Start Fat Loss Club, Ashley Down Primary School, Olveston Road, 8-9pm. Kick Start Fat Loss is a revolutionary new diet and exercise club currently running in Bristol. There is no calorie counting, daily points, fad foods or complicated workouts. *Weekly weigh in, measure and body stat recording. *15 minute educational and motivational talk to discuss meal and recipe ideas, plus mindset & confidence coaching. *28 Day Detox Diet. *30 minute fat burning workout. *Online workouts, meal planners and recipes. n Morris for fitness and fun, 7.15pm – 8.15pm at Horfield URC, Muller Road, Horfield, BS7 9RE during term time only, no performance element, small groups. Sticks and hankies provided. Tel/text: 07813 346819 / 0117 940-1566, www. thegreatcaper.co.uk n Redland Wind Band rehearses at the Quakers Meeting Room on Gloucester Road at 7.30pm. We sometimes have vacancies, currently mainly for bass instruments, horns and percussionists. Contact Andy Brown at redlandwindband@ googlemail.com or on 07594240269 or via our website www.redlandwindband.co.uk. Also get in touch if you would like to be put on our mailing list or would like to book us for events or fundraisers. n After school French club. KS1: 4.00pm - 4.40pm and KS2: 4.50pm – 5.30pm. £4 per lesson. Playful Cafe. Playful practical classes for primary school children, to inspire interest, enthusiasm, games, songs and general silliness to inspire interest in French. Like French

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Tuesday 7.30 – 9pm, play on Saturdays. All ages welcome. If you would like to join us contact Michelle on 07980 598761 or: michesaunders@hotmail.com. n MOVE INTO FITNESS. Suitable exercise for the more mature ladies ran by a qualified teacher. Held at Horfield Baptist Church, 10.15am - 11.15am. Tel: 01454 614886. n Pregnancy Yoga and Birth Preparation Classes at Horfield Leisure Centre, 7.30-9.30pm. Each session we have time for discussion and learning around different aspects of pregnancy, birth or parenting, getting to know other women in the group, yoga postures, positions and movements for labour, breathing, and simple relaxation and meditation techniques that are useful for pregnancy, birth and beyond. Suitable from 14 weeks of pregnancy until birth. With Relaxed Birth and Parenting Childbirth Educator and Doula Ly Malnick. Cost: £10 per session. Contact: Ly Malnick on 07843 377 718 (Booking essential) n Use the power of nutrition to improve your health, your mood and your figure. Eight week courses on Tuesdays at 2pm and 7pm, led by a BANT qualified nutritional therapist. Classes held at Lady Active, 180 Henleaze road, BS6 4NE. Tel: 07511 647 569 or email alex@alexbarton. co.uk for more details. www. nutritioncoachbristol.co.uk Wednesdays n NCT Yoga for Pregnancy. 7:45-9:15 pm, KudaCan, BS7. £9 per session. A warm and friendly class for all pregnant women from 14 weeks. No experience of yoga is needed - during the class we practice moves that will relax you, help you to bond with your baby, strengthen your changing body and prepare you for birth (any kind of birth!) and motherhood. I have been working with pregnant women, their partners and their babies in Bristol as a birth and parenting educator for ten years, and you will be welcome to ask any questions that you may have. Email me mitch@birthology.co.uk or visit www.birthology.co.uk for more information, concession details or to book. n Knit & Stitch Club 9.30 – 11.30am at Heart Space Studios textile workshop, 4 Harcourt Rd (just off Coldharbour Rd) Tel: 0117 9232391. A friendly group offering a chance to swap creative ideas and inspiration. The cost is £35 per term including tea and coffee. n The Golden Hill Community Garden. 10.00am – 4.00pm. Come and get involved in your local community garden! No experience necessary and kids welcome. Learn about growing and relax in our beautiful space

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with a cup of tea. No need to come every week or stay all day. Our site is wheelchair accessible including our toilet. For more information contact Lucy ghcgarden@gmail.com or 07506 905 394. We’re just through the gates at the end of Monk Rd BS7 8NE www. thegoldenhillcommunitygarden. com n Bristol Voices Community Choir are welcoming new members, £5 a week (£3 concs) payable at the start of each term. We meet during the school term from 7.30pm to 9.30pm in St Werburgh’s Primary School, James St, BS2 9US. The school is fully accessible and has free parking. No experience is necessary and there are no auditions. You don’t have to read music either as all the songs are taught by ear. Our repertoire includes pop, folk, gospel, jazz, show tunes and world music. Find out more about the choir, at www.bristolvoices.org n New Harmony Ladies Choir Bristol. An established choir of 19 years and are looking for ladies to come and join us. We have a very varied repertoire, something for everyone. We rehearse 7.30pm to 9.30pm at Horfield URC Church Hall, everyone welcome. For more information contact Margaret on 01179 698619 or Joan on 01275 791566. n Lazy Dog Film Club. A free, small, but perfectly formed community film club based at the Lazy Dog pub on Ashley Down Road. We run the club every other week (Wednesday) in the upstairs of the Pub on Ashley Hill. We screen from Oct - April every year. All showings start at 8pm but we do advise people to book free places via LazyDogFilmClub@ gmail.com, as we only have 35 seats per showing. For more information on the upcoming films, visit: www.facebook.com/ LazyDogFilmClub n Horfield Townswomen’s Guild. This friendly Townswomen’s Guild meets on the second Wednesday of each month at St Gregory the Great Church Hall, Filton Road, Horfield, Bristol BS7 0PD at 2.30pm. Why not come along and meet us? Just turn up, or ring Edna on 949 5413, and she will look out for you. n St Bon’s playgroup. Fun, friendly drop-in group for babies and toddlers, up to school age. An informal playgroup in a lovely big space with great selection of toys. Just turn up and have fun! We run on term time Wednesdays 1.30 to 3.00 pm upstairs in the church hall, BS7 8HR. Free car park (off Berkeley Road) next to St Bon’s church. £1.00 per adult and child, 20p for every extra child. Inc. refreshments. All welcome!

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Contact us at: stbonsplaygroup@ hotmail.co.uk) n Squirrel Camp Forest School, Badock’s Wood, 9.45 -11.15 (during term time). New afternoon group starting in autumn, 1-2.30, £6 per family. Contact: jennysanderson@ blueyonder.co.uk. n Calling all dads! Not sure what to do with your kids over the summer holidays? Join us for six FREE workshops for you and your kids! Activities include gardening, IT cookery and much more. Spend time with your kids, and get to know some other local dads too. Call Rachel on 0117 909 1749 or email info@ connectlockleaze.com to book your places! 1-4pm, every Wednesday (from 23rd July) at The Wordsworth Centre. n New reading group, with a difference. From October 1, a new kind of Reading Group is starting at Cheltenham Road library (moving to new Bishopston library when completed), from 3pm. The group will meet every week to discuss short fiction, poems, essays, memoirs, etc, and learn to look at these with a more critical eye than usual. Led by practising writer, Anita Mason author of The Illusionist, Angel, The Right Hand of the Sun and other novels. For the over-60s. No reading to do between meetings. First session is a drop-in. People who are interested, email: amreadinggroup@gmail.com, or tell the librarian at Cheltenham Road or the central library that they are interested. Royal Literary Fund funded. Supported by Bristol Libraries. n Mindfulness & Movement – Meditation and Qi Gong/Tai Chi for well-being. Gentle aerobic exercise and secular meditations for strength of body and mind. Drop-in class, all equipment provided, 5.45-7.15pm £9 / £7 Bristol Buddhist Centre, 162 Gloucester Road BS7. Tel Tim Mason 07789 200685 for more info. See www.bristol-buddhistcentre.org/otheractivities/yogaand-qi-gong Thursdays n Bishop Road Community Choir. We are a mixed community choir, meeting at Bishop Road School at 7.45 to 9pm. Everyone welcome to join, regardless of singing experience. There is no audition and the choir is open to anyone, not just parents of children at the school. We sing a variety of songs and perform locally. Looking forward to welcoming some new faces! n Bristol Ladies Choir sings a wide range of music from classical to light. The choir rehearses weekly and gives two main concerts each year. The choir also participates in approximately 9 to 10 other

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concerts in the Bristol area each year. Meet at 2.15pm - 3.45pm at Church of the Good Shepherd, Bishop Road, Bishopston, BS7 8NA. New members welcome. For more information contact Hazel on 0117 9246587 or visit www.bristolladieschoir.org.uk n The Stepford Singers. Come and try Bishopston’s all-female community choir. No need to read music and no auditions! We meet 1pm - 3pm so you can still be in time to pick up kids from school. For more info, email fran@naturalvoice.net n Knit & Stitch Club 7.30 – 9.30pm at Heart Space Studios textile workshop, 4 Harcourt Rd (just off Coldharbour Rd) Tel: 0117 9232391. A friendly group offering a chance to swap creative ideas and inspiration. The cost is £35 per term including tea and coffee. n West Bristol Orchestra meet at the United Reformed Church, Muller Road, from 7.15 - 9.15pm and play a wide range of classical music arranged for our small friendly orchestra. String players of Grade 5 and above are particularly welcome. For further information please ring 0117 968 3998. n Avon Harmony Ladies Acappella Chorus meets for rehearsals every Thursday 7.30 - 10pm at Fairfield High School, Allfoxton Road BS7 9 NL.

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Visitors are always made welcome, and we are actively recruiting new members. There is no need to be able to read music; we provide teaching tracks for learning by ear. See out website for more details or contact Mandy on 0117 652693 or Barbara on 07717 424421 or email enquiries@ avonharmony.co.uk. www. avonharmony.co.uk n Pregnancy Yoga and Birth Preparation at Horfield Leisure Centre, 7.30-9.15pm. The classes offer you the time to celebrate your pregnancy, relax with your baby, ask questions and meet other mums-tobe in a safe and welcoming environment. We will cover breathing, relaxation, yoga and movement, active birth, hypnobirthing and physiology of labour and birth. For more information visit www.lymalnick. info, or contact Ly on 07843 377 718 / ly.malnick@gmail.com n Slimming World Bishopston. St Michael and All Angels Church (Pigsty Hill) Gloucester Road. Groups at 9.30am and 7.30pm every Thursday. A friendly, supportive and vibrant weekly group. Full support, advice and a liberating eating plan. No calorie counting and eating to satisfy everyone’s appetite. £9.95 to join and £4.95 per week after that. 6 and 12 week countdowns

available. Just turn up or Call Sue on 0117 924 3556 or 07702 578 298 for a chat. n Sing in Spanish! Practise your language skills and have fun singing in Spanish. Everyone welcome! 7pm at La Ruca, 89 Gloucester Road, starting Thursday 2 October. £2 per session. Please be punctual as door will close at 7:05. Tel. 942 3022. n Kings Lawn Tennis Club Rusty Rackets, 19:30-21:00. Want to get back into tennis? Come along to our fun and welcoming Rusty Rackets session every Thursday evening at Kings Lawn Tennis Club, Maplemeade ( just off Kings Drive) BS7 8JG. Nonmembers (£8) and members (£6) welcome! Contact Head Coach Elly Shearman on ellytennis. kings@hotmail.com for more details! n Dance Classes with Cressida, 11am-12pm at St Peter’s Church, The Drive, Henleaze. If you love dancing come along to our weekly class, learning the basics of a single new dance every week! Dances include Flamenco, Bollywood, Cha Cha, Salsa, Samba, Charleston, Jazz and more! All dances are beginners level and particularly suitable for the over 40’s. More information www.clubcubana.com or 0117 3309549. £5.50 drop in (or £25 for the course).

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n Mindfulness & Movement – Meditation and Qi Gong/Tai Chi for well being of health and mind and for all ages. Drop-in class, all equipment provided, 10.30 12.00am, £9/£7 Bristol Buddhist Centre, 162 Gloucester Road BS7. Tel Tim Mason 07789 200685 for more info. See www. bristol-buddhist-centre.org/ otheractivities/yoga-and-qi-gong Saturdays n Gloucester Road Market runs every Saturday from 10am-5pm on Pigsty Hill. Stalls include Herbert’s Bakery, The Spotless Leopard, Lee’s Teaks and Sam’s Jams. n Whiteladies Farmers and Fair Trading Market organised by Sustainable Redland and runs first and 3rd Saturday each month from 8.30 - 2.00 It takes place at the junction of Whiteladies/Apsley/Burlington Roads. Stalls covering bread, cheese, local lamb and chicken, fish, preserves, cakes, sushi, local fruit and veg, wild food larder, and recycled tools, wooden items and much more. n Coffee, Tea and Refreshments served every Saturday from 10.30am to noon at Bishopston Methodist Church, 245 Gloucester Road. Join us for a rest and a chat.

A talk by Jane Dickinson-Scott C.S.B. a member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship Jane started her career as a social worker working with children, and young people, single mums from deprived and broken homes and families in difficult life situations. Her love for God and man soon led her into the fulltime public practice of Christian Science healing. Alongside her healing work she served as a Prison Minister for six years. She is also a teacher of Christian Science and an international speaker giving inspirational talks on different topics to people of all ages

Keen to find out more about your unique spiritual identity? This lecture explores how an understanding of your spiritual identity as a loved son or daughter of God brings regeneration and healing and defines purpose, place and potential.

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News from the local policing team with PCSO David Said

This week I have been involved with the national speed awareness campaign. I have been out and about with community speedwatch groups in the area. We try to encourage drivers to stay within safe limits. Now the children have gone back to school, issues regarding parking and drivers behaviour around the schools increase.

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Crystal Clear Bristol; James Mizen, Managing Director

Tell us about your company We founded Crystal Clear Bristol in 1999 to take customer experience in the Double Glazing industry to a new level. I’ve been involved with home improvements since my first job – in production management - so I knew I had the skills and the motivation to start Crystal Clear and make it a success. 2013 was a year of expansion and change, with Tony retiring from the business and Crystal Clear moving some of the team into the premises next door and extending the showroom in the existing building. In addition to the larger showroom, the company has become even more of a family business, with eight members of the Mizen family now part of the Crystal Clear team. We are really proud of our team and of the products and services we provide. As well as our people based at our Showroom there are many more out on the road measuring, delivering and fitting. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to do what we do. Our repeat business, word of mouth and recommendations are so important to us – and all our team members know this. So, they always try to go above and beyond to make sure that every job we do is worthy of our company and of the home

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Family’s success is Crystal Clear owner recommending us to their contacts.

What services do you provide locally?

We cover a wide area in the south west and are delighted to say we have fitted many windows, bi-fold doors and conservatories in the area. We specialise in a complete supply and fit service for all windows, doors, conservatories, orangeries and glazed roof solutions in PVCu, composite and aluminium for all styles and age of homes. We offer a 10-year guarantee and have experienced installation teams consisting of qualified project managers, builders, fitters and service technicians. We’ll handle everything from sale to installation even building works if needed, to making sure everything is finished off perfectly in your home.

What is the best part of running your business?

Bishopston is a real community with a bustling high street and so much development going on – all of which is great from a business and personal point of view.

What makes your business different from other companies?

There are lots of Double Glazing companies out there, so it’s really important for us to stand out. We pride ourselves on many things, most importantly: We’re local. We know the area. We – and all of our staff – live in the area, so we can react to our customers’ needs quickly and effectively. Being local also means we have a stake in this

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area. We really care about how our work impacts the community, towns and areas we operate in. We’re family-owned and as such care deeply about the service we provide to our customers. We’re customer focused and professional. When we started the business we put ourselves in the shoes of our customers and really thought about what they needed – not what we needed! We hope this has given us the edge when it comes to delivering the best experience out there. We review this regularly to stay at the top of our game; working with customers and their feedback to continually improve our service. We are ‘BM Trada’ certified and a Founder Member of the DGCOS (Double Glazing & Conservatory Ombudsman Scheme) – offering all our customers 100% Peace of Mind. Innovation. We are always looking for new ways to improve the products we offer and are keen to offer our customers leading edge products. We have an extensive range and can offer one of the largest choices of windows and finishes in the area. Our range includes the latest double glazed PVCu sliding sash windows, which have all the

advantages of modern windows with the classic look of traditional timber sash windows and timberlook composite windows, which offer a stunning, maintenancefree alternative to traditional wood windows. Bespoke. We know that every home is different, so we custom design conservatories and orangeries to the specifications and requirements of the home owner and of course our skilled and experienced team can provide advice and guidance wherever necessary to get the best result.

What are your plans for the future? We are always focusing on the customer, so will continue to build our business with them in mind – by offering new solutions; keeping ahead of the game when it comes to new technology; keeping up with design; and of course offering the top levels of customer service people have come to expect from us. Crystal Clear, 22a Emery Road Brislington, Bristol BS4 5PF Tel: 0117 9717 880 info@crystalclearbristol.co.uk www.crystalclearbristol.co.uk/

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New players wanted for girls team

A NORTH Bristol girls’ football club is looking for new players. The Bristol Ravens, who train in Filton, need players aged 10-15 for its FA league teams for next season. For more information, contact: 07825056968

Let us know how your team ‘Great turn-out’ for free tennis coaching is doing THE sun sent Bishopston families flocking to sample King’s Tennis Club’s fantastic coaching as part of a recent national sports initiative. The Great British Tennis

Weekend offered free coaching sessions and showed what makes King’s such a friendly club. Head coach Elly Shearmand said: “It was a huge success. The courts were packed with smiling

faces and it was great to meet so many new people.” Further sessions take place on 25 April and 9 May. Email: ellytennis.kings@ hotmail.com for info.

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Super season to remember for Sonics Everyone at Golden Hill Sonics is really pleased for our under 18s – they have won the Bristol Central League in their first ever season! Most of the squad are under 17 and have been playing together since they were under 7s, training in Canford Park. It is a great achievement and thanks go to Laurie Hines and David Webb for all their efforts coaching the boys. Some year groups have away games left but the last home match of the season 2014/2015 has been played. Golden Hill Sonics is part of Golden Hill Sports, as is Bristol YMCA

Cricket Club and it is now time for the cricketers to enjoy Golden Hill Sports ground until September. This has been our best ever season with eleven year groups for the first time – every year group has developed and had a lot of fun, from the under 7s through to our under 18s. We have enjoyed our trips to support Bristol Flyers and Bristol Academy and are really pleased to see Bristol City promoted. We are hoping Bristol Rovers can make it back into the League as well to make it a memorable season for both red and blue Bristolians!

Unfortunately, we have experienced some examples of the negative side of youth football in recent weeks. Owen Hodgson, one of our under 16s, was badly fouled in a ‘friendly’ match and needed an operation to fix his broken knee – we all wish Owen a speedy recovery. Our under 11s found out recently that the team that knocked us out of the Cup, and will win the Hanham Minor League Division D, has been playing an overage player all season. The boy was registered using a fake birth certificate. Thankfully, we are lucky to have some fantastic people

involved at Sonics – from our Groundsman, Kit Secretary and Chairman to our great coaches and Secretary. A lot of work goes on behind the scenes to ensure the smooth running of our football club. The coming weeks will be exciting with our under 11s hoping to get promoted in their first season in competitive football and our under 15s on course for an impressive finish in Avon Youth League Division 2. We are all looking forward to our annual presentation evening which is always a very entertaining occasion!

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