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Royal touch at park entrance Five trees have been planted at the gateway to Canfored Park to mark the Queen's 90th birthday. PAGE 8
Holy Trinity 1300 festivities start Pupils from Badminton School performed their nativity to the delight of pupils, parents and teachers, welcoming in the festive season. The tableau was staged at the Junior School Christmas service.
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TAKE your protein pills and put your helmet on ... Henleaze has really made the grade for 2017 as preparations continue for the seventh branch of the Bristol-based coffee shop chain Cafe Grounded to open next to Waitrose and the centre.
Founder Tobie Holbrook said: “We’ve had our eye on the area for a while - it has the perfect mix of an engaged local community and a dynamic food scene." Tobie is overseeing the conversion of two former shops into the cafe. Full story: Page 5
The Bishop of Bristol will launch the celebrations for the 1300th anniversary of Holy Trinity Westbury this month. PAGE 25
Redmaids with green fingers A team from Redmaids' High School are the regional winners of the RHS Schools’ Garden Design Competition. PAGE 26
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City council extends spending freeze in effort to tackle budget challenge
BRISTOL City Council is extending its freeze on nonessential spending as it works to balance its annual budget and prepare for a five-year £92m financial gap from next April. At the beginning of the
financial year the council needed to make £35.4m of savings by the end of March 2017. During the year additional pressures such as the rising demand for social care services increased this, and a report to the council’s Cabinet
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on 6 December revealed that inyear efforts brought the total gap down to £27.5m by the end of September. With more progress to make, the council is deepening its spending freeze to include non-essential maintenance, recruitment and new or renewed contracts for goods and services. The voluntary spending freeze will remain in place until the council has firm plans for a balanced budget this year and next, along with a more developed five-year plan. The move will affect people across the city as maintenance of buildings, roads and parks will stop unless there is a risk to people’s health or safety. All new plans and projects are “on hold” including projects supported by the Henleaze, Stoke Bishop and Westbury-on-Trym Neighbourhood Partnership. Well-being grants for St Alban’s Players of £3k to build a new stage “apron” to enable larger productions, Westbury Library Users’ Group £614 for a notice board to be attached to the Library railings, and UWE’s Domestic Abuse application for a contribution towards a conference and subsequent training programme for volunteers will all have to wait until the funding freeze is lifted. The council will also stop recruiting any permanent or temporary roles unless they
provide legally-required services, and will not agree any new or extended contracts for goods or services without approval from the Chief Executive and statutory financial and legal officers. Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol said: “The current process is painful but necessary. The cost of not balancing our budget would be far higher and I do not just want to store up problems. We must be financially responsible and challenge our spending. “This isn’t just a council issue. As a city we need to step up and look carefully at the roles we all play. We need to be clear about what the council will provide, what it will pay others to provide and what it will let go of and help other people run instead. We need to reinvent city government and have begun this conversation in our current Corporate Strategy consultation. I welcome everyone contributing to it because the change has to happen.” People can read the council’s existing savings proposals, have their say and submit new ideas now at www.bristol. gov.uk/corpstrategy. A public consultation on the draft Corporate Strategy is open until Thursday 5 January 2017. Information and paper copies are available in local libraries or available on request by calling 0117 922 2848.
Pharmacy - use it or lose it FORMER community pharmacist and manager at the Lloyds pharmacy in Westbury-on-Trym, Graham Price, has written to the Henleaze and Westbury Voice regarding the closure of this pharmacy. Due to government financial pressure on community pharmacies, Graham states that the only real way to get the pharmacy to stay open is to liaise with Lloyds Pharmacy or Avon Local Pharmaceutical committee. However, if everyone used this pharmacy for the month of January 2017, Lloyds might feel pressured to keep it open.
Once the Carlton Court pharmacy closes no pharmacy can simply replace it as the regulations for pharmacy have now changed - no more 100 hr contracts can open or change hands. "For so many years pharmacies have been taken for granted by some of the general public and appreciated by others for the public health provision advice given alone, not just the pill pushers some people see us as," Graham writes. Full letter: Page 47
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Westbury Library seeks younger supporters A DISCUSSION took place at a public meeting in early December at Westbury Village Hall on how local people could help to save the library service in Westbury-on-Trym, most particularly for the retired residents and the very young and their parents who use the spaces and books regularly. Hilary Long, chair of The Westbury on Trym Society, said: "After Councillor Geoff Gollop tries out the new library entry system our huge effort 18 months ago to save Westbury Library from closure, we now find that although a new scheme is to be launched enabling people to use the library for reference and borrowing out of hours by means of a registered 'swipe card', that this will not ensure the continuation of library services in this part of Bristol.” The meeting concluded that Bristol’s libraries need Young Friends’ Support groups. Hilary explained: "Young parents need to come forward to help if they want to keep this facility locally and to be willing to contribute their time, not just ideas, for forming a support group. It cannot all be done by the elderly, nor should it be, because these services belong to us all and young people of the future deserve A leading independent on Gloucester Road to be provided with the excitement of using local libraries for both research and the general pleasure of reading. “We are actually now presented with a golden opportunity to create a cultural centre in Westbury where many exciting activities could take place in the future, if sufficient numbers of people are willing to get involved!” Those interested in volunteering can register their interest at the Cllr Geoff Gollop with the newly installed library or via the Westbury-on-Trym Society website. out-of-hours swipe card device
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Clarification re Mrs Julie Graveney
No to 'incongruous' homes plan for Southover Close
IN a story in our December issue about a planning matter relating to 12 Southover Close in Westbury-on-Trym, we attributed comments to Mrs Julie Graveney, also of Westbury-on-Trym, regarding the proposals. These comments were among more than 60 made to Bristol City Council planners and published on the planning section of the council website. We wish to make it clear that the comments made by Mrs Graveney and others, while accurate, were not made as part of an interview with this newspaper.
A PLANNING application to demolish the existing house at 12 Southover Close in Westburyon-Trym and replace it with four semi-detached dwellings has been refused. Bristol City Council planning officers cited the application as “an incongruous and over intensive form of development which would be to the detriment of the appearance and character of the surrounding area.” Issues about the proposed scale, siting and design and overall over intensive form of development were highlighted, as was the fact that neighbouring premises would be overlooked by the new properties. The development proposal was criticised for failing to mitigate for the loss of trees that contributed positively to the character of the area and for
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BUILDING work is well under way at the new Cafe Grounded site beside Waitrose and the Orpheus Cinema in Henleaze. The founder of Grounded, property developer Tobie Holbrook, has been on site for a number of weeks projectmanaging the conversion of two former shops into the more intimate vibe of a living room for the cafe bar. Recycled materials are being used where possible the characteristic back bars of each Grounded are made from recycled wooden drawers and a wooden floor is about to be installed. Locations are chosen on the basis of having vibrant, close-knit communities that will benefit from the communitycentred ethos of Grounded. Tobie said: “We’ve had our eye on the Henleaze area for a while - it has the perfect mix of an engaged local community and a dynamic food scene that we’re excited to be part of. Being next to the cinema, Grounded will be the perfect place for a pre-movie meal or post-movie drink." Grounded was founded in 2008, with the first branch
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From the Grounded up ... occupying a small space on Church Road in Redfield. There are now eight branches, six in Bristol and two in Wiltshire. The ties that the cafe bars make with the local community set them apart from yet another ‘chain’ - the staff all hail from the local area, and go to great lengths to learn the names (and coffee choices) of all their regular customers. Grounded Henleaze will be open from dawn until dusk every day of the week, serving coffee and food from 8am right through until 10pm. Their menu will feature a frequently changing selection of freshly-made chef’s specials, alongside a selection of small plates, burgers, pasta, and stone-baked pizzas in the evening. The cafe bar aims to sit alongside the existing businesses, offering something unique to the Henleaze and Westbury Park area. They plan to exhibit the work of local artists on
Grounded founder Tobie Holbrook at work on the site
their walls and will be inviting local musicians to play at their monthly acoustic music nights. Grounded also host fundraising events for charities, and sponsors community arts and music
festivals. If all goes according to plan, Grounded Henleaze will open its doors sometime between the end of January and early February 2017.
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2. There is vibration 3. The temperature is high enough These criteria are filled by our pets. Adult fleas will hatch and attach onto our pets to feed. Environmental changes: Central heating means that the temperature, even in the winter, is high enough for the fleas to complete their life-cycle. In addition, weather patterns have changed, giving us warmer winters and wetter summers, increasing the overall humidity, which allows fleas to thrive. This means that fleas are prevalent throughout the year and we recommend ongoing flea control. The most effective products are only available on prescription through veterinary practices. It is also important to treat the environment. The most effective way is through regular vacuuming, using a household flea spray and washing bedding and soft furnishing on a hot wash. By joining our Active Health Club, you can save money on flea treatments, as well as other great benefits for your pet’s preventative healthcare.
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Three storeys 'is too many for this site' A PROPOSED three storey, four bed modernist house for the corner of St Alban’s Road and Linden Road has been greeted with mixed views by Westbury Park residents in the leafy Victorian and Edwardian streets nearby. The triangular site in question has been owned by Spiller Builders for many years and can be clearly seen when approaching the five-road junction near Waitrose. The planning proposal is for the demolition of builder’s stores, boundary walls and fencing and construction of a Use Class C3 dwelling with car parking, refuse and cycle storage. The building specification is stated to be for a highly insulated, airtight building that will surpass the Building Regulations minimum thermal standards, powered by solar panels mounted on the roof. The application states: “The proposed development is intended to enhance the local townscape and create both a legible and distinctive piece of architecture that is of high quality.” Comments lodged at the planning office ranged from “I am shocked” to “an opportunity to
improve an otherwise somewhat bland streetscape”. The design has been criticised for jarring unpleasantly against the local period properties, of which there are many. Resident Jeff Bishop is an expert on how the area’s architecture has evolved over the years. He said: “It would be good to see a proper development on that rather leftover but visually important site but it is one storey too high. The latter point is probably the only one that is common to most of the comments and reflects what people said when the developers did their bit of consultation." Other comments mention that having such a huge property on the corner close to the confluence of five roads can only add to problems with visibility for both drivers and pedestrians. Problems with parking are also cited as there is only one space associated with the property which will be in an area already overrun with cars. This is not the first proposal for this site - plans to build three flats here were turned down in 2015. The final date for comments was December 16.
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Couple help airport become dementia friendly TONY Hall, chair of Bristol Dementia Action Alliance, has been working with Bristol Airport to improve staff awareness of Dementia and the difficulties the illness causes affected travellers and their companions. The Civil Aviation Authority launched their “Disability at Airports Guidance” in December and Tony and his wife Barbara were approached by the BBC Breakfast programme for an interview. Stoke Bishop resident Tony said: “They wanted me to share our experience at Bristol Airport two years ago when we flew to our niece’s wedding in Ireland and check to see if things have improved or are improving. I said they were. "After I picked Barbara up from The Limes, the BBC then filmed both of us preparing for our tea.” Tony has delivered two Dementia Friends sessions to staff and attended two Disability Forums at Bristol Airport with other charities. Some airport OCS staff are being trained as Dementia Friend Champions enabling them to arrange and deliver awareness sessions under their own control. Tony added:“Staff at airports and airlines
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n NEWS THE Westbury-on-Trym Society, Trustees of the village hall and members of the Westbury-onTrym Allotments Association came together for a joint celebration in early December when five long-awaited new trees were planted at the gateway to Canford Park to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday. The trees have been individually selected for their blossom, fragrance, and Autumn colour. The varieties planted include a Cercis, known as the Judas tree, a double flowering white cherry, Prunus Shirotae, a Sorbus with its colourful yellow berries and an Amelanchier with snowy white flowers and dark berries. Hilary Long from the Westbury-on-Trym society said: "I am very pleased that we have managed to arrange for the planting of five blossom trees, in tribute to the Queen for her 90th birthday year. Planning it all has taken more than a year, in co-operation with the Bristol Parks department, but the Westbury Society is most grateful to our own members and to colleagues in the Allotments
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A toast wishing long life to the new trees Association and the Village Hall Management, for kindly sponsoring three of them. Two are by private donation. All carry blossom from white to wine colour for the spring and three will have autumn leaf shades and bright berries. “We hope the landscape
around the new gateway will be enhanced with spring bulbs too and that finally next year some fine commemorative gates can be fitted for Westbury's own Big Birthday (1300 years since its foundation), if residents are willing to contribute some funds towards the cost.”
Liz Cockett added: “It means a lot to us. We’ve been in this area for over 50 years and we’ve seen this park come and go and rather too often get neglected. Anything like this is lovely and it gives a wonderful new vista into the park.”
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Christmas comes early to Bristol family charity VOLUNTEERS at HomeStart Bristol received an early Christmas present for the staff, trustees and volunteers when they received news that their application for a Big Lottery grant of £373,000 had been successful. The money will enable the charity to continue its vital work supporting disadvantaged Bristol families over the next five years. The organisation, based at The Greenway Centre in Doncaster Road, trains volunteers so they can befriend struggling families throughout Bristol. They make regular home visits while children are still
small, and all volunteers are parents – they are the people who really understand how challenging it can be to give children the best possible start in life - and many have come from the Henleaze and Westbury-onTrym area. Scheme Manager Beverley Symonds said: “We are delighted to receive this generous funding from the Big Lottery – the second grant in a row for our service in Bristol. We have worked so hard to achieve our goals, working with families in real need of help. This gives us the security to plan even more support for disadvantaged local families and
children.” In 2017 the charity will celebrate its 30th birthday. “We can now really look forward to a special year of events to mark this milestone,” added Beverley. “Watch this space!”
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Air Cadets remember the fallen the small ceremony held on the AS autumn turns to winter, and Sunday following Remembrance there is the hectic run up to Sunday. Christmas, there is a short pause Representatives from the in November for reflection during Royal British Legion, The Royal Remembrance Sunday. As well Gloucestershire, Berkshire as the parade and service at the and Wiltshire Regimental War Memorial in the centre of Association, Red Cross, RAF the village on Remembrance Association, Westbury on Trym Sunday itself which is always well Air Cadets and Shirehampton attended, there is a much smaller Sea Cadets attend a short service event the following Sunday. led by Rev André Hart from the It is little known that in a Parish Church, when the names corner of Canford Cemetery and ages of all the casualties are is a small War Graves Section read out and poppy crosses are where just over 50 servicemen & laid at each headstone. The last women are buried, including 22 post is played and a minute’s members of the Royal Berkshire silence observed before a hymn & Gloucestershire Regiments and the National Anthem is sung. killed during air raids at the After the service, cadets then Bristol Aeroplane Company in go around the cemetery, paying Filton during the Second World their respects and laying poppy War. As well as the main section, crosses at the other war graves another 152 plots from both wars in remembrance of the sacrifices are scattered throughout the made by servicemen not much cemetery. older than themselves. Every year, Air Cadets from Based in College Road in 2442 (Westbury on Trym) Westbury-on-Trym, the squadron Squadron tidy the area, clearing Coles family, grandparents and grandkids caters for approximately 40 away the autumn leaves and young people aged between 13 any rubbish in preparation for
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City's green power star crowned Sustainable Energy Champion
ONE of the council’s lead officers for its energy programme has been named the South West’s Sustainable Energy Champion of the Year at a recent award ceremony. Mareike Schmidt, Bristol City Council’s Service Manager for Energy, was recognised at Regen SW Green Energy Awards at the end of November for her strong leadership in turning the city into a hub for sustainable energy. Mareike has been the driving force behind the council's investment in renewable energy technology over the past three years. Under Mareike’s leadership, the council’s energy service has been supporting the local energy movement through the Bristol Community Energy Fund. This includes Stoke Bishop, Henleaze and Westburyon-Trym Environment Group. In that time she has been key in the development of a multi-million pound solar investment programme, creating a match-making service to make sustainable energy more accessible to local communities, championed energy efficiency
and helped to launch the UK’s first municipal energy company for social good, Bristol Energy. Mareike said: “I am delighted to receive this award. These past years have not been without their challenges but I am very proud of the work we’ve achieved so far. I’d like to thank my team and everyone who has supported us and hope that we will continue to break new ground for Bristol working towards a more sustainable future.”
Cllr Helen Holland, Bristol City Council’s Cabinet Member for Place, said: “We are all very proud to have Mareike as part of the team at the council. Her work has been a key part of developing Bristol as the green city we all want it to be, and has helped to put us on the map as somewhere with environmental concerns right at our core. “Through her strong leadership, she has helped transform our city’s attitude
towards sustainable energy. On behalf of the city council, and the city, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Mareike for her dedication and the groundbreaking work she does to make Bristol a greener and more sustainable place to live.” Regen SW Green Energy Awards is an annual ceremony that aims to honour the innovation, dedication and creative ingenuity that has helped to put the South West at the forefront of green energy innovation in the UK. This year the awards were held at the Bath Assembly Rooms. The judging panel consisted of representatives from a range of public, private and charity organisations including the National Trust, WWF, the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
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Silly just got serious here A HOST of celebrities including James Corden, Fleur East, Myleene Klass, Jon Snow and Jack Whitehall supported the return of Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day. Silliness swept the nation on December 16 as schools, homes and offices ditched their day-to-day dress for Save the Children, wearing technicolor festive knits festooned with reindeer antlers, turning up to date night dressed like a figgy pudding and spending hours in front of the mirror trying to balance their baubles. Kellaway Pharmacy in Westbury Park, who have been campaigning against imposed funding cuts that has put their pharmacy at risk, switched focus to support the appeal. Pharmacist Jess Williams said: “Being a multigenerational pharmacy, we see first hand some of the challenges in our community. This is a great cause to support and reminds us of our daily role in making a difference.”
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WESTBURY-on-Trym’s sourdough pizza joint, Flour and Ash, has expanded its menu to include a daytime bakery, plus tasty breakfast and lunch dishes. The High Street restaurant is now open from 8am each morning serving coffee, a range of Canton teas, hot chocolate, pastries and artisan bread which can also be taken away. Sandridge Farm bacon and sausage sandwiches and granola with poached pear are available for the early breakfast followed by a wider brunch menu from 9am. Catherine Gale, from Flour and Ash, said: “We moved in about a year ago and started with pizza and what we were finding was that lunches were quite quiet. We decided to really respond with providing what people were asking for.
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Brunch on the menu at Flour and Ash “Over the summer we’ve been baking our own bread and it’s encouraged us to move in the direction of a cafe and bakery. We felt that there isn’t an independent bakery locally and we want to make the use of the wood-fired oven. Our sourdough is unique to Westbury.” Owner Steve Gale has appointed Joe Wilkin as head chef, who will be cooking up the brunches including a top quality steak and eggs and Exmouth mussels in chorizo butter. Former Harvey Nichols chef Merryn Williams, is responsible for the cakes and morning croissants and the pastries are supplied by Bath's prestigious Bertinet Bakery. There is a selection of salads to go with the lunch menu, including a roast vegetable Tabbouleh and some fabulously tasty ginger cake and Portuguese custard tarts. At 4pm the ever popular pizza menu swings into action until closing time.
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GOVERNORS of Redmaids’ High School, an independent girls’ day school in Bristol, formed from Redland High School and The Red Maids’ School, have proposed that from September 2017, they offer infant school education on site in Westburyon-Trym. While having an infant school was always part of the plan following the announcement of the merger earlier this year, it had previously been suggested that this would be based in Redland. However, this latest plan would see the infants join the junior school in Westbury for the beginning of the next academic year. For the first time, the country’s oldest independent day school for girls, will offer ‘allthrough’ education from age four to 18, all on one site. These changes also bring to a close the co-educational arrangement with QEH boys’ school, as no further boys will be admitted to the school. Headmistress of Redmaids’ High, Isabel Tobias, said: “While we are committed to all of our existing pupils, and will support the young boys already within the Redmaids’ High
family on their journey to junior education, we are passionate about the values of single-sex education and feel it is important to focus on our four centuries of experience in teaching girls.” The changes also include the proposed closure of the Redland High Nursery School, which is reflective of a national downturn in demand for independent nurseries, following changes to the Government Childcare Scheme. Governors also hope to move the all-girl groups in Years 3, 4 and 5 from Redland High Junior School over to join the Red Maids’ pupils in April 2017 which is sooner than previously anticipated. Current Headteacher of The Red Maids’ Junior School and the new Redmaids’ High Junior School, Lisa Brown said: “We are expecting an early completion date for the building work taking place in the Junior School, enabling us to welcome Redland High’s Junior girls sooner. This will allow the pupils to forge friendships and the School as a whole to bond earlier on one site.”
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Academy's leading the field for sport THE teachers at WestburyOn-Trym C of E Academy have welcomed a number of prospective parents and reception children for the annual round of school ‘tours’. Verity Thomas, Lead and Acting Deputy Head said: “This is a very exciting time for parents as it gives them the chance to see our fantastic facilities and meet our enthusiastic and confident children. It is also a time for us to reflect on how well our current Reception children have settled and what we can do to improve this process for future groups. “We have also been very busy organising a varied and ever expanding programme of enrichment and ‘after school activities’ for our children. Our staff and external providers currently organise 30 clubs during and after the school day and new popular activities this year include archery and fencing.” A number of pupils have excelled when representing the
school in their chosen sporting activity, including the Key Stage 2 School football team who won their opening games in the local regional league, successfully beating their first two opponents. The Year 2 mixed football
team competed in a local schools football tournament at St Ursula’s and having won all their games, returned to school proudly with their trophy. The swimming team are currently in first place in the
Percy Smith Swimming Gala and 11 of the Cross Country group have been selected to run for the County. Verity Thomas added: “We must congratulate them. Well done to all – Go Westbury!”
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n EDUCATION LANTERN Preschool have moved into their spacious new rooms at the redeveloped Redland Parish Church halls at Redland Green this term and the children and grown ups are loving the new facilities. Liz Taberner, manager and lead professional at Lantern, said: “All the equipment is new. The church really felt that they wanted to invest in us and saw the value of our preschool. We are here to reach out to the local community, to help families in any way we can. As well as having the new space they felt the new equipment would help more families to come and take a look and stay with us. “There is a separate entrance for the families to provide safety for them coming in. We have toilets right next to the room where the children play so that they can be independent, choosing when they go. The pegs in the cloakroom are their height so that they can learn to take their clothes off and on and hang them up. It’s all
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about independence and us as adults supporting them so that they can learn to do things for themselves.” Deputy leader Jane Jones said: “We are still getting used to the space but I think it has
so much potential in terms of children’s independence and development skills. “We can see how the play is going from one area to another. We have see through boxes for the play equipment that children
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for tots at Lantern Preschool learning on next time.” The newly developed halls at Redland Parish Church opened in November after a £2.4 million transformation of the dilapidated 1950s hall to a suite of three interconnected light and airy halls designed by Redland architects, O’LearyGoss. The Preschool has large windows facing the newly-landscaped garden which can be clearly seen
inside the main room. “I really love our big windows because we feel that nature is almost in here with us. We can just look outside and see the changing trees and our regular visiting squirrel. “It’s made a lot of difference to us as teachers - the whole flow of the morning is so much easier being in here. We are able to see the children all round the room
from wherever we are, which is great from a safety side but also to be able to watch what they do and see what they are interested in,” added Liz. Three year old Florence is very impressed with the new play equipment, especially the glitter. She said: “I love everything because it’s so beautiful. My favourite things to play with are painting and dressing up. We have a Cinderella dress and Sleeping Beauty and cushions.” Her friend Matthew prefers the bricks, explaining: “I like them for building. My favourite thing to build is vehicles.” Lantern Preschool have regular intakes throughout the year and currently have space for more children. They can accommodate up to 24 children per day and are open each weekday morning. To enquire about places see the website http://www.lantern.org.uk or call 0117 946 4690.
Reading volunteers WESTBURY Park School is looking for volunteers linked to the School Association to go into the school on a regular basis to listen to children across different year groups read. The school would need to do a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check. Those interested can contact Helen Clark (Deputy Head) on 0117 377 2676 or email mrs.clark@ westburyparkschool.co.uk .
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fingered children helped to plant the BBC Bristol Wildlife Garden. Headteacher, Dionne Seagrove, B.Ed M.Ed, told of her pride; “We began our journey to a greener and healthier way of living through the enthusiasm and natural curiosity of our children. If you had told me two years ago that Torwood House School would embrace these activities, I would have said it was ‘a green dream’. Now, however, I can see that the dream is becoming a permanent reality in the development of our children which fills me with a new optimism for our environment, education and future generations.” www.torwoodhouseschool.co.uk
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Children plant oaks so Bristol Rotary can get dug in for the next 100 years MEMBERS of Bristol’s Rotary Club were joined by pupils from St John’s Primary School to plant trees on the Downs to celebrate their centenary. As part of Bristol’s One Tree Per Child programme, the Rotarians and the children met up at the south arm of Parry’s Lane on a cold morning in December to plant six Hungarian oak trees to commemorate 100 years of charity fund raising and working with the community in the South West. Martina Peattie, secretary of Bristol Rotary Club explained: “We’ve planting oak trees all along the road here because they are a nice long-living tree. We hope they are going to be here for the next 100 years because we are going to be celebrating the 100th anniversary of our Rotary club, which was founded in 1917.” St John’s Primary School met with John Atkinson from Bristol’s One Tree Per Child scheme last year when he paid a visit to the school to educate them about the benefit of trees. As a result of that meeting lots of children chose to take home parent apple trees. One Tree Per Child Bristol has been teaching children across the city and during the first phase of the project, the team planted more than 39,000 trees across the city, surpassing the initial target of 36,000 – one for every primary school child in the city. Over the next four years the team aim to plant 6,000 trees per year, working with reception aged children starting at school. Alice Potter, Year 5 and 6 teacher at St John’s explained that as a result of this scheme the pupils can go back to school and do lots of additional learning about trees. The children who took part were enjoying the morning out on the Downs and putting their best efforts into the scheme. One Year 5 pupil said: “I liked putting all the soil in. It’s definitely a bit muddy and I thought it was going to be easier!” Another added: “It’s been really fun planting the trees and
it’s for a good cause. Digging all the dirt out is the best bit.” The children helped to plant purple crocuses around each of the oak trees as part of Rotary’s Purple 4 Polio campaign. For over 30 years, Rotarians have been committed to fighting to eradicate polio across the world. In that time the amount of polio-endemic countries has dropped from 125 to just two Pakistan and Afghanistan. Over 2.5 billion children have received vaccinations thanks to the help of Rotary. With eradication of polio now closer than ever, Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland’s latest campaign, Purple 4 Polio, is designed to unite communities to engage in activities as part of the final push to eradicate polio for good. Bristol Rotary Club’s President Leigh Mitchell said: “This is going to be a very exciting year for us as we look back at all the service our club has given over the last 100 years and look forward to the contribution we can make in the future. We wanted something that would be lasting to mark the anniversary and hopefully our six oak trees will still be standing when the bi-centenary is celebrated!” Bristol Rotary club’s latest Bristol-based special centenary
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n NEWS REDMAIDS’ High School are the regional winners of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Schools’ Garden Design Competition. RHS Ambassador, Jamie Butterworth, met with secondary school pupils from across the South West and South Wales to help select the regional winners of a UK-wide RHS schools’ garden design competition called ‘Green Plan It’. Jamie, whose role with the RHS is to inspire young people to consider careers in the horticultural sector, was one of a panel of judges that gave feedback on the pupils’ innovative designs for a school or community garden, at an event held at the Bristol Botanic Gardens on December 1st. He was joined by local horticultural industry experts, many of whom have been involved in mentoring the teams of 12-14 year olds who took part in the ten week design challenge. The teams competed to win prizes for their projects and were rewarded for innovation and teamwork. Winning the Best Overall
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Project was The Red Rosy Radishes team from Redmaids’ High School who came up with a design to bring teaching outdoors while being surrounded by a picturesque garden. The girls won £100 worth of HTA gardening gift vouchers.
Dr Jacqueline Campbell, Science Technician at the school said: “We are utterly thrilled at winning the Green Plan It challenge. The girls put in an enormous amount of work creating their design as a 3D virtual model using Minecraft
before building the physical model we had on display. They all pulled together as a team to take part in the challenge and it’s wonderful to see them being awarded for their achievement. We’re very proud.” Jamie Butterworth said: “It was fantastic to meet with the pupils and see the amazing designs they’ve come up with. I hope the experience has given them a real insight into what it’s like to work in the horticultural sector and inspires those who may not have previously considered a career in horticulture to think twice about their options.” The RHS project supported young people to develop a range of new skills, including teamwork, design and planning, as well as introducing them to the wide range of career options that exist within horticulture.
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Holy Trinity 1300 Westbury Park Festival returns Anniversary celebrations begin CHURCH plans for the 1300 year celebrations of Holy Trinity Church have been finalised with a packed programme of events to look forward to in 2017. Holy Trinity Church in Westbury-onTrym has been a place of worship and witness for nearly 13 centuries. The foundation date is circa 717 AD and from that time on has been the focus of Christian faith for the people who have lived in these parts. The church are keen to involve all the local community, young and old, and are holding a meeting, open to all, to draw together wider community events on January 5 at 7pm. A special dedication service is being held at Holy Trinity on Sunday 8 January, at 9.30am. Fr AndrĂŠ invites everyone to come together to witness the dedication of the East- End/West End works and the inauguration of the 1300 Anniversary Year by the Bishop of Bristol. Celebration events happening during 2017 include a Pilgrimage to Worcester Cathedral at the end of May, a special service with the Rt. Revd. Dr John Inge, Bishop of Worcester and distinguished guests on June 11th, and a Pilgrimage to Greece in the steps of St Paul in September.
AFTER a successful festival this year Westbury Park Festival 2017 is off to a flying start. A working group has planned a draft programme of ten events to be held towards the end of June and in early July. The next get together will be on Tuesday 3rd January, so if you want to offer ideas or support of any kind, please get in touch with Kevin kchidgey@ blueyonder.co.uk or Janet janbrewercbc@yahoo.co.uk. Your support will be very welcome, as the Westbury Park Community Association really want to involve everyone - of all ages and all interests. A lively Burns Night is planned for Saturday 28th January at St Alban’s Church Hall. An evening of celebration is on offer, complete with the Address to the Haggis, an American Supper and ceilidh dancing to the Canny Band. For further information and to be on the mailing list for ticket sales, please contact Joanna Mellors on joannamellors@blueyonder. co.uk.
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FLAMINGO Chicks is an inclusive dance school which brings together disabled and nondisabled children to enjoy ballet, and to help create a world in which every child with a disability has the same opportunity as their peers to realise their full potential. The group are currently seeking a volunteer to join their community class at the Bradbury Hall in Henleaze on Tuesday afternoons during term time. The volunteer will help to serve refreshments to parents, carers and other volunteers, to be a friendly face to welcome people and to be happy to listen to and support anyone having a tough day. Vanessa Dennett said: “We offer support to parents and carers of disabled children via our peer to peer support community. Parents and carers are able to connect while their children dance and build
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Young photographer wins top award WILL Lindsay-Perez, a Year 10 pupil at Redland Green School has won the 11-17 age category of the RHS Young Herb Photographer of the Year 2016. The judges of the competition were impressed with all four of Will's photos, selecting one as the winner, with the remaining three also being shortlisted. When describing the winning image they stated that they really loved the depth and composition of the photo showing various herbs and spices, including Rosemary and Basil. Westbury Park resident Will said: "For these photos, I wanted to focus mainly on composition and for the picture to have a rustic feel. I used natural light and a shallow depth of field to create a colourful, interesting and visually appetising photos. “I started photography using my dad’s camera. My art teacher, Mr Wilson, took my phone off me one lesson and saw the lock screen which he liked and from there he set me photography challenges to do. We’d talk about each project and things that I
could do to improve them and I got hooked on taking pictures.” Will has been practising every genre of photography and has found that he really likes taking portraits and is always thinking of interesting backgrounds that he can use for them. He has begun a project titled “100 strangers, 100 stories” where he takes pictures of random people that he meets.
Will explained: “I wanted to challenge myself to keep shooting because I always have spells where I’m not getting any ideas. I thought by pushing myself to get out there and talk to essentially random people and ask them for a photo and learn a bit about them it would keep my ideas coming. “It’s definitely not easy. Some people say ‘no’ and are really nice about it, other people seem a bit offended and there are those who seem really interested in what I’m doing and want to talk. I had a guy from The Big Issue who I got into a really in depth conversation with about how life is difficult for homeless people.” As well as the RHS award, Will has been among the top three photographers placed in the Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year awards for the past two years, has been shortlisted for the British
Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards in the 12 - 18 year category and has had images showcased in the Mall Galleries in London. He is now looking to gain work experience with a wedding photographer in Bristol and is keen to advance his skills with an eye on a future professional career. Will added: “I’d rather be doing something that I’m passionate about than working in an office. At the moment I want to push myself as fast as I can and prove to myself that I can do it. “Everyone can take a photo but it’s about trying to find something different, that isn’t seen. Finding that shot that makes people stop and think about it is what makes a good image.” To find out more about Will’s work see his website lindsayperezphoto.co.uk
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News and views from our City Councillors there is strength of neighbours to see if the mments submitted, co re mo e Th feeling. decision at red de nsi co be more views can te other less immedia stage. There may be ent rec A d. cte also be affe residents who will ere the wh se, Clo er ov uth application in So ety tentially affect the saf ir head development will po the th, g sin tpa rai foo s ue blic iss pu ll used ite a few planning of individuals on a we ions can cause weight to There have been qu cat ing pli giv ap ts, ing en nn mm Pla co nths. who received over 50 . over the last few mo d those neighbours the planning officer for the applicant an who have se the decision made by tho ts, stressful situations can pli ward post ap e the in s som ue to iss ing ing att nn g, built Ch Other pla will be affected. which has not been urs before submittin al are a development l plans with neighbo s. tia rov nth ten app ns po mo pla ing d d for nn sse an pla left cu th dis wi started and then jections can be dealt process. es of problems n and developments pla typ to se often have found ob the ing on nn pla nts r ide in a smoothe made by res ny applications I see Comments can be amended, resulting stly exercise and ma area. the in y sta ll. Moving home is a co to we ed in the decision ing as people power result h growing families, try resulting in the , a good example of playing fields on ng, ally are for residents wit usi Fin dge ho Lo of ke k Sto lac a for blem of officers must lage Green status Vil ing or nn pla ns Committee wn There is also the pro ee To ich Gr of wh and ilt, rties to be bu Public Rights of Way e Th r. be help the cem need for more prope to De 12 ing applications. ents from residents m hundreds of statem consider when review iate a notification fro the Save Stoke ed m init eiv l fro rec wil rk ns wo tio d lica har app , with many years of Submitted planning immediately impacted decision, along with to those neighbours ittee. if you have n mm co Eve nd rt. the council by post kla po Par Cllr Liz Radford sup dge or Lo ents to object ent, mm co to d itte a deadline for comm rm ury-on-Trym pe l stb stil We are u yo , ion cat tions are listed lica not received a notifi nleazeWard app He ing & nn pla All writing. . ine either online or in adl de nt eva rel note of the online, along with a speak to other t to an application, If you strongly objec
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News and views from our City Councillors Geoff Gollop (Westburyon-Trym & Henleaze) Christmas events There were many great community s to ation ratul Cong . tmas Chris to celebrate ution, everyone involved. As a New Year resol are an do remember our local businesses ity and important part of our local commun can. you as h muc as support them Thank you for your support and encouragement over the last twelve and months; I wish you a happy Christmas very best wishes for 2017. Council Budget d I was pleased that 40 residents turne out to the community public meeting re at the beginning of December whe their and ideas their d esse expr residents All concerns about the financial plans. cillors three Westbury and Henleaze coun erns were keen to hear opinions and conc to the nd respo to yone ever e and encourag public consultation.
it, To recap for those who have missed ries Henleaze, Westbury and Sea Mills libra ord are under threat of closure and Canf g losin of risk at are ns Dow Park and the of park staff. These are just two examples r’s threats to local services under the Mayo to nd respo e Pleas . osals prop et Budg istol. the online consultation at https://br cil/ citizenspace.com/bristol-city-coun rs corporate-strategy-2017-2022. Pape only You ries. libra local from able avail copies est inter that ons secti the need to complete you, but please act quickly as you only to the have until 5 January 2017 to respond ion. consultat ld be The Mayor’s proposed budget shou cil published on 17 January, to go to Coun voted be will and ary Janu 24th on net Cabi on at full Council on 21st February. Cribbs Park and Ride effective I remain convinced this is the most parking and c traffi ing grow our way to solve please issues. If you haven’t already signed, tol.gov. add your name: http://epetitions.bris dride rkan bspa /crib /view core ion_ uk/epetit
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News and views from our City Councillors Clare Campion-Sm ith (Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze)
to the benefit of residents . Buses are run by private companies and when they cannot make a profit they sometimes choose to rem ove certain bus routes. The Council curren tly spends around Buses and Budgets £1.8m per year subsidising some routes BCC’s finances are in a bad way, because their passenger compounded by a failure numbers are low. to make The pro posal in the Corporate Stra around £30 million worth tegy is to of planned cost remove a quarter of the reductions. The backgroun subsidy in 2017/18 d to all this is the and a furt her quarter in 2018/19. Government’s cutting of The bus financial support companies would need to local authorities even to find a way to more savagely than make the subsidised ser before, while also placin vices profitable or g new requirements they may choose to sto on them. p running buses on these routes. Local facilities, such as our parks and Our experience of the axin libraries, are under threat g of the – not to mention 20 route some years ago support for the vulnerabl , followed by a e, such as children, grudging reinstatement older people and the hom of a worse service eless. BCC would followed by the 72 route particularly welcome cre does not fill me ative ways of saving with confidence that Firs money whilst preservin t bus will choose to g some services, tak e up perhaps by managing the the challenge of making m in a different this route profitable. The 20 was a way or passing over con valuable route for trol to voluntary or residents in the Wellingto community bodies. The n Hill West and re will be many conKellaway Ave parts of the versations to be had in ward to travel to the future about how the city and to Westbury we shape services in We . It was useful for stbury and Henleaze hospital appointments and visiting as well
as getting around day to day. But the current 72 service has a frequency of less than one an hour and a very poor record on punctuality, so it would require a lot of determination to keep current passenger numbers and grow more to make it successfu l. Our colleagues in the sou th of the city ran a successful campai gn with residents and local businesses to save the no 51 route. The Council budget has not yet been passed but this is one reduction that we will need to keep a careful eye on. As the Council reduces its funding to third sector organisation s, they are working on how to raise more thr ough charitable giving so people in nee d can be helped. Can I remind you of a sug gestion that was popular several years ago ? If your winter fuel payment is nice but not a necessity, might you donate it to a Bristol charity? It would be much apprec iated.
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Bristol floating garden artist wins coveted prize for migration project A BRISTOL art project about migration has won the 20162018 Vera List Centre Prize for Art and Politics. Presented every two years to an artist, or group of artists, whose work furthers social justice, this year the winner is Brazilian artist Maria Thereza Alves, who created Bristol’s Floating Ballast Seed Garden. The garden, which was berthed in Bristol’s floating harbour between 2012 and 2016, formed part of Berlin based Alves’ Seeds of Change project and was brought to Bristol in 2011 at the invitation of Bristol City Council and Arnolfini. Making use of a derelict concrete barrage owned by Bristol Harbour Authority, the artist worked closely with Arnolfini, the University of Bristol Botanic Garden plant curator Nick Wray and designer Gitta Gschwendtner to develop a ballast garden design featuring plant species not native to the UK. The Seeds of Change project was developed in 2002 as a way to explore the social, political and cultural history over centuries of ‘ballast seeds’. These dormant seeds from ports and lands far from Bristol were carried in the ballast (earth, shell, stone and even trees) once used by trading ships to stabilize themselves in the harbour. Much of this ballast was dumped onto the riverbanks to control the ship’s balance leading to many of these non-
native seeds to germinate and grow where they fell, creating exotic landscapes up and down the Avon riverbank. For Alves, ballast seeds and flora function as metaphors for trade routes, and with it, the movement of humans around the globe. Maria Thereza Alves, said: “Investigations resulting in site specific Seeds of Change installations in several ports throughout Europe proposed the creation of ballast gardens. However, it was only in Bristol, with the support of the city council that I was able to realize
the Floating Ballast Garden celebrating the micro histories of plants and humans together.” Nick Wray, Curator of the University of Bristol Botanic Garden based in Stoke Bishop, added: “One of the aims of the project was to re-establish the intimate connection between Bristol’s cosmopolitan floral history and the port city’s economic and social histories. The floating ballast seed garden has provided thought provoking planting, delivering a multi educational message and initiating discussing and debate. I am thrilled Maria has been
awarded this prestigious prize and that through the project the people of Bristol have had the opportunity to learn about the city’s plants, trade and maritime past.” Councillor Estella Tincknell, Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Culture, said: “As a trading city that once stood at the forefront of international trade it is important to remember the part our city played in this story, for good and bad, and to reflect on the significant economic and social impact trade has had on Bristol.”
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We need a plan to keep this city working when our children are grown-ups
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irstly, I’d like to wish Voice readers a very happy new year and thank everyone in the city who took time to participate in our recent Corporate Strategy consultation. As we embark on 2017 we continue to face an immense financial challenge, but your input, ideas and constructive challenge will undoubtedly help shape our steps for the next five years. Of course our plans aren’t just about the short or medium term. We recently launched the Bristol Resilience Strategy to help protect the city from potential shocks and pressures over the next 50 years. Resilience is quite a dry term but projects like Room 13 at Hareclive Academy show how
concerns, future generations become more personally resilient, can work together and make change happen. In fact, many of the ideas included in the strategy would benefit the next generation: these include proposals for votes for 16 year olds, free bus travel for under-16s and a vision for a child-friendly city. The Resilience Strategy has been drawn up with partners across the city and aims to build on existing work to make Bristol socially, environmentally and economically sustainable. Crucially it aims to give everyone more of a say in decisions made in local government. I’m really grateful to everyone who has been involved in this ambitious work. If it’s new to you, why not take a closer look at the Bristol entry at: • 100resilientcities.org There will be more updates in the months ahead as plans take shape. Together the Corporate and Resilience strategies help us navigate Bristol towards a more secure future. My new city office brings together partners across the city and one of our long term aims is to produce a plan for Bristol building on the foundations of the Resilience strategy that gives us deliberate goals for the next 50 years. Together they help us ensure that Bristol is a city that works for everyone.
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MP Charlotte gives Santa a helping hand
BRISTOL North West MP Charlotte Leslie turned 'Santa's little helper' when she delivered letters earmarked for the North Pole shortly before Christmas. She was invited by children at local primaries to take their letters to Santa to the sorting office for safe delivery. The MP visited the sorting office in Westbury-on-Trym and handed over dozens of letters carefully written by the children. Ms Leslie was also shown the Royal Mail operation in Westbury as it was approaching the busiest time of year. She met management and staff who co-ordinate the complex filter systems which mean letters and cards from anywhere in the country reach households in BS9 as quickly as possible. She also saw that while cards are still a huge part of Christmas, parcels due to be received by online shoppers account for a growing increase in workload
Ms Leslie also visited residents of Fallodon Court in Henleaze as they prepared for Christmas. With local councillor Geoff Gollop, she enjoyed tea and mince pies while taking the
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Ardagh Community Trust Slapstick festival seeks board members returns with a look back at The Young Ones
The Young Ones THE world’s biggest festival of vintage screen comedy – Slapstick – will be back in Bristol from January 18 to 22 chasing away wintry blues with a five day programme showcasing 100 years of stand-out film and television hilarity. The 13th annual Slapstick festival will be taking place at the Arnolfini, Bristol Old Vic, Colston Hall and Watershed from Wednesday 18 to Sunday 22 January 2017. Slapstick 2017 is assembling a cast of today’s top entertainers - including Rory Bremner, Marcus Brigstocke, Simon Callow, Barry Cryer, Roy Hudd, Shazia Mirza, Bill Oddie and Lucy Porter - to host salutes to Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy and other funny stars of the silent film era; favourite British comedies, and the newlylost but unforgettable talents of Rik Mayall and Victoria Wood. Marcus Brigstocke is introducing a look-back at The Young OneS at BOV on Sunday 22 January. This is regarded as the UK’s first ‘alternative’ sitcom – much of which was filmed in and around Bishopston and Westbury Park. It will be 35 years in 2017 since THE YOUNG ONES reached the screen, changing the British comedy landscape and helping to establish the reputations of many of the entertainers who are household names today, among them Ben Elton, Dawn French, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Jennifer Saunders. Joining Marcus on stage at Slapstick will be the series’ co-writer Lise Mayer; actor
Nigel Planer (who played Neil the hippie), and the comedian, actor and author Alexei Sayle, who popped up in every episode as different members of the Belowski family, landlords of the house occupied by the students - 1 Codrington Road, Bishopston. Other notable places around the area are the newly relaunched Westbury Park Pub and Kitchen which, in its Cock O' The North days, stood in as the gang’s local - the Kebab And Calculator. The zebra crossing on Northumbria Drive was the one they crossed to get to the pub and where they recreated the image used on the cover of The Beatles’ Abbey Road album! Bristol North Swimming Baths on Gloucester Road was used in several guises, including once as a police station and in another episode as the bank the boys attempted to rob. Different shops near the Gloucester Road Baths served as an Army careers office and a launderette. For more info, a full programme of events, or to book, see www. slapstick.org.uk
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More choice for Henleaze and Bishopston slimmers Having lost 7,487lbs, (that's 534 stone!) over the last twelve months, inspired slimmers in Henleaze and Bishopston are looking forward to celebrating the new year with the opening of two brand new extra sessions, giving them even more choice and weight loss support in the area. Their consultants, Selina and Sue can't wait to share Slimming World's Extra Easy eating plan with new members in January, giving a free copy of the brand new 'Everyday Menus & Motivation' book to all members. With just a few lifestyle changes, members will see positive transformations and their confidence boosted for 2017, in these friendly, supportive groups. From Tuesday 3rd January, Selina is excited to be adding a 3.30pm session to the existing 9.30am, 11.30am, 5.30pm and 7.30pm sessions in Henleaze. UR Church, Waterford Road, BS9 4BT. And from Thursday 5th January in Bishopston, Sue will be offering an 11.30am session alongside the 9.30am and 7.30pm groups. St Michael and All Angels Church, 160 Gloucester Road. For further details and joining offers please call Selina 07949 406 079 or Sue 07702 578 298 or check out the website www. slimmingworld.co.uk
Vulnerable services veterans in Bristol are urged to come forward and seek support SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, has launched its ‘Got Your Back’ campaign to encourage vulnerable veterans of working-age in Bishopston and Redland to come forward for help. SSAFA’s Bristol and South Gloucestershire branch is one of the charity’s 92 volunteerrun, local branches across the globe. The branch has supported 134 people so far this year but SSAFA believes and there are many veterans in the area who would benefit from, but are not asking for, help. While most Service leavers make a successful transition to civilian life, some younger veterans are experiencing serious social and financial difficulties and are reliant on food banks while others have ended up homeless or in prison. SSAFA reports that some of the most common needs of those vulnerable veterans who live in north Bristol is urgent debt
support, essential food and groceries and clothing, home mobility adaptations for those who have been injured in service and training costs to help them back into work. SSAFA exists to help all veterans and their families - its recent research identified a cohort of working-age veterans who are living in considerable hardship with more than four out of ten unable to afford daily living expenses. Too often these individuals and their families are either too proud to ask for help or don’t know where to turn. Veterans and their families who are in need, can contact SSAFA’s Forcesline which is confidential and free of the chain of command, either by Freephone on 0800 731 4880 or by emailing the team via www. ssafa.org.uk/gotyourback.
Henleaze Society AGM The Henleaze Society held its Annual General Meeting in November when over 80 people battled through the rain to attend. The Society was founded in 1973, is established as a charity and has a membership of around 1,500 households. It’s aims are to ensure that Henleaze remains a good place to live and work.
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Body image film to be shown in city A WESTBURY-on-Trym mum wants to help other women feel good about their bodies by screening an Australian documentary. Lisa Beasley, of Falcondale Road, hopes the Embrace film will be a sell out when it screens at the Odeon in Union Street on January 18 at 6.30pm. The film was inspired by Taryn Brumfitt, who spent years striving for a ‘perfect’ body before stopping her diet and exercise regime and posting before and after pictures online. More than 7,000 women emailed her after seeing the pictures to tell her about their own struggles. The documentary sees Taryn speaking to experts, celebrities and everyday women all over the world about body image issues. Lisa said half of the 180 tickets for the screening sold within days of going on sale, and
she expected the event would be sold out. She said: “I’m not making any money from this, but I wanted to organise it because it’s a really important issue.” She said she didn’t want her own children, who attend Henleaze Infant and Junior schools and Bristol Free School, to question whether their own bodies were good enough. She said: “I want them to be free to live their lives and have confidence in themselves and their abilities.
“Health is not just about how much one weighs. It’s about emotional, spiritual and mental health too, so berating oneself about food choices is not a healthy place to be.” Lisa feels so strongly about the issue that she is changing career from being a midwife to running workshops and one-toone help on mindful eating in Henleaze. Three free workshops will run on January 10, 11 and 17 at 7pm and can be booked via Lisa’s My Body Positive Facebook page. She will also be running a series of eight workshops called “Eat what you love, love what you eat” from January 25, with further dates to follow. She said: “I want to help women with issues around food choices such as emotional eating, women who constantly diet, or feel out of control around
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Magic show brings wonder to crowds MORE than 1,000 magic fans will be treated to a performance by some of the top names in the business when the Redgrave theatre hosts Stars of Magic. Organised by Bishopston magician Rob James, the New Year event from December 27 to 29 will see families flock to Clifton to be astounded by illusionists. Rob, 38, said: “For years I wanted to bring a proper magic show to Bristol at Christmas. I’d have loved to see this kind of thing when I was 14 or 15 and just getting interested in magic. “It’s the perfect time of year for a fun, family-friendly show and I booked some incredible world-class acts that I was really excited about people seeing. “In the last couple of years there have been shows like this in the West End but this Christmas nobody else is doing anything to this scale. “The fact that its happening in Bristol makes me very proud.” Since starting working as a magician more than 14 years ago, Rob has turned it into a full-time career and performs at events all over the country. And despite knowing the secrets behind magic tricks, he still manages to find other magicians’ performances entertaining, focusing on how they deliver their show and keep the audience engaged. Other than Rob, who won first prize for close-up magic from the International Brotherhood of Magicians for his parlour-
style magic, the show featured four other acts performing very different types of magic. Alan Hudson is known in the UK for appearing on television programme The Next Great Magician, and combines magic with comedy. German magician Alana was the first female to win the Grand Prix of Magic and gives the audience the illusion she has an extra arm. Taiwan’s Anson Lee specialises in card tricks, and UK illusionist duo Young and Strange have performed at the Edinburgh fringe festival and on This Morning. Rob, who has also performed
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Practice time: 10 to 30 seconds. Benefits: Strengthens the arms. This is the 5th part of the sequence begun in September; this one should be done in sequence with previous poses, so that you’ve warmed up enough. 1. Start in Adho Mukha Svanasana (shown in last October’s issue). 2. Keeping your left foot in line with your left hand, roll your left foot onto its outer edge, and stack your right foot on top of the left. Place your right hand onto your right hip, turn your torso to the right. Support the weight of your body on the outer edge of your left foot and the
entire palm of the left hand. 3. Make sure the left hand is slightly in front of its shoulder. Straighten the arm by firming the triceps muscle up onto the shoulder-blade, and press the base of the index finger firmly against the floor. Press the shoulder blades against the upper back and move the sacrum into the pelvis. Straighten the legs, and press through the heels and balls of the feet. Align your entire body into one long diagonal line from the heels to the crown. 4. Raise your right arm up, extending it parallel to the line of the shoulders. Either look straight ahead, or turn your head to gaze up at the upper hand. Come back to Adho Mukha Svanasana, take a few breaths, and repeat on the other side. 5. Come back to Adho Mukha Svanasana. Jump or step forward to Uttanasana (shown last month). 6. To come up: place your hands on your hips and come up slowly, without disturbing the internal rotation of the legs. Drawings and posture text reproduced by kind permission of Bobby Clennell, a senior Iyengar teacher in New York.
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n NEWS WHO has burgled Ms Barnet’s golden cheese? All will be revealed in the brand new episode of Mr Gotalot’s Gotalot Shop, the popular theatrical sitcom aimed at families in Bristol and the South West. Monkey Trousers Theatre is a vibrant Children’s theatre company run by puppeteer and producer, Charlotte Whitten and writer, Fran Lewis. They started Monkey Trousers Theatre in 2015 as they wanted to create accessible shows that would genuinely appeal to the whole family. Fran Lewis is from Bishopston originally and has been living in St Andrews with her daughter for the last five years. She has always been involved with writing and acting, and setting up Monkey Trousers Theatre was a way of fulfilling that creative ambition without compromising her parental duties! Fran said: "My six year old daughter loves Mr Gotalot's Gotalot Shop, and she will quickly let me know if she's impressed with a story or a joke, or not! It's great to be able to perform for that age group, they really appreciate the silliest things. We feel a definite sense of achievement when adults and children alike tell us they love our shows." Charlotte Whitten is a puppeteer and puppet-maker who trained at the Bath Puppet Workshop with Marc Parrett. Although, she started out as a stand-up comic in London before moving to Bristol to work at the BBC. She lives in Bishopston and is now bringing up her children here explaining: "It is just the best place for families and we love the Gloucester Road.
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Puppetry and children's theatre seemed the perfect addition to the delights already found here." In the latest installment of Mr Gotalot’s adventures an extremely clever detective is called to the magical Gotalot Shop to help solve a very serious crime in Mr Gotalot’s Gotalot Shop: The Cheese Burglar! Mr Gotalot’s Gotalot Shop is now the scene of a particularly heinous crime… someone has burgled Ms Barnet’s lovely golden cheese and she wants the criminal mastermind brought to justice! Enter Detective Shirley Lock, the supremely smart
private eye, who must deduce from a variety of mysterious clues just who the Cheese Burglar could be. There’ll be plenty of the usual shenanigans so join Monkey Trousers Theatre for the sixth instalment of this exciting and totally criminal show for the whole family! Performances are on Sunday 8, 15 and 22 January 2017, at 10.30am, 1pm and 3.30pm, in the Kelvin Players Studio Theatre, 253b Gloucester Rd, Bishopston, Bristol BS7 8NY. Tickets are £7 each for aged 3 and above (babies on laps are free) or £25 for a family
of four. Please book tickets well in advance as the shows are VERY popular! You can purchase tickets through the website. For more information and to book, please visit www. monkeytrouserstheatre.com. Shows last approximately 45 minutes and are suitable for children aged three to nine years old and their families. Expect lots of cheese, jokes, silliness, car chases, dancing, storytelling, crime reconstructions, a hilarious line up, cheese, and more cheese!
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Premier’s Milla wins regional care award HOMECARE Support Worker, Milla Owen, has won the Regional Home Care Award category at the Great British Care Awards. Milla, who works for Premier Homecare in Westbury-On-Trym, was nominated for the care award by one of her Premier Homecare clients. She was one of six Home Care Workers from the South West Region to reach the Regional Finals of the Awards held in Bristol in November. Premier Homecare said: “We are delighted and proud Milla was announced as the winning care worker and send her our huge congratulations! “The award recognises the significant role of the Home Care Worker in consistently providing a high quality standard of care to people in their own home. Milla now stands to win the National Home Care Worker Award when she attends the Finals in Birmingham next March. Good Luck Milla!” Premier Homecare is also delighted to be the only Homecare Company in Bristol to have been chosen as ‘Care Employer’ Regional Finalist for the South West of England. This award acknowledges and celebrates the company’s commitment to care and in delivering an excellent care service.
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n NEWS PATIENTS and parents at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children got crafty for Christmas with a special present-making day funded by local hospital charity, Above & Beyond. The hospital’s play department team visited wards and departments equipped with ceramic stars, Christmas trees, snowflakes, bells and baubles for children to decorate with their own designs. Each personalised present was then carefully wrapped in tissue paper and packaged in a gift bag ready to give to parents and family members on Christmas Day. Above & Beyond’s Christmas Appeal is hoping to raise £20,000 for Bristol Children’s Hospital and the 5,000 or more patients they treat over the festive period each year. Away from the comfort of their own home, it can be difficult for patients to enjoy Christmas as only children can, which is why with the help of local charities, hospital staff go above and beyond to make this time of year extra special. Miranda Webb, Play
Getting crafty over gifts for Bristol Children’s Hospital Specialist at the children’s hospital, said: “It’s the little things that make all the difference and help us bring Christmas to the patients. The star decoration is a really special thing for the children to do – the pride on the children’s faces when they get these back is amazing.” Cressida Slater, Corporate Partnerships and Community Fundraising Manager at Above & Beyond added: “When you spend time in hospital it can be very difficult to buy, make or create presents for family and friends, which is why we wanted to put on this special present-making day. Thank you to all our supporters and local businesses who have donated to our Christmas Appeal and made today so special.” Each year the children’s hospital relies on charitable
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AS a past community pharmacist and manager at the Lloyds pharmacy in Westbury-on-Trym I would like to outline some points regarding the closing of this pharmacy. 1.The NHS budget is always being squeezed and since pharmacy services are historically seen as less important than other some other NHS services they generally get squeezed more. This has led to community pharmacies all over the UK having minimal staff to do a harder job than it was 10 years ago. Pharmacies now do many more items (1000-5000 items/month) than 5 years ago to get the same amount of income as previously whilst doing lots of extra services that benefit the general public. 100hr contracts such as Lloyds Carlton court need to do more items a month or else cannot be kept open to sustain the staff costs not to mention the ever increasing rental costs of most rental sites. It will cost lives if it continues. 2. Normal pharmacy contracts are only available in a controlled locality, hence controlling the number of pharmacies allowed in a specific area.. A few years ago, the loophole Carlton Court Lloyds used was that it changed the normal contract's location it had, to the Surgery and opened a 100
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Be kind to yourself in 2017 HAPPY New Year. I hope you’ve had a lovely Christmas. The New Year often has us considering making changes in our lives i.e. losing weight, getting fitter, giving up bad habits, contacting friends more often, becoming more organised . . . . the list goes on. Change requires motivation, commitment, planning, action, consistency and SELFCOMPASSION. Change can be quite challenging. You may have to try many times before you’re successful in incorporating those habits which will bring about the changes you desire. There’s an old Japanese proverb that sums it up quite nicely. Success is falling down 7 times and getting up 8. Self-compassion can help free
us from the limiting belief that we are fixed creatures unable to affect positive change. It also helps us give ourselves the much needed support we require when attempting to change. Exercise with its multitude of health benefits has the power to clarify the mind. Meditation increases our awareness of our normal and natural mind wandering and strengthens our ability to refocus. Whatever changes you decide to make be kind to yourself and in the words of Nike – Just do it! Yours in fun and fitness
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hr contract at Carlton Court (which was not subject to controlled locality restrictions). Laws for pharmacy have now changed so that no more 100 hr contracts can open or change hands. Once it closes at Carlton court no pharmacy can simply replace it. 3. The only real way to get the pharmacy to stay open is to liaise with Lloyds pharmacy or Avon Local Pharmaceutical committee who can try and see if anything can be done. Also, if everyone used this closing down pharmacy for the month of January 2017, Lloyds might feel pressured to keep it open. Alternatively local people will have to use Day Lewis 10 minutes away in Southmead at night/weekends as it has similar opening hours. For so many years pharmacies have been taken for granted by some of the general public and appreciated by others for the public health provision advice given alone, not just the pill pushers some people see us as. I hope it's not a future of what is to come but if the cuts continue, I'll be getting my pills out of a reinforced vending machine or ordering it online when I'm elderly. Graham Price, Westbury-on-Trym
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n NEWS THE ever popular Henleaze Christmas Festival returned for the ninth successive year. Crowds flocked to sample the goods on the High Street, the many stalls along Waterford Road and to the mini fun fair in the children’s area on Cardigan Road. Organiser Jane Emery said: “Although I have been involved with the festival the beginning in various roles, this is my first year as festival coordinator. “I would like to thank everyone for their support over the past few months and for those who have contributed to the festival over the years. Thanks also go to the local businesses who have donated over 50 prizes for our raffles.” The organising committee will be donating approximately £2,500 to local charities with the proceeds from the raffle. The charities this year are the Air Cadets, Flamingo Chicks, Smile with Siddy, Bristol Dementia Awareness Alliance and MIND the mental health charity. The Lord Mayor of Bristol, Councillor Jeff Lovell, came to support his Children’s Appeal at the event. Henleaze Junior School Show Choir gave a rousing performance in the Bradbury Hall as did the Trinity-Henleaze URC Choir. The Panama Jazz Band entertained the crowd with jazz classics, bring a warming cheer to the festive proceedings. Wards Solicitors were outside their offices on Henleaze High Street shaking their pots for the Marmalade Trust. Father Christmas paid a visit and helped to raise £340 for The Capella Foundation.
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Spare a thought for isolated old folk HAPPY New Year! I hope all the readers of the Henleaze and Westbury Voice enjoyed the festive season. As we welcome in 2017, please spare a thought for elderly neighbours who may be feeling particularly lonely and isolated during January, as the winter stretches ahead. We know that social isolation increases vulnerability to crime – rogue traders and doorstep criminals in particular prey on elderly people who they see as easy targets. Sometimes, all it takes is a simple ‘hello’ to an elderly neighbour, to make them feel safe, less isolated and part of the community. Keep an eye out for them and please report suspicious activity to us, in particular unfamiliar people knocking on doors offering to
Library. I mention it most months, but unfortunately too many people are still leaving their cars unlocked, making it easy for thieves to break in. We have CCTV footage showing thieves walking down the street trying car doors until they get lucky, so it’s vital that you lock up when you leave your vehicle. We did make a couple of arrests in Priory Close recently, when the suspects were caught after stealing from unlocked cars at night, but there would undoubtedly be less car crime if vehicles weren’t left unlocked. Last month we visited Henleaze Primary School to talk about road safety. The children had some fantastic questions and enjoyed using our props, including traffic lights and zebra crossings! Did you know that you can nominate your policing heroes in The Be Proud Awards? They aim to highlight the very best of Avon and Somerset Constabulary by acknowledging and rewarding dedicated officers, staff and volunteers for all their hard work in ensuring our communities are safe and feel safe. There are a range of categories you can nominate for including Policing Team of the Year. For a full list of the categories and to nominate someone, visit www.beproudawards.com.
carry our work, or claiming to be from utility companies. Genuine callers won’t mind making an appointment to come back when other people can be present. If you are worried about cold callers in your area, please contact us via the ‘contact us’ section of our website (www.avonandsomerset.police.uk) or by calling 101. If you think a crime is in progress then always call 999. We’re always keen to hear what’s important to you. Why not come along to one of our Neighbourhood Forums (NHF) and help to set the local policing priorities? The next Westbury-on-Trym forum is on Wednesday 8th February at 7pm at Venue 35 on Stoke Lane, followed by the Henelaze NHF the next day on 9th February at 7 in Henelaze
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n BOOKS OF THE MONTH With Henleaze and Westbury libraries
January, 10:30-11:30am and 4-6pm. This will be a chance for you to find out more about Extended Access and meet members of the Westbury Library Group, who are putting on the event in collaboration with the library.
The Travelling Bag and Other Ghostly Stories By Susan Hill
SUSAN Hill (the writer of The Woman in Black) is a prolific writer, and has written a number of crime novels and ghost stories. This is her second short story collection. An ideal book to tuck up with over the festive season, the book contains four traditional short
Opening hours Henleaze – 0117 903 8541 stories, all with a ghostly twist to them. The yarns are very different stories, set over a variety of times. Find the answers to these questions and many more when you read this book: What is the story behind the mysterious new colleague to join a group of office workers struggling on in an ancient building and what is the strange odour that lingers around her? Why does the teacher count 21, instead of 20, children on the return coach journey from a school trip? How does an act of revenge, exacted for a long-ago wrong doing go horribly wrong?
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If you think it’s time to make your spine tingle - come to the library to borrow this book, if it is unavailable our staff can order it for you from another library – reservations are now free! If you enjoy this, other novels by Susan Hill include The Woman in Black, I’m the King of the Castle, Dolly, The Vows of Silence and The Shadows in the Street.
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n WHAT’S ON IN OUR AREA 4 January n Henleaze Garden Club meets on the first Wednesday of each month in the Main Hall, St Monica’s Trust, Cote Lane. Visitors welcome – entry £5 (inc, refreshments) 4 Jan: Nathalie Mignotte - 'Islamic Gardens'. Nathalie will explain the history and design of these beautiful, tranquil gardens which are meant to be visions of paradise. Details: www.henleazegardenclub. co.uk
you don't have to go to China. The Bristol School of Tai Chi has lots of daytime and evening classes in Henleaze and Bishopston starting from the 9 January. 12 January
n Nathalie Mignotte - 'Islamic Gardens'. Nathalie will explain the history and design of these beautiful, tranquil gardens which are meant to be visions of paradise.
n An introductory course on Meditation in the Christian Tradition starts on Thursday 12th. Contemplative stillness as a way to be present to ourselves and to the Spirit within. All welcome, any faith or none. Six consecutive Thursday evenings, 8 p.m. prompt till 9 p.m. In the unique ambience of Elsie Briggs House, 38 Church Road, Westbury-on-Trym, BS9 3EQ. For flyer with details, or to register, contact sally.walters@virgin.net tel. 07973 844292.
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n Tai Chi Classes for beginners - Start something new in 2017. Always wanted to try Tai Chi? For centuries the Chinese have practised Tai Chi as simple but powerful form of exercise for strength, balance and mindfulness. Always want to give it a try, now
n Saturday January 14th Organ Elevenses at Holy Trinity Church, Westbury-on-Trym. Daniel Moult , professional, freelance organist, is the first guest recitalist for 2017. He was Organ Scholar at St. John's College, Oxford and while there became a Fellow of the Royal
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College of Organists.He has given concerts all over Euope, Australia, and the Far East. Come at 10-30 for coffee and cake. Music starts at 11 am. Hoped for donations of £5, towards music at th Parish Church. 12 & 16 January n Laugh, Live and Learn with Bristol U3A. We have lots on offer for those who would like to make new friends with similar interests. If you have retired from full-time work, and want to take part in enjoyable learning with friendship and fun, we have over 100 different activities, including art, computing, languages, gardens, music, books, walking, science and current affairs. Find out more at your local social group meeting 10.30am on the second Thursday and third Monday in every month at Eastfield Inn, Henleaze. Phone Barbara 0117 9629331. Please visit our website: www.bristolu3a.org. uk. Don't let life pass you by - come and start your new life with Bristol U3A! 16 January
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WHAT IT IS WHERE IT IS WHEN IT IS in no more than 40 words: email us at: news@henleaze andwestburyvoice.co.uk n Senior film club - St Peter's Hall, The Drive, Henleaze. Home Instead Bring Joy Foundation is pleased to support the Henleaze Senior Film Club and bring you the following fun Monday afternoons, each starting at 2pm :-January 16th "Iron Lady" - 2011 Film starring Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher.. Refreshments (Tea & Cake) £3.
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n WHAT'S ON CONTINUED Transport offered by Dial-A-Ride, Tel 0845 139 875. For further details, please ring 0117 989 8210 21 January n WOT Village Hall Quiz - Saturday 21 January 2017 7.30pm—Tickets £10 including supper Admission by ticket only. Call 0117 9623399 or email enquiries@ wotvillagehall.org 18 & 26 January n We are the Bristol U3A – a unique organisation of lively and interesting people who run all sorts of groups for enjoyment, friendship and learning. If you have retired from full-time work, we offer over 100 different activities, including art, computing, languages, gardens, music, books, walking, science and current affairs. Please come to one of our social groups, for details phone Jenny 0117 904 3697 - or just drop-in to Browns Restaurant, by the Museum, at 10.15am every third Wednesday and fourth Thursday of the month. Visit our website: www.bristolu3a. org.uk. Make friends, learn new skills and have fun with Bristol U3A! 1 February n Sue Fisher - ‘Making the Most of a Small Garden’. Design tips, plant suggestions and growing advice to inspire gardeners on how to get maximum value from the smallest space.
Regular events in our area Monday n Westbury on Trym Women’s Institute meet at WOT Methodist Church, Portland Lounge on the third Monday of the Month (not Aug.) from 2.00 – 4.00pm. Visitors Welcome. For more information call Sue on 01179502826. n Latin Dance at Westbury-onTrym Village Hall, 7.30pm. Tel. 07785 797904 n LinkAge Contemporary Dance (55+). Do you ever get the feeling you just want to dance but don’t get the opportunity? Here’s your chance. Feel energised in a new way and ignite your creative ideas. Open to all abilities. Every Monday 10-11am, Bradbury Hall THURC. £4. Contact LinkAge on 0117 3533042 for more information. n Westbury Singers are a group of people who love to sing in fourpart harmony. Meeting to rehearse Monday evenings during term time in the Reedley Road Baptist church.
For information on joining please contact secretary Sarah Scott on 0117 9471436 or email sarah60@ blueyonder.co.uk n Canford Bowling Club, Canford Park, Westbury On Trym. All welcome on Monday’s from 6th April at 5.45pm. Flat-soled shoes please. Further information call 969 4532. 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 Redland Green Choir meets for rehearsals every Monday 7.30pm-9.30pm at Redland Green School. We sing a wide variety of music. New members welcome: no auditions. For more information, visit www.rgscommunitychoir. wordpress.com or phone 0117 9443042. n City Voices Bristol welcomes new members. A friendly mixed voice local choir singing a wide range of music rehearses at Red Maids School on Monday evenings. No previous experience and no auditions, just come along for a trial rehearsal. For more details contact the Secretary at members@ cityvoicesbristol.com or visit www. cityvoicesbristol.com n Would you like to learn to play Bridge completely free of charge? I will be starting my next Bridge for Beginners group in the Autumn meeting in Coombe Dingle. For further details please contact Terry Stygall on 9091714 or email tc.stygall@gmail.com. n RAFA, City of Bristol branch and club Eastfield Westbury on Trym for ex-RAF and associate members. Skittle Ally, parties and functions. Live entertainment on Saturday evenings. Open Monday to Saturday lunchtimes and evenings. Sundays noon till 5pm. All enquiries telephone 0117 3291913. n Trinity Henleaze Ladies Guild meet fortnightly on Mondays at 7.30 pm in the Leonard Hall, Waterford Road. All welcome. For more information call Jenny Rich on 01179620108 n Henleaze Bowling Club welcomes new Members. If you are interested in taking up bowling, come along to our free Coaching sessions at 6pm on Monday evenings (from 25 April, excluding
Bank Holidays) to see if the sport is for you. Henleaze is a friendly Club with very good facilities and a lively social programme throughout the year. Special introductory offer – £70 membership for first year (normally £95) and a free Club shirt. Phone the Secretary, Tom Logan, on 01179621669 for further details." n Senior film club, 3rd Monday of month, 2pm St Peter's Hall. n Bridge for Beginners. Would you like to learn to play bridge completely free of charge and then continue to play with us in a gentle friendly atmosphere? I am starting a new beginner's group in Coombe Dingle this Autumn so why not join us? We meet on Monday and Thursday afternoons. Please contact Terry Stygall on 0117 9091714 or 07837300073, or email me at tc.stygall@gmail.com for more details. n Senior film club - 3rd Monday of month, 2pm St Peter's Hall, The Drive, Henleaze. Refreshments (Tea & Cake) £3. Transport offered by Dial-A-Ride, Tel 0845 139 875 The Senior Film Club is supported by the Home Instead Bring Joy Foundation. For further details, please ring 0117 989 8210 Tuesday n Westbury Walkers- Meet at Lloyds Chemist, Canford Land, WoT @ 9.20am on a Tuesday morning. New Walkers welcome! Please contact for further details: Jean Maish on 0117 3301194/07789741892, email jmaish@blueyonder.co.uk or Mary Ford mobile 07779448090 home 0117 9824623 n Alcoholics Anonymous meet at the Methodist Church in WoT every Tuesday @ 7.30pm n Yoga at Westbury-on-Trym Village Hall, 7.30pm.Tel: 07817 336188 n Ladies badminton at Westburyon-Trym Village Hall, 9.45 to 12 noon. Tel 0117 909 1714. n LinkAge Tai Chi (55+) Are you looking for gentle active activity to keep your body and mind active? This is the class for you. Frank leads this relaxing and healthy session in a fun environment. Beginners welcome. 10am-11am. Studland Court, Henleaze. £3.50. Contact LinkAge on 0117 3533042 for more information. n LinkAge Zumba Gold (55+) Come along to a fun and friendly dance and exercise class inspired y music from around the world. No experience necessary so come and join Cressida for an hour of dance. 1-2pm. St Peters Church, Henleaze. £3.50. Contact LinkAge on 0117 3533042 for more information.
n Scottish Country Dancing. Get fit and have fun with Westbury Scottish Club. Classes for beginners at Leonard Hall, Trinity-Henleaze URC, Waterford Road, Henleaze, (Tel: Maggie 01934 838175). Classes for more advanced dancers at St Peter's Church Hall, Henleaze, (Tel: Cheryl 0117 4012416). 7.30 to 9.30 pm. Details at wscbristol.co.uk. n The Mosaic Singers are a compact group but would like to grow our line-up with an additional Soprano, Alto,Tenor and Bass. One of each would be great. We rehearse in Stoke Bishop on Tuesday evenings, where a warm and friendly welcome is assured. This need not be as heavy a commitment as with some choirs. In you would like to find out more, please phone David Vicary on 0797 346 0994. n Melody Makers -Baby Friendly Choir. A fun and friendly daytime choir for ladies running Tuesdays during term time. 9:30-11:00am, The Beehive Pub, BS9 4QY. £5 per session, discounts for members. Contact Natalie www.facebook. com/melodymakerschoir 07890393175 n Bristol Photographic Society – The “2016 Annual Photography Course” starts on Tuesday 6th September for 11 consecutive weeks. Beginners/Improvers welcomed. Location: Unit 13 Station Rd. Montpelier BS6 5EE. For full details go to: www. bristolphoto.org.uk or contact Derek on bps.ptc@gmail.com or 07976 188517 n St Peters of Henleaze Keep fit group would like to invite you to attend their weekly sessions every Tuesday at 9.30am. This is a men only group of 60-80 year olds who enjoy regular exercise taken by fitness Professional Natasha Leschinski for only £4 per session. Please contact Keith Bonham on 01179684972 or just turn up. We run the sessions all year round. Wednesday n Henleaze Townswomen’s Guild meet at St Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze on the first Wednesday of the month (except Aug) from 7.15pm. Call Shirley Phillips on 0117 962 2243. for further details. n Local Winemaking & Social Club meets at the Common Room, Studland Court Elderly peoples residents on Henleaze Road from 8pm to 10pm on the second Wednesday of each month. They are a small and friendly group looking for new members. Evening include wine making, tasting and social events. Call Liz Johnson for
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January, 2017 further details on 0117 9508370 n Zumba Gold/Light (lower impact class) at Westbury-onTrym Village Hall, 5.30pm. www. bristoldancezumba.co.uk n Zumba Fitness at Westbury-onTrym Village Hall, 6.35pm. www. bristoldancezumba.co.uk n Stand and Deliver Youth Theatre at Westbury-on-Trym Village Hall, 5pm. Tel: 07771 634060 n Bristol Cabot Probus Club for retired and semi-retired professional and business men to maintain contact and fellowship with people of similar interests. Group meets third Wednesday of each month at BAWA Club in Southmead Rd. Lunch is followed by a guest speaking on a wide range of interesting subjects. In June and December ladies join us for the lunch. Extensive programme of social events including holidays, day trips, Sunday lunches and skittles to which ladies are welcomed. We are principally a social meeting place and not based on charitable activities. Contact John Howard-Cairns for more details: 0117 968 3134. n In Step Widows and Widowers Club meets weekly from 8-10pm at Stoke Bishop Village Hall. Call 9628895 orDonna on 01275 832676 for details. n St Peter’s Ladies Guild meets in the hall, The Drive, Henleaze, at 2.15pm on the third Wednesday of the month. Speakers, refreshments, outings. New members welcome. n Clifton Women’s Institute We meet at 7.30pm on the last Wednesday of the month at Alma Church, Alma Road, Clifton BS8 2ES. Contact by email: thecliftonwi@ gmail.com or visit www.cliftonwi. blogspot.co.uk Take advantage of our guest visits which are just £4 ( max.three per year) Better still why not join us and enjoy our fabulous Clifton WI 2016 programme for the whole year plus social clubs. Full membership details available. “ The WI plays a unique role in providing women with educational opportunities and the chance to build new skills, to take part in a wide variety of activities and to campaign on issues that matter to them and their communities” n Henleaze Garden Club meet on the first Wednesday of each month in the Main Hall, St. Monica’s Trust, Cote Lane. Doors open 7pm for 7.30 start. Visitors are welcome: entry £5 (inc. refreshments). Details: www.henleazegardenclub.co.uk n Bristol Think and Grow Rich Meetup, 7:30-9:30pm at Cambridge Arms, Coldharbour Road, BS6 7JS. We are a friendly group supporting each other to achieve our personal goals, be they creative,
entrepreneurial, adventuresome, a charitable project or otherwise. Each week we read a chapter from “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill to study, discuss and practise a skill that leads us to success. Join us and achieve your goals. Cost: £2 per meeting. For more information, contact Nicola on 07875 364910. n Knitnatterstitch Term time,Wednesdays 9.30 -11.30 @ The Foyer, Trinity-Henleaze United Reformed Church, Waterford Road, Henleaze. Please contact Paula at knitnatterstitch@gmail.com for details. nHenleaze Garden Club meets on the first Wednesday of each month in the Main Hall, St Monica’s Trust, Cote Lane. Doors open 7pm for a 7.30 start. Details: www. henleazegardenclub.co.uk 5 October: Philip Aubrey ‘Successful Fruit Growing – Grow Your Own Five a Day’ Philip was director of Birmingham Botanic Gardens for 20 years. He reshaped the Gardens to such an extent that the Queen Mother & Bill Clinton came to visit! n Margaret Morris Movement dance/exercise Bradbury Hall, Henleaze. All welcome 1:00-2:00pm £4 per session, 1st free Tricia, 07896346486 n Henleaze Garden Club meets on the first Wednesday of each month in the Main Hall, St Monica’s Trust, Cote Lane. Visitors welcome – entry £5 (inc. refreshments) n North West Bristol Camera Club are an enthusiastic group of amateur photographers who meet each Wednesday at 7:45pm at Westbury Fields, Greystoke Avenue. New members of any level of ability are most welcome. For details contact Pete on 07870589555. Thursday n Knit & Natter - Knit & Natter meets every Thursday between 10am and 12pm @ Methodist Church, WoT. Friendly, fun, and crafty people coming together to pursue their hobbies in a sociable environment. n Henleaze Carers Group - A place to share experiences and make new friends. Meeting on the second and fourth Thursday morning of each month from 10am to 12 noon @ Bradbury Hall, Waterford Road, Henleaze. Call Mrs M Rudston on 0117 9426095 for further details. n Henleaze Townswoman’s Guild (Mornings) meet at The Eastfield Inn, Henleaze Road on the third Thursday of every month from 10am to 12noon. Call Elaine Anderson on 0117 9075279 for further information. n Book Group @ Westbury Library - If you love reading come down and join in, meetings are
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every last Thursday of the month from 2.30pm to 4pm. For more information call Sue on 0117 9594365 n Alicat Children and Theatre (4-11 years) at Westbury-on-Trym Village Hall, 4pm. Tel: 07917 626388 n Embroidery Club at Westburyon-Trym Village Hall, 8pm. Tel: 0117 9501743 n Henleaze & District Flower Club meet on the second and fourth Thursday of the month at Bradbury Hall, Waterford Road, Henleaze. New members are always welcome. The second Thursdays are Flower demonstrations and the fourth are practise classes. n The Friendly Club meets every Thursday from 2-4pm (except August and Christmas) in the Methodist Church Hall, Westbury on Trym. We are a lively group of Senior Citizens who meet to chat, play Scrabble and card games. Regular trips out and entertainments are arranged plus we have delicious tea and biscuits for only £1! Do come and make some new friends. Transport can be arranged. Contact 0117 9508644. 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). n Drop-In Healing Centre at The Friends Meeting House, 126 Hampton Road, Redland, BS6 6JE. Thursdays from 5.00pm to 6.30pm. Run by Bristol Healing Group on a donation basis and supported by members of NFSH The Healing Trust. Healing is beneficial for wellbeing and health, helping you to relax and feel better. Come along and try a healing session, everyone is welcome. For more information phone 0117 9820184. nLadies Keep Fit, Thursdays 10:00 11:00 am, at St Peter's Church Hall, Henleaze - with NEW INSTRUCTOR. This friendly session, which has a dance element to it, is suitable for all ages, levels, and abilities, including the older adult or young mum, who wants to maintain their general fitness, mobility, range of movement, and well being. New members are always welcome. £5:00 per class, pay as you go which includes refreshments. Ring 01454 618488, or email laili@ tiscali.co.uk, or look up the website www.exercisewithlailibrooks.
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WHAT IT IS WHERE IT IS WHEN IT IS in no more than 40 words: email us at: news@henleaze andwestburyvoice.co.uk com for full information; or just turn up. Friday n Badminton (Ladies) at Westburyon-Trym Village Hall, 10am. Tel: 0117 9681759 Bridge at Westbury-on-Trym Village Hall, 9.30am. Tel: 0117 9687140 n Country Market - Baked goods, garden produce and crafts. 10.30 11.30am at the Westbury On Trym Methodist Church Hall Tel : 0117 9687140 n Coffee and refreshments in the coffee bar at Trinity-Henleaze United Reformed Church, Waterford Road. 10am-12pm. Saturday n Whiteladies Farmers’ and Fair Trading Market is now held EVERY Saturday to celebrate Green Capital, from 8.30am-2pm. Takes place at the junction of Whiteladies/Apsley/Burlington Roads. Stalls cover 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 The Bristol and District branch of Parkinson’s UK meet every first Saturday of the month at St Monica Trust, Cote Lane, BS9 3UN from 10am -12noon. Carers, relatives, spouses, and people with Parkinson’s - all are welcome for a social and informative gettogether, with a variety of speakers. 14th and 18th July. n Henleaze Library. Chatterbooks Book Club for children, bringing Bristol University into your community. Sarah, an English Literature undergraduate runs a book club for children at Henleaze library on the second Saturday of every month from 10.30 – 11.30 am. A club for children to discuss books, make new friends and have some fun.
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n PETER'S VISION Peter Turner is the lead Optometrist at Turners Opticians
Not a dry eye in the house… Now I am not sure about you, but when I make a decision I like to stick to it. Well until I have a better idea and then I stick to that instead… One decision I made that I have not looked back from was the idea to better understand just why we get sore, gritty, scratchy and watery eyes. I was getting sore eyes on my computer myself in my early 30’s and thought this just will not do. And yes I still remember those days just like they were yesterday thank you. As is often the way, what started out as a quick look for a simple solution snowballed into a two year investigation involving time away on courses, many, oh so many research papers to read
and even an exam at the end! No quick fix here then. Based on our satisfied patient’s feedback the results are impressive and well worth the time taken to do things properly. My solution is simple: get the diagnosis right from the start. Simple you say, well yes as long as you firstly understand the tears and associated apparatus (eye lids of course!) then listen to the concerns of the patient, thoroughly examining their eyes using suitable diagnostic tests, interpret the results correctly and hey presto the solution becomes clear. I now run The Bristol Dry and Watery Eye Clinic as an extension of our popular Minor Eye Conditions Clinic. The latter is a good
introduction to the more specialist investigative and diagnostic assessments we provide. Our Minor Eye Conditions Clinic caters for just about any non emergency eye or vision concerns you may experience. The aptly named Bristol Dry and Watery Eye Clinic is just what you would expect it to be. A clinic specifically designed and run for all those dry or watery eyes. It is a loving and caring clinic, no exclusions here - gritty, sore, red or tired eyes and those with blepharitis are all welcome. The special treat for eyes with blepharitis is a fantastic treatment called a Bleph-Ex. This is a gentle micro-derma cleansing of your eye lids which leaves eyes feeling
cool and soothed - a huge relief for many. Treatments for dry and watery eyes are available on just about every high street and in every supermarket. Sometimes the choice of products can be overwhelming. Should you pick the green one, the white one, the blue one, the light mauve one (no taupe to confuse us gents please) or even the spray thingy? ‘’Where should I start’’ I hear you asking? Well without wishing to evade the question totally - did everyone have a lovely Christmas? We welcome both new and existing patients at our Fishponds and Henleaze practices. Eye Clinic appointments can be made by contacting our practices - details on the website & phone book. Happy New Year to you all. I look forward to seeing you soon!
Peter Peter Turner is the Lead Optometrist at Turners Opticians in Bristol and also works part time as a Senior Optometrist at the Bristol Eye Hospital.
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HIS delightful early C20th Christmas illustration captures the relaxed, upright sitting that all young children instinctively adopt – it’s their birthright the world over. You can easily spot its characteristics: • A straight, relaxed and ‘stacked’ spine – neither slumped forward nor arched back • A ‘behind’ that likes to stay behind the body – not underneath it • An ‘anteverted’ pelvis that rests on the front of the sitting bones – not the tail bones • Shoulders that rest back even while the arms go forward • A neck that remains tall and rested back - even while rotating the head • Hips, legs and feet which all track outwards – pony or no pony! If you take up a New Year activity, such as horse riding,
Picture This! dancing, fencing, rowing, nordic walking or running, you may find an instructor guiding you in your posture. Such traditional activities tend to advocate the postural form that children naturally have and which previous generations took for granted in adult life too. However, for today’s participants, having to relearn such good habits can be a significant challenge! Esther Gokhale’s book “8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back” is an inspirational account of natural movement and posture. It is both a self-help guide, and the textbook for the Gokhale Method Foundation Course. It will also help you to avoid any techniques or fitness approaches which may actually place unhealthy stresses on your body. For example, some contemporary modes of exercise advocate a tucking under of the tail and pelvis, which can be especially challenging to our lowest discs, lower back ligaments, and cause
Lionel Douglas May, “Gathering Holly” tight hamstrings and psoas muscles. Instead, give yourself the confidence to support and improve your natural structure in everything you do. Whether your plans for 2017 involve taking up a new activity, and/or resolving your lingering
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Hospice launches Christmas appeal for unwanted jumpers and presents A LOCAL charity which provides hospice care to life-limited patients in Bristol has launched an appeal asking people to donate their unwanted presents and used Christmas Jumpers after the festive season. St Peter’s Hospice, which runs 50 charity shops across the city, is appealing for people to hand in any unwanted jumpers or presents in January. The presents will be sold throughout the year while the jumpers will be held until a mega sale which will take place next November. All funds raised from the campaign will go towards the running of the hospice, which is Bristol’s only adult hospice facility. St Peter’s Hospice area manager Victoria Canavan said: “The Christmas Jumper craze has well and truly taken off in the last few years and there are now so many fantastic designs and options for people wanting to dress festively. “We have noticed that a lot of people only wear their jumper for one year and then buy a new one the following season so we’re looking to take advantage of that and ask for people to donate their unwanted jumpers to us. “This year we ran a Christmas jumper sale at one of our shops and raised a
wonderful £250. The aim for next year is to have enough stock to sell at all 50 of our charity shops across Bristol and raise an even better sum. “We’re also more than happy to take any unwanted or duplicated Christmas presents that people would like to get rid of. Brand new stock like this is so valuable to us and can provide our customers with a great bargain as well as raising vital funds for us. “Goods can be handed in to any one of our shops and they will all be gratefully received. We’re hoping Christmas spirit will help us continue to provide our vital services to families who need us.” As Bristol’s only adult hospice, St Peter’s Hospice cares for more than 2,670 patients each year as well as supporting family members. All services are provided free of charge for patients and their families and this care costs around £19,000 a day. In order to continue providing vital care for the people of Bristol, St Peter’s Hospice relies on donations from fundraising and money generated by the 50 hospice charity shops in Bristol and surrounding districts. To find out more about St Peter’s Hospice and to find your local shop please visit www.stpetershospice.org
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n SPORT BRISTOL Baseball Club is kicking off 2017 with special introductory sessions for people wanting to play the sport in the area. The first session will be held on Sunday 29 January from 9.30am until 12.00 noon at Clifton College Sports Centre in Guthrie Road, Bristol and will be run by former GB star Tom Hollies. The club provides gloves, bats and balls. Club Chairman Richard Evans said: “Anyone who wants to try baseball is welcome whether they are completely new to the sport or have some experience here or
Bristol Baseball Club recruiting players are new to the Bristol area. The session will cover all the basics of hitting, fielding and throwing and as well as Tom, other experienced players will be on hand to help.” The club will also be holding six indoor training sessions at Clifton College throughout February and March before starting outdoor training. Those interested can register at the club’s website www. bristolbaseball.co.uk. The cost of the introductory sessions is £5.00. The six indoor sessions are £45.00. Bristol Baseball Club runs two teams that play in the South West Baseball League (SWBL) and is an amateur organisation that welcomes new and experienced players..
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