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An issue we can't just park THE long awaited meeting to discuss ways to tackle the challenge of parking and traffic in Bishopston and St Andrews attracted a good crowd of concerned people on May 12. Hosted by Bristol West MP Thangam Debbonaire at the Kings Centre, the meeting heard strong views and constructive ideas were debated, all to help improve the congestion, safety, and occasional gridlock experienced locally. Can a solution be be found? Ms Debbonaire said: “It was a productive meeting. People with different views and strongly held opinions worked together really constructively in a positive atmosphere to come up with good suggestions and compromises. “I’ll continue to work with all ward councillors to feed back residents’ views to the council and to support the people of Bristol West in getting the better, safer streets they want.” Report: Page 2

Ancient and modern in Glos Rd Jack in the Green added a touch of tradition and a zero-waste stall brought things right up to date at the successful Gloucester Road traders' Mayfest. PAGE 8

Calls for more ME research funding People from Bishopston and Horfield joined a protest to highlight the need for better funding for research into ME. PAGE 12 Steve Ellis, chair of City of Bristol Brass Band, proudly poses by the blue plaque unveiled at a ceremony in St Andrew's Park to commemorate the life of brass band promoter, impresario and entrepreneur John Henry Iles, who lived in Somerville Road during his married life. Full story: Page 4

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'There are as many problems and suggested solutions as there are cars on our roads' Resident sums up challenge over parking RESIDENTS have met Bristol West MP Thangam Debbonaire to discuss ways to tackle the issues of parking and traffic in Bishopston and St Andrews, writes Keri Beckingham. The meeting was held on May 12 at the Kings Centre on Kings Square, and was attended by a hundred or so local people and councillors. During the meeting, ideas such as a shorter period for parking restrictions were discussed, as well as the suggestion that buses should be free to use; cycle racks offered; more use of double yellow lines to help emergency vehicles get through; tighter restriction on students bringing cars; and partial road closures to stop through traffic. Approximately two thirds of residents were also in favour of introducing a residents parking zone (RPZ) in the area. One of the local councillors

that attended the meeting was Martin Fodor, Green Party Councillor for Redland Ward. He told Bishopston Voice: “There were strong views for and against a parking permit scheme, with a majority in favour in a straw poll, and some undecided at the start of the meeting, but the group divided into smaller groups and many ideas and issues to be taken into account were then discussed in a respectful manner. “The differences between

streets with daytime or night time congestion was also pointed out (as an RPZ would only help during operational hours) and more need for enforcement of existing rules on parking and speeding was raised. In addition, it was noted that the various schemes around the city have differing hours (as much as 9am-9pm) and number of days (up to six days) and they have all been found popular in the recent reviews undertaken.”

Barry Cash, a local resident who was at the event, added: “Thangam Debbonaire did an excellent job of chairing a very difficult meeting. There are as many problems and suggested solutions as there are cars on our roads and also strong opinions. But as she pointed out, she has no power to act - only the city council can implement solutions. “Her intention is to collect residents' views and collate them with the help of local councillors,

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n NEWS then submit the result to Bristol City Council. She stressed that she wished to hear from all concerned, not just those who attend meetings. So if you have an opinion on parking, and who hasn't, email thangam. debbonaire.mp@parliament.uk.” The Bishopston and St Andrews Traffic and Parking Group was set up to address problems in the area. Speaking after the meeting, a spokesman for the group said: “It was very encouraging to see just over 100 people attending the meeting, including three of our local councillors, Mike Davies (Ashley Ward), Martin Fodor (Redland Ward) and Carole Johnson (Ashley Ward). Thangam Debbonaire chaired the meeting with great warmth and firmness which helped to ensure that a wide range of views were expressed in a positive spirit. “There was overwhelming agreement that there are important safety and quality of life issues associated with traffic and parking in the area, including increasing volumes of commuter parking in some TALT CH CIC EAEIA N NNI MEMC A A P E ELU RG AYYS&& Y L L R O O LKTTR ILADABAB OUL A’SIL COPOOU HAEAVRVA

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streets, air pollution, emergency access, speeding, long-stay/ unoccupied vehicles and pavement corner obstructions. Several small groups discussed a wide range of potential solutions including better enforcement, more communication and education about green travel, further analysis of traffic flows and journeys made, and more yellow lines as well as restricted parking interventions. “Councillor Mike Davies gave a summary of how current parking schemes work and both he and Thangam described how schemes are different across parts of the city to accommodate local needs. Thangam took a number of straw polls to gauge feeling in the room. For example, there was majority support for dissuading commuters from parking in the area and about 65% felt that some form of RPZs should be part of the solution. “It was acknowledged that it will be important to consult more widely in a range of ways, and Thangam suggested that emails on views are always happily received by herself or councillors.

She also reminded us that she and her team regularly knock on constituents' doors and have conversations. Next steps are for councillors to review issues discussed and to compile a summary for attendees. Thangam has agreed to raise a number issues and concerns discussed with the council. “The debate continues. We felt it was a very positive meeting and has given residents a chance

to air some of their concerns and ideas. Thanks to Thangam and our local councillors for facilitating this meeting so well.” Bishopston and St Andrews Traffic and Parking Group have launched an e-petition on Bristol City Council’s website, calling for them to “Please manage commuter parking and driving in Bristol”. To sign the petition, visit: democracy.bristol.gov.uk/ mgEPetitionListDisplay.aspx

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John Henry Iles is honoured in style CITY of Bristol Brass Band performed at the unveiling of a blue plaque to commemorate Bristol-born entrepreneur, musician and impresario, John Henry Iles. Lord Mayor Councillor Lesley Alexander did the honours at a ceremony in St Andrews Park, outside his matrimonial home at 91 Somerville Road. The ceremony, which was facilitated by the Worshipful Company of Musicians (who award the Iles Medal for services to brass bands), was attended by his grandson and great granddaughter as well as members of Bristol Civic Society who designed the plaque and arranged the installation. The brass band concert attracted a good crowd of onlookers enjoying the musical interlude on a Sunday afternoon at the end of April. Band Chair, Steve Ellis, commented: "This has come about through a chance conversation between one of our members and his former neighbour, who had been researching the inventor Gordon Iles and became interested in his father John Henry. The band are delighted to have been able to help see the project through and mark the occasion with a short concert for this important local character who did so much to promote and develop brass bands in the first half of the 20th century." A colourful and diverse entrepreneur, John Henry Iles was born in Old Market in 1871 and had his first property overlooking St Andrews Park. The family greengrocer business was eventually taken over and ultimately became part of the Gateway supermarket chain. In his Bristol days John Henry also played for Gloucester CC at the same time as W G Grace. His interest in brass bands began in 1898, when visiting Manchester and attending Belle Vue Gardens, where he heard some of the band contest. He purchased the struggling British Bandsman magazine and also R Smith

& Co music publishers and promoted a mass band concert at the Royal Albert Hall for Boer War veterans in 1900. He went on to found a national brass band festival at the Crystal Palace, heavily promoting it up and down the country along with a world tour by the famous old band, Besses o' th' Barn. John Henry Iles is most well-known for founding Dreamworld amusement Park in Margate and owned many such parks throughout Europe, stretching from Cairo to St Petersburg and including Belle Vue. By then he was the effective controller of both the National and British Open Brass Band championships. In 1919 he was elected

Chairman of the London Press Club and in 1932 he was elected Master of the Worshipful Company of Musicians in the City of London, an honour to be later bestowed on his two sons and his grandson. John Iles thanked everyone who has been involved with the commemoration, and for the great honour that has been bestowed upon his grandfather. He said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thinking about what he achieved and where he did it one really wonders how he could manage without a computer or a mobile phone. He was quite a remarkable man so thank you very much for all those involved with honouring him today.â&#x20AC;?

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Concerns over late-night opening hours of proposed new café A GROUP of Bishopston residents are concerned about the proposed late-night opening hours of a new café on Gloucester Road. In March a notification of prior approval was submitted to Bristol City Council to turn 164 Gloucester Road, a former bric-a-brac shop called BS7 Emporium, into a café. Within the notice, it was stated that the café will have an outdoor patio area and that the premises could possibly be open from 10am until 2.30am, seven days a week. Properties on Hatherley Road are adjacent to the café site, and neighbours living on this road have concerns about possible smoking fumes or late night noise, and also the fact that the café is also overlooked by a residential care home.

Subsequently, the original notification was withdrawn on May 16 and a new notification for flexible use put in, which was decided the same day. In regards to this, a spokesman for Bristol City Council’s planning department confirmed that under the central government’s General Permitted Development Order 2015, certain building works and changes of use can be carried out without having to make a planning application, and in these instances a notification can be made to the council to express the owners rights to change the use of a premises without the need for approval. Residents who are concerned about notifications for flexible use and planning applications are advised to contact their local councillors for advice.

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n NEWS by Keri Beckingham A NEW Lidl supermarket will be built in Horfield after permission was granted by Bristol City Council. As reported in Bishopston Voice, the supermarket first secured planning consent for a store on Muller Road in March 2016. However, plans were put on hold last year when Lidl decided that it wanted to build a larger store at the adjacent old bus depot site. At Bristol City Council’s development control committee on Wednesday May 16, permission for the store was finally granted after it was recommended for approval by council officers. Construction is estimated to start on site within the next two months and it is expected that the store will open early next year. During the meeting, Tom Brook, Labour and Co-operative Councillor for Bishopston and Ashley Down said: “There is a dire need in this area for reasonably priced, easily accessible food stores. For many residents, the nearby town centres and the Tesco supermarkets at Eastgate and Golden Hill are simply too far away.” The multi-million investment EVENTS and activities galore are planned for the 2018 Westbury Park Festival which begins with a family friendly service at St Alban’s Church on Sunday 10 June and runs until the end of the month, finishing on Saturday 30 June. This year’s event is run by Paul Thomas and brought to local people by the Community Association and the Church in Westbury Park. Paul said: “ We hope you will enjoy this special time for the community and support the events we have laid

Two new budget supermarkets going ahead on Muller Road will see Lidl build a sustainable store with 1,325m² sales area and create up to 40 new jobs. The supermarket will also feature self-scanning checkouts, an instore bakery, a customer toilet, baby changing, electric car charging points and parking for both cars and bicycles. In addition, a new signal-controlled pedestrian crossing will be provided across Muller Road as part of the highway works. Commenting on the approval of the plans, Lidl UK’s regional head of property, Glen Stidever said: “We could not be more delighted to have received planning permission, and look forward to getting started on construction. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the local community for their patience, and continued support, following the revision to our proposals for Muller Road. “The recently approved store represents a significant improvement to the previously consented application and will now meet the high demands of

How the Lidl store will look our customers. We very much look forward to opening our doors and offering our fresh, quality, great value products in the not too distant future.” Work is also progressing at Aldi’s new store at the former B&Q site on Muller Road. Speaking to Bishopston Voice about the store’s progress, a spokesman for Aldi said: “Work is progressing well at our new store in Horfield which will open

in October. The new store will include our new layout, which ensures more in-store space for fresh, chilled and food-to-go ranges as well as simpler layouts, improved fixtures and brighter, wider aisles. “Once we’re open our new store will create up to 30 jobs. Anyone interested in applying can visit www.aldirecruitment. co.uk.”

Fun all the way at Westbury Park Festival on. Any financial surplus will be donated to local charities. Enjoy and hope to see you!” Highlights include Peter Lord’s amusing tales of the Story of Aardman, a promstyle concert, film night with filmmaker Gordon Young, and the Festival Garden Party in the grounds of St Alban’s Church on Saturday 16 June. Westbury Park gardeners are busy sprucing up their plots ready for the ever-popular

annual Open Gardens which takes place on the afternoon of Sunday 24 June. The Westbury Park Art Fair will be held at the Methodist church hall, North View, Westbury Park, as part of the Westbury Park Festival on Saturday 30 June. Organiser Jane Barker said: “This successful event is now in its 6th year. Eighteen artists will be showing and selling their Art and Crafts. There will also be live music from the Gaswork Singers and Ian Lord, a very talented guitarist, amongst other artists. “Refreshments, including home-made cakes, will be served and the money raised, will be given to a local charity and to the Musicians without Borders charity. So please come along and share in this enjoyable event.” Tickets to events are available

from Barry Toogood Flowers on Coldharbour Road, Caffe Arabica on North View, and for the Story of Aardman from Henleaze Library.

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Split Tin Bakery celebrates 40 years THREE generations of one family were celebrating on May 8 when The Split Tin Bakery marked 40 years in business. Food fashions may come and go, but the family run bakery continues to delight the local residents in Westbury Park with the smell of freshly bread each morning. All the baked goods are made at the shop which supplies baked loaves, speciality breads, pies, filled roles, eggs and cakes. Geoff Greenman, aged 74, learnt his trade at Ashley Hill baker, BA Witts, and then travelled the world working on voyages for P & O Lines. On his return to Bristol, Geoff and his wife Sandra opened the bakery on Coldharbour Road and his tried and tested recipes have stood the test of time. “I’ve seen a lot of changes in Westbury Park over the years. There used to be a butchers and veg shops but we are the only traditional shop to remain,” said Geoff. Day-to-day running of the shop has now passed to his daughter, Rachael Pedler, who works alongside her son, Harry Pedler and her sister, Beverley James. As well as being an excellent baker, Geoff spends his spare time at the allotment, bringing surplus fruit and veg for sale at the shop.

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n NEWS GLOUCESTER Road Central traders put on another hugely successful Mayfest over the May Day weekend. With the sun shining the Bishopston community was treated to a day of food, drink, live music and fun activities. As usual, Joe’s Bakery gave kids the chance to decorate - and eat - gingerbread men, Paper Plane showed them how to make origami animals and Knit Natter Stitch set up outside Room 212 offering free workshops on making May crowns. Osna Therapy hosted a programme of talks from alternative practitioners and offered free massage tasters while Boston Tea Party set up a juice and cake stall next door and musicians entertained the

Sun shines on Mayfest crowds. Billie Jean was back on the street with her Cashmere Event and the kids' shoe sale at OddSox was a hit as always. Avon Wildlife Trust and Riverford organic demonstrated benefits of supporting nature and Jam Plan sold locally produced jams. Babybank held a lucky dip to raise funds and awareness. Preserve Food, a new zero waste shop, set up a temporary stall and sold out of reusable straws and bamboo toothbrushes, soon to be offered in store. Bishop Road was closed off for the day, giving space for a teacup ride, vegetarian cafe,

facepainting from Ace Paints and free nail painting from Icon Beauty. Sarah Thorp, from Gloucester Road Central traders said: “Another fantastic day, enjoyed by the whole community! In the afternoon the Glos Vox choir

gathered to sing some traditional May songs and the grand finale was when Jack in the Green and his merry band of musicians and dancers stopped off to entertain the crowds on their way up Gloucester Road to Horfield Common.”

Bristol North Baths building for sale THE former Bristol North Baths building has been put up for sale by Bristol City Council. The Grade II listed building is advertised through agents Alder King who are seeking offers for the freehold interest with vacant possession. The building on Gloucester Road, dating from 1915, was developed in recent years with a view to becoming a medical facility with a hydrotherapy unit. Following disputes with the developer work stopped before the project was completed in 2016. Work on flats and the Bishopston Library next door was completed but the former swimming baths have remained empty.

Physiotherapist Keith James, who runs practices in Westbury Park and Clifton, was involved with the previous project and said: “The building is close to completion but needs a significant investment to get it finished. “Once it’s completed it will be a great facility for the area. “I am still interested, especially if it became a medical facility. I’ve invested a lot of time, money and effort into the planning design of the centre, especially the design of the hydrotherapy unit. I’ve put so much time and effort into it that I would like to see it out.”

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n NEWS FRIENDS and neighbours celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Bishopston Progressive Supper in May. It’s a fun evening where everyone prepares a single course for a few people but visits two other homes for their other courses and gets to meet other people in doing so. The anniversary meal was the 63rd such event since 1993. The suppers began when a small group of twelve couples decided to get together to enjoy good food, drink and conversation at each other’s homes. Since then it has grown in popularity and now there are over forty couples taking part. Nigel Pollett has been enjoying many a meal in this way over the years and explains how a progressive supper happens: “One couple organises each event which takes part two or three times a year and is open to anyone that lives within a ten minute stroll of St Andrews Park. A date is set and an email sent out inviting people to join in. A week before the event, all those that have said yes will receive a letter telling then which course to prepare, for how many (normally 6) and at what time. Starters begin at 7:45pm, main course begins at 9pm and WITH the recent good weather we’ve had, the Friends of St Andrews Park (FOSAP) are pleased to announce that the park’s paddling pool is now open. FOSAP has been in contact with Bristol City Council officers for a while about the pool, although Chair of the group, David Cemlyn, has no idea whether they were able to influence the decision to reopen it. In addition, there is also some good news to report about the park’s toilets, which will now be open from 8.30am to one hour before sunset. FOSAP is also still looking at options for self closing toilets. Unfortunately, there is still no word about the fate of Fay Aldridge’s Tea Garden. As previously reported in Bishopston Voice, the decision to re-tender the café concession in St Andrews Park has been upheld by Bristol City Council, despite facing strong opposition from over 5,000 petitioners.

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desert at 10:30pm with coffee from 11:15pm at the organisers home. The letter also contains any dietary restrictions for guests and a sealed section to be opened at a specified time. At this stage you don’t know who your guests will be. “Those not doing starters open their section at 7:30pm on the evening and then the fun begins when they find out where they will be going for their first course. Everyone walks and

often cross paths in the park on route. This time around we had eighteen couples taking part, so six prepared starters, six mains and six deserts. At around 8:45pm the host reaches for their letter and opens the sealed section which tells their guests and themselves where to progress for mains. Everyone now heads off, slightly merry, in different directions to meet different people in different houses for the evening’s

second instalment of culinary delights and by now captivating conversations. After mains, the guests move on to desert and so the supper progresses all the way to coffee where everyone finally meets and the baton is passed on to the couple who have agreed to organise the next progressive supper. “The beauty of this event is that you are only preparing one course, everywhere is within walking distance and you get to meet like-minded people in your community and eat really good food. The fact that this has been running now for 25 years, shows its popularity and as some people move away from the area, new people join in. “Until now this has been just through word of mouth, but we are keen to invite others to take part in future events. Contact us at bishopstonps@gmail.com and someone will get back to you. As a first timer it’s always a step into the unknown but we always break you in gently with preparing starters or desert and for many couples it’s a fantastic opportunity to meet new people and a fun way to socialise.”

St Andrews Park paddling pool opens for summer Speaking to Bishopston Voice, Fay said: “I’ve been billed for the concession until the end of June and I’m still waiting to go out to tender – the uncertainty makes it really hard, especially in regards to staff.” Commenting further, David Cemlyn said: “Aspects of the matter have again been taken up by FOSAP who remain optimistic of an outcome that meets everyone’s wishes. These will be discussed at FOSAPs next open committee meeting on May 23.” In terms of the group’s future plans, FOSAP has also applied for a grant from the Co-op for some sculptures and outdoor gym equipment for the park, and they hope to be able to give an update on this in the next issue of Bishopston Voice.

In addition, the group would also like to offer a young person the chance to gain experience in journalism. Working with members and their press officer, the voluntary role would involve interviewing and writing up copy for local publications and perhaps getting the group’s

newsletter restarted, with expenses covered. FOSAP would also like to hear from disabled people about their experiences and views of St Andrews Park as they are looking for advice. In both cases, please email David at chairfosap@gmail.com to arrange a chat.

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Thangam Debbonaire column IN May I set up the All Party Parliamentary Group on perpetrators of domestic violence. This group aims to help inform MPs about this complex issue, increase their understanding of what works and what doesn’t and to help to make effective new laws. As many of you know, I spent most of the 26 years before I

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Ending domestic abuse - working with the cause of the problem became your MP working on ways to end and prevent domestic violence and abuse. It was this work that brought me to Bristol back in 1991, coming to work at Women’s Aid National Office as the first National Children’s Officer. A few years later, alongside my work as a classical musician, I set up programmes for children and young people in schools across the country to equip them with skills, values and knowledge to try to prevent domestic abuse in their future lives. I drew on the work which was being developed by colleagues to prevent abusive adults (mostly men, but some women as well) from continuing to abuse their partners or ex-partners. The programmes built on perpetrators’ recognition of the impact of abuse and control on others and their own lives. It increased their motivation to change by helping

them to understand underlying belief systems and the benefits of changing. It also taught them new skills, beliefs and behaviours to be non-abusive and non-controlling. This work started because some people working with survivors and children worried that helping protect those affected left the source of the problem untouched. Some also worried, and many still do, that a programme would become a soft option for perpetrators, or a talking shop at which they would gain new ways to abuse rather than change. From 2003 to 2015, I helped commission and carry out research on what makes an effective and safe programme, and set up national systems of inspection and accreditation, for the Irish government and Respect UK. Good programmes always have the safety and welfare of survivors and children as their focus. Sometimes this happens through perpetrators

changing their behaviour. Perpetrator programmes also help by assessing, monitoring and managing the risk posed by the perpetrator, providing linked services for victims and children and working with the police, courts, child protection and victim services to reduce risks. Over the next year, MPs will be working on a new law to improve the legal and other responses to domestic abuse. There is a public consultation on this proposed law out now - anyone can take part and I particularly encourage those with personal experience to do so. Give your views here: https://consult. justice.gov.uk/homeoffice-moj/ domestic-abuse-consultation/ If you’re interested in what we are doing, or as ever, if you have a problem you’d like my help with, or have something you think I should know, please email me on thangam.debbonaire.mp@ parliament.uk.

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Your chance for a chat with Marvin BCR Community Partnership has been asked by local councillors to continue to hold public forum meetings during the coming year in Bishopston, Cotham and Redland. These meetings provide an opportunity for local people to find out about and comment on issues such as the street scene, parks, traffic, council services and neighbourhood policing. The next forum will be on Monday 11 June, 7pm-9pm, at Colston's Primary School, Cotham Grove. It is expected that the consultation on the 20mph speed limit will be a hot topic by then, so come and have your say on that and other local issues. In addition, Mayor Marvin Rees is visiting each area of

the city for a 'community conversation'. He is due to visit our area on Friday 15 June, 1.30pm-3pm, venue to be confirmed. Do come along and share your views and find out more about how the local community can get involved in local decisions. For full details of this and other events in BCR, visit the Community Partnership website at bcrcp.org.uk BCR Community Partnership is a voluntary organisation that includes representatives from 20 local community groups as well as individuals who care about our neighbourhood and the services and community involvement on which it depends.

Foster Care Fortnight: part of 365-day-a-year pledge for families FOSTER Care Fortnight launched in Bristol on May 14 with an information and advice event at Bishopston Library, the first of a ten-stop city tour taking in Southmead and Shirehampton for the council’s fostering team. The Foster Care Fortnight Roadshow is a series of free drop in events aiming to recruit foster carers and give prospective carers the chance to quiz the fostering team and a current foster carer. Almost 700 children are in care in Bristol and Bristol City Council are keen to encourage people from all walks of life to step forward and become carers. Councillor Helen Godwin, Cabinet Member for Women, Children and Families, said: “The wellbeing and development of children in care is a major

priority for the council and we have a 365 day a year focus on encouraging people to step forward to become carers. What foster carers provide for some of the most vulnerable children and young people in society is immeasurable. I’ve seen firsthand the positive impact a safe and loving home can have on a young person who has not had the best start in life. “Our experienced and knowledgeable team can answer your questions, give advice and share the stories that show just how important the role is. I would encourage people to get in touch and find out more about beginning their own rewarding journey to making a major and positive difference to a child in care’s life.”

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n NEWS BRISTOL joined over 100 cities around the world on May 12 calling on governments and health officials to end the inequality of funding and research into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). ME sufferers, often hidden from view because of the nature of their illness, their families and friends gathered in Queen Square as part of #MillionsMissing, a global day of protest spearheaded by international health network ME Action to highlight the plight of sufferers and the urgent need for funding research into the neurological disease. People from across Bristol and the surrounding areas contributed pairs of shoes labelled with a short message about their experience of living with ME. These shoes unused due to the debilitating symptoms of ME - were laid out in Queen Square as a poignant representation of those “missing” from their everyday lives. “Everybody that came with me was deeply affected by it. It was so moving, especially when people read out the stories of sufferers and looked at the pictures of shoes,” said Sarah, from Bishopston, a member of the Bristol Support Group. Karen, from Horfield, developed ME after a bout of flu: “There was something very special about people all coming together and being heard and seen and believed. So many of us spend so much time at home or on our own and to have that connection was worth it. “It’s a very invisible condition where you can be housebound or bed bound for years. We

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know from the facebook support groups that there were many people who couldn’t be there on the day watched it online.” Sarah first approached her doctor with fatigue and over a period of 18 months her health declined to the point where she had to stop work as she explained: “The fatigue is one symptom but then you’ve got the brain fog, forgetting words and to do basic things like turn off the hob. “Some people have immunity and hormone problems plus sensory overload issues - I’ve left rooms because the TV is on and it’s too bright. Everyone is slightly different but there is a core group of symptoms that we all experience.” Karen added: “Unless you’ve had ME you don’t understand that level of exhaustion. A lot of our members have to use a commode as they can’t make it

to the bathroom. The severely affected will have to lie in a darkened room with headphones on to block out any noise, wearing a mask to block out any light.” ME/CFS is a devastating, complex, multi-system disease, which affects the immune system, nervous system, endocrine system and metabolism. Those affected experience an extreme form of fatigue and a severe worsening of symptoms after even minimal physical or mental exertion. Behavioural and exercise therapies approved by NICE are offered as treatments to manage symptoms but with varying degrees of success and are currently under review. Despite the illness affecting an estimated 250,000 men, women and children in the UK, little money is going into medical research to target the causes of the disease. From 2006-2015, just £4 per patient per year was spent on research funding for ME, only a small percentage of which had a biomedical focus. By comparison, £80 per patient per year was spent on MS research. Many people know someone with ME but find that they’ve lost contact with them as their

friend drops out of friendship circles while struggling to cope with debilitating symptoms. Suffers learn to pace themselves and understand that if they go beyond their limits there will be a payback. And, there will be other triggers that make things worse. Computer use due to the bright light can trigger a relapse and emotional or physical bursts of energy make someone with ME feel exhausted. Acupuncture, yoga and osteopathy help to manage symptoms but all have to be paid for privately. Support is much in need and offered by the Bristol ME Support Group www. bristolmesupportgroup. wordpress.com which runs meet-ups across the city (at the Wellington Pub for Bishopston) on a regular basis and provides newsletters. An award-winning documentary is available on Netflix, Unrest by Jennifer Brea, co-founder of the ME Action Network about her own experiences with ME. Karen said: “I avoided the support groups for a number of years but they are vital for a condition that is so much misunderstood. You can chat online or meet up with other people with ME.”

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n NEWS IN a break with tradition, this year’s Redland May Fair took place on the hottest early May Bank Holiday on record! We had a lovely afternoon on Redland Green and the bucket collection came to £1,347.10 which will have Gift Aid added to it and be given to our nominated charity Freewheelers EVS. Thank you to fair-goers for giving so generously. The Redland May Fair is a community event that has been running for 42 years. It is organised by a small team of volunteers on behalf of the

Redland May Fair is hot stuff! Redland and Cotham Amenities Society on a cost neutral basis. We have been seeking new committee members for a few years to replace long standing members but unfortunately this has not worked out. Most of us have served for 10 years or more. For various genuine and personal reasons, the Redland May Fair Committee has decided to step down. A new team is needed to take up the challenge, with some fresh ideas and perhaps a whole new approach to the staging of the event for 2019. We are willing to share our experience and contacts with this new team if required. If you know of a group who might be willing to take up the challenge and continue the tradition of a community event on Redland Green then please contact RCAS by email on info@ rcas.org.uk We are very grateful to all those who have supported us

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Gardeners prepare for showcase event MEMBERS of Bishopston Garden Group are opening their gardens to the public in June 10. It’s an opportunity for visitors to beyond to see the view beyond the front gate, find something to inspirational for their own garden and enjoy some refreshments in the grounds. June is a favourite time for seeing gardens at their best, so this year Bishopston Garden Group are opening their gardens for charity on Sunday June 10, from 2 – 5pm. Lorna Rankin said: “Whatever the weather, we enjoy showing visitors around, chatting about plants and indulging in some delicious homemade cake! “As usual there will be a large selection of plants for sale in Logan Road and tea and cake at St Bonaventure’s Presbytery. Monies from garden entries, plant sales and teas will help provide play items for the family room at the Prison, planting for the roof garden at our new Library, and CAFOD.” The gardens in Bishopston are

mature in most cases; some contain trees dating back to before the land was divided up and sold for housing in the 1860s. Many people have old apple trees, the variety of which their owners have been unable to identify in some cases. There are many with wells, underground water tanks, pumps and other features dating from Victorian times. The styles of planting vary some members have studied for RHS certificates and have used their knowledge to source some unusual plant species, others have experimented and learnt as they go along. “Whatever the level of knowledge of our members, we have all been beavering away to make the most of our gardens, so we hope you will come and enjoy a pleasant and sociable afternoon,” added Lorna. The addresses of each Open Garden can be seen on the posters featured in Egerton, Berkeley and Logan Roads and others. Tickets are on sale at all the gardens.

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Read on: more volunteers needed to help children AS a part of a plan to improve reading in Bristol, Mayor Marvin Rees is keen to ensure that every child that needs one can have a volunteer, reading one-to-one with them in their school. Helping a child that is falling behind with their reading has the potential to change lives for the better. A recruitment drive has been launched seeking more than 300 reading volunteers from all areas of the city including Bishopston, Cotham and Redland. Volunteers will read with children aged 5, 6 and 7 year old who have fallen behind with their reading, improving

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their confidence and overall reading skills and encouraging a love of reading. Those taking part need to be able to communicate clearly, work methodically through a set programme of activity, commit to volunteering for 12 weeks and be free for at least an hour during school hours Monday to Friday. The next training day is on Thursday 7 June, 9am 4pm, at the offices of Grant Thornton, 2 Glass Wharf, Bristol, BS2 0EL. For more information follow this link: https:// candobristol.co.uk/projects/ reading_in_schools.

n ADVERTISING FEATURE Rent-to-buy could be solution for elderly residents looking for independent living and care FAMILIES looking for independent living with an element of care for elderly relatives are being encouraged to consider a rent-to-buy opportunity at a Bristol luxury development. Quarry Court in Fishponds is a development of 17 luxury apartments owned by Bristol Care Homes, who are now making them available to meet the growing demand for rent. And if the resident finds this could be their permanent home, they could partially offset rental payments against the purchase price if they choose to buy. Bristol Care Homes chairman Geoff Crocker said: “We are detecting an increasing interest in the possibility of renting ‘extra care’ apartments, with the opportunity to buy in the future. “Moving to Quarry Court in this way would allow a couple or an individual to experience this special kind of independent

living and decide if it is for them long term, without having to buy outright at this stage. ” Quarry Court apartments offer ‘extra care’, which means independent living but with help at hand, if needed, 24 hours a day. This includes all the amenities needed for quality living – high standard 1 and 2 bed apartments, a spa, a hair salon and a restaurant. Prospective tenants or owners are invited to visit the complex at a time to suit and help can be provided with transport. The team at Quarry Court can also offer support with moving house and selling their existing home. For those wishing to buy, prices start at £239,000. For more information, contact ann. pinnock@bristolcarehomes.co.uk or call 07498 919315 Directions, from Fishponds Road, take Channons Hill (Opposite Aldi) and turn right on to Station Avenue. BS16 2FX.

YOU don’t have to look far to find a vast canopy of trees in Bristol. The Victorians left a glorious tree legacy for the city, with oaks and sycamore’s gracing the Downs and blossoming cherry trees in the leafy streets and parks of Bishopston, Redland, Cotham, and St Andrews. To celebrate this, The Bristol Tree Forum is hosting its first Bristol Tree of the Year Competition and is seeking worthy nominations. The purpose of the competition is to increase public awareness of the arboreal heritage of Bristol and the many benefits that trees bring us. Local Bristol community groups and organisations are

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Caroline hails progress on hospice revamp CAROLINE Quentin visited St Peter’s Hospice at the start of May to celebrate the Room to Care Appeal passing the £1 million mark. The actress is the appeal patron of the adult hospice which serves Bristol and is based on the outskirts of Westbury-on-Trym. The new £6.53 million inpatient unit at St Peter’s is starting to take shape, helped by generous funding from people from Bishopston and Redland and across Bristol who have supported the scheme through a variety of fundraising activities. Caroline Quentin, recently seen on screen hosting The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes, said: “I’ve picked up a few tips from visiting the properties and learnt to look at buildings and architecture in a different way. “I can see how the architects here have given equal importance to the function and the spirituality of the hospice building. No detail has been spared in the finish, from the

wood used to clad the building to the inclusion of natural light in the bathrooms. “I’m proud that I’ve been involved from the very first day. The people of Bristol have raised

the challenge of funding this project. I can see that the Room to Care Appeal is coming to fruition.” The hospice is designed to the highest standard, with a vaulted ceiling which gives it a Cathedral-like quality. Full of light and space, the building has 100 per cent natural ventilation and underfloor heating. Much thought has been given to the acoustics and maintenance to cause the least disturbance to patients. Each en suite bedroom has good views, with floor to ceiling windows and doors leading out onto a private terrace area and landscaped garden. The unit is due to be completed this Autumn.

Project manager Gareth Hann showed Caroline Quentin around the building which is almost ready for flooring and decoration. He said: “The building is now watertight and the first phase of the inpatient unit is around 75 per cent finished. “There is a real sense of purpose for everyone working here. We all want to get it right.” To reach its appeal target the hospice needs to raise a further £375,000. To donate see www. roomtocare.stpetershospice.org. uk/donate

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Celebrating 50 years of song with Bristol Male Voice Choir

BRISTOL Male Voice Choir is celebrating its 50th Anniversary year with a gala concert featuring one of Wales' top-ranking male voice choirs, the famous Morriston Orpheus choir. The choirs are joined by soloist Niall Allen (baritone), of Only Men Aloud, and the concert is compered by Bristol's own Emma Britton of BBC Radio Bristol. Choirmaster John Hollyman said: “The significance of this, our 50th year, is the way that we have achieved a balance of experience in the choir, the musical confidence and learning of the older members blending with the younger voices and performing standards of the members that have arrived in the last few years.

“Something like 300 choristers have sung with us since 1968 and the current choir is looking forward to many more recordings, performances for charity and representing our city on tour in the coming years.” The choir began in Filton almost 50 years ago with many of its original members employed locally at British Aerospace and Rolls Royce. It has grown in size and stature over the years, and now recruits Bristol-wide. To hear a feast of music, come and celebrate on this special occasion, at 7.30pm on Saturday 7 July, at All Saints church, Pembroke Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 3ED. Tickets are available via the choir website bristolmvc.org.uk or on the door.

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Pupils show what they've learnt from Crimestoppers HUNDREDS of Bristol’s amazing and talented 9 and 10 year old children put on a showcase to remember at the Colston Hall on May 14 in front of a huge audience. This was a celebration of their learning over the last few months through a creative programme commissioned by ‘Crimestoppers in the West Country’ and delivered by arts provider Unique Voice and has given them a powerful voice about how they feel about crime in their communities. Through drama they have explored healthy relationships , hate crime and diversity and how to speak up about crime. The programme is in its fourth year and only happens because of generous funding from partners and trusts. This year’s programme has been part funded by the Percy Hoskins Trust and several other generous funders and aims to raise awareness of Crimestoppers which is the only independent charity in the UK helping to fight crime and guarantees anonymity, always. Reports can be made via 0800 555111 or online via crimestoppers-uk.org. Last year over 3,000 pieces of anonymous information were passed to law enforcement in the Avon and Somerset area alone and SIXTH FORM students at Colston's Girls' School have been taking action to challenge gender stereotypes. Two teams have won through to the final of Bristol's Community Apprentice competition and will be pitching their ideas to the city's Mayor Marvin Reesn on June 13. Regardless of the results of the contest, though, the girls say their projects have been a success ad have changed their own thinking as well as that of other students in their school and a neighbouring primary

nationally 140,000 people have been charged since Crimestoppers was founded 30 years ago. The picture shows children proudly displaying their ‘What Would You Do ?’ medals following a chat with the VIP guests

including Chief Constable Andy Marsh, Police and Crime Commissioner Sue Mounstevens, Crimestoppers Chief Executive Mark Hallas and the The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of Bristol, Councillor Lesley Alexander and other supporters of the charity.

Challenging gender sterotypes school, teachers and members of the public. Taking part in the Envision challenges has improved their confidence and resilience, they say. They have developed websites and social media profiles , taken part in radio interviews and made videos and digital stories. The two teams of Year 12 students each had a slightly

different emphasis. Team ph7 focused on challenging careers stereotypes. They held a workshop on a train and created posters that are on display at stations on the Severn Beach line. Team Aspire wanted to improve careers guidance, so began by carrying out research among students and teachers. They found 72 per cent of

students and 82 per cent of teachers felt they hadn't received enough advice on careers pathways open to women. "This is an ongoing issue. Advice has not changed since our teachers were at school. We don't want this to come to an end with us - we want it to carry on. We are creating a permanent resource for future students," the team said.

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Diversity blossoms as 400 new trees provided for FHS grounds FAIRFIELD High School’s Nature Club was delighted to officially be presented with over 400 trees, as part of the Wild Harvest Tree Pack, courtesy of The Woodland Trust. As part of FHS’s commitment to the natural environment, it has consistently endeavoured to improve the school grounds for wildlife, knowing also the positive impact a greener environment has on the wellbeing of its students and local community. The saplings from 16 species including Silver Birch, Hazel, Goat Willow and Dog Rose will be planted to enhance the biodiversity of our existing hedgerows around the school’s sports pitches. This very welcome donation will add to native trees previously donated to the school and planted by its Nature Club, and adds to the fruit trees planted by each of the Year 7 tutor groups annually in September. Scott Mears, Science Teacher at FHS comments: “We would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank the Woodland Trust for this initiative which can only have a positive impact on our local environment. Our Nature Club are a fantastic group of dedicated students who are excited to be planting this variety of saplings, with the prospect of watching them grow over the coming years.” FAIRFIELD High School (FHS), part of Excalibur Academies Trust (EAT), was honoured last month to welcome Lord Agnew, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System, to meet staff and students. Lord Agnew spent time with EAT’s Chief Executive Dr Patrick Hazlewood, FHS’s Executive Principal Catriona Mangham and Principal (Acting) Nick Lewis, whilst also meeting other members of the Senior Leadership Team and student body (including its Head Boy and Girl). One of Lord Agnew’s many responsibilities include academies and multi-academy trusts. For this reason, FHS was delighted to have the opportunity to introduce Lord Agnew to its over-subscribed academy with diverse student population; more than 40 flags hang in the school’s Atrium, representing the nationalities of its staff and students. Lord Agnew’s successful career in most recent years has seen him as a “non-executive director at the Department for Education from 2010 to 2015, and Chair of the Academies Board from 2013 to 2015” having “previously worked closely with ministers to help drive forward improvement across the school system”. Nick Lewis, Principal

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we are absolutely the school of first choice for our local community, with a staggering 30 per cent increase in first-choice applications from previous years. With this in mind, we

showed Lord Agnew what makes Fairfield so special, which is beyond excellent teaching and learning, an extraordinary mix of social skills, tolerance and acceptance of diversity.”

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n EDUCATION PUPILS at St Barnabas CE VC Primary and Cabot Primary School have been working with the Sustrans charity alongside community groups in St Paul’s to help design solutions which tackle anti-social behaviour and improve public spaces. The Imagine St Pauls project, supported by Avon and Somerset Police, ran between April 2015 and March 2017 and the last few improvements are being put in place now, helping to transform parts of the area. The project worked alongside the community to identify areas which needed attention and investment, highlighting areas of local concern and providing solutions to make these areas more enjoyable places to live, travel through and spend time in. The most recent improvement includes bright and colourful images, designed by children at St Barnabas CE VC Primary, laid in thermoplastic along Rosa Parks Lane creating a trail to the school, making the lane more inviting to use. Jon Barr, headteacher at St

Flowers and a funky lizard Barnabas, said the children working on the project had enjoyed getting involved: “We have been proud to work with Sustrans on the Rosa Parks Lane project. Our children enjoyed making the designs and now their journey to our school will be more colourful. We hope people in Montpelier and St Pauls will come and see them on their way past our school,” he said. Other improvements to Rosa Parks Lane include the extension of dropped kerbs and the metal barriers replaced with bollards to improve access for pushchair, mobility scooter and wheelchair users. Vegetation was cut back and a large mirror put in place to improve visibility and create a more ‘open’ and safe feel. A funky lizard, designed by pupils at Cabot Primary School, will shortly take pride of place on top of the speed table on Grosvenor Road, alerting drivers to slow down and look out for pedestrians.

Station mural tells young people to New name be fearless about reporting crime revealed for Colston’s Primary A STUNNING new mural spanning 50 metres has been revealed at a railway station in an area of Bristol renowned for street art. The Montpelier station mural commissioned by the Severnside Community Rail Partnership was designed and created by local artist Silent Hobo. The mural is based on the four seasons and features images of flora and fauna often seen around the suburban Bristol station including badgers and deer, alongside other snippets of local life. While the spray painting was in progress, young people from two local schools visited the station and were treated to a Street Art Master Class where they all learned about seeking correct permissions before using spray paints, and with the help of Silent Hobo and volunteers from the University of the West of England, they even got to have a go themselves. Rachel Rodd, of The Dolphin School, said: “The

children at The Dolphin School were so lucky to be given the opportunity to contribute to the community they are a part of. They absolutely loved the experience and were incredibly engaged and enthusiastic throughout the process. Going back when it was all finished was such a treat, the kids 'didn't realise how good it was actually going to be!'” A section of the mural is dedicated to the Crimestoppers Fearless Youth Service, a resource designed and

developed to encourage and empower young people to make their community a safer place. Heather Cullimore, of the Severnside Community Rail Partnership, said: “This area of Montpelier station was prone to graffiti tagging. "Experience has taught us that where quality street art is commissioned it will brighten up the station and will be respected and left alone by vandals, so the station feels a much safer and more welcoming place.”

COLSTON'S Primary School to be called Cotham Gardens Primary School from September 2018. The governors voted through the most popular community suggestion. Work has now begun on the school logo to be unveiled at the 70th Birthday Party on June 30. Headteacher Alex Bell said: “We are proud of our school's name change journey and the opportunities it has given, and continues to give the children on lots of levels. Our heritage project this year has helped, and continues to help the children have a better understanding of Bristol’s relationship with its past. The curriculum will continue to ensure the children learn about the our past and the key figures involved as part of our pledge to further develop our curriculum in conjunction with a name change. We are also proud of the way our school community has contributed to the wider debate across Bristol. Governors, staff, parents and carers and children alike have played their part in modelling open, respectful debate and democracy at its best.”

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n BISHOPSTON MUM I HOPE that you are enjoying these warmer, sunnier days; doesn't the sun make a difference? I thought that this month I would share a couple of ideas for family days out in Bristol, as well as local news and information. The Summer hols are not too far away and it is always good to have some fun Summer activities planned! For those of you with children who are train enthusiasts, you might like to visit the Ashton Court Miniature Steam Railway over the Summer for a miniature steam train ride or two. Running from March to December, the railway is open from 12 -5pm on selected days, and in June the station will be open on Sunday 17 and Sun 24. Train rides are 90p per ride, £4 for 5 tickets or £8 for 10 tickets. There is a great atmosphere at the railway with its damp smell of steam and sounds of chugging, hissing and spitting of miniature trains of green red and blue! Children of all ages will love the train rides, as will you! If your children like castles, they will enjoy exploring Blaise Castle in Henbury. Built in 1766 and situated at the Blaise Castle Estate, the castle is open to the public on the third Sunday throughout

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Redland run by the charity, C.E.T. The Sunshine Café is a wonderful place to drop in with toddlers and is open on Mondays 8.45am – 5pm and on Thursdays 9am – 12 noon. It offers a soft play room and bouncy castle, not to mention tasty food and drink for both little ones and adults. There's a huge space for toddlers to run around and also to ride their scooters, either their own, or on one of the centre's toddle trucks. Entry is £1 on Mondays for use of the bouncy castle and soft play and 50p on Thursdays to use the soft play. Before I sign off, if you have

any broken items lying around your house, do bring them along to Horfield Common Repair Café on Saturday 2 June. There will be a skilled team of repair volunteers on hand who will try their hardest to fix them! Held from 10am – 12.30pm at The Ardagh Pavilion, the free event offers a great way of reducing landfill and will hopefully save you money replacing those broken items! I am very sad to say that this will be my last ever column for Bishopston Voice. I have been writing this column since Bishopston Voice was first launched and have loved doing so, however, I have been struggling recently to fit everything in around work so I have decided to make this hard and sad decision. Thank you to Bishopston Voice for giving me the space to share my parenting adventures over the years and most of all, thank you to my lovely readers for reading. Bishopston Mum www.bishopstonmum.com www.bristolmum.com

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n NEWS In Cotham this month... May fair: It was a joy to see so many people having fun at the sunny Redland Green May fair. Congratulations and thanks to the organisers, participants and all the helpers. Graffiti and tagging: Sadly the key volunteers at the BCR Street scene group have all stood down after many years of dedicated cleaning and over-painting of graffiti and tagging in our area at all hours of the day and night. Their commitment and the funding they have secured has saved BCC and Bristol Waste Company (BWC) £150,000 pa. But now BWC – an arm’slength company owned by BCC – is charging for certain services which makes the BCR team unviable. I have been working with senior officers to resolve this impasse. Park litter: Beware! - you could now be fined for putting litter at the base of a full park bin when trying to do the right thing.

Trackside trees: We should be concerned locally about the announcement by network Rail that they are to cut down millions of trees on railway embankments. Although most trees are selfseeded and are the source of some delays, they provide a valuable haven for wildlife especially in urban settings. Council: Democracy and traditional fairness are on the rack under this majority administration. The first loss was an all-party cabinet, then scrutiny was nobbled and now Labour looks set to take over most of the Council committees. This clampdown did not happen under the previous, Lib Dem, majority administration and will be resisted at the council AGM. Please feel free to contact me: Cllr Anthony Negus cllr.anthony.negus@bristol.gov. uk /07833 484344

AS I write this month's column as many of you will know I am the Lord Mayor elect and will by the time you read this, all being well I will be your Lord Mayor. It is a great privilege to take on this great civic role and I look forward to a busy but brilliant year meeting people from many different backgrounds who share the same aim of contributing to the life and success of Bristol and its citizens.

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n NEWS In Bishopston this month... Lidl The application to build a Lidl on the site of the Muller Road bus depot was considered by a committee of councillors on May 16 and has been passed. Student move in and out As we’re entering the time of year when students in our area are moving in and out, we thought it would be pertinent to highlight a few things. The annual Bristol Big Give is happening again, with British Heart Foundation donation points placed across the area. The banks are being emptied regularly, but if you spot any that have fly tipping next to them you can report it at bristol.gov.uk/ flytipping. You can also use that link for any other fly tipping that you might spot. The University of Bristol has

a number of good resources on their website, including flyers you can print out to put through letterboxes to say hello to, or advise, new neighbours. For any students who are reading, there also resources you can use too. bristol.ac.uk/accommodation/ community/complaints.html If you find an issue can’t be resolved by speaking to the students, then we’d advise you to get in touch with the universities at community@uwe.ac.uk for UWE or community-living@ bristol.ac.uk for the University of Bristol. As always we’d be happy to help too.

we are concerned about the impact that the pub would have on noise, anti-social behaviour, odour, parking, and the economic wellbeing of existing nearby businesses. Both of us have objected to the proposal on these grounds. Furthermore, the application has been called in to ensure that it is decided on by a committee of councillors, should the initial recommendation from officers to be to approve it. We will update you on progress as the decision making process continues.

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n NEWS In St Andrews this month... The meeting held on 12 May about parking and road safety, chaired by Thangam Debbonaire, was attended by around 100 residents, along with Cllr Mike Davies, Cllr Carole Johnson, and Cllr Martin Fodor. There was a widespread desire for action to be taken to address problem parking and road safety issues in Bishopston and St Andrews, and around two-thirds of attendees were interested in pursuing a new residents’ parking scheme for the area. This was about the same proportion that responded to Thangam’s survey saying they were in favour of a scheme. We’re grateful to everyone who has shared their views and we will be reporting back to the Mayor and the Cabinet Member for Transport. If there is going to be a new residents’ parking scheme, it

will require a more thorough consultation process, conducted by the Council’s Highways Department, and we are not sure whether the administration is willing to make resource available for this (although we have been urging action to be taken for two years now and will continue to do so). Even if they do, and it is found that there is widespread support for a scheme, it will take some time to go through all the stages needed for one to be implemented. In the meantime, it may be possible for Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) to help pay for some smaller-scale highway safety interventions. CIL is a tax paid by developers to the Council when planning applications are approved, and a portion of it is devolved to local areas to spend on infrastructure

improvements. If you have any ideas for how the CIL money could be spent, please let us know, and we will consider these for next year’s round of decisionmaking. A new group (The Bishopston and St Andrews Traffic and Parking Group) has been formed, who are working with councillors on these issues and are having regular meetings. If you’d like to get involved please email bishopstonstandrewstpgroup@ gmail.com. An online petition has been set up by the group to be presented to the Council, which you can find at http://bit. ly/2sAO8MG. If action is not taken the situation is not likely to improve and may get worse over the coming years – we hope that the group’s campaigning on these issues will bear fruit, and it will remain one of our top

priorities as your councillors. Finally, if you ever have an issue you’d like to raise with us in person, please do come to our monthly surgery, which is held on the first Friday of each month, from 1.00pm – 2.00pm, in the Library within St Pauls Learning Centre (94 Grosvenor Rd, BS2 8XJ). Mike Davies, cllr.mike.davies@bristol.gov.uk 07584 370 413 Jude English cllr.jude.english@bristol.gov.uk 07584 151 099 Carole Johnson cllr.carole.johnson@bristol.gov. uk 07584 370 414

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n NEWS In Redland this month... Parking debate In response to concerns by residents of Bishopston and St Andrews about persistent parking problems a hundred local residents attended a meeting on Saturday 12 May, supported by councillors from both sides of Gloucester Rd and hosted by local MP Thangam Debbonaire. The many notes and points raised in groups will all now be collated and written into a report as part of a process towards seeing if there’s an area that should have some form of parking or traffic management proposals developed further. No rapid resolution of parking problems could be promised, as this is not currently a priority for the Mayor or something with any resources from the council. Currently no officer input is available for any traffic and parking work proposed locally. Even adding double yellow lines was accepted as an expensive and slow response. The options and limitations of a residents parking scheme were debated, as well as the many issues for residents, tradespeople, carers, local

businesses, and those who might be outside any future scheme. It was agreed there are a great many perspectives that need to be taken into account, from those who walk, cycle, have mobility issues, own multiple cars, and deliver to the area and that not all ideas are compatible. Please do continue to get in touch with us if you have local concerns or ideas for how to manage parking and traffic in our congested neighbourhood. We’ll continue to press for support from the council to tackle these pressures. Redland May Fair success! Congratulations to the organisers and volunteers for another successful Redland Green May Fair – it was a wonderful day and the weather smiled on us. This event is a testament to the army of volunteers who plan this event for months to bring the community together and support charity. Fi and Martin are working hard to discourage the council from prohibitive event fees that would threaten this local celebration and other community events.

Toilets on the Downs The Downs are now managed more directly by the dedicated committee, comprising equal number of Merchant Venturers and councillors, and are raising more of their own budget as council funding gets reduced. The committee are taking responsibility for the public toilets and future of the changing rooms by the water tower café. We are assured they shall be keeping these facilities and have plans to refurbish the Sea Walls toilets with a visitor /education space in future. Disturbances from recent events on the Downs is another issue, and the pressure to raise more from events is something to keep in mind. Trader news A wide ranging discussion at the recent Bishopston Society public meeting showed the great interest in our local traders and raised many ideas about how to support them adapt to the future. We’re glad to see that that the theme of sustainability and issues like travel and deliveries are being explored.

Planning applications From time to time people contact us about local development proposals. Whilst as councillors we can’t stop proposals we are happy to offer advice to residents about the complex process and the issues that are valid in way decisions are made. We’re also grateful when people copy us in to share comments or objection they have made so that we know what feelings there are about a proposal. Data Protection If you receive our occasional e-newsletter, or would like to, please do get in touch if you want to continue to receive it as we can no longer add anyone’s email details to the distribution list without your express permission. Please email either of us to opt in – we’d like to share local news with you occasionally. You can opt in via this link: http://eepurl. com/cms9Pr Martin Fodor cllrmartin.fodor@bristol.gov.uk 07884736101 Fi Hance cllr.fi.hance@bristol.gov.uk 0117 3534720

Concert raises £1,300 for Southmead Hospital's prostate cancer appeal AT their inaugural concert on 28 April, Bristol’s newest orchestra, the Westbury Park Orchestra and Bristol Good Afternoon Choir and Thornbury Good Afternoon Choir raised an amazing £1,300 for the Southmead Prostate Cancer Appeal. The programme included a selection of classical pieces, popular tunes and songs starting with the overture from Sullivan’s Iolanthe and ending with an exciting arrangement of the Beatles' All You Need Is Love. Conductor, Ben England says: “The orchestra, the choirs and myself are so proud to have raised such an fantastic collection from our fun evening of music. Huge thanks to everybody who took part, to those who supported behind the scenes and particularly to the audience for supporting our music-making

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Final match for Bishopston United U16s AFTER playing together for almost 10 years, first as Bishop Road School and then as Bishopston United, the team played their final match on Sunday 13 May at Eastville Park. Last year, Bishopston United won promotion from the AYL under 15's league into division 3 of the user 16's league this year. Whilst most of the team stayed together, a number of key players left due to GCSE's and to pursue other sports. The core of the team are made up of players from both Redland Green and Cotham schools. Head coach Nigel Pollett said: “This season has been very challenging for a number of reasons. The squad decreased in number and a few of players picked up injuries which meant that we were struggling to field a team each week. The weather did not help with almost all of the matches in January, February and March being either postponed due to either a water-logged pitch or snow. We finally had to play catch up at the end of the season with fixtures rearranged for Sundays and Thursday evenings in April and May. This added even more pressure given that the boys were busy studying for their GCSE's.” Sundays game was a tense affair played

From L to R: Lark, Kai, Ant, Toby, Rohan, Josh, Sonny, Tad, Luca, Danny and Will. at home, Eastville Park, against Longwell Green. Bishopston got off to the perfect start scoring four goals, two from Sonny, one from Rohan and another from Danny, in the first 20 minutes. However, Longwell Green fought back and scored two goals before half time to make the half time score 4-2. Early in the

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As we head towards the summer festival and street party season it’s timely to take a look at Samba, a particularly popular, fun and infectious Brazilian dance form. In Gokhale Method postural health classes we often tap into its ability to promote healthy posture. Why is that? • It involves a lot of lateral motion and hip mobility, something especially needed in our culture. Many of us tend to ‘hold’ our pelvis in a somewhat fixed position, limiting our hip movement. • It engages the gluteal muscles, which, though vital for healthy walking balance and propulsion, remain under-developed given a poor, tucked-under pelvic position. • It can model other aspects of healthy gait, including stretching of the calves and psoas muscle, and straightening of the back leg while bending the front knee. In the neighbourhoods of Brazil you can still find celebratory Samba de Roda, or ‘Samba in the round’, which features solo dancers surrounded by musicians and other dancers, singing and clapping and sequentially inviting others to take their turn. Sometimes Samba dancers wear elaborate headdresses or carry things on their heads while they show off their dancing skill. This and a strong emphasis on percussive beat harks back to the African ancestry of Brazil.

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We are meeting the need for more school places in north Bristol Enabling our city’s young people to get off to the best start in life and raising aspirations for all is one of my key priorities. My administration, particularly my cabinet lead for education and skills, Cllr Anna Keen, is working hard with our Learning City partners on this agenda. Central to this is increasing school places as demand is reaching an all-time high. In the past few years over 10,000 additional places have been created in Bristol. We are looking to expand existing secondary schools to meet demand while working in partnership with other organisations to build new schools. One example of this is the plan approved at a recent cabinet meeting to spend £25 million on a new secondary school in Bristol. CST Trinity Academy is set to be built on land adjoining Stoke Park primary school in Lockleaze. It will be run by Cathedral Schools Trust, which already runs a number of other schools in the region including Bristol Cathedral Choir School. It is planned to open for Year 7 students in September 2019, growing year-onyear to an eventual capacity of 1,220 students, including a sixth-form. We have also approved £1.7 million to

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n VINEYARD NEWS with INGRID BATES AS usual, the months of April and May go from being fairly sedate to a mad dash within the space of a few days. Being a rosé producer my busy time for wine sales always coincides with an upturn in vineyard work, which can make life a little hectic when the sun finally decides to show itself. We had a little launch party at Bellita, one of our restaurant customers in Cotham, to celebrate the release of the new Pinot noir rosé. Since then I’ve been delivering wine left right and centre as well as trying to finish the pruning and get things in order as the vines start to grow. I’ve also been showing the new wine at a few wine events including the Crush

Wine Weekend. We attended a special evening at Nutmeg restaurant in Clifton where their special Goan tasting menu paired different courses with different wines – really interesting and fun to try. At the vineyard the swallows have finally returned but not in such great numbers as last year, which is a bit sad. I’m not sure if it means some have died or just nested somewhere else but I’m hoping it’s the latter. Fingers crossed they have a successful breeding season now they’re here. My vines managed to escape bad frost damage on a very cold night we had around 1st May. A frost wasn’t predicted in the lead up to that day but the cloud cover unexpectedly cleared in the afternoon which suddenly meant the temperature had the potential to drop very low once the sun had set. After a rather sleepless night, I rushed out to find the little green buds had somehow escaped bad damage. Phew! I was thanking my lucky stars that morning! Our big news is that we recently won ‘Best Food/Drink Producer’ at the Bristol Life Awards! As I was at the annual English Wine Trade Tasting

event in London that day I sent my partner Stephen along to the award ceremony, so he was a bit shocked to find himself suddenly giving a speech on my behalf. In all seriousness, it was great for us as a relatively small producer to win this award at such an early stage in our development. Website: www.dunleavyvineyards.co.uk Twitter: @DYvineyards Facebook and Instagram: dunleavy vineyards

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n WHAT’S ON IN OUR AREA May 24 n Avon Organic Group The local group for everyone interested in organic growing and organic foods. Thursday, 24th May 2018. Talk "Seed Saving Made Simple: what gardeners can do to help secure genetic diversity of food" with Adam Alexander, Garden Organic Seed Guardian and well travelled seed collector. Plus our annual Plant Sale. Bring along your surplus seedlings/ plants & buy more to fill those gaps! 7pm – 9pm at The Station (in the Dance Studio), Silver Street, Bristol. BS1 2AG. All welcome. Visitors £5 / AOG Members £2. www.groworganicbristol.org / secretaryaog@gmail.com June 9 n Henbury Singers present 'Music for A Summer Evening: a varied programme of new classics and old favourites' at 7:30 pm, Westbury-on-Trym Methodist Church, 46 Westbury Hill, Bristol BS9 3AA. Tickets £10 to include refreshments. Children free. Proceeds to Namaste Nepal Scout project. June 15 n The Bristol Ladies Choir is giving a charity concert of light choral music on Friday 15th of June at Tyndale Baptist church , Whiteladies Road, at 7.30pm. Proceeds will go to the charity "Brace". Tickets are £6 , obtainable from tel no 0117 9246587 or on the door. June 19 - 23 n Remania Productions present The Anti-Brexit Love Show - a satirical revue of comedy, music

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REGULAR EVENTS IN OUR AREA Monday n Toddler group at Ardagh Pavilion, Kellaway Avenue, Horfield Common. Ages 0-3, cost £2.50 per family includes refreshments and biscuits. All welcome. Friendly vibrant group just drop in. Contact Kay on 01179426580 for further details. n FitSteps, Ashley Down Primary School, Olveston Road, 7-8pm. FitSteps® the new craze in dance fitness classes from ‘Strictly Come Dancing’s’ very own Natalie Lowe, Ian Waite and Mark Foster. n Morris for fitness and fun, 7.15pm – 8.15pm at Horfield URC, Muller Road, Horfield, BS7 9RE during term time only, no performance element, small groups. Sticks and hankies provided. Tel/text: Kim on 07813 346819 / 0117 9401566 n Redland Wind Band rehearses at Redland Parish Hall, Redland Green at 730pm. We sometimes have vacancies, currently mainly for bass instruments. Go to our website redlandwindband.co.uk for further information and to contact us. Contact Andy Brown at redlandwindband@googlemail. com or on 07594240269. 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 redlandgreenchoir.org.uk. or phone 0117 9443042. n Beaufort Junior Badminton Club. Venue: Cotham School Sports Hall, Cotham Lawn Road, BS6 6DT. Date/Time: Mondays from 6-7pm, term time only. Age Group: 11 18 years. All standards. Coaching and club play but also progression to Avon County Teams and senior clubs. Coaches CRB checked and Badminton England qualified. Contact: Penny Shears 0794

101 3514. Email: pennyshears@ googlemail.com n RAFA, City of Bristol branch and club Eastfield Westbury on Trym for ex-RAF and associate members. Skittle Alley, 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 Exercise Movement and Dance class for ladies. Low impact classes offer dance, exercise and core strengthening. Strengthen muscles, raise energy levels, improve balance and mobilise joints. 6.25-7.30pm at Fairlawn Primary School, Fairlawn Road, Montpelier, Bristol, BS6 5JL. Tel: Rachael at FL Exercise on 07966 418 714 / rachaelwilliams@ talktalk.net . Classes run on 5-7 week basis - charged as a block booking (£8 per class -1st Class Free). n Mondays 10:00am, 11:15am, 18:00pm. Yoga for everyone and all stages of life. Move, breathe, strengthen, calm at our beautiful YogaSpace Bishopston studio. Find out more at www.bristolyogaspace. co.uk or contact Clara hello@ bristolyogaspace.co.uk / 07530 053 543. n Senior Film Club, every third Monday in the month at 2pm St Peter's Hall, The Drive, Henleaze, BS9 4LD. All Welcome. Refreshments £3. Dial-a-ride transport possible by personal arrangement ; 0845 130 1875. n Redland Green Bowls Club welcomes new members, come along to our club on Redland Green any Monday after 4pm , or book a free taster session with one of our qualified coaches. Jean or Gerry :Tel 9624466 . HALF price membership for the first year (£50) n 8pm Fun Quiz Night: Tv, Film, Music & more! at the Bristol Flyer, Gloucester Road, Bishopston Just £1 to enter n After school French Club for primary children at Gloucester Rd Quaker Meeting House. the new class times are: Monday: Level 2 – 5.10 – 5.50 All classes take place at The Quaker Meeting House, Gloucester rd. Website – www. frenchclubbristol.com n Watercolour Painting Art Classes take place every Monday at Redland Library, between 10.30am and 12.30pm. Each half term course focusses on a new subject each half term. Suitable for

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beginner and intermediate levels, with some previous drawing experience recommended. For more information or to book, please visit: www.painting.zone. For queries or to add your name to the mailing list, contact Stella Shaw at admin@painting.zone or ‘phone 07791400362. n Bristol Bridge Club - Come and play, there are daily bridge sessions for experienced and less experienced players. Try a free taster session on a Monday afternoon or evening and Wednesday afternoon. Phone the club before coming, Tel.0117 929 1846 or www.bristolbridgeclub. co.uk n Cotham Parish Church Drop-In Playgroup, Cotham Church Hall, Cotham Road, BS6 6DR, open every Monday of term time from 1.30 to 3.30, offering a warm welcome to children from 0-school age, with their carers. We charge £1 per session per family, which includes refreshments for all, singing and a variety of toys. Some parking is available in front of the church. 0117 9733395 Tuesday n The Golden Buds is a group aimed at 18 months to 4 year olds and is a fabulous opportunity to be outside with your little ones, digging, playing, finding newts and frogs, watering, singing and making things all in the heart of urban Bristol! Sessions run from 9.30-11am and 11.30-1pm in school terms. We take booking on a term by term basis. Each session costs £5, a second sibling is £2.50 and under 12 months can come along free. For more info, visit: thegoldenhillcommunitygarden. com n Scottish Country Dancing Get fit with Westbury Scottish Club.

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June, 2018 Classes for beginners at Leonard Hall, Trinity-Henleaze URC, Waterford Road, Henleaze, (Tel: Tina 0117 9075462). Classes for more advanced dancers at St Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze, (Tel: Cheryl 0117 9590970). 7.30pm to 9.30pm wscbristol.com n Discover Buddhism 8pm every Tuesday. Introductory sessions involve 20 minutes of explained meditation then a short talk on a Buddhist topic. Sakya Thinley Rinchen Ling, 121 Sommerville Road, St Andrews, BS6 5BX. Suggested donation £4/£2. 0117 9244424 n After school French Club for primary children at Gloucester Rd Quaker Meeting House. KS1 class: Tuesday: Level 1 – 4.10 – 4.45, Level 2 – 4.50 – 5.30 Level 3 – 5.40 – 6.20 Playful practical classes full of games, songs and general silliness to inspire interest and confidence in French. Like French Club Bristol on Facebook or email: alice_m_ watson@msn.com n A weekly Music Appreciation class is running throughout the winter. Come and join us as we listen to and talk about a selection of mainly classical music. No prior knowledge needed. Tuesdays 11-1 at St Mary Magdalene Church Rooms, Stoke Bishop. Music in Britain 18901939 including Elgar Delius and Vaughan Williams. Cost £15 for a single taster session or £100 for the whole 8week term. To book email matthewhm@ peacemail.com, or phone 0117 214 0418. For more info visit: heartmusicbristol.wordpress.com 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 Brunel Lions Club – We meet at Shirehampton Golf Club on the first Tuesday of every at 7 for 7.30 on the 3rd Tuesday of each month we have a social gathering normally with food. We raise money for charity both locally and beyond through a variety of indoor and outdoor activities. Lots of fun and fellowship raising and spending money for good causes. For more details of how to apply for assistance with charitable activities in Bristol or to become involved in our activities see Bristol Brunel Lions Club on line or contact our Club Secretary Bill O’Neill at lion.

bishopstonvoice bill@virginmedia.com n "The Arts Society Bristol is for those who enjoy the arts and welcomes new members. Activities include lectures by specialists in their field. From September the lectures will be on the second Tuesday each month at Redmaids' High School BS9 3AW. More information is on our website www. theartssociety-bristol.org.uk n A new knitting and crochet group has been set up in the local area. All abilities welcome, including beginners. Please do come along to meet and chat with fellow crafters, discuss projects, share ideas and even learn a new craft. 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month, 10:30 am at JP Destiny, Kellaway Avenue. 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month, 7:00 pm at The Eastfield Inn, Henleaze Road. If you are interested in coming along or would like more information please contact Stephanie ToftJones at poppytoft@hotmail.com or visiting our facebook group 'Bristol Knitting and Crochet. n Circle Dance Evenings at The Old Library Eastville, Muller Road BS5 6XP. Last Tuesday evening of the month, 7:30 – 9:30 pm, led by Susannah Temple, £5 donation. Calm & lively, lovely music, beginners welcome, no need for partners. Contact 0117 979 1519, susannahtemple@googlemail.com n The Arts Society Bristol is for those who enjoy the arts and welcomes new members. Activities include lectures by specialists in their field. From September the lectures will be at 8pm on the second Tuesday each month at Redmaids' High School BS9 3AW. More information is on our website www.theartssociety-bristol.org.uk n Bristol United Walking Football - every Tuesday 10.3011.30 at Horfield Leisure Centre. The beautiful game played at a slower pace for the over 50's. First session free then £3. Contact Keith Gwilym on 07948383536 or e-mail buwfc2018@gmail.com Wednesday n Golden Hill Community Garden. 10.00am – 4.00pm. Come and get involved in your local community garden! No experience necessary and kids welcome. Learn about growing and relax in our beautiful space with a cup of tea. No need to come every week or stay all day. Our site is wheelchair accessible including our toilet. For more information contact Lucy ghcgarden@gmail. com or 07506 905 394. We’re just through the gates at the end of Monk Rd BS7 8NE www. thegoldenhillcommunitygarden. com n Bristol Voices Community Choir

are welcoming new members, £5 a week (£3 concs) payable at the start of each term. We meet during the school term from 7.30pm to 9.30pm in St Werburgh’s Primary School, James St, BS2 9US. The school is fully accessible and has free parking. No experience necessary, no auditions and you don’t have to read music as all the songs are taught by ear. Our repertoire includes pop, folk, gospel, jazz, show tunes and world music. Find out more about the choir, at www.bristolvoices.org.uk n New Harmony Ladies’ Choir Bristol. Established choir since 1994, we offer a chance for ladies to get together and have a good old sing! No auditions are necessary apart from placing you into the correct voice group soprano, mezzo soprano or alto. We perform several concerts a year and sometimes travel to other parts of the country to sing with other choirs. Our repertoire covers classical, choral, jazz, popular, folk, and show songs. Everyone is welcome to Horfield URC church hall, Muller Rd on Wednesdays 7.30-9.30. We’d love to meet you. For more information contact our website www.nhlcbristol.co.uk or our secretary, Angela nhlc@talktalk. com n Lazy Dog Film Club. A free, small, but perfectly formed community film club based at the Lazy Dog pub on Ashley Down Road. We run the club every other week (Wednesday) in the upstairs of the Pub on Ashley Hill. We screen from Sept - July every year. All showings start at 8pm but we do advise people to book free places via LazyDogFilmClub@gmail.com , as we only have 35 seats per showing. For more information on the upcoming films, visit: www. facebook.com/LazyDogFilmClub n Horfield Townswomen’s Guild. This friendly Townswomen’s Guild meets on the second Wednesday of each month at St Gregory the Great Church Hall, Filton Road, Horfield, Bristol BS7 0PD at 2.30pm. Why not come along and meet us? Just turn up, or ring Edna on 949 5413, and she will look out for you. n Squirrel Camp Forest School, Badock’s Wood, 9.45-11.15 and 1.00-2.30 (during term time). £6 per family. Contact: jennysanderson@ blueyonder.co.uk. n Sing! with the Bristol Children’s Choir. Open to children aged 7-13 from any school in Bristol. If your child loves singing and would like to do more, Out There Music Children’s Choir could be what you are looking for. Meet every in term time from 4.45-6pm in the performing arts studio at Cotham School. More info, contact Holly

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Shannon on 07866587424, admin@ outtheremusicbristol.co.uk . n Spiritual Healing at Westbury Park Spiritualist church BS6 7TH Every Wednesday, 2pm - 3.30pm every week. No appointment necessary, animals welcome. Come along and feel the benefit. Also healing after Sunday evening service@8pm. n Wednesdays 10:00am. Baby & Me post-natal yoga class, 10:00 - 11:00am plus tea and chat after. Supportive, friendly class with babies made very welcome. Move, breathe, meet and chat with other new mums at YogaSpace Bishopston. Find out more at www. bristolyogaspace.co.uk or contact Clara hello@bristolyogaspace.co.uk / 07530 053 543. n Why not join welsh national opera Friends. We support this world class company and everyone is very welcome to join. We offer monthly evening meetings at Redmaids High School MONTHLY at 7.15pm. Talks with music. Costs-£7.00 or £1.00 for students (Friends £5.00). For further information contact: Margaret Borkowski:borkmail@gmail.com n Melody Makers Pop Choir. An evening choir for men and women singing popular songs. Wednesday's term time 7:30-9:00pm The Eastfield Inn, Henleaze. Book a FREE taster www. melodymakerschoir.co.uk n Read together a short story and poem. Weekly drop-in adult group, shared reading. It's fun, sometimes surprising, moving and exciting. No preparation, just come along and listen. Bishopston Library, every Wednesday 11.30am to 1.00pm. We read and chat. Refreshments provided. Free. n Westbury Park WI is the local WI for Westbury Park, Henleaze and Bishopston. We meet on the first

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n WHAT’S ON IN OUR AREA Wednesday of the month from 7.30pm in Redland Church Hall, Redland Green Road, BS6 7HE. Guest fees are £4 per meeting – Glass of wine £2, tea, coffee, soft drinks 50p, other refreshment options available, biscuits/cake free. Email westburyparkwi@ gmail.com or see website www. westburyparkwi.org.uk. n Yoga for Pregnancy with Mitch Crossingham, NCT Teacher and Postnatal Angel. Gain confidence, learn breathing techniques, improve flexibility and prepare for any kind of birth at this nourishing and informative class. No previous yoga experience needed. Suitable for all women from 14 weeks of pregnancy. Wednesdays 6:30pm, £10 per session (concessions welcome), contact mitch@birthology. co.uk. n Wednesdays at 10.30am Buddhist Meditation - use a simple technique to help the mind rest in the present and give space for reflection. Sakya Thinley Rinchen Ling, 121 Sommerville Road, St Andrews, BS6 5BX. Suggested donation £2. 0117 9244424 Thursday n Bishop Road Community Choir. We are a mixed community choir, meeting at Bishop Road School from 7.45pm to 9pm. Everyone welcome to join, regardless of singing experience. There is no audition and the choir is open to anyone, not just parents of children at the school. We sing a variety of songs and perform locally. £3.00 per session. n Bristol Ladies Choir sings a wide range of music from classical to light. The choir rehearses weekly and gives two main concerts each year. The choir also participates in approximately 9 to 10 other concerts in the Bristol area each year. Meet at 2.15pm - 3.45pm at Church of the Good Shepherd, Bishop Road, Bishopston, BS7 8NA. New members welcome. For more information contact Hazel on 0117 9246587 or visit www. bristolladieschoir.org.uk n The Stepford Singers. Come and try Bishopston’s all female community choir. No need to read music and no auditions! We meet 1pm - 3pm so you can still be in time to pick up kids from school. For more info, email fran@ naturalvoice.net n West Bristol Orchestra meet at the United Reformed Church,

Muller Road, from 7.15 - 9.15pm and play a wide range of classical music arranged for our small friendly orchestra. String players of Grade 5 and above are particularly welcome. For further information please ring 0117 968 3998. n Avon Harmony Ladies A Cappella Chorus meets for rehearsals every Thursday 7.30 -10pm at Fairfield High School, Allfoxton Road BS7 9NL. We are always made welcome, and we are actively recruiting new members. There is no need to be able to read music; we provide teaching tracks for learning by ear. See our website for more details www.avonharmony.co.uk or contact Mandy on 0117 652693 or Barbara on 07717 424421. n Horfield Quakers hold a halfhour meeting for worship to be held every Thursday Evening from 6.307pm, at Horfield Quaker Meeting House, 300 Gloucester Road, Bristol, BS7 8PD. All are welcome. n Pregnancy Yoga and Birth Preparation at Horfield Leisure Centre, 7.30-9.15pm. Classes offer you the time to celebrate your pregnancy, ask questions and meet other mumstobe in a safe and welcoming environment. For more information visit www.lymalnick. info, or contact Ly on 07843 377 718 / ly.malnick@gmail.com n Slimming World Bishopston. St Michael and All Angels Church (Pigsty Hill) Gloucester Road. Groups at 9.30am and 7.30pm every Thursday. £9.95 to join and £4.95 per week after that. 6 and 12 week countdowns available. Just turn up or Call Sue on 0117 924 3556 or 07702 578 298 for a chat. n Kings Lawn Tennis Club Rusty Rackets, 19:30-21: 00. Want to get back into tennis? Come along to our fun and welcoming Rusty Rackets session every Thursday evening at Kings Lawn Tennis Club, Maplemeade ( just off Kings Drive) BS7 8JG. Nonmembers (£8) and members (£6) welcome! Contact Head Coach Elly Shearman only tennis .kings@hotmail.com for more details! n Bridge for Beginners and Improvers West of England Bridge Club now welcomes new/novice bridge players for weekly sessions held every Thursday afternoon. Cost £3. Doors open at 1.45pm and play is from 2.00pm to 4.00pm. No partner needed and we have experienced players to help and advice. Beginners lessons also offered email bridgeclassbristol @ gmail.com or ring 0117 2302694 for more info. Venue: Golden Hill Sports Club, Wimbledon Road, Bristol BS6 7YA. Full details at www.

woebc.co.uk n Spiritualist church Westbury Park Cairns Road BS6 7TH Open development circle Thursday evening at 7.15 for 7.30 start All are welcome. n Sporting Memories Group at the Gloucestershire County Cricket Ground most Thursdays from 11am to 12.30pm. A group suitable for people that are isolated or lonely and may have memory difficulties. The group is particularly for those that are interested in sport. Please contact John Collis on 07757527634 or come along to the ground from 11am. n Henleaze Ladies Choir is a friendly welcoming group which meets in St Peters Church Hall, Henleaze on Thursdays between September and May from 1.30 – 3.30 pm (with a short break for tea). We give 2 charity concerts a year in December and May and from time to time are invited to entertain community groups around the city. There are also occasional social events organised. We are always pleased to see new members. Pease come and try a rehearsal without obligation. To find out more contact Jane English (07752 332278) or Jean Wickham (0117 9624466). n North Bristol Community Project Arts Fringe: Arts for Well-being, Thursdays 10am-12pm. Well-being Lunch Club, Thursdays 12.30-2pm. 10 week Sewing for Employability course, Mondays 10am -12pm; now taking bookings for the next sewing course starting on January 8 2018. The 10 week sewing course & the Lunch Club are FREE. For all other activities, there is a fee of £10 towards the cost of basic materials, tuition & refreshments. 160 Gloucester Road, Bishopston, Bristol BS7 8NT, Tel: 0774 237 7799 /0117 924 6228, www. northbristolcommunityproject. org.uk n Read together a short story and poem. Weekly drop-in adult group, shared reading. It's fun, sometimes surprising, moving and exciting. No preparation needed, just come along and listen. Bishopston Library every Thursday 11.30am - 1.00pm. We read and chat. Refreshments provided free. n Bristol Healing Group Dropin Healing Session at Friends Meeting House, 126 Hampton Road, BS6 6JE. Thursdays 5.00 6.30 pm, donation basis. Healing is holistic, gentle, relaxing, helps restore balance and wellbeing, recommended for stress. Contact Barbara 0117 9082061. n Henbury Singers welcome new members. A mixed, non audition

choir, we meet at Stoke Bishop Primary School, Thurs evenings. We sing choral music, carols, musicals, gospel and folk songs. Contact Maggie Cavanna 0117 973 4794 or secretary@henburysingers.org. Friday n Bristol University of the third age (u3a) scrabble group would welcome new members. We play very friendly and informal games every Friday at the Beehive, Wellington Hill West, BS9 4QY from 2 to 4pm. For further info please contact Heddy SARA on 0117 9241318 and indicate when asked to give your name that you are phoning about scrabble in order not to be blocked. also email : nigel.d.sara@btinternet.com n The Bristol Astronomical Society host astronomical talks and activities each week. We provide free Saturday observing at our observatory in Failand and often hold Star Parties in and around Bristol. Friday evening talks are held at 7pm at Bristol Photographic Society, Montpelier, BS6 5EE. See website for details: www. bristolastrosoc.org.uk February events: 2nd - Talks from members, 9th - Talk: The Herschels (the West's most famous astronomers), 16th - Telescope building and engineering, 23rd AGM and Member talks. Saturday n Whiteladies Farmers’ and Fair Trading Market is now held EVERY Saturday, 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 Coffee, Tea and Refreshments served every Saturday from 10.30am to noon at Bishopston Methodist Church, 245 Gloucester Road. Join us for a rest and a chat. n The Clifton Garden Society are eager to attract new members from all parts of Bristol. The Society offer monthly visits by coach to country houses and gardens, a quarterly newsletter. and an annual holiday. If you would like to join this friendly group please call 0117 9737296 for full details. n Redland Green Bowls club will be running FREE taster/coaching sessions on Saturday mornings 10-12 at the club , from April 21st to the end of May. Contact Jean or Gerry 0117 9624466, or email redlandgreenbowls@gmail.

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of Yogawest (www.yogawest.co.uk) Here is the latest in the series of yoga poses running from September until August. If you have any questions, pop into Yogawest with this page and ask a teacher for some help.

Yoga Pose of the Month:

Janu Sirsasana: (head to knee pose) Here is a quietening pose that can be done whatever your ability – just adapt it with a chair if you are stiffer. It comes after a fairly active sequence published monthly since last September. Practice this pose to promote flexibility in the hip joints and relief from mental turmoil.

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Medical benefits: Practice Janu Sirsasana (along with the other forward bends) to bring high blood pressure under control. Acidity, bronchitis, colitis, leg deformity, diabetes, kidney problems and prostate problems, can also be tackled by working intelligently and regularly in this pose. 1. Sit in Dandasana (Staff Pose). Bend your left knee to the side and place your right foot against your inner right thigh. Raise your arms.

2. Reach forward and hold your right foot. Curve your spine in and up. 3. Fold forward over your right leg. Place your head on your shin. 4. If you are flexible turn your hands out and clasp the left wrist. If you cannot reach your feet hold a strap. 5. To promote a quieter mental state, either support your head on a bolster placed across the legs, or rest your head on a chair.

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Drawings and posture text reproduced by kind permission of Bobby Clennell, a senior Iyengar teacher in New York who teaches biennial workshops at Yogawest.

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Orchard Learning offers new taster sessions HORFIELD Organic Community Orchard welcomes all to enjoy a Midsummer Orchard Open Day on Saturday 16 June, between 1 - 5pm. This annual event is part of Get Growing June 2018 Garden open days organised by Bristol Food Network. It takes place during Bristol Food Connections festival week and, new for this year, is offering free Orchard Learning taster sessions. Bristol’s pioneering community orchard celebrates its 20th birthday this year and orchard member, Shannon Smith, is keen for visitors to see what it’s all about: “Come and take a look at our new Home Orchard Plot, now happily toddling along at 18 months old. We’re sure it will inspire you to grow more fruit in small spaces,” she says. The Orchard Learning Programme is another new project being developed to mark the orchard’s 20th anniversary. This practical,

learning about fruit growing,” adds Shannon. “If pruning, pests, or diseases puzzle you, then pop along to an Orchard Learning taster session at our summer open day.” Orchard members will be on hand on the day to answer fruit growing questions. There will be homemade cakes, refreshments, produce and plants for sale at the event and the opportunity to check out the compost loo on site.

Photograph courtesy of Jamie Carstairs orchard-based course started in February 2018. Participants are learning how to look after over 100 different fruiting trees, bushes and vines, and playing

an active part in organising the orchard. The popular course was oversubscribed and is likely to be offered again in 2019. “There’s a huge appetite for

To reach Horfield Organic Community Orchard (nearest postcode BS7 8JP), walk down the lane beside 22 Kings Drive (between Bishop Road and Kellaway Avenue), turn left and it’s the first gate on the right. OR Take the lane beside 134 Longmead Avenue until you come to the last gate on the left. For more information see www.community-orchard.org.uk, email: hocohello@gmail.com or call 0117 373 1587.

Gromit Unleashed 2 - locations revealed! WALLACE & Gromit’s Grand Appeal, the Bristol Children’s Hospital charity, has revealed the locations and sponsors for its sixty-plus sculptures of Academy Award®winning characters Wallace, Gromit and Feathers McGraw that will descend on Bristol and its surrounding areas later this summer. From 2nd July until 2nd September, trail visitors can expect to see over sixty sculptures, each individually designed and decorated by high-profile artists, designers, innovators and local talent, spread across the city and the surrounding areas. The Royal Fort Gardens at the University of Bristol, Hartcliffe Community Farm and Blaise Castle are some of many locations taking part in The Grand Appeal’s trail for the first time, with Clifton Suspension Bridge, Temple Meads and The Mall at Cribbs Causeway returning for a third time to host a giant, iconic Aardman sculpture. A Gromit Unleashed 2 app will be available to help avid trail fans to hunt down sculptures, while a special passport trail will be created to celebrate the trail’s innovation themes. Nicola Masters, Director of The Grand Appeal said: “It is a privilege to support the amazing work of the teams in Bristol Children’s Hospital and highlight the worldclass hospital we have at the heart of our city. All funds raised during Gromit Unleashed 2

will help us to support sick children, babies and their families who come from Bristol, and the whole of the South West and South Wales for lifesaving care.” As well as the returning popular elements, The Grand Appeal has revealed that new, unprecedented trail ‘innovations’ will keep trail fans on their toes. Nicola added: “Our dedicated ‘Trailblazer’

partners – Rolls-Royce, Renishaw and the University of Bristol – are busy working away to create some very special sculptures for our eager trail fans, whilst Creditcall are supporting us with contactless payments devices throughout the trail. You’ll have to wait a few more weeks before we reveal more – it wouldn’t be a Grand Appeal trail without a few surprises!”

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Medical documentary company gives £20,000 to Jessie May charity THE production company behind a hit Channel 5 documentary series has donated £20,000 to a local charity which cares for terminally ill children. Knickerbockerglory TV, which has produced six series’ of popular show GPs: Behind Closed Doors, selected Bristolbased charity Jessie May as one of its nominated charities to receive a £20,000 donation. The series is currently being filmed at Horfield Health Centre and offers a fascinating observational insight into the private world of a GP surgery. Dr Anna Graham, who features on the show is also a trustee of Jessie May and put the charity forward for consideration. She said: “Knickerbockerglory TV select a handful of charities every year to donate some of their profits to. They ask staff and associates to nominate and vote for special causes and I’m absolutely delighted that this year Jessie May was one of the charities selected following my recommendation. I wanted to put forward a small Bristol charity which does great work in the community and Jessie May was the perfect example. “This kind of donation will make a huge impact to the lives of the families Jessie May helps. It means that the charity can plan ahead and ensure that terminally ill children who aren’t being supported by its specialist nurses can benefit from CARERS Week, held on 11-17 June, is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. Carers don’t choose to become carers. Many feel they are just doing what anyone else would in the same situation; looking after a relative or friend and just getting on with it. But taking on a caring role can mean facing a life of poverty, isolation, frustration, ill health and depression. Many carers don’t even see

its services as soon as possible following referral. Jessie May doesn’t run a waiting list and donations like this mean they won’t have to. “The work Jessie May does in supporting poorly children and their parents and siblings is invaluable. From providing medical care and respite breaks to vital emotional support and bereavement counselling, this is a remarkably important service for families across the South West, so a big thank you to all at Knickerbockerglory TV for this generous donation.” Jessie May was set up by

the parents of Jessica May Purrington, a little girl who died at home aged four months, surrounded by her family and her nurses. Jessie May has a team of dedicated nurses who provide care to children and families during a child’s life and after their death. It costs around £1,400,000 to provide this care yearly to families in Bristol, Bath, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and Wiltshire. Jonathan Stadlen, managing director of Knickerbockerglory TV, said: “We are thrilled to be able to support such a worthwhile charity as Jessie

May. Knickerbockerglory is an independent production company. When we launched in 2011 we had the aim of making shows we love, sharing our profits and giving to charity. “This year we donated £100,000 to charity, split equally between The Shepherds Bush Families Project which helps homeless families and refugees, Friends of Hammersmith Hospital, Focus 12 which helps adults with addictions, Ellenor Hospice in Gravesend and, of course, Jessie May Children’s Hospice at Home.” www.jessiemay.org.uk

Salute to unsung heroes in Carers Week themselves as carers. They don’t ask for help and they are completely hidden from support services. The majority struggle alone and do not know that help is available to them. Carers Support Centre works locally to provide a range of services to carers of any age living in the Bishopston, Cotham and Redland areas and across Bristol. These include information and advice, carers’ groups, training, breaks for carers, and the Carers

Emergency Card. Keith Sinclair, chief executive, said: “Most carers first contact us through CarersLine and, when they do, they are often near breaking point. Our support workers guide them through the range of services available to make sure they are getting the best support. “Our message to someone who is caring for a relative or friend is: don't wait for a crisis. Find out what support is available now.”

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bishopstonvoice course at the park. Be realistic As parents we can be very invested in our children’s successes and about what we think they should be achieving physically by a certain age. Just because your child has turned seven, it doesn’t mean that they will automatically know how to ride their bike. Start your child on learning specific skills at the stage that they are at, and build on their skills in stages. Bike riding starts with being able to push your bike in a straight line…

Coordinating kids Some children take a while to develop their strength and coordination. Rachel White, Community Paediatric Occupational Therapist (OT), whose role involves helping children develop their ability to do everyday tasks, suggests lots of things parents can do to help their little one become mightier. Play to your child’s strengths Use what you know your child loves, and what they are good at, to help them to work on activities that they find more challenging. For example, a superhero obstacle

Be patient Children can feel nervous for all sorts of reasons and additional pressure can be counterproductive. Give your child plenty of opportunities to practise emerging skills. Frequent, regular bursts of the same activity will help them to develop and master skills. Pushing children too far too soon can lead to avoidance and resistance. A different, familiar adult can often provide a fresh perspective, so involve others in helping your child. Praise, praise, praise Praising effort is as important as praising achievement, if not more

so! Celebrate the small successes and they will soon add up to big ones. Get involved Children love seeing their parents having a go. Show them how to hold the skipping rope, how to swing your arms when jumping, or how to move your body on the swing. Make it fun Persevering with a tricky activity can be challenging and tiring so be creative and take the emphasis off the task. The beach provides many opportunities for physical activities: run races, set up a long jump competition, play bat and ball games, draw a line with a stick and balance on it: the possibilities are endless! Remember, physical activities give children so much more than the obvious health benefits: they provide opportunities to develop play with peers, listening, turn taking and problem solving and the chance to test out leadership skills. Rachel has written a new book for parents and professionals

called Helping Children to Improve Their Gross Motor Skills: The Stepping Stones Curriculum. The programme helps young people with coordination difficulties to master basic skills and develop their sporting ability. To order, visit jkp.com/uk/catalog/product/view/ id/35385 Our Community Paediatric OT service is part of the Community Children’s Health Partnership, which Bristol Community Health provides with other local organisations. The partnership also offers speech and language therapy, physiotherapy, health visiting, school nursing and mental healthcare. http://cchp.nhs.uk/ cchp/what-cchp / 0117 440 9000.

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n BOOKS OF THE MONTH overly sentimental book but I laughed at parts and cried at others. This book is really popular at the moment and there is a waiting list for it across the library service, but it is well worth the wait.

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By Gail Honeyman Eleanor Oliphant has learned how to survive - but not how to live. Eleanor Oliphant leads a simple life. She wears the same clothes to work every day, eats the same meal deal for lunch every day and buys the same two bottles of vodka to drink every weekend. An astonishing story that powerfully depicts the loneliness of life. I really enjoyed this book. Eleanor’s world seemed familiar from the outset and her character will remain with me. I thought it well researched and well written. It isn’t an

Millions: the not so great train robbery By Frank Cottrell Boyce This book is a brilliant story about two boys, their mother dead, living a nearly normal life until a mysterious bag of money falls from the sky worth millions and they become secret millionaires. But with the ‘old’ British pound turning into the Euro soon, they only have 17 days to spend it. Seems easy? Not

when Damian wants to help the poor whilst Anthony wants more toys and games. I enjoyed this book a lot because it was written from Damien’s point of view and you saw the other side of things and not just spending the money on you. He is obsessed with (and more importantly being) a saint. I recommend this book for 5-12 year olds but it can be enjoyed by all ages. Reviewed By Oscar For these books and many more, visit us at Bishopston Library. If we don’t have exactly what you’re looking for, there are over 2 million items from which you can reserve across LibrariesWest and collect from any library of your choice.. Opening Hours:

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n SUSTAINABILITY with Hamish Wills, Sustainable Redland We all tend to moan a bit when energy or water prices rise. Some of us go further and highlight profiteering a company might have been doing, but most of us shrug our shoulders and carry on. The thought of shortages with those two things in rainy and wealthy Britain seem ridiculous. They are part of our right to life. Climate change however tells us something different. With more heat waves, rising sea levels and risks of serious flooding we should expect water shortages, and because of the role of fossil fuels in over heating our planet, the things we expect them to provide like cheap flights and easy access to private car use will go. Already one city, Cape Town, due to serious drought, has had to deal with the prospect of running out of water, so how did it get on?

Are we Drifters or Doers? How did both the authorities and residents manage and behave? Was there violence and did the wealthy buy their way out, or did cooperation and ingenuity prevail? Over all, the answer appears to be the latter. First of all when the authorities saw how close the city was to running out of water they told the residents that “day zero” when they would have to turn off taps from the depleted reservoirs, was nearly upon them. After many years of failing to convince them to conserve water, the desired effect was achieved. Initially there was a stock piling panic, concerns about civic unrest and a fall in tourism, but things calmed down,

and the Capetonians learned to queue at communal sources, shower over buckets and reuse the water, recycle washing machine water and flush loos once a day. If households went over the limit hefty fines or water limiting meters were put in place. Daily water usage fell to 50 litres per person (UK average 150), and over 9 months the city’s daily usage fell from 600m litres to 570m. A typical comment from residents was: “We’ll never ever take water for granted again.” There is more to the story than I have space for here, but after going through a difficult adjustment, the residents finally

understood the importance of living within the amount of water they have available. They still have a “day zero” in 2019 hanging over them, but have time and serious commitment to do something about it. We know that we will be faced with similar problems to do with both water and energy in the UK, and that like the people in Cape Town who were very nearly too late, we need to start doing something big about it now, but how seriously are we committed? Will it take a major catastrophe to get us there? Hamish Wills Sustainable Redland

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Green fingers? Wild Place Project is looking for horticulture volunteers PEOPLE who love propagating plants and tending seed beds have a rare chance to become horticultural volunteers at Wild Place Project. They are needed to give help and support to full-time staff at its nurseries where thousands of plants are grown each year. Christina Reade, nursery supervisor, said: “Ideally we would like people to be able to give us one day each week so they can help regularly with members of staff.” She said horticultural volunteers come from a wide range of backgrounds and from all walks of life. The current horticultural volunteers include retired Jill Colley who has been at the nurseries for the past two years. Jill, who for 30 years worked on the Muppet Show as a production co-ordinator and later as a performer co-ordinator,

began volunteering sometime after she moved to Bristol from London.

She spends a day a week helping at the nurseries and says she really enjoys it.

Jill said: “I get involved in coppicing, planting trees, propagating, planting up plants, a wide variety of things. It’s just great. “It’s a fun place, with fun people to work with and every day is different.” Jade Stott, volunteer co-ordinator at Wild Place Project, said anyone interested in becoming a horticultural volunteer should apply through the Wild Place website. She said: “People volunteer for many different reasons, some will have retired and are looking for new challenges but anyone is welcome to apply.” People can apply either by ringing volunteer services on 0117 428 5605 or email volunteers@wildplace.org.uk or following this link http://www. wildplace.org.uk/about-us/ volunteers

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Fleas: the facts FLEAS have been around for over 150 million years and were able to survive when the dinosaurs were wiped out. Therefore, it is no wonder they can be tricky to get out of our houses and off our pets! You can tell if your pet has fleas by brushing their coat onto damp tissue paper. You may see live fleas or see the digested blood droppings (flea dirt). During the summer months, I commonly see fleas on cats and dogs but nowadays there are so many easy-to-use products available to prevent them. Only 5% of a flea problem is on your pet! The rest is lurking as eggs, larvae and pupae (cocoons) in our homes! A female flea can lay 40 eggs per day and most of these are shed where an animal sleeps. I advise

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JUNE is a wonderful month if you like insects. Butterflies are probably the most beloved, though I did once meet somebody who had a butterfly phobia – she was making a sterling effort to come on a guided walk round a nature reserve! But in June, with the pond twinkling in the high noon of midsummer, I like to watch in the hope of seeing a damselfly or dragonfly larva struggling up into the light. The large red damselfly is one of the first to emerge and will be on the wing in June. They are typical of their kind; most dragonflies and damselflies have the same life cycle. They will have only a brief spell in the sun – in about 6 weeks their adult lives will be over – but they may have spent up to two years maturing down in the silty depths of the pond (the larger dragonflies can take even longer). The underwater juvenile phase, the nymph, is not

anywhere near as pretty as that name suggests. With a wide body, a large head and jaws and an upturned tail of three fan-like parts it looks something like a small but super-charged scorpion. This cumbersome water-dragon stalks about on the pond bed capturing small insect larvae and crustaceans. Then, on a fine day in May or June, it suddenly takes a fancy to climb. Up it goes, clinging to a green stalk, wrestling itself free from the surface film and feeling the dry touch of air for the first time (unless it has been unlucky enough to have been captured and briefly admired by us on a previous occasion). It stops; its tough juvenile exoskeleton must now perform its last duty and hold on tight to the stem. Inside the exoskeleton the adult is fully formed and, in a sudden and seemingly violent rite of passage, the old exoskeleton cracks open and the adult damselfly emerges into the wide summer air. This must surely be the most incredible metamorphosis in the insect world. In about an hour, the damselfly changes from a dull, plodding creature of the dark pond- world to become a graceful and bold flying raptor. Its full colour of cherry red will not develop for another day or so but it can fly almost immediately, it just has to pump up its crumpled wings with blood and let them dry out. And off it goes! It soars, immediately grappling with and soon

commanding its new element. I love to watch and imagine what that must feel like, to break free from the heavy world of water and then within the hour effortlessly to soar into the sunshine. This miniature ballerina-falcon will now feed on adult midges and mosquitoes, plucking them from the air as easily as we pluck a flower from the garden, so it is a welcome sight as we sip a glass of wine outside on a warm evening and enjoy the midsummer.

Duo prepare for Edinburgh Fringe ST ANDREWS mum Louise Leigh has taken the idea of a mid-life crisis and run with it, by becoming a stand-up comedian. Since 2015, she has eschewed salsa classes, book club and stitch and bitch and has grabbed the mike at comedy nights all over the South West. Now, she’s taking it to a new level, by pairing up with fellow comedian, Jo Frank, to take a show to the Edinburgh Fringe in August. “I just got fed up of trying to be a grown up. It’s something I’d always secretly yearned to do. I used to be a member of

Bishopston’s infamous Stepford Singers choir, and that reminded me that I love to perform, so I thought I’d just give it a go. I’m addicted now and gig at least once a week, on average.” With two kids and a four day a week job, Louise’s diary is “a mess” but she says doing standup is pretty easy to squeeze in. “I can rehearse on the way to work and write in between shouting at the kids. I don’t have to try to coordinate diaries with a sketch or improv group. It’s comparatively easy, logisticallyspeaking.” Louise’s partner-in-comedy for Edinburgh is Jo Frank, who’s also old enough to know better... They’ll be previewing their Edinburgh show “Frank-Leigh we don’t give a ****” at the Arts House in Stokes Croft on 20th June at 8pm. “It’s a work-in-progress, so don’t go thinking it’s going to be good,” warns Louise, “but Jo is very funny indeed and if nothing else, it’s a night out, isn’t it?”

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Staging an Local charities speak out in Anti-Brexit celebration of volunteers Love Show FOR those still frustrated or furious over Brexit - The AntiBrexit Love Show - might just be the antidote needed. Remania Productions are staging a satirical revue of comedy, music and exuberant irreverence at the Alma Tavern Theatre, 19 - 23 June, 8pm. Briony Waite said: “This is a hit at some of the lies and issues surrounding the Referendum and its aftermath. We have on board a group of very talented performers, including a musician, a magician a stand-up comedian and some great actors. The sketches are both satirical and entertaining. It's a bit of therapeutic fun.” Tickets, £10/£8, 0117 973 5171 or www.almataverntheatre. co.uk

EACH year in June, Volunteers Week sees charities around the UK celebrating the contribution made by their volunteers and helpers. Because of this, June is a fantastic month to talk about volunteering in all its diversity and thank the people who give up their time. Two Bristol charities who will be celebrating their volunteers this month are Abbeyfield Bristol & Keynsham, and Home Start Bristol, both of whom rely on the work of volunteers to support very different generations in the city. Jules Appleby, a marketing consultant to charities, says: “Where Abbeyfield welcomes volunteers to spend time with its older residents and accompany them on trips or appointments, Home Start Bristol’s volunteers work with struggling families

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n INSIDE OUT IT may horrify some readers to know that the 1970s has been hotly tipped to make a comeback this year. Personally I am quite excited as there is really lots to love about the decade that style forgot. With dubious colour combinations that you know you shouldn’t really like but secretly do a bit, curvy graphic wallpapers, macrame plant pot holders, bamboo and rattan, there’s lots of scope for reimagining the style in new ways. My favourite decorative element has to be Terrazzo though. If you are not too sure what I am talking about just check out this delightful pup who has somehow managed to style himself and his bed perfectly on top of this yellow ochre example. Used on floors and sometimes walls, terrazzo is the artful arranging and setting of marble or stone chips into cement, followed by laborious grinding and polishing to create a quality finish. It pre-dates the 1970s by about half a century of course, but when the technique of using resin instead of cement was developed in the 70s, it became easier to produce

and has been associated with the period ever since. Granite, glass, metals and quartz offcuts and chips can all be used, giving it reasonable environmental credentials with this possibility for waste recycling. It is not easy to achieve at home as a DIY project, and bespoke poured terrazzo does not come cheap, but

there are tiles and slabs ‘in the style of‘ available. If you don't mind your soft furnishings resembling hard, cold floors, you can now even find terrazzo patterns printed on to cushions and duvet covers (I told you it was trendy)! www.stylemongersofbristol. co.uk

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June, 2018

n SPORT BRISTOL has been awarded three games at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 as the tournament returns to England and Wales next year. The Bristol County Ground in Bishopston will host the following fixtures: Saturday 1st June 2019 – Afghanistan v Australia (Day/ Night) Friday 7th June 2019 – Pakistan v Sri Lanka (Day) Tuesday 11th June 2019 – Bangladesh v Sri Lanka (Day) England will play the opening match of the ICC Cricket World Cup England and Wales 2019 at The Oval against South Africa on 30 May 2019. The tournament will culminate in a record fifth final at a packed Lord’s Cricket Ground - the Home of Cricket – on 14 July 2019. This is the first time that a ICC Cricket World Cup has been held in the UK since 1999. ECB hosted the first three ICC Cricket World Cup tournaments in 1975, 1979 and 1983. Gloucestershire Cricket Chief Executive Will Brown expressed his excitement: “We are absolutely thrilled to be a host THE Gloucestershire Cricket Board (GCB) is looking for players aged 55 and over to take part in its first ever walking cricket programme. A launch session was held at the Brightside Ground, on May 22, attended by former Gloucestershire player Ian Crawford. Mayor of Bristol, Marvin Rees has also given the new initiative his seal of approval after taking part in a demonstration match at Bristol Walk Fest last month. The specially adapted game

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 fixtures in Bishopston venue for the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2019 and are delighted to be welcoming so many fantastic teams to Bristol. To be hosting the current champions Australia in their opening match of the tournament is a great honour and we look forward to them taking on Afghanistan under the lights here at Bristol. “Two other former World Cup winning nations will also be in Bristol in the form of Sri Lanka and current ICC Champions Trophy Winners, Pakistan. Bangladesh, coached by Gloucestershire Legend, Courtney Walsh make up the mix of teams and we know all will be given a very warm West Country welcome.” Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol, said: “Locally we are working to make sport more accessible in our city in order to

increase participation, encourage more home-grown elite talent and attract more world class events to Bristol. To hold an international event of this scale will be great for encouraging tourism from around the world and hopefully inspiring the next generation of sport stars here in Bristol. “We are hosting some great fixtures and I’ll be personally counting down the days until the first ball is bowled in Bristol on 1st June.” Steve Elworthy, the ECB Tournament Director, added: ‘‘Today’s announcement of the schedule is another important moment in the build-up to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 – the moment that the tournament comes to life for teams and cricket lovers across the world. This is the flagship event in one

day cricket. “Because of the UK’s diverse population, every competing team will also be guaranteed a ‘home crowd’ every time they play at some of the most iconic cricket grounds in the world. “The Cricket World Cup is the 3rd most watched global event and has huge interest and appeal amongst cricket fans. Our ambition is to grow the game and deliver the greatest ever cricket celebration and with that in mind we have very carefully developed our ticket prices.” The full schedule can be accessed here. Fans will have the opportunity to be the first to apply for tickets during the Cricket Family Ballot, which opens 8 May until 8pm on Friday 1 June.

GCB launches walking cricket uses a pairs cricket format and is played with a soft ball. It is designed to appeal to older players and provide a less physically demanding alternative to traditional cricket. The sessions are free to attend and will be held on a regular basis at The Park Centre in Knowle West every Tuesday from May 29 (11.30am12.30pm). All kit is provided and

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