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Cheers! 150th anniversary of Westbury Village Hall WESTBURY Village Hall’s 150th anniversary was celebrated with style by local residents at a reception attended by specially invited guests. To mark the grand occasion, a plaque was unveiled by HM Lord Lieutenant, Mrs Peaches Golding OBE.

Henleaze Juniors pupil, Molly, has won prize money for herself and her school to spend on projects promoting sustainable living. PAGE 24

The grand Concert Hall, designed in the Victorian Gothic style, has hosted many events over the years and, with local support, will see many more to come. Photo courtesy of Bill Long Full story: Pages 16 - 18

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New ride and extra stalls at Henleaze Christmas Festival ORGANISERS of the Henleaze Christmas Festival are once again aiming to raise a significant sum of money to support local charities. Last year the Festival gave cheques of £500 each to five charitable causes. This year they are hoping to do at least as well. The money is raised principally from a raffle. Tickets have been on sale in local shops and businesses for several weeks prior to the Festival. They will also be available on the night at two stalls where representatives from the charities will be helping to sell them. The charities being supported this year are: Bristol Area Kidney Patients Association, Missing Link (Link House), Nicola Corry Support Foundation and Julian Trust Limited. Advance Raffle tickets are on sale at AMD Solicitors, CJ Hole, Costa Coffee, Goodman & Lilley, Henleaze Dental Practice, Home Instead, Kondi Gifts, Maggs & Allen, Newsom & Davies, Pamperbanana, Romantica, St Monica Care at Home, The Eastfield Inn, Turners, VWV and Wards Top prize is a luxury festive hamper packed with fine foods and drinks. Other prizes, over 40 of them and all contributed by local businesses, include wine, champagne and vouchers to spend in local shops. Helen Furber, the Festival Committee member responsible for the raffle, says: “We hope there will be another good response to our raffle which means so much to our local good causes. It is such an important part of what the Festival contributes to the community – as well as providing an evening of festive fun with stalls and entertainment.” The children rides, an ever popular part of the Festival, will have a new ride this year. There will also be eight new stalls to look out for ranging from painted rocks for your garden to items for the home made from driftwood, handmade leather goods and candles and reed diffusers. And this year there`s a post box at Santa’s grotto for children to post their letters to Father Christmas. The Festival is on Wednesday 4 December from 4pm to 8pm, starting off with the Show Choir from Henleaze Junior School and followed by performances from Badminton School Choir, Panama Jazz Band and sea shanties from newcomers to the Festival, Storm Force 10. The Bradbury Hall will host Redmaids High School Bell Ringers and Choir, Westbury Scottish Club Dancers, Streetenvy Dance Academy and Melody Makers Choir. Henleaze URC choir will bring the evening to an end with community carols. Anyone interested in volunteering to help with the Festival please contact Austin Ferrante at: af6007@gmail.com The Festival website for latest information is: http://www. henleazechristmasfestival.co.uk/

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NEWS that trader Julien Carey has been given notice to quit his Garden Trappings site in Westbury Village has led to an outpouring of support online for the popular businessman. Julian announced on social media that he will be closing down the first week in January 2020, stating: “I was given ‘Notice to Quit’ over the phone at 3pm this afternoon - 19/11. Did not come as a total surprise as a ‘SOLD’ sign went up on the old Westbury Inks shop next

Garden Trappings closing down door last Thursday. Wanted me out before but I said that there was no way that I would lose my Christmas trade! So that is the end of another business in the village after over 25 years of trade.” His statement was greeted with an outpouring of sympathy and lovely comments that he’s found very heartening.

Julian said: “I will be 75 in January and because of my heart attack last October, I am in no place to look for somewhere else. I’m not closing through choice but on reflection it may be a blessing in disguise. “I’ve been on borrowed time here for about ten years. The

whole place is being pulled down and redeveloped. What I object to is the way it was done - on the phone with nothing in writing at all. “I’ll miss all the people who just come by for a ‘chat’ and may be able to keep a little bit of trade going elsewhere.”

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2019 Election - Your vote counts BRISTOL North West goes to the polls on Thursday 12 December to elect an MP for this constituency. Four candidates are standing in this seat at the general election - Chris Coleman (Liberal Democrat), current MP Darren Jones (Labour), Heather Mack (Green Party) and Mark Weston (Conservative). Bristol North West residents returned a strong vote to Remain, with 61 per cent of electors voting to stay in the EU at the 2016 referendum. Three of the candidates standing are proRemain and Brexit is expected to be one of the main topics influencing voters here. Darren Jones, who won in 2017, is a strongly pro-Remain MP and was calling for a second referendum long before it was adopted as Labour Party policy. Bristol gave the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party a strong backing in Bristol during the European Parliament elections earlier this year and both parties are challenging for the seat too. The last three General Elections have seen close races between the Labour and Conservative parties. Darren Jones unseated Conservative MP Charlotte Leslie in 2017 with a majority of nearly 5,000 votes and has warned against the threat to local jobs posed by a no-deal Brexit. Speaking about his campaign Darren says: “It’s going well. On a personal note I’m seen as delivering an excellent constituency service. People like

how I’ve representing them in Parliament. “There has been criticism of the amount of time it’s taken for the Labour Party to get to a clear view on Brexit. People here know my view on the subject. “What I’ve learnt from this year is that one vote in the House of Commons can make all the difference. “Voters need to consider who they want to represent them for the next half decade as a lot can change between now and then. Most people are switched onto the Tory/Labour marginal and voters are aware of the tactical voting situation.” Championing the pro-Brexit message is Mark Weston, who’s been a councillor for Henbury and Brentry since 2006 and is the Leader of the Conservative Group for Bristol City Council. Mark says: “I’m a hard-working councillor who’s worked for the

community for the last 15 years. When I’m canvassing’ there’s been a warm reception on the doorsteps. “We are going to work as hard as we possibly can but it’s up to the public. The thing that comes out when campaigning is that people say ‘Parliament is a disgrace’. “People are bored of Brexit. The majority of people I’ve spoken to want the Brexit vote to be honoured, a Brexit deal passed and to move on. Parliament is deadlocked and that’s why we are having this election and we want a new government to deliver a deal.” Liberal Democrat candidate Chris Coleman, a councillor for Gloucestershire County Council and solicitor, specialising in criminal defence and prison law, is campaigning on a strong antiBrexit message. “Our clear position on Brexit

has gone down very well,” says Chris. “Remain voters want some certainly and we’ve had three and a half very uncertain years. “It’s been a really interesting campaign. Despite what we see of people in polarised camps, this isn’t what I’ve found. People like the middle-ground positions that we’re taking. There is genuine concern about political parties moving to the extremes and I don’t think that represents the view on the doorstep. “I think I have a lot of experience both personally and professionally and a record of winning battles - that’s one of the aspects of constituency work that excites me.” Stepping up for the Green Party is Heather Mack who works for local MEP Molly Scott-Cato and lived in Bristol North West until two years ago. Heather is a committed environmental campaigner and believes in fighting for what she believes in. She was arrested during an Extinction Rebellion protest on London’s Waterloo Bridge in April and, as a result, has a criminal record for a minor public order offence. “We originated the Green New Deal policy,” says Heather. “The Labour Party have taken it on but our version goes further. We are the only party which is taking climate action seriously in this climate emergency. “I believe we have the view on Brexit that best represents the people of Bristol North West who voted to Remain."

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n GENERAL ELECTION Chris Coleman Liberal Democrat Party I work as a solicitor specialising in legal aid cases where I represent people who find themselves in challenging and stressful situations. The firm I work for has offices across the region, including here in Bristol. I have frequently represented my clients in our local Courts. In my role as a councillor, I have a record of campaigning on

Darren Jones Labour Party I was born at Southmead Hospital and grew up in Lawrence Weston and Shirehampton, and I now live with my wife and two daughters in Westbury-on-Trym. Before entering politics, I worked for the NHS in Bristol, before training as a solicitor and specialising in technology and consumer rights law. I was elected as Bristol North West’s MP in 2017. In that time I’ve led efforts to secure some

Heather Mack Green Party I am a passionate environmental campaigner, with a first class honours degree in Environmental Science from Lancaster University. After growing up on a council estate in North Devon, I moved to Bristol five years ago to work as a volunteer and event manager in the charity sector. I now work for local MEP Molly Scott

Mark Weston Conservative Party THE STRONG VOICE FOR BRISTOL NORTH WEST I am a hard working Councillor from North Bristol. I live in Brentry with my wife and two children. I have been a dedicated campaigner in the City for nearly 15 years – fighting for things like transport improvements, park investments and keeping our libraries open.

environmental issues, particularly in promoting recycling and the reuse agenda. I am committed to working to tackle the climate emergency. I have a young son and take a keen interest in education generally. One of the highlights of my week is going into his school to read with him and his friends. My wife Debs works in a primary school specialising in providing support to vulnerable children. I am delighted to be the Liberal Democrat candidate here in

Bristol North West where we performed so strongly in the European elections in May this year. With the support of local people, we comfortably beat both the Conservatives and Labour in Bristol. In fact, Labour finished fourth. I believe we can win here again this time. As your next MP, I will live and work locally. I will fight to get the best deal for Bristol North West and everyone who lives here. I cannot promise to win all of the battles - but I'll fight them as hard and effectively as I know how.

big victories for local residents, not least in getting the council to reconsider changes to the A4018, which would have left much of Westbury village off-limits to cars and sapped the vibrancy of the area — but there’s much more to do to fix north Bristol’s broken road infrastructure and public transport system. My principal focus in Parliament has been to secure a people’s vote on Brexit with an option to remain — and in the meantime, to limit the damage done if we do leave. I’ve worked tirelessly

with MPs from all parties to guarantee the rights of EU citizens, keep Britain in the Single Market and Customs Union, enshrine EU environmental and consumer protections in UK law, and emphatically rule out no-deal, but I also know the only democratic way forward is by putting the whole question of Brexit back to the people so we can make an informed decision. I’ve also led backbench efforts to prevent runaway climate change, solve the housing crisis and crack down on human trafficking.

Cato, gaining valuable political experience. I was recently arrested as part of the Extinction Rebellion action in London. I’m prepared to fight for what I believe in. I’ve been working with students in Bristol North West campaigning for system and behaviour change around sustainable food. I’ve been involved with numerous food projects including rescuing would be ‘surplus’ food to demonstrate about the waste within our systems. In 2016 I

spent two months coordinating food projects for refugee camps in Northern Greece. I support a second referendum on Brexit and will campaign to Remain. As an outdoor enthusiast and a climber, I cycle both as a means of transport, and a hobby. Recently I’ve cycled the West Coast of Ireland on holiday. I have consistently taken action to prevent Climate Chaos and will work hard for this, and for all residents of Bristol North West.

I have successfully opposed plans by the Bristol Labour party to sell off two thirds of libraries in Bristol. This was a huge success for our communities. As well as this, I am a passionate transport campaigner who has campaigned hard for better rail and bus services to help cut congestion. I also believe that we should protect open spaces and ensure that our children have parks and other facilities to use to improve the health of our young people in Bristol. I love my community and

would relish the chance to represent you in Parliament as your Conservative MP. I want to deliver an orderly Brexit so that we, as a country, can move on and focus on issues that matter to you such as investing in the NHS, improving education and reducing crime. You can learn more about what I am up to on markweston. org.uk or on Facebook @ markweston4bristolnorthwest I hope I can count on your support on 12th December.

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Green light given for Bristol’s Clea By Keri Beckingham PLANS for Bristol’s controversial Clean Air Zone (CAZ) have been approved by Bristol City Council. As previously reported in the Henleaze and Westbury Voice, Bristol City Council missed the third deadline to submit a plan to clean up Bristol’s air in July. On September 30, the council announced that an Outline Business Case (OBC) for a CAZ would be presented to Cabinet on November 5, after the government agreed to extend the deadline for submission by five weeks. At the meeting, plans for the country’s first ever complete ban on diesel cars were approved by councillors. Under the plans, all privately owned diesel vehicles will be barred from entering a ban zone in Bristol city centre (including the M32, the old city, Redcliffe, Spike Island, Abbey hp ads AW.qxp_Layout 1

the Harbourside, and part of Hotwells) every day between 7am and 3pm by March 2021, and commercial vehicles will have to pay to enter the area. There will also be a wider CAZ for parts of the city, including Cotham and St Andrews. Vehicles that enter this area, excluding taxis and emergency services vehicles, will incur fines. For taxis and vans, a daily charge of £9 will apply, and for buses and HGVs this will be £100. All diesel powered lorries, vans, buses and taxis will be allowed in the central zone if they pay to enter a wider CAZ zone, and the scheme will be enforced by a number plate recognition system. As Henleaze and Westburyon-Trym are right on the edge of the CAZ for buses and commercial vehicles (CAZ C), we asked local councillors and members of the Westbury-on26/03/2019 11:33 Page 1

Trym Society to share their views on how it could impact the local community. Geoff Gollop, Councillor for Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze said: “Everybody deserves clean air, but the Mayor’s proposals are

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an Air plan to avoid the charges, and our air quality is forecast to get worse. “This scheme is poorly thought through and gives no consideration to our residents who drive diesel vehicles and need to access city centre hospitals or help for local traders who live in Westbury and Henleaze, but work in central Bristol. I hope the Mayor will listen to the many concerns being expressed.” Councillor Steve Smith added: “I welcome the fact that the Mayor has finally taken some action on this issue, but I am concerned about some parts of this scheme, especially the diesel ban. When modern diesels are actually cleaner than some petrol engines, this does seem like a very draconian measure. I’ve heard from residents who have just spent money on a brand new diesel car specifically because it is clean, who are now going to be

hit by this. “In addition, we have seen modelling which suggests that air quality in Westbury and Henleaze could actually get worse under this scheme. I’ve asked to see the detailed figures behind this, but so far have had no response at all.” Hilary Long, Chairman of the Westbury-on-Trym Society (WoTSoC) thinks that Westburyon-Trym could use a CAZ of its own, due to the amount of traffic and diesel fumes in the village. Speaking about the CAZ, she said: “I fear there will be a knock-on effect and that Henleaze and Westbury-on-Trym will experience an additional amount of commuter parking from people who have diesel engines. I expect people to park in our area and catch the bus into town, as they won’t be able to park in Redland or Cotham. We can’t sustain any more parking

on our streets, as we’ve already become a park and ride for the city, and any extra commuters leaving cars this side of The Downs is only going to have a greater inconvenience for us. “I’m afraid that when the council makes these sweeping changes to the city centre, they really do not pay any heed to what happens in the suburbs beyond. What we desperately need is a properly organised park and ride in South Gloucestershire on the other side of the city’s northern boundary, as when the arena is built it is only going to get worse.” Mary Neave, a member of WoTSoC, said that she applauds the plan for a CAZ in general however she is concerned that it will cause more parking problems for Westbury-onTrym and other outer-Bristol districts as a result of there being insufficient park and ride schemes for commuters to use. She said: “I am concerned about the proposed total ban on diesel vehicles in the area surrounding the BRI, Children's Hospital and

7 Eye Hospital. There will need to be exemptions here to enable those with mobility problems, who need transport to access the hospitals. “Hopefully more electricallypowered buses will be purchased and allowance made for the new diesel vehicles that have zero emissions.” A new report released in November from UK100, a network of local authority leaders, and King’s College London found that the economic health impact costs of air pollution in Bristol are estimated to be up to £170 million a year. Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees and UK100 hosted a Clean Air Summit in the Council Chamber on November 18 to bring together key organisations from across the city to discuss the impact and potential mitigations. To find out more about Bristol’s clean air plans visit: www.cleanairforbristol.org Turn to next page for Clean Air Zone map

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Local consultation to decide future of Westbury Park Community Association THE future of the Westbury Park Community Association was discussed at the group’s Annual General Meeting, held on 30 October. Chair Kevin Chidgey welcomed attendees to the meeting and proceeded to outline the challenges facing the Association, particularly the position regarding the Committee with two members resigning and his wish to step down as Chair. Kevin thanked the retiring Committee members for their efforts over the years. Following the formal AGM business the meeting was asked to consider four options for the future: Revitalisation, Ticking over, Suspension or Closure. These had been set

out in a previously circulated paper which had also listed the challenges facing the Community Association. Kevin voiced the view that revitalisation was not a practical option in the absence of offers to join the Committee. He felt that “ticking over” (circulating information on local events and key issues) or suspending the group were the most realistic options. Discussion followed on the history, purpose and activities of the Community Association. It was noted that the current Association came into being in 2011, shortly after the now defunct Neighbourhood Partnerships had been created. This had created opportunities

for local groups to access grants and exert more influence concerning City Council policies and proposals. The meeting was not in favour of suspending or winding up the Community Association and discussion focussed on how these outcomes might be avoided. Sue Cooper, David Bruce, Jane Wills and Ann Kennard proposed a fifth possible option, which was termed “Transition”. This would involve consulting with the community (up to 2,000 households) about what they would like and expect from an Association, and whether and how they could support it. This met with general assent and it was proposed that a group be established to take forward this

idea. It was formally agreed that there would be a transition period to October 2020 during which time a group would develop ideas for the revitalisation of the Association. In the next year Kevin Chidgey and Janet Brewer will continue to keep members informed about social events and key issues affecting our area. The capacity to take on other activities such as organising social events, lobbying, bidding for funds, upgrading the Association’s website and improving communications through the use of social media will be much reduced.

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Ale and Arty Charity Festival raises over £3,000 ONCE again, the Ale and Arty Charity Festival held at and run by St Peter's Church, Henleaze, raised over £3,000. The Festival brings people together from all over the Henleaze area to enjoy all kinds of craft: craft and art to buy (courtesy of We Make Bristol artists); craft to make

(children's art activities); and craft ale (plus wine and prosecco) to enjoy throughout the afternoon and evening of 12 October. This year the Festival is providing funds for local refugee and asylum seeker support charity B.friend, for the Loaves and Fishes food bank run by the Sisters of the Church in

St Paul's and for international development work St Peter's supports on a long-term basis. The organisers are keen to thank all the stall holders who came for the afternoon and The Watermelon Jazz Band and The Deltics who entertained everyone so royally with their music in the evening.

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Jane’s ‘double’ gives care home cause for celebration A CARER at a St Monica Trust care home has achieved a notable ‘double’. Senior Nursing Care Assistant, Jane Reynolds added the Palliative Care Award at the GB Care Awards South West to the Palliative, Day Service and Live-In Worker Award she won at the Care and Support West Awards in October. The judges said: “The way Jane talked about her job made me feel I would like her to be there if I had a loved one dying. She was so gentle, passionate and compassionate and looks after everyone, the dying person, their family and all the staff with the same gentle ease.” Jane works at the St Monica Trust’s John Wills House care home in Westbury-on-Trym, whose leadership has been rated as ‘outstanding’ by Care Quality Commission inspectors. John Wills House Care Home Manager, Wendy Leaman, said:

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Communities taking tree-planting into their own hands BRISTOL Tree Planting Project, which announced earlier this year they will plant 1,000 new trees in Bristol by the end of this year, are planning on hitting the ambitious target with an action weekend in November. Plastic Pollution Awareness & Actions Projects (PPAPP) has joined with The Woodland Trust (WT) to run two tree planting events on 27 and 28 November as part of the Big Climate Fightback weekend. The Woodland Trust will supply 1,000 trees to be planted on sites near Southmead Hospital and at Begbrook. Residents can register online to volunteer to help plant trees on the day. There will also be workshops held for those taking part. On 30 November there will be an information workshop at College Green where any remaining trees will be distributed to registered Bristol residents to plant in their own gardens, and communities in line with the community planting guide available from The Woodland Trust on the day. Project founder Naseem Talukdar, who founded charities Plastic Pollution Awareness and Action Projects and Feed the Homeless, is working with a team of volunteers, the Woodland Trust, Bristol City Council, One Tree Per Child, Southmead Hospital and

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other partners to deliver the plans. Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol, who will be planting trees on 28 November alongside children from Begbrook Primary School said: “It is inspiring to see so many children helping us plant trees. Under the One City plan we have committed to doubling the tree canopy of Bristol so that everyone across the city can benefit from improved quality of air, better mental and physical health. The 1000 tree project is one of many projects helping us achieve our plans to enhance the benefits for our neighbourhoods.”

Founder Naseem Talukdar added: “As well as planting the trees and the environmental and well-being benefits, the projects will bring people together from all faiths, backgrounds and ages providing an opportunity to educate people about the environment and empower them to make lifestyle changes to reduce their usage of single use plastic. Let us all be part of the solutions and take responsibility for our actions.” Volunteering Opportunity: (Signup Links) 27th November - Volunteer Tree planting in Southmead Hospital: https://lnkd.in/ d8vhW_6 30th November – volunteer to distribute Surplus Plants: https://lnkd.in/ddguB2t 30th November- Collect surplus Plant to for your Garden/land: https://lnkd.in/ dqHzrD5 £10 Donation to help us to deliver the project – Please use the link below. (https:// www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/ naseem1000)People can find out more about the WT Big Climate Fightback at www.woodlandtrust. org.uk/bigclimatefightback

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Mystery surrounds book returned after 42 years A LOCAL library has hit the headlines after one of its books was returned 42 years overdue. The copy of The Cherrys and the Double Arrow, a children's book by Will Scott, was taken out at Henleaze library on Northumbria Drive in 1976. However, it was recently returned anonymously along with an apology note and £10. The note read: “Recently found in my parents’ garage. Thought you should have it back with £10 towards fines/ replacement cost. Many apologies.” Bristol Libraries enforces a cap of £5.40 per book in fines, and as overdue fines do not apply to library members under the age of 17, it is unlikely that a fine would apply after all this time. Megan Vowles, supervisor at Henleaze library, decided to write about the book in the library staff’s weekly bulletin after it was

returned in the post. It was then picked up and posted on social media, and has gone on to receive coverage in national newspapers such as The Daily Mail. She said: “There was no name and no trace of the book on our system, and it could have been posted from anywhere in the country – we

have no idea where it came from! “People that use the library think it’s lovely, and we’ve had lots of positive responses. To us it sounded like someone had been clearing out some belongings, and so there’s a chance that they may not even be based in Bristol, so it’s all a bit of

a mystery! “We would love to know who posted it, but despite some coverage in national papers they have not been in touch. They don’t owe us any money, but it would be lovely to say thank you for returning the book after all this time.”

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SK109 celebrate 18 years trading HAIR salon SK109 are celebrating 18 successful years of trading on Coldharbour Road on December 4. Joint owned by Sian Spring and Abi Pope, the hairdressers have styled a multitude of customers at their Westbury Park salon. “It’s been an incredible 18 years which have flown by,” says Sian. “We’ve seen eleven staff pregnancies and we have

Recycling: new blue bag coming soon! BRISTOL City Council in partnership with Bristol Waste Company is introducing a new bag for cardboard to make sorting and collections easier for residents and crews. For those who struggle with finding space in their green bin for card, this will be a welcome introduction. Following a successful trial in Stockwood, each household will be provided with a new blue reusable bag for their cardboard, instead of placing it in the green box. The bag, which is 100% recycled and recyclable, will be rolled out across the city during the winter months. Bags should be delivered to Henleaze residents during December and those living in Westbury-on-Trym and Westbury Park in January. All the bags will have been delivered by the end of February. Residents will also receive information stickers to place on their recycling boxes to remind future users what goes in which box.

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Westbury Village Hall celebrates 150 years Report by Hilary Long WESTBURY Village Hall was looking at its very best on October 19, ready to welcome a special guest of honour to celebrate its 150th anniversary year. Graham and Jane Plummer, as Chairman and Secretary of the Village Hall Trustees and Management Committee, welcomed the Queen’s representative, HM Lord Lieutenant, Mrs Peaches Golding OBE to a reception, where she unveiled a plaque celebrating 150 years of the Hall’s existence and the installation of 12 new decorative leaded windows together with a new bar, both now fully displayed in celebration of this historic occasion. In the year 1869, which saw the launch of the Cutty Sark (the world’s fastest sailing ship) and the opening of the Suez Canal, a

momentous event happened here too, in the small Gloucestershire village of Westbury-on-Trym. It was presented with a grand Concert Hall, architect designed in the fashionable Victorian

Gothic style and financed by the wealthy Ames family of nearby Cote House. In his will of 1901, Henry St Vincent Ames its founder, left the hall to the village with future

Bishops of Bristol, Vicars and Wardens of Westbury parish as its Charitable Trustees. His inspiration was to provide this part of South Gloucestershire with a hall to rival that of the recently opened Colston Hall in Bristol, with concerts, lectures, exhibitions of art and industry and ‘‘innocent recreation’’ for residents of the many surrounding country houses, but also music, education and a penny library for the “social and moral improvement” of its farming community. After the war years the hall became very run down, eventually being used just as a dinner hall by the former Westbury C of E School on Eastfield Road. Unable to fund its restoration, the Trustees handed on the responsibility in 1972 to a new management committee of local volunteers, following a campaign to save it

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n NEWS from demolition, organised by a group that became known as the Westbury-on-Trym Society. The rest is history - as they say - and this celebration of the Hall’s 150th year was in part for its restoration and continued success for the community, as well as a great tribute to its founder Henry Ames and his wife Charlotte. The Chairman, Graham Plummer, opening the celebration to an invited audience of long term supporters and organisers, said how honoured he was to have the privilege of standing there in Westbury’s beautiful hall, to greet HM Lord Lieutenant and to mark this great occasion with the spectacular colourful windows and new bar. “They represent the summit of all our volunteers’ achievements, at the end of nearly fifty years of hard work, dedication and fundraising, to restore and modernise the fabric of the hall, while

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carefully retaining its essential architectural beauty,” he said. “I am personally so pleased to see the windows and bar here after three years of planning for this day.” Graham paid tribute to the vision of its founder Henry St Vincent Ames, whom he felt would be very proud of how Westbury had valued and extended his gift for everyone and thanked Carl Tantum, a descendent of the Ames family, and his wife, for travelling here for the occasion and for his continued interest in the hall’s good fortune. Finally, he praised all the dedicated volunteers, who since 1972 had contributed so much time and talent to running events, looking after the décor and the garden, improving facilities and helping to run the bar, which now makes the hall a regular and dependable income from the many weddings and parties of all kinds held there. Five short speeches outlining the recent history of the Hall were followed by a champagne toast to its continuing success and a delicious buffet served for all the guests. Carl Tantum MBE, representing the Ames family, talked enthusiastically of his ancestors’ interest in Westbury and its Parish Church, where the family grave lies, and of their former home at Cote House on the Downs. He spoke of Henry’s many interests in travel, photography and music, mentioning that Henry conducted the opening concert himself on June 3rd 1869 and later had a superb organ installed, which now resides in St Peter’s Church Henleaze. Carl said how superb the hall looked and was pleased to see

Peaches Golding OBE (centre) with Graham and Jane Plummer the hall being so well cared for. In conclusion, he presented the Chairman with a shield showing the Ames’ family coat of arms, to be displayed later at the hall in commemoration of today’s celebration. Brian Pickering went on to describe the local shock and concern in 1970 when people learned of the Church's intention to put the hall up for sale and possible demolition. Saying that as a charity, the Trustees were duty bound to first call a public meeting, he went on to explain how a small campaign group

to save the hall was formed as a result and that this was the start of the Westbury-onTrym Society. Together with its founder John Lodge, Frank Richards, who became Chairman of the new management committee, he and his wife Joan, then young parents, began the restoration that was to last for the next thirty years. He recalled the many days spent scraping down old woodwork and regularly repairing sinking floor boards so that fundraising Continued on next page

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n NEWS events could begin! He looked back on many happy hours spent organising and participating in later events there with Joan and their friends. Brian Richards son of Frank and Rhoda, and his wife Janet, travelled from Hampshire to be with their former friends and colleagues. Still a student in 1972, Brian described the Sunday mornings spent at work with paint pots and ladders and how the management of the hall became the substance of his father’s life for many years as he gathered in more enthusiastic young parent supporters, oversaw the first of many modernisations, including the first rather primitive Bar and some very basic kitchen equipment. The Hall and its future for Westbury life had been his parents’ chief interest and concern and they had dedicated most of their waking hours to achieving its success with the help of friends and business colleagues. Hilary Long, current Chairman of the Westbury-on-

Trym Society and long term volunteer supporter at the hall, spoke of the years in the 70s and 80s, when a small team of young families, including her own, became the nucleus of a lively fundraising events group. Varied in the talents they could offer - musical, dramatic, artistic and literary, together they staged historical pageants, Christmas feasts and Balls, ranging over the years from medieval days to VE day celebrations and held imagined journeys to foreign countries, gambled at casinos and race nights and sang at music halls to name but a few. “The Hall was our creative inspiration and the canvas on which we painted our stories and inventions and a community grew inside it,” said Hilary. “Sadly, those collaborative years have passed, never to be repeated, but now younger people use talents in other ways, hiring the hall for their own parties, discos and weddings in modern style.” Geoffrey Gollop, a former Lord Mayor of Bristol and

Westbury’s principal and longest serving Councillor, paid tribute to all those who had worked at the hall over the years making it into such an unusual feature of Bristol life, since the incorporation of Westbury into the city. He praised the superb condition of the hall and emphasised the importance of having such a centre for the local community, helping to identify its own particular character and holding it together. He wished all those concerned a great future, with the hall continuing at the heart of Westbury’s local activities, drawing in many more admirers from around the city to enjoy its welcoming atmosphere and elegance. The Lord Lieutenant, Mrs Golding – replying - after cutting the ribbons from the commemorative plaque, said how delighted she was to be present at such a happy event and how important it is to keep every means possible alive for socializing and meetings in person, in these days of multimedia, but impersonal,

contact and regretted how many younger people were missing out these days on the experiences of those who grew up in earlier generations, able to share in so many real happenings. She hoped that a lively and interesting social life would continue at the hall in future years and praised the achievements of all present for the celebration. Photos courtesy of Bill Long

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n NEWS By Keri Beckingham THE FOUNDER of a local organisation that provides support for people with dementia and their families has been recognised for his work. Tony Hall’s wife Barbara has had frontal temporal dementia since 1999, and the lack of support to help when someone is losing their memory prompted him to start the Bristol Dementia Action Alliance (BDAA) in July 2013. The project is non-profitmaking and community-based, and is totally resourced by volunteers. In addition, they also form part of an “Alliance” of similar groups throughout the UK, who all work to make their communities more dementia aware. On the first Friday of the month BDAA hold the Happy Days Memory Café for carers and people living with dementia at Westbury Baptist Church from 2pm – 4pm. In light of his work Tony was recently nominated for the Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Friends Outstanding Contribution Award, and also won Bristol Post’s Gold Star Carer’s Award. Speaking about the nominations, Tony said: “I’ve been a carer for 20 years

Tony’s Dementia work rewarded and caring for Barbara for 12 years. In the early days I knew something was wrong, but I didn’t have to do the personal care that I have to do for her now. “The Bristol Post award came as a complete bolt out of the blue, I was totally gobsmacked when I heard about it and felt really humbled. I discovered that it was a lady called Tina who nominated me, and I got in-touch to thank her. “For the Alzheimer’s Society awards I’ve got to go to London on November 27. My assistant Sam nominated me for the award, and I have worked with her for two years. She really is my right arm and I don’t know what I’d do without her. “It’s great to be recognised for what you’re doing, but I’m not doing it for self promotion, I’m doing it so that I can get dementia on the agenda. I want to make our city more dementia friendly, and make the Mayor stand up and take account as we need some more support from our city leaders.” BDAA recently celebrated their fourth birthday with cake,

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jelly and ice cream. The local nursery was also invited to the party, and attendees enjoyed music and games like pass the parcel. In December BDAA will be holding their Christmas lunch for their regular members, and in January they will enjoy watching the pantomime Sleeping Beauty. Speaking about BDAA’s work, Tony said: “Our big thing is that people with dementia are still members of family and the community - they’re just ill. The best medicine is laughter, and our members may not remember why they feel good at the end of our monthly session but they know that they feel happy!” BDAA run a different activity at each Happy Days Memory Cafe, and as their numbers

are growing they need more volunteers to come along and talk to people with dementia. Commenting on the help they need, Tony said: “We currently have 14 volunteers, but in order to run the café in the way we want to, we need more help. We provide all training and support, and volunteers will also get to attend a dementia awareness course too. All that you need is good people skills, and if you’d like to come along and talk to older people who may have dementia for two hours a month then we’d love to hear from you!” To find out more about volunteering with BDAA, email: office@bdaa.org.uk. To find out more about BDAA and the work that they do, visit their website: www.bristoldaa.co.uk

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Oh Little town of Bristol - Jessie May needs your voices! JESSIE May, the Bristol-based children’s hospice at home charity, is appealing for local musical talent to volunteer their voices over the Christmas season. The charity, who’s nurses provide vital respite care and emotional support to local families with a terminally ill child across the South West, is looking for choirs, singing groups and bands who can offer their time and talent to perform throughout December at Clifton Down Shopping Centre. While the live festive music is enjoyed by visitors of the shopping centre, any money raised through bucket collections will go towards funding the charity’s nurses, who’s support to families over the Christmas period is vital. Chris Roys, CEO at Jessie May, said: “Christmas is fastapproaching and we’re now looking to get everyone into the festive spirit and fill the shopping centre with music!

“We’re on the search for choirs and other musical groups to fill a slot – or slots – and perform in the shopping centre to help raise money for Jessie May. We know the run-up to Christmas can be a hectic time, so we hope the addition of some lovely voices in the shopping centre will make a merry mood, and also inspire people to donate.

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so we can book you in. We’re so looking forward to celebrating Christmas at Clifton Down with all our supporters – let the countdown begin!” Charlotte Jarrett, Centre Manager of Clifton Down Shopping Centre, said: “Over the years we have seen so much amazing local talent bring a feeling of warmth and festivity to our visitors. We are looking forward to hosting yet another incredible mix for 2019, so please do join us and celebrate both the Christmas season and our ongoing partnership with Jessie May.” Slots are available between Saturday 30 November and Friday 20 December. If your choir, band or singing group is able to perform at Clifton Down Shopping Centre in support of Jessie May please contact the Fundraising Team on 0117 958 2174 or email fundraising@jessiemay.org.uk

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Find a festive gift at Barnardo’s A HENLEAZE charity shop is encouraging people to pick up the perfect present while supporting vulnerable children this Christmas. The Barnardo’s store in Henleaze Road is displaying its latest collection of seasonal gifts. Profits support the charity’s

work with some of the UK’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged children and young people. Barnardo’s area business manager Jo Ridler said: “Aside from the usual pre-loved items which are generously donated by local supporters, we receive brand-new stock throughout the

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abuse and exploitation, and other vulnerable groups.” The Barnardo’s store always welcomes donations of goodquality clothes, books, toys, games, accessories and bric-abrac, as well as offer of help from volunteers. Call 0117 962 2191.

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THE Westbury Park Parish Christmas Fair takes place on Saturday 30 November from 2.30 - 4.30pm at Westbury Park Methodist Church, North View. The Parish Christmas Fair is an event for the whole community - whether it’s shopping for Christmas presents, a range of activities for children or a chance to catch up with friends over fresh coffee. Father Christmas is planning to pop in too! The WI’s delicious homemade preserves will be on sale, along with handmade bags, decorations and stationery. White Tree Preschool and Beavers have been busy creating gifts and a wide range of activities to join in. Local artists, Jenny Urquhart and Priscilla Sorapure, are joining the event. The Christmas Fair is raising money for two local charities: Little Hero and Bristol North West Food bank. Entry to the event is 50p per adult (children free) or a donation of a can of food for the Food bank.

Festive meet and greet at Coldharbour Rd LOCAL independent traders on Coldharbour Road are holding their annual Festival Meet and Greet on Thursday 28 November from 6-8pm. It's very much a social occasion, so come along and say hello to the much-loved, established shop owners and the new traders on the road. Everyone is welcome. Some of your local businesses will be open to greet you with drinks and nibbles to thank you for your custom throughout the year and to meet some friendly faces.

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Blue Plaque commemorates Dame Iris Murdoch A NEW Blue Plaque on November 20 was unveiled on the wall outside Badminton School in Westbury-on-Trym to mark the centenary of Dame Iris Murdoch DBE, the famous British novelist and philosopher. Blue Plaques serve as a historical marker to commemorate a link between that location and an important figure in the history of Bristol. Iris Murdoch studied at Badminton School from 1932 - 1938, joining Badminton as a boarder in Year 8. She was Head Girl in 1938, House Captain of one of the School Houses, Badock and a keen lacrosse player. She maintained her links with the school and her former Headmistress throughout her life, returning to open the school art block in 1994. Iris Murdock was awarded an Open Exhibition at Somerville College, Oxford and went on to become a highly regarded novelist and philosopher, winning the Booker prize in 1978 for her novel The Sea, The Sea. She is best known for her work about what it means to be a good person, morality, and the power of the unconscious. In 2008 the Times ranked her 12th in a list of 50 of the most important British writers since 1945. Every year members of the Badminton Community honour her

Stephen Williams, Lord Mayor of Bristol, Jos Clark, Headmistress Rebecca Tear, Former Head Master of Badminton School Mr Gould and his wife, Mrs Gould. memory with a creative writing competition. A spokesperson from the Bristol Civic Society said: “We are delighted to celebrate this most important recipient of a Blue Plaque. Dame Iris Murdoch has an international reputation as a polymath. The plaque here is at the public gate and is in full

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view and will be an inspiration to each generation at the school.” The Lord Mayor of Bristol, Jos Clark, said: “This is the fourth blue plaque I’ve unveiled. It is a huge honour for me as it gives me the opportunity to find out more about the individuals who make Bristol a unique and great place to life. I’ve taken this opportunity

to read more about Iris and her belief system and I hope that many people will walk past here and think that they will read one of Dame Iris’s books too, and find out more about her life and contribution to Bristol.”

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n EDUCATION Congratulations to Molly who has won 1st Place in Asda’s national ‘Plastic Investigators’ competition to design a poster to encourage us all to recycle. Molly, a pupil from Henleaze Junior School was chosen by Asda to take first place out of over 6,000 entries with her creative and detailed poster, which highlighted the importance of reducing plastic pollution for the environment. Molly’s slogan is “When you refuse to reuse, it’s the Earth you abuse.” Molly has won a £1,000 Asda gift card for herself and, as the winning school, Henleaze Junior School has received £20,000 to spend on projects promoting sustainable living across the school and our local community. Pupils at the school are passionately interested in protecting the environment and they have been concerned to learn about the amount of single use plastic that ends up in the oceans. As part of the schools commitment to sustainable living, each class at the school

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along with a panel of parent volunteers, have already drawn up a Sustainable Living Plan with plenty of ideas for how to use the prize money. Adam Barber, Headteacher at Henleaze Junior School said: “The Plastic Investigators competition was a fantastic way of raising even greater awareness

of the issues involved. We had already been doing a lot of work as a school around single-use plastics, eco-bricks, sustainability and climate change and we decided to use Asda’s learning resources to supplement this work and inspire all our pupils to be Plastic Investigators.” In a celebration assembly on November 8, in front of her peers and teachers, Molly was presented with her prize of £1,000 Asda gift card and her poster transformed into a plaque. The school received the £20,000 cheque to fund sustainable initiatives across the school from a member of Asda’s sustainability team and Asda Filton’s Community Champion. During the coming months, the school will be developing plans to introduce food growing on the school site, to increase biodiversity by developing wildlife areas, to reduce the use of single use plastics in the school and in the local community and to introduce more efficient recycling.

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Construction work begins on Trinity Academy WORK is now underway on a brand new £25 million secondary school in north Bristol. A ceremonial groundbreaking event was held on 12 November to mark the start of construction on the new school building planned to meet the growing demand for school places. Students, staff and governors from Trinity Academy were joined by guests including the Lord-Lieutenant of Bristol, Peaches Golding OBE, the Canon Chancellor and Vice Dean Michael Roden and Councillor Anna Keen, Cabinet Member for Education at Bristol City Council, as well as representatives of Cathedral Schools Trust to celebrate the official start of the building work commencing. The school successfully opened in temporary accommodation in September 2019 and was oversubscribed in its first year. Once the building works are completed, the school

will be permanently located alongside Stoke Park Primary School on Romney Avenue in Lockleaze. Trinity Academy is a specialist school for music and the performing arts and the aim is for the new school building to include a first class concert hall, music practice rooms and performance spaces that can be used extensively by arts organisations, orchestras and ensembles in the region.

The new school helps to meet the increased demand for secondary school places in Bristol and will grow year- onyear with an eventual capacity of 1,220 students – 180 students per year group as well as a sixth form provision. The school’s first cohort of students aged 11 and 12 took part in the ‘spade in the ground’ event to commence the construction of their new school, which is scheduled for completion in

time for the new school year in September 2021. Eiron Bailey, Trinity Academy Headteacher said: “It is a great moment for us as a school, but also for the wider community, to start work on this exciting building which will be used by students and families. These outstanding facilities match our outstanding curriculum and cocurricular offer which will ensure that our students achieve their absolute best.” Councillor Anna Keen, Cabinet Member for Education at Bristol City Council, said: “Lockleaze is an area of growth and regeneration with new homes and workspace. By working collectively with partners, we have been able to invest in new education facilities in the area to help ease the transition for local children from primary to secondary school.” For more information see: www.trinityacademybristol.org

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Historic girls’ school show commitment to climate change THE annual Redmaids’ High Founders’ Commemoration Day parade on November 15 had added significance this year with students and staff wearing green ribbons as a visible display of their commitment to tackling the world’s climate change crisis. On a gloriously sunny day, the oldest surviving girls’ school in the country – established in 1634 – remembered its founders in a parade from Bristol Bridge, ending with a service at Bristol Cathedral. The school recognises the need to educate the next generation about the climate change threat and has committed to take steps itself as an organisation and employer to reduce unnecessary consumption. The school’s Senior ‘Green Team’, spanning Years 7-13, are now implementing ideas at the school, including meat-free

Monday lunches, increased recycling of paper, plastics, cans, and pens, regular clothes swaps, the introduction of a bee colony, and better general management of all waste. The parade saw around 770 girls – aged 7 to 18 – flanked by teachers and support staff, wearing green ribbons made from unused, leftover fabric in the school’s Design Technology department. Isabel Tobias, the school’s Headmistress, said: “This annual event is of huge significance to Redmaids’ High. While we look back and honour those who made our school possible, we also look to the future so it is a perfect opportunity to openly demonstrate our support for action to reduce climate change. “The ribbons idea came from discussions with staff and students and is one I am sure our founders would support,” Mrs

Tobias added. After the parade, the material will be collected and repurposed into an art installation that will go on display at Redmaids’ High. Mrs Tobias continued: “We have not bought anything new for this initiative and we don’t want to create further unnecessary waste, so are using the fabric creatively afterwards for an art project. “I am extremely proud of the mature, thoughtful and practical way our students are responding to the challenge of climate change and I hope that Bristol will be inspired by their example,” she added. Earlier this year, Redmaids’ High received a Bronze EcoSchools Award in recognition of a first phase of sustainability measures that were introduced by the school’s Sixth Form Environment Captains in 2018. Lucie Jones, one of Redmaids’ High’s Environment

Captains, said: “We have a real responsibility as students to ensure that all young people understand the challenges facing the environment, and take individual action themselves to help protect our planet.”

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BBC presenter Fran shows science can be a blast! BBC Science Presenter and Lego Masters judge, Fran Scott hosted a SeeMe interactive science event for 11 - 13 year olds at Redmaids’ High School in November. A scientist by education but an engineer at heart, Fran used her skills to entertain her audience with a high impact demonstration of smoke rings that caught the full attention of pupils. Fran said: “I want them to take away that science and engineering is achievable by everyone - not just the genius in class! We use a visual way to show science, and encourage girls to move away from stereotyping and to take up STEM and engineering.”

SASKIA Lawrence, age 15 and a pupil at Redmaids’ High School, is one of 32 girls from across the country who has been selected to join the 2019/20 U16 England Hockey National Squad. She will now embark on a rigorous programme, which involves training and competitions weekends throughout the year at locations both across the UK and overseas. Since joining Redmaids’ High School at the age of 10, Saskia has represented the school in many national competitions. In 2017, she was part of an U13 team that won the Smile Independent Schools Hockey Cup and she received ‘Player of the Tournament’ – despite being the youngest member of the squad. This squad also finished third place in the England Hockey National Championships. Outside school, Saskia has been playing for Clifton Ladies Hockey Club since she was seven years old and currently plays for the 2nd team in the National Investec Conference West. Speaking of her success, Director of Sport at Redmaids’ High School has said, “We are all absolutely delighted for Saskia. She is completely passionate about the game, and has the technical skill as well as the mental determination to go the whole way.”

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Clifton College appoints Jewish Chaplain CLIFTON College has appointed its first ever Jewish Chaplain to join the college chaplaincy team. Rabbi Anna Gerrard has been appointed to the new role to support Jewish pupils and facilitate Jewish life at the college. For the past few years this role has been carried out by the Jewish Life Co-ordinator, who has worked with pupils in both the Prep and Upper Schools, but Anna will be the first Rabbi to hold the post. The role includes ensuring that Jewish pupils are able to live a Jewish life within the wider school community, including celebrating Jewish festivals, sharing Friday Night Dinners, and learning about their Jewish identity and heritage. The new post has been created to further develop the special relationship the college has had with the Jewish community going back more

than 140 years. This dates back to the establishment of Polack’s House, a boarding house for Jewish pupils, which was set up by the college’s founding Head Master John Percival and opened in 1878. When Polack’s House closed in 2005, this evolved into Clifton College’s synagogue, now called the Polack Centre, where daily prayers and other Jewish events take place. Anna said: “This role is a unique opportunity because Clifton College is the only boarding school in the country with its own synagogue. Pupils can come to the college and be fully part of wider college life and have a Jewish life here at the same time.” Anna will also be supporting the Religious Studies curriculum across the college and leading school assemblies on Jewish topics as part of the college’s commitment to celebrating and

promoting diversity. Head Master Tim Greene said: “We are delighted that Anna has become the first Rabbi to join the chaplaincy team. "The presence of a strong and vibrant Jewish community within the school has always

been a great strength and is part of the heritage of Clifton. "I am certain from what I have seen already that Anna will ensure our Jewish pupils all get the best out of being part of the college's Jewish community."

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Cloakroom library opens at South Children’s Centre

SOUTHMEAD is the first Children’s Centre in Bristol to open a Cloakroom Library. Part of the Reading City initiative, Cloakroom Libraries are an informal way for families and children to have quick access to books and reading in local settings where they already regularly visit, such as schools, nurseries and children’s centres. A Bristol City Council initiative delivered with local partners, Cloakroom Libraries are a network of new, mini libraries and are already in operation at Lawrence Weston City Farm and Windmill Hill City Farm. The new Cloakroom Library was officially opened by Mayor Marvin Rees at the Centre today alongside Councillor Anna Keen, Cabinet Lead for Education and Skills and Councillor Helen Godwin, Cabinet Member for Children and Families and Ward Member for Southmead. Mayor Rees said: “Bristol

is England’s first UNESCO Learning City and are proud to champion lifelong learning opportunities for everyone. We know that having access to books from an early age has a significant impact on the education and social outcomes as well as the mental health - of children and young people. “These new Cloakroom Libraries are an additional way for children and families to have regular, easy access to books and reading.

“As part of our continuing commitment to Bristol’s libraries, we launched the £100,000 Library Innovation Fund last month which helps local people implement their ideas about what changes they would like to see at their local libraries.” In the UK each year approximately 20% of children leave primary school not being able to read adequately, with literacy problems being linked to social issues including crime, poverty, depression and poor

health. John Milne, former Head of Clifton College, a Reading Champion and the CEO of the Constellation Group - a hub for education-related services - said: “Reading is the portal to life and Constellation Group supports all initiatives that enable young people in the City of Bristol to flourish. This is an inspirational initiative which has brought together local supporters and partners to make these Cloakroom Libraries a reality.” Emma Muggridge, Director of Charlcombe Ltd and sponsor of the Southmead Children’s Centre Cloakroom Library said: “We are proud to support the Reading City initiative. What a great campaign by the city council to get more young people to access reading opportunities.” New Cloakroom Libraries will be launched at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Kingfisher Children’s Centre and Barton Hill Settlement Nursery next month.

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Fire Service positive role models inspire change AVON Fire & Rescue Service (AF&RS) joined with charity Catch22 to inspire young men by providing them with positive role models and a Fire Safety course. As part of the partnership, seven teenagers aged from 14-16 spent six weeks with firefighters from Temple fire station developing their skills and experience. Throughout their weekly two hour courses at the station, they covered everything from breathing apparatus, hose use, road traffic collision management and first aid, providing them with a new perspective on uniformed jobs and positive role models to aspire to. Following the course, all of the students from Catch22's site graduated and received certificates that they can take away to future employers. Working with Catch22, which aims to help people find a good place to live, a purpose and good people around them, the Service hopes that the course will inspire teenagers to lead change in themselves and their peer group. James Grady, a firefighter at Temple fire station who led on the project, said: “Providing positive role models to those in the community who need it is a positive step

and something we have always aspired to do. “Working with Catch22, we have been able to help those who need it and help to point them in a direction that will make a real positive difference to their lives, helping to give them a purpose and put good people around them. “All those we have worked with have such great potential and this is just about giving them the confidence, drive and support to achieve their goals.

“Throughout the six weeks, we have seen real change in those on the course and hope they have all taken something positive away.” Catch22’s vision is a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live. Having been a charity for 200 years, they now work across children’s social care, deliver alternative education, get people into work through apprenticeships and employability programmes, build stronger communities through social action. Last year alone, they supported over 60,000 people across the country with 70 per cent having an increase in confidence and self-esteem. Jamie England, LP of Vocational Studies at Catch22, said: “We have noticed a difference in the motivation and aspiration of our students from attending this work experience. Some of our students are now actively thinking of a career with the Fire Service. “We believe this ongoing partnership will continue to give our learners from disadvantaged backgrounds new aspirations and opportunities that will, in turn, create a brighter future for them.”

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Local hospital charity and school join forces LOCAL school, Clifton High School, will be sponsoring Southmead Hospital Charity’s Creative Companions project this year which trains volunteers to deliver creative art activities such as painting and drawing to the hospital’s older patients at their bedside. Creative Companions is part of the Fresh Arts programme at North Bristol NHS Trust. The interaction with volunteers that it provides patients helps reduce their boredom and isolation, and consequently improves their mental and physical wellbeing. Dr Alison Neill, Head of Clifton High School said: “Clifton High is delighted to sponsor and support this progressive initiative as it truly resonates with the ethos and values of our school community. We recognise the huge therapeutic benefits that the Creative Companions project will provide for patients when in hospital, which is such an important time to enhance and promote both physical and mental wellbeing.” Elizabeth Bond, Head of Fundraising at Southmead Hospital Charity, said: “We’re so pleased to be working with Clifton High and hope that learning about our Creative Companions project will really open the

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Move, dance, feel: project supports women affected by cancer LEADING cancer charity, Penny Brohn UK has teamed up with creative dance project, Move Dance Feel to offer fun dance courses for women affected by cancer. The partnership will offer courses at Penny Brohn UK’s National Centre in Pill and a number of taster sessions at venues in the community across Bristol. Move Dance Feel is designed for women with any type of cancer at any stage in their cancer experience – having been diagnosed, undergoing treatment or post treatment. Women caring for someone with cancer are also welcome to attend. Courses will combine dynamic and creative movement activities with playful opportunities for interaction and quiet reflection; helping women to find freedom in their bodies

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OPEN Access - How to read Academic Research for free - is explored at the November 26 meeting of Friends of Redland Library. Much professional research is only available if you pay for access, but researchers are now embracing Open Access, a movement to make their articles available to everyone. Librarians from the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England will help explain how to access research from researchers across the world. This will include an introduction to several Open Access tools that can help you find free versions of research, and time on the library's computers with support to help find articles that you are interested in. The event takes place on Tuesday 26 November, 7pm (Doors open 6:45pm) at Redland Library, Whiteladies Road. Admission is free (but people can make a voluntary donation to a homeless charity). Numbers are restricted – email FriendsOfRedlandLibrary@gmail. com to book your place and for more information. All I want for Christmas is a

good book to read takes place at Redland Library on Monday 9 December, 6.30pm when School Librarians from across Bristol will share and discuss their favourite young adult fiction. Admission for children is free - adults £3 (pay at the door). All children must be accompanied by an adult or guardian. These events are organised by The Friends of Redland Library who are a voluntary group set up to support Redland Library, helping to sustain and improve its service, and also connecting it with the local and wider community. Full details of future events can be found at https:// FriendsOfRedlandLibrary.org.uk/ future-events The Friends of Redland Library hosted “Books That Made Me A Writer” on October 22, as part of the Bristol Festival of Literature. Four local writers discussed the books that have influenced their life journey. On the panel were Clifton author AA Abbott, who writes vodka-based crime thrillers; award-winning local author, Sarah Hilary; author of bestselling debut

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FORTY Mensans and guests attended a very successful Science Day in Bristol. No previous knowledge was required for the event held on October 26, just an inquiring mind. Prof. Rod Rainey F Reng, Visiting Professor, Southampton University (formerly Chief Engineer, Atkins Oil and Gas) gave a fascinating description of his new design for the Severn Barrage. One reason a barrage has not been built to harness ‘green’ energy from the tidal flow of the Severn is that it would reduce the mudflats on which wading birds feed. There are over a million members of the RSPB so there is massive opposition to anything that may harm the birds. The clever part of his design is that at a certain point of the incoming tide his barrage pumps water up the estuary, so that the tidal range remains the same and therefore the mudflats are not reduced. It sounds counter intuitive, but it only reduces the power generated by 4% and because the mudflats are not reduced, the birds get their lunch!

Science Day for Mensa boffins The design uses breast shot water wheels instead of a solid barrier with turbines. This has two advantages. It doesn't chop up the fish as turbines do and it uses less than one third of the steel needed for a wind farm of equal capacity. The construction cost is also cheaper than any other form of electricity generation. Dr Stephen Wright, Associate Professor in Avionics at UWE spoke about drones. He demonstrated a £30 drone that checks air pressure to determine it's height to a resolution of a couple of centimetres. It also detects it's height above the floor and has a camera. This has come about because of the convergence of technologies that have also reduced in cost. Computing power has reduced in size and also reduced in power requirements. How about 0-60 in less than one second? He has a drone that can do it! The limiting factor is the capacity of the battery - for now. After lunch, Jim Longhurst,

Assistant Vice Chancellor, Environment and Sustainability and Professor of Environmental Science, UWE, spoke about the problem of air pollution and why we need to tackle it. Nitrogen dioxide and particulates from traffic and wood burning stoves seem to be the most pressing problem. The richest societies emit the most pollution and the poorest experience the effects the most. In the UK 28,000 to 36,000 premature deaths a year are attributed to it and health care costs and lost productivity are estimated at £20 billion. There is plenty of legislation but little action and lots of missed deadlines. Outside of the cities it's still an issue but the pollutants are different. The day ended with a talk by Dr Lyn Morton, a retired lecturer in forensic science, entitled the Scientific detective. The case of the Suffolk strangler involved 100 scientists working for 6,000 hours. Scientific evidence has the advantage that it can be stored and re-examined later if needed.

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S the picture shows, Father Christmas visited Frenchay Christmas Tree Farm in person this year, during his relaxing summer holiday. He came to wish the Christmas tree growers a very happy anniversary: 20 years of growing and cutting Christmas trees. Not only did he hand out presents to a few lucky children, he also remarked how beautiful the trees were. “Thousands of trees! Enough for everyone!” Having started out as a fairly modest concern of 6,000 trees in 1999, production has steadily increased to 35,000 trees to date, hoping to rise to 40,000 trees by 2021. So there really is plenty for all. For the growers, Peter and Simon Maughan, it has also been a gradual learning experience. “We pick up a lot of tips and techniques from our colleagues at the British Christmas Tree Growers Association, but often we just learn the hard way – when things go wrong! Flooding in 2012, plagues of aphids in 2009, and drought in 2018. In each case we weather the storm and adapt accordingly.” “One thing that I am particularly proud about,” explains Simon, “Is that we have stayed true to our environmental principles.” The farm was set up in 1999 with wildlife in mind. “While we are focused mainly on growing excellent Christmas Trees, I estimate that perhaps as much

as 60% of our land is not covered by tree foliage, and it is in places like these – in the hedgerows and in the spaces between trees – that native wildlife can exist.” “With over 97% of the UK’s wildflower meadows lost since the 1930s, it is important that we do what we can to conserve these habitats. We mow between the trees, rather than spray with weedkiller, which allows wildflowers to grow, and we have a lot of insect and animal life as a result.” 2019 looks to be a promising year for Frenchay Christmas Tree Farm. The warm wet summer has boosted growth, producing fullbodied trees with good foliage, and the general appearance of the trees is very good. Most excitingly, a new fully biodegradable Christmas tree net will be on trial. The first of its kind, it will be a huge step towards keeping the farm free of plastic. Frenchay Christmas Tree Farm will be welcoming visitors from late November until Christmas Eve, 9am-5pm every day. “Choose and Cut” runs for as long as stocks last. Prices start from just £25. See you there! www.frenchaychristmastreefarm.co.uk Instagram: @frenchaychristmastreefarm

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St Bons continues work to support ex-prisoners THE founder of a Bristol-based charity that supports ex-prisoners has been invited to share the work they do with a local church. Tim Snowdon, the director of Sixty-One, joined parishioners of St Bonaventure’s Church on Egerton Road for Mass during the weekend of November 9. Sixty-One enables ex-prisoners to live meaningful lives free from crime by inspiring, enabling and supporting the church and Christians to provide the relational support they need, and yet so often lack. Father Tom Smith from St Bonaventure’s often says Mass at Horfield Prison, and the church has worked with Sixty-One for about four years. Commenting on their work, Father Tom said: “They offer a mentoring scheme which helps ex-prisoners to make better decisions once they’re out of prison, and people volunteer to be mentors with them. “Once a week I meet up with someone who left prison a few months ago for a coffee, where we talk about their hopes and aims, what they’ve been up to and what they want to do in the future. I really enjoy meeting this person and they seem to enjoy it too. They currently have 48 people being mentored at the moment, which is a huge number, and they work with the four prisons in the Bristol area. “I think the work that Sixty-One do is so important, and I hope members of the community will consider supporting them too.” To find out more about Sixty-One, visit their website: www. sixty-one.org.

Joyful Joyful: Gospel choir lead the singing at St Bons The annual Christmas Carol Service will be held at St Bons Church, Egerton Road on Friday 13 December, 7pm. Fr Tom says: “This year we are very excited to be hosting the Renewal Gospel Choir at St Bon’s. Two of the members of the choir sang with the Kingdom Choir, at Prince Harry and Megan Markle’s wedding. They are an amazing choir, vibrant, and joyful. “The service is being called “Joyful Joyful” as we think of the joy Jesus brings at Christmas. The idea behind hosting the Renewal Choir is based on our idea to establish deeper community connections, both with our local neighbourhood and Bristol as a whole. Our desire is to welcome as many people as possible from our local area to encounter the joy Jesus brings at Christmas.” All are welcome to come along and enjoy the festive refreshments. Christmas services at St Bons Church include the Children’s Nativity which takes place at 2pm on Saturday 21 December. There will be a Christmas Eve Mass on Tuesday 24 December at 6pm, followed by Midnight Mass at 12.00am. A Mass of Christmas Morning is held at 9.30am on December 25.

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Join in with National Elf Service Day RESIDENTS of Henleaze and Westbury-onTrym are invited to raise funds for Bristol city centre hospitals by taking part in National Elf Service Day. On Friday 13 December, Above & Beyond, the official Bristol hospital’s charity, are asking people across Bristol to raise vital funds for the local NHS. Taking part in National Elf Service Day is easy – simply dress up as an elf or another Christmas character and make a donation to Above & Beyond. You can raise extra funds by holding a festive bake sale, playing games or even setting up a candy cane delivery service in the office or classroom. The money raised will go towards funding world-class equipment and facilities, innovative research and staff training and development at the University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust hospitals. Jessica Lear, Above & Beyond community fundraising officer, said: “We all know how hard the staff at Bristol’s hospitals work so this is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the NHS and say thank you for the care you’ve received. “It’s really easy so get your friends, family

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Local choirs to perform A Christmas Carol for cancer charity CHOIRS from across Bristol and North Somerset will be singing together this Christmas to raise money for cancer charity, Penny Brohn UK. The festive fundraiser at Clifton College Chapel on Friday 6 December will see performances from the Bristol Male Voice Choir, High Down Schools, Penny Brohn UK’s very own Penny Brohn Community Choir and many more. The concert, A Christmas Carol, is open to the public with doors opening at 6pm and the performance starting at 6.15pm. Mulled wine, hot drinks and mince pies will be served

during the interval and there will be a chance to win luxury items in a festive charity raffle. Kirsty James, Special Events Officer at Penny Brohn UK, said: “We are delighted to be back in the magnificent Clifton College Chapel for our Christmas concert this year and with so many talented singers. The choirs will perform classic carols and festive favourites during the evening. All the money raised will help us to support more people living with cancer to live as well as possible for as long as possible.” With nearly 40 years’ experience, Penny Brohn UK recognises that people with

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A FESTIVE evening of songs and carols will be performed by The Filtones Choir at their annual Christmas Crackers Concert on Friday 13 December, 7.30pm. The event takes place at Eden Grove Methodist church, Horfield BS7 0PQ. Tickets cost £8 and are available in advance from Dot Bryant on 07870 984760, from members of the choir or on the door. A retiring collection will be held in aid of Dementia research charity, BRACE.

BRISTOL Bach Choir are celebrating Christmas with a sparkling evening of uplifting choral music and witty, entertaining readings. St. George’s will overflow with the Spirit of Christmas in this heart-warming and enthralling concert: a joyous celebration of Christmas with fabulous music old and new, readings to make you smile and reflect, all guaranteed to fill you with festive cheer. The event takes place on Saturday 15 December, 7.30pm at St George’s, Bristol BS1 5RR. Tickets: £22, £16, & £12; students and under 18s, £5. Call: Bristol Bach Choir Box Office 0117 214 0721.

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Can you make gifts if you are a Power of Attorney? A POWER of Attorney (POA) is a legal process whereby an individual appoints family or friends to manage their money, property and sometimes their welfare. It is commonly used by elderly individuals to enable someone to step in when they are unable to either due to illness, old age or just because they feel unable to manage their affairs. The person they appoint is called their ‘attorney’ and this should be someone they completely trust as at some point they will be managing the individual’s entire assets. It is set up whilst the individual still has capacity

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Christmas music and carols BRISTOL Chamber Choir present Christmas music and carols on Saturday 14 December at the Lord Mayor’s Chapel, College Green. Settings of ‘Hodie Christus natus est’ by Sweelinck, Marenzio, Byrd and Donati. Carols by Vaughan Williams, Walton, Pearsall and others. The event, conducted by Gordon Pullin, begins at 2.15pm. Tickets £10 (students and children free) available from EVENTBRITE https://eventbrite.com/e/ christmas-music-and- carolstickets-72488128945, Opus 13, 14 St Michael’s Hill, Bristol BS2 8DT or at the door. For more information call 01275 843900 or see www. bristolchamberchoir.org.uk

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THE OutThereMusic Choir Christmas Show will be at St Alban’s Church, Bayswater Avenue, Bristol, BS6 7NU @ 6pm on Saturday 14 December 2019. Music to include; Elton John, Robin Williams, Marvin Gaye, Frank Sinatra, Lauridsen, Tavener and Christmas Favourites. Tickets cost just £10 each (£6 under 18s) and available from admin@outtheremusicbristol. co.uk or on the door (open from 5.30pm). Festive Bar and BBQ (not included in ticket price) and Christmas party following concert. Retiring collection in aid of Changing Tunes charity. All welcome!

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Gloucester Cricket Club seek partners for new charitable programme GLOUCESTERSHIRE Cricket has launched its first ever charity partner programme with a view to finding three different charitable organisations to work with in its 150th anniversary year. The charity partnership programme seeks to embed the Club further into its local communities, and as such hopes to appeal to a range of charities and groups in the application process. Three different partnerships are on offer for charitable organisations: one based within a one-mile radius of the Club, one Bristol-centred and one covering the whole of the county of Gloucestershire. Each charity partner will be entitled to an attractive package including numerous benefits aimed at increasing the charity’s profile and giving opportunities to generate revenue and support those who work and volunteer for the charity. No prerequisites or previous links to the Club are necessary to apply; likewise, there will be no financial implications for the chosen charities.

Gloucestershire Cricket have recently seen tremendous success partnering with Bristol based charity Grief Encounter. The charity, which supports bereaved children and their families, saw thousands donated through various raffles, bucket collections and shirt

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n WHAT’S ON IN OUR AREA Sunday December 1 (6.45pm to 7.30pm) n Advent Spiral for Adults at Bristol Steiner School, Redland Hill, BS6 6UX. Join us as we create a spiral of light to celebrate and prepare for the coming season. Arrive early for refreshments and singing practice. For more information or to book, please call 0117 933 9990 or ema Monday December 2 n The Royal Osteoporosis Society Bristol Support Group will be meeting at 1.45pm in the Methodist Church Hall, Westbury on Trym. Peter Rose will give a Christmas themed presentation featuring words, music and pictures. Everyone is welcome. For more information ring 07710 743613. December 3-7 n Treefest is a display of nearly 100 Christmas Trees held in the Gothic splendour of St Mary Redcliffe Church. All the trees are decorated or made by individuals, local organisations and businesses, to raise money for charity which this year includes- Preludes - Music Education charity and St Mary Redcliffe’s Community projects. It is held from 3rd - 7th December 2019 Open 10-5 daily Thursday 10-8 With free admission and is accessible for all There is a daily music programme and refreshments available in Church.l December 5 n "Simply Social, an active social club in Bristol & Bath, will be meeting for their clubnight from 8.30pm on Thursday, 5 December at The Beehive pub, Wellington Hill West, BS9 4QY. A warm welcome to newcomers. Please see our website www.simplysocial.org.uk regarding joining us." December 10 n The Arts Society Bristol lecture is

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A selection of cut Nordman Firs and Norway Spruce trees and each tree will be netted for your convenience. The prices will be the same as in 2018 If you would like to pre-order your tree for this year, a form is available at the back of church or by email to keithyeandel@hotmail.com.

on "Mad Men and Artists: how the advertising industry has exploited fine art". Given by Tony Rawlins at 8pm at Redmaids' High School, BS9 3AW. More information: www. theartssociety-bristol.org.uk December 13 n Westbury Singers will be performing a selection of Christmas music, carols and readings on Friday 13 December at 7.30pm in Westbury Baptist Church, Reedley Road, Westbury-on-Trym. Tickets £8 to include mince pie and soft drink, available on the door or from Cynthia Calvert, tel. 0117 968 5237. All proceeds will go to the Julian Trust Night Shelter. February 15 n The next event for Friends of Welsh National Opera is a Study Day on Verdi’s first grand opera, Les vepres siciliennes, on Saturday 15 February 2020 at Redmaids High School, from 10am to 4pm. Andrew Borkowski will be exploring this dramatic work based on the Sicilian uprising against the French in 1282. There will be a morning break and lunch hour; fruit juice & biscuits provided. All welcome. Bookable in advance by 31 December. Please send cheque for £25 to Owain Jones, 4 Pepys Close, Saltford, Bristol BS31 3 LS, made payable to Friends of WNO.

REGULAR EVENTS Monday n Westbury-on-Trym Women’s Institute meet at WOT Methodist Church, Portland Lounge on the third Monday of the Month (not Aug.) from 2.00 – 4.00pm. Visitors Welcome. For more information call Sue on 01179502826. n Canford Bowling Club, Canford Park, Westbury On Trym. All welcome on Monday’s at 5.45pm. Flat-soled shoes please. Further information call 01179 69 4532. n Redland Wind Band rehearses at the Quakers Meeting Room on Gloucester Road at 7.30pm. We sometimes have vacancies, currently mainly for bass instruments, horns and percussionists. Contact Andy Brown at redlandwindband@googlemail. com or on 07594240269 or via our website www.redlandwindband. co.uk. Get in touch to be put on our mailing list or would like to book us for events or fundraisers.

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n Redland Green Choir meets for rehearsals every Monday 7.30pm9.30pm at Redland Green School. We sing a wide variety of music. New members welcome: no auditions. For more information, visit www.rgscommunitychoir. wordpress.com or phone 0117 9443042. n City Voices Bristol welcomes new members. A friendly mixed voice local choir singing a wide range of music rehearses at 7.30pm-9.30pm at Red Maids School. No previous experience and no auditions, just come along for a trial rehearsal. For more details contact the Secretary at members@cityvoicesbristol.com or visit www.cityvoicesbristol.com n RAFA, City of Bristol branch and club Eastfield Westbury on Trym for ex-RAF and associate members. Skittle Ally, parties and functions. Live entertainment on Saturday evenings. Open Monday -Thursday from 5pm. Friday & Saturday lunchtimes and evenings, Sundays noon - 5pm. All enquiries telephone 0117 3291913. n Trinity Henleaze Ladies Guild meet fortnightly on Mondays at 7.30 pm in the Leonard Hall, Waterford Road. All welcome. For

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n WHAT'S ON to discuss a wide range of topics of mutual interest. We are currently looking for new members - if you are interested please call Bob Broomfield on 0117 962 1061, for more information. 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 Taoist Tai Chi helps calm the mind and transform you into a healthier, more harmonious person. Come to a beginner class and you will experience benefits to your body, mind, and spirit, make friends and listen to remarkable stories of health improvement. 7pm, Badock’s Wood School BS10 5PU. First class is free, all welcome - just turn up! taoist.org.uk n Westbury Park Orchestra is a friendly non-auditioned orchestra with a repertoire of classical and modern pieces and with an emphasis of having fun. We meet Redmaids’ High Junior School, Grange Court Road, Westbury-onTrym, Bristol BS9 4DP on Monday evenings between 8.00 and 9.30 p.m. (term time only). If you are a string or brass player ideally of a good standard, come along for your free taster session and give us a try. For further information, please visit www.westburyparkorchestra. com or email contact@ westburyparkorchestra.com n Do you like Dickens? Bristol & Clifton Dickens Society meets regularly at Leonard Hall, Henleaze. We are a friendly group and enjoy talks, lectures, costumed readings, book club etc. New members welcome. Contact via our website www.dickens-society.org.uk or phone Roma on 0117 927 9875 for details of how to join, or turn up

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cake with a few games thrown in for retired age people. Free of charge. n We are Westbury Folk – Folk/ Country Dancing. We meet at The College in College Road, Westbury on Trym. We meet on Tuesdays, 1:15 - 3:15 pm to have fun, get some exercise and, of course, stop for a cup of tea. All dances are called first. Ffi call Christine on 0117 9622223. n Two new Knitting and Crochet groups in the local area. All abilities welcome-please do come along to meet and chat with fellow crafters, discuss projects, share ideas, bring along a project and learn a new skill, improve or share yours. There’s no charge or booking required, you only pay for your own refreshments. 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month, 10.30am-12.30pm, J P Destiny, corner of Kellaway Avenue/Bishop Road. 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month, 7.30pm-9.30pm, Eastfield Inn, Henleaze Road. For more information email: brisknitcro@ gmail.com or join our Facebook Group ‘Bristol Knitting and Crochet’. n The Arts Society Bristol is for those who enjoy the arts and welcomes new members. Activities include lectures by specialists in their field, at 8pm, usually on the second Tuesday of the month, September to May at Redmaids' High School BS9 3AW. More information is on our website www. theartssociety-bristol.org.uk n The Great Western Society present ‘The Best Way Part II – Temple Meads to Gloucester’ presented by Chris Youett.BAWA, 589 Southmead Road, BS34 7RG, Tuesday10 December, 7.30 for 7.45pm. Meeting open to all. No admission charge, but a suggested donation of £3 to help defray expenses is appreciated. Contact: Dave Winter 01454 324230. Wednesday n Henleaze Townswomen’s Guild meet at St Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze on the first Wednesday of the month (except Aug) from 7.15pm. Call Shirley Phillips on 0117 962 2243 for further details n Local Winemaking & Social Club meets at the Common Room, Studland Court Elderly peoples residents on Henleaze Road from 8pm to 10pm on the second Wednesday of each month. They are a small and friendly group looking for new members. Evening include wine making, tasting and social events. Call Paul Johnson for further details on 0117 9508370. n In Step Widows and Widowers Club meets weekly from 8-10pm at Stoke Bishop Village Hall. Call 9628895 orDonna on 01275 832676 for details. n St Peter's Ladies Guild meets

in the hall, The Drive, Henleaze at 2pm on the third Wednesday of the month. Speakers, refreshments, outings. Contact 9628895 for more information. n Bristol Cabot Probus Club for retired and semi-retired professional and business men to maintain contact and fellowship with people of similar interests. Group meets third Wednesday of each month at BAWA Club in Southmead Rd. Lunch is followed by a guest speaking on a wide range of interesting subjects. In June and December ladies join us for the lunch. Contact John HowardCairns for details: 0117 968 3134. n Top Flight Ballroom Dance Club. B.A,W.A. Every Wednesday. Ballroom, Latin, Sequence. £5 Per Person. New Members Welcome. For More information. Tel:01179 192756 n Henleaze Garden Club meet on the first Wednesday of each month in the Main Hall, St. Monica’s Trust, Cote Lane. Doors open 7pm for 7.30 start. Visitors are welcome: entry £5 (inc. refreshments). Details: www. henleazegardenclub.co.uk n Knitnatterstitch. Term time, Wednesdays 9.30 -11.30@the Coffee Bar, Trinity-Henleaze United Reformed Church, Waterford Road, Henleaze. Contact Paula at knitnatterstitch@gmail.com for details. n North West Bristol Camera Club are an enthusiastic group of amateur photographers who meet each Wednesday at 7.45pm at Westbury Fields, Greystoke Avenue. New members of any level of ability are most welcome. Contact Neville on nevwgoodman@mac.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 Clifton Women’s Institute We meet at 7.30pm on the last Wednesday of the month at Alma Church, Alma Road, Clifton BS8 2ES. Contact by email: thecliftonwi@ gmail.com or visit www.cliftonwi. blogspot.co.uk Take advantage of our guest visits which are just £4 (max.three per year). Full membership details available. n Nature Cafe for over 55s and friends First Weds of the month 2-4pm. Lawrence Weston Community Farm, Saltmarsh Drive BS11 0NJ. Gentle walk around the farm, craft activity and tea and cake! n Westbury Park Women's Institute meet on the first Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm in Redland Church Hall, Redland Green Road,

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n WHAT'S ON BS6 7HE. New members welcome, or come as a guest (£4 per visit up to 3 visits allowed) We are a friendly and sociable Club, have a full programme with interesting speakers, social events, theatre outings, and we all have lots of fun. Email: wesburyparkwi@gmail.com or visit www.westburyparkwi.org.uk for more details. n Bristol Scrabble Club meets every Wednesday at 7.15 pm at Upper Horfield Community Trust (next to Eden Grove Church). New members welcome - first visit free so come and give it a go. For information contact Sue on 0117 9247871. n Sound of Song ( a Choir for Female Voices) meet in Horfield URC, Church Hall, Muller Road on Wednesdays 7.30 - 9.30pm. Repertoire covers classical, choral, jazz, popular, folk, and show songs. No auditions necessary. www. soundsofsongchoir.com n Farm Tots - help feed the animals at Lawrence Weston Farm, Saltmarsh Drive. For under 5s and their carers. Drop in most Wednesdays, 10.30am - 11.30am, £2.50. Check Facebook for changes. n Improve your health and meet new people by joining Lawrence Weston Farm free, friendly, weekly Walking Group. Wednesday, 2pm 3.30pm. If coming for the first time, please arrive at 1.45 to sign up. Call 0117 938 1128. n Women's Walking Football every Wednesday from 6 - 7pm at Horfield Leisure Centre. Contact Keith Gwilym on 07948 383536 or email: buwfc2018@gmail.com n St Peter’s Badminton & Social Club meet Mondays & Wednesdays, 7.30pm - 9.30pm at St Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze, BS9 4LD. Membership £135.00, Sept to May, Visitors £4.50 a night, accompanied Juniors, £2. Contact Ann: 0117 969 4882, contactann999@gmail. com Thursday n Henleaze Carers Group - A place to share experiences and make new friends. Meeting on the second and fourth Thursday morning of each month from 10am to 12 noon @ Bradbury Hall, Waterford Road, Henleaze. Call Mrs M Rudston on 0117 9426095 for further details. n Embroidery Club at Westbury-onTrym Village Hall, 7.30pm. Tel: 0117 9501743 n Henleaze Flower Club at URC Bradbury Hall, Waterford Road, Henleaze meet at 2pm on the second and fourth Thursday of the month. Please come and enjoy Thursday afternoons at our flower club and our yearly calendar of events Contact Cath 07758 651039 or Marg 01179 075724.

n The Friendly Club meets every Thursday from 2-4pm (except August and major holidays) in the Methodist Church Hall, Westbury on Trym. We are a lively group of older people who meet to chat, play Scrabble and card games. Regular trips out and entertainments are arranged plus we have delicious tea and biscuits for only £1! Do come and make some new friends. Transport can be sometimes arranged. Contact 0117 9508644. n Healing Drop In Session with Bristol Healing Group at Redland Meeting House 126 Hampton Road BS6 6JE. NEW TIME: 2.30 - 4.00 pm. Donation basis. Healing is relaxing. Helps restore balance and wellbeing. Recommended for stress. Contact: Barbara on 0117 9082061. (Closed 19 & 26 December and 2 January). n Flowers by arrangement Is a new informal supper group, meeting the first Thursday of each month, 6.159.00pm Kondi Braserrie Henleaze. Enjoy good food & company whilst creating your own floral arrangement. Contact Jane Voke for more info 0117 9622440 n Shared Reading Westbury Library. We read aloud a short story and a poem pausing for discussion. You sit back, relax, enjoy or you can read or share your ideas. Thursday 11 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. It's free, all welcome. Drop in or contact Christine Betts 07967 332821. n Stoke Lodge Ramblers welcomes new members. Small, friendly groups walk 8-10 miles on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month; 4-7 miles on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month. Please look at our website www.stokelodgeramblers. wordpress.com or contact Secretary 0117 950 0934 for more information. Please come and try a walk or two before joining. n Scottish Country Dancing (RSCDS) Singles and couples get fit and enjoy the company of experienced and not-so experienced dancers in the beautiful surroundings of the St. Monica's Trust theatre on The Downs. Expert tuition and Beginners' class on site. St. Monica's, Cote Lane, Westburyon-Trym BS9 3UN 7.30 - 10.00pm. Phone Martin (07786-609940) or visit http://www.rscdsbristol.info/ 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 Henleaze Ladies Choir is a friendly welcoming group which meets in St Peters Church Hall, Henleaze on

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Thursdays between September and May from 1.30 – 3.30 pm (with a short break for tea). We are always pleased to see new members. Please come and try a rehearsal without obligation. To find out more contact Jane English (07752 332278) or Jean Wickham (0117 9624466). 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. n Henleaze Singing for the Brain® brings people with dementia and their carers together in a fun, friendly and social environment. First, third and fifth Thursday of every month, 2 – 3.45pm, £2.50 charge. Please contact to register: 0117 961 0693 or bristol@ alzheimers.org.uk n Scottish Country Dancing - come to Dance Scottish with RSCDS Bristol on Thursdays at 7.30pm in term time at Oatley Hall, St Monica’s Trust, Cote Lane, Westbury-on-Trym BS9 3UN. New dancers welcome, come on your own or with a friend for fun, fitness and friendship. No need to wear a kilt or a sash! For information contact Alison on 0117 968 4036 or Caroline on 0117 924 9226 or see www.rscdsbristol.info n Ladies Keep Fit, Thursdays 10-11am, at St Peter's Church Hall, Henleaze. This friendly session, which has a dance element to it, is suitable for all. New members welcome, £6. Ring 01454 618488, or email laili@tiscali.co.uk or just turn up. Friday n Badminton (Ladies) at Westburyon-Trym Village Hall, 10am. Tel: 0117 9681759 n Bridge at Westbury-on-Trym Village Hall, 9.30am. Tel: 0117 9687140 n Country Market - Baked goods, garden produce and crafts. 10.30 11.30am at the Westbury On Trym Methodist Church Hall Tel : 0117 9628306 n Coffee and refreshments in the coffee bar at Trinity-Henleaze United Reformed Church, Waterford Road. 10am-12pm. n Bristol University of the third age (u3a) scrabble group would welcome new members. We play every Friday at the Beehive, Wellington Hill West, BS9 4QY from 2 to 4pm. For further info please contact Heddy SARA on 0117 9241318 or email : nigel.d.sara@ btinternet.com n The Bristol Astronomical Society host astronomical talks and activities each week. We provide

53 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. n Horfield Friends Café meets every Friday 2.00-3.30pm. Free drinks and cakes plus fun activities – a chance to meet people and keep our minds active. Horfield Quaker Meeting House, 300 Gloucester Rd, BS7 8PD. n Male and Female over 50s Walking Touch Rugby. Every Friday 10am to 11.30am at Westbury Fields, Cricket Lane, Westbury-onTrym BS10 6TW. A great inclusive sport for all levels of mobility. Come along and be welcomed. Contact Kris Tavender on email ktavender@ bristolbearsrugby.com n Gardening Group at Lawrence Weston Farm. Come along on Fridays, 11am - 12.30pm to help with the gardens. Call Ian 0117 938 1128 for more details. Saturday n The Bristol and District branch of Parkinson’s UK meet every first Saturday of the month at Oatley House, St Monica Trust, Cote Lane, BS9 3UN from 10.30am -12.30. Carers, relatives, spouses, and people with Parkinson’s - all are welcome for a social and informative get-together, with a variety of speakers. Lifecycle UK n Over 50 and want to cycle? LifeCycle UK's free, one-to-one Cycle Buddy scheme can help get you back on your bike safely and confidently, while promoting fitness and wellbeing. Local contact Geoff on 0117 962 9345 or LifeCycle UK at the Create Centre on 0117 353 4580. Church Services n The church in Westbury Park would love to welcome you to their services this Christmas. Sunday December 15, 6.30pm, A Blue Christmas. A meditative carol service especially for those who find Christmas difficult, at Westbury Park Methodist Church, North View. Sunday December 22, 6.30pm, Service of Nine Lessons and Carols, at St Alban’s Church, Bayswater Ave. Christmas Eve, 4pm - Children's Service. Come dressed as a character from the Nativity. Midnight Communion at 11.15pm - both at St Alban’s Church, Bayswater Ave. Christmas Day, 9.30am - All Age Communion Service at St Alban's Church, Bayswater Ave.

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New Talking Tables cookery course THE Talking Tables project has a new weekly cookery course starting in January, specially designed for the over 50s. The free cooking lessons aim to support people aged 50+, including those with access requirements, with the skills and knowledge to feel confident to cook nutritious and tasty food. The sessions will also provide learners with the opportunity to meet and socialise with other local people. The project is funded by Bristol Ageing Better and takes place at Lawrence Weston Community Farm, Saltmarsh Drive, BS11 0NJ. Sessions every Tuesday morning from 10am - 1pm, beginning on Tuesday January 21 and continues each week until March 10. Dawn age 69, took part in the sessions at the farm last year: “I thoroughly enjoyed coming here on a Tuesday. I would wake up thinking, oh good, it’s a Talking Tables day today,” she said. Caroline McDonnell, Talking Tables Coordinator, says: “It doesn’t matter whether you know lots or little about cooking, the sessions are designed to let participants choose what they want to do, whether that’s planting, picking, chopping, cooking or just chatting…there’s something for everyone.”

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n PETER'S VISION

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nce again that most magical time of the year is almost upon us. If your children are like mine they’ll have their countdown in full swing - well their advent calendars anyhow! Our Christmas is the same as ever. Being a traditional family, we celebrate Christmas the way we have for years; Church in the morning, hearty lunch and then presents in the afternoon. It’s becoming weather dependent, but a brisk walk or a nap usually follows - we’re still split about 50:50 on this one! Following on from last years challenge I gave us, which so many of you responded positively to, we continue to think differently about our relatively short time on earth. No doubt we all know

that if we choose we can impact both positively and negatively on those nearby and not so nearby. Whether a kind word, helping hand or something more, every time we do a random act of kindness (as our Vicar calls them) it’s a chance to make a positive impact in someone else's life - a chance to show to others the love that God’s shown to each of us. My original plan was for us to be able to make a positive impact on the vision of other people in Bristol, Britain and beyond. It’s quite simple really, and in a way an offer with a genuine difference - an opportunity to give clearer vision to a person in need, it’s Christmas after all! In December it’s ‘buy one give one free’. Each time you buy new glasses we’ll arrange to give a

pair to a person in need. If you’re local to Henleaze you’ll no doubt know all about the super Christmas Festival happening on the 4th December on Henleaze Road (BS9). If you’ve never been then why not come along this year! There’s lots to see, eat and drink. Whether you like roast chestnuts, hot chocolate or even strudel you’re sure to find a great choice. We’ve a few surprises in our practice - if you’re passing do pop in and say hi, you’ll even get a free drink on us! If you’re not sure what to buy your loved one then I have a few suggestions, and no, I’m still not going to recommend the pot of nothing for the person who has it all (yes, you really can still buy one of these). How about picking

up a bargain in our end of season designer sunglass sale, or you could buy a gift voucher towards a new pair of glasses for a loved one. Please remember though; glasses are not just for Christmas! As well as wishing each of you a very Merry Christmas a gentle reminder to please make sure you & those you love have regular thorough eye care. You can book an appointment to see us by calling 0117 962 2474 or 0117 965 4434, via our website, or just pop in to our practices in Henleaze or Fishponds and say Hi! We look forward to seeing you soon!

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Peter Turner is a Senior Optometrist at Turners Opticians in Bristol who also works part time as a Senior Optometrist at the Bristol Eye Hospital.

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The Kindness of Strangers: Travel Stories That Make Your Heart Grow Edited by Fearghal Nuallain

I WAS recommended this book by a friend recently and was rather reticent to read it as a) it was short stories and b) it all sounded a bit trite. I was really glad to be surprised and uplifted by tales of people going out of there way for strangers not just to be kind but because they really enjoyed the social interaction with people from other cultures, other countries. I was particularly pleased to read about acts of kindness in Britain too. This book is a celebration of diversity, the joy expressed in sharing food, even when you don’t have much, and how life affirming it is to spend time with people, have conversations and form personal relationships even if you know they may be brief and you may never see someone again.

The stories have been gathered together by a variety of travel writers – some of whom are ‘travellers extraordinaire’ – having great and sometimes quite mindboggling adventures, enduring real hardship in their quest to complete a journey or break a record. I particularly enjoyed reading the story from Anna McNuff and the respite she found in heavy snow with a couple of girls and their grandmother in the USA and I now have her books ‘Pants of Perspective’ and ‘Fifty Shades of the USA’ on my reading list. If you like travel writing and want inspiration not only as to where to travel to next but also some good reading suggestions for virtual travel this is the book for you.

Christmas Opening Hours at Henleaze and Westbury Libraries Opening hours are as usual apart from following closures: Closing at 1pm on Christmas Eve, December 24 Closed Christmas Day, December 25 and Boxing Day, December 26 Closed New Year’s Day, Jan 1 Coming Soon - Friends of Henleaze Library Event – Thursday Jan 23 2020 Christopher Somerville, Walking Correspondent of The Times talking about his book, ‘Ships of Heaven: The Private Life of Britain’s Cathedrals’. Tickets available from Henleaze Library in the New Year.

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Stop it Now! Helpline prevents illegal online behaviour

THE Stop it Now! helpline – run by the charity, The Lucy Faithfull Foundation – aims to help people address their online behaviour and stop viewing sexual images of children. The charity reports that more than 1,640 people from Avon and Somerset sought the charity’s help during the first six months of 2019. The UK’s first national anonymous helpline that supports people to stop viewing sexual images of under 18s online, has reported a 145 per cent year-on-year increase in the number of people from Avon and Somerset using the specialist helpline (0808 1000 900) and self-help website during the first half of this year. Across the South West region, 3,693 people contacted Stop It Now! in the first half of this year – more than double the figure from January to June 2018. The anonymous helpline is run by The Lucy Faithfull Foundation, the only UK-wide child protection charity dedicated to preventing child sexual abuse both offline and online. Through the Stop It Now! confidential helpline and website, people can understand what triggers their illegal behaviour and get support to stop for good. Callers agree actions they can take to manage their short- and long-term online behaviour.

Helpline operators also discuss the possibility of any direct risks to children, including in their own family, to ensure these children are protected. Calls remain confidential and anonymous, unless identifying details are known and a child is deemed to be at risk of harm. The helpline also supports adult family members and friends of those offending online, as well as anyone worried about the sexual behaviour of others. The biggest risk of child sexual abuse is within the family home, which is where parents and carers need to ensure the most protection. Independent evaluation reveals that after receiving advice from Stop It Now! those offending take steps to control their behaviour. For some this means completely stopping using the internet or pornography, installing controls and filters on devices and informing partners or family members of their illegal behaviour. Viewing and sharing indecent images of children online is a serious and growing problem. In 2018, the National Crime Agency estimated that 80,000 people in the UK pose a sexual threat to children online. Police forces around the country are making around 450 arrests each month relating to such behaviour and

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many of these people go on to contact Stop It Now! and The Lucy Faithfull Foundation. Donald Findlater, Director of the Stop It Now! helpline, said: “The growing numbers of people contacting us for help to stop viewing sexual images of under 18s sheds light on the scale of the problem, but also shows that many users of material they call “child pornography” are worried about their behaviour and want help to change. “And they do need to change. Viewing and sharing these illegal images has enormous consequences for them in the form of possible arrest, imprisonment, being on the sex offenders register, and losing friends and family. There are also enormous consequences for the people around them, family members in particular. And more important still are the children in the sexual images who are harmed when they are first made and when they are viewed or shared again. “These consequences and harms can be prevented by getting in touch with the confidential and anonymous Stop It Now! helpline or through our self-help website. If you’re worried about yourself or anyone around you, help is available. We have already helped tens of thousands address their concerns and behaviour.

Our message is simple, get help before it’s too late.” Richard Turner, Detective Chief Inspector for Avon and Somerset Constabulary, commented: “Avon and Somerset Police work extensively to detect and prosecute people who have been downloading and sharing sexual images of children online. The number of cases that we have handled has increased in recent years, with referrals from other organisations increasing by 100%, in part due to better collaborations and improved reporting from social networking giants. “This abhorrent crime involves the extortion of some of the most vulnerable individuals in our communities and we are committed to protecting these children from harm and continuing to work tirelessly to seek out and convict those who offend. Anyone who is viewing indecent images or videos is committing an offence and is continuing the suffering of those children. We support the work of The Lucy Faithfull Foundation and encourage anyone who recognises that they have a problem to contact them. They aim to educate people who are offending or are about to offend and prevent the abuse in the first place.”

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HIS year I have decided that I don't want any Christmas presents. There is already enough clutter in my house, I have not believed in Santa for 30 years and consumerism is literally killing our planet. I wouldn’t want to be the thief of all seasonal

joy though, so I feel a cathartic bit of grumpy, grouchy Scroogey fun is in order, and have compiled a list of interior design crimes. It has been surprisingly difficult to put this together because I spend so much time looking at fabulous interiors to help me stay inspired and inform my practice, liking, loving and appreciating things on social media. I never judge client homes as we are all at different stages with our projects, myself included, we all have different tastes, all of which are valid and can be made to work, and I can always find something positive to say. And yet, there are still a few pet hates that never go away. Here are my top three. Vases of twisty twigs - the dust, the wasted space, the deadness. Why not have actual plants instead that can justify the space they occupy by cleansing the air and making you feel relaxed? Instructive quotes - like most self employed people I have a pathological aversion to any kind of ‘Being Told What To Do’ that is so severe, I can’t even bare to be told to ‘get naked’ by an innocuous picture frame in a bathroom. Carpet in bathrooms - stepping a damp foot onto a carpet, particularly one with synthetic content, is for me the interiors equivalent of fingernails scraping on a blackboard. What are yours? May your Christmas be free of them!

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December, 2019 MUSIC TUITION

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