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Living life to the full is cyclist Luke's aim A YOUNG man who grew up in Westbury-on-Trym has set off on a year-long cycle expedition from Bristol to Beijing to raise funds for cancer charities. Luke Grenfell-Shaw, 25, was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer in June 2018. Demonstrating that it’s possible to live life to the full with cancer, Luke set off on January 1 on an epic trip, cycling through 24 countries, crossing Europe, Turkey, central Asia, India and China. He is riding a tandem in partnership with other young people who have cancer and who are part of the charity Luke has founded called CanLive. Full story: Page 5
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Downs bridge idea thrown out A Government inspector has rejected proposals for a bridge across Bridge Valley Road to link the two sides of the Downs. PAGE 13
Holmwood Estate history unveiled Local author Alan Aburrow has written a history of the Holmwood Estate in Westburyon-Trym. PAGE 15
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Citizens’ assemblies given the go-ahead ONE of the biggest shake-ups in years in how decisions are taken on the major issues in Bristol has been approved with the introduction of citizens’ assemblies. It came as the city council’s ruling Labour group threw its weight behind the Green Party’s idea, with backing from the Lib Dems. The Conservative group led by Henbury councillor Mark Weston voted against it amid fears it would become “consultation on steroids” and add an unnecessary new layer of bureaucracy when, they say, the power of the mayor should instead be returned to councillors. Residents will be chosen at random like jury service for the assemblies and be paid a stipend to spend time hearing from experts on complex issues, including the climate emergency, before making decisions which could be binding on Bristol City Council. Labour tabled an amendment to Green Cllr Paula O’Rourke’s motion, which won support from the Greens and Lib Dems, to extend the time to set them up beyond the proposed three months. Cllr O’Rourke said she had intended to vote against the amendment but, having received assurances from the Labour benches that they were serious about introducing the assemblies, backed the changes, despite the fact they would now be “piloted” rather than fully “adopted”. Labour deputy mayor Asher Craig told full council on January 14: “This amendment comes from a place that supports the concept alongside, rather than in addition to, elected politicians, but we felt the motion seemed a little restrictive when the focus has to be on deliberation and openness. “We are ready to start the discussions immediately but we don’t want to be constrained by having to do it within three months because we need to get it right.” Labour Cllr Estella Tincknell said: “Making sure we get
participation from all sectors, social groups and parts of the city is absolutely vital. “We also need to ensure they are properly funded and supported so they can genuinely deliver.” Labour said it “radically strengthened” the Greens’ motion by assigning between £5million and £10million from the council’s capital budget to the “deliberative democracy” proposals, including giving communities more power over spending decisions in their areas. But, Conservative group leader Cllr Mark Weston disagreed, stating: “We are going to end up with consultation on steroids. You will have opinions expressed from the centre of the city, all having the same view, and suburbs won’t have their say. “The best way forward is to get power back into this chamber. “We are voted for by our peers rather than an algorithm in City Hall,” he said, referring to assemblies’ random selection. Addressing Labour councillors, Lib Dem Cllr Anthony Negus said: “This amendment politicises this concept which is meant to be exactly the opposite. “Decisions on the arena, Temple Island, Western Harbour, the Clean Air Zone have all been completely wrecked by the fact they have had no input from people who might not take the same view as you. “You are jumping on this bandwagon very late. You have wrecked the system of democracy in this council. “It’s a cynical process of making sure information is withheld. “If it doesn’t work in this chamber when there are rules and electoral processes, you won’t let it happen properly when it gets out there to citizens’ panels. “Earlier today the mayor said scrutiny inhibits decisionmaking. I cannot bear that, it breaks my heart. If any of you endorse that then this is doomed
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to failure.” Mayor Marvin Rees said: “I grew up in a city with communities ignored by this organisation. “I came into politics because the political system did not represent people like me, so please don’t insult me by saying we are coming to democracy late. “On citizens’ assemblies, we welcome any means of participating but there are some challenges.How do we avoid setting up a parallel process that diverts people from marginalised communities away from formal positions of political power into campaign groups where they
are essentially disempowered and not participants in decisionmaking?” After the motion was passed, Cllr O’Rourke said: “This is a historic motion that will help us take real action on the climate emergency and hopefully begin to address a growing lack of faith in democracy and politicians. “Putting important and complicated issues in the hands of citizens with full access to expert opinion will produce stronger and more ambitious climate policies and demonstrate there can be public support for them.”
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Pre-school earns another Ofsted 'outstanding' JACK and Jill Pre-school in Westbury-on-Trym are celebrating their third consecutive ‘Outstanding’ grading from Ofsted. Their Early Years provision was judged to be ‘Outstanding’ in all areas of the inspection. Managing director of the pre-school based on Falcondale Road, Claire Hollingdale, said: “I am so thrilled that once again our commitment to providing high quality childcare has been acknowledged by Ofsted. Having served well over 600 families in the Westbury area, I am really proud of our provision and feel privileged to be part of this legacy.” In the report the inspector, Champa Miah, stated that ‘Managers have a very strong ambition to ensure all children meet their full potential’. She was particularly impressed by the nursery’s commitment to mindfulness and achieving a growth mindset. She commented,
‘the mindfulness ethos benefits everyone’s wellbeing’ and ‘children develop positive attitudes to learning’ and ‘are prepared extremely well for their next stage in learning’. She also said that, ‘the children behave exceptionally well’ and ‘show great respect for their friends’. Jack and Jill introduced mindfulness over two years ago and have found it to be a helpful part of the children’s routine. The main benefits are that it increases positivity and helps improve
emotional regulation. Claire explained: “We have found that it helps young children strengthen their self-control and really helps them manage their emotions, particularly in the modern world which can be so overwhelming and over stimulating for young children.” Under the new inspection framework the progress of all children is inspected. The report states that at Jack and Jill ‘children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and
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Inspiring story behind Luke's Bristol to Beijing ride A MAN from Westbury-on-Trym has set off on on a challenging year-long cycle ride to raise funds for cancer charities. Luke Grenfell-Shaw, 25,has founded a charity called CanLive to show what is possible with a cancer diagnosis. The tandem trip provides an opportunity for Luke to share the experience with friends, family, and with other young CanLivers, people living with cancer who are inspired to live life to the full and maximise their longevity. CanLive was launched on 19 October 2019, and aims to raise awareness and funds during the ride from Bristol, UK, to Beijing, China. Luke was diagnosed with a Stage IV sarcoma (a rare cancer which had spread from his shoulder blade to his lungs) in June 2018. Determined to take charge of his life and live it to the maximum, he has dedicated his time to a series of sporting challenges for both physical and mental wellbeing, including an 80-minute half marathon halfway through chemotherapy. As part of the challenge Luke is hoping to raise funds for cancer charities that have supported him, including CLIC Sargeant, Move Against Cancer (5K Your Way), Trekstock, and the Teenage Cancer Trust. The initial goal to raise £23,000 or £1 for every kilometre cycled on his expedition has been reached only 15 days into the twelve month Bristol2Beijing tandem cycling expedition. “It’s so humbling to see so much support so early in my journey!” said Luke. “For me,
Luke, training on a stationary bike while undergoing chemotherapy this is a clear sign that the CanLive idea is really resonating with people. I’m looking forward to all the impact we can continue to have as we spread the CanLive message through the Bristol2Beijing ride and continue to raise funds for these amazing charities who are doing such important work in the UK.” It is fitting that the final donation contributed to achieving the initial fundraising goal came from the Cambridge University Cycling Club, with whom Luke’s late brother John cycled during his undergraduate and graduate years at Cambridge. Luke has dedicated the Bristol2Beijing expedition in his memory. In the few weeks after Luke’s diagnosis and before John’s death, John had begun making plans to join Luke for large portions of the expedition that Luke then dreamed of making. To honour John’s
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intent to join him, Luke has named the tandem “Chris” in memory of his brother, John Christopher Grenfell-Shaw. On January 1, Elena (another CanLiver also in her twenties) joined Luke on the tandem as they and a group of supporters cycled away from Bristol Grammar School at noon. The first leg of Luke’s journey includes a six week, 2,200km cycling tour of Great Britain, including stops to meet with CanLivers and speak with young people who may be inspired by his story and message. Luke’s route will take him through over 20 countries along the ancient and modern Silk Roads: through Europe to Istanbul, and onwards through Iran, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Luke is a graduate of both Durham (studies included Russian and Arabic) and Oxford (MSc in Water Science, Policy and Management) universities,
leading to his interest in the Silk Roads, and he hopes to arrive in Beijing by Christmas 2020. Speaking about the challenge, Luke said: “The ride is not just about inspiring people living with cancer: the ethos of making the most of the time you have applies to us all and none of us know when our tomorrows will end. This expedition would be seriously challenging even for someone living without cancer, however I want to show that despite a cancer diagnosis you can set your own horizons; that you need not be labelled and limited by it, rather it’s your dreams that determine your achievements.” To find out more about Luke’s challenge and the CanLive movement, visit: bristol2beijing. org. To donate, visit Luke’s Virgin Money Giving page: uk.virginmoneygiving.com/ LukeGrenfellShaw
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Funding boost to tackle serious violence THE drive to reduce serious violence among young people in Avon and Somerset, through a multi-agency working group headed by Police and Crime Commissioner Sue Mountstevens, has been given renewed funding from the Home Office. The Violence Reduction Unit (VRU), co-ordinated by the PCC, is made up of partners including police, all five local authorities, education, clinical commissioning groups, public health departments, charities and community groups. The VRU was set up in September after the PCC and Chief Constable Andy Marsh pushed to be one of 18 force areas in England and Wales to be awarded additional money to
tackle offences like stabbings and serious violence among young people – a problem that has soared nationally. The VRU was initially given £1.16m and The Government has just announced a further £1.16m for Avon and Somerset for the financial year beginning in April 2020 – part of a national pot of £35million. Sue Mountstevens said: “We welcome the announcement from the Home Office of renewed funding to establish and build on a public health approach to tackling the root causes of these terrible offences that are having a devastating impact on victims, perpetrators, their families and entire communities. “Recent cases in our area which involved the conviction of
a 14-year-old for manslaughter involving a knife and another 14-year-old who was charged with murder in December following the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old, only reinforces to me how important it is to identify and provide interventions for these young people at a much earlier stage before they are so far down that path. “If it gets to the stage where paramedics are picking these children up off the floor having been stabbed or police are arresting them for hurting someone then we have already failed. “We are going to have to be brave and understand that we can’t only police our way out of this issue and this is not going to go away overnight.
“Sustainability is going to be the key to this work. It is important to be clear that this is not a quick fix and taking this bigger picture approach, which is widely recognised by all partners as the only way to tackle it effectively, is going to need commitment and long term investment.” Earlier this week the second strategic meeting took place in which partners met and discussed their initial findings from assessments of the scale of the problem locally and plans for the type of interventions they are planning to roll out for young people who are at risk of being involved in criminal exploitation, grooming and knife crime.
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Help needed to find custom-built racing bike AVON and Somerset Police need your help to recover an expensive racing bike which was taken from a property in the Stoke Bishop area. It was taken during the early hours of Thursday 16 January. The intruder(s) forced entry to the secure garage in the Ormerod Road area at about 1.30am. They triggered an alarm which woke the owner but the bike had been taken. The bike taken is a custom-built lightweight racing cycle – a 3T Exploro XL frame size. It is a black frame with a grey 3T logo on the seat tube, two bottle cages and a tool kit fitted to one of the main tubes. The bike has an 11-speed Sram gear block, disc brakes, clipless pedals, 3T wheels with orange walled WTB Hiway 47mm tyres, disc brakes, plus 3T handlebars with black bar tape. Avon and Somerset Police are keen to hear from anyone who saw anyone acting suspiciously in the area at the time the incident took place, particularly any vehicles that were spotted in Ormerod Road. They are urging second-hand and cycle shop owners and members of local cycling clubs to be vigilant and call them if they are offered the bike or see it. Anyone able to help is asked to contact us, reference 5220011694.
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Making a difference to our environment HOW can I make a difference? The new Bristol North West Climate Action Group asked this question at their first meeting of the year held at Stoke Bishop's Hiatt Baker Hall. After hearing Rob Bennington
speak on the work of CHEESE (Cold Homes Energy Efficiency Survey Experts) the group considered what each person could do to save on heating bills, have warmer houses and reduce Bristol's carbon footprint.
Climate assembly THE UK’s first citizens’ assembly on climate change meets for the first time at the end of January and for further weekends during February and March. Professor Dale Southerton and Dr Jo House from the University of Bristol’s Cabot Institute for the Environment are part of a 13-strong academic panel of researchers who are focused on areas of climate change that the assembly will consider. Climate Assembly UK has been commissioned by six cross-party House of Commons Select Committees to consider how net zero can be achieved by 2050 and make recommendations on what the Government, businesses, the public and wider UK society should do to reduce carbon emissions.
Rob demonstrated how the CHEESE survey teams track cold air coming into the house with their thermal-imaging cameras and explained some of the most frequent causes of heat loss. Britain has many poorly insulated houses and Bristol has its fair share! CHEESE Surveys cost from £100 to £200 (for a six roomed house), and some speakers from the audience warmly recommended the service. The survey needs to be carried out in the winter months, when there is sufficient difference between indoor and outdoor temperatures, so if you are interested, take a look at their web-site www.thecheeseproject. org.uk and consider booking a survey before April. Rob fielded various questions and members of the group with recent experience of upgrading their homes' insulation were able to describe practical actions they
had taken. Jeff Bishop led the group in a discussion of how to get home energy improvements done. A group of local residents decided to aim to support each other in making changes, sharing good practice and looking for quantity discounts from joint projects. The February meeting will be on Thursday 20 February at Hiatt Baker Hall at 3pm - 4.30pm. Enter the University campus and follow the road until you come to the bus stop area, where you will see The Source Cafe. A reception worker there will be able to point you towards The John Allen Room where the group meet. The topic will be the Natural Environment, discussing resilience, the Wills Hall allotment project and rewilding. Please book your place through EventBrite. Bristol North West Climate Action Group: Natural Environment
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THE Henleaze Christmas Festival has made its biggest charity donations to date after a record sum was raised from raffle ticket sales. The four nominated charities - Link House, Bristol Area Kidney Patients Association, the Julian Trust and the Nicola Corry Support Association - will each receive cheques for £700. With a first prize of a luxury festive hamper, and more than 40 other prizes donated by local businesses, the raffle sales achieved record numbers. “People always like to win something, but many who bought tickets said they just wanted to support the local charities,” says festival co-ordinator Austin Ferrante. “Being able to support our local charities in this way is a huge part of what the festival is about. We are delighted that, because sales of raffle tickets were so high this year, we have been able to increase our donations to them.” Plans for next year's festival are already under way, as
Stan Hazell, on the right of the pictured, presents the cheque on behalf of the Henleaze Christmas Festival to Waldemar Duzniak, vice chair of the Julian Trust, on the left of the picture, with Julian Trust volunteers Austin explains: “There is a huge amount of organisation required, as well as help on
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Robin aims to become Britain’s Best Home Cook BEST Home Cook has returned to our TV screens and Bristolian, Robin has already won the praise of Mary Berry with his perfect pear upside down cake. Having received a luke-warm reaction to his signature lasagne dish in the first round, Robin wowed head judge Mary Berry when tasked with creating a midweek masterpiece using a pear as the main ingredient. Robin is one of ten of the nation’s best home cooks being put through their paces by Mary Berry, Michelin-starred chef, Angela Hartnett and fruit and veg expert Chris Bavin in the hit BBC cooking series. Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, the eight part series follows the home cooks as they embark on the ultimate immersive cooking competition, which sees them living together in a shared house while competing against each other. Robin said: “Being in the
show is so completely different to anything I’ve ever done before. I think of myself as quite a shy, unassuming person and to be thrown into limelight, surrounded by TV cameras, sound engineers, Claudia Winkleman and Mary Berry is a bit different from my day job.” A maintenance supervisor for Bristol-based charity, the St
Monica Trust, Robin gets his passion for food from his mum who worked as a chef. “I’ve always loved cooking and find it very relaxing. I’m usually the first one home from work and tend to make all the meals at home, which my wife is very happy about! I love cooking pasta and lasagne is a big favourite with everyone who
comes to visit.” Robin, who lives in north Bristol with his wife and two children, was inspired to apply for the show after seeing an advert for contestants at the end of one of his favourite cooking shows. “I thought, “why not?” “Initially, it was a case of “let’s see what happens.” At each stage I thought I’d done really well to get that far and was always convinced I wouldn’t go any further. To make it through to the show itself was amazing.” “Being thrown in together with ten other people at the start was brilliant. From a cooking point of view it just made me want to cook even more. When I see the things the other guys cook, I think 'Wow! Why can’t I cook that?' “The experience of being part of the show has made my passion for food even stronger and I hope it inspires guys my age who think they can’t cook to give it a go.”
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Bristol fertility expert takes top prize at national conference “Obviously it’s really important to share any advances with others working in the field, so with over 750 experts in fertility and reproductive medicine attending Fertility 2020 it was a great platform for sharing the outcome of the pilot study we’ve done at BCRM. “I was thrilled to discover that winning the prize means I’ll be going to Sydney in August to present these findings at the Fertility Society of Australia’s annual conference. That was an unexpected bonus.” Jen’s work at BCRM involves carrying out IVF, making observations and keeping records of how embryos develop, which was what led to the frozen embryo study. The centre is the longest
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Inspector rejects case for Downs bridge by Keri Beckingham PLANS for a new pedestrian bridge on Clifton Downs have been dealt another blow after they were rejected by a government planning inspector, despite being given approval by Bristol City Council. As previously reported, plans for the 80m-long bridge across Bridge Valley Road were submitted to Bristol City Council in 2016, in the hope that it would make the crossing safer for walkers and cyclists. 14 objections were lodged against the scheme, which is in a conservation area and would require 38 trees to be removed, although it received the support of 148 people overall. At the time the bridge was initially recommended for refusal, however in July 2016 it was permitted by a planning committee with the condition that £85,000 was needed to pay for compensatory tree planting. Following this, the decision was changed and the committee refused the scheme, before this was overturned in October 2017 by a planning inspector. Dr Adrienn Tomor, who is based at the University of the West of England and worked on the design of the bridge with the Friends of the Downs and Avon Gorge, asked Environment Secretary Michael Gove to get involved as part of The Commons Act 2016, which requires the post holder to give permission before a structure is built on common land. The plans for the bridge were passed to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) for approval last summer. Before Christmas the plans were rejected by inspector Helen Slade, who stated that they were not justified on “common land”, that the benefits of the bridge for the public did not outweigh the “permanent adverse impact that it would have on the open landscape of the common" and that an “adequate crossing point was available a short distance away”. Commenting on the latest development, chair of the Friends of the Downs and Avon Gorge Robert Westlake said: “The Friends of the Downs, as
co-sponsors of the project, were of course disappointed with the inspector’s decision. Whilst we respect the inspector’s comments we felt that not enough weight was given to the benefits that the bridge would have brought. “We supported the bridge project for five principal reasons, the main one being that the bridge would have made crossing a complex and dangerous junction safer for pedestrians and cyclists. It’s currently very difficult to cross, particularly for older citizens, the less mobile and parents with pushchairs. Secondly it would join up the two halves of the Downs that are currently bisected by the main road, and thirdly it would have been built at no cost to the city. “It would also have been an opportunity to train apprentice stone masons and create jobs, and finally the materials proposed for the design were sustainable and would have needed minimal maintenance for the rest of the century.” Robert also told Henleaze and Westbury Voice that the group are currently looking at other possible options for the bridge, and updates will be published on this in due course. In addition, an inspector for Defra has also rejected plans for a steel and glass café at Sea Walls, which would replace the old dilapidated public toilets. It was proposed that the cafe profits would be used to maintain the toilets and allow the public to use them free of charge. However, despite receiving approval by Bristol City Council in 2019, a
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Author reveals history of Holmwood Estate Author Alan Aburrow A RECENTLY published short history of the “Holmwood Estate” chronicles the evolution and development of a small area of land in the parish of Westbury-on-Trym and includes many previously unpublished photographs. The 32-page A5 booklet, written by local resident Alan Aburrow, records the development of an early 18th century farm house through a succession of owners, with their associated land acquisitions and disposals, to the present day. This series of activities included Sir Stanley Badock’s Deed of Gift in 1937 which established Badock’s Wood as a public open space on part of his land and the subsequent development of 31 houses on another part of the estate (Holmwood Gardens) in the mid-1990s. The Holmwood (Westbury-on-Trym) Management Company was established to manage the communal areas retained within this 1990’s development. Author Alan Aburrow says: “The inspiration for the booklet goes way back to when I started my research into the origins and history of Holmwood House,
Holmwood House today just after I moved back to Westbury in 1993 and bought one of the newly built houses on the Holmwood Gardens development. When I became Chairman of the Friends of Badock’s Wood (FOBW) in 2004, I further researched the history of The Wood that had been gifted to Bristol Corporation by Sir Stanley Badock in 1937. “Last year, I drafted a booklet for the benefit of each of the homeowners in Holmwood Gardens which detailed a short history of the Holmwood Estate and why it had been necessary to establish a Management Company to oversee the maintenance of the
communal areas retained within the Holmwood Gardens development. “Subsequent feedback from my neighbours indicated that there was a significant interest for more information on the history of the environs of the Holmwood Estate, which dated from about 1729. So, I expanded my original booklet to record a more detailed history of the area which had evolved from an early 18th century farm house through a succession of owners and their land acquisitions/ disposals to the present day.” The expanded booklet includes a short biography of
Sir Stanley Badock, together with details of Badock’s Wood, Southmead Round Barrow (with its modern sculpture), the period that the National Children’s Home occupied Holmwood House, Westbury Wildlife Park and the protracted saga of the original planning “battle” in 1988/92 which preceded the granting of Planning Permission for the 31-house Holmwood Gardens development. Copies of the book are available, over the counter, from Westbury Inks, 14 Canford Lane, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS9 3DH – priced at £3.00 each (8% off the Cover Price of £3.25). Alternatively, copies can be posted for £4.00 (inc P&P) – please contact the Publishers (Aburrow Bros Publishing) by email at aburrowpub@gmail.com for further details.
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Support can be a lifeline for unpaid carers LOCAL charity Carers Support Centre is reaching out to people in Henleaze and Westbury-on-Trym to inform them about help they may be entitled to. If you are a carer, you have the right to a carer’s assessment. If you look after someone, or often provide crucial care for someone who couldn’t manage without that help, this may help you. In your assessment, you can talk about the impact caring has on your life. This will give you some space to think about how caring affects your physical, mental and emotional wellbeing and how this may change in the future. An assessment also often leads to a small one-off payment that will give you the chance to take a short break or do something for your own wellbeing. Bristol carer, Elmas, looks after his wife, Joan, who has a terminal illness. When Jan Mussi of Carers Support Centre first visited them, Joan was bedbound and declining fast. Elmas was under a huge amount of stress. When Jan helped Elmas with his assessment, she realised his wife wasn’t claiming her entitlement to benefit. She helped him complete the paperwork and they were awarded the highest rate of Attendance Allowance.
Before Elmas’s assessment, they received a daily visit from home care to help Joan wash and dress. This gave him a chance to do a weekly shop but it didn’t give him any time for himself. He even had to cancel his own
health appointment because he didn’t have anyone to sit with his wife. After his assessment, Elmas was awarded a one-off payment to pay for a sitting service. Then his niece offered to come and stay for three months to help take care of his wife. Jan contacted the council on his behalf and they agreed the payment could be used to pay for travel costs. Elmas’s niece is now staying with them and caring for Joan. Elmas said: “I am so happy how things have worked out. I have more help and it has made such a difference. I lost weight with all the stress and now I am putting weight back on. Joan has benefitted as well because she is getting such good care from my niece.” Get in touch with CarersLine at Carers Support Centre to find out more about carer's assessments. If you care for an adult who has a support package from Bristol City Council, you can call the Integrated Carers Team at the council on 0117 352 1668. If the person you care for does not receive support services from the council, or if you are a parent carer or a young carer, Carers Support Centre can provide advice and guidance. Contact CarersLine: 0117 965 2200, carersline@carerssupportcentre.org.uk or www.carerssupportcentre.org.uk
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Lifeskills volunteers receive awards LIFESKILLS Safety Education Centre recently presented volunteer guides Jane Isaacs and Roland Kitchen with an award for completing over 100 sessions at the Centre. Jane and Roland from Westbury-on-Trym, both joined Lifeskills five years ago and since then have taught over 800 school children aged 10 to 11 how to stay safe and live healthy lives. Based in The Create Centre, Smeaton Road, Bristol, Lifeskills is an interactive village - a huge film set with 19 different scenarios. Children visit with their classes and are taken round the centre in groups of four, accompanied by volunteer guides like Jane and Roland. During their visit the children experience practising emergency 999 calls, discovering and reacting to a house fire, carrying out first aid and experiencing the consequences of trespassing on a railway line – all made realistic with the use of light, sound and wind effects. Manager Andy Townsend says: “We could not operate the centre without our dedicated team of volunteers. We know what we here do makes a difference and saves lives; one child helped his family escape a house fire, another prevented a gas explosion, and a boy knew how to make a 999 call to help his mother – all skills learnt at Lifeskills.” Lifeskills urgently need more volunteers. They
Presentation of Bristol Blue Glass for completing over 100 sessions at Lifeskills: (from left to right) Roland Kitchen, chairman Kevern Jenkin and Jane Isaacs are running an hour long ‘taster session’ at the Centre on Wednesday 12 February at 10.30am so that people interested in becoming a volunteer can come and take a look before committing. To book a place on a ‘taster session’ please call 0117 922 4511 or email sam@lifeskills-bristol.org. uk For a 360 degree tour of the Centre (which doesn’t give away the surprises the children will encounter!) take a look at https://lifeskills-bristol. org.uk/about-the-centre/tour/.
Westbury singers boost charity LOCAL choir Westbury Singers wish to thank the generous audience at their Christmas concert on 13 December who helped them to raise £719 for the Julian Trust night shelter. Eileen Newby from the choir presented a cheque to Gary Marriner, a volunteer for the charity. See www.westburysingers. org and www.juliantrust.org.uk for more information about the choir and the charity.
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locations, in high street cafes, community centres, even in a Sikh Temple. They are calling on cafes to sign up to FAB and offer a discount for older people in Bristol and/or host one of the ‘catch ups’. Cafes can offer a discount or incentive to encourage older people in on a particular day or time, to encourage more customers to come through the door during quiet times. By
offering discounts for people at quiet times, you can also encourage older people in your community to get out and about and socialise. For example Boston Tea Party on Gloucester Road offers a reduction on tea and cake on a Tuesday afternoon during the monthly catch up café session. Other businesses such as Alchemy 198, have stepped up and provide a
discount on drinks during the week evenings, as well as hosting a very popular disco for over 50s on the last Wednesday of the month. FAB membership stands at around 1,000 older people and growing – it’s completely free for over 50s to join and requires minimal information. FAB members are invited to catch up cafes in their neighbourhood, special events such as tours and talks at places of interests and discounts from cafes and local businesses. Please visit www. ageukbristol.org.uk or call 0117 440 4301 for more information. If you run a business and would like to make it more agefriendly by encouraging older people to come as customers, please get in touch with the Friends Ageing Better team on 0117 440 4301 or email fab@ ageukbristol.org.uk
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Organ Elevenses WESTBURY Parish Church resumes its season of Organ Elevenses on Saturday 8 February. Guest organist, Claire Hobbs, was the first woman to hold an Organ Scholarship at a mixed college in Cambridge. She studied at the RNCM and was the Organ Scholar at Manchester Cathedral. She became interested in Music Psychology and retrained as a Music Therapist, and subsequently worked in the NHS and education. Claire has recently rediscovered the joys of organ playing. Her recital begins at 11am, but the audience are invited to arrive from 10.30am to enjoy coffee, cake and chat. Donations of £5 include refreshments.
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SOFA Project celebrates 40 years A LOCAL reuse and recycling charity says that more can be done to reuse furniture and appliances, 40 years on from when its volunteers first started their work. SOFA Project (which stands for Shifting Old Furniture Around) was founded in 1980 by a couple of volunteers who simply wanted to stop seeing items being thrown away, and for them to be reused by someone else instead. It is estimated that the project has prevented nearly 400,000 items going to landfill. These range from household appliances and good quality furniture to clothes and pots of paint, and the social enterprise is the only cause in our region licensed by the UK Environment Agency to provide refurbished white goods sold fully tested and under guarantee. Although the recycling landscape has much improved since the charity began, with Bristol now being a lead city, still more than half of used furniture and appliances goes to landfill. Since the beginning, SOFA Project has helped many thousands of families afford low cost, quality furniture and appliances. These are supplied direct or through two shops, one in West Street, Old Market and the other more recently in Gloucester Road. The furniture through these shops is sold at affordable prices, such as the weekly £10 sofa. However despite the charity's work, Bristol still has many families going without what are regarded as necessities of living in the 21st century. Nicci Peck, chief executive officer of SOFA Project, said: “There is still a compulsion to buy new. We want people to donate quality furniture, create work opportunities and buy reused household items to prevent landfill. There are amazing furniture items and appliances around without the need to always resort to new ones. “These days we’re seeing the trend that more and more people are selling items themselves online, so sadly rather more unusual items are disappearing, however we did get a harp once - quite tricky to sell due to the size! We’ve also been donated bagpipes
On one of the many sofas at their shop on Gloucester Road, are trustee Keith Hicks, chair of trustees Ruth Snary and retail manager Adrian White, with Nicci Peck CEO (pictured back row left) and shop supervisor Aga Uszynska (back right). (fortunately for our ears none of us could play them) and our more recent favourites have included a Victorian nursing chair, an immaculate massive games table (for pool, and on the reverse side, air soccer), and our freakiest item recently received was a taxidermy fox in a very elegant display case that had been used in a movie set!” What makes SOFA Project unique is its ability to re-manufacture to provide subsidised good quality furniture, washing machines and cookers. It produces these from its warehouse in central Bristol with the aid of volunteers and those previously excluded from employment, as well as prisoners on rehabilitation programmes from Leyhill Open Prison. Some of the imaginatively reused items include chaise longues made from complete 100% recycled materials, storage from washing machine drums and clothes
rails made from chairs. Governor of HMP Leyhill, Neil Lavis said: “SOFA Project plays a key role in the rehabilitation of prisoners back into society by providing meaningful employment. The organisation has consistently been able to provide opportunities and training for low risk category prisoners.” Marvin Rees, Bristol’s Mayor, added: “Congratulations to SOFA on 40 years’ contribution to supporting lower income families and those otherwise marginalised in Bristol. There continues to be so much more we can do in Bristol to support families get the basics and organisations like SOFA Project are a vital part of improving the quality of life for our citizens.” Looking ahead, SOFA Project is keen to develop an upcycling workshop within HMP Eastwood Park, which is the nearest local women’s prison. Nicci Peck said: “We’ve had very fruitful discussions about this and we’re just waiting for the site to be developed within HMP Eastwood Park. This has been something I’ve long wanted SOFA Project to do; we’ve worked with make prisoners since 2008 but there are very few work experience or training opportunities for female prisoners and I’d like to see this improve in the future.” To find out more about SOFA Project and their work, visit: www.sofaproject.org.uk Pictured left to right: A washing machine drum light, a filing cabinet turned into a garden planter, and an upcycled sideboard
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n EDUCATION IN January 2010, two days later than planned owing to heavy snow, Bristol Grammar School opened the doors to its Infant School. To mark the school’s tenth birthday this year, BGS Infants held a day of celebration on Friday 10 January, starting with a special assembly. The Infants were joined by former teachers and headteachers and some of the original pupils – now in Year 11 and Sixth Form – who came along to enjoy a trip down memory lane. The assembly was followed by a day of activities, all themed around the number ten. BGS Infants began with just one Year 1 and one Year 2 class and only thirteen pupils. Over the past ten years it has grown considerably; the school has moved from its original home in the Lodge to occupy two buildings on Elton Road, and now has six classes – two in each of Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. It may have got bigger over the years, but lots of things remain the same: the children all still enjoy Forest School lessons at Failand; every child has the chance to learn the violin; there
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are lots of clubs and activities to get involved in – in the ten years of BGS Infants, there have been
more than 100 clubs offered to pupils; and the children still enjoy trips to lots of exciting
destinations to build on their classroom learning. Ten years is not long in terms of Bristol Grammar School’s almost 490 year history, but it has certainly been enough time for BGS Infants to truly become part of the BGS family. Older pupils, especially from the Sixth Form, regularly spend time in the Infant School, listening to children read and helping to run clubs. In return, the Infant children have given assemblies to the Senior School, performing songs from their plays and sharing what they are learning about. Each morning, some of the youngest BGS pupils mingle with the oldest at the Breakfast Club which runs in the Sixth Form Centre. They may only be small, but BGS Infants certainly play a big part in the life of Bristol Grammar School.
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Free school students win Oxbridge offers THREE Bristol Free School (BFS) Year 13 students have accepted conditional places at Oxford and Cambridge for September 2020. • Hannah has accepted a conditional offer from St Hugh’s College, Oxford to read Chemistry • Maisie has accepted a conditional offer from Somerville College, Oxford to read History • Fiona has accepted a conditional offer from Girton College, Cambridge to read Computer Science Staff at the school say they are immensely proud of this achievement, and know the three girls are capable of gaining the grades required. They say they will support them every step of the way. The sixth form opened at Bristol Free School in Westbury-on-Trym in 2016. Richard Walker, head of sixth form, said: “We are all absolutely thrilled for our three students in
securing their conditional offers to Oxford and Cambridge. This reflects a huge amount of hard work from the students and their teachers and represents just a small fraction of the wonderful students that we are so lucky to have in BFS Sixth Form.” Susan King, headteacher, said “Maisie, Fiona and Hannah have achieved something really special and we are so proud of them. It is fantastic that after such a gruelling application process, which involved competing with many hopeful sixth formers from across the country, that Maisie, Fiona and Hannah, received conditional offers from the prestigious Universities. “This success is a strong endorsement for the quality of education and personal development here at BFS. We are proud of the fact we are an inclusive, diverse school where children from a range of backgrounds can flourish and achieve.”
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Chicago: my kind of town IVY Youth’s next extravaganza is the multi-award winning Kander and Ebb musical, Chicago. Pupils from schools across Bristol make up the talented
cast of 14 - 19 year olds, including those attending RGS, Cotham, BGS, Cathedral and Bristol Free School. Watch as they sing and dance their
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Project lifts 70 homes out of fuel poverty A £25,000 donation to a project by Bristol Energy helped to lift 71 households in Bristol out of fuel poverty, saving residents more than £60,000 through the provision of energy efficiency advice and support. In 2019, the 100% green electricity and lower carbon gas provider donated £25,000 from its Fuel Good Fund to the Centre of Sustainability (CSE), Warmer Homes Advice and Money (WHAM) project. WHAM is a major city-wide fuel poverty prevention project for low-income households to freely access expert support
from leading organisations tackling fuel poverty. For every £1 put in it by the energy supplier’s Fuel Good Fund, WHAM has delivered over £3 worth of financial benefits to vulnerable citizens. Energy efficiency advice, from draught proofing to LED bulbs, has saved or gained over £60,000 for beneficiaries of the Fuel Good Fund. The leading organisations providing the direct support through the project include: CSE, Talking Money, We Care Home Improvements, Citizens Advice and Bristol Energy Network.
As a result of Bristol Energy’s donation, Talking Money received funds to support ten households with debt advice, while We Care Home Improvements were able to undertake repairs and make safe and secure checks ensuring that homes are suitable to live in. The donation also enabled WHAM to fund an additional caseworker to work on the project for one and half days a week. Bristol Energy will donate up to £30 to the Fuel Good Fund if you switch to their renewable tariffs and use the code ‘FUELGOOD’.
New trustee for Quartet Improving patient care NICK Lee joins the board of trustees at Quartet, the not-for-profit organisation which enables donors to fund projects that meet community aspirations and make a profound difference to people's lives across the West of England. In his new role Nick, who is managing director of Paragon Costs Solutions and the immediate past president of Bristol Law Society (BLS), will use his extensive experience in business development and connections with local organisations to support Quartet’s Philanthropy & Marketing committee. Quartet’s Chief Executive Sue Turner said: “I’m delighted that Nick has agreed to join us. He was raised and educated in Bristol, knows the area well and will no doubt inspire many across the region to succeed in their chosen arena.” Quartet Community Foundation was formed in 1987 and has distributed over £50 million to good causes in line with its mission to help give everyone across the West of England a fair chance of a good life.
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The contribution of older people in Bristol Age Proud Bristol is an awareness campaign that challenges perceptions of older people in Bristol and encourages people to feel proud of their age and experiences A COMMON misconception about older people is that they do not contribute to society. However, far from being a ‘burden’ or a ‘drain’ on society, older people contribute more resources than they use. Research carried out by the Royal Voluntary Service identified that nearly half of people aged 55-74 volunteer, while figures from the Office of National Statistics show that over 50s make up nearly onethird of the entire UK workforce. As a part of the Age Proud Bristol campaign, Bristol Ageing Better has gathered the views of a variety of inspirational people from across Bristol about their
experiences and advice regarding later life. This article features Catherine Wescott (65), Creator of BS3 Helping Others and Zehra Haq (64), CEO of Dhek Bhal. “The average 65-year-old still has an awful lot to offer in terms of wisdom, passion, love, care and, most of all, time.” says Catherine, who set up BS3 Helping Others after asking in a neighbourhood Facebook group whether anyone needed any help. Within 24 hours, she’d received 350 likes and 60 comments. “We must learn to befriend all those whom we meet in our daily lives and never assume that they are ‘OK’. You can do this no matter how old or young you are and no matter where you are - at the bus stop, in a cafe, in a store,” says Catherine. “You’ve got something that someone else needs.” Many older people develop close, supportive relationships with younger generations; from grandparents who look after their grandchildren, to older people who volunteer through
community groups. Catherine has formed bonds with younger people volunteering as a part of BS3 Helping Others. “Lots of youngsters are looking for the company and knowledge of adults and lots of adults are looking for the company of youngsters. We can help each other.” says Catherine. For Zehra, who works full time as the CEO of Dhek Bhal, supporting the community is her lifelong work. Dhek Bhal means ‘to take care of’, and Zehra has been either volunteering or working in Barton Hill since 1986. Zehra has always encouraged the older women she works with to have their say and to inform others. “I tell them, you are very lucky,” says Zehra. “You have a lot of skills and knowledge you can contribute.” Zehra believes it is important for younger and older people to interact and to recognise the contributions each side can bring to their community. In the past, Dhek Bhal has set up intergenerational activities and events with local schools. “I would
like to see older people going into schools more,” says Zehra. “If a school does a cookery class, let older people teach it and show what we can do. Create opportunities for conversations - I think conversations are very important in breaking down barriers and sharing life experience.” As well as the contributions older people make in the workplace and volunteering, it is also important to recognise the unpaid caring roles that many older people undertake. Research from the national charity, Age UK, has shown that one in three people aged over 80 provide vital unpaid care for loved ones in the UK. This is the second article in a series of three, inspired by older people based in Bristol. Find out more about the Age Proud Bristol campaign by visiting www. agefriendlybristol.org.uk or search #AgeProudBristol on Twitter and take part in the conversation about ageism in Bristol.
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Gaining control over primitive (retained) reflexes (the reflexes we are born with, such as the startle reflex) is needed. However, as with many aspects of our early development, things don’t always go as smoothly as they should and it is quite possible that some of these primitive reflexes are retained which can actually hinder more advanced development in some learning areas. I’ve found that in my patients who have dyslexia, or dyslexic type symptoms, there is a higher amount of retained early reflexes. The most common reports from parents tend to be that a child or young person is just not achieving their potential. Patients are often bright, but have difficulty expressing this in their academic performance. They have usually developed coping strategies, but
F you’re a breakfast radio fan, then you may have heard Chris Evans talking about the revelation for his son that is treatment for his retained reflexes. To see his son’s newfound ability to learn to read and write as well as reduced anxiety must surely be a sight to behold! Vision is a process that is learnt; we are normally born with two eyes that can see but have not yet fully developed nor have their connections to the brain and the processing that needs to take place. Babies have to learn how to move their limbs in a voluntary and planned way and gain enough control so that they can then start to coordinate movements and vision together. They can then learn to crawl towards something they see and use fine movements to pick up something small; do you see?
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these then ultimately limit their performance ability. A sight test usually shows little as our patients have often developed ways to pass this vision assessment. As part of our vision therapy (behavioural optometry) clinics, we offer a full diagnostic vision assessment, which includes time to discuss your symptoms and concerns. We’ll then produce a written report of our findings. Following this diagnostic assessment we can tailor a vision therapy exercise program to help you or your child develop a well functioning and balanced visual system - the aim of which is to enable our patients to achieve their full learning potential. The process of visual system recovery and development usually takes from four to twelve months with often extraordinary results.
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I'm backing the Brownies over plastic bottle deposits Your Voice in Parliament PARLIAMENT has now returned after the election and Christmas. The Withdrawal Agreement Bill, which makes Brexit happen, was voted through with the Conservative Party’s new significant majority in the House of Commons. My colleagues and I did all that we could to persuade the Government to keep important legal protections in the Bill: from workers rights to allowing unaccompanied child refugees to be reunited with their families. Sadly, the Government disagreed. We will now formally leave the EU, and enter a transition period, on 31st January. During that transition period the Government will seek to agree a new trading and security deal with the EU before we leave entirely. This is not what I wanted – I still believe we could better reform the EU, and protect our prosperity and global standing, by having a seat at that top table – and I know many of you will feel bitterly disappointed. We must now try and secure the best possible trade and security deal; limiting the damage of Brexit to our economy, jobs, security, worker’s rights and environmental standards. We must also ensure that the voices of the three million EU citizens in the UK are heard and
valued and that their status here is protected. I’ve been devastated to see the bush fire crisis unfold in Australia. As many of you know, my wife is Australian, so it has felt particularly close to home seeing the catastrophic fires each day on TV. Whilst the UK has largely decarbonised its power generation, 75% of electricity in Australia still comes from coal. During a Ministerial statement in mid-January, I called on the government to do far more to share that expertise and ensure the climate emergency is at the forefront of our allies’ minds. With the UK hosting climate conference COP 26 in November, we have a vital and fast-decreasing window to create real change. Your Champion in Bristol I’ve recently been in touch with the 21st Henleaze Brownies. On Girlguiding’s behalf, I’ve written to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Theresa Villiers, calling on her department to ensure that any future Deposit Return Scheme (for plastic bottles) considers the views and feedback of young people. For example, members of the division have rightly stated that return banks should be available at schools and
colleges to ensure accessibility to young people and staff. I hope to visit the group and hear more about their thoughts on climate change and environmental protection in the coming weeks. I’ve also been contacted by charity, Business2Schools, who have recently started working in Bristol. Business2Schools provide a vital link between businesses looking to re-home their tech and office furniture and schools that could benefit from free equipment. So far, they’ve been operating in London, but they’ve recently started work with Bristol Free School; they hope to pair more local businesses and schools in the future. As well as giving a welcome boost to our schools, this saves masses of re-usable items going to landfill – over £2m worth of equipment last year alone. If you know a business that’ll have spare kit after a re-fit or upgrade, please contact Business2Schools via their website: www.business2schools. com Finally, I’m disappointed the government has seen fit to increase parliamentary recess to 17.5 weeks of this year. This is far too long, and it will mean less scrutiny of government, reduced time for select committees and a drop in media attention. The one positive is that I’ll have more time to spend in
Darren Jones column Bristol and to host new events such as constituency citizen assemblies – further details of how to get involved will follow soon. As always, if you have any questions or need my help just drop me an e-mail, call 0117 959 6545 or write to me. To chat in person, pop along to one of my coffee mornings or pub politics events or ask me a question during my Wednesday night Facebook Live Q&As from 19:30. All the details can be found on my website at www.darren-jones.co.uk and my Facebook page www.facebook. com/darrenjonesmp Darren Jones MP Member of Parliament, Bristol North West
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News and views from our city councillors Liz Radford
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News and views from our city councillors Geoff Gollop (Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze)
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about our air quality, if you travel through the City Centre, or if you have a diesel car, you are likely to be affected. The proposals are promised in late February or early March. Alderman David Poole RIP will Longstanding residents of Westbury d Davi of h deat the of hear to be saddened bury Poole. He served as Councillor for West bury from 1973 until 2002. He lived in West supand d frien t grea a was and life all his buryporter of everything relating to West on-Trym. day Our next Henleaze Forum is on Tues the 3rd March at Henleaze Library and Westbury Forum is on 7th April. Contact do with If you need help on any matter to email Bristol City Council, contact me by uk or by gov. stol. @bri ollop ey.g eoffr Cllr.g phone 903 9946.
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News and views from our city councillors Steve Smith (Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze)
litter picks for the Great British Spring Clean in of to do with these March. Keep an eye on the website at www. encampments. This suswot.org.uk for details , and please get in is at https://www. touch if you know of are as around Westbury bristol.gov.uk/peopleor Henleaze which need some attention. communities/reportCouncil seeking foster an-unauthorisedLib rar y fan s Ccarers encampment Several local residents hav e told me about I sit on a committee in the the fans in Westbury Lib council called “Peorary being particuple Scrutiny”. Despite the Stay in touch larly noisy, resulting in the Orwellian-sounding m being switched name, our job is to overse off and cre atin g a stuffy environment. e the work that the I have council does on social ser The above is only raised this with the library vice service and I’m things. We hear often abo s among other part of what has been hopeful that they will be ut the efforts that repaired soon. If you officers make to find dec going on. I try to provid have raised issues like this ent secure homes for e more regular and with the council children who have had detailed updates on Fac but not got any some appalling starts results, please do get in ebook, so you can touch in life. see what I’m up to and and I’ll do my best to nud contact me at fb.com/ ge them along. The council is looking for CouncillorSteveSmith. mo the time and space to loo re people with Van dwellers k after children in the short term, providing You can also contact me We are promised that we them with a safe, by email on cllr. will get an increased stable home while their steve.smith@bristol.g enforcement presence long term future is ov.uk, or phone on in the com ing mo nth sorted out. If you are inte 077 to 69 285266. try and deal with negativ rested in finding out e effects from any more, or you know vehicle encampments on someone who might the Do wn s. A new be able to help, please get resident group has form in touch. ed (www.respectthedowns.co.uk) who are campaigning for Litter picking Councillors hold regular more effective solution forums in both s to this issue, and we The wonderful people at Henleaze and Westbury, support their work. The SUSWOT (sustainwh ich are also good cou nci l has cre ate d able Westbury-on-Trym) opportunities to hear abo a new form on the websi will be organising ut what is happening te where you can locally, and to ask questio report any issues that you ns. become aware
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FINANCE With Richard Higgs BA (hons) CFP FPFS Harold Stephens 50 High Street, Westbury on Trym, Bristol BS9 3DZ T: 0117 3636212 E: office@haroldstephens.co.uk
Inheritance tax and ISAs Did you know that you can pass on your ISAs tax free when you die? • You can protect your ISA from a potential 40% inheritance tax on death • You can continue to benefit from tax-free growth and income during lifetime • You can keep control of your ISA portfolio during your lifetime, taking money out if you need to Many people don’t realise that the tax treatment of ISAs can be extremely unfavourable when you die. Although the general rule is that ISA savings will be
passed on to your beneficiaries, the tax implications of this could be significant. Most significantly, ISAs form part of your estate on death. Therefore, if your estate is liable for inheritance tax, then your ISA could be caught too. How can I protect my ISA from Inheritance Tax? One way investors can continue to receive ISA benefits whilst they live, and protect the assets from Inheritance Tax when they die, is to invest in ISA portfolios that qualify for Business Property Relief (BPR). ISA portfolios that qualify for BPR can normally be passed on free of Inheritance
Tax after two years, provided they’re still held on death and the portfolio still qualifies for the relief. What is Business Property Relief (BPR)? BPR has been around since 1976 and broadly means that if you invest in a portfolio of investments that qualify you could potentially pass on that portfolio IHT free provided that: • The portfolio is held for at least two years and is still held on death • The portfolio still qualifies for BPR at the time of the investor’s death. Time for an Inheritance Tax and ISA review? It might be time to get in
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n MESSAGE FROM AVON & SOMERSET PCC
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ITH 2020 under way, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) are thinking ahead to May’s PCC elections. After two exciting, challenging and productive terms as an independent PCC, I have decided I will not put myself forward for re-election. I make this decision with mixed emotions but absolute conviction that, after eight years of working with the police as well as key partners, this is the right decision for the OPCC, the Constabulary and, most importantly, local people. I feel fortunate that I have been able to be part of decisions and projects that have found solutions and pushed boundaries of innovation for the Constabulary and within shared work with our partners in the criminal justice system, local authorities, health service,
charities, community groups, businesses and local residents. I want local people to be assured that we will not be taking our foot off the pedal between now and the elections. I am still your PCC until May and I will be doing everything I can to push forward crucial policing matters to improve the lives of local people in our area. One particular piece I will be focused on in the coming months are the Violence Reduction Units (VRUs). Set up last September, the VRUs are made up of our five local authorities, education, police, clinical commissioning groups, public health departments, charities and community groups. We initially received £1.16m to set up the VRU and the Government has just announced Avon and Somerset will receive a further £1.16m to tackle serious violence among young people in our communities. Over the last few months,
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Bristol prepares for first light festival AT a time of year when dark nights are set in and the twinkle of Christmas lights are a distant memory, there is a new bright light about to shine as the first Bristol Light Festival takes place in the city. From Friday 28 Feb – Sunday 1 March, between 5pm-11pm, the Bristol Light Festival will showcase renowned international light artists alongside Bristol talent across six carefully selected locations to create a trail through the city centre. There will also be an additional preview night on Thursday 27 Feb, when the installations can be seen for the first time, by Bristol businesses and residents. The Light Festival includes some unexpected locations as well as some of the city’s welltrodden paths including Castle Bridge, Cascade Steps, Queen Square, Park Street and Trinity Steps on College Green. At each location, visitors will be able
to see, experience and enjoy light art installations that are visiting the South West for the first time as well as brand-new installations created exclusively for the Bristol Light Festival. This is the first of a threeyear series brought to you by Bristol City Centre Business Improvement District (BID), in partnership with Bristol City Council and The University of the
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installation that is ever-changing. As the see saws are played on, lights and music are activated – visitors are invited to partner up and be a co-creator of their own piece of art! Overheard in Bristol In celebration of the city and its unique ways, a four-foot neon sign will be installed by Cascade steps on St Augustine’s Parade with a famous Bristolian phrase shining brightly in the heart of the city - ‘CHEERS DRIVE’ – the perfect backdrop for any Bristolian selfie! Vicky Lee, Bristol City Centre BID project lead said: “We are delighted to be bringing the first edition of this new winter Festival to Bristol. We have carefully selected the locations to respond to key challenges of the city centre. “The collections of artists involved, and the fantastic installations planned will bring something really special to the city.” Katherine Jewkes, Bristol Light Festival co-director said: “For the first edition of Bristol Light Festival, we have curated a group of fantastic local and international artists who all embody the playful and creative spirit of the city. We are excited to be working alongside the rich and varied talents of Bristol’s unique cultural sector and city centre businesses to create a new Light Festival for the people of Bristol.” For more information and updates about the event please visit www.bristollightfestival. org and follow on Twitter @ BrisCentreBID #Bristollight
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n MAYOR'S VIEW
Giving voice to folk in need “I was homeless, I was you” – our new campaign to help Bristol’s homeless people “A few weeks ago, me and my daughters moved into a council house. Now we can finally put down roots. I feel like I have my life back.” Lola, aged 40, Barton Hill
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S you travel around the city, you may notice posters featuring letters addressed to those who are experiencing or facing homelessness. These letters carry voices that are heard too rarely – the voices of those who have experienced homelessness, reaching out to those who need similar help and support. Their experiences of homelessness are all different, but their message to those who are facing homelessness is the same: you can turn your life around. Ending homelessness in Bristol is one of our major priorities – last year we agreed our Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy,
which will support our efforts to eradicate rough sleeping by 2027. We are also delivering on our promise to provide the homes Bristol needs to tackle our housing crisis. I recently visited one of our new council housing developments in Brislington, and met residents and families whose lives are being transformed by having a safe and secure roof over their heads. We are building affordable homes that will help people such as Lola reclaim control over their lives, in every corner of our city. Reading these letters, however, shows that those who are homeless face a range of different challenges and therefore need different programmes of support. One thing is common throughout the success stories shared by those featured in the campaign – it is crucial to get help early. That’s why our work with city partners to provide a range of support services is so important
in helping people who are experiencing homelessness to find and maintain a safe and secure home. Through schemes such as our welfare rights and money advice services and our Youth Homelessness Hub, we helped more than 3,600 people avoid becoming homeless in 2018. In the same year, Bristol City Council and homelessness support services in the city helped more than 900 people who were homeless through support services like the St Anne’s Winter Night Shelter. We are also supporting residents in private accommodation, by cracking down on rogue landlords and introducing licencing schemes to drive up standards and security in the private housing sector. So if you are worried that you or a family member might be at risk of homelessness, seek help now. Information is available on the Bristol City Council website about the ways we and other agencies in the city can help.
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As homelessness continues to increase across the country, I am acutely aware of the difference that a safe and secure home can make to a family like Lola’s. That’s why I have put delivering new housing at the top of the city’s agenda. Families across the city, facing homelessness or living in temporary accommodation, rely on us to deliver safe, secure and affordable homes across the whole of Bristol. I’m proud of this campaign because it shows that we are hearing their message of hope loud and clear.
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Renewal choir bring Christmas joy to St Bon’s ST Bonaventure's Church Christmas Gospel concert with the Renewal choir was a joy to behold. The concert was a huge success and the church was packed! At the concert St Bon’s raised £1,178 for Bristol Youth and Community Action (BYCA), a programme funded from the Bristol High Sheriff’s Fund. BYCA supports young people in Bristol aged between 8 - 12 years with a huge range of diversionary and skills and confidence-building activities for children and young people living in disadvantaged areas of Bristol. It is designed to offer opportunities, positive experiences and reduce risk of involvement in anti-social behaviour. Father Tom said: “The Renewal choir were fantastic and we were pleased so many people from Bishopston came along. We raised an exceptional amount of money for BYCA so I’d like to thank everyone who supported them for their generosity.”
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n IT HOME HELP Russell Isaac runs ITHomeHelp, providing a personal, oneto-one computer coaching service in clients' homes in the Westbury-on-Trym, Henleaze, Stoke Bishop and Clifton areas. With over 20 years' IT experience, he helps users, particularly older people, get what they want from their PCs, tablets and smartphones. He is also a web designer/ builder, photographer, father-of-two and keen sportsman.
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connected home. A Smart TV uses your home Wi-Fi network to provide streaming video and services on your TV, and smart TVs use wired Ethernet and built-in Wi-Fi to stay connected. If your Smart TV isn't getting a strong enough wireless signal, you can boost it using an extender or mesh router system. Most Smart TVs support such popular streaming services as iPlayer, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video and Pandora. However, some sets offer only a handful of apps that rarely change, while other models deliver several screens of offerings.
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Understanding dementia A FEW years ago, our staff member Julie Derrick became involved with the Dementia Friends initiative. This was created by the Alzheimer’s Society to help raise awareness of dementia and the small things that everyone can do to help those affected. Julie was initially inspired to get involved with Dementia Friends for personal reasons. She wanted to improve her own understanding of dementia as both her aunt and her nan had been diagnosed with the condition. To start with Julie ran sessions amongher friends and family. She then recognised the benefit that We Care staff could make to customers with dementia if they had a better understanding of the condition and how they can help make a positive difference for them. We Care staff include handymen and women, technical officers and case workers who visit thousands of customers at home every year, many of whom
are living with dementia. Our handyman Wayne took part in a session – he found it really worthwhile. Julie explained that people with dementia sometimes have difficulty with visual confusion, and that the use of contrasting colours can help them to clearly identify different objects. Wayne has since felt more confident to offer people different colour grab rails when he’s been asked to install them, because he now knows a white grab rail on a white wall may not stand out to a person with dementia. Wayne said he’s also more aware outside of work and feels more equipped to help someone if he sees them struggling on the street or in the local shops. We Care Home Improvements have recently been recognised as an organisation that are working towards becoming dementia friendly by the Dementia Action Alliance. We are also aiming to raise awareness of how our services
can help customers living with dementia and their families to make their home environments more dementia-friendly. This could include installing a downstairs toilet eliminating the need to use the stairs as much, making the bathroom safer by replacing the bath with a level access shower, using technology to prompt medication or remind someone of the time and date. Everyone’s experience of dementia is personal to them and it shouldn’t be assumed that what works for one will work for another. It is beneficial to spend time considering future needs as close to diagnosis as possible. This gives the person with dementia the best opportunity to become familiar with changes to their environment before the nature of the condition progresses, and learning new things becomes challenging for them. If you would like to know how we can help you or your loved ones to stay safe and
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n WHAT’S ON IN OUR AREA Wednesday February 5 n Henleaze Garden Club talk Garden Visiting – A Very British Tradition. Margie Hoffnung explores grand parklands, pretty cottage gardens, giant veg, flower shows, even lawn mower racing – whatever your interests, there will always be something to tempt you out to a garden-themed event. Main Hall, St. Monica’s Trust, Cote Lane, 7pm for 7.30 start. Visitors welcome – admission £5 (incl. refreshments) www.henleazegardenclub.co.uk Tuesday February 11 n The Arts Society Bristol lecture is on "Nefertiti: Images of Egypt's most intriguing queen". Given by Lucia Gahlin at 8pm at Redmaids' High School BS9 3AW. See www. theartssociety-bristol.org.uk 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. Monday February 17 n Henleaze Senior Film Club 2pm Quartet (12A) Starring Dame Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Pauline Collins and Michael Gambon. At a home for retired musicians, the annual concert to celebrate composer Giuseppe Verdi’s birthday is disrupted by the arrival of Jean (Dame Maggie Smith), an eternal diva and the former wife of one of the residents. St Peter’s Church Hall, The Drive, Henleaze BS9 4LD. Refreshments £4 Easy access, all welcome! Wednesday February 19 n Free Family Activity for Half Term, Woodland Winter Warmer, 1pm 3pm. Join the APE Project outside in the woodland, make your own bread sticks and toast them on the fire. Lawrence Weston Community Farm, Saltmarsh Drive, Bristol BS11 0NJ, tel: 0117 938 1128. Thursday February 27 n The Arts Society Bristol Study Day
on "Rococo Silver: the adventures of the owners and makers" given by Ralph Hoyle 9.30am - 2pm at Bristol Golf Club, Blackhorse Hill, Almondsbury BS10 7TP. Cost £44 per guest by prior booking: Email studydaysecs@theartssocietybristol.org.uk Monday March 2 n The Royal Osteoporosis Society Bristol Support Group will be meeting at 1.45pm in Westbury Methodist Church Hall. The talk will be by Occupational Therapist, Maria Fitzgerald Everyone is welcome.For more information ring 07710 743613. Saturday 14 March n'Grand March' classical music concert, 7.30pm at St Monica's Trust, Cote Lane, Westbury-onTrym. Performed by local orchestra The Bristol Millennium Orchestra. Works include Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony, Elgar's Pomp & Circumstance (no. 4), and Verdi's Grand March from Aida. Tickets £8 available in advance from February onwards (www. bristolmillenniumorchestra.co.uk) or on the door.
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. 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
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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 more information call Jenny Rich on 01179620108 n Senior Film Club, every third Monday in the month at 2pm in St Peter's Hall, The Drive, Henleaze, BS9 4LD. All Welcome. Refreshments £3. Dial-a-ride transport possible by personal arrangement ; 0845 130 1875. Monday February 17 – Quartet. Politics & relationships in a musicians care home! Starring Maggie Smith (2012). n Bristol Good Afternoon Choir At Westbury on Trym Methodist Church from 1-3pm every Monday afternoon. n Redland Green Bowls Club welcomes new members, come along to our club on Redland green any Monday after 4pm , or book a free taster session with one of our qualified coaches. Jean or Gerry :Tel 9624466 . HALF price membership for the first year (£50) n Henleaze Bowling Club welcomes new Members. Come along to our free Coaching sessions at 6pm on Monday evenings (excluding Bank Holidays) to see if the sport is for you. Phone the Secretary, Tom Logan, on 01179621669 for details. n Discussion Group: we are a small, convivial group who meet locally at 10am - 12 noon every Monday 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
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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 at the next meeting on Monday October 14, 7.30pm. n Bristol Steiner School Parent & Child offers a setting where each child is cherished as an individual, nurturing their wellbeing and self-belief in a safe environment. The sessions run from Monday to Thursday (9.30am to 12.00pm) at Bristol Steiner School, Redland Hill House, BS6 6UX throughout school term times. To book a free taster session, please contact Reception on 0117 933 9990 or email reception@bristolsteinerschool.org n Learn Woodland Skills, Feb 24 March 30, 10am - 1pm. Meet other people, enjoy being outside, gain confidence. Have a go at whittling, fire making, weaving, using tools and more on this 6 week course. Call Kerry at Lawrence Weston Farm on 0117 938 1128 or kerry@lwfarm. org.uk n Bristol Steiner School Parent & Child offers a setting where each child is cherished as an individual, nurturing their wellbeing and self-belief in a safe environment. The sessions run from Monday to Thursday (9.30am to 12.00pm) at Bristol Steiner School, Redland Hill House, BS6 6UX throughout school term times. To book a free taster session, please contact Reception on 0117 933 9990 or email reception@bristolsteinerschool.org
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n WHAT'S ON Tuesday n Westbury Walkers- Meet at Meet outside the Co-op in Westbury @ 9.20am on a Tuesday morning. New Walkers welcome! Please contact for further details: Tel 0117 9629582 Mob 07790 172451 Email: pat. walker@blueyonder.co.uk n Alcoholics Anonymous meet at the Methodist Church in WoT every Tuesday @ 7.30pm n Ladies badminton at Westburyon-Trym Village Hall, 9.45 to 12 noon. Tel 0117 909 1714. n Scottish Country Dancing. Get fit and have fun with Westbury Scottish Club. Classes for beginners at Leonard Hall, Trinity-Henleaze URC, Waterford Road, Henleaze, (Tel: Maggie 01934 838175). Classes for more advanced dancers at St Peter's Church Hall, Henleaze, (Tel: Cheryl 0117 4012416). 7.30 to 9.30 pm. Details at wscbristol.co.uk. n Melody Makers Baby Friendly Choir. A fun and friendly daytime choir for ladies with babies and toddlers. Tuesday 10:30-11:30am during term time at The Eastfield Inn, Henleaze Road. Membership only. Book a FREE taster - www. melodymakerschoir.co.uk n St Peters of Henleaze Keep fit group would like to invite you to attend their weekly sessions every Tuesday at 9.30am. This is a men only group of 60+ year olds who enjoy regular exercise taken by fitness Professional Natasha Johnson for only £4 per session. Please contact Keith Bonham on 01179684972 or just turn up. n Ladies Badminton group, Tuesday afternoons, at Stoke Bishop Villiage Hall 2pm - 4pm. Friendly group all ages, and ability (men welcome)Just turn up or contact Pat 0117 9149511 n River of Life Christian Centre, Trym Road, WoT every Tuesday from 2-4 pm we have a tea, coffee and 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 presents ‘The Andrew Hook Memorial Meeting’ incorporating The Bristol Group Annual Meeting. Guest Speaker: Richard Preston, GWS Chairman. BAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Bristol, BS34 7RG, Tuesday 11 February, 7:30 for 7:45pm. Meeting open to all. No admission charge, but a suggested donation of £3 to help defray expenses is appreciated. 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
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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 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, 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 n Tai Chi for over 55's, for health, for fitness, for life. Shibashi form. Slow and easy movements adapted for older people, can be done standing or sitting down. Relaxing and enjoyable. Drop-in class at The Redland Club, Burlington Road, BS6 6TN Wednesdays 11:00 until 12:00. Cost £4. Contact Selina on 0117 946 6434. n Walking Group 2-3.30pm Improve your health and meet new people by joining the free, friendly, weekly walking group at Lawrence
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n WHAT'S ON Weston Community Farm, 2pm 3.30pm. If coming for the first time, please arrive at 1.45 to sign up. 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 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. n Bristol Male Voice Choir has a broad repertoire, performing not just male voice standards, but songs from musicals, pop classics,
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spirituals, and classical favourites. You don’t have to read music to join but you will enjoy learning our repertoire as we prepare for our concerts and weekend tours. Come along and sample an evening at our regular practice sessions, held at 7.00pm in St Andrew’s Methodist Church, Filton, BS34 7PS. Tel 07587143220 n Bristol Male Voice Choir has a broad repertoire, performing not just male voice standards, but songs from musicals, pop classics, spirituals, and classical favourites. You will be made very welcome when you sample your first rehearsal with us. You don’t have to read music to join but you will enjoy learning our repertoire as we prepare for our concerts and weekend tours. Come along and sample an evening at our regular practice sessions, held on Thursdays at 7.00pm in St Andrew’s Methodist Church, Filton, BS34 7PS. Ffi Tel 07587143220 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 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.
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This column by Jess Williams of Kellaway Pharmacy aims to help educate patients on a range of conditions and provide information to help maintain their well being while also easing pressure on GP surgeries by promoting self care.
LANNING a trip abroad? Gap-year, holiday, religious pilgrimage or business trip? Need vaccinations for work? Do you know that you can now get your vaccinations and travel medicines at the Guaranteed Lowest Price? That is exactly what we are offering at the Kellaway Pharmacy Bristol Travel Clinic with our price match promise for peace of mind. An estimated 35million travellers jet off without seeking any medical advice. Please don’t put your health at risk. Malaria, hepatitis, rabies, cholera, Japanese encephalitis are just some of the travel-related diseases that we can help to protect you from. Discovering another country's health system as a patient, when you are a long way from home is no holiday maker's dream. The additional cost and anxiety are all part of the nightmare. Our travel clinic is run by NHS regulated professionals providing expert advice you can rely on. By using our service you are supporting our community-focused award-winning pharmacy service and enabling us to donate to our charity partners.
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Eight weeks before your trip is the recommended time to seek health advice but if it is late, don’t panic. We offer the same day, last minute appointments. Just get in touch today. We also now have partner locations across Bristol and South Gloucestershire too. So please spread the word to family and friends. Call us free on 0800 7723575. We are pleased to announce that we are partnering with the Meningitis Now charity to support their work. Do come in to pick up a symptoms card and find out more about this disease that still takes young lives and causes long-term disability. The Meningitis B vaccination, the only prevention available, is offered by the NHS to children born after 2015, but not those born earlier. Do you know that Kellaway Pharmacy offers the lowest priced Meningitis B vaccination service? We now have people travelling from outside the city to use our service.
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Young adult book event features slaves, spies and a ballet shoe IF you need recommendations for young adult fiction, the best people to ask are school librarians. That’s why Friends of Redland Library invited librarians from four local schools to an early December event, to discuss their favourite books in the rapidly developing YA (Young Adult) market. The librarians were: Charlotte Bratt from Redmaids’ High School, Annette Robbins from QEH, Kat Gardner-Graham from Oasis Academy Brightstowe
and Charlotte Taylor-Smith from Colston’s School. Talking about books for girls – who apparently are addicted to dystopian fiction – Charlotte Bratt recommended Hope in a Ballet Shoe by Michaela and Elaine DePrince, which tells the true story of an orphan from war-torn Sierra Leone, who becomes an international ballet dancer. Charlotte said it can be hard to encourage girls to read autobiography or non-fiction but: “There are seven copies of this book in the Redmaids’ library – and I never see them.” There is a trend in YA fiction towards novels in verse, such as One by Sarah Crossan. A story told from the viewpoint of one conjoined twin, this book was Charlotte’s second recommendation. Her choice was enthusiastically endorsed by Kat, who pointed out that the book is a quick and engaging read, ideal for
reluctant readers. Another of Kat’s favourites is A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, which she says, grips readers from the beginning of the first chapter. She also recommended The Seeds of America by Laurie Halse Anderson, a trilogy about life during the American Revolution, seen through the eyes of three young people born to be slaves. Young readers enjoy book series and Charlotte Taylor-Smith discussed two that are popular with pupils at Colston’s: The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper, an exciting story of good versus evil and the CHERUB books by Robert Muchamore, which are child spy thrillers. Another good read for both keen and reluctant readers is A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson. “A Year 9 boy said this is the best book he has ever read,” Charlotte said, “and he had told all his friends that they should read it too.”
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Hooking boys into reading is Annette’s area of expertise and her first recommendation was Anthony Horowitz’s House of Silk. Horowitz is a master storyteller, so if boys have enjoyed his Alex Rider series, they are usually prepared to try House of Silk, which then opens up the world of Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. Where the World Ends by Geraldine McCaughrean, a novel based on a true story of boys stranded on St Kilda and struggling to survive, was also a hit with the boys at QEH. The book won the Carnegie Medal in 2018, but as Charlotte Bratt pointed out, the Redmaids’ girls hated it. Which just goes to show, school librarians’ experience and expertise is invaluable when choosing books for young adults. For further details about Friends of Redland Library events,see: https://friendsofredlandlibrary.org. uk/
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n BOOK OF THE MONTH WITH HENLEAZE & WESTBURY LIBRARIES
Back in 2003 Rosie Boycott, journalist and editor of the Daily Express and The Independent, suffered an injury from a car crash leaving her temporarily wheelchairbound. Recovering from her injury and a bout of alcoholism, little did she know that a few years down the line her life would take another unexpected turn. “In my life I've been many things – mother, wife, journalist, writer, magazine editor, newspaper editor, radio and TV presenter,
feminist, hippy, divorcee, junkie, drunk and traveller – but pigowner was never on the cards.” In Our Farm Boycott tells her story of taking on a smallholding in Somerset, revealing all of the ups and downs that come with it. From the simple pleasure of growing herbs and vegetables, raising pigs, chickens and turkeys, to the dramas of rural small-town life, she immerses herself in this new way of life and brings the reader along on this inspiring journey. Boycott illustrates the marvels of the countryside and different tasks of the farmer throughout the seasons – from applying sun-cream to pigs in the heat of summer, the fattening of turkeys for Christmas, to the return of the swallows in spring. She even takes us behind the scenes as she brings her first pig to the slaughterhouse, revealing in detail the process that turns a living animal to the meat we buy at the butchers. As is to be expected from such a drastic change of lifestyle, Boycott also faces hardships along the way. With lacklustre yields of produce
bringing concerns of financial viability, to the cunning escapes of her rambunctious piglets, and the ongoing threat of the bird flu epidemic crossing the border lingering like a dark cloud, Boycott wonders whether the leap into farming life was a wise decision. Meanwhile the arrival of a Tesco superstore has the citizens of nearby Ilminster up in arms, as Boycott details the propensity for local economies to suffer and independent shops be run out of business. Interlaced within her current venture are ruminations on the meaning of wealth and happiness, as well as rollercoaster relationships of her past, including memories of her father as he succumbed to dementia, the decline of her previous marriage, and her wild, drug-addled adventures with John Steinbeck Jr. These compare and contrast with Boycott’s simple, yet elegant enjoyment of time spent observing nature – glimpses of the ‘large blue’ butterfly (once extinct in the UK), the gradual reddening of plump tomatoes, and patiently
staying up to catch a glimpse of a badger returning to her sett. Mistakes are made and lessons learned, friendships made and farewells waved as the seasons continue to turn. A tale glistening with warmth and sentiment, Boycott makes you wonder, could we all benefit from such a stark change of scenery? Bringing the Library to you – Your local library at your doorstep Bristol Home Library Service volunteers deliver books to isolated readers who cannot get to their local library due to disability, poor mobility or caring responsibilities. Do you know someone who would appreciate this service? Call the Royal Voluntary Service on 0117 9297444 or email BHLSvisits@ royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk they would love to help arrange this with you.
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HE grey, cold darkness of February can feel eternal, with the light that sustains our good mood so elusive. To cheer everyone up and beat SAD through blogging I thought I’d focus on light, and the brightly coloured lampshades of local designer Hannah Redden. Winter lends itself so well to indoor activities and learning new skills, and Hannah not only makes lampshades but teaches others how to do it too, so they can light up the dark and dingy corners at home. There’s nothing quite as powerful as mindful, hands on activities to help banish the blues, something Hannah herself knows only too well. “I HAVE to create things to keep me sane,” she says. Crafting for the home is perfect for long wintery evenings, also helping you to be one step ahead of the incoming spring clean when interior decorating is traditionally approached with renewed vigour. I asked Hannah how difficult it is to get started with lampshade making. “Standard drum lampshades are pretty straightforward to make. You cover panels with your fabric, then the tricky part is rolling the panel around the ring sets.” Hannah also makes more advanced shades for
private clients, which can be a real labour of love. “I’ve just finished a commission for a tapered square lampshade, that was tricky! The original frame was to be salvaged and I spent 3hrs hand peeling the glue and velvet trim from the frame before I could even start recovering.” As a vintage lover and qualified textile designer Hannah encourages the use of reclaimed and repurposed fabrics like sari silk for example, loves meeting her workshop participants and finding out what fabrics they choose to create their shades with. The next lampshade workshops are on the last Thursday of each month at Creative Space, North Street in South Bristol - and keep your eyes peeled for forthcoming macramé lampshades workshops too! February, Thursday 27, 7 - 9pm - Floor Standing Lamp March, Thursday 26, 7 - 9pm – Small and Medium Lampshades April, Thursday 30, 7 - 9pm – Large and Extra Large Lampshades Visit www.hannahredden.co.uk for more information. Zoe Hewett www.stylemongersofbristol.co.uk
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