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Eastfield Inn's ready to reopen The pond and garden at The Eastfield Inn have been revamped along with the interior as new owners prepare for its reopening. PAGE 10

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Britain’s last surviving Dambuster, Squadron Leader Johnny Johnson, was treated to a two-wheel ‘flypast’ at his home in Westbury-on-Trym. The event is part of the RAF Benevolent Fund’s Dambusters Ride raising money for RAF veterans and their families and celebrating Johnny’s centenary year. See Page 15

Civic honour for Steve HENLEAZE and Westbury councillor Steve Smith is Bristol's new Lord Mayor. Cllr Smith was nominated for the honour by the Conservatives after the intended incumbent Claire Hiscott lost her seat at last month's elections. Cllr Smith and Cllr Geoff Gollop were re-elected to represent the Henleaze and Westbury ward along with newcomer and fellow Tory Sharon Scott.

Cllr Smith, who was due to be sworn in on May 25, said it was a great honour and he was looking forward to his year of office. The elections saw Labour's Marvin Rees reelected as Bristol Mayor while the party's Dan Norris took the Metro Mayor seat from the Tories. Conservative Mark Shelford won Police and Crime Commissioner. Reports: Pages 3-6

Lily, 18, elected in Green surge Lily Fitzgibbon, 18, was one of 24 Green Party councillors elected to Bristol City Council. The party now has the same number of seats as Labour. Tory Henry Michallat, 23, won a Stoke Bishop seat. PAGE 4

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Marvin Rees re-elected as Bristol mayor MARVIN Rees won the race to become Bristol’s next mayor. The Labour candidate beat his nearest rival, the Green Party’s Sandy-Hore Ruthven, by 13,613 votes. It means Mr Rees will have three more years at the helm of Bristol City Council, after which he says he will not seek re-election. Speaking after the declaration at City Academy in Redfield on May 9, Mr Rees said: “There’s something that’s very, quite special about being re-elected because it confirms so much of the work we’ve been trying to do and the way we’ve been trying to do it in the city.” Mr Rees has already led Bristol for five years, one more

than is usual because local elections were cancelled last year by the coronavirus pandemic. He won 59,276 votes, against Sandy Hore-Ruthven’s 45,663. Mr Hore-Ruthven said he was “pleased but also disappointed” at how he did in the mayoral election. We’ve quadrupled our vote and that’s a huge achievement. People have seen the Green Party as a party that could govern the city,” he said. The mayoral election was conducted under a supplementary voting system. All the candidates other than Mr Rees and Mr Hore-Ruthven were knocked out in the first round, and their second preference votes were added to the two frontrunners’ totals.

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n NEWS LABOUR has lost overall control of Bristol City Council as a “Green surge” saw the party’s new main rivals more than double their seats. Both groups now have 24 councillors, with Labour losing nine members at the local elections, which were declared on May 9, and the Greens gaining 13, while the Conservatives remained on 14 and the Lib Dems lost one to leave them on eight. Notable casualties included two Labour cabinet members – Kye Dudd and Afzal Shah – who both lost their seats on a disappointing day for the local authority’s former ruling group. Lib Dem deputy group leader and Cotham ward Cllr Anthony Negus, deputy lord mayor and Ashley ward Labour Cllr Carole Johnson and ex-cabinet member and Horfield Tory Cllr Claire Hiscott, also lost their seats as the council saw a huge shake-up. Conservative councillors Geoff Gollop and Steve Smith, standing for re-election in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze ward were elected and will be

Green surge sees council move to no overall control joined by newly-elected Sharon Scott, also standing for the Conservatives. Among the new members elected is 18-year-old Lily Fitzgibbon, the youngest candidate standing at the polls, who took one of the two seats for the Greens in Bishopston & Ashley Down. Attention will now turn to Bristol mayor Marvin Rees, who was sworn into office for a second term on May 10, and whether he will now have to revert to a rainbow cabinet of cross-party councillors, which he axed during his first term in office. Long-serving councillor Negus, who lost his Cotham seat in one of the many Green gains, said voters had decided to “vote for a colour” but added that his party would be back because people understood the Lib Dems

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tomorrow.” “It’s going to be a very different council. I don’t think Labour will have the majority. “Maybe the mayor will have to moderate that autocracy he loves so much.” By Amanda Cameron, Local Democracy Reporter

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Cllr Steve to be next Lord Mayor of Bristol CONSERVATIVE councillor and I can’t wait to get started Steve Smith is set to become and meet as many people the next Lord Mayor of Bristol, and organisations as possible making him the first man in the around the city.” job for four years. He said he was looking The local representative forward to representing the city for Westbury-on-Trym and and would like the theme of Henleaze representative was his year to be about supporting due to take up the ceremonial volunteers and volunteering. role on May 25, replacing As the First Citizen of former Lord Mayor Jos Clark, Bristol, the Lord Mayor carries a Lib Dem, who has been in the out around 800 engagements post for the last two years. a year. These range from The non-political role is major civic events such as the usually rotated between the annual Remembrance Sunday parties on an annual basis parade and service to meeting, but the coronavirus pandemic supporting and connecting local meant Cllr Clark’s term was communities and organisations. extended by a year. Other than ceremonial It was expected to go to duties, the Lord Mayor chairs Claire Hiscott this year, but the full council meetings and the Tories selected Cllr Smith after Downs Committee. Mrs Hiscott lost her Horfield Although the position does seat in the local elections. not involve any policy-making, Steve Smith said: “I feel it does carry the casting vote really honoured and excited if full council is deadlocked on Voice toWinter be given thisad.qxp_Layout opportunity 1 18/03/2021 decisions.17:17 Page 1

Labour's Dan Norris wins Metro Mayor contest THE new Metro Mayor for the West of England, Dan Norris who won the seat for Labour, was officially sworn into office on May 10. Mr Norris said: “I will be a more visible Metro Mayor who gets things done and raises the profile of the region on the national and global stage, making sure we get the recognition we deserve. "I will hit the ground running with a Jobs and Skills summit in my first 100 days and my Green Recovery Plan. Over the coming weeks I will be out and about across the region, meeting people and listening carefully to their views.” The Metro Mayor leads the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) and is responsible for the development of regional business, skills, housing and transport, ensuring that the right support and infrastructure is in place for residents and businesses to drive the region’s recovery. RESULTS: Round 1: Dan Norris (Lab) 84,434 Samuel Williams (Con) 72,415 Jerome Thomas (Green) 54,919 Stephen Williams (Lib Dem) 41,193 Round 2 Dan Norris 125,482 (41,048 second preferences) Samuel Williams 85,389 (12,974 second preferences) Turnout 36.6%

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experience. Key to me is the leadership piece. “Andy Marsh has been an exceptional leader who has really changed Avon and Somerset for the better. He came in at a difficult time when there had been quite a few chief constables and morale was quite low. “He had to deal with a really difficult time and led exceptionally well.” A key challenge for police over the last year has been handling protests during successive lockdowns. The new PCC has said he wholly supports the Police, Crime and Sentencing Bill – which has sparked riots in Bristol – as it reinforces “the British people’s right to peacefully protest but not to disrupt, so those people going about their lawful business should not be affected by a protest”. by Stephen Sumner, Local Democracy Reporter

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Henleaze Co-op relaunches after revamp THE Co-op served-up an improved food store in Henleaze on May 13 following an £845,000 refurbishment. The 3,000 sq ft store which closed for two months during the refit now runs on 100% renewable energy and supports 17 local jobs. Located on Henleaze Road, the transformed store is open from 7am10pm, seven days a week. It has an increased range and choice of fresh produce, ready meals and pizzas, award-winning wines, free-from and vegan products, Fairtrade, foodto-go, baked goods and everyday essentials. As part of the relaunch, the store now also has more self-scanning tills available for shoppers who are on the go. Greg Yuill, Co-op area manager, said: “We are extremely proud to be relaunching our Henleaze store with a fresh new-look and an increased offer. We have worked hard to develop product ranges and services that will create a really compelling offer for the community and provide an even more convenient, quality way to shop than before.” Alex Cockburn, Co-op store manager, said: “Our store is committed to connecting

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What happened to the consultation on traffic flow around Westbury village? BRISTOL City Council has put the development of the A4018 scheme’s proposals for Westbury village on hold and as yet there are no dates for the next stage of consultation. A new Westbury Transport and Place-making group, led by co-convenors Alan Morris and David McGregor, is taking the initiative to propose improvements that would enhance a visit to Westbury village. Twelve representatives from local groups including schools, churches, businesses, disability forums, SusWoT, WoTSoc and two planning experts met on May 4 to discuss ways to engage the wider local community in suggesting areas for improvement. Transport issues locally include managing the traffic flow more effectively in the centre of Westbury. Place-making opportunities include enhancing the identity and character of the village centre, and supporting the village’s role as a key centre for a range of services and activities. The group will also look at: • rat-running – volume and speed of traffic • access in and around the village, whether by car, bus, bike or on foot.

• environmental impact of traffic on residents (for example, Waters Lane) and schools (such as Passage Road) • parking, including disabled parking. The aim of this new Westbury Transport and Place-making Group is to look at options for improvement and explore whether a broad consensus emerges in good time to feed in to the Council’s transport team before they re-engage with the community. Local politicians and the BCC transport team have

been made aware of this work and support the idea. Alan Morris says: “We plan to produce an online questionnaire (with a paper version available too) to seek views from the wider community to see which priorities emerge. “To enable this work to go ahead it is important that we have an email address for any community group representative who would be willing to forward the questionnaire to their group.” The Westbury Transport and Place-making group would like to hear from you at westburytransportplacegroup@gmail.com if: • you can represent a community group that can distribute the questionnaire to its members • you can distribute the link to the questionnaire in a local Facebook or WhatsApp group • you would like them to send you a link to the online questionnaire for your own use • you would like to hear more about the group • you can help them with communications/ admin or mapping/sketching.

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Murder-bid fraudster CCTV appeal following sees jail term increase Sandyleaze burglary A 63-YEAR-OLD man who tried to murder a disabled woman to cover up the fact he’d stolen more than £100,000 from her over a period of over two years has had his prison sentence increased to 15 years. Barry Riley, of East Morton, attempted to smother 75-yearold Ann Skelton with a pillow at her home in Westbury-on-Trym on 10 March 2018. Riley provided care for the victim, who had a degenerative physical condition, and he had Power of Attorney over her finances. Riley was found guilty of attempted murder and fraud and sentenced in February to 11 years and eight months in jail but on May 13 had this increased to 15 years on appeal where it was ruled the original sentence was unduly lenient. Riley attempted to kill Ms Skelton by placing a pillow over her face, claiming it was a mercy killing, but she managed to press her buzzer to alert other care staff, who arrived to find her slumped over the side of her bed. Ms Skelton, who was unable to talk due to her condition and used a keyboard to communicate, died in hospital a few months after this incident. A post-mortem examination found no link between the incident and the cause of death. Investigating officer Det Sgt Craig Basil said: “This was a cold and calculating attack on a woman unable to defend herself. The depths of his criminality knew no bounds and even on the day of the failed attempt to kill Ann Skelton, Riley went to the cashpoint to withdraw more of her money.”

AVON and Somerset Police have released a CCTV image of a man police want to identify in connection with a burglary in Westbury-on-Trym. Between 8pm on Thursday 8 April and 5am on Friday 9 April, an unknown offender gained entry to a property in the Sandyleaze area and stole a number of items. He also attempted to gain entry to other nearby addresses and parked vehicles. The offender is described as a white man in his late teens/ early 20s, wearing dark clothing and distinctive Nike Airmax Silver Bullet trainers. Do you recognise the man pictured? If you can help, call 101 quoting reference 5221076525. You can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers 100 per cent anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via their Anonymous Online Form. No personal details are taken, information cannot be traced or recorded and you will not go to court or have to speak to police when contacting Crimestoppers.

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Rubbish of decades cleared from green IF someone asked you what size skip you might need to clear Redland Green of the accumulated rubbish of decades, you would be unlikely to guess at eight cubic metres. The Green generally looks so tidy (plastic sweet wrappers and bottles notwithstanding) that the rubbish lurking around some of its perimeters might not have been particularly obvious. Yet this was the size of skip that was filled to capacity on April 29 after local residents participated in a “deep cleanse” organised by Redland Green Community Group (RGCG) and supported by Bristol City Council Parks Department. BCC Parks staff member Ben Brown brought the skip and a Kubota, or minidigger, to the green and worked with the volunteers. About 20 local residents turned out with wheelbarrows and sack trucks and a huge amount of combined energy.

Ben set to work along the path from St Oswald’s Road with the Kubota, clearing the tangle of bramble and rubbish – which prepared the way for the volunteers to clear what remained by hand. While he did that, residents set to work on removing the rubbish from the woodland by the garages. Julie Parker from Redland Green Community Group said: “Five hours after starting, the green was looking as beautiful as it should. ” Many in the area had long been vexed by an ugly accumulation of rubbish in among the trees in front of the garages at the Coldharbour Road end of Cossins Road. This rubbish had been fly tipped there two or more decades ago, and included a rusting counter refrigerator, a microwave oven, many bags of building rubble and clothes, a bed base, a bathroom hand

Some of the team basin, many concrete fence post bases and a great deal more. Julie added: “This area does not belong to the Council and while contiguous with it, isn’t part of the green. However, that technicality makes no difference to local children, for whom it is simply a play area. It was safe to conclude that as those responsible for this land have done nothing in two decades to get rid of this rubbish, they were not going to.”

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THERE is a medieval building and a small cottage next to it at the end of Church Road in Westbury next to the Parish Church. You may have wondered how old they are and what they are used for now? The House was built as part of the development of the Parish Church in the 1440s and has been used as a residence since then, making it one of the oldest residential buildings in Bristol. It has been awarded a Grade II* status by Historic England. Architecturally, this building is an important survival, as there are very few medieval ‘hall houses’ like it in this part of the country. Many of its roof timbers are intact, and the house still has its original oak front door and several 15th century doors and windows. Known locally as ‘Elsie Briggs House’ after its previous owner, this ancient building is now The

Well, Centre for Spirituality, and has been a Christian place of prayer and retreat for nearly 30 years. People of all faiths and none are welcome to spend time in this ancient building, to soak in the silence and history of the House, to pause and reflect. The House is supported by the Friends of Elsie Briggs House (registered charity no. 1064760) who work to maintain this ancient building and all that goes on in it. It is not financed or run by the Church, by Westbury Parish, or by the Diocese of Bristol. Frances Henley Lock, Warden at The Well and Catherine Richards, Chair, Friends of Elsie Briggs House, jointly state: “We would like to invite you to come and see the House and spend time here and, perhaps, to become a Friend of the House to help, in one of the many ways Friends can, to maintain

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Cyclists 'fly' by to mark Dambuster Johnny Johnson’s centenary year A TEAM of cyclists completed a two-wheeled ‘flypast’ in front of Britain’s last surviving Dambuster Squadron Leader George ‘Johnny’ Johnson MBE DFM on Monday 17 May in tribute to the Dambusters raid that took place 16-17 May 1943. The 12-strong group cycled 19 miles before arriving in Bristol – one mile for each of the Lancaster crews which flew in Operation Chastise, 78 years ago. The cycle past was planned as part of the RAF Benevolent Fund’s Dambusters Ride, a 100and 56-mile cycle fundraiser which celebrates Johnny’s 100th birthday later this year. The outdoor event was opened by Peaches Golding, Lord Lieutenant of Bristol, with Johnny and a small group of guests in attendance. The cycle past, which set off from the RAFA Club in Westbury-on-

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Music success for Redmaids’ High School students REDMAIDS’ High School for Girls, in Westbury-on-Trym, is celebrating the success of three of its students in their ARSM Diploma qualification for piano. The ARSM Diploma is a post-grade 8 qualification, and requires students to deliver a half-hour programme of repertoire, put together according to the students’ individual musical strengths and enthusiasms. Lucy Keeley (Year 13, Distinction), Abigail Davis (Year 13, Merit) and Amy Mercer (Year 12, Merit) each study music A-Level at the school, and each already holds a Grade 8 qualification for the piano. Lucy also plays the oboe, which she has already achieved an ARSM for, and the recorder to Grade 8 standard and is going on to study music at Oxford University. Abigail holds a Grade 8 violin qualification, and Amy also takes singing lessons. All three are enthusiastic participants

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expression and depth to my pieces.” Lucy Keeley, who achieved a Distinction said she was “over the moon about the result, and feel the ARSM performance diploma is a really rewarding experience, which allows you to express yourself through the music.” Abigail found that the cancellation of A-Level exams gave her something to work towards through the lockdown, and motivated her to practise more as she worked toward the exam date. The girls played a range of music, varying from Bach Prelude and Fugue, Schubert Sonata and Gershwin. Head of Keyboard Studies at the school, Catherine Woodman, said: “Each girl performed beautifully, and it’s a delight to see such fantastic achievements in music at Redmaids’ High.”

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Children at Westbury pre-school earn international Green Flag accolade AN internationally recognised award for excellence in environmental action and learning has been awarded to the children of Jack and Jill Preschool, Westbury-on-Trym. Over the course of the last year the children have worked on a range of activities to help the preschool become more environmentally sustainable and earn the Eco-Schools Green Flag. The younger children have been learning about the importance of recycling and how to reuse materials rather than send them to landfill. Amongst other things, the older children have created habitats for small creatures and made Jack and Jill a really inviting place for birds to visit. Alongside this, they have learned how to support biodiversity and how important it is for our planet.

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Innovative clean air project awarded funding DR Fiona Crawford, research fellow in transport studies at UWE Bristol, has been awarded funding for an innovative clean air project, looking at how car and van travel has changed across Bristol during different stages of the pandemic. Fiona’s project, ‘Characterising changing travel patterns in the Covid-19 era’, looks at applying methods previously used in gene sequencing, to number plates and vehicle registration data, in order to generate insights into travel behaviour during the pandemic and provide insights into the air quality impacts of changes in working patterns and shopping behaviour (e.g. increasing home working and home deliveries). The research will use data supplied by Bristol City Council,

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New exhibition at Bristol Beacon BRISTOL Beacon’s exhibition: A Fine Balance – in Carlos’ Footsteps takes place at the Bristol Beacon foyer from Bristol Wednesday 26 May – Sat 5 June. With funding from Heritage Schools and a grant from the the University of the West of England’s Community Fund, Local Learning has been working with primary school St Michael on the Mount and university students to create an exhibition and live show in collaboration with actors,

activists, archivists, aerialists and acrobats. Carlos Trower escaped slavery to become one of the world’s greatest tight rope walkers and used this platform to promote the emancipation of enslaved people. A Fine Balance explores the remarkable story of ‘The African Blondin’ who once lived on Christmas Steps and performed with a Victorian Panorama show at Bristol’s Colston Hall (now Bristol Beacon) for over 3,000 people.

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Urban celebration of walking Help 'bridge the gap' THERE’S still time to take part in the month-long Bristol Walk Fest taking place this May with a ‘one stop shop’ website of walking in Bristol featuring an impressive variety of walking routes, groups, information and competitions. With nearly 100 walks showcasing the Best of Bristol for everyone to enjoy on their own or with others, there is something for all ages, interests and abilities across the city. Bristol City Council is also marking the occasion with the launch of more than 60 curated Bristol walks on the Go Jauntly app. Based on your location, simple photo guides lead you around urban areas and surrounding wildlife, from green spaces to historical sites to community gardens. Some of the new walks available for 2021 include: • A Black History Tour in Bristol - Discover some local black history on this wander through the Montpelier and St Pauls neighbourhoods in Bristol. • Bristol Wanderlust Walk - A stroll through Bristol talking in some of the best instagrammable spots in the city. • Bristol Street Art Tour - Explore some of the amazing, colourful street art of Bristol. Includes pieces by Banksy and many other wellknown artists. The new website also includes details on 35 varied walking activity groups and organisations based in the city, personal walking challenge suggestions that can be done from your doorstep and a host of interesting features including Bristol’s Greenground Map.

RETIREE Sarah Barnes is calling on local residents from all walks of life to join her as volunteer on-line tutors and to help ‘bridge the gap’ for the UK’s 27% of disadvantaged pupils at risk of not achieving national standards in Maths and English at SAT or GCSE level. Sarah, a former headteacher living in Southmead, volunteers with Action Tutoring – a not-for-profit charity that works in partnership with UK primary and secondary state schools. She says urgent action is needed to prevent the 18 month attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their non-disadvantaged counterparts from widening further as a result of the lockdowns. “Whilst exams have been scrapped for the second year running, learning is for life and not just for exams,” Sarah said. “Good standards in English and maths in particular are crucial to progressing well in further education, employment or training. “With many of us having experienced time out from our hectic lives to pause and reflect, why not do something positive for the community and sign up to join Action Tutoring as a volunteer tutor? Together we can positively impact the life chances of the 75,000 disadvantaged children that currently leave school every year without basic qualifications in maths and English.” Within the next few months the charity’s target is to build a 1,500 strong workforce of DBS-checked volunteers across the country, trained to provide online tutoring and small-group, face-toface tutoring. Action Tutoring currently partners with six secondary schools and nine primary schools in Bristol. To sign up to join Action Tutoring as a volunteer or to learn more, please email hello@actiontutoring.org.uk or call 0203 872 5894.

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n MAYOR'S VIEW

Second time around IT is a deep honour to have been re-elected. My thanks go out to everyone who campaigned and voted for me, encouraged, endorsed and supported me in the many ways people have. We have spent my first weeks since being re-elected planning ahead, reconnecting with city partners and our regional, national and international allies, reviewing Bristol City Council’s corporate strategy, meeting council staff, refining our city priorities and getting on with delivery. It has been a busy time. The themes we will be working to over the next three years are shaped by the following: Bristol is a city of contrasts and contradictions. We have great wealth and opportunity living alongside poverty and hopelessness. The challenge of inequality will become more significant following Covid because it’s the most vulnerable who have been hit first and hardest, and it is they who will be least well placed to participate

in the recovery. Providing quality jobs, affordable homes to underpin and inclusive economic recovery must be at the heart of all we do. This is not only an issue of social justice. Unequal societies waste talent, cost more in terms of public services and are more unstable. Building a city in which everyone has hope is in our collective enlightened self interest. We need to meet the economic challenge in the face of the climate and ecological emergencies. Decarbonising and building nature in the energy, transport, housing and other city systems we depend on is crucial. The pace and scale of change we need cannot be delivered one lifestyle decision or project at a time. This will take a wholesale city redesign. Our climate and ecological strategies set the framework and working through the City Office and One City Plan we will be able to approach this challenge as a whole city. There is great opportunity in this. Investors are looking for

opportunity to put money into decarbonisation and places that are more resilient to future global shocks, be they social, economic or environmental. We in Bristol already have a strong global reputation for the work we have done to put Each month Bristol mayor the UN’s Global Sustainable Development Goals at the Marvin Rees shares his views heart of our One City Plan. with Henleaze & Westbury Voice The opportunity is to win investment, generate jobs and build an economy that is diverse, more resilient and take into account the increasing minimises the contribution it numbers of people who will grow makes to the likelihood of future up here, and travel to Bristol for shocks. work, education and leisure. We also know that we are I was sent an incredible quote not just taking these challenges from Raymond Williams during on for the 466,000 people who the campaign by Professor Tom call Bristol their home today. Sperlinger at the University of Bristol is forecast to grow by Bristol: around 100,000 people by the “To be truly radical is to make middle of this century. For that hope possible rather than despair greater population we must convincing.” ensure Bristol provides inclusion This is a huge challenge. But it (tackling inequality) and reduces also presents a huge opportunity. impact (carbon and impact on I hope we can all hold that nature) today. Our plans must observation tight.

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n NEWS Hilary Long, chair of the Westbury-on-Trym Society, explores the origins of design behind Canford Park's sunken garden I WONDER how many people enjoying some freedom out of doors in Canford Park during this last restricted year, realised they were walking through a part of history that dates from 2,500 years ago? I refer not to tennis, football and play facilities, but to the ‘Sunken Rose Garden’ as it used to be known. I wonder also, if you know how lucky we are to have this unique example of garden history right on our doorstep - that deserves so much greater care and respect than it has received for some decades? After more than half a lifetime in Westbury, as a keen gardener, with a passion for history and fine art, the significance of its design only dawned on me two years ago when I was part of a group of volunteers from WOTSOC and SUSWOT, recruited to help dig up the old rose bushes and replace them with bee loving perennials. I had accepted it as a formal garden, typical of its 1920-30s Arts and Crafts era when Canford Park itself was opened - which it is - but only by derivation. I had not fully understood the meanings underlying its geometry with a central canal and fountain, nor the significance of the four pathways and the importance of the surrounding trees. The origins of this design come from Ancient Persia - now modern Iran - where the walled, royal garden of King Cyrius II became the model for all formal gardens through succeeding centuries. Ancient Persians had discovered a means of irrigating the cold, dry plains of their homeland, with waters brought down from the mountains by means of underground conduits or ‘ganats’. These fed ‘basins’ centred in their gardens, sloped to allow overspill of water to create fertile growing conditions. As the art of cultivation progressed, four water channels were cut to flow between flowers and shrubs - especially roses, much beloved by Persians. To keep out drying winds and desert dust, protective border walls and

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Photo: Bill Long Cypress trees were placed around the gardens. We can add to this the Hebrew account of the Garden of ‘Eden’ - in the book of Genesis meaning a place of ‘pleasantness and ‘delight’, where the writer describes its form as having a river running through that “became into four heads”. This idea may have been conceived by a Jewish poet influenced by Persian Gardens while a captive of Babylonians, but its importance is the introduction of a spiritual context for gardens. So, a basic model and meaning for man-made pleasure gardens was already established by the time the Arabs swept across Persia from AD 637 onwards, suggesting a form for ‘Eden’ which later became interchangeable with the concept of ‘Paradise’. Gradually Arabian gardens acquired the greater formality and geometric art of Islam, but still retained freedom of planting - particularly with roses. This later form is known as ‘Chaghar bagh’- the ‘Islamic Garden’. Lastly, where does the word ‘Paradise’ originate, running parallel with the idea of a ‘Garden of Eden’ and common to both Christianity and Islam? Here we must include later Greek scholars, in particular Xenophon (C4th BC) who, captivated by accounts of enclosed gardens with orchards and flowing water, created the term ‘Paradise’ from the Persian word ‘pairidaeza’, meaning something formed or moulded to a special shape.

Thus, Greek translations of the Old Testament use the word ‘Paradise’ to describe the Hebrew Garden of Eden. It was Arabs who spread this essential blend of spirituality and form, first to Mughal India, then to Egypt and finally along the North African coast to Morocco, from whence it spread to Europe after their invasion of early medieval Spain, where today its greatest evocation is in the Alhambra palaces in Granada. Romans too were influenced by the concept of water canals and formal gardens with peristyles and hedges, while the Renaissance gardens of Italy all contain elements of the original Persian style, inspired by manuscript pictures

that eventually made their way to Europe. So popular was the essential design and the Islamic inspiration behind it, that for hundreds of years it became a familiar design on carpets and rugs - right up to the present day. Coming back to our own real world in Canford Park, can you now recognize this design with its central canal, four pathways in and out of the garden, representing the four rivers, with lines intersecting below the fountain source and a reason for the protective wall and Cypress trees around it? So how does our ‘Sunken Rose Garden’ fit into the English period of ‘Arts and Crafts’ design? - read next month about its later significance in garden history.

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n HOME CARE & FUNDING

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News and views from our city councillors ol in proposed rebuild of Claremont Scho g bein ey mon ome welc I st Whil . Henleaze special spent on facilities for children with ased needs, I am concerned that the incre off drop the of ing mov the and bers num eaze Henl to close so t poin and pick up y. The Infant school is not good for road safet local mass of the building is a concern to act if you part residents as well. Please make cont THANK you to everyone who took on the ting men com in lved want to be invo in the local elections on 6th May and ess. proc a ning is It plan me! for d particularly those who vote There have been a variety of issues y people humbling experience to see so man drelating to resurfacing of roads, inclu e let us trusting us to represent them. Pleas ractors not turning up cont with s issue relat ing lems prob any know your concerns and ng up when they were meant to, and turni ing to the Council. when les vehic ving remo and ced noun unan Scott It is a pleasure to welcome Sharon also have e Ther ed. notifi not residents were forward to the team and it is exciting to look quality of the work. the with s issue been Lord of role to Steve Smith taking on the as soon Please notify me of any such issues Mayor. en. happ as they the As I write, we are waiting to see how e As we come out of lockdown, pleas r, and Council will work, with a Labour Mayo s who need your shop local your r mbe reme Coun local equal numbers of Green and Labour business now more than ever. Shop and 8 cillors (24 Each) with 14 Conservatives can. whenever you fully, ry Lib Dems making up the balance. Hope I am delighted that Westbury Libra next ct all will be much clearer when I write operating a “doorway Call and Colle is sday 11month’s article. service” Monday, Tuesday and Thur The City Council chose the period . 4pm from 1st June on the either side of the election to consult

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News and views from our city councillors Steve Smith (Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze)

OW that the election cam pai is over it’s great to be bac gn k in the Voice, and of course to have been re-elected as one of you r Councillors for Westbury-on-Try m and Henleaze. Thank you to everyone who supported us at this election. One feature of campaigni ng in our area (which isn’t necessarily true across the city) is how welcoming people are. We spoke to hundreds of people on their doorsteps and regardless of whether peo ple were voting for us or not almost eve ryone was friendly and interested in local issu es. If you are one of the many people tha t I spoke to during the campaign, thank you very much for that. The election means tha t we say a final farewell and thank you to Liz Radford, who stepped down this year having been a bril-

liant Councillor for Westb ury and Henleaze since 2016. We welcome Cllr Sharon Scott to the team and I know that Sharon will be a great advocate for local people. For me personally this new Council term is very special bec ause I have been given the great honour of becoming Lord Mayor of Bristol for the coming year. As I write there is a little ove r a week until I get sworn in and I’m really exc ited about the opportunities that the role brings. I plan to make volunteers and vol unteering a theme of my year as Lord Mayor and I’m looking forward to getting out the re as restrictions lift and meeting as many people as possible across Bristol. If you hav e a local event or organisation that I could support as Lord Mayor, please get in tou ch (lordmayor@ bristol.gov.uk). Meanwhile work in the ward doesn’t stop. In the new Counci l term we expect to be dealing with the Cle an A4018 improvements, new Air Zone, the bus lanes, pedestrian crossings, develo pm Ursula’s and St Christophe ents at the St r’s sites and many other issues. If we can hel p you with any of C

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Stay in Touch We have been holding regular zoom meetings throughout the pandemic for people to stay in touch with us, ask questions or rais e concerns. After a brief pause for the ele ctions we will be restarting these with me etings on the 8th June (go to tiny.cc/WandH Jun21 to register) and 20th July (tiny.cc/Wa ndHJul21). Both start at 7pm and they usu ally last around 45 minutes to an hour. You can also contact me cllr.steve.smith@bristol.g by email on ov.uk, or phone on 07769 285266. I als o try to post regular updates on my Facebook page at fb.com/CouncillorSteve Smith

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News and views from our city councillors Sharon Scott (Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze) Thank you I would like to say a hug e thank you to everyone who voted for me in the local elections. It is a real hon our and privilege to be able to serve everyo ne in the ward and I can’t wait to get sta rted. The turnout in Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze was the highest in the city at 57. 21% 8,800 votes were cast. The which means votes (including postal votes) were verifie d on the evening of the elections (i.e. the tot al number of ballots in each box were checke d from the different polling stations) ready for the votes to be counted and the final res ults which were given on Sunday 9 May.

The count This was an amazing exp erience and so exciting to watch. You see your votes being counted and can watch them mounting up. Votes may be rejected if it is not possible to determine the intentio n of the voter, or if they are defaced. A can didate and their election agent can make a request to the Returning Officer for a rec ount of the votes, but fortunately this was not required. Once the count was concluded the Returning Officer declared the res ult which was overwhelming.

Campaigning Prior to this was the cam paign which went really well. It was so lov ely to come and meet so many of you (on ce Covid restrictions eased) and hear you r views. For those of you I didn’t get to me et personally, it was really important tha t I could reach out to you in other ways like delivering leaflets through your door, by pho ne, in local magazines and on social media .

About me I live in Westburyon-Trym with my husband and two children who both go to local schools. I also work in a primary school in the ward. I am passionate about children’s education and special educational needs children. I also wa nt to help protect our green spaces, local libraries and get projects completed. I wa nt to help my community to become a bet ter and safer place to live. I want to be a voi ce for my ward so that we are heard. You can contact me by email on Cllr. sharon.scott@bristol.go v.uk or phone on 0117 922 2227.

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