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MP Darren shares Brexit hopes Darren Jones, new MP for Bristol West, shares his hopes for the constituency and his desire for a Brexit deal that protects the livelihoods of local people. Pages 4 & 5

Crossing plea falls on deaf ears Campaigner Graham Donald has expressed his dismay at the lack of council action over calls for a crossing on Canford Lane. Page 8

Fears over chop to trees budget Residents at St Monica Trust Cote Lane retirement community are the stars of a Channel 4 documentary airing at the beginning of August. Eleven residents and ten children from Bristol

preschools were brought together for the twopart programme, Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds to see how interacting with young people can transform lives. Full story: Page 37

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Don't delay: Send your comments now! PUBLIC meetings about Your Neighbourhood Consultation have begun, both with the Mayor in attendance and separately in local areas to highlight specific concerns. Bristol City Council need to save £4.7 million over the next three years. Their suggestions to achieve this could see most of the city’s libraries close, along with the majority of public toilets, an impact on school crossing patrols, Community Links and the withdrawal of funding for Neighbourhood Partnerships. The council is conducting an online survey on its proposals bristol.citizenspace. com/bristol-city-council/ yourneighbourhood/ until Tuesday 5 September. Paper copies are also available on request at Henleaze and Westbury Libraries. Community meetings have been held locally to discuss the best way to fill in the detailed and lengthy form to preserve as many local services as possible. The importance of getting your form in early is stressed as comments are being read as each document is received. Using numbers or bullet points is recommended for comments, as it makes them easier to read. Each section is laid out with options presented to select. Local

Your Neighbourhood Consultation at The Greenway Centre councillors have pointed out that people do not need to select any of these choices. If you don’t agree with what is presented write ‘none of the above’ in the comments section and then list your own ideas. The council propose to reduce the number of branch libraries from 26 to nine, spread geographically around the city. The Central Library would remain and there would be two types of branch libraries: Area libraries and Local libraries. Henleaze Library, the busiest neighbourhood library in Bristol, remains open if Option 1 or 3 is

selected, however, under all three options there would be no more Council funding for Westbury Library even though it is well used. Be aware that if you pick option 1 to keep Henleaze open, your response will be taken as support for closing Westbury. It is possible to ignore the enforced options 1 - 3 and go straight to the text box where you can say that you want more local libraries or make suggestions about a community run service. The crossing patrol at Henleaze School is unaffected by the proposals however it is

recommended that people still comment on this, mentioning on the form that they want their school crossing patrol to be retained. The first of of a series of eight public consultation events involving the Mayor, Cabinet Members and senior Bristol City Council managers began at The Greenway Centre in Doncaster Road on 29 June. Mayor Marvin Rees, Asher Craig, Deputy Mayor with responsibilities for communities and Craig Cheney, Deputy Mayor with responsibility for Finance, Governance and Performance

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n NEWS were in attendance answering questions. There was much concern from the audience about the closure of public toilets, especially from people with disabilities who rely on the service. Councillor Craig replied that she has been contacted by organisations in other areas who want to take over running community toilets and that this was an option here too. Councillor Craig also said that she has been hearing that people want their library saved in all areas of Bristol however the proposals reflect the amount of libraries that the council can afford to run given the budget. One questioner raised the issue of why we need another consultation at public expense? Mayor Marvin Rees answered that it was because the Council want to know what the people of Bristol think. The website states that “Your feedback, along with the views of other local groups and partners and the results of our Equalities

How can we save £1.8m on Supporting People? PROPOSED savings of £1.8m on the council's Supporting People budget are also under consultation. Supporting People is a collection of free prevention services, which are designed to intervene early and prevent the need for more intensive support. 43 organisations provide services to help people live independently. A 25% cut is needed by 2020 and has an impact on Adult Day centres. The proposal is that Community Links will no longer care for people with complex learning disabilities or those with severe dementia.Transport costs will be cut and families and carers will be encouraged to drop people at centres. One day centre will care for people with moderate and mild dementia – .An Independent Living service will help people including those with autism or sensory impairment to find more help in the community. Impact Assessments, will be taken into consideration in developing a set of final proposals that match local needs wherever possible. The proposals will be put to the Mayor and his Cabinet to make a final decision. In making a decision they will also take consultation responses and Equalities Impact Assessments into consideration.” So that’s the invitation: fill in your forms and let them know your views. Preferably sooner, rather than at the last minute on September 5.

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DARREN Jones and his team are in place at offices in Westburyon-Trym and the phone line is finally working. He’s ready to get into the detail of Brexit now but has found that there’s not much happening at Westminster until October. Convinced that the Brexit vote crossed party lines within the constituency he says: “I think we did the best that we’ve ever done as a Labour Party in Stoke Bishop, and I can only think that is because of the Europe argument as it is a very strong Remain ward.” “My gut feeling is that we won due to the top-up of tactical voters who voted for me because of my pro-European credentials. I don’t think we would have won without them because Bristol North West has, until this election, has always gone with the largest party. “Brexit affects researchers and academics at the university as well as European citizens who are the staff working at Southmead. We have big employers here who rely on the EU for trade. “The first meeting I had as an

Darren Jones was elected MP for Bristol North West in June. The 30-year-old from Lawrence Weston ousted Conservative Charlotte Leslie with a substantial majority. Back from his first few weeks in parliament, having raised a laugh during his Maiden Speech by declaring himself to be the “first ever Darren” to be elected into the House, he outlines his priorities for the constituency in the months ahead to readers of the Henleaze and Westbury Voice MP was with Airbus executives who employ 4,000 people at their site just up the road from here. They make and ship the wings for their aeroplanes here in Bristol. Lots of people’s livelihoods are on the line with Brexit.”

Austerity

One of the major problems that came up in the campaign was school funding. Darren explains: “Every single school in this constituency is facing really significant funding challenges. We need to campaign nationally because head teachers are struggling to keep up with the cost of running their schools.” Libraries - especially funding - is a major issue and Darren

is awaiting an answer from the government on a question that he’s tabled about it: “I’m organising a Libraries conference in this area with representatives from all the libraries, plus some examples of community operated libraries, and third party sponsors and stakeholders too. We need to look at the whole of the constituency, how can we use those three things to get the best out of the area.”

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The road network and transport solutions are an immediate problem to deal with, says Darren: “Transport will always be the top 1 or 2 issue for people living here. ”We have three problems

August, 2017 to deal with: the immediate problem on the roads network because of development, the final delivery of a proper inner-city rail network to free up the load on the road network and to make sure that the buses are getting to the areas the rail network can’t get to and are funded properly. “The road at the top of Henbury past the hospital is already a nightmare and it’s only going to get worse if you put down another 9,000 homes nearby. The BS10 group have been lobbying on this for a while and have good ideas on how you could fix that. We need to make sure the Metro Mayor understands that and it is my number one job for him. “I’m going to continue Charlotte Leslie’s good work on the Henbury Loop line and inner city rail. Metro West 1 isn’t fully funded but there is no reason why we can’t get on with Metro West 2, which would allow the Henbury Line to be up and running. “Many of our bus routes are deemed to be not operationally viable and I’m concerned that

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Commission Darren wants to set up a project to mentor young people by older people, sharing their wisdom on life, and reducing loneliness.

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if budgets reduce, communities could end up once again being cut off from the city.That’s not just about older people being able to get into the villages around this constituency or into town, it’s also about young people being able to get to a sixth form, as it’s difficult without a car."

Families

Darren is involved with campaigns around families and

childcare, looking at how the preprimary provision suits working parents. “Thirty hours a week is offered but it’s not fully funded and the supply isn’t high enough to be able to meet the need. There are also some odd rules about booking it in chunks of time, rather than around your working life,” he says. Keen to build on the work of the Jo Cox Loneliness

Affordable housing was also mentioned many times to him during the election. He is keen to challenge the government on their commitment to get rid of letting agent fees - ensuring that landlords are properly held to account and the rules are enforced against them. The Mayor has started a licensing scheme locally whereby if a landlord doesn’t meet the requisite requirements then they are not on the list. Darren wants to see this scheme rolled out to places like Horfield and Southmead where there is a high number rental properties.

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Developing renewable power locally has great potential, Darren believes, and would like to harness the tidal range of the Bristol Channel and to pipe the heat out of the industrial space in Avonmouth into homes through district heating networks.

“This constituency has fantastic potential. It’s cheaper than gas and something that I don’t think is too hard to deliver,” he says. “The challenge with all of this stuff - housing, transport, inter-generational issues - are that they are complex long-term, multi-faceted issues. My concern nationally is that the government isn’t in a place to be doing anything. "The whole thing is focused around Brexit. How on earth we are supposed to be able to scrutinise 12,000 pieces of EU law into UK law, and the trade deal, plus any constitutional framework we need, alongside all these other issues? I just don’t see how we can do all this effectively.” • Darren Jones MP will be writing a monthly column for the Henleaze and Westbury Voice from September. He can be contacted through the website Darren-Jones.co.uk, by writing to the House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA or call 0207 219 2302.

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Redland Green School has some of the best exam results in Bristol - but funding cuts are putting this proud record at risk. In an interview with Henleaze & Westbury Voice, head teacher Sarah Baker explains the financial crisis in education

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FEWER teachers and support staff, bigger class sizes, a reduced curriculum … these are the realities for Redland Green School as it looks ahead to the new academic year and beyond.

The Pet travel scheme allows pets to travel out of and back into the UK without a period of quarantine. The scheme covers travel for pet dogs, cats and ferrets between EU countries and some approved countries outside the EU. A maximum of five animals can travel per owner, if this is exceeded a special licence is required. The following conditions must be met: • The pet must be microchipped • A rabies vaccination must be given after the placement of the microchip and your pet must be at least 12 weeks old • A pet passport must be issued by an authorised vet (Official Veterinarian) • There is a 21 day waiting period following the rabies vaccination before travel is allowed, this is to allow active immunity to develop • Booster rabies vaccinations must be given according to the licence, usually every 1-3 years depending on manufacturer • Tapeworm treatment given by a vet and signed off in the passport 1-5 days prior to return to the UK • Travel with an approved transport company

There are additional rules which apply for travel from other nonapproved countries outside of the EU. These criteria vary between countries and should be checked on the DEFRA website before travel. In most cases a rabies blood test is required at least 30 days following vaccination and the waiting period is extended to three months. Whereas core vaccines (DogsDistemper, Hepatitis, Parvovirus, Parainfluenza; Cats- Flu, enteritis and Feline leukaemia virus) are not a requirement for travel under the scheme, we recommend that these are up to date to protect your pet from these diseases whilst you are away. Additional parasite control may be recommended depending on where you are travelling to, see our next article for further information or check with a local vet. To discuss the pet travel scheme and get a passport for your pet book an appointment at any Animal House Vets branch, 0117 3355999

Head teacher Sarah Baker, who has led the secondary since it opened in 2006, made headlines earlier this year when she wrote to parents to ask them to consider making financial contributions to the school. Just before the summer holidays, Education Secretary Justine Greening announced an additional £1.3bn would go into school budgets and said that all would see a 0.5 per cent increase in their per-pupil funding from April. She has delayed implementation of a national funding formula, which could have put city schools at risk of more cuts.

'We are dropping down to almost inoperable levels now - we’ve had to go to parents and ask them to give us money if they can'

Headteacher Sarah Baker But Ms Baker said these measures were nowhere near enough to solve the challenges her school, and others, face. Budgets have been squeezed over several years and it is becoming increasingly hard to make ends meet, which has led to tough decisions. She said: “The issue is not really about whether we have a new funding system or an old funding system - it’s about the lack of money in the system. The size of the pot is the issue with the constant cuts. "We are very pleased that the government has responded to the school leaders, parents and politicians who have been raising concerns about cuts in funding. This will provide some relief in the short term, but we still have concerns it will be insufficient

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my heart to think we could be dropping the improvements we’ve made' to meet the needs of a growing school population in Bristol." Cuts are already having an impact on subject choice. German A-level is no longer offered and GCSE textiles has been dropped. Ms Baker said: “We make decisions every year based on what people choose so we can maximise options. In Key Stage 3, children won’t get such a broad range as they would have done before in subjects such as Art, Design and Technology and that limits their options when they get to Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5. Once you’ve lost a teacher, it’s very hard to bring that subject back. “We will be reviewing our curriculum in full next year with parents and will have to make sure that we have a rational curriculum that meets the needs of our students and that is value for money. The money will be a much more important factor than it would have been when we were set up. Now we have to say what we would like to do and within that ask what we can afford to do.”

Budget The school’s overall annual budget is over £7 million but revenue was down by more than £200,000 this year, having already dropped six per cent the year before. This is despite an increase in the number of students at the school - 27 in each new Year 7 intake. Additional funding that used to come via the city council for High Needs and Special Educational Needs is drastically down, sixth form funding has been cut and other grants reduced. Less than eight per cent of Redland Green students are classed as disadvantaged, compared to a citywide average of nearly 30 per cent. Schools receive additional funding for each disadvantaged student. “We get about £80,000 a year whereas there will be some

Sarah Baker with students on a non-uniform day, raising money for the Hope Foundation, RGS’s link charity in India schools that get hundreds of thousands. That’s why if you look at funding per student overall, Redland Green is the lowest funded school in the city. “I think it’s important that people understand how challenging it is for us at the moment. We are dropping down to almost inoperable levels now - we’ve had to go to parents and ask them to give us some money if they can. We are asking for funding for things that ten years ago we would have been able to fund ourselves,” said Ms Baker. The school, which has nearly 1400 students aged 11 to 18, has cut staff over recent years in spite of rising pupil numbers. It now has 83 full-time teachers (down three), 23 learning support assistants (down three) and 40 other support staff (down five). This means fewer staff in place to administer trips, counselling or help children who need extra input. Class sizes will be increased to 29 or 30, instead of 27 and the school is looking at ways to use technology to reduce costs and teacher workload. Staff costs amount to 80% of the school’s budget. “We want

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experienced staff and that’s what makes this school good but one of our challenges is that our staff are relatively expensive because we have experienced, wellqualified staff who like working here and want to stay. Other schools can’t recruit staff.” Ms Baker fears that the financial constraints put at risk the progress made by her school and others in the city over the last 10-15 years. “Bristol had a double system with one of the highest rates of private education and people going out of the city. One of the reasons that this school was set up to ensure that there was a good state education for all children. That has ripples and has been part of a movement in which parents now have faith in the Bristol school system and send their children to school in the city when they didn’t before. “It’s not just Redland Green,

it’s Orchard, Henbury, Fairfield - they are all good now. We work with other schools, sharing information and strategies.” Sarah Baker is chair of the network of secondary heads and works with the primary heads and City of Bristol College to try to improve schools. “It breaks my heart to think that we could be dropping back on all the improvements we’ve made. All the inclusion work we’ve done. How we’ve got children from disadvantaged backgrounds improving outcomes. “We will continue to provide a really excellent education for the children but it is unlikely to have as many trimmings as it might have had. If parents, the local community and local businesses can contribute in any way to enrich the opportunities our students have then we’d really welcome that,” she added.

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n NEWS COUNCIL budget cuts are having an impact on the implementation of road safety schemes “I’m dismayed and disappointed about the lack of progress on a pedestrian crossing for Canford Lane,” says local campaigner Graham Donald. “There is no sign of interest, let alone action!” When Graham was canvassing for the 2016 local elections several people mentioned how difficult it was to cross Canford Lane, especially for families with young children and for older people. So last autumn, he wrote to residents in Canford Lane and nearby roads to see if they wanted a crossing. He received 30 positive replies, and decided to submit a petition to the city council asking for a crossing. At the full council meeting on 14 March, Nicola Hawkes, who lives in Canford Lane, and Graham presented a petition, signed by 331 residents, calling for a safe pedestrian crossing in Canford Lane. They also spoke to the Council about their Petition and accompanying Statements. On 25 April 2017, the Mayor

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Dodging the traffic on Canford Lane: local residents Nicola Hawkes, Fran Shackell, Graham Donald and Kevin Gummett responded by letter saying, "A new system of identifying and prioritising local highway issues for treatment will be developed that would enable them to be considered for funding..."

Nothing more seemed to be happening, so, at full council on 18 July, Graham put two questions to the Mayor. Graham asked when a new system of identifying and prioritising

local highways issues would start, and how residents would contribute to decision-making. He also asked what the budget would be, and how the need for a Canford Lane crossing would be prioritised against requests for similar work elsewhere in Bristol. However, the Mayor’s reply simply referred to the current consultation exercise and, when Graham pressed him, he said that if people wanted the council to have more resources they needed to vote differently. Graham argues this reply is avoiding the issue and said: “The current consultation is about five issues – including libraries and public toilets. But it’s not about deciding on and paying for minor highways works, such as pedestrian crossings. If you’d like to join the campaign, contact Graham Donald on 07980 191933.

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New train station at Portway should take Bristol commuters off our roads

by Jayne Bennett RESIDENTS of Westbury and Henleaze could find themselves free to drive through the congested streets of the area once again, as a new train station at Portway promises to take Bristol commuters off the roads and put them back on track with rail travel. A ‘perfect storm’ of roadworks at key points around the city has meant that drivers have been subjected to congestion and long delays in and out of the centre, and the route through Henleaze and Westbury has become a short cut for many travellers, especially for the thousands making their way to Bristol Airport or who work in central Bristol. Bristol City Council has been granted £2.25 million from the Government in a bid to get a long awaited train station next to the Park and Ride site on the A4 Portway in Shirehampton up and running, hopefully within the next three years. The announcement came after members of the West of England Joint Committee last month approved more than £17 million of projects and £10 million of funding at its first meeting, following Communities Secretary Sajid Javid's revelation that the West of England had secured £52.8m through the Local Growth Fund in February. The committee is made up West of England Combined Authority Mayor, Tim Bowles; Bristol Mayor, Marvin Rees;

A new station would help to ease local traffic leader of South Gloucestershire Council, Matthew Riddle; leader of B&NES council, Tim Warren; leader of North Somerset Council, Nigel Ashton and a representative from the Local Enterprise Partnership. West of England Mayor Tim Bowles said: “We’ve approved a range of large and small transport projects that add up to deliver a better connected region.” A report by Colin Rees, the council's transport manager, says the Portway station would complement the MetroWest project to reopen disused rail track to improve rail services in

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Southmead Prostate Cancer Care Appeal gets boost from consultant’s triathlon by Jayne Bennett THE Prostate Cancer Care Appeal at Southmead Hospital has gained new strength from consultant urologist Anthony Koupparis, who raised more than £6,000 by taking part in the Cotswolds 226 Triathlon last month. Anthony, 42, works as a part of the urology team at Southmead Hospital and came up with the idea of doing a full Ironman triathlon event to raise money for the appeal, which has been running since last September. “At Southmead we offer world-class robotic surgery treatment to men suffering with prostate cancer and our appeal is to buy two new robots so we can help even more men. It’s such a worthwhile cause,” explained Anthony. For the triathlon on 25 June, Anthony completed a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile cycle, topped off a full 26-mile marathon; a massive undertaking for a novice. “I’ve been training every week since Christmas and it’s been quite tough. But I got a message of support from Chrissy Wellington – four-time world Ironman champion and one of the world’s most amazing athletes – and that has really encouraged me!” The new ambitious appeal aims to raise £2 million to fund the two new robots and give men with prostate cancer in the south west the best prospect of recovery and survival. A charity Buskathon event, held in the atrium of Southmead Hospital’s Brunel Building during June, also raised a record amount of £13,300 for the appeal. The event featured 90 live performances from choirs, bands, classical musicians and dancing groups. The hospital also

hosted BBC Music Day which brought together singers from 60 choirs from across the south west in a series of live broadcasts on the BBC, also featuring jazz saxophonist YolanDa. There were also performances in Broadmead and John Lewis, and Let’s Rock Bristol donated tickets to the charity which raised more than £3,000. Adrian Brown, community appeals manager, said: “This year’s Buskathon has exceeded expectations and provided a month of spectacular live music to entertain and uplift our staff, visitors and patients. “Not only have we raised a significant amount for our Prostate Cancer Care Appeal but we have enhanced the experience of coming into hospital for patients and visitors to create a more healing environment.” Southmead Hospital has the largest urological centre in the country, treating thousands of prostate cancer patients a year. It is also one of only five centres in the UK to specialise in robotic surgery to treat the disease. But having helped save the lives of many men, Southmead’s current robot is aging, and the Prostate Cancer Care Appeal is hoping to raise enough cash to fund two new robots so that even more men can be offered this life-saving treatment. “Robotic prostate surgery is much better for men suffering with prostate cancer than traditional surgical methods,” explains Anthony, who is lead urology consultant. “It’s more accurate, less invasive, causes less blood loss, and reduces the length of stay in hospital. Men also have much better long-term prospects for a full recovery. “Our team at Southmead are regional, national and European leaders for robotic surgery and the Appeal will ensure we stay at the forefront of this technology.

“We realise this is an ambitious appeal, but with support we can carry on giving men the best possible future,” adds Anthony. The charity is now keen to hear from individuals, companies and other organisations who would also like to get fundraising to support the Appeal – there are lots of ways people can help. Find out more about the Prostate Cancer Care Appeal at www. southmead hospitalcharity.org/ prostate, or you can still sponsor Anthony’s challenge at https: // prostate.everydayhero. com/uk/ anthony-1

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'False economy' fear over tree budget cut BRISTOL Tree Forum held an open meeting at City Hall in early July. It was so wellattended with concerned people from Henleaze, Stoke Bishop and all over the city turning up that a larger room had to be found. At issue is the new tree management budget, reduced by 75 per cent to £240,000, which many people think is inadequate to maintain street trees, leading to problems in the future. Stressing that the Bristol Tree Forum remains a ‘friend’ of the council, speakers pointed out how the current decision to cut the budget without consultation has blown away all trust. The Deputy Mayor Cllr Asher Craig confirmed there is now only £53,000 each year for tree management, so the council will be no longer be undertaking any pollarding on the city’s population of street trees. There will also be a termination of epicormic removal (the growth that sprouts at the base of a pollarded tree) which will now

only be removed when reported on the grounds of Health and Safety. Stoke Bishop resident David Mayer said: “Trees are pollarded because they become dangerous if they are not. The pollarding will not save you money - it will cost you money. It is a false economy.” The audience raised repeated points about how the lack of

pollarding will cause more trip hazards as pavements rise, making it difficult for parents to push buggies and the elderly to walk safely. Also, the root growth will undermine walls causing subsidence to properties. An injury, due to a trip hazard or a broken branch falling on someone, which could result in insurance claims against the council of up to £100,000, was

repeatedly raised. It was pointed out that if two of these claims were made in a year, the council will have lost the money saved. Later in the meeting the Highways manager when questioned several times finally admitted that this decision had been taken without any consultation or advice from the City’s Arboricultural team. Cllr Asher Craig said: “I’m not immune to concerns of the Tree Forum. "We are in a very challenging situation - facing some difficult decisions. We weren’t expecting to be facing the financial cliff edge we did when Marvin took over in May. “£53,000 will result in discontinuing tree pollarding. We are looking at all options including a lottery, donations similar to the Manchester model and crowd funding. We are not planning on cutting down any trees anytime soon. We want to work with you. I want to rebuild the trust.”

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BADMINTON School welcomed local author Archie Cotterell to officially open its new Arctic Cabin. The Arctic Cabin offers girls at Badminton the space to learn outside of a typical classroom environment, an area to escape the modern world of technology, reflect or simply just spend time with their friends. Mr Cotterell reinforced the importance of reading to the girls and spoke of how reading is an excellent method to widen one's imagination. He explained how the girls can benefit from their new Arctic Cabin as it provides them with a space to read and write in a peaceful and calm environment.

He told the girls that “writing gives you a tremendous sense of freedom” and explained to them that “to be a good writer you must be a good reader, and to be a good reader you must make frequent time in your schedule to read daily”. Ms Davies, Head of Junior School, commented: “We were really pleased to welcome Archie Cotterell to Badminton to open our new Arctic Cabin today. " The girls are already looking forward to some of their lessons moving outdoors to this fantastic new space and following Archie’s visit, using the Cabin as a tranquil area to lose themselves in the world of literature.”

BRISTOL Zoo’s loveable dinosaur, Denzel, brought lessons to a halt when he visited the boys and girls at Stoke Bishop primary school. They left their classrooms and came out into the playground to see Denzel perform a show for them. Denzel, who is like a T-Rex is four metres long and stands more than seven feet tall, was twice as big as the children. But they all loved him. He visited the 400 pupil school in Cedar Road with his rangers who help look after him.

Denzel has been visiting schools in Bristol to give youngsters a taste of Bristol Zoo’s summer exhibition – Dinomania which features 11 life-like animatronic dinosaurs. They are at the Zoo all through the summer taking visitors on a journey that began 65 million years ago and still entrances children today.

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n EDUCATION AFTER 135 years of educating the young women of Bristol, Redland High School for Girls closes its doors for the final time on Friday July 7, ahead of the formal opening of Redmaids’ High School in September. The closure of the site was announced last year, after a merger was agreed between Redland High and The Red Maids’ School. To celebratethe school and the thousands of women who have benefited from the independent education it has provided, a commemorative tea-party, organised by the Friends of Redland High School, was held on the Headmistress's terrace. As well as enjoying the beautiful grounds and sharing stories, the pupils, staff, parents and friends who attended took part in a Guinness World Record attempt for the largest number of people playing the game, ‘He loves me, he loves me not’, The flower they used was the daisy, which is the emblem of the school. Previously this record was held by 331 people in Milan, in April 2009. Redland High managed to get 427 people to participate! Perdita Davidson, the Acting Headmistress of Redland High, said: “It has been my honour to teach at this school for 17 years, and to lead this community over the past 12 months. "Redland High has helped girls to achieve the most incredible things, including becoming Bristol’s first female architect, the first female

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Mrs Cheek, who works in the Junior School, Frannie Millar, Class of 2016 and Amy Adair, Class of 2014, taking part in the world record attempt paediatrician in the southwest and the first woman to be president of the Aeronautical Society. “Although this is the end of an era, the exceptional teaching and supportive ethos of Redland High will continue at Redmaids’ High School and I am looking forward to the next chapter in our story.” The new school, based at the former Red Maids’ site in Westbury-on-Trym, incorporates all the best elements from both

former schools and includes a new state-of-the-art auditorium, which has been named ‘Redland Hall’ in recognition of Redland High. The splendid Palladian buildings have been sold to developers in a £9 million deal and will be converted into residential homes along with the Bursary and Sixth Form in Woodstock Road. The Music School on Redland Court Road has been sold to Dr John Quinn of Quinn Clinics.

Redland Court was built between 1732-35 for John Cossins and his wife Martha. Looking from one of the southern windows the view is of the avenue of trees following the line of the original carriage drive. It was used as a private house until 1884 when the grounds were purchased by Redland Girls High School Company (est. 1882) for £5,500. After extensive improvements, the girls moved in on May 12 1885.

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An exciting year for sixth-formers at Colston’s SIXTH-formers at Colston’s have just completed a very successful year, both inside and outside the classroom. Alongside their academic studies students participated in a range of co-curricular sporting and creative activities, community volunteering projects and the school’s innovative Future Leaders programme. Through this programme students are not only taught specific employability and life skills, but are also given the opportunity to experience reallife projects designed to stretch them and to fill any gaps they have in their professional profile. Involvement with real companies (this year’s students worked with Rolls-Royce, TasteTech and Superdry among others) gives the students a valuable insight into what employers and universities are looking for. The professional projects culminated in a presentation evening, during which the students confidently pitched their ideas to industry experts, with an added dimension of excitement as they competed against their peers to be the winning team. Sophie Reed, who is studying sciences and mathematics, described the professional project she took part in this year: “We really enjoyed developing our research skills in the field

of science whilst learning a lot about the marketing and financial side of the industry too. My favourite part of the project was our visit to TasteTech as it enabled us to see how products, similar to the one we designed, are being developed in the industry.” While Dr Paul Hill, Deputy Headmaster at Colston’s, commented “We have seen a tangible impact of the Future Leaders programme with some incredible university, apprenticeship and employments offers being made to our students. It is clear the universities and employers really value the work our students are doing to develop outstanding employability skills.” It’s not just the staff and students who are proud of the Future Leaders programme; it has received external recognition and was recently a finalist for an Education and Business Partnership Award at the Bristol Evening Post Education Awards. These students are now looking forward to joining the Upper Sixth in September, with all the opportunities for leadership that Colston’s provides through its prefect system and peer mentoring scheme, ensuring that they are well equipped to continue to succeed when they leave school.

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n EDUCATION THE Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees was guest of honour at Henbury School’s Achievement Evening. He spoke to students, staff and parents about his difficult early years in Bristol and how education changed his life. Mr Rees urged students not to be afraid of failure, as it was an inevitable part of making progress, but to continue to strive to be better. Head teacher Clare Bradford said: “The Mayor was inspirational and will have made many students consider seriously what they are capable of achieving in their own lives. “I am immensely proud of their achievements so far; our students show such commitment, determination, creativity and responsibility towards their own learning and the life of the school. “It was wonderful to see more than 90 students receive awards not only for academic success but for service to the community and the school and for their own personal development and

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skills.” The evening was hosted by the outgoing head boy and girl,

Saying no to loneliness

BRISTOL Lord Mayor Lesley Alexander was the guest of honour for a film afternoon for older people put on by a group of Year 9 students from Colston’s Girls’ School. The students put on the community event as part of the Prince's Trust Achieve programme, in which they learn skills such as teamwork and employability. They chose to work with the charity LinkAge because it has a ‘Say No to Loneliness’ project and they invited the Lord Mayor because reducing isolation

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among the elderly is one of her main projects this year. The visitors enjoyed watching Singing in the Rain before chatting to one another and to the girls over afternoon tea. Many of them praised the students for their hard work, hospitality and attention to detail. One of them, Mary Lee, said: “I t is a wonderful idea to bring the generations together for something like this. The girls have worked so hard and I really enjoyed it.”

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Horfield Methodist Playgroup closes After 50 years of service to the Community, Horfield Methodist Playgroup has closed. A survey, carried out by the Church, established that the needs of parents and carers have changed with a large majority needing full-time, all the year round care for their children. Low numbers are not economically viable, so with heavy hearts the staff and committee decided to close the setting in July. Eurfron Parry said: “The playgroup has left a legacy of which we are proud - years of lasting friendships and memories for the children and parents. Hundreds of children have experienced a warm, enjoyable environment, which helped them develop a strong sense of belonging and a strong foundation in their early years on which to base their educational journey. “We had a long serving, dedicated staff who were positive role models and always at hand to offer gentle reassurance and praise.” During the last weeks the children and parents attended “Moving On Praise”, led by the Rev. Patrick Stonehewer and there was a party on the last day with bouncy castle, facepainting, songs and food. It’s hoped that a celebration of 50 years of service to the Community will be held in the Autumn, when everyone connected with the setting will be invited to attend.

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n EDUCATION THE exam results season is underway yet again at Redmaids’ High School with the announcement of scores in the IB (International Baccalaureate) Diploma. Redmaids’ High is unique in Bristol as the only school to offer Sixth Formers the choice of studying the IB Diploma or A Levels. This year’s IB students achieved yet another 100% pass rate, the seventh year in succession, achieving an average points score of 36.4%, well above the international average of 30%. The globally-recognised qualification involves studying three subjects at ‘higher level’ and three subjects at ‘standard level’ enabling students to maintain breadth and depth of learning. Three girls earned 39 or more points out of a maximum possible of 45, and several far exceeded their predicted scores. Romilly Leech, aged 18 from Kingsweston, was last year’s Head Girl. Her score of 39 points secured a much-wanted place

Redmaids’ High students excel in International Baccalaureate Diploma

at Oxford University to study English and Spanish. She said: “The IB is brilliant. I found my learning in art and Spanish influenced my English and maths too, and I loved being able to study so many books in IB English, all of which I could choose myself.” Eleni Psarros, 18 and from Brislington, also achieved 39 points to win a place at

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Edinburgh University to read Geography. She said: “The IB Diploma has opened my mind in so many ways to new things - I really appreciate the opportunity to study this course.” Imogen Scobie, also 18 from Stoke Bishop, achieved 40 points and will be taking up the unconditional offer she received from Birmingham University to study Philosophy.

Emma Hodson, 18 from Westbury-on-Trym, joined Red Maids’ in the Sixth Form having spent most of her childhood in Africa. She said: “Since finishing my exams in May I have been in Iceland studying the life of arctic foxes. I want to 2 study Zoology either in the UK or Canada and will be applying to do so during my year out.” Isabel Tobias, the school’s Headmistress, said: “Global awareness is at the heart of who we are and being an IB World School completely reflects our mission and goals. “The inter-connectedness of the learning makes this a highly distinctive qualification. “I congratulate our students and teachers who work in a truly collaborative manner that produces excellent results year after year.”

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Claremont's joy at glorious new garden A GARDEN party was held at Claremont Secondary School in early July to celebrate the 10th anniversary since the school opened its doors at the Redland Green site and the completion of a newly designed outdoor area. Claremont is a special school for pupils with physical difficulties, complex needs and associated learning difficulties with just over 40 pupils at the secondary school and a further 35 at the primary school site in Henleaze. Claremont staff member, Ruth Glasspool said: “We had an outdoor space but it was very boring and concrete - not very inviting for the students to come out and use. We wanted it to be a space for the students to extend their learning outside the classroom and to develop play because it’s hard for our students to come outside as it takes so many helpers.” Funding was tight for the project but a boost of £2,000 from the Quartet Community Foundation was a most welcome help and meant that the little pieces that make a difference could be funded, like the plant pots and the umbrellas. Ruth contacted the Garden Design School at the Bristol Botanic Gardens, and three recent graduates volunteered their services. Designer Anne Sharp from Anne Sharp Garden Designs said: “It looked sad before - hard landscaping with no colours, no flower, not a space that would stimulate. “We wanted to understand what was good for the children. When you are building a sensory garden for kids you are thinking

about colour, touch smell, and ordinarily hearing, and movement. This school is special and the kids are special so you have to be just that little bit more careful about it. “Caroline and I came in and met Ruth, took measurements, and drew up plans with our colleague Alex Collins. Ruth organised the contractors to come in and do the work then Caroline and Alex came back and helped with all of the planting. It’s simple colours, bright flowers, and nothing too complicated.” Caroline Butler from Hawkmoth Garden Design added: “We came in to do the planting on the hottest day of the year - which you wouldn’t usually do but Ruth and her team have managed to keep it watered - and

alive! “And, Phil Matthews, landscape gardener for Bristol City council worked a minor miracle with the amount of money and bedding plants. “We revamped the herb garden, which is a really nice sensory area for the kids, and made some suggestions on planting around the trees because they are at hand height. We have some Stachys byzantina in the far planter, which feels like rabbit’s ears, some Ajuga which is nice and glossy and hardy geraniums. All of the plants are tough old plants - if they get wheeled over or yanked out or neglected they will survive!” The children can get down onto the ground now that artificial turf has been added. They are using it for PE sessions and can feel that it’s a different surface even when they come over on a wheelchair.

Indoors, Rene Goodland from Goodland’s Tea Party was busy completing the set of imprints that students have been making on ceramic tiles. The finished tiles will be mounted and placed on the railings outside. Rene said: “The different tones of blue are based on the logo of the school and almost like the ocean and the sky. The children chose the colours and we have different textures that were added to the tiles for children who want to have a bit more sensory feel, especially for those with visual impairments. “It’s been amazing doing it with the kids, taking the impressions. Some have done hands, toes, knuckles, there is an elbow - it’s all dependent on what abilities they can do. We had to really get a bit creative. It was really fun and the kids enjoyed the process of it as well.”

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n NEWS A GROUP of volunteers from Westbury-on-Trym are hoping to put the icing on the cake of ten years’ successful fundraising with one final event to support the Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW). North West Bristol Friends Group was formed by members of the local community shortly before CHSW Charlton Farm opened in April 2007, and since then it has gone from strength to strength. The group’s aim has been to put on enjoyable, fun community events that bring people together for a common cause and ever since has been organising everything from bucket collections to village fetes, cake sales, music events and dinner parties to raise money for the cause. Over the years the group has raised in excess of £200,000 to support the work of Bristol’s only dedicated hospice for children. The group, which has been meeting once a month in Westbury-on-Trym, has now decided it’s time to hand over fundraising duties to the next generation, and has high hopes

Hospice Friends retire with final cream tea fundraiser The North West Bristol Friends Group recently raised £275.00 at Canford Fayre

that the fun will continue for years to come. Olly Slym, CHSW Community Fundraiser, said: “It’s been so inspiring to see a group of people who have come together and given up their own precious time to help support the children

and families for whom Charlton Farm is a lifeline. I know they have taken great satisfaction from seeing all of their hard work come together at events, and they should feel very proud of the fundraising they have achieved.” The group’s final event will

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Waitrose community scheme will help fund much-needed physiotherapy GREATER Bristol NASS (formally known as Bristol North NASS) has received a cheque for £277 from the Westbury Park branch of Waitrose through their Community Matters Scheme. The group are currently trying to raise money to help cover the costs of the physiotherapists who run exercise sessions every Wednesday at Southmead for people who have a chronic condition called ankylosing spondylitis (AS), a form of inflammatory arthritis. A painful, progressive condition, AS affects an estimated 200,000 in the UK, which is twice the number of people who have Parkinson’s or multiple sclerosis. If not diagnosed early enough or treated correctly, AS can cause irreversible fusing of the spine.

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for AS, it is managed by a combination of pain relief and stretching exercises. Exercise is the single most important

thing that people with AS can do to help themselves. Exercise increases flexibility and mobility, improves posture and sleep and reduces the stiffness and pain experienced by many people with AS. Nass member Rowena Sutcliffe said: “This money is a great relief to get, as it helps us carrying on supporting AS suffers in the community. It also helps us put on events to inform and educate the local public at large. We are always trying to fundraise as it is vital for us to keep on going.” The NASS branches provide physiotherapy that is not available on the NHS for AS patients in their areas. The branches are financed by member subscriptions, fundraising events and charitable donations.

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A SUMMER Garden Party was held at the Amelia Lodge development on Henleaze Terrace in early July. Visitors to the Churchill Retirement Living apartments were treated to a glass of Pimm’s, traditional ice cream served from a vintage ice cream bicycle and live music from Scarlet Swing in the landscaped gardens.

THE Westbury Park Festival took place from 23 June to 8 July when festival goers were treated to a whole host of events throughout the two weeks. There were fourteen Festival events including a well-attended Poetry Night at Caffe Arabica on North View where local poets read to an audience and discussed their work. Festival goers enjoyed live music at Cafe Grounded, an antiques evening, a guided tree walk on Granny Downs, a film night and a festival buffet at the Westbury Park pub. To round off the fortnight a garden party was held in St Alban’s Church grounds and Festival Service at the Church. Money was raised for two charities – Cancer Research UK and The Bridge Foundation, a Bristol based charity which provides counselling to young people.

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n NEWS WESTBURY Park declared its gardens open at the beginning of July as part of the annual Westbury Park Festival. Visitors to the 18 gardens enjoyed an afternoon stroll around the area viewing the well-tended plots on Canowie Road, Coldharbour Road, a large offering of delights on Devonshire Road and St Alban’s and across to the The Glen and the Downs. Some gardeners made features of sculpture and artwork as well as cottage garden plants and ponds. A swathe of roses adorned one front garden, drawing you further in to admire the enclosed walled garden at the rear. There were mature plants, vegetable and herb plots to admire and a lovely community spirit to the day. More than £700 was raised through a combination of ticket sales, afternoon tea and cake, for this year’s nominated charities, Cancer Research UK and The Bridge Foundation, a Bristol based charity which provides counselling to young people.

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Baby Bank Network celebrates its second birthday with a big fund-raising party A BRISTOL charity launched by a team of local mums celebrated its second birthday this month, having helped almost 700 babies in the city. Baby Bank Network invited supporters along to a Family Fun Day on July 1st at Horfield Parish Church Hall, just off Gloucester Road. Baby groups and kids activity providers such as Diddi Dance, PlayHooray, Baby Sensory and Sing and Sign came along and plenty of fun was had with a bouncy castle, thanks to Bouncers n Shakers, face painting with Water Babies, and an animal-themed fancy dress competition as well as a Teddy Bear's picnic. The 100% volunteer-run charity collects pre-loved baby essentials and gives them to families in need - this includes victims of domestic violence and human trafficking, refugees and homeless people as well as low income families. In order to reach those babies, the charity works with referral partners such as health visitors, midwives, Shelter, Next Link and Home Start. It was just weeks after its launch two years ago that the group of volunteers had helped their first family and they're now helping at least one family a day in Bristol with plans underway to double this effort. Co-founder and Trustee Becky Gilbert said: "It’s been an incredible couple of years. When

we started collecting a few bits in a donated storage unit, little did we know just how important our charity would become. We now have a warehouse in Fishponds and are helping hundreds of babies in need every year. I'm so proud of what we've achieved and this party is not just about raising money but about celebrating that with the volunteers and supporters who have made this all possible." The 'Growing Baby Bank Network' crowdfunding campaign (http://www. crowdfunder.co.uk/baby-banknetwork) was launched earlier this month to raise money to help expand and future-proof the service, with a number of rewards on offer in return for pledges. And thanks to the 'Better Bristol' crowdfunding

initiative, Baby Bank Network has just secured £6,000 - with a stretch target of £7,500 set ahead of the end of the crowdfunder. The organisation hopes to be able to employ its first member of staff by the end of the year, a crucial step in its aim to ensure that no baby goes without the basics. "We're seeing a huge number of referrals coming in at the moment," said Becky, a mum of two. “We were fortunate enough to receive a grant from the Foundation for Children (http:// www.foundationforchildren. org.uk/) to cover our rent for the next three years but we're totally relying on the goodwill of volunteers to deliver the service - most of whom are busy mums themselves.

"We wanted to ensure that we could continue helping people and never have to turn a family away. A staff member will help us do this and pave the way for us to take on more referral partners and help more people." Referral partner Amanda Bryant, from Unseen www. unseenuk.org, a charity that helps victims of human trafficking said: "Most of our service users are single women with young children who are living in asylum seeking accommodation on a small amount of money to cover food, gas and electric and baby products. They're obviously not in a position to work so are unable to improve their financial situation. It's been a real lifeline to find a charity that has such good quality second hand baby items that we’re able to give the women at no cost to them. They're absolutely thrilled and delighted with the help that Baby Bank Network has given." Volunteer and Trustee Laura Williams said: "We've been so fortunate to receive a wealth of donations of baby items from families across Bristol but we also need funds to helps us deliver and grow our service, fundraising events like our birthday party are a big part of this and we'd invite families to come along, have a good time and help us raise some much needed money in the process."

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Roger’s inspirational summer of sport IT’S been a major summer of sporting success for keen runner, Roger Farrow, who has completed his first marathon and shot a photo of Wimbledon Ladies Singles winner, Garbine Muguruza. Roger, from Westbury-on-Trym, began training for the Edinburgh Marathon in January this year. “I gave myself 18 weeks of full marathon training ‘off the back’ from previous half marathon training. It involved weekly long distance runs from Bristol to Portishead, starting in Blaise Castle Estate and running down to Shirehampton and along the motorway cycle path to Sheepwood, ending at the High Street in Portishead - a journey of roughly nine miles. “In addition to long weekly runs, I walked to work four days a week that averaged eight miles a day there and back. Closer to the event I spent two evenings a week running 10km runs on the treadmill in the gym. “Since beginning the New Year I’ve concentrated on my diet. I chose to eat porridge and wholemeal toast for breakfast with a cup of coffee. During the day I ate 6-7 portions of fruit and for dinner I ate fish, chicken, vegetables and rice,” he said. All the training was worth it because Roger completed the Edinburgh Marathon in a time of 5 hours 28 minutes 18 seconds. However, 26 miles is a very long race, as Roger explains: “After the 14th mile my mind went a little and by mile 17 I thought I didn’t want to carry on. “It’s psychological as well as physical, as my feet were burning by the 20th mile. I was relieved at the end and felt proud to finish the race.” Roger started running in 2007 with a few 10km runs and half marathons and

in 10 years has gone from 'couch potato' to 'marathon runner', meeting many people on the way and getting a selfie with Mo Farah at the Great North Run last September. He joined Westbury Harriers as a novice and finds that everybody there is very encouraging. His firm view that we can all be winners in life if we keep our sense of belief and focus on our goals, and one of Roger’s ambitions was to get a photo of Wimbledon Ladies Singles winner, Garbine Muguruza. Roger explained: “I was worried I wouldn't get into the grounds as the coach broke down on the way to London, then I took the underground in the wrong direction, and when I arrived there were 580 people queuing in front of me. There were thousands of people all going through the queue system in the field where people camp overnight, but it was worth it as the photos are priceless. “I was lucky to see Roger Federer training on court 16 for his finals match on Sunday against Cilic and saw Garbine Roger Farrow with his Edinburgh Marathon medal Muguruza come out on the balcony after winning against Venus Williams. My aim was to see the winner with the rosewater dish and I now have the photo.” Roger Farrow was running on behalf of Bristol mother and baby charity, the Capella Foundation. If anyone would like to donate to his fundraising efforts, The Independent Health Visiting you can do so here. Service I offer is individual and https://mydonate. professional. It is an alternative bt.com/fundraisers/ to the service offered by the rogerfarrow1 NHS available at a time suitable

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n NEWS BRISTOL City Council in association with the Lawn Tennis Association, is planning major changes (court resurfacing, court hire charges, PIN operated security gates, online booking and paying) to the tennis courts in Canford, Eastville and St. George parks. But they have not made information available on these changes to park users or consulted them. To fill the gap Friends of Canford Park recently carried out over a few days a face to face survey, with visitors in Canford Park, mainly during the Canford Park Fair. Over 160 people completed the survey. According to Mike Blundell, Chair of the Friends of Canford Park, the survey shows a direct conflict between the changes Bristol City Council wants to introduce and what park users want for the park. The most obvious facts coming out of the survey were: Almost all park users were not informed about the proposed changes by Bristol City Council or the Lawn Tennis Association. About 50% knew something

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about the changes but only via Friends of Canford Park posters or articles in the Voice magazine. Half of respondents use the tennis courts, 95% of them stated that they use the courts for social play and many value the courts for their easy access especially with children or children by themselves. Over 90% of Park users believe the current surface of the

courts are good or satisfactory and, of those who play tennis, 75% believed they would play less tennis in Canford Park if the proposed changes go ahead. People use the Park for a wide range of activities and relaxation. Half stated that being able to use the hard surface of the tennis courts is important in the absence of any other hard surfaces in the park for keep

fit, children kicking a ball etc, especially in wet weather. Most respondents (85%) said they would regret if the proposals went ahead because the courts would not be available as they are now, the impact a busy commercial tennis centre will have on the park as a whole and especially on the already very busy playground. Mr Blundell said: “Many people are surprised that the council has found £50k to put into the scheme. According to the council the money comes from a council fund reserved for tennis. “During the survey we fielded quite a few comments about the council closing the Westbury on Trym library but spending on the tennis courts, particularly as so many tennis courts at the Coombe Dingle Sports Complex are underused and are available for public hire for not much more than what the council is proposing to charge people to use the courts at Canford Park.”

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n NEWS URGENT action is being demanded after an inspection report found Bristol Prison to be overcrowded and unsafe. Inspectors who visited the prison in Horfield in March found that standards had fallen from an already low base to the point where it was fundamentally unsafe for staff and prisoners. The prison was understaffed and, although it was designated to accommodate only 424 men, it was actually holding 543. Seven men had died by suicide since the last inspection in 2014, including five in the last 12 months alone. Incidents of self-injury had rocketed – there were 230 incidents in the six months before this inspection, compared with 58 during the period before the last one. The report, published on July 25, found that violence was rife, with much of it related to drugs and debt, although it had slightly reduced in recent months. One in three men surveyed by inspectors said that they felt unsafe at the time of the inspection – double the number when Horfield was last inspected, and far higher than at similar prisons. The report said: "This latest inspection found that standards had declined, that the prison was now less safe than two years before, and that the purposeful activity assessment had sunk to the lowest possible. "It became very clear to us that many of the poor outcomes were directly related to chronic staff shortages and a history of underinvestment in the prison. This had coincided with a deluge of illicit drugs, fuelling violence, debt, self-harm and physical and mental illness among prisoners." Frances Crook, chief

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executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform, said: “With its warnings about suicide, violence, drug-taking and filth, today’s report on Bristol – a prison that has faced significant problems for many years – ought to be a shocking anomaly. “In truth, however, we have seen dozens of such reports as the dangerously overcrowded prison system has descended into deadly chaos.On the day of the Queen’s Speech, the new Secretary of State for Justice sought to assure us that the government would respond positively to criticism from Her

Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons. Now, I expect to see action.” One in seven men had developed a drug problem while at the prison. More than half said that it was easy to get drugs, and the extraordinarily high rate of positive drug tests – 30 per cent – indicated that they were right. A lack of staff meant that men were spending longer locked in their cells with nothing to do. The importance of education, training and work was not given enough priority. Staff shortages also affected

work to prepare prisoners for release. One in three men was released to homelessness or temporary accommodation. The prison was dirty and infested with cockroaches. One man said that at night he did not use his toilet because he was fed up with inadvertently crunching the insects under his bare feet in the dark. Instead, he used the sink, which was closer to his bed. The findings come a week after the Chief Inspector 's annual report, which concluded that the state was failing in its duty to people in prison.

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Jo Morris, a family solicitor at AMD Solicitors reviews the case of Sharp v Sharp. SINCE the landmark case of White v White in 2001, the concept of fairness in matrimonial financial settlements has almost been synonymous with equality. That case made it very clear that there is to be no bias against the homemaker, and the contributions that have been made by the spouse who takes a more traditional role in caring for the children and the home are given equal weight to the spouse who has gone out to work. White gives us a general guide of the yardstick of equality, that is to say that equality should only be departed from where there are good reasons for doing so. This begs the question; what are good reasons for doing so? In many cases this will hinge on the couple’s respective needs. Often when a marriage breaks down and the finances have to be untangled there is simply not enough to go round. In such cases the person who is continuing to provide a home for the children may need to receive a greater percentage of the overall assets in order to do so. The Court will give first consideration to any child of the family under the age of 18. In a small number of cases one of the parties will claim that they have made a contribution so special, otherwise known

as a stellar contribution, it should increase their share of the assets. Earlier this year footballer Ryan Giggs indicated that he would be running this argument when the High Court hears his case in the near future. These types of cases will turn on their own facts and expert legal advice is essential. The recent case of Sharp v Sharp [2017] EWCA Civ 408 in the Court of Appeal considered equality with reference to short marriages. Mr and Mrs Sharp began living together in 2007, married in June 2009 and divorce proceedings were commenced in December 2013. During the relationship Mrs Sharp received bonuses from her employment of £10.5 million, an income totally unmatched by Mr Sharp. They had no children together and both were continuously employed until Mr Sharp took voluntary redundancy in 2012. Initially Mr Sharp was awarded 50% of the available assets, £2.725million, after a deduction for pre-marital assets and other agreed assets. On appeal, it was noted that it is possible to build up property during the marriage to which one spouse is solely entitled and the overall award to the husband was reduced to £2million. It is clear that the length of the marriage may, in certain circumstances, justify a departure from equality to achieve fairness overall. For advice on divorce and other family issues Jo can be contacted by email at jomorris@amdsolicitors.com or by calling 0117 9621205 to speak to Jo or one of AMD’s team of specialist family solicitors based at our office at 100 Henleaze Road, Henleaze, Bristol BS9 4JZ

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News and views from our city councillors Liz Radford (Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze) nsultations Current Council Co iliar with the fam are le Some peop ltation that is taking nsu Co d , Neighbourhoo ich covers Libraries wh nt, place at the mome d an s let toi c bli pu ngs, school patrol crossi of Links. Few are aware Bristol Community tion that is lta nsu co le op Pe the Supporting mber. finishes on 5 Septe also underway and the g ttin cu at ks This consultation loo rted ing by 25%: suppo budget for the follow mental th wi le op pe for n accommodatio rning difficulty, health issues or a lea , ng usi ho red lte • she d • advice services an le in that supports peop • “floating support” their own homes. y important services These are incredibl eds Bristol residents and the council ne ped ure provision is sha fut e views, to ensur Are you y. tel ua eq ad d an compassionately who ults living in Bristol or do you know ad

due to the If rt from the council? proposed housing receive such suppo to e please do take tim development and l the answer is 'yes', cal at the link below, or y ve sur the e they will consider let comp r copy to be posted pe pa a for 48 28 2 the impact when 0117 92 looking at planning to you. le/ op pe nspace.com/ options. https://bristol.citize / ets rting-people-budg reductions-to-suppo Community the St Ursula’s Site Events Brecon Road and sed clo ad is due to be There are many in our As I write, Brecon Ro s, whilst raised tables to look forward to ek we 5 for y Jul community events 31 m o dates d fro Tw un s. aro nth led mo r tal nie ins tion are ward during the sun and parking restric ool Golden Hill Party in emy, during the sch for your diary are the er and the St Peter's the St Ursula's Acad ly ful pe ho uld mb sho pte rk Se wo 16 e Th on er. the Park summer break. on event on 30 Septemb e the children return Church Ale and Arty in all be finalized befor se the for lp he y an If you can provide e 6 September. lls, bars etc. I am sur much publicity terms of running sta There has also been is ry pleased to ich ve wh ll, be ha uld s ort wo rs sp ’s ize the organ regarding the site Bristol City Council. hear from you. leased to SHINE by r Cll th erns regarding any wi it vis site a d de en If you have any conc att tly I recen ng usi Ho not hesitate to for do Member council issues, please rd@bristol.gov.uk or Paul Smith, Cabinet urgency no dfo is .ra re .liz the t cllr tha me contact who confirmed 8806. ion for the sports telephone 07392 10 regarding any decis se rai did I . ing ild bu l oo sch old d hall an Cllr Liz Radford with Cllr Smith and residents concerns ng Henleaze Ward & rki increased pa Westbury-on-Trym officers regarding the se ari uld co ich wh s ue and congestion iss

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News and views from our city councillors Geoff Gollop (Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze) Closure of Westbury Library osal to The consultation on the Council prop emSept close Westbury Library runs until 5 none ber. If you support Westbury Library, need of the options are acceptable and we say ly to you and each member of your fami so on the survey. Henleaze Library is at risk as well proposes In a manipulative survey, Option 2 hbourclosure of Henleaze, the busiest neig carehood Library in Bristol. Please be very ned desig ful how you respond. The survey is cil the to give the Labour-controlled Coun 1 to keep answer it wants. If you pick option be taken Henleaze open, your response will . bury West ng closi for ort as supp ries The consultation is available in libra w.bris(or phone 922 2848) or at https://ww mance/ tol.gov.uk/council-spending-perfor -2017 ation nsult d-co rhoo hbou -neig your and Community meetings in Westbury muHenleaze were well attended and com

been nity guidance on how to respond has e pleas , copy a like ld wou you If drawn up. contact me. And more crossThe consultation also covers school munity ing patrols, public toilets Bristol Com ts adul and rly elde the for port (sup Links rhbou Neig and s), ultie diffic ing with learn hood Partnerships. Green Bins ed Not all green bin users have been notifi y ightl by the Council of the change to fortn and collection. This was not consulted on, As it r. lette by out d foun first s cillor Coun the time had already been implemented by ion we were aware, it is unlikely this posit will change. Collapsed service Cover me I had a number of residents contact r at the about the Virgin Media service cove e Road. junction of Stole Lane and Falcondal resend to cil Coun the ing urag After enco ced it. minders, Virgin have eventually repla Good News Room I am a trustee of John Wesley’s New

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it is a temporary relief for schools. There is no new money from the Treasury; instead the money will be taken from ‘efficiencies’ within the Department for Education. We know some of it had bee n earmarked as In February, I wrote abo capital funds for sports ut the serious conso there will be cerns we had over potent som e neg ative implications for our ial cuts in funding young for local schools. The gov people. We will only kno ernment was w the actual consulting on a new fun allocation for Bristol in Sep ding formula that tember. The would iron out some of new funding formula for the historical ineqschools will be inuities in the funding of tro duc ed in September 2018 and schools in different there will parts of the country wh be a transition period unt ich had similar il full implementademographic and depriva tion . The end of yea tion indicators. r report might well read As a party, we have long ‘Some progress but mo argued for this but re work needed on without an increased fun pro tec ting education from inflation, ding envelope, it rising would cause great harm sch ool numbers and removi to the education ng the cap on of some pupils. I finishe teachers’ pay to reflect the d by saying ‘If the complexity and government listens to the importance of their work’ consultation, . then the outcome may You will be aware of the con not be so dire.’ sultation on The government appear libraries and the planne s to have d closure of Westlistened to the many par bury Library and possib ents, teachers, ly Henleaze Library. governors and MPs who Also included in the Cou made protest. On ncil consultation 17 July, the Secretary of are cha nge s to Bristol Community State with responLinks sibility for education ann wh ich provides day service oun s to older people £1.3bn for schools spread ced an extra with dementia and peo over the next two ple with learning years. This is welcome new difficulties. These are imp s, indeed. But ortant services

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and the reduction of a third of the funding could well reduce them to a non-sustainable skeleton. Except, extensive work has been done over the past year to understand the needs of the population, talk to the ma ny charities that provide similar services within the city and to find out what the use rs really want to do and achieve. All this wo rk has shaped the proposals presented for consultation and in this case, the Council is looking to expand the service and make it fit for purpose so self-funders will see it as an attractive option. One gap identifi ed in the city is good care for people wit h middle range dementia. You may wis h to respond to this consultation as well as ma ny in the ward have experience of being a carer.

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Let's make city voices heard I HAVE asked other cities to join me for a backgrounds here battling it out in a game of national day of lobbying on 12 September wits having had lessons for the last few weeks. when I will be in Westminster to deliver a paper We have also launched our Feeding Bristol putting forward our alternative plan for the initiative alongside the 5K Partnership, Kerry future of local government. McCarthy MP and Feeding Britain. Currently, Local authorities and public services across 20,000 people in the city use foodbanks every the country are facing financial challenges as a year. This needs to change. We are putting a result of austerity and it is time to take a positive call out to supermarkets, businesses, charities, step towards tackling this problem. We will be faith groups and trades unions to help us make arguing for more powers and funding in order Bristol a Zero Hunger City and I look forward to to be able to do our job and look after the hearing what ideas come back. communities that we represent. I am pushing on with my priority to make I look forward to putting our constructive sure we meet my target of delivering 2,000 challenge before the government and working homes a year by 2020. Last month I was with our MPs to make sure Bristol’s voice is delighted to announce our plans build around heard in Westminster. We will be sharing more 130 new homes on the Alderman Moore’s site 40 information nearer the time regarding how per cent of which would be affordable. people can get involved. We are also helping to bring back empty Also this month, we have been pushing on properties in to use with school caretaker with the other work that we want to do. properties that we hope to bring back in to use I was delighted to be able to host our local by Christmas. Chess in Schools and Communities annual We are still holding our consultation on the tournament last month at City Hall. It’s a little savings proposals we have had to put forward known fact that I’m a big chess fan. It was following our uncovering of the sorry state great to have from a wide of of the1 council’s finances.16:42 We are looking for HWV children Landscape half pagerange AUG17-service.pdf 20/07/2017

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Boost for tennis in Bristol as £250m national investment is launched BRISTOL is set to benefit as the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) launches the biggest UK investment programme the sport has ever seen to transform grassroots tennis over the next ten years. The Transforming British Tennis Together initiative will focus on making courts easier to book, accessible to all and ensure that rain and darkness no longer stop play. Schoolchildren from Cotham School and children on the University of Bristol Performance Programme regularly use the courts at the Coombe Dingle Sports Complex and joined joined Simon Johnson of the LTA and Matt Birch of the University of Bristol to announce a £125 million investment into growing tennis participation. Communities in Westburyon-Trym, Henleaze and across the city are encouraged to register their interest to receive funding for their tennis courts.

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The £250m transformation of Britain’s tennis courts comes at a time of huge momentum in elite British tennis and unprecedented levels of interest and pride in the sport, which together have inspired many more people to pick up a racket. The LTA has committed to investing £125 million to improve community tennis facilities across the country, and plans to unlock a further £125 million through match funding from community networks with a shared vision for growing the game. According to the LTA just 9.1 per cent people in Bristol play tennis despite 21.4 per cent of the local community showing an interest in the sport. Improving facilities and making them more accessible and usable is seen as key to meeting that demand and increasing participation. Transforming British Tennis Together will see the LTA work in partnership with local communities in Bristol and the South West to double the number of covered and floodlit courts, install online booking and entry systems so everyone can

Schoolchildren from Cotham School and children on the University of Bristol Performance Programme with Simon Johnson (R) of the LTA and Matt Birch (L) of the University of Bristol. book a tennis court easily from their mobile phone or tablet, refurbish courts, clubhouses and other social spaces and support other innovative and creative ideas that meet local demand. Matt Birch, Director of Sport, Exercise and Health at the University of Bristol, said: "There couldn't be a better time for the LTA to announce this investment, with University of Bristol Tennis on a mission to transform its tennis offer for students, staff and the wider

from September is keen to engage the local community and particularly, to engage school age children. The quality of the coaching and facility that we have here can rival anywhere in the country.” Andy Trott has been appointed a Director of Tennis at Coombe Dingle and his role is to engage the local community, as well as staff and students. From the start of the summer there will be a whole new range of summer camps for kids as well as a new

'The quality of the coaching and facility that we have here can rival anywhere in the country' Matt Birch, University of Bristol community. “We aim to create a welcoming facility at the Coombe Dingle Sports Complex for the people of Bristol and surrounding areas, with 300 new places available for children and adults in the autumn, and the LTA's ground-breaking 'Transforming British Tennis Together' initiative will enable us to continue to grow and improve. “About four million pounds has been spent on the facilities here in the last year, primarily on outdoor synthetic surfaces. We want to increase the usage and quality of our courts so that we can get more people playing on them regularly. The University of Bristol tennis programme

autumn coaching programme. Cotham School use the sports facilities at Coombe Dingle, and the university are keen that children from other local schools do so too, maximising use of the 14 courts here in the daytime. Simon Johnson, LTA Head of Region for the South West said: "This is an exciting and transformational opportunity for tennis in Bristol. We know that more and more people are enjoying the sport and there is a real appetite for the improvement and regeneration of local courts to make tennis more accessible to everyone. “Bristol has some fantastic park sites that we are looking to work with and develop a plan

that suits the local community. Our research shows that at peak times, like weekends, our courts will be busy but there’s a lot of time when courts are empty. Our aspirations with the courts here are to provide a great experience at the lowest cost possible, that sustains the courts forever, so we aren’t having to come back. “Ten years ago the LTA put £350,000 into the courts in parks in Bristol and yet ten years later there is no more money to refurbish them, to bring them back up to scratch, to look after the fencing, or signpost them to let young people know where they are through Facebook. Instead we’ve got a situation where the courts are going to need resurfacing again and, short of writing a blank cheque every ten years to bring them up to scratch, we’ve missed an opportunity. What we are proposing is a flat fee of £35 per family per year and there will be opportunities for means testing. The aspiration is to provide a really clear and well-costed, accessible opportunity to play tennis in the parks.“ The LTA is calling on tennis clubs, parks, local government, volunteers, coaches and businesses to come together and register their interest in bidding for the funds to transform their local tennis courts. For more information visit www.lta.org. uk/TBTT

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Celebrating Age New website for carers Festival seeks work from local artists IT’S time for creative over 50s to shine - with Bristol’s Celebrating Age Festival calling for entries for its annual art and craft competition. The Festival will take place at City Hall, College Green, on Saturday 23 September - where prizes will be awarded to three successful artists and their work will be displayed. Celebrating Age Festival Chair Mark Baker says they are looking for art and craft entries ‘in any medium’ - from paintings and sculptures to collage and tapestry. He says: “If you live in Westbury-on-Trym, Henleaze or Stoke Bishop and are over 50, we look forward to receiving your entries. I feel really excited about this. There is so much mature talent in Bristol - I want everyone to show the city what they can do. This years theme is “age-friendly city”. Entries could illustrate this through photography, model modelling, painting or other innovative ideas showcasing all that is positive, old and young, across Bristol. Chief Executive of Age UK Mark Baker says: “This is a wonderful opportunity for those of 50 and above to celebrate their skills and interests. When people see the work displayed they will be amazed at the wealth of talent we have in this age-friendly city.” All entries must be submitted

LOCAL charity Carers Support Centre has launched a new website (carerssupportcentre.org. uk). It provides valuable help and advice to unpaid carers in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. The information is locally relevant and written by their experienced carers advice specialists. The website answers carers' questions, whether they are new to caring or have been caring for some time. It includes advice and information on money and benefits, legal rights, employment, getting out and about, Carers Assessments,

getting a break, residential care, and much more. Local carer, Mike Brittan, who was included in consultation said: "I have been through the process of obtaining power of attorney to manage my mum's affairs and found the information and advice on the website exactly matched my experience. I just wish I had been able to access it at the time. It's spot on." If you are a carer and would like to find out what support you can get, visit www. carerssupportcentre.org.uk or call CarersLine on 0117 965 2200.

Bristol Older People’s Forum Kathleen Clymer with her winning artwork 'The Choir', 2016 competition to central library on Saturday 19 August, where a ballot box will be available so people can vote for their favourite entry. For more information about the competition visit www. celebratingagefestival.co.uk or contact Shelley Hankins by email shelleyhankins@ ageukbristol.org.uk or call 0117 929 7537.

BRISTOL Older People’s Forum (BOPF) has completed its first full year as a charity and has a whole host of useful information to share. Volunteers have devoted over 2,500 hours to representing older people at over 40 groups, boards and events. They are involved in two university research projects - the SPHERE project using technology to enable people to stay at home and one on people with multimorbidity. A joint meeting is being held on 10 August at Broadmead Baptist Church, Union Street, from 10.30am - 1pm with the other five equality forums in BEING (LGBT Bristol, Bristol

Women’s Voice, BME Voice Bristol, Bristol Disability Equality Forum & Bristol Multi Faith Forum). It is a meeting dedicated to equalities aspects and voices on the current council consultations on neighbourhoods and supporting people. It will also cover the consultation on equalities voice and influence commissioning plan. Karen Bowers, Forum Project Manager said: “We hope to see many members and others attend and engage with such a vital chance to have their say.” Details of past and future meetings can be found on their website bopf.org.uk/ourmeetings/

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Miss Boston and Miss Hargreaves by Rachel Malik The book starts during the Second World War and Farmer Elsie Boston is struggling to survive on the smallholding, Starlight Farm, she has been looking after since her husband died. She has been assigned a land girl – Rene Hargreaves, to help her look after the farm, and she is awaiting her arrival with some trepidation - having grown used to her own company and routines. As time passes the bond between the two women grows stronger, and to Elsie’s surprise, Rene works hard and efficiently. Elsie and Rene are forced to move on from the farm, travelling and continuing to live together, finding work where

they can. Settled in Rock Wheal Cottage in Cornwall, Rene receives a letter from her home city of Manchester, informing her of her old friend, Bertha’s death. Returning to attend the funeral and look after Bertha’s widowed husband, Rene remembers her promise to Bertha to take care of her husband if anything happened to Bertha. Drawn aside by Ernest’s nephew and told that Ernest “couldn’t manage”, Rene feels obliged to bring Ernest home to live with herself and Elsie. This results in an unwelcome house guest for them both. Elsie takes the brunt of the cantankerous old man’s foibles as she is alone with him in the house day after day. Ernest has a rather unexpected demise, which brings with it some serious consequences, and the story of the subsequent ramifications for the two women make for moving reading. An atmospheric and gently paced, rather old-fashioned novel that starts slowly, but

builds to include twists and turns along the way. The book brings home the poverty and the ”make do and mend” ways of life for that generation; and their continual need to scrimp and save. There are some wonderful descriptions of the countryside and perceptive observances of the characters involved. Interestingly enough, this

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novel is based around the true story of the author’s maternal grandmother. This book and many others are available from Henleaze Library. If the book you want is not on our shelves, it can be ordered from other libraries and sent to the library of your choice. This service is now free of charge.

Your local libraries are at severe risk! WESTBURY Library Group are keen that people have all the information they need to complete their Consultation Document and have provided guidance below to help residents complete the lengthy form. It is important that we all make our views recorded by filling in the Council Consultation Document. This document deals with the closure of almost two thirds of our libraries, half the public toilets and the loss of half the crossing patrol staff in Bristol, so it is essential that it receives a response from all of us. The consultation runs until September 5 and is intended to be completed online, although printed copies are available for perusal at your local library. You can request a printed copy plus a reply-paid envelope by ringing 0117 922 2848. To find the consultation, go to www.bristol.gov.uk/ yourneighbourhood and click

on Take Part in the Survey. Note: your postcode in the "Your Details" section is compulsory, as is Question 3 about Volunteering in the "Next Steps" section. The "Libraries" section splits Bristol into three areas – South, East and Northwest – and proposes retention of the Central Library plus three libraries in each area, one Area Library which will be open 6 days a week and two Local Libraries which will be open 3 days a week. In our area, Avonmouth, Clifton, Redland, Shirehampton and Westbury would definitely close, and the three options are: Options 1&3 Area library: Henleaze Local library: Henbury and Southmead Option 2 Area library: Henbury Local library: Sea Mills and Southmead The question asks only which of the three options you prefer: remember - any box ticked means you agree with it , and these ticked boxes will be added up and could give a spurious

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In addition, the "Public Toilets" and "School Crossing Patrols" sections can be answered similarly with comments but no ticked boxes, if you feel you cannot agree with any of the options. The "Next Steps" section lets you identify up to three wards, based on council wards, which you feel will be particularly affected by the proposals. This is the place to point out that, for example Westbury’s only council-provided facilities are the library, the public toilets and the crossing patrol. Finally, people without Internet access can use the Library computers and staff there will assist with finding the relevant site, although they cannot advise you what to put into the relevant boxes! There will be a supported session running at Westbury on Friday August 4 from 1pm to 4pm.

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What the very young can teach the elderly RESIDENTS at a St Monica Trust retirement community are hoping to revolutionise the way we care for older people by taking part in a social experiment filmed by Channel 4. Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds aims to prove that bringing together retirement community residents and preschool children can help transform the lives of the older volunteers for the better. Eleven St Monica Trust residents and ten children from Bristol preschools were selected for the two-part programme, with filming taking place over six-weeks at the Trust’s Cote Lane retirement community. The St Monica Trust residents speak openly about the issues facing older people, including their struggles with depression, lack of mobility and loneliness and the programme shows the transformative power that simply being around the children has for

the older people. One of the volunteers taking part in the experiment was 88-year-old, Hamish Hall, who has been a St Monica Trust resident since 2012. Hamish was doubtful about the benefits of appearing in the show, but by the end of the first episode he is seen lying on the floor playing dead lions with the children – much to their delight! Hamish said: “Having initially been somewhat reluctant to get involved, I was very pleased to have taken part. They were delightful children and I was pleasantly surprised how well behaved they were.” A retired insurance manager, Hamish has an artificial leg after being run over by a lorry when he was 14. “The children didn’t seem to take any great notice of it and they accepted us for whatever abilities or disabilities we have. One of the children, Millie came

and pushed it. I told her it was a wooden leg and the Doctor had chopped it off, which she found extremely funny in an innocent way.” The programme sees a number of amazing improvements in the residents’ mental and physical health, including 80-year-old Linda, whose mobility is affected by osteoporosis. Described as “very down” when she first joined the experiment, Linda’s friendship with four-year-old Amiya sees the two of them running across the croquet lawn hand-in-hand during a sports day. Meanwhile, 77-year Zina, whose tests revealed a high depression score, is seen laughing with delight as she hits a Pinata and the children swoop to collect the sweets that fall out of the papier-mache donkey. Following a nationwide search, the St Monica Trust was

chosen by Channel 4 to be the location for the programme. Its Cote Lane retirement community on Bristol’s Durdham Downs is a stunning location. Chief executive of the St Monica Trust, David Williams said: “Everyone at the St Monica Trust is extremely proud of our residents for the bravery they have shown in discussing so honestly the issues that affect older people. “Seeing the benefits of this ground breaking project has only strengthened the Trust’s desire to create open communities that actively encourage contact across different generations. “As well building play areas at all of our sites, the Trust will establish a children’s nursery at the heart of one of our retirement communities. Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds is on Channel 4 at 9.00pm on Tuesday August 1 and Wednesday August 2.

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Win hands-on experience for the young would-be motor racer HAVE YOU got what it takes to make a top-class racing driver? Anyone aged between 10 and 15 can find out, if they become the lucky winner of our Junior Karting competition. We’ve got the fantastic prize of a free session in karting at the Castle Combe racetrack in Wiltshire, provided by the track training experts, Drive-Tech. There are three levels of karting at Drive-Tech, depending on experience. Novices will get full training in kart safety before progressing to braking and driving exercises, then taking full laps around the 350m kart track. Those who’ve been karting at Castle Combe before are classed as Experts, and start with advice about choosing a “racing line” to go round corners and building up speed, as well as more training on safety awareness, before taking part in practice races. On average it takes four or five sessions before youngsters are up

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Celebrating the best of pharmacy EWA Kluk, dispensing assistant at Kellaway Pharmacy, scooped the Service Excellence Award at a gala lunch at the Dorchester Hotel, London. The event celebrated the best of pharmacy who go above and beyond their duty to support their local communities. The host and editor of Training Matters, Gemma Woodall, said: “This year’s entries were outstanding and it was an incredibly tough task for the judging panel to whittle

down the entries for each of the categories. The finalists really are the best of the best and their dedication and commitment to their roles really is commendable.” Pharmacist Jess Williams said: “Our team is proud of what Ewa has achieved and is very pleased that her dedication in serving the community is recognised. Ewa truly exemplifies our pharmacy ethos of passionately caring for our patients and their dignity.”

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n NEWS THE SPEED and agility of the De Havilland Mosquito aircraft made it one of the fastest and most versatile of the Second World War, and now local author and former pilot David Ogilvy OBE has written a book to celebrate the achievements of this remarkable plane. David, 88, from Westbury Fields in Westbury-on-Trym, was one of the last surviving pilots to have flown Mosquitos operationally, and when he was approached by publishers Amberley to write the inside story of the secret development he found it impossible to refuse. “The Mosquito was a very special aeroplane to me,” says David, who has devoted his life to the aviation industry. “There have been books written before, but none by an actual Mosquito pilot so I thought I’d better crack on with it while I still could!” The Mosquito was one of the first multi-role aircraft and was used for reconnaissance as well as a fighter, fighter-bomber, night fighter and interceptor. David was one of the later Mosquito pilots, taking to the controls of the squadron plane after the war had finished, flying missions deep into Russian

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airspace. “I was very worried that I would be shot down as a spy!” laughs David. Despite being made largely of ply and balsa wood, the Mosquito was surprisingly strong. “The skin was almost like a ply and balsa wood sandwich,” says David. “It was very strong and certainly proved to be very successful. It was powered by

two Rolls-Royce Merlin engines.” With six years in the RAF under his belt, flying Tiger Moth and Meteors as well as Mosquitos, David went on to become a pilot trainer and Chief Instructor of the Air Schools Group, going on to become the general manager of the Shuttleworth Collection and founding member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots’ Association.

This book comes along as preparations are being made to bring a working Mosquito back to Britain from New Zealand, and although David isn’t actively involved in the project he says that the team involved are certain to be looking to him for advice as none of them has actually flown a Mosquito. “I am a very fortunate fellow,” adds David. “I couldn’t have asked for more from my career, just from being in the right place at the right time I got to surround myself with all these wonderful aircraft. “I may have only had six years in the RAF but it was long enough to give me the experience I needed to get out and do the things I wanted to do – for some reason I always seemed to be much younger than anyone around me! I am a very lucky chap.” The De Havilland Mosquito: Throught the Eyes of a Pilot, by David Ogilvy, is published by Amberley Publishing (£14.99). It is also available in Kindle, Kobo, and iBook formats.

Kitchen work begins WORK has begun on replacing the old kitchen in the Methodist Church buildings on North View and there should be a new kitchen in place for the use of the Church in Westbury Park and the community by the end of August. Grants have been received to help towards the cost of the work but more is still needed. Any additional funding sources or donations would be welcomed. Pictured are Abigail Shepherd and Valerie Williams in the old kitchen after it had been gutted in preparation for its new look.

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New appeal for aid to Syria and Iraq THE Church in Westbury Park are planning to hold another refugee appeal for Samara's Aid in the Autumn. Previous appeals have received generous donations from the local community in Westbury Park and Henleaze that have been sent to help people displaced in Syria and Iraq. The aid goes to those living in displacement camps, often in freezing conditions. Warm clothes are a priority as well as coats, snow wear, boots, shoes, baby equipment, sanitary products, blankets, duvets and wheelchairs. Everything sent needs to be in excellent condition, clean with working zips and buttons, and stain free with no holes. There will be a clothes collection, and appeal is encouraging people to also put Care Packs, Dignity Bags and Children’s bags together to send out too. There are instruction on the website about how to box up and label completed packs. For the Care Packs there SOUTHMEAD Hospital Charity has funded new drug boxes to help parents of babies in neonatal intensive care prepare for their discharge home. The pin-controlled secure boxes are wall-mounted next to each baby’s cot which allows medicines to be safely stored so parents can access the medication to learn how to administer the drugs themselves to their babies. Two weeks before discharge parents will be shown how to use the medications that their baby needs and will be expected to prepare and administer them so that they are used to doing this unaided before they go home. Until now parents are shown how to use medications on the day they leave hospital, which can add to the anxiety and fear that many parents feel when taking their babies home for the first time after a long spell in NICU - often many months. It is hoped that by allowing parents a longer time to get used to drug routines and giving them a sense of ownership it will make the transition from hospital to home a lot easier. Southmead Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

are 4 types – see the website for the info: http://www. samarasaidappeal.org/carepacks/ The Dignity bags are hygiene products for women and girls. Details are here: http://www. samarasaidappeal.org/dignitybags/ The children’s bags are something fun for children. Each Smiley Bag filled with toiletries, underwear, toys and love will bring a little joy to one child. Info is here - http://www. samarasaidappeal.org/childrensbags/ If you like knitting then consider making some of these items listed below, which are always needed. Hospital blankets: made from cotton blends (not woollen yarns or double knit). These blankets must be suitable for use in hot Middle Eastern Summers. Blankets for adults, new mothers and the elderly (these can be wool) Baby clothes including

hats/bonnets, mittens, socks, cardigans Children's clothes including jumpers, cardigans, mittens, scarves, hats, socks Adult clothes including hats, scarves, jumpers, cardigans, shawls, socks The website asks people to make clothing items or blankets that people here would use or give as gifts and which are universal. Strong colours are recommended over pastels and whites as it is difficult for many displaced people to wash their clothes. It would also be really helpful if each garment could be labelled with a size. To add an even more personal touch, some knitters have been attaching beautiful labels in Arabic which say "handmade for you with love". You can download and print these http://www. samarasaidappeal.org/s/Arabiclabels.pdf and they work specially well when stuck on pretty paper and laminated.

The Clothes Appeal will still be happening too. The requirements are: CLOTHES - ALL SEASONS (no shorts or short skirts), new and used – adult, child & baby COATS & SNOW WEAR, new and used – adult, child & baby NEW UNDERWEAR only (no used), with tags or in packaging SHOES (polished) All seasons in immaculate condition BOOTS & WELLY BOOTS, clean, adult/child BLANKETS, sleeping bags, sheets & towels in immaculate condition DUVETS only if like new with no marks or stains WHEELCHAIRS, zimmer frames and crutches (paired) MOSES baskets and baby bedding DISPOSABLE nappies, sanitary towels & incontinence pads St Albans will take clothing, bags, packs and knitted items from Monday 4 September until Friday 29 September.

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Michelle Jackson, NICU Matron, Stacy Hazelhurst mum to three week old twin boys Billy and Jude, Lisa Ramsey, NICU lead nurse. (NICU) provides intensive care, high dependency care, special care and transitional care for hundreds of babies each year. Michelle Jackson, NICU Matron, said: “Enabling parents to learn how to draw up medications well in advance of going home will give them the confidence to do it themselves, by doing this we are working

towards a family integrated care approach where parents do as much as possible for their babies in preparation for going home.” Lisa Ramsey, NICU lead nurse for developmental care, said: “When we visit parents at home they have told us that they find checking the drugs on those first few days quite stressful because they are on their own for

the first time. “We’re pleased we’ve been able to come up with a solution in response to those difficulties.” Southmead Hospital Charity provided £1,000 for the drugs boxes and the scheme will start in September. Elizabeth Bond, head of fundraising for Southmead Hospital Charity, said: “This is a brilliant example of a team listening to the people they care for and coming up with a solution that makes their journey a little bit easier. “NICU has such an overwhelming amount of support from the families of babies treated in the unit and we are grateful for the donations and the hard work of fundraisers who contribute so much to the charity’s NICU fund.” If you’d like to fundraise for Southmead Hospital Charity’s NICU fund visit www. southmeadhospitalcharity.org. uk/events

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Plasma initiative aims to save more lives SINCE August 2015 Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) has delivered nearly 100 blood transfusions and it is now hoping to save even more lives with the addition of plasma (formally known as fresh frozen plasma [FFP]) which contains the vital clotting factors to slow or stop ongoing bleeding. The GWAAC Critical Care Team will continue to carry two units of O negative blood but in addition they will now carry two units of plasma on-board both the helicopter and the critical care cars. Any transfusion henceforth will be more balanced in replacing what the patient has lost. The organisation hopes that this addition to the service will help to save more lives. In collaboration with The Freewheelers EVS and North Bristol Trust Transfusion Laboratory at Southmead Hospital, plasma will be delivered to the base at Filton airfield alongside the existing

units of blood. This has been made possible thanks to a generous donation from the Henry Surtees Foundation; the foundation founded by the late motorsports legend John Surtees CBE in memory of his son Henry. Leonora Surtees-Martell,

daughter of the late John Surtees, said: “The Henry Surtees Foundation is delighted to support the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity with a grant of £15,000 to enable them to introduce plasma to the pre-hospital blood transfusion service. The service

that they provide is vital and something which is continuously developing. The swift medical intervention provided by the Air Ambulance crews gives patients a far greater chance of survival and subsequent improved quality of life.” GWAAC chief executive John Christensen said: “This is yet another example of GWAAC taking forward innovative developments of pre-hospital treatment Having plasma on board will enable us to deliver the best care possible to every patient. I am really pleased that we are able to offer this and we are incredibly grateful to the Henry Surtees Foundation for their generosity." Freewheelers EVS is a registered charity which offers an out of hours and free of charge courier service by motorbike to the NHS. Their slogan is "Riding for Life" which describes their operation perfectly.

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Funding Long-Term Care The issue of long-term care became topical during the General Election campaign. Leaving aside the politics, it’s a reminder that care becomes a necessity for many people in later life and meeting the cost is both a financial and emotive issue. Around 2/3 of women and ½ of men will develop high care needs in retirement. Under the current system, those who can pay for themselves must do so with no support from the state, potentially having to use up their savings. There are changes in the pipeline but these have been delayed. For the avoidance of doubt, the current situation is:

• An individual in England who has assets of £23,250 or more has to pay for their own care. The value of their home is included in this assessment unless the property is owned jointly with a partner who is still living there, or if the property is also lived in by a close relative who is incapacitated, age over 60 or under 18. • An advantage of paying for your own care is you can choose your care home or care provider. Costs vary so this may be a factor in your decision. The Care Act of 2014 includes a cap of £72,000 on care costs. The introduction of the cap, however, has been postponed

until 2020 due to financial pressures on social care. It should be noted that the care cap does not include socalled ‘hotel costs’, namely the cost of accommodation, and only covers the cost of care at the local authority rate. The actual care costs may be higher to get the preferred quality and choice of care. So even once the cap is reached, there will be further fees to pay. There are various ways of planning for potential care fees, from building a fund that could be accessed in this eventuality to purchasing an immediate care annuity to provide additional income at the time that care

becomes required. If it’s an area that concerns you, we suggest discussing your personal situation with a financial adviser. Richard Higgs at Wealth West provides friendly Chartered Financial Planning advice for retired clients in Henleaze and Westbury, delivered on a face-to-face basis in the comfort of clients' own homes. He specialises in investment and retirement advice as well as Inheritance Tax and longterm care planning. He can be reached on 0117 9665699, richard.higgs@wealthwest.co.uk, or alternatively through www. wealthwest.co.uk.

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n NEWS Yoga for Health by

Diana Penny of Yogawest (www.yogawest.co.uk)

Yoga Pose of the Month: Savasana Reclining relaxation pose. Savasana relieves tension and recharges the batteries. Hold for 5–10 minutes. Here is the final pose finishing off the 12-part sequence begun last September. If you have collected all 12 parts you now have a complete sequence to practise at home. If you are confused about any postures, then bring along the guide to a class at Yogawest and a teacher will help you. Look out for a new sequence starting in September. Take some time to carefully align the centre of your chest, pelvis,

inner legs, and heels; maintain an even weight on both sides of your body. Close your eyes. Relax your throat. In these reclining poses it’s important not to lose the meditative quality of the pose. Be present and stay with the moment. Let your belly relax and spread to the sides. Hold the sides of the mat, and roll your shoulders away from your ears. Elongate the back of your neck and rest your head on the centre of the back of the skull. Extend your arms out to the sides so there is space between your upper arms and your side chest and armpit region. Turn them outward so that your palms face up. Let go completely. Allow the breath to become soft and quiet. Draw inward and gaze into the internal space of your soul. Surrender the intelligence of the brain to the wisdom of your heart. Hold for 5—10 minutes. Drawings and posture text reproduced by kind permission of Bobby Clennell, a senior Iyengar teacher in New York.

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Join the adventure at Golden Hill Gardens GOLDEN Hill Gardens have plenty of fun stuff coming up this summer in the garden - any lovers of adventure age 5-12 should come along to the Golden Adventure Days! This time with an adventure book theme they’ll be heading off to the Garden of Adventure for smuggling, secret passages, laying trails, crafts, games and lashing and lashings of fun! Every Tuesday in the summer holidays from Tuesday 25 July 29 August, 10am-4pm £26 (£21 for siblings) including lunch and snacks toasted on the fire. It’s a great way to get outside, make new friends and a fabulous workout for the imagination. And, for families with a child or children with SEND and their siblings, they are running three accessible adventure days on Thursday July 27, Thursday August 10 and Thursday August 24. Thanks to funding from the Avon and Somerset Police Young Person's Transformer grant,

these days are just £5 including a delicious lunch and adults come for free. Expect something for everyone - inclusive games, sensory activities, singing round the fire, crafts, cooking,

dens, hammocks and a relaxing place to meet and chat to other parents. Golden Hill Gardens can be found just through the gates at the end of Monk Rd, behind Bishop Road School.

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n IT HOME HELP Russell Isaac runs ITHomeHelp, providing a friendly, personal, one-to-one computer coaching service in clients' home in the Westbury on Trym, Henleaze, Stoke Bishop and Clifton areas. With over 20 years' IT experience in a wealth of different areas, 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.

Save money with free software alternatives HANDS up if you use Microsoft Office? Ok, most of you then. Microsoft Word for wordprocessing, Outlook for handling email, Excel for spreadsheets... whilst it remains a default choice for many, it’s not cheap - and the days when you could just “borrow” someone else's copy and load it on your PC are gone, thanks to increased licensing security. As an alternative to paying over £100 for a licence, Microsoft is now pushing it’s subscription service around £7 per month - to use Office products. But that will cost you about £400 over the next 5 years. But what’s the alternative…? There IS such a thing as a free lunch!

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Many free, open-source software products have grown up in recent years, providing an excellent no-cost alternative to many leading programmes - Office included. Apache’s OpenOffice and Libre Office can be downloaded and installed for free in minutes and will give you all the functionality of MS Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc. Mozilla Thunderbird is a reliable, easy-to-use email alternative to MS Outlook, and currently more reliable than Windows 10’s inbuilt mail programme…. There are other great free software alternatives. I've stopped using my Satnav in favour of Google Maps on my phone - not

only does it offer the same turnby-turn direction guidance, it also stays up to date on accidents and traffic congestion in real time so it’s much more reliable. And for lovers of photo editing, GIMP is a great alternative to the very expensive industry standard, Photoshop. Of course, not all “free” software is all it’s cracked up to be and the usual caution caveats apply. But the above programmes are excellent quality, reliable and popular alternatives that are well worth a look at if you want to save some money on your everyday computer programme needs. Russell Isaac can be contacted on 0774 775 3764

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Summer playscheme at Southmead Adventure Playground SOUTHMEAD Adventure Playground have a summer playscheme running at The Ranch during August. Normal playground activities will run alongside all planned activities. These include the use of outdoor play structures and bike track, zip wire, large grass area, sand and water play area and multi-use games court. Indoor activities include pool, table tennis, console games and the art room which will only run on bad weather days. The scheme is open from 12 noon - 5pm each weekday and

children can look forward to Karaoke, cycling, face painting, cooking and trips out during their days here. The age range is between 8 to 13 years old. Young children can take part but must be accompanied by a responsible adult. If you have any questions about the summer holiday programme please either phone the playground on 0117 950 3607, or alternatively email Paddy Dorney, Lead Engagement worker at pdorney@lpw.org.uk

Body critical? Bodies come in all shapes and sizes and our opinions about those bodies vary widely. The harshest critics seem to be the owners. Occasionally, it can be someone who has overcome a problem and then forgets that they had their own struggles. Sometimes it can be ignorant people who were lucky enough to have been raised in an environment that gave them the habits to keep themselves in favourable form. Yes, it mostly comes down to habit. And we can do something about that if, and only if we give up whatever it is we gain by not putting that habit in place. Maybe it’s the freedom to eat whatever you like or being spontaneous. I’m afraid there is no magic pill. But a little change in habit can make a massive difference. Did you know it takes only an extra 68 calories a day to gain over ½ a stone in one year? And if you want to lose it once you’ve gained it, you’d have to reduce your intake from that level by 136 calories a day for a year. Small changes make a big difference. I invite those who want some support in making a change to join us at Westbury Trym and Tone. Special buy one get one free offer on now. Call for details 0117 959 4826.

Yours in fun and fitness Joline Dunn

Giving teenage girls skills for sustainability careers A SUMMER holiday programme for teenage girls is available to help them thrive in the job market as well as develop more resilience and confidence. The Bootcamp is a 3-day residential programme at Bristol University on 22-24 August for young women aged 14- 19 years who are interested in a career in sustainability but aren’t quite sure how to go about it. In a fast changing job market, young people benefit from training in the ‘softer’ but essential skills for employability, including team working, problem solving and clearer communication. Bristol-based social enterprise Catalyse Change has created a solution - an inspiring and empowering ‘Catalyst Bootcamp’ for teenage girls to help them to be skilled for a changing

world. Organiser Traci Lewis explains: “The Catalyst Bootcamp is taking place at the beautiful Clifton Hill House student residence. It will provide a unique and inspiring learning opportunity for young women to get a taste of career opportunities and pathways in sustainability and the tools to move forward within it.” There are also a limited number of bursaries available - sponsored by local businesses and organisations - to provide free places for young women from disadvantaged and lowincome backgrounds. Tickets cost £295 for the 3-day residential, including all meals, see http:// catalysechange.com/ or book at https://www.eventbrite. co.uk/e/catalyst-bootcamptickets-35473361780

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n NEWS A NEW pottery exhibition has opened at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. Radical Clay: Teaching with the greatest potters of the 1960s showcases the studio pottery which formed the Schools Art Service collection given to the museum in 2004. Fifty years ago Bristol school children had the work of world-famous potters in their classrooms. Pieces from some of the leading potters of the time including curious shapes by Hans Coper and Lucy Rie, and enormous thrown vases by Janet Leach were used to inspire children by showing them the very best. The display includes ceramics by the radical potters, including Ruth Duckworth and Gillian Lowndes whose pioneering work in the late 1950s and early 1960s created a new language for ceramics. Helen Brown, applied art curator at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, said: “The most striking thing about the collection is how many leading potters of the 20th century are represented. We are reviving some of the aims of the

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Pottery that inspired the language of ceramics is on show at museum collection through a hands-on programme with local schools and a public events programme that will give visitors the chance to have a go at some clay-work themselves and meet some makers.” Other work in the collection includes Bernard Leach and Michael Cardew from the first generation of studio potters as well as Lucy Rie and Hans Coper, both refugees whose timeless ceramics were highly acclaimed. The ceramics historian, Paul Rice, commenting on the collection in 2003 particularly noted the work by the women potters, Janet Leach, Ruth Duckworth and Gillian Lowndes as being of ‘national interest’ and often of ‘exceptional quality’. The exhibition includes a piece of work by Kate Malone (The Great Pottery Throw Down), made when she was a

Ruth Duckworth, Photograph courtesy of Bristol Culture student at Henbury School in Bristol in the early 1970s. With her interest in creative education, Kate is supporting the show with a programme of talks for schools groups. Through recent and archive film footage of pottery techniques and interviews with makers,

the exhibition explores how the collection was used in schools and helped to stimulate learning in the 1960s and '70s in what was to be an exciting time for the teaching of ceramics in schools. The exhibition is available from 22 July 2017 - 10 June 2018.

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n NATURE WATCH With Dawn Lawrence

SKIPPING over July we find ourselves racing into August. It feels like the top of summer to us, but the birds have usually completed their breeding cycle by now and, for them, it will already be autumn; time to fatten up for the winter, or for their migration. Swifts are our briefest summer visitors, gone by mid-August, but before they go they put on a great final performance. They gather together and rampage about the sky in hooligan groups, shrieking like banshees. Last August, whilst playing frisbee on the Common, we heard their cries and looked up to see a whirling tornado of swifts, at least 40 together, tearing up the blue. They come together from miles around, this year’s babies already fully grown and holding their own in the melee. I gaze up at them, wishing I could experience that sensation, the rush of air across my wings, the

view of the city, flung about me, as I twist and wheel through the air. Back to earth and our gardens can start to look a bit hot and bothered in August. Mildew creeps across the courgettes and Michaelmas daisies as they become stressed by water shortages. But the insects march on. This is their time: they bask in the hot sun. Check a flowery herbaceous border or look out for patches of tall herbs such as hogweed and fennel. These umbellifers are particularly attractive to many insects: the photo shows a beetle and two micro-moths with a honey bee monster behind them all sharing one flowerhead. Some insects, such as the wool carder bee prefer the snapdragon shape of peas, vetches and toadflax, whilst others such as the patchwork leafcutter bee with its startling neon-orange bottom prefer the flat flowers of large daisies such as Inulas and Heleniums. And don’t overlook any patch of brambles, they draw all kinds of wildlife. Those patchwork leafcutter bees snip beautiful circles and crescents from the leaves and then use these segments to line their nests. Some flies and moth larvae burrow into the leaves leaving tracks and blisters that appear on the leaf surface. The most elegant is the purpletinted track which looks like a cryptic symbol waiting to be deciphered: it is made by the micro-moth Stigmella aurella, so now you know. Nectaring insects love the bramble flowers

and of course birds, foxes, badgers and mice (we get house mice and wood mice round here) will all race you to the berry harvest. Even the cut stems of bramble, trimmed back endlessly by the harassed allotment holder (why does my bramble grow so much faster than my produce?) are burrowed into by some solitary bees which over-winter and even nest within. But as I have mentioned before, you don’t even need to leave the streets; just in time to squeeze into this column we found a field grasshopper today, sitting on that well-known wildlife habitat, the bare wall!

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n ON THE BEAT IF you’re heading away on holiday, please make time to think about what you’re leaving behind as well as what you’re taking. Returning home to find you’ve been burgled is an experience none of us want to endure, so please think about the following steps you can take to help minimise the risk: Before you go: • Be careful about what information you give out on social media. Only tell people who need to know you’re going away • If you're away for a while, empty recycling bins, cut the lawns and cancel deliveries of milk, newspapers or anything else that may build up, discreetly • Make your house look occupied - get automatic time switches to switch lights and a radio on and off • Mark any valuable items with your postcode or take photographs of these items • Register your belongings on the national property database www. immobilise.com Just before you go: • Don’t leave valuable items like laptops and tablets visible COLLEGE Green will come alive this summer with the sounds of play and excitement as Bristol Playday returns to celebrate its fifteenth birthday. Families with children between the ages of four and twelve are invited to take over the city centre green space for an event that will host different play and learning zones including a den building zone, a sports zone, a S.T.E.A.M. zone (science, technology, engineering, art and maths), a sensory zone and a picnic zone. Entry to the event is free and will be held between 12 and 4pm on Wednesday 2 August. Families from Henleaze, Stoke Bishop and Westbury-on-Trym are all invited to take part in the different activities available, sharing opportunities to play across communities. The annual event supports the wider National Playday set of UK wide events which will celebrate 30 years of celebrating children’s rights to play and highlighting the importance play has on the lives of children. Councillor Helen Godwin, Cabinet Member for Children

News from the local policing team with Sergeant Calum Allan

through windows • Lock the garage and shed with proper security locks. Make sure your tools and any ladders are locked away so they can’t be used to break into your house. • Lock all outside doors and windows If you have a burglar alarm, make sure it’s set and that you’ve told the police who the key-holder is. Whilst you are away: • Don’t have your home address showing on your luggage for the outward journey. Put this on the inside of your cases. If possible, have a neighbour park their car on your drive whilst you’re away, to make your house look occupied.

• Thefts from vehicles continues to be a problem in the area, and I would encourage people to follow the usual advice of not leaving anything on display in your car, always locking it when you leave it and even putting the back seats down to show that there’s nothing worth stealing in the boot. We have been deploying our covert cars in Henleaze and Westbury to catch people in the act, so thieves beware As part of our school engagement programme, beat manager Jo Robertson and PCSO Zaheer Bulbul visited the children at Westbury Baptist pre-school last month, where they talked about their roles, how the police help people and let them sit in our police car, which

they absolutely loved! We would love to see you at our next beat surgeries: Henleaze Library on Tuesday 16 August, 17:00 – 18:00 Westbury-on-Trym Library, Thursday 24 August, 12:00 – 13:00 Enjoy the summer! Sergeant Calum Allan

College Green gets ready for fun at annual Bristol Playday

and Young People said: “Play has such a profound influence on the lives of children. It’s so important to ensure that children

have that chance to play and that we provide the opportunities for play to happen in our day to day lives. Bristol Playday is a

fantastic way of celebrating the important influence play has on all of us and it’s wonderful to see, year in year out, so many families descend on College Green to be part of that celebration.” Bristol Playday is a jointly hosted event between Bristol City Council and Bristol Play Network, a multi-agency partnership of organisations and individuals passionate about children's play in Bristol. Each partner has pledged a commitment to promoting childfriendly and playful communities by planning and providing more and better opportunities for children to play now and into the future. This year’s event is also supporting the Bristol Learning City aims of promoting the opportunities for all people and communities to learn and prosper.

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n WHAT’S ON IN OUR AREA July 29 n The next meeting of the South Western Branch of the Elgar Society is on Sat 29th July, at 2.15pm at the Bristol Music Club, 76 St. Paul's Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 1LP. Our speaker will be Dr. Christopher Wiltshire who will introduce recordings and memories of people acquainted with our composer. Visitors pay £3.00 which includes refreshments. Please do come along, we would love to see you and your friends. For more information - please contact Doug Smith - Tel. 0117 9673480, or email dougmusical@tiscali.co.uk August 4 n Friends of Badock’s Wood, Nighttime Moth Hunt walk with Ray Barnett, 9pm - 10.30pm. As dusk falls the nocturnal insects take over. Like moths to a flame, come and discover the amazing variety and beauty of the insects attracted to the bright lights operated by the Bristol Moth Group but bring warm clothing and a torch! All walks start at the Northern Gateway entrance by the mosaics, Doncaster Road.

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n Satori Gallery, Engineers House, Clifton BS8 3NB. Unveiling of Lillian Delevoryas “In the Library” collection at Bristol’s new commission-free art gallery. Free entry, www.satori-gallery.com August 6 n 35th Bristol Amnesty International Garden Party at Goldney Hall in Clifton, 1 - 5pm. Adults £5, children free. There is a packed line up of entertainers plus fun and games in the garden. Enjoy homemade cakes and tea in the Orangery and the chance to explore this stunning and rarely opened garden with its unique underground shell grotto. August 9 n Afternoon Tea at St Alban’s Church Hall from 2.30pm. £5 per person. All welcome - do invite a friend along. September 6 n Can't speak French? Or would you like to brush up on it? Talk to us about our courses and cultural

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events. Our free enrolment night will take place at Henleaze Library (BS9 4HP) on Wednesday 6th September 7.30 to 9.00 pm, but our lessons are all over Bristol! A bientôt! Alliance Française de Bristol Learn French with the French! www.afbristol.org.uk

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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

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n WHAT'S ON CONTINUED 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 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 to Saturday lunchtimes and evenings. Sundays noon till 5pm. All enquiries telephone 0117 3291913. n Trinity Henleaze Ladies Guild meet fortnightly on Mondays at 7.30 pm in the Leonard Hall, Waterford Road. All welcome. For more information call Jenny Rich on 01179620108 n 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. Next gathering is on Monday August 21st - “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen”, 2011 drama comedy starring Ewan McGregor & Kristin Scott Thomas ‘British Comedy of the Year’. Monday September 18th “Chariots of Fire”, 1981 British drama recounting the events of the 1924 Olympics, starring Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, & Nicholas Farrell. n Bristol Good Afternoon Choir At Trinity-Henleaze URC. Every Monday 2-4pm (not in school holidays). www.goodafternoonchoir.org 01761 472468 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 further details. 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)

Tuesday n Westbury Walkers- Meet at Lloyds Chemist, Canford Land, WoT @ 9.20am on a Tuesday morning. New Walkers welcome! Please contact for further details: Jean Maish on 0117 3301194/07789741892, email jmaish@blueyonder.co.uk or Mary Ford mobile 07779448090 home 0117 9824623 n Alcoholics Anonymous meet at the Methodist Church in WoT every Tuesday @ 7.30pm n 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 The Mosaic Singers are a compact group but would like to grow our line-up with an additional Soprano, Alto,Tenor and Bass. One of each would be great. We rehearse in Stoke Bishop on Tuesday evenings, where a warm and friendly welcome is assured. This need not be as heavy a commitment as with some choirs. In you would like to find out more, please phone David Vicary on 0797 346 0994. n Melody Makers Baby Friendly Choir. A fun and friendly daytime choir for ladies 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. We run the sessions all year round. n Dance Fit, Tuesdays 12-1pm at St Peters Church Hall, The Drive, Henleaze. A fun fitness class with dance steps from salsa, cha cha, swing etc. Variety of music, 60's-80's, Latin, Pop, Big Band, World & more! No experience needed. Wear fitness clothes/trainers. FFI tel Cressida 0117 9391672/07808 581739.

Wednesday n Henleaze Townswomen’s Guild meet at St Peter’s Church Hall, Henleaze on the first Wednesday of the month (except Aug) from 7.15pm. Call Shirley Phillips on 0117 962 2243. for further details. n Local Winemaking & Social Club meets at the Common Room, Studland Court Elderly peoples residents on Henleaze Road from 8pm to 10pm on the second Wednesday of each month. They are a small and friendly group looking for new members. Evening include wine making, tasting and social events. Call Paul Johnson for further details on 0117 9508370. n Zumba Gold/Light (lower impact class) at Westbury-onTrym Village Hall, 5.30pm. www. bristoldancezumba.co.uk. n Bristol Cabot Probus Club for retired and semi-retired professional and business men to maintain contact and fellowship with people of similar interests. Group meets third Wednesday of each month at BAWA Club in Southmead Rd. Lunch is followed by a guest speaking on a wide range of interesting subjects. In June and December ladies join us for the lunch. Extensive programme of social events including holidays, day trips, Sunday lunches and skittles to which ladies are welcomed. We are principally a social meeting place and not based on charitable activities. Contact John Howard-Cairns for more details: 0117 968 3134. n In Step Widows and Widowers Club meets weekly from 8-10pm at Stoke Bishop Village Hall. Call 9628895 orDonna on 01275 832676 for details. n 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

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Reformed Church, Waterford Road, Henleaze. Please 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. For details contact Pete on 07870589555. n Why not join welsh national opera friend. We support this world class company and everyone is very Welcome to join. We offer:monthly evening meetings at redmaids high school. Monthly on wednesdays at 7.15Pm-these are talks with music. Costs- £7.00 (friends £5.00) students £1.00 - There are many other benefits. For further information contact: Margaret borkowski:borkmail@gmail.Com n Melody Makers Pop Choir. An evening choir for men and women singing popular songs. Wednesday's term time 7:30-9:00pm The Eastfield Inn, Henleaze. Book a FREE taster www.melodymakerschoir.co.uk n Clifton Women’s Institute We meet at 7.30pm on the last Wednesday of the month at Alma Church, Alma Road, Clifton BS8 2ES. Contact by email: thecliftonwi@ gmail.com or visit www.cliftonwi. blogspot.co.uk Take advantage of our guest visits which are just £4 (max.three per year) Better still why not join us and enjoy our fabulous Clifton WI 2016 programme for the whole year plus social clubs. Full membership details available. “ The WI plays a unique role in providing women with educational opportunities and the chance to

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n WHAT'S ON CONTINUED build new skills, to take part in a wide variety of activities and to campaign on issues that matter to them and their communities Please contact me in the event of any query Thankyou Lorna Tarr n Clifton WI Tel 07702453827 Tai Chi for health and happiness. Local beginners classes starting in September - Tuesdays 11-12 and Wednesdays 2-3pm. For details contact: Karen on 0117 9424167 or see www.taichiworksbristol.co.uk

Thursday n St Peter’s Ladies Guild meets in the hall, The Drive, Henleaze, at 7.30pm on the third Wednesday of the month. Speakers, refreshments, outings. New members welcome. n Henleaze Carers Group - A place to share experiences and make new friends. Meeting on the second and fourth Thursday morning of each month from 10am to 12 noon @ Bradbury Hall, Waterford Road, Henleaze. Call Mrs M Rudston on 0117 9426095 for further details. n Henleaze Townswoman’s Guild (Mornings) meet at The Eastfield Inn, Henleaze Road on the third Thursday of every month from 10am to 12noon. Call Elaine Anderson on 0117 9075279 for further information. n Embroidery Club at Westbury-onTrym Village Hall, 7.30pm. Tel: 0117 9501743 n Henleaze & District Flower Club meet on the second and fourth Thursday of the month at Bradbury Hall, Waterford Road, Henleaze. New members are always welcome. The second Thursdays are Flower demonstrations and the fourth are practise classes. n The Friendly Club meets every Thursday from 2-4pm (except August and 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 Dance Classes with Cressida, 11am-12pm at St Peter’s Church, The Drive, Henleaze. If you love dancing come along to our weekly class, learning the basics of a single new dance every week! Dances include Flamenco, Bollywood, Cha Cha, Salsa, Samba, Charleston, Jazz and more! All dances are beginners

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level and particularly suitable for the over 40’s. More information www.clubcubana.com or 0117 3309549. £5.50 drop in (or £25 for the course). n Drop-In Healing Centre at The Friends Meeting House, 126 Hampton Road, Redland, BS6 6JE. Thursdays from 5.00pm to 6.30pm. Run by Bristol Healing Group on a donation basis and supported by members of NFSH The Healing Trust. Healing is beneficial for well-being and health, helping you to relax and feel better. Come along and try a healing session, everyone is welcome. For more information phone 0117 9466434 or 0117 9082061. n Ladies Keep Fit, Thursdays 10:00 - 11:00 am, at St Peter's Church Hall, Henleaze. This session has a dance element, is suitable for all ages, levels, and abilities, who wants to maintain their general fitness, mobility. New members are always welcome. £5:00 per class, pay as you go - which includes refreshments. Ring 01454 618488, or email laili@ tiscali.co.uk, or look up the website www.exercisewithlailibrooks.com for full information; or just turn up. 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 Reading group at Westbury Library. Every Thursday 11am12.30pm. Contact Emma Crago for more information on 07970247410 or email emmacrago@thereader. org.uk. 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 9684140 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/

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n Ladies Keep Fit, Thursdays 10:00 - 11:00 am, at St Peter's Church Hall, Henleaze - with NEW INSTRUCTOR This friendly session, which has a dance element to it, is suitable for all ages, levels, and abilities, including the older adult or young mum, who wants to maintain their general fitness, mobility, range of movement, and well being. New members are always welcome. £5:00 per class, pay as you go which includes refreshments. Ring 01454 618488, or email laili@tiscali. co.uk, or look up the website www. exercisewithlailibrooks.com for full information; or just turn up. 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

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.

Saturday n Whiteladies Farmers’ and Fair Trading Market is now held EVERY

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Saturday to celebrate Green Capital, from 8.30am-2pm. Takes place at the junction of Whiteladies/Apsley/ Burlington Roads. Stalls cover bread, cheese, local lamb and chicken, fish, preserves, cakes, sushi, local fruit and veg, wild food larder, and recycled tools, wooden items and much more. n The Bristol and District branch of Parkinson’s UK meet every first Saturday of the month at 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. n Henleaze Library. Chatterbooks Book Club for children, bringing Bristol University into your community. Sarah, an English Literature undergraduate runs a book club for children at Henleaze library on the second Saturday of every month from 10.30 – 11.30 am. A club for children to discuss books, make new friends and have fun.

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n NEWS MANY glasses were raised to celebrate the first Stoke Bishop Beer Festival at the Village Hall in early June. Crowds filled the Village Hall enjoying the 25 beers and ciders on offer from brewers near and far, plus wine and food. Hosted by award-winning

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Cheers! And keep them coming brewer, Dawkins Ales, the event was a great success. Faye Arnese said: "It went down a treat and we virtually sold out of all the beers! “It’s a fabulous location and

we hope to do another one in the future. We just want to thank the village hall and everyone who came along and supported the event! “Thank you also to

Sausagenius for the lovely sausages, Aimee’s Wine House for the delicious wine selection and Chris Web for providing great live music on the day."

World Cup cricket smashes records It’s been a summer of success for England’s cricketers as they beat India by nine runs in thrilling final at Lord's to win the Women’s World Cup at Lord’s on 23 July. Eight matches were played in Bristol at the Brightside Ground in Nevil Road during June and July, with the England v Australia match attracting the biggest crowd of the tournament (excluding the final which was a sell-out) with nearly 5,000 supporters attending. On the field, records have been shattered, providing fans with the highest quality Women’s World Cup to date. The event has seen more runs, more wickets and more players than ever before competing for records on the global stage. The league match between England and South Africa in Bristol saw a record total of 678 runs. That match also saw Tammy Beaumont and Sarah Taylor set a new England ODI partnership record of 275 runs. Steve Elworthy, the ICC Women’s World Cup Tournament director, said: “We promised that this would be the best-ever ICC Women’s World Cup and I believe that the statistics – on and off the field

– show that we have delivered on that pledge. The attendances have been outstanding and they have been treated to some exciting, exhilarating cricket.” Unprecedented media coverage, including all 31 games shown live for the first ever time, has seen a global audience of more than 50 million for the group stage games with ICC

video content from the group stages being viewed more than 75 million times. Clare Connor, the chair of the ICC Women’s Committee, added: “The challenge for this tournament was to ensure that we showcased the talent of the world's best cricketers, and to inspire the next generation of girls and women to engage with

the game. The quality of cricket has been truly fantastic and the demographics of the crowds we've seen reveal that we have attracted thousands of girls and women to attend. Now we have to retain that level of interest to continue to build a new fan base and drive levels of participation, both in this country and around the world."

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n PETER'S VISION Peter Turner is the lead Optometrist at Turners Optician

New perspectives A conversation, and perhaps a bit more than a gentle nudge, with a patient last week got me thinking that I should be writing about the wider aspects of Optometry that you can experience at Turners Opticians. Our practices offer extended eye exams for those of you who would like thorough & in-depth eye care but what else? For many years we have visited patients in Hospital after accident, injury or ill health. We are asked to help out many patients with wide ranging vision concerns. Common problems include eyelids that have dropped (we fit spring devices to the glasses frame to lift their eyelids just by putting on glasses)

and significant glasses prescription change relating to illness or injury. The patients who sometimes struggled the most were those who unfortunately experienced blindness to one side, called hemianopia, or who lost an upper or lower quarter of their vision called quadrantanopia. Hemianopia or quadrantanopia are when you become literally blind in an area of your vision after a stroke, brain injury or tumour. As these patients could just not see in an area of their vision, they often found they were knocking drinks over on their blind side, missing people walking up to them and finding difficulty reading. Younger

Climate change and energy talks NIKKI Jones, an independent researcher and writer on energy, began a series of seven talks in Henleaze at the Eastfield Inn during July. The talks cover subjects such as, are UK greenhouse gas emissions still increasing? What is the future for oil, coal and gas in the UK? Are current government policies compatible with targets? Nikki Jones will be giving an overview of UK energy trends, explaining our diverse and overlapping renewable and emission targets and the progress we are making towards them. This is a chance to understand the challenges for the UK and where current

patients who had hemianopia following stroke, have also reported being unable to play games with their children or even continue working. I remember one request for help from a patient’s relative. They reported that when guiding their parent along a street their parent had been so blissfully unaware of a large hedge on their blind side that they turned and walked their child straight into the hedge! Following a pilot, we then launched our field expander. It is a simple device which is fitted to the inside of your glasses which then increases your awareness of objects which would otherwise

be in your blind area. With these field expanders fitted, patients report greater confidence when walking out and about in shops and busy places, as they are much less likely to bump into people or objects around them. As with any new skill, there is definitely a learning phase! The fact that 8 out of 10 patients continue using their field expander after a year of use is, perhaps, good testament to the benefits they experience. For extended eye exam appointments or to discuss other services we offer such as field expanders, please call 0117 962 2474 or 0117 965 4434, book via our website, or you are very welcome to pop in to our practices in Henleaze or Fishponds and say Hi! We look forward to seeing you soon!

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

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n PRIMAL POSTURE with

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When did you last do a roly-poly? ONE of the things you probably enjoyed as a child was life in the round. I say that because babies and children are instinctively playful and in touch with their bodies, relishing the threedimensional physicality of life. Remember spinning round, turning upside down, swinging on branches and rolling at the drop of a hat? It’s part of healthy development, and just what the human body evolved to do. Unlike our hunter gatherer and labouring ancestors, nowadays we usually go through years of schooling, followed by study and/ or comparatively sedentary work. We have learned to park our bodies on furniture and stare at screens. This is widely acknowledged of course. What is perhaps less talked about is how our human experience becomes increasingly forward oriented, tunnel-visioned and two-dimensional. HONG Kong and Bristol can play key roles as stepping stones to inter-continental trade following Brexit. That was the central theme at the Hong Kong Trade Development Council seminar held at Bristol’s Radisson Blu Hotel marking the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong being handed back to China. Supported by Hewlett Rand and the Bristol West of England China Bureau, the seminar attracted business people from Henleaze and Westbury-onTrym and across the city, who were given a rundown of the global trade initiatives emerging the international business and financial hub. Ms Priscilla To, Director General of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade office, the most senior Hong Kong Government official in the UK, delivered the opening address at the seminar, entitled ‘Think Asia, Think Hong Kong: Your Super Connector to the Belt and Road’. China’s Belt and Road initiative is the world’s largest infrastructure project spanning 62 countries and promotes international cooperation giving new impetus for economic growth for decades to come.

Even modern approaches to exercise could be seen to compound our rather linear, endgaining habits: • Exercise machines • Running to data • Lane swimming When was the last time you went upside down? Really explored the

movement of your arms or legs behind you? Invited your body to swing, twirl or spiral? Finding ways to move in the round has many physical benefits. It helps develop and retain greater range of movement, balance, freedom in the joints, agility, and general resilience in the body’s structure.

Also, it can be playful, and literally gives you a fresh perspective! New and varied physical experiences stimulate the brain and gets those neurons firing and connecting. If you feel this has been missing from your life, try a playful roly-poly in the pool, or a new dance, suitable sport, gardening or perhaps martial arts or Yoga. Something that invites you to step outside the box, use your peripheral vision, open out your arms and chest, wiggle your toes. Have fun! Clare Chapman is a Postural Health and Yoga teacher. Book a free posture workshop at: www.gokhalemethod.com Weds Aug 9th 3pm Spicer+Cole Glos. Rd . Sun Aug 27th 3pm Bakesmiths Whiteladies Rd or call 07982 231317 for further information.

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She said the message to Bristol entrepreneurs and businesses was to take up the opportunities within Hong Kong for the Belt and Road initiative – the trade route based on the ancient Silk Road linking Asia to Africa and Europe. Ms To said: “China is not confining its investment to London, it is investing in Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and the West of England, as well as other UK regions.”

“Hong Kong is taking a key role in the Belt and Road initiative, launched by China’s Premier Xi Jinping. As global financial centres, Hong Kong and the UK have a unique relationship and geographical position to play a vital role as stepping stones to increase trade flows between mainland China and Europe.” Bristol business owner, Richard Lowe, Director of Training and Digital Learning

Solutions at Hewlett Rand, presented his case study. He said: “Hong Kong serves as the financial gateway between UK, China and across Asia markets and has expertise, and skills that continue to support the Belt and Road initiative, particularly within Financial Services. “Similarly, the Chinese see the UK as a stepping stone into the European market – and Bristol is well-placed to play a role with emerging expertise in FinTech with a strong and respected Financial Services talent base. “In addition, UK business keen to start doing business with China may find it easier to start in Hong Kong where 46 per cent of people speak English and there’s familiarity with the way we do business, strong rule of law, a thriving economy and ex-pat community. The business seminar was supported by Invest Hong Kong, Bristol West of England China Bureau and Business West .

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New Rapid Access Prostate Clinic could help men avoid risky needle biopsy Multi-parametric MRI scans available within new rapid access prostate diagnostic service at Spire Hospital Bristol . FOLLOWING a recent internationally reputed study it has been revealed that men with suspected prostate cancer could benefit from less invasive testing. The PROMIS (Prostate MRI Imaging Study) found that up to a quarter of men could avoid undergoing an invasive biopsy if they had an MRI scan first. There are no signs and symptoms in early prostate cancer and currently there is no test to diagnose it. Spire Bristol Hospital has introduced a new rapid access prostate clinic which utilises a multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) scan in order to create an incredibly detailed picture of the prostate and the tissue that surrounds it. This scan also help to provide useful information about the size and location of any suspected cancers to enable more accurate targeting, doubling the detection rates of any aggressive cancers, if present. Professor Raj Persad, Consultant Urologist at

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Spire Hospitals and Director of Bristol Urology Associates, said that “these findings mean that a group of patients will be able to have one simple, painless scan and we will be able to better target biopsies in those that still require the procedure to diagnose prostate cancer. This is a major advance that goes hand in hand with all the other technologies we are developing and embracing in Bristol and at the Spire Hospital to provide the very best care for our patients”. Prof Persad says that “patients who may

be suitable for an mpMRI scan usually have an elevated PSA or another cause for worry such as family history. They need to obtain a GP referral for the mpMRI and for a Consultant Urologist, such as myself, who specialises in filtering who needs an mpMRI and who doesn’t as there is further clinical information we’ll need”. The MRI at Spire hospital Bristol is capable of performing mpMRI scans and regular appointments are now readily available with no waiting list. This new rapid access prostate clinic will give patients quicker results. These results will be interpreted by Prof Persad and his colleagues to determine the necessity of biopsies of the prostate and any follow-on treatment that may be necessary. If you have a raised PSA level then you can book into our new Rapid Access Prostate Clinic by obtaining a referral from a GP for an mpMRI and then calling Spire Bristol Hospital today on 0117 980 4080 or emailing them at info@ spirebristol.com with your referral form. Should you require a PSA test you can request this from your GP or alternatively get a referral letter for a PSA test to be carried out at Spire Bristol Hospital at the guide price of £95.00.

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n INSIDE OUT ACCORDING to my partner, I have an addiction to Instagram. As a self-confessed passionate interiors enthusiast (obsessive) I fear it may be true. Slightly different from other social media platforms, the visual nature of Instagram has made it a happy place for fans of interior design. The option to use hashtags to collect photos with particular themes together into searchable groups, and chain-like, pass-it-on style games, has made it a fun and friendly place to be online. Businesses are launched, collaborations made, competition prizes won, communities built and real life, offline friendships forged. Bristol is a game city full of interesting people, so I thought their interiors should have their fifteen minutes of insta-fame (and not only so that I can be nosey and snoop around them all from the comfort of my sofa, honest). A few months ago I launched the hashtag #mybristolhome as a way to collect together and celebrate the variety of home interiors across our beloved city.

with interior designer Zoe Hewett

Image Credits clockwise from top left: @kylamagrathinteriors @ freelancemum01 @house.of.wards @zoehewettinteriors Gradually more people are playing along and sharing snaps of their homes, and as you might expect from such a vibrant place there isn’t a bland beige shot in sight.

So have a scroll through #mybristolhome and please do feel welcome to join in and share your favourite corner with us all in the instafam!

Search for Henleaze’s best ‘Bling-stagrammer’ YOUNG couples in Henleaze and Westbury-on-Trym are being encouraged to make the most of their social media skills and perhaps win themselves a pair of £2,000 wedding rings. Beaverbrooks the jewellers are searching for Henleaze’s best ‘Bling-stagrammer’, after finding that 42 per cent of millennials now take an ‘engagement selfie’ to share on social media. As well as bagging themselves a pair of wedding rings and the title of Henleaze’s ultimate Bling-stagrammer, the amateur photographer who comes up with the best engagement ring snap will also have their picture included in a national promotional campaign for the jewellery retailer. Lorna Haddon, diamond ring and jewellery buyer at Beaverbrooks, said: “A marriage proposal is an important milestone in any relationship and for many it’s the perfect occasion to show off a sparkling new engagement ring on social media. “We wanted to put this to the

test to see who can capture the most stunning engagement ring shot on social media. “We can’t wait to see what photographers in Henleaze have to offer!” To be in with a chance of winning, simply post an engagement ring photo to @ beaverbrooksthejewellers on Instagram or @beaverbrooks on Facebook and Twitter before 31 July, with the hashtags #EngagementSelfie and #Beaverbrooks.

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n PROPERTY OF THE MONTH Flat 5, 158 Westbury Rd - ÂŁ250,000 Melrose House is beautiful apartment conversion of the former boarding houses of Redmaids School. This top floor apartment is situated within easy walking distance of Westbury village and Durdham Downs with Clifton and the City Centre being within easy striking distance. The apartments have been finished to a very high standard, the accommodation comprises of a light and airy landing, large sitting room with dining area, fitted kitchen, bathroom with separate shower and a large double bedroom. The property benefits from far reaching views, Residents communal garden to the side & bike store.

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Don't forget to pack your pills! School is out and the summer holidays are here!Whether you are heading off abroad or enjoying the best of the British summer closer to home, your local pharmacy is at hand to help enjoy your break. As Sir Ranulph Fiennes once said, "There is no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing". From the elderly to the young travellers, we’ve got everyone covered. If you take regular prescribed medication, our first advice is that you order your repeat medications early. If you find yourself out of time or out of medicines, our emergency medication service may still be an option. Other key expertise we offer; safely travelling with medicines, storing fridge preparations e.g insulin, eye drops, liquid

restrictions on airlines, legal implications of travelling abroad with some medicines, adjusting doses to accommodate long distance travel. Information on vaccinations or antimalarial treatments are part of our standard travel advice, the pharmacy is sometimes able to offer cost effective and timely treatment without the need to obtain a prescription. Managing hay fever and travel sickness effectively across all age groups is also on offer. Need help to put together a travel first aid kit? We can help. In terms of sun care, some simple sun protection measures to take with regards to sunscreen: • Allow 30 minutes between application and exposure to the sun • Applying before putting on clothing to prevent missing any areas

of skin; paying special attention to hands, feet and any balding areas on the scalp • Reapplying every 2 hours if you are sweating or swimming • Using a broad spectrum (UVA/ UVB) sunscreen and lip balm with factor 30 or higher. • Do also drink enough water to prevent dehydration The damage from sun exposure to the skin is not only very painful but also increases the risk of developing skin cancer. At Kellaway Pharmacy, we will do our best to make sure that you reduce the risk of ill health spoiling your well deserved holiday. Come in today, we look forward to having a chat with you.

Pride and Prejudice in open air at Wild Place

THERE is a rare chance to enjoy Pride and Prejudice in a special open-air production at Wild Place Project in South Gloucestershire. This timeless love story is being staged in the beautiful Tower Meadow at the attraction just off Junction 17 of the M5 on Tuesday August 8. Chapterhouse Theatre Company will be turning back the clock to the 19th Century to tell the story of Elizabeth Bennet, Jane Austen's most loveable heroine. When Elizabeth meets the rude and abrupt Mr Darcy, she loathes him at first sight. But is there more to him than meets the eye? Brought to life by award winning writer Laura Tuner, this new adaptation commemorates

the 200th Anniversary of Jane Austen’s death and promises to be one of the most splendid evenings of the summer. Bring your own lowbacked seating or rugs. This is an outdoor event which will continue unless the weather is very severe so dress appropriately and bring an umbrella just in case! Discounts are available for Annual Pass holders. All money raised from this event will be spent supporting Bristol Zoological Society’s charitable objectives. Please be aware that Wild Place Project operates a no refund policy on all tickets. Entry is from 5.45pm and the performance starts at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £14 for adults and £7 for children.

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