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Residents stage protest over 'eyesore' building Celebrations at St Ursula's E-Act The new school building at St Ursula's E-Act Academy in Brecon Road has formally opened its doors. PAGE 15

Pizzeria shuts after one year Flour and Ash pizza restaurant in Westbury has closed after only a year but the Gloucester Road one remains open. PAGE 9

Dame Esther at flats launch A MASS demonstration to protest about the development of the old Plymouth Brethren site in Devonshire Road was held by local residents and councillors

in April, frustrated at the lack of progress on the 'eyesore' building. Work stalled two years ago in May 2015 - the building has been open to the elements

ever since, leading some to think that it will have to be demolished. Full story: Pages 2 & 3

Dame Esther Rantzen officially opened Amelia Lodge, a development of retirement flats in Henleaze. PAGE 11

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Demo calls on developers to act over 'eyesore' UP to 70 Westbury Park and Henleaze residents turned out for a group protest about the continuing lack of progress on a large development on Devonshire Road. Planning permission was first sought in 2008/09 to convert the former Plymouth Brethren property into flats. The application was eventually passed for Group 22 to construct six flats and a small business unit on the site. Work first began on number 99 in May 2014, stopped in early 2015, resumed again and then stopped altogether in July 2015. There was considerable inconvenience for locals while building materials were blocking the access lane, which is also a cut through from St Alban’s Road to Devonshire Road. That has now been removed but despite assurances from the builders, Diverse Construction Ltd (who share directors with Group 22) that work would restart in January this year, nothing has happened. Eileen Newton and her partner Bob live in the house next door which is separated from the construction by about one inch. Bob said: “We protested it as it restricts the light - I cannot understand how they got permission to put up a

wall so close to us.” All three Henleaze and Westbury councillors were at the protest, supporting residents and collecting signatures of those present, encouraging them to write to the developers. Cllr Clare Campion-Smith has sent four emails since Christmas to the agents of Diverse Construction asking for work to resume but has received no reply to her recent emails.

She said: “You can all see what it’s like. With all the cavity walls open like this you can never get it dry. It will have to be demolished.” “There was a suspicion that they really didn’t have the package together at the beginning but were starting it in hope. The difficulty is - what do we do with it? It is a complete eyesore and we can’t see anyway forward with it.

Cllr Liz Radford explained the planning situation: “They originally had planning permission back in 2009/10 and then they had to renew the permission again in 2013/14. An application has just gone into Planning to extend the time frame again using a slight change to the windows. “We want the developers to get on and get this property finished because it’s an eyesore

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n NEWS they’ve stopped half way like this. What’s happened is they’ve run out of money.” “As an architect I know a bit about this and have spoken to two local builders, one of whom said that with all the cavity walls open and the water coming in for 20 months he didn’t understand how you could possibly ever get it dry. The other contractor said that there was no hope of ever getting it dry - it would have to be demolished.”

for our area. One of our other concerns is that it’s been hanging around for so long that we wonder if the construction is sound - should be property be continued in the state that it’s in? We’ve been asking planning officers and building regulations to check that, because we’re not

sure that it is.” Jeff Bishop from the Community Association said: “There are thousands of planning applications around the country where people have been granted permission but the developers have never started, or completed. There are not that many where

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n NEWS CELIA Downie, the Bristol North West Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate, has called on the Government to do more to protect Bristol’s historic parks. She said: “In February 2017 the Parliamentary Select Committee inquiry into the state of public parks was told repeatedly by people from all over England that parks are going backwards, to the grim, dark days of the 1980s when many came to symbolise urban decay and became no-go areas. “The MPs rejected universal calls for a statutory duty to be placed on local authorities to fund parks and maintain them. They failed to call for a designated, purposed government agency to champion and protect our parks.” In addition to its large public parks like Canford, and small play areas like Fallodon Way, Bristol North West contains three important historic landscape parks - the Blaise Estate, Kingsweston and Brentry. Cuts to local government grants have meant a 40 per cent

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Pro-EU group targets Waitrose shoppers A GROUP from Bristol for Europe took their campaign to Waitrose in Henleaze on April 26, talking to shoppers about their plans to challenge the government’s Brexit policy. Bristol for Europe is part of a cross-party national network that is seeking to ensure the UK remains a member of the European Union. It champions peace, prosperity, human rights and the environment and is

calling for MPs to stand up for EU citizens’ rights. Andy Brown, chair of Bristol for Europe, said: “We are Bristol based and we represent everybody in Bristol, not just one political party. Bristol North West has a lot of pro-European residents who live up here and we thought we’d come today and give them some support. “We are looking to help the pro-European candidates as

Bristol is a pro-European city - people voted 61 per cent to remain. “We are fairly buoyant and confident that we can make some differences in key areas.”

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Final Neighbourhood Partnership meeting VOTERS have many calls on them in May and June what with the election of a West of England Metro Mayor and a General Election. Local democracy carries on, even with the Neighbourhood Partnerships about to be disbanded due to Bristol City Council budget cuts. The final Henleaze, Stoke Bishop and Westbury-on-Trym Neighbourhood partnership meeting will be held on May 22, from 7 - 9pm, at a venue to be announced. The Stoke Bishop Forum is on Tuesday 9 May, 7- 9pm, at Stoke Bishop Primary School, Cedar Park. The next meeting of the Westbury-on-Trym Neighbourhood Forum will be held on Wednesday 10 May, 7-9pm, at Venue 35, by the Stoke Lane shops. The Henleaze Forum is at Henleaze Library on Thursday 11 May from 7-9pm.

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CHOCOLATE contains two chemicals that can be toxic to pets, theobromine and caffeine. The amounts vary with the type of chocolate. White chocolate contains only very small quantities and is unlikely to cause problems, milk chocolate contains a larger quantity and dark chocolate contains the most. Toxic effects can occur after only a relatively small dose of dark chocolate. In order to reduce the risk of your dog eating chocolate make sure it is stored out of reach and ensure all the family know that chocolate can be poisonous to dogs. If you think your dog has eaten chocolate then contact us for advice. Information on the type and quantity of chocolate ingested is very useful for us to assess whether a toxic dose has been eaten and what kind of treatment needs to be

instigated. If the type and quantity are unknown we always advise treatment. Treatment is most successful if instigated early. Signs of chocolate poisoning can start within a few hours and include vomiting and diarrhoea, lethargy, hyperactivity, twitching, tremors, seizures and life threatening problems with the heart. Treatment includes inducing vomiting to remove chocolate from the stomach before it’s been absorbed, activated charcoal to prevent further toxin absorption, supportive care such as intravenous fluid therapy, monitoring or the cardiovascular system, and control of severe signs such as seizures should they develop. With prompt treatment the prognosis is very good and it is rare for cases to be fatal.

BRISTOL City Council, in association with the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), plans to engage a private operator and install gate control access to the Canford Park tennis courts with online booking and a fob access system. As part of the plan, court fees would have to be paid to play tennis. If the council goes ahead with its plans, it will end free tennis play at Canford Park and use of courts will be exclusively for tennis. Mike Blundell, chair of the Friends of Canford Park, said: “Discussions have been happening behind closed doors for months, exclusively between council officers and the LTA. We have only recently been told about their plans. Park users, the public and local residents have not been engaged and need to be. “The Lawn Tennis Association has previously expressed for many years a desire to set up a major tennis hub including club house in Canford Park and it has not rowed back on this. The LTA has previously supported applications to install floodlights, in 2008 and 2014, but both attempts to introduce flood lights were unsuccessful. Their present proposals could dramatically intensify the tennis played at Canford Park, with league matches, Bristol club tennis, and more coaching. “ In 2016 Bristol City Council carried out an electronic survey among users of tennis courts in Bristol. 83% of respondents stated that they just wished to

play social tennis with friends and family. Mike Blundell said: “If this is the case, why is Bristol City Council and the Lawn Tennis Association promoting ideas to benefit just 17% of respondents, rather than the vast majority of park users and local residents? In 2015 a face to face survey of tennis players was carried out in Canford Park, commissioned by the National LTA. Council - and LTA officers deny the survey took place and no details have been made available to us. “The Friends of Canford Park are pressing the council officers to release more facts on the above survey and proposal and, once these are known, plan to survey park users and local people on them. Potentially there are better solutions out there more in keeping with the park as a whole.” “We are very worried about the adverse impact of a commercially operated site and intensification of the use of tennis courts on the extremely busy adjacent play-ground and the surrounding area popular with many families, children etc. and the park as the whole. The park would also lose its whole character as a local family/ community park.” “We recently learned about potential major tennis development plans at the Coombe Dingle Sports Centre (300 metres away from Canford Park). Again, we need to know about these and how they will impact on Canford Park."

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Making Henleaze more Dementia Friendly HENLEAZE (Evening) Townswomen’s Guild has been given a grant from the Co-op’s Local Community Fund to work jointly with the Bristol Dementia Action Alliance (BDAA) on a joint project. The aim is to make Henleaze more Dementia Friendly. Dementia Awareness Week is from Sunday 14 May to Saturday 20 May. In preparation for this week, Guild members have been visiting all the shops and businesses in Henleaze with the BDAA’s booklet “Guide to Understanding Dementia”. Business owners, managers and their staff are being asked to read the booklet to gain more knowledge of Dementia so that they can identify problems people with Dementia may have in shops and businesses and how they can be helped. They can then display a “Purple Angel”

Happy Days Dementia café, Stoke Bishop window sticker to show they are “Dementia aware”. A “Dementia Friendly Henleaze Roadshow” is being held in St Peter’s Church, The Drive, on Friday, 12 May, from 9.30am-2.00pm. There will be speakers, some of whom are living with dementia (or care

for those who are) and stalls, which will provide information and leaflets from a number of organisations providing care and help locally. Refreshments will be provided and admission will be free. Everyone is welcome! On Saturday, 20 May, in aid of Bristol Dementia Action Alliance, there will be a Charity Jazz Evening, when The Panama Jazz Band will play traditional jazz in the Bradbury Hall of Trinity-Henleaze URC, Waterford Road, from 7.309.30pm. A glass of wine or fruit juice and nibbles will be included in the ticket price of £8.00 (£7.00 for concessions). Tickets are available from the Henleaze Post Office, The Eastfield Inn, Kondi Gifts and Townswomen’s Guild members. For more information call Shirley Phillips on 962 2243 or Tony Hall on 968 1002.

Awareness Week's law advice BRACE Alzheimer’s Research has a free legal advice event on Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) planned for Dementia Awareness Week. The legal workshop is open to the public and explains the two types of LPA, which lets you appoint one or more people to help you make decisions or to make decisions on your behalf. The event is held at Newman Hall, Grange Court Road, Westbury-on-Trym, BS9 4DR on Tuesday 16 May, from 6 - 7pm. Talks will be given by Mark Poarch, CEO of BRACE Alzheimer’s Research and Jenny Pierce, Head of Wills, Probate and Mental Capacity at WARDS Solicitors, followed by a question and answer session. To book a place email amanda@alzheimers-brace.org. uk or call 0117 414 4831.

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n NEWS A MEETING to discuss Fair Funding for all Schools Bristol is planned to take place on May 11 at The Greenway Centre, Doncaster Road. Education campaigner Huw Williams is leading the event, which starts at 6.30pm. He said: “The level of cuts being proposed for Bristol schools is going to have a huge impact on our children's education and life chances. This meeting is open to anyone who is concerned about how thousands of pupils and future pupils will be disadvantaged by the new funding formula alongside general cuts to education. The meeting is being held in Southmead but all are welcome. This is part of building a campaign to defend school funding. “We set up a meeting in Ashley Down, who are facing cuts of around £400,000 and around 70 people turned up overwhelmingly parents. “This is a growing campaign and there will be a march in Bristol too on May 20.” So what’s it all about? Doesn’t the Government keep telling us that it is spending more on education than ever? Kevin Courtney, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, agrees but only because there are more schools and more children than before. Individually, almost all schools are facing a squeeze on their budgets that is going to get worse, even before the introduction of the proposed new National Funding Formula in April 2018. Increased National Insurance and pension contributions, wage rises and the apprenticeship levy mean that in real terms schools are set to have about eight per cent less money, according to the National Audit Office.

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Parents urged to join fight over school funding cuts

These constraints will force them to make tough choices: cutting jobs, reducing the curriculum and stopping trips and after-school clubs. Head teachers say they are torn between wanting parents to be aware of the financial realities yet trying to reassure them that schools will do their very best for the children with the money they have available. Redland Green School (RGS) sent out a letter to all parents in March explaining that school funds are at a critical level due to a reduction of funding of £832,000 predicted for 2017-18. RGS has increased the number of students in the school and class sizes, but stated that: “This will not be enough to eliminate operational deficits and we are therefore in a position of having to think

the unthinkable. We, along with other schools, may need to consider: reducing leadership time and roles; reducing staffing further; increasing class sizes and reducing the number of teachers employed; have some classes taught by non-specialist teachers; charge parents for activities and resources we currently provide for free.” One-off or regular donations from parents whose children attend the school were some of the funding suggestions, along the lines of £10 per month. The organisers of Fair Funding for all Schools - South Glos were overwhelmed when 300 people turned up for their meeting at the Holiday Inn on April 6. And they were encouraged by the message from Kevin Courtney, who told them he

believed they could win their battle. The meeting heard from a number of speakers, including Angela Athay-Hunt, who read out anonymous quotes from school staff including one that said: “This has to be led by parents. ‘They’ won’t listen to teachers.” Mr Courtney said the power of the campaign was that it could be supported by parents across the country, no matter which political party they voted for or which way they cast their ballot in the referendum. No parent had voted for the increased class sizes, reduced opportunities for dance, drama and PE and cuts in individual support that would come about if, as expected, schools across England had £3bn less a year to spend. “If you think education’s expensive, try ignorance,” he said. A website set up by the NUT and other unions - schoolcuts. org - gives predictions for every school in England and the budget crisis each could face by 2020 based on Department for Education figures. The National Funding Formula was supposed to iron out regional differences, but campaigners say 98 per cent of children across the land will be worse off. That’s why Fair Funding for all Schools is urging parents, teachers and governors to lobby their local MPs -to persuade them to join the protest. Schools funding is expected to be a major issue in the general election campaign.

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Goodbye to Flour and Ash in Westbury PIZZERIA Flour and Ash in Westbury-on-Trym has closed because its owner wants more family time. The restaurant, known for its sourdough pizza bases and artisan ice cream, opened in the High Street a year ago. Locals enjoyed the unusual range of pizza toppings, including ox cheek, pork belly and pickled chilli. But owner Steve Gale, who also runs another branch of Flour and Ash in Cheltenham Road, found managing both branches had become too much. He said: “It is a family-run business with my wife. We have had some death and sickness within the family in the past six months and running two restaurants meant we were both working seven days a week. “It got to the point where it wasn’t fun any more. The Westbury branch needed someone on site from 5am to start the baking and didn’t close until

midnight and we were just killing ourselves. “I’d left banking to become a chef, but this was like being back in an office seven days a week. We decided to go back to focussing on the Cheltenham Road restaurant, to give us a simpler life.” The Westbury-on-Trym branch had been popular with locals, with reviewers awarding it five stars. In December it expanded its offering by operating as a bakery in the daytime, serving brunches, cakes and afternoon teas. But in late March customers were told that the restaurant was going to close and days later it shut its doors for the final time. Steve said: “When we told staff we were closing, we expected it would take six to eight weeks for them to find new jobs and us to close down. “But 50 per cent had found a new job within a week so we closed more quickly than expected.”

The restaurant is now being marketed by estate agent Maggs and Allen for someone else to take over the remaining nine years on the lease. Rent has been advertised at £33k a year, and it is hoped that another restaurant will open on the same site in the village. Steve said: “The village is a lovely place to run a restaurant, so hopefully the site will be perfect for someone else. “What’s been great is that lots of customers who were regulars in Westbury are now coming to Cheltenham Road. It’s nice to see familiar faces pop up.” The Cheltenham Road site won’t be expanding to run a bakery, because of space restrictions, but will carry on focussing on new seasonal pizza flavours and ice creams. People who had received gift vouchers for the Westbury-onTrym branch will still be able to use these in the Cheltenham Road branch.

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The ever-popular Westbury Park Community Festival returns this summer with a packed programme of events. Kevin Chigley, Chair of the Westbury Park Community Association said: “Plans for the 2017 Festival are now firmly in place. The Festival will run from Friday, 23 June until Sunday, 9 July. “At a recent meeting of the Festival Committee it was agreed to support two charities in 2017 Cancer Research UK and Bridge Foundation, a Bristol based charity which provides counselling to young people.” The provisional list of events includes an opening night quiz, a kids disco, live music at Grounded cafe, and an evening of antiques at St Alban’s Church. There will be Open Gardens, a film night, a talk by architectural expert Jeff Bishop about Westbury Park through Maps, a summer buffet and much more. The Festival leaflet giving full details of each event and where to purchase tickets will be circulated to every household in Westbury Park in early June.

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Players to stage Ladies' Day AWARD-WINNING theatre company St Alban’s Players take to the stage with their latest comedy production, “Ladies’ Day” by Amanda Whittington. Meet the fish-filleting foursome Pearl, Jan, Shelley and Linda whose fortunes are set to change when Linda finds tickets to Ladies’ Day at Royal Ascot the year it relocated to York. The production runs from Thursday 18 May – Saturday 20 May, at St Alban’s Church Hall, Bayswater Avenue, Westbury Park, Bristol BS6 7NU. 7.30pm (doors open at 7pm) Price £9 adult or £6 Friend/Student Book online: stalbansplayers.co.uk/boxoffice or call 0117 924 7266.

Digging up history HORFIELD Allotments plan to run a community history project to celebrate their 100th Anniversary. Jeremy Iles said: “We will be running a series of small events to collect personal memories, anecdotes, photos and historical information from past and present allotment plot-holders, members of the local community and school children who use the site. “We’d love to hear from anyone with links to our three sites at Golden Hill (behind Bishop Road School), Wessex Avenue and Birchall Road, so please get in touch!” Drop in on Saturday 13 May, 2-4pm at Golden Hill Community Garden Spring Fair - entrance on Monk Road. Or, write up to 200 words on your memories, anecdotes and local history and submit it online at www.greenfuture.org.uk/ hdaa

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Dame Esther Rantzen officially opens Churchill development in Henleaze EVERYONE who attended the official opening of Amelia Lodge in Henleaze last week not only had the chance to share in the celebrations as the development was officially unveiled, but also had the opportunity to meet one of Britain’s favourite TV personalities, Dame Esther Rantzen DBE. Amelia Lodge on Henleaze Terrace, comprises 33 one and two bedroom private, selfcontained apartments specially designed for retired owners, many of whom were able to meet and chat with Dame Esther and share her experiences and tips for a happy and healthy later life. Churchill Ambassador Dame Esther has worked tirelessly to champion the needs of the elderly. In 2012 she founded The Silver Line with the aim of combating loneliness in isolated older people and has worked

closely with Churchill Retirement Living to set up The Churchill Awards, the annual celebration of the achievements of the over 65s. “Growing older is something to be celebrated,” said Dame Esther. “Older people have so much to offer. People of retirement age who are lucky enough to be able to stay as active and as involved

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24 hours, 24 events SAM Chivers is in training to take part in 24 events in 24 hours at the David Lloyd club in Westbury-on-Trym on May 20-21. He’s doing the ‘24in24’ on behalf of local charity the Capella Foundation, which raises funds and awareness for medical complications during pregnancy. His Corporate sponsor is our own Emma Cooper, publisher of the Henleaze and Westbury Voice who said: “Sam used to be one of our distributors and we know that he’ll do this well. It’s for a wonderful cause.” www.justgiving.com/ fundraising/Sam-Chivers

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700 riders join hospice Tour de Bristol CYCLISTS have raised £75k for St Peter’s Hospice in the annual Tour de Bristol. More than 700 participants took on a 35, 50 or 100-kilometre route through north Somerset on April 8, enjoying one of the sunniest days of the year so far. Johnny Flanagan, head of supporter relations for the hospice, said the annual event helped keep Bristol’s only adult hospice running. He said: “It costs £19,000 a day to run the hospice so fundraising events are what keep us going and able to provide all our care for free. “We had more cyclists this year and added the option of a 100k route for the first time. It was a beautiful, sunny day and we raised around £75,000 for the hospice, compared to £60k last year. “We’re already looking at routes for next year’s Tour de Bristol.” Cyclist Toby Cummins, 37, completed the 100k route with six friends and raised nearly £15,000. He said: “We rode in memory of my best friend’s wife, Tam

Huggett Haines, who was cared for at St Peter’s Hospice for five days in January. “She was suffering from cancer and was a mum to two little girls, so it was a huge shock. She had only just turned 40. It really brings it home when someone from your friendship group dies. I have three small kids myself and can’t imagine what it would be like for them if something happened to me. “I was lucky enough to be able to visit Tam at the hospice when we knew she didn’t have long left, and I saw the amazing care the doctors and nurses were providing for her. “While I was there I saw the leaflet for the Tour de Bristol and picked one up, then other people who knew her decided to ride too. “I cycle regularly, but some of our friends hadn’t been on a bike for years so found it a challenge. The route was lovely, with lots of beautiful views. “I think Tam would have found it fitting that we raised enough to cover the cost of her stay at the

hospice and to ‘pay it forward’ by funding the care of some other patients. Toby became best friends with Tam’s husband, Dan, while at school in Bath, and has watched Tam’s daughters Lois, five, and Bay, three, grow up. St Peter’s Hospice cares for more than 2,000 people each year and only receives 25 per cent funding, so relies on fundraisers to provide £7 million annually. Forthcoming events include the Bubble Rush on September 16, which will see adults and children walk or run a 5k course through a sea of coloured foam. Another landmark annual event, the Midnight Walk, takes place on July 8 when fancy-dress clad revellers will take to the streets of Bristol to see the city’s landmarks by night. This year’s event has an 80s theme. The Summer Party Season invites supporters to hold an event in June, July or August with the aim of raising a total of £35,000 to fund a St Peter's community nurse specialist for a year.

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Hands project marks 1,300 years of Holy Trinity A COMMUNITY project marking the 1,300th anniversary of Holy Trinity Church in Westbury-onTrym is nearing its final stages with the help of the village’s primary school children. The ‘Hands in Prayer’ initiative involves creating an art installation made up of 1,300 clay hand clasps which will be installed in the Church grounds. The scheme is the brainchild of art teachers from Redmaids’ High School working with Father André Hart, vicar at Holy Trinity. Head of art at the all-girls school, Beth Sims, said: “With this hugely important event in the life of the church, we wanted to bring the community together and create an inspiring work of art that would be a lasting tribute. “It was inspired by a number of artists and exhibitions including the commemorative poppies at the Tower of London by Paul Cummins and Tom Piper.”

More than 1,100 clay casts have already been collected from junior and senior students at Redmaids’ High and members of the church congregation. Just before Easter, 120 Reception and Year 1 boys and girls at nearby Westbury-onTrym C of E Academy joined the project with a special assembly before making their own childsize hand casts. Father André said: “While the project is linked to Holy

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Trinity and the Christian faith, we wanted to create something that appealed to everyone. This scheme encapsulating the idea of hope and collective action spans all religions and beliefs.” Taking the hand cast involves squeezing a small round piece of soft clay between two hands in a position of prayer. A silent thought, prayer or good luck wish can be added at the time. The casts are then mounted onto a wooden dowel, left to dry

and fired in a kiln, turning the clay from grey to pure white. Cathy Milton, headteacher at Westbury-on-Trym C of E Academy said: “This is a very relevant project for our school, reflecting elements of our vision statement ‘enriching our faith and cherishing our community’”. “We have a very close association with Holy Trinity Church so we are delighted that our pupils could be involved in this project.”

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St Ursula’s new school building opens IT’S official - the new St Ursula’s E-Act Academy building was formally opened at the end of April, marking a significant milestone in the development of the school. The primary school opened in 2011 in the old, cramped Victorian buildings of the former independent school on Brecon Road and the new building is on the same site. Intake has risen from an initial 150 pupils to 516 at present and that number will rise to 630 when the school is full in a few years' time. Head teacher Ross Moody said: “We are very proud to have our official opening and have Mr Moran the CEO of E-Act here, Mr Wemms, chair of the board of trustees and Mrs Millward, who is the national director of education for E-Act. We feel very fortunate that E-Act made sure that this new build happened. We were quickly growing out of our old building and this has allowed us to take the children across to a really well resourced state of the art brand new school which is built for 630 children. “It’s a far better learning environment than the previous school. We have bigger classrooms and corridors which means that the children moving around the school is much easier to manage. We have a much bigger hall so we can serve the children lunch more quickly and they can get a lot more playtime as they don’t have to queue up to collect their lunches.” Children from all years gathered together in a special assembly for the official opening of the building, performing

Pupils, school leaders and guests at the official opening of St Ursula's E-Act Academy's new building songs, poems and dance. Year 6 pupil and head girl, Ella said: “I think it’s a lot better than our old school - it’s cleaner and easier to learn in. It’s a lot more safe in our classrooms because our other classrooms were really small.” Anya, a Year 1 pupil, added: “I like that I have nice friends - sometimes I play with people from different classes and I like playing outside. If one of us gets sad your friends can come help you.” Mr Moody added: “Now that we are fully settled into the school we make the most of whole environment, not just the building but the new playgrounds that we have which makes playtime much more energetic for the children. We are very lucky to have a large field with

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the forest school at the bottom and that gets used every day. We have two staff who are fully trained forest school teachers and that is a regular part of our curriculum - we want to use the school to its full potential. The school is part of a wider group of 24 schools which are all part of the independent academy sponsor, E-Act. Other Bristol schools in the group are Ilminster Avenue and Greenfield in Knowle and Hareclive Academy in Hartcliffe. David Moran, chief executive officer of E-Act, said: “What was apparent here was that the children were doing OK but they should have been doing really well. Our aim is that the children in this school reach their full potential by using the best practice that we use across

all our schools. We share staff, use each other’s ideas, and each school is learning from each other - how we plan, deliver and set the learning environment up. What we have here in Bristol is a repeatable model - a way of running schools and organising them and that model is based on enormous success. “It’s not just about being able to read and write. Music, dance, celebration events, playing a lot of sport and dance all matter too. We want the children to enjoy school, build their confidence and make sure that they are enjoying themselves.” An official plaque to commemorate the day was unveiled by Michael Wemms, chair of the board of trustees, to great applause by pupils and staff.

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Redmaids’ High selects first head girls THE first head girls of Bristol’s newest school – Redmaids’ High School - have been announced. This follows the merger of Redland High School and The Red Maids’ School announced last March. Anjali Mehta (right) and Alice Holder, both aged 17, have been selected to lead the student body following a voting and interview process involving the girls and staff at the 382-year-old school. Anjali, from Stoke Park, joined Red Maids’ in Year 10 from East Africa where she attended a French-speaking school. Her first language is Indian Gujarati but she is also fluent in French and English. She achieved 10 A*s and an A grade in her GCSEs and is currently studying A Levels in Biology, Chemistry, Maths and French alongside an Extended Project Qualification. “I grew up in Burundi where students did not have a voice,” Anjali told the school. “It’s only when I moved to the UK, to Red Maids’ that I realised that’s not normal. And that is what I what to emphasise - how lucky we are here.” Alice, from Chew Magna, joined

Redland High School in Year 7 and moved to the Westbury site into Year 12 in September. A keen drama student Alice is studying English Literature, Drama and Spanish at A level. She has always been involved in school productions and recently directed one of her own, The Miscast, to raise funds for Redmaids' High's link school in Cambodia which Alice will visit during the summer break. Alice said: "I hope to be a really positive role model for younger students particularly those from Redland High who have recently moved to the Westbury site and are getting used to their new surroundings." Headmistress Isabel Tobias said: “This is a momentous year in the long and distinguished histories of our founding schools and an extremely exciting time for both Anjali and Alice. We all wish them every success in these important leadership roles.” The next visiting morning for the Redmaids’ High Senior School is on Thursday 4 May at 10am. Please contact the Admissions Team on 0117 989 8252 or by emailing admissions@redmaids. bristol.sch.uk to reserve a place.

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Now we can teach Classics ad infinitum ORCHARD School Bristol, Filton Avenue Primary, Horfield CofE Primary and Bishop Road Primary have secured £9,000 funding from Classics for All, a charity set up to promote the teaching of Latin, Greek and classical civilisation in schools. The money will be used to support staff training in Latin and classical civilisation across the three schools, giving them the chance to develop the subject in years to come. There will also be work done on etymology with Trust in Learning academies in South Bristol. Teachers believe the teaching of the Classics goes beyond knowledge of the language. Children learn about philosophy, culture, critical thinking and broader thinking, using the insights from the past to interpret events of today. Kathleen McGillycuddy, deputy head teacher of Orchard School Bristol in Horfield, said: “We were thrilled to win this funding from Classics for All. “It means whole new generations of children will benefit from learning about the Classics. This will take them into areas such as philosophy and critical thinking as well as helping them understand the connection between Latin and English, which will have a huge impact on levels of literacy.”

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Pupils put forward their exciting ideas on working together for fun and learning PUPILS from schools in Bristol, including Bishop Road, St Bonaventure’s, Westbury Park and Redland Green, presented their ideas about cross school projects they’d like to see happen to senior teachers gathered together at the Bristol Pavilion for a NW24 Super School Teaching and Learning Partnership collaboration meeting. An empowering children’s conference was held in March at St John’s C of E Primary School where pupils were encouraged to set their own enrichment agenda children’s conference. School council reps, from primary and secondary, mainstream and special needs schools, shared ideas for cross school projects. Organised into six categories (Charity and the Community, Sports, The Arts, STEM, Languages and Random) the reps pooled and developed the ideas they had brought, held a final vote and shortlisted the best. Three ideas from each category were pitched by a final team of twelve school council reps to school leaders attending the full NW24 Conference 2017: Empowering Pupils, Enriching Lives, on April 4. Governors, headteachers, deputy headteachers and Cllr Claire Hiscott, Bristol Cabinet Member for Skills and Education listened to the proposals pitched on the day. The school leaders have already pledged to deliver as many as they consider viable over the next academic year. Matt Simpson, elected member of Bristol’s Youth Parliament took part in the workshops and Bristol Youth Mayors, Jack Payne and Eve Szczelkun, made an address speaking about the opportunity to produce change and get involved in politics. Jai and Urte, Y6 pupils from Bishop Road School presented their ideas about Sport, proposing an inter-school sport competition, coaching buddies

and a NW24 Olympics. Jai said: “I think it might encourage younger kids to take up sport. It gives new opportunities for pupils and an idea of what the coaching might be like.” Urte added: “Olympic and coaching buddies would be encouraging for the children.” Mr Greenburgs, a teacher at Bishop Road School, said: “This is a new initiative since we’ve been having the school council in Bishop Road. It’s exciting because the children had to come together and think of all the ideas, discuss them and flesh out how the ideas might look in reality. It’s quite a big undertaking for the children but it’s really exciting to be a part of it.” The NW24 group has been working to improve children's outcomes for the last three years and was formed out of a group of schools that already worked together informally and has continued to plough its own form of collaborative working. Matt Simpson is a Y10 pupil at Redland Green School and believes that it helps both the students and staff if all the schools work together. Matt explained: “It gets the whole wider school community involved as it allows them to work together and get links with other schools.”

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Redland Green Y9 pupil, India Garrett-Cox, added: “We went through them with the Super School Council and everyone brought ideas from their own schools which we bounced off each other. "We presented the section of

Charity and Community which is important in getting students involved and learning about the wider community from a younger age and understanding what’s out there. I think it’s really good that we can get our ideas heard.” Bristol Gateway School pupils Georgia Max and Dante Thomas presented the Languages ideas, included exciting proposals for a world food day, a multi-school spelling bee and a story writing competition. Georgia said: “We are hoping that our ideas will be shared with all the schools - not just the six schools that came today so that hopefully we can collaborate better. It’s nice to get to know different people and children of different ages.” Dante added: "It was great to see the primary school pupils and how creative and talented they are as a team.”

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National political leaders give their support to Metro Mayor candidates ALL attention may now be focused on the General Election, but before that happens voters in Henleaze and Westbury' have the opportunity to vote for a West of England Metro Mayor on May 4. National party leaders have been campaigning in force in the region, which stands to gain an extra £900 million to deliver infrastructure across Bristol, South Gloucestershire and Bath and North East Somerset over the next 30 years. Transport, housing, economic growth, adult training and skills will all come under the new Metro Mayor authority creating a muchneeded coordinated strategy for the whole area. Liberal Democrats candidate Stephen Williams was joined by Tim Farron MP, the leader of the party, at the Arnolfini gallery on Bristol’s harbourside on April 18, to launch the party's West of England mayor manifesto and to speak out against plans for a hard Brexit. Stephen Williams said:“As regional mayor I would stand up for the rights of the EU nationals who live in the West of England. Over 30,000 people work in

some of our key industries, such as aerospace, or in the NHS and other public services. In the two hard years ahead of us, while the government negotiates with the EU, our relationships with our closest neighbours will still be the most important, whatever the outcome of the Article 50 discussions. “People in Bristol and Bath voted decisively to remain in the EU. For all those who want to protect our local economy by staying in the Single Market

and ensure the people have the final say over what comes next, the elections are your chance to say no to the government’s hard Brexit.” Labour candidate, Lesley Mansell was joined by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in Bristol on April 21. She said: “I’m delighted Jeremy's come to Bristol to support my campaign. We share a passion for social justice and equality – two messages at the very core of my manifesto.

“The Metro Mayor is a new role and a chance to change the way things are done. It’s an opportunity for us to tackle the inequalities of our housing market, the insecurity of our jobs market and to end the frustrations of our journeys across Bristol.” An experienced negotiator, the NHS manager’s first priority is to address the region's housing problems. “I want to see more social and affordable housing being built, focusing on the areas of greatest need. We have already seen in Bristol what can be done when there is the will to build houses. I will work closely with Marvin Rees to replicate Labour’s success in Bristol across the rest of the region,” she said. The other candidates standing in the West of England Mayoral election are Tim Bowles, Conservative Party; Darren Hall, Green Party; John Savage, Independent and Aaron Foot, UKIP. Look out for the results in the June Voice, as well as profiles of the General Election candidates.

Walk in aid of East Africa Challenge A SUCCESSFUL walk in perfect weather over the Downs on April 22 raised £475 for the East Africa Crisis Appeal. Henleaze residents Liz and Phil Radford are keen to raise funds for this vital appeal and are now in preparation for a much more challenging event. They are organising a hike for adults over the Brecons - The Black Peak Challenge - for June 10. It’s an 11 mile route to 730 metres above sea level and for those wanting a bit more, an 18 mile route to 811 metres. Liz Radford said: “Our aim is to support the DEC East Africa Appeal. We have the opportunity as a strong community to come forward and do something critical and rewarding. At least 15 million are at risk of imminent starvation.” If you would like to register for the Black Peak Challenge contact Liz or Phil Radford at WOTNOFOOD@OUTLOOK.COM All welcome! Donations can be made at www.justgiving. com/EastAfricaCrisisChallenge

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Sticking it to meningitis at Ryan’s hockey tournament ENTHUSIASTIC hockey players of all abilities are invited to sign up for an annual charity tournament in Bristol to help knock meningitis into touch. Ryan’s Hockey Tournament, in memory of 16-year-old Ryan Bresnahan who died from meningitis in 2010, is taking place at Clifton College Sports Ground on Sunday 28 May. Mixed teams of six-a-side minimum can enter a team for £10 a person, to include lunch. All money raised will go to ‘a life for a cure’, the Bristolbased charity founded in Ryan’s name, which works closely with national charity Meningitis Now to fight the devastating disease. Since it launched, ‘a Life for a Cure’ is closing in on raising £500,000 towards vital vaccine research, campaigning for greater vaccine take-up, particularly among students, and raising awareness of the disease’s symptoms. Ryan’s mother Michelle, founder of ‘a Life for a Cure’,

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n NEWS AFTER a year of discussions and deliberations with Bristol Council's tree department, the residents of Westbury-on-Trym managed to get the five desired and sponsored trees planted at the gateway to Canford Park, just in the nick of time before

A right royal bloomer here! the Queen's 90th birthday year expired at the end of 2016. One of the five trees was a white flowering cherry tree,

sponsored by WOTSOC chairman Hilary Long and her husband. Hilary said: "Imagine my distress when passing the park entrance a few weeks ago, I saw a pink Prunus tree bursting into flower where my cherry tree should be! I couldn't believe it…” When Blaise manager Rod Pooley was informed what had happened and that the contractor had picked up the wrong tree last November, he promised to right the mistake immediately before this year's early planting season came to an end in March. Despite many other calls on his time and with many other trees to get into the ground in double quick time, he was as good as his word. Hilary added: “The white cherry is now in situ and in a few years' time will look like the one on the other side of the park-a trembling white cloud against the blue sky!" "I particularly wanted to give Westbury a white cherry tree for

this 1300th year of its birth as well as for the Queen's birthday. I was born in Worcester where Westbury has so many historical links and where our own Bishop Carpenter resided in the the 15th century, founding the present Westbury Parish church and College and coming back here to be buried at last. "When I was a child in Worcester we had a white cherry in our small front garden. I loved that tree and used to stroke its petals when I was in the bath and its branches came through the open window. "I wept when my parents had to cut it down because it had become too large for its spot and all the children in the road trooped in to carry it off for a VE Day bonfire! “We all look forward to watching our trees grow and flower and hope they give everyone pleasure each spring in years to come."

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Westbury Park WI says 'Come and join us!' WESTBURY Park Women’s Institute - or the WI as it is usually known - meet once a month at the newly renovated Redland Church Halls on Redland Green. These sessions are held on the first Wednesday of the month from 7.30 pm with tea, coffee or wine and this friendly group of women are keen for more to join them. Sue Wyatt-Jones, President of Westbury Park WI, has been inspired by the ability the WI has to make decisions on subjects that impact on people’s lives. Sue said: “I was always intrigued as to what the WI was and did before I joined. “The WI has national resolutions and each year any WI can put forward resolutions. The ones we are voting on this year are ‘Alleviating Loneliness’ and doing something about the ‘Microplastic Soup’ in the ocean. “The WI were the first society that gave women in England the democratic vote and they

also voted on having midwives and women-only centres. They have been very instrumental in putting things in place that we take for granted these days and are led by the members interests.” Westbury Park WI has a membership of around 40 women and usually attract about 20 people on a regular evening. Nordic walking, a fashion evening and a chocolate tasting are all events planned for the next few months. Fiona Wisloff is a recent convert and has become a keen member: “Some of my friends were coming to the WI and I was tempted to come along when there was a burlesque evening. I had a great evening and thought why not come and do this. I would have come earlier if I’d have known that it was going to be so much fun. “With the resolutions it’s a bit like joining a union that has the same value as yourself. And

being able to make use the new facilities at the Redland Green Halls gives us a great base.” Each WI supports their own chosen charity and Westbury Park WI is committed to helping Bristol charity One25 One25 reaches out to women trapped in street sex work, supporting them to break free and build new lives away from

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n NEWS HENLEAZE Swimming Club is nearly 100 years old - the club was established in 1919. People were swimming and ice-skating at the Lake even before this, possibly as early as 1906. In preparation for its centenary in 2019, the club is starting to collect people’s memories of Henleaze Lake. These memories will go into the club archives, along with photographs and objects from the past hundred years. The centenary will be marked with events, the publication of a new book and an exhibition documenting the club’s history. They would love to hear from past members and others who have memories of the lake - for example, people who climbed over the back fence to swim or fish. The Club are holding a Lake Memories event on

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Share your memories of the Lake Friday 9 June. There will be tea and cakes on the lawns, guided tours of the Lake and the possibility of meeting up with old friends. Old photographs of the lake, or objects associated with the club would be welcomed. The Club has an extensive collection of photographs of the Lake but very few of the lake during the 1960s and 1970 and would be keen to see any from this period. Contact Alison Laity (alison@ henleazeswimmingclub. org) or come to the Lake Memories Event on Friday 9 June, 11.30am - 4pm. See the Club’s website (www. henleazeswimmingclub. org) for details nearer the time.

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DO you love to find out about our local history and dig up interesting stories? West Bristol History Groupe hold monthly talks on the 2nd Thursday of each month by excellent speakers – upstairs at the Friends' Meeting House, Hampton Road, BS6 6JE - starting at 7.30pm. Pat Walker said: “We are a local history group. We are relaunching ourselves with a new name and we’d like to attract more interest all around West Bristol. Do come along. A warm welcome awaits you.” The group’s next talk: ‘1300 years of Westbury-on-Trym village’ by local historian Elvyn Griffiths on May 11 coincides with other celebratory events in Westbury. Garry Atterton is giving a talk on June 8 on the little-known history of Bristol's Great Western Cotton Works in Barton Hill, which opened in 1838 and was in production until 1923. On July 13th Chris Stephens will talk on “ Bristol's Australian Pioneer: Robert Bush and the Bishop's Knoll First World War Hospital” set up in Stoke Bishop for wounded Australian soldiers. Membership of the group is only £10 a year, visitors pay £2 a meeting. For further information contact Annette Martin on 0117 979 3209 or Pat Walker on 07790 172451.

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Henleaze Ladies Choir to stage summer concert for charity

HENLEAZE Ladies Choir are holding their annual Summer Charity Concert on Thursday May 18 at 2pm in St Peter’s Church Hall, The Drive, Henleaze. Conducted by Jane English with Matthew Thomas at the piano, the choir will sing a varied programme designed to suit an early Summer afternoon. They will be joined by musicians from

'Redmaids' High School' and the concert will be followed by refreshments. Entrance is free, but there will be a retiring collection in aid of the 'Nicola Corry Support Foundation', a local charity that helps families affected by cancer. It promises to be an afternoon of pleasant music and good company - all welcome!

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Schools funding is so unfair

CROSS Bristol North West, many families have been taking a keen interest in issues surrounding schools funding. Many will be concerned and wanted to update you on what work I have been doing to get better funding for our schools. Fairer funding nationally for our schools is vital. It is completely unfair that one child should get so much less funding than another child from an almost identical background, simply because of our out-ofdate funding formula based on figures from years ago which no longer reflect our communities’ needs today. So in principle, I have been supportive of ironing out the unfairness in our current system. But as ever, the devil is in the detail. And having looked extensively at the detail, I have gone back to Ministers to say why I do not think that Bristol is getting a fair deal, and have worked closely with our Education Cabinet member in the council to make the case for our city’s schools. The good news is that these proposals are only in consultation stage, and all the feedback from local schools, local councils and MPs like me will be taken on board. While I do believe that funding should be allocated fairly across the nation, I wanted to be able to make a strong case to the Government as to the exact impact of the formula weightings for Bristol, and why these should be reconsidered and changed, as this is usually the most effective way of getting change.

I have met several times with Ministers, the Secretary of State and the Chancellor to express my concern over the level of funding reduction that could be faced by many schools in my constituency. My key points have been: 1. That under the formula as being consulted upon, Bristol risks being penalised because its levels of prior attainment have risen. I don’t want to see our schools’ success penalised. 2. That the way the deprivation funding is calculated and allocated does not reflect the actual needs of Bristol’s deprivation levels. 3. B ristol has higher than average Special Educational Needs rates, which is not sufficiently catered for. 4. The charging of an apprenticeship levy on schools should be reconsidered. 5. O n looking at the figures, there is an issue with maintaining overall levels of per-pupil funding, even with the cost saving measures the Government is endeavouring to give schools, and there is a strong case that this should be at the very least maintained. I have found that Ministers have been genuinely concerned to get this right, so I very much hope that all the feedback Bristol has been giving, and I will continue to give, will pay dividends for our schools.

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News and views from our city councillors Liz Radford

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News and views from our city councillors Geoff Gollop (Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze) Potholes potholes I have reported a number of serious some in ess succ had have and cil Coun to the , but areas, such as part of Falcondale Road the I am still trying to get a response to View. deteriorating road surface in North particular Please do let me know any areas of to the concern to you and I will add them Council list. Red Maids' High School rooms The application for three “pod” class However, has been rejected by the planners. c and the issues of concern remain the traffi make transport issues and the rejection will and no difference to the volume of cars with pupils accessing the site. I am meeting to April the school with Clare at the end of c and see if we can help to resolve both traffi s. issue planning 99 Devonshire Road orting All three local Councillors are supp pressure local residents who are trying to put

safe this on the developer to finish and make development. biggest New planning issues seem to be the you think you If ent. mom the at ern conc propriare affected by an intense and inap make do e pleas n, icatio appl ate planning contact, for example: 48 Stoke Lane to the Local residents are strongly opposed of site proposal to put four houses on the this is one existing property believing that now have ners plan The ent. lopm deve over refused. I announced that this plan has been welcome that decision. Falcondale Walk osed Another massive development is prop Easfor the corner of Falcondale Walk and so d tover Close. This application was flawe under d mitte resub g bein of ess proc the is in . ence refer the same 12 Southover Close InspecIs now in the hands of the planning torate and we await their response. Community Associations We are keen to work with the Henleaze Park Society, WoTSoC and the Westbury

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News and views from our city councillors Clare Campion-Sm ith (Westbury-on-Trym & Henleaze)

houses and business spa ce will add greatly to the traffic passing thr ough Henleaze and increase the Westbury and risk to our health unless the problem is tac kled urgently and with conviction. Yes, I must confess my age A national plan to improv and say that I e air quality was do remember the smogs rejected by the courts as of the 50s. The air being inadequate. smelt of sulphur, you cou They imposed a deadlin ld hardly see in front e on of you and buses got lost of 4pm on Monday 24 Apr the government on roundabouts. il for publicaThe health problems we tion of a rev ised plan. Action is urg re so great that laws ently were brought in to curb nee ded but the plan will probab the use of coal for ly be delayed industrial and domestic because of the General purposes and use Election. We need smokeless fuels instead a strong framework from . government and We no longer have ‘pea-so the res our ces to match. But what can upers’ - we have we do created a different air pol loc ally ? lution problem. The main cause of the mo There is no one silver bul dern version is the let but the folgases and toxins produc lowing will help: ed by both petrol and diesel engines. Die Imp rov ed public transport netwo sel exhausts are the rk with main culprit as they pro trains and buses better duce integrated ter that can penetrate dee particulate matImprove the fleet of bus p into the lungs. es to include Particulate matter contrib hybrid/electric/methane utes to health powered vehicles problems such as asthm Bus rou tes and timetables determine a and heart condid by tions and it can cause per the needs of the popula manent damage to tion and not just by young lungs. the profitability of the rou tes Safe levels of air quality Implement more strateg are routinely ically based par exceeded in parts of Bris and ride s and park and train. Such a sch k tol. The Cribbs eme Patchway New Neighbour is des per ately for the CPNN hood with its 5,700 Open new train stations and a North

Bristol Circle line to include Henbury and Severn Beach Introduce cashless payment to avoid the long delays at bus stops Increase opportunities to cycle and walk safely. However, there is a moral responsib ility to improve air quality for those who cho ose these forms of moving around the city . Many of these are long term aspirations but there could be som e quick wins if we can look at the problem acr oss a wider area than just Bristol. I have high hopes for the role of the Metro Mayor in coo rdinating action across the West of Englan d. So please vote in this important election. We made huge strides in the 50s and 60s with this environmenta l issue. Let’s do the same today and improv e air quality and our health.

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Westbury-on-Trym Choral drama for Elgar enthusiasts Community Fair THE Westbury-on-Trym fair.” Community Fair takes place on Expect to see art, books, local Saturday May 13th from 11amproduce, music, plants, face3.30pm. paints, raffle, prize-draw, stalls Visit the many stalls and and a special teddy abseil on the Meet events at locations around the Pikachu day.at various locations village, including the Methodist There will be a raffle draw at and Parish Churches, the village 3.30pm, cash prizes, in aid of hall, car park area and the House local youth projects. Tickets on of Prayer. sale before and during the event. Clare Waggett said: “We have been growing this event for a number of years, expanding and including more groups from our local community along the way, hopefully with something for everyone. Pikachu, everyone's favourite Pokemon will be on hand to meet people, there is a variety of entertainment sessions as well as all the stalls and fun of the th

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TWO of the South West’s leading choirs - City of Bristol Choir and Exultate Singers, conducted by David Ogden - are performing world class Elgar in Bristol this summer at the Colston Hall. The Dream of Gerontius is one of Elgar’s most dramatic choral works and enjoys the status of a national monument. It sets the words of the poem by Cardinal Newman to an enormous, exquisite choral and orchestral score of which Elgar said was ‘the best of me’. The music tells the story not only of Gerontius but of one of the world’s finest composers. The work is characterised throughout either by a raw or tender strength; each of which takes you on an exhilarating

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n NEWS MAKE a date in your diary for the ever-popular, annual Redland May Fair which returns once more on Mayday - Monday May 1, filling Redland Green with music, games, stalls and a whole host of fun. It will be the 41st year the event has been held and committee chair, Julie Hart, has been the chief organiser for the past five years. The community event includes the church, Redland Green Bowling Club, the tennis club, the allotments, Redland Green Community Association and lots of other local associations too. Julie Hart said: “We have over 100 stalls, all sorts of different foods, entertainment including Bristol Samba Band, the Ambling Band, children’s games, a maypole and morris dancing. We have something for everybody throughout the whole afternoon and there is a lovely atmosphere. Redland May Fair runs from 1 - 5pm and is free for all to enter. Julie said: “ A couple of years ago we decided to have a bucket collection for charity as it is a free event. Our charity is

All the fun of 41st May Fair Caring in Bristol which helps the destitute and homeless. We have people collecting on the four entrances of the Green and hope that people would like to donate something from the charity so that someone else can benefit from the event. “If anyone can spare an

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hour to shake a bucket at one of those entrances that would be really good and help with the community effort.” Look out for the cream teas and cake on offer in the recently renovated halls of Redland Green Church and for taster sessions at Redland Tennis Club and the

Bowls Club. Plants, preserves and a host of stalls selling clothes, toys, jewellery and books will be there. Come and share in the fun! If you are able to donate your time to help with the collection contact: redland mayfair@rcas. org.uk

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Southmead Hospital Charity to benefit from annual Dragon Boat Festival SOUTHMEAD Hospital Charity has been officially chosen as the lead charity for support at this year’s Dragon Boat Festival on 18 June, organised by the Rotary Club of Bristol Breakfast. The majority of funds generated by the event will support the Charity’s Prostate Cancer Care Appeal to raise £2 million to buy two new surgical robots to treat men in the region with prostate cancer. “We’re really delighted to have been chosen by the Rotary Club of Bristol Breakfast to benefit from this year’s Festival,” said Adrian Brown, Community Appeals Manager at Southmead Hospital Charity. “Dragon Boat Racing is a fastpaced, energetic, competitive and fun activity to take part in, and we hope lots of teams sign up.” The Rotary Club of Bristol Breakfast has some very special reasons for choosing the Charity’s Appeal: “We were formed more than 25 years ago and over that period of time many of our club members have died from prostate cancer,” explained Tony Hughes, President of the Rotary Club of Bristol Breakfast. “I also have a more personal reason for supporting the Appeal. Our clubs have previously worked hard to increase awareness of the disease and how it can be detected. As a result, I took the PSA test which can discover the early onset of

prostate cancer and was actually diagnosed with the disease in 2015. I subsequently underwent robotic surgery at Southmead Hospital. “When I was asked, as the incoming President, to choose a charity to support with our annual Dragon Boat Festival, I was delighted to choose Southmead Hospital Charity’s Prostate Cancer Care Appeal. The Urological Department at Southmead is

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one of UK’s top prostate cancer treatment centres and covers not only greater Bristol but also Gloucestershire, north and south Devon, Somerset and Wiltshire. “I hope teams from lots of local businesses, clubs and even colleges and schools will join us in supporting this worthy cause.” The Dragon Boat Festival takes place on Sunday 18 June in Bristol’s Baltic Wharf. To enter a team you’ll need a minimum of 16 paddlers plus a drummer,

and to be older than 16. No experience is needed and boats, paddles, buoyancy aids and everything needed to race will be provided for teams on the day. The entry fee is £500 and the minimum fundraising target is £1,000 for each team. There will be prizes for the winning team, including for best fancy dress and the most amount of money raised. To find out more, visit: http:// www.bristolrotarydragons.org/

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A graphic novel by Neil Gaiman, adapted and illustrated by P Craig Russel Coraline is a tale of dark-fantasy from acclaimed author Neil Gaiman (b. 1960), who has gained cult status for the game-changing Sandman graphic novel series, as well as award winning novels such as Stardust (1999), American Gods (2001) Anansi Boys (2005), Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances (short stories, 2015), and the children’s title The Graveyard Book (2008), all of which are available from your library. The story of Coraline has taken many forms since its emergence as a highly original children’s novella in 2002. It has since transfigured into a musical, a video game, and on the Libraries West catalogue you can find it as an audio book, a stop-motion film adaption by Henry Selick (2009), and a young adult graphic novel, illustrated by P Craig Russell. The central character, Coraline, is a lonely young girl, who moves into an isolated and very large house, divided into AFTER many delays, Bishopston Library will open its doors to the public for the first time on Wednesday 3 May at 11am. Although it’s looked ready for opening for several weeks, there was various building work that needed to be completed before the building was ready to receive its first visitors.

flats, with her very busy, and very neglectful parents. They always have something to do, something far more important than paying attention to her, and the pain she feels from their remoteness is very poignant and affecting. Being an inventive and resourceful girl, she sets out to make her world a little warmer by befriending other residents in the building. After exploring the house and finding a strange sealed off doorway, she meets Mr Bobo, who tells her that his mice have a message for her: ‘don’t go through that door’. This story has been compared to Alice in Wonderland, and you can certainly see why, as she finds herself drawn to doing just that, and falling down a kind of rabbit-hole into a parallel world where animas speak - where her (literally) button-eyed parents pay her all the attention she could wish for. Relishing her mother’s doting affection, family mealtimes become veritable banquets, with course upon course of her favourite foods. But, as the saying goes, be careful what you wish for: Coraline soon feels that they are paying her too much attention, and initial claustrophobia descends into a horror of sinister entrapment. This ‘other world’, with its ‘other mother’ and ‘other father’, grows ever more fearsome and

threatening, but Coraline finds she is not entirely alone. In another similarity to Alice, she encounters an animal guardian, like Dinah, who both befuddles and advises her, cryptically embodying an exchange with her ever strengthening inner-voice. She overcomes her persecutors and achieves a new personal freedom using her bravery and her wits; an empowering message to young teenage girls and boys alike. This is a moving and sincere comingof-age tale, a smart and brutally honest story of the fears that can engulf a young mind, and homage to the redeeming power of a maturing instinct that is just waiting to be drawn on. This potent, enchanting story is made all the more tangible in the graphic novel, with its vivid illustrative style.

The Penguin Lessons by Tom Michell A non-fiction review this month – about an Englishman and his unusual and special bond with a

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Magellan penguin. Tom Michell is taking a break from Britain, teaching at an upmarket school in Argentina. Before he begins his new job, he takes a holiday in a friend’s luxury apartment in Uruguay. On his last day as he strolls along the seashore, he is horrified to come across many suffering penguins, covered in oil – seemingly all of them already dead after ingesting the tar and the sticky substance rendering their feathers no longer waterproof. Moved by one bird’s plight, Tom attempts to clean it and give it a chance at survival. So ensues a battle of wits between the two, with the penguin at last seeming to understand that human intervention will be beneficial. Tom’s plan to return the penguin back to the coastline fails – the creature follows him back up the beach. It becomes obvious that the penguin has become fixated with his rescuer and does not intend to leave Tom’s side. There is a dark backdrop– it is set during the murky period of Argentina’s Peronist government and the ensuing military intervention, and this makes for thought-provoking reading. A heart-warming, enchanting story – if you weren’t a penguin lover before reading this book, you will be after!

A new library for Bishopston The library is on two floors, with an accessible lift to the first floor where there is a dedicated area for users to plug in laptops and other portable devices so they never run out of power while using them in the library. There are several study tables on this floor, which we hope will help during the revision season. There is a wide range of stock available, including a big selection of graphic novels and children’s books as well as books in large print and audio format. Offering eight computers for adults, including one on a height-adjustable table with the option of large print and large format keyboards and a rollerball mouse and two children’s computers, these will prove a helpful addition to community facilities. A meeting room on the ground floor will be available for groups to hire with local

community groups being able to book the room ‘at cost’ (which in many cases will be free of charge – ask staff for details once the library is open). When the meeting room is not in use by groups, we intend to offer it as a quiet study room, which we know has proved popular at Junction 3 Library where we have a similar room. There are already plans to hold singing sessions and storytimes in the bright and cheery children’s area and the reading group that used to meet at Cheltenham Road Library will relocate to the new library. An additional weekly reading group will also start on 10 May – details will be displayed in the library. Over the past few months, we’ve been gathering the names of people who are interested in becoming involved in a Friends of Bishopston Library group. We’ll be holding a get together

soon so that potential Friends can find out more. We’re also keen to hear from anyone who has an idea for activities they’d like to see at the library. Just talk to staff and we’ll see what we can do. One idea that we’ve already had is to host a Repair Café – anyone who thinks they’d like to coordinate/get involved in this can get in touch. Opening hours will be: Monday 1-7pm Tuesday Closed Wednesday 11am-5pm Thursday 11am-5pm Friday 11am-5pm Saturday 11am-5pm Sunday Closed Christine Brown Library Group Manager – East Bristol Group of libraries

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Care home’s ethos impresses CQC inspectors THE leadership at a St Monica Trust care home has been rated as ‘outstanding’ by Care Quality Commission inspectors. The inspection singled out John Wills House’s leadership for special praise, rating it as ‘Outstanding.’ Overall, CQC inspectors gave the Westbury-onTrym care home a ‘Good’ rating following the unannounced inspection which took place on February 7. John Wills House Care Home Manager, Wendy Leaman, said: “This is a real team effort. Everyone from the housekeeping, catering, portering and administration teams to the nursing and care teams and all our volunteers, has contributed to this rating.” In total John Wills House provides care for 80 people living at the service. The Orchards is home to 15 residents living with dementia, the Beeches has 40 beds which provide short term care and the Willows has 25 beds for those with general nursing needs.

Retirement Community, in Bristol and at The Russets and Sherwood at Sandford Station Retirement Community in North Somerset. A 93-bed nursing and specialist dementia care home will also be offered at the Trust’s latest development, The Chocolate Quarter in Keynsham, which opens in autumn 2017. Whether you’re planning for the future or your needs are more urgent, we’d be pleased to arrange a viewing at any of our care homes for you or a loved one. For more information call 0117 949 4735 or email Vicky. Thorne@stmonicatrust.org.uk.

The Care Quality Commission highlighted the words displayed at the entrance to John Wills House, which read: “Residents are not living in our workplace, we are working in their home.” Wendy Leaman explained that this was the ethos of the service

and this was why it was displayed at the entrance for everyone entering the building to see. The St Monica Trust also offers general needs nursing care and support for older people living with dementia at the Garden House at Cote Lane

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helping. he knitters, sewing bees and bakers are wanted and we have had stained glass art and woodworkers before now. "I think we would sum it up as cottage crafts or hobbies rather than shops or commercial enterprises. “We do get requests for other types of stalls and take each one on merit. Most of all we want to make it a special day for Westbury-onTrym and the community celebrating 1300 years.” The event runs from 11am - 3pm. Join in the run with fairground rides, live demonstrations of Viking battles, juggling, drumming sessions, face painters, a magician and flying frogs! For more details contact Venita or David on 0117 950 2232.

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n NEWS THE Castle Combe Steam & Vintage Rally is back for its 32nd year, with organisers expecting crowds of thousands to descend on 20 and 21 May. The popular annual event will feature all the old favourites including displays of vintage steam engines, tractors, cars, military vehicles and motorcycles. Fairground rides and attractions will keep the children entertained and evening music will come from live band Tundra, which will play hits from six decades. Live arena events this year include the Terrier Racing display team, Shetland ponies, Kooky the Clown, radio-controlled buggies, mini Landrover rides and Sheepdog demonstrations. As with the previous two years, the event will raise money for local charity Jessie May, which provides care for terminally ill children within their own homes across Bristol and the South West region. Jessie May head of fundraising, Julian Withers, said: “The Steam Rally is one of the HILARY Long, Chairman of the Westbury-on-Trym Society (WOTSOC) has given ‘a Huge Thank You’ on behalf of the WOTSOC committee and the Business Association, to all those residents who have once again responded so generously to their annual appeal for funds for the village flowers. Hilary said: "Our team of volunteers has been going out as they do each spring, distributing the familiar yellow envelopes with the appeal letter inside. We hope you don't regard our envelopes as 'junk mail' when they arrive through your

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highlights of the calendar for us at Jessie May. “We’re delighted to have been selected as the chosen charity for the event for the third year

running. Events like this are vital in helping to fund our work. “A huge part of what we do at Jessie May is helping families to enjoy special days

Annual flower appeal letterbox, as one irate resident did this month when he received his delivery. So cross was he that our deliverer ignored, or did not see, the "No junk mail" notice in his window, that he contacted our website to say so and ask us not to send or deliver one again!" "We all know how many advertising leaflets and how much unsolicited correspondence arrives these days, which is very annoying to many people. However the special delivery

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of a letter from your own local charity is rather different and fortunately, many residents welcome the opportunity to do their bit for the village they love, responding generously with donations each year, which is why we continue to collect funds for the pots and baskets to make Westbury special. The rewards for your responses has been a magnificent display of primulas and tulips from Blaise Nurseries this spring, around the War

out and moments during the, often too short, time they have together. We hope to see lots of our families at the Steam Rally, creating memories and experiences. It costs around £1,200,000 for Jessie May to provide care to families who need it yearly and as the charity is almost entirely dependent on public support, fundraisers like this are essential. The Steam Rally is held at the Castle Combe Race Circuit and is open from 10am-6pm on Saturday 20 May and 10am-5pm on Sunday 21 May. Tickets can be purchased on the day with adult tickets costing £8 (for one day), OAPs £6 and children under 14 going free. For more information about the event visit www. castlecombesteamrally.co.uk and for more information about the work of Jessie May visit www. jessiemay.org.uk Memorial and in the specially placed troughs and pots - the glories of the summer flowers are yet to come! “My thanks go also to our team leaders Jane Plummer and Mike Potter, Rosemary Evitts and Richard Devereux who are busy organizing the whole operation."

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Project aims to support ethnic minority elders A £15K PROJECT is under way to break down barriers for ethnic minority elders needing mental health counselling. Social enterprise Oasis-Talk, which provides 2,000 mental health sessions across Bristol and South Gloucestershire every month, wants to understand what barriers are in place that stop people seeking help. Black and ethnic minority communities are more likely to be affected by depression, particularly people over 50, yet take up of free NHS therapy is much lower for older people than those of working age. The Elders Project, funded by a grant from Bristol Ageing Better, aims to find out the reasons for this, and connect people who need help to the right services. Local community groups aimed at black and ethnic minority people across the city will be visited as part of the project, and asked about their encounters with mental health

services in Bristol and how these could be improved. Taster sessions on topics including stress and mindfulness are also being offered at groups, so members can see whether attending a longer free course might be of help to them. It is hoped that over the course of the nine-month project, 100 people will be given access to mental health support who wouldn’t normally have got

in touch. Oasis-Talk Relationship manager Ruth Richardson said uptake of mental health counselling was low among older people from ethnic minorities and the project aimed to change that. She said: “Lots of these people grew up in another country before coming to Britain, so don’t have English as their first language.We’re finding so

far that one of the main barriers is a cultural difference in how people talk about mental health. In English it’s common to talk about mental health in addition to physical health, but this isn’t true everywhere. “It’s important that people have access to counselling or group services in their own language, with someone who can understand the subtle differences words can have in different cultures. For instance, in Somali there isn’t a word for depression. “By going direct to people where they feel comfortable, we cut out the bureaucracy. We have no waiting list, whereas if people go and see their GP to be seen through the NHS there’s usually a wait of eight weeks or more.” Anyone wanting to take part in the project and share their own experience, or wanting a visit to their own community group, can contact elders community worker Shazia Riaz on 0117 970 9423.

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Parivritta Parsvakonasana Another step in the sequence begun last September. Although this is another challenging pose, it’s shown starting from the floor, which gives you the opportunity to go as far as you can while learning it: just stop at the stage you feel is appropriate. Practice time: 30 – 60 seconds. 1. Start from kneeling on the left leg with the right leg bent in front of you, and the right foot flat on the floor.

2. Hook your left elbow around the outside of the right knee. 3. Press the left elbow against the stable right knee, and turn the torso to the right. 4. Revolve your left waist and torso to the right. 5. Lift your right knee, and straighten your left leg. Hips should remain parallel with your shoulders. 6. Move the groins away from each other: bent leg groin to front knee. Straight leg groin to the back. 7. Extend your right arm straight up then diagonally over your head, turning it in toward your right ear as you do so. Lower your right heel to the floor as much as possible without disturbing the alignment of the torso. Move your right leg, outer hip in — press your right heel down. Drawings and posture text reproduced by kind permission of Bobby Clennell, a senior Iyengar teacher in New York. Bobby is teaching a weekend of yoga at Yogawest on May 5-7th 2017.

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by Massive Attack, saw the first concert on the Downs in 15 years, attracting 27,000 fans. Before the event even began there were predicted issues with parking, noise, damage to the land and licensing but ultimately the event went ahead with a relative lack of issues. While some residents said they could hear the concert from their houses, it does not seem to have been a significant problem.

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Stepping out with Walk Fest

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THE UK’s largest urban celebration of walking is back in Bristol for the whole of May. The festival has more than 140 walks to choose from with something for everyone including walking football, treasure hunts, a Mile a Day Challenge activity, a get fit with your buggy event and even yoga on the move. The mostly free events are designed for all ages and levels of fitness and are a great way to get fit, make new friends and have fun. Becky Pollard, Director of Public Health, said: “For the last five years, Bristol Walk Fest has encouraged people of all ages to go out and get active at whatever level they can. “Walking is a great way to be active and by getting out just once a day for a stroll can make such a difference to your health and wellbeing. I hope that we see more people than ever before getting out and taking part this year.” The festival will launch on April 27 along with a challenge for Bristol: Can you get more active by walking a mile a day? This will kick off an online campaign that people can sign up to if they want to challenge themselves to completing the mile a day challenge. Bristol Walk Fest 2017 is coordinated by Bristol City Council with support from Bristol Ramblers, Living Streets,

Walk for Health Bristol and in association with Bristol University. For full details on all of the 2017 walks available and how to book go to: www.bristolwalkfest. com

The more you weigh the more calories you need to consume to keep the weight on. Think of it as weight lifting. You can’t carry around 2 or 3 stones of weight without making some effort and that requires energy. So, if your activity level is constant there is an appropriate amount of food for each corresponding weight. It all comes down to habit. What you do habitually gives you the body you have. The quantity and quality of the food you eat habitually plus the Frequency, Intensity and Time you spend working each muscle and the types of thoughts you habitually entertain make up the you that you’re experiencing right now. Give your body what it needs and no more. Use it or lose it when it comes to muscle and bone. Focus on the thoughts you want to have rather than the ones that upset your sense of self worth, motivation or peacefulness. Chose the habits you want wisely and be compassionate with yourself about those that seem beyond your influence. Those too can be transformed if they don’t get the attention that keeps them in existence.

Yours in fun and fitness Joline Dunn

There are three Badock's Wood events in the WalkFest this year, each held on a Sunday. 7 May, 10 - 11.30am Badock’s Bird Group Join the Friends of Badock’s Wood Bird Group on a stroll around Badock’s Wood. The Group monitors which birds live in or visit Badock’s Wood. May 14, 2 - 3.30pm Bugs & Butterflies Led by Tony Smith and Nichola Davies, from the Bristol Naturalists’ Society. Learn how to collect and identify invertebrates in this family friendly event. Activity will be on the meadows in longish grass so wear suitable footwear and clothing. May 21, 2 - 3.30pm Badock’s Wood’s Hidden Treasures Led by Frances Robertson A general introduction to the wood and its wildlife with particular emphasis on the wildlife sculptures from the group’s Hidden Treasures Project for Bristol 2015 European Green Capital Year.

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n NEWS CONDENSED from 30 years’ exploring the countryside on our doorstep, a new book from author Robin Tetlow, Beyond Bristol comprises 24 walks through the author’s most-loved landscapes of the West. Published to coincide with Bristol Walking Festival, the book shows readers deepcut coombes, hidden valleys, woodlands, uplands and stately landscapes are traversed by

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Author takes us Beyond Bristol carefully-chosen footpaths and peaceful tracks. The ups and downs of the Mendip Hills, the deceptively tough topography of the Cotswolds and the glowering skies of the Somerset Levels and Severn Estuary are made yours to explore; and the Wye Valley is a short hop away. Each walk is from 6 to 11 miles long and all within 30 miles of the city – and many much closer. Some are easier than others, some demanding; and there is something for all weathers, all moods and a modest measure of fitness. Each is described in great detail with times and distances and accompanied by an extract from the OS 1:25,000 map with route and waymarks superimposed. All the walks cross the highest quality landscapes and incorporate as many features of historical, archaeological and natural interest as possible. As far as possible they avoid

Author Robin Tetlow busy roads and other noisy distractions. There are colourful illustrative maps and photographs throughout and advice on kit, refreshments and the countryside code. So

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BUSY and beautiful time in our gardens, May is upon us and the days are certainly longer but the

Make most of marvellous May warmer weather is taking its time. Here are some useful tips to keep you busy this month. Planting/Perennials – planting in this warmer weather will give plants the best start. Remember to water plants in well. Carry on lifting and dividing plants and spreading around your borders to add more colour. Plant out Dahlia tubers, prune Penstemon and divide Hostas if they are too large. Lawns – mow once a week at this time of year to give your lawn a healthy and thick finish. I recently came across a bad case of Leatherjackets (crane fly larvae) so be sure to watch out for these little critters if your lawn has suddenly become brown and died off. They eat the roots of young plants but particularly love grass roots. Still a good time to feed, aerate and sow lawn seed. Pruning – Spring flowering shrubs should be cut back if flowering has finished. This will encourage next year’s growth

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daytime and back under cover at night. I have enjoyed the beautiful displays of tulips at Bristol Zoo Gardens recently and was lucky enough to visit Northern Spain where their attention to detail in public gardens was really something. A good reminder that the monotony of bulb planting in Autumn (sometimes 1000s in my case!) always gives my clients a stunning show in April/May and is always, always worth it. I am off to Chelsea Flower Show again this year, this time as a volunteer on the Zoe Ball ‘Listening Garden’ and also helping to plant Chatsworth Flower Show. Being part of these prestigious, innovative shows helps to broaden my knowledge of design and horticulture and I would encourage anyone to get there even if you have a slight interest in gardens.

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n ON THE BEAT IT’S been great to see the sun shining over recent weeks and it certainly makes for more enjoyable foot patrols! In the next few weeks, we hope to install a CCTV camera on Stoke Lane, to address local residents’ concerns about offences near the shops. We hope this will deter crime but also help us to catch offenders quickly when they do break the law. We continue to use our covert capture car to tackle vehicle crime, and it’s working well - we had an arrest and charge in relation to a theft from it recently. Remember to always lock your vehicle when you leave it and to take all valuables with you, and never leave bags or other belongings on view. One issue we have been focussing on recently is parking along Elmlea Avenue, which is being exacerbated by students parking their cars here. We are working in partnership with the local councillor, local residents and the University to find possible solutions. We continue to hold regular beat surgeries to discuss local issues and concerns. Dates this

month are May 24, 12 – 1pm at Westbury-on-Trym Library and May 24, 12 – 1pm at Henleaze Library. Please do come along and chat to the team and we will do our best to help and advise you. Over recent months, we’ve had reports of cold callers selling overpriced products, rogue traders taking money for half-completed jobs and distraction burglars conning their way into homes. In May, Rogue Trader Week will highlight the impact this has on their victims and what you can do to prevent it. Follow these top tips to keep you and your neighbours safe from rogue traders: • Who are they? Check they have ID and give their company a call to confirm. •N o details, no deal. If they don’t have any company details or offer to work for cash then remember it’s ok to say no • Don’t speak to them alone. Genuine callers won’t mind coming back on another day when you’re not alone. • Keep your house safe. If you have a safety chain fitted, always attach the chain before opening

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n WHAT’S ON IN OUR AREA May 2 n Bristol Music Club Clifton. Tuesday 2nd May at 7.30pm. 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118 Brahms Piano Sonata No.31 Op 110, Beethoven Cello sonata "Arpeggione" D821 Schubert, Leah Leong cello, Francesa Orlando piano. Royal Academy Students May 2 n Alzheimer / Dementia Café St Monica Trust, Oatley House Restaurant Cote Lane, Westbury on Trym. Free to attend for people living with dementia and their carer to come along together for an afternoon of music, socialising and afternoon tea. 3.30pm - 5.30pm. jacqui.ramus@stmonicatrust.org.uk May 6 n Piano and Cello recital at St Alban's Church, Bayswater Avenue (BS6 7NU), Brian Mullan (Cello) and Claire Alsop (Piano). Beethoven 5th Cello Sonata, Bach Concerto in E, Walton Cello Concerto (Movement 1) and new music by Bristol composer Phil Dixon. 7.30pm £10 (£5) wine and nibbles. May 7

n Badock’s Bird Group. Join the Friends of Badock’s Wood Bird Group on a stroll around Badock’s Wood. The Group monitors which birds live in or visit Badock’s Wood. 7 May at 10 - 11.30am May 12 n 'Friends on Friday',dementia friendly cafe,for all those with dementia & their friends/family/ carers;Friday 12th May,2-4pm,All Saints Church, Pembroke Road, Clifton. Come & join us for tea,cake & activities in a friendly,fun & supportive environment. helen@ helensutton.com May 13 & 14 n Free Annual Music Festival to be held at the Bristol Music Club Clifton. Details www. reallyclassicalrelay.co.uk May 14 n Bugs & Butterflies. Led by Tony Smith and Nichola Davies, from the Bristol Naturalists’ Society. Learn how to collect and identify invertebrates in this family friendly event. Activity will be on the meadows in longish grass so wear suitable footwear and clothing. May

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n WHAT'S ON CONTINUED sculptures from the group’s Hidden Treasures Project for Bristol 2015 European Green Capital Year. May 21 at 2 - 3.30pm May 25 n Avon Organic Group. The local group for everyone interested in organic gardening and organic foods. Our last meeting before the summer break is on Thursday, 25th May 2017, 7pm – 9pm at The Station (in the Dance Studio), Silver Street, Bristol. BS1 2AG. 25th May 2017: Talk "Pests & Diseases" with Tim Foster, local author & lecturer. We will be holding our annual Plant sale on the night so bring along any spare plants and seedlings too. All welcome. Visitors £5/Members £2. www.groworganicbristol.org / secretaryaog@gmail.com May 27 n The next meeting of the Elgar Society (South Western Branch) will be held on Sat. 27th May, at 2.15pm at the Bristol Music Club, 76, St. Paul's Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 1LP The speaker on this occasion will be our Secretary, Michael Butterfield, and his talk, entitled "Elgar's Part Songs", will examine an aspect of Elgar's choral writing that may not be widely known. Please do come along if you enjoy Elgar's music. You will be made very welcomed. Visitors pay £3.00 (which includes refreshments). For more information please contact Doug Smith - Tel. 0117 9673480 or email dougmusical@tiscali.co.uk

REGULAR EVENTS IN OUR AREA 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 Latin Dance at Westbury-on-Trym Village Hall, 7.30pm. Tel. 07785 797904 n Westbury Singers are a group of people who love to sing in four-part harmony. Meeting to rehearse Monday evenings during term time in the Reedley Road Baptist church. For information on joining please contact secretary Sarah Scott on 0117 9471436 or email sarah60@ blueyonder.co.uk n Canford Bowling Club, Canford Park, Westbury On Trym. All welcome on Monday’s from 6th April at 5.45pm. Flat-soled shoes please. Further information call 969 4532. n Redland Wind Band rehearses

at the Quakers Meeting Room on Gloucester Road at 7.30pm. We sometimes have vacancies, currently mainly for bass instruments, horns and percussionists. Contact Andy Brown at redlandwindband@ googlemail.com or on 07594240269 or via our website www. redlandwindband.co.uk. Also get in touch if you would like to be put on our mailing list or would like to book us for events or fundraisers. n Redland Green Choir meets for rehearsals every Monday 7.30pm9.30pm 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 Red Maids School on Monday evenings. 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 Would you like to learn to play Bridge completely free of charge? I will be starting my next Bridge for Beginners group in the Autumn meeting in Coombe Dingle. For further details please contact Terry Stygall on 9091714 or email tc.stygall@gmail.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 Henleaze Bowling Club welcomes new Members. If you are interested in taking up bowling, come along to our free Coaching sessions at 6pm on Monday evenings (from 25 April, excluding Bank Holidays) to see if the sport is for you. Henleaze is a friendly Club with very good facilities and a lively social programme throughout the year. Special introductory offer – £70 membership for first year (normally £95) and a free Club shirt. Phone the Secretary, Tom Logan, on 01179621669 for further details." n Bridge for Beginners. Would you like to learn to play bridge completely free of charge and

then continue to play with us in a gentle friendly atmosphere? I am starting a new beginner's group in Coombe Dingle this Autumn so why not join us? We meet on Monday and Thursday afternoons. Please contact Terry Stygall on 0117 9091714 or 07837300073, or email me at tc.stygall@gmail.com for more details. 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 May 15th, "Breakfast at Tiffany's" starring Audrey Hepburn. 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)

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 Yoga at Westbury-on-Trym Village Hall, 7.30pm.Tel: 07817 336188 n Ladies badminton at Westburyon-Trym Village Hall, 9.45 to 12 noon. Tel 0117 909 1714. n LinkAge Tai Chi (55+) Are you looking for gentle active activity to keep your body and mind active? This is the class for you. Frank leads this relaxing and healthy session in a fun environment. Beginners welcome. 10am-11am. Studland Court, Henleaze. £3.50. Contact LinkAge on 0117 3533042 for more information. 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 60-80 year olds who enjoy regular exercise taken by fitness Professional Natasha Leschinski 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 Liz 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 Zumba Fitness at Westbury-onTrym Village Hall, 6.35pm. www. bristoldancezumba.co.uk n Stand and Deliver Youth Theatre at Westbury-on-Trym Village Hall, 5pm. Tel: 07771 634060 n Bristol Cabot Probus Club for retired and semi-retired professional and business men to maintain

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May, 2017 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 St Peter’s Ladies Guild meets in the hall, The Drive, Henleaze, at 2.15pm on the third Wednesday of the month. Speakers, refreshments, outings. New members welcome. 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 build new skills, to take part in a wide variety of activities and to campaign on issues that matter to them and their communities” 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 Bristol Think and xGrow Rich Meetup, 7:30-9:30pm at Cambridge Arms, Coldharbour Road, BS6 7JS. We are a friendly group supporting each other to achieve our personal goals, be they creative, entrepreneurial, adventuresome, a charitable project or otherwise. Each week we read a chapter from “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill to study, discuss and practise a skill that leads us to success. Join us and achieve your goals. Cost: £2 per meeting. For more information, contact Nicola on 07875 364910. n Knitnatterstitch. Term time, Wednesdays 9.30 -11.30@the Coffee Bar, Trinity-Henleaze United Reformed Church, Waterford Road, Henleaze. Please contact Paula at knitnatterstitch@gmail.com for

details. nHenleaze Garden Club meets on the first Wednesday of each month in the Main Hall, St Monica’s Trust, Cote Lane. Doors open 7pm for a 7.30 start. Details: www. henleazegardenclub.co.uk. 5 October: Philip Aubrey ‘Successful Fruit Growing – Grow Your Own Five a Day’ Philip was director of Birmingham Botanic Gardens for 20 years. He reshaped the Gardens to such an extent that the Queen Mother & Bill Clinton came to visit! n Margaret Morris Movement dance/exercise Bradbury Hall, Henleaze. All welcome 1:00-2:00pm £4 per session, 1st free Tricia, 07896346486 n Henleaze Garden Club meets on the first Wednesday of each month in the Main Hall, St Monica’s Trust, Cote Lane. Visitors welcome – entry £5 (inc. refreshments) 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-friends £5.0 - There are many other benefits. For further information contact: Margaret borkowski:borkmail@gmail.Com

Thursday n Knit & Natter - Knit & Natter meets every Thursday between 10am and 12pm @ Methodist Church, WoT. Friendly, fun, and crafty people coming together to pursue their hobbies in a sociable environment. 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 Book Group @ Westbury Library - If you love reading come down and join in, meetings are every last Thursday of the month from 2.30pm to 4pm. For more information call Sue on 0117 9594365 n Alicat Children and Theatre (4-11

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years) at Westbury-on-Trym Village Hall, 4pm. Tel: 07917 626388 n Embroidery Club at Westburyon-Trym Village Hall, 8pm. 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 mayjor 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 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 9820184. 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 Flowers by arrangement Is a new informal supper group, meeting the first Thursday of each month, 6.159.00pm Kondi Braserrie Henleaze.

53 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.

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 9687140 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 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 St Monica Trust, Cote Lane, BS9 3UN from 10am -12noon. Carers, relatives, spouses, and people with Parkinson’s - all are welcome for a social and informative get-together, with a variety of speakers. 14th and 18th July. 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 some fun.

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n PETER'S VISION

Peter Turner is the lead Optometrist at Turners Opticians

Clarity and comfort SPRING is most definitely here. It's my favourite season, well joint favourite with summer, autumn and well winter really - but clearly all are favourites for different reasons. This spring, as well as the delight of longer days to enjoy with our three children and the warmer, lighter cycles to work I have been amazed by my new sunglasses. After 25 years or so of wearing glasses I was wondering if I had seen it all. Just a few weeks ago Ray-Ban launched their first ever genuine Ray-Ban prescription lenses - clearly identifiable by the Ray-Ban engraving on the prescription lens. Now many of you who can see clearly with your natural eyes may not fully share my delight. For years you have been able to pick up a pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses, choose the colour you love & off you go. For those of us

needing glasses or sunglasses for driving, reading etc we have had to choose either Ray-Ban sunglasses and then add our tinted prescription lenses or wear contact lenses just so we can pose in our Ray-Ban’s, ahem yes whether we choose to admit it or not we most probably do all pose in our designer sunglasses whatever the brand! So why am I so delighted? Well I am now the proud (clearly very proud...) owner of a pair of genuine Ray-Ban prescription sunglasses complete with Ray-Ban logos engraved on the lenses. The choice you have is spectacular really. Classic aviator grey green, through brown into a myriad of choice of blue, green, gold, silver, lilac… the choice is almost endless. With my current renewed passion for sports I chose a blue mirror lens over a brown tint for

optimum clarity and comfort. I was blessed to be the beneficiary of a rare hiccup in the ordering process - a kind soul in the lab has gifted me a free Polaroid upgrade. These are now truly the all conquering sunglasses I have desired for years. Apart from the million dollar look we give you with your new designer sunglasses, the key part from a technical perspective is your vision. I am pleased to report that my visual experience has been a highly rewarding one. Driving my vision is sharp & glare free, cycling or running & out walking my vision is super comfortable. Skiing in the sun was a dream, beautifully clear mountain scenery and defined snow contours, and even in a brief snow storm I could still confidently see to get down the slope safely. So my recommendation - you should all get a pair!

All you have to do is choose the Ray-Ban sunglass frame & lens colour you look fabulous in and trust us to complete your dream with clear vision! Our extended eye exam is more than just a sight test. Your thorough & in-depth extended eye exam includes time for your Optometrist to listen to any eye or vision concerns you may have as well as accurately checking your glasses prescription and providing you peace of mind about your eye health & vision. To book your appointment for either your designer sunglass style consultation or extended eye exam call on 0117 962 2474, visit our website at www.turnersopticians.co.uk or you are most welcome to pop in to our Henleaze or Fishponds practices and say Hi! We look forward to seeing you soon.

The Eye Care Tea m at Turners Opticians 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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Clare Chapman SPRING’S in full fling - it’s time to greet your feet again and dig out those summer shoes and sandals. For many people, there’s nothing nicer now than a good pedicure, or a foot massage to make them feel wonderful. But if you develop a foot problem, seeing a professional chiropodist/podiatrist is part of a good strategy for addressing it - corns, misshapen or misaligned toes, fallen arches, plantar fasciitis – we have a long list of foot

Greet feet and save your sole problems in our culture! We can also do far more ourselves to improve and preserve foot health. Obviously we know that extreme fashions such as ‘killer heels’ hurt our feet, but most foot damage is more subtle and accumulates over time. As a postural health teacher I help people understand about natural foot shape and function, and the best ways to improve or support it. Firstly, we can get really savvy about footwear! Beware! Even ‘sensible’ shoes and trainers can distort the foot if: • The toe box is rounded • Toes are bent upward by footbed • Body weight is tipped forward • Excess cushioning dulls feedback • Footbed encourages pronation In addition to better footwear, the best investment of all is to

learn how to let the foot do its natural job: • 3 foot arches are strengthened • Foot is Kidney-Bean shaped, not straight • Land gently on the heel • Engage whole foot to push off,not bend • Stand with weight mostly in heel In addition to bad shoes, poor postural habits certainly challenge the feet; for example, standing with the pelvis too far forward and knees locked will thrust undue weight onto the delicate bones of the forefoot, typically causing bunions or claw toes. Similarly, foot problems such as fallen arches will result in knock-knees and poor posture further up the body. Therefore, in the 6-lesson Gokhale Method Course we focus on good posture throughout the body, and

include some well-chosen foot exercises. Find out more about your posture and foot health: Free Workshop: Bakesmiths, Whiteladies Rd Sunday 25th June, 4-6pm Book at: gokhalemethod.com Yoga for postural health class: Bishopston, Thursdays 9.30 am Contact Clare on 07982 231317

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n INSIDE OUT GREY has been a hugely popular for interiors in recent years, and although it may not be the most obvious choice for a children’s bedroom it really can work. It might seem counter-intuitive, but the result is anything but drab or depressing, as children’s colourful toys and furniture really pop out against darker hues, but often we shy away from anything more interesting than off-white. Darker coloured walls are ideal for creating cosseting, cosy spaces and in combination with blackout-lined curtains aid daytime napping. Using pattern only sparingly, this room aims not to be too bedazzling or over-stimulating, and pointedly avoids any cartoon characters on the furnishings. Decorating is so disruptive, that no one wants to be making inconvenient or expensive changes every time a growing child acquires a new passion. Parents are also allowed to enjoy the surroundings too, so there is no harm in choosing paints and papers that can be pleasurable for everyone to look at, and will grow with the child to some extent. Choosing a gender neutral colour scheme is also a good idea, as you never know, there might be a new sibling to share the same space later on. Although a futon bed means the room is missing out on an obvious storage opportunity, it suits the inhabitant of this space who has difficulty climbing and is prone to falling out of bed. Wardrobe units can often be imposing so here they have been painted the same colour as the walls, and even look at first glance as though they have been built into the alcove, keeping the ‘visual noise’ down.

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Brownies descend on Legoland for trip BROWNIES from Bishopston were among more than 4,000 Brownies who invaded Legoland for an adventure packed trip. The 106th Bristol Brownies, who meet at St Bonaventure’s Parish Hall in Bishopston, spent a day at the Windsor resort, on a trip organised by Girlguiding South West which saw the girls building confidence, friendships and Lego. The girls met their fellow Brownies, had fun on the rides, explored the real-life Heartlake City, saw Lego dinosaurs and put their building skills to the test by helping to create a special Lego mosaic featuring the Girlguiding South West logo. Rosie Harris, aged 7 said: “Legoland was the best. My favourite bit was the horse ride. It was really scary for some Brownies, but I loved it!’ If you would like to help more girls to have fun and adventurous experiences, then Brownie groups in Bishopston, Henleaze, Westbury-on-Trym and Horfield want to hear from you. For more information about 106th Brownies or if you are interested in volunteering, visit bristolbrownies.wordpress.com

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Will Self backs St Mungo's charity WILL Self, one of the UK's leading authors, broadcasters and journalists, is at The Watershed on Wednesday 10 May from 7.30 9pm. Taking part in the middle of Mental Health Awareness Week and in support for SOS Bristol campaign, Will joins St Mungo’s to talk about the issues surrounding homelessness and mental health. He will also be doing a Q&A. Will Self crops up regularly on key radio and television programmes such as Newsnight and Question Time, sharing his expressive, insightful and sometimes controversial opinions on a wide range of social and political matters. All monies raised through this event will go towards the SOS Bristol Campaign which is providing 70 emergency bed spaces for people sleeping rough in Bristol. To purchase tickets for this event please visit fundsurfer.com/ SOSBristol. Tickets are priced at £10 each.

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Caring Helen finds her perfect job HELEN Walwin, a caregiver at Home Instead Senior Care Bristol North, is a wonderful example of a person who found her perfect job as she reached her sixth decade. As a caregiver for the company, Helen visits her elderly clients regularly, giving them support with their daily routines, such as cooking and shopping, helping them to remain living independently in their own homes. She also provides them with the companionship that many elderly people so often need and miss. Helen, 50, is from Horfield and has experience in a variety of roles. She has previously

Helen Walwin, Caregiver from Home Instead Senior Care

worked with adults with autism, supported district nurses in the out of hours extended care team, and has worked in a residential nursing home. Helen is also a Reiki therapist and a soul midwife, and has even had a stint working in a hair salon. When Helen saw that Home Instead were looking for caregivers, she read up about the company and really liked their approach to care. She was recruited a year ago and now says she couldn’t be happier with the decision she made to join Home Instead. “I’ve always enjoyed working with people and feeling part of team, and like many others of my age I realised I wanted a job that felt meaningful and worthwhile,” she said. “I love making a difference and supporting people. It’s an amazing feeling when you see someone regain the confidence to feel safe and comfortable to carry on enjoying life in their own home. Our visits aren’t rushed so we really do have the time to get to know our clients. They have so much to share, that we get as much back from them as we give. John Moore, owner of Home Instead Bristol North said: “We are so lucky to have Helen as a caregiver. She is truly an inspiration, and really understands the needs and concerns our clients may have. Helen is 100% client focused and is proof that the over 50s have so much to offer families. “A key part of the service we offer is to match caregiivers to clients, and many of our clients

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