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October, 2018 Issue 79
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FREE EVERY MONTH IN KEYNSHAM & SALTFORD Residents to have say on site’s fate Campaigners hoping to preserve a small area of woodland near Keynsham town centre say now is the time for local people to share their views on the site’s future. Page 4
Skate park lights may get go-ahead New plans have been drawn up for lighting at Keynsham’s skate park, bringing the scheme a step closer six years after young people launched their campaign. Page 8
Goodbye to ‘greatest dinner lady’ Viv! Page 21
‘It feels we’re finally being listened to about concerns’
Housing provider promises action at Tintagel Close Residents living in a block of flats in Keynsham say they feel they are finally being listened to after sharing their fears over safety and crime at a public meeting. Broken CCTV, missing security doors and gates, overflowing
bins and exposed wiring were just some of the issues raised by residents of Tintagel Close who attended a meeting of Keynsham Town Council en masse last month. Councillors heard that CCTV
around the site was not working and entrances were covered in graffiti and urine, with anyone able to gain access to the building’s stairwells because of the missing doors. Turn to Page 2
Village raises toast to new post office Saltford Post Office has reopened to great fanfare – with two trumpet players accompanying the ribboncutting ceremony at the new village hub. Page 11
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Housing provider pledges to tackle security at flats From Page 1 Housing association Curo, which manages most of the properties at Tintagel Close, has since told Keynshamvoice it is planning a programme of work at the site, including new doors and gates. Tintagel Close hit the headlines over the summer when children started a huge fire in a bin store, damaging nearby properties. Curo has now begun work on installing a new store to replace temporary bins in the courtyard of the flats, which residents said didn’t have enough capacity for the 44 properties and had overflowed onto an area where children played. A break-in and vandalism at an empty flat in the building on September 8 finally prompted resident Sharon Tucker to contact town councillor Dave Biddleston. She said: “I had called police three times over this flat and I just thought I can’t live like this anymore, worrying what’s going to happen next. “We have contacted Curo and emailed B&NES but nothing ever gets done. I think people had given up.
“In Tintagel Close, it can feel like we are ostricised from the rest of Keynsham but after the meeting, it feels like someone’s finally listening. People here are really keen to set up a residents’ association and it’s becoming a community – I’m feeling hopeful.” She added she was pleased to hear the doors would be replaced but said previous wooden replacements had simply been kicked in by vandals. After visiting Tintagel Close, Mr Biddleston said he was “gobsmacked and upset” at what he saw and drew up a report, which he presented at the September council meeting. Branding photos of damage and disrepair at the flats “shameful”, councillors voted to ask Curo bosses to meet with council leaders, while Mr Biddleston and other councillors would meet a senior estates manager from the housing association at Tintagel. The council will also investigate the lack of CCTV at the site, help people set up a residents’ association and look at providing more youth outreach work in the area. Town clerk Cheryl Scott said:
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The main gate, left, is broken and stairwell doors, right, are missing
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Date set for a Dickensian winter festival Keynsham Winter Festival and Christmas lights switch-on will be held on Friday, November 30, and will have a Dickensian
theme, Keynsham Town Council has announced. Further details will follow next month.
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n NEWS “Keynsham Town Council is shocked to learn of the appalling conditions the residents of Tintagel Close are currently facing. It is completely unacceptable and we have requested a meeting to discuss how Curo will address these shameful living conditions and their very serious health and safety issues.” In a statement to Keynshamvoice, Curo said: “We’re aware that there is persistent vandalism and criminal damage at Tintagel Close and we understand the distress this causes. “Some of this is being carried out by children who don’t live in the area and as a landlord we’re limited in what we can do to tackle these issues. We ask residents to always report criminal activity such as vandalism to the police who are best placed to take firm action. “We have ensured that the boarded-up property is secure. We are not aware of any fires being started in the property and we urge residents to report any suspicious activity to the police. “The CCTV at Tintagel Close
Temporary bins in the courtyard have been overflowing has been damaged beyond repair through vandalism and we are looking at alternative systems to deter anti-social behaviour. “We’re looking into replacing the vandalised gates with an alternative that provides better security and we’re also commissioning works to replace missing stairwell doors. “Work is under way to replace and upgrade the fire-damaged bin storage facilities. We have consulted with residents
about the best location for the new facility and installation is due to start early October.” The spokesperson added: “We want to assure our residents that we are taking the situation seriously. We are meeting with B&NES ward councillors to discuss residents’ concerns and potential improvements at the estate.” Mr Biddleston said he was keen to see action from the housing provider as soon as possible.
“Residents say they have been complaining about the lack of doors for two years,” he said. “It’s all very well suggesting that the vandalism is caused by outside elements but Curo have not done enough to ensure the security of their own residents. “I would like Curo to begin work on making the flats secure and beyond the reach of vandals within the next couple of months. I’m grateful for the offer of meeting the senior estates manager to get things sorted out as quickly as possible.” Avon and Somerset Police confirmed they had been called to a break-in at Tintagel Close on September 8 at 4.15pm and officers found a window had been broken but there was no trace of those involved. A spokesperson added: “Neighbourhood police are aware of ongoing issues with security at the location after damage to doors, gates and intercom systems. The team is working with the community and the housing provider to address these issues.”
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Residents have a ‘unique chance’ to save green space Campaigners hoping to preserve a small area of woodland near Keynsham town centre say now is the time for local people to share their views on the site’s future. The Fox and Hounds Lane Action Group (FAHLAG) is holding a public meeting at The Space, Market Walk, on Monday, October 8, at 7pm where residents are invited to have their say on how the patch of land could be used. The site, at the junction of Bath Hill and Fox and Hounds Lane, was put up for auction in May this year but residents living nearby, with backing from Keynsham Town Council, persuaded Bath and North East Somerset Council to withdraw it from the market for six months to give
them time to come up with a plan for the site. Legal restrictions will mean it can only be used as a nature reserve or open space. In their argument against the sale, campaigners said the site needs urgent work to its walls and overgrown vegetation and feared that a developer might simply hold onto the land and allow it to fall into further disrepair. Margaret Maxwell, one of the founders of FAHLAG, said now the community had a unique opportunity to create a green space for future generations. “Much of the land surrounding Keynsham is being swallowed up by new housing development, so people increasingly value these incidental green spaces,” she said.
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The land on the corner of Fox and Hounds Lane and Bath Hill “This little area of woodland provides a haven for small animals, wild plants and invertebrates; it has the potential to provide a useful educational resource for local schools and a unique place for people to enjoy their natural surroundings, close to the town centre.” FAHLAG chairman Andy Wait said he hoped that mem-
bers of the community would be willing to become “friends” of the group or volunteer their time and skills to help turn the site into a public space. He added: “We also want to demonstrate to B&NES the level of support that exists within the community to save the land, particularly if we are to persuade the council not to put it back on the
market in the near future.” The group will also be looking at fundraising options to help with the work that will be needed. The meeting on October 8 is open to all and anyone who would like more information about the project can contact Fox and Hounds Lane Action Group at fahlag18@gmail.com
Keynsham’s New Look store closed its doors last month – but the store won’t be vacant for long, according the agents letting the premises. Savills said the premises is currently under offer, with the new tenant – which will be named soon – looking to open before Christmas. The company’s website shows the 2,556 sq ft High Street store is on the market to let for £45,000 per annum.
Flood remembrance show is cancelled A planned performance of Bridge Across the Flood, a musical production commemorating the Great Flood of 1968 in Keynsham, has been cancelled. Organisers at the West of England Rural Network have announced that the show will no longer go ahead in Chew Magna on Saturday, October 6. Ticket holders will receive refunds.
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Council fights loss of local control over fracking proposals
Councillors across the political divide have agreed to back measures to oppose government moves to allow fracking companies to drill without planning permission from local councils. Described by some campaigners as an attempt to “fast-track” controversial shale gas projects, the proposals unveiled in May would allow companies to carry out test drilling under permitted development rights and approval for fracking sites would be sought at national level rather than from local councils. Members of Bath and North East Somerset Council’s Labour group said the plans would “remove local democratic control over decisions about fracking” and asked the full council to back a motion calling for local MPs and neighbouring councils to be urged to support the authority’s opposition to the proposals. Councillors backed the motion, which also included a resolution to look at how the council could retain planning restrictions on fracking even if the Government’s plans go ahead and to investigate diverting council pension fund investments from fossil fuel companies to green energy firms. The motion said: “The potential impact of fracking and its capacity to divert water flows could be catastrophic for the World Heritage city of Bath. “The local planning process is one of the main ways in which communities can express their views about what happens in their area. Permitted development significantly reduces the potential for local people to comment on a development. “It is important that local councils have a say in whether shale gas exploration goes ahead as this activity could result in significant local impacts such as increased traffic, noise and lighting as well as damage to the ecology and visual landscape of an area.” In a vote, 55 councillors
backed the motion while three abstained. Conservative leader and leader of the council Tim Warren said he would “gladly” support the motion as he was concerned about the effect fracking could have on Bath’s spa waters and added that he had already written to Secretary of State Greg Clark opposing the Government plans. Liberal Democrat councillor Paul Crossley said the authority had already “faced down” applications for drilling in Keynsham, the Chew Valley and Midsomer Norton and said it had been clear to the firms involved that there was “a commitment across the council that we were not going to have fracking in Bath and North East Somerset”. He added: “We should be saying ‘no fracking way’.” Following the vote, Councillor John Bull (Labour, Paulton), who put forward the motion, said: “Fracking is something which is potentially bad for the health of individual humans, the health of local communities and for the world’s climate. It may not even be a partial solution to our energy deficit as the gas is under private control and can be sold on anywhere in the world. I am very pleased that B&NES councillors united behind me to agree that we must maintain as much control over this process as we can in our local communities.” In 2013, a bid by UK Methane to carry out exploratory drilling near Hicks Gate, in Keynsham, was withdrawn several months after the firm first submitted the application to B&NES Council. Hundreds of residents signed a petition against the scheme.
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Record year for housebuilding with over 400 new homes in Keynsham More than 400 new homes built in Keynsham have helped Bath and North East Somerset Council achieve a record year for housebuilding. A total of 1,245 new properties were built across B&NES between April 1, 2017 and March 31 this year, the highest annual number in the authority’s 22year history. It is the third year running construction targets have been exceeded, council figures show, as the authority aims to deliver 13,000 new homes by March 2029. The new-builds are spread across the district with 398 constructed in Bath, 285 in the Somer Valley and 146 in rural locations, while Keynsham has accommodated the highest number with 416 new properties completed at development sites across the town over the 12-month peri-
Building work continues at Bilbie Green in Keynsham od. Of the new-builds, 192 were affordable homes constructed by the council’s housing association partners on 13 sites. This includes 97 in Keynsham. The housing association partners also delivered another 27 new affordable homes from within the existing housing stock. These included social rented homes and homes for affordable sale, supported housing for young people and people with learning disabilities and specially
designed homes for tenants who use a wheelchair. Councillor Bob Goodman, cabinet member for development and neighbourhoods, said: “We know housing is a real issue for many people. These figures show we are making outstanding progress and delivering on our commitment to address the problem with 2018 seeing the highest ever annual housing completions in B&NES. “These figures show we are
making progress and delivering on our commitment to address the problem. “By securing the development of new homes for sale on the open market, as well as making sure we deliver affordable homes to both rent and buy, the council is helping to meet the housing needs of all sectors of the community. “Over the past five years the number of new homes built across Bath and North East Somerset has grown significantly, in fact there are now twice as many homes built in the district each year as there were 20 years ago. “Our planning strategy for the delivery of new housing is working, but there’s still more to do. We’re committed to providing more affordable homes and, together with our partners, are working hard to meet the needs of local people.”
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Skate park lights may finally get nod after a ‘long haul’
New plans have been drawn up for lighting at Keynsham’s skate park, bringing the long-awaited scheme a step closer. Young people who use the site in Keynsham Memorial Park first raised the issue six years ago, asking Keynsham Town Council to install lights to allow them to use it later in the evenings and in the winter. An initial proposal drawn up by the council featured electric-powered floodlighting, which would have required a new power supply and cost around £20,000. A second plan used solar-powered technology that reduced light spill on surrounding areas and brought costs down to under £8,000. But Bath and North East Somerset Council
raised a number of concerns and the scheme was halted again over concerns that professional ecological and environmental impact reports to ensure the lighting met planning policies would cause costs to spiral. Now the town council says new technology has enabled it to come up with a cheaper scheme that minimises the impact of the installation on the Memorial Park, the conservation area in which it sits, the park’s wildlife and residents living nearby. The new proposal includes three instead of four lighting columns, which will be four metres tall instead of five. New control mechanisms will ensure the lights are only on between dusk and 9pm and
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that they will power down to 30 per cent during those hours if no movement is detected. The cost has also reduced to under £5,000. The town council said the scheme could go ahead without full planning permission from B&NES under permitted development rights but has decided to consult with planners and address their concerns before work starts, with a response expected at the start of October. The document also addresses residents’ worries that lighting could increase anti-social behaviour at the skate park, said Keynsham town clerk Cheryl Scott, who added that the town’s outreach youth team have been visiting the park twice a week and the council was in talks with B&NES about installing CCTV in the park. Dr Scott said: “Our evidence shows that skate park users are not participating in anti-social behaviour and in fact the skate park users have repeatedly given assurances that they will self-police the facility. Nevertheless, an-
ti-social behaviour is a very real and present concern and in order to address this, the town council is therefore currently talking with B&NES about provision of CCTV in the Memorial Park. This, together with the proposed skate park lighting, should help enhance the area, minimise anti-social behaviour, reduce the fear of crime for pedestrians and enable more people to make use of the facility. “Finally, the town council would like to thank the young people for their patience. It has indeed been a frustratingly long haul – but without the advent of this new technology and the gathering of evidence to address concerns about anti-social behaviour from our youth service, there was a very real possibility that any prior attempt to submit a planning application would have been refused. “Hopefully now all concerns have been addressed with the new minimally invasive and minimum-impact installation, we will receive the green light from B&NES to proceed.”
Party unveils candidates for 2019 elections Local Liberal Democrats have unveiled four candidates who will stand in next year’s Bath and North East Somerset Council elections. Hal MacFie and Andy Wait have been selected to contest the two Keynsham East seats in May, while Duncan Hounsell and Alastair Singleton will contest the two Saltford seats.
In a statement they said they were delighted to have the opportunity and that protecting the green belt was a priority. Dr MacFie and Mr Wait said they would seek to improve local services while Mr Hounsell and Mr Singleton said they would also focus on maintaining the essential character of the villages in the Saltford ward.
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Protests ‘already causing change’ as group marks World Plastic Attack Day
Campaigners from Keynsham joined protesters around the globe in marking the first World Plastic Attack Day. Members of Keynsham Plastic Re-Action visited Asda in Longwell Green on September 15 to highlight to shoppers and store staff how much plastic is used in packaging food products. Accompanied by group mascot Plastic Pete, the group set up outside the supermarket and invited customers to leave unnecessary plastic with them after completing their shopping. The group then split the plastic into items that can be recycled at home, materials that can be recycled at the store and nonrecyclable items and handed it back to Asda’s store manager for disposal. A group spokesperson said: “Shoppers frequently expressed annoyance with the amount of unnecessary plastic packaging they found, especially the unrecyclable black plastic trays and cellophane film, and the over-packaging of fruit and vegetables. Many people were surprised and shocked at how much plastic they had bought without meaning to, and we collected a huge pile of plastic in just over an hour.” The group began their campaign in March when they removed all of the plastic from their shopping at the checkouts at Tesco Keynsham before handing it back to staff, gaining worldwide attention. They have since carried out similar protests
Shoppers and Keynsham Plastic Re-Action members at Asda in Longwell Green at the town’s Waitrose and Sainsbury’s stores They continued: “We want to raise shoppers’ awareness of the plastic they buy, and ask them to put pressure on supermarkets to change the way their products are packaged through handing back their plastic or via Twitter, emails or letters. This approach is already causing change supermarkets are falling over each other to announce their new plastic reduction policies every day. We all need to keep the pressure up and hold supermarkets accountable for the commitments they make.”
In a letter to the group, Asda said it had set a target of February 2019 to reduce its ownbrand packaging by 10 per cent, before making it 100 per cent recyclable by 2025. Single-use carrier bags will no longer be available from the end of October and customers can also bring stretchy film – the kind used to package cereal and potatoes – back to the store to be recycled. As well as appointing a “plastic reduction manager” for the business, the retailer has also replaced plastic pizza boards with cardboard, and is looking
at how to use less packaging on fruit and veg. The Keynsham Plastic Re-Action Group said while it welcomed commitments to reduce plastic, aiming for plasticfree packaging that didn’t need to be recycled would be more sustainable and the planned timescale was “too slow” for an urgent problem. Meanwhile, Waitrose is also withdrawing its 5p carrier bags from October 8, a move the group said was a “step in the right direction” but far more needed to be done to tackle single-use plastic.
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Plans for ‘private litter army’ pilot get the green light
A pilot project that will see staff from a private company issuing fines for littering across Bath and North East Somerset has come under fire. Council leaders say they are taking a tough stance on littering but opponents say they fear it will lead to “litter bounty hunters stalking our streets”. The scheme, which was passed by the council cabinet last month, aims to extend enforcement beyond Bath city centre seven days a week. The authority will work with a private sector provider, yet to be decided, to crack down on littering, dog fouling and flytipping at zero cost to the council. It follows the recent
introduction of a new £150 fine for littering in B&NES, while flytippers can receive £400 fines. Cabinet member for development and neighbourhoods Bob Goodman said: “I want to stress the harm caused by this anti-social behaviour which is detrimental to all and that we are taking a zero-tolerance policy towards it. The message is simple: don’t litter and you won’t be fined.” Liberal Democrats on B&NES Council have raised a number of concerns over a “private litter army” handing out penalties, however. Councillor Richard Samuel said: “Enforcement is simply council jargon for handing out fines. This private litter army
won’t necessarily lead to cleaner streets and reduced fly-tipping. The emphasis is on punishment, not encouraging people to be more responsible. “What this latest privatisation scheme will do is cause a lot of distress and potentially hardship. There are some real horror stories out there. Some of these companies are known to aggressively go after certain ‘soft targets’, such as smokers, vulnerable people or teenagers. “Too many questions have also been left unanswered. It seems obvious that zero cost to the council means payment by results for the enforcement company. Does this mean the private litter officers will have quotas and receive bonuses? Do we really want litter bounty hunters stalking our streets?” Fellow Lib Dem councillor Sue Craig added: “How about making it easier for people to dispose of litter responsibly, with more bins in high-traffic areas? The piles sometimes seen next to overflowing bins show that people do want to dispose of their
rubbish properly. The council should facilitate this.” In Bristol, an enforcement company called Kingdom issues fines for “environmental crimes” around the city and since November last year its uniformed officers have reportedly issued 9,000 fixed penalty notices for littering and defacing property – with 97 per cent of those handed to smokers dropping cigarette ends. The Lib Dems had called in the decision to go ahead with the 12-month pilot scheme for further scrutiny. However, the call-in was dismissed by the communities, transport and environment policy development and scrutiny panel on September 27, meaning the pilot scheme can go ahead.
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Community gathers to raise a toast to hard work behind post office relaunch Photo: Phil Harding Photo: Phil Harding
Saltford Post Office has reopened to great fanfare – with two trumpet players accompanying the ribbon-cutting ceremony on September 24. Salford Community Association chairman John Davies welcomed the dozens of residents who arrived to watch the occasion and get a first look inside the revamped community library and post office on Bath Road. He said the project had required a great deal of work by many people and that there had been a “tremendous” response to an appeal for donations from the community, which raised £5,500. He added that the village had faced the loss of both the library and post office and that the future of the new venture now depended on the community using the services offered. He then cut the ribbon and the post office opened for business at 1pm. The post office, which will be run by manager Trish Hubbard and officer Nicola Newell, won’t offer the full range of 175 services but will be able to send letters and parcels, provide travel money, Moneygrams, bank withdrawals and deposits, Post Office accounts, bill payments and top-ups, vehicle tax and
David Halton, Jackie Fisher, Chris Essex and Dick Stabbins at the opening of Saltford Post Office, left; John Davies cuts the ribbon to great fanfare, top right; the counter doing a roaring trade on its first day more. Chairman of the Saltford Library and Post Office Hub David Halton said: “We are very hopeful that the new post office will be a success because it is through the profitability of the post office that we can underpin the library costs and continue to have these amenities long into the future.” The counter will be open for
26 hours a week, with the library operating at the same times, and Karen Averiss, Post Office area network change manager, said: “We are delighted to have been able to restore Post Office service in Saltford in a very convenient location.” Customers will also be able to purchase a range of merchandise, such as cards, stationery and
gift wrap, and Jackie Fisher, who oversees this aspect of the venture, said Christmas stock will be arriving soon, including cards by local artists. Sixty volunteers have been trained to work at the new hub, which will be open on Mondays from 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm; Tuesdays to Fridays from 10.30am to 2.30pm; and Saturdays from 9am to 12pm.
costs one of the ways insurance companies have been able to keep costs down is to remove some of the enhancements that they used to offer. Please be aware of this and read your policy documents if you’re not sure. The penalty for driving with no insurance is six points on your licence and a £200 fine. Burglaries have begun to occur across the force area and unfortunately our area has been targeted as well. Please be vigilant – if something or someone looks out of place then please report it via 101. We would rather come out and find everything to be in order than miss an opportunity to apprehend a burglar and prevent offences from occurring. We all get complacent about our valuables at home but please store them in a secure loca-
tion as the sentimental value often outweighs the monetary value. The power of social media was demonstrated following the theft of go-karts from Avon Valley Wildlife and Adventure Park, which was reported by the owner online. The police were alerted to this offence shortly after it occurred and over the next couple of days we were able to get three out of the four go-karts back quickly due to information provided by members of the public. Thefts and criminal damage can have a big effect on local businesses as it impacts on their day-to-day running so it’s great that the community rallied round to help. There has been criminal damage in Keynsham Memorial Park and it would appear that arson has become fashionable for some
of our young vandals, who have ruined one of the swings in the park and damaged the bandstand. This mindless vandalism has a big effect on the community, especially on the children who want to enjoy the facilities which are getting damaged or destroyed. Due to the secluded nature of the park, it is a prime location to be targeted. We are working with the town council to try to prevent these attacks from happening again and to identify the offenders. If you have any information about these offences, please either phone Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 or us on 101. The town council only has a limited budget and this sort of incident means that they have to put off other local improvements as the funds get used for repairing the damage.
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Meet the mayor trying to get the West to pull the same way
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im Bowles accepts that the name WECA - that’s short for the West of England Combined Authority – and his own, may not be on the tip of everyone’s tongue. Indeed, the man who was elected as the region’s first “metro mayor” in 2016 has resisted calls to make himself more famous by becoming the “Champion of Metrobus” – a plea made to him by several Bristol councillors when the city’s long-delayed £230 million rapid transit scheme became bogged down in difficulties earlier this year. But with some big announcements expected this autumn from WECA on transport and housing across the West of England, there will be a lot of reasons for all of us to pay more
The West region needs 100,000 new homes and lots spent on transport and skills. Tim Bowles is the man whose brief is to get the job done. Paul Breeden reports. attention to this new authority. Four new Metrobus routes; tens of thousands of new homes; building in the green belt; and new rail and rapid transit routes, including to Bristol airport, are among the projects for which Mr Bowles expects to win hundreds of millions in public and private investment by 2036. In fact, despite his reluctance to be identified as the figurehead for Metrobus, he has got together with Bristol South MP Karin Smyth to reinstate the “missing link” – the Metrobus route connecting Long Ashton and Hengrove. This route was one
of the main justifications for the £45 million South Bristol Link Road until it was quietly erased from the Metrobus route map earlier this year. It has now been restored (though with no opening date). “I think the important thing here is to understand how different everybody’s roles are,” he says, in his rather austere office in Bristol’s Temple Quay. He’s not here to do the work done by the three councils that WECA covers – Bristol, Bath & North East Somerset, and South Gloucestershire. That means he won’t get
involved in the Metrobus routes which were planned by the three councils before WECA came along. Nor will he influence planning applications or dictate exactly how major projects should work. Instead, WECA brings all three council leaders together to make plans for the big issues that affect the region – housing, transport and skills training. Mr Bowles seeks consensus, and then goes to Whitehall seeking government approval and funding. He hints that, finally, we may be about to see the fruits of discussions that have been held
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Metro mayor Tim Bowles, second from left, with South Gloucestershire Council leader Matthew Riddle, B&NES Council leader Tim Warren and Bristol mayor Marvin Rees
Big changes afoot... HOUSING TARGET The Joint Spatial Plan calls for 105,000 new homes by 2036: Bath and NE Somerset 14,500 Bristol City 33,500 North Somerset 25,000 South Gloucestershire 32,500 HOMES IN THE GREEN BELT Up to 0.65 per cent of the green belt could be used for homes: Bath Road, Brislington 750 Ashton Vale and Colliter’s Way (in the Bristol Local Plan – no figure) Yate 1,000 Coalpit Heath 1,800 North Keynsham 1,400 Whitchurch 1,600 were impressed with the speedy rail link from London. “It can help us bring more visitors into our World Heritage city of Bath, as well as those coming here to work in the aerospace industry on the Northern Fringe, as well as making it easier for South Bristol folk to get to the new jobs that will be created as the airport expands.” Will the Japanese investors be interested in Marvin Rees’s idea of an underground network that could form part of a rail link to the airport? That’s not clear, but “Marvin and I work very closely,” on this and other projects, he says. One of the metro mayor’s messages to investors is that they
TRANSPORT Among the schemes being studied: Temple Meads masterplan Mass transit options South Bristol Orbital route East of Bath link A37-Bristol link A4 Metrobus (Bristol-Keynsham) and Callington Road Link A4 Bristol-east Keynsham M32 park and ride A37 park and ride A38(S) park and ride Walking and cycling routes THE PLANS Housing (the JSP) tinyurl.com/westJSP Transport (the JTS) tinyurl.westJTS will be investing in success, not subsidising a region that needs a handout. “We are the only city region that pays money back to the Treasury,” he says. “Other regions cannot show that level of return. We are not looking for handouts, and we must keep driving that message.” So will Mr Bowles and his new authority soon gain widespread recognition from the public? His critics say he’s failed to make a mark in his first year and a half. A former South Gloucestershire councillor and ex-chair of Winterbourne Parish Council, he has not sought the limelight so far in his career. On the other hand, he hasn’t put a
foot wrong: refusing to be drawn into the Metrobus controversy, which involved plans drawn up years before he took office, may be seen as a wise move. His low visibility is partly a measure of his limited powers, and the fact that, so far, Weca has had little direct contact with the public. And that’s about to change with the consultation expected to start soon. November and December will see the public consulted on the Joint Spatial Plan, the regional plan for creating 105,000 homes, 82,000 jobs and infrastructure that involves (among other things) using a “modest” 0.65 per cent of the green belt around Bristol and Bath, in places such as Ashton Vale and North Keynsham. Plans to build thousands of houses on the fringes of North Bristol and South Gloucestershire will have a major impact on traffic travelling around the area. In the new year there will be separate consultation on the Joint Transport Strategy, which will also have a big impact on the region. WECA aims to complete feasibility studies into three park and ride schemes – one each for the A38, A4018 and M32 – by the end of 2019. WECA has a role to support skills training and business strategy and controls adult education across the region. The authority is promoting Bristol North Fringe as a leader in high-value design with a new aerospace Innovation Centre at Filton and proposes an Institute of Technology to train hi-tech workers and reach underrepresented communities. The advantage of having a mayor leading a local authority is that they can be an attentiongrabbing figurehead who can stir debate and get things done. The downside, as Marvin Rees is finding with the Bristol arena, is that the attention can become uncomfortably hot when a major plan draws major dissent. Tim Bowles is about to become the figurehead for the biggest changes to the West region’s landscape and travel facilities for decades. It will take a shrewd operator to steer these changes – many of which are undoubtedly needed – without taking the flak for the less popular plans. Life is about to get very interesting for the metro mayor.
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‘Huge accolade for town’ as farmers’ market scoops gold in regional awards Keynsham Farmers’ Market has been named one of the best in the West, scooping gold in a prestigious annual awards scheme. The monthly event, which brings together around 24 food producers, was also one of five finalists in the 2017/18 Taste of the West Best Farmers’ Market category, alongside markets in Frome, Taunton and Sennen and St Ives in Cornwall. It was narrowly pipped to the post by St Ives Farmers’ Market when the winner was announced in September. Louise Hall, from Somerset Farmers’ Markets, which runs Keynsham’s market, said: “This is a huge accolade for the town and a market which over the years has withstood the ravages of foot and mouth disease and major global recession and has seen the public head to cheap-
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local flour mills, ensuring that the benefits are maximized to the local economy.” The market, which has been running for 15 years, takes place on the second Saturday of the month from 9am-1pm in Market Walk. The next event will take place on October 13 – find out more at www.somersetfarmersmarkets.co.uk Taste of the West is an independent regional food group that aims to promote food and drink produced across Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire. Its awards take place every year, with categories for restaurants, cafes, B&Bs, hotels, takeaways and pubs as well as for shops and food producers. Find out more at www.tasteofthewest.co.uk
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Growing firm needs solution to transport issues at Somerdale, boss tells council The CEO of an international company has said he is worried his firm will not be able to attract and retain staff because of poor transport links and a lack of parking at the Somerdale site. David Hillier, the boss of Independent Vetcare (IVC), says staff have been forced to use their cars to get to work at the Chocolate Quarter because public transport links are “inadequate, infrequent or simply unreliable”. Despite renting extra parking spaces from Somerdale Pavilion and Keynsham Rugby Club and encouraging car sharing, there are still too few spaces available, and staff have then been parking in streets around the offices, leading to complaints from residents. Mr Hillier said the company had met with Taylor Wimpey to discuss the possibility of extending the station overflow car park – but feedback from Bath and North East Somerset Council suggested a planning application would not have planners’ support, he said. Mr Hillier has now called for a long-term solution to a problem that “will only get worse”, including improvements to train services, more public parking and for roads around the Somerdale site to be taken into B&NES’ ownership and given road markings to clarify where parking is permitted. In a letter to Keynsham Town Council, Mr Hillier said the company had been attracted to Keynsham by the good quality of life and the working environment offered by the new offices, believing staff would be able to travel in by train from Bristol,
Bath and further afield. Staff had found that there were too few trains with too few carriages at peak times, however, forcing them to use their cars. He said: “Because of this, some of our team park on the streets surrounding the offices, which are unmarked and currently owned by the developer Taylor Wimpey before they are taken into public ownership. This led to some complaints from our neighbours, particularly as we were the first to move into our offices, so the situation had not arisen before. On a few occasions, our staff were accosted verbally by residents and several cars were vandalised, although we are not presuming this was done by residents.” He added: “We are keen to be positive and friendly members of our local community and would hope we can make a long-term contribution to the Keynsham economy. At present, I am worried how we will manage to attract and retain skilled staff when they cannot get into work.” IVC was founded in Bath in 2011 and employs more than 10,000 vets, nurses and office staff in eight countries, including the 300 staff working at its headquarters in Keynsham where there are plans to expand the team with a further 200 employees over the next three to four years. The company rents the maximum 55 spaces it is allowed from landlord St Monica Trust and 30 spaces from Somerdale Pavilion. After residents raised concerns about on-street parking in the summer, the company also struck a deal with Keynsham
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Rugby club to rent 70 spaces and has temporarily leased an extra 30 spaces from the Pavilion, which is due to run out in January. A spokesperson for Taylor Wimpey Bristol said: “The
number of spaces are allocated at planning permission by the local authority. “The companies that lease building are informed of their quota directly - this is not decided by Taylor Wimpey.”
Pop, opera and more with ukulele orchestra The Ukulele Funhouse Orchestra is presenting a topical new show at The Space this month, combining music and comedy. The Vicar of Dursley is a tale of protest against a plan to frack beneath the church and features 14 ukuleles, bass and drums. A spokesperson for the orchestra, which is now in its sixth year, said: “There’s opera,
pop, and even a run-through of Hooked On Classics’ Flight of The Bumblebee included. A terrific night out!” The family-friendly show is on Saturday, October 20, at 7.30pm at The Space – tickets £10 from Keynsham Town Council’s office at 15-17 Temple Street or online at https://keynshamtickets. cloudvenue.co.uk
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Team digs deeper into village’s past in hunt for evidence of Roman building An archaeological dig over the summer has revealed more about Saltford’s Roman past, unearthing coins and other remnants from centuries ago. Members of Saltford Environment Group and Bath and Counties Archaeological Society (BACAS) carried out a trial excavation at a site on the south side of the village in August. Previous geophysical surveys had indicated that a Roman building possibly once stood on what is now farmland and the dig allowed the group to get a glimpse of what might lie beneath the ground. The dig was originally planned for October but was brought forward as the field needed to be prepared for crops earlier than planned because of the summer heatwave. Volunteers dug a trench measuring three metres by four metres over three days, revealing an uneven limestone floor below the topsoil – as well as two bronze Roman coins, pottery shards, hobnails and roofing nails as well as butchered bones from sheep and cattle. A third Roman coin was later found in the spoil heap. The artefacts are now being examined by experts at BACAS to identify and date them, and to interpret what the findings reveal about the site. A SEG spokesperson said: “Those items and previous finds
suggest that the site may have been used for various purposes, including farming, livestock holding and/or meat processing, and possible light industry supporting agricultural and other activities. “It is also possible that the site's use changed several times during the Roman occupation and that another area of this very large site was used as a dwelling.” The results of the dig
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Fond farewell to ‘greatest dinner lady’ Viv A dinner lady has hung up her tabard after 40 years’ service supporting pupils in Keynsham. Viv Townsend began working as a school meals supervisory assistant at Temple School in 1978 and then moved with pupils and staff to St Keyna Primary School following Temple School’s merger. Now 74, Viv has been a valued member of the St Keyna team, volunteering at the school every day, helping to run the Breakfast Club and carrying out a wide range of tasks alongside her paid role as a dinner lady. A school spokesperson said: “These tasks include preparing resources, keeping our school tidy, helping out at parents’ meetings and just about everything we need an extra hand with. Her voluntary work was recognised in 2011 with the Keynsham Town Council Good Citizen Award.” On Viv’s last day on Septem-
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Join in the holiday A wide range of family-friendly activities, from fossil-hunting to bun-tasting, are on offer this half-term to mark Museums Week. Museums across Bath and North East Somerset are hosting a busy programme of events during the school holidays to celebrate the collections and activities available at the venues. Youngsters will have the chance to get creative at many of the sessions, including one in The Space, Keynsham, on October 29 from 10.30am to noon, when the Roman Baths team will help visitors make their own “posy ring”, complete with a poetic inscription. Posy rings were given as gifts in the 17th and 18th centuries and had messages engraved inside and two discovered in Keynsham are on display in the library. Visitors will be able to take a closer look at the rings, as well
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One of the Keynsham posy rings – its inscription reads: ‘When this you see remember me of Science exhibition at the Herschel Museum of Astronomy and then bringing a character to life on a poster using graphics • Making a mini stage set complete with ghouls and skeletons at the Holburne Museum - Halloween costumes optional! • Celebrating Halloween at the Museum of East Asian Art by
exploring some of the monsters, demons and spooky animals in East Asian traditions, and making a painted mask inspired by these creatures. • Meeting outside Radstock Museum for a 15-minute walk to a nearby coal spoil heap to search for fossils. Bring a small hammer and a bag to collect your finds!
• Enjoying a taste of famous Sally Lunn’s buns – there will be a different sweet topping on offer every morning during the week • Helping the Museum of Bath at Work celebrate its 40th birthday with vintage film screenings and discussions Councillor Paul Myers, cabinet member for economic and community regeneration, said: “There will be something for everyone, from talks and tours to film screenings and food tastings, plus plenty of family-friendly activities to keep children entertained over the October half-term holidays. We hope many residents will take the opportunity to enjoy these special events and activities for free with a Discovery Card.” Advance booking is required for some events. For full listings, visit www.bathmuseumsweek. co.uk. For information about Discovery Cards, visit www. bathnes.gov.uk/discoverycard
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Beavers wade in for a closer look at wildlife
Beavers seen in the river at Dapps Hill
Before anyone rushes off, it was not the furry type – it was Rocky Colony, one of the Keynsham Beaver sections, who spent an evening river dipping. And, as one Beaver commented: “It was cool!” So what does live in the river? They found nine species in total, including two different species of fish, one of which was bullhead (“Millers thumb”) as well as various invertebrates. Their finds included stonefly nymph, burrowing mayfly nymph, uncased caddis fly larva, freshwater shrimp, bloodworm (Midge larva), sludgeworm (Tubifex worm) and leech. The fishermen nearby also caught two superb barbell, which we are delighted to report were returned to the river. The Beavers also found the shells of swan mussels, which were very interesting – who knew there were mussels in the Chew? It was a fantastic evening, what a result. Well done the Beavers
The 40th Scout Auction is coming soon
Have you got the date in your diary – Saturday, November 17? What started out on a Friday evening in a much smaller Keynsham Scout HQ in 1978 as a one-off fundraising evening that did not finish until after midnight has turned into an all-day event, raising thousands of pounds for Keynsham Scouts. The auction helped them build a new, bigger HQ in 1996, which is the one you see today. See November’s Keynshamvoice for some pictures from the past and
River dipping in the Chew
a catch-up on how preparations are going for this year’s event.
Cotswold Cubs go camping
Just because the summer is behind us and the nights are setting in it doesn’t mean that adventure should cease. Cotswold Cub pack from Keynsham held a brilliant weekend at the Chelwood site. After pitching their own tents and setting up the base camp, off they went hiking, learning how to light fires like Bear Grylls and even cooking pizza! There was even time for the odd sing-song.
Beavers gain Chief Scouts Bronze Awards
A massive congratulations to Mani and Josh for earning their Chief Scouts Bronze Awards! The award is the highest that a Beaver Scout can earn and is
achieved by completing all the challenge awards. They are: My World Challenge Award; My Skills Challenge Award; My Outdoors Challenge Award; My Adventure Challenge Award; Teamwork Challenge Award; Personal Challenge Award; plus gaining any four activity badges or staged activity badges. Wow – no wonder you were smiling so much. #skillsforlife
Are you creative and could you help?
Fundraising is vitally important to any charity and Keynsham Scouts are seeking to create a small team of volunteers to help their marketing and promotions. If you are creative and would like to help create items such as posters, logos and web pages then we would love to hear from
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you. No previous experience in Scouting is required, simply email scouts@1stkeynshamscouts.org. uk or ring 0117 986 9455 for more details.
Fundraising clay shoot
Our Scouts’ next clay shoot weekend is Saturday, November 24, and Sunday, November 25, at our Chelwood campsite. If you’ve always wanted to but never done it, now’s your chance for only £20 per person. For more information or to reserve a place, email claypigeon@1stkeynshamscouts. org.uk or ring 07961 394264.
Mani and Josh with their awards
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Music, bowling and climbing all part of busy winter ahead for youth service Following a successful summer project, which saw young people create a public mural to commemorate World War I, Keynsham Town Council’s Youth Service team is drawing up plans for activities in the run-up to Christmas. As the nights start drawing in, the weekly program will include a dedicated music session, the regular Open Access session (both at the Time Out Centre and Music Studio in Bath Hill East) and new detached activities focusing on Queens Road twice a week (venues to be confirmed). Outreach work in the town centre and the Memorial Park will also continue. Sessions are now open to any young people aged 10 or over, and some sessions will start earlier at either 4.30pm or 6.30pm.
The graffiti mural created by TimeOut members Half-term week will see an all-day trip to Rush Skate Park, plus visits to a bowling alley and a local fireworks display. The popular climbing wall will also
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During the early 1980s, Sunday mornings in Keynsham were occasionally enlivened by the transporting of large sections of cranes through the town centre. Manufactured by Stothert & Pitt in Bath, the cranes were destined for oil rigs, presumably in the North Sea. The loads were transported by road to Avonmouth but were routed through Keynsham as they could not pass under the Station Road bridge. Some street furniture had to be dismantled and the crew on top had to lift any telegraph cables that were too low. The top section of the footbridge by the football club had to be dismantled and re-erected after the lorries had passed. It made a great sight for small children and always brought out some spectators. Photo: Russell Leitch Collection
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Good Citizen Award is back for 12th year The Keynsham Good Citizen Awards are entering their 12th year in 2019, and residents are once again being asked to nominate members of the community who deserve to be celebrated. Keynsham Town Council is inviting people to shine a light on the individuals who give their time and energy to make their community a better place. Deputy town clerk Dawn Drury said: “It’s important for the town council to recognise the good work of the citizens of Keynsham. “The town has many worthy organisations that make Keynsham a better place for all, and within those organisations are some very special people that deserve the recognition of the Good Citizen Award.”
Over the coming weeks, residents are being asked to nominate anyone they feel deserves recognition for what they have contributed to Keynsham. All the nominees will be invited to a ceremony at the annual town meeting next year and winners will receive a framed award and £100 to put towards a community group or cause of their choice within the Keynsham area. Last year’s winner was Mary Burnard, for her work with the Keynsham Talking Newspaper. If you would like to nominate somebody, you can pick up a nomination form at the town council offices at 15-17 Temple Street or nominate online at https://tinyurl.com/ keynshamgoodcitizenaward
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Walkers are on the march for Pudsey again as they join Countryfile Ramble Keynsham Walkers Are Welcome are once again joining the Countryfile Ramble, which aims to get people across the nation enjoying a walk while supporting BBC Children in Need. Countryfile presenters will be leading walks at various locations across the country over the weekend of October 6 and 7, with thousands of fundraisers organising their own rambles to coincide with the event. Keynsham Walkers Are Welcome will be setting off from the Memorial Park café at 10am on Sunday, October 7, for a fourmile stroll in the local countryside and the walk is open to all. Group chairman Dave Johnson said: “Last year was the first time we entered this event, and were staggered by the response. Over 100 people joined in and we raised £740 towards the charity,
More than 100 walkers joined last year’s Keynsham Countryfile Ramble which made us the eighth highest contributor in the country. This year we aim to do even better, with the help of the general public.” The walk has some hilly
sections and stiles. Children are welcome, as are dogs, which must be kept under control at all times as the route will cross fields that contain livestock. Anyone who wants to walk
can just turn up on the day, or join the Keynsham Walkers Are Welcome team on the BBC Children in Need Countryfile Ramble website (https://ramble. bbcchildreninneed.co.uk). Walkers can make a donation to Children in Need in a sealed envelope at the start of the walk or get sponsorship from their family and friends Dave added: “So come on everybody, don your Pudsey costumes and join in the fun.” For further details, contact Dave on 07866 440968 or email Keynsham Walkers Are Welcome at wrwkeynsham@outlook.com
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A family-run shop in Keynsham has been named as a finalist in awards that celebrate the best of the country’s preschool industry. Baby & Co, in Temple Street, will find out if it has won the Best Independent Nursery Retailer category in this year’s Progressive Preschool Awards in November. Jeff Mills, Baby & Co director, pictured right, said: “The team are absolutely thrilled with the nomination. I think what makes us special is the care and attention we pay to our customers, we take the time to understand our customers’ needs and pride ourselves on our expert product knowledge and customer service.”
The shop was established in Keynsham in 1982 and is now in the hands of the second generation of the same family, offering pushchairs, prams, car seats and baby equipment. The winners will be revealed at the Progressive Preschool Awards ceremony on Thursday, November 8, at London’s Dorchester Hotel.
Guild is back with a busy autumn ahead In their summer break, members of St Keyna (M) Townswomen’s Guild and guests enjoyed the group’s annual fundraising coffee morning, which this year raised money for the Freewheelers (Riding for Life) charity. The group is back in the autumn with a talk by Jill Toman entitled Home and Away, followed in October by the ev-
er-popular Harvest Ploughman’s Lunch. Sub-groups including Lunch Club, Book Club, Scrabble and social groups are meeting to decide their programmes, which include trips and social activities. New members are always welcome on the second Tuesday of the month at the Fear Hall, High Street, Keynsham, from 9.45am to 11.45am.
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LETTERS Thanks for support at cream tea event
On behalf of the Royal British Legion Women’s Section Keynsham Branch, I would like to thank all who attended our cream tea afternoon on Wednesday, August 8. We were certainly kept on our toes all afternoon with a record turnout which managed to raise £568 for the Poppy Appeal! A big thank you to Tesco Keynsham, who donated items for use during the afternoon, Total Produce for the beautiful fruit basket raffle prize, Bakers Corner, Kingswood, who made the delicious scones and last but not least Keynshamvoice for advertising the event. Thank you all once again for your support and generosity. Betty Dixon Secretary RBLWS Keynsham Branch
Good to see signs have been repaired
In your July issue you featured the repaired signpost at Saltford (Map ref ST 683671). It is thank you and well done to B&NES for the repair, not all councils will cooperate in that way. As it reappeared at the same time, I assume they also repaired the one at Chewton turn-off on the Wellsway (ST 656676). They also renovated and replaced the plaque “One Mile To Guildhall Bath” at Lark Place on the Upper Bristol Road (ST 737653). The sign at the Two-Headed Man (ST 668640) has also been painted
A man watches the SR Merchant Navy Class 35028 Clan Line steam locomotive pass through Keynsham on September 5. The 35028 was built at Eastleigh Works in 1948 and in 1961 it was unofficially timed at 104mph (167 km/h) passing Axminster. The steam locomotive is based at Stewarts Lane TMD, Battersea and has returned to main line operation, resuming hauling enthusiast specials. Photo: Paul Gillis/paulgillisphoto.com but I heard that Compton Dando are the pressure behind that; sadly the Man himself was hidden behind a rampant creeper the last time I passed. A couple of years ago Pensford decided to tidy up their signs. Many of the signs in the Chew Valley area are also looking smart. Somerset has a very large number of its old signs compared with many counties, but they do need
maintenance – well done to those who have smartened them up. Milestones are a different category. Their scourge is the hedgecutter, and a sad example is the pale stone scar on the dual carriageway after The Globe. A large slice of stone has recently gone from the stone at ST 707655, and obviously will not be replaced. Edmund Prideaux
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Families invited to honour 89 who lost lives in the Great War
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with chair Denise James Research carried out by Keynsham Royal British Legion, has revealed that 89 servicemen from Keynsham and Saltford lost their lives in the First World War. As a special tribute to these people, wooden poppies are being handmade, one for each of those who lost their lives, and will bear the name of each individual. The poppies will be placed on display in the grounds outside St John’s Church. We would like to hear from anyone who lost a family member during World War I, as there will be an opportunity during our Remembrance poppy workshops for you to help create your family member’s individual Remembrance poppy. Keynsham Royal British Legion has carried out extensive research and has put together a detailed list of all those who lost their lives. An additional nine names are being put onto a new plaque, which will be in on display in St John’s Church for this year’s Remembrance service. Keynsham Royal British Legion spokesperson Dave Bodman said: “We would like to thank all of the people that have worked so hard to research the fallen of WWI of Keynsham and the local district and we welcome anyone with information who served in the great war to contact us.” If you recognise a family name, or have any information on family members from the list below, please contact the Royal British Legion in Keynsham or pop into Keynsham Town Council’s office at 15-17 Temple Street and let us have your contact details and the name of your family member. We will then contact you to let you know when the workshops are taking place. We would like to thank
members of the Somerdale Shed group for their help in making the poppies. Work is continuing on the knitted poppy cascade and additional poppy workshops are being held in Keynsham Royal British Legion’s lounge on: Tuesday, October 9, from 10am to 1pm and again in the evening from 6.30pm to 8.30pm; Friday, October 12, from 10am to 1pm; Monday, October 15, from 10am to 1pm. Everyone is welcome.
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Keynsham in Bloom’s Annual Garden Competition awards will be taking place on Thursday, October 11, at Keynsham Scout HQ in Ashton Way. More than 70 certificates will be presented to residents and community groups who entered our garden competition, which was judged in July. RHS South West in Bloom regional judge Jane Pagano will be presenting the awards. Everyone who entered our garden competition will receive an invite to the awards presentation. Jane judged Keynsham in July and has kindly agreed to come back to see us. Representatives from Keynsham in Bloom are hoping to bring back another gold award when they attend the regional awards presentation at Westlands, Yeovil on October 4.
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n NEWS Councillors have backed plans for Bath and North East Somerset Council to launch joint house-building ventures with neighbouring local authorities. Council-owned Aequus Developments Ltd, which is currently redeveloping the Riverside building in Keynsham, has been given the green light to go into business with other councils to deliver private housing projects. Speaking at a full council meeting on September 13, B&NES Council leader Tim Warren said the move would help the council to become self-sufficient, with profits going to frontline services. He said discussions were already taking place with South Gloucestershire and Mendip councils and said the venture represented “significant revenue for very limited risk”, potentially bringing in millions of pounds as well as supporting housing delivery in the region. Under the plans, other C
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Work under way at the Riverside building in Keynsham councils would provide both land and funding for development schemes, while Aequus would provide the expertise. A report to the council said that while other councils had considered setting up their own development companies, working with B&NES
meant they could move forward quickly. Labour group leader Robin Moss said he welcomed the initiative as increasing housing stock was a “positive move” and asked how much say Aequus would have in the proportion of social and affordable housing being built and whether properties would be sold for buy-to-let or as HMOs. However, Conservative councillor Chris Watt said he believed it represented a risk transferred to the taxpayer and that surpluses would be “given away on cheap housing and pet projects” rather than frontline services as intended. He said: “It is simply nothing short of naïve to believe
that there is no risk associated with this.” Mr Warren said that there were “risks in life, simple as that” and that the venture would be run as a profitable business that would produce more affordable homes if it could, with each business case looked at in its own right. “First and foremost this is about profit for this council,” he said. The proposal was passed with 50 votes for, three against and four abstaining. Aequus was set up two years ago and is currently delivering 95 new apartments in Keynsham by converting the former Riverside office block in Temple Street.
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Call for volunteer marshals as 500 sign up to run in 10K More than 500 people have signed up to race in the Keynsham 10K on Sunday, October 7, which is being revived after a five-year hiatus. Organisers from Bristol-based charity Empire Fighting Chance and Bitton Road Runners say they are thrilled at the response and are now calling on anyone who can spare a few hours on the day to help support the race to get in touch. Volunteers are needed to help marshal the route that will take participants from The Chocolate Quarter at 10am, along the High Street, Charlton Road to Chewton Keynsham and then back via the Memorial Park. Marshals will be needed from 8.45am until noon and will receive a full briefing on the day. Their tasks will be to direct runners along the course, look out for their safety – and to cheer them along, ensuring they have a great experience on the day. Jamie Sanigar from Empire Fighting Chance said: “We’re absolutely thrilled with the fantastic response we’ve had for the Keynsham 10K from runners, local businesses and our supporters, and we would like to thank everyone who has been involved in pulling it all together. We are expecting over 500 runners on the day, around 90 per cent of whom are from the local area. Alongside Bitton Road Runners, we hope this will be a great event for the Keynsham community which will continue to grow year on year. “We are urging anyone who can spare a few hours to help marshal the route to get in touch by contacting our events fundraiser, Sophie, in order to ensure a successful and safe day for all.” Anyone interested in volunteering should contact Sophie Birch from Empire Fighting Chance at sophie@empirefightingchance.org Spectators are also encouraged to come to the Chocolate Quarter to cheer on runners as they set off and then cross the finish line as they return. As well as a mass warm-up before the race, refreshments will also be served throughout the day
Adrian Kirikmaa, centre, with Jamie Sanigar and Sophie Birch by B Block, which has been announced as the event sponsor. St Monica Trust’s food development manager Adrian Kirikmaa said: “We’ve had fantastic support from the people of Keynsham since we opened. It’s great to give something back to the local community by supporting the relaunch of this popular race and the amazing work that Empire Fighting Chance are doing transforming the lives of young people in Bristol. “I think that anyone who runs 10K deserves a treat and staff from B Block Pizza will be at the start/finish line selling bacon sandwiches, tea, coffee, pastries and our signature chocolate brownies. There will also be a free banana for every competitor, courtesy of our friends at Total Produce.” Proceeds from the 10K will go to Empire Fighting Chance, a youth charity that supports young people aged from eight to 25 in fighting the impact of deprivation on their lives. Anyone who would like to support Empire Fighting Chance by running the Keynsham 10K can get sponsored by setting up a Just Giving page at www.justgiving.com/empirefightingchance Register for the race online at www.fullonsport.com/event/ keynsham10k/profile
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Year of smiley faces with Smiley Spaces
Another sellout show in September marked the first anniversary of Keynsham’s very own comedy club. Featuring some of the best comedians working on the UK and international comedy circuit, it’s no wonder that family-run business Smiley Spaces has been receiving rave reviews. Promoter and host Julie Askins said: “What a great way to celebrate our birthday, comedy is such a wonderful way to forget your troubles and to bring the community together. It’s a thrill to provide bills that include TV and headliner comedians at The Space. “It’s always a brilliant, friendly atmosphere and with so many regular customers, we must be doing something right, we are already taking bookings for Christmas! Rest assured we will endeavour to keep up the good work and Keynsham can look forward to some nice comedy surprises next year!”
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n WHAT’S ON October 5
n Keynsham Comedy Club, three comedy acts on stage at The Space, doors 7.30pm. Tickets £11 plus booking fee from https:// keynshamtickets.cloudvenue.co.uk or £14 on the door.
October 6
n Join Saltford Walkers for a ninemile walk at Tollard Royal, 9am. All ages welcome, for details go to saltfordwalkers.org.uk or @SaltfordWalkers on Twitter. n World Textile Day West, Saltford Hall, 10am to 4.30pm, free entry. Fairtrade market and talks, plus refreshments from the cafe. £3 for morning or afternoon session, £5 for both, available on the door. See www.worldtextileday.co.uk n Singing in the Rain, a storytelling and activity event based on the classic song, now a picture book, 11am at The Space, Keynsham. Explore the book with session leader Chrissie Weltike and bring your messy clothes. Tickets £5, adults free. Book at bathboxoffice. org.uk
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n Keynsham 10K, 10am, starting and finishing at Somerdale Pavilion. Registration from 8am. Organised by Bitton Road Runners and Empire Fighting Chance. Entry £16 Unaffiliated/ £14 affiliated. Visit www.fullonsport.com/event/ keynsham10k/profile n Keynsham Walkers are Welcome join the BBC Children in Need Countryfile Ramble. Meet at the Memorial Park cafe at 10am. n Sunday afternoon tea for those who would like some good
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company and a chat over a cuppa, Saltford Hall, 2-4pm.
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n Saltford Computer Cafe, Saltford Hall, 10am to noon. Get help to use your PC, laptop, tablet or phone. Admission £4, including tea or coffee and biscuits.
October 12
n Keynsham Group, Avon Wildlife Trust hosts a talk by Deya Ward, the Orangutan Alliance UK correspondent, 7.30pm to 9.30pm at Keynsham Baptist Church Hall, High Street. Adults £2.50, £1 for under-16s. Refreshments, sales of secondhand books, bird food and seasonal items.
Hall, 10am-1pm. Over 40 stalls selling a large variety of goods including household items, garage and attic clearance, collectibles, vintage, crafts and toys etc. Please come along to this popular event and help raise funds for the Saltford Community Association. Our busy cafe will be open selling bacon butties, cakes etc. For further information or to book a table, contact Angela on 0117 983 1314.
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n Jewellery making morning at Temple Street Canteen, 10am. All beads and materials and tuition, £12. Contact Caroline on 07748 257931 or carolinejanedesigns@ gmail.com
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n Longwell Records presents an evening with author, comedian and vinyl record authority Graham Jones at The Space, 7pm. Tickets £5 from https://keynshamtickets. cloudvenue.co.uk plus 50p booking fee.
n Keynsham and Saltford Local History Society hosts a slide presentation accompanied by reminiscences: Remembering the Flood, 7.30pm, at St Dunstan’s Catholic Church Hall, Bristol Road, Keynsham. Visitors £4.
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n Keynsham Farmers’ Market at Market Walk, 9am to 1pm. Local produce and goods, see www. somersetfarmersmarkets.co.uk n Join Saltford Walkers for a five- to six-mile walk at Hinton Blewett, 9.30am. All ages welcome, for details go to saltfordwalkers.org.uk or @SaltfordWalkers on Twitter.
October 13-14
n Chew Valley Arts Trail – free entry to 19 venues around the Valley, open from 10am to 6pm. Visit www.chewvalleyartstrail.co.uk or call 01275 333 128.
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n Grand Flea Market at Saltford
n Join Saltford Walkers for a two and a half- to three-mile walk at Eastville Park, 9.30am. All ages welcome, for details go to saltfordwalkers.org.uk or @SaltfordWalkers on Twitter.
n Pub quiz, Temple Street Canteen, 7pm. Bring a team, or fly solo, we will find some teammates for you. First prize is a cash jackpot. Entry is £1.50 per person.
n Keynsham Re-Use Sale, next to the recycling centre in Pixash Lane, 10am to noon. Good quality, second-hand goods for sale from £5, some on offer for free. Visit www.bathnes.gov.uk/events/ waste-not-want-not-keynsham-reuse-sale
n Antiques and Collectors’ Fair, 10am to 3pm at Saltford Hall. Refreshments available from the SCA cafe, admission £1. Call Mark on 07835 300965 for a table.
n Whitchurch United Reformed Church, (next to the village school), is holding an old-fashioned jumble sale, 10am to 1pm. There will be plenty of good quality clothes and miscellaneous items, including books, for sale. n The Ukulele Funhouse Orchestra presents musical comedy The Vicar of Dursley at The Space, 7.30pm, £10 (plus booking fee) from https:// keynshamtickets.cloudvenue.co.uk – fracking under St Ukes means uproar for the vicar!
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n Keynsham Light Opera Group (KLOGs) presents A Night of Musical Comedy – The Funny Bits! at Broadlands Academy. Evening performances at 7.30pm, Saturday matinee at 2.30pm. Tickets £10/£8 concessions from the Box Office on
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n Saltford Wombles Litter Pick, 2-4pm. Meeting places vary depending on the hot spot area but will be posted on the Saltford Environment website beforehand or you can email Jo for details, at the address below. We commonly litter pick along the A4, the river and the cycle path. If you have litter pickers and gloves, please do bring them. Find out more from Jo at saltfordwombles@gmail.com
October 29
n Posy Ring Poetry – as part of Museums Week the Roman Baths is hosting a special handling activity for families at Keynsham Civic Centre, 10.30am to noon, inspired by a posy ring discovered in Keynsham. Make a posy ring and write a poem. Free, see www. bathmuseumsweek.co.uk
November 1
n Keynsham Film Works screens Lady Bird (15) starring Saoirse
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n WHAT’S ON Ronan. Screening at The Space, Market Walk – doors 7.15pm for 7.45pm start. Tickets £5 on the door, bar available. See keynshamfilmworks.co.uk
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n Cam Valley Arts Trail – more than 40 artists exhibiting a wide range of arts and crafts at venues in villages across the Cam Valley. Free entry, open 11am to 5pm.Visit www.camvalleyartstrail.co.uk
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n Why not drop into Victoria Methodist Church on the High Street for a coffee or tea break, where you will receive a warm welcome. We are open every morning, Monday to Saturday, from 10am to noon. Pop in – we would love to see you.
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n Free gentle 30-minute walk for over 55s. Meet outside Keynsham Methodist Church, 10am, for a gentle walk followed by refreshments. Suitable for those that haven’t exercised in a while! Call Sandhya on 07789 880 415. ln Zen 02 Fitness for all abilities 9.30am, Fear Hall, Keynsham High Street. Trusted, proven, relaxing, fun. Gets results. TRY FOR FREE. Debi: 07807460856; email:fit@ zen02.com; or www.zen02.com n Keynsham and Saltford Local History Society holds an illustrated talk on a topic of local interest at 7.30pm, usually on the third Monday of each month from October to April. The venue is St Dunstan’s Catholic Church Hall, Bristol Road, Keynsham. Admission free for members or £4 for visitors. n A new WI for Saltford. Come and find out what WI can offer. Enjoy friendship, activities, talks outings and much more. We look forward to meeting you on the third Monday of the month at 10am in the Avon Room at Saltford Hall. Call Maureen on 0117 937 4108. n Our woodworking group is an informal group of mostly retired people with a common interest in woodworking. We meet every Monday evening during term time at Wellsway School from 5-7.30pm. If you have a personal project or just want to give it a go or to develop your skills new members
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are welcome. Call Dave Vickery on 0117 986 8331. n Art class at 10am to noon in the Fear Hall, Keynsham, alternate Mondays. Small friendly group, all abilities, with experienced teacher. £5.50 per session. Call 07784 839781 for more information. n Pilates for backs, 5.45pm, Fear Hall, Keynsham High Street. Call Sandhya on 07789 880 415. n Cardio Fit, high energy aerobics, St Mary’s Church Hall, Saltford, 7.40pm. Call 07903 367887 to book a class. n Short mat bowls. Learn to play with a really friendly mixed club at The Fear Hall, High Street Keynsham on Mondays, 1.30 to 4pm. September to May. Everyone welcome. Ring Alma on 0117 986 4014 or just turn up. n Keynsham Methodist Church Victoria Women’s Guild. We are a friendly group of older ladies who enjoy the fellowship of like-minded people, a relaxed programme of talks, fun, quizzes, and occasionally lunch or tea together. Our regular Monday afternoon meetings always finish with a welcome chat over a cup of tea. Any ladies who are interested will be warmly welcomed. The Fellowship Room, Key Centre, Victoria Centre, Keynsham Methodist Church. For details, call at the Church Office or phone 0117 914 9408.
month, from 2.30-4pm. We are a small, friendly group and welcome new members of all abilities. For more information contact George on 0117 914 8654 or george. liddell@blueyonder.co.uk. n ChoirJam pop choir meets on Mondays, 7.30-9pm, at Somerdale Pavilion, Cross Road, Keynsham BS31 2FW. We sing everything from Fleetwood Mac to Adele and have a lot of fun doing it! Adults of all ages are welcome to join. We’re a friendly bunch and there’s no audition or experience necessary – you just need to be enthusiastic and to love singing. To book a free taster session, contact Emma Hutchinson on 07793 983040, email emma@choirjam.co.uk or visit www.choirjam.co.uk. n Badminton. Come and join a friendly, mixed adult group, young and old, who play badminton from 10am to noon at Keynsham Leisure Centre, £2.40 per person. Just come along and have some fun. n Saltford Scrabble Club meets
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in Saltford Hall every Monday (except bank holidays), 7-9pm. Playing for fun – all abilities. £2 per night, includes a drink. Call 01225 874259. n Keynsham Wellbeing Walks with Age UK B&NES take place every Monday morning in Keynsham. To take part, call 01225 484510 or email active@ ageukbanes.co.uk n Keynsham Bridge Club is a friendly local club which meets at 7pm, at the Fear Hall, High Street, Keynsham. We play Duplicate Bridge in a relaxed and friendly environment, and would welcome new members who have just learned to play bridge, and others looking to improve their skills and enjoy an evening of bridge. Contact Pauline or Robert on 0117 985 8495. n 50+ Light and Easy Exercise classes would welcome new members to their group. Fun, friendly and social class on Turn to Page 36
n Keynsham and District Lions Club meets the second Monday of every month, 7pm to 7.30pm at Saltford Hall. The group undertakes fundraising for various causes locally, nationally and internationally and supports community events. New members welcome, call 0117 9609446 or visit www.keynshamlions.org.uk. n Key Voices, Keynsham’s friendly community singing group, meets at St Dunstan’s Church, Bristol Road. New members welcome, rehearsals start at 7.30pm, £4.50 per session. Choir leader Ben Collings is an ex-music student from Bath Spa University. Call Roy on 0117 949 8587 for information. n Keynsham Creative Writers meet at Keynsham Baptist Church on the second and fourth Monday of the
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l From Page 35 Mondays, 10-11am, at Keynsham Methodist Church, Key Centre. Cost £4 per session. Contact Jenny for more details on 0117 961 3327. n The Women’s Section of the Royal British Legion Keynsham would be delighted to welcome new members. They meet upstairs at the RBL Club on the first Monday of each month, 7.30pm. Occasional speakers, social events and outings. Come and meet new friends.
n Keynsham Machine Knitting Club. We meet on the second Monday in the month at Stirling Way Community Centre, Keynsham, 2-4pm. We have two club machines to practice knitting. Help and tuition will be given to get you knitting again. We try to have at least four speakers/demonstrators a year. Come and join us, we are a very friendly club. Call Margaret on 0117 986 5559.
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n Short mat bowling at Keynsham Scout hut, Ashton Way, 1pm to 4pm. All year round. Everyone welcome, first three sessions are free. n Age UK B&NES hosts Tai Chi at Victoria Methodist Church, 2.15pm to 3.15pm, £4. To join, contact
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ln Pilates Mat classes for all abilities starting Queen Charlton Village Hall. Seven-week course costing £63, drop-in £12 per class (classes run 55 mins). Tuesday 9.30am – Beginners and 10.30am – Improvers. To book call Elena on 07732 246866 or email elena@ vitalpilates.co.uk, www.vitalpilates. co.uk n Age UK B&NES Cook & Eat sessions (alternate weeks when running), 10.30am to 12.30pm, Community at 67, Queens Road, £5 per session. Contact Ketyn Jepson or Michelle Tarrant on 01225 484510 or email active@ ageukbanes.co.uk for dates. n Keynsham Writers is a small, friendly support group for people who have day jobs. We’re open to any type of writing, but particularly novelists serious about one day getting published. Generally the group meets on Tuesdays, sometimes other days for “quiet writing”. For the latest dates and times, we encourage members to check the Keynsham Writers Facebook page. Location is Bonzo Lounge, usually to the left of the bar unless otherwise stated. n Zumba Gold, lower impact
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Are you looking for an activity the whole family can enjoy? Whilst the kids are having the time of their lives, you can be working out, reducing stress and having fun too! Tae Kwon-Do is a great way to get fit and learn self defence in a safe and enjoyable environment. We have classes for everyone – at any fitness level. Our membership ranges in age from 4 to over 50, in all shapes and sizes Call today on
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Zumba. Ideal for over-50s, beginners. Royal British Legion, upstairs hall. Everyone welcome, and you’ll meet new people while having fun! 11.30am to 12.15pm. £3.50 per class. Contact Philomena on 07966 373089. www. zumbainbristol.co.uk n Age UK B&NES Book Club Meets on the last Tuesday of the month,10am to 11.30am at Keynsham Library, donation £3. Details from Ketyn Jepson or Michelle Tarrant on 01225 484510 or email active@ageukbanes.co.uk n The Macular Degeneration Group meets on the second Tuesday of the month at Boots Opticians in Keynsham High Street. It is an opportunity to chat over coffee and get help and support from fellow sufferers. Call 0117 973 5292 for more details. n Keynsham Older People’s Social Group (KOPS), first Tuesday of every month, 2-4pm at Community At 67, Queens Road. New members always welcome. Contact Michelle Tarrant at Age UK BaNES on 01225 484510 or active@ageukbanes. co.uk for more information. Website ageukbanes.co.uk n Keynsham Walking Football Club on the 3G pitch at Keynsham Town Football Club, for the over65s, 10-11am. The beautiful game played a little slower – turn up and play. Call Martin on 07754 543719. n Get out, meet people, have fun and keep fit! Really informal, friendly, mixed badminton club for adults 18 to 80. Beginners court 1, previous players/ regulars courts 2,3,4. Keynsham Leisure Centre,10am-noon, £2.40. Just drop in or ring Clive on 0117 986 6793. n Sing along to your favourite rhymes at Baby Bounce & Rhyme, every Tuesday at Keynsham Library: Session 1 – 10-10.30am; Session 2 – 11-11.30am. n Parkinson’s Bath & District Branch, Keynsham social coffee mornings – every last Tuesday in the month. 10.30am-noon at The Talbot Inn, Bath Road, Keynsham, BS31 1NP. Open to anyone with Parkinson’s Disease, a carer or friend wishing to support those with the disease, help in a voluntary capacity, or organise fundraising events.
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n Keynsham green drinks, every third Tuesday of the month, upstairs at The Ship Inn from 7.30pm, Temple Street. A friendly group of Keynsham residents interested in green and environmental issues, we get together monthly for a drink and a chat. New faces welcome! n ChoirJam pop choir meets on Tuesdays 7.30-9pm at the Fear Hall in the High Street. We sing everything from Fleetwood Mac to Adele and have a lot of fun doing it! Adults of all ages are welcome to join. We’re a friendly bunch and there’s no audition or experience necessary – you just need to be enthusiastic and to love singing. To book a free taster session contact Emma Hutchinson 07793 983040, emma@choirjam.co.uk or visit www.choirjam.co.uk. n The Ship Inn Petanque Club meets between 11am and 2pm at The Ship Inn, Temple Street. n New T-Jive modern jive class. Every Tuesday afternoon from 2-4pm at The Fear Hall, 30 High Street, Keynsham. Modern jive is one of the easiest partner dances to learn – based on rock’n roll but much smoother. Come on your own or with a friend or partner, there are several of us on hand to lead or follow. Tea and biscuits served. All ages and abilities, beginners especially welcome. Free first lesson. For details, contact Sue on 07979 740702. n Keynsham and Saltford Gardeners’ Association meets on the first Tuesday of the month, except in June and July, at the Fear Hall in Keynsham High Street at 2pm. The group hears talks from speakers and goes on trips. All are welcome, drop in to find out more or call Betty on 0117 932 4045. n Saltford Floral Club meets on the fourth Tuesday each month at 2.15pm at Saltford Hall. Visitors welcome, demonstrations/practice. Contact Shirley Hobbs on 0117 986 2924. n Fry Club Joggers run every Tuesday, meeting at 7pm in the Somerdale Pavilion foyer. We jog/ run five to seven miles around the local area. Friendly club with members from 20s to 70s. New joiners always welcome. See frysjoggers.btck.co.uk.
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n WHAT’S ON n St John’s Toddler Group meets every Tuesday and Thursday during term-time from 9.45-11.30am in St John’s Church Hall, Keynsham. Children aged 0-4 years can come and play with a wide range of toys and take part in craft activities and singing every week. Refreshments included. All welcome – first session free. Contact Anais Hall on 07545 391659. n Activity days at @One, St John’s Church, Keynsham. The activities are cookery or art in the morning (10am-2pm) then drama in the afternoon (2-4pm) for people with learning disabilities, £33.33 for full day, bring packed lunch. Call the Swallow office to book on 01761 414034 or email judy@ swallowcharity.org. n Wellsway Ladies’ Badminton Club, 7.30-9.30pm at Keynsham Leisure Centre. For more information, call Jenny on 0117 986 8331. n Residents’ Fellowship Association, based at Hawthorn Meeting Room in Carpenters Lane, 2-4pm. Different activities, such as luncheon, quiz, games, including darts, and a committee meeting. On Thursday afternoon we do crafts and we have a community garden. Contact Jim Lingard on 0117 986 1551. n St Keyna Townswomen’s Guild meets on the second Tuesday of each month in the Fear Hall, Keynsham between 9.45am and 11.45am. They are a friendly, outgoing group of ladies who enjoy interesting speakers and numerous sub-group outings and activities. Come along to our next meeting for a coffee/ tea and biscuits, you will be most welcome. n Popular sequence dances at The Fear Hall, Keynsham, 7.30-10pm. Anyone interested in dancing is welcome, friendly atmosphere, first visit free. Call 0117 986 2819/0117 986 4014.
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n Short mat bowling at Wellsway School sports centre, 7pm to 10pm. All year round, everyone welcome. First three sessions are free. n Age UK B&NES’ Walking Group, variable programme, often leaving around 10am. Cost is £18 per year,
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which allows you to go out with any of the walking groups in the area. Contact Ketyn Jepson or Michelle Tarrant on 01225 484510 or email active@ageukbanes.co.uk for details.
In Zen 02 Fitness for all abilities 10am, Fear Hall, Keynsham High Street. Trusted, proven, relaxing, fun. Gets results. TRY FOR FREE. Debi: 07807460856; email:fit@ zen02.com; or www.zen02.com n Move It or Lose It exercise classes, run by Age UK B&NES and led by physical training instructor Mike Spiring, at Keynsham Scout HQ, Ashton Way, £4. To join contact Ketyn Jepson or Michelle Tarrant on 01225 484510 or email active@ ageukbanes.co.uk In NEW PILATES CLASS. Mondays 11.30am to 12.30pm Keynsham, Wednesdays 1.45pm to 2.45pm Keynsham. Please bring a mat. £36 for six-week booking. Contact Jenny 07784 271249. www. pilates4posture.co.uk n Cardio Fit, high energy aerobics, St Mary’s Church Hall, Saltford, 9.15am. Call 07903 367887 to book a class. n Coffee and craft at Community at 67, Queens Road, 10am12.30pm. Do you enjoy crafting or like to learn new skills or teach others? All types of craft welcome, help plan trips and demonstrations. For more details, please contact Clare on 077 377 42300, email community67@gmail.com, follow us on Facebook. n Keynsham Good Afternoon Choir with music man Grenville Jones, 2-4pm at Victoria Methodist Church. No auditions and great songs with the accent on fun and friendship. £3.60 per session, come and meet us. Call 01761 472468 or visit www.goodafternoonchoir. org n ChoirJam pop choir meets on Wednesday mornings 11am12.30pm at the Fear Hall in the High Street. See Tuesday’s entry for details. n Maths At 67, a small after-school fun maths club for Years 5 and 6 runs on Wednesdays in term time, 4-5pm at Community At 67. Call Sheila Crocombe on 0117 986 3961. n Baby Comes Too meets
every Wednesday afternoon, in term time, from 1.15pm to 2.45pm upstairs in the Key Centre, Keynsham. All carers with children aged 0-4 years are welcome! We have a home corner, dressing up, books, jigsaws, plenty of play vehicles, Peppa Pig toys and lots more! Refreshments are included. £1 per family per week. Please join us, the first session is free! See www.babycomestoo.btck. co.uk. n Badminton, 10am-noon. Very friendly ladies’ badminton club. Every Wednesday at Keynsham Leisure Centre. Previous experience needed, but we are a group of mixed abilities. First week free. n Keynsham Photographic Society meets at the Fear Hall at 7.30pm to enjoy all aspects of photography. We have visiting speakers; competitions; sessions to share and discuss our own photographs and opportunities to view the best amateur work from the South West. Find us online at www. keynshamphotographicsociety. co.uk and come along to share this enthralling hobby. n The Keynsham and Saltford branch of the British Sugarcraft Guild meets on the second Wednesday of every month, 7.15pm, at the Wick House Community Hall, Wick House Close, Saltford. Cake decorating demonstrations, workshops for all to join in, please just come along. Contact Iris Seymour on 01275 834233 for more information. n Community At 67 Scrabble Club meets on Wednesday of each week from 2-4pm. New members welcome, ring 0773 774 2300 or come along. Meets at 67 Queens Road, Keynsham.
Thursday ln Pilates Mat classes for all abilities starting Queen Charlton Village Hall. Seven-week course costing £63, drop-in £12 per class (classes run 55 mins). Thursday 6.30pm – Beginners and 7.30pm – Improvers. To book call Elena 07732 246866 or email elena@ vitalpilates.co.uk, www.vitalpilates. co.uk n Short mat bowling at Keynsham Scout hut, Ashton Way, 1pm to
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4pm. All year round. Everyone welcome, first three sessions free. n Walking football for over-50s is back after the winter break, 8-9pm, AJN Stadium, Keynsham. Call Martin on 07754 543719. n Music For The Mind at St Dunstan’s Church Hall on the second and fourth Thursday of each month, 10.30am to noon. Free entry. Open to all who have been diagnosed with dementia, with a carer if needed. Details from Keynsham Dementia Action Alliance on 0117 983 7923. n Badminton club – join a friendly club who play at Broadlands Academy on Thursday evenings, 7pm until 9pm. Contact Joan on 01761453169. n Come and listen to stories and rhymes for youngsters at Story Time every Thursday during term time at Keynsham Library, 1010.30am. n Age UK B&NES’ Walking Group, meets twice a month on a Thursday morning, currently has spaces for new walkers. It’s a great opportunity to meet new people, exercise in the fresh air and discover your surrounding area whilst being led by trained and friendly volunteers. If you would like to know more please contact Michelle Tarrant on 01225 484510, or visit ageukbanes.co.uk n ASP Poetry Circle meets on the third Thursday of each month, from 7.30-8.30pm at Broadlands Academy. Free entry, bring a couple of poems, your own or by another poet, to share. Contact Mary Lambert on 0117 986 2257 or email mandd@gentlyblown.co.uk. Visit http://totallymaracas.btck. co.uk/ASPPoets. n Saltford Sewing Group for clothes sewers of all ages and skills, sharing ideas and techniques and creating classic and unique garments. Group is held on Thursday afternoons. Contact June on 01225 872304. n Painting for pleasure club, we meet Thursday afternoons from 2-4pm at Saltford Hall. Contact Frances on 01225 873773. n St John’s Toddler Group meets Turn to Page 38
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n WHAT’S ON l From Page 37 every Tuesday and Thursday during term-time between 9.45am and 11.30am in St John’s Church Hall, Keynsham. Children 0-4 years can come and play with a wide range of toys and take part in craft activities and singing. Refreshments included. All welcome – first session free. Call Anais Hall on 07545 391659. n Somerset Morris Dancers meet 8-10pm at Marksbury Village Hall. We are a women’s side and dance West Country Stave Dances and Cotswold Morris. New musicians welcome, male and female, at 7.30pm. Call Jill on 01761 470773 for more information.
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n Keynsham Walking Football Club on the 3G pitch at Keynsham Town Football Club, 10-11am. The beautiful game played a little slower – turn up and play. Details from Martin on 07754 543719. n Goldies Sing&Smile sessions are
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n CAMEO is a friendly group providing fellowship and a wide range of activities for those living on their own. We are open to all denominations or to those with no affiliations. We meet for coffee (10am-noon) at Victoria Methodist Church on the first Friday of the month. If you are interested, come for coffee or contact the Church Office on 0117 914 9408 or Christopher Bailey on 01225 872784. n Badminton. Join a very friendly mixed group who meet every Friday to play from 10am-noon at Keynsham Leisure Centre. All are welcome, regardless of ability. Just turn up or ring Clive on 0117 986 6793.
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n Free Turn Up and Play Football Sessions for children aged between five and 16 with physical, sensory and learning difficulties, 9am to10am at Keynsham Town FC. Contact Martin for more details on 07754 543719. n Weekend Wellness Saturdays, 10-11am, free (funded by the Wellbeing College) at Timeout, Keynsham. Visit www. yogakeynsham.com or email Yogakeynsham@gmail.com for more information. n Salt and Sham Cycle Club’s weekly 45km ride around Chew Valley Lake, starting at Ashton Way car park in Keynsham at 7am and ending at Keynsham Cricket Club for refreshments. Visit www.saltandsham.co.uk n Keynsham has a community veg plot to share. Anyone who would like to grow vegetables but
doesn’t know how, doesn’t have a garden or just loves gardening and wants to meet other likeminded people can come along to the plot from 10.30am on the first Saturday of the month. You’ll find us behind the cafe in Keynsham Memorial Park. Call Aileen on 07854 149008. n Who Let the Dads Out, 1011.30am, third Saturday of the month. St John’s Church Hall, Keynsham. Dads, grandads, male carers and preschool kids. Bacon butties, toys, great coffee. Follow us on Twitter @keynshamwltdo.
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n Free social runs for ladies. Meet Sunday 8am at the car park near the Keynsham Memorial Park skate park, BS31 2BL . Warm-up, social run of 30 to 45 minutes and cool down. For details, email samloubell77@gmail.com or see www.thismumruns.co.uk/bath n Walks for single people. Solo Rendezvous walk every Sunday in the local area, starting at 11am. Please phone for walk details: 01454 775508 / 01454 774984 / 0117 9850210.
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THE BIG PICTURE Film review with Harrison Thorne
Crazy Rich Asians delivers a bland adaptation of an eccentric premise Crazy Rich Asians (12A) ith all the commercial and critical praise heaped on Crazy Rich Asians I was optimistic going into the screening – yet I came out of it deeply unimpressed and feeling a sense of lacking for what it could have been. Masterpiece or disaster this film is important nonetheless – a big-budget Hollywood extravaganza that features and celebrates a predominantly Asian cast deserves hefty recognition no matter what and I will always look back fondly on this film for that.
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However, the film itself seemed like a missed opportunity. The story follows Rachael Chu (Constance Wu), a young Chinese-American young woman who travels to Singapore to meet her boyfriend Nick’s (Henry Golding) “crazy rich” family. The drama unfolds when Nick’s mother Eleanor (played excellently by Michelle Yeoh, one of the best parts of the film) expresses her dislike for Rachel. The direction by John M Chu feels very reminiscent of Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby (a film I’d much rather watch) and fails
to really capitalise on any social commentary on the sheer wealth of Nick’s family or in the divide in culture between American and Asia. Instead the film follows a simple and predictable “rom-com” story that fails to deliver any actual comedy, with the only smirks and giggles from the audience prompted by Awkwafina, who plays Rachel’s best friend. The redeeming qualities of this film come primarily from Michelle Yeoh’s performance as Nick’s mother, who steals every scene she’s in and genuinely moves the audience
in some of her final appearances. The visuals should also be praised, with Vanja Cernjul’s cinematography capturing the scale of Singapore with grace and excitement. In conclusion, Crazy Rich Asians is step in the right direction for Asian representation in Hollywood, yet it disappointed in its narrative, characters and some of its performances. Hopefully future films with a cast this unseen in Hollywood will prove to stand out for more than just their cultural representation. 2.5/5
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Pub quiz funds split between six causes by Ros Anstey at The Compton Inn for many Quiz teams from the Compton years and, in the last eight years, Inn in Compton Dando have split has raised over £16,000 for local money raised from their regular charities. Entrance fee monies events between six good causes. and profits from the raffle are Among those to benefit is the added to the charity fund each Parkinson’s UK Bath & District month. Each year the charity Branch and John Saunders and fund is allocated to various local Robin Tanner from the charity charities according to criteria visited the pub to say thank you. agreed by the regular teams.” Landlord Paul Thomas and The other five charities to quiz team member Rachael receive a donation this year are: Daubney presented them with Action for Children; Dexter’s a cheque for £600 – £300 Odyssey; Golden-Oldies; Julian Witfrom h ov quiz funds and £300 raised by er 80 House and Pounds for Porge. s Rachael – and received certifi- up th talls at Anyone who would like to find t h o i se u cates of thanks from the charity out more about Parkinson's UK niqu s popula With over 80 stalls at this popular annual fair, it's the perfect event to pick e an r an in return. groups can contact Mr nual RachaelupDaubney d Robin Paul Thomas, and John SaundersChristmas support thou Tanner, those unique and thoughtful presents. f a ghtfu ir, it Mr Saunders said: “Once Saunders on 01761 432452. l Cmaking hrist 's theofpeinformation and guidance. It is their carers and families, again I would like to thank the The Compton Inn's quiz is on mas r f e c t eve them supporting Satulives a little happier with prelovely their quiz team and Rachael for raising the first Monday of the month sent hearing rday n t . Saturday 11th cream teas, pub coffee mornings, eachsother andtohearing laughter.” p11th 2018 (unless that falls on a public holi£600. This will go a long way to ick November Nov from embThis gives lunches and trips. Mr Thomas said: “A monthly helping us support people in the day, when it moves to the second from 12 noon 4pm 12day e noon r 20 full them a good support charity quiz has been running 18 local area with Parkinson’s, and Monday) and all are welcome. - 4pgroup, Well m Wellsway School, swa y Sc C hand New h Chandag Road, ag R ool, ! oad, Keynsham, Ke y n sh Artis Bris Bristol, BS31 1PH tol, B am, an F S31 oSunday od M 11th November Fea 1 PH arke tu New! t chee ring ha nd-s 12 noon - 4pm se, c elec ake, t ed Artisan Food Market oils, School, Wellsway Road, Keynsham Talk lique locChandag a s urs, l food a Featuring hand-selected local food and drink producers, all under one roof! Wine, n c Over 80 stalls at this popular annual D d hai, on’t drink vega New! cheese, cake, oils, liqueurs, chai, vegan and more... mis prod fair, it’s the event to pick up n s thperfect a u Artisan Food Market nd m e ‘B cers eethoughtful , o a those unique and r e ll T Talks alk a unde Featuring..hand-selected . Loca ndmiss r on ted in presents. Don’t Christmas Demthe local food and drink roo‘Bee the M Don’t miss ethe o’ at f! WTalk and Demo’ at 1pm by ‘The Bee Lady’ at Hives & Herbals. at 1pm by ‘The www‘Bee Talk and eDemo’ 1 ine, p ndip all under one mproducers, .well b y ‘Th HaHerbals. wayp at Hives & Bee sLady’ ll foy e roof! Wine, cheese, cake, B ta.co er. ee in the Mendip Hall foyer. adyLocated k Located in the.uMendip Hall foyer. oils, liqueurs,Lchai, ’ avegan t Hiv e s& www.wellswaypta.co.uk and more... Herb als.
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CHANGING FOR THE BETTER with Transition Keynsham
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ow can we make money work for a sustainable future? Some might answer: “We can’t.” Time and again we’ve seen big business putting profit over people and growth over being green. Many of these businesses are accountable to shareholders, whose role is pivotal in changing corporate behaviour. Unfortunately, according to one recent report, only one in every five of the UK’s super-rich have even a tiny fraction of their assets held in sustainable investments. Incredibly, we lag behind Chinese and Brazilian millionaires, many of whom are investing their money ethically. Ordinary people might wonder how an article about shareholdings and the super-rich can have anything to do with them. But every one of us who has a pension has investments in the stock market, and as such, we have real influence. There’s an organisation called ShareAction that helps ordinary people like you and me discover what our savings are invested in – agriculture or arms, renewables
or fossil fuels. They support us to get our voice heard by our pension schemes, to help ensure that the impact of our investments in the real world are for the good of people and planet. ShareAction works on a number of sustainable investment campaigns, and it’s worth checking out their website. They support fossil fuel businesses to transition to a low-carbon model. They campaign on the Living Wage, shine a spotlight on global supply chains, and rank Europe’s biggest banks to ensure they invest in the low carbon economy. There are a number of ethical banks that look at socially and environmentally responsible
investments – for example, Bristol is the UK home of Triodos Bank, which only lends to organisations that make a social, environmental or cultural difference. Another way for small investors to help change the world for the better is to invest in community energy. There are opportunities to do this up and down the country. So, we’re all able to help make money work for a sustainable future, whether we’re a millionaire or a regular Jo Bloggs. We can make sure our pensions and other investments are invested in ethical funds and can demand change where they aren’t. And we can move our accounts to banks that put people and planet first.
New flu jab offered to people over 65
People over 65 living in Keynsham, Saltford and surrounding areas will be offered a new type of flu jab this winter. The new vaccine is considered to be significantly more effective than others available, improving the body’s immune response. The new vaccine for the over-65s is expected to reduce the number of GP consultations by 30,000, hospital admissions by over 2,000 and prevent more than 700 deaths from flu across England. Children aged from two and up to Year 5, pregnant women, anyone who is the main carer for another person or who receives carer’s allowance and those with long-term health conditions such as diabetes and asthma are also eligible for a free flu jab. The vaccine will be available from early October. Eligible adults are encouraged to get their free jabs from their GP or a pharmacy by the end of November, before the flu season’s peak.
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Award for Goldies’ World War I project A charity that runs a number of singing groups in Keynsham has picked up an award for a project to bring different generations together and commemorate World War I. Grenville Jones, the founder of the Golden Oldies “Sing and Smile Charity” – better known as Goldies – was presented with a National Lottery Award for Education on BBC1 on September 26. The charity won for its lottery-funded “Armistice Cantata” project, which saw Grenville work with pupils from Thornhill Primary School, Cardiff, to write a 30-minute production that could be used by other schools as part of their World War I commemorations. Grenville said: “I believe it is so important that younger children are aware of what happened 100 years ago. It is, of course,
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E Katherine Jenkins hands Grenville Jones the award a very complex subject but through music and singing those much-loved WW1 songs, such as Tipperary, I believe that they can come to have an understanding of how the years 1914-1918 made such an impact on our lives and communities today.”
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ach year Keynsham Walkers are Welcome board the train and head off to Bradford on Avon to join in the town’s walking festival, and this year was no exception. Twenty of us arrived at the reception area to be met by Richard Craft, the event organiser and our walk leader for the day. It was almost perfect walking conditions as we went in a south easterly direction towards Trowbridge. We passed many sights of interest, including the subsidence caused by the mine workings. We carried on along the canal towpath, through the grounds of Widbrook Grange Hotel with its display of unusual artistic sculptures, back on the sides of the River Avon via the sailing club and golf course. Four miles and
two hours later, we arrived back in Bradford. We were very grateful to Richard for his excellent guided tour, and we still had enough time to wander around this picturesque town and sample some of what the local hostelries had to offer, before catching the train back to Keynsham, a very happy bunch.
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Head outside for autumn colours and wild treats! with Avon Wildlife Trust Keynsham Group Autumn is a time of plenty, with a magnificent hedgerow harvest of blackberries, nuts and seeds, writes Avon Wildlife Trust Keynsham group chairman Dave Sage. Many wildlife species take advantage of this wild harvest to build up reserves of fat for the cold winter months. The colours of autumn are beautiful and it's also a time of change, as some birds arrive, and
others leave on migration. The hot dry summer doesn’t seem to have affected the harvest this year; indeed, in the Keynsham area there are bumper early crops of hazel nuts, rose hips and blackberries. Having said that, the crop of bramley apples from my garden tree is seriously down on last year! Some people have reported a reduction in birds visiting their gardens this summer, notably blackbirds. This might be a cause for concern, but it might be just that there is more food available in the fields and hedgerows. Time will tell! During autumn the days are shortening, and the sun is becoming lower in the sky. The autumn equinox, when day and
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River dipping in the Chew in September
night are of equal length, was on September 23. There are often wonderful sunsets in autumn, the stars seem brighter at night, and on cold mornings evocative mist hangs over fields. According to www.wildlifewatch.org.uk, the top five things to look for in autumn are:
1. Fantastic fungi A number of fungi forays are going on in the local area – check out the Avon Wildlife Trust website for details. They belong to an extraordinarily varied and beautiful Kingdom and are very important as “nature’s dustmen”, recycling vital nutrients for plant growth.
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2. Thrilling deer ruts Although shy and elusive, there are plenty of roe deer locally, some muntjac deer, fallow deer and red deer (at least in deer parks such as Ashton Court and Dyrham Park). Listen out for roe deer “barking” (it sounds like a cross between a bark, a roar and a chesty cough!). 3. Birds in flocks Late autumn and winter are the best times to see starling “murmurations” – huge flocks of starlings swirling in a coordinated mass before roosting for the night. It is thought to be a way of deterring aerial predators such as sparrowhawks and peregrine falcons. A great place to see them is at Ham Wall on the Somerset Levels – well worth a visit, as the local group will be doing in May next year. Long-tailed tits, rooks, jackdaws and carrion crows can also form impressive and noisy flocks. 4. Intricate spiders’ webs These are especially noticeable on cold,
misty mornings and another beautiful sight not to be missed! Take an early morning walk and look out for spider webs outlined in dew on hedgerows, in meadows and even on house windows and car wing mirrors – breathtaking! 5. Beech woods In North America, autumn is known as “fall” – because this is when trees turn amazing colours before shedding their leaves. Any woodland in late autumn will have trees showing autumn colours but beech woodland can be especially spectacular with leaves turning yellow, gold and orange before they fall. There are plenty of beech and copper beech trees at Ashton Court and Leigh Woods. So why not put on your wellies and go out blackberrying and picking up hazel nuts before they’re all gone? Blackberry and apple crumble with chopped hazelnuts is one of my family’s favourite desserts! Look for fungi too – but do not attempt to eat any unless you have an expert with you who can distinguish the delicious from the dangerous and downright deadly! Our final field outing of 2018 is on Saturday, October 13: a trip to Castle Park in central Bristol, where Liz Wintle will describe some of the unusual trees to be found in this urban oasis. Call Liz on 0117 909 9667 for details. The local group’s autumn/ winter programme has already started with the annual river dipping and water quality survey at Dapps Hill taking place in late September. Next is our first indoor talk of the season, at the Baptist Church Hall in the High Street as usual, on Friday, October 12, with doors
Deya Ward will be focusing on the plight of the orangutan and her conservation work in Borneo in her talk Photos: Deya Ward
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on major series such as Blue Planet, Great Barrier Reef and the inspiring A Plastic Ocean. Two talks which should not be missed! The year ends with our now well-established members’ evening on December 14, A Christmas Medley, with a variety of short talks from our local members, a wildlife quiz, Christmas refreshments and a bazaar. All in all, a superb series of talks to look forward to!
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BOOKS OF THE MONTH with Judith Thomas from Keynsham Library Adult Fiction
Island in the East by Jenny Ashcroft For fans of Victoria Hislop and Deborah Jeffries, this book is beautifully written and very evocative. It begins in Singapore in 1897 with the arrival of twins, Harriet and Mae Grafton, which causes great gossip among the British community as they appear to have quite a scandalous background. For the twins it means being flung into a new world, with a wealthy benefactor and new friends, including the mysterious Alex Blake. The story then flips to London in 1941 and we meet Ivy Harcourt, recovering from injuries both mental and physical sustained in the Blitz. She can speak Japanese and therefore finds herself posted to Singapore. She feels a break from wartorn London may aid her recovery but her grandmother, Mae, is much more cautious. Ivy arrives in Singapore just before the Japanese invasion and immediately meets strangers from her grandmother’s past, which includes an unstoppable love affair and a shattering secret that has been waiting to be uncovered. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I particularly liked the character of Ivy – quite a tough cookie. The author describes the Far East very well – you can feel the heat from the page and particularly the devastating Japanese invasion. An emotional and absorbing read and
I am definitely on the lookout for more books by this author.
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The library service has just launched a new audio service which means you can borrow, with your library card, a wide range of audio books for free, either online or through an app called BorrowBook.
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Dark Tides by Chris Ewan Read by Alex Tregear this is a spooky chiller for October. When Claire Cooper was eight, her mother disappeared during the Manx Halloween called Hop-tunaa. When Claire was 18 she and her friends also took part in the Hop-tu-naa but things took a turn for the worse after a dare went horribly wrong. Claire is now a police officer and the festival of Hop-tu-naa has come to haunt all of the six friends but she must face her deepest fears in order to stop a killer claiming their next victim. This audio book is great for fans of Stephen King and The Wicker Man – mixing island life and folklore in a chilling story, and its setting in an area of Great Britain I am unfamiliar with made it especially interesting.
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Granny by Anthony Horowitz A spooky tale from the great author Anthony Horowitz. Grannies are supposed to be nice and cuddly and give you loads of sweets, but not Joe Warden’s. Joe lives in splendour in Thattlebee
Hall and his distant parents are very rich but he rarely goes out and feels a bit like a prisoner. But this is not his real worry – that happens to be his Granny! Joe’s Granny is really horrible. She happens to be rather physically repulsive but also very very mean. She descends on Thattlebee Hall and has an evil scheme involving the Golden Granny Awards and wants to involve Joe. Can he stop her before disaster strikes? A great read and gives a new perspective on grannies!
Children’s Picture Books
Wake Up Do, Lydia Lou! by Julia Donaldson and Karen George A really sweet tale written by Julia Donaldson. A naughty ghost tries to wake up Lydia Lou for a scare but he finds it impossible! He brings all his friends to see if they can wake her, from a kitten, to a cow, to an owl and even a noisy baby. But read on to see what eventually does wake Lydia Lou.
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l Sing along to your favourite rhymes at Baby Bounce and Rhyme, now every Tuesday during term time at Keynsham Library: Session1 – 10am to 10.30am; Session 2 – 11am to 11.30am. l Come and listen to stories and rhymes at Story Time every Thursday during term time at Keynsham Library from 10am to 10.30am.
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PEN TO PAPER with Keynsham Creative Writers
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Staff and residents at Kingfisher Lodge taking part in a Memory Walk
Residents enjoy a stroll for a good cause Care home residents in Saltford took part in their own version of the Alzheimer’s Society’s Memory Walk to raise funds for the charity. The community at Kingfisher Lodge enjoyed a leisurely stroll around the home’s grounds on September 19, with staff sponsor-
ing residents to take part. Refreshments were served to celebrate the event, which raised £80 for the charity. Around 100,000 people will take part in Memory Walks across the country this year to help fund research into dementia.
That well trodden stairway of life eluded me for a while. Yet sweet cherished flashbacks always invaded my mind, never ceasing to rekindle memories from a former age. A time when I tore up those steps two at a time,
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Just like their crumbling disintegrating covering, those risers and treads in my life craved rejuvenation. For I was threadbare, worn out and tired; in need of a refit and a wanting a shot in the arm. More iron in my blood to resuscitate my soul; a new coat of paint and therapy to those injured frayed nerves. My mind craved once more that youthful spring in my step, and longed for that insatiable unquenchable fire in my belly.
and carried the love of my life, as though just a feather. Alas, she no longer is with me now, for she has faded like an evening star. She lives beyond my reach in a new dimension. Yet at her direction new life was breathed into my spirit, and the angels injected hope and happiness back into my life. Edwin C Rigg
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KEYNSHAM AND SALTFORD LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
Maps reveal town’s lost leather industry The Keynsham Tannery
In an age where much of what we buy is produced thousands of miles away it is hard to imagine a world where most of life’s essentials were made locally. For several hundred years Keynsham had a tannery, producing leather for the immediate area and probably customers in Bath and Bristol as well. Where was it? Old maps, such as that shown, dating from 1884, have it marked in what is now the cluster of small business premises known as the Brookleaze Trading Estate near the bottom of Stockwood Vale. We don’t know when it was established on that site. Records show that the abbey had a tannery, but the location is not known. Certainly, there was a tannery on the Brookleaze site in 1675, when Thomas Bridges owned a “leather mill”. When businesses changed hands the particulars of sale often give the best description we have and in this case a newspaper advertisement of 1803 lists the various buildings and gives an idea of scale by stating that it can contain over 2,100 hides. Leather production was a lengthy process as the hides had to be soaked in tannic acid, traditionally made from oak bark, for many months with the total time in the pits being about a year. The process required large amounts of water and space for all the pits: these are shown on the map as a grid between the main buildings. Water at Brookleaze came from the watercourse from Queen Charlton/Stockwood and the stream was dammed to make a pond, which served a mill at one time. It is not clear when the tannery business ceased but on a map of 1902 the site was described as a fibre works. Today the area of the pond has been filled in and provides parking. Over the years new buildings have been erected on the site but most of the main buildings on the old map can still be identified.
Annual General Meeting
The society’s AGM on September 17 was well attended. Chairman Richard Dyson reported on a successful year, with good attendances at the evening meetings which covered a variety
The tanning pits might have looked like those below left at the Thomas Ware works in Bristol, but without a building over them. The hides hang from the wooden beams seen over the pits on the left of the picture. This long building at Brookleaze, below right, was once part of the tannery complex
of topics. Visits to places of historic interest were arranged during the summer, including a tour of Bristol Cathedral and a recent trip to the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth. The society’s popular History Walks leaflets are now being published online, though they can still be obtained at Keynsham Town Council offices. During July, the project to re-site the County Bridge Stone in the park as a flood memorial was successfully completed in time for the 50th anniversary. Looking
forward, the society continues work to compile a book on the recent history of Keynsham and Saltford. After the formal meeting, Brian Vowles gave a presentation on the history of Keynsham, taking the Bristol Road as his theme.
Talks programme begins – Remembering the flood
Monday, October 15, sees the start of the society’s new programme of monthly evening talks on a range of subjects relating to local history.
They are held at St Dunstan’s Catholic Church Hall on Bristol Road, starting at 7.30pm, and the first one is on the Great Flood of 1968. As well as a presentation of images and words we will have a display of pictures and newspaper cuttings recounting the disaster. Visitors are welcome, provided space is available, with admission free if you join the society. For details of the society’s full talks programme, visit www. keysalthist.org.uk
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Pedal to Paris in aid of city’s hospitals
A charity is inviting cyclists to use pedal power to travel from Bristol to Paris to help raise money for Bristol hospitals. The Bristol to Paris Challenge, organised by Above and Beyond, the official charity for UH Bristol’s hospitals, is taking place from September 11 to 15, 2019. The 470km ride will be in its sixth year and the challenge is open to all cycling abilities with nutrition and bike maintenance support, group training rides and advice all included. Edd Smith, from Above & Beyond, said: “This year cyclists can choose to fundraise for whichever of the nine UH Bristol hospitals means the most to them. “Taking part is a fantastic way to say thank you to the incredibly hardworking NHS staff and we expect there to be a mix of staff, patients, companies and individuals looking for a new challenge.” Visit www.aboveandbeyond. org.uk/Event/bristol2paris or call 0117 927 7120.
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with David Clarke, chair of Churches Together in Keynsham and Saltford Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run
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o begins the poem To Autumn by John Keats. There may not be many thatched cottages round about here, but the poem reminds us that October is the month when the last of the fruits ripen, bringing an end to the summer harvest. It is a time to be thankful for the rich variety of food that we enjoy, and to be thankful also for all the people that plant, rear, and catch – sometimes with
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As we enjoy and celebrate and are thankful for our food, let us also remember those whose acts of kindness have brightened our lives, and let us in return be ready to offer care and love to those who need our help
difficulty or danger – and deliver our food to a shop conveniently near us. How often do we stop to wonder who was involved in getting the bag of potatoes or the tin of beans or the bunch of bananas to us? Our local churches will celebrate the harvest festival – everyone is very welcome – as a sign of God’s goodness, and they will gather in a harvest of their own: food that is donated to be passed on to local charities and foodbanks. This is in keeping with Bible teaching which says that if you have food to enjoy, you should not keep it all to yourself, but share some with those who are less fortunate.
The Bible goes further and invites us to create a “good harvest” of kindness and care and love. It encourages us to be kind and loving to our neighbour, not just literally those next door, but anyone we know who is in need – and not just food either, but perhaps a helping hand or some time spent listening. So as we enjoy and celebrate and are thankful for our food, let us also remember those whose acts of kindness have brightened our lives, and let us in return be ready to offer care and love to those who need our help. What a great difference such generosity makes to each one of us and to our community.
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Group raises £600 to help city’s homeless
A centre that provides shelter and support for homeless people in Bristol has received £600 from a Keynsham group. The Methodist Centre, in Midland Road, was chosen to receive funds raised throughout the year by a group of women who meet at Queens Road Methodist Church to listen to guest speakers. Money was raised in a variety of ways, including a cream tea afternoon, a book stall, the sale of cooking apples from one member’s garden, the proceeds from an open day at another member’s garden and a weekly collection. Group leaders Marjorie Cox and Carole Lambern visited the Methodist Centre to hand over a cheque to manager Ross Jeffrey.
eynsham WI have been very active during the summer months. Some members took part in an eight-week walking netball course at Wellsway School. Unfortunately this was a temporary arrangement until the school term began again. We are now hoping to find a new venue and recommence in October. This was organised by the National WI and England Netball and took many of us back to our school days. Some of us found it very difficult not to run or jump! There was also a taster session of croquet held at Peasedown St John Croquet Club in August. Here we were joined by members from other local WI groups. We all enjoyed the experience and had a great afternoon in the sunshine, followed by an afternoon tea with homemade scones provided by Peasedown Croquet Club. Our meeting on September 24 featured a presentation from John Thompson from Freewheelers, also known as the Blood Bikers. John told us how he had been a biker since the age of 18, following in family tradition. At the age of 28
John Thompson from Freewheelers – or the Blood Bikers – shows Keynsham WI members his motorbike he took his advanced motorcycle test, which enabled him to become a Blood Biker in his spare time. John is part of the group that covers the South West of England but is part of the Nationwide Society of Blood Bikers. As a charity they provide support to the emergency services during out-of-hours periods (evenings and weekends), carrying emergency medical supplies. They aim to encourage safe riding and provide a positive image of motor cycling to the general public. A major role is to transport blood to
the air ambulance stations at Filton and Semington. During 2017, 5,000 calls were made to them and 78,000 miles were covered by the four bikes in the area. The cost of running this service is £100,000 per year and money is raised by fundraising, donations and lottery grants. They are always looking for volunteers to join them as co-ordinators, riders or fundraisers. After the talk members were invited to see John’s bike in the car park. A raffle and book sale was organised to raise money for this worthwhile cause.
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100 not out for George in Forty Club victory Wellsway School’s 1st XI cricket team are celebrating a national award for a victory achieved “in the true spirit of the game”. The accolade has come from the Forty Club, a team of adult cricketers who play matches every year against many of the best schools in the country and whose patron is HRH Prince Philip. Wellsway’s 2018 match against the Forty Club was memorable because star batsman George Wilshire scored 100 not out – his second century in successive seasons. It was a closely fought contest; the opposition declared at 195-7 and Wellsway met the target, losing just three wickets and scoring the winning runs with just five minutes left of play. George, who left Year 13 this summer, was a student at Sir Bernard Lovell Academy, one of the partner schools in the Wellsway Multi Academy Trust. He was invited to Lord’s earlier this year in recognition of his 2017 century against the MCC
have taken the national trophy. Schools are judged on sportsmanship, captaincy, behaviour on and off the field, and general turnout as well as teamwork, batting, bowling and fielding. The match report on the Forty Club website said: “There was little doubt who was the man of the match with George Wilshire carrying his bat for 100 not out in an innings that was a pleasure to watch. “The match itself was played very competitively but in the true spirit of cricket. The school were well supported by their master Richard May and the quality of cricket played by them was exceptional. As was their conduct and approach to the game which was one of real enthusiasm, a will to win and with good humour at all times.” Mr May said: “I am utterly delighted that the team has won this award and especially proud of the manner in which the boys played the game. It will be an honour to go to Lord’s to receive the award.”
The winning side, with star player George Wilshire second from right, seated and representatives of the school boys from other trust schools the will be visiting Lord’s Cricket opportunity to play senior cricket Ground to pick up the 2018 Forty in Wellsway’s 1st XI. Club Trophy. Wellsway have won the The team’s manager Richard regional Forty Club title before May said he was glad to give but this is the first time they
Promising start to rugby season after thrilling end to last league campaign Photo: Richard Angell
Keynsham Rugby secured their position in South West 1 League for the 2018/19 season by dint of a thrilling victory at home against the then league leaders Exeter University, writes our rugby reporter. In front of a terrific and noisy crowd they surpassed all expectations and took the maximum five league points from the game. The fact that they lost their last two away games was irrelevant as they had done enough to finish a comfortable fourth from bottom. The prospects look promising for the current season with most of the squad available and some new talent appearing from joining members and developing ex-colts. They lost their opening game away at Newent but it was a largely experimental side with many expected regulars not yet available. Their replacements did extremely well but tired in the last 15 minutes when Newent
ran in 20 odd points to give them a rather flattering scoreline of 44-0. Teignmouth came to Keynsham the following week and were soundly beaten 39-3. Keynsham had secured their try bonus by half time thanks in the main to fly-half Joe Davis’s hat trick. Then the lads travelled to Okehampton, one of the sides favoured for
promotion this season. They fought back brilliantly after finding themselves 25-0 down at half time, bringing the scoreline to 25-21 at the close, securing a losing bonus point. They might even have stolen the win but for a yellow card eight minutes from time. It is an unconfirmed rumour that hooker Jack “The Poacher” Evans got a hat trick of tries.
The last match to cover in this issue was on September 22 when St Ives RFC made the long trip up from Cornwall. They were unfortunate to be delayed en route and had minimal preparation time but still came out all guns firing. The home team’s defence, magnificent throughout, did not yield and by 20 minutes Keynsham led 14-0 courtesy of tries by Poacher Evans and scrum half Adam Harrison, with Sam Challenger converting both. The incessant heavy drizzle made handling conditions very tricky for both sides but the crowd enjoyed the effort and skill shown by home and visitors alike. Despite their best efforts the only other score was a penalty by Challenger. The team and coaches, who are very self-critical, will be annoyed they failed to add to their bonus points tally.
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Goal fest with ladies in ‘scoring overdrive’
It was a memorable month for Keynsham Town Ladies in the FA Women’s National League, although it did not start that way, losing 3-2 away to local rivals Larkhall in a determining League Cup match, writes our correspondent. From then on, the team went into goal-scoring overdrive, returning the next week to the same opponents for the more important league fixture, where they exacted full revenge, storming to a 9-2 victory. That was followed by an evening fixture the following Thursday, where Keynsham put Brislington to the sword with a Hannah Davies scores the seventh goal in Keynsham’s 8-0 cup match at Top goal scorers 7-0 away win. Swindon Town Returning home on SeptemKerry Bartlett Played 6: Goals 18 away tie at Swindon Town, who centre forward Kerry Bartlett, ber 16, Keynsham saw off newly Justine Lorton Played 6: Goals 8 play their matches at Fairford who has plundered a hat-trick in promoted and a very decent Laura Williams Played 6:Town Goals 5 Town in Gloucestershire. Keyneach league so far. Chesham United, who made the Hannah Davies Scores the Seventh Goal match in Keynsham’s 8-0 Cup Match at Swindon sham kept up their goal scoring, The next home fixture is on Ellie Curson Played 6: Goals 4 journey from Buckinghamshire a memorable monthreply. for Keynsham Ladies in match the FA Women’s National League, hitting eight goals without Sunday,Town October 7 – a cup only to be on the wrong end of a It was Michelle Munro Played 6: Goals although 1 Thestart goalsthat haveway, been shared v Southampton Kick-off is in a 7-1 score line. Jade Radburn League Played 6:Cup Goalsmatch. 1 it did not losing 3-2 away to local Saints. rivals Larkhall determining around, but there has been an 2pm, admission with programme The next Sunday saw SSE Hannah Davies Played 5:same Goalsopponen 1 From then on, the team went into goal scoring overdrive, returning the next week to the amazing start to the season for is £3. FA Women’s Cup action with an
for the more important league fixture, where they exacted full revenge, storming to a 9-2 victory. That was followed by an evening fixture the following Thursday, where Keynsham put Brislington to the sword with a 7-0 away win. Returning home on the 16th, Keynsham saw off newly promoted and a very decent Chesham United, w made the journey from Buckinghamshire only to be on the wrong end of a 7-1 score line.
KEEPS CALM. CARRIES ON. The next Sunday saw SSE FA Women’s Cup action with an away tie at Swindon Town, who play thei matches at Fairford Town in Gloucestershire. Keynsham kept up their goal scoring; hitting eight goals
without reply. The goals have been shared around, but there has been an amazing start to the season for centre forwar Kerry Bartlett, who has plundered a hat-trick in each league match so far. The statistics for the teams scorers are as follows:-
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Pam and Bob are ‘edged’ out in bid for championships On the first Sunday in September, husband and wife Bob and Pam Edge played in the Ladies’ and Gents’ Championship at the club’s Finals Day at Keynsham Bowling Club, writes our correspondent. Bob lost by 19 shots to 21 in a closely fought match with Paul Harsant while Pam lost by 15 shots to 21 against the defending champion Marlene Tidy. Our photograph shows Marlene and Paul receiving their trophies from the club’s vice-president Margaret Church. As Marlene is one of the shortest ladies in the club and Paul one of the tallest men, Marlene insisted that Paul knelt to allow the photo to be taken! A further 12 trophies were contested in a day of enjoyable bowling for both players and those watching. The previous week the men had played in their final fixtures in the Thursday night Bristol and District League. The A team finished fourth in division two, the B team eighth in division three and the C team seventh in division four, which means all three teams will be competing in the same divisions next season. Unfortunately it was a different tale in the Saturday North Somerset League where the A team finished bottom of Premier 2 and were relegated to the East 1 division where they will join the B team next season, who finished in ninth position. Had the C team who played in East 2 picked up a few more points they would have been promoted and would have been in the same division next season as the A and B teams. Our ladies team playing in the North Somerset League ended the season in pole position and were declared the champions. Well done the ladies in showing the men how to bowl! On the last Sunday in August the club was due to play host to a touring side from Crediton in Devon but unfortunately the weather wiped out any chance of playing bowls. During the month
the club hosted the Somerset County Finals Day. Many clubs were represented from all parts of the county, playing in finals including singles, doubles, triples and fours in men’s, ladies’ and mixed formats. At all times during the day there were at least 120 players and spectators who enjoyed some outstanding matches. Last year the club entertained a touring side from Winchmore Hill in north London and so this year a coach-load set out from Keynsham to travel to London for a return game. With the travelling involved it was a long day but the bowling and the hospitality were good and the day was enjoyed by all. The final club competition of the season took place when ladies and gents competed for the Hazel Waldon Triples Cup in memory of a previous vice president. After a full day of bowling the winners were Lynne Pearce, Pete Gibson and Carm Riccio. Monday evening is members’ night when anyone can turn up for a friendly roll-up. Over an 18week period points are awarded to the three highest-scoring sides each week and at the end of the season the ladies champion was Lindsay Allen and the gents Mike Lambern. Another season draws to a close as members prepare to pack away their woods until next April. Some, however, will bowl indoors, while others might try their hand at skittles but for most the next six months cannot pass quickly enough.
The Great Western Region’s first Veterans’ Day for players over 55 was hosted by the City of Bath Pétanque Club at Larkhall on September 2. Ten teams entered the doubles competition and after some very hardfought matches the eventual winners were Mike Mills and John Day of Keynsham’s Ship Inn Pétanque Club.
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Saltford Golf Club Seniors Section has handed a cheque for £1,000 to Children’s Hospice South West after a year of fundraising. Seniors members Steve Tynan, left, and Karl Davies, right, visited the hospice for a tour and later presented the cheque to CHSW fundraiser Olly Slym, centre.
Mixed month ends on a high for the Ks KEYNSHAM TOWN FC News from the Crown Field Keynsham Town’s somewhat inconsistent start to the Toolstation Western League Division One season continued in September. After a disappointing FA Vase exit at home to Sidmouth Town,
fortunes improved with a fine 4-1 win away to Chippenham Park. Kyle Box, Matt Curnock, Rhymel Henderson and James Ollis got the Ks’ goals. However, the following week saw another poor display in front of the Crown Fields supporters, as Calne Town took all three points with a deserved 2-0 victory. This was followed by more frustration away to Radstock Town, when after Kyle Box had put Keynsham ahead in the first half, they conceded a soft 95th-minute equaliser. Fortunately the month ended on a high though, as the Ks put Longwell Green Sports to the sword at Crown Fields, thumping them 6-2. With Bath
Scott Saunders receiving his player of the month award City kindly extending the loan of 18-year-old starlet James Ollis through to January 2019, he celebrated by scoring a superb hat trick. Cam Shorney, Craig Wilson and Kyle Box also found the net in front of an excellent crowd of 157. The clubs’s Player of the Month for August was Scott Saunders. Manager John Allen said: “Scott has carried on his form from the latter part of last season into the current campaign, playing at centre back. In his first season last year after signing from Wells, he was mainly deployed in the centre of midfield, but after switching him to central defence he has been an important member
of our team bringing his experience and leadership to the back four. “This season he looks to have forged a good partnership with new signing Rhymel Henderson. Scott’s dominance in the air, impressive passing range and overall presence throughout August has given the team a solid platform to perform from. Well done, Sauce!” You can keep up with the club’s news on both Facebook (Keynsham Town Football Club) and Twitter (@ KeynshamTownFC). Keep an eye out for an update on how the season is progressing in the next issue of Keynshamvoice!
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