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December, 2016 Issue 57
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Bypass is ‘biggest threat to village’ The prospect of a bypass skirting Saltford to the south is “the biggest threat the village has ever faced”, say opponents to the scheme. The contentious issue raised its head again as part of the widereaching blueprint currently being drawn up to earmark sites for thousands of new homes, employment and future transport infrastructure across the four former Avon authorities. The Joint Spatial Plan and Joint Transport Study were published last month, revealing plans to earmark land in Keynsham for 1,100 new homes as well as proposals for the Bristol to Bath corridor along the A4, including a potential tram service, improved links between the A4 and A37 roads, a Callington Road link in nearby Brislington and – controversially Continued on Page 5
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School’s new classroom gets a lift – P15 Rail passengers will get extra seats The decision to halt work on electrifying the rail line between Bath Spa and Bristol Temple Meads will not delay the introduction of extra capacity on trains serving Keynsham, says Great Western Railway. Page 4
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How ‘dour’ 1970s Riverside will get 21st-century look Residents can finally see in detail how the 1970s Riverside office block will be brought into the 21st century as part of an ambitious scheme to transform Keynsham Leisure Centre and create 98 new homes in the town centre. Bath and North East Somerset Council has officially submitted proposals for the £20million scheme, asking to be given the go-ahead to overhaul the leisure centre and former snooker centre, change the offices to residential use and clad the entire dark brown complex in light-coloured materials. And while residents have played a vital role in shaping the scheme – fighting to keep the leisure centre on its current site and to retain the sports hall and poolside seating – this is the first time official comments in support of or objecting to the scheme can be submitted to B&NES planning chiefs, who will make the final decision in weeks to come. Setting out the plans in detail on behalf of the council, planning consultants CSJ certainly don’t hold back in their assessment of the current Riverside complex, describing it as “dour”, “unpleasant”, and as an “unworthy and antiquated architectural intrusion”.
In contrast, the new scheme will “enhance the appearance and attractiveness of Keynsham’s centre” and “aspires to complete Keynsham’s town centre regeneration”. The expansion of the leisure centre will see existing facilities improved and the addition of a learner pool with gym above, and new studio spaces and soft play area in the former snooker centre. A sauna will also be included as well as a new café with outdoor seating. The 98 apartments will be a mix of one-, two- and threebedroom properties and one four-bedroom home with 85 parking spaces – an increase on the 72 announced at a town council meeting in October – 73 of which will be located in the bottom floor of the Civic Centre car park and 12 on the site of the current River Suite, five of which will be disabled spaces. The existing shops on the ground floor of the former office building will be refurbished. The public can look through the plans and comment online in the Planning section at www.bathnes.gov.uk – the reference numbers for the three applications are: 16/05586/ REG03, 16/05646/ODCOU; 16/05574/REG03.
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An artist’s impression of the glass and timber-clad leisure centre extension and Riverside apartments
Parking is a hot topic in any community and now residents across Bath and North East Somerset are being asked to take part in a survey on the thorny issue. Cllr Anthony Clarke, B&NES cabinet member for transport, said: “This survey covers all aspects of parking policy, including on-street and off-street parking, as well as residential parking, and will help us in developing an approach that balances demand and availability of parking both now and in the future. The council is keen to hear the views of residents, as well as visitors to our area, as we look to establish a balance between the social, economic, cultural and environmental needs of the whole community.” The online survey runs until 5pm on Monday, December 19, at www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ parkingstrategy2016 For queries, contact Parking Services at parking@bathnes. gov.uk or call 01225 477133/4.
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n NEWS The decision to halt work on electrifying the rail line between Bath Spa and Bristol Temple Meads will not delay the introduction of extra capacity on trains serving Keynsham, says Great Western Railway. As parts of the multi-billion scheme to upgrade the route between Cardiff and London hit the buffers last month, GWR told passengers it would still be delivering planned improvements to services by 2019. This includes extra capacity on the existing diesel trains calling at Keynsham by adding additional carriages from the London Thames Valley fleet, which is currently undergoing an upgrade. A new fleet of hybrid Intercity trains will also still be introduced to serve Bristol and Bath, which can operate on both diesel and electrified lines and will cut around 15 minutes off journey times to London. A GWR spokesman said: “Customers will be disappointed at these further delays to parts of the electrification programme
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Trains will get extra capacity electrification plan hitting the Network Rail’s ‘orange army’ at work lowering the track at Keynsham earlier this year even following Sir Peter Hendy’s review earlier this year. “However, we are determined our customers should not wait a day longer than absolutely necessary to see the benefits they’re expecting from what will be the biggest fleet upgrade in a generation.” Rail minister Paul Maynard
announced last month that he would be deferring four electrification projects along the Great Western route, including between Oxford and Didcot Parkway, Filton Bank (Bristol Parkway to Bristol Temple Meads), Thames Valley Branches (Henley and Windsor) and west of Thingley junction, which
affects the Bath Spa to Temple Meads line and Keynsham. To prepare for electrification, Keynsham station was closed for nine days in April to allow Network Rail engineers to work around the clock to lower the track to create enough room for the overhead power lines and to carry out work on the platforms. Improvements to the shelters were also carried out this year. The project had already been hit by rising costs and delays and, following the Hendy review, the programme had been “placed on a more efficient footing”, said Mr Maynard. He said the decision to defer the four Great Western projects had been taken “because we can bring in the benefits expected by passengers – newer trains with more capacity – without
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despite buffers requiring costly and disruptive electrification works”. The deferral would free up between £146 million to £165 million to be spent on improvements, he said. But local Liberal Democrats said they were dismayed by the decision to pull the plug on electrification to Bristol and Bath. Cllr Neil Butters, Liberal Democrat transport spokesperson in B&NES, said: “Bath, not to mention Bristol, is being treated as if it were on a minor branch line. The Government should think again, back Network Rail to finish the job, and let us have the all-electric trains, with their faster acceleration, lower carbon footprint and reduced air pollution we were originally promised.”
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Bypass is ‘biggest threat village faces’ From Page 1 – a Saltford bypass travelling from the A4 around the south of the village. Public consultation is now under way on the Joint Spatial Plan and Join Transport Study and, with everyone invited to read through and submit comments on the councils’ proposals at www. jointplanningwofe.org.uk Opponents to the by-pass idea who have spoken out over the past few weeks include Saltford Parish Council, which says a bypass would be “detrimental to the green belt, the environment, local commerce, and the integrity of Saltford as a place”. Meanwhile, local Liberal Democrats have also spoken against the road, saying they believe it could lead to the spread of housing development and the merging of Keynsham and Saltford. Duncan Hounsell, chair of
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A map from the transport study showing a new road to the south of Saltford – the route shown is for illustration purposes Keynsham and Saltford Liberal at a public meeting due to be Democrats, said: “This issue is hosted by the parish council on about the future of Saltford. A December 1 at Saltford Golf Club bypass would make Saltford a at 7.15pm as Keynshamvoice was dormitory village and not the being distributed. More in our thriving, vibrant community it next edition. is today. Residents across the four “This is the biggest threat that authorities – Bath and North Saltford has ever faced.” East Somerset, Bristol, South However, others in the village Gloucestershire and North have also made repeated calls for Somerset – now have until a bypass over the years to ease December 19 to comment on congestion on the A4, a fact that the Joint Spatial Plan at www. means heated debate is likely jointplanningwofe.org.uk
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under the gum line, it causes them to become inflamed, red and very sore. This is known as gingivitis. Without intervention, it is incredibly progressive and can develop into serious periodontal disease resulting in tooth loss, abscesses or infection that can affect other organs around the body. Incredibly, 80 per cent of dogs under the age of three years old and 85 per cent of cats aged three and over are likely to show signs of dental disease. If you’d like your pet to have a dental health check, book an appointment to see our nurse for a FREE dental clinic. Call Keynsham Veterinary Centre on 0117 986 7700.
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Search for Roman house unearths fascinating finds A new search for Roman ruins hidden beneath the Saltford countryside has brought the community a step closer to uncovering secrets from its ancient past. Volunteers from Saltford Environment Group (SEG) teamed up with members of Bath and Camerton Archaeological Society (BACAS) in November to carry out a geophysical survey of a field where a coffin from the era, complete with a young man’s skeleton inside, was discovered in 1948. Over two days, with the landowner’s permission, the group used specialist equipment to map out what lies underneath the farmland south of the village.
Having previously found signs of what could be a Roman structure in a section of the field, as well as evidence of prehistoric roundhouses, in a similar search last year, the team focused on this area – eventually mapping out what appears to be a large building about 60 metres by 70 metres in size. A SEG spokesperson said: “This is very close to where the Roman stone coffin complete with Roman skeleton was found in 1948 and in view of the Roman artefacts found at this location this could well be a Roman building. To the left (west) of the building are two large ditches running east-west. These might be for retaining
An image from the findings of the two-day survey in November
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nominations forms are available from the town council office, at 15-17 Temple Street or call 0117 986 8683 for further information. Nomination forms should be submitted by December 31, 2016 and the awards will be presented at the Annual Town Meeting in April 2017.
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livestock, irrigation or some other purpose.� The findings will now be analysed by BACAS before issuing a final report on what they have discovered. Previous searches with metal detectors at the site have revealed a number of Roman coins and bronze items, as well as a brooch which is earmarked to go on display in a future heritage centre. Archaeology experts are satisfied all metal artefacts have been discovered so now the focus is on what the stone remains can tell us. More information about Saltford in Roman times and news on the geophysical findings are available at the Saltford Online Museum at www. saltfordenvironmentgroup.org. uk/history/index.html
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New milestone for Somerdale site as work begins to create a new school Work has begun to create a new primary school to cater for more than 200 youngsters in Keynsham. Construction is now under way on the Somerdale Educate Together Primary, which is due to open its doors to the first 30 reception pupils next September. Under main contractor Beard, the academy is being built close to the Somerdale Pavilion on what was the site of Avon Fields House, before it was demolished. A JS Fry plaque from the old building has been preserved and will be laid in the bank of the sports pitches, said a spokesperson for Taylor Wimpey, which is turning the former chocolate factory site into a residential estate.
Cllr Tim Warren; Fiona Farrell, from Taylor Wimpey; Ralph Hawkins, from Taylor Wimpey; Mike Hedges, from Beard; Adrian Slade, from Taylor Wimpey; Sean Franks, Dan Fryer and Alan Cooke, all from Beard Councillor Tim Warren, leader of Bath and North East Somerset Council, joined a
ceremony to mark the start of the project and said: “Schools are at the heart of any community so
I am delighted to see building works under way. “I will be watching this school grow from the initial sod cutting to the finished design and look forward to welcoming the first pupils walking through the doors of what will be a fantastic school. “I am especially pleased that the original JS Fry plaque will be laid close to the playing fields, which will mean a lot to the local community and is a fitting tribute to the Fry family.” Families can apply for reception places for their children now via B&NES Council’s admissions service – visit http://bit.ly/2fR9TNa For more on the Educate Together Academy Trust, visit www.educatetogether.org.uk/ somerdale
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LA band’s special appearance at foodbank The volunteers who set up Keynsham Foodbank say they didn’t expect that a few years later they would be welcoming an American rock band to their headquarters. Last month, the team were paid a visit by Brad Mitchell, the founder of Los Angeles-based Bread Over Bombs, a band that combines music and charity to raise funds for the LA Foodbank. Earlier this year, Iain Aitchison’s Temple Street record store Longwell Records became the first in the UK to stock the group’s eponymous album, with profits from sales going to the town’s foodbank. During his visit, Brad handed a cheque for £1,500 to Keynsham Foodbank co-ordinator Alan Hale, who said: “We were delighted to welcome Brad and Iain to the foodbank warehouse to thank them for their interest and support. We are grateful to Iain for thinking of us when
From left, Brad Mitchell of Bread Over Bombs with Alan Hale and Iain Aitchison at Keynsham Foodbank’s warehouse the link for his business was with distribution centres at being formed with the group. Keynsham Methodist Church, We obviously hope that the St Francis Church and in Bishop link will be a very productive Sutton. and supportive thing for us and In the new year, the foodbank indeed Iain.” will be launching Eat Well Spend Since the foodbank opened Less courses to teach people how in 2013 it has fed one person to cook on a budget. every day of the year on average, Volunteer and qualified
nutritionist Philippa Parish will be running the classes after undergoing Eat Well Spend Less training with the nationwide foodbank charity the Trussell Trust. The free course will be held in St Dunstan’s Church Hall, Bristol Road, Keynsham and starts on January 10, 2017 at 10am, running through to 12.30pm for six weeks. There will be two courses on offer with the second course starting on February 21, 2017 at the same time. Mr Hale said: “This is an exciting opportunity for the foodbank to broaden the service it provides and we are fortunate to have someone as qualified and experienced as Philippa to deliver the courses for us.” If anyone is interested in booking a space on the course, then they can contact Philippa Parish at eatwellspendless@ keynsham.foodbank.org.uk
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n NEWS Campaign secures paths for next year Around four and a half kilometres of well-used countryside paths around Saltford and Keynsham have been secured for public use for another year thanks to community support. Walkers, horse riders and other members of the community have been fundraising for the upkeep of the network of permissive paths across local farmland since 2013, when they faced closure because of the withdrawal of government funding to farmers to support public access. Estate agents Eveleighs stepped in to fund the paths for 2014 and since then, led by Saltford Community Association, people who use the paths have raised the £3,000 a year needed to keep them open. Now this year’s target has just been reached thanks to a £700 donation from transport firm IJ McGill. The money raised will secure
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Heather and Lucy McGill handing over the cheque to Chris Essex, Hon Treasurer of the SCA the paths until the end of October 2017 and SCA chairman John Davies has thanked everyone who supported the appeal this year. Mr Davies said: “A huge thank you to everyone who has generously donated and particularly to IJ McGill Transport for their generous donation. “If you use the paths be aware
we may not be so lucky next year so please don’t leave it to donate or it could be too late: we need to ensure we have the funds by the end of July. We will now start accepting donations for the following year.” Donations can be made either online at www.saltfordhall. co.uk/Permissive_paths.html or by collecting an envelope from Saltford Hall.
Bollards are being installed to prevent vehicles using pedestrian walkways in the Meadows estate in Keynsham. Concerns were raised by people living in the new development that vehicles – particularly delivery vans – were being driven on paths. Councillor Alan Hale contacted Taylor Wimpey to request bollards at certain locations and the developer agreed to take urgent action. The firm has also agreed following discussions with Mr Hale to reposition a bench at a play area on the estate to prevent nearby properties being overlooked and to introduce planting to disguise a bin near homes on the edge of the play area.
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t’s been an interesting month in Keynsham with a lot going on. We have attended a number of successful events so far with both the Keynsham Rugby Club and Avon Valley firework displays going off without incident. This year the police events planner, neighbourhood policing teams and event organisers managed to avoid the traffic problems of last year around the A4 and Pixash Lane. We were made aware of problems in Saltford during a firework display. We were not involved but we will look to help put plans in place early next year so that this event can continue safely and without disruption.
I had the honour of being asked to lay a wreath at the Remembrance Day Parade in Keynsham. This event appears to have grown over the last few years and I was pleased to see such enthusiasm in the local community
I also had the honour of being asked to lay a wreath at the Remembrance Day Parade in Keynsham. This event appears to have grown over the last few years and I was pleased to see such enthusiasm in the local community. I did notice a couple of local youths misbehaving and being disrespectful but was pleased to see a member of the public dealing with this in a firm but fair manner, educating them about their actions. I really support this sort of behaviour and believe that it promotes the values of the town. At this time of year the offences that increase are shop thefts and burglaries. We are looking
to combat this with increased patrols in the High Street and we have already identified a known offender regarding a number of local offences who is being progressed towards the court. In relation to burglaries. Please be vigilant – we have had a few reported in the Keynsham area. If you see something out of place then please report this to us on either the 101 number or 999 if you think it is a emergency. Being a beat manager is a vast difference to being a response officer, and although if a 999 call is made and an emergency situation ongoing I will attend, my main role has so many different aspects. This
week I have attended meetings involving child protection plans with social services – I find this side of the job very interesting, seeing how we can help and support families as they struggle with dayto-day life for all sorts of different reasons. In our area this month we have also suffered two serious and fatal collisions on the A37. At this time of year with reduced lighting and slippery surfaces, please allow yourselves extra time to travel. It sounds obvious but accidents can often be avoided by allowing extra time for your journey. Some of you will be aware that since the Civic Centre opened we have run a police desk there for members of the public who need to walk in and either report incidents or get advice. This post has moved to the front office at the Police Centre in Ashmead Road in Keynsham. So in future if you need to report an incident or get advice face to face, then please attend this location where police staff will be happy to help.
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Bargain hunters boost Scout funds as donations go under the hammer Thanks to supporters 2016 has been a great year for fundraising and adventure, say 1st Keynsham Scouts, who have just seen their annual auction and book sale raise thousands, which will help make 2017 even better. Going, going, gone
leader joined in, bringing back memories from yesteryear.
The Scout Auction and Book Sale has never ceased to amaze the community for nearly 40 years and Auction 2016 did not disappoint. During the previous week, volunteers put in many hours, collecting and sorting the hundreds of items donated by the public. Thank you so much to all who donated – you were fantastic. Despite a very wet and cold morning the crowds appeared, Scout HQ was packed with bargains and the auctioneers started dead on 9.30am.
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When the hammer went down on the last lot at 6pm, there was a huge round of applause recognising how the community had come together to produce yet another great day. The amount raised from the event and the sale of refreshments was nearly £5,000, an amazing total. This money will be used to cover some of the normal operating costs of Scouting in Keynsham. Thank you again to all those people who supported the event, it is much appreciated.
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Sixty Keynsham Cubs and leaders recently joined more than 800 other Cubs from across the area on a visit to the Helicopter Museum at Weston-super-Mare. They enjoyed an interactive day finding out about helicopters and how they work, with a chance to get in the cockpits. Simply lots of fun. We even heard a rumour that more than one
Scouts visiting Hicks Gate fire station, above, and The Helicopter Museum, below; bidding at the annual auction, above left
A huge thank you from Keynsham Scouts to all members of the community who have supported us in 2016. You can all look back on a year that has seen more of our young people than ever enjoy adventure activities with expeditions, small camps and large camps (even Bear Grylls poked his head in at a distance), weekly challenges, plus many learning and development activities such as working with Keynsham in Bloom, visits to fire and police stations, cooking – in fact, too many to mention. There has been so much happening and let’s not forget the Under the Feet of Giants appeal, which is 80 per cent of the way to its target. All of this would not be possible without you, the readers, your support and the volunteers who work with the young people directly. A special thanks as well for the team at Keynshamvoice for allowing us to tell our stories and share our events. We look forward to 2017 and what that might bring, hopefully not least a new floor for the HQ. So put your feet up, take a slight rest and then join us again for what promises to be a truly memorable year.
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Footballers do primary proud with schools tournament win Young footballers from a Keynsham primary have seen off competition from 20 local schools to lift this year’s Bath and Keynsham Primary Football Cup. St Keyna’s under-11s team claimed victory in the tournament at Odd Down Sports Centre last month, an achievement made all the more impressive by the fact it was only the second time the school had taken part. The group of Year 5 and 6 girls and boys are coached by teacher Michael Pope and will now go on to represent the area in the Somerset schools tournament, held at Bridgwater in January, when they will run out on to the pitch in a new kit sponsored by Gregory’s estate agents. Mr Pope said a number of
the pupils had played in the under-11s team last year and had developed into a strong side with “great camaraderie and spirit”. He added: “It has been a real pleasure to see the
children develop and take great enjoyment from playing together. We're all looking forward to January's tournament where we hope to do St Keyna proud in our brand new kit.”
A textbook delivery for new classroom Building projects always have their challenges, but when a new classroom needs to be lifted over the roof of the main school building it’s time to call in the experts! A 70-metre crane was set up in front of St Keyna Primary School on November 26 to manoeuvre a new room for the expanding Early Years department into place. Watched by residents, members of staff and pupils, the room was dropped onto the foundations in four sections where contractors Mealing will get it ready for classes in January. Head teacher Adrienne Hughes said: “The children have really enjoyed watching the builders at work and have been playing construction themselves – they even have their own half-size cement mixer to use! Mealing, who have been leading the project, have been a pleasure to work with and our staff have been amazing at coping with disruption. We can’t wait to move into the building in the new year.”
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Head appointed as a ‘National Leader’ A head teacher of a Keynsham primary has been appointed to help support schools in challenging circumstances across the country. Dr Matthew Cottrell, right, head teacher at St John’s Church of England Primary School, has been selected as a National Leader of Education by the National College for Teaching and Leadership. St John’s has been named a National Support School. Dr Cottrell, who is also deputy chief executive and director of primary at Wellsway Multi Academy Trust (WMAT), is among 80 head teachers to have been chosen in the latest round of appointments.
He said: “It is wonderful that the outstanding efforts of our staff to provide the very highest quality education for the children in our care have been recognised. We are extremely proud of our collective achievements and look forward to sharing our strengths with other schools.” Roger Pope, chairman of the NCTL, said the aim was to spread educational excellence everywhere, with head teachers improving youngsters’ life chances in more than just their own school. Andrea Arlidge, chief executive of WMAT, said: “This is a major achievement for Dr Cottrell and for the trust and is richly deserved. Our trust is committed to collaboration with other schools and multi-academy trusts as well as between our own academies.”
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December, 2016
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Students from Wellsway School performed at the Music for Youth Proms on November 14 Photo: Music for Youth/Alick Cotterill
Students take to world-famous stage for musical premiere at Youth Proms It’s a venue that has welcomed internationally renowned performers and hosts the famous BBC Proms each year, and last month a group of Wellsway students got to take to the stage at the Royal Albert Hall. They were among 150 young musicians from schools across Bath and North East Somerset taking part in a world premiere at the Music for Youth Prom. Organised by Music for Youth,
the students performed a piece called A Shakespearean Triptych, a commission by Philip Harper written for a choir of more than 400 voices and a wind band of 150 musicians. The youngsters, all members of the Bath and North East Somerset Music Hub, had been rehearsing since September but only met for their first mass run-through at the Pavilion in Bath on November 6, just days
before the performance on November 14. They were joined for the show, which was attended by B&NES Council chairman Councillor Alan Hale, by young musicians from Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire. Councillor Michael Evans, Bath and North East Somerset Council’s cabinet member for children’s services, said: “This is a first for young musicians from our area – they have never before
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n YOUTH & EDUCATION Colourful designs catch judges’ eye
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The winners of Keynsham Town Council’s Winter Festival colouring competition had the honour of leading the procession at the event on November 25. Asked to put their own colourful spin on a cartoon drawing of Father Christmas, youngsters’ entries created a bright display at the council’s offices in Temple Street where the winners were announced a couple of days before the festival, when they were invited up on to the stage to collect their prizes. Well done to everyone who took part – here are the winners: l Age five to six years: winner Charlie Hewin; runners-up Ruby Britton and Archie Sheppard. l Age seven to nine years: winner Chantelle Bees; runnersup Imogen Smith and Molly Britton. l Age 10 and 11 years: winner Kira Macer; runners-up Grace Powell-Chandler and Imogen Gray. The competition’s overall winner was Chantelle Bees.
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n NEWS Catch Santa’s sleigh as he takes a tour
Volunteers from the Lions Club of Keynsham and District are accompanying Father Christmas as he makes a tour of Keynsham and Saltford once again this year. The special guest will be out and about in his illuminated sleigh visiting various neighbourhoods in the run-up to Christmas as well as stopping off at local supermarkets to meet residents. See a full list of the dates, times and locations you can meet Father Christmas on page 51. Last year, Santa’s visit helped the Lions raise more than £2,000 which was used to support many good causes in the area and beyond. Causes and projects supported by the club in 2016 included the Bath-based Young Carers Centre and the Bristol Children’s Help Society as well as providing gifts of clothing to youngsters visiting the UK from Belarus with the Chernobyl Children’s Lifeline charity. This month, the fundraisers are hosting an afternoon tea party for local older people and providing a coach to transport young members of Keynsham Mencap Society to a pantomime. Donations were also made to Lions Club International to provide support in times of crisis around the world and to help tackle blindness across Africa. Find out more about the Keynsham & District Lions Club at www.keynshamlions.org.uk
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December, 2016
KEYNSHAM IN BLOOM
Our green-fingered volunteers are no fair-weather gardeners! Proving that Keynsham in Bloom isn’t just for warm summer days, volunteers have been braving the colder weather to brighten up winter and prepare for spring, reports chairman Denise James
Volunteers team up to plant 5,000 crocus bulbs as part of Rotary’s Purple4Polio campaign, left and below right; winter planting at Keynsham Station, below left; donated pompoms, bottom
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espite the darker evenings and shorter days, November has been positively blooming, with planting being carried out throughout the town. More than 25 volunteers from Keynsham Rotary, Community@67, St Keyna Green Team and Keynsham in Bloom gave up a Saturday morning and gathered to plant up 5,000 crocus corms along Queens Road. The event was part of the Purple4Polio campaign which has been co-ordinated by Rotary clubs for over 30 years. It was great to see so many people working together and helping to raise the profile of this very important campaign. I’m sure many of our readers can still remember knowing someone who had been diagnosed with polio. Thankfully now there are only two countries where polio is still a problem. Everyone is now looking forward to February, when we will all be able to see a splash of purple colour outside the Queens Road shops. We were all treated to some lovely tea and cake, kindly provided by Community@67. Keynsham in Bloom would like to thank Keynsham Rotary and especially Nigel Hutchings for approaching us and encouraging us all to take part in this campaign. Nigel also gave a short talk on the Purple4Polio campaign and the difference the campaign has made in eradicating polio across the world. We look forward to working with Keynsham Rotary again next year as part of the campaign. The High Street planters have all now been replenished with
seasonal bedding, although it did seem a shame to remove some of the plants as they were still in full bloom from the summer. We would like to say a big thank you to our sponsors, Avon Dental Practice, Davies & Way, Morecraft Drury, HJ Paget Commercial Property, Timber Craft and Sportscene. Without their support we would struggle to maintain the planters. However, there are still six planters that are in need of a sponsor, so if anyone would like to know more, please get in touch via the Keynsham Town Council office at 15-17 Temple Street or on 0117 986 8683. Keynsham Railway Station also received a visit from Bloom
volunteers and all the troughs have now been replanted. Another big thank you to Wyevale Garden Centre, Hicks Gate for supporting us and supplying the plants. We are also hoping to organise a working party in the new year and will be carrying out a litter pick around the car parking area, as well as working on the community garden area. Pompoms have been coming in by the bag full, ahead of our yarn bombing event, during which we decorated the High Street with dozens of colourful pompoms, as part of the Winter Festival. Thank you to everyone who took the time to make and donate them
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SALTFORD MEMORIES with Keynsham and Saltford Local History Society
This fascinating picture, taken outside the Crown in Saltford between 1906 and 1910, is one of the few images of an Avon Trimobile, built by the Avon Motor Manufacturing Co Ltd of Keynsham at their premises on the Bath Road, believed to have been where the carwash/ Helen’s Kitchen now stands. Reproduced courtesy of Carl Say and Saltford Environment Group. More details of the car can be found at www. saltfordenvironment group.org.uk/history
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December, 2016
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s a regular contributor to and reader of local newspapers I am strongly biased in their favour. They perform an important role in our community by keeping us informed of events that will not make the national news. This is sometimes uplifting stories about local activities or the success of pupils at school but it can be sad news about accidents or exciting tales about crimes. Unfortunately, these papers are under threat. The internet has changed the financial
Many famous people have been exposed as hypocrites or worse by national newspapers... using their considerable resources they have succeeded in setting up a few organisations to regulate the press
dynamic especially in relation to classified advertisements which used to be their main income generator but have been lost to the World Wide Web. This is a challenge but not an unreasonable one, whereas the threat from disgruntled celebrities who want to muzzle free speech is a selfinflicted wound. In recent news many famous people have been exposed as hypocrites or worse by national newspapers. Understandably they do not like these reports and have fought back against the medium that has embarrassed them. Using their considerable resources and a few sad stories about the victims of crime they have succeeded in setting up a few organisations to regulate the press. These are not
compulsory as yet but the threat of financial penalties for those who do not join may become severe. If this were to happen the nationals could pay the bills but local papers would face closure. The Government is currently carrying out a consultation with the public to see if it should destroy the free press and bankrupt local papers in favour of libidinous luminaries. I urge readers to save papers under threat by filling in the online survey via www.research. net/r/9WH5LV3 or writing to Press Policy, the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, 4th Floor, 100 Parliament Street, London, SW1A 2BQ or email presspolicy@culture. gov.uk www.jacobreesmogg.com
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With all the new houses being built in Keynsham and the severe reduction in bus services, it’s becoming extermely difficult for people young and old to get to and from the High Street with shopping. Taking a car is not an alternative as when you get to the Ashton Way car park, which is the main one for High Street shoppers, there are no spaces available due to so many spaces being used by long-stay parking permits for B&NES employees from nearby offices. It would be interesting to find out how many spaces they have at their disposal. People will use their cars to go further afield where they can park to shop, eventually reducing Keynsham High Street to cafes, estate agents and charity shops. Keynsham resident
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Town centre toilets should be a priority
This is a very personal question – have you ever been taken short in Keynsham? No? You are very lucky, I’m sure many people have! This all comes down to the lack of toilets: the block in Ashton Way was shut down, which we all know was a central point and used by many, and with all the money spent on the new centre they couldn’t build a toilet for the public. Disgusting. I, among many others, would like to see more toilets in Keynsham. If they want to encourage visitors, this is not much to ask, is it? Please make this a priority. Mr D Woodham Burnett
Wellsway crossing needs your support
Fellow residents, last year I submitted to the council a petition containing 306 signatures bringing to the council’s attention the need for a crossing on the Wellsway. The place I felt it should be
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was where the purpose-built alleyway, leading from the top of Orwell Drive, leads directly to the Wellsway. I felt this was the obvious place to enable people to walk directly to about 60 yards from Steel Mills. I asked the Keynsham MP Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg to visit the site. He did so and fully supported me, writing to the council in March 2015. He received a reply to the effect that it was not in the budget for 2014/15. Since then I have had continual correspondence to the present council without success. I feel I must ask for your support by writing to the following: Councillor Dr Anthony Clarke,
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Deal step towards joined-up care
Earlier this month, councillors took an important decision over the future of community health and social care services in Bath and North East Somerset. Much has been made in the press about the decision by the council and Clinical Commissioning Group to award Virgin Care the contract to oversee a number of health and care services in our area. However, among the noise surrounding this debate, I feel that a few crucial issues have been lost – namely, how this decision came about, the way in which the decision was reached, and why this outcome was judged to be in the best interests of local residents. Fundamentally, the decision the council was asked to take was whether or not to endorse the recommendations of an
23 independent panel, which evaluated the bids to run community health and care services in B&NES. This evaluation panel consisted of GPs, clinicians, subject experts, and – crucially – local people who use our health and social care services. The work this panel undertook in evaluating the proposals over many months was thorough, rigorous and fair. All aspects were looked into – including Virgin Care’s financial arrangements and their record elsewhere in the country. The conclusion of this panel was that Virgin’s bid scored significantly higher than the consortium led by Sirona. From the very outset of this process, the one and only concern of all those involved has been to ensure the best possible care for our residents. B&NES has for many years been a national leader when it comes to integrating our health and social care services, and these plans will take this even further. Turn to Page 24
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LETTERS From Page 23 At the heart of our plans will be providing more joined-up services for our residents – treating each individual as a “whole person” and bringing together the different agencies to look at all aspects of their health and care needs. At a time when we have a growing older population, with increasing cost pressures on the NHS, providing these sorts of joined-up health and care services in the community is absolutely vital to relieving pressure on our hospitals and ensuring our health services are sustainable for the future. I believe that the decision B&NES and the CCG took represents an important, and in fact exciting, step towards delivering the high-quality, joined-up health and care services all our residents deserve.
December, 2016
Cllr Vic Pritchard, B&NES Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health
Festive donation is greatly appreciated
On behalf of St John’s Church Keynsham I would like to thank Tesco in Keynsham for supplying us with a generous donation of 240 mince pies for the Winter Festival and other Christmas events. This is the fifth year that they have given us such a donation and it is much appreciated. Hazel Powe
Crocuses a reminder of our polio battle At the end of October, several members of our club planted purple crocuses at Queens Road, Keynsham, in support of the Rotary Purple4Polio Campaign. They were joined by the deputy town clerk, and representatives of Keynsham in Bloom, Community@67, and the Keynsham Green Team, celebrating End Polio Day 2016.
Polio is a crippling disease that was once endemic throughout most of the world, including the UK, and at one time killed 500,000 people every year and left thousands crippled for life. Vaccines were produced which, with mass vaccination campaigns in the US, started to curb the spread of polio. With its worldwide membership, Rotary International launched its polio eradication campaign in 1985 and subsequently has contributed over US $1.6 billion to help vaccinate 2.5 billion children in 122 countries, and has worked closely with the World Health Organisation, UNICEF and latterly with support from the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation, to eliminate this terrible disease Some Rotary members have even assisted the campaign by travelling to hot spots to help administer the drop of vaccine orally. Once the children have been vaccinated, their little finger is dipped into a purple dye to register their immunisation. So simple but so effective that now the number of cases worldwide is down to a handful. Hence the reason for planting purple crocuses. The fight is not over yet as the disease can rear its ugly head again and we need to be vigilant and keep up the immunisation programme to ensure this does not happen. In time, our goal is to eradicate the disease completely. Our purple crocuses remind us of our campaign and in bringing some springtime cheer, we also acknowledge the public support from Keynsham and Saltford residents who, over the years, have contributed so generously to our cause. Many thanks to you all. Adrian Dodd on behalf of Keynsham Rotary Club
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Marina plan is set for appeal hearing The arguments for and against a bid to build a marina on Keynsham’s Broadmead peninsula will be heard by a government planning inspector in January. The plan to create a 326-berth leisure marina on the River Avon was thrown out by Bath and North East Somerset councillors in January on a number of grounds, including a lack of safe pedestrian and cycle routes, the loss of agricultural land, the inappropriate development of the green belt and the impact on the surrounding environment. However, Christopher Whitehouse, agent for developer Enzygo Ltd argued there were special circumstances to allow the development in the green belt and that the marina would directly create eight full-time jobs
and generate £300,000 (GVA) in the local economy. The firm has appealed the decision and a hearing, where affected parties will be able to put their case, will now be held over two days from January 18 at the Guildhall in Bath. Chairman of the River Regeneration Trust Dave Laming, who objected to the plan originally ,said he would be attending the hearing as would a number of people living on boats at the site who fear they will be evicted if the scheme gets the go-ahead.
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A unique new retirement community opens its doors On Monday, November 14, Abbeyfield Bristol & Keynsham Society opened the doors of its newest retirement house on Westbourne Avenue, just minutes from Keynsham town centre. Situated in the peaceful cul-de-sac, the newly refurbished house offers 14 studio and onebedroom apartments to residents. The apartments are rented unfurnished and residents can decorate and style them to their own taste. Abbeyfield is unique because its fees are based on an ‘all-inclusive rent’ which includes council tax; all utility bills (with exception of phone line); home cooked meals and larder items. The new house will also offer trips out and around the area, as well as occasional entertainment inside the house, such as live music, or quiz evenings.
It’s an ideal option for older people who are just struggling to live on their own but don’t want a ‘care home’ or ‘residential care’; or for those wishing to downsize and move nearer their family. Chief executive Frances Stretton says: “We currently have Abbeyfield houses in the Bristol areas of Redland, Henleaze, Easter Compton and Hanham, and are delighted to be opening our fifth house now, in Keynsham. “Our current residents tell us how much they value being able to remain independent but without the stresses of running their own home. And because there’s always a team member available in the house, residents know they’ve got someone to help should they need it.” The Abbeyfield Society was
established in 1956 by Richard Carr-Gomm who lived on Abbeyfield Road in London. He recognized that older people were becoming more and more isolated, and was concerned about loneliness and wanted to provide a safe and enjoyable community for them – something that is still very topical today. This ethos still sits at the core of the society’s work today. “The new house in Keynsham will offer the perfect blend of independence, support, privacy and companionship to residents,” continues Frances. “You can be involved in any aspects of the house community and you know there’s always someone there to talk to, or to play an evening board game. But then you can enjoy the privacy of your own home when you want to.”
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n NEWS Cyclists urged to be bright this winter
The return of darker mornings and evenings has prompted a reminder to cyclists to “be seen and be safe”. Bath and North East Somerset Council is warning riders to ensure they are as visible as possible when on the roads in the dark and in bad weather. Anthony Clarke, B&NES cabinet member for transport, said: “We suggest wearing bright colours during the day and reflective clothing after dark. If you are cycling in the dark it is important to wear a brightly coloured reflective waistcoat or reflective belt and you may wish to consider a helmet-mounted light or an additional rear light or reflector on the back of your coat or bag. Motorists and cyclists unsure if it is dark enough for lights should switch them on.” The UK legal requirement for cycling after dark is that the bicycle must have one front white light, one rear red light and one red rear reflector.
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Vouchers serve up a saving on sport bookings at centre Families in Keynsham are being given an extra incentive to take up sports together with the launch of a new initiative. Keynsham Town Council has teamed up with Keynsham Leisure Centre to offer badminton court bookings at half price from 4pm to 6pm on weekdays and all day Sunday. People can drop in to the town council offices at 15-17 Temple Street to pick up a voucher and then book a court at the leisure centre. The courts can be used for a number of activities besides badminton, including table tennis or even basketball, which is usually played over two of the courts. The initiative was proposed by Labour town councillor Dave Biddleston and was given the full backing of the town council. Mr Biddleston said: “This offer is open to anyone but was particularly inspired by a wish to encourage families to enjoy an activity together in the hours after school or at the weekend. “Not only does it promote health and fitness among residents, it’s also a good example of two organisations working together for the benefit of the community. “By visiting the town council office, people will be able to get information on the many other activities in Keynsham, including events at The Space and Keynsham Music Festival, and the initiative also encourages
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PEN TO PAPER with Keynsham Creative Writers
Welcome To The World Welcome to the world little baby, Come on in little man, A miracle now has unfolded, Another new life now began. I’m sorry that it’s all so chaotic, That it’s not such a perfect place, I’m afraid that we’ve been so neglectful, What we’ve done to it is a disgrace. Well at times we did make an effort, And maybe we had some success. Maybe there’s some little thing that we did, That did not add to the mess.
Keynsham Leisure Centre community sports manager Mark Harrison, left, and Councillor Dave Biddleston with the court vouchers people to use the leisure centre at its quieter times.” The leisure centre’s community sports manager Mark Harrison said he was delighted to support the scheme and that visitors would also be able to find out more about the many clubs and activities on offer at the centre during their visits. Vouchers for 50 per cent off a court booking between 4pm and
6pm Monday to Friday and all day Sunday are available from the town council offices, which are open from 9am to 4pm weekdays. Keynsham Leisure Centre is operated by Better and will be undergoing a major redevelopment as part of a scheme to transform the Riverside complex, with completion pencilled in for 2018.
I’ll watch you grow up and I’ll help you, But some day I’m afraid we must part, And hope that when that day comes between us, I’ll have helped you make a good start. I know that you’re weak and you’re helpless, My tiny, wee Little-Boy-Blue, But grow up in strength and in wisdom, For someday it will be up to you. George Liddell
Keynsham Creative Writers meet at Keynsham Library on the second and fourth Monday of the month and new members are always welcome.
Finding balance yoga Enjoy yoga in a friendly, relaxed class suitable for beginners and those with more experience. Classes held in the Fear Hall, Keynsham and the Park Centre, Kingswood.
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n PICTURE SPECIAL – KEYNSHAM WINTER FESTIVAL
Squadron 2386 Air Cadets marching band join the procession
Window display competition
Many shops took part in this year’s window display competition, adding to the festive feel along the High Street and Temple Street. Prizes, announced on the evening, went to Andrews, which created a display of the winning entries in a children’s colouring competition, below, held to raise funds towards the company’s Project 70 initiative to help provide homes for young care leavers. The team were also selling refreshments and accessories on the night in aid of the cause. St Peter’s Hospice Shop won the charity category, creating a mountain of presents in its window and a snowman made of plastic cups, above.
Members of Phoenix Keynsham Youth Theatre perform carols in the Fear Hall and raise money towards their production of Joseph
The bright ferris wheel was a popular attraction
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The Salvation Army Band performed traditional Christmas carols, above; Enchante Baton Twirlers entertain a crowd, left
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KEYNSHAM AND SALTFORD LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY Photo: Michiel Jelijs
Ashton Court
Last month’s meeting of the society heard campaigner Peter Weeks describe how he became interested in Bristol’s neglected stately home, the story of the building and his work to try and secure its future. The first house was built on the site in the 1390s and in 1546, John Smyth, twice mayor of Bristol, became the owner; the land would stay in his family’s possession for exactly 400 years. Over this period the house was altered and extended many times. It is clear from the picture that it is no uniform style and this is because the different generations of Smyths added wings in the fashion of the period. Jacobean, Palladian, neo-Gothic and Victorian are all represented and in 1885 a cast iron and glass winter garden was added. Bristol City Council bought the entire estate, including the house, in 1959 for £130,000. Their main interest, however, was in the land – 850 acres of parkland, close to the city centre. The house lay neglected until a restoration project started in 1974. The roof was repaired and some rooms restored before the money ran out – these are now used for weddings, meetings and as a café. None of the upstairs rooms nor any of the north-west wing have been touched and they are now in very poor condition. Peter explained that work continues to try and find a future for the building – once restored to its former glory, it must be able to generate enough income to cover its running costs. So far, no answer has been found but it would be a great pity if this magnificent structure cannot be saved for future generations.
South front of Ashton Court Mansion
Photo: Keynsham and Saltford Local History Society
– the landlord moved to the High Street and took the name with him to replace The Royal Oak. In the end only The Ship Inn survived on the east side; the west side fared a little better.
Bristol’s other chocolate factory
Temple Street, looking towards Dapps Hill, in the 1950s
Temple Street remembered
Until the extensive demolition and redevelopment that started in the late 1950s, Temple Street was an old thoroughfare lined with cottages, a few shops and three public houses.
New building started with the shops and Town Hall at Bath Hill and progressed southwards. Most of the houses were knocked down before 1967. There was a battle to save the London Inn so it stood alone for a few years before it went
The society’s next Monday evening talk is on December 12. John Penny will be speaking on “HJ Packer & Co – Chocolate-making in Greenbank”; the company is better known by its trading name of Elizabeth Shaw, which is still used although, like Cadbury, it is now in foreign ownership. The meeting will be at St Dunstan’s Catholic Church Hall on Bristol Road starting at 7.30pm. A limited number of seats will be available for visitors. For details of the society’s full talks programme, visit www. keysalthist.org.uk
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Trim down your waste and recycle for a green Christmas It’s not just the leftover turkey we all have to deal with following Christmas – all those presents and decorations leave plenty behind too. Bath and North East Somerset Council is calling on residents to recycle the waste that accumulates over the festive period, from wrapping paper and packaging to food containers and even the tree. There will be no Boxing Day recycling collections, so residents whose collection day falls on a Monday won’t have a collection until Monday, January 2. All other collection days are unaffected. Recycling centres will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. There will be no garden waste collections for a fortnight
between Boxing Day and Friday, January 6, and they will resume on Monday, January 9. Real Christmas trees will be collected for free from Monday, January 9, until Friday, January 27, with garden waste. Trees taller than 1.2 metres should be cut and pots and decorations must be removed. The trees can also be taken to the area’s recycling rentres. Councillor Martin Veal (Conservative, Bathavon North), Bath & North East Somerset Council’s cabinet member for community services, said: “We throw away more rubbish at Christmas than at any other time of the year, but there are lots of things that can be recycled. “Wrapping paper (white backed, non-foil), greetings
cards, gift tags and cardboard packaging can all be placed in recycling containers. “You can also recycle other festive items like sweet and biscuit tins, aerosols, glass jars, plastic bottles and food containers like cream pots, foil from mince pies, quiches and takeaways. “Textiles and electrical items will also be collected so you can recycle worn-out Christmas jumpers and broken fairy lights and toys. Please put these in separate carrier bags next to your recycling box.” And for ideas on how to reduce food waste – including the estimated 74 million mince pies that are thrown away each year – visit the Love Food Hate Waste website at www. lovefoodhatewaste.com
Safety accolade for a local developer
A developer known for converting a number of historic Keynsham buildings into homes has been named small business of the year at the annual Building Safety Group awards. Whitecroft Developments Ltd was presented with the honour by the industry’s largest construction safety group at a ceremony in Oxfordshire. Director of Whitecroft Rebecca Hales said: “We are delighted that Whitecroft Developments Ltd has been awarded the BSG Small Business of the Year Award and I would like to congratulate every member of the team who has worked to contribute to this renowned health and safety award achievement.” The company has previously converted Temple Infant School and Bath Hill School into homes.The company is currently converting another Keynsham property, Treetops, on Bristol Road, into six homes.
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Goldies take new anthem to Parliament! Members of an older people’s singing group from Keynsham have performed in the Houses of Parliament to launch a new charity song. The Golden-Oldies charity – or Goldies – unveiled its new anthem in London on November
30, where they were welcomed by local MPs, including Bath’s Ben Howlett. The song, We Are the Golden-Oldies, was written by Bristol-based support worker Paul Bryant, who discovered Goldies five years ago when he
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began taking adults with severe disabilities to singalong sessions hosted by the charity. Paul said: “I had been thinking for a long time that it would be great to try and come up with a new song that could be sung at all the Goldies sessions and perhaps become a regular Goldies singalong tune. “The words for the chorus started to buzz in my head and all of a sudden the melody and the rhythm came to me. “Goldies is a wonderful charity, one of the ladies that I care for has been attending the sessions for a number of years and I have noticed a transformation in her personality and her confidence through attending Goldies. It really is the Sing and Smile charity.” Goldies founder Grenville Jones said: “When Paul first played the song to me I knew it was a winner.
“It is easy to sing with a catchy chorus and we hope that all Goldies sessions in the future will start with it. “Our charity works with the University of Bath and their Department for Health and specifically with Dr Afroditi Stathi, a trustee of our charity. “A number of the popular songs that are sung at Goldies sessions have specifically designed movements and, working with Dr Stathi’s team, the new Goldies song will also have its own moves.” The Keynsham Goldies singers were joined by others from Bath, Swindon, South Gloucestershire, South Wales and the Midlands for the performance in London. A video of Paul performing the song at the charity’s Keynsham shop can be seen on Youtube – search “We are the Golden Oldies”.
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NEWS FROM THE SPACE
Ideas pour in for 20th music festival
with Keynsham Arts Consortium Keynsham Music Festival gains charitable status!
Keynsham Music Festival Association Ltd is now a registered charitable company. After a process lasting just over a year the music festival has gained an important lifeline in respect of funding and the event’s sustainability. With constant talk of local authority funding cuts for the last two years, the festival directors have taken this step in order to help supplement possible grant cuts from other funding sources that are only available to registered charitable organisations.
Christmas at The Space
This year’s Christmas special sees three performances of the winter folk tale Hansel and Gretel on Saturday, December 17, at 10am, noon and 2pm. Living close by a forest, Hansel and Gretel are typical children. Often hungry, always wanting to play, colouring in their simple lives with vivid imaginations. The forest is their
two snowy comedies, Force Majeure (on December 1), the tale of a Swedish family on a winter holiday in the Alps, and Eddie the Eagle, the story of the would-be British Olympic ski jumper (on January 5). Find out more at http:// keynshamfilmworks.co.uk
Looking ahead playground and their friend. But when they wake up alone in the forest at midnight, things feel very different... The tale is reimagined using music and puppetry for family viewing by Brave Bold Drama and the BS13 Theatre Company and is sure to be as popular as last year’s Peter Pan. Tickets – priced at £8/£5 or £25 for a group of four – are available at https:// keynshamtickets.cloudvenue.co.uk/
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A date to look forward to is February 4, which sees a full concert at The Space in aid of the Chair of B&NES’ Annual Charity Appeal, which this year is raising funds for Butterflies-Haven, Wizzybugs and older people’s charity RICE. In association with Jelli Records, the acts include The Phoenix River Band, the all-girl The Honeyfire and Bristol singer-songwriter Rebecca Shelley. The show starts at 7.30pm and tickets – priced at £10 plus booking fee, or £13 on the door if available – are already on sale at https:// keynshamtickets.cloudvenue. co.uk/
A dog show, a food festival and even a water slide in the Memorial Park were among suggestions made at a public meeting on next year’s Keynsham Music Festival, which will be celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2017. Keynsham Music Festival Association held the event on November 14 to invite people to share their ideas for new features. The 40th anniversary of the town’s twinning link with Libourne in France in 2017 provided plenty of inspiration, with suggestions including French films and a themed dance night. Offering food for thought was the proposal that the event could host a food festival, or even a chocolate festival to celebrate the town’s heritage, while a water slide on Bristol’s Park Street was the inspiration behind a request for a slide on a slope in the park. Stay up to date on festival news at www.keynshammusicfestival.co.uk and to find out about getting involved in next year’s event, email info@keynshamfest. co.uk or call 0117 986 8683.
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Growing gym on move in new year An expanding Keynsham gym will be starting the new year in a larger home, offering clients better facilities to train and even more equipment. Ever-increasing business has given CW Fitness Solutions the chance to move to bigger premises in Emery Road, Brislington, where the doors will open on January 3. Owner Craig Weeks said: “Our approach to fitness is quite simple. Anyone is welcome and everybody should be given the opportunity to improve their health and fitness in a well set out gym where everyone has a place. From weight lifting through to fitness maintenance and weight loss, everyone will feel welcomed and, more importantly, feel like they belong. Whatever your fitness goal we’ll make sure getting there is fun, too. “We will have a separate studio for fitness classes which will double up as a personal training suite when classes are not being
run for clients who feel happier away from larger groups.” As well as the latest in gym equipment, personal training and a range of classes, there will be a creche facility run by an experienced childminder. Gym members can also purchase hot drinks, protein shakes and energy drinks as well as a range of supplements for the more serious athletes. To celebrate the move, anyone who signs up for a membership or class package in December will get one month free. Your first fitness class is also free. Craig says plans for the future include a sauna to meet growing demand as well as a tutor centre to offer an affordable option for people who want to work in the fitness industry. He added: “CW Fitness Solutions would like to take this opportunity to thank all their loyal clients as without this we would not be in the position we are today. Long may the success continue.”
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Christmas and New Year recycling and rubbish collections 2016/17 Happy Christmas and thank you for all you have recycled this year. There will be NO collection on Monday 26 December. If your collection is due on this day, your next collection will be on Monday 2 January. All other collection days will remain the same, even if they fall on a Bank Holiday.
Recycling and rubbish collections Usual collection day Monday 26 December
Revised collection day Monday 2 January
Garden waste and Christmas tree collections
There will be no garden waste collections for 2 weeks from 26 December to 6 January. Normal collections will start again from Monday 9 January.
Recycling Centre closures Christmas Day 25 December – closed Boxing Day 26 December – closed New Year’s Day (1 January) – closed
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If we experience extreme bad weather this winter, please check our website and local radio stations for updates on your collections.
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Sixty members of Keyford Dancing School took part in Tapathon 2016 to raise money for Children in Need and to help break a record
Dancers hope to tap way into record books Dancers in Keynsham have taken part once again in an annual bid to break the world record for the biggest tap dance. Tapathon 2016 returned on November 20 to raise funds for Children in Need by getting thousands of people across the country to perform a choreographed routine simultaneously. Pudsey ears at the ready, members of Keyford Dancing
School were keen to play their part. With 60 dancers meeting at the River Suite to join in, the school improved on its own 2015 performance when 40 dancers took part. As the music – Sax by Fleur East – began at 1.30pm, they were among thousands of dancers at clubs and schools across the country hoping to beat the record, which currently stands at 7,596.
Last year’s total was close, with 7,363 dancers taking part, and now organisers at The Performers Project are tallying up the numbers from the groups taking part, hoping 2016 will be their year. Money is raised for Children in Need through the sale of Tapathon T-shirts, which are worn on the day, and through any fundraising events the clubs hold.
It was a busy day for Keyford Dancing School, as straight after the record attempt, many of the members then performed for medal assessments. Just days later, the group were in the spotlight again, filming for a documentary on keeping fit in the Bristol area. Find out more about Keyford Dancing School at www.keyforddancingschool. co.uk.
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Donated shoebox gifts to change lives this Christmas, say grateful volunteers Volunteers at a Keynsham church have been astonished by the response to their annual “shoebox” appeal for gifts to deliver to children in Romania. While the group at Keynsham Elim Church had hoped to beat last year’s 388 shoeboxes, they were delighted to receive more than 750. Each wrapped box is filled with Christmas gifts for youngsters living in poverty in Oradea in north-west Romania. The boxes are currently being transported the 1,300 miles across Europe by lorry to the charity CASA Grace, before a team from Keynsham Elim arrives on December 8 to help hand-deliver the gifts. A spokesperson for the church said: “The delivery date of the shoeboxes roughly coincides with the traditional Christmas
“The church would like to personally thank every single individual that has taken the time, effort and money to produce a shoebox which will change a life this Christmas.” As well as the Christmas appeal, members of Keynsham Elim have been working with the community in Oradea for more than five years, helping CASA Grace to run a summer camp for children, install water supplies and give food aid to those in need. More than 750 shoeboxes have been donated to the Elim appeal gift-giving day in Romania on December 6 – St Nicolas Day. On this day in Romania, families would traditionally give and receive gifts, similar to December 25 Christmas celebrations held here in the UK.
“However, the families who CASA Grace support would never partake in the giving of gifts on this day as they can't afford it. But this is where your shoeboxes and your love and kindness makes the difference.
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BACK TO NATURE with Avon Wildlife Trust Keynsham Group
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von Wildlife Trust Keynsham Group’s November meeting “Our Seas, Our Future!” attracted a good audience at Wellsway School, hosted by the school’s Green Team, writes our correspondent. Avon Wildlife Trust’s chief executive, Ian Barrett who lives in Keynsham, kicked off the evening outlining the trust’s “Vision for Nature” in the coming years. The main event was guest speaker Alisdair Naulls, engagement officer for the Marine Conservation Society and a passionate spokesman for raising awareness of the state of the UK seas as well as the wider global status of our oceans and the wildlife they support. Alisdair gave us many facts and figures about our UK waters and marine wildlife, from seaweed to basking sharks, and how we can all help this fragile environment, by reducing our use of plastic and looking at how we dispose of it. He highlighted how larger companies need to support a green agenda and come on board with sustainable strategies if we are to make real advancements in conservation. However, successes through the input of the Marine Conservation Society are happening – note the charge for plastic bags! During the evening we were also supported by Keynsham Wombles, who play their part locally by promoting litter collection, and Mara Garcia, from Bristol organisation City to Sea, who collected signatures for an online petition against the sale of plastic cotton buds, the sticks from which inevitably end up in our seas.
Inspiring talk reveals how we can all help to save our seas
Photos: Martin Farrell
Members of the Green Team from Wellsway School and others inspecting a very old specimen of hawksbill turtle. Tortoiseshell was a popular material for spectacles in past times, but thankfully we now use plastic The Marine Conservation Society is a very small charity and sorely needs our support – consider becoming a member today, or give a gift for Christmas! Find them at www.mcsuk.org
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Food collection to help the homeless
Treasure hunt Almost 30 adventurous walkers met at the Memorial Park cafe for a different kind of walk on November 27. A treasure hunt around the centre of Keynsham was arranged, and with a map and clues in hand, they set off in different directions to find answers to the 26 questions. Two and a half hours later, we re-assembled at the Old Bank pub to check and hear explanations of the answers. There were varying degrees of success and, with 33 points available, two teams managed to achieve the excellent score of 29 points. The teams – consisting of Vanessa and Derek Butler, helped by Janet and Phil Croft, and the other team of Lynne Hadley, Alan Lassman, Jeanette Schofield and Wendy Duckett – shared the prizes. Everyone agreed that, despite the cold it was great fun. It was good to see so many new people taking part, including a couple from the younger generation. Our
Time to check the answers to the treasure hunt at the Old Bank pub thanks must go to Keith Day for suggesting and organising such a fiendish game.
Our next walks
Our next venture is the short festive walk around the fields of Keynsham collecting greenery, to take back to the Scout Hall where Liz Fox will be demonstrating the art of wreath
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making. Festive refreshments will be available. The walk will be held on Sunday, December 18, at 10am, starting from the Memorial Park cafe, and everybody is welcome. We get back to more serious walking in January with a nine-mile walk to Bath alongside the River Avon and the cycle path.
An annual Christmas food collection for homeless people in Bath and Bristol is being held in Keynsham. Churches Together in Keynsham and Saltford will be accepting donations at a number of collection points from 9.30am to 12.30pm on Saturday, December 3. A spokesperson said: “We hope that the residents of Keynsham will show their usual generosity and bring their gifts of food to the collection places in Keynsham High Street outside Poundland or the Victoria Centre of Keynsham Methodist Church. All the food collected will be placed in boxes kindly given by the local greengrocer Buss’s, and transported to Julian House in Bath, and the Methodist Centre in Bristol.”
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Andy puts pen to paper after years of motivational talks After years of talking to people about how to improve their mental health, a Keynshambased hypnotherapist and former police inspector has finally written it all down. Cavemen and Polar Bears is a new book published this month by hypnotherapist and psychotherapist Andy Workman, which aims to help readers look after their own mental health. It sets out the “fresh approach” to the issue that Andy has shared for a number of years as a motivational speaker, offering presentations, workshops and seminars with the same title to businesses and social groups. Regular requests for a book from those attending the events inspired him to get writing, he explained. The book was officially launched on December 1 at The Beehive Practice in the High
Street, where Andy is director, and he said the aim is to encourage readers to recognise their own strengths and focus on small changes they can make to create a huge difference in their mood, while avoiding the jargon of many other publications. Explaining the title, Andy, who spent more than 30 years with Avon and Somerset police and qualified as a clinical hypnotherapist in 2008 before leaving the force, said: “The caveman is our natural response to fear and the polar bear represents anything that induces that response, be it a scary situation, an argument or even that last task delegated to you.” Using facts, case studies, real life experiences and humour – as well as his own illustrations – Andy said: “My message is easy to read, easy to apply and makes life easier!”
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n PICTURE SPECIAL Winter is here so we’d thought we would offer some inspiration for next season from Keynsham’s awardwinning gardeners. Here is a selection of photos – all courtesy of D & D Carrington Photographers – taken during the Keynsham in Bloom judging visits this summer. The winners included public spaces, private backyard havens and even a garden party in a bus, thanks to Keynsham and District Dial a Ride!
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n NEWS West heritage project goes on the road A project that has opened a new window on the past by publishing old maps of Bath and North East Somerset and beyond online is now going on the road. The Know Your Place team have launched KYPexplore, a digital exhibition that will tour the West of England to bring to life the people who used to live here from miners in Radstock to peat-cutters on the Somerset Levels using graphic panels, touchscreens and a WebApp to share material from museums, archives and heritage collections. The exhibition will visit a number of museums, libraries and community spaces between now and April, including Bath Central Library in December, Bradley Stoke Library in January and February and Radstock Museum in March and April. For those who can’t visit the exhibition, it can be accessed online at www.KYPexplore.com Felicia Davies, project officer for Know Your Place - West of England, said: “We hope the
rich and varied stories in the exhibition will help visitors make the connection with their own local heritage and inspire them to explore this further on the Know Your Place digital mapping resource.” To explore the maps online, visit www.kypwest.org.uk/ explore-the-map
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Speaking out for dementia sufferers A group of volunteers hope to earn Dementia Friendly Town status for Keynsham and to give a voice to sufferers and their carers. The team of six, led by chairman Alan Hale, will be working with businesses, transport providers and schools in Keynsham and Saltford to raise awareness of the needs of those living with dementia. The group’s first goals include setting up a regular singing group and a memory café, which offer sufferers and carers the chance to socialise, activities and support. Mr Hale said: “All six of us have personal reasons through family and friends to want to achieve something to help those with dementia, which is such a cruel disease. “We would like to hear from
those who have been diagnosed with dementia to understand what might benefit them in having as much enjoyment out of life as possible and to hear from carers for the same reason.” The group is also welcoming people who would like to volunteer with the project to get in touch. Local employers and shops will be offered free short talks on the needs of dementia sufferers from a trained Dementia Champion. The Dementia Friendly Keynsham group, which is registered as a member of the Dementia Action Alliance with the Alzheimer’s Society, can be contacted on 0117 983 7923 or 07776 493221 or at dementiafriendlykeynsham@ gmail.com
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GARDENING TIPS In the garden In October we were overwhelmed with apples. In November we were overwhelmed with rain. My rain gauge showed 183mm of rainfall, mostly in one week between November 16 and 23. There were puddles everywhere on the lawns, and water butts overflowing continuously. With the amount of water passing through the soil I think that most of the nutrients will have been washed out or at best depleted. I have been regularly feeding plants such as hellebores, daphnes, camellias, and other late winter flowering plants, but I shall add a little extra feed to them, and those that come in February and later will also get a splash to replace that which has been lost. I am pleased that the leaves fall on windy days and are now mostly down on the ground or in the compost bin. The trees do look bare, but on a clear winter's day as the sun sets, we have had some lovely displays of pink and pale blue skies, and the bare branches are quite striking silhouetted against that background. I am also continuing with the pruning of the espalier apple tree. It seems to be a long job, possibly
because I have to fiddle with short spurs, not long, whippy branches. However, they are looking tidy and with the benefit of some mild and dry weather they will be finished soon. It is time to inspect the hellebores to see if any new shoots are appearing. Our plants have no sign of any new growth, but if new shoots are there, now is the time to cut back all the leaves
We have growing up a plum tree a Clematis cirrhosis “Freckles” which seems never to catch anyone's eye, probably because it flowers in February, and is just now developing its buds. It is quite small and the flowers are a pale pink with a pattern, and hang so they are a bit modest. But it does look fragile, and I am continually surprised to see it once again providing some interest and colour in the garden.
It is the time of year to give some thought to the birds in the garden. I am a bit casual in the summer regarding feeding stations, but now I am in full flood to keep the feeders with plenty of food. I put out a fat ball and had an almost instant response from a group of coal tits, which swooped in and gave the fat ball a good going over. A damaged bramley apple attracted a blackbird but the apple has disappeared so I fear a magpie or jackdaw has visited. I keep several feeders around the garden and find that the birds do the rounds, choosing between the various foods. There is not a lot to do in the garden in the way of new plants or re-siting them, but maintenance of the plants, trees, bushes and hedges is vital. If you have climber roses, tie them in to their support and cut back the side shoots so that they do not get too heavy. Clean out at the base of hedges to give room for any new shoots, and possibly just tidy any loose bits. Clean any pots and put them into storage, and all those which will not be needed. Remember, the mower sat in the shed would like its blades and cutter plate greased. Turn it over and clean out any rubbish.
seed because it’s cheaper and it gives me greater satisfaction but if you only need a small number then buying established plants might be better. Most seeds will keep for
more than one season provided they are stored somewhere dry and frost-free. Now, turning to activity on the plot. Continue to dig when the soil conditions are right, i.e. not too wet or frozen, adding well rotted manure or compost as you go. There are two schools of thought on this. In the past the advice was to dig the manure into the soil but some say spreading it on the surface after digging is just as good. I am trying both approaches so I’ll see what happens. Whichever way you choose it is always beneficial to the soil to regularly add well rotted manure. I suggest covering rows of broad beans with a fleece tunnel or something similar to protect the young shoots from the worst of winter. Plant garlic before the middle of this month before it’s too late. Finally, cut back the asparagus to ground level as it turns yellow and dispose of it. Leaving it in place only encourages the larvae of the asparagus beetle to overwinter which will cause problems next season. Now being the dormant period, it is also a good time to plant raspberries.
On the plot People think that winter is not the time to be gardening but I believe it’s a year round activity. Admittedly there is less to do on the plot at this time of year but now is the time to start planning for next year. Firstly map out what you plan to grow taking into account the space available, what you eat or share with others and importantly the need to rotate your crops to minimise the risk of disease as well as to maintain the balance of soil nutrients. The general rule is to rotate on a three-year cycle and, if you have the luxury of space, to set aside an area to “rest” the soil by not growing anything for a season. Year 1 is root crops (e.g. parsnip, carrots, potatoes and beetroot). Follow this in year 2 with brassica crops (e.g. cabbage, sprouts and cauliflower). Then in year 3 with others (e.g. beans, peas, onions, lettuce and marrows). I suggest you note this somewhere as by next spring you will probably forget! The next thing to do is to look at your stock of seeds and reflect on what grew well and where you
had too much or too little to eat or store. Decide which grew best from your own sowings as opposed to plants bought at a garden centre. I always try to grow from
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n NEWS Orchestra show will be out of this world!
Keynsham Orchestra’s concert this month promises to transport its audience to another world as the musicians tackle Holst’s The Planets. St John’s Church in the High Street will be the venue for the performance on Saturday, December 10, at 7.30pm, which will also include Berlioz’s Hungarian March Op24 and Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante in E flat K364 for violin and viola. A spokesperson for the orchestra said: “This will be a very exciting concert. The Planets by Holst is a wonderful set of pieces – Mars and Jupiter are very well
known, but the other five pieces are also well worth hearing. And for the Mozart Sinfonia Concertante, which is a beautiful piece of music, we will have two solo-
ists who are both still at school and are superb musicians.” Led by Andrew Rees, the conductor will be Mark Gateshill with soloists Seren Nickson on
violin and Erin Cacace on viola. Tickets are £10/£8 concessions and are available from the office at St John’s Church or on the door.
New football charity ready for kick-off A group of volunteers passionate about grassroots football have kicked off a new charity aimed at opening up the beautiful game to more youngsters in the Keynsham area. The initiative aims to remove any barriers children might face when getting involved in the sport – including gender, ethnicity, disability or cost – and fittingly it’s called #Football4Everyone. The charity is led by Ben Geracitano, Jack Cox and Frys Junior Football Club Under-10s coach Jon Connors and aims to offer the chance to play and train with qualified coaches to any child who wants to take up the opportunity, regardless of ability or skill level. Jon, who has coached at senior and junior level, said: “One thing is very common within
both levels of the game: if a coach feels you’re not good enough, you will be shown the door or passed on to another club to carry on playing. “Football4Everyone is a grassroots passion of mine, any child who wishes to play football should be given the opportunity to do so, no hesitation or worry about the ability level they currently sit at.” Children from 18 months up to seven can join training at Sensational Football Schools, which meets on Sunday mornings at Broadlands Academy, with the charity offering funding for families who can’t afford to pay fees, while at the same time a new junior football club for youngsters aged from seven to 16 – Red Falcons – will be launched at Somerdale Pavilion. Ben, who runs Sensational
Football Schools, said: “This will help bring them into football and create an energetic environment for them to learn fundamental football skills, along with life skills – most importantly social skills. They will learn team work, co-operation, communication and again, most importantly, friendship.” Funding will of course be essential to setting up a club and providing training, equipment, a pitch and matches and the founders are hoping to be awarded £5,000 from the Aviva Community Fund. They have reached the final alongside 16 other community sports initiatives from across the country after receiving nearly 2,600 public votes in the award scheme. Now it’s up to a judging panel to decide the winner, which will be announced on January 10. They are also seeking corpo-
rate sponsorship to support the activities. The charity will be recruiting youngsters from January ready for the start of the season in September 2017. Ben added that #Football4Everyone would play an active role in the local community, and that they had already launched their first project, asking Frys Junior teams to each give up two toys to donate to Children’s Hospice South West for Christmas. “We may be a new charity, but we really will be active within the local and surrounding area of Keynsham to help others in need, not only children,” he said. “This seemed like an ideal place to start, children helping children at Christmas.” To find out more about #Football4Everyone, email info. football4everyone@gmail.com
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with Andrew Judge, team vicar at St Francis Church
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was recently reading a review of a book called The Great Acceleration by Robert Covile, which asserts that everything we do, at work or play, is speeding up. This is a fact, the issue is whether this a good or a bad thing and what can we do about it. One unavoidable consequence of our increasingly busy lives is that they can become superficial, as we skim from one thing to another without time for pondering or reflection. The constant bombardment of noise and information in its various forms does not help either. This in turn
has further consequences on both a community and personal level. We thus find it difficult to think about the big issues – eg sustaining and nurturing community life amid budget cuts, care of the environment and the challenge of increasing immigration and cultural diversity. Politicians and the rest of us find ourselves increasingly forced into quick, ‘knee jerk’ responses or even denial about these issues, simply because we don’t have the time to think them through into the medium and longer term implications. It is all about the short term and looking for the quick fix. Sadly, on the personal level it is not much better, but the
My inner life is my private life, my hopes and secrets and aspirations – our inner landscapes. This requires regular attention because it actually motivates and drives us
consequences if anything are more serious. Each of us has both an outer and inner life. The outer life is our public life; my work, my accomplishments, my reputation – how I am seen by others. We spend most of our waking lives here. My inner life is my private life, my hopes and secrets and aspirations – our inner landscapes. This requires regular attention because it actually motivates and drives us. It needs to be reflected on and reviewed and corrected in the light of present circumstances but we generally don’t have the time or inclination to do this properly. It becomes like an untended and neglected garden. This affects people in
the churches and other faith communities just as much as anyone else because we are all subject to the same cultural pressures. Potentially, however, the faith communities have more resources that can be helpful here, but they are not always made use of, because for this discipline and sustained practice is required, both of which go against our prevailing culture. If the approaching holiday period after Christmas offers some increased space and leisure, I hope that many of us will find time for some “inner gardening” as well as perhaps some of the outdoor variety and the result will hopefully be a better Keynsham for everyone.
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n WHAT’S ON December 1
n Keynsham Film Works screens Force Majeure (15). A Swedish family must face the consequences of the husband’s actions during an avalanche. Screenings are at The Space, Keynsham, doors 7.15pm for 7.45pm start. Tickets £5 on the door, membership £30. Find out more at keynshamfilmworks.co.uk
December 3
n Christmas Market with cafe at Saltford Hall, Wedmore Road, 10am-3pm. Crafts, preserves, toys, cakes, books, bric-a-brac, Santa’s grotto and lots more. Relax with a glass of mulled wine, a warm mince pie or a bacon roll. n Family history day course, at The Space, Market Walk, 10.30am until 3pm. Bath Record Office teaches participants how to research family history in England and Wales. Coffee/tea and lunch will be provided. Course £20. Book at Bath Record Office or on 01225 477421. n Christmas Fair at St John’s CofE Primary School, Charlton Park, noon to 2pm – Santa’s grotto with photos, prize draw with deluxe hamper, cash prize and more to be won, barbecue, cafe, face-painting, shopping, chocolate tombola and more. n Christmas Market at All Saints Church Publow, 10am-2pm. Home baking, preserves, plants, festive wreaths, books, crafts, jewellery, pottery, bric a brac, Phoenix cards, sweets, stocking fillers and much more. Christmas activities for children, homemade soup and bacon baps, tower tours, the Chameleonz Jazz Band, hamper raffle. £1 admission fee includes a beverage. Proceeds to the church.
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n Keynsham Light Opera Group presents a Candles by Candlelight Concert at St John’s Church in Keynsham, at 7.30pm, featuring traditional and modern Christmas music. as well as a chance for the audience to join in with some numbers. Tickets, priced at £10 (£8 concessions), are now on sale. Call Tracey at the Box Office on 07580 259 757, email klogs@hotmail.co.uk or book online at www.klogs.co.uk
December 4
n Saltford Santa Dash starts at 11am from Saltford Sports Ground, raising funds for Butterflies-Haven. Register to take part and find more details at www.saltfordsantadash. webs.com
December 6
n Saltford Ladies’ Gardening Club meets at Saltford Hall (Wansdyke Room) at 10am on the first Tuesday of the month. The speaker is Miss Sally Taylor on “Flower arrangements for the 25th”. New members welcome. For details, call Jenny on 0117 986 8331.
December 8
n Saltford Community Association switches on the Christmas tree lights at Saltford Hall, 7pm.
December 9
n The Wildlife Trusts Keynsham Local Group hosts ‘A Christmas Compilation’. A selection of short talks by members including ‘Wildlife in Borneo’, ‘Highlands of Scotland’, and ‘Badgers in My Garden’. 7.30pm at the Baptist Church Hall, High Street. Adults £2.50, children (under 16) £1. Festive refreshments and quiz. Bird food, Wildlife Trust gift cards, books, crafts and edible items on sale in aid of the trust.
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n Keynsham Farmers’ Market, 9am1pm, at Market Walk. Visit www. somersetfarmersmarkets.co.uk for more information.
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n North East Somerset MP Jacob Rees-Mogg holds a constituency surgery in Keynsham from 10.30am-12.30pm. Call Margaret on 0117 987 2313 or email margaret@ northeastsomersetconservatives. co.uk to make an appointment.
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n Keynsham Orchestra performs at St John’s Church, Keynsham, 7.30pm. The concert will feature soloists Seren Nickson (violin) and Erin Cacace (viola), conductor Mark Gateshill and leader Andrew Rees, with a programme comprising Berlioz’s Hungarian March Op.24, Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante in E flat K364 for violin and viola and The Planets Op 32 by Holst.
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n Saltford Village Choir Christmas Jingles Concert at Saltford Hall, 7.30pm. Tickets £8.
December 12
n Keynsham & Saltford Local History Society, 7.15pm for 7.30pm. Talk by John Penny on HJ Packer & Co – Chocolate-making in Greenbank. St Dunstan’s Catholic Church Hall, Bristol Road, Keynsham. Visitors £4.
December 14
n The Keynsham Good Afternoon Choir invites residents to join them at a free Open Christmas Carol Service at 2.30pm at Keynsham Methodist Church, Charlton Road. Carols, mince pies and refreshments plus a retiring collection in aid of Parkinson’s UK. n The Christingle Service at
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Keynsham Methodist Church Queens Road Centre at 6pm. This is a time for parents/grandparents to bring the children along to make a Christingle. Don’t forget to bring an orange – the rest will be provided.
December 16
n Saltford Community Cinema screens Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie at Saltford Hall, doors open 6.45pm. Fully licensed bar available, along with ice cream. Tickets £5 on the door. n Join Key Voices Choir at a seasonal concert when they will perform 9 Carols and Lessons at Victoria Methodist Church on Keynsham High Street from 7.30pm. Proceeds from donations to the RNLI and Air Ambulance. Refreshments after the concert.
December 17
n Brave Bold Drama presents Hansel and Gretel, a family Christmas show, at The Space, Keynsham, at 10am, noon and 2pm. Tickets are £8/£5 or £25 for
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their annual Christmas concert at Victoria Centre, Keynsham Methodist Church, at 7.30 pm.
n Get the Christmas season off to a good start! Saltford Village Choir presents Christmas Jingles at St Dunstan’s Church, Bristol Road, Keynsham, 7.30 pm. Tickets are £6 each, to include light refreshments. Contact Christine on 01225 874931.
December 23
n Disco Club Classics Christmas Party, 8pm-midnight. Tickets £8 on door/£7 in advance, Hanham Community Centre. Contact ZAN on 07850 227613. Raffle held in aid of St Peter’s Hospice.
December 18
n Keynsham Walkers are Welcome host a festive walk and wreath-making event, 10am at the Memorial Park cafe. Walkers will collect greenery, before heading to Scout HQ where flower arranger Liz Fox will help the group make a Christmas wreath. Refreshments available. Distance one to one and a half miles. Find the group on Facebook at WRWKeynsham, email wrwkeynsham@outlook.com, or call 07866 440968.
n Join members of Keynsham Methodist Churches singing carols on the Bilbie Green estate between 6pm and 7pm.
December 24
n It’s the Family Carol Service at Keynsham Methodist Church Queens Road Centre starting at 4.30 pm.
December 25
n Victoria Methodist Church joins with Keynsham Baptist Church for Christmas Morning Service at 10.30am.
December 26
n Bristol Morris Men give their annual Boxing Day performance of the Keynsham Mummers play at various outdoor locations around the town. Visit www. bristolmorrismen.co.uk for details of the programme.
starring Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman inspired by the true story of British ski-jumper Michael ‘Eddie the Eagle’ Edwards. See December 1 for details.
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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 Key Voices, Keynsham’s friendly community singing group, meets at St Dunstan’s Church, Bristol Road. New members always 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 details.
December 31
n Want to quit smoking? Do you have questions about vaping? We’re here to help. Call in for a chat, 2-4 pm, Keynsham Health Centre.
n Somerdale Pavilion presents Dick Whittington, a pantomime for children and their families, at 1pm and 7pm. Members’ tickets: adults £10; seniors, students and under-12s £8; family of four £32. Non-members’ tickets: adults £12; seniors, students and under-12s £10; family of four £40.
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n Keynsham & Saltford Local History Society hold 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 is free if you join the society or £4 for visitors. (Numbers will be limited if necessary.)
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n Keynsham Film Works screens Eddie The Eagle, a feelgood film
n Keynsham Creative Writers meet in the library on the second and fourth Monday of the month, from 2.30-4pm. We are a small, friendly group and welcome new members
n Join us for an evening of carols and readings at a carol service at the Victoria Centre, Keynsham Methodist Church, starting 6.30pm.
n Keynsham Brass Band present
n New Year’s Eve Family Disco at Somerdale Pavilion, 7pm-12.30am. Members’ tickets £5 for adults and over-eights. Non-members’ tickets £6 for adults and over-eights. 0117 986 5787. n Saltford Ladies’ Gardening Club meets at Saltford Hall (Wansdyke Room) at 10am on the first Tuesday of the month. The speaker is Mrs Gardiner on “Nature’s Pallet”. New members welcome. For details call Jenny on 0117 986 8331.
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of all abilities. Call 0117 9148654 or email 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 07793 983040, 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 10 until noon at Keynsham Leisure Centre, £2.40 per person. Just come along and have some fun. n Keynsham Lions Club meets on the second and fourth Monday of each month at Keynsham Rugby Club. The group undertakes fundraising for various causes locally, nationally and internationally and supports community events. New members are welcome, Call 0117 9609446 or visit www.keynshamlions.org.uk. n Beginners’ pilates, 6.05-6.45pm, St Francis Road, Keynsham (term time). Contact Sandhya for more info – www.yogakeynsham.com, yogakeynsham@gmail.com, 07789 880415. n Beginners’ yoga, 6.55-7.55pm, Broadlands Academy, St Francis Road, Keynsham (term time). Contact Sandhya for more info – www.yogakeynsham.com, Turn to Page 52
December – Where to see Father Christmas Santa will be joining the fundraisers of the Lions Club of Keynsham and District on his illuminated sleigh and people can catch him at several evening locations on the following dates in December, starting at around 5.30pm and finishing at 8pm. l December 7 West Keynsham – roads around Lockingwell, St Georges, West View, Queens. l December 8 North Keynsham – roads around Somerdale Estate, Chandos. l December 9 East Keynsham –
roads around Chandag, Windrush, Minsmere, Lytes Cary. l December 13 Saltford – roads around Montague, Manor, Norman, Stratton. l December 14 South Keynsham – roads around Lays Drive, Coronation, Park, The Mead. Father Christmas with his Lions Club helpers will be parked up with the sleigh, meeting people and collecting donations at the following locations: l December 10 Keynsham
Farmers’ Market 9am – 1pm l December 16 Keynsham Tesco noon to 6pm l December 17 Keynsham Tesco 10am to 4pm l December 18 Keynsham Tesco 10am to 4pm l December 19 Fishponds Road Morrisons 10am to 4pm l December 20 Fishponds Road Morrisons 10am to 4pm l December 21 Fishponds Road Morrisons 10am to 4pm l December 22 Fishponds Road Morrisons 10am to 4pm
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n Saltford Scrabble Club meets 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 and Sirona Care & Health take place every Monday morning in Keynsham. To take part, call 01225 831852 or email healthylifestyleservice@sirona-cic. org.uk n Short mat bowls! Learn to play with a really friendly mixed group at Fear Hall, High Street, Keynsham on Mondays 1.30-4pm until midMay. Everyone welcome, free trial. Ring Clive on 0117 986 6793 or just turn up. 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 4-7.30pm. If you have a personal project or just want to give it a go or to develop your skills with help from colleagues, new members are welcome. Call Neil Langstaff on 0117 983 2903. n Keynsham Bridge Club is a
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Tuesday
n Zumba Gold, low impact, at the Royal British Legion in Keynsham, noon to 12.45pm, £3.50 per class. Contact Philomena on 07966 373089. n Keynsham Walking Football Club on the 3G pitch at Keynsham Town Football Club, for the over-65s, 1011am. The beautiful game played a little slower – turn up and play. For more details, 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,10.00-12.00noon, £2.40. Just drop in or ring Clive 01179866793 n Sing along to your favourite rhymes at Baby Bounce & Rhyme, every Tuesday at Keynsham Library: Session1 – 10-10.30am; Session 2 – 11-11.30am. n Parkinson’s Bath & District Branch, Keynsham social coffee mornings – every last Tuesday in the month. 10am-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. n Keynsham green drinks, every third Tuesday of the month, upstairs at The Ship Inn from 7.30 pm, 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.
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n Dance Tots for two to four-yearsolds at Keynsham Leisure Centre, 10.30-11.15am. Courses run during term-time and are booked in 10week blocks. Visit the leisure centre reception or call 01225 439680 for details. n Mindful Meditation at Midday. Every Tuesday and Thursday, noon12.30pm or 12.30-1pm. An oasis of calm in your otherwise busy week. £2 per person per session. All welcome at The Beehive Practice, 33A High Street, Keynsham. 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 frequently. All ages and abilities, beginners especially welcome. Free first lesson. For more information contact Sue 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 go 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 for more details. 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
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in craft activities and singing every week. Refreshments included. All welcome – first session free. Contact Claire Lowe on 0117 329 6474. n Fitness class at the Fear Hall, Keynsham High Street, 10-11am. Sessions £4 as you go, featuring aerobics, resistance bands and boxercise, all welcome. Call Nick Dewfall on 07411 013526 or email nickdewfall@aol.com.
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 details, call Jenny on 0117 986 8331. n Boogie Nights at St John’s Church Hall, Keynsham. Dance class and social evening for people with learning disabilities, 7-9pm, £7 per class (soft drinks and snacks provided). Please contact the Swallow office to book on 01761 414034 or email judy@ swallowcharity.org. n KOPS is Keynsham Older People’s Social Group. This friendly group of local older people meet on the first Tuesday of the month at Community@67, Queens Road, Keynsham at 2pm. The group is free to join but members usually bring along a small item for the raffle table. New members welcome, call Paula on 01225 484510 or Phyllis on 0117 986 8623. 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
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numerous sub-group outings and activities. Come along to our next meeting for a coffee/tea and biscuits, you will be 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. n Fancy learning ballroom, Latin and old time dancing? Come along and have some fun at Terry’s Dance School. Adult lessons at the Key Centre on a Tuesday and Friday evening. Call Terry on 0117 932 3071.
Wednesday
n Want to quit smoking? Do you have questions about vaping? We’re here to help. Call in for a chat, 5-7pm, Keynsham Health Centre. 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. 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 Maths @67, a small after-school fun maths club for Years 5 and 6 runs on Wednesdays in term time, 4-5pm at Community@67. Call Sheila Crocombe on 0117 986 3961. n St Keyna Probus is a lunch club for retired professional and business men, which meets on the third Wednesday of each month at the Grasmere Hotel. For more information, ring John Crocombe on 0117 986 3961. n Gym Tots for two to four-yearsolds at Keynsham Leisure Centre, 10.30-11.15am. Courses run during term-time and are booked in 10week blocks. Visit the leisure centre
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reception or call 01225 439680 for details. n Baby Comes Too meets every Wednesday afternoon, in term time, from 1pm 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. Cost £1 per family per week. Please join us, the first session is free! See website 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, 7pm, at the Wick Close Community Centre, Saltford. Demonstrations and speakers as well as the chance to learn the art of sugarcrafting and display your own work. Contact Gillian Orley on 0117 986 3864. n The Community@67 Book Club meets on the second Wednesday of each month from 7-9pm. Anyone interested can ring 0772 762 6794 or just come along. The club meets at 67 Queens Road, Keynsham. n Community@67 Scrabble Club meets on Wednesday of each week from 2-4pm. New members Turn to Page 54
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n Badminton club – join a friendly club who play at Broadlands Academy on Thursday evenings, 7pm until 9pm. For more information contact Joan on 01761453169. n Come and listen to stories and rhymes at Story Time every Thursday during term time at Keynsham Library, 10-10.30am. n Age UK B&NES’ Walking Group, meets twice a month on a Thursday morning, currently has spaces for new walkers. It’s a From Page 53 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,
n Mindful Meditation at Midday. Every Tuesday and Thursday, noon12.30pm or 12.30-1pm. An oasis of calm in your otherwise busy week. £2 per person per session. All welcome at The Beehive Practice, 33A High Street, Keynsham. 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
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are a small club and we meet on a Thursday afternoon at Saltford Hall from 2-4pm. We are of mixed ability and do not have teachers or demonstrations so the cost of belonging in to group is minimal. The club is two hours of painting and friendly company. If you would like to come down to see if it is the club for you your first visit is free. Call 01225 873773 in the evening. n St John’s Toddler Group meets 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. Contact Claire Lowe on 0117 329 6474. n Integral Hatha Yoga focused on beginners 6pm, £6 (booked in block), £8 drop-in; beginners/ improvers 7pm, £9 (booked in block), £12 drop-in. St Francis
Hall, Warwick Road, Keynsham. Yogakeynsham@gmail.com, www.yogakeynsham.webs.com, www.twitter.com/yogakeynsham or call Sandhya on 07789 880415. n Somerset Morris Dancers meet 8-10pm at Marksbury Village Hall. We are a ladies’ side and dance West Country Stave Dances and Cotswold Morris. New musicians always welcome, male and female, at 7.30pm. Call Wendy on 01761 472192.
Friday
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 Live music every Friday and Saturday night at the Crown Inn Keynsham. Check out our facebook page for weekly updates. n The Wildlife Trusts, Keynsham
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n WHAT’S ON Local Group. Winter talks on second Friday of each month between October and April, 7.30pm at the Baptist Church Hall, High Street, Keynsham (with the exception of November at Wellsway School). Adults £2.50, children (under 16) £1. At each meeting we sell bird food, Wildlife Trust gift cards, secondhand books and various seasonal craft and edible items in aid of Avon Wildlife Trust. n Goldies Singing Sessions are held on the second and last Friday of each month. The group sing the hits of the Fifties onwards in a very relaxed and informal sing-a-long setting. Join us at The Hawthorns on the second Friday of the month from 10.30-11.30am and at the Key Centre on the last Friday of the month from 2-3pm. For details, call Abby on 01761 470006. n Soccer Tots for three to fouryears-olds at Keynsham Leisure Centre, 1.15-2pm. Courses run during term-time and are booked in 10-week blocks. Visit the leisure centre reception or call 01225 439680 for details. n Football Junior Development Courses at Keynsham Leisure Centre – 4-4.45pm for five to six-year-olds and 4.45-5.30pm for seven to nine-year-olds. Courses run during term-time and are booked in 10-week blocks. Visit
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the leisure centre reception or call 01225 439680 for details. n Open mic night at the Crown Inn, 63 Bristol Road, Keynsham, every Friday night. Free entry and performances from Mark Venus. 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. n Fancy learning ballroom, Latin and old-time dancing? Come and have fun at Terry’s Dance School. Adult lessons on a Tuesday and Friday evening at the Key Centre. Call Terry on 0117 932 3071.
Saturday
n Children’s craft activities at
Bath Christmas Market – until December 11 More than 200,000 people are expected to visit Bath Christmas Market before its final day on Sunday, December 11. More than 170 traditional wooden chalets are lining the streets of the city centre, with traders selling a variety of gifts, including crafts, cosmetics, jewellery, decorations and much more. As well as foodie gifts, there will be plenty of festive refreshments to enjoy as you shop while local choirs, musicians and performers provide entertainment. The market runs until December 11 and is open Monday to Wednesday from 10am to 7pm, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10am to 8.30pm and Sunday from 10am to 6pm. Bath and North East
Somerset Council is extending operating hours at its park and ride sites, with services running until 9.30pm during the Christmas period and eight extra park and ride buses running on Saturdays
10.30am at Keynsham Library. n Live music every Friday and Saturday night at the Crown Inn Keynsham. Check out our facebook page for weekly updates. n Children’s ballroom, Latin and old time dance classes, Saturday mornings at the Key Centre, Keynsham. Contact Terry for more details on 0117 932 3071. n Weekend Wellness Saturdays, 10-11am, free (funded by the Wellbeing College) at Timeout, River Terrace, Temple Street, Keynsham. Visit www. yogakeynsham.com or email Yogakeynsham@gmail.com n Mindfulness short walk in Keynsham Park, first Saturday of the month, meet Keynsham Bandstand. By donation. Visit www. yogakeynsham.webs.com or call 07789 880415. n Integral Hatha Yoga – suitable for beginners – in Keynsham, 9.30am. Email yogakeynsham@gmail.com, visit www.yogakeynsham.webs. com, find Yoga Keynsham in Twitter and Facebook or call Sandhya on 07789 880415. n Salt and Sham Cycle Club’s weekly 45km ride around Chew Valley Lake, starting at Ashton
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and five extra on Sundays. Great Western Railway is also operating an extra 15 trains on Saturdays at peak time during the market to create additional capacity for people heading to Bath Spa.
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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 Fancy learning ballroom, Latin and old time dancing? Terry’s Dance School offers lessons for young people at the Key Centre. Call 0117 932 3071. 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. Twitter @keynshamwltdo.
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n Free 5k runs for women. 8am on Sundays, Somerdale Pavilion, Keynsham. Routes will be 5k+ at an easy conversational pace and include warm-up and cooldown. See www.thismumruns. co.uk.
Councillor Anthony Clarke, B&NES Council cabinet member for transport, said: “Wherever possible, we are encouraging shoppers and visitors to use either public transport or our park and ride services to get into the city, with extra buses put on. “Using the park and ride can allow visitors to enjoy the Christmas Market experience without having to drive into the busy city centre, and we thank residents and visitors in advance for working with during this exceptionally busy time.” For further information on park and ride services this Christmas, contact Council Connect on 01225 39 40 41, or visit www.bathnes.gov.uk/ services/parking-and-travel/ park-and-ride
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Movement group meets BalletBoyz
Mums tackling post-natal depression at a movement and wellbeing course were delighted to receive a visit from two professional dancers. Ed Pearce and Josh Wild from dance company the BalletBoyz took time out from performing at Bath’s Theatre Royal to visit a session run by Keynsham-based charity Make a Move, joining the group’s warm-up and yoga exercises. Michelle Rochester, dance practitioner and founder of Make a Move, said: “We exchanged stories of how we have seen dance and movement have a lifechanging effect on people. “The ‘Boyz’ said they had seen this when they visited Ethiopia. And closer to home we told them how one of our mums felt terribly low, considering suicide, when she remembered some of the things she had learnt on our course. “She did some breathing exercises and listened to some music, and then she was able
to unlock the door and face the world again. “The Boyz were great with the mums who attend our course and we want to thank them so much for joining us.”
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BOOKS OF THE MONTH with Judith Thomas from Keynsham Library Adult Non-Fiction
The Hairy Bikers’ 12 Days of Christmas by Dave Myers and Si King Join Si and Dave on a gastronomic guide to the 12 days of Christmas with excellent fool-proof versions of Christmas classics in this scrummy cookbook! With colourful illustrations and clear guidelines, Si and Dave also take on dishes with a new and inventive twist – such as goose risotto and chocolate and chestnut roulade. They cover what to cook on the big day itself but also include Christmas Eve, delicious cocktails, fancy nibbles as well as ideas for the leftovers. They even show you how to make your own Christmas crackers - and help keep the kids distracted. This is the perfect companion to your festive celebrations. Punks on Scooters: The Bristol Mod Revival 1979-1985 by Michael Salter This is a local book written by a local author that reminisces about a scene that is fairly familiar for those of us in our late 40s and early 50s. From the music of Madness and Secret Affair to the look with Parkas and Fred
Perry shirts, Michael Salter, born in Winterbourne, outlines his love of all things Mod and scooters. A well-written and very honest portrayal of his youth and early 20s set against the Mod Revival of early 1980s. There are some great pictures of local Mod groups inside and descriptions of the clubs of Bristol, including Steamers and the Locarno. This is a great read, describing a popular music and social scene against the backdrop of the local area. A must read for those looking at social/local history but also for all those “old Mods” out there!
Adult Fiction
The Jacobite Murders by G M Best Here is another book by a local author and recommended to me by one of our regular customers. This historical murder mystery is set in Bath and has many descriptions of the local landmarks, which give it an additional treat. Lady Overbury takes up residence in Queen Square to enjoy the season in Bath in 1745. She arrives in the opulent house of Sir Robert Benson which she can use for the duration of her stay. She then proceeds to throw herself into the city’s social scene. However, she unwittingly becomes involved in a series of brutal murders. With the help of some famous people she sets about helping to solve the crimes. Along the way she is caught up in a young couple’s love affair and a serious Jacobite plot
to overthrow the King in support of Bonnie Prince Charlie, which is linked to the murders. This is a pacey, fun book but also very interesting in highlighting Bath’s role in the Jacobite movement and what the city was like in its 18th-century heyday.
Young Adult Fiction
After the Snow by S D Crockett Willo lives in the “barren landscape of a new ice age”. One day he returns form a day’s hare-trapping to find that his family have inexplicably vanished. When he realises that they are not coming back, he has no choice but to load up his sledge and embark on a journey of survival and eventual self-discovery. This is a thrilling story for young adults, set in an unusual, harsh landscape.
Children’s Fiction It’s Christmas!
Dick & Dom’s Christmas Jokes: Nuts and Stuffing Who hides in the bakery at Christmas? A Mince spy. Why did Father Christmas get a parking ticket? He left his sleigh in a “snow parking” zone. And so the jokes keep going. Join Dick & Dom in their crazy book packed with over 300
totally silly Christmas jokes and activities, from word searches to drawing an evil Christmas pudding. A fun, slightly different look at Christmas! Sarah and Duck and the Christmas Lights by Sarah Gomes Harris A book for preschoolers – Sarah and her friend Duck are decorating their house, all ready for Christmas. However, they are missing the very important Christmas lights – oh no! Luckily Bug knows a special place where they can find some. Join them in their fun and quacky adventure.
Library News
The Saltford Library Volunteers are celebrating their one-year anniversary running Saltford Library every Saturday morning – come along and meet them and see what other events are being run by local groups in Saltford. Christmas and New Year opening hours Keynsham Library and One Stop Shop will be closed on Saturday, December 24 until Wednesday, December 28. Keynsham Library and One Stop Shop will also be closed on Saturday, December 31, until Tuesday, January 3, 2017. Please note library books can still be renewed over the Christmas period via the LibrariesWest website with your library card and pin number.
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This unique ground floor apartment (accessed via six steps), situated in the original part of Albert Mill within the Dapps Hill conservation area of Keynsham, benefits from original features. The origins of the mill go back to Doomsday and today’s building benefits from renovation with several delightful communal facilities, including mill room with original machinery, conservatory, newly refurbished gymnasium (2016) and beautiful riverside gardens. The complex is centred around the River Chew and nearby rolling countryside. Internally, the property offers a ground floor setting to enjoy
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Tyning Road, Saltford ÂŁ565,000 A well-presented detached three/ four-bedroom dorma bungalow situated on a desirable road in Saltford within close proximity to a range of village amenities. This lovely family home offers generous living accommodation and benefits from a generous sized, mature, westerly-facing rear garden with a seating area to enjoy far-reaching views towards Kelston, a large double garage with offstreet parking for several vehicles, uPVC double glazing and gas-fired central heating. An internal inspection is highly recommended to fully appreciate what is on offer. Book your viewing with Eveleighs on 0117 904 9000.
Lockingwell Road, Keynsham OIEO ÂŁ310,000 Occupying a generous plot upon a highly sought-after road, this wellpresented 1950s three-bedroom semi-detached home is sure to be of interest to growing families. Internally the ground floor is entered via a porch which leads to the bright and airy hallway. This in turn leads to two reception rooms, one with gas fire, other with fire. The ground floor further boasts an extended double galley-style kitchen, conservatory accessed via bi-folding doors and integral access to the single garage. The first floor accommodation offers three well-proportioned bedrooms, all with built-in wardrobes and contemporary family shower room. Externally there is a low maintenance garden to the front and landscaped levelled rear garden. Further benefits include off-street parking, single garage and no onward sale chain. Book your viewing with Davies & Way on 0117 986 3681. Trusted property professionals serving the community for over half a century.
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Local triathletes shine in the Florida sun Keynsham Swimming Club members enjoyed more international success last month as sisters Ellie and Georgia Gussey flew to Sarasota, Florida for the World Triathle Championships from October 21 to 23, writes our correspondent. Derived from modern pentathlon, triathle is a competition similar to triathlon, in which athletes compete in three different events: shooting, swimming and running. More than 500 athletes representing 25 different countries took part in the event spread over a range of age groups. South Africa, Egypt and Argentina had sent very strong teams to the championships and standards were very high across the age group competitions. Conditions were very hot and the lake in which the swimming element took place was rumoured to be occupied by alligators! Georgia finished a brilliant
Georgia and Ellie Gussey brought home silver triathle medals seventh in the under-13s age group making up places with her strong swims and Ellie shot really well to help her finish 10th in the under-17s. The top three finishers from each country had their results combined to form a team. As a result, both Ellie and Georgia
won silver medals as part of the GB age group teams which was a great achievement and the icing on the cake of a fabulous experience for the girls. Georgia has been swimming at Keynsham Swimming Club since joining the Pre-Lim squad aged eight and Ellie started in the
Juniors aged 10. The sisters are also members of Bath Pentathlon Club which their father, Andy, helped to form in May 2015. The Pentathlon Club meets at Monkton Prep School on Friday evenings between 6pm and 9pm. Any aspiring young athletes interested in swimming or pentathlon can contact Keynsham Swimming Club secretary Dave Beament at dave. beament@keynshamswimming. club
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Bowlers end the season with a celebration Members of Keynsham Bowling Club gathered at Keynsham Rugby Club to hold their annual presentation lunch, writes our correspondent. More than 30 trophies were presented to members who had won various club competitions during the season. At this time during the close season the existing club captains hand
over the responsibility to their successors. The men’s retiring captain was Bob Edge, whose place will be taken next season by Beresford Parker. The captaincy of the ladies’ team remains in the capable hands of Mo Dickinson. The captains announced that their charity for next season would be 1st Keynsham Scouts.
James Smith won an individual silver medal and team gold at a national competition in Birmingham last month
Impressive debut for gymnast James A young gymnast from Keynsham has made an impressive start to competing at a national level, bringing home a silver medal. Nine-year-old James Smith represented the South West in six disciplines at the British Gymnastics Men’s Artistic Club Development Grade Finals in Birmingham in November against 63 other gymnasts in his age group. Saltford Primary pupil James took first place in the high bar section and second on the parallel bars, while also performing well on rings, vault, floor and pommel horse, with consistently high scores earning him second place in the competition overall. The South West team were also crowned national team champions, winning gold overall.
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n SPORT KEYNSHAM TOWN FC News from the Crown Field The Ks returned the top of the table in Toolstation Western League Division One in November
November saw Keynsham Town’s First Team return to the summit of the Toolstation Western League Division One with a 100% return from their four league games and a cup victory as well. A chilly Tuesday evening saw the Ks visit Westbury United and come away with a hardearned 1-0 victory. Keynsham had the better of the first half, with Kieran Adams impressing in midfield in his first appearance of the season. However it was centre-forward Pat Davison, recalled to the starting line-up after coming off the bench to score in the previous game, who sealed the points with a thunderous drive from the edge of the box in the 37th minute. They protected their lead comfortably in the second half, with keeper Ash Wintle having little to do. The following Saturday saw a visit to in-form Warminster Town, with manager Chris King giving new signing Jamie Price his debut in midfield. The first half hour was an even affair, but Pat Davison continued his hot streak with a neat finish from an excellent cross from Mike Winer. The game looked safe when Sam Duggan ran on to a through ball to lob the ball over the keeper in the 70th minute. However, the hosts hit back and reduced the deficit with a 20-yard freekick with 10 minutes to go. The Ks held on to their advantage though, with Ash Wintle again in fine form between the sticks. A break from league action saw Hengrove Athletic visit the AJN Stadium for a Somerset Premier Cup Second Round clash. Chris King took the opportunity to give some of the fringe players in the First Team squad some game time, and after a dull first half, excellent goals from Tauren Williams and Matthew Martin saw the Ks progress to the quarter-finals for
Ben Harris receives the Man of the Match award from the Ks Under-12 Colts the second year running. Chris said: “It was great to see two players getting their first ever goals for Keynsham’s First Team. Tauren and Maz were on the end of some stick before the game, so it was quite fitting that they got off the mark tonight. Tauren’s was a cracking left foot strike and Mazzie took his goal really well on his weaker foot too. I didn’t realise either of them had a left peg!” Next up on a typical wet and windy Saturday was a visit to Almondsbury UWE, and the Ks came away with their sixth 1-0 away win of the season. Again it was that man Davison who scored the all-important goal five minutes before half-time. The game was far from a classic, but it was a potential “top v bottom” banana skin avoided for Keynsham. They should have put the game out of reach in
the second half, but had to hold out for a narrow win, with Ash Wintle in imperious form in goal. The month ended with a thrilling 5-4 win against fellow promotion challengers Malmesbury Victoria at Crown Fields. Ash Wintle made his 100th appearance for the Ks, but some sloppy defending in the first half saw the visitors gifted two goals. However, this was the calm before the storm, as a crazy second half saw five goals in 18 minutes from the Ks! Before that incredible spell, Malmesbury extended their lead 10 minutes after the interval to 3-0. But then an amazing fightback was started with a calamitous error by the visiting keeper, who let a speculative 30-yard shot from Jordan Anstey straight through his legs. Before the crowd could pause for breath, Sam Duggan made it 2-3 from the penalty
At the end of the month, the league table was looking like this: First Division P W D L KEYNSHAM 22 16 1 5 Wellington 21 15 4 2 Hengrove 21 13 4 4 Cheddar 21 13 4 4
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spot, Matt Brown equalised and super sub Pat Davison made it 4-3 to the Ks. Malmesbury then went down the other end almost immediately and made it 4-4, before Matt Brown sealed the comeback with his 18th goal of the season. The Ks have two home games this month. First up will be the visit of Roman Glass St George on Saturday, December 3 (3pm kick-off). Then local rivals Hengrove Athletic visit Crown Fields on Boxing Day for another crucial promotion battle (3pm kick-off). The club’s Reserves also had an excellent month, recording three successive victories to move up the Somerset County League Division One East table. And the good form was maintained by the A Team, who won their only two league games in November to move up to fourth place in the Bristol & Suburban League Division 3. Club Secretary Julian French said: “It is great to see all the hard work from our players, management and committee members throughout the Senior Section of our club starting to pay dividends.” Don’t forget that you can follow the club’s fortunes on both Facebook (Keynsham Town Football Club) and Twitter (@ KeynshamTownFC). A 21 20 17 25
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