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YOUR NEWSLETTER This is the eleventh edition of the Knowle West Newsletter This eleventh issue is bursting with information about what has been happening down your way recently – Easter celebrations, Women’s Day, NR funding update, opportunities and activities for young people, film achievement, improving the environment and crime prevention. We could fill the pages twice over with news of many other events as well. There are also articles reminding you of ongoing activities in our area – over 50s club, breastfeeding
support group, the VISION group amongst them. A small sample of the many opportunities for getting involved and being an active member of your community. Ffi please contact: Anita Pearce NR Steering Group Filwood Community Centre Tel: 908 4248 Front cover: Peggy calls at Bingo, Over 50s club p.2 Good Friday procession p.3
INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY NR equalities fund enabled Eagle House Community Centre and Eagle House Youth Centre to stage a 'Local Women’s Day Event' to celebrate International Women’s Day. It attracted lots of local people of all ages. Transport was provided to elderly people’s homes and for those less mobile.Activities included Latin American dancing (what a scream!), armchair aerobics, nail art, blood pressure health info and pot plant containers (very popular). The Knowle West Media Centre documented the day and used a Vox Box to ask how people felt the day had gone. Some of the positive comments: l
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“Its good that we celebrate being women, and it gives us an opportunity to take part in the things we enjoy.” ”I have enjoyed all of the workshops that have been available, and think that there should be more events like these in the year. ”Good to see young and old getting on, mixing and enjoying themselves.” “Definitely planning another for next year!”
Pat Filer EHCA Sally Carter EHYC
OVER 50’S CLUB The Over 50s Club meets every Tuesday morning from 10.30 to 12.00 at Filwood Community Centre to chat, have a cuppa and play bingo. They are an umbrella group of the Knowle West Health Association and five women make up the helpers’ group: Joyce Jenkins, Ann Smith, Peggy Coles, Hazel Hathway and Emmie Derrick.
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Men are also welcome to join the one man who regularly attends! As well as bingo, other activities go on through the year, including coach trips and Xmas lunch at a restaurant. The Over 50s club has gone from strength to strength and we are always happy to welcome new members – men and women.
KNOWLE WEST CHURCHES TOGETHRita Ashman tells the Knowle West Newsletter about the celebration of Easter. ER
Honey Bun, a rescue donkey from Whitchurch Horse World led the Good Friday Knowle West Churches Together street witness. Over seventy people processed around the estate, many carrying plastic bags full of hot-cross buns, generously donated by Somerfields and Tesco’s and freely distributed them to surprised on-lookers.
the design to represent our hope, as Christians, of reaching out to the people of Knowle West with the Good News of Easter."
At the centre of the parade a life-size wooden cross was held aloft and an eye catching banner at the rear. Weeks of preparation, by a small team of creative people, had produced this spectacular piece of work.
"Each time I embroidered someone's signature I thought of that person and had a little prayer for them." Margaret Nash
Rita explains, “I, and a group of other local people created the banner consisting of 175 hands, cut from templates taken from members of all seven churches. Each hand was individually embroidered with the signature of the person. It looked quite spectacular! I wanted everyone to feel they were part of the new banner, and
"I enjoyed the fellowship when making it…it was good to work together with other Christians on the estate." Myra Parfitt
As well as Honey Bun, hot cross buns, a cross and a banner, there was much hearty singing and even some drama, which was presented by Peter Belcher of the Salvation Army in the style of a town crier. Rita wrote a reduced story of Holy Week (see below) and it was presented at various stop-off points.
LISTEN UP! LISTEN UP! LISTEN UP! This is no ordinary week. This is Holy Week! And this is no ordinary day. This is Good Friday. When Holy Week began they greeted the Son of Man riding on a Donkey. They welcomed Him with shouts of joy 'n' smiles 'n' hoots 'n' cheers. For He had come to give them 'Life' and wipe away their tears. But wicked men soon whipped up hate - putting the crowds in a confused state. They didn't know just what to think. So they had Him beaten 'n' thrown into clink. This innocent man with thorns round his head, was nailed to a cross until He was Dead. "Father forgive them" was His final prayer - still loving those that had put Him there. Then a few brave folk, who had wept that day, carried His lifeless body away. In a tomb they laid Him - sealed with a rock not knowing they were in for a shock! For, on day three they quickly discovered that Jesus was risen and fully recovered! Now eternal life is offered to all that truly believe and answer His call.
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NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL FUND 2003/4 UPDATE How has your money been spent? For 2003/4 Knowle West was allocated a total of £369,863 to spend on the priorities identified by our local Neighbourhood Renewal Action Plan. The main themes which residents had identified were Anti-Social Behaviour, Achievement, Health and Well-Being, Supporting Families and Training, Work and Enterprise. We also wanted to increase participation in Neighbourhood Renewal and reach people from Equalities Groups, such as young people, older people, black and minority ethnic people and disabled people. Over the year the residents on the Knowle West NR Partnership also decided to set up another Action Group on Environment and Housing. This is how the funding has been allocated by the residents on the Partnership, working through the Funding Group: Anti-Social Behaviour Achievement Training, work and enterprise Supporting Families Health and Well-Being Participation and Equalities Environment and Housing
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£ 61,600 90,266 32,020 6,023 10,956 143,520 23,997
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*This will be carried forward to 2004/5.
and to Inns Court residents working to improve their estate; A scheme to put young people sentenced by the courts to work improving the environment in Knowle West; the newsletter and website; support to black and minority ethnic Knowle Westers and a specialist School and Family Link Worker in Hengrove School to work with young people at risk of exclusion and truanting and their families. Over the last six months we’ve funded equipment at The Park to increase the numbers of young people and adult residents they can work with; launched a Spring Clean to smarten the estate up and then get services working together to keep it that way and a series of training and learning events to support the Eagle House and Park Women’s Days; the Northern Slopes Group; It’s A Man Thing; active residents on the NR Partnership with computing skills so they can do their work and made 16 grants of £1000 or less to support small local groups under our Equalities Fund.
Who makes the decisions? All the bids for Neighbourhood Renewal are developed through the Action Groups working around the themes in the Action Plan. These include local professionals and residents. They then go to our local Funding Group. All the local residents on the Partnership (there are 19) can attend these monthly meetings (plus local councillors) and assess and score our local bids. Anyone with an interest in a bid does not take part in that bid’s assessment. These meetings are well-attended – between 11 and 15 residents regularly come to them and take part. Knowle West has been allocated £868,330 for 2004-2006. We’ll be reporting back on spending priorities in the next Newsletter.
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What’s it been spent on? Examples of the kind of projects we’ve supported include the Street Wardens (£44,000); funding to get faster treatment for drug users at the Health Park (£5059 this year); support for Connaught School Sports and Community Hall; support to develop a weekly market in Knowle West; some funding to develop Leinster House into a purpose built Media Centre, designed and influenced by Knowle West young people; help to develop Eagle House’s community and youth work
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If you’d like to find out more about the Action Plan, NR Fund Spend or anything else about Neighbourhood Renewal in Knowle West contact Keith Houghton on 908 4350 or e-mail: keithhoughton.nr@knowlewest.co.uk. Keith Houghton NR Manager
NR funding has helped the Connaught School Sports and Community Hall
Building Communities Working together for the future of Filwood Broadway Filwood Broadway – Update on Progress
The Filwood Broadway Project is soon to enter its next phase of development. The South West Regional Development Agency (SWRDA) has now considered the application for funding for feasibility work and has provisionally agreed £100,000 for work to take place over the next 9 months or so. This work will focus on a Scoping Study to get more detailed information on: l l l
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What neighbourhood services are needed on the Broadway Potential funders and occupiers of a new neighbourhood facilty What could happen on other sites on the Broadway and how this can be funded What can be done to improve the general environment and how this can be funded
This work will require input from service delivery agencies, potential funders, residents, local businesses and local community organisations.
The Scoping Study will produce an initial business plan for the project. If the business plan shows the project to be deliverable then SWRDA will release further funds for detailed feasibility and design work. The funding from SWRDA during this initial period of work will also support Project Management and Capacity Building activity. It is expected that the Scoping Study can start within the next couple of months and finish around January 2005.
GOVERNMENT OFFICE SOUTH WEST On Tuesday 27th April a group of local residents joined residents from Southmead and Lawrence Weston for a visit to GOSW. The purpose of this visit was to see what a Government Officer does! Colin Passey, Dave Duggan and Juliette Randall (GOV officers) gave an overview of NR and the work within GO. The video from the Plymouth visit in February was shown to everyone. The GOs were very impressed with the work and interest shown on the video by everyone that participated. Well done to Emma and Sandra for their effort put into the video. It was then time for lunch followed by a tour of
the building. Thank you to Colin, Dave and Juliette for their time - we found the visit very interesting.
MEDE SPRINT This is a bus service for EVERYONE, in every part of Knowle West. If you want to travel in style, have a tailor-made journey, choose the Sprint. It’s so easy to use: l Become a member for FREE (contact details below) l Buy tickets from lots of places around the estate (50p per journey) l Book your journey, even just a day in advance is fine
Contact details for 'The Mede Sprint' The Mede Community & Learning Centre 1 Marshall Walk Knowle Bristol BS4 1TR TEL: 01179 048215 FAX: 01179 073447 email: themedesprint@hotmail.com
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NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL
THE pUBLIC As part of the planned design and rebuild of Leinster House, the Knowle West Media Centre and the Archimedia Project visited The pUBLIC in West Bromwich for two days of ideas exchange. The pUBLIC have started to build the largest Arts and Media centre in Europe and will be working closely with us on the new Knowle West Media Centre. The exchange was very useful, we learnt a lot and everyone returned feeling very positive about what we plan to do here. Local resident Denise Britt said, “We all came back very 'geared up' to get our centre finished.” Watch this space for future updates. Miles Ford
VISION Calling all Black & Minority Ethnic residents in Knowle West Voluntary and Public Sector organisations: l
Are you an organisation that works with black and minority ethnic communities? Please circulate this information to any of your members who live in Knowle West. l
pictured from left: Debbie, Carol, Ann and Francine of VISION
VISION (Visible Inclusive Society In One Network) are a group of people who want to improve the quality of life for fellow Black and Minority Ethnic residents in Knowle West. We aim to do this through: l Accepting, respecting and celebrating differences l Encouraging positive images l Breaking down isolation l Speaking in a united voice l And educating ourselves This is our VISION for Knowle West. What are we doing? 1. Making contact with all Black and Minority Ethnic residents in Knowle West. 2. Finding out what your needs are e.g access to services 3. Talking to the people who provide services to find out how we can better meet local needs. We want to hear YOUR views!
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Would you like to promote your organisation at the VISION Day Out on Saturday 8 May?
Please Contact us today: VISION, c/o Hannah Morgan, Community Development Office Filwood Community Centre Barnstable Road Bristol BS4 1JP telephone: 0117 9531329 email: hannah_morgan@bristol-city.gov.uk
HEARTS AND STARS Here is some advanced information about the next Hearts and Stars event, planned for November 2004. The nomination forms will be circulated very soon, so start thinking about who you would like to see receive an award for being tops in the various categories. Here is a reminder of some of them: community involvement, young person, churches, newcomer, senior citizen, Lifetime Achievement etc. The organisers are also waiting to hear from all those who would like to be involved in the setting up and running of this event – it is a truly worthwhile and fun event. Ffi contact: Anita Pearce tel: 908 4248
HEALTH AND FAMILY SUPPORT KNOWLE BREAST IS BEST CLUB This is a new club which started on 28th April 2004. The club has been set up and being run by local mums. The aim is to offer breastfeeding support to any breastfeeding mums, or anyone considering breastfeeding. The group is very informal with a designated "mother supporter" each week to help anyone experiencing difficulties or who wants specific advice. You will find the mums every Wednesday at the Knowle Early Years Centre, Leinster Avenue. 9.30-11.30am. All expectant mums and mums ‘n babies welcome!
BRIGHT AND LOVELY The enclosed outdoor play area at Filwood Community Centre which is part of the Knowle West Health Association Creche Provision has recently been transformed with the help of local Artist mum Serena paints creche play area
parents, a grant from the Express Fund and the ‘Out to Play’ project run by Community Service Volunteers (environment). Comments from the parents who have been involved in the project include: ‘Bright and welcoming for our children’ ‘Lovely pictures for them to look at - flowers for the girls and bugs for the boys!’ ‘They will be able to ride the bikes along the road’ ‘We’re looking forward to seeing the plants growing, it’s much more like a garden!’ It would be great if everyone who uses the Community Centre could work with us to keep this area special for our children!
FOSTER FAMILIES MAKE A DIFFERENCE Could you be a foster carer or adopter? Can you…understand, listen, encourage, organise, educate, learn and challenge? Children and young people of all ages, disabled and ablebodied are waiting now for people from Knowle West, along with all the other different communities of Bristol to care for them short term, long term, for short breaks or permanently. Training and support are given and a fostering allowance is also paid. If you are single, married, in a partnership, black, white, childless or with children, and can provide good quality childcare and would like to know more please telephone the Family Placement Team on: 0117 954 8545
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ACHIEVEMENT PROJECT X All of the groups involved in Project X are working together to provide greater support and service to ‘at risk’ young people between 5 and 19 years old and their families in the Knowle West and Filwood area. So far the groups that make up Project X are, Positive Futures, school and family link workers, Knowle Off the Streets project, Connexions, the Behaviour Learning and Improvement Programme (BLIP) and the Youth Inclusion and Support Panel. We work closely with many other organisations including Hengrove School, the Park, Housing and Youth Moves. Currently lots of different people work with children and young people. They need to work together but sometimes they do not even know who else is involved. This can cause problems. Project X wants to make it easier for everyone to work together so that children, young people and families get a better deal and get the best chance in life. Through the Youth Inclusion and Support Panel and BLIP we are currently in the process of setting up a referral process to enable local people to access the best packages
of care and support available in the area. We want families to get help earlier before things get too difficult. Project X will hopefully provide a ‘one-stop-shop’ for help and support
pictured, clockwise from left: Julie Milkins, James Edwards, Ali Dale, Paul Coyne, Anne-Marie Dodds and Colin McFadden.
for young people and their families. There is a lot of work going on behind the scenes to set up the referral system and to allow different agencies to share information with each other. Information about people is protected by law and has to be treated carefully. Project X is making sure that everyone who will be working together is clear about what the rules are. We expect to start taking referrals during the summer and then we will publicise and launch the referral system. In the meantime if you have any questions about the referral system you can contact Ann Marie Dodds (Youth Inclusion & Support Panel, Development Worker) at Project X, The Park. Tel no. 0117 3773880 or via Bristol YOT on 0117 9036536 email: ann_marie_dodds@bristol-city.gov.uk
POSITIVE FUTURES In the second week of the Easter holidays Positive Futures ran a 2 day football festival at The Park. It was an open access event, in which people from all over the estate could come and join in many activities such as mini world cup, small sided games, football tennis and skills competitions. Medals were awarded for teamwork, positive attitude and individual skill. Coaches also took bibs, cones and balls out into the community and visited numerous areas to engage with young people, such as the health centre, Hengrove Park, Hengrove School and Filwood Broadway. Every event was very successful and enjoyed by both coaches and young people. This success will be carried on through next half term and the summer holidays working alongside Euro 2004. Any questions please call me on 01179 03976
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James Edwards - Positive Futures
YOUTH AWARDS EVENING This wonderful celebration of our young people’s hard work and determination to achieve their Youth Awards took place on May 5th at the Mede. There will be a full report and lots of pictures in the next issue of the newsletter.
YOUTH MOVES Youth Moves is a new project funded by Urban II, SRB 6 and Bristol City Council to offer a co-ordinated and strategic approach to youth work delivery to young people across Knowle West. Youth Moves will involve young people in designing the services available to them and in the formal structure and decision making processes. Youth Moves has evolved from the Knowle West Youth Partnership which comprised Knowle West Youth Forum, Eagle House (Bristol City Council), Inns Court Youth Project, Broad Plain House Youth Club and Filwood Club for Young People. These organisations along with the Park, Local Councillors, the Knowle West Media Centre, Connexions South West, Young Bristol, Positive Futures, Youth Moves and local residents sit on the Youth Moves Board. The Board meets once a month to ensure the project objectives and needs of young people are being met and to give everyone involved a voice in the decisions about Youth Moves structure, strategy and services to young people.
Youth Moves’ responsibilities include raising and managing finances for local youth services, contracting local providers to deliver youth services, ensuring that youth services are carried out in a co-ordinated and cohesive manner and to work in partnership with Bristol City Council Young People’s Services to co-ordinate voluntary and statutory youth services.
The Youth Moves team consists of director, Phil Cotgreave and Fiona Roskilly, development and marketing manager, (pictured below). They are located at the Park and can be contacted on 0117 903 9796 or at phil@youthmoves.org.uk and fiona@youthmoves.org.uk
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If you are interested in becoming involved or in finding out more about Youth Moves please contact Phil or Fiona.
Youth Moves contributes to the Neighbourhood Renewal strategy and is setting up an Advisory Board to encourage partnership working across related agencies to ensure more co-ordinated work across the estate to the benefit of young people and Knowle West. The Youth Participation project is working with young people to involve them in Youth Moves. Any young people wishing to find out more and/or get involved can either contact the Participation project (0117 908 4244) or Youth Moves.
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ENVIRONMENT CLEAN SWEEP Following a NR Tour, we asked residents across the estate to name the area they considered the biggest 'eyesore' and what needed cleaning up to improve the environment. Armed with this information we were able to set up an Environment & Housing NR theme group with partners involved in the cleaning and upkeep of the community and were able to put a successful bid (through Area Housing) to NR to tackle some of these sites. The clean-up of the old coalyard site at Eagle House was started in April. The volunteers began clearing the site of rubble and debris and then levelling the land so it is suitable to turf to make the area visibly attractive, safer
and cleaner. Young children use the site for playing, so we hope to make a nice area for them. The Black Path clean up for Inns Court residents is planned for Friday 4th June. To get involved contact Mandy Hole (development worker) at The Mede 904 1220
SKIP WITH JOY! Free Skips Scheme! Skips will be available across the estate for the next 6 weeks for bulky WE W EE EK K 1 1 May 10th-14th 8am-2.30pm
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1. Inns Crt Drive (by Taverner Close) 2. Inns Crt Drive (by Sullivan Close) Tue 1. Inns Crt Drive (by Dowland Close) 2. Inns Crt Drive (by Holst Gardens) Wed 1. Langhill Avenue (outside 31-33) 2. Novers Lane (outside 141) Thu 1. Novers Crescent (outside 26-28) 2. Camberley Road (outside 62) Fri 1. Throgmorton Road (46-48) 2. Willinton Road (outside 39)
WE W EE EK K 3 3 May 24th-28th 8am-2.30pm
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Downton Road (outside 18) Kildare Road (outside 23) Downton Road (outside 58) Lurgan Walk (outside 12) Kenmare Road (outside 85) Kenmare Road (outside 56) Cavan Walk (outside 14-16) Headford Road (outside 4-6) Athlone Walk (outside 5) Kerry Road (outside 25)
WE W EE EK K 5 5 June 7th-11th 8am-2.30pm
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1. Leinster Avenue (outside 28) 2. Ilminster Avenue (outside 34) Tue 1. Ilminster Avenue (outside 137-139) 2. Dunster Road (outside 1-3) Wed 1. Tavistock Road (outside 17) 2. Connaught Road (outside 87-89) Thu 1. Cossington Road (outside 11) 2. Somerdale Avenue (outside 73) Fri 1. Padstow Road (outside 75-79) 2. Padstow Road (outside 19)
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items and domestic rubbish. Please note the following locations and times: WE W EE EK K 2 2 May 17th-21st 8am-2.30pm
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1. Wallingford Road (outside 83) 2. Colchester Crescent (outside 10) Tue 1. Leinster Avenue (outside 131-133) 2. St Whytes Road (outside 44-46) Wed 1. Wardour Road (outside 20) 2. Carisbrooke Road (outside 32) Thu 1. Morpeth Road (outside 16-18) 2. Ruthven Road (outside 24-26) Fri 1. Wallingford Road (outside 25-27) 2. Creswicke Road (alongside 202 in carpark) WE W EE EK K 4 4 May 31st-June 4th 8am-2.30pm
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Bideford Crescent Hartcliffe Road (outside 37) Barnstaple Road (outside 78) Connaught Road (outside 55-59) Broadbury Road (outside 22) Bantry Road (outside 34-42) Instow Road (outside 6) Barnstaple Road (outside 18-22) Hartcliffe Road (outside 14-16) Creswicke Road (outside 101-103)
WE W EE EK K 6 6 June 14th-18th 8am-2.30pm
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1. Creswicke Road (outside 24) 2. Willinton Road (outside 101) Tue 1. Exmouth Road 2. Minehead Road Wed 1. Torrington Avenue (outside 75-79) 2. Torrington Avenue (outside 23) Thu 1. Cossington Road (outside 29-33) 2. Ilminster Avenue (outside 73-75) Fri 1. Newquay Road (outside 50) 2. Newquay Road (outside 139)
ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR AND POLICE HARM REDUCTION SERVICE For the last few months, for a couple of hours every Wednesday afternoon, a large white truck has parked just off Filwood Broadway that has prompted a lot of questions. It’s called the Harm Reduction Service (HRS), and is used around the city to provide essential support, equipment and advice to people who inject drugs (including heroin, crack, and steroids). The HRS project is co-ordinated by the Bristol Drugs Project, and works in partnership with five other drug agencies around the city, including KWADS in Knowle West. The truck visits the five areas once a week, and is staffed by welltrained and experienced drug workers.
can also be a serious health risk, and sharing needles can spread many infections such as Hepatitis C and HIV, so the HRS provides new, clean needles. A Hepatitis nurse attends to offer tests and vaccinations and staff on the truck also advise on: l l l
safer injecting practices safer ways of using drugs sexual health
For further information about this service, please contact KWADS on 0117 953
In this community, as in many around Bristol, used needles are often found in public areas, and are a health threat, so the service provides a system for people who inject drugs to safely dispose of their used needles. Reusing needles
WATCH THAT AWARD! Last week the Inns Residents Association Neighbourhood Watch scooped a top Bristol Neighbourhood Watch Award for their contribution to community safety and crime reduction. Ted Bowden, the Chair of the Residents Association was delighted to receive the award As a result of their work with the Police, Neighbourhood & Housing Services, Community Development Officers and many other agencies the whole aspect of the area has improved. The Residents Association hold regular meetings to tackle crime and arrange 6-weekly 'Estate DRUGS HOUSE CLOSURE Walkabouts' to ensure that their community is Those of you who read my Police articles regularly improved as required. will know that I consider tackling Drug Dealing as a key issue in Knowle West. I am keen to support Ted Bowden is pictured after receiving the education and harm reduction measures through award from Broadbury Road Chief Inspector Martin Hiles. Inspector Matt Ayres was delight- the KW Drugs Forum, but positive enforcement is the job of Police and Local Authority. ed for Ted and the Residents Association and stated that "the Inns Court Residents Association Recently we have worked closely with Bristol deserve all the praise and recognition they can get. City Council’s Neighbourhood and Housing Team to tackle the drugs problems. We will not tolerate drug dealing, crime and associated antiNEW COPS FOR KNOWLE WEST social behaviour that blights local communities. Hot off the press! Two new officers for Knowle West should be in post by the summer, tackling priority crime issues including burglaries, drug dealing, robberies and vehicle crime. Their work will also focus on Anti-Social Behaviour that often blight local residents lives, such as stolen and nuisance motor bikes. More good news. I have recently recruited a new Beat Manager for Knowle West. PC Paul Dear is a highly experienced officer with over 20 years police service. He will be responsible for tackling vehicle crime and will be seen later in the year on an off-road Police motorbike, aiming to sort out those nuisance bikes in the area. Watch this space! Inspector Matt Ayres
New legislation under the Anti-Social Behaviour Act has enabled us, in conjunction with community information and support, to tackle the most serious drugs dealers and “Crack Houses”. In April we raided and “closed” a drug house at 124 Newquay Road. Five people were arrested and we seized a large quantity of class A drugs. Three of those arrested have been released on police bail until 16th June. At the hearing of this case it was confirmed that the house could continue to be legally closed for a further 3 months. The joint efforts of the community, police and local authority to tackle drugs enforcement issues will not stop, in order to provide residents of Knowle West a better quality of life.
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OPORTO MEETS BRISTOL IN THE SNOW KNOWLE WEST TRILOGY Snow on the ground may be a rare view for many of us here in Bristol – but for some young Portuguese visitors to Knowle West in February, this was actually the first time they had experienced it. The visit was the second leg of the photography exchange project with “Mouth of the South”, now called “Imagem” the results of which will be shown in an exhibition at the Architecture Centre in Narrowquay, Bristol, from June 18th 2004 for a month.
At the end of March, the second and third parts of Joe Magee’s Knowle West Film Trilogy, commissioned by the KW Media Centre, had their world premieres at Watershed. Clot and Fruit Loop completed the three-part project, which began with the internationally acclaimed Gearhead. Joe has been working with young people from the estate via the detached youth project for almost two years, and together they have created these unique films. Clot stars Liam Jest, pictured here (left) with Joe Magee and Fruit Loop featured the talents of Ceejay.
JOB VACANCY The Knowle West Newsletter is seeking a new Friday 4th June –B B ll aa cc kk PP aa tt hh C C ll ee aann -- uu pp editor from July 2004, to carry on the excellent Inns Court work of the past two years. N RR SSuu pp ppoo rr tt ii nn gg Thursday 20th May – N Applicants must be able to demonstrate a good FF aa m m ii ll ii ee ss m m ee ee tt ii nn gg Filwood Community Centre standard of written English, have computer skills, communication skills and be able to work flexible hours. 10am-12pm
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Closing date: 1st June 2004 For further information, please contact: Anita Pearce tel: 908 4248 or Carolyn Hassan or Michaela Macrae Simpson, Knowle West Media Centre tel: 903 0444 email: michaela@kwmc.co.uk
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All articles express the views of individual contributors and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Neighbourhood Renewal Steering Group.