For the residents of Filwood, Knowle & Windmill Hill
ISSUE 30 Dec 07
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Restore’s New Store PG 2
Knowle West Food Festival PG 3
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Thank you also to all the people who put forward a name, we had some really good suggestions. We have become more popular so we’ve added some more friends to our delivery to parts of Knowle and Windmill Hill wards, so The Knowle West newsletter becomes ‘The Knowledge’. Why not help make the newsletter? Learn skills and meet people Every Mon 6–7.30pm (exc Bank hols and xmas hols) email makala@kwmc.org.uk tel 0117 353 2895 Cover Photo of 83 Torrington Avenue, Thanks to Nobby Britt, by Tanya Hazell
On the 9th of November re:store opened its new, 3 times larger and 50 times more glamorous shop on Filwood Broadway. re:store is part of the re:work charity group that offers training to students and young volunteers in building (re:build), gardening (re:grow) and retail and carpentry (re:store) as well as reasonably priced building, gardening and furniture to local people and organisations. The new shop gives the group a better space to display and sell its renovated furniture. The three units (15, 17 & 19 Filwood Broadway) were taken over at the end of August and the re:build team have been working full time; knocking through, building ramps, removing ceilings and generally renovating and decorating to produce a beautifully finished product that showcases their abilities. The store is now stocked with a great range of retro, renovated and recycled furniture that doesn’t only offer great value but also is the most environmentally friendly way to furnish your home. Vicky, the new shop manager said: “I am constantly amazed at the quality of the furniture donated and the work undertaken by the students and hope that with a larger shop we will be able to show them to potential customers in a pleasant and relaxed atmosphere.” re:store is a community based development programme that reduces land fill by renovating furniture. A significant percentage of our work force are students and young volunteers who gain experience in retail, furniture restoration and ICT skills. The students take part in every aspect of the organisation: deliveries, collections, carpentry, working on the website, and manning the shop. The conversion to the fantastic new shop has been possible because of all staff in Re:work working as a team, including our subcontractors. Special thanks goes to our builder Geoff Steeds and his apprentice Adam Lloyd (who even volunteered some of his time each week!). They have both worked tirelessly for months on the stuctural side of the conversion to make the new opening happen on time. A big thank you from the trustees to all staff and volunteers. For more info tel 0117 923 1970 email restore@reworkltd.org.uk pop in store 17, Filwood Broadway, Knowle, Bristol, BS4 1JL re:store is part of re:work : Charity no: 1086946 www.reworkltd.org.uk
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Merry Christmas fellow residents! This issue I have received a lot of info from many residents, and we’ve got a much bigger “Your Letters” page by popular demand, so thank you all for that! As well as Community and Environmental News, we also have specials from Amazing Archives (pg8) Community In Partnership (centre pull-out), Knowle Safe (pg9) and KW Development Trust (pg10). Pre-School Pages from Footprints and Early Years Centre (pg12-13), and BCC News (pg 14). Welcome also to our new ‘Debbie’s Dates’ calendar, from Debbie Johnson, local resident.
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’S NEW STORE
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This Issue
Makala Cheung Editor/Resident
The first Knowle West Food Festival on 29th September at Filwood Community Centre was a great success. There were cooking demos, a village show, performances, films, fun, games and a Newsletter stall where people could type up what they did that day: JEAN PALFREY, Lower Knowle, It was a very interesting day, and it makes people more aware of how to be healthier and what’s going on for the environment. I made a growing head, it was a half a toilet roll, which you cover in paper, for the base which you drew your face on, then you filled it with soil, and sprinkled on cress seeds. So you take it home and wait for the cress (hair!) to grow! Mya Campbell, age 6, Knowle West I had my face painted as a butterfly. I watched Brazilian Dancing, and ate chocolate and crisps holding our nose, and making noises in our ears, to see how smelling and hearing
changes the taste. I also rode a bike that mixed up smoothies to drink. Daniella & Marcus, Totterdown. We took a look at some of the displays and then had a tasty fajita, then watched a few films, all in all we had a good time at the festival. Nigel Dando from BBC Radio Bristol also came down and did 2 live interviews to their listeners. Thanks to: KWMC Carbon Makeover, KW Going Green, NHS Health Advisors, Food for Positive Change, KW Health Association Community Kitchen, Bristol Small Holders, Buried Treasure, Dr. Bike, Tree of Life, BCC Allotments, KW Early Years & Footprints Nursery, Parentline Plus, The Fruit, KWDT and Bristol City Council. View the winners of the village show and more, go to www.kwmc.org.uk, click on sustainablilty, and scroll down to more articles for the village show results!
HOT TOPIC -HENGROVE PARK DEVELOPMENT Mark Le Leivre local resident
It is too early to say whether the new development at Hengrove will be what everyone is hoping for, as the project is still some three years away from completion. From early analysis of the plans it looks as though the much anticipated A and E Department will not be happening. A beautiful field will be cut in two: obviously the importance of a new local hospital far outweighs the need of a relatively small local “Green space”, doesn’t it? The big issue here is really about what we are promised and what ultimately we will get. The fact remains that if your injuries are life threatening it still means a wait for the paramedics to arrive and then a return trip back down to the BRI. As mentioned earlier the positives still outweigh the negatives as a good standard of health is very important to everyone and to have all these major facilities right on our doorstep has got to be an improvement. I hope I have brought to the attention of everyone concerned the benefits of such a development in our area. For info contact the Sustainable Projects Team, BCC email hengrovepark@bristol.gov.uk tel 0117 922 2906
SOUTH BRISTOL BUSINESS AWARDS There will be a ceremony 1st February next year to recognise enterprise and outstanding business practice in South Bristol. Any resident or trader / business person can vote for anyone including themselves! Six awards, each with a prize of £1000 The night will be attended by Dawn Primarolo, Mark Bradshaw, George Ferguson, Jed Pitman and Marina Dolman amongst others. Voting this December til the 31st. All voters will be entered into a raffle to win a golden ticket, this ticket wins the voter a unique party for them and 30 friends in the Bristol Beer Factory, including food, drink and music. For more info call Jess Wright on 0117 3739724. or go to www.saturdaynightsunday morning.com/nominations.html
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Green is the new black Lesley Belgium local resident
Misty Tunks
You might think that there is not much work to do now, but mid-winter is actually the beginning of the gardening year; except for a few over-wintering crops, it’s time to prune, pull up, and burn all the rubbish. Empty plots should be dug over and left to let the frost get in. In the New Year you should cover with black plastic to warm the soil up, and plan your new planting. It’s also time to clean your greenhouse – compost, or burn, old plants – wash everything down and disinfect it, including used pots and seed trays. Sit down with a good book – I recommend Kings Seed Catalogue – and prepare for 2008!
Carbon Makeover Coordinator/resident
Firstly, I’d like to extend a big thank you and well done to the homes and campaigners who have already signed up to the Carbon Makeover. With the success of the launch party in November we are well under way to making Knowle West a more environmentally friendly place to live. If you’d like to take part in the project contact us as soon as possible and help us to protect our future. I’m dreaming of a green chrismas... Here are our top tips: • Your Christmas meal could have travelled up to 49,000 miles, so buy British and organic. • For decorations, use natural items such as dried chillies, limes, holly, ivy or pine cones. They look and smell fantastic.
10 GREEN BOTTLES... HANGING AROUND FOR AGES
THE HEARTFELT TREE PROJECT Tracey Pool
• Use low-energy Christmas tree lights and turn them off when you’re out. • Buy crackers with a conscience from Oxfam. • If you’ve been given a gift you don’t like, don’t throw it away. Give it to a charity shop or put it on www.freecycle.co.uk. • Cut up old cards to make gift tags for next year. Or recycle them. • Re-use wrapping paper or buy recycled. The UK uses enough festive paper to wrap Guernsey. • After Christmas dinner, don’t dump the leftovers, compost it. We’d love to hear your ideas on what to do with your dead christmas trees- email us with your suggestions. The best idea gets a prize! Misty@kwmc.co.uk 0117 903 0444
GREEN HOLIDAYS Glenn Vowles local resident
Money saving, no cost or low cost ideas to help you cut your environmental impacts. Take more holidays in the UK – there are lots of diverse, interesting places to go and things to do, it may be less stressful, it’s highly likely to be less polluting and means your money is spent benefiting UK businesses. If holidaying abroad, consider travelling by train, ferry, coach combinations – this has a much lower effect on climate change If flying abroad long haul, consider a shorter haul destination, to save on emissions of carbon and give you more time at your holiday destination rather than in the air!
local resident In April 2005, I ran a three day project for The Bristol Royal Hospital for Children. It was part of an arts & health project called “Our Bodies - Our Selves.” The Heartfelt Tree Wall Hanging can be found on permanent display in the lower stairwell of the hospital.
Mark Le Leivre local resident
Of all recycling, plastics are one of the most damaging to the environment. Did you know one plastic bottle can take over 100 years to break down naturally.
Sponsor a leaf for the New Heartfelt Tree at Folly Farm I am now in the process of creating another Heartfelt Tree at Folly Farm, due to open in April 2008. This will be a new Environmental Education Centre in Stowey, Bishop Sutton, overlooking Chew Valley Lakes. The Project will continue to raise funds to provide a workshop space and transport for children & people of all ages in our community to experience the wildlife and creative workshops. www.avonwildlifetrust.org.uk
That means that bottle would still be around when your grandchildren are 20 years old, basically that bottle is going to last longer than you or I. Plastics come from oil so the more recycled plastic means less oil has to be extracted.
You can sponsor a leaf by visiting my online shop. www.felting-fables.co.uk or www.the-feltmakers-retreat.co.uk Fun with Felt for Christmas Come and join us at St Barnabas Church Hall, Daventry Road, on Saturday the 15th of December, from 2pm to 4pm, to make felt hearts and listen to the story. £1 each, including refreshments. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Call Tracey on 0117-9660586 for details. Competition: On Thursday the 13th of June, I went to London to God TV”. I was one of record a programme with Rob Frost for “G four Christian Artist’s talking about my work. I said something very special about Knowle West...” What did I say? The Prize will be a creative weekend retreat with me at Folly Farm. I will let you know when they are broadcasting the programme. Visit my websites every week, watch God TV and www.god.tv
TREE OF LIFE Tracey Pool
local resident
Open, Tuesday 10am to 12pm and Thursday 7pm to 9pm The Tree of Life Project is based in St Barnabas Church Hall, Daventry Road. Who do you think you are? Would you like to know more about your Ancestors? Come in for coffee and a chat, to find out more about your "Roots" and create a digital story. Cedar Writers: Creative writing course, available to anyone from the experienced writer, to the complete beginner. Subjects will include Ancestry and the Environment. Thursdays 7pm to 9pm. £1 per week. Open for Ancestry.
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Recycling one plastic bottle saves enough energy to run a 60 watt light bulb for six hours. If you look on the bottom of a plastic bottle there is a number inside of a broken triangle of arrows, any bottle numbered 1-2 can be placed in a recycler not just plastic milk bottles, bottles I noticed also with a 2 are; bleach, household cleaner’s, shampoo, just to name a few. Recycled plastic can be turned back into many things such as sleeping bags, anoraks, 25 plastic bottles can make one fleece jacket. If you want to do a little bit more for the future of the environment squash your bottles flat by standing on them before you put them in the recycler. By doing this you can make more room in the collection lorry. Kid’s out there are looking forward to tomorrow not dreading it, so let’s all try and do that bit more …for THEM. Interesting web page: www.recresco.com.
For more information email | cedarwriters@aol.com Tracey Pool on 0117 9660586 or Alister Palmer on 0117 966 4139
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UP ON THE ROOF
I took part in the Bristol Half Marathon on 9th Sept and I was sayng that I’ll do better than 2006 and I did. Last Year my time was 1 hour 57 mins, this year was 1 hr 37 mins, 20 minutes faster! Last year I raised £570 and this year I raised £1,000 for the British Epilepsy. Thank you to everyone who sponsored me: Everyone at the Riva Bingo Club at Broadwalk, Knowle; everyone at Broad Plain House Social Club, Broadbury Road, KW; everyone at Asda Supermarket, Bedminster; and everyone at Eagle House Social Club, Newquay Road, KW. I’ll enter it again next year, and try to do better again. Thank you all. Knowle West is the Best I’ll like to say thank you to people who sponsored me, And it shows Knowle West is full of honesty, I’ve always lived in Knowle West, And that’s why I say ‘Knowle West is the Best’. Mr Chris K. Copeland, local resident
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He has been a great help, always there when we needed someone to run around getting equipment, helping out for our productions etc. We found him very loyal and friendly to everyone. We shall expect him to come and see us when ever he feels. So thanks a lot Bill for everything. Gloria and all at Knowle West Arts Promotion
Miles from Archimedia at the Knowle West Media Centre, arranged for my friend Karron and I to go on the roof of the fabulous new Media Centre on Leinster Avenue. Armed with an array of cameras we snapped and clicked taking in the views as never seen before. Living and working on the estate I’ve travelled that road for over 50 years. The majestic new eco building now replaces the William Budd Health Centre and although we’re saying goodbye to a building that served the community so well for many years, the new eco building, will, I’m sure serve the area in a different but equally special way. Cheryl Martin, local resident
During our tour we learned a lot about the Cathedral. Following our tour we had some free time. so we looked around Wells and visited the market there. Wells is the smallest City in England because of the Cathedral. It was a wonderful day and very inspiring. We would all like to express our thanks to Martin (our driver) and Rita Ashman, who arranged the trip for us.
MY PARTY AT TINY TEARAWAYS
ARTS GROUP Another year nearly over, it only seems like yesterday when we had our Christmas Party. The class has grown very big now. Ryan Limb is still at Wise Campus, doing Musical Theatre and taking leading parts in many productions, he even got the lead part in Little Shop of Horrors, what an achievement! We have been to see the show and all enjoyed it very much. We have not long finished doing Snow White and a Variety Show. That went well, thanks to all who took part. I have three more little stars who have great potential: Shalie Flemming, Olivia Davies, and Carrie Pickford, if they stay with it they could go far like Ryan.
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We all went to Burnham-on-Sea in the Summer and the kids had lots of fun. Now we are rehearsing The Wizard of Oz, hopefully it will be ready by next March.
Thanks to the Knowle West Media Centre for filming and Ian Spicer for Sound Technician with a little help from Ricky Long. Thanks to Stage Hands and everyone who helped. Gloria, Knowle West Arts Promotion
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On Saturday 22nd September 32 Members from the Churches in Knowle West boarded the coach that was to take us on our trip to Wells Cathedral. Everyone was excited and on arriving at Wells we alighted from our coach, walked through the ancient arch, to be greeted with the magnificent west front of the Cathedral (built in circa 1230).The splendour of the site took our breath away.
On Saturday morning in October I woke up and got dressed into my High School musical clothes. It was my Birthday. I had my a party at the soft play at Broad Walk called Tiny Tearawayz. It was the best Birthday ever! When I got there I was excited about my friends coming. We jumped in the ball pit and laughed. Then we went through the tunnels and down the slides. There were bumpy slides, and slippery slides so we could go fast. After we played we went into the party room. I had beans chips and nuggets. We did colouring and I opened my presents. A nice lady called Claire from Tiny Tearaways brought in my cake and they sang Happy Birthday to me. I want to go again to play and maybe have some lunch. Thank you everyone for my presents. From Mya Campbell, local resident
Write to “Your Letters” Knowle West Newsletter Knowle West Media Centre, Ruthven Rd, Bristol BS4 1ST tel 0117 903 0444 email makala@kwmc.org.uk
Photo by Lewis Campbell, local resident
This is not a goodbye, just a thank you. I have known Beresford Moulton (pictured above with the Knowle West Arts Promotion group) a long time, he has spent many happy years working with us, also working with different groups for the Knowle West Community.
KW CHURCHES TOGETHER TRIP TO WELLS CATHEDRAL
Photo by Cheryl Martin, local resident
Photo provided by Gloria, local resident
THANKYOU TO BILL THANKYOU FOR SPONSORING ME
Photo provided by Chris Copeland, local resident
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Your Letters
Graham E. Blacker, local resident
MERRY XMAS TO YOU ALL I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my readers over the past year and to the people who may listen to my programme on Community Radio. I hope you have found something interesting in my columns and I look forward greatly to your company in the coming New Year. A special thanks to Fay, Lil, Shirl, Brian and Ann, Mike, Big Jon, everyone at the Knowle West Media Centre, Dawn, Rachael, Chris, Jeff, Geoff, Emily, Lynne, and all who have supported me in all my projects and helped me achieve my goal. Mark Le Leivre. Movies and Music Programme. The Beacon Centre City Academy Bristol. markleleivre@hotmail.co.uk www.bcfm.org.uk
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Your Letters
WHOSE HISTORY IS IT? Ashleigh Ward with ArKive display @ filwood library
HELLO...
Hi, we are the Amazing Archive. We are creating a digital archive using pictures and interviews of people that lived in Knowle West. We meet on Mondays and carry out various activities, like going to the records office and going on a long treasure hunt around Knowle West. We are learning to interview people and ask appropriate questions. We also learnt how to use a special camera to take pictures. We are collecting memories and photos of certain landmarks, which are being changed or have changed during the last few years. Next year we will be holding an exhibition at Bristol Records Office showing Knowle West’s history. Words by Habiba Iqbal
COMMUNITY INTERVIEWS The Amazing Archive group spent two days in half term learning how to interview people. On Monday 29th October they carried out a forty minute interview with four members of a local reminiscence group from Knowle West Health Association. “Today was really fun, we made a mind map about Knowle West themes and made a list of questions to find out about other peoples’ childhood and their experiences about school and family gatherings. When we started the interview we was really nervous, but we learnt lots about Knowle West and how it has changed. It has changed in many ways like behaviour, discipline and uniform. It was really fun and we used our interviewing skills to get people co-operating with each other and to listen to other people’s views.” Words by Amazing Archive
“Today was excellent. I feel it is really important to share our history with a younger generation”. Graham Blacker
“I thoroughly enjoyed meeting with Habiba and Ashleigh and the other residents to talk of our memories”. Rose Manning
“I really enjoyed today meeting the young girls, talking through our memories and enjoyed the others talking about theirs”. Ann Smith
“I have had a nice time, good company, I heard things I did not know about Knowle West”. Emmi Derrick
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Where do we go to find out about history, who does history belong to and what do we do if our history has been missed out of the text books? Amazing Archive is a young person lead project funded by Heritage Lottery Fund. The group are investigating the heritage of their community by talking to the people who know its history the best: the people that live here. They want to hear your stories, see your photos, listen to your memories. The group will create a digital archive for Knowle West, to pool and share this local knowledge.
WRITING COMPETITION What was it like growing up in Knowle West? Write up to 250 words on ‘A Knowle West Childhood’ and email to archive@kwmc.org.uk by 21st January 2008 The winner and extracts from their writing will be printed in the next newsletter.
ARCHIVE ROADSHOW On Tuesday 11th December at St Barnabas Church local people gathered to find out something new about something old. They shared memories of times past and brought along old photos, stories and objects from Knowle West to find out more about them from experts. If you would like to get involved with any of the above contact Pippa Robinson, archive project coordinator, on archive@KWMC.org.uk 0117 353 2745. Or write to Archive Project, Knowle West Media Centre, DCF Premier Worksshops, Ruthven Rd, BS4 1ST Words & design By Aimee Keany, Alex Wilton, Ashleigh Wade, Habiba Iqbal, Jordanne Bond & Kinnari Dave with support from Tanya Hazell & Pippa Robinson
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COMMUNITY IN PARTNERSHIP - ENSURING A BETTER LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS LIVING IN FILWOOD, KNOWLE, & WINDMILL HILL
WELCOME FROM THE CHAIR Community in Partnership saw its official launch on Monday 12th November 2007. Throughout the day several trees were planted around the neighbourhood to symbolise the importance of Community in Partnership - roots being embedded locally and the long term growth of partnership working for our future. Later in the day, more than 60 residents attended the Filwood Community Centre to hear Councilllor Chris Jackson, Neighbourhood Manager Simon Gabriel and I talk about the importance of the future of neighbourhood management and how it will develop with local residents and agencies working together for a better future for everyone. There was a steel band playing throughout the Community Centre and 100 bio-degradable balloons were released with local names and the NM office number attached. The balloon that travels the furthest will win a prize for whoever’s name is on it. If you would like more information on Community in Partnership, or would like to attend the next meeting, contact the NM office on 908 4247/8
Rose Manning December Chair Community in Partnership Main photo: CIP Launch at Filwood Community Centre, by Terri-Ann McKennny, local resident
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The primary role of Neighbourhood Management is to understand the needs of residents in the local area, to influence service providers and encourage and enable them to improve their services so that they are better suited to the scale and nature of local needs. By service providers, we mean organisations that deliver a service locally; including various departments of Bristol City Council, Avon and Somerset Constabulary, and Registered Social Landlords (RSLs). In April 2006, Knowle West became one of Bristol’s three new Neighbourhood Management pilot areas, which means that the boundary of our work has now changed to include Marksbury Road. We have been focusing on those parts of Knowle West, which are in the top three per cent of the most deprived neighbourhoods in England. To be able to make these decisions regarding services being delivered locally, a Neighbourhood Management Board has been created. This group is called ‘Community in Partnership’ and is now leading the way in making these improvements as they will work to develop and implement the Neighbourhood Plan. This is a document that will shape how the future of Knowle West should look. This will be developed over the next year with input from all local residents.
COMMUNITY IN PARTNERSHIP The Community in Partnership Board brings together elected local residents, community groups, and local agencies (like the police, health and education authorities, and council departments) to create a community-led organisation that will campaign for improved local services in the area. The focus of the group will always be on local interests, as the majority of people involved will be residents. The group does not have a large budget to achieve change, and in essence is here to ‘influence’ the way local services are delivered.
HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED? You can make a big difference to your neighbourhood by getting involved with Community in Partnership, as we need your input and hands-on knowledge of your area! An important feature of our work is that local people work in partnership with agencies and voluntary and community groups. Anyone who lives or works in the Filwood, Knowle and Windmill Hill areas, as shown within the red border on the map below, can come along to our Task Group meetings. These groups help inform the Board of what local people want to see changed in their area. Issues discussed cover the topics shown on the back of this news pull-out. A timetable of these meetings is also on the back page of this pullout.
ELECTION 2008 An election is being planned for March 2008; please let us know if you are interested in becoming a Board member and making a difference. For more information on anything listed above, contact Anita Pearce (0117) 908 4248.
KNOWLE WEST MEDIA CENTRE The Knowle West Media Centre (KWMC) has been delivering a community communications project during 2006-2008. The aim is to improve communication within Knowle West, and promote a positive view of Knowle West and highlight local achievements. KWMC help with local organisations’ marketing, liaise with the media, run campaigns, and promote the work that comes out of the community and KWMC itself. KWMC promoted the community through the “Knowle West Has Some Interesting People” campaign, has had considerable media coverage connected to the new KWMC building on Leinster Avenue, and with young people winning awards for their work. KWMC recently won the Queens Award for Voluntary Sector and the Enterprising Britain South West award for its work. The most visible parts of the project are the newsletters and website. KWMC facilitates the neighbourhood newsletter, running a newsletter group involving residents in decision making and production, and a young persons’ newsletter project: Mouth of the South. An independent survey stated that 98% felt it to be the main way that they found out what was going on locally. KWMC also manage the community website, involving local groups and individuals in the content, style and functioning of the website. The newsletter and website will support Community In Partnership. KWMC is committed to being part of the process of exploring new technology for the community. KWMC’s partnership work with Avon Fire and Rescue Service is developing their new Internet TV station “Fire TV”, providing local people with opportunities to make films, and present fire safety messages. With the support of NM, KWMC has been a key contributor to Bristol’s Digital Cities programme. This has ensured that people in Knowle West will benefit from city-wide improvements in internet connectivity, and be involved in a new environmental project that explores the use of digital technologies in reducing energy consumption. KWMC is keen to continue to develop community communications, engaging more people in decision making through the use of new technologies, looking at ways to make the newsletter and website sustainable – constantly improving it, increasing local involvement, and promoting a positive image of Knowle West. web: www.kwmc.org.uk
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ARCHIMEDIA Neighbourhood Renewal has supported the Archimedia project since its inception in 2004. During this final stage of the project, NR have committed £37,000 to support the Youth Engagement Worker, Sandra Manson to ensure that local young people have opportunities to enter into the construction industry. This has been done in a number of ways; by engaging local young people in the building of the straw bale panels; by offering work experience placements with the construction professionals that have worked on the project to local young people; and by talking to local young people about the project and the development of career opportunities.
HEALTHY LIFESTYLES The aim of the project was to provide a range of healthy activities which could prevent ill health, help people with poor health and support the recovery of better health following treatment. Health professionals could refer people to the Healthy Lifestyles Co-ordinator for an assessment of what might help improve health, and then those people could be signposted or referred into a range of activities or services in the local area. The project has developed or supported the following regular activities, Walking Groups, Tai Chi and Arm Chair Exercise. In addition 35 people have been referred for one to one assessment, of whom 20 lived in Knowle West and they all received support and onward referral into activities or projects that might be of benefit to their health. 160 people have been involved in the project in the last 18 months.
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Still from The Archimedia Architecture tour, provided by Miles Ford
NEIGHBOURHOOD MANAGEMENT
How’s the money spent? Photo of positive press about Knowle West, by Tanya Hazell
What’s it all about?
Making a Difference
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Knowle West Health Association’s mission is ‘Protecting, preserving and promoting healthy living in Knowle West’.
The organisation that develops young people’s skills, potential and aspirations. Photo provided by Andrea Rea
Youth Moves has evolved, with a clear vision. Our aim is to position ourselves as the lead voluntary youth work agency, delivering parts of ‘Youth Matters’ working in partnership across the Knowle West estate. Our vision is not just short-term - it is looking at a sustainable model of delivery to enable young people to develop their skills, experience and aspirations.
We believe that every individual should have the right to access services which will help the individual to achieve a balanced state of health and wellbeing. Examples of our current services include: A large Over 50’s group (e.g. bingo, daytrips, and reminiscence sessions)
We work in partnership with a range of organisations / service providers, such as; Bristol City Council - Youth and Play Services, The Knowle West Media Centre, The Connexions Service, The Park, Positive Futures and the Full Service Extended Schools.
The purpose of the School-Family Link Worker (SFLW) role is to raise awareness about the importance of attending school and build relationships between each of our schools and the families they serve. And now with 12 SFLWs working across Knowle & Hengrove local parents and their children are feeling the benefits.
An advocacy service which provides residents support around all kinds of issues and provides access to local information
Youth Moves has been restructured to make significant impact against: Youth Matters, Every Child Matters, Extended Schools Partnership, the Respect Agenda, Neighbourhood Renewal’s Neighbourhood Management Plan.
Although improving school attendance is the main focus of the role, SFLWs do a lot more - they run parenting classes, after-school clubs, lunch clubs, breakfast clubs and support children from their schools in the holiday activity programmes at Hengrove Community Arts College. They also play a key role in supporting Year 6 pupils and their parents/carers with the move to secondary school.
Support to victims of domestic abuse
A forward strategy, developed in partnership with funders’ / other organisations - based on service priorities and the needs of young people has been in place since April 2007.
Working closely with other agencies in the community means that they can help parents & carers access relevant support as and when required. As one parent puts it:
Our programme encompasses four delivery strands. These are: • Centre Based Delivery (through; The Mede, Eagle House and Broad Plain House youth centres). • Detached Work, targeting specific areas across the week, providing opportunities for those aged 14 and above. • Informal Learning and Accreditation programmes targeted at students attending Hengrove Community Arts College, Florence Brown School and The Park. This ensures young people are better equipped to engage with education and have the opportunity to achieve alternative, accredited qualifications. • Participation and accreditation is embedded across the teams using the ASDAN award approach. ww.youthmoves.org.uk
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“I know that I can pop in and tell her anything, anytime – things I wouldn’t tell other people she always knows how to help.”
Free cookery courses which include topics like healthy lunchboxes, cooking on a budget, cooking for people with diabetes etc Women of Worth (WOW) which is aimed at empowering local women and raising their selfesteem Weekly fitness and healthy eating classes for local women
In short, our SFLWs bridge the gap between parents/carers and teachers – they know exactly how everything works in their school and can explain this to parents and they are able to feedback any views parents may have to the Head teacher and other school staff, making sure that parents have their say.
It’s a Man Thing! which focuses on men’s health issues and offers smoking cessation support to individuals who wish to quit smoking.
“She’s priceless…The times I have picked up the phone and talked to her. She’s had me sorted out in 10 minutes!”(Parent)
Our registered crèche is provided to support the above activities (where relevant) and it also organises courses for parents.
For further details on the work of our SFLWs Please contact Andrea Rea on 07967 808 442
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“I felt so much better knowing that they were there to listen and support” “[I] look forward to Tuesdays as when you come to the [Over 50’s] club you forget any worries” “Bonnie [the keepfit instructor] is a great teacher, I feel more confident than ever”.
Health Association tel: 0117 963 9569
Photo of the clothesline project provided by Rebecca Jarvis
KW HEALTH ASSOCIATION PARENTLINE PLUS (PL+) We moved our office to Knowle West in August 05 and received some welcomed funding from Neighbourhood Renewal in April 06. Since then PL+ has run parenting courses, workshops and offering individual support in various venues throughout Knowle West. Many parents appreciate having the chance to talk about how they want to parent their children, improve family communication, support their children through school etc. As one local parent said, when asked if the course had helped,
“Yes lots, it has helped me and my family deal with situations in a calmer quieter way”. Six local parents have got an OCN qualification through coming to the courses and two parents have completed their training as befrienders so that they can support other parents in their own homes. We have also set up a support group for grandparents and other kinship carers who are looking after their relatives’ children. One of our aims was to let every parent know about the Parentline Freephone 24 hour helpline and our data shows more local parents are taking up this service now. tel 0117 953 5525 email mariavh@parentlineplus.org.uk 24hr helpline 0808 800 2222
Quotes from feedback: VISIT WWW.KNOWLEWEST.CO.UK FOR MORE NEWS AND INFO
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Making a Difference
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Parents in Partnership advancing …inclusion (PiPa Project) supports parents of disabled young people and those labelled as having Special Educational Needs. PiPa is a project of Hartcliffe and Withywood Ventures’ Community Projects, a Voluntary Sector organisation, and is funded by URBAN II and Neighbourhood Renewal. PiPa works in partnership with many organisations and schools to gain an inclusive and positive education for young people in Knowle. Support PiPa can offer includes; a helpline Mon – Fri 10am –2pm 0117 9020265; 1:1 support; support at meetings; we support parents with letter writing/completing forms; a team of dedicated volunteers; training to parents and school staff; specific impairment training; the ‘Road to Inclusion’ and ‘Knowing Me, Knowing My Child’ training courses which can then lead into progression routes to employment focussed training. HWV Community Projects also offers a Young Person’s Advocate Worker (supports young disabled people aged 1425), the Just CHIL (Children Helping Inclusion by Listening) training programme, EPICS (Engaging Parents In Childrens Services) a Parent Consultation project, and a Toy Library to the community of Knowle West. For further information please contact the HWV Community Projects Team on 0117 9020265
Childhood and school days are supposed to be the best days of your life, but for 3 out of every 10 young people they will throw up challenges and difficulties where they would benefit from some additional support. This may relate to family break-up or conflict, changing schools, health issues, housing issues, bereavement, lack of positive activities, hobbies and clubs to participate in, needing advice on careers or training courses, school attendance or options, friendship groups, or advice on relationships, sex, drugs or alcohol. There are many different groups and agencies out there that work with young people and their families to support them through these difficult times, and Project X provides a framework to make sure these agencies are working together to provide the best support package as quickly as possible. This is done by talking to the families and young people, and listening to what they have to say, before agreeing a way forward with the agencies and naming one key person as the main point of contact for the young person and their family.
Project X supports plans for about 80-90 young people in the Knowle West area, aged from 0-19 years old, at any one time, as well as bringing agencies together to provide better services to families and young people, it also offers holiday activity programmes, and specific group projects such as the Fireskills course, Girls Group, or Transition support from Primary to Secondary School. The project has been held up city-wide as a model of best practice for getting agencies to work together and many of the ways of working are being developed across other areas of the city as a result. For more info please call us on 0117 377 2641.
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FAMILY GROUP CONFERENCING
Photo of street party provided by Knowle Safe
Photo of fire skills course provided by Alistair Dale
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Barnardo’s have been funded by Neighbourhood Renewal to run Family Group Conferences (FGC’s). FGC’s are a way of making a plan when a family is having problems. FGC’s do not rely on professionals to decide what should happen, instead, they get the young person and their family fully involved, so they work out the plan. Over the two year period we received £184,000 from regeneration sources. Most of this money was spent on salaries and running costs for the office. Many residents feel unhappy that people from outside their neighbourhood are paid a wage to come and “sort out” their community. Knowle Safe completely understand this point of view and have worked hard to achieve something relevant, and worthwhile for Knowle. In the 2 year period the 2.5 staff who were paid salaries achieved the following: • Survey of issues identified by 60 residents and compiled into a report. • Establishment of the Revvs Young Mechanics Club at Eagle House Youth Centre. • Support to organise 10 street parties including Hartcliffe, Bantry, Connaught, Willinton, Somerdale, Newquay and Novers Park Rds. • Creation of a community directory (being printed at present) • Installation and maintenance of 6 noticeboards. • Response to numerous individuals enquiries and concerns (52 recorded) • Clearance of a rubbish mountain in the Novers Park lanes. Knowle Safe 0117 908 4221
THANK YOU TO THE STREET REPS Hello Everyone, I want to thank the Street Reps & everyone that came along to the ‘Street Rep Social Skittle Match’ (Thurs 22nd) at Eagle House CA. Thank you to Michelle & Jo from Area Housing Office for taking parteveryone agreed it was a great night and are all looking forward to the next one. The event managed to raise £133 on the raffle (all prizes donated by participants) and skittles; the money raised will be donated to Ilminster Avenue Primary School-WELL DONE - it’s people like you that give Knowle West a GOOD name!! Anita Pearce
In 2007, referrals have come from many organisations, including schools, Health Visitors, Housing Officers, Social Workers, Project X.
There have been some very positive results from FGC’s, including improved relationships between young people and their families, improved relationships between home and school, young people doing better at school and preventing family breakdown. As a way of working – which puts children, young people and families at the heart of making decisions about their lives – FGC’s have proved very effective. For more information contact: Campbell Shaw FGC Co-ordinator The Park tel 0117 377 2642.
Neighbourhood Management 0117 908 4248
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MEETING ISSUES AND TIMETABLE Economy
Community in Partnership 37 Filwood Broadway Knowle West, Bristol BS5 1JL
Encouraging more people back to work and assisting local residents to develop skills so they can improve their current job.
tel 0117 908 4247 email mail@communityinpartnership.co.uk website www.communityinpartnership.co.uk KEY HLC - Healthy living Centre FCC - Filwood Community Centre H/K - Hartcliffe - Gatehouse centre Knowle - The Park MC - Mede Centre TP - The Park (Daventry Rd, Knowle West)
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Revvs runs on a Saturday 1.30 – 5.30pm and Mondays 2.30 – 6.30pm. We still have some places for young members on a Saturday. We also have the chance to open the Club up on an extra day to more youngsters, but we need to recruit another mechanic.
Finding ways to improve the health and wellbeing of all our local residents.
Extended School Partnerships (Education)
A forum for all local schools to communicate with each other, to develop joint policies and to assist students in achieving a better education.
If you have a passion for bikes, and a positive attitude to kids, we want to hear from you. Can you fix motorbikes? You don’t need qualifications but you do need ability. We can currently offer 4hrs a week at £10 an hour.
Community Safety
Call Kathe on 908 4221
Making our neighbourhoods safer by directing the police on their priorities and developing a stronger relationship with them.
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When you go out, leave an energy saving light on (free bulb from Knowle Safe). Leave the radio on. Don’t put your best hi tech equipment and wrapped up presents on display – close the curtains after twilight. DON’T buy knock down goods off the back of a lorry or down the pub – it’s someone else’s stuff and you are keeping criminals in business.
Community Liveability Safety (inc lunch) 1.30pm 10.00am 4.00pm 12noon
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This is the time of year for giving, but make sure you are not giving your TV to a burglar. Take these basic precautions and it may save you some distress!
Liveability (Environment & Housing)
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Ensuring the cleaning and maintenance of green spaces and streets. Working with Registered Social Landlords on housing issues.
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GOT A GIFT FOR MECHANICS? COME TO REVVS Revvs Young Mechanics Club is a place where youngsters aged 8 – 18yrs can learn how to build and repair motorbikes. It’s a place where the mechanics lead by example, and not only teach practical things but also patience, respect, teamwork and problem solving.
Looking at planning issues including planning applications and ways to improve the local transportation infrastructure. Working with the Project Board in developing a “Masterplan” looking at how the area will develop over the next 20 years.
Part of the Knowle West Development Trust
Photo of Revvs provided by Kathe Jacobs
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PEOPLE IN YOUR STREET BEHAVING BADLY? SORT IT OUT!
Get your best stuff marked with “UV pen” - you can write your name secretly on the gear and it can be traced if stolen. Get your own free UV marker pen from Broadbury Road front desk. The police number to call is 0845 456 7000 for anything suspicious or 999 for emergencies.
TOOLS MAINTENANCE PERSON NEEDED
Neighours getting too noisy, or kids playing football in the street, or someone parking an untaxed car in a lane, or kids throwing eggs.... or worse. At the moment there Isn’t a quick and simple way of sorting these things out.
Needed to repair and maintain electric and motor tools at community locations across Knowle.
Knowle Safe is setting up a community justice scheme to resolve problems as soon as they happen. It mainly involves getting people together to talk about the particular problem, what caused it, and helping people realise the impact their behaviouir is having. This usually works very well. We have trained some residents and want to train more – if you get on with people and want to help make street problems go away, then get in touch with Knowle Safe on 908 4221. Our next training session is in the new year with more to follow.
PAT testing qualification preferred or willing to train Call kathe Jacob on 908 4221 during office hours (or leave message) £10 per hour for 5 hrs per week
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Task Group Meetings
Knowle West DevelopmentTrust KWDT AGM Moday 10th December 2007 Refreshments 6.30pm Meeting Starts at 7.00pm Creche facilities available on request Fish and Chips for everyone afterwards!! ALL WELCOME
EVENING POST COMMUNITY MAKEOVER Unfortunately we didn’t win the makeover competition. First prize went to Headley Park Community Centre, with 286,400 points, Second prize went to Ridgewood Community Centre in Yate with 142, 360 points and Third prize to Bristol Amateur Operatic Society with 101,330 points. Still, a BIG thank you to all who made such a huge effort collecting the tokens. Special thanks to Marguerite Jordan, Ken Jones, Ann Smith, staff at Knowle West Development Trust, the Neighbourhood Management Team, Knowle West Health Association, Knowle West Media Centre, The Park, The Mede, Knowle Safe and the PCSO’s who managed to collect 41,290 THANK YOU! points between them…T
COMPUTER TRAINING
Services are FREE and everyone is welcome! Drop in anytime and see what the centre can do for you!
FILWOOD BROADWAY CAFÉ Carmel Church reopened the café in September and KWDT has received good feedback about the quality and cost of food. The sign above the café is to be changed in the near future. Please pop in and show your support!
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The centre on Filwood Broadway is now open.
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Footprints Children’s Centre has evolved from the Knowle West Sure Start Programme and the Knowle West Neighbourhood Nursery. It was designated as a Children’s Centre, as part of Bristol City Council’s first phase of the Children’s Centres in the city. The Nursery is open from 8am until 6pm on weekdays, 50 weeks of the year. A maximum of 60 children can attend at any one time. Children can access Daycare places by referral, by paying fees and children aged 3 or over can access nursery education funding. ALLOTMENT NEWS The allotment that the children at KWEYC and Florence Brown have worked hard to plan and develop, is now in its 2nd season. Thanks to all parents/carers and children who have helped us prepare the allotment for the winter produce. We are now in the process of planting garlic, shallots, peas, broad beans, winter lettuce and spinach. So, get planting and look on our website for future recipes!
Welcome to our Pre-School Pages, produced jointly by Footprints Children’s Centre and Knowle West Early Years Centre. We would like to wish all readers a very Happy Christmas and prosperous New Year.
@BRISTOL COMES TO FOOTPRINTS @Bristol have a new project about Dinosaurs for under 8’s called fossils and funny bones. @ Bristol have visited both the Footprints Nursery and the PEEP for 2’s at the Mede recently so that our families can explore some of their wonderful resources. It is planned for some families to visit @Bristol in the New Year to see the full exhibition.
FOOD FESTIVAL The Knowle West Food Festival which took place on Saturday 29th September was a great success. KWEYC are proud to announce that we won 4 x 1st prizes and 2 x 2nd prizes for our vegetable produce.
COCKTAILS & CROISSANTS We invited our parents at KWEYC to join us for juice cocktails and croissants to share ideas of ways we can work together during the next year, some suggestions are :- making story sacks, healthy cooking and Christmas art activities. Briony Goodwin – Learning Communities Development Worker, visited us and will be working in partnership with us to run Christmas themed activities with our parents through November and December.
Footprints Children’s Centre 9039781/3773610 www.footprintschildrenscentre.com “STRETCH AND GROW” @ FOOTPRINTS CHILDREN’S CENTRE OOD PROJECT FO We are planning to work with Bordeux Quay again – hooray! This is a group where parents/carers and their children cook together and enjoy trying new things. It has been a great success in the past. Parents have said the following: “Interesting, different, quick and easy but healthy. Brilliant!!” “It teaches you to make wholesome, cheaper food” Check out our website www.knowlewestey.bristol.sch.uk with recipe and more information.
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Each Tuesday all the children in Rainbow room at Footprints Children’s Centre have been enjoying an exciting new programme called “Stretch and Grow”. The children have been using their bodies in exciting new ways and learning about different muscles in the body and what they are called. The programme has also been a real confidence booster for some quieter children who are now joining in enthusiastically. Many children have been talking about the experience at home and telling their parents/carers about the names of the muscles and how
their bodies work . A big thankyou to Lucy from “Stretch and Grow” for making this such an inspiring experience for our children. Lindsey Fuller
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Knowle West Pre-School Pages YOUNG PARENTS GROUP
KNOWLE WEST EARLY YEARS CENTRE
The Young Parent’s Group has been running at Footprints each Monday morning 11.30am-1.30pm since March 5th 2007 at the PAL House. We have a regular attendance of about 5-8 families a week both from the local community and mums who live at Priory Court Mother and Baby Unit. During the past 9 months, we have also been pleased to welcome 2 fathers to the group.
Knowle West Early Years Centre was opened on January 1st 2003 and was created as a result of the amalgamation of Knowle Day Nursery and Novers Hill Nursery School. The Centre offers 36 places for 2-3 year olds (these are referred places), and 50 places for 3-4 year olds. The centre is open 9am-3pm, 51 weeks a year, term-time only for 3-4 year-olds. To find out more information on available places tel 0117 903 0214.
During the sessions the families have been enjoying Healthy Eating Cooking sessions with a qualified cooking tutor. The meals are eaten together which has promoted social skills and discussions which the parents are able to share experience and support. Activities have included feet and hand printing, making play dough as well as the children being able to access all the toys and equipment in the PAL House.
Parents particularly enjoy singing with the children, thus promoting language skills and bonding. Footprints work in partnership with Parent Line Plus who are supporting parents to complete an OCN Level One qualification. For further information on this group please call Vicky at Footprints on 0117 903 9781.
BABY MASSAGE
THINGS TO DO DURING COLD MONTHS Recently, parents/carers, children and staff at KWEYC joined up for a trip to Hengrove Park, a good time was had by all. After a brisk walk, the children enjoyed exploring the slides, swings and equipment. Winter is a fantastic time for going on walks. The children not only enjoyed scrunching their way through piles of leaves but spent time collecting twigs, leaves and conkers to be used for printing or sticking in a collage.
Lucy Warren is qualified and insured to teach you to massage your baby. If you are interested in finding out more, please ring her at KWEYC Wednesday-Friday on 9030214
Knowle West Early Years Centre 9030214 www.knowlewest-ey.bristol.sch.uk MONDAYS The Park PEEP 3.30-5.00 PM The PAL House (everyone welcome) Teenage Parents Group 11.30am- 1.30pm Connaught Sports Hall Gym Tots 9.30am-10.15am Closed 22.10.07 & 2.10.07 TUESDAYS Health Park Baby Peep 10.00am-12 noon Healthy Living Centre Group especially for babies and pregnant women. Midwifery Support available. Siblings welcome. The Mede PEEP 2’s 1.00-2.30pm Group especially for 2 year olds, siblings welcome.
WEDNESDAYS The Park Childminders Support Group 9.30am-12 noon in PAL House Health Park BIB Club Breastfeeding Support Group 9.30-11.30am Healthy Living Centre THURSDAYS The Park Chill Out 9.30-11.00 am PAL House 11.30-2.30 Rainbow Group. A support group for parents with children who have special needs to meet new friends & play. Bring a packed lunch. Transport can be provided. Come along or ring Jo Long 0117 923 7998 / 903 0214 or Nicky Owen 0797 037 5783 for more information.
FRIDAYS The Park KEEP Playing 1.00-2.30pm PAL House PEEP 1’s 9.30-11.00 am. Especially for 1 year olds, siblings welcome. Childminders PEEP group 9.30-11, the PAL House
Groups restart after xmas week commencing Jan 7th 2008
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THE SPOOKIEST HOUSE IN KNOWLE WEST?
Ask Bristol is a website telling you what’s happening in Bristol and how to influence it. E-democracy tools are brought together under one website making it easier for people to know what’s happening. Log on and contribute to: • • • •
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AFTER SCHOOL FUN
Jack Perrett local young person
This technology now offers the public a radical opportunity to have their say on environmental issues.
Hundreds of residents turned up to the hallowed house on Torrington Avenue this Halloween. Children and adults alike, were screaming from inside the ghostly structure set up in the garden. Janet Britt, local resident from the spooky house said: "What a night! It was fantastic, there was no trouble.” “It was really nice to see so many dressing up, having a good time. See you all again next year!” Janet added. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed walking through the dark corridors of cobwebs, spiders, and ghastly looking figures, moving and grabbing you by surprise! It really did make this years spooky night scary and memorable! We enjoyed getting tricked before we got our treats at the end! Thank you to the Britt Family and June Perks for putting on an excellent open house event!
If you register with Ask Bristol you can give your views on the deliberations of Bristol’s Climate Change Select Committee. Your views will be considered by the Committee in subsequent meetings. With 1600 people already registered with Ask Bristol more people are having their say online. Find out more at
www.askbristol.com For further information about online consultation tools contact Corporate Consultation on 0117 922 2848 or email consultation@bristol.gov.uk
Jodie
local young person
At The Salvation Army there are lots of activities that people do. But I do three of the clubs, I do Junior Soldiers on a Monday, Kids Alive on a Thursday and I take my sister to Kids Alive, but she goes to the first part for infants at 5 o’clock, but I go to the older club at 6.15. Photo by: M. Cheung, editor/ resident
Have your say on issues that matter to people in Knowle West. What would you change about your local area if you had the chance? What could the city council do in Knowle West to make a real difference to the quality of your life?
KW Logo by Levi Hodge & Jack Wood, local young people
Bristol City Council News
The other thing I do there, and I take my little sister with me on a sunday to worship God. Now I go to the Salvation Army every Monday, Thursday and Sunday, I only missed one week when I was out. There is more info and contact details on these clubs on Debbie’s Dates on the back page.
Comic strip and Debbie animation on back page by Micheal Smith, local young person
It’s not just about council consultations. Ask Bristol can give access to consultations run by other public service bodies and voluntary sector organisations through Consultation Finder which is: A tool that co-ordinates consultations. The public use it to find out what consultations are taking place and to see the results/ feedback from those consultations. It is linked with the council’s “Newsdirect” service which enables approximately 1000 people to receive emails every time a new consultation is added. BROADCASTING COUNCIL MEETINGS
Webcasting means a wider audience for meetings and a greater understanding of how decisions are made. Broadcast live through your PC, meetings will be archived for around six months, so they can be watched at your leisure by selecting the agenda item or speaker that interests you.
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Debbies Dates TUESDAYS WEDNESDAYS THURSDAYS
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Dance sessions @ The Park, Daventry Road. Call 07807 978 688 Parent and Toddler Tea, Toys & Toast,Crafts & Laughs Songs & Pongs, Happiness & Nappiness. £1 Per Family. Contact Deborah, Pete or Ben on (0117) 966 1369. MCing sessions @ The Park, Daventry Road. Call 07807 978 688 for more information.
6.00 - 7.00 pm 1.00-2.30 pm 5.00 - 6.30 pm
‘Kids Alive’ Crafts, games, refreshments, singing & story time based on a different 5-6 pm for 4-7 year olds, theme taken from the bible each week, free 6.15-7.15 for 8-11 year olds. weekly magazine, called ‘Kids Alive’. Contact Deborah, Pete or Ben (0117) 966 1369.
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Parent and Toddlers Tea, Toys & Toast, Crafts & Laughs, Songs & Pongs, Happiness & Nappiness. £1 Per Family. Contact Deborah, Pete or Ben at (0117) 966 1369.
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Drama sessions @ The Park, Daventry Road. Call 07807 978 688 for more information.
DISABLIST INCIDENTS & CRIME EDUCATION Support, advice and training around the issues of disability hate crime. DICE aims to raise awareness of Disablism and increase the safety and confidence of disabled people living in Bristol. To report a Disablist Incident or to find out more contact Yan tel: 0117 3773953 email:yannia@wecil.co.uk
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FOR MORE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES PLEASE VISIT WWW.KNOWLEWEST.CO.UK AND CLICK ON EVENTS Thanks to The Neighbourhood Newsletter group: Anita Pearce, Marguerite Jordan, Ann Smith and Rose Manning. Thanks to the Newsletter Drop-in club team: Mark Le Leivre - Current Affairs/Hot Topic Columnist/editorial assistant, Lesley Belgium Environmental Issues/Gardening Columnist, Karron Chaplin - Health and Local Issues Reporter, Debra Johnson - Debbie’s Dates, Chad Downs - Design Assistant. Neighbourhood Manager Simon Gabriel. All at KWMC who facilitate the production of the Newsletter Editor Makala Cheung makala@kwmc.co.uk, Design Tanya Hazell Original Design Rowena Dugdale
All articles express the views of individual contributors and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Neighbourhood Renewal Steering Group or KWMC.