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FREE Issue 564 20th February 2019 Read by over 40,000 people each week ‘Why weren’t we told about monstrosity on our doorstep?’ Residents in Lyde Green say they were not told when they that planning permission had been given to develop the nine- Work is under way on the site bought their properties that a major expansion of the Bristol acre green site which sits between their homes and what has & Bath Science Park was planned very close to their homes. already been developed at the Science Park. Some people living in Poppy Close, Meadowsweet Road and Outline plans for the site to be developed as part of the Foxglove Road say they didn’t know when they moved in Science Park were submitted to South Gloucestershire

Council in 2013 and approved in 2016. But the residents insist that the proposals did NOT come up on land searches - and they would never have bought their homes had they known. They say they are now considering pursuing compensation from Linden Homes. The residents we’ve spoken to say they were also not notified last year of subsequent detailed plans by the University of Bath for a new research and development facility – an Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems Centre. These plans were approved in October. The scheme will create hundreds of jobs and the university wants it to be one of the top three sites in the world for automotive powertrain research by 2023. Recently, amended plans for a revised phasing scheme for the site were lodged and the consultation period runs until 1st March. After Nicola Bowden Jones, Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Kingswood, posted a campaign leaflet through doors in Lyde Green, residents Pat and James Bere, of Meadowsweet Road, got in touch to see if she could help them. The Beres, who moved into their home in 2017, have also raised concerns with MP Chris Skidmore, who they are waiting to hear from, and say local councillor Rachael Hunt has been helpful. Continued on page 3

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Continued from page 1 Mrs Bere says the scheme is “totally out of keeping with the village of Lyde Green, this was advertised and promoted as a rural residential area with undisturbed ancient hedgerows and wildlife blending into a tranquil environment”. The plans show some tree planting between homes and the new development, but she says because of its size – around 1.8 football pitches – it will tower over every other building. She also fears the site being used as a test centre will cause noise and pollution. With the plans including the storage of petrol and diesel less than an estimated 60 metres from some homes, as well as being close to the existing electricity substation, she adds: “It is like sitting on a ticking time bomb”. Mrs Bere has been advised by a local estate agent that such a development will devalue hers and surrounding properties by between 6 and 11 per cent. Kyle Day moved into his home in Poppy Close in April 2017. The new development will be directly in front of his property. He is also concerned about noise and pollution to the estate Some of the concerned residents with Nicola Bowden-Jones (far left) of Lyde Green from the extra vehicles. He said: “I've had an estate agent tell me that with this two- public space. Balanced, that is in the view of council officers Mrs Bere asks anyone affected to get in touch with her at storey monstrosity as my living room view, will decrease the and councillors. The problem is that when an area such as [email protected] value of my home by at least 10%. this is put together there are no local residents to consult and A Linden Homes spokesperson told us: “We'd like to reassure “On purchasing the property, the application for scrutinise the proposals.” our customers that we would always pass on any information PK13/2502/O (the outline planning application) was not She said residents of Poppy Close, Meadowsweet Road and that we have that relates to development near our sites. included in any of surveyors’ reports and so was not Foxglove Road find themselves the near neighbours of an Planning applications are in the public domain, enabling disclosed to my solicitor. industrial building, car parks and fuel storage facilities: “The anyone to access the information, and approved schemes “This additional phase (P19/0638/RM) being two storeys and original masterplan says little of the nature of the science would also show up in the searches carried out through the on already raised ground will overshadow the residents of park apart from colours on the map and reference to high tech solicitors. Poppy Close and block out the evening sun to our property. and research based employment uses. This proposal is much "We cannot control what's built on land that does not belong How this was even considered Is beyond me, this is total more like an industrial unit than a high tech science to us but we would always be upfront with our customers." disregard laboratory. And a council spokesperson said: “The application site lies for residents.” “Now that we have residents, the council needs to take within the boundary of the Bristol and Bath Science Park, Sharif and Shaheda Goolam-Hossen, of Foxglove Road, seriously the views, both opinions and visual, of the which has been allocated for this form of development for moved into their home in 2016 and say they had been told residents. The plans which existed when they bought their some considerable time. The resubmitted application was the land would be left as a field. They say they did not receive homes were vague; now that the detail of the development is received in January following approval of a similar scheme notification from the council of the plans last year, nor of the available the council must actively and positively engage previously, and is due to expire in April 2019. latest revised scheme. with the people most affected.” “The consultation period runs until 1st March so anybody Ms Bowden-Jones, who met residents at the weekend, said: She said they felt really let down by poor communication and who wishes to respond has the opportunity to do so. Our “When the new development at Lyde Green was proposed it urged everyone affected to unite and contact the council and usual process for notifying neighbouring properties has been provided a balanced mixture of housing, employment and Linden with their concerns. followed.”

The Week in • Wednesday 20th February 2019 3 Five men attack From left, Annabel, Carys, David & Jenny occupants of a car in Downend Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault in Downend on Saturday morning. The incident happened at about 12.10am. A black Ford Fiesta was in collision with a wall in Badminton Walk. The occupants of the car were then assaulted by a group of men who are reported to have walked into the cul-de- sac. One man was taken to hospital with leg and arm injuries. The other occupant of the car received a blow to the head. Both men required hospital treatment. The five suspects are reported to have left the cul-de-sac on foot. Police are keen to hear from anyone who was in the area at the time of the incident who may have information to help with their enquiries. Anyone able to help is asked to call 101, quoting reference 5219034577.

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4 The Week in • Wednesday 20th February 2019 New conversion bid for redundant Legion Plans to demolish part of the former highest quality of site planning and design. Royal British Legion Club in Staple Hill They were concerned about the adverse were refused by South Gloucestershire impact on neighbours and of future Council shortly before Christmas, but occupants of the flats. now the developer has come back with a There was also concern about the failure to revised scheme which she hopes will be address the issue of Japanese Knotweed in acceptable. nearby gardens and how the development The club in Kendall Road closed suddenly could result in the spread of the invasive just after Christmas 2016. Last year plant. Charlotte Alsop applied to the council for The new proposal now lodged with the permission to convert the redundant building council involves a substantial demolition and into seven large flats. partial rebuild of the Legion to create seven The plans involved removing the single- units - two one-bed flats, four two-bed flats storey elements at the side and front and and one two-bed bed house, with associated converting the remaining two-storey access, parking, bin store and amenity areas. building into seven homes, each set over two The developer says efforts have been made floors with two bedrooms. Some amenity to address the planners’ concerns by space was proposed, along with seven off- providing an over-provision of amenity street parking spaces. space in for every property, and the revised Planners turned down proposed conversion design is both respectful to the character of The application also stresses that guidelines The deadline for comments is next Tuesday and changes for being out of keeping with the surrounding area and considered to be of will be followed to prevent the spread of (26th February). The planning reference the area and said they failed to represent the high quality. Japanese Knotweed. number is P19/1138/F.

The Week in • Wednesday 20th February 2019 5 £50,000 grant towards Department for skatepark project

A £50,000 landfill grant towards the transformation of Warmley Forest Skatepark has been announced. Education confirms The funding has been awarded through the Landfill Communities Fund which is distributed by South Gloucestershire Council’s waste contractor Suez. The old skatepark was constant need of repair which closure of school proved to be uneconomical and led to its closure for health and safety reasons. It looks very run-down and is Wellsway Multi Academy Trust has announced that, a range of alternative options to keep TBSS open but none spoiling the look of the surrounding nature area. following careful consideration, Government ministers were deemed practical. Cllr Sam Bromiley, who is pictured at the park, has been have now made a final decision to close The Bath Studio No further students will be admitted to the school from part of the project to replace it with a brand new facility. School at the end of the summer term 2020. September 2019. WMAT will work individually with He said: “We are really excited about this funding This consent follows a listening period and discussions with students to support their on-going education and transition announcement as it’s something that colleagues across WMAT, subsequent to the trust’s initial announcement last and will continue to be available to talk to their Bitton, Oldland and Siston parish councils have been October, and will allow pupils to complete the qualifications parents/carers. The trust will also provide advisory support working on for some time. they are currently undertaking. for staff and will look to the possibility of their redeployment “This investment has been long-awaited by local young TBSS opened in September 2014 and was the first studio to another trust school. people and we are all looking forward to the works being school to open in the West of England. But the school – Plans to expand Aspire Academy, a special school for completed in time for the summer.” which has a creative and digital specialism - has never been children with social, emotional and mental health difficulties able to recruit enough students to ensure it is viable. (SEMH), which shares a site with TBSS, are already under Since 2014, TBSS has been operating at a capacity of 47% way, reflecting the significant need for additional special or less and pupil numbers are forecast to fall further. As a school places in Bath and North East Somerset. result of this lack of demand in the local educational Andrea Arlidge, chief executive of WMAT, added: “Through environment, TBSS has struggled to meet its costs and has our studio school in Keynsham, IKB, which is focused on required considerable subsidy and financial support from STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) WMAT, a position that is unsustainable going forward. subjects, we also remain committed to the studio school Both the trust and Department for Education (DfE) reviewed concept for particular subjects and students.” ‘Significant improvements’ at home care firm Staple Hill-based company Kensington Community findings following another inspection at the end of last Care, which provides carers to look after people in their year have been very positive: “Significant improvements own homes in South Gloucestershire and Bristol, has have been made. The office had been tidied up and was come out of special measures and is now rated as Good organised. The atmosphere in the office was good and the by the Care Quality Commission. staff were working together for the benefit of the people Kensington Community Care, based at Eclipse Office they were providing a service to.” Park in High Street, looks after people with dementia, The service was providing support to 36 people who mental health conditions and physical disabilities. lived in their own homes. The service had previously At an inspection last April the independent regulator handed back, to both Bristol City Council and South found a lack of leadership and management of Gloucestershire Council, funded care packages to enable the service, and said the culture amongst the staff was the service to stabilise and improve. poor. The service employed 23 care staff but was actively In a recently published report, the CQC says that the recruiting to enable the service

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6 The Week in • Wednesday 20th February 2019 Referendum result shows support for Neighbourhood Plan

A referendum held last Thursday Forum is concerned that the Local has backed the Hengrove & Plan and earlier commitments to a Whitchurch Park Neighbourhood large, high quality park are getting Development Plan. lost in the desire to provide as much The referendum was open to housing as possible and has come registered electors within the up with an alternative masterplan. Hengrove and Whitchurch Park Local councillor Tim Kent had planning area who were asked: ‘Do urged local people to vote yes for you want Bristol City Council to the Neighbourhood Plan, saying it use the Neighbourhood Plan for “provides protection for our green Hengrove and Whitchurch Park to spaces and ensures CIL Plans for almost 400 help it decide planning applications (Community Infrastructure Levy) in the neighbourhood area?’ development money is spent in our The turnout of the 13,781 electorate area”. homes on safeguarded was 23.3% with 2,757 votes in After the result was published, he favour and 461 against. said: “Now the Mayor must begin Hengrove Park is the site of the to listen to people about the future land at Lyde Green Farm former Whitchurch airfield which development of Hengrove Park.” Edward Ware Homes have lodged plans with The land was first allocated for development in closed in the 1950s and has since The Lib Dem councillor said the South Gloucestershire Council to build almost the South Gloucestershire Local Plan 2006. It been a large open space. Parts of the turnout for the referendum was 400 homes at Lyde Green Farm, to the east of formed part of the land safeguarded to meet site have been developed over the “exceptionally high, more than Henfield Road. future development needs. The plans are for a years and the area is now earmarked double the previous two The site, which is currently agricultural land, is total of 398 homes, some of it affordable housing, by Bristol City Council for around neighbourhood referendums in bounded to the north by the M4, to the south and with a new vehicular access and pedestrian/cycle 1,500 homes. the city and equal to the turnout in west by the road from Pucklechurch to access onto Henfield Road, public open space, The Hengrove & Whitchurch Park the mayoral referendum in the Westerleigh, and to the east by a spur of the including a play area, and landscaping. Neighbourhood Development Plan ward”. Bristol and Bath Railway Path, which follows the The planning reference number is P19/1275/F alignment of the old Dramway. and the deadline for comments is 14th March.

The Week in • Wednesday 20th February 2019 7 8 The Week in • Wednesday 20th February 2019 News from Longwell Green WI At Longwell Green WI’s January meeting hearing about the Happy Handbag members learnt all about Freewheelers organisation which provides bags and Emergency Voluntary Service. toiletry items for ladies who are homeless. Graham Hunter told members that many Upcoming events include visits to Savill From left, Andy Perkins, Gareth Manson, Shirley Potts & Roger Hutchinson people are under the impression that the Garden in Berkshire and the National motorbikes we see delivering blood are Trust’s Knightshayes in Devon and later funded by the NHS but in fact they are a in the year they will be having a murder Labour councillors to step voluntary organisation who provide a free mystery evening. out-of-hours emergency medical courier Longwell Green WI meet on the third down after 84 years of service service to the NHS. They can carry Friday of the month at 7.30m in the anything from blood to medication, X- Ellacombe Room at Longwell Green Four Labour members of South in Kingswood and has been a councillor for rays and frozen breast milk – to name a Community Centre and new members are Gloucestershire Council have said they 16 years, was group leader from 2011-2014. few. It was an extremely interesting talk always welcome. If you are interested in will not be standing at the local elections in His fellow Woodstock councillor Gareth and the members ended the evening with visiting, get in touch by email at May. Manson is standing down after eight years. more appreciation of the ‘Blood Bikers’. [email protected] or call 0117 Shirley Potts BEM has been a councillor And Filton councillor Roger Hutchinson, At their February meeting the WI will be 9864782. serving Staple Hill for 36 years. Andy who has served for 24 years and was group Perkins, who represents the Woodstock ward leader from 2003-2011, is also retiring. In step with Discretionary business rate discounts available Keynsham WI Retailers across Bath and North East occupied and be wholly or mainly used to Somerset are being invited to apply for a sell goods, services or food and drink to More than 50 members of Keynsham WI to women’s health issues. discretionary discount to their business rate members of the public. Examples include met at the Royal British Legion last month The Craft Group will shortly be meeting bills which could see them cut by a third. shops, opticians, hairdressers, Post Offices, to enjoy a dance demonstration by to make items to be sold at an Easter craft The Government announced in its Autumn garden centres, markets, petrol stations, members of the T-Jive dance group. and cake sale on Saturday 30th March at Budget that over the next two financial years, restaurants and bars. WI members also voted on a number of the Royal British Legion from 10am to retail premises with a rateable value of The awards are discretionary and will be resolutions put forward by the WI 11.30am to raise money for the Children’s £51,000 or less could be awarded a discount assessed by the council on a case-by-case Federation, ranging from environmental Hospice South West. of up to one third of their bill. basis. Business rates are set by central government To apply visit: www.bathnes.gov.uk and and the income is collected by local type Business Rate Retail Discount in the authorities. B&NES Council has now sent search box. Then you can download and Keep in touch, let us know what you think, send application forms to businesses which it complete the Retail Discount Application us your news www.facebook.com/theweekin thinks qualify for the discount. Form and email it to businessrates To qualify the business premises must be @bathnes.gov.uk Sudoku SUNDAY CHEMISTS Sunday 24th February Boots, Gallagher Retail Park, Longwell Green 1-Easy 2 -Hard (10.30am-4pm) Asda, Longwell Green (10am-4pm) Boots, Emersons Green Retail Park (10.30am-4.30pm) Sainsbury’s, Emersons Green Retail Park (9.30am-4.30pm) Stockwood Pharmacy, 78 Hollway Road, BS14 8PG (9am-7pm) Keynsham Pharmacy, 15 Station Road, BS31 2BH (10am-5pm) Tesco, Callington Road, Brislington (10am to 4pm) Morrisons, 688-718 Fishponds Road, Fishponds (10am-4pm) Boots, Avonmeads Retail Park, St Philips Causeway (11am-5pm)

The Week in • Wednesday 20th February 2019 9 LETTERS

Major book launch at The Praise where it’s due Kingswood Community Transport. over recent years which means that the future Chocolate Quarter Dear Stephen But what your readers might not know, of the fair is in doubt unless we can get some because their local Labour representatives additional helpers. Dear The Week In I have been a frequent and vociferous critic will fail to tell them, is that the Labour We are looking for volunteers from both the On 6th March, The Chocolate Quarter at of our bus companies in recent years. But I opposition failed to support every one of parent body and the wider community to Somerdale, Keynsham will be hosting the am equally happy to give praise where it is those budgetary improvements, instead help with the organisation and running of the launch of a major published work on the Fry due. grandstanding with unsubstantiated fair, which usually takes place on the second chocolate business. In that context I commend Bath Bus criticisms but offering no alternative Sunday of November. The work comprises three volumes detailing Company for their recent decision regarding solutions. There are a range of tasks that we need help the Foundation, Growth and Decline of this the A4 Air Decker service. Martin Curtis is I was truly disappointed by this poor with in advance, such as marketing the event business. It covers 1728 to 1935 and runs to to be applauded for adopting a measured showing from the Labour Group, who I had and the booking of stallholders, as well as a some 250,000 words and is a definitive approach to the issue of the Keynsham one- hoped to rise to the challenge of what an number of tasks on the day which range from history of this once great Bristol institution. way system and reaching a decision based on opposition should offer with proposals to setting up and clearing away, car parking The author, David Williams, will be at The what the passengers have told him. improve our budget, but instead they duties, collecting admission money and Chocolate Quarter from 2pm on the 6th to I am pleased that the service will continue to demonstrated fully that they are merely a selling tea and coffee. explain the origins and purpose behind his run through the town. tired opposition with nothing to say and no Please consider supporting us to secure the story of the business and the members of the Stephen Farthing answers to the challenges facing South future of this community event and the Fry family who were involved in it. Hengrove Gloucestershire’s future. important funds it raises for our students. South Gloucestershire This coming year will be a year in which For further information, contact South Gloucestershire will be looking to [email protected] by 1st March. Council budget prove itself, not just locally, but in the Wellsway School PTA Dear Editor national picture and through this budget, this I am sure by now that many of your readers Conservative-led council is investing into the will be aware that the budget put forward by next generation and investing in our Write to us South Gloucestershire Council’s infrastructure, fighting back on years of Conservative administration has been voted historic inaction from past Labour and Lib The Week In is independent of any political through. Dem coalition administrations, who failed to or commercial interest. We aim to produce I am delighted to have delivered this budget, produce enough school places for children a balanced and accurate view of local news which includes record investments for our with special needs, allowed recycling levels and welcome comments from our readers. schools and our roads, as well as a to plummet and allowed our acute A&E An aerial view of the Bristol factory site Normally, we will publish letters in full but considerable increase in funding for our services in Frenchay to close. reserve the right to shorten or clarify the vulnerable children and young people - Cllr Toby Savage The three-volume publication will be on sale contents or to refuse publication. Please try offering a boost to foster carers, improving Leader of South Gloucestershire Council on the day (£10 per volume) and of course to keep letters under 300 words and supply our children’s social care services and giving and elected member for Longwell Green David will sign any purchased copies. There deaf children the chance to take their hearing your full name and address for reasons of will also be a small exhibition of Fry authentication. Only the name and district aids home after school. Help save the Wellsway memorabilia as a backdrop to the launch. Other features that I am sure is of interest to where you live will be reproduced. If you would like to come to the launch, the you readers are the £600,000 investment into Craft Fair Anonymity is possible under certain event will start in The Chocolate Quarter at improving access to Mangotsfield Sort It Dear Editor circumstances. 2pm prompt. Centre and funding that has come from the The Wellsway Craft Fair is a popular annual Copy can be sent by post or, preferably, e- If you would like more information, please West of England Combined Authority. This community event in Keynsham which raises mail and should arrive at our offices no email me, Hugh Evans, at hughevans@ includes a £3m revamp of Kingswood High in excess of £3,000 to support projects that later than 9.00am on the Monday of each sky.com or ring 07980 817684. Street and an £800,000 grant that will go benefit the students of Wellsway School. week. Hugh Evans towards improving the fleets of our The fair is supported by Friends of Wellsway E-mail to: Fry archivist Community Transport providers, including PTA, but additional help has been declining [email protected]

10 The Week in • Wednesday 20th February 2019 South Gloucestershire Council agrees 2019/20 budget

South Gloucestershire Council will spend almost £221m schools. unspecified cuts”. on services next year after the budget was agreed – amid “One of the council’s key priorities is to offer value for She said the way that budget scrutiny has developed – or some political controversy - last Wednesday. money to our residents and I believe we are continuing to do rather hasn’t developed – in the last 12 months is The spending plans also include a further £208m that will be so.” disappointing. distributed to schools. He added: “This budget aims to undo the historic inaction of “Despite being given less than three working days to consider The budget includes an increase council tax of 2.99 per cent. previous Liberal Democrat and Labour administrations, who this report before it went to the Scrutiny Commission, we did While the Conservative-controlled council’s finances are through their ineffective committee system failed to provide our job as best we could and came up with two hours’ worth projected to remain in balance for the coming two years, this sufficient places for children with SEND (Special of questions. But we were clearly not equipped to formulate is only by using reserves set aside for this purpose, delivering Educational Needs and Disabilities) and reduced our an alternative budget, tying up officers with questions that additional savings and generating extra income. children’s social care service to the worst possible Ofsted the administration would doubtless block them from Challenges remain, caused by falling government grants and ranking. answering anyway.” increased costs and demand for services. To help the council “Their hollow campaigns on school funding, now that an Meanwhile the Lib Dems said they were “appalled” that the plan for the future, the budget makes projections for the next election approaches, shows they are nothing but fair-weather Tories voted down their amendment to invest £2m in fixing four years, implementing contingencies for the long term to friends, having ignored our young people for years. Neither neglected local estate roads. They say the plan would have avoid having to make in-year savings due to unforeseen opposition group supported the revenue or capital budgets, been paid for by making council land available for around circumstances. instead only offering criticisms and no alternatives. This 60 units of affordable housing spread over four locations in The new National Funding Formula will see schools funding continues to demonstrate they have nothing constructive to Staple Hill, Winterbourne, Cribbs Causeway and for South Glos rise by £3.9m next year but the council still say and no answers to the challenges facing South Almondsbury. receives the lowest per-pupil funding in the country. The Gloucestershire’s future.” Lib Dem group leader Claire Young said: “There is money council says it will continue to lobby ministers for fairer But Labour councillor Ian Boulton said: “The inconvenient in the budget for highways maintenance, but this invariably funding, but at the same time is committed to reducing and truth for them is that the Conservatives have been the goes towards A and B roads, leaving the estate roads where eventually eliminating the budget deficit, which is expected dominant party on South Gloucestershire Council for the past most people live to go from bad to worse. We are very to rise to around £12.5m by the end of the current financial 12 years. In seven of those years, the council had an disappointed that the Conservatives chose to vote down this year. exclusively Conservative Cabinet. By attempting to re-write constructive and costed plan.” Council leader Toby Savage said: “Our goal in setting this history and present it as a failure, they are rubbishing their budget is to ensure South Gloucestershire continues to be a Tory predecessors and all their efforts.” fantastic place to live and work. I’m passionate about And Labour Group leader Pat Rooney criticised the improving educational standards and I’m delighted that we’ll Conservatives for presenting a budget – for the second year be able to deliver such a significant investment in our running – “that contains millions of pounds worth of Rethink on education funding Following consultation last autumn, South around £12.5m by the end of this financial year. Gloucestershire Council has rethought its plans to move The council says there was a high level of feedback to some funding from mainstream schools into support for its consultation but no clear preference for any option. youngsters with special educational needs and Also, in December the Government announced an extra disabilities (SEND). £1.2m to help meet the increasing demand for SEND The council had consulted on various options, with its support in South Glos. The new option takes this extra favoured one being to transfer £3m in 2019/20, but that money into account, as well as consultation feedback. would have needed approval from the Secretary of State. The council has said that is why it will not be transferring The new National Funding Formula for schools will see any new mainstream school funding to the High Needs funding for South Glos increase by £3.9m in the next Block during 2019/20. In relation to the speed with financial year. Despite this, the council still receives the which it implements changes to the ‘top-up’ calculations lowest per-pupil funding in the country, while demand (additional funding provided to schools to allow them to for help for children with additional needs is growing support pupils with more complex SEND needs), it says significantly. it has listened to concerns that making this change too While the council continues to lobby ministers for fairer rapidly could impact on support for SEND pupils and has funding, it is required to reduce and eventually eliminate opted for the slowest pace of implementation it had the Dedicated Schools Grant deficit, expected to be consulted on, over three years.

The Week in • Wednesday 20th February 2019 11 Thinking BIG … and without shouting This May will see another round of elections for our local aligned to local residents’ views. What’s more, if you really of aspirations which have been agreed after taking the views councils. want to have your voice heard in council, you can join them. of local voters. You may be one of around two-thirds of those entitled to vote A spokesman for the independents told us: “You don’t need With only eight candidates declared so far, the independents who doesn’t bother because the same political parties end up to be over 60 or have specialist knowledge to be a councillor are not going to be controlling B&NES Council come May running the council and nobody listens to your point of view. – anyone can do it regardless of age, sex or in the case of the 3rd. Since its formation in 1997, Bath & North East Somerset In Bath & North East Somerset this year there will be an independents, political persuasion.” has been run either by the Conservatives or the Liberal alternative to the national political parties - the B&NES Inspired by events at Frome where independents on the Democrats. Control has often changed hands every four years Independent Group. council have transformed the town, BIG is looking out for and minority run administrations have not been uncommon. Fed up with councils flip-flopping between one party and the more candidates to stand in areas such as Keynsham and The real aim for BIG later this year will be to have a small other, and votes being taken along party lines rather than Saltford. Already Jess Milton is standing in the Keynsham number of independent councillors who in turn could be local interest, the independents aim to be far more closely South ward while all the other BIG candidates already signed pivotal in influencing the direction of the council. Given what up are in Bath. has happened in Keynsham over the last decade or so, there Jess Milton said: “It is time for change; we believe that party are no doubt some voters who would consider that a chance politics has no place in our local council. BIG is not worth taking. interested in point-scoring or name-calling. We think that If you are interested in standing as an independent candidate local people make the best decisions about their own or want to know more about how you could help BIG then community.” visit the website www.bigindependents.org Independent candidates are nothing new but historically they • Jess Milton will be at the Temple Street Canteen tomorrow tend to stand on single issues and struggle to match the larger (Thursday) and each Thursday until the end of March to meet national parties’ campaigning infrastructure. BIG gives with local residents. If you fancy a chat about local issues independent candidates a better chance of campaigning more over a cuppa then call in around 11am. equitably thanks to support of a larger group. Although registered with the Electoral Commission as a party, this is a requirement for fielding candidates in more than one Preparation work • Jess Milton constituency. Funding is purely through member subscriptions of £5. Rather than a manifesto, there is a series starts ahead of major landscape Crossword improvements Preparation work got under way last week ahead of a ACROSS DOWN new three-year landscape enhancement scheme for the Conham River Park area. 1. Meeting schedule (6) 1. Help (6) A South Gloucestershire Council spokesperson said: 4. Moneylender (6) 2. Receding (6) “The project will create wildflower meadows, woodland 8. District adjoining 3. Type of window (6) edge planting and spring flowering woodland bulbs a town (6) 5. Calm (6) around Conham River Park. Tree planting will take place 10. Source (6) 6. Esteem (6) later in the year to create a more diverse range of 11. Pale purple (5) 7. Park warden (6) habitats. 12. Separate (6) 9. Wounding remark (4) “To find out more about this project and learn how you 14. Course at 10. Ended (4) can get actively involved, please text your email address dinner (6) 13. Move to music (5) to South Gloucestershire Council on 07950 080111, 16. Attire (4) 15. Male voice (5) starting your message with ‘Conham’.” 17. Tall grass (4) 18. Reliable (6) 19. Land measure (4) 19. Abut (6) 22. Metallic element (4) 20. Worship (6) 26. Buy back (6) 21. Islamic ruler (4) 27. Breed of sheep (6) 22. Muslim prayer 28. Essential (5) leader (4) 29. Light rainfall (6) 23. Charge weapon 30. Unwholesome (6) again (6) 31. Over there (6) 24. Agile (6) 32. Stick (6) 25. Breed of dog (6)

12 The Week in • Wednesday 20th February 2019 The Week in • Wednesday 20th February 2019 13 Book club launching Very rare Viking at the Canteen The Temple Street Canteen in Keynsham launches a monthly book club on Thursday 10th March at 10am. At each event there will be discussion as well as plenty find in Saltford of opportunity to enjoy tea and cake. A bronze Viking buckle dating from the 11th century has The first book to feature will be the Sunday Times been discovered in Saltford and will be going on display Number One Bestseller, Essex Serpent, by Sarah Perry. at the village’s Heritage Centre. The book group is facilitated by Liz Barling, fiction Found on the north side of Saltford, quite close to St Mary’s writer and obsessive book reader. Church, it is 33mm long, 38mm wide and 4mm thick. The Saturday morning live music events continue to be The Saltford Viking Buckle is described as a very rare find popular with local singer-songwriter Dan Russell in for this area by the Gloucestershire and Avon Finds Liaison residence this Saturday (23rd February) at 10am and the Officer, and it is classified by the British Museum as a “Find return of Helen James and Paul Barclay on Saturday 16th of note and of regional importance”. March. For more details visit the Temple Street Canteen The buckle is in the ringerike style (a Scandinavian animal Facebook page. style from the late 10th century and 11th century). A similar example was found in the Thames in London. Quite how the buckle got to Saltford is difficult to know but Fundraising quiz there is information on Saltford Environment Group’s Oldland Pre-School is hosting a fundraising quiz on website about ‘Viking Rule & Saltford’. Saturday 9th March at nearby St Anne’s Church Hall. The Heritage Centre, based at St Mary's Church Hall in Doors open at 7.30pm and the quiz starts at 8pm. Tickets Queen Square, is open to the public several times during the cost £4 per person or £20 for a team of six (maximum year (in the warmer months) and for community, educational of six in a team). and/or heritage events. There will a licensed bar, snacks and a raffle. Entry With many information display panels describing and forms are available from Oldland Pre-School - call 0117 depicting Saltford's past, and access to ancient artefacts since Saltford Heritage Centre's next scheduled public opening will 9324335, email [email protected] or Roman times, it reveals much about the village’s fascinating be Saturday 30th March from 9.30am to noon and then again send a message on Facebook. history. at the Saltford Festival in June (Old Village Day).

14 The Week in • Wednesday 20th February 2019 Opposition to probate fee increases A local law firm is urging people to fund/subsidise other parts of the Courts contact their MPs in an effort to halt plans and Tribunals Service, particularly in which will impact on bereaved families. circumstances where they have no other On 1st April the Government is intending options but to use the Probate Service.” to change the court fee for Grant of The fee structure is opposed by the Law Probate from a fixed fee to a sliding scale, Society, Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE), depending on the value of the estate. The Society for Trusts and Estates current fee is £155 but under the new Practitioners (STEP), and a draft bill was plans there will be no charge for estates rejected by the House of Lords late last valued at less than £50,000 but thereafter year. But the concern is that Government the fees rise to £750 for estates between may introduce the new charges using a £300,000 and £500,000, £2,500 for estates Statutory Instrument, meaning there will between £500,000 and £1m, and up to a be no debate in the Commons. maximum of £6,000 for estates worth Darrell Collins is now urging anyone more than £2m. Darrell Collins, from objecting to the plan to contact their MP Pupils reach out FDC Law Solicitors, which has offices in without delay. “If you are currently an Keynsham, Midsomer Norton and Frome, executor for someone who has died, we says the fee increases are disproportionate recommend that you take immediate to the actual cost of providing the service advice from your solicitor regarding any across the world by the Probate Court. implications these new proposals with Children at Chandag Infant School in The school also marked Safe Internet Day “The service involved in a Grant of have on your case,” she said. Keynsham dressed in red on 5th February 2019 this month with a series of different Probate is the same whether an estate is Darrell Collins TEP is a Solicitor and to celebrate Chinese New Year, with some lessons for each age group. The made them worth £50,000 or £2m. However, under Partner at FDC Law Solicitors, heading pupils and teachers wearing traditional was e-safety and Year 1 pupils in particular the new proposals, some estates would up the Private Client Department. She is Chinese dress. got themselves in a tangle making the World face a charge of £6,000. This is excessive a member of STEP, SFE and an expert in The theme continued at lunchtime when they Wide Web out of string and asking for ... it is unfair to expect the bereaved to managing complex estates. sampled noodles and vegetable spring rolls. permission before rolling it to their friends.

The Week in • Wednesday 20th February 2019 15 Children’s author Venue change for launching book popular community café The community café which has been to raise community spirit because that is running at Longwell Green Community the way to make everyone feel they are a in Keynsham Centre on Fridays since last September valued member of the community they Liz Gray will be launching her book The is changing venue. live in.” Surprise Jelly Party at The Space in Gill Flower, founder of the Bristol She says people flock through the doors Keynsham on Saturday 2nd March. Community Friendship Club, which of the Kingswood café which is held at The book is suitable for home or school use helps to combat loneliness, started the Kingswood Community Centre on and the story encourages children aged three popular café and has since gone on to Thursdays from noon to 3pm. to seven to use their senses. open two more in Kingswood and The Speedwell café opens on Mondays The launch event will run from 10.30am to Speedwell. from 11am to 2pm at Barton Hill Rugby 2pm. Liz will be presenting the story at 11am She tells us that the change of venue for Club in Duncombe Lane and Gill is and 1pm and the story will be shown on a the Longwell Green café has come about currently working on encouraging more loop on the big screen at other times. because the community centre put up the people from the area to attend. Everyone Liz started writing stories 30 years ago at a rent to a price the club couldn’t afford. of all ages is welcome at the cafes where time when she was unable to work as a The new venue from 1st March is the refreshments and light snacks are teacher as her son Stephen had learning nearby All Saints United Church on Bath available, with free squash for children. difficulties and autism and needed a lot of Road. Opening hours are unchanged - You can contact Gill, who is in early talks support. noon to 3pm. to open a fourth café in the East Bristol Once she went back to work full-time it was Gill said: “It is very important to me that area, on 0117 9025779 or 07948 393397 difficult to continue with her writing as the With the thought of becoming a children’s all our venues want to support us to end or email her at gill.flower@blueyonder. demands of work and bringing up four author still on her mind, Liz was encouraged loneliness. It’s all about working together co.uk children with her husband Martin were too by having the opportunity to share stories great. with her grandchildren Eddy, Noah and Ivor In 2011 Liz and Martin took early retirement in Bristol, and Emma, Fleur and Lewis in to offer more support for Stephen who is New Zealand, to achieve her goal. now an adult. In the last few years Liz has She has sold the story in the LDA catalogue New memorial organised live music events at Avon Valley with Findel Education and as a download Railway and at The Batch in Cadbury Heath. with TES Resources. woodland for Praise for Willsbridge Mill The creation of a new memorial woodland is part of this year’s council’s Rapid celebration plans by Willsbridge Mill Community Refresh to mark its fifth year on the site. Response Service The planting of a variety of native trees will be in a tranquil spot by the side of South Gloucestershire Council Home Care residents and supports them through their Siston Brook. service (Rapid Response), which provides immediate needs, typically over a period of Along with a central seating area and emergency support to help people live 72 hours. The council assesses their needs sensory planting there will be a simple independently in their own homes, has been and, where appropriate, directs them to other wood carved monument. Access to the rated as Good, following an inspection by agencies and support services who will wood will be restricted to registered the Care Quality Commission. handle longer term care needs. sponsors only. Rapid Response provides a round-the-clock The CQC reported extremely positive There is also an option to sponsor a personal care service for people who require feedback both from those who had used the dedicated bench, either within the urgent assistance. Through the service, the service and their families. Specifically, they memorial wood or along the pathways. council receives referrals from GPs, highlighted how the service was delivered by As a not-for-profit organisation, the paramedics, families, carers and social skilled and highly trained staff who treated sponsorship fee of £495 covers the team at [email protected] for more workers and then its responders seek to get individuals in a kind and caring manner, purchasing and caring for the tree or information. to the resident’s home within 45 minutes. taking great care to ensure their privacy and bench, creation and maintenance of the Other events this year include the Easter The service is used primarily by older dignity were upheld. memorial woodland, plus overall support Saturday Duck Race, the annual Easter for the site. Sunday Bunny Hunt and Apple Family Keep in touch, let us know what you think, Tree planting continues until the end of Day in October. send us your news March and will start again in the autumn. 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16 The Week in • Wednesday 20th February 2019 Would you like to join successful football club? Bitton AFC, founded in 1892, are an developments: a stand seating 50, covered approved FA Charter Standard Development accommodation for 150, floodlighting, a new Club affiliated to Gloucestershire FA. dressing room block including a kitchen and They provide football matches and training for boardroom, and a floodlit multiple use games both boys and girls aged from U6 (Year 1) to area. adults (18+). All age groups play at the Rec on During 2011 there were further significant the outskirts of Bitton, on the A431 between investments into the club’s facilities to ensure Housebuilder collects Bath and Bristol. they meet league standards should Bitton’s first The club have two very successful adult teams - team qualify for promotion in the future. The old donations for foodbanks the first team, who play in the Premier Division wooden clubhouse was demolished and a new Linden Homes Western opened a foodbanks that provide emergency of the Toolstation Western League, and Bitton building erected, whilst arrangements were series of foodbank collection points, supplies and assistance to local Reserves, who play in Division 1 of the Bristol made to accommodate turnstiles required for the including in Bitton, in December and people who are referred to them in Premier Combination. The U18s team also play next level. This investment has continued, with January to help those in need. crisis. to a high standard in the Somerset Floodlight 3G installed on the multiple use games area to People were invited to donate non- Sue Scholfield, sales and marketing Youth League. accommodate the club’s winter training; netting perishable food after the festive director for Linden Homes Western, There is excellent progression from youth to now surrounds both the first team pitch and period. Collection points were opened said: “There is often a drive to help adult football and the club invest highly in the other 11-a-side pitch to avoid ball loss. at Linden Homes’ head office in charities in the run-up to Christmas development of young people and coaching If you would like to join a team at Bitton AFC, Clifton and its new development at and so we wanted to offer some staff. email Ann Price at [email protected] Bitton Mill. additional support afterwards. We’d Over the last decade the club have matched their and she will direct you to the relevant coaching The items have been passed to nearby like to thank everyone who helped.” playing performance with many off-the-pitch staff.

The Week in • Wednesday 20th February 2019 17 Saltford New volunteers day at Wombles’ litter pick Saltford Wombles’ next Avon Valley Railway litter pick is this Sunday (24th February) from Volunteers are essential to the running platform hosts and shop assistants. 2pm to 4pm. The area to of the Avon Valley Railway which is Some roles require little previous target and meeting place always on the lookout for additional experience, just a friendly and welcoming are yet to be determined help. approach and a few hours each week. and will be dependent As spring approaches the heritage railway Others, like the steam locomotive drivers on the number of in Bitton is about to start running its steam and firemen, require a longer-term volunteers. and diesel-hauled trains once more and has commitment and many hours of training. People are asked to a variety of volunteer opportunities to There is a day for new volunteers this register at support its work. These include onboard Sunday (24th February) when interested saltfordwombles@gmai their trains as guards or ticket inspectors, people can find out more about what’s l.com and details will be in the restoration workshop looking after involved. emailed in good time. vintage carriages and wagons, or as part of If you’re not available but would still like If you have litter the Permanent Way team, keeping an eye to find out more contact Sue Sedley, the pickers, gloves and a on the three miles of track. Other roles railway’s volunteer co-ordinator, at high-vis vest, bring around the station involve meeting and [email protected] or them along, but they can greeting customers as ticket sellers, call 0117 932 5538. be provided if not.

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18 The Week in • Wednesday 20th February 2019 Soap Box Brain-injured youngsters deserve better Brain-injured children often have to ‘wait Rafe was left with cerebral palsy and is hemiplegic as a and see’ until they are older before their consequence of contracting meningitis when he was just a few days old. When we were told our son had brain damage future needs are assessed. That’s wrong, and would be disabled, the only advice we were given was according to The Week In editor’s daughter “wait and see”. We were expected to go home with no Stephanie Cherry, who believes earlier information, no guidance on how we could help and just the intervention can produce more positive odd physio session every six to eight weeks. We were told outcomes to simply “enjoy” our baby. To us, that was not good enough. We used our time during research and treatment for children with brain injuries. At I am grateful that The Week In has previously shared the the four months at his hospital bedside to research brain 10,000 responses, the Government is obliged to respond and story of our son Rafe and that readers, through the injuries and possible outcomes. We learnt about to consider a debate for any petition receiving 100,000 purchase of your book ‘Week In Week Out’, have neuroplasticity and in particular, the work of the late Dr signatures. contributed to the splendid work of the charity Karen Pape*. During the next two years we pursued every I am delighted to report that in under a fortnight the petition Meningitis Now. course of physiotherapy and neurological rehabilitation we passed the 10,000 target so I am now awaiting the could find – and almost entirely at our own expense. Government response. I have also had a very positive Rafe has recently taken his first steps unaided and is meeting with my local MP (Steve Baker, MP for attempting to use his affected hand. We know we have also Wycombe) who acknowledged there is both a social and a been fortunate and that cerebral palsy can have far more financial implication of early intervention. Other parents in serious consequences, but kids deserve better than this. our social group are also planning to do the same with their It is widely accepted in the medical community that adults local MPs. with brain injuries have a good chance of recovery with fast What is really important now is to push on to the next target intervention and specialist rehabilitation. Young brains are of 100,000 responses to the petition. Please can I ask you to more malleable. Yet children are failed through the lack of read and sign the petition at https://petition. proper specialist intervention at an early age. Seeing an NHS parliament.uk/petitions/237685 and ask as many of your physio every six weeks won’t aid recovery where the damage friends, relatives and local politicians to do the same. lies - the brain. • Karen Pape’s book ‘The Boy Who Could Run But Not Both from our time in hospital and since, we have been Walk’ is available on Amazon. It is written in lay terms and aware that we are far from alone. There is a fabulous describes neuroplasticity with case studies of children who community of loving parents across the country who are had overcome the effects of brain damage. caring for brain-injured children and through social media Send your contributions to Soap Box by email to we have made many lasting friendships. It is clear though [email protected] that we were not the only ones told to “wait and see” – this Aim for around 750 words. We reserve the right to edit or Rafe is the widespread message that parents are given. refuse submissions which may contravene the IMPRESS Three weeks ago, I launched a Government petition to fund Editors’ Code of Conduct.

The Week in • Wednesday 20th February 2019 19 New proposals for Micropub plans for former nursing home Retrospective plans to turn a nursing home in Hanham into a Kingswood town centre house in multiple occupation (HMO) have been lodged with Plans to change the use of a Kingswood shop to a the council. One says: “This will be the 5th micropub South Gloucestershire Council. micropub have been submitted to South in (the) Bristol area and the others have been a roaring The plans for a nine-bedroom HMO concern the former Gloucestershire Council. success.” Wayside residential care home at 8 Whittucks Road. The Lyons Den Micropub have lodged the plans for 121 The proposals would see alcohol served until 10.15pm property was a residential care home until December 2017. Regent Street, saying the Life charity shop that has Monday to Friday, 10.30pm on Saturdays and 10pm The planning reference number is P19/1132/F. People have until been operating there will be vacated on 1st March. on Sundays.The planning reference number is next Tuesday (26th February) to have their say. Emails of support for the plans have been lodged with P19/1431/F. The deadline for comments is 1st March.

20 The Week in • Wednesday 20th February 2019 Mobile speed camera locations Police appeal for Here are the locations in our area where Bath & North East Somerset: you can expect to see police mobile speed In Keynsham on Park Road, Coronation cameras this week (starting 18th Avenue, Charlton Road and the B3116 information after February). Wellsway; on Manor Road in Saltford; on the A431 Kelston Road; on the A37 at South Gloucestershire: Pensford; on the A39 at Corston; at fatal collision In Longwell Green on Court Farm Road, Timsbury Road in Farmborough. Long Beach Road and California Road; in Hanham on Abbots Road and Whittucks Bristol: on ring road Road; on the A4175 High Street at Oldland In Brislington on the A4174 Callington Police are appealing for witnesses and The other carriageway was blocked by the Common and in Mill Lane; in Bitton on Road and B3119 West Town Lane; information into a fatal collision on the vehicles involved. Specialist collision the A431 Bath Road and A4175 Cherry in St George on Crews Hole Road, the A4174 at Bromley Heath last Thursday investigation officers examined the scene but Garden Road; on the A420 at Wick; on the A420 Bell Hill Road/Two Mile (14th February). the carriageway remained closed for much of A432 Badminton Road south of the A4174 Hill Road, Beaufort Road and It happened just before midday when two the day. Avon Ring Road and at Kendleshire; on Nags Head Hill; on Tarnock Avenue lorries and a van collided near to the Willy Anyone who saw the collision or has Bromley Heath Road at Downend; on in Hengrove; in Stockwood on Sturmin- Wicket roundabout. dashcam footage which could help the Gloucester Road at Staple Hill; on ster Road, Stockwood Lane and One man died at the scene. Road closures investigation is asked to get in touch Parkwall Road in Cadbury Heath and Hollway Road; also on Whitchurch were put in place to allow emergency atwww.avonandsomerset.police.uk/contactor Victoria Road in North Common. Lane. services to deal with the incident. One by calling 101, quoting reference carriageway was reopened just after 2.30pm. 5219033167. Sudoku Solutions Crossword Solution 1-Easy 2-Hard

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