Spring 2019 - Issue 28
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KEYNSHAM BUSINESS FORUM
he Keynsham Business Forum is going from entry in this directory. T strength to strength with just under 300 If you have a business or are a sole practitioner large and small businesses, Keynsham retailers, and would like to be included in the upcoming contractors and sole traders signed up as Keynsham Business Directory and receive members. invitations to attend future Business Forum Our programme of 2019 meetings kicked off in events, then please contact Dawn Drury, February when we were joined by Rachel Sweet, Deputy Town Clerk, on 0117 9868683, or email of Cool Ventures, who ran a brilliant workshop on [email protected] how to ‘Win New Customers’. Topics covered at past quarterly meetings have included GDPR, Social Media, Marketing Made Easy and ‘Plastic Free’ business practice. The forum has also welcomed B&NES Business Team and speakers from Business West who have explained the skills support and assistance that they can offer to the business community in Keynsham. Later in 2019, will see the publication of the first Keynsham Business Directory which will be delivered to every household in Keynsham. All Business Forum members will be given a FREE KEYNSHAM NEWS 5
NEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPMENT PLAN UPDATE
t seems a long time ago since I the original community event in April 2016 that started the Keynsham Neighbourhood Development Plan. This is by far one of the biggest projects the Town Council has undertaken - most importantly because the Plan must be formulated by the people who live and work in Keynsham, not the Town Council itself, if it is to be approved by the Inspector. Many people have already contributed their views by attending meetings of the 5 topic groups and/or completing the Residents’ survey as to how they want to see Keynsham develop in the face of such rapid housing expansion. Preserving its heritage and identity as a market town between Bristol and Bath is of particular importance. Transport infrastructure (or lack thereof), provision Later in the year a series of workshops and forums of community facilities and recreational spaces, will be held for all residents to have input into and shop front design in the High Street are the emerging plan before a final draft is ready for just some of the issues that are already being consultation. incorporated into the Plan. Perhaps you may have Before this however, the NDP will be continuing other concerns that you think should be included? throughout the spring and summer to seek your As the NDP enters its third and final year, work opinions with surveys on Recreational Spaces and is continuing on putting together the main Play Areas together with the survey specifically for document containing the planning policies Young People to have their say on how they want that will influence the future development of Keynsham to develop in future. Keynsham. If anyone would like to contribute to the NDP Although Deb Cooper, the NDP Co-ordinator please contact Dawn Drury or Cheryl Scott on has now left the Council, she will be continuing [email protected] or ring the Town Council to work on a voluntary basis helping the 5 Topic offices on 0117 986 8683. Groups complete the Planning Policies.
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KEYNSHAM FARMERS’ MARKET 2019 DATES
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KEYNSHAM CEMETERY
eynsham Town Council became the Burial on duty Monday to Thursday, 8.30 am – 4.30 pm K Authority for Keynsham Cemetery in 1996 and 4pm on Fridays. taking over from the former Wansdyke District Registers of grave spaces and burials and a plan of Council. The Cemetery is situated in Bristol Road, the Cemetery are available to view at the office of Durley Hill, Keynsham and is a peaceful and the Town Council, 15-17 Temple Street, Keynsham, attractive resting place to serve the residents Bristol BS31 1HF. For further information, contact the of Keynsham. The Town Council aim to offer a Town Council office on 0117 9868683 or visit the sympathetic service to the bereaved and deal with Town Council website: www.keynsham-tc.gov.uk enquiries from the public, funeral directors and monumental masons. SAFETY TESTING OF HEADSTONES The layout is designed to offer a range of interment Annual safety testing of headstones takes choices, such as lawn plots, traditional (kerb) plots, place at the Cemetery in the spring and testing coffin burials, caskets of ashes and scattering conforms to nationally agreed standards and is of ashes in the Garden of Remembrance. A new in line with the Faculty issued by the Chancellor Memorial Garden was established in Spring 2015 of the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Newly erected which provides approximately 80 casket plots memorials and existing headstones will be tested. (2 caskets per plot) which is proving to be very The testing involves a visual inspection, followed popular with bereaved families. A polished black or by a trained member of staff standing at one side dark grey desk tablet which can include a flower of the headstone and placing a hand on top of holder can be purchased from a Memorial Mason the stone, applying a firm (not severe) pressure and placed on the plot. to ensure the headstone is safe. Anyone who has any queries or concerns regarding the procedure, There is a listed building Chapel available to hire please contact the Town Council Office: 0117 for services. The cemetery is open to the public 9868683. weekdays and weekends. An attendant is usually Unit 1a, Old Coach House, Bath Rd, Longwell Green, Bristol BS30 6DL p i i in urnin your hou in o hom Fitting Carpet Delivery Vinyl Service Laminate Collection Karndean available
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PLAY AREAS/RECREATION IN KEYNSHAM
alling all children in Keynsham. Where The Town Council is conducting a review of C do you like to go to play and what do you all play areas, with a view to developing a do when you get there? What type of facilities programme of refurbishment or replacement of would you like to see in the future? Do you like the equipment, but cannot do this until it has the traditional swings, slides and roundabouts heard from the children about what they want to or would you prefer to see something more see and where. adventurous or themed like a pirate ship? Would The Town Council will be contacting all Keynsham you prefer a BMX track, climbing wall, outdoor children during the spring to ask them for their gym or maybe you have other suggestions? views. Primary school children will have their own Keynsham Town Council is responsible for 7 play special questionnaire on play areas, whilst all areas in Keynsham: adults and senior school students will have a more substantial survey on all aspects of recreational • Manor Road space in Keynsham. • Kelston Park • Teviot Road Come along and meet the team at our Skate Park • Park Road Community Event in Keynsham Memorial Park on • Downfields Saturday 20th April from 10.00am to 4pm. Keep • Upper and Lower Memorial Park an eye out for more information about the event on the Town Council website and social media channels. 12 KEYNSHAM NEWS
FESTIVAL CELEBRATES TWO SEMINAL 60s ALBUMS
KEYNSHAM MUSIC FESTIVAL 2019 1ST - 7TH JULY t’s 50 years since the release of both the I Beatles’ Abbey Road and that Keynsham record! Was 1969 a good year for music? Abbey Road will be performed live in its entirety, at The Space on Monday the 1st July, to open a week of music throughout the town. The performance by both professional and local musicians will give a real insight to what it might There will be a spread of music in various venues have been like had The Beatles ever played their across the town every night of Festival Week, album “live”. Tickets for this event will be on sale including The Ship Inn and Grounded. On the soon and will sell out quickly – keep your eyes Friday, Grenville Jones will be hosting his Choir on the Keynsham Tickets site, or the Festival show in St. John’s Church and the Memorial Park Facebook page and website to ensure you get one. will be the venue for what is becoming the annual Gaetano Donizetti’s masterpiece, The Elixir of Big Band Swing Dance, with authentic costumes Love, will be performed in English, in Keynsham to match. Memorial Park on Thursday 4th July. The comic The Festival weekend looks like it’s going to love story of Nemorino and Adina is one of the be bigger than ever. We are very excited to be most frequently performed and popular operas in working with the Children’s World Charity to bring the world. Tickets are already available, and with a new ‘Family Festival’ that will run alongside, the last year’s opera (the first full classical opera ever now well-established, Folk Festival Saturday: there to be performed in Keynsham) being a complete will be world renowned entertainers and activities sell out, make sure you obtain tickets soon. There specifically designed for the whole family coming is a concession for students and the Festival would straight from the Glastonbury Festival Circus love to see a good quota of younger people at the and Theatre areas. Additionally, there will be a performance which is a rare chance to experience team coming into the Park for demonstrations opera in an entirely accessible way for all. and displays of BMX skills and daring escapades Full details of this year’s other very special Festival to thrill everybody. All this against the backdrop event should be available by the middle of March of a full day’s musical programme, culminating in but do keep Wednesday 3rd July free in your diary! The Keynsham Orchestra performing their now mandatory evening concert in the Top Marquee on The Festival will once again be hosting Jazz in B Saturday evening. Block down at the Chocolate Quarter. Following the success of last year’s ‘complete sell out’ With Keynsham’s reputation for hosting high quality evening, we’re looking at the possibility of having music performance growing all the time, Festival performances on two nights, which will showcase Sunday promises to be packed full of music with a whole range of Jazz styles. four stages ranging from the hardest rock to dance – full line ups will be announced soon. KEYNSHAM NEWS 13
You can keep up to date with event details and tickets on the festival website, ticketing website and by following the official Festival Facebook Page and The Space Facebook page: www.keynshammusicfwestioval.co.uk https://keynshamtickets.cloudvenue.co.uk FB @KeynshamFest | FB The Space Keynsham
COMEDY CLUB AT THE SPACE Keynsham’s Comedy Club LOUISA BAKER & ETHAN JOHNS TO has run now been running PERFORM IN KEYNSHAM FOR ‘RECORD for over a year STORE DAY’ on a, roughly, National Record Store Day (April 13th) will be marked monthly basis by a whole day of music on Temple Street, Keynsham. at The Space. The comedy Keynsham singer/songwriter, Louisa Maria Baker, nights have proved to be extremely popular, will perform a solo concert in The Space as part of typically reaching almost full capacity, with a a tour that will take her across the UK and Spain large proportion of the audience coming from to promote her upcoming single ‘Reality’, which is out of town for a night of top-quality adult released on March 1st. entertainment in Keynsham. ‘Digame LouLou’ is Louisa’s new solo project, The club is organised by comedian Andy Askins, which launched in January with a guest himself a successful stand-up performer (see appearance at the Music Expo UK in Bristol. https://comedystoremanagement.com/agency/ Born and bred in Keynsham, she is best known for andy-askins), and his wife Julie who is usually the her role as lead vocalist and guitarist in the Anglo- compère. There are always three professional, Australian rock trio ‘Tequila Mockingbyrd’ and can stand-up comedians. Many having performed on often be seen busking outside Lloyds pharmacy on mainstream TV shows such Live at the Apollo. Keynsham High Street. The Comedy Club is helping to put Keynsham on Louisa will be returning to The Space where she the map, making the town a regular Friday night opened for Razorlight at their album launch during destination in what is perhaps an unexpected way. their UK tour in October of last year. If you haven’t experienced live stand-up comedy before, now is the time to join many others and LIKE A BROKEN RECORD take advantage of these exciting evenings on in As part of the National Record Store celebrations, our town and see in person artists who may well Keynsham’s award-winning Longwell Records, are become the next big thing. hoping to enter the Guinness Book of Records The next Comedy Club is on April 12th and when musician Ethan Johns (son of esteemed features Rob Mullholland, Scott Bennett and Chris record producer Glyn Johns) performs in-store. McCauseland (Live at the Apollo). Following dates The gig in the Temple Street store will form part are May 10th, July 5th, September 6th, October of a national bid to break the most public in-store 4th, and November 1st. appearances in one day! Individual care for individual people Do you care?
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CALLING ALL KEYNSHAM RESIDENTS
YOUR VOICE MATTERS TO US Have you got the X Factor? Do you know someone who does? Do you have something to say? LOCAL ELECTIONS THURSDAY 2ND MAY 2019
Keynsham Town Council is actively involved in Although many things are decided by B&NES, the representing and supporting the local community Town Council works in partnership with B&NES in a wide variety of ways. Whether it is providing to ensure your views at community level are local facilities such as the play areas, Manor Road consulted and acted upon. After all, as people football pitches and the Cemetery, organising who actually live and work in the Town, you know events such as the Winter Festival or making your community best! representation to the Authorities on Planning and Is there something that you feel strongly about Development proposals for our ever-expanding that either isn’t happening at the moment Town, the work of the Council is dependent upon in Keynsham or perhaps it is, but requires two groups of people improvement? A) Its Elected Councillors B) YOU, the Keynsham Residents MAKE A CHANGE. WHAT DOES THE TOWN COUNCIL DO? BECOME A TOWN COUNCILLOR. Town Councillors are elected for a four-year term. • Acts as a local democratic voice for all its On May 2nd this year, a whole new Council will residents be elected until May 2024. If you have an interest • Works in partnership with other statutory and in improving your local community and helping voluntary bodies, groups, agencies and individuals others who live in the Town, why not consider to meet the needs of the community standing for election? • Conducts its business openly and democratically There are 15 Councillor vacancies spread evenly between the Town’s 3 Wards: Keynsham East, • Consults with the community on issues Keynsham South and Keynsham North. important to Keynsham HOW IS THAT OF RELEVANCE TO YOU? Every year Residents pay a proportion of their Nomination papers must be Council Tax to Keynsham Town Council to submitted by 4pm on represent their views and provide services for the Wednesday 3rd April 2019 community. KEYNSHAM NEWS 17
WHAT DOES A COUNCILLOR DO? On the day of nomination and the day of poll, you The Councillor’s role and responsibilities include: must: • serving the community 1. Be at least 18 years old • representing local people 2. Be a British Citizen, an eligible Commonwealth • working with others including the Unitary citizen or a citizen of any other member state of Authority B&NES the European union, and • talking to the community about what the Council is doing 3. Meet at least one of the following four • preparing for and attending meetings qualifications: • developing strategies and plans a. Your name must appear on the Electoral • making policy Register for one of the 3 Keynsham Wards at the • decision making or reviewing decisions time of your nomination and throughout your • representing the Council on other organisations term of office (4 years) should you be elected. If this sounds a bit daunting, don’t worry. An b. You have occupied any land or other premises induction/training day has already been organised as owner or tenant in one of the 3 Keynsham for all Members of the new Council that will Wards during 12 months before the day of your take place after the elections on Saturday 11th nomination and the day of election. May prior to the first Meeting of the Council on Tuesday 15th May. c. Your main or only place of work (does not have to be paid employment) during the 12 HOW MUCH TIME DOES IT TAKE UP? months prior to the day of your nomination and • There is a monthly Council meeting on Tuesday the day of election has been in the Keynsham evenings at 7.30pm. Ward area. • The Council also has several Committees that d. You have lived in Keynsham Ward area or meet regularly including Winter Festival, Planning within three miles of it during 12 months before & Development, and Arts which Councillors can the day of your nomination and the day of be appointed to if they wish. election. • There may be briefing sessions with B&NES on matters important to Keynsham and Councillors You may be disqualified as a candidate if: are also invited to attend local events. • You are employed by Keynsham Town Council. • Finally, there is the important part of communicating with individual residents on • You have been declared bankrupt in the last five specific matters via phone, emails or face to face. years and not repaid your debts. How much time you spend on your duties as a • You have been convicted of a criminal Councillor is entirely up to you and will depend offence and sentenced to at least three months on the particular commitments you wish to take imprisonment (including any suspended sentence) on. within the previous five years. CAN ANYONE STAND? • You are disqualified due to corrupt practices under the Representation of the People Act 1983 You don’t need any educational qualification, nor or the Audit Commission Act. do you need to be a member of a political party as you can stand as an Independent candidate. However, you do have to meet certain criteria as set out in s79 of the Local Government Act (1972). 18 KEYNSHAM NEWS
Here are some examples from the last 4 years of how Keynsham Town Councillors have listened to your views and acted upon them. YOU SAID WHAT THE TOWN COUNCIL DID We want more involvement in determining how Started a consultation process with Residents to Keynsham will be developed/expanded and what formulate the Neighbourhood Development Plan infrastructure should be provided to support the increased population There isn’t enough suitable play equipment for Is currently consulting with all children, young Children Ages 6-12 people and parents to shape a rolling programme of play equipment replacement with equipment chosen by the children We want somewhere for our junior football teams Marked out junior pitches at Manor Road and to play that doesn’t charge exorbitant fees provided a Sunday football attendant We’re worried about the increase in Anti-Social Organised a facilitation meeting with a range of behaviour in Keynsham authorities and stakeholders which was live- streamed on Facebook and continues to work in partnership with them. CCTV and lighting in Memorial Park and CCTV in Queens Road Our housing accommodation is not being Organised a meeting between the Residents, maintained properly by our landlord and nobody Councillors and the Landlord resulting in is listening to us immediate improvements. We want to save the land at Fox and Hounds Lane Agreed to cover the cost of the landowner to from being sold off and reclaim it as a Nature withdraw the land from auction and supported Reserve the formation of a new community group to restore the land to its original purpose We’re really worried about the effect of plastics Approved a single-use plastics policy and is on both the local and global environment currently considering how best to implement this including working in partnership with other organisations to help Keynsham become a plastic- free Town
HOW TO APPLY If you are thinking about standing for Keynsham Register. Vote. Town Council and would like more information. Please contact: Make a difference Local Elections Dr Cheryl Scott, Town Clerk Thursday 2nd May 2019 0117 986 8683 Keynsham will be choosing its next Town Council email: [email protected] in May; make sure you have your say
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KEYNSHAM TOWN COUNCIL TO FUND CCTV TO ACCOMPANY SKATE PARK LIGHTING IN MEMORIAL PARK
B&NES has now also agreed to install additional CCTV down at the Bandstand, which has been vandalised on more than one occasion over the past twelve months, including a bin fire which caused the current damage to the roof. This new development means that the Town Council was able to deploy the insurance money to repair the roof using the same material when a reinforced alternative, which would affect the acoustics, would have a significantly higher cost. In conjunction with the new CCTV installation, the Town Council has also finally received approval from B&NES to install solar powered, smart lighting to illuminate the skate park after dark. Young people who use the facility have been campaigning for Skate Park lighting since 2012 and whilst there are some concerns that eynsham Town Council has approved the increased lighting may also increase anti-social K installation of CCTV and extra lighting in behaviour in the area, the Town Council has Memorial Park. The decision comes following received reassurances from young residents that concern from local residents about the increase in they will self-police their activities in the area. The anti-social behaviour incidents. scheme will see three, 4m high, LED lamp columns The Town Council has agreed to use £14,500 of installed, which will stay on between 3pm and Community Infrastructure Levy funds (a tariff paid 9pm and will power down to 30% when no by developers that are building new homes in the movement is sensed. The smart, low-level lighting town) to fund the installation of a CCTV camera was chosen to reduce unnecessary light pollution by B&NES in the upper area of the park, to cover in the area. the multi-use sports courts, skate park, café and the lane leading to the park from the High Street. Some of the money will also go towards CCTV in the Queens Road/Tintagel area. The installation is subject to agreement by Bath & North East Somerset Council (B&NES) to include the new cameras in their live monitoring system which will cover the rest of the town’s CCTV network currently being installed. With a 10 year guarantee Arrange your free boiler survey today 0117 935 2400 | www.gregorheating.co.uk
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SINGLE USE PLASTICS POLICY
n November 2018, the Town Council how best to implement the policy and how it I approved a Single Use Plastics Policy which can work more widely with residents, community is detailed below. At the time of going to press, organisations, businesses and B&NES to contribute the Town Council will be meeting to consider to making Keynsham a plastics-free Town.
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS POLICY Organisations, Residents, Businesses, our own Keynsham Town Council is committed to contractors and suppliers, B&NES and any other environmental protection, including supporting identified partners/stakeholders to encourage the circular economy, preventing pollution arising them to take practical steps to reduce the use of from our activities and embedding best practices plastic and the production of plastic waste for corporate sustainability. v. Require all Organisations requesting financial Single-use plastics, or disposable plastics, are support from the Town Council to provide typically used only once before they are thrown details of their own arrangements and policies to away or recycled. These items include plastic bags, eliminate single use plastics in Keynsham straws, coffee stirrers, soda and water bottles, vi. We will seek and encourage innovative plastic cups and most food packaging. Reducing recycling opportunities for plastic waste and the single-use plastics is something Keynsham elimination of single-use plastics at Town Council Residents have told us they expect and value. sponsored events such as the Keynsham Music Keynsham Town Council recognises that poorly Festival and Keynsham Winter Festival managed waste plastics pose a threat to the vii. Support and encourage community initiatives global marine environment, and also to our Town. to remove plastic waste and litter from Keynsham Therefore, the Town Council will work towards viii. Promote behaviours that reduce reliance on With a 10 year guarantee minimising use of single-use plastics across its plastics, particularly encouraging the use of tap own operations and services and pro-actively water over bottled water and the reduction of work with the local community, businesses and plastic packaging waste B&NES to find positive solutions for reducing ix. Share information about plastic free Arrange your free boiler survey today unnecessary waste plastics across the Town. initiatives, to residents, businesses, visitors and The Town Council is responsible for this policy. beyond through the Council’s social media and 0117 935 2400 | www.gregorheating.co.uk All employees and Councillors share responsibility communication channels for its delivery. To support Keynsham becoming a x. Work to embed these commitments into events single-use, plastics-free Town, The Town Council guidance, the sustainable procurement policy, and has set out a number of commitments: any other relevant council strategies, policies and plans. KEYNSHAM TOWN COUNCIL WILL: xi. Use government legislation that regulates i. Measure and audit our use of single-use plastics against the use of single-use plastics to support and set achievable but early targets to eliminate our efforts where we can their use across all Town Council operations xii. Work in partnership with B&NES, our suppliers, ii. Develop a Sustainable Procurement policy the community and other relevant stakeholders iii. Where the use of plastics is unavoidable, buy/ to meet these policy objectives. Gregor Heating are a credit broker. Credit provided by Hitachi Personal Finance, a division of use recycled plastics where practicable Adopted by Keynsham Town Council 20th Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Gregor iv. Work with Keynsham Community November 2018 Heating, Unit 1, Willcock House, Warmley, Bristol, BS30 5LW. FRN 732800. Credit subject to status and credit check. *On selected Worcester Bosch boilers. Terms and conditions apply. FAMILY EVENTS SPRING 2019 All events subject to change or cancellation without prior notice
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BRICK EXPRESS * CHOCOLATE TRAIN 2 JUNE KIDS 19 – 22 APRIL KIDS Jump onboard the Brick Express and Join us this Easter weekend as we FOR A ® QUID try your hand at building with Lego celebrate the return to steam of the Bricks as you travel the line. ININ 20192019 old Fry’s chocolate factory steam 1924 What will you be inspired to build? locomotive from Keynsham. APRIL FREE Fry’s chocolate for every child! Tickets on sale at www.avonvalleyrailway.org Lego, the LEGO logo, the brick and knob configuration and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group, which does not sponsor, authorise or endorse this event. endorse or authorise sponsor, not which does the LEGO Group, of trademarks are the Minifigure and configuration knob the brick and the LEGO logo, Lego, * Tel: 0117 932 5538 www.avonvalleyrailway.org Bitton Railway Station, Bath Road, Bristol BS30 6HD KEYNSHAM NEWS 23
WALKERS ARE WELCOME FESTIVAL PREVIEW
The Keynsham Walking Festival will return for its WALK 4 – LONG WALK 4th year at the end of April. Walkers are Welcome To Chewton Keynsham, Burnett and Tucking Mill. will be running seven walks over three days (26th – Rest stop at the Compton Inn. Led by Dawn Drury. 28th April) that will cater to all tastes and abilities. The Festival programme includes a quiz night on 10.30am start from the Memorial Park Café | 9 the Saturday evening and will culminate with a miles | Hilly in places, difficulty rating 4. picnic and children’s event to be held in Keynsham Cost: £4, or £5 on the day Memorial Park on the Sunday afternoon. SOCIAL QUIZ TICKETS 8.00pm St. Dunstan’s Church Hall. You can purchase tickets from walk leaders on the £4 to include a glass of wine and Cheddar day, or slightly discounted tickets will be available ploughman’s. Raffle. from the Town Council Office before the event. SUNDAY 28TH APRIL WALK 5 – LONG WALK FRIDAY 26TH APRIL Woollard, Lords Wood, Marksbury Vale. Rest stop WALK 1 – HISTORY WALK Compton Inn. Led by Dawn Drury. Keynsham & Saltford Local History Society. A 9.00am start from Memorial Park Café | 9 miles | general History of Keynsham Town Centre. Led by Hilly in places, difficulty rating 4. Dave Johnson. Cost: £4, or £5 on the day 6.30pm start from St Johns Church | 1.5 miles | Hilly WALK 6 – HISTORY WALK in places, difficulty rating 2. Chewton Keynsham, Burnett and Compton Dando. Cost: FREE Led by Richard Dyson. SATURDAY 27TH APRIL 11.00am start from Memorial Park Café | 7 miles | WALK 2 – SHORT EASY WALK Hilly in places, difficulty rating 3. Cost: £4, or £5 on the day To Chewton Keynsham alongside the River Chew. Led by Derek Butler. WALK 7 – SHORT WALK 9.30am start from the Memorial Park Café | 2 miles Around Willsbridge Mill. Led by Mike Stone. | Flat and Suitable for beginners, difficulty rating 1. 11.30am start from Memorial Park Café | 3 miles | Cost: £2, or £3 on the day Gently sloping, difficulty rating 2. WALK 3 – MEDIUM WALK Cost: £2, or £3 on the day To Hanham and Hanham Court alongside the River PICNIC Avon. Leader to be confirmed. 1.30pm start in Keynsham Memorial Park. 10.00am start from the Memorial Park Café | 5 CHILDREN’S ACTIVITY SESSION miles | Hilly in places, difficulty rating 3. Cost: £4, or £5 on the day 2.00pm at the Bandstand to coincide with the Marshfield Brass Band concert at 3.00pm. 24 KEYNSHAM NEWS
KEYNSHAM 23rd - The Soul Club at Club 22 from 9pm at The Old Conservative Club, 22 High St. Keynsham. NEWS 27th - Somerdale Souls, Josh’s Magic at Somerdale Pavilion 10am-12pm. For further information, WHAT’S ON please contact Barbara Thomson on 07884177684. APRIL 4th - Keynsham Film Works presents Loveless at MARCH the Space, Keynsham. 7.15pm for a 7.45pm start. £5. 2nd - The Winter Green Man Ultra 30 from 11am. 13th - Keynsham Farmers’ Market 9am - 1pm. Leaving from the Brassmill. 6th - Rod’s Faces, A tribute to Rod Stewart and the 7th - Keynsham Film Works presents The Levelling Faces, Keynsham and District Conservative Club at the Space, Keynsham. Doors are 7.15pm for a from 9pm. 7.45pm start. £5. 16th - Keynsham Town Council Meeting, 7.30pm, 9th - Keynsham Farmers’ Market, 9am – 1pm. please email [email protected] for an 9th - Little Pickles Market, 10.30am - noon at Scout agenda and full details. HQ off Ashton Way car park. A family market with 21st - Keynsham CC Beer and Cider Fest feat. The nearly new tables for hire to sell baby/children’s Mangledwurzles An all-day family-friendly bank items. Prams, maternity items, clothes, shoes, toys, holiday event with real ales and cider, top-notch books, highchairs and so much more. Come and catering and live Wurzels-flavoured, cider-fuelled see what bargains you can find! Scrumpy & Western entertainment from The 9th - Supersonic Live in Club 22 at Keynsham and Mangledwurzels (www.mangledwurzels.co.uk). District Conservative Club, from 9pm. Tickets available from the clubhouse or online The Mangledwurzels will be on stage from 6pm. 17th - Bigger Pickles Market 10.30am - noon. Scout Keynsham Cricket Club. HQ, off Ashton Way car park, Keynsham. A family market with nearly new tables for hire to sell and 24th - Somerdale Souls, Les Watts, singer. 10 am- buy children’s clothes, shoes, toys, gadgets and so 12pm at Somerdale Pavilion. Please contact Barbara much more. Come and see what bargains you can Thomson on 07884177684 for more information. find! 26th - Rock&Roll at the Somerdale Pavilion, join 19th - Town Council Meeting, 7.30pm. Please email them for their Easter R&R party as they welcome [email protected] for an agenda and back the Alligators. To buy tickets or for more full details. information, please call reception on 01179 865787. 22nd - Rock & Roll at the Pavilion, back by popular 27th - Little Pickles Market, 10.30am - noon. Scout demand, the keyboard maestro, Jon Clare and the HQ, off Ashton Way car park, Keynsham. A family Fabulous Doughboys play the hits of Jerry Lee market with nearly new tables for hire to sell baby/ Lewis, plus many more R&R greats. To buy tickets children’s items. Prams, maternity items, clothes, or for more information, please call reception on shoes, toys, books, highchairs and so much more. 01179 865787. Come and see what bargains you can find! KEYNSHAM NEWS 25
28th - Marshfield Band in Concert, Keynsham 19th - Bath Spa Band in concert, Keynsham Memorial Park, 3pm. Memorial Park, 3pm. 26th - Congresbury Brass in concert, Keynsham MAY Memorial Park, 2pm. 29th - Somerdale Souls, Jewellery Making with 2nd - Keynsham Film Works presents Harold and Maud Rose. Somerdale Pavilion, 10am-12pm, for more at the Space, Keynsham. 7.15pm for a 7.45pm start. £5. information, please contact Barbara Thomson on 11th - Keynsham Farmers’ Market 9 am – 1pm. 07884177684. 12th - Dodington Parish Band in concert, Keynsham 30th - B&NES CCG Board in Public at Somerdale Memorial Park, 3pm. Pavilion, 1-3pm.
NIFTY KNITTERS MAKE HUNDREDS OF HATS FOR AGE UK B&NES TO HELP FIGHT LONELINESS
target of 6,000 hats to donate and is calling on everyone to get knitting and help out. Janet Dabbs, Age UK B&NES CEO says: “We’re so grateful to Wendy for producing so many hats. We are now asking everyone in B&NES to help us knit as many miniature hats as possible to help us hit our target.” “Money raised from the hats will go towards our Day Centres, befriending service and clubs and classes.” From basic pom-pom hats, to dinosaurs, pineapples and even unicorns, you can find the patterns at www.ageuk.org.uk/ bathandnortheastsomerset Nifty knitter Wendy Long wowed staff at Age Completed hats can be dropped off at UK B&NES when she handed over more than Hawthorn Court, Hawthorn Lane in Keynsham 230 little hats that she and her sister Carol had on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays between knitted for the charity’s Big Knit campaign. 10.30am and 2.30pm. They can also be left at 18 Kingsmead Square, Bath, BA1 2AE or delivered in Every year Age UK B&NES ask people to make person Monday-Friday 9.30am-3.30pm. tiny woollen hats which are put on top of Innocent Smoothie bottles. For every bottle For more information about services, clubs sold in B&NES the charity receives 25p which and classes available to older people in is used to help end loneliness in older people Keynsham, call 01225 466135 or email reception@ in our community. The charity has been given a ageukbanes.co.uk 26 KEYNSHAM NEWS
KEYNSHAM TOWN COUNCIL 2019/20
The following is a breakdown of how your weekly contribution of £1.76* is spent. EXPENDITURE 18/19 19/20 307,030 322,915 86p 9p 2p 7p RESOURCES GRANTS/PROJECTS 35,500 27,500
EVENTS 15,000 15,000
MUSIC FESTIVAL 18,000 18,000
ACTIVITIES & SERVICES 16,500 21,650 NEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPMENT PLAN 26,100 30,000 OUTDOOR COSTS 127,625 140,250 32,100 13,600 NEIGHBOURHOOD SPORTS FACILITIES CEMETERY SPORTS FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT PLAN KEYNSHAM CEMETERY 42,500 32,210 The Town Council is the Five football pitches at Manor The NDP is a Town Council and RESOURCES Burial Authority for Keynsham Road, tennis courts/5-a-side Community Plan which will CAPITAL PROJECTS & Office running costs, staffing, training, IT, Cemetery and also maintains courts and netball courts at guide the future growth and EAR MARKED RESERVES 3,000 51,000 health & safety, audits, publications the Grade II listed Chapel Keynsham Memorial Park development of Keynsham YOUTH PROVISION 70,156 72,990 37p 7p 4p 5p TOTAL £693,511 £745,115
TO BE MET FROM 18/19 19/20 INCOME (does not include CIL) OUTDOOR COSTS Investments, Events, Agencies, Cemetery, Football, Allotments £78,485 51,355 Staffing, council vans, workshop, play areas, EVENTS MUSIC FESTIVAL bins, skateboard park, bus shelters, benches, Winter Festival & A week long event and the UKs PRECEPT £529,222 581,478 notice boards, sports facilities Christmas Lights third largest FREE Music Festival (£1.76 per household per week) £85,804 26,823 7p 5p 7p GENERAL RESERVES EARMARKED RESERVES 85,459
TOTAL £693,511 £745,115
CAPITAL PROJECTS/ GRANTS/PROJECTS ACTIVITIES/SERVICES EAR MARKED ANNUAL TOWN MEETING YOUTH PROVISION Over 30 groups received grants Bandstand, Business Forum/ RESERVES Keynsham Youth Service; including TimeOut in 2018/19. See our website if you Tourism, GWR Expenditure, Play Areas, Cemetery & Chapel Thursday 25th April 2019, 7.30pm youth facility, projects and detached wish to apply for 2019/20 visit Community Networking, GPOC, repairs, Bandstand Roof, Office, The Space, Market Walk youth work www.keynsham-tc.gov.uk Arts, Allotments Capital Equipment Reserve All Keynsham residents welcome
*All values are based on an average Band D property KEYNSHAM NEWS 27
KEYNSHAMKEYNSHAM TOWN TOWN COUNCIL COUNCIL 2019/20 2019/20
The followingThe following is a breakdown is a breakdown of how of howyour yourweekly weekly contribution contribution of £1.76* of £1.76* is spent. is spent. EXPENDITUREEXPENDITURE 18/1918/19 19/2019/20 307,030307,030322,915322,915 86p86p 9p 9p 2p 2p 7p 7p RESOURCESRESOURCES GRANTS/PROJECTSGRANTS/PROJECTS 35,50035,500 27,50027,500
EVENTSEVENTS 15,00015,000 15,00015,000
MUSICMUSIC FESTIVAL FESTIVAL 18,00018,000 18,00018,000
ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES & SERVICES & SERVICES 16,50016,500 21,65021,650 NEIGHBOURHOODNEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT PLAN PLAN 26,10026,100 30,00030,000 OUTDOOROUTDOOR COSTS COSTS 127,625127,625140,250140,250 32,10032,100 13,60013,600 NEIGHBOURHOODNEIGHBOURHOOD SPORTSSPORTS FACILITIES FACILITIES CEMETERYCEMETERY SPORTSSPORTS FACILITIES FACILITIES DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT PLAN PLAN KEYNSHAMKEYNSHAM CEMETERY CEMETERY 42,50042,500 32,21032,210 The TownThe Council Town Council is the is the Five footballFive football pitches pitches at Manor at ManorThe NDPThe is aNDP Town is a Council Town Council and and RESOURCESRESOURCES Burial AuthorityBurial Authority for Keynsham for Keynsham Road, tennisRoad, courts/5-a-sidetennis courts/5-a-side CommunityCommunity Plan which Plan willwhich will CAPITALCAPITAL PROJECTS PROJECTS & & Office Officerunning running costs, staffing,costs, staffing, training, training, IT, IT, CemeteryCemetery and also and maintains also maintains courts andcourts netball and netballcourts atcourts at guide theguide future the growthfuture growth and and EAR MARKEDEAR MARKED RESERVES RESERVES 3,0003,000 51,00051,000 health &health safety, & safety,audits, audits,publications publications the Gradethe IIGrade listed IIChapel listed Chapel KeynshamKeynsham Memorial Memorial Park Park developmentdevelopment of Keynsham of Keynsham YOUTHYOUTH PROVISION PROVISION 70,15670,156 72,99072,990 37p37p 7p 7p 4p 4p 5p 5p TOTALTOTAL £693,511£693,511£745,115£745,115
TO BETO MET BE MET FROM FROM 18/1918/19 19/2019/20 INCOMEINCOME (does(does not include not include CIL) CIL) OUTDOOROUTDOOR COSTS COSTS Investments,Investments, Events, Events, Agencies, Agencies, Cemetery,Cemetery, Football, Football, Allotments Allotments£78,485£78,485 51,35551,355 Staffing,Staffing, council councilvans, workshop,vans, workshop, play areas, play areas, EVENTSEVENTS MUSICMUSIC FESTIVAL FESTIVAL bins, skateboardbins, skateboard park, bus park, shelters, bus shelters, benches, benches, Winter WinterFestival Festival & & A weekA long week event long and event the and UKs the UKs PRECEPTPRECEPT £529,222£529,222581,478581,478 notice boards,notice boards, sports facilitiessports facilities ChristmasChristmas Lights Lights third largestthird largest FREE Music FREE Festival Music Festival (£1.76 per(£1.76 household per household per week) per week) £85,804£85,804 26,82326,823 7p 7p 5p 5p 7p 7p GENERALGENERAL RESERVES RESERVES EARMARKEDEARMARKED RESERVES RESERVES 85,45985,459
TOTALTOTAL £693,511£693,511£745,115£745,115
CAPITALCAPITAL PROJECTS/ PROJECTS/ GRANTS/PROJECTSGRANTS/PROJECTS ACTIVITIES/SERVICESACTIVITIES/SERVICESEAR MARKEDEAR MARKED ANNUALANNUAL TOWN TOWN MEETING MEETING YOUTHYOUTH PROVISION PROVISION Over 30Over groups 30 groups received received grants grantsBandstand, Bandstand, Business Business Forum/ Forum/ RESERVESRESERVES KeynshamKeynsham Youth Service; Youth Service; including including TimeOut TimeOut in 2018/19.in 2018/19. See our See website our website if you if youTourism, Tourism, GWR Expenditure, GWR Expenditure, Play Areas,Play CemeteryAreas, Cemetery & Chapel & Chapel ThursdayThursday 25th 25thApril April2019, 2019,7.30pm 7.30pm youth facility,youth facility,projects projects and detached and detached wish towish apply to for apply 2019/20 for 2019/20 visit visit CommunityCommunity Networking, Networking, GPOC, GPOC,repairs, repairs, Bandstand Bandstand Roof, Office, Roof, Office, The Space,The Space, Market Market Walk Walk youth workyouth work www.keynsham-tc.gov.ukwww.keynsham-tc.gov.uk Arts, AllotmentsArts, Allotments CapitalCapital Equipment Equipment Reserve Reserve All KeynshamAll Keynsham residents residents welcome welcome
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KEYNSHAM MEMORIAL PARK BANDSTAND PROGRAMME
SATURDAY SUNDAY PERFORMANCE TIME 28th April Marshfield Band 3.00-5.00pm 12th May Dodington Parish Band 3.00-5.00pm
19th May Bath Spa Band 3.00-5.00pm 26th May Congresbury Band 2.00-4.00pm 2nd June Bristol East Salvation Army 3.00-4.00pm 4th June Phoenix Keynsham Youth Theatre 2.30-4.00pm 9th June Paulton Concert Band 2.00-4.00pm 16th June Keynsham Brass Band 3.00 - 5.00pm
22nd June Phoenix Keynsham Youth Theatre 2.30-4.00pm 25th June Keynsham Brass Band 3.00-4.50pm
23rd June Avon Fire & Rescue Service 2.00-4.00pm 30th June Bristol East & Kingswood Band 3.00-4.45pm 6th July Music Festival 7th July Music Festival 12.00-9.30pm 13th July Black Sheep Harmony 2.30-3.30pm 14th July Redland Wind Band 3.00-5.00pm 20th July Key Voices Community Choir 3.00-4.00pm 21st July Midsomer Norton & Radstock Silver Band 3.00-5.00pm 27th July City Of Bristol Brass Band 3.00-5.00pm 28th July Oldland Brass 2.00-4.00pm 19th August Bristol Fashion Chorus 3.30-5.00pm 3rd August East Grinstead Concert Band 3.00-5.00pm 4th August Bristol Concert Wind 2.00-4.00pm 10th August Bristol Fashion Chorus 3.00-4.00pm 11th August Keynsham Light Opera Group 2.30-4.00pm 17th August Jelli Records Songwriter Showcase 3.00-5.00pm 24th August Clevedon Brass 1st September Phoenix Wind Band 2.00-4.00pm 28th September Weston Brass 2.00-4.00pm
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Public swimming at Keynsham Leisure Centre from KEYNSHAM 6.30am to 12pm and 1pm to 7pm. Pilates and Integral Health Yoga at Broadlands NEWS Academy, Keynsham. Pilates 6 - 6.45pm and Yoga 6.55 to 7.55pm. For information call 07789 880415. THINGS TO DO Beginners’ Pilates for back pain. Help relieve the agony of back pain by stretching and strengthening the back muscles and improving your core. Suitable for beginners and individuals with herniated discs. No previous experience needed. No sit ups, no MONDAY crunches. Low impact gentle, exercise. Suitable Key Voices Keynsham’s friendly community choir for those with back injuries. Go at your own pace. meet at St. Dunstan’s Church Hall, Bristol Road from 5.45pm - 6.45pm at Fear Hall, 30 High St, Keynsham, 7.15pm to 9.30pm. Adults of all ages are welcome, no Bristol BS31 1DQ www.yogakeynsham.com Sandhya experience needed. For more information visit www. 07736 592363. keyvoices.jimdo.com or call Karen on 01761472708. Slimming World Queens Road Methodist Church Free community play sessions are being held on 7.30 pm call Sharon 07401 948239. Mondays in Downfield Park, Cleeve Grove, Keynsham between 3.30pm and 6pm. For more information, contact [email protected]. TUESDAY ChoirJam pop choir 7.30 – 9pm at Somerdale Music Studio Session at TimeOut, 7pm - 9.30pm. Pavilion, Cross Rd, Keynsham BS31 2FW. Adults of Ages 10+ TimeOut Centre. all ages are welcome to join. A friendly bunch and Keynsham Old Time Dance Club meet at the Fear there’s no audition or experience necessary – you Hall, High Street 7.30-10pm. Easy, friendly, social just need to be enthusiastic and to love singing. To atmosphere, visitors and new members welcome. book a free taster session contact Emma Hutchinson Further details on 0117 9864785. 07793 983040, [email protected] or visit www. choirjam.co.uk. Keynsham Older people’s Social Group (KOPS) meet on the first Tuesday in the month from 2pm Baby Massage at Keynsham Children’s centre. For to 4pm at Community at 67. Call Elise on 01225 more information please contact 01225 395400. 484510 or email [email protected] for more Babies Group from 11.00am-12.30pm. For mums and information. dads with babies up to 18 months. Pregnant women St Keyna Townswomens Guild meet every second and partners welcome at Keynsham Children’s Tuesday of the month between 9.45am and 11.45am Centre. in the Fear Hall, High Street, Keynsham. It is an Keynsham Elim Church Toddler group at 9.30am. enjoyable way to make new friends or embark on a new hobby so do come along to our next meeting Youth Group meets on a Monday night and is open - enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and you will be made to all young people in school year 8 and above. most welcome. From 7pm to 9pm at St John’s Youth and Community Centre. The Fry Club Joggers meet every Tuesday at 7pm in the entrance foyer to the club. For more information, Pregnancy Pilates with B Well Pilates. 6.50pm, contact 01179864785. Lansdown Hall, Wellsway School. Call Beth 07984582228. Early Support Stay & Play Sessions from 9.30am- KEYNSHAM NEWS 33
11.15am on 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month. Contact of all ages are welcome to join. A friendly bunch and Keynsham Children’s Centre 01225 395400. there’s no audition or experience necessary – you just need to be enthusiastic and to love singing. To ChoirJam pop choir meets on Tuesdays 7.30 – 9pm book a free taster session contact Emma Hutchinson at the Fear Hall in the High St. Adults of all ages are 07793 983040, [email protected] or visit www. welcome to join. A friendly bunch and there’s no choirjam.co.uk. audition or experience necessary – you just need to be enthusiastic and to love singing. To book Speech & Language Toddler Time 10am-12noon a free taster session contact Emma Hutchinson (referrals only). Telephone 01225 831752 or speak to 07793 983040, [email protected] or visit www. your health visitor. choirjam.co.uk. Maths@67 runs every Wednesday in term time Holy Communion at Keynsham Baptist Church every from 4pm to 5pm for children in years 5 and 6. For third Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm. more information, contact community@67 on 07737 742300. Public swimming at Keynsham Leisure Centre from 6.30am to 8pm. Keynsham Elim Church Toddler group at 9.30am. Keynsham Walking Football Club 10 - 11am at Circuits at Keynsham Sports Centre from 6.35 - Keynsham FC on 3G pitch for over 65’s. Just turn up 7.30pm. and play. For more details contact Martin on 07754 Youth Project at Community at 67 on Wednesdays, 543719 or [email protected]. 6.30-9pm open to ages 10+, 50p per session. Provided Stay curious at Somerdale Shed, every Tuesday by Keynsham Town Council’s Youth Service, for more 6-9pm, a social club for interesting people who like information, contact Carrie Ford on 07399612358 or to do interesting things. Join us in our community email [email protected]. shed to make, mend, create, learn, inspire and The Keynsham Good Afternoon Choir meets every be inspired in a wide range of shared activities. Wednesday afternoon from 2pm - 4pm at Keynsham Somerdale Shed, Tiberious Road, Keynsham BS31 2FH. Methodist Church. There is NO charge for attending Mixed Ability Pilates with B Well Pilates, 7pm St your first rehearsal and there are no auditions. John’s Hall, Keynsham. Call Beth 07984582228. Everyone is welcome. Beginners’ Pilates for back pain (more mature). Suitable for beginners and individuals with herniated WEDNESDAY discs. No previous experience needed. No sit ups, Keynsham Duke of Edinburgh’s Keynsham Open no crunches. Low impact gentle, exercise. 10-11am Award Centre meet Wednesdays, 7.30-9.00pm St Francis Hall, Warwick Road, Keynsham, BS31 2PW at Somerdale Pavilion. Contact Lynn Whitfield (parking available). www.yogakeynsham.com Sandhya [email protected]. 07736 592 363. Public swimming at Keynsham Leisure Centre from Turn It Up - a singing club for teens aged from 12-17. 6.30am to 4pm. 7pm-8.30pm at the Somerdale Pavilion, Cross Road, Keynsham BS31 2FW every Wednesday during term Maths Club at Community at 67, open to all Year 5 time. Contact Emma Hutchinson: 07793 983040, and 6 pupils running every Wednesday during term [email protected] time. 4-5pm. Contact Sheila: 0117 986 3961, sheilac@ btinternet.com or www.community-67.org. Quiz Night at the Pavilion, first Wednesday of the month, 7.30pm. ChoirJam pop choir meets on Wednesday mornings 11am – 12.30pm at the Fear Hall in the High St. Adults Photography While You Walk Would you like to 34 KEYNSHAM NEWS
know more about your local community by exploring Public swimming at Keynsham Leisure Centre from it through a camera lens in a friendly photography 6.30am to 11.15am and 12.15pm to 7pm. group? Experiment with digital photography. Learn to Aqua Aerobics at Keynsham Sports centre from edit your images. Take part in walks and discussions 10.30am to 11.15am and 7pm to 7.45pm. in a friendly group. Share social history stories. Express yourself creatively. Wednesdays 11am - 1pm, Slimming World classes at Keynsham Baptist Church at Community @ One, behind St. Johns Church, High Street 3.30pm, 5.30pm and 7.30pm. Call Kelly for Keynsham. To book contact: Bath College Adult more information on 07795 880415. Community Learning: 01225 328822. Email: Rachel. [email protected] or The Wellbeing College Childminding Group from 9.30am - 11.30am at 01225 831820 www.wellbeingcollegebanes.co.uk. Keynsham Children’s Centre. Contact Sarah Allum on 01225 396071 or 07530 233002. THURSDAY Wellsway Short Mat Bowling Club meet at the Scout Hut, Ashton Way, Keynsham from 1.15pm to 4.15pm. Open Doors Community Café, 10am-12 noon St New members are welcome. For more information Francis Church. contact Dave Sawyer on 01225 872780. Mother and Toddler groups 10am St John’s Parish Yoga For Beginners Time: 6 - 7pm cost: £48 (6 weeks) Church Hall. or £10 drop-in at Saint Francis Hall Warwick Road, Music for the Mind at St Dunstan’s Church Hall Keynsham, Bristol BS31 2PW. Onsite parking available. 10.30am - 12pm for those with dementia diagnosis. Mixed Ability Pilates with B Well Pilates 7pm Second and fourth Thursday of the month. Free Lansdown Hall, Wellsway School. Call Beth admission, for more information contact 0117 07984582228. 9837923 or [email protected] Family Yoga at Fear Hall, Keynsham from 10.45am, for Open Access at TimeOut for +10 yearrs from 6.30pm more info see www.yogakeynsham.com. to 10pm. Usual facilities of a Youth Centre, when Wi Fi is connected will have IT access via 4 PC’s to Beginners’ Yoga for the inflexible. Relax, calm and include animation facilities, Music Studio, Arts and create a sense of balance with this beginners yoga Crafts, Movie Nights, Gaming area, Cooking. TimeOut class. Suitable for pregnancy, beginners and those building 16 Bath Hill. Contact 0117 9868 683 for more that feel as stiff as a board. 6.15-7.15pm St Francis information. Hall, Warwick Road, Keynsham, BS31 2PW (parking available) www.yogakeynsham.com Sandhya 07736 ASP Poetry Circle meet on the 3rd Thursday of every 592 363. month at Meeting Room 1 or reception, Broadlands School, Keynsham from 7.30pm to 8.30 pm for more Free buggy walk 9.15am. Home alone with baby? Join info, go to www.totallymaracas.btck.co.uk/ASPPoets us for a gentle 45 minute walk around Keynsham. We Stay and Play (for 0-5 years) from 9.30 am to 11 am at will finish up back at a buggy/ breastfeeding friendly Keynsham Children’s Centre. café in Keynsham with baby changing facilities with time to chat in a relaxed atmosphere. Tell your Keynsham Film Works meet on the first Thursday friends and get them to sign up too. Sandhya 07736 of every month (except in July and August) at The 592 363 Community Space, Civic Centre, Market Walk, Keynsham at 7.45pm. FRIDAY Keynsham Elim Church Toddler group at 9.30am. Community at 67’s IT Café Friday mornings between Yoga class at Saltford Hall, Wedmore Road (some 9-12 noon followed by a hot meal in Mandy’s Kitchen. experience is beneficial) 6.15pm - 7.45pm call 01761 472616. KEYNSHAM NEWS 35
If you need help with computers, join them every Keynsham Town’s under 13’s football team train every Friday at 67 Queens Road, Keynsham. Friendly Saturday between 10am and 12noon. Contact Darren volunteers are there to help with internet, emails, on 07904 036483 for more information. Skype and issues with software, laptops and iPads, Public swimming at Keynsham Leisure Centre from 07737742300. 8.00am to 2.45pm. Tea ‘n’ Tots meets 9.30-11.30 every Friday morning Zumba exercise class at The River Suite from 8.55am during term time in Keynsham Baptist Church hall. - 9.45am. This is a free drop-in for babies, toddlers and their carers, with toys, craft, stories and singing. For more Pay and Play Badminton at Keynsham Sports Centre information contact the church on 0117 986 3112. from 5pm to 7pm. Keynsham Table Tennis Club for over 14s, 6-9pm Yoga Hatha at the River Suite from 11am for 60 mins. at Somerdale Pavilion. Members £3, non members Yoga at The River Suite from 11am to 12pm. £4. Mixed ability with equipment provided and four tables. More information on Facebook: KeynshamTTClub or Twitter: KeynshamTTC. SUNDAY Parent Support Group from 9.30am-11.30am, Term Inflatable play in the Swimming pool at Keynsham Time Only Drop in group for parents/carers, get Leisure Centre from 3.45pm to 4.45pm. support, meet other parents and learn practical tips. A creche is available for 0-5 year olds. Places must be Mass at St Dunstan’s Catholic Church at 10.30am. booked in advance, at Keynsham Children’s Centre. Holy communion/morning prayer at St John the Public swimming at Keynsham Leisure Centre from Baptist Church at 9.30am. 6.30am to 7pm. Open door service St John the Baptist Church Zumba at the River Suite from 6.40pm every week 11.15am. for 50 minutes. Holy Communion at Keynsham Baptist Church at Keynsham Walking Football Club 10 - 11am at 10.30am on the first Sunday of each month. Keynsham FC on 3G pitch. Just turn up and play. For Sunday morning service at Keynsham Methodist more details contact Martin on 07754 543719 or Church at 10am. [email protected]. (Monthly) Yoga for all the family with Sandhya – 2nd Cook and Chill at Community at 67, a young people’s Sunday of the month, 10.30am at Fear Hall, 30 High cooking evening, every Friday from 4.30 – 7pm, St, Keynsham, Bristol BS31 1DQ www.yogakeynsham. open to all young people aged 10+, 50p per session. com Sandhya 07736 592363 Contact Carrie on 07399612358 or youthworker@ keynsham-tc.gov.uk for more details. Keynsham Parish Players are looking for new members to join their happy band, both on and backstage. Rehearsals take place in the Parish Hall SATURDAY every Sunday afternoon and often during the week, to join call 0117 986 3354. Keynsham Farmers’ Market, second Saturday of every month, 9 am – 1pm. Public swimming at Keynsham Leisure Centre from 8.00am to 11.30am and 12.30pm to 6pm. Mass at St Dunstan’s Catholic Church at 6pm. Aqua aerobics at Keynsham Leisure Centre from 7pm Avon Valley Car Boot Sale every Saturday, 7am to 7.45pm. selling, 8.30 am buying. Cars £8, vans, £10. Pixsash Lane, Keynsham. Keynsham Town Council wants to know your views
Annual Town Meeting Thursday 25th April 2019 | 7.30pm | The Space A chance for Keynsham residents to have their say on the issues effecting Keynsham and the future work of the Town Council.
Guest Speakers Duncan Massey, Avon Search & Rescue and Mike May, Chairman of the Keynsham Music Festival Association plus the presentation of the Keynsham Good Citizen Awards
Agendas will be available from the Town Council Office & Keynsham Library with downloadable copies available from www.keynsham-tc.gov.uk
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KEYNSHAM KEYNSHAM TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS TOWN COUNCIL KEYNSHAM RESIDENTS are welcome to attend Town Council meetings in the Community Space, Keynsham on Tuesdays at 7.30pm. ur office at 15-17 Temple Street, TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS Keynsham, Bristol BS31 1HF is open from O 19 March, 16 April 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday and staff are happy to answer any questions or queries you may have. PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETINGS You can contact us by: held in the Town Council office 15-17 Temple Telephone: 0117 986 8683 Street, Keynsham on Mondays at 7.30pm. Email: [email protected] 11 March, 1 April, 23 April
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