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Mattersissue 130, Sept 2019
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Find Bishopston Matters on Facebook Follow @bishmatters on Twitter Dear Readers... I hope you enjoyed a fabulous summer (I many of you there. know it is not quite over yet!). I have been As you can see from our front-page photo, lucky enough to enjoy some wonderful groups of young people in our local area family time with my little ones and have been gathering before school to celebrate my 40th birthday! display their fears on climate change and On the centre pages we are happy to share demand action be taken now! Momentum is our experiences of the brilliant Pantaloons building; read how you can get involved. production of Sense and Sensibility in St This month we are pleased to share a Andrews Park and the Friends of Horfield report from Glos Rd WI, and discover age Common's Fun Dog Show. Bishopston Matters is just a number for this group, which has is always pleased to sponsor this local event so much to offer to all who attend. that showcases the amazing variety of Before the end of the school term I had pooches we have in our community. the pleasure of watching Ashley Down's Another fantastic, family day out is Party school play and Brunel Field's Samba in the Park on Saturday 14 September, performance – both amazing! I am pleased starting at 1pm and going out with a bang to share reports from these and good news at 8pm with a firework finale! Bishopston from other local schools throughout the Matters is pleased to sponsor the Horsey magazine. Hopper races again this year. I hope to see XPRESS Take care until next time, Kerry x Email: [email protected] • www.bishopstonmatters.co.ukXPRESS Bishopston Matters Bishopston Matters, PO Box 337, Bristol, BS9 4WT Tel: 07881 924 059 / 0117 349 4483 @bishmatters
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5 4 Bishopston Matters Email me on [email protected] Don’t forget to mention Bishopston Matters when replying to ads! 5 BGS is on the World Interactive Map of has been designed to What do we want? Climate Justice! equip educators with the Climate Change Teachers knowledge and confidence When do we want it? Rachel Atkins is the first teacher in Bristol to be a to deliver lessons on the NOW! UN-accredited Climate Change Teacher. Rachel can topic of climate change now deliver up-to-date climate change lessons to all to their class and across pupils at Bristol Grammar School and plans to share the school curriculum. best practice with all teaching staff, so that they too Once teachers have can take part in this new innovative programme being completed the five units trialled in UK schools. of the Climate Change Rachel Atkins, Head of EPQ and teacher of Teacher Course, they Geography at Bristol Grammar School, says, “The become accredited by course has been really inspiring, and helps to develop UN CC:Learn to deliver climate change facts and mitigation best practices. This was the united chanting on Ashley Down Road by concerned pupils These local protests were a greater understanding of both the evidence of from Brunel Field school at their last protest at the end of July. These monthly inspired by the movement climate change and also its impact. There were BGS has already been at the forefront of raising protests were initially started by Sefton Park Primary, who have now inspired – Bristol Youth Strike 4 courses on how climate change impacts gender, awareness of the impact of climate change with Brunel Field, Ashley Down, The Dolphin, St Werburghs, Fairlawn, Henleaze Climate. Their next event cities, children, health and also the legal framework impressive whole school assemblies delivered by and Bishop Road schools to take part in demonstrations too. It is hoped this takes place on Friday around climate change. the Environmental Society, by eliminating the use of momentum will spread across the city. 20 September. You can Providing avenues for children to hear and respond single-use plastics in the dining hall, installing energy- efficient lighting and heating, using an online school It was moving to observe the passionate youngsters giving their voice to this find out more by emailing to climate change issues is really important. Being a trips management system saving 35,000 letters being [email protected] school with one of the first eighty accredited teachers issue, which after all stands to effect their futures the most. Numerous passers- sent in the last two years, and even having urban bees. bys, cyclists and drivers gave their support to the crowds. on the staff means we have access to the next phase of the EduCCate project, and gives us a platform to Climate change is embedded into teaching and Helen Jackson Brown, who was involved with the first gathering at Sefton Park said, “The protest at Sefton collaborate with other schools bringing together all learning throughout the School and will expand into Park School started with a discussion with the Deputy Head Teacher about how we can support those pupils that BGS is doing and will be doing with the other creating new resources to be delivered through the concerned about Climate Change. The school organised a protest before the school day and the turn out accredited schools.” Wellbeing programme in the next academic year by was fantastic. We are empowering our young people to have a voice in their future and to express their Rachel Atkins. From September, the Environmental concerns to those in positions of power and the general public; this is a very powerful lesson for them.” The pioneering programme was launched on April 22 and is free for all primary and secondary Society will be working with other schools, Bristol If any other schools are interested in taking part in these protests, please email Sefton Park Deputy Head, school teachers. The online training for teachers Council and local organisations to create an exciting Dan Simson at [email protected]. project and then to initiate some of the ideas at BGS. Wanted! Homestay accommodation for overseas students Throughout the year, but specifically in July and August. In Clifton, Cliftonwood, Redland, Cotham, Henleaze, Westbury Park, Stoke Bishop, Bishopston and St Andrews. £155 per student per week half board (18+ y.o.) £175 per student per week half board (16-17 y.o.) Life changing Reception Open Morning Tuesday 24 September 9.30am–11.30am Please contact: The English Language Centre Bristol Call Hollie Matthews [email protected] 0117 970 7060 www.elcbristol.co.uk on 0117 933 9885
6 Bishopston Matters Please call Kerry on 0117 3494483 to advertise Don’t forget to mention Bishopston Matters when replying to ads! 7 W The future is bright! Ardagh Community Trust secures a sustainable, community-led future for the Ardagh site in the centre of Horfield Common Ardagh Community Trust (ACT) is celebrating the threatened with disposal for development as part of achievement of a community asset transfer (CAT) the citywide Area Green Space Plan proposals. The lease for the Ardagh site, which signals the start of site had been removed by BCC’s sports strategy a bright new future for this much-loved public asset and while it was being used by a very small number under community management! of members of a private sports club, had fallen into ACT is a charity set up by local people to take on disrepair and was considered to be underused, and responsibility for community management of the therefore not sustainable by the local authority. Ardagh in the centre of Horfield Common following Since 2010 local residents have worked together disused external goods yard at the Ardagh in 2015, phase in its development. If you would like to get more than 9 years of community-led activity to to find out how the community would like to see to begin to reanimate the site and demonstrate involved, please contact [email protected] develop a vision for the future of the site as a the site better used, developed plans – working its value to the local community. Since then, for further information. On Saturday 7 September public asset – and secure the funding needed in partnership with a wide range of local, citywide regeneration of the site has begun in earnest with 2019, Ardagh Community Trust invites you to join to achieve it. A CAT lease has now been signed and national groups to ensure that these are hundreds of local volunteers involved in a range of trustees, staff and volunteers to celebrate the between ACT and Bristol City Council which gives robust – and secured the funding necessary to projects and activities to improve the facilities, and achievement of a CAT lease for the Ardagh site and the Trust responsibility for management of the achieve their ambitious plans. The plans have been encourage more local residents to use and enjoy to contribute your ideas and feedback into planning Ardagh site through a 35-year lease. The successful informed by thousands of local people throughout this fantastic public facility. for a bright, community-led and managed future for achievement of the CAT lease is a significant this time with priorities including working to the ACT has secured funding through Power to this much-loved public asset. milestone in the charity’s development and will highest environmental standards possible, ensuring Change’s Community Business Fund, which will Find out more about Ardagh Community enable the group to proceed with plans developed accessibility for all is central, increasing facilities enable them to renovate part of the currently Trust, how you can get involved at the by the local community to ensure that the site is for people of all ages, including play facilities for inaccessible and dilapidated pavilion building at drop-in celebration event on Saturday 7 accessible to all, and that it serves the needs of the children and young people and co-creation and the site. The aim is to create a new, year-round September, 1–4pm. www.theardagh.com widest range of local people possible. partnership working with other groups across the café facility and community hub, with new, fully follow ACT on Twitter: @TheArdagh and ACT grew out of a campaign by the Friends of area high on the agenda. accessible public toilets including a changing places Horfield Common in 2010 when the Ardagh site was The group set up a community café in a previously facility which will provide suitable facilities for all join us on Facebook: The Ardagh. members of the community. The charity is continuing to work with Bristol City Council and other partners including Sport England to develop plans for improved formal sports and informal play facilities at the site in response to need in the local area – specifically for accessible play facilities for children and young people. piano lessons Additionally, the group are seeking funding to improve the formal gardens at the site and to bring in Bishopston these back into full use as public gardens. ACT is run by volunteers, and the charity is currently recruiting new trustees who can help the encouraging creativity , charity to achieve its aims for the next exciting intuitive musical playing, songwriting, music making.. Junior and Senior whilst working through the Open Mornings grades for a chat about lessons please call Saturday 28 September, 9.30am Annette on 07885292482
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8 Bishopston Matters Email me on [email protected] Don’t forget to mention Bishopston Matters when replying to ads! 9 Golden Hill Sports – Party in the Park 2019! News from Joe’s Celebrating 1 year of trading at the Breadstore – Joe’s at the Breadstore, has recently celebrated its Golden Hill Sports (GHS) are very pleased to first year in business. Owners Jane and Martin are report that the community fair we call Party in delighted to now be serving quality baked goods to the Park (PITP) generated record funds for the both ends of Gloucester Road. They have received Vegan Lemon Slice club from the 2018 event held in September. great support from local customers and traders. These funds have gone towards the start of some Vegan delights! Now joining their mouth-watering much-needed upgrading to several areas on the first vegan Sausage roll are equally delicious vegan floor of the pavilion that we hope will benefit both Lemon slice and Farmhouse Loaf cake. If you the existing members and users of the club house love cake, you will love these beautifully moist, and attract new ones as well. packed full of flavour, comforting cakes. When GHS are extremely grateful for all the support we I last visited Joe’s, master baker Martin told me receive from the local community for PITP who have turned up in their thousands over the years. the quality of vegan ingredients has improved greatly over recent years and are getting better all the time, enabling the creation of a wide range of We would like to thank everyone who came along to PITP in 2018 and in previous years and invite them scrumptious bakes, to include their new vegan Vegan Onion Bhajis all back again this year along with their family and friends and anyone who has never been before to Portokalopipa Spelt Croissant. From personal tasting, I can highly with the now traditional PITP 2019 on Saturday 14 September starting at 1pm and ending at 8pm recommend all of these vegan products, as well as their new, in-house, daily-made, firework display. Onion Bhajis – perfectly spiced to create heat with crispy onion edges. Have you tried Portokalopipa? Inspired by a recent trip to Greece, where Martin learnt how to create this much sought after dessert first hand, Joe’s are now pleased to share this authentic Greek recipe. A special custard is added to layers of filo pastry that are then baked, and soaked in an aromatic orange syrup, left to absorb overnight. The use of Greek yogurt and oil means the fat content is not as high as you would think – so do enjoy – guilt free! Joe’s Bakery at The Bread Store, 45 Glos Rd, BS7 8AD
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10 Bishopston Matters Please call Kerry on 0117 3494483 to advertise Don’t forget to mention Bishopston Matters when replying to ads! 11 The future of Cath Rymell has been part of the core team since 2016 but due to family and work commitments is Window Wanderland stepping down to make room for someone else to get involved. “It is a fun, positive and inspiring event and volunteers will be part of something really special and unique. I have watched it grow, not just here in Bristol, but globally, and I really hope it is able to continue spreading joy for many years to come.” After five successful Window Wanderland started in Bishopston and was years of lighting set up to tackle loneliness and connect communities, up the streets and over the course of its existence it has certainly of Bishopston done just that. By inviting schools and businesses with dazzling to get involved it has created opportunities for window displays, collaboration while spreading happiness and a sense Cocktail of the week – the Wanderland of belonging in neighbourhoods. 2 for £7.95 everyday team needs new We are pleased to announce that it will return for members to step a sixth year on the leap weekend of 29 February forward this year 2020 and, as it could be the last, this is the year to Half price Pizza – to ensure it continues. We hope that enough local get involved, throw those curtains wide and spread Monday to Friday between 2pm and 5pm people will want to see future events and will come the Wanderland love to help make it another huge forward to help with duties such as marketing, success. Live Music all week press, social media, sponsorship and schools’ It’s your window for you to say what you want, make liaison. Maybe you could be a street rep to help get what you want, join forces with neighbours, it’s neighbours involved, or maybe you are part of a entirely up to you! THE BLUE LAGOON local community group and want to run it with your 20 Gloucester Road team. If you would like to get involved and chat to our team please email [email protected]. Bristol, BS7 8AE Tel: 0117 942 7471 www.thebluelagooncafebar.co.uk Open 7 days a week
12 Bishopston Matters Email me on [email protected] Don’t forget to mention Bishopston Matters when replying to ads! 13 Children, Teenager & Family Classes Children really enjoy doing yoga and it’s a lovely discipline to learn when young. Places Life changing are limited, so advance booking Family Class – An occasional fun weekend class Open Evening is required, but for all the family. Upcoming dates are listed on the children can try a website and must be booked in advance. Friday 4 October class before committing to a course. Baby Massage – Baby massage is a lovely way to Year 3 to Year 6: 4.00pm–6.00pm Young Children (6–11s) – Classes for primary bond with your baby, a time of intimacy, loving touch Year 7 to Lower Sixth: 4.00pm–8.00pm school age children run on Tuesday afternoons, and relaxation. Yogawest run regular courses. guiding children through age-appropriate yoga, Yogawest runs drop-in adult encouraging body awareness, confidence, balance Adult Classes – classes for all abilities and levels 7 days a week, and focus. Children can expect to be taken on an Call Hollie Matthews including 5-week foundation courses, beginner and adventure: diving to the bottom of the ocean or gentle classes. on 0117 933 9885 saving a princess from a grumpy giant! Of course, the children are always the hero at the end of every Visit: www.yogawest.co.uk adventure and an emphasis is placed on helping T: 0117 924 3330 ▪ E: [email protected] and respecting each other. Find Yogawest at the end of Denmark Place, Teenagers (11–18s) – Children come under Bishopston, walk down the lane next to Bishopston a lot of stress during their teenage years, and Hardware. benefit hugely from coming to a regular yoga class. A balance of active and restful sequences held in a supportive environment (on Mondays and Thursdays) encourage focus, concentration, Rehab & Unknot flexibility and well-being. This is a suitable activity Remedial & Sports towards a Duke of Edinburgh award. Massage Specialist Young Adults (16–21s) – A class better suited to older children and young adults, learning strategies Specialising in treating soft and sequences to cope with the stresses of life. tissues – muscles, tendons Monday afternoons. and ligaments. This is achieved through massage, which helps Parent/Teenager yoga – Yogawest offers several to identify overuse and underuse of muscles. If suitable classes to come to together, for example not treated, this can cause imbalances within the Friday 4.30pm. body which can cause one to suffer with aches and pains of back, neck, shoulders, etc and even wear and tear within joints. Along with massage, stretches and rehabilitation exercises are given to clients, which will help to prevent the return of symptoms. This treatment is for everyone, of any age. Sessions available at Bristol Natural Health Service, 407 Gloucester Rd, BS7 8TS For more info and to book contact Keon: T: 07796578793 ▪ E: [email protected] www.bristol-natural-health-service.co.uk
14 Bishopston Matters Please call Kerry on 0117 3494483 to advertise Don’t forget to mention Bishopston Matters when replying to ads! 15 Far left: Dolphin shipmates settle into their bunks for the night. Left: Dolphin student Esme learns onboard skills.
Little Foxes Forest School is donated £45,000. delighted to have established The Society is co- itself as Bristol’s most popular sponsor of Venturers outdoor nursery. We believe Trust, along with the that children are happier and healthier learning University of Bristol. outside. Our forest nursery is in BS7 in the beautiful Trystan Williams, woodland and meadows of Stoke Park Estate. We All hands on deck as local students Principal of Venturers’ are open for 2.5 – 4 year olds, Monday to Thursday, Academy and term time only with wraparound care now available. live and learn aboard the ‘Wettest spearheading the Mini-meditators – Buddhist Founded and run by ex-primary school teachers and Classroom on Earth’ initiative on behalf local mums, we offer high ratios, government funded of Venturers Trust, said: “Real-world experiences On Saturday 25 May, eight adventurous students meditation for children this Autumn places and a truly exceptional nursery experience bring the curriculum to life and can be quite literally from Venturers Trust set sail from Welsh Back at Sakya Buddhist Centre Bristol unlike any other in Bristol. life changing for young people. The depth of harbour in Bristol aboard a classroom like no other. FIND OUT MORE – We’d love to let you know more commitment required to bring together an event like Sakya Buddhist Centre in St Andrews has been a With a host of family, friends, classmates, teachers about us. Visit: www.littlefoxesforestschool.com this is extraordinary and I am grateful to everyone feature on the Bristol landscape for over 40 years, and governors waving from the dockside and a or email [email protected] to learn about who has helped to move this incredible initiative offering the opportunity to make sense of – and choir from The Dolphin School singing songs of our provision, upcoming open mornings, our Monday from the drawing board to the water!” bring spaciousness to – our busy, online, 21st encouragement, the Queen Galadriel departed stay and play group and more. century lives. Over that time, we've had a variety of on the first of eight legs that took a total of 96 Fern, age 11 and a pupil at The Dolphin School, classes and events to come along to, from major “My son’s confidence has grown hugely shipmates, made up of school children and teaching said: “The Wettest Classroom was an amazing Buddhist teachings and classes on meditation and since attending Little Foxes! He’s made good staff, around the UK coast over a two-month voyage experience, especially seeing all the sea life. The Buddhism, to study groups and Tibetan language friendships and learnt so much in your wonderful of adventure, that concluded on 26 July. trip has definitely made me more responsible and environment. Thank you.” Nikki, Little Foxes Mum. resilient. It also made me realise that I can explore classes. During 2019 we have also started to offer As well as sailing the ship under the watchful eye new places and home will always be there when I families the opportunity to bring primary school age of a skilled crew, the children spent time learning, littlefoxesforestschool get back.” children (aged 5 to 11) to have a go at meditation working, eating and sleeping on board the ship for and learn a little about Buddhism. seven days at sea, before docking in harbour where We've had three successful sessions already a new group of students took to the ship’s wheel and this year, and our last Mini-meditators event of set sail for the next destination. 2019 will take place at Sakya Buddhist Centre The initiative has been developed by Venturers Bristol on Saturday 28 September, 3–3.30pm. Trust, together with Extreme Classrooms, the Cirdan The session, which is run by volunteers who are Trust, Whole Education and Kunskapsskolan. The experienced Buddhists and parents too, starts with Wettest Classroom has been over two-years in the a few minutes of meditation, followed by a Buddhist making, including a challenging selection camp story on topics such as friendship, wisdom and last summer, held in Snowdonia for 166 students kindness. Don't worry if your child hasn't meditated from across the country. A fully inclusive expedition, before as full instructions will be given. Even if your children from all over the UK are working together, child normally never sits still, it's worth trying it out encouraging each other and overcoming challenges as they may just surprise you! After the session, as a team – all on the open sea. we'll have time to chat over light refreshments for both grownups and children in the Centre's kitchen, During each leg at sea, home for the students was or out in the beautiful garden if the weather is kind. a Baltic Trader, 32.9 metres long with a beam of 6.6 metres, built in 1937 in Denmark. The ship, which There is no charge for the session and no need sleeps up to 16 crew members, was bought by the to book, just come along. As we are a charity, we Cirdan Trust in 1983 and renamed Queen Galadriel. suggest a donation of £2 per child or whatever you feel able to offer to help with the running costs of When the ship set sail from Welsh Back in Bristol, the Centre. All children should be accompanied the crew consisted of three children from Venturers’ by an adult. To find out more about the session, Academy and five children from The Dolphin School in Montpelier, accompanied by seven teaching staff. email us at [email protected] or visit www. sakyabristol.org. You can find us on Facebook too: The vast majority of funding for the 27 Venturers @SakyaBuddhismBristol. Trust children taking part, was provided by the Society of Merchant Venturers, whose members
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Where can women with a wide range of ages, from their 20s to jobs and backgrounds who their 80s come don’t necessarily share her together to have opinions. For her, it’s a refreshing change from the a go at Bollywood social media echo chambers that generate content dancing and Bhangra based on what she already thinks and believes. drumming, listen to Activism at the heart of the WI talks on music therapy and modern-day All three women have been surprised by the campaigning that’s integral to the WI. Nuala Morey Hair & Beauty slavery, learn about car maintenance, From being warned off joining by her mum, Becky Visit this award winning salon on our dootstep. make jewellery and went on to take her suggested resolution – a Nuala Morey is an ethical, Aveda salon that festive wreaths? And campaign to stop plastic soup and microfibers – caters for all hair types and specialises in yes, sometimes grow to the WI National AGM. At first, she felt slightly wedding and curly hair. the biggest courgette intimidated by giving a presentation to 5,000 mostly and bake the best older women. But as soon as they started chatting 178 Gloucester Rd, BS7 8NU layer cake? and sharing experiences, all that changed. As Mary Tel: 0117 924 0940 puts it, when it comes to campaigning “it doesn’t nualahairdressing.com The answer is the Women’s Institute matter whether you’re in your 20s or 80s, it’s the (WI). Because this collective voice that counts”. is the age range of Breaking down the barriers and stereotypes the women at the Jenny and Mary have been to Denman College Gloucester Road WI together – the WI’s centre for learning, which runs and just some of the cookery, craft and lifestyle courses. Here’s what Top: Jenny & Mary. Above: Becky activities they get up to. Jenny says about her time there. Meet Gloucester Rd WI members Becky, Jenny “There were women there from the very traditional, and Mary aged 28, 47 and 81 respectively, who all long-running WIs as well as the so called ‘new joined the Gloucester Road WI to meet new people wave’ WIs with a younger membership. On the face and do new things. of it, I thought I don’t have a lot in common with Here’s what they say about being part of an these women. But you get talking and then what a
organisation for women that spans the generations. surprise, you find you do have things in common and we’re having a laugh together. I love it for that!” Why they joined the Gloucester Rd WI Mary, 81, recently arrived from Yorkshire and Want to get involved? wanted to do more than the stereotypical WI If you’d like to join us, whatever your age, we meet activities with older women. Jenny, 47, who runs the third Tuesday of every month. Doors open at her own business, hoped to widen her social circle 7.30pm for 8pm start at St Andrew’s Bowling Club,
Derby Road, Bristol, BS7 9AQ. Membership is £42 from other mums with young children. Becky 28, says her own mum told her not to join such a stuffy for the year starting in January, pro rata if you start organisation. So, she was surprised to find that her later. Or you can come as a guest for £5 to try us out. new boss – still in her thirties – was the President of Follow on social media and visit our website for the local WI. She loved the sound of what they got more information. up to and went along to find out for herself. www.gloucesterroadwi.org The activities and talks bring people together All women welcome. We look forward to meeting you. The activity or talk may be the focus of the meeting but they also spark the conversations that help Forthcoming meetings people get to know each other. For Mary, the 17 September – Bhangra drumming workshop activities are like playing and as she says “when you’re playing together age doesn’t matter”. For 15 October – AGM & female butcher/knife skills Jenny, the meetings are a chance to talk to women 19 November – A talk from a renowned historian
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Striving to be the best we can, guided by the light of Christ News from St Bon’s OPEN DAYS Swimming success at St Bon’s looking forward to stepping into her new role from FOR RECEPTION SEPTEMBER 2020 We have a strong tradition here at St Bon’s of September. successful swimming teams. This year, we have Health and Fitness Week reached a new milestone by taking eight of Our annual health and fitness extravaganza took 9:30 AM and 1:30 PM on Tuesday 1st October, our Year 5 and 6 children to the ESSA national place the week before the end of the summer term. swimming competition in Sheffield in June. They did The whole week was devoted to the children being Thursday 17th October and Friday 29th November. fantastically well, with the girls’ team coming sixth in able to try out a huge variety of activities from yoga the whole country and the boys coming 16th. to basketball and from cookery to singing. Our 7 PM on Wednesday 9th October It was a wonderful opportunity for the children to two sports days also happened during the week compete at such a high level and to work with other as well as a trip for children from Years 3 to 6 to Bristol primary schools to represent the South West. a North Somerset farm to find out more about our St Bon’s was also delighted to win the Penguins countryside. Thanks to Mrs McGrath for timetabling Swimming Gala at Easton Leisure Centre in the the whole week and to the whole staff team for same week! making it run so smoothly.
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As many of you in the community will already know, Classes: Teeny Titans (age 2.5–4), Tiny Titans (age 3–6), our Head teacher, Lucille Charles, retired at the Junior programme, Adult classes & Ladies only. end of the summer term after being Head here for Places are available for children to start in 2020. Currently taking new members. the last 20 years. Needless to say, she will be sadly To book your open day place, please contact: Martial arts training is perfect for developing missed but we wish her all the best for a happy and self-discipline, focus, listening skills and healthy retirement. We had a lovely mass in the motivation. It is also a fun way to get fit, improve Email: [email protected] Church as well as goodbye celebrations at school your strength and muscle tone. Web: stbons.uk Phone: 0117 353 2830 which included the whole school teaching Mrs Charles the Cha Cha Slide! Facebook: Red Dragons Martial Arts Email: [email protected] All are welcome at St Bonaventure’s. Sarah Ballantine, our current Deputy head, was appointed Head teacher earlier in the year and is or Call: 07779 740 432 to book your free trial.
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34 Bishopston Matters Please call Kerry on 0117 3494483 to advertise Don’t forget to mention Bishopston Matters when replying to ads! 35 News from Fairfield High Poem: Bristol – Our Home Fairfield High School Well done to Year 8 students from FHS Lou, Ettie, Oona and Tilda who wrote this stunning and thought- OPEN EVENING: provoking poem entitled Our Thursday 19th September, 6pm Home, which From L to R: Ettie, Oona, Tilda & Lou Bristol Healthy Schools’ Health & was picked as Wellbeing badge the winner in a recent in-class competition. OPEN MORNINGS: Fairfield High School (FHS) is delighted to have The students were studying culture poetry – the been awarded the Bristol Healthy Schools’ Health & ideas surrounding culture and multiculturalism – and Tuesday 1st, Wednesday 2nd, Wellbeing badge, in recognition for its considerable the various poems which represented this from work to address the issues around this complex around the world. Thursday 10th & Friday 11th October, 9.15am subject throughout the whole school community. To sum up their learning, in groups, the students This award is a celebration and culmination of wrote some collaborative culture poetry. The poems excellent work, including an open culture where are also a response to images about culture (busy Please visit www.fairfield.bristol.sch.uk/openevents talking about mental health and asking for help is markets, traditional dress, Bristol etc). or ring 0117 952 7100 to book an Open Morning appointment encouraged; curricular and extracurricular activities Oona comments: “Our task was to write a poem. (focusing on mental health and wellbeing) are We had one lesson, four pictures, four brains and embedded to promote healthy lifestyles; and staff we went for it! We all had some good ideas which and students working together to plan and deliver we put together to create this poem. It also helped initiatives to promote good mental health. that we were able to choose who we could work For example, FHS empowers its students by with.” offering multiple opportunities for them to share Ettie adds: “Bristol is such beautiful place to live, their opinions, with concerted effort on the areas so we tried our best to capture that in this piece of surrounding mental health and wellbeing. An writing. We started with a simple metaphor which outcome of this being an all gender toilet in developed and blossomed until we had our finished response to feedback from the school’s Lesbian, piece.” Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ) group; this group also ran a training session for staff to educate them on how to address and deal with Our Home transgender students. Shades of yellow go dancing by Staff are just as important to the FHS community Majestically standing, head held high with wellbeing featuring on every formal agenda. Scales flowing, traditions ignite Staff surveys on wellbeing are regularly conducted; Culture is beautiful, traditions are light recent changes as a result of these including the The bubbling bustle of rainbow fruits, review of the schedule for meetings and parents’ Colourful cultures embracing their roots, The sheer quantity of opportunities FHS provided to progress evenings, reviewing the pattern of the school day Glistening raindrops like tears from the sky, & improve our passions and interests is unbelievable. - Alex (student) and adjusting it in response to staff suggestions. This doesn't faze them, their lives will go by Janice Callow, Strategic Projects Lead at FHS Celebration of culture, family's unity, comments: “The general wellbeing of our staff and The past is our values, and for our values we'll fight students is of utmost priority, and we are over the Holiday habits, traditions fly high, moon that our efforts, which take place effortlessly Just as the moon and stars in the sky on a daily basis, have been recognised in such www.fairfield.bristol.sch.uk a manner. We appreciate that every individual is The houses are whispering, tree confer unique with a variety of needs, which is why we put The air buzzing with our city's purr so many measures in place to accommodate these. The rainbow of colours reminds us of home We shall be displaying this badge with pride, and Our city of joy with clouds of foam would like to thank the Healthy Schools team for all Bristol, Our Home 30 Bishopston Matters Please call Kerry on 0117 3494483 to advertise of its hard workDon’t and forget efforts.” to mention Bishopston Matters when replying to ads! 3131 Bump to Cradle Local mums bring you Green Monkeys Antenatal classes Jo and Lizzie are two local Mums who have been friends since primary school, and Feel confident and supported with antenatal classes initially pursued their own careers in the delivered by the experts from Bump to Cradle. health and well-being sector. Since having children of their own, they have become At Bump to Cradle, we believe that antenatal concerned about the harmful chemicals often classes should be relaxed and sociable but also included in baby products. They wanted to stylish wooden toy truly informative – delivering evidence-based give their kids the best products for their well-being brand Kids Concept. information and practical skills from highly but found little information out there to make it easy trained and experienced experts. We offer a to make safe choices. If you want to try and “Our Mission is to improve the quality of antenatal make ethical purchasing comprehensive course, superior to traditional They have made it their mission to research the education so that you can learn from the experts, decisions for your little healthiest and most eco-conscious children's antenatal classes, packed with up-to-date, make friends for life and approach parenthood ones, to make that products for their own babies and share their balanced information. switch from plastic to feeling calm, confident and informed.” findings with other time-pressed parents. 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Best in Show! Ziggy with proud mum! The ever-popular, annual Horfield Common For various reasons over recent “It was great to have the Fun Dog Show took place this summer – and years (Glastonbury and then trying Pantaloons back for this, their third for Ziggy Perez it was his introduction to the to get my young babies off to sleep!) performance in our wonderful park. world of doggie glamour – not that he seemed I have not had the pleasure of Despite an unpromising forecast to notice as there were just so many dogs to experiencing theatre in the park first for the evening, we welcomed over meet and play with! Ziggy also took his owner hand. Well this year I did – and what 200 people, more than enough to Anne-Louise, who was invited to represent a treat! make an enthusiastic crowd for yet event sponsors Bishopston Matters and judge another wacky, engaging and high Despite threats of rain, a cheerful the Best in Show! crowd turned out, laden with energy interpretation of a literary With a good selection of categories and delicious picnics to be shared with classic. We are already are getting of course the Best in Show champion of family and friends (oh and members excited about their return in 2020!” champions, it would prove to be a great of the cast!). Organiser and member of The Friends of morning for our loyal friends. The event kicked St Andrews Park, Paul Bullivant. This year the Pantaloons delighted off with Best Rescue, quite the international us with their interpretation of Jane changes, wonderful musical collection – with thankful dogs from Romania, Austen’s Sense & Sensibility. For interludes and excellent delivery of Cambodia, Cyprus, England and Italy – but it any one fearful this regency classic lines all enabled the audience to be was Romania that won the heart of the judge. may be a bit stuffy, it was positively thoroughly captivated by only four We then saw Dora – a graceful and dignified brought to life by this quartet of performers and transported into the greyhound – become the proud recipient of talented performers. heart of the tale. Best Veteran; and Best Junior Handlers, Ben, While telling the story many of us Sophie and Phoebe were over the moon their The setting of our stunning park with know so well and staying true to Peggy led them to victory. The Look Alike Their age-old trees in their full glory only its sentiment, the cast took the Owners group really did get you believing there enhanced the experience – there was opportunity to bring much humour to is something to be said about dogs and their even some impromptu visits from the classic tale. I particularly enjoyed owners, and the winner Hercules – a sausage some bemused dogs on their nightly the dashingness and excitement of, dog cross – had a running style that had walk! love rat – Willoughby, represented with sunglasses clearly rubbed off on his owner as she trotted and leather jacket. What a joyous evening, sat in one of my favourite around the paddock in complete synchronicity places watching great theatre with a mug of coffee ‘Rain Danger’ was also hilariously brought to our with him. The big moment – Best in Show… it (from the Tea Garden) in hand, listening to corks attention – in Austen’s novels you really did risk had to be the friendliest and the most humble pop throughout the fabulous performance. Thank fever or death by stepping out into a storm! little long-haired Jack Russell. And Ziggy, well you to the Friends of St Andrews Park for organising not too shabby for his debut – 3rd in Best Pup! For those of us fond of Austen’s other work, a smile and of course the Pantaloons. The good news is was raised when characters horses were referred to there is already a date set for next year! So, mark as Emma and dogs Lizzie and Darcy! Sunday 14 June 2020 in your diary to enjoy the Clever use of props, lightning-speed costumes Pantaloon’s rendition of Sherlock Holmes.
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News from the Friends of Horfield Common Join the Friends of Horfield Common If you would like to talk to current volunteers about (FoHC) – Following completion of a range of what volunteering for FoHC might involve, existing long-term projects (woo-hoo! well done, all!), several FoHC committee members will be available on members of FoHC’s existing committee will be Saturday 7 September 2019, 1–3pm at the Café standing down at the end of 2019. For FoHC to on the Common, at the Ardagh, as part of Ardagh continue to represent park users, and to continue Community Trust’s Open Day event. FoHC our work to enhance the park for the benefit of all, aim to have a new committee in post by the end the FoHC are now seeking to recruit new members of December 2019 when several of our existing to its volunteer committee, including: committee members are moving out of the area and/ or on to new challenges! Do get in touch if you are • Secretary (to manage emails and organise interested in getting involved. Garden Design & Construction meetings/bookings etc) GardenGarden Design Design && Construction • Treasurer (to manage the group’s finances, Junior Parkrun – Planning for Junior Parkrun is ensuring accurate records are kept and presented continuing. We are delighted to have reached our • • to meetings and that payments are made in target for the Parkrun kit – thank you to everyone PatiosPatiosPatios • •Decking DeckingDecking •• Fencing Fencing Fencing accordance with agreed procedures) who has supported this fundraiser so far; we now • General Committee member (Events Lead) need to raise the funding for a defibrillator and we DrivewaysDrivewaysDriveways • • •Turfing TurfingTurfing• • •Walling Walling Walling • General Committee member (Local Community will be ready to get started! Junior Parkrun needs Engagement/Partnerships) a team of volunteers to ensure that the event is • delivered weekly – if you would like to join the group PondsPonds• • ArtificialArtificial Grass Grass • General Committee member (Social Media Lead) Ponds Artificial Grass • General Committee member (Bristol Parks Forum planning for this and get involved as a volunteer, Lead) please get in touch and/or come and see us at the • General Committee member (Wildlife & Practical event on 7 September at the Café on the Common. Work Parties) As always – please do keep in touch FoHC would like to recruit up to ten new committee via www.friendsofhorfieldcommon.com, members who can help to take the organisation follow us on Twitter @FOHC_Bristol or join us forward, bring new ideas and energy to the committee on Facebook ‘Friends of Horfield Common’. and support the ongoing development of FoHC’s work which currently includes the below priorities: • Horfield Common Wildlife Plan GrahamGraham Sothcott Sothcott • Community Events Programme Guitar/UkuleleGuitar/Ukulele Tutor Tutor • Liaison with Bristol City Council Parks & Bristol Electric, Acoustic, Bass, Ukulele Parks Forum Electric, Acoustic, Bass, Ukulele T: 0773 447 6145 One-to-one tuition from T:T: 0773 0773 447 447 6145 6145 • Fundraising One-to-onehis local tuition Studio from his local Studio • Activities for young people on Horfield Common [email protected] PreparationPreparation for Grades. for Grades. Music theory. Music theory. [email protected]@bristollandscapingservices.co.uk • Community Engagement ContactTel: 0771 telephone 4949 930 no: 0771 4949 930 If you are interested in getting more involved with www.bristollandscapingservices.co.uk [email protected]@dsl.pipex.com www.bristollandscapingservices.co.ukwww.bristollandscapingservices.co.uk FoHC’s work, and have time to commit to volunteering Member of the in your local community – this could be for you! RegistryMember of of Guitar the Registry Tutors of Guitar Tutors
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We hope you have had a Funny Women is a national organisation to help lovely summer and are women find their voice through performing, writing looking forward to settling back into the daily and using humour in business and everyday life. routine in and around Gloucester Road. Local comedian Louise Leigh has been running the As the children go back to school (don't forget their Bristol branch at Alchemy since January, with great new shoes from Oddsox!) many of us are looking success. These will start again at Alchemy from 11 to learn skills, get creative or just meet new people. September and continue on the second Wednesday Alchemy 198 offers a variety of clubs, workshops of the month. Come along to the workshops to and events to help you out. The popular Creative improve your skills then perform or just join the Club is a £5 drop-in session on Friday mornings, audience for a laugh from 8pm. transformation and what change might look like our sights set on future solutions. Room 212 offers 10.30–12.30, led by local art teacher Debby Bird, The first ever Bristol Ukelele Festival takes when they are released. Artwork is produced for space outside on the wide pavement for groups to who always has something in her bag to get place on Saturday 14 September. Bristol ukelele sale directly to the public and so you are invited to talk to passers-by about important environmental you started if you don't already have a project to groups, including Bishopston's BUG, will be joined visit the exhibition when Alchemy is open from 5pm issues. This is also true at Alchemy 198 which offers bring along. A new group, Craftisan, is starting on by well-known ukelele groups from London to Tuesdays to Fridays and from 2pm on Saturdays. space for fundraising events, meetings and talks. Wednesdays, to welcome knitters and crafters. perform live music and offer workshops during There will be examples of the artwork at Room 212 Owner of both businesses, Sarah Thorp, knows For those of you who would like to share your short the day and evening. This will be an immensely as well. Part of each sale goes to the artist available that our community is generally switched on to the story writing skills there will be monthly Flash Fiction enjoyable light-hearted event, organised by Uke on release, and part to Prodigal Arts to continue the effects of climate change and wants to learn more events starting on 17 September, led by Flash in Lift Project. For more information go to www.ukelift. project. The aim of Bristol-based Prodigal Arts is to about how we can act. She says, "I have successful Hand who will offer workshops followed by open com. help people in prison and post-release 'unlock' their businesses on Gloucester Road but I don't want to mic readings. The Bristol Songwriters Group will run Alchemy is hosting an exhibition entitled creative potential, 'setting free' a positive sense of run them for profit alone. We have moved into a time meetings on the third Tuesday of the month for those 'Transformation', put together by Prodigal Arts, individual achievement and self-worth which aims to when community, sharing and acting together for the looking for support and advice. The Bristol Acapella a charity that provides opportunities for talented contribute to reducing the chances of re-offending. future of our children and our planet is paramount". group the Minor Setbacks use Alchemy for their prisoners and ex-offenders to produce and sell The exhibition will run from 16–30 September. This doesn't mean life has to be taken too seriously Sunday rehearsals. They will be performing their artwork created in their own voluntary time as part Various venues on our section of Gloucester Road all the time. Alchemy 198 will be hosting various live songs on Friday 27 September and all are welcome of their ongoing rehabilitation. Using different media will play host to artists on the North Bristol Art Trail music and comedy events during September (see to watch and maybe join this fun-loving group. and styles the artists were challenged to depict at the end of November so put Nov 23–24 in your page 36). diaries. This much-loved art trail has been going for 15 years and showcases artwork by established artists in our area as well as those dipping their toes in the water for the first time. Artists show their work Fabrics & Soft Furnishings in public spaces such as St Michaels and Horfield Baptist Church Halls as well as their own homes and Quality made to measure soft furnishings – curtains, blinds, loose workshops. www.northbristolartists.org.uk covers, cushions and more As we become aware of the impact of climate We have a fantastic range of change, traders on our high street are doing fabrics, wallpapers, poles, tracks, their bit. accessories and gifts Giles Transformation Free measuring service and Butchers advice on styles are offering Prodigal Arts Exhibition We offer an installation service to refill your 16th - 30th September 2019 containers Come to the shop and Opening hours: - rather than Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri 5pm-11.45pm/Sats 2pm-12.30am be inspired this summer! give out Alchemy 198, Gloucester Road (Cafe, Bar, Gallery) 210 Gloucester Rd, BS7 8NU plastic bags and Joe’s An exhibition featuring high “Knowing that Tel: 0117 329 0899 someone wants to Bakery have quality artwork for sale, produced Mob: 0772 999 7359 buy my artwork has switched to paper wherever possible and of course by prisoners and ex-offenders had a profound affect from HMP Leyhill Prison. on my self esteem Email: [email protected] Preserve are already 'zero waste'. Room 212 is and has given me a Web: www.marialina.co.uk The artists were challenged to depict new purpose when known for its beautiful window displays reflecting transformation and what change looks I’m released...” Open: Tues to Sat 10am – 5pm. the season or Bristol Festivals but now they are like when they are released. Artist Davey Ring for appointments outside becoming more thought provoking. 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As one of the collaboration between last projects to be funded by the local BID traders, Join FAB for a warm cuppa and a friendly chat at the the former Gloucester we feel we are leaving the community with another Bristol U3A Café on the Common at the Ardagh every Tuesday Road Business positive legacy evidenced by the huge supportive Are you interested in learning more about 10.30am to 12 noon (with a free Tai Chi session Improvement District, public reaction.” Anne-Louise Perez Charles Dickens, or charities in Bolivia, from 10am for the early risers!). local business owner In the event of a suspected cardiac, arrest call 999 or vintage maps of Bristol or even the The Café on the Common is located at The Ardagh, (former levy payer) and a code will be given to unlock the portable device. Brigstowe Village band? These are just Off Kellaway Avenue, BS6 7YL. 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Tell people you saw them in Bradley Stoke & Little Stoke Gifford Matters 1 Good news from the Friends of St Andrews Park The Friends of St Andrews Park is very pleased to announce that, after last year's survey of views about redeveloping the play area, we were successful in securing grants totalling £52,500 from the Ibstock Enovert Trust and the Government's Pocket Parks Plus Fund, including some matched funding. These will cover the cost of installing a new multi-play unit to replace the younger children's play structure, which, while popular, is coming to the end of its life. There will also be some additional sensory play panels with safety surface added to the children’s play area.
The council is processing these grants currently and area will be fenced off for a few weeks to enable the we anticipate that the work will be undertaken from work to be undertaken safely. mid-September. This means that section of the play The next stage is to raise funds for a new and more varied structure for the 6 to 12 age group to replace the wood and rope unit at the top of the playground. To help with this we have recently undertaken a survey of the areas from which people visit the park. While naturally a majority come from nearby neighbourhoods, the survey has borne out our St Johns - A6 Advert_Layout 1 12/06/2019 14:54 Page 1 impression that the park is also popular with people from across North, Central and East Bristol, which means it acts as a 'destination park'.
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52 Bishopston Matters Email me on [email protected] Don’t forget to mention Bishopston Matters when replying to ads! 53 Would you have ALL GARDENS Windsor Road a winning Strategy? Garage Family business est 1964 Teams of Guides from the 93rd and 1st Bristol Guide units joined 2,000 other Guides and Scouts at Strategy Camp in June. In its fifth year, Strategy is a multi-activity challenge hike consisting of three hubs of ten bases Samba fever at – each of varying difficulty and complexity – set TO ALL around a 3,000-acre site on Earl Bathurst’s estate, Brunel Field! Cirencester Park. PEOPLE Each challenge was worth a different number of What a great way to start the day, watching a live points and teams had to plan their own route and performance of Samba music by the enthusiastic decide which challenges to visit in the allotted time, Year 5, Brunel Field pupils, at the end of last term. Serving our community to score the most points. Base challenges ranged You know you are going to have fun when you are from pioneering to supermarket sweep, rock- for over 50 years! warned at the start, “this is going to be loud!”. climbing to paper bridges, and problem-solving to rifle shooting! They could be anything which tested Pupils had been working with a Samba musician for • Car Servicing • MOT Testing physical stamina, mental prowess and/or Guiding ten weeks in the build up to this performance and • Vehicle Repairs and Scouting skills. As well as the main challenge, the hard-work everyone had put in was apparent. there was a host of entertainment and activities to We learnt how although a Brazilian music genre, • Classic Car Maintenance do during the rest of the weekend. Samba has its roots in Africa, represented with • AA accredited garage All of the Guide teams did really well with one team the continual drum rhythm. The young musicians, excelling. Team Optima won Hub C and when all adorned in their fabulous, flamboyant head dresses Get in touch with this trusted, the results were put together came second overall, showed great concentration as they played nonstop narrowly behind the winning team, having covered for fifteen minutes. friendly team, to book in 24 out of the 30 bases. Well done Team Optima! Over sixty pupils took part, split over two call 0117 924 7113. Both units are part of Bristol Northwest Division performances. There was so much joy in the room; which has many units for Rainbows, Brownies, the infectious beats had everyone tapping their Open Mon – Fri: 8.30 to 17.30, feet and soaking up the carnival atmosphere. The Guides and Rangers. If you are interested in Sat 9.00 to 12.00. your daughter joining, take a look at our Division celebratory music united all those who took part, Windsor Road Garage, Windsor Rd, Facebook page. If, however, you are over 18 and SMALL GARDEN SPECIALISTS playing instruments, dancing and grinning from ear thinking, ‘that sounds like fun’, or ‘I used to love to ear. St Andrews, Bristol, BS6 5BP doing that sort of thing’, we always have room for 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE more volunteers to join our leadership teams to BASED IN BISHOPSTON www.windsorroad.co.uk make Guiding happen. Full training is given so don’t worry if you have not done this sort of thing before. Phone Pete 0117 9421 685 Now equipped to service the new An enhanced DBS check (which is organised by the e-mail [email protected] 1234yf Air Con Gas Division) is all that is required to volunteer. In both Affordable Prices - Reliable Service instances, take a look at the Girlguiding website visit www.allgardens.co.uk to register your interest or send an email to our All Garden Craft DESIGN Division commissioner to find out more. ● Garden Clearance and maintenance [email protected] ● Garden make-overs ● Patios & Decking 0117 967 9028 www.girlguiding.org.uk/ ● New Lawns ● Ponds ● Fences/stone walls ● Tree pruning 07818 413 451 www.facebook.com/GGBristolNW/ www.theaerialman.co.uk
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At our last event before her debut, Everything the summer, Maureen About You and her latest Legal Advice in the Armstrong talked about novel The Undoing of Bombweed, the title based Arlo Knott. Arlo develops on the local name for rosebay the mysterious ability to willow herb, which grew on reverse his last action. the bombsites of London. It makes him able to Heart of Bristol The story was first written in experience anything, to 1947 by Maureen’s mother charm any woman and Legal Advice in the Heart of Bristol Margaret as a fictionalised impress any friend; a life memoir of her life during the war, running to over free of mistakes, a life 700 pages and never published. In 2014, Maureen without regret. But are second chances all they're and her sister Gillian Fernandez Morton took on the cracked up to be? Come along and find out. LegalCall us todayAdvice on 0117 909 in 4000 the task of reworking the manuscript, with Gill focusing Our brief AGM will include a report on our activities on the story while Maureen edited lengthy pieces of to date and how we have spent money to support www.henriquesgriffiths.com | [email protected] description and dialogue. Over a four-year period, and enhance the library. We will also be electing their challenge was to maintain a sense of the Heart of Bristol the Friends of Bishopston Library committee, 1940s while producing a readable, 312-page book and are always keen to recruit new members if you for today’s audience. have some time to spare. The story is entertaining and poignant, charting the You can join the Friends, find out about events tough practicalities of women’s lives, their friendships and support the library at facebook.com/ and their different responses to loss and sorrow. bishopstonlibrary, at bishopstonlibrary.org.uk or Published 71 years after it was first written, it brings contact us at [email protected]. Call us today on 0117 909 4000 their wartime experiences to life and will resonate with many readers from personal or family histories. Library Opening Hours: Mon: 1–7pm www.henriquesgriffiths.com | [email protected] Wed–Sat: 11am – 5pm ▪ Sun & Tues: closed. We are now planning our autumn events. The first of these is a new venture, a Community Fair, being held on the first floor of the library on Saturday 21 September, 1.00–3.30pm. Come along to find out more about various community groups and organisations in the area, with a mix of stalls, activities, refreshments and music, there is sure to be something of interest. If you are involved with a local voluntary We are a pantomime group based at organisation and would like to exhibit, please St Bartholomew’s Church Hall, St contact community.fair@bishopstonlibrary. org.uk and we will send further information and a Andrews. booking form. There is no charge either to exhibit or to attend. Rehearsals for our 2020 show will begin in September for adults and October for children. Libraries in the digital world is the theme of Libraries Week, running on 7–12 October. Henriques Griffiths is a law firm established in Bristol in 1973. Today, we have offices in Bristol and Technology plays an increasingly important part We are looking for people to join us, both Winterbourne that service business and individual clients across England and Wales. in all our lives, but we need to have confidence to on stage and off. use it effectively. Libraries already make extensive Henriques Griffiths is a law firm established in Bristol in 1973. use of technology, and during the week we will All ages welcome. Today, we have offices inOur Bristol services: and Winterbourne that service be finding fun ways to make it more available for No prior experience necessary. everyone, and show you just what is available • Landlordbusiness and Tenant and •individual Dispute Resolution clients across and EnglandDebt Recovery and Wales. • Family Law online. We will be running a ‘digital café’ on Good sense of humour needed! • Wills and Probate • Commercial and Residential Property Thursday 10 October, serving hot and cold drinks and cakes. For more information please contact us— Central Bristol Office: 18 Portland Square, Bristol BS2 8SJ Our AGM on Wednesday 23 October features [email protected] local author Heather Child, who will talk about Our services: Henriques Griffiths is a law firm established in Bristol in 1973. 56 Bishopston Matters Email me on [email protected] Don’tToday, forget we haveto mention offices Bishopston in Bristol and Matters Winterbourne when replying that service to ads! 57 business and• Landlord and Tenant individual clients across England and Wales. • Dispute Resolution and Debt Recovery Our• Family Law services: • Wills and Probate • Commercial and Residential Property• Landlord and Tenant • Dispute Resolution and Debt Recovery• Employment • Family Law • Wills and Probate Central Bristol Office: 18 Portland Square, Bristol BS2 8SJ • Commercial and Residential Property • Employment
Central Bristol Office: 18 Portland Square, Bristol BS2 8SJ Local History Matters – Disappearing Architecture BHA local history research – text/photos Andy Buchan ©. This air raid This month’s article is about the rapidly changing face of architecture sign on Ashley in north Bristol; it is not about wanting to save everything, but to at Down School, (photographed least record what was there before it is lost. about 10 years Often buildings must be repaired because of decay or damage, and ago) is almost to repair or replace in the original style and to the original standard unreadable can be very expensive. Change may also be needed when a building today. changes its use, may be from commercial to domestic. Original parts of buildings may be able to Gloucestershire brings Street tell us much about the history of a building or perhaps a street – when it was built, the type of housing it was and perhaps the class of people it was originally built for. Art to the County Ground Roads with Victorian and Edwardian terraces, where every house would have looked almost identical, through Gloucestershire to similar 20th century council housing, have now had modern individuality stamped on each house, but Cricket has undergone Please share your memories of where examples exist, they should be recorded before it is too late. In times gone by, particularly in the first a major revamp of the St Andrews Park part of the 20th century, photographers would often photograph streets and houses, and these photographs Bristol County Ground. can tell us a lot about when houses were built, and the people who lived in different streets. Featuring bespoke to mark its 125th celebrations! Everyone talks about the rapidly changing face of the ‘high street’, but it is not only the businesses street art designs Next year will be this special park's 125th themselves that are changing, the buildings themselves are changing and in some cases are going from and installations, new commercial to residential, often without any record. signage and painting anniversary of opening. The Friend's of St works. Andrews Park have some commemorative Featured on this page are examples of disappearing architecture and other changes. Spectators passing through the Grace Gates at the activities planned. Nevil Road entrance to the ground will be able to The Friends are asking if you can share some view the creations of Silent Hobo, the street artist of your memories of this wonderful community, who has worked with the Club to bring images green space with them please? of cricket and the city of Bristol to life on six of its It could be childhood memories or taking your large walls. In addition, a giant yellow cricket ball, featuring the Club crest, is depicted bursting out of children or grandchildren to the park. Please do the main entrance wall to provide a 3D element to include a photo or two if you can as well. these artworks. The memories will be displayed at an The extensive project was born out of the desire to Anniversary day at the park on 3 May 2020. ↑ The buildings on the left have original better reflect the Club’s brand and colours – yellow Please email: [email protected] or ↑ The advert for Horfield’s steam bakery in 19th century decorated and pierced and black – around the ground and be in-keeping post or your memories to Downend Road has faded significantly over bargeboards, while the building on the ↑ A beautifully maintained Edwardian with its city and community. recent years. right has a plain modern replacement. house, with all its original decoration. Jenny Broe, 2 Gleneagles Drive, Henbury, Will Brown, Chief Executive of Gloucestershire Bristol, BS10 7PS. Cricket, explained why the Club commissioned numerous street art works: Thank you. “It is important to us at Gloucestershire Cricket to reflect our place in the city and community; Bristol is one of the most internationally renowned street art cities and the Gloucester Road area itself is a haven of colourful street art, reflecting its creative neighbourhood. The designs used on our walls – which celebrate our city and that cricket is a game ↑ An example of a shop being converted for all ages, genders and races – is something that to a residential dwelling in Downend Road. will help to bring our ground to life, help to attract ↑ This shop is in a rank on the lower part of the Gloucester Road, and this is the only building a new audience to the game and our venue, and → A beautifully preserved late Victorian with its original 19th century windows and ensure that the Bristol County Ground is more easily doorway on a house that has maintained glazing, contrast with the building on the right. identifiable to visitors and spectators, be they in the many of the original features. venue or watching on television." These are just a few examples of disappearing architectural details on buildings in our area; some might be Spectators can book tickets to matches at the Bristol maintained, others are not iconic enough to be conserved/preserved but should be recorded. County Ground online through www.gloscricket. Roads where original Victorian and Edwardian terraces, where every house would have looked almost co.uk or by calling 0117 910 8000. identical, through to similar 20th century council housing, have now had modern individuality stamped on each house, but where examples exist, they should be recorded before it is too late. Similarly,58 Bishopston other architectural Matters details, commercial Please signage call etc.Kerry should on be 0117 recorded, 3494483 where tothey advertise cannot be saved. Don’t forget to mention Bishopston Matters when replying to ads! 59 News from our Bishopston & Redland Councillors
Bishopston ward news for all residents. The proposals will see some Martin and Fi are continuing to press for money administrative changes in our ward, but the polling to help solve transport problems. Currently we Ashley Down Station – The council has recently stations everyone votes at will remain the same. are told that any improvements have to be paid reaffirmed its commitment to delivering a new rail You can review and respond to the consultation at: for out of CIL funding, which developers have to station at Ashley Down. The station will be at the https://bit.ly/32ksjP5. pay. Unfortunately (or not, depending on your site of the former station at the bottom of Station viewpoint), there is very little development in our Road, adjacent to the Concorde Way cycle route. Please let us know if you have any area and therefore very little money. We don't We’re very excited to see the plan come to fruition comments or questions. think that this is fair! Martin has also pressed the in the coming years, as it will have a transformative Tom Brook, Labour Party mayor for some transparency on how officers impact for residents in both our ward and across [email protected] agree to back road safety schemes so that Muller Road in Lockleaze, where hundreds of new Eleanor Combley, Green Party residents know on what basis crossings or sites homes and a new secondary are being built in the [email protected] are rated for safety measures to be prioritised Exclusive offer to all Gloucester Road Traders, near future. The station should also alleviate some (i.e. the formula about injury accidents). Business and retail outlets. We are delighted to be of the pressure on local streets during cricket and We offer on arrangement onlyopen for a business pick as yourup Local and Garage and football match days. Later in the year, a consultation Redland ward news Special educational needs – We are being contacted by a worrying number of parents who pride ourselves on our honesty, reliability and will take place on the public access arrangements Funds staying in fossil fuels – Many local for the new station. Watch this space as we’ll inform deliveryfeel that they Service are not being supported for adequatelyeither MOT’sexperience. Working servicing just off of the or Gloucester people have or will have their pensions provided by by the council regarding children with additional Road in Brookfield Avenue, behind C J Hole and residents when we know more! Avon Pension Fund – the local authority pension Repairsneeds (knownin general. as SEND). We know As that Bristola local businessthe Bristol we Flyer. know Bishopston Medical Practice – We were provider for the councils in the west of England. lags way down the league tables for the amount disappointed to learn that the Bishopston Medical With increasing concerns that investment in fossil of time it takes to assess children, but suspect The team have many years of experience and are Practice, on Nevil Road, will be closing down. The fuels will become stranded (losing their value as howthat important problems may be more working widespread than and supporting other NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) have coal and oil will be left in the ground) the governor of we think. If you need some help, or even if you friendly efficient and extremely competitive. For reviewed options for the future of the practice and the Bank of England has warned funds to consider would like toBusiness’s tell us about any good service in theyou Gloucestera limitedExclusive time only we areReader offering Offer a further 15% decided that closing it down and dispersing the moving the money for long-term benefits (income) have had from the council then please get in discount on all repairs and servicing exclusive to to continue. Martin presented a motion to the city patients to nearby surgeries was the best option. Roadtouch. area is. This is why thethis all Gloucester is an road exclusive traders and local Business’s We disagree – having a local surgery to serve the council in July calling for it to press for funds to be MOT for just £35!* community in that area is very important and it will divested (moved) and diversified into sustainable Refuse – These problems are dragging on Terms and conditions apply to local business’s only * energy opportunities in line with the climate offer ofwith further 15% reports discountof missed collections. Weexcluding MOT’s*By appointment between only, be sorely missed. Patients should have received Brookfield Avenue, a letter recommending a practice to move to. The emergency motions approved by the councils in are trying to get some useful information out simply quote CCG have identified five surgeries nearby that the region. Unfortunately, the Labour group votedJanuary of Bristol 1st Waste 2017Company to toclarify Aprilwhether 30th 2017Bishopston Bristol,when BS7 Matters 8BP calling between them have the capacity to take all patients with the Conservative group to block this, saying our anecdotal evidence that collections are at time of booking. from Bishopston. If anyone comes across any funds needed to stay in fossil fuel companies andquote worsening CCG17 is true or not but still no hard data. We’ll keep you posted.. The We do hear team however that look forwardTel: 0117 to 942 hearing 1130 issues with the move then please let us know. that dialogue with the companies was best. The London Labour Mayor has advised all the boroughs around 50% of the new fleet have been rolled Horfield Common – the Ardagh – We are in London to move their pension funds out of fossil out, so hopefully things will improve.from you. delighted to learn that the Ardagh Community Trust fuels. has been granted a community asset transfer (CAT) Parking – We understand that in the There’s a petition for fund members and everyone for the Ardagh building on Horfield Common. The autumn there may be some form of official in the region to call for divestment – see: https:// CAT covers the part of the building not used by the council consultation on parking issues in our you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/petition-for-avon- MOTsneighbourhood.TYRES We have little idea whatFlyer formA6 dec it2016 Gloucester Trader.indd 1 20/12/2016 11:44 Bowls Club, and also includes the tennis courts (but pension-fund-to-end-investment-in-fossil-fuels. not the Bowling Green or car park). The Trust has will take yet (maybe a post card), but are hoping ambitious plans for the future of the Ardagh and Mixed news on speeding cars – Some free- that it will be meaningful and lead to some long- Horfield Common, including redevelopment of, and hand painted 20mph roundels have mysteriously term solutions. We’ve asked to be involved so an extension to, the pavilion. We’d like to use this appeared on several Redland roads as local people that local people can have useful input opportunity to congratulate the Trust on gaining the despair at poor enforcement. The council has Car repairs Please do get in touch CAT, thank them for their hard work so far and wish agreed to put up some more signage but there are Fi Hance, Green Party them all the best for the future! You can find out concerns that drivers continue to drive irresponsibly [email protected] more about the Trust at: www.theardagh.com. close to schools and where children play. New Working just off Gloucester Road in Brookfield official 20mph Roundels have however now been Martin Fodor, Green Party Avenue, behind C J Hole and the Bristol Flyer. Polling places review – The council is painted on the steep roads: Berkeley Rd, Egerton [email protected] undertaking a review of the suitability and VehicleTel: 0117 3526156 servicing Rd and Somerville Rd – but we know people really Brookfield Avenue, BS7 8BP accessibility of polling stations within the city in want other physical road safety initiatives to calm order to improve election voting arrangements speeding traffic.
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MullerMuller Road, Road, BS5 BS5 6XP 6XP opening. The Friend's of St www.theoldlibrary.org.ukwww.theoldlibrary.org.uk Andrews Park have some commemorative activities Come Dancing! (but not Strictly) CircleCircle Dance Dance Evenings Evenings planned. CelebrateAt The theOld start Library of 2018 on with the an last evening Tuesday of Circle evening Dancing of The Friends are asking if atthe The month Old Library, led byled Susannahby Susannah Temple At The Old Library on the last Tuesday evening of the month 'In Accord' choir warmly invites sightreading you can share some of your 24Tuesday led September, by Susannah January Temple7:30–9:30pm 30th 2018 singers (alto, tenor and bass) to join us. memories of this wonderful community, green space with First tinge of 7:30Autumn! – 9:30 Come pm and see which Our growing repertoire includes early (Renaissance January 29dancesth and we'll February do this time! 26th and Baroque) and twentieth century classical music them please? Enjoy music from different countries reaching across Europe to the Caucasus and the NoAs need always, to have7:30 enjoy a partner– music9:30 and from pm it’s OKdifferent to be a beginnercountries. It could be childhood memories Beginners are welcome and you don’t need to have Americas – recently for 'A date with Leonardo' or taking your children or a partner.Great variety Great of variety dances, of from dances, peaceful from to peacefullively to for the 500th anniversary exhibition at the City As always, enjoyJoin in asmusic much fromor as littledifferent as you countrieswant grandchildren to the park. lively Join in as much or as little as you want. Museum and Gallery (https://soundcloud.com/ Beginners are welcome and you don’t need to have a partner Please do include a photo or two It’s a whole new take on “going round in circles”! user142347467/sets/a-date-with-leonardo) and at a Susannah teachescalming as weand gorelaxing. along, so you can pick if you can as well. it up gradually. Wear soft shoes or bare feet – floor is 'Celebrating European Cultures' event at Redland Great variety of dances, from peaceful to lively Quaker Meeting House. We are planning gigs The memories will be Joincarpeted.Susannah in as teaches Lightmuch as refreshments we or go as along, little so you providedas can you pick itwant Fiveup gradually. pounds Wear soft shoes or bare feet – floor is carpeted. in churches, theatres, gardens, and new spaces displayed at an Anniversary or so donationLight for Therefreshments Old Library provided gratefully received Five pounds or so donationWelcome for The Old to Library all! gratefully received waiting for the music to happen. Almost anything is day at the park on 3 May 2020. Our evenings will be enlivened whenever possible with possible. Warm,‘live informal music’Welcome community for our dancing!to dance all! evenings for all Please email: jennybroe2008@ Please contact Tom Allport (tom.allport@bristol. abilities Helping to raise funds for The Old Library. yahoo.co.uk or post or your ac.uk) with brief details of your musical experience, Susannah Forteaches more asThere details,we gowill along,be getmore so in dancing you touch can evenings, pickwith it Susannah: up gradually. memories to Jenny Broe, 2 Wear soft shoes or bare feet – floor is carpeted. and we will invite you to join us for 2–3 rehearsals to 0117on 979the last 1519 Tuesday susannahtemple@googlemail. of each month, 7:30 – 9:30 pm Gleneagles Drive, Henbury, Warm, informalcom community Information dance evenings also forat all abilities 'try out' together. We meet on Thursdays 8–10pm, in LightHelping refreshments to raise funds forprovided The Old Library Redland, Bishopston or St Andrews. Bristol, BS10 7PS. Five pounds or so donationwww.theoldlibrary.org.uk forWatch The this Old space! Library gratefully received Thank you. For more details, get in touch with Susannah: 0117 979 1519 www.facebook.com/inaccordbristol/ Information also at www.theoldlibrary.org.uk Welcome to all!
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For more details, get in touch with Susannah: 0117 979 1519 [email protected] Information also at www.theoldlibrary.org.uk Community News/Events... Lockleaze & Horfield Strollers, now part of The North Bristol Walking Group – www. walkingforhealth.org.uk/walkfinder/north-bristol- walking-for-health. Contacts for further info are [email protected] / [email protected]. 3 September, Staple Hill to Royate Hill – Meet at Horfield Leisure Centre at 10.00am (Bus 17). A chance to enjoy another section of the leafy Bristol to Bath Cycle Path. Leader: Sheila. 17 September, Almondsbury Village to Knowle Farm – Meet at Horfield Leisure Centre 9.15am (Bus T2). There are some great views across the Severn 2019 Bristol Tree of the Valley on this walk. Leader; Sheila. Year Competition Ladies – come and join our friendly “The true meaning of life is to plant trees under choir! Henleaze whose shade you do not expect to sit.” Ladies’ Choir, Nelson Henderson conducted by Jane Bristol’s trees form the green framework to our English; sing a wide lives. They bring beauty and character to the range of music from city’s green spaces and to its streets. They also Brahms to songs deliver many other important benefits that improve from shows like ‘Cabaret’. They meet on Thursday the quality of our lives, making us happier and afternoons from 1.45–3.45pm at St Peter’s Church healthier and giving us a sense of place and of our Hall, Henleaze and re-start after their summer break history. Trees encourage plant and animal diversity on 12 September 2019. Go along and see what and help mitigate climate change by absorbing you’re missing – singing in a choir has big health pollution, capturing carbon, producing oxygen and benefits and is a lot more fun than working out! reducing rainwater runoff. Contact Jean on 0117 9624466 or Jane on 07752 332278 for further details. To celebrate this, Bristol Tree Forum is hosting its second Bristol Tree of the Year Competition aimed Keep fit with dance moves – at Horfield Baptist at increasing public awareness of our arboreal Church, 279 Gloucester Rd/Brynland Ave, BS7 8NY, heritage and the many benefits that trees bring us. Tuesday mornings, 10.15–11:15am. Improve your They intend to make this an annual event. mobility and general well-being, have fun, challenge yourself and feel more confident, keeping fit to music. Local Bristol community groups and organisations The class also includes some body conditioning are invited to submit their candidate tree before including seated exercise. Working at your own 1 October 2019. Just one tree per group or pace, the class is suitable for all abilities. Go along organisation may be submitted. The tree must be and make new friends at this very social and friendly within the Bristol City Council boundary and in a class. Pay as you go at £4 per session. Wear public space accessible to everyone. comfortable clothing and appropriate footwear. For Voting for your favourite tree will open on 15 further information contact Eileen Scott, on 07969 October 2019 and will close one month later at 929733, or email [email protected] and visit midnight on 15 November 2019. the website: www.keepfit.org.uk. The winner will be announced during National Tree The Bartholomites need you! This local pantomime Week, which will be held between 23 November group are based at St Bartholomew's Church Hall, and 1 December 2019. St Andrews. Rehearsals for their 2020 show begin in September for adults and October for children. To find out more, visit www. The group is looking for people to join them, both on bristoltreeforum.org/2019/07/14/bristol- stage and off. All ages welcome. No prior experience tree-of-the-year-competition-2019/ and necesscary. Good sense of humour needed! For search for #BristolsFavouriteTree on more info contact: [email protected]. twitter.
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