Dundry View Neighbourhood Partnership serves , & wards Hartcliffe and Withywood Community Partnership Newsletter

Tel: (0117) 903 8044 www.hwcp.org.uk Issue 49 Autumn 2012 AAUTUMNUTUMN LALAUNCHUNCH FORFOR HOSPITHOSPITALAL BBUSUS SERSERVICEVICE Service will help South residents get to new hospital

. At your service! The new route will employ two new part-time drivers managed by Dave Parry, pictured above

The CATT bus has been chosen to easily. The service will be available to run a new community bus service “It’s a sign of the CATT buses success residents throughout the whole South taking residents from throughout that it has been selected to run this new Bristol area stretching from St Annes South Bristol to the new South service”. to . Bristol NHS Community Hospital Funding comes via Section 106 money Bus pass holders will be able to get free at . agreed by Hengrove and transportation while others will pay a The scheme has been developed to Neighbourhood Partnership. fee. Contact CATT for information. help residents with their transport The project will employ two part-time Dave Parry, CATT bus, @symes needs. drivers to cover the routes. community building, Peterson Vicki Ford, CATT AssistantBlak says:e “We, JoshThe newand hospital Rea busgan service in willW ithrun ywAvenue,ood Hartcliffe,Park Ska BS13te 0BE. park are delighted to get thisF eafundingtur eto onMonday playing to Friday outside with the first pa dailyges T:8 (0117)& 9 903 8021 / (0117) 377 3451 enable residents throughout South pick up starting from 7.30am and the E: [email protected] BristolPic: Bento access Smith the new Photography hospital more last departure at 6.30pm. www.hwcp.org.uk Withywood Park pod P3 Funding news P4 Bishopsworth Pool P7 HAWKS tenwham! yrs issue P14 49 1 WELCOME WELCOME

“A mix of Britain’s got Talent & Glastonbury with a bit of community fair”

GigGig @T@Thehe GrGroovvee By Blenheim Scouts In true Scouting fashion, Gig@The Grove still went ahead on Saturday 7 July despite terrible weather before the day. Nearly 550 people turned out to enjoy over six hours of live, outdoor musical entertainment, mainly by local young people. Entertainment included Blenheim Scouts Ravens Marching Band, local artiste Beaver, Cheddar Grove School choir and dance club and Woodchuck. Thanks to a grant from Community First (via Pic by Bob Holder Photography View NP), we were able to keep ticket prices low for this event.

HWCP & Dundry View Neighbourhood Partnership wwham!ham! meetingsmeetings diardiaryy wham! is the quarterly newsletter of Hartcliffe and Withywood Call HWCP for more info Tel: (0117) 903 8044 Community Partnership (HWCP). September Contact: Anne-Marie Norris Mon 10 Pride of Place @symes community building 10am-12noon E: [email protected] Mon 10 HWCP Board meeting @symes community bdg 4.30pm-6pm Tel: (0117) 903 8013. Mon 10 Whitchurch Park Neighbourhood Forum Hartcliffe Methodist Church View the wham! online at 7pm-9pm www.dundryview.org.uk Weds 12 Hartcliffe Neighbourhood Forum Headley Park Church 7pm-9pm Next copy deadline: 1 October Thurs 13 Bishopsworth Neighbourhood Forum St. Peters Church 7pm-9pm Distribution: 8 - 22 November Mon 24 Dundry View Neighbourhood Partnership Blenheim Scouts Activity HWCP, @symes community Centre, Banwell Close, Bedminster Down 7pm-9pm building, Peterson Avenue, Hartcliffe, October Bristol BS13 0BE. T: (0117) 903 Mon 8 Pride of Place @symes community building 10am-12noon 8044. www.hwcp.org.uk Tues 9 HWCP Board meeting @symes community building 4.30pm-6pm www.dundryview.org.uk Weds 17 Dundry View Transport Group @symes 10.00am-11.30am HWCP is a company limited by November guarantee no. 4167878 and Mon 12 Pride of Place @symes community building 10am-12noon registered charity no. 1092914. Mon 12 HWCP Board meeting @symes community building 4.30pm-6pm Disclaimer: Opinions and info Mon 26 Whitchurch Park Neighbourhood Forum Bridge Farm Sch 7pm-9pm contained in this publication are those Weds 28 Hartcliffe Neighbourhood Forum Willmott Park Bowling Club 7-9pm of the contributors & not necessarily Thurs 29 Bishopsworth Neighbourhood Forum Zion Art Centre 7pm-9pm those of HWCP. www.hwcp.org.uk & www.dundryview.org.uk

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Play Rangers will be on site every week to open the pod NeNeww parparkk podpod openedopened

Five years of tireless campaigning Pic by Heather Williams by Withywood residents for a ‘park pod’ in their local park has finally paid off, thanks to the Dundry View Neighbourhood Partnership. Park pods offer arts and crafts, environmental activities, adventure equipment and much more. The Lord Mayor Cllr Peter Main and George Denford cut the ribbon to officially open the new play resource for young people on 6 June. The pod houses an Aladdin’s cave of play resources including everything from hula hoops to nets for den building. The park pod at Withywood Park will be used by CSV play rangers facilitating open access play sessions. Activities are guided by what the children want. Tea, coffee and biscuits are also on offer.

Withywood Park CSV Play Ranger Sessions Wednesdays term-time from 3pm- 6pm, different during holidays. Come along and enjoy: • Football • Tennis . Cllr Peter Main and George Denford • Circus skills MBE cutting the ribbon on the park pod • Den building

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Environment T: (0117) 978 2187. George Denford MBE, member of the Withywood Park Group

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Nearly £20,000 went to local groups at the end of June TThumbshumbs upup fforor locallocal fundingfunding

. Chris Higgs, Stan Higgs - Assistant Manager, Dino from Delicious Kebabs and Mike Bright - Membership Secretary celebrate Hartcliffe Community Centre being awarded a grant for a new roof

A bowling club for blind people, a local football team and a club for disabled residents are just three of the groups awarded funding when the Dundry View Neighbourhood Partnership Wellbeing Panel met at the end of June. The panel comprises local councillors and residents and also incorporated some additional members to meet the Community First funding requirements. The panel approved £10,430 Wellbeing Funding and recommended £6,580 Whitchurch Park Community First Funding and £2,490 Bishopsworth Community First Funding for approval. Local groups and organisations can now apply through the Dundry View NP for Wellbeing Funding and Community First Funding.

When and how to apply

8 November 2012 - closing date for applications 17 December Partnership meeting – decision on November grants

11 February 2013 - closing date for applications 25 March Partnership meeting – decision on February grants

FFI contact Heather Williams E: [email protected] T: (0117) 903 8044 or visit www.dundryview.org.uk

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Where the money goes - both these groups recently received funding from Dundry View Neighbourhood Partnership Exploring local history Food aid By Brenda Purnell, Chair Hartcliffe and Withywood History Group

Hartcliffe and Withywood History We often look at Family History. The new Foodbank based in the Group was founded in 2002, it We have remained a small group of Withywood Centre was launched followed on from a short course of senior citizens but welcome anyone at the end of June. family history run by Mrs Andrea wishing to join us. Our latest funding The Carpenters Foodstore provides button. will enable us to healthy food and support to families A small group of continue with and individuals in desperate need who local residents the very happy, temporarily cannot put enough food applied for friendly, on the table. SRB5 funding to Bristol Blue Glass Museum interesting So far an increasing number of form a new is on the events calendar group. residents have benefited from the history group. The group meet volunteer-run Foodstore and Since that time at St Andrews organisers anticipate demand will we have met Church Hall, grow rapidly.

once a month Hartcliffe 2pm- ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ with Andrea 4pm third Button as our Monday of the tutor-facilitator. month. 220220 Over the years Cost £2 . The number of meals we have includes tea, provided for local people by continued to coffee and a pilot scheme at the

Withywood Centre last Xmas enjoy learning biscuits. ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ about the history of Bristol and the surrounding area. Contact Tracey Phillips, Carpenters This has included presentations, videos/ Andrea Button T: (0117) 956 3519 Foodstore Manager said: “In today’s DVDs, guest speakers, visits and an or Brenda Purnell T: (0117) 987 financial climate more and more occasional quiz. 0032. people are struggling, people are going Presentations have included the life and hungry, getting stressed and finding works of Dr William Budd, George themselves trapped. We aim to help White, John James, Brunel, also Bristol Events calendar families by working closely with them, Potteries, war-time evacuees and • 17 September – Bristol providing food and giving support”. schools and education in Bristol. Curiosities – do you know any Residents can be referred to the Visits have included Weston Heritage stories about Bristol’s curious scheme by many organisations, Museum, Bath Abbey Vaults, Sally past? including South Bristol Advice Lunns Kitchen, and Dorset • 15 October - Bristol Blue Services, Schools (via the Home Link Heritage Railway, William Herschel Glass, Bedminster. Officer), Social Services and other Museum, Wells Cathedral and • 19 November – Video: ‘Queen community groups who help people. Museum, Clevedon Heritage Centre Elizabeth 1’. Open for food distribution: and Pier. • 17 December – Diamond Wednesday 10am - 2pm. Speakers gave us the history of Dundry, Jubilee Quiz and Christmas Carpenter’s Foodstore 50 years of Withywood Church and the Social. Withywood Centre, Queen’s life of midwife Eliza Jane Crocker. Road, Withywood, BS13 8QA.

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Residents raised local issues including speeding, parking & anti-social behaviour LocalLocal rresidentsesidents imprimproovingving yyourour arareaea

Neighbourhood Forums were held in each ward in June giving local The September Neighbourhood Forums are an residents the opportunity to meet opportunity to: with various agencies. • Hear an update on the South Bristol Hospital Come along to your September Neighbourhood Forum, details on page • To raise local issues you have and talk to reps from two, and hear what is happening in your agencies like the Police community and raise any current issues you have. An update of the actions taken will be given at the December forums as well Bulky waste collection Parking issues as to the resident who raised the issue, You can arrange for the Council to As a local resident and road user, if they wish. collect up to three bulky items at a please do take care not to park in a All of the issues can be found online charge of £15. way that causes problems to other road www.dundryview.org.uk/ All additional items will be charged at users and pedestrians. neighbourhood-forums/ the same rate. If a vehicle is parked on a pavement · Up to three items £15 where there is a single or yellow line a Plastic recycling · Four to six items £30 fixed penalty charge notice can be At the June forums there was a · Seven to nine items £45 issued. presentation from Resource Futures If the vehicle is causing an obstruction about the new household recycling To arrange a bulky waste collection the Police are responsible for dealing services. from your home call Customer Services with this. Parking services can be The newest items we can recycle on on T: (0117) 922 2100. contacted on T: (0117) 922 2198. the kerbside are the plastic items. These go into your new green box along with Dog Fouling For information about cans, tetra paks, foil and aerosols. It is an offence for a dog owner not to Neighbourhood Forums contact Cardboard now also goes into your clear up after their dog has fouled in Heather Williams, HWCP green box. any open area in Bristol. A dog warden Partnership Manager All can be contained in the box with can issue a fixed penalty notice (an on- T: (0117) 903 8010 the new net. We have all been given the-spot fine) currently £80 which is E: [email protected] smaller black bins and so the more we reduced to £60 if paid within 10 days. Or see www.dundryview.org.uk recycle the less we use the black bin. Contact the dog warden If one green or black bin is not enough For the date of your next for your household you can call E: [email protected] Neighbourhood Forum see T: (0117) 922 2100 to order boxes. T: (0117) 922 2500. meetings diary page two.

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Residents to be consulted on future of pool site ASB on St Peters Rise Fresh hopes for Police Bishopsworth Pool special by Cllr Richard Eddy patrols On Tuesday 28 February appointed (to maintain building by PC Hilliar Bishopsworth Swimming Pool security) and a twice-weekly grounds closed, a day prior to the new maintenance regime put in place. Recent Bishopsworth Forums Hengrove Park Leisure Centre The Steering Group is currently identified issues with anti-social opening its doors. consulting with local organisations over behaviour around St Peter’s Rise This was, sadly, just shy of celebrating a Community Resource Mapping on Friday and Saturday evenings. its 40th anniversary and despite a Exercise - to establish local resources The behaviour concerned has petition of over 10,000 signatures and gaps in provision - and we wait to involved groups of up to 50 young opposing it shutting. hear back from the Amateur Swimming people gathering in the area of the On Thursday 26 April a public meeting Association (ASA) over what has Malago Park entrance. was held at St Peter’s Church, attended worked and what hasn’t at closed UK This large group of youths has caused by almost 150 local people, where the community pools. some intimidation and concern for future of the site was discussed. In the meantime, the Council’s Property local residents. The Council confirmed publicly that it Services have prepared the paperwork Many of the group have been known had no pre-planned notion of what should the Steering Group recommend to consume alcohol and have should go on the land and it would to the Council after consultation to become quite raucous. welcome the active involvement of the proceed with the demolition of the PC Jerry Hilliar, the beat manager for local community in devising a planning building and future re-development. the area, said, “The local community brief for the site. No final decision has been made and have told us, through our local nor will it be until we publicly consult meetings, that they find these large Local people to have their say with the wider local community and groupings of young folks quite The most positive decision of the present an open paper for the Dundry intimidating. evening was the public support for View Neighbourhood Partnership. “I can understand why they feel this establishing a Steering Group to lead way and we are employing special the development of the consultation of Steering group membership patrols to ensure that no illegal options for the future use of The steering group are looking for activity takes place and any Bishopsworth Swimming Pool, set up additional interested members who live unacceptable behaviour is swiftly under the Dundry View in the Headley Park area. stamped out.” Neighbourhood Partnership. The officers routinely station a police The Bishopsworth Pool Development For more information contact van at the location and use it as a Steering Group has now met twice and Heather Williams in the @symes base to engage with young people. has scheduled its next formal meeting community building This proved to be highly successful for early September. T: (0117) 903 8044 and similar activities are planned for Property guardians have been E: [email protected] all Friday and Saturday nights.

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Our guinea pig is pleasantly surprised when she Local side enjoying tests her rusty netball skills success ChallengeChallenge SuzieSuzie SponsorSponsor By Suzie Gardner

With this issues challenge being to This session was at the Hengrove soughtsought attend a netball session it didn’t Leisure Centre, which is a great new seem too daunting. I remembered facility, very welcoming with lots of playing netball in school and people buzzing around to different enjoying it. classes and sessions. Mendip United Football Club is one But it was as I Back to of the most successful amateur arrived that I Sue Anderson and Suzie Gardner Netball football clubs in Bristol and they are remembered Suzie attended looking for new sponsorship. quite how long a Back to Mendip United started life as The ago it was that Netball Mendip Gate Football Club in 2000 I’d last played session on as a ‘Pub Team’. in school! Tuesday night As the seasons passed, the club Rules, from 8pm- become more successful winning eight positions and 9pm. promotions. pivoting had The club has gone from strength to long left my Netball’s strength with a reserve team added in mind. Back to 2002. The club has won a total of five Of course I Netball league titles and five cups along with rd needn’t have worried. It was an easy provides a gentle introduction to the endless runners up and 3 place group to join in with and Sue Anderson, sport for women aged 16+. Sessions finishes. a Netball Development Community are coach-led and cover basic skill The 2010-11 season saw the first team Coach, started the session with some development and court play. Sessions win the league title, league cup and GFA warm-up exercise that started to bring focus on learning new skills and having cup treble. This season they won the it all back to me. fun playing netball with friends. double as they managed to defend the I wasn’t the only new member that For further information and to find league and cup titles. week and Sue explained exercises details of local sessions visit The club aspirations include getting their clearly and gave lots of encouragement. www.englandnetball.co.uk/my- own ground so they can follow their The warm-up was followed by some game/back-to-netball/ dream of playing county standard games, on half a court, to practice football. technique and different skills. This was If you are interested or have queries a good way to get to know the game Local netball regarding how the football and sporting and people in the group. sessions venue relationship can work, contact As we played different games I was Tuesday 8pm-9pm Hengrove them – numbers below. surprised at how quickly the time went. Leisure Centre cost £3 The sessions normally finish with a (indoor). www.mendipunited.com netball game on a full court. New session starting at E: [email protected] This group is a great way to get into Hengrove Leisure Centre Chairman Wesley Saunders 07966 252395 netball, whether you’re a complete from 10 September Monday Team Manager and Assistant beginner or not. 11am-12noon. Cost £3 It is a very sociable, accessible and fun Secretary Richard O’Connor (indoor). Creche available. group to be a part of. 07828 461633

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Twenty five competitions including football, badminton and track & field FFootballootball leleggendend launclauncheshes OlOlympicympic sporsportsts dadayy

. Competitors from ‘Team Mexico’, one of 32 countries represented at the BLC Sports Day

Scott Murray, the Bristol City Scott spoke to the school about his Over 25 competitions were organised legend, came to Bridge Learning early days playing football in Aberdeen as part of the Bridge Olympics Day Campus (BLC) in June to launch and how he never gave up, despite not where 32 country teams fought battles their Olympic Sports Day. being scouted until the age of nineteen. across track and field as well as table Scott was City’s top scorer in 2002/ Choirs from across the Campus sang tennis, cheer leading, dance, frisbee 2003 and scored over 100 goals across uplifting and motivational songs such and darts. his career of 400 league appearances as Eye of The Tiger. “Listen to your coaches”, Scott told for clubs such as Bristol City, Reading, Bridge’s Olympic Sports Day was BLC pupils; “they are there to help you Cheltenham and Bath. planned for the next day and Scott, and develop your skills. Keep focused School built own olympic torch ‘The Flying Scotsman’, picked 32 on your goals and don’t give up.” Scott started proceedings by entering countries out of a hat and passed the Clearly Team India took these wise with an ‘Olympic Torch’ built by flags to 32 ‘Olympic’ teams across the words to heart as they were soon Bridge’s own Engineering Department. campus. announced winners.

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Bids submitted to £2m £100k Neighbourhood city-wide fund Partnership funding £200k of improvements TTrransporansportt No 52 Green bidsbids bus saved light for

The Dundry View Transport Group The threat of possible cuts to the transport has put in a number of bids to a new 52 bus service has been lifted and fund in the city, the Local an extended service secured for schemes Sustainable Transport Fund. the next five years after councillors, With £2million to spend, this fund will at the June Dundry View support both highways improvements Neighbourhood Partnership, and activities by community groups to agreed to commit £100,000 to Councillors on the boost walking, cycling and public support the service. Neighbourhood Partnership transport use all over the city. As a result the 52 will still run nine recently agreed these schemes Next deadline journeys a day but with an extended recommended by the Transport The next deadline is end March 2013. service through to South Bristol Group: For more information and a grant Hospital at Hengrove Park. Hollisters Drive application form go to: The councillors’ decision was £58,000 to address speeding http://www.bristol.gov.uk/page/ supported by local residents on the problems and increase road safety. communities-grant Dundry View Transport Group. Residents are being consulted and Local improvements Imperial Park Development cash are generally delighted that action is Improvements identified by the The £100,000 comes from monies paid being taken. Transport Group and agreed with the to the City Council from the Imperial ‘Long overdue’ and ‘can’t happen Neighbourhood Partnership include: Park development to improve public soon enough’ sums up the general • Bishport Avenue transport – Section 106 monies. tone of responses so far. Three new pedestrian crossing These funds were handed over to Bishport Avenue, Hareclive points Neighbourhood Partnerships for local Road and The Groves • Highridge and Church Roads decision making in 2011. Major upgrades to bus stops over (‘Elm Tree Corner’) Councillor Helen Holland, the the coming year, including new Improved parking outside shops Partnership Chair said: ‘”As local shelters with real time information and cycling provision councillors in the Dundry View displays and raised kerbs. • Pavey Road Partnership we’re taking every This is funded through £238,000 Traffic calming opportunity to get decision-making into from the Imperial Park and Groves • Fulford Road our communities. developments earmarked to Additional parking outside shops “Better access to the jobs, services and improve public transport. · Geoffrey Close facilities at Hengrove is something Totshill Drive and Chaundey Improved parking in this narrow residents told us is important to them. Grove road Having the responsibility for choosing These very narrow roads will get The Transport Group is hoping to find how this money is spent locally has improved resident parking as out if they’ve been successful in the made it possible for us to save and schemes are put in to install early autumn so watch this space! improve this vital service.“ grasscrete on grass verges.

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Up to 110 homes are at risk from internal flooding during extreme weather TTacacklingkling DundrDundryy HillsHills floodflood riskrisk Proposed works · Digging a ditch in Edgefield Road at the bottom of This summer residents have had They have identified potential works to the farms to direct water to the the sandbags out in Hennessy help reduce the risk of flooding to drains. Close where there’s been a threat nearby residents. · On Newland Walk, of flooding in some homes. Longer term plans include working with Newland Road and Claypiece Elsewhere there’s been garden farmers to look at the way land is used Road to put in ditches to flooding in Edgefield Road plus by encouraging farmers to put in intersect water and a bank to hold flooding problems in Coldrick Close hedgerows, changing the way they back water. off Tanorth Road. plough fields and putting in woodland . The area is at higher risk of flooding · Putting in ditches on because of the Dundry Slopes. E: [email protected] farmland at the back of Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) T: (0117) 922 2100 Arrowfield Road. Bristol City Council has recently Flood Risk and Asset · In Taylor Gardens there are completed a Flood Risk Assessment Management, 3rd Floor, Brunel possible improvements to the (FRA) looking at flooding problems House, St Georges Road, Bristol, drainage system. caused by the Dundry Hills. BS1 5UY.

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South Bristol Link Over 300 children preparing to move to consultation update secondary school took part in the project Over 550 ExhibitionExhibition lookslooks attend aatt ararea’ea’ss historhistoryy events By the Project Team The launch of the ‘Changing The consultation on the South landscapes, changing lives’ Bristol Link proposals ran from 4 My Bristol exhibition drew the crowds to May to 29 June. My Bristol is a place @symes in July. The project team staffed four full of up and downs Local young people preparing to move exhibitions totalling 16 hours of My Bristol is a clown full to secondary school put the exhibition consultation with approximately 550 of jokes together which was on display in people attending the exhibitions. My Bristol is a dream @symes community building Key themes where anything can come throughout July. Key themes emerging from the initial true Young people looked at the history of analysis include: My Bristol is a guardian Hartcliffe, Withywood and Whitchurch, · Appropriate BRT stop guiding me through life exploring how people felt when they locations; My Bristol is a place my first moved here fifty years ago, how · Alignment and safety of shared family are born and bred the young people felt about the move cycle/footways; My Bristol is a tree that to ‘big school’ and what it feels like for · Design of junctions particularly never stops growing. new people moving into the area today. Highridge Green/Highridge Road/ Local school contributions Summer Ashton King George’s Road and the Fair Furlong pupils wrote poems about Hareclive Road/reserved transport ‘My Bristol’, produced information corridor junction; about Bristol’s visitor attractions and the area today. · Provision of safe crossing interviewed people who moved to the Head teacher at Gay Elms Primary points at junctions and retaining area from outside the UK. School, Annette Osborne, said: existing crossing points (wherever Gay Elms Primary School looked at the “Through the project our Year Six possible); significance of the tobacco industry to children have recognised the historical the area and produced ‘stop smoking’ importance of their immediate locality leaflets. and how this has contributed to 1200 Young people reflected on how it developments within the city. . Number of online, phone and feels to be the ‘new person’ “Transition from primary to secondary written comments received Bridge Farm Primary School children education can be a difficult time for produced a book featuring Whitchurch some children and participation in the Where significant design changes are facts and a history of Whitchurch. project has enabled them to view needed we intend to engage affected They also reflected on what would changes positively, while recognising local communities and user groups. make people feel nervous, scared, their own importance as citizens of Further details will be published in happy and sad about moving to the new Bristol.” the Statement of Community estate – a way of thinking what it was The programme was developed due to Involvement that will be submitted like for people moving onto the estates, a rise in reported hate crime in the with the planning application this year. what it’s like to change school and what Dundry View wards as one way to it’s like for new people moving in to improve community cohesion.

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Mum describes fire Popular family show promises to be best yet demo as ‘terrifying’ GangGang ShoShoww bacbackk bbyy Escape popularpopular demanddemand plan vital popularpopular demanddemand A mother can now see the need for By Blenheim Scouts families to have escape plans after she fought her way out of a smoke- filled house during a demo. Fire & Rescue borrowed a Gang Show three-bedroom house in Weston- Wednesday 31 super-Mare for the exercise. October to Saturday 3 Mum Lou Eddins, who has a 20- month old son, volunteered to take November 7.15pm at part in the demonstration. Bedminster Down She based herself in the first floor School master bedroom while firefighters filled

her home with safe, synthetic, smoke.

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variety show is a must see for the tickets and/or transport, please contact Station Manager ○○○○○○ whole community and promises to the Scout office. ○○○○○○○○○○○○ be even bigger and better than The closing date for applications for the When the smoke detectors activated, before, with a larger venue and free tickets and/or transport is 6 Lou had to make her way down the more tickets available. October 2012, so don’t delay, contact stairs and out of the fume-filled home. This show sold out very quickly last us today! Thick smoke causes disorientation time, so don’t delay – get your tickets Please note that all tickets are non- Thick smoke from a fire can quickly today! returnable and non-refundable. cause you to become disorientated, Ticket prices even in the most familiar surroundings. Adult - £5 Lou said: “I could barely see anything Under 16’s/Over 60’s - £3 Tickets can be purchased online in front of me. Family (2 Adults & 2 Children) - £12 www.blenheimscouts.org “In my own home there are things on Group discounts are available with one or by contacting the Scout Office the floor like shoes everywhere. free ticket for every 10 purchased for T: (0117) 964 5555 “It made me realise how ridiculous it the same performance. E: [email protected] is that me and my husband have gone this far without making a plan. Thanks to a grant from Community First (via Dundry View “We really need to make sure we Neighbourhood Partnership) we have been able to keep the ticket know what to do if we had to grab prices low and offer some free tickets and/or transport to groups and Dexter and get him out.” individuals within the Dundry View Partnership area with limited means. For fire info www.avonfire.gov.uk

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Charity has supported thousands of local people Ten years of HAWKS By Lorraine Bush, HAWKS

Councillors’ Friends of HAWKS volunteers Because they are a smaller community organised a family-fun community service the city council are reducing the event in the @symes community funding and number of contracts they surgeries building on Friday 27 July. want, so it has been impossible for It was well attended by local people as HAWKS to take part in the process HAWKS celebrates 10 years of and compete against larger city supporting thousands of children, young organisation to win contracts.

Bishopsworth ward Cllr Richard Eddy (Conservative) contact details are: Tel: (0117) 377 5072 Email: [email protected] Post: 5 Little Headley Close, Headley Park, Bristol BS13 7PJ. Cllr Kevin Quartley (Conservative) is available: Tel: (0117) 353 3161 Email: [email protected] Post: Bristol City Council Room U01, The Council House, College Green, Bristol BS1 5TR. Hartcliffe ward Cllr Mark Brain ( Labour) and Cllr Derek Pickup (Labour) hold surgeries on the third Saturday of each month between 10.30am- 12 noon in the new Hartcliffe Library, @symes community building . Whitchurch Park ward Cllr Helen Holland (Labour) You can always contact Helen via phone or people and parents / carers affected by Residents want local services email, Tel: (0117) 987 2238; drugs and alcohol in the community. There is a risk that future services will Email: [email protected] Helen holds regular surgeries at the BBC Radio Bristol broadcast a live be delivered from city centre locations Hartcliffe Library, @symes community show from @symes the same morning and community services like HAWKS building, on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of inviting residents views of the area. will no longer be around. every month, 10.30am – 12noon. No HAWKS funding situation However many clients say that they appointment necessary. Local people interviewed expressed cannot afford to travel to the city centre Cllr Tim Kent ( Lib Dem) is always available. concerns about the funding situation of services, and need trusted local services He can be contacted, Tel: (0117) 3005645 ; local community services like HAWKS with easy access when they need help. Email: [email protected]; Post: 106 who are at threat of closure. Hengrove Lane, Bristol, BS14 9DQ. Tim The city council are going through HAWKS office also has an website describing what he has competitive tendering processes and T: (0117) 964 2859 been doing for Hartcliffe and Whitchurch. http://timkent.mycouncillor.org.uk HAWKS has already recently been E:[email protected] disadvantaged by this process. www.hawks1.org.uk

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Local VCS groups Lucky locals VibroGym visits Organisers hope scheme to have collective say & Dundry Inn meal will boost local economy VCS rep Winners Bristol Pound It’s been agreed that voluntary and delighted coming soon community groups (VCS) should have a place at the Dundry View with prizes Neighbourhood Partnership. with prizes They will contribute ideas and bring a VibroGym BRISTOL will become the first UK broader VCS perspective. The winner of the VibroGym city to have its own currency soon. Local groups will be contacted to competition was Pamela Potter from More than 100 businesses have signed determine how this should work and Headley Park. up to use the Bristol Pound which goes who should take the place. Pamela really enjoyed her sessions with live on 19 September. Contact Heather Williams for further Leigh. Organisers hope the scheme will boost information in the @symes community We had a really good response to this the local economy by helping keep building, T: (0117) 903 8044 competition so commiserations to those money in the city. E: [email protected]

who weren’t so lucky this time.

○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Dundry Inn meal for two The winner of the Dundry Inn 2525 SepSep competion Sylvia Neate took her Date of the next VCS meeting

three-course meal with an old school ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ .○○○○○ friend. For further information about the VCS Sylvia would like to thank The Dundry meeting which takes place from Inn for such a good experience, with Notes in £1, £5, £10 and £20 12.15pm in the @symes community such attentive staff. denominations — worth the same as building contact Jean Erskine at HWCP So a big thank you for looking after Sterling — have been printed and will T: (0117) 903 8045. our winners so well. be available to spend in September.

The Community Partnership www.hwcp.org.uk

Hartcliffe and Withywood Community Partnership (HWCP) was started by local residents in 1998 to lead improving the area. HWCP runs the Dundry View Neighbourhood Partnership (NP), @symes community building and the CATT bus. Neighbourhood Partnerships are about local people having more say in how services are delivered in Bishopsworth, Hartcliffe and Whitchurch Park wards. HWCP is a limited company, with charitable status, run by a board of trustees, with elected residents and representatives of local organisations. The HWCP office is in the @symes community building - part of the Symes District development - and opens 9–5 weekdays. Drop in to find out more. If you would like to take an active role in your community get involved by joining the Neighbourhood Partnership (NP) or Task Group that interests you. Meetings take place at venues across the area. HWCP Board meetings are open for observers to sit in (see meetings diary page 2). For more info, Tel: (0117) 903 8044.

wham! issue 49 15 Summer may have been a bit stop and start but as far as the Big P was Next Big P concerned every Wednesday was play Get Spooky! day with five free play events in the Wednesday 31 CORE & on Willmott Park attracting October 12pm-4pm 100 people a week and the first Big P the CORE Moxham at Withywood Park on 15 August. Drive & Willmott Park. Free.

Pic by Bob Holder

The Big P is organised by HWCP in partnership with the Out2Play Team & Children & Young People’s Services. This event wouldn’t happen without the support of local volunteers working on the day and behind the scenes. Big P benefited from Dundry View Neighbourhood Partnership and Knightstone Housing funding. 16 wham! issue 49