120,000 Passengers So Far As Metrobus Goes 7 Days a Week the M3 Metrobus Service Next Month

THE WEEK IN East Bristol & North East Somerset FREE Issue 538 15th August 2018 Read by over 40,000 people each week 120,000 passengers so far as metrobus goes 7 days a week The m3 metrobus service next month. more than 120,000 announce a half-hourly between Lyde Green and Since the Monday to passengers have so far (9am-7pm) Sunday service central Bristol will extend Saturday service began used the service, commencing on 16th to Sunday operations from running at the end of May prompting operator First to September. From the

following day the firm will also beef up services between the city centre and UWE campus with night buses between 9pm and 4am and a new U3 bus service. Continued on page 3 2 The Week in • Wednesday 15th August 2018 120,000 passengers B&NES so far as metrobus New car park charges? New charges were introduced at car from the comfort of their own car when goes 7 days a week parks run by B&NES Council this they pull into a space – avoiding having to week. The council also launched a queue at a meter. The app also allows Continued from page 1 better understanding of the mobile phone app to make payments drivers to top-up their parking, up to the This will complement the way the route works. We easier and a discount for local residents. maximum time available, if they think m3 metrobus until the new, are really delighted that In Keynsham the price for up to 3 hours they are about to run out of time and risk a m1 route goes live next already, after just two remains the same but the four-hour rate parking ticket. Residents of Bath & North year. months, an impressive increases to 90p, eight hours to £1.60 and East Somerset will need to register their First Bristol Managing 120,000 passengers have £2.10 all day. Meanwhile and £1.60 per details with MiPermit via: Director James Freeman already used the service, hour flat rate applies to car parks in Bath www.wanttopark.com/bathnes. A 10% said: “We’ve been rolling exceeding our expectations with a maximum daily rate of £15. discount will be applied to parking out this initial metrobus in every way and we are The MiPermit app means drivers can pay charges and a 10p administration charge service very carefully and in pleased to see signs of for their parking before setting off or pay will also be applied for using the app. a measured way, monitoring healthy growth”. performance while the • First will also commence service has been bedding in operating the m2 metrobus over the past two months. service from Monday 3rd With the new timetable September. This will link we’ve taken the opportunity the Long Ashton Park and to improve further Ride with Bristol City reliability by making some Centre via Ashton Gate slight adjustments to the Stadium, SS Great Britain, timetable. Wapping Wharf, Temple “We’ve always said that we Meads Station and Cabot would introduce a seven- Circus. Part of the route days-a-week m3 service in includes a new guided September once we had a busway.

Also in this week’s issue Record number of affordable homes in S. Glos . . . page 5

Developer accused of jumping the gun in East Keynsham . . . pages 7 & 8

Fewer councillors in B&NES at next election . . . page 12

Public rescue demonstration at new fire station . . . page 23

The Week in • Wednesday 15th August 2018 3 Hanham Keynsham Neighbourhood group Park Road resurfacing Work is scheduled to begin on resurfacing Park Road enjoys a beach party from Monday 27th August. B&NES Council has issued Members of the Hencliffe a temporary traffic order to close the road stretching Neighbourhood Watch from the junction with Albert Road to the Mead (the enjoyed their summer get- entrance to The Meadows estate). together last weekend as a The road was designated as the sole entry route for beach party. delivery lorries during the seven years of the Meadows Neighbours brought beach construction and has seen a significant rise in traffic towels and picnics to enjoy volume since its completion. The work is likely to take what was still a up to two weeks to resurface the 600 metre section and Mediterranean climate at the the road will be restricted as and when traffic signs are time and activities and games since 1996 and regular continued success. Events in position. were laid on for the children. contact between members is such as these have been a The order also includes a temporary suspension of The group has been operating the main reason for its regular part of that strategy. parking in neighbouring roads including Dunster Road, Coronation Road, Queens Road and Caernarvon Road between the junctions with Coronation Road and THE WEEK IN Queens Road.

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4 The Week in • Wednesday 15th August 2018 Longwell Green New development tops off record year for affordable homes The first occupants moved Green and the total was the where average house prices into Spring Acres estate highest of all four West of are above the national off Bath Road last month England councils. Erica average at £250,000, having and among them was Williams, the cabinet access to suitable housing is Samantha Burge and her member responsible for directly related to young family. She was the housing delivery, said: preventing homelessness latest the benefit from the “This is great news for and is vital to addressing arrangement between people who need an extra other housing related Sovereign Housing and helping hand to rent or part- support and social welfare South Gloucestershire own their first home. The issues. With new schemes in Council which has just council works with the the pipeline, I’m confident shared ownership one and their own rooms. It means announced a record ‘HomesWest’ housing that next year the number of two-bed homes. we don’t have to worry affordable homes comple- association partnership and completions will continue to Our picture shows about moving every six tion in the district. with Homes England, rise so that more people will Samantha Burgess months. Albie has had each The local authority developers and benefit from owning or collecting the keys to her birthday in a different house delivered 386 homes in the housebuilders to provide renting their own home.” new home at Spring Acres until now. Here I can open last 12-months for either these homes either for social One of those schemes is at in Longwell Green. She the door and just let him social or affordable rent of and affordable rent or Cecil Road in Kingswood said: “We’ve somewhere play in the garden - we’ve shared ownership. 117 of shared ownership. where a former warehouse stable to live at long last. even got him a paddling these were in Emersons “As a local authority area is being converted into 29 The girls and Albie have pool!”

The Week in • Wednesday 15th August 2018 5 Tapestries travel back to Belgium for big clean Some of the National are normally on show on wool threads. Trust’s rarest 17th the walls of the Tapestry The tapestries will go first century tapestries are Bedchamber. They are one to the National Trust Textile going overseas from of only two sets of this type Conservation Studio in Dyrham Park for in existence in this country, Norfolk, then De Wit, specialist cleaning and with the collection at Mechelen in Belgium repairs. Dyrham being the more to undergo specialist Identified by conservators complete and well cleaning. They will use a as a high priority, two of the preserved. water mist to clean the large Enghien tapestries Many of the current issues tapestries which suits the belonging to the 17th lie with old repairs which delicate nature of the century house are being haven’t aged well, Dyrham set. The tapestries treated, thanks to almost including the use of brittle will then go back to £143,000 in legacies left to adhesives, patches that Norfolk for conservation the National Trust. have discoloured and the work and are due back at The Flemish tapestries, usual ageing of the warp Dyrham Park in the woven with wool and silk, and weft of the silk and summer of 2020.

6 The Week in • Wednesday 15th August 20188 The North Keynsham Strategic Development Location. The Taylor Wimpey site is shown as No 5 and edged in red. Keynsham Developers jumping the gun on ‘safeguarded’ land? Taylor Wimpey are being accused of opposing view. It has ‘strongly Belt control and ‘safeguarded’ for safeguarded for possible jumping the gun in their attempt to objected’ stating that existing housing development in the future. development. The safe-guarded land build 80 new homes on the east side planning policy makes clear the local One lies further along the A4 and the is not allocated for development at the of Keynsham. authority will manage the land until other is the subject of the current present time and Policy CP8 will A planning application currently 2029. Neighbouring Saltford Parish Taylor Wimpey application. Since apply. Planning permission for lodged with B&NES Council seeks Council has also complained that it then, development of the Whitchurch development of the safeguarded land outline permission to develop a parcel was not even consulted over the land has almost been completed and will be granted only when it is of land off Minsmere Road which has application. Crest Nicholson have received proposed for development following a been removed from the Green Belt The story actually begins with the planning permission for 250 homes on review of the Local Plan.” and set aside for future development. 2014 B&NES Core Strategy, the land adjoining Wellsway School. The Much has happened since 2014 Amidst a rather confusing array of economic blueprint for the district owners of the other ‘safeguarded’ site however both within B&NES and at planning policy statements as well as through to 2029. In order to have that have already submitted an outline regional level. The West of England council and region wide future plan accepted by the Government planning proposal in April for around Joint Spatial Plan, which covers the strategy documents Taylor Wimpey, Inspector, land at Staunton Lane in 200 houses. The policy regarding the future of Bristol, B&NES, North which already has sites to the south Whitchurch as well as fronting the A4 safeguarding plan is quite clear in the Somerset and South Gloucestershire and north of the town, is arguing there on the east of Keynsham was removed 2014 Core Strategy document. Policy through to 2036 is currently with is no need to wait before proceeding from the Green Belt and allocated for KE3b states: “Land shown (on the the Government and is expected to with their latest plan. However, housing. A further two parcels of land Key Diagram and Policies Map) is be adopted next year. It identifies a Keynsham Town Council takes an also had to be removed from Green removed from the Green Belt and Continued on page 8

The Week in • Wednesday 15th August 2018 7 Developers jumping the gun on ‘safeguarded’ land? Continued from page 7 developments on the north side of the with their application for the site shortage of over 40,000 planned new A4. Transport infrastructure also states: “There are absolutely no homes across the region with 14,500 includes plans for a metrobus service benefits in artificially holding back in B&NES. To this end, the council is and the Hicks Gate park and ride the supply of new homes in currently updating its Core Strategy interchange. And in the emerging Keynsham. Restricting development and the next round of consultation is Joint Spatial Plan, there is one specific on the site will only lead to worsened due in the Autumn. caveat. Policy 7.1 – North Keynsham levels of affordability and increased To address the housing shortfall, states: “No housing will be completed levels of homelessness in B&NES.” Strategic Development Locations at the North Keynsham SDL ahead of Planning applications for (SDL) for further development have the Avon Mill Lane to A4 link, developments such as these are in two been identified and an area referred to Keynsham rail station improvements parts. Outline applications agree the in the Joint Spatial Plan as North and Metrobus (high quality public size and scale as well as the access. Keynsham is targeted to produce transport) route from Bristol to All other aspects, including the actual 1,500 new homes. The two Keynsham on the A4 corridor being design of the houses are classed as safeguarded areas in East Keynsham completed.” ‘reserved’ and then the subject of a are accepted as being part of that plan. However, Taylor Wimpey are arguing further application. Once outline Neither the B&NES specific plan nor that the fact that B&NES’ review of planning permission is granted, the the regional Joint Spatial Plan have its local plan is underway is sufficient principle of development has been Minsmere Road yet been adopted and the proposals for to meet the Core Strategy condition in agreed and, as was demonstrated with the strategic North Keynsham site also policy KE3b. They also claim that the the Meadows in 2009, it is virtually include many of the wider aspirations site, which will have a sole vehicle impossible for the local authority to B&NES 2014 Core Strategy means which we have reported on over the access off Minsmere Road, can be then refuse permission. As for the two they will ultimately be turned from last two years. These include the delivered easily and without the need safeguarded parcels of land in East green fields to houses. The only fact to Broadmead roundabout to Avon Mill for any infrastructure development Keynsham that both now have outline be determined is on who’s timetable, Lane link road as well as housing, such as schools or public transport. planning applications, the fact they the local authority’s or the employment and leisure The planning statement submitted are allocated for future housing in developers’.

8 The Week in • Wednesday 15th August 2018 Longwell Green Community centre looks to generate more income The Longwell Green communities. A building of years old, and at some point Memorial Hall and Playing its age needs constant upkeep, the roof will need some major Fields Association was however, and chairman of the work. formed in 1948 and 70 years trustees Chris Wyrill says The centre hosts, among on, it is still serving the they have to look at things others, local Probus clubs, community well. more commercially to see Slimming World, short mat In recent weeks Bob King, how they can generate more bowls, Longwell Green Pre- one of the original and income but still keep the School, Longwell Green longest-serving trustees, died. centre financially attractive to School of Dance and Drama, He gave nearly 60 years of their users. Badminton, Longwell Green dedicated service to the Previous centre manager Music Society, ballroom Local businesses Ablefit and issued a ban on anyone other community centre and current Alison Jordan and steward dancing, yoga, line dancing, Hunters estate agents have than hall users parking there, trustees Chris Wyrill, Neale Scott Janes have moved on Avon Scale Model Club, sponsored a smart new sign at backed up by a parking Saunders and John Gibbs and been replaced by a centre Longwell Green WI and the the car park entrance. The car enforcement company. pass on their respects and administrator, Hayley Mustard Tree Community park is private, with signage Meanwhile Longwell Green appreciation for everything Arkinsall, and centre steward Church and skittles five clearly displayed and for Community Centre appre- Bob did for the community. Alex Evans. Chris Wyrill says nights a week. members and hall users only, ciates the great support from Run by a small group of Alison did a great job From next month the pre- although people visiting Oldland Parish Council who volunteers, the centre, which reaching out to new groups school is expanding and will shops and services in recently awarded £2,500 is self-funding, provides and and last year she oversaw an be using the Taylor Room as Longwell Green with no from Community Infrastruc- hosts a wide variety of initiative called ‘Give Back to well as the Phipps Hall from income to the centre use it. ture Levy funds. The council activities covering many the Green’ which called on 9am to 4pm Monday to The trustees are looking at has a representative who sits different interests throughout residents and local businesses Friday. The Taylor Room has whether local businesses can on the management team to the week. In 2013 it was to get on board by donating been redecorated and means offer any financial support as demonstrate the ongoing awarded the Queen’s Award time and resources to help the pre-school will be taking they and their customers are support. for Voluntary Service, the deliver a makeover. youngsters from the age of benefitting from the private The trustees say the centre highest award given to Improvements are ongoing two-and-a-half. The pre- car park. Chris says the has provided 70 years of great volunteer groups across the but big challenges that lie school has some spaces trustees are reluctant to go the service to the community and UK for outstanding work ahead include replacing the are for three and four-year- way of Hanham Community will continue to do so for done in their local hot water boiler, which is 30 olds. Centre which some years ago many years to come.

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The Week in • Wednesday 15th August 2018 9 LETTERS Hell hath no fury When the council allowed cyclists on better, recognising that both cyclists Room for all on the Dear Editor to the pavement on this route I used to and motorists have the right to travel use it. It is very narrow in places, safely on our roads. pavement? The letter (Issue 536). penned by the Dear Sir often was overgrown by nettles and Andy Wait, Keynsham anonymous “lady in finance” has I can see both sides of the pavement brambles and its surface can be provoked the expected reaction from parking argument. Surely the simple dreadful. I used to cycle to work in Parking on the readers. Three letters in Issue 537 way would be for the law makers to Mangotsfield using the path, mindful pavement is wrong (many more not printed, I suspect) adopt a minimum gap to be left for of the needs of motorists busily Dear Sir have pointed out the many errors in pedestrians/pushchairs/disabled travelling to work as well. With reference to your recent article her account. I am more concerned scooters? This would accommodate On one fateful day in the autumn of ‘Could we soon see a pavement with her arrogance and bitter all parties. 2007 I was “happily” cycling to work parking ban’ in Issue 536. unsubstantiated character David Whalley assassination levelled at said “White on the path and was freewheeling Why does the parking on pavements Van Man”. down a good section of it just before it only apply to London? Back in the How refreshing it is to read, most ends in Willsbridge. It had been a wet 1950's it was an offence just to have Waste collections weeks, a letter of thanks for some summer and the path was very one wheel on the kerb. If you were Dear Sir kindness rendered. I can even tolerate overgrown. As I headed towards the charged for obstructing the pavement My husband and I are both disabled. I the self-proclaimed experts who insist climb up to the roundabout, there a the fine was heavy compared to have Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus on expounding their theories on few yards in front to me was another wages. This used to be managed by and my husband has Cerebral Palsy everything associated with politics, cyclist travelling about 20mph the local police force of which the and is epileptic and we have an local government etc. However, there towards me down from the numbers have been reduced assisted collection. is no place in our local newspaper for roundabout on the path. He was only dramatically. The responsibility has This morning I had to phone to get such a bitter and sustained personal visible when a few feet from me. At been transferred to traffic wardens them to come back having been attack on others. Is the paper to that point the width of the “cycle (they only work daytime hours) and if missed yet again. I have been degenerate to the depths of Twitter path” is 4 feet. In the split second you complain to the police they refer frequently phoning them over the last and Facebook, where tit-for-tat insults before impact, I veered out into the you to the traffic department. two years. Our councillor has even get out of hand? I fear that this road to avoid a collision, not having It would appear all local authorities, phoned them and got them to come woman has single-handedly started a time to look. If a car had been coming, encouraged by the Government, have back. When are they going to get it war between motorists and cyclists on it would probably have killed or over the years surreptitiously reduced right? this stretch of road. severely injured me. From that day to the number of regulations relating to It doesn’t take an abled person any D Kibble, Keynsham this, I generally cycle on the road and vehicles parking on the highway and longer, to come through a back gate, have never used that section of the pavements. get a bin, empty it, then take it back. There’s a reason for path since. Highways are meant for movement of Yours hopefully No cyclist would refuse to use a safe traffic from A to B and pavements for Mrs Tsang cycling on the road cycle path over a busy road. But that pedestrians to walk safely. They are Keynsham Dear Stephen cycle path is dangerous, badly not meant for the storage of vehicles I have read with interest the angry designed and not fit for purpose. I now and dustbins. Perhaps we should bring Women’s pensions – cyclist v motorist letters you have take the safer route of being in the back some of the old regulations to featured in your publication over the traffic. I apologise for holding up control the situation. Please bring open letter to Chris last two editions. I have used the motorists for 20 or 30 seconds. As a back the parking ban on pavements Skidmore MP Keynsham Road to Willsbridge both motorist, I am aware just how short a and also bring back our local police Dear Mr Skidmore as a cyclist and motorist regularly for time cyclists do hold me up. Perhaps force. I am yet again writing to you with at least 20 years. we should all simply try to get along Eric Miles, Kingswood reference to the plight of the women

10 The Week in • Wednesday 15th August 2018 LETTERS born in the 1950’s who have been hit implemented faster than promised. It seemed bothered that he was paid across the road, with the children the hardest by the sharp and quickly is recognised that in order to £5,000 for writing the article – as Mr holding each end standing on the implemented increase in our pension successfully adapt to retirement an Johnson is every week it appears. The opposite pavements. There was no age from 60 to 66. We didn’t get any individual should spend at least two resignation of his cabinet position parental supervision either. Life was notice of the 1995 Act or the bringing years preparing for retirement, but clearly came at no financial cost to very different then. forward of dates and increase to 66 in these women had no time to make him personally. I hope this new scheme is a great the 2007 Act - but worst of all was the alternative plans, and suffer as a direct Meanwhile, the MP for North East success. blatant robbery with the changes to consequence. Retirement plans have Somerset continues to pursue his very Norma Cradock the timetable of the 2011 Act. been shattered for many with own form of Brexit even though it is Oldland Common I have written to you many times on devastating consequences. I fully at odds with his Government’s this matter but despite the fact that support the Labour party on this issue. position, or for that matter the Hooked on Boccia you are our elected representative, These women deserve both overwhelming majority of his Dear Editor you consistently refused to answer my recognition for the injustice they have constituents who voted to remain. Jade Radford from Keynsham will be letters or do anything for constituents suffered and some kind of Is there a common thread here? Yes. a time keeper for the paralympic sport affected by these changes. Several compensation for their losses”. At election time when these pillars of of Boccia at the World months after first writing. I eventually I am now writing to inform you that I society say they are going to represent Championships held in Liverpool this received a blanket coverage and other Kingswood constituents you and your best interests – many week. As a 6-time British National government reply. I noticed also that will now be supporting the One Voice appear to be looking into a mirror as Judo Champion in Judo she grabbed you voted against a motion in support Back to 60 legal case. A letter before they speak the words. the opportunity 8-years ago to be a of us after a significant Parliamentary action has been served on the D. James volunteer at the British Paralympian debate in November 2016. government on 8th of June and the potentials training camp at Bath The Labour Prospective legal process is in train right now. Play street schemes University. Her natural instinct was to Parliamentary Candidate Nicola https://www.backto60.com/ assist with judo, which she did. But Bowden-Jones has been very helpful Yours sincerely are nothing new when she saw the Boccia Squad she and said that: “In July 2000 women in Karen Manning, Judy Hardie, Sian Dear Sir was so amazed at the sport and the the UK won a massive battle for Tyers, Caroline White I was interested in your item on the talent and ability of the young people equality, thanks to a ruling from the possibility of a play street scheme playing it, she has been a volunteer European court, which gave part time being launched in South ever since. workers the same (pro-rata) MPs know best! Gloucestershire; interested and a little Boccia was first recognised as a entitlements that fully time employees Dear Sir amused by your use of the word paralympic sport in 1984 and has 4 had. Sadly the story for women didn’t In the last week, constituents in "new". I am 83 years old, and well classifications of levels of end there. Currently over 2.5 million Northern Ireland voted on whether to remember designated Play Streets in impairment. You can watch the women born in the 1950s have had ‘recall’ their elected MP for accepting Acton, Middlesex, where I grew up, at championships online by going to their state pension age changed free holidays in return for lobbying on least 75 years ago. www.bisfed.com and then clicking on without fair notification. This has behalf of a foreign government – an Of course there were fewer cars then, ‘live stream’ or BBC Sport – Boccia. meant that women expecting to retire easy mistake which I am sure any of and some streets were permanently Be warned - it is very addictive, so do at 60 had to wait until they were 65, us would make! shut to traffic. So rare was the sight of be prepared to lose yourself for long the same as men. I agree with At the same time, the former Foreign a car in the road that this in itself was periods of time! equalisation, but do not agree with the Secretary was in deep water over an a cause for excitement. I can even Good luck to the British Boccia Team! unfair way the changes were article he had written in the Daily recall the registration number of the Amorée Radford implemented, – with little or no Telegraph. While everyone was only car in our street - DGN450. We personal notice and the changes being focusing on the content, nobody used to have long skipping ropes

The Week in • Wednesday 15th August 2018 11 B&NES Boundary changes will see smaller council at next election B&NES Council will have area increase as it takes on The new B&NES wards. Contains six fewer councillors after some of the now defunct Ordnance Survey data (c) Crown next year’s local elections Farmborough ward. copyright and database following the publication Marksbury and Camerton rights 2018 last week of the Boundary will form part of an enlarged Commission’s final Bathavon South Ward. recommendations for the There are no changes to any authority. of Keynsham’s three wards There will be twenty-six or to Publow and two-councillor wards and Whitchurch. seven single councillor Duncan Hounsell, Saltford representatives making a Parish councillor and chair total of 59. Following of Keynsham and Saltford consultation on the Liberal Democrats said: commission’s initial "These new Saltford ward recommendations last year, boundaries represent a Loe. Saltford ward will that will be decided by who Commission’s website at a number of local objections significant change. continue to elect two comes forward as www.lgbce.org.uk and a and suggestions were taken However, there are already B&NES councillors. The candidates and the wishes of draft Order – the legal on board in the final report. links in place between ideal representation would the electorate." document which brings into In all, 28 wards are affected, villages such as the Church be to have one councillor Full details of the final force the recommendations many in Bath. Benefice of Saltford, from Saltford and one from recommendations are – will be laid in Parliament Saltford ward will see its Corston and Newton St. the surrounding villages but available on the in the coming months.

Kingswood Crossword History ACROSS DOWN group 1. Chortles (8) 1. Bodily sac (4) 5. Let fall (4) 2. Customary (5) meets 9. Stammer (7) 3. Sailing vessel (5) Kingswood History Society’s next meeting is 10. Wrath (5) 4. Misprints (6) on 4th September when the 11. Perform (3) 6. Form of jazz music (7) topic will be ‘Images of 12. Outmoded (3-3) 7. Pervade (8) Change from the 1930’s.’ 15. Hackneyed (5) 8. Second of two (6) The society meets on the 17. Crippled (4) 13. Expected (3) first Tuesday of each 19. Say again (6) 14. Singing voice (4) month at 7.30pm, in the 22. Apprehend (6) 16. Sardine-like fish (8) Park Centre, Kingswood High Street, (opposite the 24. Fasten securely (4) 18. Create (4) Civic Centre BS15 9TR, 26. Steeple (5) 20. Personal (7) parking in Hollow Road, 27. Seaside town (6) 21. Warns (6) opposite the Civic Centre). 30. Cereal (3) 23. --- de Janeiro (3) Anyone interested in 32. Paint (anag.) (5) 25. Nursery (6) joining us should visit 33. Thick soup (7) 28. Beach (5) www.kingswoodhistorysoc iety.org or just go along to 34. Scottish valley (4) 29. Spokes (5) the meetings. The cost is 35. Falling into ruin (8) 31. Horse's gait (4) £2.50 per visit including refreshments while annual subscription is only £20.

12 The Week in • Wednesday 15th August 2018 The Week in • Wednesday 15th August 2018 13 Taking the high road As we reported in last 100 miles a day, the next time, Joe’s bike needed two week’s issue, the charity day saw them finish at West new wheels which not only bike ride from Land’s End Harptree, close enough to slowed their progress on to John O’Groats by home to be picked up and Day 6 but set him back a former Hanham GP David taken home for supper and a cool £500 – this was a Bailey and his son Joe was comfortable night. Thoughts charity bike ride remember! completed successfully of home comfort were soon Undeterred, they made it to despite David needing an banished the following Lanark in Scotland but emergency hip replace- morning when David’s wife disaster struck the following ment. Stephanie deposited them morning. David was Now safely back at home in back at West Harptree on a stationary on his bike prior Bitton, he has been able to wet and blustery morning. It to setting off on their tell us more about the didn’t get any better as their seventh day when he was A windy Severn Bridge challenge and we thought route took them across the unable to get out of his we would share this with old Severn Bridge and on to cleats and toppled sideways. you, just in case you thought Shropshire. Being a GP he knew cycling was for softies. The By the end of Day 4 the two immediately he had broken pair set out from the far west cyclists had made it to his hip and that his of Cornwall on 27th July Blackburn in Lancashire challenge was over. But as and made it as far as and the following day ended we reported last week, help Yelverton on Dartmoor by in the heart of the Lake came in the shape of nightfall. Averaging around District at Keswick. By this David’s son-in-law Kevin. Having driven Stephanie to David in hospital the hospital in Scotland he then joined Joe for what was now a gruelling challenge. back to Scotland to grateful for donations which To make up time, they had complete the journey continue to roll in on his to complete 160 miles each himself. He’ll have to wait Just Giving page. The fund day to make the finish line at least 3 months before he is still open and you can at John O’Groats. David’s can even contemplate contribute at www.just Setting off operation was a success and getting back on a bike and in giving.com/fundraing/david he has not given up on going the meantime he has been -bailey46. . . . and another success in the opposite direction While David and Joe were their journey themselves undertaking their journey and by the time they arrived north, they were probably in Cornwall, had already passed by another couple raised over £1,700 for three travelling the other way. cancer charities – St Peter’s Keynsham man Andrew Le Hospice, Dorothy House Huray and his friend and Cancer Research. The Richard Saunders fundraising pages are still completed their charity live and if you visit the Just cycle from John O’Groats to Giving website and search Land’s End on Saturday for Andrew Le Huray, the 28th July. They organised three pages will appear.

14 The Week in • Wednesday 15th August 2018 Heather Child

The Week in • Wednesday 15th August 2018 15 16 The Week in • Wednesday 15th August 2018 Keynsham Have your say on Kelston Road Park B&NES Council wants to hear what people think of Kelston Road Park, off Queens Road. As part of an ongoing plan to improve parks and green spaces across the district, the council’s parks department wants to developer contributions to calling the Parks better understand how spend on improvements on Department on 01225 39 40 Kelston Road Park is used the ground. Anyone with an 41. and hear views on how it interest in the park is invited Consultation findings will could be improved for to take part in a consultation be published by the end of people and wildlife. which is open until 30th November and an initial This is intended to be the September 2018. The design will be available for start of a long term consultation survey can be comment. Subject to programme of improve- completed online at approval it is expected that ments for the park and to www.bathnes.gov.uk/kelsto improvements will be kick start the process there nroadpark or a printed carried out in early spring is £74,000 of Section 106 version can be requested by next year.

The Week in • Wednesday 15th August 2018 17 Whitchurch Keynsham Funding boost for village fete Café shortlisted Organisers of this year’s Whitchurch Village Fete for award have received a large boost The Temple Street Canteen has been shortlisted for the to their fundraising efforts award of ‘Best Café’ in the Bristol and Bath area. from ASDA. The finalists in the Bath-based Crumbs Magazine awards The popular event is now in were announced last week and the café, which opened its 41st year and takes place less than a year ago has found itself shortlisted alongside on Greensmore Field many well-known estab- (alongside the A37) over the lishments in the area. Bank Holiday weekend with Staff are now awaiting a a barn dance and ceilidh in visit from a ‘mystery the marquee on Saturday shopper’ during the next evening, a car boot sale on month before the winners Sunday and the fete and are announced in October. flower show on Monday. Another relatively new Volunteers are still welcome eatery in Keynsham has to help over the weekend also made the Crumbs and if you are able to lend a shortlist. The B Block hand or want to book a stall pizza restaurant at at the fete then call 01275 Somerdale is named 832148 or email Community Champion, £1000 to Fete committee among the finalists in the Stefan Edwards from the Whitchurchvillagefete@hot Claire Bertram and Store members Ashton Broad, ‘Casual Dining’ category. Temple Street Canteen mail.co.uk . Manager Shaun Harrowing Mike Squire and Alison Pictured are ASDA presenting a cheque for Thomas.

18 The Week in • Wednesday 15th August 2018 The Week in • Wednesday 15th August 2018 19 Are you sitting on a rare jewel? It's amazing just what can staggering £280,000. turn up at valuation days Another historic medal sold held by auctioneers for a world record sum was around the country. One a suffragette Hunger Strike specialist firm which medal awarded to Mary holds regular events in our Aldham, also known as area is Lockdales and they Mary Wood. She achieved hold some pretty notoriety during the remarkable records for women’s right campaign by the value of items sold at slashing a portrait of Henry auction. James at the 1914 Royal The firm specialises in Academy Exhibition, coins, medals, militaria, provoking a riot as a result. antiques and watches and The medal (pictured) sold recently it uncovered a for £23,450. 1960s made Rolex There is no need to book to Submariner watch at one of visit a valuation day and its valuation days. The there are always experts in owner consigned it to the specialist fields on hand with events in Yate on 4th Saltford Hall on Thursday announcements or visit auction there and then and to advise. Lockdales will be September, Corsham on 5th 6th September (10am-2pm). www.lockdales.com for the item sold for a back in our area next month September and then at Look out for further more details.

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20 The Week in • Wednesday 15th August 2018 The victorious GB Britton team showing off the Clarence Davey Cup

Kingswood Trophy success for bowls club Kingswood based GB Britton Bowls Club won the Plate Trophy last year, went one have won the Clarence Davey Cup for the better this time around by beating a strong third time since 2000. Bristol Bowls team. On their way to the The competition has been running since final they also defeated teams from Fry’s, 1936 when Clarence Davey, an Australian Avonvale, Willmott Park and Portishead. immigrant and businessman, and founder The mixed and fully inclusive club has member of Henleaze Bowls Club, donated nearly ninety members and fields four the cup to be played for each year by clubs league teams every week as well as playing in the greater Bristol area. GB Britton, who many friendlies in the local area.

Warmley Recruits welcome at drama group The Warmley Players are on the lookout for backstage then you will be most welcome. more talent, as well as people who can Meetings are every Thursday at the simply lend a hand. Warmley Community Centre and if you are The group usually put on two shows each interested then contact Chris Jones on year. In June they performed Keeping up 07754 240806 or email with the Joneses and the traditional [email protected]. pantomime next January is going to be For more information you can follow Treasure Island. If you can sing, dance, Warmley Players on Facebook enjoy acting or would like to help out @warmleyplayers.

Bitton Bronze medal for Siobhan-Marie Bitton-based swimmer Siobhan-Marie O’Connor won a bronze medal at the European Championships in Glasgow last week. She was part of the 4 x 100m relay team which was just edged out of second place by the last stroke of the race. Siobhan-Marie was denied by the finest of margins too in her individual 200m medley race earlier in the week. Despite having qualified fastest for the final she finished fourth, missing out on the bronze medal by just two-hundredths of a second.

The Week in • Wednesday 15th August 2018 21 Keynsham Blades staff running for Mark Four of the staff at Blades recently suffered a Barbers are hoping to bereavement. In the short make their mark when term, it is also planned to they take part in the supply memory boxes to Keynsham 10k run in allow children to treasure October. old memories and positive Hayley, Enza, Helen and experiences. Zoe are aiming to raise The ‘blade runners’ have set £1,000 with which they up a crowdfunding page on have a special connection Just Giving and donations and they are already over a have already started to roll quarter of the way there. in. Customers and just well- Made a Mark is a charity set wishers are also calling into up in honour of Mark the salon on Temple Street Knapp who died of an and putting money in the aeortic disserection at the collection box. You can age of just 24, leaving a donate online at wife and two young www.justgiving.com/crowd children. Mark was a good funding/makeamark or client of Blades and now the simply search on the Just staff want to help the charity Giving site for Hayley which his family has White and you will soon established. The aim is find the updated total. ultimately to purchase a As if undertaking the 10km competing in a 30-mile race left); Haley White, Zoe running shirts donated by holiday home which can be run on 7th October, one of the weekend before! Sheppard, Helen Walker Blades owner Dave used by families which have the group, Helen, is Our picture shows (from and Enza Evans with their Gorham.

UKIP choose candidate UKIP has selected Aaron Foot, the Young Independence South West Chairman, as their Prospective Parlia- mentary Candidate in the Kingswood consti- tuency for the next General Election. Aaron said: "I've heard several people now say Brexit is done and we've achieved our freedom. This is completely wrong; the government has made a total mess of Brexit which some say is on purpose so we can have a second referendum.”

22 The Week in • Wednesday 15th August 2018 Keynsham See the fire brigade in action Members of the public will have part of what we respond to and the opportunity to see the work of being able to deal with these Avon Fire & Rescue Service effectively and efficiently is crucial. (AF&RS) at close quarters at a “Events like this can be a real eye- special event being organised at opener to people who don’t fully the Hicks Gate fire station. consider dangers on the road and On Saturday 1st September teams how quickly a distraction can turn from all over the country will team fatal. It only takes a second for up with the United Kingdom Rescue something to go wrong.” Organisation (UKRO) to showcase Dan Quin, United Kingdom Rescue the very best in heavy rescue. They Organisation (UKRO) Director for will demonstrate some of the Education and Development, added: complex issues involved when “This event is very unique, with a dealing with road traffic accidents particular focus on heavy rescue, as well as taking part in a joint and is the first and only of its kind in training exercise. the UK which provides a dedicated Lee Rogers, Watch Manager for opportunity to learn and develop showcase the amazing and technical website. Go to www.eventbrite. AF&RS, said: “We are thrilled to be those skills. work rescue teams do in often tricky co.uk and in the Search box enter hosting this prestigious event and “Heavy rescue is a very particular and demanding situations.” Bristol and Hicks Gate. This will showing exactly what we do on a skill set and these scenarios will not The event is completely free but then offer you the choice of two day to day basis. only allow those involved to entrance is by ticket only. These are time slots – 10am to midday and “Road traffic collisions are a big develop their skills, but also to available from the Eventrbrite 1pm-3pm.

The Week in • Wednesday 15th August 2018 23 Corston Book exchange open Villagers celebrated the from the parish council, The work was completed in conversion of its old funded in part by a July, and the Corston Village telephone kiosk to an adult contribution from Bristol Book Exchange was formally and children’s book Airport. Volunteers from the opened by local author and exchange last month after it Corston community stripped celebrity, Julie Miller. A was purchased from BT for off the many layers of paint Corston resident for many £1. built up over the last 50 years, years, Julie’s book, Rainbows The K6 telephone kiosk, repainted the kiosk, and Have Echoes was published which dates from 1957, has replaced all 72 old and faded in June and after the opening been completely renovated acrylic panels with toughened she signed copies for the and re-glazed with a grant glass. guests.

Cadbury Heath Free singing course Black Sheep Harmony, the go-ahead ladies choir is running another of its popular “Learn to Sing in Harmony” courses this autumn. The course will run on three successive Thursday evenings (7.15pm-9pm) starting on October 4th at Cadbury Heath Village Hall and a warm welcome is guaranteed for anyone wanting to learn good singing technique in a fun atmosphere. The course is free, will be run by the choir’s music director, David Proud. Any women who are interested should register early by calling 07899 088180 or on line at www.blacksheepharmony.com as places on the course have to be limited.

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