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Drive-Through Mobile Testing Unit Opens at Brislington Park & Ride THE WEEK IN East Bristol & North East Somerset FREE Issue 653 11th November 2020 Read by more than 40,000 people each week Drive-through mobile testing unit opens at Brislington Park & Ride A drive-through coronavirus mobile testing unit has been Testing at the site is run on a strictly appointment-only basis. vital and I am pleased to have been able to secure additional opened at Brislington Park & Ride in response to the Current Government guidance is that only those with testing facilities for our residents, in addition to the two local significant rise of cases in Bristol. symptoms should have a test, which can be booked at testing sites we already have in the city. Isolation is also key Run by the Department of Health and Social Care, the site nhs.uk/coronavirus, or by calling 119. so I would urge anyone who is not able to book a test provides fast access to testing for residents and reduces the Christina Gray, Bristol’s Director of Public Health, said: “The immediately to self-isolate with their household until they are need for people with symptoms from having to travel further coronavirus pandemic has already meant huge changes to all able to get a test and receive their result. afield to be tested. of our lives this year and particularly now, with the “I would like to thank everyone for their continued efforts to announcement of the second help prevent the spread of the virus. We must stay home. Not national lockdown and the socially interact. Wash our hands. Cover our faces. Stay two significant rise in metres away from other people. Self-isolate if we are asked to coronavirus cases in Bristol. or if we have COVID-19 symptoms. If we all do this, we will “Fast access to testing is save lives and get out of the restrictions sooner.” Also in this Free school meals The area remembers Keynsham takes part in Police disperse pre-lockdown U-turn welcomed despite lockdown food waste trial crowd in Staple Hill week’s issue . page 3 . pages 6 & 7 . page 12 . page 13 2 The Week in • Wednesday 11th November 2020 Empty plates protesters welcome Government’s change of heart The organisers of the recent empty plates protest with councils given new funding to ensure vulnerable “We hope that Chris Skidmore takes on this challenge staged outside Kingswood MP Chris Skidmore’s households do not go hungry or without essential items. with the passion that Rashford shares, so that the most constituency office have welcomed the Government’s A new £170m COVID Winter Grant Scheme will support vulnerable people of Kingswood know that they don’t climbdown on tackling holiday hunger. children, families and the most vulnerable this winter. The have to worry about putting food on the table this We featured the protest in last week’s edition. Messages funding will be ring-fenced, with at least 80% earmarked Christmas. were written on the plates to the MP, who had voted along to support with food and bills, and will cover the period “Whilst this helps with an urgent crisis, we hope it doesn’t with 321 of his colleagues against a Labour motion to the end of March 2021. Local authorities will get the stop here. We live in one of the richest countries in the extending free school meals over the school holidays. funding at the beginning of December. world, yet millions of people rely on foodbanks to eat. It On Sunday, following a campaign led by the footballer The holiday activities and food programme will also be doesn’t have to be that way, and it is in the Government’s Marcus Rashford MBE, the Government announced that expanded, covering Easter, summer and Christmas in power to change that.” children and families will get extra support this winter, 2021. See also page 9 This week the two constituents who had organised the protest outside Mr Skidmore’s office in Community farm Hanham High Street, Kate Reed and Jess Sharratt, said: “This temporarily closes announcement is of course Grimsbury Community Farm in Kingswood has had to brilliant news. All credit to close for the duration of the second national lockdown Marcus Rashford for helping the under guidance on the operation of visitor attractions. Government see that children Farm staff will continue to provide essential care for don’t deserve to go hungry. animals while it is closed to the public. The Week in • Wednesday 11th November 2020 3 VE Day 75 oak trees planted in Saltford As a joint project to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, housing association Curo, Saltford Commu- nity Association and the parish council arranged the planting of two oak trees on the green in front of Saltford Hall. The trees have been provided for free by local company Ambience Land- scapes as a gift to the com- munity. It was hoped that the trees would be planted earlier in the year to mark VE Day 75 on 8th May, but Sunday. The precise planting mounted plaque will be on the COVID-19 situation locations for both trees were display in Saltford Hall until THE WEEK IN delayed these plans. identified by representatives such time that the trees are All those involved with the of the council and large enough to have their Barrs Court, Bitton, Brislington, project are pleased the community association and own plaques stating that Cadbury Heath, Compton Dando, trees were in place in will have surrounds for they were planted to mark Corston, Downend, Emersons Green, time for Remembrance protection. A simple wall VE Day 75. Fishponds, Hanham, Hillfields, Keynsham, Kingswood, Longwell Green, Mangotsfield, Marksbury, North Common, Oldland Common, Pucklechurch, Saltford, Staple Hill, Stockwood, St George, Warmley, Whitchurch, Wick, Willsbridge. 16,000 copies are distributed through retail outlets, libraries, pubs, community centres each week. Verified pick-up rate of 97%. Publisher Keynsham & Saltford Times Ltd, 8 Temple Court, Keynsham. BS31 1HA 0117 986 0381 www.theweekin.co.uk ISSN: 2052-9767 Managing Editor Stephen Rodgers [email protected] News Editor Becky Feather 07403 273967 Contributors Christine Rogers Advertising Jodie Deason and Tracy Broderick 0117 986 0381 [email protected] @theweekineditor No material in this publication, nor its associated website (www.theweekin.co.uk) may be reproduced without the written permission of Keynsham & Saltford Times Ltd. All rights reserved. Keynsham & Saltford Times Ltd. t/a The Week In is regulated by IMPRESS: The Independent Monitor for the Press CIC. As such, we adhere to the IMPRESS complaints procedure. A copy of this procedure can be found on our website or can be sent upon written request to the address above. 4 The Week in • Wednesday 11th November 2020 Different feel to annual day of Remembrance Remembrance Sunday was marked very differently at The Bitton & Oldland Royal British Legion held a socially throughout the day community leaders and representatives the weekend, with events scaled back or cancelled distanced service around the war memorial at St Mary’s of local organisations paid their respects and laid wreaths. because of the ongoing pandemic. churchyard in Bitton, taken by branch president Ken Gibson, People were encouraged to take part in virtual services and who is also a lay preacher at St Mary’s. to spend time reflecting at home including with a two-minute Instead of the usual Remembrance Day service and parade silence at 11am on their doorsteps. in Longwell Green, in the days running up to Armistice Day Royal British Legion branches had pre-recorded services, today (Wednesday) a member of the United Church including in Keynsham, Staple Hill and Mangotsfield, and community has been saying prayers and offering a moment screened them on Sunday. There was also a special virtual of silence next to a poppy-covered cross outside the church. commemoration filmed at HMS Flying Fox, Bristol’s Royal People were invited to lay a wreath or cross at the war Naval Reserve Unit, and screened on Bristol City Council’s memorials in Kingswood and Hanham on Remembrance website. The annual wreath-laying at Bath’s war memorial Sunday while observing social distancing. And in Saltford, was screened via B&NES Council’s YouTube channel. many residents joined in the two-minute silence and The Act of Remembrance at Bitton The Staple Hill service was pre-recorded The poppy cross in Longwell Green The Week in • Wednesday 11th November 2020 5 New Pucklechurch housing Pensioner’s walking sticks are stolen development with historic ties A 94-year-old Keynsham man had his two walking A new housing development in Pucklechurch steeped sticks stolen after he accidentally left them outside his in World War Two history has been completed. garage behind The Trout pub in Keynsham. He was getting his mobility scooter out to go to the The Moorings is a development of 11 rental and 27 shared shops and forgot to take the sticks with him. When he ownership homes. The scheme at Oaktree Avenue adjoins returned a short time later, they had gone. open space that includes tethering hooks for Second World The theft happened around midday last Monday (2nd War air balloon defences. November). RAF Pucklechurch was opened as No 11 Balloon Centre The pensioner reported it to the police and has also asked on 9th August 1939 and was one of several opened across The Week In to highlight what happened. Britain to support squadrons that flew barrage balloons as He told us that as he can’t get about without his sticks, part of the nation’s air defences. he had to go to the Age Concern shop in the High Street Housing association LiveWest joined forces with Chris Dawson, new business manager for LiveWest, said: to buy some more.
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