SUMMER Theatre, arts and more 2019 this summer SPECIAL EDITION

SUMMER SPECIAL www.n-somerset.gov.uk

l @NorthSomersetC f NorthSomersetCouncil We are urgently looking for more foster carers from North Somerset.

“If you’re thinking about

fostering for your Get in touch:

community, we’d love [email protected] to have a conversation 01934 426 614 with you.”

Make a difference, change a life, foster. fostering.n-somerset.gov.uk f Fostering North Somerset l NSFostering North Somerset Council Executive announcement

On Thursday 2 May residents in North we run the council must be different to We shall be looking at those budgets Somerset voted for change and a address the climate emergency we face, over the next few months and then we different type of politics. We responded with flooding and extremes of weather shall share our ideas with you, as difficult to that by creating a partnership of and poor air quality being only a small as some will inevitably be, as we must community-minded councillors to form an part of that overall challenge. set a balanced budget. We shall also be administration representing a range of We want to look forward, not backwards, lobbying our two constituency MPs for political opinions, but, more importantly, but we must recognise that we also inherit their support in addressing our lack of you as residents. This administration policies from the previous administration, fair funding and going to London to see has now started its work, made up of most decided without addressing those the relevant government departments. Independent, Liberal Democrat, Labour points above, some of which we can We shall be asking for your help in this and Green councillors. change and some of which we cannot. The campaign to get a fair share of our own Most of us are new to the running of the biggest challenge is the pressure on council tax payments back! council and, in many cases, to being finances as government support continues Thank you for your support in May and let councillors. There is much enthusiasm and to fall and demand for services grows. us work together to make North Somerset energy to do things differently, to be more The previous regime seemed to delight better. open and transparent. We are looking at in knowing the price of everything and The Executive how to change the way the council works, the value of nothing. They boasted about so that decision-making is more inclusive. keeping council tax rates artificially low, Cllr Don Davies (Independent) We want to change how we communicate but then cut services and used unfair Leader of North Somerset Council with residents, so that your voices are charges for things like car parking and Cllr Mike Bell (Liberal Democrat) heard and heard much earlier in creating other services to attempt to make up the Deputy Leader policies. We want a real focus on how we gap. This short-term smoke and mirrors Cllr Mark Canniford (Liberal Democrat) can address the dreadful inequalities in approach has been exacerbated by a Cllr Ashley Cartman (Liberal Democrat) what is the third most unequal authority central government completely unwilling area in the country – not just in wealth, to tackle the biggest funding issues we Cllr Caritas Charles (Independent) housing and skills, but in health and face in adult and children’s social care, Cllr Catherine Gibbons (Labour) healthy life expectancy too. We shall work which takes nearly three-quarters of our Cllr Bridget Petty (Green) to engage better with town and parish budget. We shall be soon faced therefore Cllr James Tonkin (Independent) councils and volunteer organisations, to with some very unpalatable choices in attempt to facilitate work they want to attempting to save a further £27m over Read more about your new council undertake and are willing to fund. Most the next four years. from page 28 fundamentally of all, our policies and how Contents

4 News update 12 Map of local attractions

Summer Special 14 Summer events 16 Children’s events 24 A woodland wander 17 28 Meet your new council Food and drink festivals 40 Road investment plan 18 Stage and screen revealed 23 Summer cycle 47 Tide times

Cover: Acrojou’s The Wheel House, a show supported by Without Walls. Photo courtesy of Steve Edwin Photography. See page 18

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www.n-somerset.gov.uk l @NorthSomersetC f NorthSomersetCouncil 3 News Befriending volunteers needed in Green business North Somerset grants for Volunteers are needed across The pair see each other once a North Somerset North Somerset to become fortnight and spend days chatting companies befrienders to people with at home or visiting shops or garden centres. dementia. Small and medium-sized Rebecca said: “I love it. It’s like businesses in North Somerset The Alzheimer’s Society is looking having my nan back. could get financial help to be for local residents – particularly in Clevedon, Nailsea and Backwell “I’ve heard so many interesting more energy efficient thanks to a – who could visit someone with stories about Marjorie’s past; I feel new grant. I really know her.” dementia and help them keep Grants of between £1,000 doing the things they enjoy. Marjorie, who was diagnosed with and £15,000 are available to Rebecca Budd, a 24-year-old Alzheimer’s in 2016, said: “I’ve businesses in North Somerset, from Weston-super-Mare, is a always been interested in people Bath and North East Somerset, befriending volunteer for 74-year- and I love hearing about Becca’s Bristol and South Gloucestershire, old Marjorie Malik. adventures, as it gives me a break thanks to the West of England from socialising with older people. Combined Authority’s Green Rebecca signed up as a volunteer Business Grant. because she wanted to help “She makes me feel young again. someone and recognised that the My world has opened up.” The money could be used for: Alzheimer’s Society’s befriending Volunteering can help you gain MM improving the energy service would have benefited her skills, develop new friendships and efficiency of buildings grandmother, who had dementia. even enhance job prospects. (insulation, heating or lighting), or

MM improving business operations, such as more efficient production or refrigeration equipment.

The cashback grant pays for 40 per cent of eligible costs once the project is complete.

A free energy survey is available to help you decide what needs to be done.

To find out more or sign up contact Alzheimer’s Society’s The Green Business befriending manager Anne Shermon on 07525 404 275 or Grant, funded through email [email protected] the European Regional Development Fund, is only North Somerset Council under new control available until October. To apply visit The political make-up of North Discover this new make-up, who www.westofengland-ca.gov.uk/ Somerset was shaken up in May your local councillors are and how green-business-grants or call when the local elections brought in to get in touch with them from 0117 332 1520. many new councillors. page 28.

4 North Somerset Life • Summer 2019 For the latest updates on North Somerset’s news visit www.n-somerset.gov.uk/news Are you Contacts Call us fostering privately? For all council services, call 01934 888 888 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm) Private foster carers are being reminded they Direct numbers for other popular services: need to inform North Somerset Council about For waste and recycling, For council tax and benefits: their living arrangements. road issues, planning and 01934 888 144 building control: (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm) Private fostering is an informal arrangement when a 01934 888 802 For social services: child under 16 (or 18 if disabled) stays with someone (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm) 01275 888 801 who is not a close relative for more than 28 continuous (Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm) days.

A close relative is a step-parent, grandparent, brother, Do it online – report it, request it or pay for it at: sister, uncle or aunt, whether of full blood, half blood or www.n-somerset.gov.uk/connect marriage. Or go straight to these popular web pages by adding these Examples of private fostering might include: shortcuts: www.n-somerset.gov.uk/myaccount /planning /schooladmissions /wastecollections /termdates � a teenager living with the family of a boyfriend or girlfriend ADVERTISEMENT � children living with a friend’s family as a result of parental separation, divorce or arguments at home

� children sent to this country for education or health Landlord Incentive scheme reasons by parents who live abroad. We are looking for accommodation from private landlords and owners of empty homes in the district. Anyone who is privately fostering, or aware of a private fostering arrangement, can contact We offer a range of incentives to help those North Somerset Council on 01275 888 808 or households who are threatened with homelessness [email protected] or are homeless. If you are a landlord, please contact us to discuss the assistance we may be able to give. North Somerset Council lettings team: [email protected] 01934 426 483

www.n-somerset.gov.uk l @NorthSomersetC f NorthSomersetCouncil 5 News Be proud to foster at Weston Pride

Foster carers can come from all private foster care placements walks of life to reflect the whole outside the area and away from community. their familiar sources of support. More information sessions will be This month, Fostering North held in North Somerset this summer Somerset is joining the celebrations for everyone to find out more: at Weston-super-Mare Pride, in Grove Park, on Saturday 27 and Friday 30 August – 28 July to encourage people from 6.30-8.30pm, Costa Coffee, the LGBT+ community to consider Crown Glass Shopping Centre, becoming foster carers. Nailsea

There is currently a shortage of Thursday 5 September – foster carers in North Somerset, 6.30-8.30pm, Costa Coffee, meaning that local children Oxford Street, Weston-super-Mare. sometimes have to be placed in

Find out more about fostering at www.n-somerset.gov.uk/fostering, email [email protected] or call 01275 888 999.

Properties from £185,000 Annual service charges apply. Registered 202151 Charity Enjoy a full and active retirement at Sandford To fi nd out more or book a place Station Retirement Village in North Somerset on an open day call 0117 919 4262. Or visit our show home open every www.stmonicatrust.org.uk/villages/sandford-station Thursday 10am-12noon.

6 North Somerset Life • Summer 2019 Award for walking groups

Inspirational volunteers who have helped thousands Still time to join the travel challenge of people enjoy North Somerset’s scenery have won Could you walk, cycle, It also celebrates the a national award. use public transport or positive impact it can have North Somerset Council’s Health Walks scheme car-share to do your daily on the environment, local recently won an Inspiration award at the Ramblers commute? communities and physical Volunteer Awards 2019, recognising the enthusiasm and mental wellbeing. There is still time to join of dedicated volunteers. this year’s Travelwest The challenge runs until Health walks launched 11 years ago and since then Challenge and be in with Sunday 21 July. Download more than 6,000 people have enjoyed walks around the chance of winning the free BetterPoints the area. free tickets to local tourist app and record your attractions. sustainable journeys. Walks last between 30 and 90 minutes and are the ideal first step for anyone wanting to become active The annual challenge aims There is a weekly or for people with health conditions. to ease traffic congestion prize draw, with tickets by encouraging people available to win for Six groups operate in North Somerset covering in the West of England to Mendip Outdoor Pursuits, Clevedon, Long Ashton, Nailsea, Portishead, get active and take more Tyntesfield and Noah’s Ark Weston-super-Mare, Worle, Winscombe and Yatton. sustainable journeys to Zoo Farm. Suitable clothing and footwear for all weather conditions work. is needed and unfortunately dogs are not allowed. Download the BetterPoints app on your Find out more about health walks at phone through the Apple App Store or www.n-somerset.gov.uk/healthwalks, Google Play. For more information visit email the council’s sports and active lifestyles www.travelwest.info/challenge team on [email protected] or call Read more about cycling in North Somerset on 01275 882 731. page 23. Major award for Italian Gardens A major industrial award has been North Somerset Council was the As Life went to print, the Italian given to North Somerset Council for overall winner of the Pedestrian Gardens was announced on a the exceptional work on the Italian Environment category for the shortlist of projects in the running Gardens in Weston-super-Mare. Italian Gardens. for a Pineapple award. Weston- super-Mare is competing against The Street Design Awards, The area was redesigned in 2017 three London projects and the organised by Local Government thanks to a £2.48m grant by the results will be announced on 9 July. News, recognise innovation and West of England Local Enterprise best practice in street design Partnership, through the Local schemes across the UK. Growth Fund.

www.n-somerset.gov.uk l @NorthSomersetC f NorthSomersetCouncil 7 News Ask any question Librarians in North Recent question included, “We try to provide an immediate ‘where can I get copies of my school Somerset are on-hand to answer whenever possible but exam certificates from the 1970s?’, will get back to you if more in- answer any conundrums ‘can I have a list of meeting rooms to depth research is required.” posed by local residents. hire in Worle?’, ‘what are France’s current overseas territories?’ North Somerset Library Enquiry Centre has seen a 45 per cent Community librarian Sarah Bowen increase in the number of questions said: “We have a large range of posed in the last 10 years, despite resources to hand and a wealth of the presence of Google. expertise to handle even the more demanding enquiries. The centre helps people find answers to all kinds of business, leisure and study queries.

North Somerset Library Enquiry Centre is available 10am to 4pm, Monday to Friday. Email [email protected] or call 01934 888 855 or 07919 540 839.

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8 North Somerset Life • Summer 2019 For the latest updates on North Somerset’s news visit www.n-somerset.gov.uk/news

Photographic exhibition Iconic images of Weston-super-Mare will soon be filling a cinema’s foyer to celebrate the wealth of to fill cinema foyer creativity in the area and its stunning landscapes. Shifting Horizons photographic exhibition opens at Dolphin Square’s Cineworld on Thursday 11 July.

It is a collaboration between arts organisation Theatre Orchard, Weston-based photographer Paul Blakemore, and a range of artists who have been drawn to Weston to live or work.

It features vivid portraits of local artists including theatre companies, circus performers, writers and musicians.

To celebrate the launch, street artist Dizzy O’Dare will give a free giant balloon show outside the cinema from 6.30pm on Thursday 11 July.

www.theatreorchard.org.uk www.paulblakemore.co.uk

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Record-breaking temperatures Melanoma skin cancer is the fifth So cover up and enjoy the sun hit the UK last year so it’s most common cancer in the UK and safely by following these simple you can still burn on a cloudy day steps: worth remembering some sun as you can’t feel the ultraviolet rays. protection tips for when the weather heats up.

take extra care if you have paler skin, check sunscreen isn’t moles, are only past its expiry date – exposed to intense sun most last two to three occasionally, or have years. Use at least a family history of skin factor 15 sunscreen cancer with at least four-star UVA take extra care with children and apply enough sunscreen – about babies as their skin is more sensitive, two teaspoons for an adult’s especially the very young. head, arms and neck, or two Babies under six months shouldn’t be tablespoons for your entire body. in direct sunlight Stay

safe in if you’re going to be in the sun long enough to burn, apply sunscreen twice: 30 minutes before going avoid burning and cover up the sun out and again just before with suitable clothing and you go out sunglasses

apply sunscreen to all exposed skin – spend time in the face, neck and ears – shade, especially and head if you between 11am have thinning or no hair. and 3pm A wide-brimmed hat is better

reapply sunscreen liberally and often, including after being in the water even if using ‘water resistant’ ones

Watch out for changes to your shape or colour. Report these to your skin, including a new mole, growth doctor as soon as possible. Skin Find out more at or lump, or any moles, freckles or cancer is much easier to treat when www.nhs.uk/sun patches of skin that change in size, found early.

10 North Somerset Life • Summer 2019 SUMMER SPECIAL

Summer is here See North Somerset through the eyes of a tourist this summer and enjoy everything it has to offer. This Summer Special edition of Carry on reading to find out Life celebrates the local area and more… all the things to do in it – whether you want to head to the beach Page or countryside, enjoy a tranquil 12 – map of local attractions woodland walk, or are looking for 14 – general events a fun-filled family adventure. 16 – children’s events Lots of events are also taking place 17 – food and drink festivals You can also catch to cater for all tastes, from flower up with the latest events shows and food festivals to sports 18 – theatre on social media: and theatre shows. 19 – music f TropicanaWeston North Somerset welcomes nearly 21 – sport and fitness WestonSeafront eight million day trippers a year but l we can’t let them have all the fun. f WestonSeafront f TimeOutInNorthSomerset l TimeoutNS Disclaimer: All information correct at time of going to print (June 2019). While every effort is made to ensure accuracy, North Somerset Council cannot accept responsibility or liability for any Or visit: errors which have occurred. North Somerset Council cannot recommend or endorse any of the www.visit-westonsupermare.com providers listed. It is recommended that you always check with the relevant organisation first to ensure their service meets your requirements. www.mybathbristol.co.uk www.visitsomerset.co.uk

www.n-somerset.gov.uk l @NorthSomersetC f NorthSomersetCouncil 11 SUMMER ATTRACTIONS MAP

1 Off shore Enjoy a Steep Holm www.steepholm.org.uk holiday 2 Weston-super-Mare Blakehay Theatre www.blakehaytheatre.co.uk at Grand Pier www.grandpier.co.uk Pirate Adventureland home www.pirateadventureland.com Playhouse Theatre www.theplayhouse.co.uk Take a look at what’s on offer Tropicana right here in North Somerset www.tropicanaweston.co.uk this summer – from stunning Weston Water Adventure coastal scenery to action- Play Park packed family attractions… www.wsm-tc.gov.uk/parks Weston-super-Mare Museum www.westonmuseum.org

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4 Court Farm Country Park 9 Barley Wood 13 Leigh Woods www.courtfarmcountrypark. Walled Garden www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ co.uk www.walledgarden.co.uk leigh-woods 5 Puxton Park 14 Tyntesfield Estate 10 Burrington Combe www.puxton.co.uk www.walkscene.co.uk/ (National Trust) 6 Strawberry Line description_13 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ tyntesfield www.strawberrylinecafe.co.uk 11 Ashton Court www.strawberryline.org.uk www.bristol.gov.uk/ 15 Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm ashtoncourtestate www.noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk  7 Mendip Snowsports Centre www.mendipsnowsport.co.uk 12 Clifton Suspension Bridge 16 Oakham Treasures 8 Goblin Combe Visitor Centre www.oakhamtreasures.co.uk www.cliftonbridge.org.uk www.goblincombe.org.uk 17 Portishead Quays Marina and Arts Trail www.visitportishead.net/ art-trail.php

18 17 18 Portishead Open Air Pool www.portisheadopenairpool. org.uk 19 Clevedon Court 16 (National Trust) 15 13 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ 21 19 12 clevedon-court 20 Clevedon Craft Centre 20 14 11 www.clevedoncraftcentre.co.uk

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www.n-somerset.gov.uk l @NorthSomersetC f NorthSomersetCouncil 13 SUMMER EVENTS

July

Now until end of Sept Saturday 13 – Sunday 14 Saturday 27 Sand Sculpture Festival Woodspring Wings Show Yatton and District Horticultural 10am-6pm daily, Weston beach. 10am-5pm, Woodspring Wings Society Summer Show 2-4.30pm, Adults £4, children aged 15 and Airfield, Claverham Drove, Yatton. Yatton Village Hall. under £3, under 3s free, family Model air show. £10, under 16s www.yattonhorticulturalsociety.co.uk ticket (two adults, two children) £10. free. www.woodspringshow.co.uk This year’s theme is What If…? Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 www.westonsandsculpture.co.uk Sunday 14 Weston Pride from noon, It’s a Hospice Knockout! Grove Park, Weston-super-Mare. Wednesday 3 – Sunday 7 noon, Weston Cricket Club, Two stages with music, comedy, Circus Funtasia 5pm weekdays, Devonshire Road. cabaret, as well as arts, 2pm Saturday, noon Sunday, In aid of Weston Hospicecare. entertainment, a family zone, market Salthouse Fields, Clevedon. Tickets £100 per team (6-10 people). stalls and more. Also, an after-party from www.circusfuntasia.co.uk Minimum age 17. Spectators with DJs at the Winter Gardens on welcome, with refreshments Saturday 27. Adult tickets from £5 Also, adults-only Cirque du Vulgar available and face painting. (child tickets £3) from on Saturday night. www.westonhospicecare.org.uk/ www.wsmpride.com See www.cirquevulgar.com knockout Portishead Summer Show Thursday 4 North Somerset Model Show Flower Show Field, Portishead 10am-5.30pm, Helicopter Museum, A relaunch of the oldest community Living Quiz by Living Spit 7pm, Locking, Weston-super-Mare. event in town, the flower show and Tropicana, Marine Parade, Weston- Model workshops, open cockpits, country fair. Includes country sports, super-Mare. charity stalls, trade stands. flowers, refreshments, music and www.tropicanaweston.co.uk Adults £7.40, children £4.50, entertainment. Free parking on family ticket £20. Gordano Sports Field. Tickets £5 Saturday 6 www.helicoptermuseum.co.uk online in advance from Nailsea Carnival and Fayre www.portisheadsummershow.com Procession starts from Clevedon or £6 on the gate (£9 for a two-day Road car park at 1pm and finishes ticket). Under 16s free. at Millennium Park for the fayre. www.1stnailseascoutgroup.co.uk Saturday 20 Sunday 7 Festival of Archaeology Clevedon Sunday Market 10.30am-3.30pm, (and first Sunday of the month Weston Museum, Burlington Street, until Dec) 10am-2pm, between the Weston-super-Mare. seafront, Hill Road and Alexandra Find out more about the rich Road. archaeology of North Somerset, www.theclevedonsundaymarket.co.uk speak to local interest groups, RNLI Open Day explore some historic maps of the 11am-3pm, Knightstone Island, area, discover archaeological Weston-super-Mare. finds, and drop-in children’s Visit the lifeboat station, talk to crew, activities. Part of the Council for view boats, enjoy music and face British Archaeology’s Festival of painting. www.rnli.org Archaeology. www.westonmuseum.org

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September August Saturday 7 Friends of the Playhouse Open Day Thursday 1 – Sunday 4 Saturday 10 11am-3pm, Playhouse Theatre, Weston Dairy Festival 10am-5pm, Weston-super-Mare Horticultural High Street, Weston-super-Mare. Beach Lawns, Society Annual Flower Show Free guided tours going behind- Weston-super-Mare. www.wsmhorticultural.org.uk the-scenes. Organised by the Animal shows, Friends of the Playhouse. Become a petting zoo, craft fair, Saturday 17 member for £10 a year. food market, Tickenham Flower Show live music and more. 12.30pm, village field and hall. £2 entry. Marquee, hog roast, music, craft www.dairyfestival.co.uk stalls, refreshments. Free park and ride from Tickenham Golf Club. Saturday 3 Entry £3.50 (free for accompanied Nailsea and District Horticultural children and patrons). Society Summer Show Nailsea School, Mizzymead Road. Friday 23 – Thursday 12 September Flowers, vegetables, cookery, Annual Art Exhibition by Lynne handicrafts and more. Castell’s Art Groups. 10.30am- www.nailseahorticulturalsociety. 4.30pm, Old Town Quarry, co.uk Weston-super-Mare (closed Mon and Tues) Thursday 8 – Sunday 11 Bristol International Balloon Fiesta Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 Ashton Court. Clevedon Flower Show Hot air balloons, trade stands, 150th anniversary year. fairground rides and entertainment. www.clevedonflowershow.com Free entry but parking must be booked in advance (from £10). Sunday 25 and Monday 26 www.bristolballoonfiesta.co.uk Stars of Time Film and Comic Con 10am-5.30pm, Tropicana, Weston-super-Mare. Adults £7.50, under 12s £4, under 4s free. www.starsoftime.co.uk

www.n-somerset.gov.uk l @NorthSomersetC f NorthSomersetCouncil 15 SUMMER CHILDREN’S EVENTS

Summer fun for Have an out-of-this-world children and adventure young people July

Saturday 6 – Sunday 7 Uphill Family Fun Weekend Return of the popular community event. For details visit www.uphillvillagesociety.org.uk Photos © Dave Warren 2019 for The Reading Agency with thanks to Pancras Square Library Sunday 7 (and Fri 26 July, Mon 12 Aug, Tues 13 Aug, Weds 28 Aug, Thurs 29 Aug) Children in North Somerset can go on an out-of-this- Slime workshops 10am-4pm, Weston Museum, world adventure this summer to celebrate the 50th Burlington Street. Sessions at 10am, 11.30am, 1.30pm anniversary of the first moon landing. and 3pm. £5. The popular Summer Reading Challenge is back Book in advance at www.westonmuseum.org in libraries from Saturday 13 July and this year’s Space Chase theme will see children joining the Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 Rockets space family for a thrilling mission to track TYNTEtots: Jack and the Beanstalk 10am and 1pm, down books nabbed by mischievous Tyntesfield, Wraxall. aliens. Storytelling, crafts and games for two to five-year-olds. The free challenge is open to children £8 for one child, £14 for two, £21 for three. Book in aged four to 11 to help them maintain advance on 03442 491 895. reading motivation during the school www.nationaltrust.org.uk/tyntesfield holidays. They can sign-up at their local library, receive a August fold-out collector’s card, then collect stickers as they read any six books over three further library visits. Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 Those who complete the challenge by Saturday 7 TYNTEfest 2019: Beatrix Potter September will receive a certificate and medal. 10.30am and 1.30pm, Tyntesfield, Wraxall. Research shows that children who take part return to A day for two to five-year-olds to celebrate national play school as more fluent, confident and happy readers. day, inspired by the tales of Beatrix Potter. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/tyntesfield Your local library will have staff and volunteers on hand to help children choose books Tuesday 13 – Thursday 15 they’ll enjoy. David Walliams Summer School – make a play in three Events will be held in libraries days at Pill Community Centre. For six to 11-year-olds. throughout the summer to celebrate Three days of theatre making with a performance to the challenge. family and friends at the end of the third day. £65. Visit www.n-somerset.gov.uk/events Contact [email protected] or 01275 373 232. www.summerreadingchallenge.org.uk

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July August

Friday 5 – Saturday 6 £9 per adult, inc a free pint (children go free). Lions Claverham Beer Festival www.pitchforkales.com 7.30pm for evening sessions (advance tickets required), free Friday 26 – Sunday 28 entry from 12.30pm on Saturday. www.claverham-beer-festival.btck. Street Food Festival co.uk noon-10pm, Italian Gardens, Weston-super-Mare. Friday 12 – Sunday 14 Street Food Warehouse is bringing Sunday 4 15 local and national street food Nailsea and Backwell Beer and Vegan Fair 10am-4pm, Tropicana, vendors and a fully-stocked bar to Cider Festival 15th anniversary Weston-super-Mare. the town. 6-11pm Friday, noon-11pm Try some free food samples and www.streetfoodwarehouse.co.uk Saturday, noon-8pm Sunday. learn more about the vegan Music, food, and gin and Pimm’s Lions Club Real Ale and Cider lifestyle. £2 on the door (under marquees. Advance tickets £10 inc Festival Beach Lawns, Weston- 14s free when accompanied by a two free drinks. On the day tickets super-Mare. From 11am. Now in paying adult). £5 and £5 for a glass. Under 18s its 12th year, and has raised more www.veganfairs.co.uk free. than £300,000 for local charities. www.nailseabeerandciderfestival. www.westonlionsrealalefestival. Saturday 10 co.uk org.uk eat:Portishead 10am-5pm. Free outdoor food and drink Saturday 13 festival around the marina, Brews, Blues and Barbecues noon- including demos with local chefs. 6pm, Epic Beers, The Brewery, www.eatfestivals.org West Hewish, Weston-super-Mare. Beer, Pimm’s, gins and prosecco, BBQ, children’s entertainment.

www.n-somerset.gov.uk l @NorthSomersetC f NorthSomersetCouncil 17 SUMMER STAGE AND SCREEN Free outdoor arts festival to wow crowds Stunning outdoor theatre shows and wacky entertainment will come to Weston-super-Mare this Photos courtesy of JMA Photography month during a free family festival. The Whirligig Festival of Outdoor Highlights include Gandini Theatre Orchard is one of just two Arts, presented by North Somerset Juggling’s 8 Songs, a juggling organisations in the South West to arts organisation Theatre Orchard, act choreographed to rock ‘n’ roll be a member of the Without Walls comes to the Italian Gardens in songs; Ockham’s Razor’s Belly Touring Network Partnership. Weston-super-Mare on of the Whale, where performers For the full line-up and details visit Saturday 13 July. ride a giant semi-circular see-saw; www.theatreorchard.org.uk Max Calef Sevé’s dip, a stunning The free spectacular runs from noon trampoline show; Acrojou’s The to 6pm and features an eclectic mix Wheel House, a travelling wheel; of stunning, outdoor entertainment and Dizzy O’Dare’s Baba Yaga’s to make you whirl and twirl. House, a roaming cottage built on From crowd-pulling international chicken legs. shows, to wacky walkabout acts, These shows are supported by dancing in the streets and circus Without Walls, England’s biggest workshops, there will be a host of network of outdoor arts festivals. fun activity. Photo courtesy of Steve Edwin Photography More entertainment on the stage and screen…

place during the day so you can Wednesday 24 – Saturday 27 July bring your baby along (if 18 months Weston Oppitts presents Barnum or younger). Limited space so bring 7.30pm (with Sat matinee at Friday 12 a sling if possible. Tickets £8 from 2.30pm), Blakehay Theatre, www.blakehaytheatre.co.uk Cinema in Long Ashton – Some Weston-super-Mare. Musical Like it Hot 7.15pm, Long Ashton charting the rise to fame of circus Saturday 20 Community Hall. £5 a ticket from star PT Barnum. www.LA-cinema.uk Grease Sing-along and Party Night www.blakehaytheatre.co.uk 7.30pm, Winter Gardens Wednesday 17 Weston-super-Mare. August Aftermirth – a daytime comedy club Reaper Events presents the sing- for parents 11am, The Blakehay along version of Grease, followed Saturday 17 Theatre, Wadham Street, Weston- by a disco. General admission Cinema in Long Ashton – super-Mare. Three top circuit £7.50, with VIP options of booking Mary Poppins 5.30pm, comedians will deliver their usual a table with a platter of American Long Ashton Community Hall. club routines – so will be adult- food. Over 14s only. Child’s ticket £2.50, adults £5. themed material – but it’s taking www.thereaperbar.com www.LA-cinema.uk

18 North Somerset Life • Summer 2019 SUMMER MUSIC

July Friday 5 Saturday 13 Friday 26 – Sunday 28 (and Fri 2 Aug and Fri 6 Sept) Summer lunchtime concerts Arts, Drama and Music Festival That Friday Thing – 70s, 80s, 90s noon, All Saints Church, in Wick St Lawrence disco 8pm-1am, Winter Gardens, All Saints Road, Weston Wick Village Hall, Wick Road. Weston-super-Mare. (and 27 July, 7 and 21 Sept) £10 Saturday will feature drama, poetry, £5 in advance, £10 on the door. on door inc lunch. comedy, music and art; Sunday will be drama and music. There will also www.westonwintergardens.co.uk Nailsea Concert Orchestra presents be theatre in the garden at Icelton its second New World Series concert Saturday 6 Farm. Acts include local drama and 7.30pm, Nailsea Methodist Church. operatic groups, as well as actors Jazz in the Paddock with the Big R Featuring Gershwin’s iconic from London on their Edinburgh Big Band 7pm, Church Paddock, Rhapsody in Blue, Albinoni’s Adagio Fringe warm up. For tickets (the Winscombe Hill. for Strings, and Warlock’s Carpriol art exhibition is free but there is Organised by the Friends of St Suite. Tickets £12 (concessions £10, a charge for the dramas) and James Church. Bring a picnic and under 18s/students £2.50) from information contact chairs. Adults £10, children £5. Nailsea Music Shop or on the door. [email protected] or 01934 843 617 In support of the Strawberry Line to 01934 515 811. Congresbury Singers Summer Clevedon Group. Concert 7.30pm, Old School Rooms, Congrebury. £8 from Congresbury Post Office or on the door. Free concerts in Grove Park Enjoy free concerts in Weston-super-Mare’s Gove Park throughout the summer. The concerts, sponsored by Grove Park Café, start at 2.30pm.

July September • Sunday 7 – Worlewind Band • Sunday 1 – Serenade Big Band • Sunday 14 – Bath Spa Band • Sunday 8 – Worle Choir • Sunday 21 – Weston Brass August August Saturday 31 • Sunday 4 – Worlewind Band • Sunday 11 – Bath Spa Band The South West Rockabilly Rebellion noon-midnight, Winter Gardens, • Sunday 18 – Des Henly’s Weston-super-Mare. Singers and Strummers Live music, dancing, DJs, music • Sunday 25 – stalls and more. £20 on the door. Bristol Male Voice Choir www.westonwintergardens.co.uk • Monday 26 – Serenade Big Band

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Mondays RAFA Concert Band (E) 8pm, Nailsea Choral Society (E) Clevedon Ladies Choir (E) Victoria Methodist Church Hall, 7.30pm, Vestry Hall, (September-June) 2.15-3.30pm, Portishead in Harmony (E) Station Road, Weston-super-Mare. Christ Church, Nailsea. St Peter’s Church Hall, Alexandra (women only) 10.30am-12pm, www.rafaconcertband.org.uk 01275 875 533 Road. £35 per year. The Folk Hall, Portishead High 01934 820 205 www.nailseachoral.org.uk 01275 873 642 or Street. £5 per session. 07948 689 795. www.wendysergeant.com, Footlights Community Choir  Trinity Singers (E) 7.30pm, [email protected] 01275 814 220 8-9.30pm, Community Hall, Churchill Primary School, Trinity School, Portishead. Pudding Pie Lane, Langford. Highly Strung Community Mixed Company Community No experience necessary. www.trinitysingers.co.uk Band (E) 6.30-9.30pm. Choir (E) 1pm and 7.30pm, 01934 415 301 Folk/country music. www. Southfield Church, Nailsea. highlystrungcommunityband. £6 per session with free taster. Tuesdays co.uk 01275 847 909 01275 277 455 Cadbury Wind Band (E)(term time Weston Music Appreciation Clevedon A Cappella (E)(women only) 7.15-9.15pm, Yatton Rugby Society (A) 7.30pm, St Jude’s only) 2-3.30pm, Kenn Road Football Club. 01275 792 300 Hall, Baytree Road. Methodist Church. £5 per session. Lyrical Ladies Choir (E) 01934 814 752 www.wendysergeant.com, 7.20-8.20pm, Nailsea School. 01275 814 220 £4 per session. 07722 298 550, Somerset Singers (E) 7.30pm, Meeting House, Sidcot School, Afternoon singing group  [email protected] Sidcot. 01934 743 965 (fortnightly) 2-4pm, St Jude’s Hall, Waves of Harmony (E) 7.30pm, St Peter’s Church, Baytree Road, Weston Rugby Football Club, Yatton Ladies Choir (E) Sunnyside Road, Weston-super- 7.30-8.30pm, Yatton Infants Worle. 01934 413 571 Tra La Community Choir (A) School. £4 per session. Clevedon Choral Society (E) Mare. Women’s 4-part acapella 7.30pm, Club Room, Community 07722 298 550, gillatkinson15@ 7.15pm, Methodist Church Hall, group. New members very Centre, Long Ashton. blueyonder.co.uk Kenn Road, Clevedon. welcome. 01934 642 806 or 07932 623 672 www.wavesofharmony.co.uk Harmony Plus Choir (E) www.clevedonchoralsociety.org. Portishead Town Band (E) 7.45-9pm, Emmanuel Church, uk 7.45pm, Methodist Church Weston. 01934 629 112 Rock Choir Weston-super-Mare  Hall, High Street. New players (E, term time only) 7.45pm, welcome. 07816 544 474, Rock Choir Clevedon  Vintage Church, Hughenden 01275 818 575 (E – term time only) 7.45pm, Christchurch Clevedon, Chapel Road. www.rockchoir.com Pill Community Choir (E) Hill, Clevedon. www.rockchoir.com xander-jaymes.lepetit@rockchoir. 7.45-9.15pm, Pill Community [email protected] com Centre. £5 per session or £4 if Clevedon Light Opera Club (E) paying for a term. Free taster 7.30pm (Juniors Thu 7pm) session. Princes Hall, Clevedon Community www.wendysergeant.com, Cheddar Male Choir (E) 7.30pm, Centre. 01275 791 556 Draycott Village Hall. 01275 814 220 New members welcome. Congresbury Singers (E) 7.50pm, www.cheddarmvchoir.co.uk Old School Rooms, Congresbury. 01934 876 104 Winscombe Community Singers  (E) 7.30pm, Winscombe Samba Drumming (E) 8-10pm, Community Centre, Sandford All Saint’s Church Hall, All Saint’s Footlights Community Choir  Road. www.facebook.com/ Lane, Clevedon. Beginners 7.45-9.15pm, Community winscombecommunitysingers welcome, £6 with free taster Entrance, Nailsea School, session. 01275 545 714 Campus Choir (E) 7.30-9pm, Mizzymead Road. No experience Weston Brass Band (E)(and Thu) necessary. 07818 065 015 Vocalise Choir (E) 7.30-9.30pm, The Campus, Locking Castle, 8pm, Church Road Methodist [email protected] United Reform Church, Weston-super-Mare. Church, Upper Church Road, Waterloo Street, Weston. £5 inc 01934 832 283. Portishead Community Choir  Weston-super-Mare. refreshments. 01934 627 709. www.singoutlouduk.com (E) 8-9.30pm, Avon Way Hall, 01934 824 461 www.vocaliseann.co.uk Weston Choral Society (E) Portishead. £5 per session or £4 Nailsea Folk Club (2) 8pm, if paying for a term. Clevedon Players (and Wed, (term time only) 7.30pm, Grove Sports Centre, Nailsea. Free taster session. Fri)(leading up to a play) Milton Methodist Church Hall, All performers and audience www.wendysergeant.com, 7.30-10pm, the Stables, behind Milton Hill, Weston-super-Mare. welcome. £1. 01275 814 220 Princes Hall, Princes Road, 01934 813 255 www.nailseafolkclub.co.uk Clevedon. 01275 853 975 Clevedon Music Club (3) 7.30pm, Community Centre, Princes Thursdays Costanzi Consort (E) Wednesdays 7.45pm, All Saints Church, Road. Classical concerts by Music Is Fun (E)(babies, toddlers Weston-super-Mare. Auditioned professional musicians. North Somerset Good Afternoon and pre-schoolers) Methodist chamber choir directed by Peter £8 per concert on the door. Choir (E, term time) 1-3pm, Church, Nailsea. Leech. 01275 879 099 Nailsea Methodist Church. 30 min session £3, 40 min www.costanziconsort.org.uk www.goodafternoonchoir.org.uk session £3.40. 07722 298 550, 01761 472 468 [email protected]

20 North Somerset Life • Summer 2019 SUMMER SPORTS

August

Saturday 3 Mendip Marauder ultra marathon Run 30 or 50 miles along the Mendip Way from Frome or Wells to Uphill beach. www.albionrunning.org/ mendip-marauder

Friday 9 – Sunday 11 Rugby Super 7s The Beach, Weston-super-Mare. www.westonsuper7s.co.uk

Saturday 17 Portishead Triathlon Swim in the open air pool, run up to Battery Point and cycle around the hillside. July www.pac-tri.com

Saturday 6 Sunday 14 Sunday 18 Clevedon Swim Run Great Weston Ride The Summer Ramble A 5-mile Enjoy multiple swimming and A 57-mile challenge bike ride sponsored walk around running laps along Clevedon’s from Bristol to Weston-super-Mare, Charlton Farm, for Children’s historic seafront. Swim 1.2km in through the Mendips and across Hospice South West. your running gear and run 5.5km in the Somerset Levels. www.chsw.org.uk/summerramble your swimming gear – no changing www.greatwestonride.com in-between. £15 per person. www. Saturday 24 – Sunday 25 Portishead Soapbox Race Practice clevedonmarinelake.co.uk/whats-on runs from 10am and timed runs 401 Festival from noon, Esplanade Road, of Running, Portishead. A 450m downhill Portishead. course. Including a fun fair, big Open to all ages screen and refreshments. and abilities. www.portisheadsoapbox.co.uk Races include a 5km, 10km, a Saturday 20 half marathon, or an additional Sunday 7 6.1km for those who want to Clevedon Aquathlon complete a total of 26.2 miles over Portishead Raft Race 11.30-5pm, A swim followed by a run along the weekend. Children’s races Lake Grounds, Portishead. Clevedon’s seafront. Complete too, along with food, bars and Watch rafters compete against it by yourself or in relay with a entertainment. each other on the lake and listen friend. Novice and sprint distances Organised by 401 marathon to live music on the green. With available. £15 per person. runner Ben Smith, to raise money village fete stalls, music and a fun www.clevedonmarinelake.co.uk/ for the 401 Foundation. fair. In aid of local charities. whats-on www.the401challenge.co.uk/ www.portisheadraftrace.co.uk festival-of-running-portishead

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Visit the gym, go for a swim, Read the latest Active Directory at www.n-somerset.gov.uk/go4life or take part in a class at one Mondays Weston-super-Mare Breatheasy Club  Walking Football (E) Stroke Communication Group (E) (3) Healthy Living Centre, Lonsdale 10.30-11.30am, Hand Stadium, of North Somerset’s leisure 10am, Summer Lane Care Home, Avenue, Weston. Support for Clevedon. 01275 878 052 Diamond Batch. 01275 870 328 people living with a lung disease. Wrington Vale Croquet Club (E, centres: Positive Step Coffee Morning (2) Cancer Rehabilitation class (E) April-Oct) 2.30pm, Wrington 10am-noon, Locking Castle Church 3-4pm, Hands Stadium, Davis Recreation Ground, Silver Street. @Worle – Hall, Jasmine Way. Lane, Clevedon. £1.50 per class. 01934 862 838 New Bristol Road, Weston-super-Mare. www.positivestep.org.uk 07800 743 305 Parkinson’s UK Weston Branch (1) Nailsea and District Footpath Group  2.30pm, St Saviour’s Hall, Locking 01934 529 540 www.worle.org.uk Arthritis Care Weston Branch (2) 2pm, St Saviours Hall, Locking Rd. (E) and Thu (E), Sun (2,3), Sat (4). Rd. 01934 813 547/625 633 Backwell Leisure Centre – 01934 622 808 Range of walking difficulties. www. Portishead Macular Help Group (4) Croquet Club (E, and Weds and Fri, nfpg.org.uk or 01275 810 067 2.30pm, Folk Hall. Farleigh Road. 01275 463 726 April-Oct) 2-4pm, Clarence Park Bipolar UK (2) 7.30pm, Room 4, 01275 845 238 www.leisurecentre.com/ East, Weston-super-Mare. Victoria Methodist Church, Station Weston Osteoporosis Support Group  backwell-leisure-centre Just turn up or call 01934 413 515 Road, Weston. 0845 434 9915 Meets 5 times a year (March, May, [email protected] Tuesday Badminton club  July, September and November), in The Campus – Weston-super-Mare Fibromyalgia (E, term time) 8-10pm, Broadoak the Lecture Theatre, The Academy, Locking Castle, Weston-super-Mare. Group (4) 2pm, Our Lady of School, Weston-super-Mare. Weston General Hospital. Lourdes church hall, Baytree Road, [email protected] Information about local services 01934 427 427 and practical matters for people Worle. [email protected] Wednesdays www.the-campus.org.uk www.wsmfi with ostepporosis. 01934 415 096 Ashcombe Park Bowling Club (E) Myalgic Encephalopathy/Chronic [email protected] (and Sat) 10am-noon, Ashcombe Churchill Sports Centre – Fatigue Syndrome Support Group  Diabetes UK (Weston) (1) 7.30pm, Park, Weston. 01934 522 779 Churchill Green. 01934 852 303 (4) 1.30pm, The Sub Station, Waverley Suite, Weston Hospital Stroke Communication Group (A) www.better.org.uk/churchill-sports- St Andrew’s Parade, Weston-super- Academy [also – quiz night (2) Mare. [email protected] 10am, Methodist Church Hall, Silver Social Club, Devonshire Road] centre Street, Nailsea. 01275 870 328 Qigong (E) 7.30-9pm, Locking 01934 628 985 Woodspring Indoor Bowls Club  Clevedon School Sports Centre – Village Hall. 07913 922 063 South Avon Canoe Club  [email protected] (E) noon-2pm (and every Sat (E, Oct-March) 8.15-10pm, Valley Road. 01275 877 182 8.30-10.30am) 236 Milton Road, Churchill Swimming Pool. Tuesdays Weston-super-Mare. Kit provided All are welcome. Gordano School Sports Centre – Western Active Stroke Group (E) 07709 682 696 [email protected] St Marys Road, Portishead. 10am, Worlebury Golf Club. Women’s Action Group (WAGS)  www.sacc.co.uk 01934 519 266 12.30-2pm, 35 Boulevard. 01275 843 942 Fridays Somerset Cancer Care Support Weston-super-Mare. Women-only www.gordanosportscentre.org.uk Group (E) 10am, Summer Lane group for those who need help with Partially Sighted and Blind Club (E) addiction. 01934 427 940 10.15am-2pm, Pembroke Court, Hans Price School Sports Centre – Care Home, Diamond Batch. 0800 731 4608 Petanque (French boule) (E, and Elton Rd, Clevedon. 01275 219 730 Marchfields Way, Weston-super-Mare. Dance fitness (E) 10am, Sundays at 11am) 1pm, Clarence 01934 642 426 Clevedon Triangle Club. £4. Park bowling club. All ages Long Ashton Bowling Club (E, 01275 544 472 welcome. 01934 429 563 or April-Sept) 6pm, Community www.hansprice.org.uk Centre, Keedwell Hill, Long Ashton. Walking Football (E) 10-11am, 07873 768 127 or just meet at No previous experience necessary. Hutton Moor Leisure Centre – Weston Football Club. main gate by clubhouse. 01275 853 885 £2 per session. 07970 681 178 NHS Stop Smoking Café (E) 6pm, Hutton Moor Road, Portishead Stroke Drop-In Centre (1) DIAL (Disability Information and Tesco café, Weston. Weston-super-Mare. 01934 425 900 10.30am, Clarence House, High Advice Line) (E) 11am-3pm 01275 546 744 Street. 01275 818 492 www.leisurecentre.com/hutton-moor- (also Thursdays). Answer machine Weston Area National Rheumatoid leisure-centre at all other times. 01934 419 426 Arthritis Society (2) 6.30-8.30pm, Saturdays The Campus, Locking Castle, www.westondial.co.uk Parkinson’s UK North West Somerset Weston. www.nras.org.uk, Parish Wharf Leisure Centre – Golden Oldies sing and stretch branch meeting (2) 10.30am- 01934 620 583 Harbour Road, Portishead. classes . Venues in Clevedon, 12.15pm, St Francis Church Hall, Nailsea and Backwell Diabetes 01275 848 494 Portishead, Weston-super-Mare, Nailsea. 01275 855 524 Pill and Nailsea. 01761 470 006 Support Group (2) 7-9pm, www.placesforpeopleleisure.org/ www.golden-oldies.org.uk Methodist Church Hall, Silver Sundays centres/parish-wharf-leisure-centre Stroke Group (E) noon, Parish Street. [email protected] Weston Ability FC (E) 11am-noon, Wharf Leisure Centre, Portishead. Bogs of Somerset Hash House @Worle, New Bristol Road, Portishead Open Air Pool – 07899 754 937 Harriers (E) 7.15pm, various Weston. Football club for ages 8 Esplanade Road. 01275 843 454 Fibro Friends WSM – Fibromyalgia locations. See www.bristolhash. and up with special needs. org.uk/bogs 079 6649 5086 or 07876 064 439 www.portisheadopenairpool.org.uk and Chronic Fatigue Support Group  (2) 11am, 1 in 4 People, 01275 874 671 Scotch Horn Leisure Centre – Oxford Street, Weston Thursdays Stay steady classes www.fibrofriendswsm.co.uk Brockway, Nailsea.01275 856 965 YouTree Cancer Support Group (E) Age UK Somerset runs classes Backwell table tennis club  www.leisurecentre.com/ 10am, Lauriston Hotel, Knightstone across the area for anyone aged (and Thurs). Contact for details – Rd, Weston. 07932 143 452 [email protected] or 50 and over, including Movement scotch-horn-leisure-centre FUCHSIA Cancer Support Group  07960 041 104 to Music, seated yoga, Stretch (E) 10am, Night Jar pub, Worle. and Flex, Tai Chi, Boccia, and Strode Leisure Centre – Cancer Rehabilitation class (E) 07896 699 627 chair-based Flexercise sessions. 2-3pm, Hutton Moor leisure centre, Strode Road, Clevedon. Friendship Group (E) 10am-noon, Weston-super-Mare. 01275 879 242 Worlebury Golf Club. For people Classes cater for all abilities. 07899 754 937 To view the whole programme www.placesforpeopleleisure.org/ with long-term illness, carers also Weston Macular Support Group  welcome. 01934 823 415 visit www.ageuksomerset.org.uk/ centres/strode-leisure-centre (2) 2pm, Lauriston Hotel, Weston. somerset or contact Nikki Smith on Badders Badminton Group (E) 01934 516 627 07530 777 895 or 10am-noon, Strode Leisure Centre. [email protected] www.n-somerset.gov.uk/leisurecentres 01179 682 461

22 North Somerset Life • Summer 2019 SUMMER CYCLE Cycle around North Somerset this summer

Cycling is the perfect way to Help to get started pop to the shops, get to work Borrow a Bike Take part in the Travelwest or enjoy the North Somerset Challenge countryside this summer. The two-week Borrow a Bike scheme could be a great Compete with colleagues, friends There are many traffic-free and introduction to cycling if you’re or neighbours in the Travelwest clearly signposted cycling routes thinking of taking to two wheels. Challenge this summer and win across the area to help you explore, prizes. Track your journeys by The scheme is free (with a £50 including the Brean Down Way, bike, foot, bus or train on your deposit) and enables you to try one Strawberry Line and Festival Way. smartphone and be rewarded for of three types of commuter bikes leaving the car at home. Cycle routes also run through towns for the fortnight. Find out more at Visit www.travelwest.info/ to give easy access to work or www.betterbybike.info/loanbikes shops, such as route 33 through challenge Weston-super-Mare and route 26 in Pick up a cycle map Portishead. The latest copy of the free North Why cycle? Somerset cycle map is available Organised rides are a great way to • It can improve at libraries, bike shops and tourist get our on your bike and meet like- your physical information sites. You can also see minded people. Visit and mental wellbeing www.letsride.co.uk routes online at www.n-somerset.gov.uk/cycleroutes • It has minimal Free-to-use outdoor bicycle pumps environmental impact are located at train stations and Give your bike a service other key locations around North • It’s an easy way to get out Somerset if you get a flat tyre. Bike mechanic Dr Bike can visit into the countryside community groups, schools and • You can travel further than For information on how to get businesses to service bikes, carry walking and running started cycling, as well as detailed out safety checks and do minor maps and location of pumps, visit repairs. For a free visit email • You can enjoy quality time www.betterbybike.info [email protected] with family and friends, or quiet ‘me’ time.

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A woodland wander

Take a wander around the You will spot the rare moonwort Walk information tranquil woodland of Goblin fern, which alchemists claimed had magical powers, and there are Combe and spot rare ferns Distance: about 5.2 miles more than 30 species of butterflies. and beautiful butterflies in the After about ¾ mile you will go Difficulty: medium to hard: shady undergrowth. narrow, rugged paths, a through a gap in a wall. If you’re couple of wooden stiles. Wear From the parking area, turn right feeling energetic you could take suitable footwear. Ticks are into Plunder Street and go past the steep steps up on your left-hand present in this woodland so the old school building. Follow the side, to follow the orange route wear long sleeves, trousers footpath sign down the driveway and do a detour up to the cliff edge and boots. towards Walnut Tree Farm. (take extra care and don’t go too close to cliff edges). Duration: allow 2.5 hours at a Go through the gate marked The leisurely pace Congresbury Estate and ‘Footpath However, this walk continues to Wrington only’. straight on, following the blue Map: OS 154 Explorer footpath. Keep on this stone track, into Cleeve Wood. Keep going until you see another map sign at a junction in the path. Goblin Combe is a limestone Take the right-hand route here, gorge. About 200 million years How to get there then a quick left, onto the smaller ago it was dry desert but torrential footpath. Start at map ref: ST 459655 rainstorms and flash floods created Continue on, with the regular By car: Cleeve is on the waterfalls which wore away the rock. Millions of years later, this sound of aeroplanes overhead. You A370. A large parking area is process was repeated when snow will eventually come to a t-junction in Cleeve Hill Road, just after melted following the Ice Age. in the path so turn right here. This the turning to Plunder Street path runs alongside the copse, with The area is a Site of Special By bus: Services X1 and X2 fields on the left-hand side. Scientific Interest and a local nature reserve. An ancient Iron Age At the end of the track turn right and settlement was based here too. follow it round to the left. Just a little

24 North Somerset Life • Summer 2019 TakeTake time time out out –– WalkWalk further on is a kissing gate on the Follow the woodland path over a Exit here onto the track and go right-hand side. Go through here little footbridge. Continue on the immediately right, through another then head straight across the field waymarked path on the left. The gate and along the path which runs towards the lane (Wrington Hill). path runs downhill to a stile, which between the hedges and trees. opens out onto a field filled with Exit right and continue up the lane This leads to Chapel Lane, wild flowers. past the pretty cottages, all the way which then leads back to to the next woodland (Corporation Cross the field, towards a gap in Cleeve Hill Road and Woods). the trees. Head towards the gate at the parking area. the bottom. Keep on the lane through the woods until you get to a junction next to Woodside Cottage. Take a sharp left here, up the driveway, signposted ‘Congresbury Start/finish Woodlands’. Go up the track and follow it round to the right. There is a map here and you will be following the green route towards Woolmers House. Keep onwards on the main gravel track, continuing past Kennel House (Woolmers). Turn right after the house, the path between the gardens. This leads to a gate and into King’s Wood. This map is for guidance only and walkers should carry and use the OS 1:25000 map when out. © Crown copyright and database rights 2019 Ordnance Survey 100023397. You are not permitted to copy, sub-license, distribute or sell this data to third parties in any form.

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CLUBS AND Whist drive-in, Portishead (E) Coffee and Chat  Weston-super-Mare and Nailsea and District Model Friends of Weston-super- SOCIETIES 7.15pm. 01275 844 290 (E, also Saturdays) District Family History Railway Club (E) 7.30pm, Mare Museum (3) 1.30pm, or 848 505 10am-noon, Portishead High Society (4, except Aug and Clevedon Craft Centre, off Blakehay Café, Wadham Mondays Clevedon Lions Club (3) Street Methodist Church, Dec) 7pm, Vintage Church, Moor Lane. www.nailsea- Street, Weston. Meetings Craft and sewing sessions  7.15pm, Walton Hotel. Portishead. 01275 844 917 Hughenden Road, Weston. district-mrc.co.uk free to members. Small fee (E) 10am-1pm and 1-4pm, 01275 878 983 Friends of Trendlewood 01934 418 998 Clevedon and District to visitors. Weston-super-Mare. Weston Amateur Radio Park (3)(and first Sun) Catenian Association (1) Flower Club (4) 7.30pm, Woodspring Scrabble Club  Contact 01934 643 261 Society (E) 7.30pm, Weston 10am-1pm, Trendlewood 7.15pm, Cadbury House Community Centre, Princes (E) 2pm, United Reformed or emmabilly25@gmail. Social Club, Drove Rd. Park, Nailsea. www. Hotel, Congresbury. Rd. 01275 859 797 Church, Weston. com 07500 6686 744 friendsoftrendlewoodpark. For Catholic men. Nailsea Miners Rotary Club  01934 815 358 org.uk, 07879 607 492 01275 877 180 Weston Monday Art Group  Weston Quilters (1) (E) 7.45pm, George pub, Nailsea Scrabble Club  (E) 10am, St Saviour’s 7.30pm, United Reform Clevedon Happy Rotary Club of Portishead  Backwell. 01275 854 641 (E) 2pm, Mizzymead Church Hall, Locking Rd. Church, Waterloo Street. Companions Club (E) (E) 7.30pm, Clarence Weston-super-Mare Recreation Centre. 01934 514 127 01934 834278 10.30am-2.30pm. House, High Street. Railway Club (1) 8pm, 01275 464 864 Small, friendly social group 01275 845 509 Winscombe District U3A Clevedon Gardeners Conservative Club function Worle Friendship Club (E) for 4th age Clevedonians. Coffee Morning (1, except Club (2 and 4, Sept-Mar) A1 Camera Club (E) room, Alaxandra Parade, 2pm, Worle Community 07887 744 295 Aug) 10am, Winscombe 7.30pm, Room 2, 7.30pm, St Georges Weston. 01934 628 289 Centre, Lawrence Rd. Community Centre. Clevedon Community Coffee Stop drop-in coffee Community Centre, Willow Weston and Mendip 01934 510 863 £1 inc refreshments. Centre, Princes Road. morning (E) 10.30am, Close. 01934 521 780 Advanced Motorists’ Group  Portbury Over Sixties Club  Tots1 (E, term time only) clevedongardeners@ Milton Baptist Church, Hutton Ladies Group (1) (3) 8pm, Village Hall, (1) 2pm, Portbury Village 10-11.30am, Bristol Road gmail.com Baytree Rd. 7.30pm, Village Hall. Crookes Lane, Kewstoke Hall 01934 641 574 Baptist Church, Southside, Worle Lions (2) 8pm, 01934 623 450 Yeo Valley Lions Club (2) Uphill WI (2) 2.15pm, Weston-super-Mare Windsor Castle pub. Kewstoke’s Tiny Teds Toddler Bleadon Photographic Club  8pm, Yatton Village Hall. Victory Hall, Westfield Iron Age hillfort of www.worlelions.co.uk, Group (E) 10.30am-noon, (1, 2, 4) 7.30-9.30pm, 08458 339 602 Road, Uphill. St Paul’s Church Hall. £2 Weston-super-Mare 08458 339 862 Bleadon Coronation Hall. North Somerset Modellers’ Backwell Garden Club (3) per family. restoration group E) Lions Club of Portishead  01934 812 573 Society (2) 8.30pm, 2pm, WI Hall. 07980 384 034 (and Fridays) 10am-noon, (2) 8pm, Clarence House, Portishead Quilters (1)(3) Windsor Castle pub, 01275 855 822 Clevedon Probus Club access from Trinity Road. High Street. 7.30pm, Redcliffe Hall. Milton. 01934 417 907 Portishead Senior Citizens 1974 (1)(3) 10.30am, 01934 412 038 08432 895 330 01275 848 467 Forum (3) 2.15pm, Folk Community Centre, Princes Wednesdays Winscombe Probus Club  Nailsea Lions Club (2) North Somerset Vintage Hall. 01275 843 678 Rd. 01275 876 297 Lynne Castell Oils, Acrylics, (2 and 4) 10.30am, 8pm, Grove Sports Centre. Tractor Club (1) Clevedon Senior Citizens’ Clevedon Probus2008 Club  Pastels Art Group (E) Winscombe Community 01275 855 046 Redhill Village Club. Forum (L) 2.30pm, (2)(4) 10.30am, Clevedon 10am-1pm, Greenways Centre. 01934 782 505 Yatton WI (2) 8pm, Yatton 01275 474 649 Masonic Hall, Albert Road. Community Centre, Princes Farm, 2 Lyefield Road, Duplicate bridge (E)(and Village Hall. Weston Railway Society  01275 874 296 Rd. 01275 874 631 Worle. 01934 628 760 or Thurs, Fri, Sat) 1.30pm, 01934 834 796 (1) Function Room, Weston Amnesty Multicultural Friendship www.lynnecastell.co.uk 21 Montpelier, Weston. Royal British Legion Conservative Club. International (2) 6.30pm, Association (E) 1-3pm, Yeo Valley Probus Club (1)(3) 01934 633 530 (Portishead) (3) 8pm, 01934 628 289 Worlebury Golf Club, Weston Room, Badger 10.30am, Backwell Bowls Kewstoke Arts and Crafts Clarence House, High Clevedon Art Club (2) Weston. 01934 419 014 Centre, Wadham Street, Club. 01275 857 769 Group (E) 2pm, Village Street. 01934 251 468 7.30pm, Sixth Form Centre, Weston Bridge Club  Weston. 07587 335 963, Backwell Probus Club (2)(4) Hall. 01934 628 309 Clevedon School, Valley (E) 6.45pm (and Fri/ Tuesdays www.mfa-wsm.org.uk 10.30am, West Backwell Georgian Club for over Road. 01275 879 556 Sat 1.45pm), Haywood Lynne Castell Watercolours Bowling Club. For retired 60s (E) 2pm, St Georges Weston U3A (E) 10am, Women of Weston Village Academy, Whitney Art Group (E) 1-4pm, men, to listen to talks on Community Centre, Willow Friends Meeting House, Women’s Institute (3) Crescent. 01934 647 634 Greenways Farm, a wide variety of topics. Close. 01934 510 953 High Street 7.30pm, Vintage or [email protected] 2 Lyefield Road, Worle. 01275 462 627 NHS Retirement Fellowship  Art Group (E) 10am, Hutton Community Church, Weston Sea Cadets (E) 01934 628 760 or Gordano Probus Club (2) (2) 2pm, Our Lady of Village Hall. Any medium. Hughenden Road, Weston. (and Fri), 7pm, Cadet HQ, www.lynnecastell.co.uk 12.30pm, Clarence House, Lourdes Church Hall, 01278 784 032 or WeAreWOWWI@gmail. Sunnyside Rd North. 11 to Nailsea Shedders High Street, Portishead. Worle. 01934 417 850 07977 323 553. com 18-year-olds. Repair Café (E) 1-4pm, 01275 398 706 Winscombe District U3A  Mendip Art Group (E) Weston Archaeological and Portishead Spiritualist Scout Hut, Hannah Portishead Probus Club 73  (3, except Aug and 10am, Banwell Village Natural History Society (2) Association (E) 7.30pm, More Road, Nailsea. (3) noon-3pm, Clarence Dec) 2pm, Winscombe Hall. 01934 645 885 7.30pm, Victoria Methodist Brampton Way Playgroup nailseasocialshedders@ House Social Club, High Community Centre. £1.50 North Somerset Botanical Church Hall, Station Rd. Hall, Brampton Way. gmail.com Street. 01275 814 249/ members, £2 non-members. Painting Society (E) 10am, 01934 620 785 01275 843 744 07795 117 944 07715 572 106 Yatton Art Group (E) Brackenwood Garden Portishead Townswomen’s Weston Moose Social Portishead Rotary Club Failand Art Group  2.15pm, Village Hall. Centre, Abbots Leigh. Guild (4) 7.30pm, Evening (L) 7pm, Ebdon Memory Café (1)(3) (E) 1.30pm, Village 01934 249 907 01934 832 952 Folk Hall. 01275 847 271 Arms, Wick St Lawrence. 2.15pm, Jubilee Hall, Hall, Oxhouse Lane. Age UK free advice sessions  Clevedon Mixed Leisure Slade Rd. 01275 871 197 Clevedon and District Model [email protected] Skittles, darts and friendly (1) 10am-noon, Portishead Boat Club (4) 7.30pm, conversation. Club (1 and 3) 2.30pm, Weston Scrabble Club (E) Library, (2) 10am-noon, The Salthouse (also sail Banwell Bridge Club (E) 01934 814 042 or Consti Club, Kenn Road. 7pm, St Saviour’s Church Nailsea Library, (4) on the 2nd Sunday of the 1.30pm, Village Hall. [email protected] 01275 875 179 Hall, Locking Rd. 9.30am-12.30pm, month at 10am) 01934 522 405 Weston Flower Arrangement 01934 620 948 Wrington Vale Rotary Club  Winscombe GP surgery. Society (4) 2.30pm, (E) 7.30pm, Burrington Inn, 0845 643 4621 St Georges Hall. Burrington Combe. 01934 812 177 01934 844 214

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Clevedon Yeo Rotary Club  Thursdays Winscombe Bridge Club  Weston-super-Mare Portishead Folk Hall Portbury Community Café  (1 and 3) 7.30pm, Walton Bleadon Art Group (E) 2pm. 01275 540 604 Horticultural Society (2) Senior Citizens Club (E) (1) 10am, Village Hall. Park Hotel, Wellington 10am, Bleadon Village www.winbridge.org.uk 7.30pm, St Peter’s Church 2pm, Folk Hall, High 07971 501 374 Terrace, Clevedon. Hall, Coronation Road. Uphill Friendship Club Hall, Baytree Rd. Street, Portishead. £1, Friends of the Playhouse  01275 218 987 www. 07783 806 031 (over 50s) (E) 2.15pm, Banwell WI (2) 7.30pm, inc refreshments and 10am, upstairs bar of clevedonyeorotary.org.uk entertainment. Community Coffee Morning  Victory Hall, Uphill. Village Hall, Banwell. The Playhouse, High 01275 390 350 Nailsea and District (E) 10am, Clarence Park 01934 429 678 Visitors welcome. Street, Weston. Regular Horticultural Society (2) Baptist Church, Walliscote Weston and District 01934 253 761 50-plus club (E) 2-4pm, fundraising coffee 7.30pm, United Reformed Road, Weston. National Trust Association  Hewish and District WI  Castle Batch Community mornings. Church Hall, Stockway 01934 424 550 (2)(and fourth Fri) 2.15pm, (3) 7.30pm, Hewish Centre, Bishop Avenue, Better Nailsea litter picks  North. £2 for members, Worle. Probus Club WSM (1)(3) Corpus Christi Church Hall, and Puxton Village Hall, (2) 10am-noon, then £3 for visitors. 10am, Worlebury Golf Weston. 01934 633 593 Maysgreen Lane. Scrabble Club (E) Community Group meeting 01275 855 342 Club, Worlebury. Yatton Knitting Club (E) 01934 249 352 2.15-5pm, Clevedon noon-2pm, 65, High Street, Nailsea Stamp and 01934 514 857 5.45pm, Yatton Library. All North Somerset Rural Conservative Club. £1 per Nailsea. Postcard Club (2) 7.30pm, www.probusweston.com abilities welcome. Free tea Business Forum (3) 7.30pm, session. 01275 342 974 [email protected] Mizzymead Recreation Probus Club of Nailsea (2)(4) or coffee. 01934 426 100 Mendip Spring Golf Club. Nailsea Computer Club  YABEEP Natural Beekeeping Centre. 01275 855 875 10am, Mizzymead Social Craft and sewing sessions (E) £7.50 for non members. (1)(3)(4) 7pm, Southfield Group (2) 10.30am, Nailsea and Backwell Club. 01275 790 335 6-9pm, Weston-super-Mare. 01531 820 307 Church, Southfield Close, Claverham Village Hall, Townswomen’s Guild (2) Nailsea. 01275 852 521 Bishops Rd. Probus Milton (2)(4) 10am, Contact 01934 643 261 or Royal British Legion 7.30pm, Methodist Hall. [email protected] Milton Methodist Church. [email protected] (Nailsea) (3) 7.30pm, North Somerset Quilters (3) 01275 810 579 01934 525 476 Vintage Hornby Railway Grove Sports Club. 7.30pm, WI Hall, Station Avon Guild of Spinners, Worle WI (3) 7.30pm, 01275 856 879 Rd, Backwell. Weavers and Dyers (2) Weston Twins and More (4) Collectors (4) 6pm, Scout Castle Batch Community 01275 463 119 10.30am, Bowls Pavilion, 10am, Kids Hut, Winter Hut, Totterdown Rd Weston. Bleadon Sugarcraft Club  Centre, Bishop’s Avenue. Long Ashton Community Gardens. 01934 528 348 01934 413 053 (4) 7.30pm, Bleadon Portishead Stamp Club  01934 511 329. www. Coronation Hall, Visitors (4) 7.30pm, Friends’ Centre. 01275 464 526 Civil Service Retirement Loves Book Club (1) worlewi.org.uk £3.50. 07535 915 582 Meeting House, St Mary’s Parkinson’s UK North West Fellowship (1)(3) 10am, 6.30pm, Loves Cafe, Portishead Floral Art Society  Rd. New members Somerset branch meeting  Friends Meeting House, 9 West Street. Bristol Sailors Meeting (4) (3) 7.30pm, Somerset Hall. welcome from Portishead (2) 10.30am-12.15pm, High Street, Weston. 01934 645 672 8pm, British Legion Hall, £5 for visitors. and beyond. www. St Francis Church Hall, 01275 858 766 Vegetarian Cookery Club  Long Ashton. 01275 374 201 portisheadphilatelicsociety. Nailsea. 01275 855 524 Copse Coffee drop-in coffee (A) 6.45pm, Church Hall, Royal British Legion Fridays org.uk Weston-super-Mare & morning (A) 10.30am, 500 Locking Rd, Worle. (Clevedon) (3) 7.30pm, Good Companions Senior Banwell Society of District Family History (E) Copse Rd Chapel, Seavale 01934 628 860 Community Centre, Citizens Club (E) 9am, Archaeology (2) 7.30pm, 2pm-3.30pm, Weston Rd, Clevedon. Weston Woodturning Circle  Prince’s Rd Somerset Hall, Portishead. Banwell Village Hall. library, Town Hall, 01275 798 667/ (3) 7pm, Weston Football 01275 879 816 01275 848 059 Walliscote Grove Rd. 07873 180 135 Club, Winterstoke Rd. Saturdays Gadget Club (1) 10-11am, Gordano Valley 41 Club  Notable Club (E) 01934 510 862 Sundays Town Hall library, Hutton Lace and Craft (4) 7.30pm, Royal Inn, Uphill Scouts Hall. Weston Chess Club (E) Weston-super-Mare. Group (2) 9.30am, Village Games and other activities Portishead. 01275 817 258 07749 625 217 7.30pm, Weston-super- 01934 426 010 Hall. 01934 822 871 group for over 50s (3) Moorhens WI (1) 8pm, Channel Scrabble Club  Mare Conservative Club, 2-4pm, The Lawnside, Lynne Castell Introduction to CREWS Backstage Support  Locking Castle Church. (E) 2pm, Friends Meeting 24-26 Alexandra Parade. Church Lane, Backwell. Copperplate Calligraphy.  (E) 10am-1pm, The Stables, [email protected] House, High Street, 01934 643 171 01934 888 803 Greenways Farm, Princes Rd, Clevedon. Bristol and West Fly Dressers Weston-super-Mare. Portishead Camera 2 Lyefield Rd, Worle 07824 821 814 Worle Lions Quiz (1) Guild (E) 8pm, Redhill 01934 418 876 Club (E, Sept-May) 01934 628 760 or Craft and sewing sessions  Windsor Castle pub. Village Club. Promoting 7.30pm, Redcliffe Bay Social duplicate bridge (E) www.lynnecastell.co.uk (E) 10am-1pm and 1-4pm, Entry £2.50 inc food and the art of fly tying to 2pm, Vintage Community Hall, Newhaven Road. cash prize. Mead Vale Friendship Weston-super-Mare. Contact beginners and competent Church Hall, Hughenden 01275 848 895 www. www.worlelions.co.uk Club (over 50s) (E) 2pm, 01934 643 261 or Tyers. 01934 221 437, Road, Weston-super-Mare. portisheadcameraclub. 08458 339 862 Community Hall, Worle. [email protected] [email protected]. 01934 627 751 co.uk 01934 510 672

www.n-somerset.gov.uk l @NorthSomersetC f NorthSomersetCouncil 27 Your council Meet your new council

Sweeping changes came The authority went from Over the next three pages is a full Conservative led to ‘no overall list of all district councillors and to North Somerset Council control’ and so the Independents, their contact details. in May when the local Liberal Democrat, Labour and Green groups joined forces to form elections brought in many a new administration. As well as the telephone number listed, new councillors. The new Leader of the council is you can also email councillors Cllr Don Davies (Ind, Pill ward). using the format firstname.secondname The make-up of the council @n-somerset.gov.uk

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Labour Find your local councillor online at www.n-somerset.gov.uk/map Put your postcode into the Green search bar and click on ‘councillors’ from the drop-down list.

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28 North Somerset Life • SummerIssue 142 2019 – March/April Your council Your councillors at-a-glance Backwell Clevedon South Gordano Valley

Bridget Petty (G) Mark Crosby (I) Nigel Ashton (C) c/o Town Hall Castle View 103 Hillside Road Walliscote Grove Rd 93 Walton Road Redcliffe Bay Weston-super-Mare Clevedon Portishead BS23 1UJ BS21 6AW BS20 8LQ 07881 320 224 01275 791 651 01275 840 232 07710 481 854

Banwell and Winscombe Clevedon Walton Hutton and Locking

Ann Harley (C) Caroline Cherry (LD) Terry Porter (C) High Trees The Wilderness 15a Moorcroft Road 86 Sandford Road 33 Highdale Road Hutton Winscombe Clevedon Weston-super-Mare BS25 1JJ BS21 7LR BS24 9RW 01934 842 069 07906 068 777 01934 813 399 07788 716 532 07989 855 339

Karin Haverson (G) Clevedon West Mike Solomon (I) Candleford Cottage 11 Totterdown Lane Winterhead Geoff Richardson (LD) Weston-super-Mare Winscombe 8 Albert Road BS24 9LU BS25 1PP Clevedon 01934 811 986 01934 843 766 BS21 7RP 07768 631 702 07816 436 715 07986 433 640 Long Ashton Blagdon and Churchill Ash Cartman (LD) Patrick Keating (LD) Clevedon Yeo 10 Fenshurst Gardens Chyandour Long Ashton Richard Westwood (L) Garston Lane BS41 9AR Blagdon c/o Town Hall 07881 321 166 BS40 7TF Walliscote Grove Rd Weston-super-Mare 07584 674 740 Stuart McQuillan (G) BS23 1UJ 19 Elmhurst Gardens 07794 381 888 Long Ashton Clevedon East BS41 9AY 07866 512 391 David Shopland (I) Congresbury and Puxton 67 Teignmouth Road Stuart Treadaway (LD) Clevedon Nailsea Golden Valley 1 St Congars Way BS21 6DW Andy Cole (I) 01275 874 121 Congresbury BS49 5BF 43 Station Road Nailsea 01934 833 080 BS48 4PD 07762 314 887 01275 855 089

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Nailsea West End Portishead North Weston-super-Mare Hillside

James Tonkin (I) Tim Snaden (PI) Mark Canniford (LD) 8 Blakeney Grove 37a Woodhill Road 4 Eastcombe Road Nailsea Portishead Weston-super-Mare BS48 4RG BS20 7EY BS23 2TG 07881 320 108 07460 772 224 01934 416 359 07881 320 283

Nailsea Yeo John Crockford-Hawley (LD) Portishead South Langdale House Mike Bird (I) 14 Gerard Road 4 Goss Barton Huw James (LD) Weston-super-Mare Nailsea c/o Town Hall BS23 2RF BS48 2XD Walliscote Grove Rd 01934 629 166 Weston-super-Mare BS23 1UJ 07716 902 189 Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke

Nailsea Youngwood Portishead West Lisa Pilgrim (C) 12 Woodspring Crescent Sandra Hearne (I) John Cato (I) Worlebury 20 Hazelbury Road 7 Severnmeade Weston-super-Mare Nailsea Portishead BS22 9RR BS48 2JQ BS20 8DZ 07935 282 129 07979 386 246 07973 208 940 Roz Willis (C) Nicola Holland (PI) c/o Town Hall 1 Cabot Rise Walliscote Grove Rd Pill Portishead Weston-super-Mare BS20 6NX BS23 1UJ Don Davies (I) 01275 397 332 01934 416 915 3 Star Lane 07799 062 344 Pill Weston-super-Mare Mid Worle BS20 0AG Weston-super-Mare Central 07900 097 671 Gill Bute (C) Mike Bell (LD) Two Ways 44b The Crescent 1 Wentwood Drive Milton Bleadon Portishead East Weston-super-Mare Weston-super-Mare BS22 8DU BS24 9NB Caritas Charles (PI) 07881 320 279 01934 812 333 c/o Town Hall 07889 989 203 Walliscote Grove Rd Robert Payne (LD) Weston-super-Mare Flat 1 BS23 1UJ Wellington House 07881 320 527 1 Upper Kewstoke Road Weston-super-Mare As well as the Paul Gardner (PI) BS23 2EP telephone number listed, 2 Chaplains Wood 07904 026 096 you can also email councillors Portishead using the format BS20 8GA firstname.secondname 01275 845 142 @n-somerset.gov.uk

30 North Somerset Life • Summer 2019 Your council

Weston-super-Mare Milton Weston-super-Mare South Worle Wick St Lawrence and St Georges

Catherine Gibbons (L) Peter Crew (C) Ruth Jacobs (C) 132 Longridge Way 40 Silverberry Road 4 Magnolia Grange Weston-super-Mare Weston-super-Mare 92-94 New Bristol Road BS24 7HS BS22 6SD Worle 01934 515 844 01934 512 790 BS22 6AX 07881 320 072 01934 527 386 Dave Hitchins (C) Richard Tucker (L) 16 Bampton 17 Brookland Road Tamar Road Winford Milton Worle Weston-super-Mare Weston-super-Mare Hugh Gregor (I) BS22 8LS BS22 6LD 23 Church Road 01934 622 237 01934 510 663 Winford 07494 182 184 BS40 8ER 01275 472 603 Weston-super-Mare North Worle Weston-super-Mare Uphill

Marc Aplin (C) Peter Bryant (C) 3 Landseer Close 51 Beach Road Wrington Worle Weston-super-Mare BS22 6UL BS23 1BH Steve Hogg (I) 07399 216 315 01934 623 007 Broadstone 07710 490 629 Silver Street Marcia Pepperall (C) Wrington Wick House John Ley-Morgan (I) BS40 5QE Wick St Lawrence 20 Elmsleigh Road 01934 863 283 Weston-super-Mare Weston-super-Mare 07429 005 512 BS22 7YJ BS23 4JN 01934 515 811 01934 416 224 Yatton 07976 801 184 07969 538 549 Steve Bridger (I) Weston-super-Mare South Weston-super-Mare Winterstoke 21 Grange Farm Road Yatton James Clayton (L) Sarah Codling (C) BS49 4RB 80 Pruen House 271 Worle Moor Road 07762 023 423 Weston-super-Mare Weston-super-Mare Wendy Griggs (LD) BS23 2AD BS24 7JB 12 Henley Lodge 07786 438 470 07971 435 696 Yatton Ian Parker (L) Ciaran Cronnelly (L) BS49 4JQ 20 Martock 19 Carberry View 01934 834 143 Dunster Crescent Weston-super-Mare Weston-super-Mare BS24 7EL BS24 9EA 07564 593 494 01934 814 348 07867 873 349

www.n-somerset.gov.uk l @NorthSomersetC f NorthSomersetCouncil 31 Weston Vision Have your say on new shopfront design guide A design guide for shopfronts in Unsympathetic shopfronts can North Somerset is now out for spoil the appearance of a building and the wider surroundings, consultation – so have your say discouraging visitors and custom. about what’s inside. Cara MacMahon, North Somerset North Somerset Council, in Council’s Heritage Action Zone Once adopted, the design guide partnership with Historic England, officer, said: “Over time, alterations will provide policy on acceptable is keen to hear people’s views on to shopfronts can lead to a loss shopfront design in the area. the proposed design guide, which of cohesion and symmetry in a will help improve the look and property’s design. A grant scheme to enable shopfront identity of the area. enhancements is launching in “When altering shopfronts, September through the Weston Shopfronts are the most striking Heritage Action Zone. part of a building’s façade, making businesses and owners a big impact on the appearance of should aim to restore these in a town and contributing to people’s architectural lines and design first impression of its image. features. The draft design guide is now High quality shopfronts make a “Efforts should also be made open for public town feel more welcoming to locals to establish a symmetrical and consultation. Have your say and visitors, contributing towards cohesive design across all storeys at www.n-somerset.gov.uk/ a stronger sense of identity and of a building, as opposed to just consult encouraging greater footfall. the street level shopfront.”

Before After

Newly-designed shopfront signage in Weston’s High Street, which is now part of the Great Weston Conservation Area.

32 North Somerset Life • Summer 2019 Weston Vision

Beautiful restoration of High Street store wows locals Stunning leadwork on a The fascia has also been updated to a black sign with white Georgian shopfront in lettering, in line with the Great Weston-super-Mare has been Weston Conservation Area which beautifully restored. launched earlier this year. The WH Smith store, in the High This shopfront sets a positive Street, opened its doors again benchmark and inspiration for in June following 18 months of other businesses within Weston’s restoration work. Heritage Action Zone. The stunning leadwork was The Heritage Action Zone is painstakingly restored, highlighting part of North Somerset Council’s the ornate work originally put in place wider town centre regeneration in the early 1900s. programme. In the centre is a quote from Shakespeare, ‘Come and take a choice of all my library and so Step inside historic buildings beguile thy sorrow’. Historic buildings across North people to experience places they It also includes Tudor hunting dogs, Somerset will be opening their may have never visited before. flourishes of vegetation, Tudor doors soon so visitors can go roses, a bear, dragon, cherub and Entrance to all events is free. even a unicorn. behind-the-scenes and learn Find out what’s open when at more about the area’s heritage. www.heritageopendays.org.uk/ Original bow windows at the visiting front of the store have also been The Heritage Open Days initiative refreshed and the previous second runs from Friday 13 to Sunday entrance to the store has been 22 September and venues across replaced with a double window. North Somerset will be open for Newly-designed shopfront signage in Weston’s High Street, which is now part of the Great Weston Conservation Area.

www.n-somerset.gov.uk l @NorthSomersetC f NorthSomersetCouncil 33 Growth New Portishead base for international firm

An international firm is setting What does EnerMech do? part of a successful management buy-out in their first entrepreneurial up its new South West base EnerMech delivers global project venture. right here in North Somerset – and asset support services to the and creating 100 new jobs over energy, infrastructure and industrial They wanted to create a business sectors throughout the asset that was known for being customer- the next three years. lifecycle – from pre-commissioning, focused problem solvers, innovative Mechanical and electrical services to operations and maintenance, and, above all, a safe operating specialist EnerMech is moving through to late-life support and partner. This sense of purpose into Kestrel Court Business Centre decommissioning. is captured in our mantra, Safer Smarter Solutions. in Portishead and creating many More specifically, our services opportunities for highly-skilled include hydraulics, cranes and lifting, How has it grown since then? residents. integrity and inspection, and process Life spoke to South West general and pipelines, as well as more We have grown organically and manager Duncan Frame to find out integrated services such as electrical by acquisition since our inception more… and instrumentation and inspection, and can trace our heritage back testing and certification services. more than 40 years. A feature of this growth is a desire to partner When did the company start? and collaborate for mutual success. Acquisitions only proceed with a EnerMech was founded in Aberdeen good understanding of how the in 2008 when chief executive Doug people in those businesses work and Duguid and chief financial officer think, typically by working together Michael Buchan decided to create a on shared work over a prolonged different kind of service provider to period. In our first decade, EnerMech the offshore oil and gas industry. has grown into a £400m-plus Doug and Michael had previously international business with a team of held senior positions in large, global 3,500, operating from more than 40 oilfield services companies and been locations in 23 countries. Duncan Frame

34 North Somerset Life • Summer 2019 Growth New Portishead base for international firm

How did you choose to come to What are the benefits of being What are your plans for the Portishead? in North Somerset? future?

As part of our broader strategy As pivotal as the Hinkley Point C Certainly, delivering an exceptional of diversifying into other highly win is for us, we also wanted to be service level on our Hinkley Point regulated, hazardous sectors with close to well-developed transport C contract, while working hard to demanding levels of engineered infrastructure to create a hub develop other opportunities. There’s outcomes, EnerMech won a scope of location that will ultimately support a lot to do to develop the business work at Hinkley Point C with EDF. a number of smaller locations and plenty of scope to deliver on around the South West of England our intended 100 new jobs over and Wales. the next three to five years.

Additionally, North Somerset I’m looking forward to building and the South West has a depth new customer relationships, of engineering expertise and developing supply chain capability serving a breadth of partnerships and contributing to the Editorial credit: jgolby / Shutterstock.com industry sectors that is hard to communities we are part of. match. It was important for us to be close A key part of this is building a to the project and the wider supply I’ve spent time with local education strong, local team of competent, chain. We also wanted to be in institutions and have been multi-skilled individuals with a place where we could attract impressed at the level of cohesion experience across multiple sectors the right calibre of technical and between their investments in and establishing the necessary commercial talent needed to fulfil our infrastructure to develop talent and workshop, storage and testing contract and drive growth in other the reciprocal business need for infrastructure that the team feel sectors. With the depth of talent and that talent. proud to be part of, safe to operate capability in defence, aerospace, from and is accessible to potential This environment is a good fit nuclear, petrochem and port new customers. for EnerMech’s business model operations, this is a great location and our approach to talent for us. www.enermech.com development.

www.n-somerset.gov.uk l @NorthSomersetC f NorthSomersetCouncil 35 Revamped nursery welcomes more children An outstanding nursery One parent said: in Long Ashton has been “It looks so fresh and spacious revamped and delighted now, my child children are now enjoying loves coming the new space. here.”

Early Birds Nursery, based at the One child added: Birdwell Primary School in Hollis “I like choosing the Close, is run by North Somerset diggers and reading Council. books on the sofa. My friends come here and we play, we have two giant snails.”

Early Birds first opened in The other two are Ashcombe 2004 and the nursery takes full Children’s Centre Nursery and advantage of its woodland setting Little Waves Community Nursery in and outside spaces. Weston-super-Mare. Forest school-style activities take Recent renovations have created a Kay Smith, manager at Early Birds, place, there is a large vegetable third playroom which has enabled said: “Our Early Years qualified garden, wooden and grass play the nursery to take on 12 more and motivated staff team provide a areas, and all-weather playgrounds. children and extend the number of stimulating, child-focused learning funded 30-hour places for families. Early Birds is one of three nurseries environment that offers enriched run by North Somerset Council and experiences and supports all The original two rooms have also all are rated outstanding by Ofsted. children’s learning and development.” been redecorated. Save money with Tax-Free Childcare Working parents could get up For every £8 a parent pays in, You and any partner must each to £2,000 a year per child the government will top it up with earn at least £131 a week, an extra £2, up to a maximum equivalent to 16 hours a week at to help pay for registered of £2,000 per child per year (or the national minimum wage. childcare costs thanks to a £4,000 a year for disabled children). However, you can’t get Tax-Free government scheme. The money can be used to cover Childcare if either of you earn The Tax-Free Childcare scheme is everyday childcare costs such more than £100,000 individually. as childminders, nurseries and an online account that working Across the UK, 1.5 million families nannies, as well as going towards parents can pay into if they have are eligible for Tax-Free Childcare the cost of after-school clubs, play children under the age of 12 (or but only about 250,000 are schemes, holiday clubs, summer under 17 if disabled). currently claiming. camps or school holiday activities.

Find out more about The website includes a childcare online application Tax-Free Childcare at calculator to work out how much form. www.childcarechoices.gov.uk money you could get, as well the

36 North Somerset Life • Summer 2019 Revamped nursery welcomes more children

Early Birds is open 8am to 6pm year-round, for children aged from three months to four years-old.

Interested in finding out more about Early Birds nursery? Email the team on earlybirds. [email protected] or call 01275 888 580.

What’s on this summer Fun family activities will be taking place at children’s centres across North Somerset this summer. Find your local centre and what’s on at www.n-somerset.gov.uk/ childrenscentres

www.n-somerset.gov.uk l @NorthSomersetC f NorthSomersetCouncil 37 RNLI shop

Jill’s Garden

YMCA

Providing a Injured? Feeling unwell? Lost your friends?

BURLINGTON STREET safe haven for Tourist Information Need help to call a taxi? I need help!

Saturday night  MAVISBus (SOUTH)

The revellers Centre If you or a friend need help on a Saturday night out in Weston-super-Mare you can visit MAVISbus Adventure Golf Late-night revellers in Weston-super-Mare It’s a place for care and support including medical treatment; police assistance; calling a taxi; charging your phone; waiting have a safe place to go every Saturday night for friends; getting directions. Hopefully you won’t need our if they need help of any sort. help, but if you do you can find us on Big Lamp Corner, Regent Street from 9pm to 3am on Saturdays

MAVISbus (a multi-agency vehicle in need to get home, call and wait for “The PCSOs have received 0419 28991 Coach drop off service) is the big purple bus which a taxi, or just want to charge their Weston RFC a very warm welcome from 07/06/2019 12:16 now parks up in Big Lamp corner mobile phone or have a hot drink. the public and licensees. every Saturday from 9pm until 3am 28991 MAVISbus poster.indd 2 North Somerset Council’s community on Sunday morning. They are really enjoying safety officer Harry Mills said “Over themselves, so make their It is a hub for the police, ambulance, the past year we have worked night by stopping by and street wardens, street pastors, hard with our partners to develop licensing and other local agencies MAVISbus. saying hello.” and provides a safe, warm, non- “It provides a vital role in supporting judgemental place for people to go. Providing immediate assistance vulnerable people and helps reduce on-board MAVISbus helps Police community support officers demand on local agencies working reduce demand on medical and and St John Ambulance first aiders in Weston’s evening and night time enforcement agencies. are now also on board the multi- economy.” agency help point for the first time. Craig Rankin, operations officer for North Somerset’s neighbourhood the South Western Ambulance Service, They can assess medical issues and police inspector Jess Aston said: said: “Our staff work alongside partner supervise people who are injured, “North Somerset PCSOs are out agencies on MAVISbus to ensure intoxicated or vulnerable for another and about on Saturday evenings to there is a place for visitors in need reason. identify anyone who might benefit of medical treatment, advice or just from some friendly advice, a cup of somewhere safe to be while waiting for The bus is also a safe space if Beach coffee or basic first aid – whatever people need general care and onward transport. they need to keep them safe. advice, whether they are lost or “We can reduce the impact on the wider NHS system by providing early intervention, treatment and signposting to the most appropriate service, which helps reduce the 999 workload.”

MAVISbus is linked by radio to licensed premises, the police and CCTV so staff on-board can monitor what’s going on in the town centre and respond to any calls for help.

38 North Somerset Life • Summer 2019 RNLI shop

Jill’s Garden

YMCA

Injured? Hire out MAVIS Feeling unwell? Community groups and It can be booked for £50 a day or £25 Lost your friends? organisations can hire out for a half day and can be delivered

BURLINGTON STREET to a location at a specific time and Need help Touristto Information call a taxi? MAVISbus for their events in collected at the end of the event. I need help! North Somerset. For more information  MAVISBus The bus is fully equipped with audio visual equipment, mains sockets about hiring MAVIS,

and wi-fi and has been used for visit (SOUTH) roadshows, health care awareness www.mavisbus.net or call 01934 427 265. The and outreach work. If you or a friend need help on a Saturday night outCentre in Weston-super-Mare you can visit MAVISbus Adventure Golf It’s a place for care and support including medical treatment; police assistance; calling a taxi; charging your phone; waiting for friends; getting directions. Hopefully you won’t need our help, but if you do you can find us on

Big Lamp Corner, Regent Street from 9pm to 3am on Saturdays 28991 0419 28991

Coach drop off Weston RFC

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28991 MAVISbus poster.indd 2 Live-saving actions from MAVISbus crew Officers and volunteers on- board MAVISbus were quick on the scene when a man collapsed on a night out in Weston-super-Mare.

A group of women came onto MAVISbus to ask for help for the man, who had collapsed in Richmond Street. St John Ambulance volunteers The man was moved onto attended to him while police MAVISbus so he could be better

Beach community support officers got assessed, kept off the cold ground details from the crowd. and taken care of until the ambulance arrived. The man’s friends said he’d previously had two heart Without St Johns Ambulance attacks so the PCSOs passed volunteers and police at the scene, this information to the St John there would have been a Ambulance medics while significant risk to his life. also communicating with the ambulance service and bringing over a defibrillator. Find out more about MAVISbus at www.mavisbus.net lf @saferstrongerns

www.n-somerset.gov.uk l @NorthSomersetC f NorthSomersetCouncil 39 Investment in roads Road investment plan revealed More than £5.6m will be spent Type of treatment maintaining North Somerset’s Resurfacing  Drainage  1,100km roads this year. When the surface or sub-surface Repairs, maintenance and The money will be used for of a road has deteriorated beyond improvements are made to the resurfacing, patching, drainage repair, the top layer is removed existing drainage system as well and minor works, as well as urgent and replaced. as the council’s annual road repairs such as potholes, missing gully cleaning programme. drainage grates or damaged road This can be done by recycling Any problems are identified, signs, and winter gritting to keep and reusing the existing surface – investigated and repaired. the highway clear of ice and snow. meaning the road is effectively dug up, taken away, processed, returned Road improvement schemes, such Minor work  and re-laid. A recycled surface as layout changes, are paid for has the same strength and life Other planned maintenance from other council budgets or expectancy as traditional materials. includes repairs to footpaths, external funding. kerbs, street furniture, traffic signs, Surface dressing and micro This map shows where North refreshing painted lines or other surfacing are used for repairs on Somerset Council is planning road markings, and maintaining roads in early stages of decline to spend the road maintenance or replacing iron works, such as to stop them getting worse, so budget during the current financial manhole or drain covers. you might see engineers working year… on roads that appear in good condition. These treatments are cheaper and quicker than rebuilding and prolong the life of the network, meaning more roads can be maintained for the same budget. Patching  Resurfacing Various methods are used to patch Patching roads, from small minor repairs Drainage to machine-laid patches covering much larger areas. Spray injection Minor work patching is the main method currently used, where a machine sprays a mixture of aggregate and bitumen into a pothole at high pressure. It is compacted into Weston-super-Mare layers, leaving a sealed, smooth and level surface. A defect can be repaired in about two minutes.

40 North Somerset Life • Summer 2019 Investment in roads Road investment plan revealed

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Resurfacing Patching Drainage Minor work

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www.n-somerset.gov.uk l @NorthSomersetC f NorthSomersetCouncil 41 Recycling Harnessing the power of food

About seven million tonnes of Did you know? M You can use ordinary plastic bags as bin Food waste myths debunked liners for your food caddy. food is thrown away in the UK M You can lock both food waste containers with the handle. M Food from your caddy is turned into every year – and all of this can electricity. It always smells bad Food waste breaks down M Food waste makes up almost 25% of most black bins. be composted or recycled. M In 2016/2017 – North Somerset residents naturally so there’s no point saved almost £300,000 in council tax by Wrong – food waste is collected using their food caddy vs their black bin. recycling it Food recycling is an easy and weekly compared with general Join the team on social media for regular updates and money saving ideas: efficient way of turning waste into f northsomersetrecyclingandwaste waste which is collected fortnightly. Wrong – one apple left under a l ns_recycling&waste www.n-somerset.gov.uk/recycle a valuable resource. Putting food in your general tree in forest will be fine but the UK waste means it takes longer to be You The most environmental way creates seven million tonnes of food collected so is more likely to create make the difference of reducing food waste is only waste every year. a bad smell and attract maggots. buying and serving what you If this food waste is sent to landfill it Using the food recycling service, need. However, some food waste would release methane – a harmful lining, emptying and cleaning your is unavoidable – such as egg greenhouse gas that is many times containers regularly will stop this when you recycle – shells, banana skins, tea bags and more damaging to the environment it matters problem. through meal preparation – and than carbon dioxide. 17/05/2019 10:17 this can be recycled, creating You can line your caddy with a 27683 Food waste.indd 2 Recycling food waste transforms energy and a nutrient-rich fertiliser. plastic bag, such as cereal liners this methane into useful energy. It is or bread bags, or paper to keep converted into biogas and powers Here in North Somerset food waste it clean. Tie the top of the bag or a turbine that generates electricity. It is turned into gas and then electricity create a parcel of paper before also creates a nutrient-rich liquid and through anaerobic digestion. placing it in solid fertiliser for agricultural use. The amount of electricity produced your outside is enough to power 1,500 homes. container. Recycling food waste costs more money than sending it to The nutrient-rich fertiliser produced from food waste is used by local landfill farmers for agriculture and land Wrong – it costs North Somerset regeneration. Council about £109 per tonne to treat and dispose the rubbish sent The food recycling process to landfill but food waste costs just £65 per tonne to recycle and process. This saves £44 of your council tax money for every tonne Bio gas of food waste recycled, and it is harnessed into a valuable resource in the process. Anaerobic Green electricity The food waste is also recycled Food waste digester to National Grid locally rather than being transported miles away to landfill. Digestate or Food waste can make up about 20 biofertiliser percent of the contents of a general waste bin. The good news is that this is decreasing as more people Farms recycle.

42 North Somerset Life • Summer 2019 Recycling

Wash it. Squash it. Sort it. Won’t eat it? Don’t waste it. Did you know? Use your food It takes just 20 seconds to collect You can use ordinary plastic bags as bin M caddy for weekly liners for your food caddy. food collections M You can lock both food waste containers a well-sorted box but up to two with the handle. M Food from your caddy is turned into electricity. minutes for one where all items are M Food waste makes up almost 25% of most black bins. mixed together. M In 2016/2017 – North Somerset residents saved almost £300,000 in council tax by using their food caddy vs their black bin. Separating materials means a Join the team on social media for regular updates and money saving ideas:

f northsomersetrecyclingandwaste faster collection, less congestion, l ns_recycling&waste Remember! www.n-somerset.gov.uk/recycle M All food prep and table scraps can be put a more reliable service and better into the food waste caddy. M To keep your kitchen caddy clean and use of your council tax. You fresh, use 7L plastic bags and a weekly rinse out, if needed. make the difference M Food waste is collected weekly. www.n-somerset.gov.uk/ M Put your containers out on the public highway by 7am. Return them as soon as possible after emptying. recycling M For missed collections or to order new bins, visit: www.n-somerset.gov.uk/connect Either box:

when you recycle – it matters Spectacles, Batteries, sunglasses, small electrical 27683 Food waste.indd 1 17/05/2019 10:17 17/05/2019 10:17 textiles, shoes appliances, and

27683 Food waste.indd 2 and clothes mobile phones Top tips to reduce your food waste (bag separate) (bag separate)

BOX 1: Make a shopping list Eat leftovers Plastic and cans together – paper separate A shopping list will help you If there is food left over, be avoid unnecessary purchases. imaginative and think how it Beware attractive 2-for-1 offers could be used another day. This and buying more food than you will not only reduce waste but Bottles, tubs, trays and have time to eat. also your food bill. Visit www. pots. lovefoodhatewaste.com/recipes No black. Store food correctly Paper Use your freezer Tins, cans, foil and Storing food incorrectly can empty aerosols lead to premature ripening A freezer could become your best and, eventually, rotten produce. friend in avoiding food waste and BOX 2: Not all food goes in the fridge, means you have an easy meal for Card and cartons together – some should be kept at room another time. glass separate temperature. Visit www.nhs.uk/ live-well/eat-well/how-to-store- food-and-leftovers Cardboard (flattened)

Keep an eye out for food waste information hangers being delivered soon. They contain relevant information about North Somerset’s food Cartons Glass bottles waste recycling service. and jars

Information contained here applies to households in North Somerset. If you live in Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol or Somerset council areas, you will need to check your local arrangements.

www.n-somerset.gov.uk l @NorthSomersetC f NorthSomersetCouncil 43 New extra-care housing launches in Yatton Older people in North Somerset who need extra support on a day-to-day basis could find a new housing development in Yatton becomes their perfect home.

North Somerset Council is working with Housing 21 to build Strawberry Gardens, an extra-care housing development with 60 two- bedroom apartments for over-55s. Extra-care housing offers more care and support than sheltered housing and is a real alternative to residential care. Couples who may have different levels of need can stay together and live independently in their own apartments for as long as possible. An on-site care team is available 24-hours-a-day for emergencies and providing everyday support. At Strawberry Gardens, 30 of the apartments will be available for affordable rent through North Somerset Council’s HomeChoice and adult social care Strawberry Gardens will open in spring 2020. teams. The other 30 are Housing 21 and North Somerset Council are hosting several available for shared information events across North Somerset over the next six months. ownership purchase, For dates, times and locations contact Housing 21 on handled by 0345 608 4021, [email protected] or visit Housing 21. www.n-somerset.gov.uk/housing-for-older-people

44 North Somerset Life • Summer 2019 GetGet vocal,vocal, bebe heardheard Get vocal, be heard

Listening to residents’ views We did: Public and legal notices is an important part of the North Somerset Council has covering a range of council democratic process and pledged to involve local residents matters can be viewed online at North Somerset Council and businesses in creating a ‘fair www.n-somerset.gov.uk/notices welcomes ideas to make and affordable’ parking policy across the area. things better. The council’s executive has decided While the council can’t act on to set up a new panel of councillors Comment every suggestion, it listens to to take a fresh look at parking in feedback and makes changes the area. on council where possible. The panel will look at a number consultations of issues including the fairness of You said: Have your say on North charges, options and opportunities Somerset Council’s policies by When are you going to look at for residential parking permits, and taking part in consultations. on-street car parking charges? will draw up a parking strategy for the future. All consultations are listed at www.n-somerset.gov.uk/ Initially it will set out a programme consult for the review before seeking the views of residents, businesses and Sign up online to receive organisations to help shape the email alerts when new future parking strategy for the area. consultations are opened.

The panel will be cross-party, If you can’t get online at including councillors from the home, posters are put up at most directly-affected wards and the beginning of every month communities across the area. in all North Somerset libraries and council connect points, Updates will be given in future such as the Castlewood office issues of Life. in Clevedon, to publicise open consultations and how to take part.

www.n-somerset.gov.uk l @NorthSomersetC f NorthSomersetCouncil 45 Your views – Letters, photos, tweets, posts

Dear Editor litter, as well as an array of more unusual objects, were collected. Inspired by the Great British Spring Clean Your views 2019, the Dundry Litter Busters held their As if to reward their efforts, the sun even came inaugural litter picking event recently. out and everyone enjoyed the opportunity Send your items to to get some exercise and meet friends while ? A group of 26 volunteers from Dundry and improving the look of the village. Editor, North Somerset Life East Dundry armed themselves with hi-vis North Somerset Council tabards, litter pickers, gloves and black The Litter Busters Team thanked everyone who took part, and everyone who Floor 1, Town Hall bags and set off on a mission to clean up regularly picks up litter throughout the year. Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1UJ several roads in and around Dundry. Come and see what treasure awaits you or email [email protected] The area covered included Dundry Lane, West Dundry Lane, Highridge Road, Hill on our roadside verges and hedges! Email l @NorthSomersetC Road and part of Oxleaze Lane. In an [email protected] for details. hour and a half more than 40 bags of John Cheyne, East Dundry f NorthSomersetCouncil NorthSomersetLife Items submitted without a valid name and address will not be considered for publication. Please tell us if you do not want your details published. Due to space restrictions letters may be edited.

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plastic and pick loose fruit and North Somerset Council: You need to accept black f veg, not overly-packaged items. Please be reassured that all fl plastic and thin sheet plastic North Somerset recyclable (like plastic bags, wrappers, etc) f How do you know it’s being recycled in the UK plastics are recycled in the UK. 29000 0619 Many topics are North Somerset Council: once it leaves your depot? It’s If you put them in your black covered on Twitter Black plastic can’t be sorted disgusting that our plastic ends bin they will go to landfill and and Facebook and optically at the recycling plant. up in other countries. Unless can take over 500 years to last month recycling But lots of supermarkets are councils can prove to us that degrade. It also contributes concerns were raised. now accepting plastic bags our waste is being recycled in to greenhouse gases being and wrappers. Or you can try this country I think it will be released, such as methane. and avoid buying food in black put in our black bins.

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Time Height (M) Time Height (M) Time Height (M) Time Height (M) Time Height (M) Time Height (M) Time Height (M) Time Height (M) AM PM AM PM 1 Mon 06:16 11.07 – – 18:39 11.40 12:15 1.41 1 Thu 07:43 12.00 01:15 1.06 20:02 12.36 13:39 0.88 2 Tue 07:06 11.52 00:39 1.35 19:28 11.82 13:03 1.16 2 Fri 08:31 12.37 02:06 0.72 20.50 12.67 14:28 0.62 3 Wed 07:55 11.84 01:27 1.11 20:14 12.11 13:50 0.98 3 Sat 09:18 12.56 02:55 0.49 21:36 12.79 15:16 0.48 4 Thu 08:43 12.04 02:14 0.94 21:01 12.26 14:37 0.89 4 Sun 10:03 12.53 03:44 0.41 22:21 12.65 16:05 0.52 5 Fri 09:30 12.11 03:02 0.85 21:48 12.27 15:25 0.88 5 Mon 10:49 12.21 04:32 0.55 23:08 12.21 16:52 0.76 6 Sat 10:18 11.99 03:52 0.86 22:36 12.08 16:13 0.97 6 Tue 11:34 11.61 05:17 0.89 23:54 11.51 17:36 1.15 7 Sun 11:06 11.68 04:43 0.98 23:26 11.70 17:05 1.16 7 Wed – – 06:01 1.36 12:21 10.85 18:22 1.63 8 Mon 11:55 11.20 05:35 1.19 – – 17:57 1.41 8 Thu 00:42 10.71 06:49 1.87 13:12 10.10 19:15 2.15 9 Tue 00:17 11.20 06:28 1.47 12:49 10.67 18:55 1.70 9 Fri 01:37 9.96 07:43 2.38 14:13 9.53 20:19 2.60 10 Wed 01:13 10.69 07:28 1.77 13:47 10.21 19:57 1.99 10 Sat 02:44 9.44 08:55 2.75 15:26 9.32 21:38 2.75 11 Thu 02:16 10.28 08:31 2.05 14:54 9.95 21:05 2.19 11 Sun 04:01 9.32 10:10 2.73 16:44 9.59 22:44 2.50 12 Fri 03:24 10.07 09:36 2.20 16:04 9.97 22:08 2.20 12 Mon 05:18 9.68 11:12 2.38 17:48 10.19 23:41 2.07 13 Sat 04:33 10.10 10:37 2.18 17.09 10.25 23:08 2.06 13 Tue 06:16 10.25 – – 18:39 10.79 12:05 1.95 14 Sun 05:37 10.33 11:36 2.02 18:06 10.63 – – 14 Wed 07:03 10.74 00:28 1.68 19:23 11.21 12:47 1.63 15 Mon 06:31 10.63 00:02 1.83 18:54 10.99 12:25 1.78 15 Thu 07:43 11.05 01:07 1.46 20:01 11.43 13:24 1.47 16 Tue 07:17 10.89 00:46 1.62 19:38 11.25 13:06 1.61 16 Fri 08:20 11.21 01:43 1.35 20:35 11.52 13:59 1.42 17 Wed 07:59 11.07 01:24 1.48 20:17 11.40 13:42 1.52 17 Sat 08:52 11.28 02:18 1.31 21:07 11.53 14:32 1.41 18 Thu 08:38 11.15 02:02 1.43 20:55 11.41 14:17 1.51 18 Sun 09:22 11.31 02:51 1.29 21:37 11.48 15:04 1.42 19 Fri 09:13 11.11 02:36 1.42 21:29 11.30 14:51 1.55 19 Mon 09:50 11.25 03:23 1.32 22:07 11.30 15:34 1.48 20 Sat 09:47 10.97 03:10 1.47 22:01 11.09 15:23 1.64 20 Tue 10:20 11.02 03:55 1.43 22:37 10.91 16:05 1.65 21 Sun 10:17 10.76 03:44 1.57 22:34 10.79 15:55 1.76 21 Wed 10:49 10.59 04:25 1.66 23:08 10.38 16:35 1.92 22 Mon 10:48 10.45 04:17 1.70 23:06 10.40 16:27 1.92 22 Thu 11:20 10.07 04:56 1.98 23:40 9.82 17:07 2.24 23 Tue 11:20 10.06 04:52 1.90 23:41 9.93 17:03 2.14 23 Fri 11:55 9.58 05:31 2.30 – – 17:47 2.54 24 Wed 11:57 9.62 05:31 2.15 – – 17:44 2.40 24 Sat 00:20 9.33 06:18 2.61 12:43 9.16 18:44 2.86 25 Thu 00:20 9.48 06:17 2.43 12:39 9.24 18:35 2.68 25 Sun 01:22 8.94 07:24 2.93 14:03 8.91 20:06 3.15 26 Fri 01:10 9.14 07:11 2.69 13:37 8.99 19:38 2.93 26 Mon 03:00 8.95 09:13 3.04 15:41 9.30 22:04 2.83 27 Sat 02:21 9.01 08:24 2.87 14:59 9.08 21:07 2.99 27 Tue 04:26 9.65 10:37 2.40 16:58 10.24 23:07 2.07 28 Sun 03:43 9.35 09:57 2.66 16:15 9.68 22:30 2.50 28 Wed 05:36 10.63 11:36 1.74 18:03 11.25 – – 29 Mon 04:52 10.04 10:59 2.08 17:20 10.50 23:25 1.90 29 Thu 06:36 11.57 00:08 1.45 18:59 12.10 12:36 1.17 30 Tue 05:53 10.80 11:52 1.59 18:19 11.28 – – 30 Fri 07:29 12.28 01:05 0.88 19:48 12.70 13:28 0.67 31 Wed 06:51 11.48 00:20 1.44 19:12 11.91 12:47 1.21 31 Sat 08:16 12.74 01:54 0.43 20:34 13.06 14:15 0.32

Tide timetables for Weston-super-Mare Tide facts Weather conditions which differ from the Tidal predictions for Weston-super-Mare Approximate high water times at: average will have an effect on the differences have been computed by the Proudman Clevedon: 10 min • Portishead: 18 min between predicted and actual tide times. Oceanographic Laboratory. later than Weston-super-Mare. Strong winds can hold the tide in or push Copyright reserved. the tide out. Air pressure can also cause fluctuations in predicted levels. www.n-somerset.gov.uk/tidetimes recycle me when you’ve read me www.n-somerset.gov.uk l @NorthSomersetC f NorthSomersetCouncil 47 Where does your recycling go?

Plastic pollution can be reduced by In North Somerset all recyclable plastic recycling as much as possible and is sorted and recycled in the UK. avoiding buying plastic which cannot be recycled. MMPlastic bales are sent M to Biffa’s facility in the MIt is sent to Redcar to be West Midlands washed and crushed into granules and then sold onto plastic processors

MMGranules are MMThe plastic is turned back further sorted into plastic and any large items, such as contaminates milk bottles removed

MMThey are fed onto conveyors, where they are mechanically sorted using magnets

MMItems are tipped into bays MMMixed plastic and cans at Biffa’s transfer station in collected from the kerbside North Somerset

Latest recycling calendars are available from www.n-somerset.gov.uk/calendars