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Keep Me I'm useful Bishopstonincluding Ashley Down, Horfield & St. Andrews issue 91, Nov 2015 Celebrating Matters The heart of yoga in Bristol 0117 924 3330 Classes at Yogawest run every day for all levels of ability and experience, including children, pregnancy, postnatal and gentle. LEARN THE BASICS: next 5-week foundation courses start Nov 12 and 17. www.yogawest.co.uk Find us just off the Gloucester Road,Ê along from Ê Bishopston Hardware.Ê See our full timetable online. Icon_AD_Bish_matters_40x139_V2.pdf 1 06/08/2015 12:10 Years in the community! Denmark Place,Ê Bishopston,Ê Bristol BS7 8NW C M Y CM MY CY love yourself Waxing • Manicures • Pedicures • Shellac • Dermalogica • Jan Marini Facials • Spray tanning • Swedish massage Aromatherapy massage Hot stone massage Creative nail extensions Eye treatments CACI Microdermabrasion CMY • • • • • OPEN LATE TUESDAY – FRIDAY • SATURDAY 9.AM – 4.30PM 267-269 GLOUCESTER ROAD • BISHOPSTON • 0117 924 5566 • WWW.ICONBEAUTY.NET K Find Bishopston Matters on Facebook Follow @bishmatters on Twitter Please follow @bishmatters on Twitter, Dear Readers... 'Like' Bishopston Matters on Facebook As you can tell by the front cover, local green spaces – Horfield Common, Bishopston Matters is delighted to be St Andrew’s Park and the Golden Hill celebrating 8 years in the community! Community Garden, who all scooped Britain I would like to take this opportunity to say in Bloom awards this month! See reports a huge thank you to you lovely readers, local throughout the magazine. groups and traders whose ongoing support The planning of many local festive makes this publication possible. I am as events are well underway; please see the passionate about our local area and enjoy community notices to get some dates in my job as much today as when we delivered your diary. The Gloucester Road traders the first issue to Bishopston homes back in also have some seasonal activities planned 2007! I look forward to continuing working with their Christmas lights switch on, within this special community for many more competitions, late opening, fairs... discover years to come. more in their write-ups. In this issue, we look forward to the I am also pleased to introduce local author fabulous North Bristol Art Trail and Olly Rigby's latest book The Bristol Giants celebrate the launch of the new Flagged save Christmas, and we have some copies to Up art trail that has been installed on give away, so do take part! local streets of Horfield to Lockleaze; Enjoy the lovely autumnal scenes in our the project is thanks to social artist and neighbourhood. Bishopston resident Deborah Weinreb. We say big congratulations to our Kerry x Email: [email protected] Visit: www.bishopstonmatters.co.uk Bishopston Matters, PO Box 337, Bristol, BS9 4WT Tel: 07881 924 059 / 0117 349 4483 @bishmatters News from Xpress Good times at Xpress Solar powered shop & LED lighting This year we’re celebrating our 4th year Xpress are delighted to now have on Gloucester Road, and also our 16th 8 new solar panels installed! We’re year in business! We feel part of a very helping towards a greener future. Also vibrant and exciting community here on we have fitted new LED lighting on Gloucester Road. our main sign which lights up at night! Good timing with Bristol being named Signage, Print, Graphics & Clothing European Green Capital of the year. Our business is split into four sectors; Signage, Print, Graphics and Clothing. Computer Problems? We provide a wide variety of services, At Xpress Computers, we talk ranging from complete company plain english to our customers, not branding to logo design, workwear to technical jibberish. We provide all Computer shop signs, printed flyers and so much kinds of support, assistance and PC Health Check problems? Is your computer running slow? more. Full design service available. services to home or business users. We can help! • SALES • UPGRADES Please call or visit our shop, we will REPAIRS Customer Service be happy to speak to you. Tel: 0117 908 0290 Independently owned, we pride ourselves on our customer service. Opening Hours We’ll make sure that you leave the Mon-Fri: 9am - 6pm shop satisfied. We guarantee that you’ll Saturday: 10am - 5pm Signage Print receive a flexible, fast and affordable xpress-company.co.uk service on time, every time. Telephone: 0117 908 0290 - 176 Gloucester Rd, BS7 8NU Graphics Clothing 2 Bishopston Matters Please call Kerry on 0117 3494483 to advertise Don’t forget to mention Bishopston Matters when replying to ads! 3 Image by Frances Gard be enjoyed by “The flags look Flagged Up – everyone across the whole area. fabulous and really A Walk on the The project enjoyed bring a sense of the a fantastic launch, beauty and health Wild Side! with around 35 benefits of nature into people starting the the city. Well done, a art trail from the top of Horfield Common success!” (opposite Wessex Quote from the launch Avenue), with further interested parties joining the group along the way. A delighted Deborah told me, “It was a great culmination of the project and wonderful for me to see people enjoying the banner flags and telling me that they thought they worked well, and lifted the spirits of the area”. The walk finished at the Vench adventure On Saturday 10 October an exciting new art trail playground in Lockleaze. Deborah would like to launched in Horfield and Lockleaze. Designed thank the Learning Partnership West staff at the to connect Horfield Common to the diverse and club, who have been extremely helpful and friendly wonderful natural spaces of Stoke Park Estate. throughout the project. The evening before the launch Deborah and her daughters made soup Fifty-two large images have been Image by with the youth group at the Vench, installed on local streets, to inspire Frances Gard so that the following day there was visitors to think about, and appreciate, delicious hot soup to accompany the their environment. Flagged Up is the lovely wholemeal rolls – made by the name of the project led by social artist domestic science students at Orchard and long-time Bishopston resident, school – to welcome people who had Deborah Weinreb. Hardworking enjoyed the trail. Deborah has collaborated the creation of colourful banners inspired by words If you explore the ground near the and images made during a whole playground by Horfield Sports Centre series of community workshops over and by the flags next to Stoke Park the summer. entrance on Romney Avenue, you will discover some ceramic pieces created She told me: “It has been a lot of fun in workshops over the summer with and a great privilege to work with such local artist Sophie Howard. lovely and diverse communities. We have been engaged and creative in After the success of the recent Green many different ways and inspired each Treasure Trail, it is great to have other about ideas of sustainability and Flagged Up on our doorstep to enjoy. The banners will be in situ for at least good practices.” Bishopston residents Lou, Scoob and Katie joined the walk. six months, so there’s plenty of time The project was commissioned by for you to follow the route visiting the Bristol 2015 Neighbourhood Arts Programme. both the green spaces at either end. The banners I was interested to learn more about what made will then be donated to community buildings in this project green? Deborah explained, “Each of the neighbourhood, but there will be permanent the images communicates a positive message community reminders in Horfield Common and Stoke Save money with pay-as-you-go Bristol car clubs. promoting healthy and sustainable behaviours. The Park for residents to discover in years to come. Find out how easy it is at Travelwest.info/car-clubs banners have been installed on lamp posts along a walkable route across the area, encouraging To find out more about the Flagged Up project residents to get out of their homes and follow the visit www.bristol2015.co.uk/hl or Facebook.com. flags to the two green spaces at either end.” Map Showing the Flagged Up The process itself has provided community Trail through Lockleaze groups and residents with an opportunity to Wessex debate the issues and get involved in a variety Ave of nature-themed arts activities – sometimes out Lockleaze Rd p3104_travelwest_car_club_bishopton_magazine_185x135mm_aw.indd 1 04/09/2015 10:49 in nature itself. This has brought different people Constable Rd together to contribute to something which can Gloucester Rd (Horfield) (not to scale) 4 Bishopston Matters Email me on [email protected] Don’t forget to mention Bishopston Matters when replying to ads! 5 Romney Ave 0117 9791399 northbristol.foodbank.org.uk facebook.com/northbristolfoodbank A Greattwitter.com/northbristolfb Harvest for Bristol North Food Bank Redland High School excels at Music with thanks to local schools! Two former Redland High pupils will be performing a Governor of the at St George’s Bristol at 7.30 pm on Saturday School for many years North Bristol Foodbank is extremely grateful to local schools 14 November 2015 with the Bristol Metropolitan and wrote the School across North Bristol who have gathered food for the local Orchestra. Twin sisters Charis and Kirsten Jenson Anthem for its 130th charity during their harvest collections. (pictured right) both attended Redland High School anniversary. Bishop Road Primary School collected 418 kg of food and other (class of 2005) and have since gone on to have very Mr Goodchild says; items and Ashley Down Infants 196.1 kg. These essential supplies successful musical careers working in the UK and All Christmas donations to the North Bristol "Redland High School th Ashley Down Infants Harvest Assembly provideFoodbank need people be delivered bywith Monday 3 30days of emergency food in North Bristol.