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T: 0117 903 8044 Issue 61 August-October 2015 CITY CENTRE EVENT COMING HERE SOON

. Room 13ers in Willmott Park: Lily, Sam, Ciaran, Bradley, Chloe, Jordan and Alfie MAKE SUNDAY SPECIAL SUNDAY 6 SEPTEMBER WILLMOTT PARK 11AM-5PM. See P2 & P10

Dundry View Neighbourhood Partnership serves Bishopsworth, Hartcliffe & wham! issue 61 1 Whitchurch Park wards LOCAL NEWS

From front page Anton Bantock, former local teacher and HWCP director and f More details page 10 Withywood, among many other things, died earlier this year A big treat ANTON BANTOCK: Man, Myth, for all the Wazzock? Tribute written by nephew family

Bring your family and friends to the biggest free event Dundry View has seen for years and help us Make Sunday Special on 6 September from 11am-5pm. The public event has been closing the city centre streets to entertain people for the last few years. This year the popular event is coming to your community. Road closures making more room for fun The fun will take place on Willmott Park as well as on Moxham Drive which will be closed as well as the end of Bellamy Avenue and Kilmerston Drive. This gives loads of space for exciting performances and workshops. Community groups including HHEAG, Out2Play, LPW and What always struck me the most about my crazy Uncle Anton was his sense of humour Playing Out will help with activities a natural gift of making people laugh with his eccentric and unorthodox approach to life. alongside performances and I remember as a young child, accidentally kicking a rugby ball into a river. I thought it was gone for good in the rapid flow workshops from citywide acts. Anton. Fully dressed he jumped into the water and battled through the large rocks and freezing water just to retrieve my ball. Live music stage Later, I experienced his ‘mapless walks’, which usually resulted in someone falling in a ditch, and also his ‘paper games’ Local businesses are sponsoring the always concluded with rude drawings of historical figures or well-known persons. These memories will always serve as a reminder stage so there will be live music to me personally that spontaneity and creativity will triumph, no matter where you are in the world. throughout the day. He was indefatigable (one of his favourite words) in his efforts and energy towards helping others, local and abroad, proving that his Many thanks to Alun Griffiths heart was in the right place. It could be argued that his common sense and day to day practicalities were quite often misplaced, (Contractors) LTD and Knightstone existing somewhere else in another realm. Housing Association. His unique pen-and-ink drawings and watercolours, often worked from very rough sketches while travelling, will also live on. Volunteering Matters are looking for Many times he would suffer cramped conditions, dusty weather storms and fearsome Church help before by promoting the event picture before the next mission. A true artist. and on the day by helping set up, Whether you knew Anton personally or not, he leaves behind a positive legacy for the local community to absorb and use as a steward and tidy away. constant source of inspiration for the future. To achieve all the many things he did, you need to have an original soul, to be a pioneer Please call (0117) 978 2187 or of sorts, and this is how we should remember him. Why not set up a film night? Conduct homemade plays in your back garden? Map message Facebook ‘Dundry View out your own walks? Research a stately home? Just as Anton did. The show must go on! Make Sunday Special’ to see how If you would like to read lots of funny tributes to Anton and are on Facebook you can find ‘Anton Bantock’ you can be involved. and add him as a friend www.facebook.com/anton.bantock

2 wham! issue 61 LOCAL NEWS ector and founder of the University of Vicar’s band will play at party to celebrate opening lier this year of new centre Myth, Renegade, St Augustine’s Worship and phew Emlyn Mathias Community Centre gets ready to open its doors

. Construction work was well underway in June, when this picture was taken

Anton was his sense of humour and his ‘way with words’. He had The new St Augustine’s worship and community centre on the corner of a natural gift of making people laugh with his eccentric and unorthodox approach to life. East Dundry Road and Whitchurch Lane is almost ready to open for . I thought it was gone for good in the rapid flow. But not worshipers and community groups alike. Anton. Fully dressed he jumped into the water and battled through the large rocks and freezing water just to retrieve my ball. At the time of going to press they were planning to open the new centre by the , I experienced his ‘mapless walks’, which usually resulted in someone falling in a ditch, and also his ‘paper games’ which end of July. The building will be dedicated by the Bishop of on Monday always concluded with rude drawings of historical figures or well-known persons. These memories will always serve as a reminder 2 November. to me personally that spontaneity and creativity will triumph, no matter where you are in the world. Plans are in place for open days, fun days and tours of the building but the He was indefatigable (one of his favourite words) in his efforts and energy towards helping others, local and abroad, proving that his actual times are still dependent on the final completion date so watch out for heart was in the right place. It could be argued that his common sense and day to day practicalities were quite often misplaced, more information or look at www.stawhitchurch.com The building will host a new children’s service “KFC” (Kids Fun Church), a His unique pen-and-ink drawings and watercolours, often worked from very rough sketches while travelling, will also live on. prayer counselling centre, parent and toddler work and weekly Sunday services. fer cramped conditions, dusty weather storms and fearsome Church Wardens just so he could complete a Community groups can contact the church to enquire about hiring the different spaces available. Anton personally or not, he leaves behind a positive legacy for the local community to absorb and use as a Members of the church will also be holding a big party to celebrate the opening o achieve all the many things he did, you need to have an original soul, to be a pioneer with Red Rooster (Nick the Vicar’s band) providing live music. of sorts, and this is how we should remember him. Why not set up a film night? Conduct homemade plays in your back garden? Map If you would like to be kept up-to-date with events, via the St Augustine’s The show must go on! newsletter, email [email protected] e on Facebook you can find ‘Anton Bantock’ on Facebook St Augustines Church, East Dundry Road, Whitchurch, Bristol T: 07534249338

wham! issue 61 3 WELLBEING FUNDING

The Dundry View Neighbourhood Partnership has £30,000 available funding in the Small Grants Wellbeing Budget Groups awarded nearly £14k

The panel met on 26 May and made the following recommendations: New Beginnings Day Service Activity Project £750 Project will benefit older people by offering new learning experiences and opportunities through trips and activities. Joint bid with two Neighbourhood Partnerships. Creative writing session £453 Provides a drop-in group to encourage writers. Helps tackle isolation and low self-esteem by providing a regular and safe weekly session. Summer holiday family trips £1260 Offers six family trips during the summer. Project requested by families at Bridge Learning Campus. . BS13 theatre company 2015-2016 season £2135 To produce a programme of theatrical events, Pic - Zionbury Festival 2014. The festival has been including a children’s Christmas show. awarded £1,075 to bring local residents together Help local writers produce short plays. Big P £2188 Provide seven play increase exercise and knowledge of to promote community cohesion across sessions through the year to encourage growing vegetables. the generations. The girls group helps families to play together through the Phoenix Scouts £2412 To provide young girls to form positive relationships provision of a safe play space. a quality camping experience by funding and gain skills. Out and about £2008 To set up a new equipment for a summer camp. Zionbury Festival £1075 To support community allotment project for people Community BBQ and Girls Group a community festival, bringing together with long-term mental health issues to £1550 To provide a community BBQ residents from across Dundry View. AApplpplyy fforor WWellbeingellbeing FundingFunding Novvvember funding round Wednesday 4 Novvvember 2015 - 12noon closing date for applications 14 December 2015 - final decision

FFI Heather Williams E: [email protected] TTT::: (0117) 903 8044 visit www.dundryviewww.orggg.uk for forms

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Friendly, free to join walking group. Stay for a chat and a cup of tea after the walk if you want All walks of life welcome at Hartcliffe Strollers A new mid-week short walks group has started locally with gentle walks around 45 minutes long and suitable for beginners. The group is run in partnership between Hartcliffe Health and Environment Action Group and the South Healthy Neighbourhoods Team from Bristol City Council. Two walks to chose from . Walks are led by a trained walks leader The walks alternate between a stroll to Crox Bottom starting from The The dates for the next walks are: Gatehouse Centre and a walk through • 10am Wednesday 2 September – The Gatehouse Centre green spaces from outside Morrisons. • 10am Wednesday 9 September – Outside Morrisons For. more information call Jason or • 10am Wednesday 16 September – The Gatehouse Centre Sue on 0117 9465285. • 10am Wednesday 30 September – Outside Morrisons

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The first ‘Our Outdoors’ Photo Competition for young people closed on 20 July. The winners will be announced in September Hot competition for photography award The Our Outdoors Young Photography Award, in memory of HWCP’s former Chief Executive Stephen Hewitt who died last October, was launched on 4 May.

We would like to thank all the young people who sent in entries. All the entries have been allocated a number to ensure anonymity and the judges will be picking the top three published in the next wham!. We hope to run the competition again entries from each category in late All the entries will be exhibited in the next year and we will be looking for August/early September. @symes community building, Peterson partners working with young people. The winners and runners up will be Avenue, Hartcliffe, Bristol BS13 0BE Anyone interested contact Anne- contacted in the second week of and online at www.dundryview.org.uk Marie Rogers T: (0117) 903 8013 September and their photos will be from mid-September. [email protected]

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Dundy View Neighbourhood Partnership Plan 2015-2017 - here are our aims A PLAN TO IMPROVE THE AREA FOR ALL TO ENJOY

The Dundry View Neighbourhood Partnership plan 2015-2017 has seven key aims. Here they are and some of what we’re doing to address each point. • Aim: To make the area a pleasant and healthy place to live with community facilities for people of all ages Park and green space maintenance In February 2015 Bristol City

Council ended the contract with

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Quadrant and took park and green ○ space maintenance in-house. The Environmental Subgroup/Pride of 1818 FFeebb Place were involved early on in some consultation processes which are ongoing. . Poppies on Hawkfield Road Grounds maintenance services include: sown thanks to

• Grass cutting Neighbourhood Partnership ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ • Pruning shrubs and ornamental money○ in 2014, self seeded borders this June • Cutting hedges • Emptying litter bins and litter If you have any more questions, Messy streets picking particularly about what changes Residents often raise issues about litter, • Maintaining sports pitches may be in your area, contact fly-tipping and dog poo on the streets. • Sweeping hard surfaces and Richard Fletcher The council can support residents with • Cleaning park facilities E:[email protected] this as long as it’s reported. The majority of this work will remain T: (0117) 922 3719. To report it call Bristol City unchanged, particularly with regard to Visit www.bristol.gov.uk/page/ Council on T: (0117) 922 2100 or litter, but in some spaces visitors will leisure-and-culture/parks-and- go to www.bristol.gov.uk, click on notice that some areas of grass are cut open-spaces-maintenance for ‘Report’ more frequently than other areas which updates and to report an immediate If residents want to set up a community will be deliberately left long. problem. litter pick – contact Heather Williams.

NEIGHBOURHOOD CONTACTS Heather Williams HWCP @symes community building, Peterson Avenue, Hartcliffe, Bristol BS13 0BE [email protected] 0117 903 8044 Emily Smith [email protected] 0117 903 7723 Julian Cox [email protected] 0117 922 2057

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• Aim:To have roads and Crime and community safety pavements that are well maintained and put in place • Aim: To make a place with low crime and anti-social behaviour improvements so we can all walk, supported, residents are empowered and perpetrators have action taken against them cycle or drive more safely . Motorbikes Under community safety one of our priorities is to reduce motorbike nuisance. The police have commissioned a report on motorbike nuisance in this Residents raise traffic issues such community using both historical and as speeding, parking on grass current information. verges or other green spaces, The Neighbourhood Partnership are parking causing an obstruction, working on setting up a steering flooding of pavements and group to look at their parking around schools. recommendations. If these are specific maintenance In the meantime we ask that issues or danger, contact Highways. residents continue to report nuisance Where there are desired on 101. improvements, these will be put onto the Traffic Choices website, pic inset. . Anti-social behaviour (ASB) The Dundry View Highways and Local residents often report Transport Group review the issues regarding ASB at the information on the Traffic Choices Neighbourhood Forums. website www.traffichoices.co.uk and These are always taken seriously and if money or resource is available, will often the issues are quite complex. put this towards issues raised. Where possible we ask residents for If you have a traffic issue phone The Friendship Gr any solutions that the community can . Highways on T: (0117) 922 2100, implement. raise it at your Neighbourhood For example, we are encouraging . Hate crime Forum or speak to your councillor. local residents to use Dundry Slopes What is hate crime? more. Definition: ‘Hate crime is any • Aim: To improve local public This will help combat motorbike use incident based upon prejudice or buildings and spaces to allow wider and anti-social behaviour on the hatred towards an individual community use slopes as residents walking on the because of their actual or perceived This includes supporting the Friends of slopes will recognise problems disability, faith, gender identity, Bishopsworth Pool and the Headley quickly and can report them. race and sexual orientation.’ Park Community Centre board. Some issues around ASB need input For example, you may have been • Aim: To improve the local from a variety of different partners verbally abused by someone in the street economy, working with partners and and a problem solving plan put in because you’re disabled or someone residents to increase skill levels, place. thought you were gay. job opportunities and environment Willmott Park is one of the key areas Training young people around businesses we’re working in as there are ongoing Currently a group of young people from This includes bringing together problems with fires, dumped local schools are attending a ten-week businesses and community household rubbish and noise. Equality Champion course. organisations.

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• Aim: To support and promote activities, groups and initiatives that improve the health and wellbeing of residents o make a place with low crime and anti-social behaviour, where victims are step programme to help them achieve supported, residents are empowered and perpetrators have action taken against them this goal. http://resources.smokefree.nhs.uk More people still smoke in this area than in other parts of Bristol. The Neighbourhood Partnership is working hard to close the gap on health Want to save some money and look inequality. Smoking is very addictive after your health? Stoptober but there is free local support that really encourages local residents to give works. up smoking for four weeks. HHEAG offer: During October, the nation’s eight · Expert help million smokers will again be · Friendly support encouraged to take part in the mass quit · Treatments to help beat cravings attempt – Stoptober. We know that if · A personal quit plan you can stop smoking for 28 days you Contact Martin or Sue at HHEAG are five times more likely to stay on T: 90117) 946 5285. Smokefree, and Stoptober leads Your GP practice can also refer you smokers through a detailed step-by- to a stop smoking session.

riendship Group pictured June 2015

DVNP has been working on a problem solving plan with other agencies and residents to improve life for all in the community. Developing a Hate crime charter and resident training Out of this process we’re hoping to . Big P Volunteers have a standard community charter and residents trained as Equality • Aim: To nurture a community which brings people together, Champions. increases volunteering with participation at all levels Anyone experiencing hate crime can ring the freephone reporting This includes helping organise events such as Make Sunday Special and the line: 0800 171 2272 or call the Big P. Make Sunday Special comes to Dundry View on Sunday 6 police on 101 (non-emergency September. Come along to Willmott Park where there will be two road number) or 999 in an emergency. closures and a vast range of play activities taking place from 12noon-4pm.

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Strawberry and lemonade cocktails made by the bar staff

We need your help so please contact us if you can volunteer or think of anything that we should know 9782187 [email protected]

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Room 13 is an artists’ studio based in the grounds of HHEAG work with over Hareclive Academy, co-run by the children who use it 1000 people each year Room 13 Hareclive are Celebrating Bristol Green Capital artists 25 years of Room 13ers working on Cybaaa Shaun .sponsored by John James Foundation wellbeing

In October come and celebrate with Hartcliffe Health and Environment Action Group. On Friday 2 October at 10.30am HHEAG will be celebrating 25 years of working with the community to improve the quality of life in this area. Local residents are the foundation of the organisation: leading and guiding its development from the beginning to present day and helping as volunteers in a variety of roles. Today HHEAG run a range of integrated projects offering a holistic Back in April, Dundry View, like all Neighbourhood Partnerships in the approach to improving health, city, had funds to commission an arts project around a local ‘green’ theme. wellbeing and the local environment. The theme was Dundry Slopes - how to get people to use this green space more Join HHEAG at their AGM and – and the commission was won by Hartcliffe’s own local Room 13 artists. Anniversary Celebrations on 2 For several months, Room 13 artists of all ages at Hareclive Academy, Merchants’ October: Academy and Bridge Learning Campus have been out discovering the Slopes, · Meet some of the people who talking to local people, experts and community groups, and going out exploring. made HHEAG possible and others From their visual responses to this they will be creating poetic but useful maps who have helped in its success that will open up the Slopes to a new generation. through the years Please get in touch if you’re interested. · Find out about their current There will be lots more on Room 13’s finished project in future wham! newsletters. projects, plans for the future, how Room 13, Hareclive Academy, Moxham Drive, Hartcliffe, Bristol BS13 they can help you or how your skills 0HP www.room13hareclive.org.uk/news and experience can help others E: [email protected] · Enjoy the celebratory buffet of www.bristol2015.co.uk/get-involved/neighbourhood-arts-programme/ local food produced in the dundry-view/ Community Kitchen, including goodies from the Greens About Room 13 - Shani and Paul, artist educators, work with the Community Garden children who draw, paint, collage, sculpt, take photographs, make If you would like to attend ring films, read and work on the computer. Jason on (0117) 946 5285 Since 2003 artists have won prizes, held exhibitions and made E: [email protected] presentations at conferences and galleries. HHEAG, The Gatehouse Centre, Room 13 is a creative space where many different kinds of learning Hareclive Road, Hartcliffe, take place, including important work and team skills for life. Bristol BS13 9JN

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Over the last eight years the fishing club has supported many local young people Keep calm and carry on fishing

Despite recent set backs (losing its base in St Andrews church) and loss of equipment through fire in the old annexe of St Andrews (former boys brigade building) Mike Robbins still fights on to keep the Hartcliffe and Withywood Angling going. “The club offers a scheme to divert young people away from anti-social behaviour, crime, drugs and alcohol May 2015: Callum Mahoney at You too can catch a big fish like misuse and aims to improve the quality Silver Spring Lee Junior Lauder at Hunstrete of life for local young people. confidence and engage positively with knowledge and older adults wanting to “The club has strict conduct and others.” learn to fish and engage positively with behaviour rules and helps young The club welcomes young people others. people within the environment of interested in learning new skills, Contact Mike Robbins fishing to gain new skills, build volunteers.. with some basic fishing 07884145098

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Hawkspring runners pound the city streets to raise money for this local charity ishing Running the 10k to raise £5k

It was an amazing effort by staff and supporters who ran the Bristol 10K and raised over £5,000 for Hawkspring who support drug and alcohol recovery. Since Hawkspring began following the merger of Hawks and Kwads 18 months ago, the whole family approach has seen some amazing outcomes, with 750 local people receiving support. Hawkspring support and inspire the whole family to make lifestyle changes that improve their futures and promote longer-lasting positive results. If anyone would like to take up a challenge to raise funds for Hawkspring Front: Sally Ainsworth, Car.-rie Ellis, Dave Brice, Jane please get in touch. They’re based in Donaldson, Elaine Donnelly Back: Gavin Fuller & Tim Bliss the @symes community building. E: [email protected] T: (0117) 964 2859 www.hawkspring.org.uk 20mph limit coming to your area

this• Self-defence September•Discipline • ConfidenceConfidence

The City-wide rollout of the 20mph Your local Public Health team will be speed limit in residential areas will at local events over the summer to be coming to parts of Dundry View provide fun family activities based in September 2015. around these benefits and will also be There are three key benefits to reducing giving away a range of freebies. speeds on Bristol’s roads: For more information on events · Healthier Streets they will be attending, contact: Encouraging more people to walk and E: [email protected] cycle and increase mobility for children T: (0117) 9223902 or and older people. E: [email protected] · Safer Streets T: (0117) 9223859 Help reduce the rate and severity of For more information on 20mph injuries. zones go to www.bristol20mph.co.uk · Social Streets Streets with lower traffic speeds have For more information on 20mph higher levels of sociability and greater zones go to community feel. www.bristol20mph.co.uk

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Celebrating results in 1st 28 October Willmott Park Friendly group for local Front Garden competition Pod and Hareclive YC diabetics

Blooming great! It’s Big P fun time Come for a cuppa The Bristol Diabetes Support Network runs two diabetes support groups in South Bristol. One group meets in Hartcliffe and one in . This is a drop in where people can call in for a chat over coffee or tea. The support groups aim to help people Certificates are being awarded for Come on down to Willmott Park gain a greater understanding of how to gardens under the following and the Hareclive Youth Club manage their diabetes. categories: during the October half-term for Meeting at @symes Community · Wildlife friendly some Big P fun. Building, Peterson Square, Hartcliffe, · Food growing The fun begins at 12noon on Bristol BS13 OBE: · Floral Wednesday 28 October with four • 10.30am – 12.00noon The best three gardens will get awards hours of sports, arts and games. Monday 10 August, 12 October & 21 at the ‘Make Sunday Special’ event at All children and families welcome. December Moxham Drive on 6 September. They are always looking for volunteers, • 1.30 – 2.45 Fridays; 18 Their Facebook page has info about either adults or young people, so get September, 20 November the other Green Capital projects in the in touch if you want to help out. Contact Mike Deane, Chair of area and signpost you to websites to Delivered by Out2Play and LPW. Bristol South help you transform your front garden. Call (0117) 978 2187 or check out E: md@bristol diabetes.org.uk Volunteering Matters (was CSV) Facebook ‘Out2Play Bristol’ T: 07837 653215 secured a small grant from Bristol 2015 Green Capital to launch a front garden competition in Dundry View. HWCP Contacts at a glance Help with your garden CATT Community bus If you want to improve your garden, @symes community building you can borrow tools for free at the T: (0117) 377 3451 – regular bookings Volunteering Matters office. T: (0117) 377 3450 - hospital hotline Or if you are no longer able to manage www.hwcp.org.uk your garden the Assisted Gardening Team may be able to help. @symes community building Volunteering for the Assisted Peterson Avenue, Hartcliffe, Bristol BS13 0BE Gardening scheme is a great way to T: (0117) 903 8044 gain practical horticulture skills, get fit www.hwcp.org.uk and be part of a hard-working, fun team. T: (0117) 935 9710 Dundry View Neighbourhood Partnership [email protected] @symes community building Facebook ‘Volunteering Matters T: (0117) 903 8010 for Dundry View’ E: [email protected] St David’s Centre, Queens Road, www.dundryview.org.uk Bishopsworth, BS13 8LF Facebook: Dundry View Neighbourhood Partnership

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Meet staff & students at Quarterllly HWCP news Bedminster Down School wwwham! infooo Help with making wham! is the quarterly newsletter school choices of Hartcliffe and Withywood For parents who need to make Community Partnership (HWCP). decisions about secondary school Councillors’s’s’ Contact: Anne-Marie Rogers, HWCP, choices by October 31 this year or @symes community building, Peterson for those who are starting to think surgggeries Avenue, Bristol BS13 0BE about it, Bedminster Down on E: [email protected] Donald Road will welcome visits in Tel: (0117) 903 8013. the new term. View the wham! online at Now with a ‘Good’ Ofsted and www.dundryview.org.uk improving GCSE results, there are two Bishopsworth ward Next copy deadline: 2 September opportunities for families to find out Cllr Richard Eddy (Conservative) contact more about the subjects on offer, clubs details are: T: (0117) 377 5072 Distribution: 19 Oct-9 Nov E: [email protected] www.dundryview.org.uk and trips, sporting successes and school Post: 5 Little Headley Close, Headley HWCP is a company limited by travel arrangements. Park, Bristol BS13 7PJ. guarantee no. 4167878 and registered If you are unable to make these dates Cllr Kevin Quartley (Conservative) is charity no. 1092914. visits are also welcome by appointment. available: T: (0117) 353 3161 Open Days: E: [email protected] Adverts Post: Bristol City Council We accept adverts, contact Anne- • Wednesday 16 September 6pm Room U01, The Council House, Marie for further information. to 8pm College Green, Bristol BS1 5TR. Disclaimer • Saturday 10 October 10am to Opinions and information contained in noon Hartcliffe ward wham! are those of the contributors www.bedminsterdown.com Cllr Mark Brain (Labour) and Cllr Naomi and not necessarily those of HWCP. T: 0117 353 2800 Rylatt (Labour) hold surgeries on the third Saturday of each month between 10.30am- 12 noon in Hartcliffe Library, @symes community building . Meetings diary www.dundryview.org.uk Follow Mark on Twitter @Mark_Brain September 2015 E: [email protected] Monday 7 Hartcliffe Neighbourhood Forum 7pm-9pm 81st Scout Hut, Naomi Rylatt phone no: 07884 736110 501 Bishport Avenue, Hartcliffe, Bristol BS13 9LR Follow Naomi on Twitter @nrylatt Tuesday 8 Whitchurch Park Neighbourhood Forum 7pm-9pm PDC, Whitchurch Park ward Bridge Learning Campus, Teyfant Rd, Hartcliffe, BS13 0RF Cllr Helen Holland (Labour) Thursday 10 Bishopsworth Neighbourhood Forum, 7pm-9pm, Withywood You can always contact Helen via phone Centre, Queens Road, Bristol BS13 8QA or email, T: (0117) 987 2238; Monday 14 Pride of Place 10am-12noon Withywood Centre, Queens E: [email protected] Road, Bristol BS13 8QA Twitter @helenhbristol Wednesday 16 Highways 10am-11.30am Withywood Centre, as above Helen holds surgeries at Hartcliffe Library, @symes community building, on the 2nd st Monday 28 Dundry View NP Meeting 7pm-9pm 81 Scout Hut (as above) & 4th Saturday every month, 10.30am– October 2015 12noon. No appointment needed. Monday 12 Pride of Place 10am-12noon Withywood Centre, as above Cllr Tim Kent (Lib Dem) is always November 2015 available. T: (0117) 300 5645; Monday 9 Pride of Place 10am-12noon Withywood Centre, as above E: [email protected]; Post: 106 Lane, Bristol, BS14 9DQ. Dundry View Neighbourhood Partnership, @symes community Follow Tim on Twitter @cllrtimkent building, Peterson Avenue, Bristol BS13 0BE T: (0117) 903 8044 http://timkent.mycouncillor.org.uk

wham! issue 61 15 MAKING NEW FRIENDS IS CHILDS PLAY The Friendship group is a group of women and their children from overseas who live in the community and meet on a regular basis to share experiences, have fun, and find out what’s available in the local area. People from the group have really loved meeting each other and can now say hello in Portuguese, Filipino, Shona, Romanian, Ukranian and would love to learn some more languages too! The group want to keep meeting and get involved in local community projects such as Make Sunday Special. Two young boys enjoy playing cowboys at the Farm Anyone from overseas is invited to join fun day the group. Plans for the summer include a family picnic and planning session. If you or someone you know may be interested in coming along please contact Heather Williams T: (0117) 903 8044 Enjoying the sunshine on Millennium Green E: [email protected]

NEW LIFE FOR OLD POOL SITE AS INDOOR SKATE PARK OPENS ITS DOORS The new world class, indoor, concrete skate park ‘Campus Pool’ Campus Pool, Whitchurch Road, opened at the end of July. Bishopsworth, Bristol BS13 7RW Skate sessions last two hours and the skate park is open from 10am-10pm seven days a week. The project has got to where it is today thanks to the work of a committed team of 11 skate-loving volunteers plus the support of local business and Bristol City Council. What’s next for Campus Pool Phase one of the project, the skate park construction, is now complete. Now Campus Skate are looking for funders and commercial partners to help them complete phases two and three (café and meeting rooms) over the next six-twelve months to help turn the new venue into an attractive facility for the local community. Contact Andre Seidel E: [email protected] T: 01454 501014 www.campusskatestore.co.uk Andre Seidel Facebook and Twitter ‘Campus at Campus Pool Skatepark’ 16 wham! issue 61