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In your free local New affordable housing monthly newspaper: St George Lantern development on Whitehall Road Parade The team behind the St A HOUSING association is George Lantern Parade are now operating a series of new selling Christmas Cards. homes on Whitehall Road. The Turn to page 3 site of the former ‘White Hart’ public house now comprises of 14 affordable homes. Built St George Park by Clayewater Homes, the new Bee and Butterfly houses are owned and managed by Curo Places Limited, part of garden the Bath based Curo Group. If you have been through the The three-bedroom homes main entrance of St George are being let through Bristol Park you will probably have City Council’s Home Choice seen work on the garden area scheme on secure affordable beside the derelict toilets. rent tenancies below the Local Turn to page 5 Housing Allowance rate. Marvin Rees, Mayor of Fly Tipping Bristol, recently welcomed the with funding also coming from is so excited about moving into first families into their new Bristol City Council’s Affordable our beautiful new home – it’s like Enforcement Whitehall Road homes and Housing funding budget an early Christmas present. We Bristol City Council aims to commented: “It’s great to meet (£322,000) and Homes England really don’t mind about getting provide a more responsive the new residents and see how (£520,000). any other gifts because now approach to fly tipping. building new, high-quality Amongst the first new we’ve got a lovely new home for Turn to page 10 affordable homes changes residents are Hazel Spinks, her our family.” people’s lives for the better. partner Mark Garnett and their Cllr Paul Smith, Cabinet Working in partnership with three children. They were handed Member for Housing, was also housing associations like Curo is the keys to their new home by the at the launch event, and told essential to solving the housing Mayor and Curo Chief Executive, Merry crisis and meeting our city’s during a ceremony that marked the Voice: “This scheme is the target of 2,000 new homes, the official completion of the first 100% affordable housing Christmas including 800 affordable homes, affordable housing development. development in Bristol to be & Happy by 2020.” The family of five previously lived delivered with support from the New Year Curo Group has invested in a two-bed maisonette. Hazel, Council’s Affordable Housing over £2.8m into the scheme, commented “Our whole family funding budget. “ Need an Electrician ? -Free Quotes -Inspection and Testing Full Electrical Test with NICEIC Certificate from £95 -New builds and Extensions Consumer Unit Change with Certificate from £270 -Extra Sockets and Lights -Fire Alarm, Smoke Detectors -Anything Electrical we can do !!! Elderwood Electrical Electrical Installation, Maintenance and Testing www.ElderwoodElectrical.com Office:- 0117 9322379 Mobile:- 07725 058581
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2 stgeorge&redfieldvoice December, 2018 voice & www.stgeorgeandredfi eldvoice.co.uk stgeorgeDecember, 2018redfi Issue 21 eld FREE EVERY MONTH IN ST GEORGE AND REDFIELDIn your free local Looking forward to 2019 challenges monthly newspaper: St George Lantern New a ordable housing Parade The team behind the St George Lantern Parade are selling Christmas Cards. development on Whitehall Road Turn to page 3 A HOUSING association is St George Park now operating a series of new homes on Whitehall Road. The Bee and Butterfl y site of the former ‘White Hart’ garden public house now comprises If you have been through the of 14 aff ordable homes. Built main entrance of St George by Clayewater Homes, the new As we come to the end of 2018 it is a good Please continue to provide us with news and Park you will probably have houses are owned and managed seen work on the garden area by Curo Places Limited, part of beside the derelict toilets. the Bath based Curo Group. Turn to page 5 The three-bedroom homes are being let through Bristol opportunity for us all to look back on what we have information of what is going on in our local area. As City Council’s Home Choice Fly Tipping scheme on secure aff ordable Enforcement is so excited about moving into rent tenancies below the Local Bristol City Council aims to our beautiful new home – it’s like Housing Allowance rate. with funding also coming from provide a more responsive Marvin Rees, Mayor of an early Christmas present. We Bristol City Council’s Aff ordable approach to y tipping. all achieved personally during 2018, as well as a a hyper local monthly newspaper we love to report Bristol, recently welcomed the Housing funding budget really don’t mind about getting Turn to page 10 fi rst families into their new (£322,000) and Homes England any other gifts because now Whitehall Road homes and (£520,000). we’ve got a lovely new home for commented: “It’s great to meet Amongst the fi rst new our family.” the new residents and see how residents are Hazel Spinks, her Cllr Paul Smith, Cabinet time to look ahead to the adventures (and no doubt on what is important to the residents of our area and building new, high-quality partner Mark Garnett and their Member for Housing, was also Merry aff ordable homes changes three children. They were handed at the launch event, and told people’s lives for the better. Christmas the keys to their new home by the Working in partnership with the Voice: “This scheme is the Mayor and Curo Chief Executive, & Happy housing associations like Curo is fi rst 100% aff ordable housing during a ceremony that marked New Year essential to solving the housing development in Bristol to be challenges) that 2019 will bring. what our local groups are working on. Simply send the offi cial completion of the crisis and meeting our city’s delivered with support from the aff ordable housing development. target of 2,000 new homes, Council’s Aff ordable Housing The family of fi ve previously lived including 800 aff ordable homes, funding budget. “ in a two-bed maisonette. Hazel, by 2020.” Curo Group has invested commented “Our whole family Earlier this year we published information on information to [email protected] over £2.8m into the scheme, Need an Electrician ? exciting plans for St George Park. Hopefully we can We would like to wish everyone in St George and
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THE team behind the Church Road Lantern Parade have come up with a great way to help fundraise for the 2019 lantern parade. You can now purchase Christmas Cards with a photo from the 2017 lantern parade. The Church Road Lantern Parade has been growing steadily since 2016 and for 2017 the team worked alongside almost 400 people to make big and small lanterns which attracted an audience of over 2,000 people. The increased popularity of the event brings a rise in the cost of health and safety and an i increase in the number of workshops requested by the community. The Christmas Cards are available from www.crowdfunder.co.uk/church-road- lanterns and from the Little Treasures Toy Shop, 134a Church Road. The money raised from the selling of our cards will go towards the fundraising target for the 2019 Lantern Parade.
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The garden was the idea of new St George in Bloom member Deb Chapple, will be located in the plot just inside the park’s main A MAN and woman have died “Natalie and Craig were a very entrance. from stab wounds following popular couple and their friends “The area had previously become overgrown with weeds and an assault at their home in and family have been greatly needed to be enhanced to provide a colourful welcome to the park,” Cambridge Street, Barton Hill on affected by this dreadful incident. explained Grenville Johnson, Chair of St George in Bloom. 8 November. They are being supported by “With agreement from Bristol City Council to take the idea They have been identified specialist officers and have forward, St George in Bloom has teamed up with the Friends of St as 36-year-old Craig Stewart, asked that their privacy is now George Park group to jointly support and assist with this who died at the scene and his respected during this difficult partner 34-year-old Natalie time.” Smith (pictured), who died the The inquest is due to be following day. Both were stabbed opened by the coroner today, in the same incident and police Friday November 23, at Flax believe that no one else was Bourton Magistrates Court. involved. The two are understood to Alpine The Senior Investigating have two young children and a Officer, DI Neil Rice of the Go Fund Me page has been set up LANDSCAPING regional major crime team, to raise money for their welfare. Established family firm with 25 years experience said: “The investigation into the “Any of you who knew Natalie assault on Natalie is ongoing and and Craig will know that their I’d like to thank local residents world began and ended with for their patience and support their children, aged 4 and 7,” during our enquiries. I also want says the page. to reassure people that we are “Their lives have been not looking for anyone else in changed forever. The two will 25% OFF connection with this matter. now grow up without their WITH THIS “As part of the enquiry, the parents to guide them through ADVERT circumstances of Craig’s death the highs and lows, to cheer them will be reported to the Coroner on through their achievements, H Senior Citizens Special and the details of the incident or to hold them close on their H Garden Clearance — Regular or one-off will be heard as part of the most challenging days.” H H H H inquest process. 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Built Turn to page 3 by Clayewater Homes, the new houses are owned and managed by Curo Places Limited, part of St George Park the Bath based Curo Group. Bee and Butterfl y The three-bedroom homes are being let through Bristol garden City Council’s Home Choice If you have been through the scheme on secure aff ordable main entrance of St George rent tenancies below the Local Park you will probably have Housing Allowance rate. seen work on the garden area Tel: 0117 959 2143 Marvin Rees, Mayor of beside the derelict toilets. Bristol, recently welcomed the Turn to page 5 fi rst families into their new with funding also coming from Whitehall Road homes and Bristol City Council’s Aff ordable is so excited about moving into Fly Tipping commented: “It’s great to meet Housing funding budget our beautiful new home – it’s like the new residents and see how (£322,000) and Homes England an early Christmas present. We Enforcement building new, high-quality (£520,000). really don’t mind about getting Bristol City Council aims to www.stgeorgeandredfieldvoice.co.uk aff ordable homes changes Amongst the fi rst new any other gifts because now provide a more responsive people’s lives for the better. residents are Hazel Spinks, her we’ve got a lovely new home for approach to y tipping. Working in partnership with partner Mark Garnett and their our family.” Turn to page 10 housing associations like Curo is three children. They were handed Cllr Paul Smith, Cabinet essential to solving the housing the keys to their new home by the Member for Housing, was also crisis and meeting our city’s Mayor and Curo Chief Executive, at the launch event, and told target of 2,000 new homes, during a ceremony that marked including 800 aff ordable homes, the offi cial completion of the the Voice: “This scheme is the Merry by 2020.” aff ordable housing development. fi rst 100% aff ordable housing development in Bristol to be Christmas Mob: 07891 253 122 Curo Group has invested The family of fi ve previously lived over £2.8m into the scheme, in a two-bed maisonette. Hazel, delivered with support from the & Happy commented “Our whole family Council’s Aff ordable Housing funding budget. “ New Year Need an Electrician ?
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Got News? Call 0117 422 7200 or 07716 569447 Email: [email protected] 6 stgeorge&redfieldvoice December, 2018 n NEWS No rulebook for childhood mental illness Kath Mortimer writes for St George and Redfield Voice
Mental illness among the young is reaching epidemic levels, and barely a day goes by without another story of loss and devastation hitting the news. For sufferers and their loved ones, it is often difficult to look beyond their personal misery and focus on the many stories offering hope and inspiration. This is particularly true in the early years after diagnosis. Plans for the future are destroyed. GCSEs, A-Levels, a university degree all suddenly seem unobtainable. Youngsters are forced to sit on the sidelines and watch as their friends move on with their bright lives full of opportunity. Meanwhile, they into someone who struggled to whether real or perceived – for What we now need is for themselves are left behind to deal concentrate, or answer even the qualifications. If such a tome exists, education and employment to with the despair of their broken, simplest questions. Inevitably Sally I’ve never seen it. Neither have I catch up. For many youngsters directionless existence. Parents fell off the education production come across career guidance for prone to mental illness, full time are thrown into turmoil. Not only line, dropping out of school at the young people with mental illness. education and traditional careers do they have to deal with the age of 17 without any A-levels. No specialist career officers. No are simply not suitable. Let’s accept immediate challenges of caring This led to a sense of abject failure questionnaires. this reality, and look for creative for their mentally ill child, but their being piled on top of her already Nothing. You have to write ways of adapting the system thoughts inevitably turn to the low self-esteem. your own. With the benefit of to meet their needs. Let’s focus future. Without qualifications, how When Sally dropped out of hindsight, I’d encourage the very on removing the stigma, guilt will their child find a rewarding school I felt an overwhelming need first sentence of the very first page and sense of failure attached to career? What careers are suitable to get her back into education. to shout out dropping out of education. And for people with mental illness? Education. Education. Education. ‘Forget about education. Forget for those who are forced down Will their child end up stacking This has long been the mantra from about careers. They can wait. Focus this path, let’s turn our collective supermarket shelves in the dead the Government, the education on getting better!!! thinking towards improving their of night? system, employers and society in Thankfully society has moved future employment prospects. This is the heart breaking general. Throughout my entire on to a place where mental illness Sadly there is a wealth of data to situation I found myself in 5 life I have been brainwashed is no longer taboo. This is great call on. Let’s put it to good use by years ago when I discovered my into believing that qualifications, news, and testament to all the hard collecting, analysing and learning daughter Sally was self-harming. tertiary education and a career work that has happened across the from it. A short time later she was are the only way to succeed in life. world. Countless research projects, Kath Mortimer is author of diagnosed with severe anxiety and Everything else is failure. academic studies and media Mother of Millennials – how depression. It wasn’t long before There is no annex to the rule- attention have come together to one family found happiness prescribed medication dulled book of parenthood that explains shine a bright light on the myriad in modern life for more her brain, rapidly turning her how to reconcile your child’s of mental health problems that information, visit: www. from an intelligent, high-achiever mental illness with their need – plague modern society. motherofmillennials.co.uk
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September, was Troopers Hill’s Hill careful conservation from the south edge of the Gulley 78th bee species. There are management work has to be (an old quarry) down to the path over 280 species of bee in this carried out. Troopers Hill that runs parallel to Troopers country. provides a unique habitat in Hill Rd. This has been cut on a This latest find is the Ivy Bee Bristol and the wildlife here need number of occasions but regrows (Colletes hederae). Like the the acid grass and heathland very successfully and has a good majority of bees it is a solitary including bare areas for the bees rate of germination from seed. bee, only making a nest for its to dig their nests. As usual, this Careful consideration will have to own eggs, but this bee likes winter Bristol City Council teams be given to using herbicide plugs making its nest in an area with will be bringing machinery to in the cut off stems of large gorse lots of other Ivy Bees. the Hill to clear specific areas bushes and painting new growth They like sunny, south-facing of scrub, young bramble and with the same herbicide. Until grassy banks and easy access saplings. In addition, using now the only herbicide used on to ivy flowers for their pollen the recommendations from the Troopers Hill has been in the and nectar. You will only see management plan, there will successful and essential control them in flight from September- be some more extensive work of Japanese knotweed by the November, coinciding with ivy pushing back the new trees landowner, Bristol City Council. blossoming. that have started to invade the Draft maps of the Hill with For the bees and other grassland from the northwest descriptions of the management wildlife to thrive on Troopers edge of the woodland towards needed in each compartment the top of Troopers Hill. If you will be taken to our next work sit on the wooden-topped bench party and discussed over our hot under the birch tree by the steps drinks and biscuits at the end. look to your right and you will Why not come along and find out see, how the scrub is advancing, more? The Friends will also lead covering areas where heather a guided walk on Sunday 16th and grasses were thriving only December at 10.30am. To book two to three years ago. your lace ring Susan on 0117 947 We also hope that the funding 5037 or visit the Troopers Hill will cover a continuation of the events page: www.troopers-hill. work carried out by volunteers org.uk/events.htm. in their November conservation There is a conservation work party where an area of work party on the 1st broom and bramble was taking Saturday and 3rd Thursday over an area of grassland. Gorse of every month, starting has been a particular problem on promptly at 10:00am and the Hill starting with a few plants finishing at noon. The identified in the 1990s and now volunteers meet by the red blanketing an area of the Hill slide on Troopers Hill field. Got News? Call 0117 422 7200 or 07716 569447 Email: [email protected] 8 stgeorge&redfieldvoice December, 2018 n ADVERTISING FEATURE
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BRISTOL City Council’s Neighbourhood Enforcement Fly tippers watch out! Neighbourhood team has made a number of changes to the way that it works. The team is responsible for ensuring that city regulations Enforcement Team focuses operations regarding the streetscene, highways, licencing, animal health and pollution are adhered are providing councillors with a Furthermore, the team is now the same level of service 42 to. monthly report, which provides being automatically informed of weeks of the year and working The changes will include details of all enforcement fly tipping reports at the same nights on Fridays and Saturdays conducting targeted operations actions, operations and success time that Bristol Waste are and weekends. The new in which officers will focus their stories across the city.” notified to clear it. arrangements will also help the efforts on areas of highest need, The new duty officer system The new response officer will team operate more effectively at as well as introducing a new duty will see all new reports and new be available to respond at short night time. officer system and creating a cases checked to ensure they notice to requests from the duty To report a street issue visit: response officer role. include the required evidence officer. For example, they could www.bristol.gov.uk/report-a- The changes will allow to enable enforcement action be asked to witness and gather street-issue To report an issue the team to provide a more to be taken. They also check evidence of a nuisance occurring relating to animals, pests, responsive and effective service, if individuals are willing to such as pollution, noise or fly pollution, noise or food then particularly with regards to fly provide details such as witness tipping. visit: www.bristol.gov.uk/pests- tipping and waste cases. statements. If evidence is missing The targeted operations pollution-noise-food You can In an email to councillors, the team will be able to explore would see a group of officers also visit: www.fixmystreet.com Bristol City Council options and next steps – they focus on domestic issues such as or email waste.service@bristol. Neighbourhood Services could, for example, gather noise, air and light pollution and gov.uk or ring Citizens Service Manager Lindsay Hay said: “We further evidence. waste. Another group could focus Contact 01179222100 will be regularly reviewing what Reports received before on street issues like fly tipping, For general enquiries or impact these changes are having 4:00pm will now be dealt commercial waste and highways if you have information and and we would welcome your with the same day and the issues. intelligence to share then email: feedback on whether it is making enforcement team will contact The team has also said neighbourhood.enforcement@ a difference. people to let them know what that it intends to continue its bristol.gov.uk Neighbourhood Enforcement action can or can’t be taken. out-of-hours service, providing
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Lions in St George Park? Bristol City Council launches Dear Sir, Reading your report in November’s issue about St council tax consultation George in Bloom volunteers improving the appearance of the main entrance of St BRISTOL City Council has George Park reminded me launched a consultation to gather of a conversation I had with views on options for the level of an elderly neighbour several Council Tax that will be charged years ago (who has since from April 2019. passed away). As part of the council’s 2019/2020 budget planning, He claimed that for many the authority is consulting on a years during the early part number of options ranging from of the last century, a huge no rise in council tax through to bronze statue of a lion graced a four percent increase. Every this entrance. Can anyone one percent increase in council confirm his recollection? tax would raise approximately And more important, do any £2 million to support the photos of the lion statue delivery of services and would exist? add approximately 31p/week to the council tax bill for band D Yours faithfully properties. Philip Gannaway The four percent option would include one percent reserved to help pay for adult social care through the social care precept Park too dark at night and would help pay for social Dear St George & Redfield care services to the city’s most Voice, vulnerable residents. I and my wife, 73 and 68, have The implications of each lived on Clouds Hill Road for option are explored within the about 17 years, near to St consultation survey – if council George Park. tax is not increased then new track to meet our goals such as “We’ve had to make a lot of building more homes. Getting difficult choices over the past We love the park very savings or other sources of funds, much because it is beautiful such as generating income, will here has not been easy and many couple of years in order to steady challenges posed by government the council’s finances and, and tidy and we very often go need to be found. for a walk there. Unfortunately The consultation closing austerity, rising costs and despite the failure of government increasing demand for services to appropriately fund Adult we cannot go there at night date is midnight on Monday 17 because there is not enough December. The consultation still lie ahead. Social Care and Children’s “We’d like to encourage as Services, we are succeeding. lighting. The main path is survey is available now at www. about 400 metres long and many people as possible to take We are conscious of the impact bristol.gov.uk/budget2019-2020 only has one light and so part in this consultation, which is that council tax increases could Marvin Rees, Mayor of many people are unable to go a chance to have your say about have on people, which is why the Bristol, said: “Over the past two out at night time. Because of the money we raise through feedback we receive is important years we have put a lot of work this poor lighting people are council tax.” and will have an impact on the into getting a tighter grip on the afraid to go for a walk or pass council’s finances so we can make Since 2010 the council has budget setting discussions yet to through the park. progress with vital improvements identified over £276m of savings. come.” needed in the city; more homes, In line with the proposals Both Cabinet and Full Council I reported this to the city more opportunities for our young agreed in February 2018 by Full will consider the feedback from council, but have not had any people, more school places and a Council this includes £41.9m the consultation before a decision reply. Please help to change this situation. cleaner, healthier Bristol. savings which will be made is made at their budget setting “During that time we have over the course of four years meetings in January (Cabinet) Thank you, had to make some tough from 2019/20 to 2022/23. This and February (Full Council) Volodya Zacharyan decisions about where we spend is necessary to address future 2019. our budgets to meet the needs of budget challenges and continue You can request alternative residents without compromising to deliver the services that are formats of this document by the ability of future generations valued by Bristol residents. contacting the consultation team stgeorge redfi eld December,& 2018 Issue 21 to meet theirs. We have taken Councillor Craig Cheney, on [email protected] www.stgeorgeandredfi eldvoice.co.uk FREE EVERY MONTH IN ST GEORGE AND REDFIELDvoice New a ordable housing these decisions early in this Deputy Mayor for Finance and or by calling 0117 922 2848. In your free local development on Whitehall Road monthly newspaper: A HOUSING association is St George Lantern now operating a series of new Parade homes on Whitehall Road. The The team behind the St site of the former ‘White Hart’ George Lantern Parade are public house now comprises selling Christmas Cards. of 14 aff ordable homes. Built Turn to page 3 administration to get us on Governance, said: by Clayewater Homes, the new houses are owned and managed by Curo Places Limited, part of St George Park the Bath based Curo Group. Bee and Butterfl y The three-bedroom homes are being let through Bristol garden City Council’s Home Choice If you have been through the scheme on secure aff ordable main entrance of St George rent tenancies below the Local Park you will probably have Housing Allowance rate. seen work on the garden area Marvin Rees, Mayor of beside the derelict toilets. Bristol, recently welcomed the Turn to page 5 fi rst families into their new with funding also coming from Whitehall Road homes and Bristol City Council’s Aff ordable is so excited about moving into Fly Tipping commented: “It’s great to meet Housing funding budget our beautiful new home – it’s like the new residents and see how (£322,000) and Homes England an early Christmas present. We Enforcement building new, high-quality (£520,000). really don’t mind about getting Bristol City Council aims to aff ordable homes changes Amongst the fi rst new any other gifts because now provide a more responsive people’s lives for the better. residents are Hazel Spinks, her we’ve got a lovely new home for approach to y tipping. Working in partnership with partner Mark Garnett and their our family.” Turn to page 10 housing associations like Curo is three children. They were handed Cllr Paul Smith, Cabinet essential to solving the housing the keys to their new home by the Member for Housing, was also crisis and meeting our city’s Mayor and Curo Chief Executive, at the launch event, and told target of 2,000 new homes, during a ceremony that marked including 800 aff ordable homes, the offi cial completion of the the Voice: “This scheme is the Merry by 2020.” aff ordable housing development. fi rst 100% aff ordable housing Curo Group has invested The family of fi ve previously lived development in Bristol to be Christmas over £2.8m into the scheme, in a two-bed maisonette. Hazel, delivered with support from the & Happy commented “Our whole family Council’s Aff ordable Housing New Year Join our email mailing list so you know when we publish each edition funding budget. “ Need an Electrician ?
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12 stgeorge&redfieldvoice December, 2018 n KERRY MCCARTHY, MP FOR BRISTOL EAST Working together against crime
a series of robberies in St George austerity agenda. Avon & Somerset Chancellor of the Exchequer and Park. Police is no exception, with the the Policing Minister urging the I understand the robberies force now having 1,000 fewer government to meet this cost itself, in the park were perpetrated by police officers than it did ten years and I hope that they listen. a single gang. There have been ago. I have now collected over arrests in response to these Shockingly, the government 1,000 signatures for my petition cowardly attacks, and the police recently announced that a multi- to increase the funding given are now providing high profile million shortfall in police pensions to Avon & Somerset Police. I will patrols in the area. I hope that would have to be met from be presenting this petition to local residents will feel safer as a already-stretched policing budgets. Parliament in early December, prior result, and there will be no further For Avon & Somerset Police, the to the Home Secretary’s police incidents. consequences of this would be funding settlement. Avon and Somerset Police has, disastrous; the recent rise in the By the time of publication, I in partnership with the charity police precept element of council will have held a joint surgery at St Kerry McCarthy Barnardo’s, recently benefited from tax, which was intended to be George Library on 1st December the award of an Early Intervention spent on hiring new officers and with the Beat Officer for St George, writes for St George Funding Grant. This will create a tackling crime, would have to be PC Clare Heard, and the councillor new service which aims to prevent spent on funding these pensions for St George West, Asher Craig. I and Redfield voice at-risk children and young people instead. Local residents, who have hope it will have helped provide from becoming perpetrators or paid the precept, would see no assurances to residents that victims of crime – sometimes the benefit. criminal activity is being tackled, lines between the two are blurred, It’s completely wrong to impose as well as being an opportunity to I HAVE been working with the for example when young people more costs on the police when discuss local issues. I hope to hold police and councillors to help become involved in gangs and are budgets are so stretched and more of these joint surgeries in resolve people’s concerns about forced into criminal activity, such as crime is rising. Sue Mountstevens, future, so if you are interested in crime in the St George area, ‘county lines’ drug-dealing. the local Police and Crime attending, please contact my office following recent incidents. These Police forces across the country Commissioner, has said that this for further details by emailing include a number of burglaries in have faced significant cuts as change could put public safety [email protected] the proximity of Beaufort Road and a result of the Government’s at risk. I have written to the or phoning 0117 939 3135.
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Area 3: 5 December 2018, 5.45–8pm Area 4: 17 December 2018, 6.15–8.30pm Eastville, Frome Vale, Hillfields, Lockleaze Ashley, Central, Lawrence Hill, St George, Central, St George, Troopers Hill, St George, At Lockleaze Youth & Play Space, West, Easton. Romney Avenue, Bristol, At City Hall, College Green, BS7 9TD Bristol BS1 5TR If you are a council tenant in the areas listed, come and discuss local housing services with your landlord. Get involved in your new Local Housing Forum. December’s meeting topic: anti-social behaviour. Free tea & coffee provided. Travel expenses can also be reimbursed. For further information contact: Tenant Participation 0117 352 1444 or email [email protected]. All details at: www.bristol.gov.uk/LocalHousingForums.
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POLICE are appealing for information their faces covered. following an aggravated burglary in A post on a local news website, Redfield. which has since been taken down, The incident happened at around suggested that the attackers’ target was 10.45pm on Pile Marsh, on Sunday, 28 actually a house that was growing drugs October. but that they got the wrong address. Three men forced entry into a If you can help, call 101 and give house, threatened the occupants and demanded money. the call handler the reference number They then made off in a white 5218241150. vehicle which had been waiting on You can contact the independent nearby George and Dragon Lane in the charity Crimestoppers anonymously on direction of Blackswarth Road. 0800 555 111 or via their anonymous The men wore dark clothing and had online form. Netham Weir hydroelectric scheme
BRISTOL Energy Cooperative A public meeting is being is developing plans for a small held on Tuesday 11 December to hydroelectric scheme at Netham enable local people to learn more Weir. To date Bristol Energy about the plans. The Netham Cooperative has installed just Weir Hydro Consultation and under 10MWp of solar photo- Information Event will take voltaic arrays in Bristol, South place at St George Community Glos, and Somerset. They are Centre from 5.00pm to 6.30pm. now looking at the potential of Further information at https:// using the weir at Netham Lock to nethamhydro.eventbrite.co.uk generate electricity. Sing for peace at St Ambrose Church this Christmas New FAB Café SINGERS will have the chance to raise their voices for ëpeace on FRIENDS Ageing Better (FAB) is a community of older people earthí both at home and abroad when St Ambrose Church holds a who get together in their local area, enjoy a cup of tea and make special fundraising carol service this Christmas. Everyone is invited new friends, while sharing information on activities in their local to the special Christian Aid carol service at the Stretford Road church area and more generally in the city. A new FAB Café is operating at 4.00pm on Sunday 16th December which will be followed by from the Beehive Centre in Stretford Road on the last Thursday refreshments. of every month (except December), 10.00am to 12noon. Christian Aid's ëBe A Peacemakerí appeal will help to support Age UK Bristol is working with Bristol Ageing Better and their work with children and adults who are suffering from trauma, its partners to operate the FAB Cafés, they hope to create a homelessness, poverty and other harmful effects of war and violence. community where older people can share what is happening in Event organiser Rob Carstairs, Chair of Fishponds & Stapleton the city while building relationships with like-minded people who Christian Aid Group, explained ìWhen we watch the news or read the live locally. papers, it can feel like peace is an impossible prospect. But the truth is we can all help build peace for ourselves and for other people, whether they live down the road or across the world. We are holding the service because everyone needs peace to thrive in life. We really value the generous support weíve received in the past from people across the city and hope we can all come together to make a real difference this Christmas.î News? Entrance is free, with a retiring collection in aid of Christian Aidís work. For more details see www.christianaid.org.uk/christmas-appeal or contact Rob Carstairs at [email protected] Call Richard On 07716 569447 Got News? Call 0117 422 7200 or 07716 569447 Email: [email protected] HELP BRISTOL WASTE NOTHING THIS HOLIDAY!
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#WASTENOTHING December, 2018 stgeorge&redfieldvoice 15 n INTERVIEW BILL REYNOLDS, QUICK FIRE GAMES CLUB
Quickfire Games Club was launched earlier this year to provide board and table-top gamers with a place to meet and enjoy their hobby. The group meets every other Sat- urday 10:00am–6:00pm at Meadowvale Community Centre. We spoke to one of the club’s founders Bill Reynolds to find out more about the club and why they find their hobby so compelling…
How did the club start? We only started in May this year, so we’re still finding our feet. Four or five of us had been playing at my house for the last three years and we needed a bit more space as a few propped up bits of hardboard weren’t really satisfactory as ter- rain – especially with some of the large-scale historical games which we were trying to play. So we Board gaming is great because it thought that we would try to hire a gets people off the goggle box, you place and each aim to bring a few meet people and you have to use people along. your brain! Even when you are play- We now have about thirty ing Monopoly, you’re sat there and members, but of course they don’t you’re thinking about your next all turn up every time. We’re hoping moves. to get a few more. different result. There are 101 We also organise trips; there are Exercising the brain is good, We play on Saturday day time different rule sets to war games. tradeshows and exhibitions that we particularly for older people. because some of the games can The ones that I use are usually go to. We went to a tank museum It’s nice to educate people and take a long time to set up and play, based on miniatures – but there are and we intend to go to the air force learn something ourselves – people so you need to have time – plus so many using different scales or and navy museums too at another often see North and South, a game many of the other clubs play on a different time periods. The one stage, so we do try and give inter- about the American Civil War, but Sunday so we avoid clashing with which I don’t personally subscribe est to people and not just play people often forget that we in them. to, but a lot of people enjoy board games week-in week-out. Britain had a civil war too. The trips Do you need to know or own a lot are the Warhammer games. That’s There’s also a social side to it; we that we take are a big part of this – of games to join? the basic sort of war game and I am held an open day on the 17th of we all learn something every day! We welcome anyone who is into ambivalent with that – my feeling is November when people could any kind of table-top gaming and why play that when there are so come along have a look around What are your hopes for the if they haven’t got one then just many games based on real life that and have a cup of tea and a piece future of the club? come on down and we can set you you can play? But it does bring of cake. Our hope is to get our own room up on one. The only thing you need people into gaming – and we want We also had a ‘make and repair’ that we can keep stuff in and lock is an interest in some sort of tacti- it to be open to all people. week where we focused on build- up. But that would be many years cal gaming. ing scenery and things like that ahead, unless we had one hundred If people have a game which Is there a game that you – so there are artistic skills involved members who all wanted to give they want to bring along and play recommend for children or too. us some money, we’ll need to do then they can. So for example, if beginners? fundraising as it is anyway, so that somebody buys their son or daugh- There is a game called X-Wings and What do you like about war will be many years down the line – ter a Warhammer game and they you play Han Solo and you have to gaming? if ever. You never know, we might are looking for someone to play it shoot up all of the Imperial Fight- I war gamed a lot as a kid and when get a grant! with then they can come along and ers. You can play at any age and it’s I retired I was keen to get back we’ll give them a game. a nice light game and of course into it. I’ve always enjoyed model When do you meet? How can Unfortunately we can’t have everybody knows Star Wars so making and so war gaming is a people join? any unaccompanied minors, so a that’s a good introduction. We had means to an ends – it gives you a We meet fortnightly, 10–6 every responsible adult will need to come it at our open day because it’s great good excuse to make a model! You Saturday, at the end we decide with them; this is mainly due to fun and takes 10 minutes to learn think “oh I need one of those; I’ll what will we do next week depend- CRB checks – but also because we the rules. buy it and get it ready for the battle ing on who is available and what don’t want it to turn into a crèche! From there we can introduce on Saturday”. people want to bring on the day. We do want to get kids involved them to the battle of Britain I’m disabled, so I’m at home There will be something for every- as they are the future of war because it’s a similar kind of thing on my own a lot and this is good one – some people gaming – we have one chap who involving aircraft and that allows because it gets me out and it gives might even want to do their own regularly brings his 12-year-old son, us to gradually get people more me something to do – in fact, separate thing one day – as long as for example. interested. everyone involved in war gaming they pay their subs then that’s fine. seems to either be youngsters or Entry is £3 per person per week and What games do you guys play? Do you enter tournaments and old gits! accompanied minors are free. You Some of us are into historical competitions? The kids today wargame but can also pay £50 per year, which games, however it is open to a I don’t personally enter competi- don’t realise it but things like Call works out £2 per visit. variety of games that are played tions, I’m in it for fun, but Tim our of Duty and World of Tanks are war If you are interested in getting table-top, model-based or on a treasurer is very competitive and games, just on a different platform. involved then email: board – we’ll play anything from he’ll have a go at anything. If we Board gaming just isn’t considered [email protected] chess onwards. had enough people then we would cool. If I was 14 now I’d be playing or visit I mainly like war gaming, so re- consider entering teams, depend- these computer games exactly the www.facebook.com/ fighting the battle of Britain or ing on whether it was something same. groups/893471940808772/pho- Alamein and see if we can get a that people wanted to do. Why is war gaming important? tos/ for more information. Got News? Call 0117 422 7200 or 07716 569447 Email: [email protected] 16 stgeorge&redfieldvoice December, 2018 n NEWS Big breakfast highlights child food poverty
AS MANY as one in four children in Bristol suffers at some point from food poverty – and help needs to be extended to every school in the city. That was the startling message as chefs from some of Bristol’s top restaurants got together to show their support for Big Breakfast Week run by FareShare, a charity which is helping thousands of children, including many at South Bristol schools. Among them was Josh Eggleton, who lives in Totterdown and is the guiding light behind the Michelin-starred Pony and Trap at Chew Magna as well as being a partner in several Bristol restaurants including Root at Wapping Wharf, Salt and Malt, the Kensington Arms in Redland and Yurt Lush at Temple Meads. Josh has also opened The School of Food at Ashton Gate to Josh is also helping with the near Keynsham. because the families are not train the chefs of the future, with menu at a new bistro, Somer Also involved are Luke earning enough to support them. fellow chef Adrian Kirikmaa. Dining, at the Chocolate Quarter Hawkins, head chef at the “It’s a huge statistic – these Kensington Arms and Toby children have families but they Gritten, chef patron at the Pump are struggling to support them. House on the harbourside. “It’s all about education as The chefs gathered in the well – do they know how to Professional unlikely setting of the Bristol supply a balanced diet, do they fruit market at St Philips to kick know what a balanced diet is?” Carpet & off a week in which they will The events are organised by all be visiting schools, mixing national charity FareShare which up breakfast smoothies and has 100 volunteers in Bristol, Upholstery Cleaning encouraging children to make helping supply breakfast clubs at healthy food choices. 20 schools across Bristol. Domestic & Commercial Josh explained the need for Barton Hill Academy is the week of action: “Every day amongst the schools being this week I’m going to be going to helped by the programme. different schools where they have But as Bristol’s education FROM breakfast clubs and the reason chief Anna Keen explains, this Carpet Cleaning £15 we do that is that a lot of children help is targeted at the schools that go schools are malnourished with the highest level of need – Rug Cleaning FROM £10 Upholstery Cleaning FROM £20 Stain Removal Trained • Scotch Guard Protection 100% Satisfaction Guarantee Specialists in Carpet & Hard Floor Cleaning 6 MONTHLY MAINTENANCE PLAN AVAILABLE
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FareShare surveyed Bristol families – 70 per cent of their “This is targeted schools this year and found that, pupils get free school meals and now at the schools while many have a breakfast receive the Government’s pupil with the highest club, it was run on a shoestring premium, which means that the number of children and couldn’t offer much variety. school is able to spend some entitled to free And in holiday time, all support of that money on the breakfast school meals. stopped. club,” said Cllr Keen. “We would like to Now FareShare is helping “FareShare and Feed Bristol see that rolled out to to consider sponsoring its work 1,500 school children around the were able to provide 13,000 all schools across the city and we – for example by linking with a city every school day, and 2,000 meals over the summer holidays would like involvement from as local school, where they could over the holidays. for children that otherwise many corporate firms as possible. help pay for a Breakfast or After would not have eaten – that was “We have some very School Club, and by providing What is needed – and why a huge collaboration through successful schemes where for volunteers. Bristol’s cabinet member for school, through Bristol City FC, example law firms link up with Individuals can also education Cllr Anna Keen various charities and chefs and a local school and help out help FareShare, which has a explained why the city council restaurants. at breakfast clubs, with work warehouse at St Jude’s near supports FareShare and wants to “However, we should not experience and we can help Cabot Circus. It has around 100 see its work expanded. be proud of the fact that that is set that up, and FareShare are volunteers, and all the food is As a part-time teacher she needed. We will feel successful in always looking for volunteers.” donated by big suppliers, which says that she has seen what Bristol when we are able to move You can see Cllr Keen talking means it is run on a shoestring a difference having a good people out of food poverty for at the launch of Big Breakfast and can provide a breakfast for breakfast makes to individual good, not by putting a sticking Week on November 12 at: tinyurl. only 25p. children. plaster on it. com/AnnaKeenFareSha There is also a JustGiving Schools with FareShare Families in need of food are What is food poverty? page for donations. More details breakfast club report not to blame – they simply can’t at: www.faresharesouthwest.org. that children have better make ends meet, said Cllr Keen. A 2014 study by the 5K Partnership found that one uk/bristol-chefs-big-breakfast- concentration and behaviour– “Food banks tell us that it is week/ and even poor attenders are not about poor budgeting, it’s not in four children was at risk sometimes seen queuing outside about people being reckless, it’s of food poverty. This doesn’t How donations could help in the mornings. about something going wrong always mean that children • £7 could enable FareShare “If families are struggling to one month, for example a benefit don’t get anything to eat, but South West to provide 28 meals feed their children, it also creates payment being late. often their parents don’t have for children at a Breakfast Club a very stressful home life,” said “There may be someone access to healthy options. Often • £60 could enable FareShare Cllr Keen. disabled in the family and that’s the problem is a sudden one, South West to feed a group of “That tends to have happened why they need to claim – it’s not caused by a delay in benefits – 24 children breakfast every after you have had to turn off about bad choices. something that is likely to get weekday morning for two weeks the heating, after you have failed “We know that many people worse with the continued rollout • £1,000 would sponsor a school to buy your child a new pair of using food banks and FareShare of Universal Credit. Breakfast Club for an entire shoes. The stress that creates for and other food charities are year parents is enormous and we are working, these are not people How you can help For more information visit: conscious that if we can remove who are choosing not to work or FareShare is asking companies www.faresharesouthwest.org.uk
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ATTEMPTING to sow any seeds the beans will start to germinate at this time of year is particularly within a few days. It’s easy to keep a difficult, germination temperatures check on them, very gently disturb and light levels are much lower. the compost surface to reveal a grow them successfully. Even the winter hardy varieties few of the beans, look for signs of How did he do this? The of Broad Beans can struggle if swelling and the emergence of a answer he told us was planted directly into soil if it’s cold white tap root. When the root is fairly obvious. Take a side and wet; they can slow or even about an inch or so long they can shoot cutting as late in the stop development entirely if the be moved to the next stage using season as possible from an weather is really adverse. There’s six cell trays. Half fill each cell and existing mature plant. nothing worse than spending a few taking care not to damage it, place Many will know that pounds on seeds only to find they a single seed in each compartment tomato side shoots are have rotted in in the ground. and cover with damp compost. clones of the plant from Giving them a helping hand if Keep the trays sheltered and under where it originated and you have space in a greenhouse, glass if space permits. this method could be conservatory or even a window Allow the seedlings to grow done with any tomato sill will be advantageous and on to about three or four inches plant early in the season should reduce losses considerably. tall but no more if possible as they to produce more plants. Cover the base of a seed tray or will become leggy in the small Place the cutting into a jar similar with about a half inch cells. Hardening off is optional, of water and allow roots of dampened multi-purpose these are tough plants and can be to develop, and then pot compost, then spread your bean lifted from their cells and planted them up. But here’s the seeds over the surface. Add out. Now you have this head start difficult bit, our Rosada another layer of compost over the it may be worth adding a net or seedlings will need some seeds, about another half inch similar barrier around them to regular care and attention will do fine. Place the tray in your protect their luscious green leaves inside to help them survive chosen place, keeping the soil just from hungry pigeons until they are through to next spring. Grenville Johnson pumpkin judging damp. Depending on temperatures mature. Here’s hoping! Merry Christmas everyone and a Over wintering Rosada Happy New Year! Tomatoes Pumpkin Show As this is our final report for It’s hardly the time of year On the last weekend of October this year we would like to send to be thinking of sowing we held our first Pumpkin Show everyone our festive greetings and tomato seeds, but I wanted which was well supported by look forward to being in touch with to share with readers a trial many plot holders. Grenville you again in January. undertaken a few weeks Johnson, Chairman of St. George ago. in Bloom judged the best carved Bristol East Rosada, an F1 Hybrid is pumpkin section which was won Allotments Association. a small sweet plum tomato by Mr M Holland, and the heaviest Nicholas Lane that has been a firm family weighing in at 41 kilos was a St. George favourite for several years joint effort by plot holders from BS5 8TY until its seeds just seemed Hillside Allotments. We’d like to offer our thanks to all who entered to disappear from all Email: [email protected] and invite everyone to grow the suppliers’ lists. However, No www.bristoleastallotments.com heaviest again next year. Dig veg gardener Charles or call 0117 932 5852. Overwintering Rosada tomato plants Dowding has continued to
Broad bean seeds ready for germination Heavy pumpkins to beat next summer To advertise, contact Philip on 0117 422 7200 Email: [email protected] December, 2018 stgeorge&redfieldvoice 19 n NEWS
GROWING good quality, healthy vegetables without digging may seem unrealistic, No Dig Gardening Talk for but two allotment holders from Bristol have achieved just that by following the methods of No Dig gardening expert Charles St. Peter’s Hospice Dowding from Somerset and they have arranged a not for which time he has appeared profit talk with him at The Space, on television gardening Market Walk, Keysham on the programmes, writes in national 26th March 2019 at 7.30pm with magazines and runs courses proceeds being donated to St. from his garden. He also travels Peter’s Hospice, Bristol. extensively in the UK and The plot holders say they have Europe giving his talks which are found that making homemade frequently sold out. compost is far easier than The venue is a superb modern digging and that spreading a auditorium with excellent visual two inch layer over vegetable and audio facilities with easy beds once a year helps feed the access for those that require underlying soil with nutrients it. Before and after the talk without disturbing it which in light refreshments will be on turn encourages worm activity sale when it will also be an and at the same time discourages opportunity to purchase from weed growth. Overall it’s also a selection of Charles’ nine Charles Dowding in his No Dig garden near Castle Cary much less work and provides acclaimed books. For one lucky more time for other jobs on plot. winner of the raffle Charles has Tickets are currently on co.uk Charles Dowding has very kindly donated a place on sale at £12.00 and pre-booking Enquiries can also be made practised No Dig gardening one of his day courses which he is strongly advised, these can by email to: theallotmentshed@ methods for over 36 years in runs from his garden near Castle be purchased online at www. gmail.com Or telephone 0117 932 Cary. charlesdowdingtalk.eventbrite. 5852. One Tree Per Child Call our friendly team on: seeks volunteers 0117 370 1710 THE One Tree Per Child team “The benefits of trees include are looking to recruit volunteers helping to combat climate to help maintain and plant change, cleaning the air of thousands of trees across the pollution, helping to alleviate city. flooding, providing people with This winter the community access to nature and helping events programme will be people to feel good. planting trees in parks and green “We have planted over space across the city including 50,000 trees across the city since new woodlands, hedgerows and 2014 through our One Tree Per individual trees. There will also Child project, engaging young be new trees planted in primary people to care about their local school creating spaces for environment. outdoor learning. “One Tree Per Child continues Volunteer training from to teach children about the the One Tree Per Child Bristol benefits of trees and includes project officers is being run over exciting education opportunities the next few months for new and for schools across the city.” existing volunteers. Since launching in Bristol, Now is the time to join in and Quality support and companionship in your own home to get involved in a rewarding the project has gone on to plant and enjoyable project. trees in the UK, the Netherlands, Companionship Choose us to make a difference To date, the One Tree Per Germany, Kenya, South Sudan, to you or your loved ones Mali, Australia, Ireland, America Child project, has planted more Support every day by calling than 50,000 trees across the and Japan. Over 200,000 trees city. The current aim is to plant have been planted in Australia Personal Care alone as part of the OTPC 6,000 trees per year until 2020, Specialist Care 0117 370 1710 initiative. working with reception aged or visit For more information on children starting at school. Dementia rightathomeuk.co.uk/bristol Deputy Mayor, Councillor how you can become a volunteer Asher Craig, said: “We and to see our new training Hospital to Home understand how passionate programme visit www.bristol. people are about trees, and the gov.uk/onetreeperchild or email Managed 24/7 Live In Care benefits they provide to the city. [email protected] Got News? Call 0117 422 7200 or 07716 569447 Email: [email protected] 20 stgeorge&redfieldvoice December, 2018 n ADVERTISING FEATURE Home Start Bristol offers up New Year feel good IN just over a month, we’ll course runs for 36 hours over 9 be planning our New Year weeks. Course times are designed celebrations, and thinking of to tie in with school hours and changes we might want to make volunteers are asked to attend in 2019. Local family charity, just one day a week. Home Start Bristol asks parents Says Beverley Symonds, and grandparents what better Home Start Bristol’s Scheme way to kick-start the New Year Manager, “When you volunteer than with a new challenge that for Home Start Bristol, you’ll be a can benefit both you, and others lifeline for a family: helping them in your area? get back on their feet and develop Home Start Bristol is an the skills they need to cope in independent registered charity the future. Our preparation supporting struggling families courses equip new volunteers with at least one child under five. with everything they need to It recruits and trains volunteers, support a family. The courses are and carefully matches them with really interactive, great fun and local families. you’ll meet a group of new, like- Rooted in the communities minded people. In fact, in recent it serves, its mission is to make questionnaires, 100% of trained a lasting and positive impact on volunteers would recommend the development of children, the course to a friend. Another support which is ‘tailor-made’ to 130 struggling families. and the health and welfare of the bonus is that it’s CERTA Level the fulfil the needs of each family. If you would like to become family. 2 accredited and can be a great Most referrals come from health a Home-Start Bristol volunteer, Home Start Bristol is coming stepping stone to future careers”. visitors and the charity needs visit the website: www. to Kingswood this January to run Volunteers visit homes for a around 85-90 volunteers at any homestartbristol.org.uk or phone its popular, accredited Volunteer few hours every week, providing one time. 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Woman rescued Local band to play for Jessie May from blaze RECENTLY formed local band ‘Fern and the Gang’ are heading A 92-YEAR-old woman was out of Redfield to the Clifton rescued from her home after a Down Shopping Centre to raise fire broke out in the kitchen. money for the Jessie May Trust, The pensioner was in a house the Bristol Children’s Hospice at in Queensholm Drive, Downend, Home charity. when the fire broke out. Clifton Down shopping Avon Fire and Rescue said centre are hosting many bands the woman was brought out of throughout December to raise her home before crews arrived. funds for the Jessie May Trust She and two men needed who are their chosen charity this treatment for smoke inhalation Christmas. from ambulance crews called to Fern and the Gang will the semi-detached house. be playing between 11:00am A fire service spokesman said and 2:00pm on Friday 21st the fire broke out accidentally December while Jessie May and a 999 call was made at volunteers will be busy providing around 2.50pm on November 1. a Christmas gift-wrapping Crews from Kingswood and service. Temple fire stations were called “Jessie May sent out a call to the scene and went into the in the October issue of The Nigel Williams Black Iris Images house in breathing apparatus to St George and Redfield Voice put out the blaze, before clearing for bands to help raise funds the smoke from the building. at the Clifton Down shopping The fire service asks wonderful local charity.” said to support other charities and centre. It seemed like a great residents who need on kitchen Maxine Williams the band’s lead good causes and can be found opportunity for us to do what we singer. safety advice to visit at fernandthegang.com or on bit.ly/2JVUPME love and play music and to help Fern and the Gang play all raise much needed funds for a kinds of covers and are happy Facebook.
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Air pollution is a public health crisis, with feasibility studies for a mass transit system Bristol being one of many UK in cities breach including underground/overground. This would of legal limits. Estimates suggest that in Bristol be transformational, offering a chapter change around 300 deaths every year are attributable in Bristol’s transport system and a genuine to air quality, with many more suffering poorer alternative to private car use. respiratory health. But it’s not enough for central government Westminster has placed a requirement on to set a standard and then walk away without The Mayor’s View us to develop a clean air plan to reduce harmful lifting a finger to help. Success in tackling poor Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) pollution. air quality will be dependent on adequate Bristol mayor Marvin Rees Our plan will look at ways to improve air funding. shares his views with quality, including investment in public transport At the Global Parliament of Mayors, Bristol and cycling, changes in traffic management, hosted the first ever joint meeting of the UK’s St George and Redfield Voice greater use of existing regulatory powers such Core Cities and Metro Mayors. Air quality was an as taxi licensing and ways to support and agreed area for us to focus. As city leaders we are encourage a shift to cleaner vehicles. on the front line of the battle for air quality and We are working through all the options, we are committed to real delivery. We are calling taking into account the costs and anticipating for government action in two areas to enable scheme, prioritising the help for the least well consequences of each. A failure to do this would us to protect the people we represent from an off. An enhanced Clean Air Fund will be the not only risk a disproportionate financial impact avoidable threat. First was to make an additional decisive factor in determining success or failure on those least able to pay, it would also risk the £1.5bn investment in the Clean Air Fund (taking for this national issue. plan failing to deliver the improved air quality it the total to £1.75bn) for local authorities and Local government, and Bristol, wants to and was designed for. cities to use in mitigation. will lead on this. But we all need the resources Around this we are still working through Secondly, a national targeted vehicle renewal that will enable us to do so. Got news? Call Richard On 07716 569447
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St Aidan's, Fir Tree n Over 55 Ballroom Dance, Christmas Communion, 9.30am, for disabled people at the Farm- Lane. www.staidansbristol.co.uk 12.30pm to 1.30pm, Beehive Centre St Ambrose & St Leonard Church house Pub, Wellington Road, Yate, n Saturday 8 December n Canoeing, Kayaking, Rowing and Mass, 10.00am, St Patrick's BS37 5UY. Open and friendly group, n 400+ Nativity Scenes, St Sailing for the over 55s. 10.00am Church meets first Tuesday of month Michaelís Church to 12noon. Baltic Wharf. Info 0117 12noon -2pm. Part of WECIL's peer Sunday 9 December 935 4471 REGULAR EVENTS support community - www.wecil. n Coffee Morning, 10.00am to n 400+ Nativity Scenes, St Monday co.uk. 12noon, St Aidan’s Church, Fir Tree Michaelís Church n 55+ Wellbeing Group, 11.00am n WECIL monthly social meet up: Lane. Info 0117 960 6592 n Christingle & Toy Service, to 1.00pm, Beehive Centre second Tuesday of the month, so- n Pre-School Children’s Story Time, 10.30am, St Aidan's Church n Ping Pong Club, 1.00pm to cial meet up for disabled people at 10.15am to 10.45am, St George Tuesday 11 December 4.00pm, Beehive Centre the Old Post Office pub, Fishponds Library n Drop in session for Bristol n IT Support and Advice, 10.30am Road. Open and friendly group n Childminders’ group, 9.15am– Energy Cooperative's plans to to 12.30pm, St George Library meets 6.00–7.30pm. Part of WECIL's 10.45am, Speedwell Nursery and develop a small community owned n Baby Bounce and Rhyme, peer support community – www. Children’s Centre, tel: 0117 903 hydroelectric scheme at Netham 11.00am to 11.30am, St George wecil.co.uk contact: 0117 947 9942 0329 Weir. 5.00pm - 6.30pm, St George Library. (Term time). or email [email protected] n Growing together, 9.30am– Community Centre https:// n ESOL – Learning Direct 9:30am– n Orchard Choir: 7.00pm–8.30pm 11.30am, Speedwell Allotments nethamhydro.eventbrite.co.uk 11.30am, Speedwell Nursery and at the Orchard Coffee and Co., n Rock-a-bye, 9.30am – 10.30am, Thursday 13 December Children’s Centre. Please call to find Cherry Orchard Lane please call 07952 064702 to book, n Meeting to discuss Bristol & Bath out when the next course starts, n IT Support and advice 10.30am- Community Hub, Hillfields. Railway Path, 6.00pm, Trinity Centre tel: 0117 903 0329 12.30pm Receive help with some of n Stories Songs and Rhymes, 14 December n Baby Clinic, 1.00pm–2.30pm, your IT queries. Just turn up 1.00pm–2.00pm, Speedwell n Linear walk to Old Market Cossham Hospital seminar room Wednesday Children’s Centre, tel: 0117 903 followed by Xmas get together in n Messy play, 1.30pm–3.00pm, n Holistic Massage, 10.00am to 0329 Bethesda Church. 10:15am, meet Speedwell Nursery and Children’s 12noon, Beehive Centre n Post natal group. Speedwell outside Bethesda Church on corner Centre, tel: 0117 903 0329 n Tai Chi, Beginners 10.30– Nursery and Children’s Centre, Call of Church Rd/Avonvale Rd n Capoeira: Easton Community 11.30am, advanced 11.30am– to book, tel: 0117 903 0329 Saturday 15 December Centre, 6.30pm–7.30pm, call Rad 12.30pm Beehive Centre n Baby Massage, 1.30pm – 2.30pm, n 400+ Nativity Scenes, St on 07734 469251 or Lise on 07590 n Art & Craft Class, 1.30pm to please call to book, Speedwell Michael's Church 408705 4.00pm, Beehive Centre Nursery and Children’s Centre, tel: Sunday 16 December n Bristol Community Friendship n Keep Fit, 2.00pm to 3.00pm, 0117 903 0329 n 400+ Nativity Scenes, St Club, lunchtime cuppa and roll: Beehive Centre n ParkWork: Between 10.00am Michael's Church every first Monday of the month n Easton Food Assembly, 12.30pm and 12.30pm. 1st Thursday: Other n Nativity Play, 9.30am, St Ambrose 12 noon–2.00pm at St Annes to 7.00pm, collect orders from spaces (Meadow Vale), 2nd: St & St Leonard Church Boardmills Club on Avonvale Road. Easton Community Centre, info George Park, 3rd: Troopers hill, n Christian Aid Carol Service, Everyone welcome, make new [email protected] 4th: Dundridge, 5th: Other spaces 4.00pm, St Ambrose & St Leonard friends. Visit the Bristol Community n Nurturing programme and (Meadow Vale). Contact Joe Church Friendship Club Facebook page parenting puzzle. Please call to Mckenna on: 07469 400689 or joe. n Carols by Candlelight, 6.30pm, St and ask to join or telephone Gill on book, 9.30am–11.30am, Speedwell [email protected] Aidan's Church 0117 902 5779 Nursery and Children’s Centre, tel: n Capoeira: kids class 5.15pm– Monday 17 December Tuesday 0117 903 0329 6.15pm, adults class from 6.30pm– n Local Housing Forum (for n Walking Group, 10.30am to n Under 1’s social group, 1.30pm– 8.00pm at Gracie Barra school BS5 Council tenants), 6.15pm to 11.30am, Beehive Centre 3.00pm, Speedwell Nursery and 9JU, call Rad on 07734 469251 or 8.30pm, City Hall (see page 12) n Lunch Club, 12.30pm to 2.00pm, Children’s Centre, tel: 0117 903 Lise on 07590 408705 Friday 21 December Beehive Centre 0329 n The Green Mingle is an n Carol singing in Kingsway n Film Club, 1.45pm, Beehive n Monthly lunch club for senior informal monthly networking Precinct, 7.00pm Centre citizens at Crofts End Church. To event for people interested in an 20 December n Arts & Crafts, 10.30am to 1.00pm, book a place call 0117 9513520. environmentally sustainable Bristol. n Troopers Hill Conservation Work Saffron Gardens, Prospect Place, n Hanham Photographic Society The Mingle runs from 5.30pm– Party: 10:00am, meet at entrance 0117 935 4471 7.30-9.30pm at Hanham Methodist 7.30pm on the first Thursday of the to Hill from Troopers Hill Field, near n Messy play, 1:30pm–3:00pm, Church. New members welcome, month at The Station Kitchen in slide. Speedwell Nursery and Children’s visit hanhamphoto.org.uk for more Broadmead Sunday 23 December Centre, tel: 0117 903 0329 information. n Friends of Troopers Hill work n 9 Lessons and Carols, 9.30am, St n Stay and play, 9.30am–11.00am, n Wicketz: 4.00pm to 6.00pm, party, 10.00am–12 noon, every Ambrose & St Leonard Church St Aidan’s Church Hall behind Wellspring Healthy Living third Thursday of the month. Vol- n Carols by Candlelight, 6.00pm, St n Baby Clinic, 10.00am–12noon, St Centre. Free fitness and cricket unteers meet by the red slide on Michael's Church George Health Centre sessions for girls and boys aged Troopers Hill field. Monday 24 December n ESOL Conversation Club, 6+. The sessions run at The Cage n WECIL informal and social crea- n Christingle Crib Service, 3.30pm, 1.30pm–2.30pm, Speedwell (behind Wellspring Healthy Living tive challenge arts session for disa- St Ambrose & St Leonard Church Nursery and Children’s Centre, tel: Centre). For more info contact bled people at Trinity Arts Centre, n Christingle Crib Service, 4.00pm, 0117 903 0329 Crispin on: 07398 211596 or email: Trinity Rd, Old Market. Open and St Michaelís Church n Capoeira: Gracie Barra School [email protected] friendly group, meets last Thursday n Crib Service, 5.30pm, St Aidan's BS5 9JU 6.30pm–8.00pm, call Rad Thursday of month 1.30pm to 3.30pm. Part Church on 07734 469251 or Lise on 07590 n Community Café, 9.00am to of WECIL's peer support community n Family Mass, 6.30pm, St Patrick's 408705 1.30pm, Beehive Centre – www.wecil.co.uk. Church n First Tuesday of the month. To advertise, contact Philip on 0117 422 7200 Email: [email protected] December, 2018 stgeorge&redfieldvoice 23 n Orchard Community Choir: Beehive Centre George library Saturday and Sunday 9.00am to 7.00pm–8.30pm at the Orchard n Stay and play, 9:00am – 11:00am, n Chess club, 3.00pm–5.00pm at St 12.30pm. Further details tel: 0117- Coffee & Co, Clouds Hill Road. For Speedwell Nursery and Children’s George Library; all welcome 932-5852. more information contact Renee Centre, tel: 0117 903 0329 n Plant Sale: St. Aidan's Allotments, n Singing for the Soul, at St on: [email protected] n Reading group 6pm third Friday Nicholas Lane, St. George, BS5 8TY. George Community Centre, n FAB Cafe - an opportunity to of the month. St George lIBRARY. Locally grown veg plants every every 2nd Sunday of the month share a cup of tea (and a slice of Meet with other readers to discuss Saturday and Sunday 9.00am to 10:00am–12.30pm. Unwind with cake!) and chat about what is going and debate. (You will need to be 12.30pm. Further details tel: 0117- harmony singing. Email: werelostin- on in the local area in an informal signed up for Extended Access to 932-5852. [email protected] or check out the and relaxed setting. Last Thursday the library) n Golden Oldies. A light hearted Facebook page – www.facebook. of every month (except December), Saturday sing-a-long session. Second Friday com/Soulsing 10.00am to 12noon, Beehive Centre n Capoeira: 10.30am–12.00 noon, of the month 12pm - 1pm at the Friday Gracie Barra school BS5 9BH, call Beehive Centre. Contact adele@ Beehive Centre is at 19a Stretford n Line Dancing, 10.30am to Rad on 07734 469251 or Lise on golden-oldies.org.uk Road (next to St Ambrose 11.30am, Beehive Centre 07590 408705 Sunday Church) information on activities n Ping Pong Club, 1.00pm to n St George wards councillor n Plant Sale: St. Aidan's Allotments, at the Beehive Centre is available 4.00pm, Beehive Centre surgeries, first Saturday of every Nicholas Lane, St. George, BS5 8TY. at www.thebeehivebristol.co.uk n Bingo, 1.30pm to 3.30pm, month, 11.30am–12.30pm at St Locally grown veg plants every or tel 0117 935 4471.
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