Church Road Lights up 2018 Open for Entries ENTRIES Are Now Open for the St George in Bloom Competition 2018

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St George in Bloom Church Road lights up 2018 open for entries ENTRIES are now open for the St George in Bloom competition 2018. Page 4

Four arrested following bike thefts AVON and Somerset Police have made four more arrests as part of its ongoing investigation into motorbike thefts in Bristol. Page 4

Have your say on local infrastructure LOCAL councillors are seeking suggestions for allocating Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) money to projects in the area. Page 5

Who are your #LitterHeroes? Photographs courtesy of Evoke Pictures AS part of the Great British Spring Clean we speak to residents who choose to clear SATURDAY 24 February saw sack of jellyfish, a pandemonium safer we all feel.” up rubbish as part of their Church Road and St George Park of parrots, a skulk of foxes and a Dee explained that the everyday lives. lit up by the fourth Church Road school of fish. collective nouns theme was Page 6 Lantern Parade. The event is organised by chosen as they felt that it would This year’s parade was titled the Lamplighters, a company of be the best way to engage with 20mph review to start A Memory of Elephants and artists local to the Church Road local schools in a way that would Other Collective Nouns and was area. work with their curriculum. this Spring A REVIEW of 20mph speed the culmination of six months “It’s about reclaiming the “People are really going in for limits in Bristol is set to be of workshops held with local night,” explained Lamplighter it – I’m tempted to keep it every carried out this Spring to look people. Dee Moxon. “I think that it is year! It allows people to choose at the effectiveness of the lower The parade included models important to get out into the what they want to do within it.” limits in each area. of different groups of animals, park and use it because the more She explained that the social Page 13 amongst which were included a people there are in the park the More on page 3... 2 stgeorge&redfieldvoice March, 2018 Out of hibernation

WELCOME to the March edition Community Fair will be a great British Spring Clean. We’ll even of the St George & Redfield Voice. chance for local residents and be seeing lizards waking up from With the days getting longer, organisations to come together hibernation on Troopers Hill – a there is a noticeable increase in and learn more about what is sure sign of warmer weather to the number of community events happening on their doorstep. come! that are taking place. Gardeners will be putting In other news, we’ll be report- The St George Arts Trail has their green fingers to the test as ing on the council’s new approach been hailed as a huge success by St George in Bloom announces to the Community Infrastructure its organisers, the Church Road its 2018 competition and we’ll Levy and how you can have your Lantern Parade lit up the night be celebrating some of our local say on what projects are taken and in early March the St George litter heroes as part of the Great forward in your area.

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To advertise, contact Philip on 0117 422 7200 Email: [email protected] March, 2018 stgeorge&redfieldvoice 3 n NEWS From page 1 “We’ve won a One Family Foundation the biggest Vote 100 centenary event in the aspects of the workshops, as well as sharing Award which the community votes for. We’re country,” explained Dee. the making experience are central to the particularly pleased with this one because “I think there were 2–3,000 people group’s aims. this was a national vote.” coming down Park Street on the day!” “That’s what we are about – making The group also recently worked on the More photographs and video from and personal wellbeing, and then sharing, Vote 100 Lantern Parade that took place on 6 the lantern parade available at www. reclaiming public space, enjoying our February in the city centre to mark 100 years stgeorgeandredfieldvoice.co.uk/ community and creating a common place of women getting the vote. lanternparade that everybody celebrates and everyone has “Bristol should be proud that we had Photographs courtesy of Evoke Pictures ownership of – that is the street really.” The Lamplighters met through their work at In-Bristol Studios in Barton Hill. They formed the group as an answer to the fact that they worked across Europe but not in their local area. The first parade was held in 2014. With the help of Redfest organiser Simon Webb, the group applied for funding and held a single workshop and a small parade in St George Park. “Afterwards we decided that if we are really going to do this then we need to do it properly,” explained Dee. “It’s not really something you can do in half measures you have to take it seriously!” In 2015, the group applied for more funding from different organisations and took on a number of volunteers to help run the parade. In 2016, a grant from the St George Neighbourhood Partnership helped them to grow even more. “This year we have done really well. We have managed to get funding from Up Our Street and Barton Hill Church. We’ve also got a Tesco Bags of Help grant.

Got News? Call 0117 422 7200 or 07716 569447 Email: [email protected] 4 stgeorge&redfieldvoice March, 2018 n NEWS St George in Bloom 2018 open for entries ENTRIES are now open for the St George in Bloom competition 2018. The annual event sees gardeners from across St George put their green fingers to the test from the garden to the allotment. This year’s categories are: • Large front garden • Small front garden • House frontage leading directly onto the pavement • House frontage only – hanging basket, window box or containers • Best wildlife-friendly garden • Street with floral display • Best business/shop or commercial premises, pub, or church frontage • Nominate your Neighbours garden or a Neighbourhood/ community garden (new category for 2018) • Best Allotment Space street, or within a public area. Last year’s winners included competition can be found at: (individual), please state the Judging will take place during Bristol East Allotments, the 74th www.stgeorgeinbloom.org.uk plot number early August. The winners will be St Aidan’s Brownies group, 3A For further information email: The closing date for entries announced at a ceremony later in Rossiters Lane and 58 Kingsway. is 5.00pm on Friday 20 July. All the year, the exact date of which Application forms and victorianhouse@blueyonder. entries must be visible from the is to be confirmed. further information about the co.uk Four arrested Tips to keep your following bike thefts motorbike secure

• Lock your scooter to alarmed secure garage. AVON and Somerset Police on Cecil Avenue. They failed to something immovable like • Use a proprietary part have made four more arrests as start the motorbike and fled the railings, lamp posts or a bike marking system like Datatag part of its ongoing investigation scene shortly afterwards in a post. Keep chains as tight to or Alpha Dot to deter into motorbike thefts in Bristol: silver car. the machine as possible and professional thieves and Operation Buell. Both motorbikes have try to ensure they are off the help trace your scooter if it The police were contacted been returned to their owners ground. is stolen. by a member of the public at undamaged. 4.30am on the 16 February Inspector Rob Cheeseman, • Park your scooter where • The use of approved anti- reporting a number of youths who leads Operation Buell, it can be seen, not tucked theft devices such as Sold attempting to start a motorbike said: “This is another excellent away in the corner of a dark Secure or Thatcham may on Whiteway Road. result in our ongoing operation car park. help reduce your insurance One of the youths was then to disrupt and apprehend those • Always lock your scooter at premium. seen driving off with the bike, brazenly stealing motorbikes in home. Use a cover over your • Visit www.avonandsomerset. followed by a silver car. Officers Bristol. scooter if it is outside. If you police.uk for more home sighted the vehicles on Muller “But while we are pleased can, keep your scooter in an security advice Road before stopping them at 4.35am. to have four more in custody A pair of bolt-cutters and following the three other recent motorbike gloves were recovered arrests, we will not rest on our from inside the car. laurels. A 15-year-old boy, two “My message to those 16-year-old boys and a 19-year- involved in this criminality is Check us out online old man were arrested on clear – we are coming after you suspicion of going equipped for and we will catch you.” too! theft and taken into custody. If you see anyone acting The incident came two-and- suspiciously around a motorbike a-half hours after police received call the police straight away. www.stgeorgeandredfieldvoice.co.uk a report that four people were Dial 999 if a crime is in progress, attempting to steal a motorbike otherwise ring 101. Facebook and Twitter: @SGRVoice

To advertise, contact Philip on 0117 422 7200 Email: [email protected] March, 2018 stgeorge&redfieldvoice 5 n NEWS Have your say on local infrastructure LOCAL councillors are seeking on the funding at its networking no guarantee that projects from If you are unable to come to suggestions for allocating meeting on Wednesday 14 the St George and Redfield areas the meeting but have an idea Community Infrastructure Levy March. Influencing how this will be approved – councillors for a project you would like (CIL) money to projects in the money is spent is one of the need to make a strong case with to see put forward then you area. organisation’s most important support from local people. can email SGCN: network@ CIL is a charge that roles. CIL money from stgeorgecommunity.org.uk developers pay to the council Community groups and developments in the three St For more information, visit: when they build structures. 85 residents will be given the George wards, as well as Ashley, stgeorgecommunity.org.uk/ percent of this goes to citywide opportunity to say how they Easton, Lawrence Hill and network/2018/02/19/project- projects such as the arena, while think the money available from Central wards will be in one ideas-for-st-george-meeting- 15 percent goes to local areas. CIL should be spent in St George. pot and decided by one area 14th-march-7pm/ Decisions on how to spend “While the new area committee. Or: CIL money used to be decided committee structure gives Area committees will meet www.bristol.gov.uk/ by local councillors and advised St George access to a larger annually and money will en_US/planning-and-building- by Neighbourhood Partnerships. pot of money, it does make it be added to the pot as new regulations/community- They will now be made by area more difficult for us to get our developments are built. The total infrastructure-levy committees which are made up voice heard,” said Rob Acton- pot for the whole area is likely of the councillors from a group Campbell, Chair of SGCN. to be around £350,000 and the of wards. “It is important that the council is aiming to spend the Local councillors now want to community gives a clear message money on a few larger projects, find two or three priority projects to our councillors about the rather than lots of smaller that the community supports. improvements we want. Our ones. CIL can only be spent on The projects will need to be councillors then need to take that ‘infrastructure’ projects: it cannot delivered by either a constituted message to the committee and be spent on running costs or local organisation or by Bristol make sure St George gets a fair staffing for a service or activity. City Council (e.g. parks or share of the available funds.” The networking meeting will highways). The area committee will be taking place on Wednesday 14 St George Community meet in April to decide on which March at 7:00pm at St George Network (SGCN) will be focusing projects to take forward. There is Community Centre, Church Rd.

Got News? Call 0117 422 7200 or 07716 569447 Email: [email protected] 6 stgeorge&redfieldvoice March, 2018 n NEWS Who are your #litterheroes?

THIS month will see the Great corner’: the point where Crews Additionally, there were dog like me can, then anyone can! British Spring Clean take place Hole Road becomes Conham poo bags hanging in the trees. across the country. Road. After much cajoling, Bristol City June Barclay The national campaign takes The verge and bushes were Council sent a team to clear up. I was looking for something to do place 2–11 of March and is full of cans, bottles and litter. Realising that I'd not see when I retired and I thought that aiming to inspire 400,000 people them again for months, I started perhaps I could help improve the to go out and help to clear up the to take a plastic bag with me to streets. rubbish in our streets and parks. pick up cans and bottles after I joined Church Road Action Bristol Waste and Bristol my run. Gradually that extended Group (CRAG) and through them Clean Streets Campaign are to picking up plastic bottles and I discovered who to contact – I supporting litter pickers across then general litter. It wasn't long went to Bristol waste, got the the city. If you are interested in before I was picking up poo bags equipment and I started off on organising a litter pick or would too. my street and that was it – it has you like to join a local group then For over five years I have worked out really well! get in touch by calling 0117 304 taken responsibility for keeping I mainly clear Clare Street 9022. that mile length of tow path however I have done other picks We thought that we would litter-free. Yes, I do count the with CRAG. It took us ages to do take this opportunity to speak to cans and bottles: 2,470 in 2017! Victoria Parade and it took days some of St George and Redfield’s Some people thank me, most and days to clear Clare Street. It own #LitterHeros – residents don't notice me and some give took about a month and we filled who choose to clear up rubbish as me disapproving looks as if I'm ten bags! part of their everyday lives. the one creating the mess rather It’s actually quite nice as a lot than clearing it up. From my of neighbours come out to chat – Mike Kimber perspective, I'm happy to make a even ones you don’t know come I started running regularly on the difference in a quiet, unobtrusive out and show a lot of interest. River Avon Trail in September way. For me it's turned a negative Having clean streets gives a 2012. into a positive. better impression of the area. I ran from Netham lock to Returning to how it started When you see litter it looks what is known locally as ‘suicide – everyone should run. If oldies uncared for and cheap and nasty. Bible Prophecy and The Gospel Message

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Once I cleared Clare Street I became proud of however if it is a group then it can be it. Also, when you are selling your house the dangerous. In the past I have simply picked it roadside look makes a huge difference to the up in front of them without saying a word – I area and brings up its value. wonder if that has more affect. Breath Better If everybody would take pride in their houses and clean up the bit in front of them Maxine Williams then it would make such a big difference to I pick up litter because I can; there are lots in St George everyone. of things that the council have to do for me – like fixing roads or supporting vulnerable RESIDENTS are being invited to attend Lin people. However, I can pick up litter and the first meeting of the St George I litter pick almost every day when I am out that saves the council from doing it. That Community Network’s air quality topic with my dogs. I do it because it grieves me saves my council tax and allows it to focus group on March 18 at 7:30pm–9:00pm so much when I see it. Peoples’ recycling and on things like homelessness. It’s an entirely at St George Community Centre. bins can get tipped out – but if it is not theirs selfish thing really and I don’t understand The group, named St George then they won’t pick it up. They are happy why everyone doesn’t do it! Breathing Better are inviting residents to tip toe around it and pretend they don’t I pick up litter in my road, in the park, to be involved in group action to see it. when I am going shopping – just wherever I improve local air quality. When I litter pick people comment on see it really. The group can apply for funding in how messy the area is and I reply that it The Friends of Gladstone Street Park have order to support its action. The group wouldn’t be if everyone picked some up. done a litter pick ourselves – unfortunately I aims to be collaborative with no formal However, they just say “keep up the good was away when it took place! roles and will focus on doing/action, it work” and I think: why not just pick some If I can pick it up then I do. I take it home will be about what each member can up? and I put it in the bin or in my recycling. If it do to encourage the local community I started 20 years ago when I saw a TV is stuff that is too big that I can’t handle on to get involved. Group members will programme that said if you drop a plastic bag my own then I will phone it in; after all if the identify hot spots around the area it will probably end up in a nearby stream or council don’t know about it then they can’t where air quality is of particular and a river – so my mantra is that I’m saving a fix it. regular concern. turtle every time I pick up a carrier bag! St George and Redfield are urban areas One of the group’s first aims is to Also, tin cans get chopped up by with high housing density so there is always take part in the national Clean Air Day lawnmowers, while glass bottles get smashed going to be an issue – if you live on a housing on 21 June, as well as connecting with – both become lethal to dogs and kids. estate then I don’t think that you have that MPs and local councillors. I have challenged people I see littering, problem. I just try to do my best!

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Got News? Call 0117 422 7200 or 07716 569447 Email: [email protected] 8 stgeorge&redfieldvoice March, 2018 n EDUCATION Students take flight with Paralympic archer

STUDENTS from City Academy 2012 games Mel won a silver activities including and Bristol Metropolitan medal, to name but a few. New Age Kurling and Academy who are involved in Students were introduced to seated volleyball plus the ‘Step into Sports Leadership Mel who led an inspiring ‘role an archery lesson led programme’ had the chance to model’ workshop where she by Mel. meet Mel Clarke, Paralympic discussed with students what a Using arrows with medal winning Archery role model is and what are the suckers on the end, Athlete. At the 2008 Summer vital characteristics of a good students were guided Paralympics, held in Beijing role model. The students then through the techniques China, Mel won a bronze medal had the chance to take part in a and practice regimes and in the London Paralympics range of different indoor sporting that the archers at the top of their sport use to hit the target on a regular basis. The Step into Sport programme focuses on young people aged 14–1, giving them opportunities to become involved in sports leadership and volunteering and contribute to their that schools can get involved in. local community by helping We have gone from a starting at a quality local sports club. point of 5–6 schools, now we Patrick Williams, Schools Games have 10–15 schools taking part. Organiser said, “I am very It also inspires me to see these passionate about sport generally young leaders utilise and develop and mainly primary school sport. those leadership qualities to take We now have in place a full on the responsibility to work calendar of sporting activities with our primary partners.” Federation Choir joins 100 year vote celebration

CABOT Learning Federation’s (CLF) academies have formed a new choir collaboration to mark the anniversary of women getting the vote. Taking centre stage outside City Hall on College Green, over 60 students from Hanham Woods Academy, King’s Oak Academy and John Cabot Academy performed to at least 1,500 people. The choir formed on the day and performed after only an afternoon of rehearsals, a truly remarkable feat. They sang ‘March of the Women’ and a new song commissioned for them called ‘We Rise.’ The day marked 100 years since the Representation of the People Act was passed, granting some women over 30 in the UK the right to vote for the first time. CLF staff commented: “The students behaved impeccably, were responsible and helpful and most of all sounded amazing. We are truly proud that our students were able to play a small part in these major historic celebrations.” Penny Gane, Chair of Bristol Women's Commission Bristol Women's Voice said, “The choir were magnificent, they really did us proud. I can’t thank you enough for all the hard work you put into making the event so massively successful in such a tight timescale.” To advertise, contact Philip on 0117 422 7200 Email: [email protected] March, 2018 stgeorge&redfieldvoice 9 n EDUCATION BTE Academy is top of the class at A level BRISTOL Technology and Engineering Academy is officially the best state school in the former Avon area for 16-to-18- year-olds, according to the latest government statistics. The academy in Stoke Gifford saw 44 per cent of its students score AAB or higher in at least two of the so-called facilitating subjects in their A Levels last summer. But in addition, BTE Academy has achieved an outstanding Progress score in the latest tables from the Department for Education. BTE Academy achieved a score of 0.28 in the 16 to 18 age bracket – higher than any other state school across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and Bath and North East Somerset. The figure is the best in South Gloucestershire and is only bettered by five independent schools based in the other local Avon,” said Principal Rhian “We also had a positive set authorities. Priest. of GCSE results with students BTE Academy is one of the “Part of the reason for our making on average two grades’ country’s University Technical success is down to the specialist progress per subject over the Colleges (UTCs), which focus nature of our academy. We two-year period in which they on the STEM subjects – science, only offer A Levels in maths are with us. This amazing technology, engineering and science subjects, along achievement is down to the hard and mathematics. UTCs are with diplomas in engineering, work and commitment shown by sponsored by a university and computing and applied science. our students and staff.” by local employers who provide These are the disciplines which Bristol Technology and work experience and relevant are more than ever in demand Engineering Academy is holding projects for their 14-to-19-year- from employers, and which will an open evening from 6.30– old intake. increasingly come to shape the 8.30pm on Thursday, 15 March “This is only our third year of UK’s skills-driven, technology- and are currently accepting results and our first for students based economy in the years to applications for year 10 and year who have spent four years with come. 12 for a September 2018 start. us, so I am incredibly proud “Last summer well over If you would like to book a of the fact that the latest set half of our sixth form students place and meet its staff, students of official figures confirm BTE achieved either an A* or an A and sponsor employers in Academy as being the best state in maths or further maths and person, then please call 0117 983 school for 16-to-18-year-olds every student progressed onto 8080, register on the website at across the four local authority their first choice university or www.bteacademy.co.uk or email areas that made up the former apprenticeship. [email protected]

Got News? Call 0117 422 7200 or 07716 569447 Email: [email protected] 10 stgeorge&redfieldvoice March, 2018 n TROOPERS HILL A litter pick EVERY day on Troopers Hill

THE great Bristol Spring Clean, Waste will be more than happy to 2–11 March, will be happening as lend you litter picking kits at no this issue of the St George & Red- charge and will supply safety guid- field Voice goes to press. On Troop- ance for your event. Just search on ers Hill EVERY DAY is a clean up day, the internet for “Bristol Waste litter thanks to all the wonderful visitors picking packs” and you will find all who not only take home their own the information you need. litter but also remove rubbish that So the message from Troopers other people have left. Hill is: "picking up litter is not just We always have litter pickers for special occasions, it can be part and a bin bag with us on our con- of your daily life”. We hope you servation work parties and often, enjoy this photo of our youngest when we have a guided walk, our helper, proving that you are never back marker will also bring along a too young to start. litter picker and bag. The vast ma- jority of litter removal, though, is done by our daily visitors, to whom There is a Troopers Hill the Friends of Troopers Hill say a conservation work party on the huge THANK YOU. 1st Saturday and 3rd Thursday of A number of people have asked every month, starting promptly us where they can buy litter pick- at 10.00am and finishing at ers. A quick search online will find noon. The volunteers meet by many suppliers and many different the red slide on Troopers Hill kinds. If you are organising a spe- Field. All are welcome. cial, one off group litter pick Bristol If it's News - Call 0117 422 7200

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TROOPERS Hill provides a home for the common lizard and the slow-worm, two of the three kinds Legless lizards and of lizard that are native to the Brit- ish Isles. The common lizard starts coming out of hibernation in March, relatives on Troopers Hill having been hibernating since October. The earliest we have seen often seen in daylight, preferring to one on Troopers Hill was 8 March. hide under stones, logs, leaves or in The Hill is a great source of food for holes in the ground. Any gardener common lizards and provides lots should treasure their slow-worms; of cover. They mainly eat insects, they love eating slugs. their larvae and spiders. Lizards in Mating occurs from late April turn make a tasty morsel for some to June with males fighting each birds, badgers, foxes and house- other during that time, sometimes hold cats. They do have the handy wounding each other severely. escape mechanism of being able to Usually the young, numbering drop their tails and eventually grow 6–12 as an average litter, are born a new one. in August and September. They The common lizard does not take 3–7 years to reach sexual lay eggs. The second part of their maturity but can take 7–8 years scientific name, vivipara, means achieve their full growth. They may “bringing forth young in a live live up to 30 years in the wild but state”. The young lizards are deliv- they frequently fall victim to the ered in sacs, up to 10 being born same predators as common lizards. at a time. It is illegal to deliberately kill, Common lizards mate in during injure or trade either of these April and May. Records show young reptiles. being born from late June to early Sometimes we are lucky September. It takes almost two enough to be supervised by a com- years for the male to become adult. mon lizard during a conservation Their lifespan is about six years. work party. The one in the photo Slow-worms (Anguis Fragilis) was just sunning itself on the are our legless lizards. The males heather, while we worked away. have a range of colours and can look like copper or golden; the Why not come to our next females may have a dark stripe conservation work party and or be flecked or striped with dark found out more about what brown or black. All of them have makes Troopers Hill so very very smooth scales which make special? them look highly polished. There is a conservation work They also hibernate but are party on the 1st Saturday and ovoviviparous; the young develop 3rd Thursday of every month, and hatch from eggs inside the starting promptly at 10:00am mother. Unlike the common lizard, and finishing at noon. The vol- apart from pregnant females unteers meet by the red slide on coming out to bask in the sun in Troopers Hill Field. late summer, the slow-worm is not News? - Call us on 0117 422 7200

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Got News? Call 0117 422 7200 or 07716 569447 Email: [email protected] 12 stgeorge&redfieldvoice March, 2018 n NEWS FROM THE ALLOTMENT Growing crops for compost?

Hardly a month goes by in this column without the mention of compost and there’s good reason for this, it is after all, the lifeblood of any plot. But even so, to some our headline may seem bizarre. Compost bins on some plots to be dormant for several weeks, but for now we’ll call him Ern, has half-filled with damp compostable are there merely to be filled with a cover of green manures will recently planted an area on his plot material such as general kitchen plants that have reached the end supress weeds and protect the soil with Mustard and Buckwheat green waste (no cooked food) is fine. Add of their useful life, so actually from erosion whilst gaining the soil manures specifically for the thick to this as many as possible of bright growing plants simply to help fill improvements just mentioned. foliage alone that these plants will red brandling worms, you’ll find these containers may seem a little The only perceivable downside produce over the coming weeks. these in an existing compost heap, strange at first. There’s good reason of green manuring is that the The main reason being is that he but not the fatter earth worms. for this – but which plants would dense carpet of green that will be has created a temporary compost Add another layer of material to you use for the purpose? For exam- produced makes a perfect environ- bin as a bed for growing giant cover the worms, then half-fill the ple, who would really want to take ment for slugs and snails. Nev- pumpkins and he needs to fill it as their favourite bedding plants in other two boxes with scraps, place ertheless, if specifically required quickly as possible with nutrient inside each other to form a tower. their prime or beautiful vegetables for composting, the foliage if cut rich material. Hopefully, Ern says and deposit them on the heap? Add a lid to keep out rain but do young will bulk out the contents the contents of the bin which will not make it air tight. The worms im- The answer is something which is of your compost heap and quickly contain a mixture of other waste relatively quick and inexpensive to mediately get to work consuming rot down. This green matter will items such as old grass cuttings, and recycling the organic matter in grow, put simply, Green Manures. rapidly generate heat at the start straw, spent hops, leaves, coffee the first box. Green Manures come in a wide of the decomposing process, but grounds, brown cardboard and all Once food becomes scarce in variation and all offer a win-win once cooled tiny red brandling peelings from the kitchen will feed the bottom level the worms will solution for many problems; the worms which have been described the ravenous plants throughout naturally gravitate upwards to the list is actually quite extensive and as ‘the intestines of compost’ will the summer to produce some next box through the mesh leaving diverse in their objectives in life. move in and spend their days handsome specimens (watch this a box of worm castings behind, But without doubt all are excellent munching through half their body space) for our Pumpkin Show at the which can then be emptied onto multi-taskers, some add nitrogen weight of the dead organic matter, end of October. your plot as excellent compost. The to the soil; others help break up which is deposited out the other The containment of worms has worms having moved up to box heavy clay, the resulting foliage of end as worm castings – a refined, yet another useful addition to the all varieties can be dug-in to the nutrient rich material that when plot by adding a ‘wormery’. This number two can now become the soil which adds humus, or cut and added to soil will both condition produces small amounts of rich lowest box, the empty box is re- chopped as an excellent addition and fertilise. composted material but is mainly filled with scraps and is replaced on to the compost bin. And if that was Taking this process a step used for the worm wee that is top of the tower. And so the cycle not enough, should you have an further, one of our plot holders, collected as a by-product. Com- goes on, the worms will rapidly area of your plot that is expected who’s asked to remain anonymous mercially produced worm homes re-produce and happily continue are available but it is relatively easy life in the tower, but by regularly to make one. Simply, these consist rotating the boxes they never reach of three plastic boxes, ones that do the top! The tray will collect highly not let light through and will nest charged liquid compost that when inside each other to form a tower. emptied will need to be diluted 20 Cut out the bottoms of the boxes to 1, better than any liquid fertilizer and replace with strong one inch you can buy. wire mesh, securing it with cable We have produced a leaflet if ties. you would like to learn more about The tower needs to be sup- green manuring or if you need help ported over bricks so a tray, about building a wormery please get in 3 inches deep can slide underneath touch with us. to collect the liquid. But before so doing add a further piece of wire Bristol East mesh slightly larger than the base Allotments Association. of the boxes to form a bridge, add a Nicholas Lane perforated plastic sheet immedi- St. George ately on top of this mesh and under BS5 8TY. the first box, this will stop worms dropping through and drowning Email: [email protected] in the liquid. Cut the plastic sheet www.bristoleastallotments.com larger than the tray to stop rain or call 0117-932-5852. Pumpkin bed entering. The first box is then To advertise, contact Philip on 0117 422 7200 Email: [email protected] March, 2018 stgeorge&redfieldvoice 13 n NEWS Bristol’s 20mph review to start this Spring

A review of 20mph speed limits since the 20mph speed limits working and where it may not that the public health benefits in Bristol is set to be carried were implemented, with average be as effective, and the statistics are significant. It is now time to out this Spring to look at the speeds of between 19mph and from this report give us a good standardise on a 20mph default effectiveness of the lower limits 26mph on 20mph roads shown indication of that. at national level to increase in each area. in the report. “However, it is important benefits, reduce implementation The review will involve On 30mph streets, average that we have a clear idea of how costs and maximise the excellent consulting with local residents speeds on the roads surveyed 20mph is affecting individual return on public funds.” and councillors to look at how were below 30mph in every areas and I look forward to The group highlighted a well 20mph is working in each area. working closely with number of findings from the area and assess whether there is The lower speeds local councillors and report. These included the fact anything that can be done better. were also found residents as we that the speed reduction had It is to be carried out in during night and undertake a review resulted in 4.53 fewer deaths, a similar way to the recent summer times, in the Spring. 11.3 fewer serious accidents and Residents’ Parking Scheme (RPS) when there is Rod King 159.3 fewer slight injuries per reviews and will seek to make typically less MBE, Founder year. It has also provided an sure the speed limit is working as traffic to slow and Campaign estimated cost saving of over £15 well as it possibly can. motorists. Director for million. A new report, carried out by Cllr Mhairi campaign The review is anticipated to the University of the West of Threlfall, Bristol group 20’s Plenty take place over an eight week England (UWE) for Bristol City City Council’s Cabinet commented: consultation period. No decisions Council to assess the impact of Member for Transport “This report builds have yet been made on which 20mph so far, has been released and Connectivity, said: “It is still on the findings of other 20mph roads will be included within this week and will be used as early days in terms of assessing cities and towns. Default the review. Local councillors a contribution for the review the impact of 20mph, but the 20mph limits are an important will be involved in making process. results from this report are a foundation for making our this decision, which will also UWE’s Bristol Twenty Miles positive indication that lower places better places to be. They seek the contribution of local Per Hour Limit Evaluation speeds are making it safer to get are affordable, reduce speeds, communities. (BRITE) study found that, on around in Bristol. reduce casualties and make our To see the full BRITE study average, speeds on more than “What we need to establish places more friendly for walking report visit: http://eprints.uwe. 100 surveyed roads have reduced is where 20mph appears to be and cycling. This study shows ac.uk/34851

Got News? Call 0117 422 7200 or 07716 569447 Email: [email protected] 14 stgeorge&redfieldvoice March, 2018 n NEWS Hope 2018 to take Labour of love to place in April help India's poorest URBAN estate community A number of events will MEMBERS of a South Bristol she sent to Tenali in memory of charity, The Noise, will be be taking place in St George, church are flying to India next Rod will have funded a well for a holding a city-wide community including: action event between the 4–7 month to help people in one of school with no access to water. • Matinee Kids Movie Club – April. the country’s poorest regions. “It’s a very humbling Hope Bristol 2018 aims to Wednesday 4 April (timings to Brendan Bassett, minister of experience to go there,” said Bev. get hundreds of local people to be confirmed) at The Beehive Victoria Park Baptist church, will “The people are so amazing: you unite with young people from Centre lead the party travelling to Tenali realise how much you have got across the UK to serve local • Noise community projects in Andhra Pradesh. and what they haven’t got.” communities in Bristol. – Friday 6 April, across the The trip will mean most The vision of the Noise is to community to church member Beverley Comedy, Curry and Music ‘show God’s love in practical ways’ but also to inspire the next • Senior Citizens’ Afternoon Tea Chapman, who has been on The Voice is supporting an generation to develop a vision for – Thursday 5 April (timings many aid trips to Tenali but evening of music and comedy their own communities by getting to be confirmed) at Crofts End will be going for the first time to help raise funds for the Dalit stuck into what the Church is Church without her husband Rod, who Women’s Mission in Tenali. doing in Bristol. • Youth Café – Friday 6 April died in January 2017. The Comedy, Curry and The Noise has been working The Bristol party are paying Music Shebang takes place on (timings to be confirmed) at Summerin Bristol sincesale 2001, partnering their own fares and every penny Saturday March 17 at Redcatch The Orchard Coffee and Co. with local churches and they raise will be spent on local Community Centre, Knowle. community groups. 2017 saw • Family Fun Event in St George projects such as digging wells All money raised goes to the largest Noise weekend to – Saturday 7 April (12:00 noon and providing help to people the charity in India. Tickets are Summerdate take place over the May saleto 2:00pm) at St George Park such as HIV sufferers and just £10 – which includes curry Bank Holiday weekend with Publicity and full details will community projects and free widows.A world of qualitycourtesy of Desi tapas bar – be available in mid-March on the family fun afternoons taking They will visit schools, Phone Ruth on 07590 527664. place in 11 communities across Noise website: villages and an orphanage. There’s no alcohol on sale but NOW ONthe city with over 900 local www.thenoise.org.uk Beverly is hoping that money you can bring your own. A worldA world of ofchoice quality Opening times Monday - Fridayvolunteers. 9-5.30pm NOW ON A worldA world of of value choice Saturday 9-5pmOpening Sunday times 10-4pm Monday - Friday 9-5.30pm A world of value Saturday 9-5pm Sunday 10-4pm Summer sale

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of their workers. It was common of short-term, often zero hours, and sign a contract with them, are for people, including children, to contracts or freelance work, as op- clearly not “independent contrac- work between 14-16 hours a day in posed to permanent jobs. tors”. The Government now needs deeply unsafe conditions. Despite There are now around 1.1 mil- to bring employment law into line the Factory Acts of the 1800s and lion people in self-employment, with the judgments of several em- the activities of the fledgling trade with many working for companies ployment tribunals that have ruled union movement, it took many like Uber or Deliveroo. This has in favour of those working for the years to achieve change. George many worrying implications. For likes of Uber and City Sprint, and Orwell’s ‘The Road to Wigan Pier’, instance, if you’re a Deliveroo rider declared they should receive the published in 1937, detailed the and you have an accident, the rights afforded to employees. plight of working class people in company doesn’t have to insure Today 4.6 million people in the Industrial England, describing the you or your bike, and nor can you UK are living in persistent poverty. awful working conditions of coal claim sick pay. This erosion of our What is striking is how many of miners, who were poorly paid and rights can have potentially lethal them are working, but in insecure Kerry McCarthy lacked access to safe housing. consequences. Don Lane was a 53 low-paid jobs. If we are to truly Since then, much progress has year old self-employed DPD courier tackle poverty in this country we writes for St George been made on health and safety who missed medical appointments need all workers to be treated and Redfield voice at work, the right to paid holidays, to treat his diabetes after being with respect, get a fair wage for a sick leave, redundancy pay, paren- threatened by a £150 daily charge day’s work, and their rights at work tal leave, a minimum wage, and for missed work, and died as a con- upheld. protection from unfair dismissal. sequence of his condition. He was If you're a constituent and URING the Industrial One of the biggest challenges deeply failed by the company and would like to contact Kerry or her Revolution many fac- to these hard-won working rights by the state in its duty to safeguard office you can call during weekdays tory owners sought to is the emergence of the so called workers. on 0117 939 9901 (between Dmaximise their profits ‘gig’ economy, a labour market Workers who represent compa- 10.00am and 1.00pm) or email at without regard for the welfare characterised by the prevalence nies, have to meet their conditions [email protected].

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ST GEORGE Arts Trail and organisations hosted organisers are celebrating exhibitions and opened their following the success of their first doors to the public, while a event. number of events for both The arts trail was held on children and adults took place. 10 and 11 February in locations “The weekend was brilliant across St George. Local people – it was so much better than we could ever have imagined!” Said the event’s organiser, Hely Coleman. “As well as organising the trail I also took part as an exhibiting artist and my Partner, my Dad and I opened up our deciding where to go next!” Gavin Watkins. home. Both days it was For many of the artists on “This is the closest one to me, completely packed with the trail the event was a good so when I heard it was happening a constant string of opportunity meet others in the I was excited and signed up as people! I checked up on local Art community. soon as I could!” the other venues and it “It’s about networking and For others, the event was a seems that it was busy meeting other people and good opportunity to see how everywhere. trying to get a bigger feel for people would react to their work: “It was a great feeling the art community round here “I just wanted a chance to – walking down Church – especially on the East side of show my work and get some road and meeting people the city which isn’t usually well feedback on what people think looking over their maps represented,” explained artist

Got News? Call 0117 422 7200 or 07716 569447 Email: [email protected] March, 2018 stgeorge&redfieldvoice 17 n NEWS about it,” said artist Jill Gettrup. community.” “I’m just establishing in the Hely Coleman hopes that the area; we only moved here a year event will help develop the local or so ago. I moved to Bristol art community: with the express intent of being “I'm hoping a few Artist an artist and so this is a chance collaborations will take place and to see what people think of my that everyone will keep in touch,” work and integrate with the she explained. “I learnt a lot about people kindness and willingness to help and would like to say a big thank you to everyone who did.” Hely has said that she is already looking forward to next year’s event and that there were plans to set up a committee and allocate roles to different members. These include people to coordinate artists and venues, as well as designers and promoters. Anyone wishing to volunteer should contact: stgeorgearttrail@ gmail.com

Got News? Call 0117 422 7200 or 07716 569447 Email: [email protected] 18 stgeorge&redfieldvoice March, 2018 n INTERVIEW: GRENVILLE JOHNSON – CHAIR, ST GEORGE IN BLOOM This month saw St George to Green’ transformation work was tion, horticultural excellence and in Bloom announce its 2018 featured on national television by environmental responsibility. competition. We caught up the BBC. This success led to the Research shows that green and formation of St George in Bloom, attractively planted areas improve with the group’s founder and and since then the group has won health and wellbeing. We encour- Chair, Grenville Johnson to top RHS awards. In 2016 St George age everyone to take pride in St learn more about his love of in Bloom was selected by the RHS George as it is a vibrant and excit- gardening and his passion for as a national finalist and was given ing part of the city. Gardening is the local community. a Silver award. More recently, we an art form and provides creative have concentrated on local en- opportunities. I believe we owe hancement projects, and we hope it to future generations to work What does St George in to continue in this direction. together to make St George look Bloom do? better – this is part of our heritage St George in Bloom is a volun- Do you have any tips for for the future. Gardening is also tary group affiliated to the Royal those entering the a heathy leisure activity, and can Horticultural Society (RHS) group competition? bring people closer together. There that encourages residents, schools, within the St George Community Make your display eye-catching is always something new to learn, community groups, faith groups, Network. Last year I joined the and give it the ‘wow factor’ with and gardening can work in har- shops and businesses, and parks Patient Participation Group (PPG) at well-tended plants that are well fed, mony with nature and wildlife. Last and green spaces within St George St George Health Centre, and was watered, and deadheaded. Remove year St George in Bloom received to take pride in the area through elected as the chair of the group. dead or yellowing flowers or foli- a £5,000 grant from the Tesco Bags gardening and horticulture. We As volunteers, we work closely and age regularly. Keep an eye open of Help grant scheme, and this has meet with the management team, promote healthy lifestyles through for bugs and parasites that might enabled our volunteers to make the doctors, nurses, and support the growing and eating of fresh cause damage. We are looking to environmental and horticultural staff to look at ways of supporting fruit and vegetables, as well as see displays that are individual. Be improvements to our area. this valued NHS service. meeting the needs of bees and creative and think about colour, I also open my garden on spe- pollinating insects in floral displays. pattern, texture and structure and cific days each summer to visitors. What is it about gardening We help to reduce urban pollution include trailing foliage together important to you? by choosing plants that absorb pol- Details can be found at: www. victorianhouse.garden with plants that give height to the lutants. We encourage everyone to display. Colour themed displays Gardening encourages me to work keep our streets clean and tidy and or unusual colour or texture outdoors throughout the seasons free from litter. How many other members combinations with exciting green and is a very rewarding and crea- are there? or coloured foliage. Our judging tive past time. It is a way to relax Tell us about your role in the There are ten volunteers on the team is looking for high quality and and get exercise. Also, there is organisation committee or assisting with plant- high standards, and they reduce nothing better than having a meal points for weeds, litter, untidy areas and a glass of wine outdoors dur- I established St George in Bloom in ing projects. They are a brilliant, and poorly tended plants. If your ing the summer and enjoying the 2013, and have been the Chair- knowledgeable, and creative team, display caters for wildlife including results of all that hard work when person since then. I devote a lot and we share our skills and talents bees and pollinating insects then the garden is full of colour and of time to the organisation and and learn from each other. Our members generously give up time that will help. Finally, have fun perfume from the plants. It is so re- management of it. Our small team warding to see the garden attract- of volunteers work hard to promote to select and collect plants for and enjoy your gardening and the the projects or make items for the display! ing birds, bees, pollinating insects the group, its aims and activities. and invertebrates, and serving as a My tasks include chairing and displays. We have a Secretary and Treasurer together with a constitu- home to these fascinating inhabit- organising the monthly meetings, Are there any entries from tion that outlines our aims and ants. With careful plant choices in- helping with the planting projects the past that stand out as purposes. ner city gardens can help to reduce including selecting plants and being particularly special? pollution, so I endeavour to include assisting with designing the areas There were some spectacular these plants in my schemes. Many we wish to improve. I manage our How did the group start? entries in the past including a inner city and urban gardens are website and Facebook pages, work On my retirement I established a tropical garden, and a front garden being lost at an alarming rate, so and liaise with other local volun- resident’s association and Neigh- with a beautifully tended lawn and I also feel it is important to work teers, consult with outside agen- bourhood Watch in 2004. We suc- wonderful colour themed borders. with nature. cies, councillors and council officers cessfully campaigned to have the Also, the local Brownies group have as well as seeking sponsorship and street trees reinstated in our road, entered our garden competition What are your hopes for applying for grants and looking out and then set about changing the for several years, and their themed for funding opportunities. I have street from ‘Grey to Green’ with col- the future of St George in garden displays are a joy to see. Bloom? appeared on national television ourful floral displays. We have won All of these gardens show that a We have achieved so much since St in gardening programmes. I am a top RHS awards over many years for lot of care and attention to detail George in Bloom was established, keen gardener, and my own garden our efforts. In 2006 my garden was had been given to the displays. We and we want the group to become is open for visits during the sum- a finalist in The Daily Mail National hope to see even more entries this more successful and build on our mer season. Garden Competition. The finalists year, and it will be wonderful to see and their gardens were featured additional entries from children’s successes and achievements. If any at the RHS Hampton Court Palace groups and entries from local shops businesses wish to sponsor us we Tell us about your other Flower Show. Later, my garden was look forward to hearing from you. community work. and businesses, and from individual on BBC’s Gardeners World and on residents or groups of residents I would like more young people, I run my local Neighbourhood the series The Great British Garden who work together to ‘green up’ residents and shops and com- Watch scheme and the resident’s Revival. In 2010, my garden was fea- their street or community area. Just mercial premises to participate in association for my street to- tured in the book Dream Gardens of one hanging basket or a display our competition. If you would like gether with St George in Bloom. England and in First Time Gardener outside a shop or house can make to join our group or help with our As a resident who was born, raised, by Frances Tophill. My garden has such a difference to the local area. projects we look forward to hearing and educated in St George I am been chosen by Alan Titchmarsh as from you. Further details about St passionate about the area. I still one of his Best Thirty British Back George in Bloom can be found on live in my family home that was Gardens and was on his television Why is St George in Bloom’s our website at: www.stgeorge purchased by my grandparents series. Later, my street was a show work important? inbloom.org.uk or you can contact in 1900. I am the community garden at RHS Hampton Court Our core aims are promoting and us by emailing: victorianhouse@ champion for the ‘street scene’ Palace Flower Show, and our ‘Grey celebrating community participa- blueyonder.co.uk To advertise, contact Philip on 0117 422 7200 Email: [email protected] March, 2018 stgeorge&redfieldvoice 19 n Ruth Pickersgill, City Councillor for Easton Ward Are ‘Good’ schools really ‘Good’? THIS is a fingernail biting time parents take the following steps to Metropolitan Academy, Bristol for those parents waiting to hear give them a better idea of a school: Brunel Academy, City Academy if their children have got into • Be sceptical about an Ofsted and Fairfield) had positive their chosen secondary school. rating. They visit for one or two Progress 8 scores last year So-called ‘parental choice’ is days and don’t see the full picture (i.e. progress was better than limited by where you live, and – grades may also be out of date, as the national average-also the how easily you navigate an schools can change really quickly Bristol average). No local South overcomplicated admissions with a new head teacher etc. Gloucestershire schools are in this process. Last year, only 45 percent • Anecdotes in the community situation. of children in Lawrence Hill ward may be inaccurate, historical, and • The best judgement of ‘good’ got their first choice secondary subjective. If one child did not is also about the school’s ethos, school, compared to over 80 enjoy a school, it may mean it how well it inspires pupils and percent in St George Central and was the wrong fit for them, not supports them to gain the Troopers Hill. The proliferation necessarily that it is a poor school. resilience and self-esteem they of academies, (with their own • Take league tables with a pinch of need to succeed. Never an exact admissions arrangements) means salt. They judge all schools’ results science, but you can go to all the council can no longer take a in the same way, yet we have the Open Days to get a feel for a Ruth Pickersgill strategic approach to planning secondary schools with less than school, look at what’s on the walls, writes for St George school places – a new free school 10 percent pupils on free school and interrogate all the staff and can be set up next door to a half meals and others with over 80 the pupils who show you round. and Redfield Voice empty school. Also, this year there percent, each arriving with varied • Prioritise getting an appointment is a significantly higher number of levels of learning from primary to question the Head and see the applications for Bristol schools from school. Some schools prioritise school in action. Ask to go in some South Gloucestershire parents, teaching to the tests over a broad classrooms and see how engaged which particularly impacts on East curriculum. and happy the pupils are. Bristol. • Look carefully at the Progress Your local school may be just Everyone wants to get their 8 measure (showing progress what your child needs. You may children into a ‘good’ school – but from Year 6 to Year 11). All our also find your judgement of ‘good’ News?what is that? Call I would suggestRichard that local On Bristol 07716 schools (Bristol 569447 is better informed than Ofsted’s!

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ST George-based actress and writer Claire Rammelkamp is Local actress and writer calling on the local community to help raise the funds to take her theatre company's debut show, fundraising for Edinburgh show A Womb of One's Own to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Developed by Wonderbox, a final of this year's BBC Comedy theatre company co-founded by Writersroom. Claire and run entirely by women Claire attended Bristol who produce, write, and perform Brunel Academy when it was still their own original work, A Speedwell School and studied at Womb of One's Own is a topical Oxford before moving back to St production aiming to promote George. discussion about abortion. The “It's amazing to see my fearless dark comedy follows work recognised by a comedy university student Babygirl as award,” she explained. “It's she embarks on a journey of self equally moving when someone and sexual discovery, only to in the audience comes to see us discover she is 'up the proverbial after the show to tell us about duff'. We see Babygirl grapple their own abortion. I think it's with crotchety grandparents, important to talk about taboo unsympathetic admin staff, subjects; even to laugh about and new-found independence them. I think art should always in a show that is irreverent and get people talking.” laugh-out loud funny. Who says The Edinburgh Festival towards the cost of taking the fundraising effort in any feminism is po-faced? Fringe is the biggest celebration the show to the prestigious capacity, visit Wonderbox's The show has been of arts and culture from around festival, which will go towards Fringe Funder page to donate: successfully performed in the globe and takes place every accommodation and travel www.fringefunder.com/ London, Birmingham, and at the August. costs as well as theatre fees and campaign/213/wonderbox-s- People’s Republic of Stokes Croft Wonderbox is aiming to marketing materials. edinburgh-fundraiser in Bristol. The script reached the crowdfund £2,000 to contribute If you are able to support

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Got News? Call 0117 422 7200 or 07716 569447 Email: [email protected] 22 stgeorge&redfieldvoice March, 2018 n WHAT'S ON CONTINUED 31 March n St George Park Community Garden work session. Open to all, We would love to publicise your event help with jobs and learn all about We would love to publicise your event. Simply complete the online form at www. vegetable gardening. Accompanied children are welcome and there stgeorgeandredfieldvoice.co.uk/submitevent.html or call us on 0117 422 7200 is always watering to be done. 10:00am-12:00 noon, subject to change in bad weather. Contact: n n stgeorgecommunitgarden@ Messy play, 1:30pm–3:00pm, Arts & Crafts, 10.30am to 1.00pm, parenting puzzle. Please call to outlook.com Speedwell Nursery and Children’s Saffron Gardens, Prospect Place, book, 9:30am–11:30am, Speedwell Centre, tel: 0117 903 0329 0117 935 4471 Nursery and Children’s Centre, tel: n Capoeira: Easton Community n Branching Out 9:00am–11:00am, 0117 903 0329 n REGULAR Centre, 6:30pm–7:30pm, call Rad Messy play, 1:30pm–3:00pm, n Under 1’s social group, 1:30pm– EVENTS on 07734 469251 or Lise on 07590 Speedwell Nursery and Children’s 3:00pm, Speedwell Nursery and 408705 Centre, tel: 0117 903 0329 Children’s Centre, tel: 0117 903 n n Bristol Community Friendship Stay and play, 9:30am–11:00am, 0329 Monday Club, lunchtime cuppa and roll: St Aidan’s Church Hall n 55+ Wellbeing Group, 11.00am every first Monday of the month n Baby Clinic, 10:00am–12:00am, Thursday to 1.00pm, Beehive Centre 12:00 noon–2:00pm at St Annes St George Health Centre n Community Café, 9.00am to n Ping Pong Club, 1.00pm to Boardmills Club on Avondale Road. n ESOL Conversation Club, 1.30pm, Beehive Centre 4.00pm, Beehive Centre Everyone welcome, make new 1:30am–2:30pm, Speedwell n n IT Support and Advice, 10.30am Over 55 Ballroom Dance, friends. Visit the Bristol Community Nursery and Children’s Centre, tel: 12.30pm to 1.30pm, Beehive Centre to 12.30pm, St George Library Friendship Club Facebook page 0117 903 0329 n Baby Bounce and Rhyme, n Canoeing, Kayaking, Rowing and and ask to join or telephone Gill on n 10.15am, St George Library Capoeira: Gracie Barra School Sailing for the over 55s. 10.00am 0117 902 5779 BS5 9JU 6:30pm–8:00pm, call Rad n ESOL – Learning Direct 9:30am– Tuesday to 12noon. Baltic Wharf. Info 0117 11.30am, Speedwell Nursery and on 07734 469251 or Lise on 07590 935 4471 n Walking Group, 10.30am to 408705 Children’s Centre. Please call to find 11.30am, Beehive Centre n Coffee Morning, 10.00am to n out when the next course starts, n Lunch Club, 12.30pm to 2.00pm, First Tuesday of the month. 12noon, St Aidan’s Church, Fir Tree tel: 0117 903 0329 Beehive Centre Monthly social lunchtime meet up Lane. Info 0117 960 6592 n Baby Clinic, 1:00pm–2:30pm, for disabled people at the Farm- n Film Club, 1.45pm, Beehive n Pre-School Children’s Story Time, Cossham Hospital seminar room Centre house Pub, Wellington Road, Yate, BS37 5UY. Open and friendly group, 10.15am to 10.45am, St George meets first Tuesday of month 12- Library 2pm. Part of WECIL's peer support n Childminders’ group, 9:15am– 0117 287 2312 community - www.wecil.co.uk. 10:45am, Speedwell Nursery and Children’s Centre, tel: 0117 903 01823 765016 n WECIL monthly social meet up: second Tuesday of the month, so- 0329 cial meet up for disabled people at n Growing together, 9:30am– the Old Post Office pub, Fishponds 11:30am, Speedwell Allotments Road. Open and friendly group n Rock-a-bye, 9:30am – 10:30am, meets 6:00–7.30pm. Part of WECIL's please call to book, Community peer support community – www. Hub, Hillfields wecil.co.uk contact: 0117 947 9942 n or email [email protected] Stories Songs and Rhymes, 1:00pm–2:00pm, Speedwell Wednesday Children’s Centre, tel: 0117 903 n Holistic Massage, 10.00am to 0329 12noon, Beehive Centre n Post natal group. Call to book, PER n Tai Chi, Beginners 10.30– Speedwell Nursery and Children’s METER 11.30am, advanced 11.30am– Centre, tel: 0117 903 0329 12.30pm Beehive Centre AVERAGE SINGLE GARAGE 12.5M2 n Baby Massage, 1:30pm – 2:30pm, n Art & Craft Class, 1.30pm to please call to book, Speedwell £750 ALL IN 4.00pm, Beehive Centre Nursery and Children’s Centre, tel: n Keep Fit, 2.00pm to 3.00pm, 0117 903 0329 Beehive Centre n ParkWork: Between 10:00am n Easton Food Assembly, 12.30pm and 12:30pm. 1st Thursday: Other to 7.00pm, collect orders from spaces (Meadow Vale), 2nd: St Easton Community Centre, info George Park, 3rd: Troopers hill, [email protected] 4th: Dundridge, 5th: Other spaces n Community / Parents Group (Meadow Vale). Contact Joe Meeting, Summerhill School Mckenna on: 07469 400689 or joe. n Theatre 4 Tots: Develop [email protected] PER confidence and co-ordination n METER Capoeira: kids class 5.15pm– through the diverse practices of 6.15pm, adults class from 6.30pm– performing arts. Sessions run at 8.00pm at Gracie Barra school BS5 AVERAGE HOUSE £650 The Bristol Hippodrome 11.00am to FULL REPLACEMENT (NOT CAPPED) 9JU, call Rad on 07734 469251 or 12noon, for 0 - 4 years. Info Marie Lise on 07590 408705 on 0117 961 1686 n The Green Mingle is an n Nurturing programme and informal monthly networking To advertise, contact Philip on 0117 422 7200 Email: [email protected]

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39 March, 2018 stgeorge&redfieldvoice 23 n WHAT'S ON CONTINUED event for people interested in third Thursday of the month. Vol- 4.00pm, Beehive Centre n Chess club, 3–5pm at St George an environmentally sustainable unteers meet by the red slide on n Bingo, 1.30pm to 3.30pm, Library; all welcome Bristol. The Mingle runs from Troopers Hill field. Beehive Centre n Friends of Troopers Hill work 17:30–19:30 on the first Thursday of n WECIL informal and social crea- n Stay and play, 9:00am – 11:00am, party, 10:00am–12:00 noon, the month at The Station Kitchen in tive challenge arts session for disa- Speedwell Nursery and Children’s Broadmead bled people at Trinity Arts Centre, Centre, tel: 0117 903 0329 every first Saturday of the month. n Messy Play: Bethesda Methodist Trinity Rd, Old Market. Open and Saturday Volunteers meet by the red slide on Church, Church Road, 10.30am– friendly group, meets last Thursday n Capoeira: 10.30am–12:00 noon, Troopers Hill field. 12:00. £3 per child or £5 for two or of month 1.30pm to 3.30pm. Part Gracie Barra school BS5 9BH, call Beehive Centre is at 19a Stretford more children. No minimum age of WECIL's peer support community Rad on 07734 469251 or Lise on Road (next to St Ambrose as the parents/guardians stay with – www.wecil.co.uk. 07590 408705 Church) information on activities the children at all times. For more Friday n St George wards councillor information contact: 07799577584. n Line Dancing, 10.30am to surgeries, first Saturday of every at the Beehive Centre is available n Friends of Troopers Hill work 11.30am, Beehive Centre month, 11:30am–12:30pm at St at www.thebeehivebristol.co.uk party, 10:00am–12:00 noon, every n Ping Pong Club, 1.00pm to George library or tel 0117 935 4471.

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