May 2015 on Glos Rd Central the Heart of Yoga in Bristol Saturday 2 May!
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Keep Me I'm useful Bishopstonincluding Ashley Down, Horfield & St. Andrews Celebrate Mayfest Mattersissue 86, May 2015 on Glos Rd Central The heart of yoga in Bristol Saturday 2 May! Childrens yoga We teach classes for all ages of children at Yogawest. KS1 and KS2 classes on Tuesdays, Teenagers on Mondays. Children can try their first class before joining a course. See website for full details;Ê ÊÊ call 0117 924 3330ÊÊ to to book. book. www.yogawest.co.uk Read more on page 30 inside Denmark Place,Ê Bishopston,Ê Bristol BS7 8NW from relaxation Aromatherapy,the Couples massage workshop,centre Deep tissue massage, Holistic massage, Indian head massage, Pregnancy massage, Reflexology, Reiki, Shiatsu, Thai massage Practice open 7 days a week, early and late appointments. family the practice Weekend massage hub - early till late. 0117 944 6968 116 Gloucester Road, Bishopston www.thefamilypractice.tv Find Bishopston Matters on Facebook Follow @bishmatters on Twitter Please follow @bishmatters on Twitter, Dear Readers... 'Like' Bishopston Matters on Facebook I hope this good weather is putting you in For those I haven't yet seen, a huge thank the party mood! I look forward to seeing you to all you generous readers and local many of you joining in the Bishopston Cotham businesses that supported our first MS and Redland 'Community Festival' that takes charity quiz. The evening was packed full place during the first week of May. of fun and community spirit, amongst the The Golden Hill Community Garden, along laughs and good food, a great amount with The Friends of Horfield Common and St of money was raised for the Bristol MS Andrew's Park, all have fabulous activities Society. Share in the evening on page 55. lined up for you throughout the festival, so The Bishopston Walking Map Project please do go along and support them. See the launches mid-May outside Room 212. Find full line up on the centre pages. out more about this local project on page 5. The festival kicks off with the fabulous I recently enjoyed a cuppa and delicious Glos Rd Central's 'Mayfest'! As the front cake (all fair trade) at the new 'Higher page cover illustrates, much merriment was Ground', set within the Salvation Army shop had on the day last year. See from page 30. on the Prom, find out more on page 4. I had the pleasure of attending a local There are many more articles on community 'Sporting Memories' session held at the groups and our amazing local businesses Bristol County Ground this month. Read throughout that I hope you enjoy! more about these free, reminiscence sessions open to all with a passion for sport on page 11. Kerry x Email: [email protected] Visit: www.bishopstonmatters.co.uk Bishopston Matters, PO Box 337, Bristol, BS9 4WT Tel: 07881 924 059 / 0117 349 4483 @bishmatters HOME OR BUSINESSWE CAN VISIT YOUR At Xpress Computers, we talk REPAIRS • UPGRADES • SALES plain english to our customers, not technical jibberish. 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This Open: Wed to Sat, 10 am – 4 pm. 4 car parking 2 GLOUCESTER ROAD A38 Bishopston Downend Road Longmead Avenue month it was lovely to visit the new Higher Ground spaces at rear of shop accessed via Elton Lane. SPORTS GROUND B GOLDEN HILL Cafe situated with the Salvation Army charity shop Walking, both ALLOTMENTS SPORTS HM Prison ASHLEY DOWN ROAD on the Prom. Whilst munching my way through a Devon Jurassic Coast for pleasure and GROUND a purpose, is a Top of Egerton Lane School slice of delicious coffee and walnut cake, I chatted Bishop Road holiday caravan at award Nevil Road School Kings Drive SPORTS to assistant manager Leah, who has been with the fundamental part School Brynland Avenue winning Ladram Bay. City of GROUND Bristol charity for 13 years and was honoured to cut the of a healthy life, but are our streets really that Cricket College Seaside rewilding weekend Ground ribbon when the Gloucester Road venue opened. or family holiday? walkable? The aim of the Let's Walk Bishopston Stoney Lane Berkeley Road B project is to tackle both these issues in the Bishopston Medical Sommerville Road School She explained that their wide range of coffees, Beach, rock pooling, kayaking, Centre & Library Redland/Bishopston neighbourhood. School City speciality teas, snacks and cakes (provided by fresh crab, cliff walks, adventure set up so do use them Farm CRANBROOKB ROAD CRANBROOK B 7 B 6 play, new restaurant, big pool, sauna and steam room! ROAD ST ANDREWÕ S ASHLEY VALE NARROWAYS award winning Cake further up Gloucester Road) are The Let's Walk Bishopston project was instigated to post images fromALLOTMENTS PARK ALLOTMENTS B fair trade. Take-away is available and all the quality May, June, September great weekend deals just ask! by Daniella Radice, local Green Councillor and the walks and let us KEY 6 Trail start North School Public toilets products are very reasonably priced – tea and coffee See Airbnb or Facebook ‘Seaside Caravan Liz Kew, head of Street Scene for our area, who know what you spot on B Bench Pedestrian crossing Bus stop starts at just £1. Please visit this new local cafe soon. Ladram Bay’ Jerry 07445801885 or drew together a team of Bishopston residents, all your way. www.facebook.com/pages/Lets-Walk- Traffic lights Cromwell Road Zetland Road Bridge Slight gradient [email protected] passionate about creating an easy to use walking Bishopstontwitter.com/WalkBishopston. Moderate gradientMINA 10-12 Gloucester Road, BS7 8AE • 0117 924 8720 Steep gradient ROAD 3 (Arrows point downhill)PARK map of our area. They successfully acquired School Redland Montpelier School Public bridleway Railway Station Railway Station Public footpath funding for the project from the BCR Neighbourhood Steps Correct as at March 2015 Are you looking to improve Partnership and then set about talking to residents your fitness, get motivated and walking the area in order to map out the routes. and have fun? Local design agency, The Way Design, headed by Do you love being outdoors India Rabey (already known for her illustrations of End computer frustration! Prices start at and exercising in a friendly, the Gloucester Rd WI cookbook) has created the map, which includes symbols and guides to useful - Banish viruses & pop-ups just £35 sociable group? aspects such gradients, location of benches, public - Speed up your PCs and laptops Try something new! toilets and bus stops. The main aim of the map is to - Get free tools and tips encourage people to get out and about on foot by - Jargon- and risk-free suggesting useful walks around the area, linking up Nordic walking is the fastest growing local services and green spaces. FREE pickup and return, exercise in the world for a reason! One of the project leaders, Mick Broggio, helped on a No Fix - No Fee basis organised the fact finding walking teams and Gives you a total body workout has added 7 routes to the Ramblers Association Most popular services: Powerful weight loss tool website, where they are available to everyone. Liz - 1 hour Spring Clean, £35 - Total PC Revitaliser, £65 Kew is testing out many of the routes in a mobility - vinyl album to PC, from £5 - computer tutoring, £35 ph All the gain for no pain scooter. A key aim of the project involved surveying - copy slides to PC, from 20p ... and more on our website! Hour long fitness walks the routes so we can tackle obstacles in future, using our limited council budgets. @Ship_Shaped http://fb.com/ShipShape Computers 13 classes every week! The map will be launched outside Room www.shipshapecomputers.co.uk 212 on Saturday 16 May from 10 am to 4 pm. Start your own story by booking a Beginner Workshop at Please come along, take a free copy of the map Call Martin: 0771 254 1126 and try out a route. A Let's Walk Bishopston bristolnordicwalking.co.uk • 07886 885213 42 Mansfield Street, Bedminster, BS3 5PR facebook page and twitter account has been 4 Bishopston Matters Email me on [email protected] Don’t forget to mention Bishopston Matters when replying to ads! 5 Choose Clifton High School 10 reasons why: Golden Hill Community Garden 1 Co-educational – because in life, men and women work together May Spring Fair! 2 Boys and girls taught separately – when it matters most Hi everyone, So come It's May so that can only mean one thing... one, come 3 Small enough so everyone is known but big enough to offer a wide variety all and bring Come and join us for our Big Spring Fair on everyone of opportunities and this year we're Saturday 9 May 1–4 pm; you know to going bigger and better than ever as it's the launch 4 welcome the Small class sizes with excellent pupil:teacher ratios of The Bishopston Bale House.