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FREE Issue 618 11th March 2020 Read by more than 40,000 people each week Fresh fears of Green Belt development at Warmley South Gloucestershire Council this week said it does thousands of new homes on Green Belt land to the east of not support any further large-scale development east Kingswood, including Warmley, Siston, Oldland Common of Bristol amid local concerns that a vision for 2,500 and Mangotsfield. The RSS was abolished in 2010 by the houses on the Green Belt at Warmley could be Coalition Government. resurrected in the wake of the failed Joint Spatial Plan. Then came the ‘Warmley Vision’ for housing on more Local people including members of the Friends of Siston than 360 acres of farmland, including a local centre with Commons are currently trying to stop plans to build a shops and a primary school, plus an employment area for church at the top of a single track lane and have told The 3,000 people, which was produced four years ago by Week In that they fear that if it gets the go-ahead, it could developers Barratt and Bloor Homes on behalf of make it harder to fend off any attempt by developers in landowners. They had wanted the concept to be included Green Belt land off Webbs Heath the future to build over green fields which could be in the JSP as a “logical urban extension to East Bristol” devastating for the commons and their wildlife. with good transport links. Course/woodland and agricultural land to the north and Warmley has lived under the threat of development for The area is bordered by the Avon Ring Road (A4174) to north east. many years. Land was earmarked as part of the previous the west, Warmley and the A420 to the south, Webbs However, the land was not included in the JSP as a South West Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) to build Heath/Siston Lane to the east and Shortwood Golf Strategic Development Location (SDL). In total 12 major sites were identified in the West of England for housing including five in South Gloucestershire - Thornbury, Buckover, Charfield, Coalpit Heath and Yate. The SDLs in Bath & North East Somerset were North Keynsham and Whitchurch, while in Bristol land off Bath Road in Brislington was selected. North Somerset’s SDLs were Backwell, Banwell, Churchill and Nailsea. Last year the JSP was scuppered after planning inspectors said the proposed housing locations had not been selected against reasonable alternatives on a robust, consistent and objective basis. But they also said: “We have not definitively reached the view that any of the individual SDLs proposed in the JSP could not, in principle, form a sound part of a plan for the West of England or for any of the individual local authority areas.” Continued on page 3

Also in this Fixing 18/19 bus service More concerns over Hanham pharmacy Plans revealed for needs more than money church on the common closure plan Grange school site week’s issue . . . page 5 . . . page 6 . . . page 13 . . . page 17 2 The Week in • Wednesday 11th March 2020 Fresh fears of Green Belt development at Warmley Continued from page 1 And this week Cllr Steve Reade, South Gloucestershire’s Cabinet Member for Planning, Transport & Strategic Environment, stressed that although the JSP had not meet the criteria of the inspectors, it doesn’t mean that the basic principles are “dead and buried”. He said the council is currently looking very closely at the process of identifying and confirming locations. He said there is very little land east of Bristol that isn’t under some sort of option from speculative developers but that does not mean it will come forward for development and that South Gloucestershire currently has more than a five-year land supply. A council spokesperson added: "We do not support further large-scale development east of Bristol and recognise the importance of the Green Belt in this general location. Bristol has historically grown north and eastwards and further growth in this area would significantly add to the impression of urban sprawl, undermining the objectives of the Green Belt.” Church plan ‘threat’ to parish’s ancient commons – pages 6 & 7 Developers have long been eyeing up land in the Warmley area

The Week in • Wednesday 11th March 2020 3 Bunting project as part of VE Day anniversary celebrations As part of Staple Hill’s efforts to mark the Finished pieces can be delivered to Fabric 75th anniversary of VE Day on Friday 8th Plus in Badminton Road, Downend, and May, people are invited to get involved in the WI will piece them together. a community bunting project being led by The party in Page Park on the 8th is being Downend WI. organised by the local branch of the Royal Community groups, businesses, schools British Legion and will run from 11am to and individuals are encouraged to make 5pm. their own section which could include a There will be fun, food, dancing and school emblem, business logo or any other singing plus a fancy dress competition, image that celebrates community or the 1940s military vehicles, local business end of the war in Europe. stands and a dog show. The day will Templates and more information are include a fly-past from the Royal Air Reader’s suggestion for available at http://www.staplehillrbl.org. Force. uk/ve-bunting Everyone is welcome. No 17 is taken up by First First’s 17 bus service from Southmead have to change at St John’s Church if they Keep in touch, let us know what you think, Hospital to Keynsham via Eastville, are going to Bristol. send us your news Fishponds, Staple Hill, Kingswood and Mr Hutt wrote: “There are a total of nine www.facebook.com/theweekin Hanham, is thriving, with new buses recently hourly No 17 buses that come through introduced on the route. Keynsham on a Sunday from Southmead and “It’s a vote of confidence in the 17,” says nearly every single one of them seems to me MD James Freeman. to be just about empty. How difficult would THE WEEK IN And he says First has taken up the suggestion it actually be to re-route two or three of them from Week In reader Lionel Hutt last up and back down to the estate during the Barrs Court, Bitton, Brislington, October (Issue 596) and will be introducing day?” Cadbury Heath, Compton Dando, a Sunday service to the Park Estate in Mr Freeman says that B&NES Council is Corston, Downend, Emersons Green, Fishponds, Hanham, Hillfields, Keynsham from 5th April. Passengers will putting in a small amount to make it work. Keynsham, Kingswood, Longwell Green, Mangotsfield, Marksbury, North Common, Oldland Common, Pucklechurch, Saltford, Staple Hill, Stockwood, St George, Warmley, Whitchurch, Wick, Willsbridge. 16,000 copies are distributed through retail outlets, libraries, pubs, community centres each week. Verified pick-up rate of 97%. Publisher Keynsham & Saltford Times Ltd, 8 Temple Court, Keynsham. BS31 1HA 0117 986 0381 www.theweekin.co.uk ISSN: 2052-9767

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4 The Week in • Wednesday 11th March 2020 Money alone won’t solve 18/19 bus service problems The boss of First bus welcomed the prospect of more available cash for just one service and First is not the only funding for the 18 and 19 bus service but warned it would bus company operating in the West of England. not solve all the problems of it being a very long and He believes the route ideally needs to be split up into two or congested route. even three bits to make it work properly – but more buses Last week we reported on hopes that some of the three would mean more costs and therefore more fares would be quarters of a million pounds given by the Department for needed. Transport to the West of England Combined Authority The 19 goes via Bitton, Cadbury Heath, Kingswood, Staple (WECA) to improve bus services and restore those lost could Hill, Downend, the University of the West of England be used for the 18 and 19 (formerly the 19/19A) which go (UWE)) and Bristol Parkway, while the 18 stops en route at from Bath to Cribbs Causeway. Saltford, Keynsham, North Common, Kingswood, Staple The withdrawal of the evening 19 bus service, along with the Hill, Downend, UWE and Bristol Parkway. reduction of Saturday services to one an hour (the 18), has Mr Freeman says that changes to a more modern fleet will been a major topic of debate in this publication since the be coming to the 18/19 in the summer which should cut the James Freeman changes were introduced in January as a result of the services incidence of breakdowns, which people complain about, and failing to cover their operating costs and South achieve a deliverable timetable. of England Bus Strategy drawn up by WECA, which we Gloucestershire Council saying it is not in a position to Responding to claims on our letters pages about bus drivers featured in last week’s issue, and which members of the provide any further financial support. waving people on to buses and not recording journeys, he public have until this weekend (15th March) to respond. This week James Freeman, managing director of First West says the only reason a driver would not input passengers is Acknowledging that “it’s still only an aspiration,” he stresses of England, told us he hopes WECA will consult with the bus because the ticket machine is not functioning: “If a driver the importance of having the right infrastructure. He did company about how to spend the funding. The journey from waves people on because they are running really late, that admit though that he was not convinced by WECA’s plans Cribbs Causeway to Bath can take more than two hours and would not be done with our blessing as it distorts numbers. for bus interchanges claiming passengers don’t like changing Mr Freeman says reinstating services on the route is not If people see it happen tell us so we can find out why.” buses: “It is the importance of directness – like the X39, necessarily the answer. It would take a huge chunk of the Meanwhile Mr Freeman is generally supportive of the West which people love.”

The Week in • Wednesday 11th March 2020 5 Church plan ‘threat’ to

Objectors to the plan to build a the “dramatic increase” in vehicles congregation to keep traffic impact to a church and community centre at using the narrow and totally unsuitable minimum, and that many people Bridge House Farm say it would be single track lane is dangerous. But attending will be travelling together in another nail in the coffin of the South Glos Council’s highways officer one vehicle. He says the road narrows area’s ancient commons if it gets the has not raised any concerns about in places but is generally wide enough go-ahead. traffic or parking. to allow two cars to pass one another: Concerns have been raised about the A typical congregation of 200 is “As such, we consider the road to be detrimental effect on wildlife and the expected at services and as many as adequate to accommodate additional environment from pollution, the noise 450 worshippers for occasions such as traffic resulting from the new church. and disturbance for people living in the Christmas. Sixty parking spaces are We note that there is no footway area, and the impact on walkers, dog proposed. The proposal is for the abutting the road; however, there are walkers, cyclists and horse riders from church and additional facilities, footpaths and cycle routes in the area vehicles coming and going. including a café, to be available to the and these connect the application site But many letters in support of St wider community for worship, to the wider highway and provide Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic functions like weddings, funerals or suitable and safe routes for people on Church’s plans have also been sent to hire for clubs, groups, meetings, coffee foot and cycling.” South Gloucestershire Council, saying mornings and exercise classes. The officer adds: “We are satisfied that it will benefit and enrich the local In his report the council’s highways vehicular speeds on Siston Common community. The church currently officer says that for larger services, the are low. There is an advisory 20mph operates from St Joseph’s in Fishponds. church is proposing to use minibus sign just past the Horseshoe pub and Siston Parish Council has warned that pick-ups for members of the vehicles travelling at this location have

A cycle route crosses the narrow lane

6 The Week in • Wednesday 11th March 2020 ancient common

to drive over a cattle grid which also slows natural ecosystems are maintained, down vehicles.” preserved and protected for future One of the objectors is Ros Pyle, an active generations to enjoy, and for wildlife to member of the Friends of Siston Commons. thrive in. She said: “Siston Common has already “I believe this development would be suffered an assault upon it over recent years, detrimental to the local identity and heritage divided by the Avon Ring Road and subject of the area, both aesthetically and to unsympathetic and inappropriate housing environmentally, as noise, litter and air development… further building on this scale pollution will increase. As a result of this would further damage the beauty of the increase in traffic on a small access road, the landscape, as well as the wildlife and its negative impact on the quality of the lives of environment.” the local residents (people and animals) will “The local residents and population of the be inevitable and will undoubtedly have parish of Siston value the ancient commons health implications for both. If this highly and have established an active Friends development is allowed to go ahead, it will Bridge House Farm of Siston Commons community group. They conflict with the vision of the council and the work closely with the parish council and community in its respect and desire to South Gloucestershire Council as custodians protect the commons from further damage of the commons to ensure that these unique and encroachment.” History Society Pier talk The talk to Keynsham & Saltford Local England”. History Society members on Monday 16th The meeting will be at St Dunstan’s Clean-up day postponed March will be about Clevedon Pier. Catholic Church Hall, Bristol Road, The community clean-up day of Tarzan site unsuitable to work on. Organiser Juice Abbie Edbrooke, from the Clevedon Keynsham, at 7.30pm. Park in Cadbury Heath that had been due Community Project says that a new date Pier Trust, will be speaking about the 150- Visitors are welcome and if you join the to take place at the weekend had to be will be arranged as soon as possible to year history of what John Betjeman society then admission is free. Find out cancelled due to the weather making the tackle the green space in Coronation Road. described as “the most beautiful pier in more at www.keysalthist.org.uk

The Week in • Wednesday 11th March 2020 7 Restoration of Willsbridge Mill and gardens now in its sixth year

The group who have been working towards the long-term managed by Avon Wildlife. Although the sustainability of Willsbridge Mill are entering their sixth group will now take responsibility for this year with funding secured for even more projects, area, they will work closely with Avon including more than £40,000 for a forest school. Wildlife on the improving existing dipping Having previously been run by Avon Wildlife Trust, the pond. Grade II listed buildings were taken over in autumn 2014 by The outdoor classroom will also include a community trust Willsbridge Mill Community Refresh. viewing platform to watch the badgers that WMCR are ‘tenants at will’ at the site, which is owned by have setts nearby. South Gloucestershire Council. They oversee the work to Work can also get under way on other ponds restore the mill and its surrounding gardens while Avon and the wildlife garden in front of the mill Wildlife Trust still maintain Willsbridge Valley as a wildlife buildings, thanks to a £20,000 grant from reserve. Ibstock Enovert Community Trust and £500 Weekend assistant Jolie in the refurbished café The barn is used as the Coffee Mill Café and community from Wessex Water’s Watermark Project. venue and it officially reopened at the weekend after a And a fairy wood for under-fives will be ready by the end of there was a makeshift café in the mill itself. The mill is hired £38,000 refurbishment, thanks to a grant from Enovert the summer, courtesy of a £12,000 grant from Ibstock. out for events including conferences, but WMCR would like Community Trust. Meanwhile a £19,000 grant from Cory Ibstock has seen the to restructure the building and eventually get a wedding There is a new kitchen, counter area and smart new furniture derelict stable block turned into an environmentally friendly licence. and the café is now open six days a week with a wider menu. storage area with solar panels. It is hoped that bats will come Upgrading the site’s toilets and building a car park with a WMCR hope to apply for a drinks licence in the spring. back to nest there. new entrance, for which they have secured planning Oldland and Bitton parish councils also helped with the With £10,500 from the Government’s Pocket Parks Plus permission, are other major projects planned but until they funding and local district councillors Paul Hughes and Toby Programme, just under £2,000 from the Postcode Lottery and can sort out their lease with the council (they have been Savage gave some of their South Gloucestershire member support from South Gloucestershire Council, a new memorial tenants at will for more than five years) they cannot apply awarded funding. WMCR volunteers did some of the work woodland has been established in a tranquil spot by the side for bigger grants. WMCR are hopeful that the lease will have to make the money go further. of Siston Brook. People are able to sponsor a bench or one been drawn up by next month. WMCR has also secured £43,800 from the Heritage Lottery of 19 types of native tree in celebration or memory of a loved Fund for a forestry school project and is going through the one. process of getting planning approval. An acre and half behind A £2,500 grant from Wessex Water is currently being used the mill has been earmarked for the school, previously for a feasibility study to investigate whether a mini hydro- electric scheme would be viable. Ultimately the hope is that, with Environment Agency approval, there can be a turbine that would supply enough electricity for lights and power. The group have also recently secured £2,500 from South Glos Council’s Area Wide Grant for a fire alarm and CCTV cameras following a recent incident of fly-tipping at the site. The dipping pond, beyond which the forest school is planned While the work was being carried out on the new kitchen,

Willsbridge Mill

8 The Week in • Wednesday 11th March 2020 Keynsham playing Motocross fields damaged bikes stolen The Manor Road playing fields in Keynsham were driven Two Motocross bikes were stolen after someone forced over last Thursday night, with the culprits causing damage entry to a garage in Henbury Road in Hanham between to the pitches. 10am and 2.20pm on Friday 21st February. Keynsham Town Council looks after the site and its One of the bikes is an orange and black KTM XF 50 and grounds team worked to get the pitches ready for the the other a blue and black Yamaha YZF. Both have the weekend’s fixtures. number 276 on them. The police have been informed and anyone with If you have any information regarding this incident, information about what happened is asked to report it to contact the police on 101. Alternatively call 101 or email [email protected] Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. Extra-long Repair Café session As part of the Keynsham Environment & Climate Showcase taking place at The Space above the town’s library this Saturday (14th March) the monthly Keynsham Repair Café will be running for four hours instead of two. Photo credit: Beth Bracey There will be a wide variety of exhibitors at the event covering lots of different aspects of the climate crisis and suggesting practical ways in which residents can make a difference on a local and global level. Entry to the event, which will run from 10am to 2pm, is free. Keynsham Repair Café will be running their monthly repair session so if you have a broken item you can take it along and the team of volunteers will see if they can repair or fix it for free. The café meets on the second Saturday of the month and more volunteers are welcome. Find out more on Facebook or email [email protected]

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The Week in • Wednesday 11th March 2020 9 LETTERS

Our town has become a have consistently failed to support the Council meetings at South Glos, with two council car park Conservative Administration’s record cancelled because of elections. The removal investment into our local roads, only last of public council meetings is another sign of Dear Stephen month outright opposing the budget this Administration's lack of transparency First of all, welcome to Keynsham council proposals through which the road resurfacing and lack of concern for local democracy, as car park. They are everywhere. All day, programme is funded. They have had no it also denies the residents of South Glos every day. In car parks and back roads like hand in ensuring roads will be resurfaced, their opportunity to speak directly to the Sherwood Road or Gaston Avenue and even in their own wards and, as ever, offer council. There are a number of items in the Temple Street. If you can get there before They have simply displaced the problem. no alternatives. Cabinet’s forward plan which are listed for 7am you might just get a space. I haven't even mentioned the cars that have Labour’s opposition to the progress being decisions in March, and which are of interest The worst of it is that disabled bays on to drive down Bath Hill and turn around to made by South Gloucestershire becoming a to councillors regardless of political colour. Temple Street are being occupied all day come back again. We also have a poorly member of the West of England Combined Cases of Coronavirus may or may not have every day by non-disabled drivers (used conceived twin set of pedestrian crossings Authority also highlights their lack of increased by then – the council meeting reservedly) working on behalf of B&NES (and two mini-roundabouts) that often take support for further investment into our local would be a good opportunity to get Council and they are not being moved on or two minutes or more to change to red for transport infrastructure. This includes the information out to the public, and again all fined. I was told by a manager that they are people to cross, by which time most or all substantial funding for the regeneration of councillors will want to know what plans 'lazy'! I have spoken to several people have taken their chances. Kingswood High Street. South Glos has put in place to ensure recently who have complained they are not The point we are missing is that the current In contrast to the image painted in Cllr Bell’s services are not disrupted. able to park and that includes the elderly and situation regarding parking and the road letter, the input of South Gloucestershire’s In addition, the Chancellor will present his infirm. Why is Temple Street a construction system has damaged Keynsham. There is three local MPs have in fact been vital, with budget on 11th March, which may include yard and council car park in blatant less footfall and the B&NES survey of Chris Skidmore, Luke Hall and Jack Lopresti important announcements for Local disrespect for other people? businesses did show a drop in turnover for having successfully campaigned to secure Government, which could be discussed by I have recently been told by a council source many. The pros and cons of the one-way more funding from Government that has Full Council in the form of questions from that up to 200 extra B&NES staff are coming system were published and the cons were made the council’s record investment into individual councillors. We are seriously to Keynsham to work every day because ignored. Indeed the improvements requested our roads possible. concerned that democracy and accountability they are no longer allowed to use their permit by those surveyed and in favour were Cllr Steve Reade has disappeared in South Glos and has been parking in Bath so they are coming here ignored. I and other letter writers will not Cabinet Member for Planning, Transport replaced by a one-party or even one-person instead. Why are B&NES Council using stop questioning B&NES Council officials & Strategic Environment dictatorship. Keynsham as a convenience for any activity just because councillors treat us with disdain Pat Rooney they have here? Why is there a total in their replies. When are B&NES Council Leader of the Labour Group disregard for the residents and shoppers Whatever happened to and councillors going to do the right thing trying to use local services and shops? We democracy at council? for the good of Keynsham and not the good are paying for this! We are paying for them Dear Editor Objectors to fence have not of themselves? Pigs may well fly! to do as they want with our roads, our The Leader of South Gloucestershire been represented Chris Oliver parking and the disputed air pollution levels. Council, Toby Savage, is trampling over Dear Stephen I have spoken to residents from both Rock local democracy with his cancellation of yet I asked one of our district councillors, Paul Road and Bath Hill recently. I cannot repeat Labour have failed to another Full Council meeting on 18th March Hughes, to call in the application for fencing what they said. Fact. They are angry that a support record investment on the grounds that there is insufficient around the Redfield Edge playing field so councillor maintains that air pollution levels Dear Editor business for the agenda. that the community could have their say have fallen and would invite you to take In response to Cllr Bell’s letter in last week’s We find this surprising given that the Labour regarding this issue in front of the planning monitor readings at certain locations in their edition, I would call into question the and Lib Dem groups both have a number of committee, presence. We all remember the queues on commitment he and his Labour colleagues questions to ask - yet again the Leader has I had to email him three times as he failed to Bath Hill because we still have them. We have shown towards investment into our removed the ability of opposition groups to update me. I must say it was not a surprise also have queues along Temple Street to communities and our local roads. question and challenge Cabinet members. to find out that the application was not called Rock Road and Ashton Way and vice versa. South Gloucestershire’s Labour councillors In the last year there have only been four Full in. What was their motive? Certainly not

10 The Week in • Wednesday 11th March 2020 LETTERS representing the people who elected them. If mums who make Mary’s Meals. I have investment into the local police team. granting retrospective permission and if all he would have had the common decency to already told my boys this is a gift I would be Libby Speechley adjoining residents were notified? inform me of his strange decision, I could delighted to receive! Police Community Support Officer 7174 The noise emitted from 4 Concrete is have arranged for it to be called in from Sophie Thompson horrendous at times during the day, often another source. Are 20mph zones a waste starting before 7am and continues His response was: ‘Thank you for your I won’t shop at Tesco after of money? throughout the day it seems. The nearby email. As I indicated in a previous email to residents must be despairing, not to mention ‘car park’ fine Dear Editor you, I said I would consider referring the the wildlife. Dear Sir A lot of our council tax has been spent on the application to committee. Having considered I believe the concrete plant borders the I am writing in response to the letter introduction of a 20mph limit in Hanham. fully the application with co-councillor Erica Conservation Area which is absurd if you published 4th March regarding Tesco In a 2018 Department for Transport study, Williams, we decided not to call the think about it. Are we not supposed to be Keynsham car parking fines. Unfortunately, the public view was that with such schemes, application in.’ preserving wildlife and encouraging it? I can whilst I was briefly visiting and shopping in the likelihood of drivers being caught Despite around 125 letters of objections from only imagine what a negative impact this is Tesco, I also parked by the wall to the left- exceeding the limit is very small. people they are supposed to represent, I find having on the surrounding nesting birds, etc. hand side of the car park, along with a Should we care that this costly effort to make this unacceptable. Whilst I wholeheartedly agree that number of other vehicles parked at that time. our roads safer may not be effectively Terry Hayward, Oldland Common preserving historic buildings is vital, what It wasn’t until about two weeks after parking enforced? about the well-being of the people who live I received a summons for £70 (reduced to Robin Champion in them? And what of the elderly residents of Mother's Day thought £20 for prompt payment, which I paid). the nearby nursing home Sunnymead? I can’t Dear Editor I subsequently visited Tesco and spoke to a Beware rogue traders imagine how they will ever be able to enjoy This Mother’s Day, I am thinking about member of the management team to express Dear Stephen a peaceful moment in their garden again if everything women do to give their children my concerns and suggested that more I enjoy your publication, it informs me of 4 Concrete are allowed to continue the best start in life. parking bays should be marked out in this local events and news and the crossword is operating. Like the women in countries such as Malawi, area. I was advised that the car parking land great. It is also a source of information for I can see other issues as well. Huge concrete Liberia and India, who rise early each day to did not belong to Tesco and that the tickets obtaining the services of various trades and wagons pulling out onto an already busy cook and serve food to hungry children in were given due to health and safety reasons, services. Unfortunately, there are some road, cement dust and aggregates spilling their communities with the charity Mary’s really! unscrupulous businesses operating in our onto Avon Mill Lane and beyond, diesel Meals. May I suggest to you all - as Tesco care not, area and nationally. My advice to anyone fumes from cement mixers, large signage Their dedication epitomises powerful we take our custom elsewhere, which I have seeking to employ a tradesman or company and blinding floodlights – all visible from the motherly love, and it is thanks to them that done, and my £20 has more than been repaid. is to always, in the first instance, ask friends street and the park. Mary’s Meals is able to feed 1.6 million A Keynsham resident or family if they can recommend anyone for Like M Brown I also ask the question – how hungry children around the world every (Name & address supplied) has this business been allowed? school day. The food they lovingly serve the job required. There are companies that claim to be 'local' that are in fact not. Stewart , Resident of Keynsham Thank you from police for This is in no way meant to scare people from electric bike funding using the Service Directory in your How we could improve Dear Sir publication. I'm sure most advertisers in it town’s traffic situation are long-standing and genuine. The Parkwall & Bitton Beat Team would like Dear Stephen Always try to get a quote or estimate. Most to thank Cllr Erica Williams and Bitton In response to Cllr Hale's assumption that we will hopefully be happy to provide this free Parish Council for their support in funding all have short memories when it comes to the of charge. electric bikes. These bikes allow the team to queues on Bath Hill in Keynsham, I would A local tradesman. Name and address patrol much quicker than on foot and means like to take him back to a time before the supplied we can more effectively patrol cycle paths council decided to increase the size of the and alleyways. We will be able to use the pavement to a ridiculously large size, then bikes to reach all corners of our beat and they How was this business further reduce the road width by putting in a will make a big difference in us being able granted permission? cycle lane. Sophie Thompson to get places quicker. Dear Editor My recollection of the situation prior to these They are already being put to good use in I am writing in response to M Brown’s letter changes were very little traffic queues. I attracts little ones into the classroom, giving rain and shine, and we are very grateful to (4th March) regarding concerns about think a few changes to the current dreadful them the energy to gain an education that the parish council and Erica for making this concrete silos near homes in Keynsham. As situation would be to synchronise both sets can, one day, be their ladder out of poverty. a local resident I feel that not only are the of lights on Bath Hill and allow traffic I am in awe of these incredible women. And two giant silos an eyesore, I don’t see how leaving Tesco to turn right onto Charlton that’s why I am asking your readers to send they can be an equal replacement for the old Road. This would end the situation where a Mary’s Meals gift card to the special original silo that was located approximately traffic has to go around the roundabout women in their lives this Mother’s Day. For 25m further away and in close proximity to outside St. John's Church then to come back just £15.90, it will feed a hungry child every the railway line and out of sight. up Charlton Road. day for an entire school year. I have viewed the planning online. I am We all managed turning right for many years Please visit marysmeals.org.uk/mothersday PCSOS Libby Speechley & Jason wondering if anyone from the planning without much problem. Green with Erica Williams to purchase your gift card in honour of the department came to view the site before Alan Burston

The Week in • Wednesday 11th March 2020 11 LETTERS Spotlight on future Anger at dairy firm believe for one moment that my milk will be reinstated at all unless I go online, which Dear Becky according to them I can't at the moment but I Re your recent coverage of Milk & More I feel of city’s parks don't believe that either. that I am being bullied by them. Why? Because A few financial figures: Milk and More tried they claim they had no criteria for my The Bristol Future Parks project is Community conversation events are being this out in Essex last September and they are suspension but what's the easy way out? A: To looking at how the city council’s parks held across the city and include one on now bringing it in nationwide. In this area alone suspend online customers who pay in advance, and green spaces could be run in the Wednesday 18th March from 6.30pm to they have suspended 3,500 customers (their or B: Customers who pay cash monthly in future. The project aims to find ways to 8.30pm at St Brendan’s Sixth Form figures) that equates to quite a large sum of arrears. They are going to go for the easy option money. Assuming that they all have seven pints protect and improve public parks and College in Broomhill Road, Brislington; and that is B. I am in my 70s and an awful lot of milk a week, in one week the sales lost is to green spaces by creating partnerships with and on Tuesday 24th March at the Vassall of the easy option are from 60 plus. We are not the value of £20825.00 so the sales lost in the community groups and volunteers, sports Centre, Gill Avenue, Fishponds, from youngsters and we grew up in a world where last six weeks of suspension is £124950.00 clubs and businesses. 6.30pm to 8.30pm. you paid cash, not by credit cards, etc. Also Now this says that Milk & More are a very most of us are also on a fixed income and our thriving company and can afford to take these milk in all possibility as it is a food comes from losses and bearing in mind that these figures are our weekly food budget. for this area only, nationwide the losses must Some of us may know what and how to use a Friendly support group for carers be in the millions and I wonder how long they computer but quite a few don't, and those of us can trade making these sort of losses? Do you look after a friend or relative with which is based at the Vassall Centre in who do don’t want to put our bank details I will not be bullied into doing something that an illness or disability? Are you aged 50 Fishponds, will buy your first hot drink. online. Like a lot of the easy option, I am on I don't want to do as I really think this is what or above? If so you are invited to the Cake is available too! It is fine to just turn my own but I am lucky as I am still able to get is being done to me and other customers. Prove Carers Café Group which meets on the up, but if you'd like more information, around so have no trouble to go out every day me wrong Milk & More. to purchase my milk. Quite a few people are third Wednesday of each month from 2pm contact Caroline McAleese at A very unhappy Milk & More customer not so lucky and struggle with walking frames to 3.30pm at Kingfisher Café in carolinem@ carerssupportcentre.org.uk or and sticks, while those who can’t are having to Fishponds. The Carers Support Centre, call 07857 919195. ask people to get theirs for them, so taking Generous gesture away their independence. Dear Editor Milk & More's easy option is discrimination I would like to say a big thank you to the man against the vulnerable and elderly. Of course who was in the queue behind me at Lidl in Community clear-up in Whitchurch they will deny this but it is as it is the Hanham on Friday 28th February. vulnerable and elderly being bullied by a firm I didn’t have enough money on me to pay for As part of the Great British Spring Clean welcome to take part, meeting at who have the monopoly. my goods so he paid the extra. I said thank you 2020, Whitchurch Village Council has Whitchurch Community Centre at 10am. You started off by putting our milk up by 4p to very much and how was I going to pay him organised a community clear-up on Light refreshments will be served after the 85p per pint and when that didn't work, you back. He said don’t worry, it’s only money! Saturday 28th March. Everyone is clear-up finishes at noon. suspended our milk and that is bullying. I don't Mrs Heard, Cadbury Heath Crossword ACROSS DOWN 1. Mocks (7) 1. Gold coin (5) 5. Merry frolic (5) 2. Poised for action (5) 8. Swindle (inf.) (3) 3. Discussed formally (7) 9. Room, space (7) 4. Writer (6) 10. Allow in (5) 5. Angry growl (5) 11. Assignation (5) 6. Stays (7) 13. Gold ingots (7) 7. No longer alive (7) 15. Always (4) 12. Regret (3) 17. Fall back (6) 14. Exhort (4) 19. Guests (anag.) (6) 16. Calf meat (4) 22. Prayer ending (4) 17. Battlement (7) 24. Wonderful event (7) 18. Pirate (7) 26. Throttle (5) 20. Release (7) 29. 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12 The Week in • Wednesday 11th March 2020 Shock plans to close pharmacy at Hanham surgery

There are plans to close the pharmacy at near the High Street branch were also the health centre in Hanham. highlighted. Agents for Shaunaks say that of Pharmacy chain Shaunaks have told NHS all the pharmacies in the area, the one at England that they want to keep their branch Hanham Health operates with the shortest in Hanham High Street but shut the one at opening hours and is not open at weekends. Hanham Health in Whittucks Road. They say the High Street branch is 700 The closure was brought to people’s metres away from the medical centre – about attention by a councillor at the Community an eight-minute walk – and there are dropped Engagement Forum for Hanham and kerbs, street lighting and controlled crossing Longwell Green last Thursday, with local points along the route. people raising concerns about the impact on “The High Street pharmacy is located just patients. Shaunaks have been based at the before the main shopping parade and has free health centre since 1997. When we asked parking outside with a waiting limit time of Hanham Health to comment, they were 20 minutes which means that there is good unable to do so as they said they had not turnover of parking spaces for customers. received any communication from Shaunaks Longer parking is available just around the about the closure, and suggested we contact corner from the pharmacy on Victoria Road Hanham Health Centre the company. and patients can park there for free for one Shaunaks’ own website says: “By having a hour. their agents say there are two other to visit if possible; 94% were happy with the close working relationship with the doctors “The 17 and 44 bus routes which serve the pharmacies within a mile radius of Hanham waiting time it took to dispense within the health centre, we are able to medical centre also stop within 200 metres - Asda Pharmacy at Craven Way and Boots prescriptions. provide a second-to-none pharmacy service. of the High Street pharmacy. In addition, at Gallagher Retail Park - which both operate We have contacted the pharmacy chain to “Many of our systems are integrated with the there are three additional bus routes that stop extended hours’ provision seven days per ask why they are planning to close the health centre, and we are able to share directly outside the High Street pharmacy week and late night and early opening. branch but had not received a response information to enhance the care of our and which provide better access to the wider The pharmacy at Hanham Health scores before going to print this week patients.” area (37, 37A and 45).” highly in a survey of users, with 97% of People have until 18th April to comment. Concerns about the availability of parking Shaunaks also offer a delivery service and respondents saying it is the one they choose Email [email protected]

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The Week in • Wednesday 11th March 2020 13 Forest farm venture Volunteers from launches in Willsbridge South Glos are A new forest farm and vineyard is being vineyard there. established at Willsbridge Hill. Forest Larder also has approximately Forest Larder Ltd was founded in early three acres of mature woodland, acquired honoured at 2019 by Christopher Sai Eccles. The in spring 2019, in the Mendip Hills Area company acquired the 15-acre grassland of Outstanding Natural Beauty, North site at Willsbridge Hill in January of this Somerset. special ceremony year and its website says it is developing The site in the Mendips is due to release a soft fruit orchard, spice garden and its first products this spring. Unsung heroes from across South in helping to reduce loneliness and isolation Gloucestershire were presented with a in the community. Chair’s Community Award last Alan Cook was another recipient. He helped Wednesday. to establish the junior parkrun in Page Park The annual ceremony, held at South in Staple Hill and organises and leads a core Gloucestershire and Stroud College campus team of volunteers who put on the weekly 2k at Stoke Gifford, is organised by the council runs for four to 14-year olds. He is also one to recognise and celebrate the valuable of the run leaders for Staple Hill Runners and contribution that local unpaid volunteers has set up a weekly 5k on Tuesday mornings make to life in the district. for adults. Cllr Brian Allinson, Chair of South David Blackmore, who founded the Gloucestershire Council, said: “The people Mangotsfield Matters Facebook Page which here today are stars of South Gloucestershire now has more than 3,000 followers, was also and it is a pleasure to be able to recognise honoured. them for their dedication and community He regularly posts on local issues, events and spirit.” activities and is also a local historian, Among the winners was Roger Humphries, regularly researching important issues of the who has been a volunteer driver for past and sharing his research with the local Kingswood Community Transport for the media for all to enjoy. past five years. He regularly works five days He is also a keen supporter and campaigner a week and understands the value of his work for animal welfare and homeless charities.

14 The Week in • Wednesday 11th March 2020 Health chiefs act to help GP surgeries under strain

Action is being taken to ease the pressure that the lack of area and 48% nationally. a health centre on the new Lyde Green estate is having And 59% of Leap Valley patients describe their overall on existing GP surgeries. experience of the practice as good while the figure at Some 2,000 homes are being built at Lyde Green. Rather than Emersons Green is 60%. The CCG average is 85% and the build a health facility on the new estate, the NHS gave national average is 83%. additional funding to help the health centre at Emersons This week David Jarrett, area director for South Green cope with the added strain. Gloucestershire at the Bristol, North Somerset and South With hundreds of homes already occupied, Lyde Green Gloucestershire CCG, said: “We are aware the Lyde Green Community Association has flagged up the need for urgent housing development will further increase the population in action. The most recent patient survey (2019) for Emersons the area, and we have already begun working with local Green Medical Centre and Leap Valley Surgery at Downend, practices to ensure there is adequate access to GP services which are both run by Green Valleys Health, highlights the for everyone. This process will include a review of local problems. resources to help us understand the most effective way to use Only 30% of patients at the Emersons Green surgery and the extra investment for new residents. “Practices in the area have also begun working together to 36% at Leap Valley are satisfied with the GP appointment “Additional funding has been released nationally to support share resources and provide more evening and weekend times available, compared with the local Clinical practices recruiting additional staff, and this will also support appointments to patients.” Commissioning Group (CCG) average of 64% and the the local practices around the Lyde Green development. This The CCG also points out that the GP partnership in the area national average of 65%. work will help us strengthen services to meet the future needs has made several improvements since the last patient survey, Only 20% of patients at Leap Valley and 30% at Emersons of local people. We are also working with patient including recruitment of new GPs and admin staff to meet Green say they usually get to see or speak to their preferred participation groups at local practices to help ensure demand, and a new navigation system that has “significantly” GP when they would like to, compared with 47% in the CCG investment is used in the right way to improve services. reduced waiting times.

The Week in • Wednesday 11th March 2020 15 Demolition work starts at Former 349 bus driver dies industrial heritage site Abus Ltd are sorry to announce the death of popular former driver Mike Dodge. Demolition work started last week on the old Warmley Planning permission was granted last year to knock down the Mike was one of the small team of drivers who operated waterworks site which historians had been hoping to red-brick Edwardian civic buildings at what is currently the the 349 Bristol – Keynsham service. save. SUEZ Cowhorn recycling and waste collection vehicle depot A Keynsham resident, he worked on the route for almost In Issue 616 we reported on a petition launched to try to stop in Tower Road South. 20 years from 1999 until his retirement two years ago. South Gloucestershire Council from “destroying” the The council has a long-term plan to relocate the fleet of more His funeral will be held on Wednesday 18th March at industrial heritage site. than 30 collection vehicles to the Mangotsfield Sort It Centre. 10.45am at Haycombe Cemetery Bath and afterwards at Subject to vacant planning permission, the site at Cowhorn Keynsham Royal British Legion. could be sold for redevelopment. The site was formerly the Cowhorn Colliery, mined for coal during the mid to late 1800s. The site was then utilised from Family Announcements 1906 to 1970 by the West Gloucestershire Water Company to pump water up the shaft using a massive steam-powered Bereavements engine. Gloucestershire Mines Research Group Roger Gosling started the petition which almost 700 people have signed. Other groups which have made formal objections to the demolition are the Association for Industrial Archaeology, South Gloucestershire Mines Research Group, Bristol Industrial Archaeological Society, Avon Industrial Buildings Trust and Kingswood Heritage Museum. The council has said that the buildings are not listed as heritage assets and there would be considerable costs associated with making them safe.

16 The Week in • Wednesday 11th March 2020 Masterplan for old Grange School site is unveiled A public consultation held at Warmley Community sports facility in the centre, and more playing fields, together Some concern was raised at the consultation in relation to Centre has given people the chance to air their views on with disused netball and tennis courts, to the south. potentially increased traffic brought about by the plans to build 200 homes – 35% of them affordable - on Just over 18 acres are considered to be “developable” due to development, but people welcomed the potential allotments the old Grange School site, along with community and the areas of existing mature planting, significant ground level and improved cycle access and footpaths, and the affordable recreation facilities. changes and the need to preserve open area within Warmley housing. A new primary school for 420 pupils and ongoing use of Conservation Area. Other constraints include sewers crossing Digitech Studio School is also proposed. the site and capped mine shafts. The Grange in Tower Road North, where numbers had been Existing sports facilities will either be kept on site or similar Catalytic converter stolen falling and the buildings were beyond economic repair, facilities provided off site but in the same geographic area. Thieves stole a catalytic converter from a vehicle parked closed in October 2016. There remains unofficial public There have been discussions with Sport England, English outside a home in Memorial Road in Hanham during the access to the playing field areas used by local people Netball and the local branch of the FA. night of Friday 28th February. including dog walkers. Vehicular and pedestrian access to the site is currently via If you have any information regarding this incident, South Gloucestershire Council has commissioned a the access road and bridge from Tower Road North to the contact the police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously consultant team led by LPC Trull to investigate opportunities east. The bridge would be upgraded to cater for cyclists. on 0800 555 111. to redevelop the site with the view to submit a planning Different ways to access the site were studied and the bridge application. is considered to be the best option for up to 200 housing The site is around 31 acres, made up of school playing fields units. A second vehicular access from Baden Road to the Charity car wash to the north, the former secondary school with associated north could serve up to 20 housing units. A new footway/cycleway from Tower Road North along the raises over £700 southern side of the access road would connect with the Crews from Kingswood Fire Station in Tenniscourt What’s proposed housing, school and sports facilities. Traffic calming would Road held a charity car wash on Sunday 1st March and also be provided along the access road west of Warmley Park raised £757.50 for The Fire Fighters Charity. at a glance School. The secondary access proposed from Baden Road • In the region of 200 houses (35% affordable) would include a pedestrian/ cycle link and provide • Associated parking and servicing emergency access to the proposed housing. • Playing fields with car and coach parking New connections are proposed from the • Replacement sports provision to be agreed existing footpaths along Siston Brook and Warmley Brook. • Foot/cycleway improvements A footpath/cyclepath connection is proposed to Regional • Maintenance of views into Warmley Conservation Cycle Route 16 to the west. Area The affordable homes would have parking spaces in front of • Enhanced tree and shrub planting the units or within courtyards. The market units would have • Access to public open space within the development on-plot parking and/ or garages, with visitor spaces provided • Play areas and allotments at a ratio of one per five houses. • On-site disposal of surface water School and sports facility parking would be provided based on expected demand.

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Councillors defer Controversial takeaway AEK-BOCO decision plans are approved South Gloucestershire councillors have committee that there are already many fast There has been yet another hold-up in the Committee last year but as that decision approved controversial plans to turn the food outlets nearby, including two Indians, ongoing saga of Hanham football club went against the advice of planning officers, former PAWS charity shop in Staple Hill three Chinese, two fish and chip shops, a AEK-BOCO’s attempts to improve their it had to be referred to the higher Spatial into a takeaway. pizza, two kebab places and half a dozen facilities. Planning Committee. That committee There had been more than 110 objections cafés. She said it would increase pollution Last Thursday South Gloucestershire subsequently granted permission, but to the proposals for the vacant shop at 121 in an area of poor air quality area. Council’s Development Management imposed conditions limiting both the height High Street, which included the Cllr Ian Boulton reminded the Committee had been due to decide on of the new perimeter fence around the main installation of an extraction flue system to Development Management Committee changes the club were requesting to the pitch to 1.2 metres and also the times when the rear. Staple Hill councillors had spoken that when they had visited the site, the conditions imposed on the floodlighting and the 18m high floodlights can be switched out against allowing the creation of yet fence around the main pitch at the on. However, the club say the lighting smell of cooking in the area had been quite Greenbank Road open space. condition is too restrictive as they want to another fast food outlet, saying it was in overwhelming. But councillors on the committee halted use the floodlights not just for the men’s conflict with the council's own objectives However, a council planning officer told their debate over confusion on how often first team to compete in the Toolstation for its Priority Neighbourhoods. the committee that there were no sound the club intend to use the floodlights. The Western League, but also to improve But concerns about the poor health reasons against which the application application was deferred to enable officers facilities for the women’s team and to allow outcomes for residents living on the could be refused, and the application is not to check the existing lease agreement, in for an under 18s team to compete in a Pendennis Estate, the effect on an area considered to have a detrimental effect on particular the restrictions that limit the midweek floodlit league. where air quality is already an issue, and the area. The council’s technical expert number of matches that can be played. They say that only allowing the lights to be the impact on the viability and long-term considered the noise and smells from the People living near the ground, which the used by the senior team limits the benefits future of existing shops were not enough proposed flue system are acceptable. club lease from the council, have long of the proposal as a whole and would be to stop the application, which was The committee imposed a condition that complained about anti-social behaviour, discriminatory against women’s and youth approved by five votes to two, with two the takeaway does not open until 10am disturbances and traffic problems associated football. abstentions. Cllr Katie Cooper told the every day. with the site, and are worried that the The club have also applied to vary the problems will only get worse if the club condition on the fence which they say needs progress to a higher league, including light to be 1.83 metres to meet FA regulations to pollution from the floodlights. play in Toolstation matches. The Spatial Planning permission for new facilities, Planning Committee had felt that would be which also include stands, was turned down detrimental to the open character of the by the Development Management open space.

Plans to extend shop Plans to extend the shop at the Snax 24 The owners say they want the extension filling station on Bath Road in Willsbridge so they can sell a bigger and better range have been submitted to South of products. Gloucestershire Council.The proposal is To comment on the plans, the reference for a single-storey side extension which number on the council’s planning portal is will involve relocating the cash machine. P20/02504/F.

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Keep in touch, let us know what you care home demolition Permission has been granted to demolish housing. think, send us your news the former Greville Elderly Persons The site has been out of use for some www.facebook.com/theweekin Home and day centre in Lacey years and has fallen into a dilapidated Road in Stockwood to make way for state.

20 The Week in • Wednesday 11th March 2020 Calling young writers Charity curry and film night Keynsham Rotary are looking for entries for hand at story writing and if successful win a A home-made curry and film night to raise the story of a boy lost in Calcutta and his their Young Writer competition. There are book token, talk to a professional published money to support schools in the poor Dalit journey home. The event is being organised four age groups and students from all author and gain some useful tips and community in India will be held at Resound by Matt Pitts, a tutor and a local parish schools in the Keynsham and Saltford area experience. Full details and an entry form in Blackhorse Road, Mangotsfield, on councillor, who has a passion to help poor are invited to take part. can be found at www.keynshamrotary.org or Saturday 21st March from 7pm. children in India. Tickets cost £20. It is an opportunity for students to try their email [email protected] The film will be the award-winning Lion, Visit https://tinyurl.com/qs6u9xb

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