Keep Me I'm useful Bishopstonincluding Ashley Down, Horfield & St. Andrews Mattersissue 134, Jan/Feb 2020 New year, new goals? Let your Smile 0117 951 3026 Blossom Register & Book Online www.horfielddentalcare.co.uk Horfield Dental Care, 525 Gloucester Road, Bristol, BS7 8UG info@horfielddentalcare.co.uk Find Bishopston Matters on Facebook Follow @bishmatters on Twitter Dear Readers... Wishing you all a very Happy New Year! lot of fun when joining them too! Our local I hope 2020 brings you good health and community really does have a wealth of happiness! activities to help keep us happy. A new year is often a time of reflection Do join The Horfield Organic Community and a great time to make positive changes. Orchard for their annual Wassail on For me there is nothing more important Saturday 18 January, decorate the fruit than good health for my family and loved trees, sing and be merry to encourage a ones. We don't always take as good care great 2020 fruit harvest. of ourselves as we should. This issue we It's the most wanderful time of the year, bring you a Health & Wellbeing section when the fabulous creativity and community (pages 14–27) featuring some amazing spirit pops up on hundreds of local streets local therapists, opticians, yoga and pilates during the Window Wanderland weekend – instructors, life coaches, dentists and gyms Saturday 29 February to Monday 2 March. that can help ensure your good health and A family event not to be missed! keep it that way. I look forward to keeping you up to date Continuing this theme, on the centre pages on news and events taking place in our we focus on a number of local groups that community throughout 2020. Thank you provide benefits for both our physical and for your continued support of this local mental wellbeing – and you get to have a publication. 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News from St Bon’s Head Teacher Ruth Glover (pictured right) believes that, “The foundations of our school are underpinned by the knowledge that children need to love learning in order to succeed throughout life. We enrich them with a well-rounded curriculum that balances academic skills with contemporary experiential learning.” OFSTED accredited the school with ‘Good Provider’ Where education is a journey, not a race. status following the most recent inspection in March 2019 and state, “There is an emphasis on ensuring BRISTOL STEINER SCHOOL that all pupils in the school make the academic Classroom Tour & Open Morning progress of which they are capable. However, while doing this, the Head Teacher has also maintained the Tuesday 14th January 2020 9:30am - 11:00am school’s Steiner philosophy and ethos. As a result, Thursday 5th March 2020 9:30am - 11:30am pupils’ outcomes and their personal development are For more information or to book a place, contact Reception: equally strong.” 0117 933 9990 A number of talented pupils enjoyed two evenings professional [email protected] The school accepts new pupils throughout the year. For more details, please visit www. at The Tobacco Factory Theatre in Bedminster in theatre. I couldn’t Redland Hill House, Redland, Bristol BS6 6UX bristolsteinerschool.org or phone 0117 933 9990. November when they put on a unique performance be prouder of of Twelfth Night. Participating in the Shakespeare them!” Schools Festival, the world’s largest youth drama We were pleased festival, the 35 children aged nine to eleven to be able to performed their abridged version of the well-known support those of Shakespeare comedy, alongside performances our pupils who from other Bristol schools. The festival gives over wanted to take 20,000 young people from 750 primary, secondary part in the Youth and special schools nationwide the opportunity to Strike for Climate perform Shakespeare on 118 professional stages all at the end of November. around the UK. Our school curriculum St Bon’s teacher and director of the play, Kate theme this term has been McGrath said, “We have put on dozens of shows ‘Caring for our Common over the years at St Bon’s but I was a little daunted Home’ so it was fitting at the prospect of directing Shakespeare at school to be able to lead the – it was a new challenge for me. But my young children in marching from cast was incredibly receptive and quickly grasped St Bon’s down Egerton the complex plot of Twelfth Night and made it their Road and back to school own. We set our show in the 1980s which meant via Bishop Road. Thank they had another unfamiliar period of history to learn you to everyone who about, alongside mastering the Shakespearean joined us. language and approach. With the help of parents We have also been and teachers the children put on a colourful, excited to start gathering musical extravaganza full of dance and fun that data from our new wowed their audiences. It was fascinating to see weather station. 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