Our Community June 2015 Issue 238 The free magazine delivered to every home in Pilning, Severn Beach and Easter Compton Editorial text. This time it was for the disastrous earthquake in Nepal, from the same Cold Calling Technology people. I was a bit peeved about this. Like anyone else I am appalled Isn’t technology wonderful? (Don’t at the loss of life and the problems Make new friends and all shout at once). Everybody seems of survivors. So what do I do? First have fun! to have it either glued to their ear job was to text ‘OUT’ to the request www.inviewmag.co.uk Thornbury Volunteer Centre will or gazing at its glowing surface for money. True to their word they The Community Magazine be holding a drop-in session at blissfully unaware of the bit of the removed me from the list. Did I feel prints 2,000 copies which are world they’re sat in. I’ve got one good about it? Nope! How can I distributed to 5,500 readers Easter Compton Village Hall on of those wonderful mobile phones turn away from orphaned children, Editor called a Doro – loved by older folk starving people, and wrecked lives Wednesday 10 June everywhere simply because it is a and have a clear conscience? Roy Edwardes 01454 632670 between 10am-12 noon. PHONE! It just connects me to the 21 Chessell Avenue, person I want to speak to – or to type Well, I found another way. It’s easy Pilning BS35 4LP We offer advice & information out a text to them, and, it has nice enough, you go into Morrisons and [email protected] on volunteering opportunities & clear numbers. put your money in the buckets The deadline for articles for ‘In View’ welcome visits from anyone on the checkouts. No names, no is the FIRST OF THE MONTH with an interest in volunteering. Until now this has been fine, but, pack drill and conscience eased. probably like lots of you, there are I shall also have gone along to the . 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Having quietly sit in my armchair at home, see an donated to Water Aid a couple of appeal on TV and think “I can afford Business Advertising and Accounts times, and been instantly thanked 3 quid” and just text it to them, easy Debbie Biggs 01454 632200 by them, I suddenly got a call from peasy – and they go and spoil it by Windmill House someone, on my mobile (that I don’t asking for more. 3 Redwick Gardens Old Down, near Thornbury [email protected] give out the number unless I choose Care Home for the to) who thanked me again, and Delivery Organiser retired and elderly “could you answer a few questions” Bob Benjamin 01454 632609 and you all know what’s coming • Space, Privacy, Companionship next “could I pledge a regular Webmaster • Single rooms with en-suite amount”. Sorry, answer “No, and Roy Mike Pruett [email protected] facilities please get me off your database • 5 lounge areas or I won’t do it again”. Hardcopy Collector Severn Beach • Homely surroundings This article was written before news Frances Barr MBE, 54 Beach Road • Beautiful landscaped gardens Hopefully they heeded my polite of the tragic death of ‘Poppy seller’ (just) refusal and then I got another Olive Cook, was known. The editor reserves the right to edit as he • Medical needs catered for thinks necessary. No anonymous articles are printed. Reproduction of any material in this For further infomation, please Cover picture. All Saints, Compton Greenfield – by Pete Thomas publication is illegal and may not be used without the authors consent. telephone; 01454 413818 2 3 Comment Severnside Ramblers Severnside Ramblers “Summer is here again!” JoinJoin Severnside Severnside Ramblers Ramblers for some fresh for air some and exercise, fresh air you and exercise, you will also enjoy some great views and hopefully see some wild life. will also enjoy some great views and hopefully some wild life. Join Severnside Ramblers for some fresh air and exercise, you will also enjoy How time flies! The last “Comment” I One might conclude that we here in Join Severnside Ramblers on a ramble. Non-members are always wrote for “In View” - for last December’s this area occupy a strategic jumping-off very welcome.some great views and hopefully see some wild life. issue - was all about last summer, and point for crossing the Severn Estuary. Join Join Severnside Severnside Ramblers Ramblers on on a ramble.Non a ramble. -­‐members Non-members are are always always very very welcome. For morewelcome. information about walks in June 2015, log on to www.severnside-ramblers. some notable experiences I remembered But of course this has not been the org.ukFor , orFor more pick more up information information a programme about about at walksyour walks local in June library. in 15 log April A contactonwww.severnside 2015, log on to to www.severnside name and-­‐ telephone- at that time. And now we are into case for many years, - not like the time numberramblers.org.uk is given for each, orwalk. pick Weup ameet programme for Saturday at your andlocal Sunday library. A walks contact at nameAztec and telephone ramblers.org.uk, or pick up a programme at your local library. A contact name and another summer; though at the time of before the two bridges were built, when West, Bluenumber Zone is Parkinggiven for area, each nearwalk. the We Management meet for Saturday Centre, and at theSunday times walks shown at for Aztec West, Blue writing we are having a remarkably cold you could load your car on to a train at eachtelephone walk,Zone and Parking number share area, lifts is to near the given the start Management of for the walk. each walk. We meet Centre, Fridayfor Saturday atWalks, the times the meeting and shown for Sunday point each walks at is walk, Aztec and share ALDI Car Park Bradley Stoke. spell in early May. That’s British weather Pilning Station to get through the tunnel West, lifts Blue to the start Zone of the Parking walk. Friday area, Walks, near the meeting the point Management is ALDI Car Centre, Park Bradley at the times shown for each Stoke. for you! to Severn Tunnel Junction on the Welsh Pleasewalk, bringPlease and packed bring share packed lunch lifts and lunch to plenty and the plentyof fluids. start of fluids. of the walk. Friday Walks, the meeting point is ALDI Car side, - or going further back to before If you want to go directly to the start of the walk, please contact the walk leader. Park Bradley Stoke. Whatever the weather, as I have no doubt the tunnel was opened, - the time when If you want to go directly to the start of the walk, please contact the walk leader mentioned before, I enjoy walking each you could get on a ferry at New Passage! Please bring packed lunch and plenty of fluids. morning along the Binn Wall - as the DateIf you want Venue to go directly to Depart the time start / Walk of the walk, Leader please contact the walk leader. or sea wall along the front at Severn Beach Now, as we sometimes have to tell place Length/ Contact is called. Carrying a pair of binoculars, bewildered motorists during the Fri 3 April Time I’m ready to focus on anything of interest, summer, you can’t get on to that bridge Sat 6Severnside June Freshford Ramblers. – taking in Limpley Iron hrs. Acton. 2.5 Fields10:49, meadows, 9 miles river paths Joy on part of Frome whether wading birds on the mud flats, or from Pilning or Severn Beach; you’d have Valley Stoke, Walkway. Monkton Several Combe, Optional stiles. Dundas, drink BTM at Meet end. 9.30 Aldi 0117Park Car 9334998 Bradley Winsley and Avoncliff. shipping getting in and out of Avonmouth to drive up to Almondsbury or along to Stoke. Contact Jean 01454 419274 or Portbury. But what dominates the Avonmouth, or take the older Severn Sun 7 June Lost gardens of Avon Gorge A 10:00 6.5 miles Heather Sun L April 5 walk rich in history. Footpaths, AW 01454 632134 scene without doubt is the colossal Bridge from Aust. And try going by train steps & one steep climb. Severnside Ramblers. Wotton, Tresham & Ozleworth. 8 Miles. Scenic walk through bridge, the Second Severn Crossing, from Severn Beach Station to Cardiff! - Wed 10 Dorchester – Free guided tour of 08:41 N/A Ann striding out across the estuary, carrying if you can’t catch that once-a-week train Junevalleys Dorchester. & woodland. Booking Few steep advisable. climbs. Meet 9.00 BTM Aztec West. 0117 Contact Jill 07868 9798628 727971 the busy M4 Motorway into South Wales. that stops at Pilning! WWWSun 12 April Fri 12 June Friday Amble – Rangeworthy – 09:30 2 hrs Jean A truly remarkable engineering feat! L Severnside relatively Ramblers.