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FINALLY! M1 METROBUS TO LAUNCH ON SUNDAY 6TH JAN

More than three years after hugely disruptive roadworks began in Bradley Stoke to install additional traffic lanes for a new ‘bus rapid transit’ system, the long-awaited M1 MetroBus service will soon begin serving the town Page 7

Woodlands Golf Course

Christmas productions

Petition against 2,000 homes plan

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PLUS , IN YOUR 40-PAGE BRADLEY STOKE MAGAZINE l South Glos Council seeks new powers to combat dog waste littering l Watch Elm Close lights ranked 2nd best in the UK l Local resident offers online support to parents with disabilities l Green light for 327 new homes & primary school to south of Bradley Stoke l Gipsy Patch Lane: Cost of replacement bridge rockets by £20 million l Khushi’s dream visit to the UN through karate l Access concerns delay planning application for Patchway Lidl store l BS in Bloom volunteers frustrated by bureaucracy l Young Heart Hero, Calum Morris l Kumon Bradley Stoke marks 20th anniversary

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Council seeks new powers to combat dog waste littering

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outh Gloucestershire Council is consulting on proposals that would give authorised persons the power to challenge anyone in control of a dog to demonstrate that they have the means to clear up after the animal, even if it hasn’t defecated at that time.

It is also proposed to extend the land types on which people have to clear up after their dogs so that it applies to all land ‘open to the air’ to which the public have access to.

Currently, the council lacks the power to enforce against dog fouling on commons, woodland, farmland or heathland.

The proposals would be implemented using powers under Section 59 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 to make a Public Spaces

Protection Order (PSPO) in relation to dog fouling.

Breach of a PSPO is an offence, which can result in fine of up to £1,000 if convicted, however the council’s proposals recommend issuing a Fixed Penalty Notice of £100 (reduced to £75 for prompt payment) instead of prosecution.

In a further effort to reduce the amount of dog waste littering in South Gloucestershire and ensure that dog owners meet their responsibilities, the council is taking part in a national poster campaign.

A council spokesperson explained: “Incidents of dog fouling usually increase as the darker nights draw in, and studies show that people are less likely to pick up after their dogs when they feel they aren’t being watched.”

“That’s why we are taking part in Keep Britain Tidy’s ‘We’re Watching You’ campaign, which features innovative, eye-catching, glow-in-the-dark posters to help to remind thoughtless dog owners that ‘we’re watching you’. The posters will be placed in known problem areas across South Gloucestershire.”

Cllr Paul Hughes, Cabinet member for communities and tourism, said: “We have some beautiful parks and walking routes in South Gloucestershire and we want to make sure that these can continue to be enjoyed by everyone.”

“Dog owners have a responsibility to clean up after their pets, but unfortunately a small number of people do sometimes act irresponsibly.

We hope that taking part in

Glow-in-the-dark posters are being displayed in known problem areas

Keep Britain Tidy’s campaign and updating our enforcement powers will give us more tools to help combat this issue.”

To find out more and have your say on these proposals, visit consultations.southglos.gov.uk Alternatively, phone the council on 01454 868154 or visit a library or One Stop Shop.

The consultation ends on Friday 11th January 2019.

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National TV poll ranks Watch Elm Close lights 2nd best in the UK

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charity Christmas lights display in Watch Elm Close, Bradley Stoke has been voted the second best in the UK in a national poll conducted

by ITV This Morning.

The extravagant display, put up by house owners Terry James and Mike Checkley, has been on since 1st December. Since then, it has attracted huge interest, initially through social media and the local print media, but latterly also through live broadcasts on local radio and television.

The attention led to Terry and Mike’s display being nominated for the Best Christmas Lights in the UK poll organised by breakfast television show ITV This Morning, in which they finished as runners-up.

Terry said: “The media interest has been phenomenal, with live broadcasts on BBC Points West, ITV West Country News and BBC Radio Bristol.”

The couple set themselves a target of raising £4,000 for St Peter’s Hospice but this was passed on 10th December, so it has now been raised to £6,000!

Mike said; “We have been overwhelmed by the fantastic support from everyone so far and we continue to be amazed each evening when we count the money. St Peter’s Hospice is such a great charity and it is fabulous that the local and wider community have been so generous with their donations.

We would like to thank everyone who has so kindly made a

What’s in a name? … ‘Watch Elm Close’ The east view of the stump of the Watch Elm at Stoke Gifford in the county of Gloucester, recorded in the summer of 1765 by John Player.

THE WATCH ELM, which stood on the boundary of the parishes of Stoke Gifford and Almondsbury, was a tree famous for its girth. In its prime, it was probably one of the largest trees in the county of Gloucestershire.

The first edition one-inch Ordinance Survey map of 1840 shows that it stood near the home field entrance to Baileys Court Farm and that it gave its name to an adjoining farmstead immediately on the west side of Mead Road.

This account is from the Gentleman’s Magazine of November 1766: “This tree she was called the Watch Elm, from it being the place, where in of former times, those met who were

appointed to do watch and ward, and at from it being the standard of from whence they went to make their respective rounds.”

“It is so very ancient that no man living can remember it in a sound state, though some of it can recollect it four score years ago by the name of the Hollow Tree; and so long ago it was the sheltering place of hogs, sheep etc. The circumference of and the trunk at the height of two feet above the ground is forty one feet. Its height at the lowest part where it seems to have broken down, is eight feet. It was blown down by the wind in 1760.” ● Read more on Adrian Kerton’s local history website stokegiffordhistory.wordpress.com

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Christmas lights in Watch Elm Close

Live broadcast on ITV

Terry (on right) and Mike with the ITV crew

donation, either online or in the buckets on the gates.�

You might still just be able to catch the lights, as they will be

on every night from 5pm to 9pm until 1st January 2019.

Donations can be made in the collecting buckets put out

every night for the use of visitors who come to see the lights.

They can also be made online via a My Donate page: https://

mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/ watchelmchristmaslights Watch Elm Close is off Baileys Court Road. Postcode: BS32 8AN

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MetroBus arrives but journey times disappoint

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ore than ten years after the Journal first reported on plans for a ‘bus rapid transit’ link between north Bristol and the city centre, it looks like we are finally at the point where services are about to begin.

Looking at the timetable that was available as we went to print, the ‘every ten minutes’ frequency on the M1 MetroBus route from 6am to midnight Monday to Friday certainly looks impressive.

Add to that the flat fare of £2 for any single journey along the 17-mile route between Cribbs Causeway and Hengrove in south Bristol, or £4 for a day ticket valid on all First services in the Bristol zone, and it really does look like it could tempt more car drivers to make the switch to public transport. That is, if the operators BCT/First can actually run the service to the published timetable, which seems to have been a perennial problem in recent years.

But scratch beneath the surface and there are some strange anomalies and shortfalls to be found with the new M1 service.

For example, when the planning application for the MetroBus infrastructure was submitted in 2014, it was estimated that the journey time between the Willow Brook Centre and Bristol city centre on MetroBus would be 26 minutes, a saving of 22 minutes compared to the existing 73 service. However, the recently published timetable for the M1 service shows typical journey

times of 32 minutes off-peak and 37 minutes at peak times.

It also has to be born in mind that many people will have further to walk to a bus stop to catch the M1 as the route goes straight down Bradley Stoke Way and there are fewer stops, which further reduces the time saving.

Another question people will be asking is why is the M1 so much slower than the T1 Thornbury to Bristol service, introduced in May 2018, which makes the same journey in just 22 minutes (offpeak)? That is, when the buses actually turn up, as it has been plagued by unreliability issues attributed to driver shortages.

(For fairness, it is noted that the T1 operates only half-hourly and not at all after around 7.30pm.)

A MetroBus spokesperson told us that the longer-thananticipated M1 journey times reflect worsened traffic conditions since the planning application was prepared and pointed out that the M1 serves four stops in and around UWE before using the new bus-only junction on the M32, whereas the T1 heads straight for the M32 at junction 1.

Finally, it is noted that it will not be possible to travel between Bradley Stoke and Bristol Parkway Station using MetroBus, so passengers wishing to make that journey will still have to use the existing 73 service. Bizarrely, they will now have to allow more time for their trip as the frequency of the 73 is being reduced in the face of competition … from MetroBus!

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M1 MetroBus service to start on 6th January

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he M1 MetroBus service, the third and longest Bristol MetroBus route, connecting south Bristol, Bedminster, the city centre, UWE, Bradley Stoke and Cribbs Causeway, will launch on Sunday 6th January.

Bristol Community Transport, who will be operating the M1 service under contract to First West of England, has invested in a fleet of new buses running on biogas generated from food waste, farm waste and sewage – creating up to 60 new driver and support positions at their Bedminster depot.

This represents the first major investment in biogas buses in the area and puts the West of England at the forefront of low emission bus operations powered by alternative sources.

The launch of M1 follows the successful introduction of routes M3 and M2 that were launched in May and September 2018, connecting Emersons Green and Lyde Green Park & Ride to the city centre and Long Ashton Park & Ride to the city centre respectively. Together, these routes have already carried over 600,000 customers.

Travel will be free all day on Sunday 6th January when the new fleet is unveiled.

Subsequently, tickets will be available via the special iPoint machines that have already started appearing along the M1 route. As well as providing real-time ‘next bus’ information, they form an integral part of MetroBus’ ‘buy before you board’ strategy, enabling customers to buy tickets using contactless or chip & pin bank cards. Customers can also buy tickets using First’s mTicket smartphone app, and registered Travelwest smartcard users can buy tickets from the Travelwest website and load them onto their smartcard at an iPoint before using it on the bus.

First’s standard range of tickets for their Bristol and West of England fare zones are also valid on all MetroBus services, as are concessionary passes.

Visualisation of a MetroBus vehicle in the magenta livery that will be used on the M1 route.

Vehicles sporting a red livery may also be used (these are spares for use on any MetroBus route).

MetroBus fares are simple and all tickets are ‘buy before you board’, for faster journeys.

Single trips are £2.00 (£2.07 for an individual ticket via the First mTicket app) and a day ticket allowing unlimited travel is £4.

Each MetroBus stop along the M1 route will [eventually] have an iPoint, By Sunday 6th January, the majority of MetroBus stops will have an iPoint installed, and by the end of the month, all MetroBus stops will have an iPoint installed and working. If for whatever reason an iPoint is not present or operational, drivers will temporarily accept contactless payment on the bus at this stop until the iPoint is operational.

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James Freeman, managing director of First Bus West of England said: “M3 and M2 have proved very popular and feedback is that they are getting people to where they need to be faster and more smoothly.

Congestion in the city is reaching crisis levels and anything we can do to be able to cut through that congestion is good for our customers and our drivers.

We believe this third and final route of the first phase of MetroBus will be equally successful and contribute to a longer-term transport strategy that will alleviate the pressure facing our roads.” ● For more information, visit: metrobusbristol.co.uk

All the local bus service changes from 6th January New service M1 MetroBus will link Cribbs Causeway with Hengrove Park via Aztec West, Bradley Stoke, city centre, Bedminster and Inns Court.

The frequency of buses will be every 10 minutes Monday to Saturday from 0600 until 2400 and every 20 minutes Sundays and public holidays. Tickets will need to be purchased off-bus using mTickets, smartcard or iPoints at bus stops.

Service 73 will have its frequency reduced due to the introduction of the M1 service.

It will now operate a 20 minute frequency Monday to Saturday and every 30 minutes Sunday and public holidays.

No change to route.

Service X73 will be replaced by new service T3, which will provide two morning peak journeys from Aztec West to the city centre departing at 0640 and 0805 and two afternoon peak journeys from the city centre to Aztec West departing at 1550 and 1725. The T3 will follow the same route as the X73 but will start and terminate at Colston Street.

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Local resident offers support to parents with disabilities

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toke Gifford resident Mitch Coles has been living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) since he was two years old. At the age of 18, he was told that he would not live past the age of 21. Now 26, Mitch has a partner and two children and is living his life to the fullest.

He wants to show others that it is possible to parent with a disability and he provides support to those doing this through his blog ‘Two Doughnuts’.

DMD is a genetic disorder characterised by progressive muscle degeneration and weakness. It is caused by an absence of dystrophin, a protein that helps keep muscle cells intact. Muscle weakness can begin at an early age, first affecting the muscles of the hips, pelvic area, thighs and shoulders, and later the skeletal (voluntary) muscles in the arms, legs and trunk. By the early teens, the heart and respiratory muscles

also are affected.

Mitch now uses a wheelchair to get around and is looked after daily by a carer as he is unable to move any of his limbs.

Even with these difficulties, Mitch is still able to parent his two children, Aubrey and Ethan.

He said: “I have always wanted to have children. I knew it would be difficult and before we started our family I was worried about what I wouldn’t be able to do.

Some people told us that it wasn’t a good idea, but that just made me more determined! A lot does come down to my partner, Alice, but she still gets some time to herself while I look after the kids with the help of my carer.”

“The hardest thing about parenting with DMD is not being able to do some things, such as picking my children up, taking them swimming or for bike rides.

However, I can’t imagine my life without them. I haven’t let my disability stop me from having

Mitch Coles with his partner, Alice, and their two children, Aubrey and Ethan

a normal life and I certainly haven’t let what that doctor told me at 18 hold me back.”

Mitch started writing his blog about two-and-a-half years ago, not long after his daughter was born. He had previously written articles for charities and received positive feedback, so decided to reach out to others with stories of his DMD. At first, he didn’t know what to write about, so just started with whatever popped into his head, but he soon started to write about things that might help others or just make them feel better by putting a smile on their faces. He has written a range of posts, varying from travelling to other countries with a wheelchair to how to keep warm during the winter. Mitch says: “I don’t really know what I wanted to achieve from my blog – from a purely selfish point of view, I really enjoy it; it is a way for me to air my frustrations!

I want to raise awareness that there are different types of families and different dynamics. I hope other people enjoy reading it and if it helps just one person, then I’ll be happy.”

Mitch recently attended the Action Duchenne International Conference 2018 in Birmingham, where he was invited to speak about life as a disabled parent.

His speech involved talking about his relationship with Alice and how they work together to parent their children. At the time, Mitch did not realise that the conference was being filmed but after receiving good feedback about his speech, he hopes that others will watch it and feel confident that they too can have a family of their own. If you would like to watch Mitch’s speech, you can do so on his Facebook page: facebook.com/twodoughnuts.

Having faced both the joys and difficulties of parenting with a disability, Mitch’s advice to anyone considering starting a family is: “Be prepared and know what you’re letting yourself in for. Don’t listen to anyone who has nothing positive to say; just make the decision that is right for you and your family.”

If you would like to learn more about DMD, visit www.mda.org Mitch’s blog visit may be found at twodoughnuts.wordpress.com

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Vehicular access to the site will be from a new arm off Parkway North Roundabout in the west, and via a new junction on Old Gloucester Road, 90m south of its junction with Winterbourne Road in the east.

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Approved planning application PT16/4928/O Hybrid planning application for the demolition of farmhouse and agricultural buildings and erection of 327 dwellings with a primary school and nursery; along with site access/spine road, car parking, public open space, landscaping, drainage infrastructure and associated infrastructure; of which full permission is sought (with no matters reserved) for a site wide earthworks strategy and drainage infrastructure together with 150 no. dwellings (of the 327 total) and associated landscaping, layout, infrastructure and access; and outline permission is sought for the erection of 177 dwellings, primary school and nursery (Use Class D1) with access to be determined and all other matters reserved.

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News Green light for 327 new homes and primary school on land just south of Bradley Stoke

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ouse builder Crest Nicholson has been granted planning permission to build a total of 327 new homes, along with a primary school and a nursery, on steeply sloping agricultural land immediately east of Great Stoke Way and the new Stoke Gifford Transport Link (SGTL).

The 22-hectare development, which lies north of the main railway line that runs through Bristol Parkway, will form part of the East of Harry Stoke New Neighbourhood, an area earmarked for 2,000 new homes in South Gloucestershire Council’s Core Strategy.

Full permission was granted for 150 of the homes and a site-wide earthworks strategy, with outline permission for the remaining 177 homes, the primary school and the nursery.

The approval comes follows the granting of outline planning permission, in November 2018, for 1,290 new homes on Crest’s related site to the south of the railway.

A number of smaller sites in other ownerships are expected to contribute the remainder of the new neighbourhood’s overall housing quota.

Access to the ‘Crest north’ site will be from a new arm off Parkway North Roundabout in the west, and via a new junction on Old Gloucester Road, 90m

south of its junction with Winterbourne Road in the east.

A pinch point will be introduced on the main spine road through the development to discourage through traffic.

Extensive earthworks are required to create a level plateaux to enable development. These earthworks comprise levelling the site at its highest point and infilling areas on the lower slopes, with no intention to take material off site. This will involve the excavation and relocation of 250,000sqm of material, resulting in embankments with gradients as steep as 1:2 around the perimeter of the site.

The council has accepted Crest’s position that the earthworks required to deliver the required dwelling numbers and provide a site for the school represent a “significant abnormal cost” which partly justifies reducing the proportion of affordable homes within the development to 22.6 percent.

The loss of 1,400m of hedgerows, including one of medieval origin marking a historic parish boundary, was deemed “regrettable” but accepted as being necessary to provide a site for the school.

Work on the site could commence as early as April 2019, according to a statement made

by Crest’s agent at the planning committee meeting.

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lans to replace the narrowarched railway bridge on Gipsy Patch Lane with a much wider concrete structure have been thrown into turmoil following the revelation that the work could cost tens of millions of pounds more than was originally estimated.

The bridge replacement forms a major element of the Cribbs Patchway MetroBus Extension (CPME) scheme, which will provide a direct express bus link between Bristol Parkway railway station and The Mall bus station via the forthcoming new developments on the Filton Airfield site.

The cost of the CPME scheme, which includes highway works to create new bus lanes on some sections of the route, was originally estimated at £35m, to be funded through an allocation from the West of England’s Economic Development Fund (EDF), subject to approval of a full business case submission.

In 2015, South Gloucestershire Council chose to proceed with a wider design for the Gipsy Patch Lane railway bridge than had originally been envisaged, adding £5m to the overall CPME scheme cost, subject to an additional funding source being identified.

But with the council now ploughing ahead with its plan to implement the Gipsy Patch Lane bridge replacement during a 12-day closure of the railway over Easter 2020, it has been told by Network Rail that the costs for the work are likely to be “significantly higher” than originally estimated, bringing the

overall CPME scheme price tag to between £60m and £75m (an increase of at least £20m).

With the Network Rail tendering process still under way, the reasons for the cost increase have been deemed commercially sensitive, so they have not been revealed to the public.

The council says it is working with Network Rail to lower the cost estimate, possibly by using a different bridge design and/or construction methodology.

However, time is running out for the council, as railway closures have long lead-in times and it needs to enter into an implementation agreement with Network Rail by February 2019 if the Easter 2020 installation date is to be achieved. This, in term, puts pressure on gaining full approval for the £35m of funding earmarked from the EDF (now administered by the West of England Combined Authority).

The implementation agreement with Network Rail will contain a provision which would permit the council to withdraw from the agreement (known as a ‘break clause’) should its bid for £35m of EDF funding (full approval) be unsuccessful.

The potential financial consequences of terminating the agreement were not detailed in the report published by the council and presented to a meeting of its Cabinet on Monday 3rd December 2018.

The council’s officers are currently exploring additional funding sources in order to be able to deliver the CPME scheme at the revised estimated cost.

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News Cost of replacement railway bridge rockets by at least ÂŁ20m Council in race against time to secure extra funding in order to achieve planned 2020 implementation date

Above: The existing railway bridge on Gipsy Patch Lane which forms a pinch point on the local road network.

Top right: Visualisation of the proposed replacement bridge, which will accommodate one general traffic lane, a bus lane and a shared cycle/pedestrian path in each direction.

Right: Key milestone dates for the Cribbs Patchway MetroBus Extension (CPME) project. * Weca: West of England Combined Authority

CPME: Key milestone dates to achieve bridge replacement over Easter 2020 Announcement of tender outcome by Network Rail

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News New petition launched against proposals for 2,000 homes at Woodlands Golf Course

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wo local councillors have launched a second petition against a developer’s plan to build 2,000 new homes on the site of a golf course on the borders of Bradley Stoke.

The proposals for the development of Woodlands Golf Course are not supported by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) as they fail to fit in with the strategic vision for the region outlined in the West of England Joint Spatial Plan (JSP), which is currently being analysed by two independent inspectors appointed by the secretary of state for housing, communities and local government.

One of the purposes of the JSP is to identify so-called strategic development locations (SDLs) which have the potential to deliver a significant contribution to the number of new homes assessed to be required across the region in the period up to 2036.

South West Strategic Developments Ltd (SWSD), which is promoting the site, is continuing to push for its inclusion in the JSP, arguing that it is a better option than others currently within the draft plan, such as Buckover Garden Village and Charfield.

The developer’s proposals, which first emerged in 2015 and have been promoted under the name ‘Woodlands Garden Village’, include “policy compliant” levels of affordable homes, a new primary school, a retirement care facility and new sports facilities that would be

available to local clubs.

More recently, in response to an appeal put out by SGC in relation to work it is doing to prepare a list of potential sites for smaller ‘non-strategic’ housing development, SWSD has submitted a second proposal, for a smaller development of 500 homes at Woodlands. This would see one of the two golf courses retained. However, SWSD emphasises that this has been put forward “without prejudice” to its efforts to have the larger scheme included in the JSP. Conservative councillors Roger Avenin and John Ashe claim that the development, if allowed to go ahead, would cause considerable problems for residents and businesses in Bradley Stoke.

Having earlier run a petition through the local Conservative party newsletter, the pair have now launched a more formal petition that has been registered with SGC and is hosted on the council’s website.

Cllr Avenin said: “There are so many reasons why this so-called ‘garden village’ should be turned down, not just because it goes against the West of England and South Gloucestershire Council’s plan-led approach.”

“The developers have made no effort to build new roads or improve the existing network, which means it will just clog up Bradley Stoke, causing traffic chaos, which is just not acceptable.”

Cllr Ashe added: “The site they intend to build on lies within the

Cllrs Roger Avenin (left) and John Ashe at the entrance to the golf course

green belt, which means that not only will our rural surroundings be impacted but it poses massive air quality problems as the new houses add to the pollution from the Almondsbury Interchange and nearby A-roads.”

A spokesperson for the developers said: “Whilst there are no firm plans for the site, SWSD appreciates that residents

will have concerns. However, SWSD would like to assure the community that any proposals would be positively planned through engagement with local residents and councils to provide a wide range of infrastructure and road improvements.” ● Read more on the ‘Woodlands Garden Village’ page of the Bradley Stoke Journal website.

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Khushi’s dream visit to the UN through karate Far left: Khushi teaching selfdefence karate to a group of young girls at a shelter home in India.

Left: Khushi at her Bradley Stoke home, holding a poster showing the 17 UN sustainable development goals on which the 1M1B programme is based.

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ourteen-year-old Khushi Ashwin, who lives in Bradley Stoke, is one of 25 young adults from around the world who have been selected to speak at a special conference on global sustainable development being held at the United Nations in New York in February 2019.

Khushi, who attends Abbeywood Community School in Stoke Gifford, has been working towards her dream for many months now and through her hard work and

determination, that dream is finally becoming a reality.

Khushi is a black belt 2nd dan in shotokan karate and she is campaigning for gender equality.

At fourteen, she already has a mission to reduce violence against women. She says: “I dream of a world where there is no discrimination based on what gender you are. I want equal rights to be given to all girls and boys.”

She has chosen karate as a means to help her get closer to achieving her dream of women’s

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empowerment. Describing what karate means to her, she says: “I personally have had many benefits from learning the martial art form of karate. It is an amazing sport which is not only fun to do, but also trains our physical bodies to be flexible, keeps us mentally fit and teaches us self-discipline and endurance, and above all it teaches us selfdefence techniques.”

Khushi has attended a Future Leaders’ course organised by 1 Million for 1 Billion (1M1B),

a skills development and entrepreneurship programme based on the 17 UN sustainable development goals.

The programme aims to train one million young people to create jobs for one billion people.

Khushi started the course in June 2018 while she was living in India. Whilst there, she taught basic self-defence karate techniques to thirteen young girls who lived in a shelter home. She feels that it gave her a sense of satisfaction for having touched the lives of those thirteen girls in a positive way. Now that Khushi is back living in Bristol, she has finished all seven stages of the course and is ready for its culmination in February 2019 when she travels to New York to attend the 1M1B conference at the United Nations (UN).

Whilst at the conference she will make a presentation in the Halls of the UN about her goal to empower women to defend themselves, realise their potential and change their lives, and create a better tomorrow – thereby aiming to acquire worldwide support for this noble cause.

Khushi is hoping that attending the UN will be the first step towards her ambition of reducing violence against women. She said: “Like Abraham Lincoln once said, the best way to predict the future is to create it. I feel this trip is going to bring me closer to creating mine.” ● Visit the 1M1B website at onemoneb.com

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Access concerns delay planning application for Patchway Lidl store

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lans for a new Lidl supermarket at a site off Hayes Way, Patchway (close to the Travelodge hotel on the A38), which was originally projected to open in “early 2019” have suffered a “slight delay”, the company has announced.

A mailshot announcing the proposals for a new store was made to thousands of homes across north Bristol in October 2017, ahead of a community consultation event held at Patchway Community Centre later the same month.

A planning application for the store was duly made to South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) in November 2017.

More than a year later, the application is still to be determined by SGC, due in part to an objection from YTL Developments, owners of the neighbouring Filton Airfield site, and concerns over pedestrian access from the nearby Charlton Hayes housing development.

YTL has sought assurances that the required access road off Concorde Roundabout will be constructed all the way through to the boundary of its site (and that of the Bristol Mail Centre), while Lidl has insisted that provision of a new pedestrian crossing on Hayes Way, west of the

roundabout, is the responsibility of SGC and Charlton Hayes developer Bovis Homes.

A brief announcement placed on Lidl’s Patchway community engagement site on 5th December stated: “There’s been a short delay whilst we tweak some final details, but we hope to bring Lidl to Charlton Hayes and Patchway shortly.”

An SGC spokesperson said: “We are not yet able to make a recommendation as we are still looking at ways of ensuring that safe pedestrian access to the store is in place. This is taking some time to resolve.”

“Having received additional information, there is currently additional public consultation being carried out on that material. However, progress is being made on this and we will be taking the application to committee for a decision as soon as we possibly can.”

A spokesperson for Lidl said: “We’ve been working closely with the council to submit revised plans which include an improved pedestrian access, an enhanced store design, and land designated for additional employment use.

We look forward to receiving a decision in the new year.” ● Planning application reference: PT17/5387/F

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Top: Artist’s impression of the proposed Lidl store on Hayes Way, Patchway Above: Indicative plan showing the location of the store site on previously undeveloped land south of the roundabout that connects to Charlton Boulevard

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What’s On

FREE computing courses at local libraries

Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group annual hedgelaying weekend Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2019

Would you or someone you know benefit from learning or improving their computer skills?

In a relaxed and friendly environment, with approachable and patient tutors, you will be able to learn the following skills: • Use the Internet to search for information, shop safely online, book holidays, flights, hotels and other activities • Use email to send and read messages and add attachments • Create documents such as letters and posters • Learn about ICT, safety and security when working online Courses start in late January 2019 at the following venues: • Monday – Winterbourne Library

Why not come and join our annual weekend hedgelaying party? Using traditional tools and methods we are continuing to create a dog-proof hedge along the length of Bradley Stoke Way and it’s an excellent way to work off that extra mince pie we treated ourselves to!

Although, on the Sunday, we lose some of the calorie brownie points by supplying a lunch of hot bacon butties (or vegetarian sausages) cooked on site. For both days the meeting point is behind the leisure centre at 10am. We hope to see you there!

• Tuesday – Downend Library • Wednesday – Emersons Green Library • Wednesday – Bradley Stoke Library If you would like to book or have any questions please contact Susannah Griffiths on 0117 909 2272; susannah.griffiths@sgscol.ac.uk or pop into your preferred venue and speak to a librarian.

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Conservation group review of the year

By Sara Messenger, Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group

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ell, that was a busy year, although I’m not sure where half of it went! And don’t even start me on the challenges that the weather sent our way. It has really been a two steps forward one step back sort of year, but maybe that is part of the fun. Despite the rain, the thorns and the aching feet, there is much fun to be had as part of our Green Gym and our Conservation Group. There has to be, or we wouldn’t do it. We’re all volunteers juggling work and family with our commitment to the reserve and all those swim, walk or fly within it.

I can tell you that the TBNCG has this year put in 1,800 hours and that Green Gym has put in 1,850 hours, but I don’t like to think of what we do just in those terms. Our unit of production isn’t the hours we work, but the intangible difference we make during those hours. Something I feel that the landowners, South Gloucestershire Council (SGC), sometimes lose sight of. Although I’m asked each quarter to log the number of hours we’ve worked (their equivalent of GNP), regretfully I’m never asked what our ‘GN satisfaction’ is, or for our ‘GN sense of achievement’.

We do what we do not to bolster their figures, but because we feel it matters, because we enjoy it and learn from it, because it’s

Conservation group volunteers install wooden posts on the Tump

interesting, because we’re glad to be part of something bigger than ourselves and because when we’re gone we know that something we did made a difference, to ourselves, to the reserve and to our community.

The new year (2019) will, for several reasons, be quite a challenging year for our small committee. Although Martin Luther King gave the “I have a dream” speech, not the “I have a plan” speech, we have been working hard on several plans which we hope to see finalised.

(We’ve quite a few dreams as well, they’re just harder to get SGC to agree to!)

If we can finalise the funding, we have plans to finally get the lake dredged and to have several new paths put in, mainly in Savages Wood and, hopefully, around the lake.

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Business Gold standard in paediatric first aid for Bradley Stoke nursery

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Bradley Stoke nursery is celebrating success in achieving Millie’s Mark accreditation, a special endorsement to childcare providers who go above and beyond the minimum requirements by having 100 percent of staff trained in paediatric first aid.

In line with the objective of the scheme, all staff at Mama Bear’s Baileys Court day nursery are now fully trained, with newly increased awareness of how to deal with potential health issues in babies and young children.

Millie’s Mark is named after Millie Thompson, who died after choking on food at nursery in 2012 when she was just nine months old. Her parents, Dan and Joanne Thompson, are behind the successful campaign for changes to first aid requirements for childcare providers.

The scheme is delivered by the National Day Nurseries

Association and supported by the Department for Education.

Nursery manager Emma Tolley said: “Being Millie’s Markaccredited increases our ability to respond quickly and effectively in emergencies, raising the quality

and skills of the whole team and ensuring we deal competently with day-to-day first aid issues, such as allergies.

“It also provides enhanced reassurance to parents, because the nature of this scheme is that

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New hotel on A38 aims to offer something for all

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Top: View of hotel looking east down Gipsy Patch Lane. Above: Hotel carvery.

new 153-room ‘concept’ hotel has opened at Horizon 38, the new business park that is rapidly taking shape on the former Rolls-Royce East Works site in the Bristol North Fringe.

Village Hotel Club Bristol, located on the corner of the A38 and Gipsy Patch Lane, also houses a state-of-the-art gym, a pub/restaurant (known as the Village Pub and Grill) and a Starbucks coffee shop.

Tailored to the needs of modern workers and travellers, the new development also offers a unique hot desking Business Club, VWorks, creating flexible and convenient co-working spaces for both small and medium-sized businesses. Smaller meeting pods are also available to accommodate private meetings for just two to six people.

The hotel’s large state-ofthe-art gym features ‘The Trip’, a spin studio which creates digital worlds to cycle through using a cinema-scale screen and sound system for a completely immersive experience. The Village Gym is also home to a 20-metre indoor swimming pool and whirlpool with a range of relaxation facilities, including a luxury steam room and sauna.

The gym also offers a timetable of over 100 fitness classes a week.

Guests staying at the hotel can choose a high-spec standard room, or opt to upgrade to a Club

room, which includes access to the Village Gym, classes, swimming pool and exclusive Village Business Club.

Designed to enhance every aspect of the guest experience, the hotel is equipped with smart technology throughout. Huge TVs, high power showers and big comfy beds are a standard at Village, while each Club bedroom is fitted with a virtual concierge, the Amazon Alexa, and includes free access to the Village Gym and the VWorks facilities.

Jennie Steward, general manager of Village Hotel Club Bristol, said: “Our technology solutions, the most advanced for any new hotel in the South West, are about enhancing the customer experience. From ‘The Trip’ through to our in-room experience and self-check-in screens in the reception area, we are focussed on maximising the time that guests have for leisure, while also making their business time more efficient in our work spaces.”

“We aim to create a place where people want to come and spend the day, whether it’s to dine out, stay, work out or play. The hotel will be a thriving hub, every day of the week, for local residents, gym-goers, the business community and guests for weddings, events and our popular live tribute acts.” ● Hotel website: www.villagehotels.co.uk/hotels/bristol

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NBRG ‘Couch to 5k’ – Mission accomplished!

‘Couch to 5k’ graduates and NBRG members at Chipping Sodbury parkrun

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ack in October, on a cold, dark, Friday evening, just over 30 local residents joined members of North Bristol Running Group (NBRG) to begin their journey to become runners.

Week by week, working in small groups, supported and encouraged by a team of experienced runners, the group increased their fitness and stamina. This was achieved by following a routine of walking and jogging for set periods of time, e.g. one-minute walk, twominute jog for a total period of twenty minutes. Each week, the

group were able to increase the amount of time spent jogging and the distance covered.

Sheila Wilcox, one of the run leaders for NBRG, explained: “It’s about the fifth week of the course when the magic happens. We see people who struggled to jog for one minute in the first week now able to continue jogging for ten minutes at a time and covering the full 5 km distance, it can get emotional.” Sheila also described how this year’s group worked hard to succeed, not only training on a Friday evening but also once or twice during each week,

adapting their busy schedules to accommodate walk/jog sessions.

On Saturday 8th December, the ‘Couch to 5k’ crew met at The Ridings, Chipping Sodbury to participate in parkrun – a free, weekly, timed 5km run.

This event marked the end of the eight week course, and their graduation as runners. They were awarded a medal and celebrated

with a sip of well-earned Bucks Fizz!

It’s hoped that the graduates will continue with their new activity of running by continuing to attend the weekly runs that NBRG offer. Another ‘Couch to 5k’ course will be offered by NBRG in the autumn of 2019. ● More info: ‘North Bristol Running Group’ on Facebook

Beginners’ running courses in January 2019 Sole Sisters Running Club has another beginners’ course planned to start on Monday 14th January. The six-week course costs £15. For your first week, we will meet at Baileys Court Activity Centre, Bradley Stoke, BS32 8BH. Please print off and complete an application form and bring it with you to the first session or just turn up on the night. For more details, visit www.solesistersrc.co.uk/beginners.php Active in Life (South Gloucestershire Council) is hosting a nine-week daytime ‘Couch to 5k’ course in Little Stoke Park, starting on Monday 14th January at 9.30am. There is also an evening course starting in Bradley Stoke on Thursday 17th January at 7pm. For more details, search for ‘Couch to 5k’ on www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Ask the Doctor with Claire Broussine of Bradley Stoke Surgery … or, this time, Ask the Paramedic!

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t is widely reported and appreciated that the NHS is under significant financial pressure. The drive to continue to provide high quality of care and value for money has created the opportunity to invest and develop innovative solutions.

This is particularly evident in the primary care setting. Bradley Stoke Surgery has expanded its urgent care team to now include myself, an experienced paramedic.

Since commencing my clinics at Bradley Stoke Surgery, I have had some bemused looks from patients being slightly confused about being seen by a paramedic instead of a GP or nurse. So let me introduce myself! My name is Claire Broussine. I qualified as a paramedic in 2011, and since then have been working in Bristol on the ambulances. Last year, I made the move to work in primary care at Hartcliffe Health Centre.

Sometimes patients need to see a clinician urgently and a GP is not always the most appropriate clinician that a patient needs to see. The purpose of my role is to see these patients on a same day urgent care basis for acute illness.

Being an experienced paramedic

cups of tea I have made for our centenarians after they have been medically attended to.

Paramedics, of course, attend to serious life-threatening incidents, however did you know these cases make up approximately only 10 percent

are generalists; we are used to “ Paramedics dealing with nearly all aspects of life.”

has allowed me to develop and highly refine my patient assessment and diagnostic skills.

Paramedics are generalists; we are used to dealing with nearly all aspects of life. I have lost count of the number of babies I have delivered and how many

of the work paramedics do?

Paramedics are experienced in attending to and treating a vast array of conditions. This is why paramedics are great for not only being in ambulances but also in GP surgeries. Currently I am undertaking a further

qualification which Bradley Stoke Surgery are kindly supporting me in. This will eventually allow me to call myself an advanced practitioner and I will be able to prescribe medication. Primarily, I will be seeing patients in the surgery, however, I will on occasions (mainly Monday mornings), be phoning back patients who have requested a telephone consultation. So don’t be surprised if you get a paramedic calling you instead of the doctor!

My appointment at Bradley Stoke Surgery and the urgent care system means that the right patient gets seen by the right clinician, making the most effective use of our and your time.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish our patients a very happy and healthy New Year.

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Volunteers frustrated by bureaucracy

By Sara Messenger of Bradley Stoke in Bloom (BSiB)

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s 2018 draws to a close, we look back at what we’ve achieved this year and although we didn’t get done all I had hoped to, we have, for such a small group, achieved quite a bit! High points were winning the Bees Needs’ award (for The Common East), our giant carrots at Rabbit Roundabout, the Primrose Bridge steps (see photo, right) and judging the fabulous gardens that were entered for our ever-expanding Best Front Garden competition. But there have been many low points – vandalism and graffiti lowers the morale of the group, our inability to reconnect with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and their ‘In your Neighbourhood’ scheme and the lack of communication and support from South Gloucestershire Council (SGC), to name but a few.

The Bees Needs’ award has placed a spotlight on our work and the lack of any agreement with SGC. We have recently had a meeting with one of their officers and I am trying very hard to view our discussions in a positive light, in the hope of finally securing a positive working relationship with them, although I have yet to be convinced that this can be achieved. They seem terribly keen to ‘manage’ the group, which is great if you want compliance, but if you want

engagement and creativity then self direction works better. We did in the beginning try very hard to agree a direction with SGC, but with every request being met with either a refusal or silence, we chose to do what I’m told every other ‘in Bloom’ group does, and just get on with it.

‘Better to seek forgiveness than permission’ has been suggested as a new strap line!

We are funded by Bradley Stoke Town Council, who seem to trust the knowledge and judgement of their volunteers.

They understand that too many rules prevent innovation and originality and destroy the intrinsic motivation of people who volunteer because they enjoy it, find it interesting and want to be part of something that is important, both to themselves and to their community. But others seem reluctant to agree to anything, thinking they are insuring against disaster, but what they’re ensuring is mediocrity. Too many petty rules and we lose our spirit. Hopefully, they will listen to us this time as, ironically for an ‘in Bloom’ group, we do not have an infinite supply of olive branches!

And on that positive note, we really need more volunteers! I would like to see our website given an overhaul (not something I can do) and we really need more

help on our workdays. You don’t need to have much experience or a great knowledge of gardening (green side up, brown side down covers most of it), but you will need working boots, a smile, an ability to eat vast amounts of biscuits and a desire to see our little town bloom! Make 2019 your year to grow, not just greenery for your town but for you to grow as a member of this community! ● How to contact BSiB… t: 07582 634107 e: bsib@hotmail.co.uk w: bradleystokeinbloom.com Above: Rainbow steps at Primrose Bridge (near Wheatfield School).

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All aboard the ‘wellness train’ at Willow Brook!

Business collaboration brings FREE gym pass offer

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uring the month of January, Willow Brook Clinic and Anytime Fitness are collaborating to make your 2019 health and wellbeing goals a reality. With both businesses being conveniently located at the Willow Brook Centre in Bradley Stoke, they are dedicated to helping members of the surrounding communities climb aboard the ‘wellness train’ and giving them the tools they need to stay on board.

Every patient attending an appointment at Willow Brook Clinic during the month of January will receive a one-day free trial pass for Anytime Fitness.

That means that whatever your

reason for visiting Willow Brook Clinic – a painful shoulder, a sore back, a problem with your feet or a relaxing massage – you will have a chance to attend Anytime Fitness for a day and see how much the gym can offer you.

Lewis Erskine, manager at Anytime Fitness says: “This is a great opportunity to start January in a positive way. Make sure you are physically well by seeing a healthcare practitioner at the Willow Brook Clinic and then come into Anytime Fitness to improve your fitness. Our friendly, professional staff are trained to help you along your fitness journey, no matter how much support you need.”

“We offer a welcoming club and have a supportive member community. No matter what your

Lewis Erskine, manager of Anytime Fitness Bradley Stoke with Karen Ferguson, practice manager at Willow Brook Clinic

level of fitness is, we can help you to improve.”

Karen Ferguson, practice manager at Willow Brook Clinic echoes that this is a great opportunity for the community to dust off the December cobwebs and get January off to a great start. Karen says: “At Willow Brook Clinic we strive to help our patients get well and stay well.

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Young Heart Hero, Calum Morris

By Nikki Hallur any of our readers will have been following Calum Morris’s journey on the British Heart Foundation’s social media pages. Calum, aged 12 and studying at Bradley Stoke Community School, has recently been recognised as a Young Heart Hero in the British Heart Foundation’s Heart Hero Awards 2018. Last year, whilst still in Year 6 at Wheatfield Primary School, Calum was told by doctors he needed to undergo his fourth major heart operation.

It was at this point that Calum made the decision to share his story with the world, giving the British Heart Foundation an opportunity to follow his experiences as he went through a life-changing procedure.

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Despite his heart condition, Calum is able to take part in many physical activities. He is also a keen member of the 1st Bradley Stoke Scout Group.

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Calum approached the BHF prior to his surgery in order to raise awareness about congenital heart disease and the impact it has on people’s lives. We talked to Calum’s mum, Nicola Morris, about the ‘vlogs’ (video blogs) Calum has so bravely shared through the British Heart Foundation’s YouTube channel.

“It was his own idea to share his journey through these videos to let people know what it is like having a special heart,” Nicola told the Bradley Stoke Journal.

The British Heart Foundation has published five videos that mark significant points in Calum’s journey. Calum introduces himself and his family in the first video, and talks about his condition, truncus arteriosus. Subsequent films include the consultation with Calum’s surgeon, the preadmission clinic, the operation day and Calum’s recovery process. The videos received a huge response from followers of the British Heart Foundation and led to Calum receiving three nominations for being a Young Heart Hero. Calum talks openly

about his condition, which was discovered after his birth when doctors informed Nicola that “major components” of her son’s heart were missing. The main arteries had not divided properly and an artificial tube had to be inserted within the first 2 weeks of Calum’s birth. As the tube does not grow with Calum, he has required further operations at ages 4, 6, and 11.

Sport Calum has now started secondary school at BSCS. His mum told us that both his primary school and secondary school have been very supportive through everything Calum has been through. Calum had wanted to play football after recovery, but another unrelated condition affecting his hip has meant that he is still not allowed to do this.

Instead of dwelling on this, Calum has got involved with a disability sport called boccia (a precision ball sport, similar to bocce, and related to bowls and pétanque). Calum is one of the youngest to participate in this, and Nicola said: “I’m proud of him for starting this new sport.”

Nicola also mentioned that her son has a good group of friends at school as well as a helpful student support team. On the day of our interview, Nicola told us that Calum was due for a CT scan in the afternoon, as he would need a further procedure due to some narrowing of blood vessels. The family hopes that the procedure can be done through keyhole surgery which is less invasive than the open heart operations Calum has had in the past.

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Calum currently has checkups every six months at Bristol Children’s Hospital. The University of Bristol offers psychological support to Calum and to the wider family through counselling services, helping to deal with the emotional and mental impact of what the family

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Calum Morris (front, right) with his family at the British Heart Foundation’s Heart Heroes Awards presentation evening held at the Globe Theatre, London

has to face before, during and after each procedure.

In addition to receiving the Young Heart Hero award, Calum was a runner-up for the Young Heroes award in the Bradley Stoke community’s own Stars of the Stokes event. The Morris family has connections with other families across the South West that deal with similar challenges through social media groups like Heart Families South West. Calum has an older sister and younger brother who have been involved in many of his vlogs on YouTube. Nicola said, “Sometimes Calum does wish he

didn’t have to go through any of this, but at the same time, he is proud of his special heart and everything he has achieved with it.”

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Aerospace firm to build multi-million pound technology centre on former East Works site

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ngineering giant GKN Aerospace has announced plans to build a £32 million research and development facility on the former Rolls-Royce East Works site south of Gipsy Patch Lane.

The Global Technology Centre (GTC) will be built on a plot fronting onto the A38, immediately south of the new Village Hotel which opened it doors in December (see page 24).

A planning application for the new centre was submitted in November by Horizon 38 developer MSF Filton Ltd, who will lease the building to GKN Aerospace on completion.

Expected to open in 2020, the new centre is funded by a £17m commitment from GKN Aerospace and a £15m commitment from the UK government, through the Aerospace Technology Institute.

Once open, the 10,000sqm facility will host 300 highly skilled engineers, and will include space for collaborative research and development with universities, the UK’s Catapult innovation network and GKN Aerospace’s UK supply chain.

The centre will focus on additive manufacturing (AM), advanced composites, assembly and industry 4.0 processes to enable the high rate production of aircraft structures. The GTC is intended to help maintain

Visualisation of GKN Aerospace’s global technology centre, to be built on the former Rolls-Royce East Works site

GKN Aerospace’s position at the forefront of technology development for the next generation of energy efficient aircraft. The facility will serve as a base for GKN Aerospace’s technology partnership in the Airbus ‘Wing of Tomorrow’ technology programme as well as new additive manufacturing programmes.

GKN Aerospace’s chief executive Hans Büthker said: “GKN can trace its engineering heritage back to the 18th century and we are proud of our role as a leading player in the UK’s world leading aerospace sector.”

“The GTC will ensure we continue to develop new

technologies that deliver for our customers, making aircraft more sustainable and economical. It will also support our 4,000 strong workforce in the UK, ensuring they remain at the cutting edge of the global aerospace industry.”

Secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy Greg Clark said: “GKN Aerospace’s new Global Technology Centre further strengthens our aerospace heritage and engineering expertise, and will keep the UK at the forefront of the latest technologies and manufacturing processes for the next-generation of aircraft.”

“As the sector moves towards a cleaner, greener and more efficient future, we are partnering with industry through our modern Industrial Strategy and new Aerospace Sector Deal to ensure we have the skills, innovation and supply-chain to continue our world leadership in aviation.”

The announcement from GKN Aerospace follows news that Sytner Group is to build a £15 million sales and service operation for its CarShop ‘used car supermarket’ brand on another plot within the Horizon 38 development. This will also front onto the A38 and will lie immediately south of the GKN facility.

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Kumon Bradley Stoke marks 20th anniversary

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n Saturday 2nd December, the Kumon Bradley Stoke Centre held a very special end-of-year ceremony to celebrate the achievement of current students and alumni from the last 20 years. Around 150 students, parents and supporters came to the Olympus Theatre at the WISE Campus in Stoke Gifford to be part of the celebrations.

Students received awards for reaching an advanced level of study in maths and English relative to their age. The roll-call for the awards totalled more than 100 names; one parent said: “It was really quite spectacular to see so many children achieve awards. My son was over the moon to receive an award and we as parents are incredibly proud.

I loved how it felt so grand and I could see a lot of preparation had gone into making it a success.”

Sarah Nutchey, the Instructor at the Kumon Bradley Stoke Centre, began her Kumon career in 1998 with around 12 students, and over the last 20 years has nurtured more than 1,400 students through the maths and English programmes. Some of the original students from the centre sent messages to share how Kumon has helped them with their ongoing study and Sam Head, now 22, said: “I joined the maths Kumon programme while I was in Year 5 as although I was good at understanding maths at school, my arithmetic and times tables were slowing me down. Through the regular daily practice and encouragement, I soon began to enjoy being able to calculate quickly and stayed at Kumon to level I. When I started my AS-level maths at college, I completed our one-hour assessment test in 15 minutes, which is definitely down to Kumon for working quickly and accurately. In due course, I achieved A*BB at A-levels and went on to gain a 2:1 in computer games programming at Staffordshire University. I now work in my chosen field of computer games programming,

Kumon 20th anniversary celebration event at WISE Campus, Stoke Gifford Inset: Birthday cake

which involves the use of 3D maths and physics.”

Rachel Knowles, now 27, said: “I started Kumon in Year 7 and continued through secondary school. It improved my maths skills greatly as I went from bottom set to one of the top sets for GCSE. As well as helping me achieve my school grades, it has helped me during my career. I am now a sales manager and still using the techniques I learnt from Kumon. I highly

recommend it to anyone who wants to improve their skills.”

James Smith, who completed the Kumon English programme when he was in Year 7 at school, said his favourite parts of the English programme were the later sections, which involved word derivatives and gave him exposure to a wide variety of books which he might otherwise not have read. He added: “The Kumon English programme improved my reading

comprehension considerably.”

At the end of the ceremony, everyone enjoyed a piece of cake and students proudly took their certificates and medals home.

If you would like further information about the Kumon programmes, please visit www. kumon.co.uk or contact Sarah Nutchey, the Instructor at the Kumon Bradley Stoke Centre on 01454 610389 or email bradleystoke@kumoncentre. co.uk

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News An update from Jack Lopresti MP IT HAS been an incredibly busy time here in Filton and Bradley Stoke, as well as in parliament.

The last month has seen various Christmas markets take place right across the constituency. It was a pleasure to attend fantastic Christmas events at The Edge Church, Aztec West, as well as the ‘Christmas on the Hill’ event in Staple Hill.

I was particularly pleased to see such a vibrant and busy event, particularly as it fell on Small Business Saturday.

It was also great to visit St Chad’s Primary School again to meet with staff and pupils, just a few days after a group of students visited parliament. It was excellent to see the positive energy and enthusiasm that is clearly delivering results at a fantastic school. I would like to thank the pupils and staff for hosting me and showing me around.

I attended the South Gloucestershire Education Awards at Aerospace Bristol to celebrate the hard work and impressive achievements from our local pupils and schools.

Congratulations to all the students and teachers from across the whole area who were recognised at the event.

I welcome the recently announced plans from GKN Aerospace for a new £32m Global Technology Centre (see page 32).

Jointly funded by GKN Aerospace and the UK government, the site will be a world-class hub for the development of the innovative technology needed for the next generation of fuel-efficient aircraft. It will ensure our region remains at the forefront of the aerospace industry and will provide a further 300 highly skilled aerospace engineering jobs.

I wish everyone a wonderful 2019 and I look forward to working hard for everyone in the area in the new year. ● If you would like to discuss anything with me, be it as a resident, organisation or business, please contact my constituency office in Bradley Stoke on 01454 617783 or email me on jack.lopresti. mp@parliament.uk to arrange a suitable surgery time, or to arrange a visit to your premises.

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