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Travellers’ return embarrasses Mayor

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ayor John Ashe must have been reaching for his hard hat when he heard the news that travellers had returned for a second unauthorised ‘holiday’ on the grass verge alongside Bradley Stoke Way, where they enjoyed a ten-day stay less than two months ago.

His response to the June encampment had been to have four wooden posts installed on the slipway onto the site, a move derided at the time by one Journal reader as being “like trying to block the M5 with a matchstick”.

A publicity photograph of the Mayor proudly standing next to one of the feeble posts has now become the target of mocking comments, such as one from a

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former councillor of an opposing political view saying: “Thinking that four posts would stop travellers from getting back onto this land was a waste of taxpayers’ money and a big mis-STAKE!” Following the departure of the second wave of travellers, it looks like the more sensible solution of installing boulders is to be implemented. But, as a South Glos official warned following the first encampment, making it difficult to access one site could force a future contingent of travellers to choose a less desirable one, for example, one that is much closer to residential properties.

The expression “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” springs to mind.

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News Brook Way consultation “a costly waste of time,” says disgruntled neighbour

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esidents of properties neighbouring Bradley Stoke Town Council’s Brook Way Activity Centre have voiced concerns that a working group set up to examine ideas gathered in a public consultation on the future of the site is giving too much weight to responses that suggested the construction of a new building.

The working group was set up in April, following publication of the consultation results, which showed that 59 per cent of respondents wanted to see improved car parking at the site, with just 20 per cent suggesting a “new building” of some sort.

Holding its first (private) meeting in April, the working group reported back to the Youth Committee in June, saying it “had agreed that whatever happens on the site, parking consideration must be a priority”. Councillors then directed that a meeting/ series of meetings should be arranged to give residents who had suggested a new building on the site the opportunity to express their views in person.

Town Clerk Sharon Petela later explained: “E-mails were sent to the 56 people who responded to the public consultation suggesting a new building on the site, asking if they would be willing to meet with the working group to discuss their ideas in more detail. Only 12 responses were received. The 12 people who responded were then invited to a [private] meeting at Brook Way Activity Centre on Thursday 14th August.” Residents of properties adjoining the Brook Way site were also invited to attend the meeting.

The Journal has learned that just two organisations, the 1st Bradley Stoke Scout Group and Incredible Kids, sent representatives to the meeting, which was also attended by five residents from The Common.

According to minutes seen by The Journal, the Scout group is “keen to see a new building on the site” and believes it might be feasible to “demolish the current

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building and erect a purpose-built building on the site which would fit in a number of locations”.

Incredible Kids, a charity which provides play and support services to families with a child with a disability or additional needs, said their ultimate goal is to have their own building, so that they can offer all-day sessions.

Another idea raised, believed to originate from councillors who are also members of Bradley Stoke Radio (BSR), was for “a cinema/ media centre to be incorporated into any new building”.

The minutes conclude: “There would be a need to consult with all interested parties and stakeholders as to requirements for any new building that might be considered. This would also need to involve the other community groups who currently use the Brook Way Activity Centre. In due course there will also be a need to formulate a comprehensive business plan.”

Karen Butler, a resident of The Common who attended the meeting, commented: “Beyond question, an extra building will necessitate further parking and only madden the ongoing parking problems that local residents and businesses of the surrounding areas currently experience and complain about; the existing centre continues to fall short from running at full capacity.”

“Why not work with the building already there, i.e. re-develop? It appears that the consultation process was a costly waste of time as certain councillors continue to railroad through their own plans with no regard for the community.”

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Councils’ defences prove useless as travellers return to Bradley Stoke Mayor fears travellers now see Bradley Stoke as a “soft touch”

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efensive measures put in place by Bradley Stoke Town Council (BSTC) and South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) proved useless at preventing the second illegal traveller encampment within the space of two months on a grass verge alongside Bradley Stoke Way over the August bank holiday weekend.

The latest incident, which lasted just short of five days and at one point involved at least 30 vehicles, follows a controversial ten-day illegal encampment in June during which SGC, the owner of the land, was accused of taking a “weak” approach to resolving the situation.

Following the June encampment, Bradley Stoke mayor Cllr John Ashe, frustrated at SGC’s lack of action, arranged for a set of four wooden posts to be installed on the access ramp to the site (situated just east of the Primrose footbridge) in an effort to “prevent another incursion”.

The town council also asked SGC to reduce the width of the access ramp so that it would be too narrow for caravans (but still allow access for a gang mower), however, SGC decided instead to plant two small trees at the top of the ramp as this was seen as being “just as satisfactory and could be achieved a lot quicker”.

But both measures proved

equally useless when a small number of traveller vehicles gained access to the site shortly after 10pm on Thursday 21st August. By 6.15am the next morning, the encampment had grown to include more than ten vehicles, spurring local politicians into firing off a volley of emails, press releases and tweets demanding swift action from SGC.

“Criminal damage”

First off was town and district councillor Ben Walker, who was highly critical of SGC during and after the June encampment, who emailed Amanda Deeks, SGC’s chief executive, saying: “Here we go again. Travellers on the same piece of land but this time, they removed a tree and two timber posts to gain access.”

“This is criminal damage and forced entry so these travellers should be charged as such and removed from site TODAY. Another weak approach and drawn out negotiation simply won’t do this time.”

Local MP Jack Lopresti soon followed, with a press statement saying: “I am very disappointed to see travellers, again, illegally pitched on Bradley Stoke Way. This morning, my office has been in contact with the chief executive of SGC and the police to ensure that this situation is in hand and that all is being done

to evict the trespassers and that prosecutions are made for the criminal damage that has been done to the site. I have also asked the police to ensure that all vehicles on site are road worthy, taxed and insured.”

“I’m deeply irritated to see travellers back on this site just over a month since they were last evicted. Despite the solid efforts of Bradley Stoke Mayor, John Ashe and his team of local councillors to ensure this situation didn’t occur again, the sluggish bureaucracy and poor leadership shown by SGC have stunted those efforts and let down the people of Bradley Stoke.”

“I will be working with local councillors to ensure that SGC and the police move the travellers on as expediently as possible.”

By 6pm on Friday 22nd August the number of traveller vehicles on the site had swelled to 30 (see photo) and, with a bank holiday weekend looming, it seemed likely they would remain for at least another three days.

However, by Sunday, some of the caravans were on the move again and they had all left the site by 12pm on a very rainy bank holiday Monday, this time leaving the equivalent of around 14 bin bags of rubbish and a pile of tree branches, believed to be trade waste (rather than the

Cllr John Ashe: Arranged for posts to be installed after the June incident

result of damage to the nearby nature reserve).

Mayor Ashe’s immediate reaction following the repeat incident was to arrange for a ditch to be dug across the access ramp, at SGC’s expense, but this plan was abandoned when it was realised that there is a highpressure underground oil pipeline in the immediate vicinity.

Boulders and long grass

Meeting on Thursday 27th August, the town council’s Planning Committee agreed an alternative strategy of insisting that SGC place boulders on the ramp and instructing its own contractors to allow the grass on the site to grow long “as a deterrent to further unauthorised encampments”.

During the meeting, Cllr Ashe warned that there are several other verge areas further down Bradley Stoke Way that could be vulnerable to unauthorised encampments once the site

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By 6pm on Friday 22nd August, the illegal traveller encampment on Bradley Stoke Way had swelled to include at least 30 vehicles

recently used has been secured.

He suggested that the council should consider letting the grass grow long on these areas as well and asked that the matter be placed on the agenda for a later meeting.

However, Cllr Ben Randles warned that allowing the grass to grow long might be an

over-reaction and could lead to “residents saying we’re allowing the town to look untidy”.

Cllr Ashe added: “What we’ve got to bear in mind is that we’re now ‘on the travellers’ website’, as it were. They’re thinking: ‘There’s a soft touch there … nice place, convenient for the shops!”

We’re on the radar for them now

and we’ve got to make sure it doesn’t happen again.”

“Even though they own the land, it’s not the people at SGC who are going to be criticised [if there is a recurrence], it will be us, which is quite right, because that’s what people expect the town council to protect them against. But our options are

incredibly limited. In fact, the only option we currently have is the boulders.”

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BSCS celebrates “strong” GCSE results, but warns official figures will dip

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tudents and staff at Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) are celebrating another set of “strong” GCSE results, but Executive Headteacher Dave Baker is warning that Department for Education (DfE) performance tables are likely to give the impression that the school has performed worse than in previous years when they are published next January, due to changes in the way the figures are calculated.

Using the ‘new’ methodology defined by the DfE, schools can only count a student’s first attempt at a subject rather than their best or final attempt. There are also restrictions about which combinations of subjects can count and how many vocational qualifications can be included.

When calculated using the ‘old’ methodology, this year’s headline figures at BSCS are almost identical to last year, with 66% of students achieving at least 5 A*-C grades at GCSE including English and maths and 91% achieving 5 A*-C grades.

The school says its is “delighted” to have seen a rise in the number of students getting A* and A grades, with 27% of students obtaining at least 3 A*-A grades.

Mr Baker commented: “It is ironic that we are celebrating another set of stunning

performances by our students and yet the figures that will be reported in the DfE performance tables are restricted under the new arrangements and will look as though Bradley Stoke Community School has performed worse than in previous years with 50% of students achieving at least 5 A*-C grades at GCSE including English and maths and 80% achieving 5 A*-C grades – we live in strange times!”

Jenny Sutton Kirby, headteacher, also congratulated the students on their achievements: “How exhilarating to see so many smiling faces as our students opened their results.

It is professionally and personally satisfying to see the hard work and efforts of both students and staff being rewarded in this manner. In such uncertain times we are proud to have consolidated our performance from last year.”

Provisional figures for GCSE results across all state schools in South Gloucestershire show that 55% of students achieved five or more A*-C grades including English and maths. In response to a query from The Journal, a spokesperson for South Gloucestershire Council stated that this figure had been calculated using the DfE’s ‘new’ methodology.

Bristol City Council reports that 56% of students in Bristol’s

Top-achievers (l-r): Mary Thomas, Zoe Kitson, Rasheed Bello, Farai Chiwah, Chathurya Manchanayake and Callum Bingham

state schools achieved five or more A*-C grades including English and maths, but this figure is understood to have been calculated using the ‘old’

methodology and officials say they are anticipating “a small reduction in the overall result” when the DfE performance tables are published next year.

Outstanding individual achievements Tom Barrett 5 x A*, 4 x A, 2 x B, Distinction* & A in FSMQAdMaths Minxin Yu 4 x A*, 5 x A, 2 x B, Distinction* Chathurya Manchanayake 9 x A*, 3 x A, Merit Annabel Phillips 4 x A*, 4 x A, 3 x B, Distinction* Zoe Kitson 5 x A*, 3 x A, 4 x B, Distinction* Mary Thomas 4 x A*, 7 x A, 1 x B, Distinction Anya Clayton 4 x A*, 6 x A, 2 x B, Distinction* Callum Bingham 6 x A*, 3 x A, 3 x B, Distinction Alice Whittingham 11 x A, 1 x B, Distinction* Farai Chiwah 2 x A*, 9 x A, 1 x B, Distinction Rasheed Bello 3 x A*, 7 x A, 2 x B, Distinction* Neave Spikings 4 x A*, 4 x A, 3 x B, Distinction*, Pass & A in FSMQAdMaths Sophie Deliot 6 x A*, 4 x A, 2 x B, Pass & A in FSMQAdMaths

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BSCS A-level results buck national trend

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radley Stoke Community School (BSCS) appears to have bucked the national trend in A-level results by maintaining its average points score per entry from last year of 208 and achieving a big increase in average points per student to 733 (683 last year).

Executive headteacher Dave Baker said there were some “phenomenal” individual successes at both A2 and AS levels (see panel).

Across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the BBC reported that there has been a slight fall in A* and A grades and the pass rate was down for the first time in over 30 years.

Stoke Gifford’s Abbeywood Community School (ACS), which is linked with BSCS through the Olympus Academy Trust, has seen a slight dip in headline figures compared with previous years, in line with what is being

Top achievers A2 examination results

Alex Shoferpoor A*A*A* + A at AS Sophie Maxted A*AA + A at AS Joe Whetter AAA + Dist* in Y12 Daisy Hodgkinson A*AA Cara Hodgkinson A*AB

AS examination results

Peter Smyth AAAB and A in EPQ Matt Portch AAAB Alex Sargent AAAB Shannon Robbins AAAC Harry Willis AABB and B in EPQ Josh Machado AABC Gemma Jones Dist*AA

Top-achievers (l-r): Sophie Maxted, Alex Shoferpoor and Joe Whetter

reported nationally. The average points score per entry at ACS was 187 (216 last year) and the average total points score was 669 (728 last year).

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Mr Baker, who is also executive headteacher at ACS, commented: “With positive GCSE outcomes anticipated in both schools next week, we expect large numbers of students to start studies in both post-16 centres in September.”

“Both schools are members of The Concorde Partnership, along with Patchway Community College and South Gloucestershire and Stroud College, with whom the

schools have a shared timetable with transport provided for students to travel to other centres for half-day timetable blocks. This has provided a significant increase in the range of courses available to students in all centres and gives opportunities for shared planning and training for staff as well. The partnership adds value to each of the schools and the college and is key to the successes of each centre.”

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Another round of bus service alterations

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nother round of alterations to Bradley Stoke’s bus services came into effect on Sunday 31st August, with the withdrawal of one service (Wessex 13), the introduction of another (First X74) and a reduction in the daytime frequency of a third (First 73).

The Wessex 13 service, which linked the Willow Brook Centre with Bristol city centre via Little Stoke, Stoke Lodge, Filton, UWE and Fishponds has been axed “due to a withdrawal of funding”.

Introduced in January 2013, the service originally operated every 20 minutes Monday to Friday, but that frequency was later cut to every 24 minutes.

First’s new X74 service has effectively replaced the Wessex 13, with the significant difference that it uses the M32 motorway between UWE and the city centre, allowing journey times

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between Bradley Stoke and Bristol be reduced to 44 minutes peak and 37 minutes off-peak (compared to 63 minutes and 57 minutes on the 13).

Buses on the new route, which is being subsidised through South Gloucestershire Council’s Local Sustainable Transport Fund, run every 30 minutes between 6am

and 8pm Monday to Saturday.

There is no service on Sundays or Bank Holidays.

To support the launch of the new service, First are offering adults the chance to ride the X74 bus for a £1.50 flat fare during September (75 pence for children under 16, £1 for students and young people with photographic ID). Up to two children under five will continue to travel free with a fare paying adult.

Bradley Stoke’s principal bus service, the First 73, has seen its frequency reduced from ‘every 10 minutes’ to ‘every 12 minutes’.

The First X73 peak-only express service is unaffected by the changes, except for the first return journey from the city centre, which now departs five minutes later at 4.25pm. ● What do you think of the recent changes to Bradley Stoke’s bus services? Have your say at: www.bradleystokejournal.co.uk

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Sport

Third charity defeat on the bounce for BSTFC

By Connor Summers any local residents gathered at the Jubilee Green on Sunday 3rd August to watch a selection of Bradley Stoke Town FC (BSTFC) players face a charity side put together by Cllr Ben Walker.

The charity side, made up of several semi-professionals and ex-professionals, got off to a good start scoring four goals within the first ten minutes. Manson Evans impressing in the early stages of the game, Joe Love, who was controversially playing for the Charity side, having played for BSTFC last season, also scored a couple of goals, which he later add to, to claim his hat-trick.

As the first half of the game developed, Bradley Stoke eventually broke through the strong defence of the charity side which included Ben Rhodes (Yate Town) and Cllr Ben Walker himself, forced to play due to late

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Pro-11 keeper John Rendell repels a rare attack by BSTFC

drop outs, and even had the ball past ex-Cardiff city goalkeeper John Rendell to start the come back. With the charity side capitalizing on a goalkeeping error by James Chiddy to ensure they went into half time with a three goal lead, 4-1, many would have thought the game was

already over.

In the second half, it looked like the Bradley Stoke side were coming back into contention; this was when Jay Moore and substitute Anthony Jelf, formerly of Aston Villa, came into play with some good goals towards the end of the game leaving the Bradley

Stoke side astonished. Although they netted in the second half off the back of a good corner routine, they were not able to come to terms with the 7-3 score line at the final whistle. Temporary manager Adam Hay, who looked the part in a suit throughout the match, was left disappointed, but Cllr Walker celebrated his side’s third victory on the trot.

The football was not the only attraction at the Jubilee Green on Sunday afternoon – there was a penalty shoot-out inflatable and face painting for the kids to enjoy, along with food from the Mighty Friar.

All money raised was donated to Bradley Stoke Town FC, Bradley Stoke Radio and the 1st Bradley Stoke Scout group.

Scorers for BSTFC: Andy Hurrell, Sam Peplow & Harry Isaacs; for Pro-11: Joe Love, Mike Perham, Mayson Evans, Daniel Dyke, Jay Moore & Anthony Jelf.

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New Patchway Police Centre to open soon

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Patchway Police Centre: On the old Benson’s site between Roll-Royce and the Hayes Way junction on the A38

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“I am delighted that throughout this development we have been able to offer apprenticeships, opportunities for ex-offenders and school visits. There have also been many local economic benefits with 77% of subcontractors based within 35 miles of each of the sites, or within the Avon and Somerset area. I would like to thank the project team, our contractors, our staff and the cooperation of our neighbours for making these new police centres possible.”

Acting Chief Constable John Long said: “The new police centres enable us to respond to the needs of modern policing.

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he new Patchway Police Centre on the A38 Gloucester Road in Patchway is expected to open by the end of September, replacing the recently-closed Filton Police Station and marking the end of Avon and Somerset’s plans to centralise its custody service.

Serving the communities of Filton, Patchway, Bradley Stoke, Little Stoke, Stoke Gifford, Frenchay, Winterbourne, Severn Beach, Almondsbury, Easter Compton and Hambrook, the public enquiry desk at the new centre will be open from 8am to 8pm, seven days a week.

The opening of the Patchway centre, together with others in Bridgwater and Keynsham, will increase the force’s ‘in custody’ capacity by 27%. It is also hoped that improved custody processes will allow more police officers to get back on the street on patrol, detecting crime and protecting communities.

Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner Sue Mountstevens said: “The opening of these new modern police centres marks the end of a long journey to transform the police estate and make it fit for a new generation of policing. Many police stations are outdated, inefficient and under-utilised. These new buildings are not only greener, more sustainable and more cost efficient, they are also flexible enough to meet the future demands that Avon and

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News Arts society launches new season’s programme Are you interested in design and the arts? Why not come along and meet the friendly members of the South Glos Design & Fine Arts Society (SGDFAS) who hold evening meetings at Bradley Stoke Community School, Fiddlers Wood Lane, BS32 9BS. Each evening starts at 7pm with refreshments and a chance to meet other like-minded members, followed by a welcome and the talk at 7.30pm.

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This year, we will hear talks from experts, usually illustrated with slides, that include The History of Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey), Hans Christian Anderson, The Shakers, Art Deco Ceramics, Picasso & Cubism and David Hockney There will also be several visits and we are planning a study day too.

Our next meeting is on Thursday 16th October, when Tom Denny will talk to us about ‘New Stained Glass in Ancient Buildings’. New members are very welcome – there is easy parking and good access to the hall.

If you would like to come along to our coffee morning on 20th September to find out more and meet current members, please contact Sally Kitching on 01454 774401 or email sallykitching@ googlemail.com No artistic ability required – simply an enquiring mind and an interest in design and the arts. ● Website: sgdfas.org.uk

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outh Gloucestershire residents are being invited to have their say on possible improvements to Bradley Stoke and Longwell Green Leisure Centres.

Both centres currently experience very high demand and the council is considering how facilities could be improved to better meet the needs of the community.

At the same time, the council is looking to reduce the amount of subsidy it pays to Circadian Trust, as the operator of the two centres.

Initial ideas for improvements to facilities include: • Extended gym facilities • Better dance studio/exercise class space • Activity rooms that can be used for meetings and parties • Improved catering facilities (at

Longwell Green) • Improved facilities for children and families • Improved facilities for a wider range of sports • Additional parking provision • Reconfiguring internal layout to make more efficient use of space The public consultation period

runs until 30th September.

Further information is available on the council’s consultation webpage: www. southglos.gov.uk/consultation, via telephone number 01454 868154 or from local South Gloucestershire leisure centres, libraries and ‘one stop’ shops.

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News BSYFC Girls make Wembley appearance in Community Shield pre-match parade

By Martin Lee of BSYFC he FA Community Shield on Sunday 10th August between Arsenal and Manchester City saw the Bradley Stoke Youth FC (BSYFC) Girls parade around Wembley pitch before kick off.

This opportunity of a life time was enabled by the close links between Bradley Stoke Youth FC and McDonald’s, who sponsor the FA Community Shield.

Just ten clubs from the UK and Ireland were allowed to take part in the parade and the Bristol area of McDonald’s selected Bradley Stoke Youth FC to represent this region, in recognition of all of the community work we undertake.

In discussions with McDonald’s, it was decided that this [2014/15] season’s U13 Girls team would get the honour of representing the club at the event.

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managers, Martin and Ross Lee, and Jim Murdoch, the McDonald’s representative.

The club’s logo, on the banner and flags we carried, was on full show to the 72,000 crowd as the girls paraded around the pitch.

The squad had full access to the media suite at the stadium, where after the match the players and managers of Arsenal and Man City gave their interviews.

But we had already sat in the chairs and used the microphones to give our own interviews!

Well done to the BSYFC girls who were praised by the Wembley staff for their great attitude, team spirit and their smiling faces on the walk around.

The Bradley Stoke Youth FC name was on full show around the pitch side boards and the girls’ walk-around was screened on the large stadium displays.

Another great day in the history of the club – let’s hope there are many more.

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s part of a number of local events to commemorate the centenary of World War 1, a service of Dedication of the new Bradley Stoke War Memorial took place in the Town Square on Saturday 2nd August.

Organised by Katherine Robinson, Beaver Scout Leader, 1st Bradley Stoke Scout Group and supported by Cllr Ben Walker, the ceremony started with a parade of Bradley Stoke Youth groups, led by the band of Bristol Pipes and Drums, from the Jubilee Centre to the Town Square. The groups included the 1st Bradley Stoke Scout group, St John’s Ambulance Cadets, 1st Bradley Stoke Rainbows, 2nd Patchway Scout Group and Police Cadets who were accompanied by members of the Royal British Legion. Thornbury Town Band provided music in the Town Square before and during the ceremony.

Katherine Robinson welcomed the participants, the many spectators and the VIP guests to this unique event and gave a short explanation about the background to the memorial.

She thanked the hard work of the 1st Bradley Stoke Scout Group, who worked together with Scott Lahive of the Willow Brook Centre to fund the entire project.

She also praised the skills of stone mason Alwyn Leek, from Bristol and West Memorials, who carved and designed the memorial. The memorial consists of a simple granite pillar engraved with a poppy and the Scout Remembrance badge and inscribed with words from the “We will remember them” poem chosen by nearly 250 responses from members of the Bradley Stoke community.

Dame Janet Trotter DBE, Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire, officially dedicated the memorial to remember all members of the Armed Forces (and civilians who support them) who have died or suffered due to conflict.

This was followed by a blessing

by Rev Simon Jones, Area Dean for Kingswood and South Gloucestershire.

Young people from the 1st Bradley Stoke Scouts read out from the Exhortation, and Jo Hamlyn, The Royal British Legion Bugler, sounded the “Last Post” before a two minute silence was observed. Brian C. Hewitt, MBE, President of the Stoke Gifford Branch of the Royal British Legion, read the Kohima Epitaph before the Vicar of Bradley Stoke, Rev Paul Hinckley, led more of our town’s young people in reading out their very moving

Dame Janet Trotter DBE unveils the memorial in the town square

personal statements of what Remembrance means to them.

Poppy wreaths were laid at the memorial by representatives of the participating youth groups then young people from the groups and from the spectators were invited to light the 100 candles placed at the base of the memorial. The candles represented the WW1 centenary and linked Bradley Stoke to the British Legion’s ‘Lights Out’ campaign and the candlelit

ceremony that took place on the following Monday evening at Westminster Abbey.

To support the event, the Scouts also created a small exhibition stand about World War 1 in the entrance to the Willow Brook Centre. The exhibition focused on the history of scouting during the war.

A similar parade and service will now be held annually on Remembrance Sunday, which this year falls on 9th November.

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Brook Court news from Grahame Holloway Summer fun with a Spanish flavour

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t has been an interesting few weeks at Brook Court with pleasurable moments interspersed by more serious issues. Firstly, a spell of hot weather made some residents recall memories of previous holidays in Spain, so their social committee sprang into action and brought a little of that country to Bradley Stoke.

No doubt passers-by would have been surprised to see the decorated garden tables and surfeit of sombreros as two ‘Spanish chefs’ busily stirred three enormous paella pans, their contents soon to be accompanied by tapas and Spanish wine.

A few days later a more serious note was struck with an afternoon tea at which the guests were the local MP, Jack Lopresti, and Councillor and Mayor John Ashe. A number

of local issues were raised including a proposal for post office and banking facilities.

It was then back to a lighter note when a well attended ‘cup cake tea’ was held to raise funds for the residents’ gardening club.

This included a raffle followed by an auction of ‘desirable lots’ humorously conducted by Roger Grimshaw. Funds raised will enable green-fingered volunteers to make the garden as colourful as possible for all residents to enjoy in addition to the amenities provided by McCarthy & Stone Management.

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Carnival Report

Bradley Stoke Carnival: “A wonderful day” An account of how the day unfolded, through the eyes of the Carnival Committee ommittee members, some running their own stalls on the day, descended very early on Saturday 23rd August, putting in final touches to this and that, whilst Sara Messenger methodically and diligently ensured the Carnival Procession left Brook Way on time at 1pm.

Cllr Andy Ward in his Jeep whizzed back and forth along Brook Way, helping ensure the safety of parade participants, as did Paula Mead at the head of the parade in her yellow marshal’s jacket, stopping traffic and waving through the parade safely at the various road junctions along the route.

Berzerkaz Circus, with a ludicrously tall 9-foot man called Alex jumping to the sound of the drums, led the way, accompanied by Kai, who performed miraculous acrobatics with juggling sticks walking backwards and forwards following through in the tempo of the parade.

Leading the parade as guest of honour was Cllr Matthew Riddle, vice-chair of South Gloucestershire Council, accompanied by Cllr Brian Hopkinson, whose original idea of a Community Carnival for Bradley Stoke had breathed life into the day’s event, and

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Cllr Tom Aditya with two of his children under beautiful Indian parasols, followed by drummers ‘Chendamelam’, whose frenetic but rhythmic drumming dragged many residents from their houses to watch the spectacle, accompanied by many exotically/immaculately dressed representatives of Bradley Stoke’s Asian community.

Next came the 1st Bradley Stoke Rainbows and Brownies with Cat Dixon. Following them, the Bradley Stoke Wise Owls Club with Luci Walker and then the unforgettable Sandra Hobson (a former Mayor) dressed in beautiful colours with ribbon flags in carnival party mood.

Then came Richard Burton from Bike Fix Bradley Stoke on his three wheeler bicycle dressed as a French onion seller representing Bradley Stoke’s twin town of Champs-sur-Marne.

Next, the Chinese Association with their wonderful lion dancers, flaming gold and red satin and silks flashing to the sound of the Chinese drummers, neighbouring Stoke Gifford’s Taekwondo Group spinning and gyrating to the music, courtesy of Catherine McDougall, then came a contingent from our local Winterguard group, followed by Bristol DAWG with Gerry Watkins and some of the greyhounds that this group has rescued, following on GKR

Karate, and then representatives from Bradley Stoke’s own Incredible Kids, Bradley Stoke in Bloom volunteer group and, finally, Freewheelers EVS (the local ‘blood bikes’ charity).

On entering Jubilee Green, which was full of people already having fun on Jimmy Crole’s fairground rides and enjoying the 26 community stalls, the parade was met by Bradley Stoke Mayor Cllr John Ashe, who, along with Cllr Matthew Riddle, was quickly dispatched to present prizes to four of the groups taking part.

Cllr Ashe said he was hard put to choose any one individual, so had decided that the awards, not in any particular order, should go to the Chinese Association, The Wise Owls, Richard Burton from the Twinning Association and Bradley Stoke Rainbows.

He also commented that the weather had kindly laid off a little to let the parade get the carnival off to a good start and like many of us was thrilled to see such a packed venue full of local community groups. He also warmly saluted the hard work which the Bradley Stoke Carnival Committee had put into bringing together such an event.

Andy Ward and Clive Hickman, compères for the day’s

proceedings, hardly paused for breath before introducing the bands on the main stage.

Here, Wurzels tribute band The Twerzels were followed by Dave Harris, Mia and Tuesday Eagle, Spin Sister and S.A.M.S Band (see page 22 for a review and photos by Becky Ward).

Elsewhere on Jubilee Green, free drumming workshops were held and demonstrations were given by some of the groups that had taken part in the parade.

The whole project was put together by Bradley Stoke’s Carnival Committee who were supported financially with grants from South Gloucestershire Council (£2,500) and Bradley Stoke Town Council (£4,000), together with a large donation from Jimmy Crole’s funfair.

Cats Whiskers face painting brought in £122 for the Mayor’s charities and Tony’s Ice Cream emporium donated £50.

We also understand that all the community stands did well, making money for their respective charities.

All in all, a wonderful day put on “by the community with the community”. A great family day out at very little cost – just a lot of hard but fun work from some very good community-spirited people.

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Through the camera lens by Becky Ward On stage at the Bradley Stoke Carnival

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his month, I had the brilliant task of being official photographer at the Bradley Stoke Carnival. I thoroughly enjoyed myself, and got to photograph some amazing acts, bands and demonstrations.

The carnival stage played host to many bands during the day, with the Twerzels and S.A.M.S Band being the headlining acts.

First to take the stage on carnival day were The Twerzels – an endlessly entertaining Wurzels tribute band. They provided great entertainment, drew a huge crowd and encouraged some of the best/ most embarrassing dancing ever to be seen on Jubilee Green!

Dave Harris followed the Twerzels, playing a selection of “golden oldies” songs to an incredibly brave crowd, sitting on deckchairs under umbrellas to watch the performance!

Next up on the stage, were twins Mia and Tuesday Eagle, followed by the band Spin Sister – all from the same incredibly musically gifted family! Mia and Tuesday played a mixture of original songs and covers of 60s girl band songs, while Spin Sister played an eclectic mixture of covers and original content.

To round off a day of brilliant entertainment, S.A.M.S band performed covers of songs from the 60s up to present day charts music, with one of the best renditions of Pharell’s Happy I’ve heard!

Overall, it was a day of huge talent and incredible entertainment, with positive comments continuing to flow.

More photos of the event, including the spectacular carnival procession, can be found on the Becky Ward Photography Facebook page.

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News

Summer in the Three Brooks nature reserve

By Sara Messenger of the Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group uly saw much happening on the reserve. Green Gym has as always, met every Thursday (10.00am – 1.00pm) to carry out work on the reserve, but were also joined twice by volunteers from the Environment Agency, some of whom had travelled all the way from Winchester to assist in the task of pulling up the plant Himalayan Balsam. Two large areas of the invasive weed were cleared but there are still many more areas that need clearing. If your workplace would like a fun and rewarding ‘work away day’, our Dave Baker would love to hear from you!

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Cygnets’ fate unknown

Our swan’s eggs hatched around the 24th June and two or three fluffy cygnets could just be seen in the nest, hiding behind their parents. Sadly, by the weekend, all the cygnets seemed to have vanished and although there are several theories as to their fate, we don’t know what actually happened to them.

Although we now have no little ones to name, the competition to find names for the adult swans has been launched with over 60 suggestions so far, including No 1: Emmett & May up to No 60: Jack & Jill. As well as the

privilege of naming the pair, if your name(s) are chosen you will receive a certificate and a cuddly swan toy to keep. To enter, either find the group on a Saturday workday / Thursday Green Gym or you can enter via our Facebook page: Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group. On the pinned competition post, just enter your name ideas in the comments, male name first please, (only 1 entry per person please). The competition is free to enter and is open until end of September.

Picnic tables installed

We now have two picnic tables on hard standing near the lake, with a new bin which will be emptied by town council staff (other bins are emptied by South Glos). Now we just need some sunny weather to enjoy them!

After members Ceri & Sara attended a Fruit Tree pruning workshop, the group were approached by Friends of Grimsby Farm who run Apple Days and sell freshly produced apple juice from their own crop and wondered if we would like to do the same. Sadly before we could discuss this fully, all the fruit, ripe and unripe had been taken from our two Community Orchards! So, no juice this year but perhaps we can have instead our own Wassailing event in January.

A family enjoying the picnic tables recently installed near the lake

Thank you to Gill Smith for ensuring that the IDCD records were submitted and for compiling a very comprehensive signage audit and to David Baker for leading a walk for the enthusiastic Bradley Stoke Wise Owls Club, of which he said: “The kids were brilliant; even you would have liked them!”

As part of the Discover Festival (see page 36), we have two more bat walks planned – on 19th September and 3rd October. Each walk is limited to 40 members and requires booking. We also have a Reptile Ramble on 13th September, an Autumn Nature Walk on 28th September and our regular workday on 4th October.

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“Families visiting the school at the Whole School Open Morning on September 27 will find that Colston’s is a vibrant, busy and diverse place where our happy students achieve excellent things,” he said.

“Fully co-educational throughout its 3 to 18 age range, the girls and boys come from a wide range of backgrounds and with a range of experience and ability to the Lower School (3 to 11) and the Upper School (11 to 18).

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“In addition to Open Morning I can strongly recommend our Taster Days when girls and boys from other schools can join a Colston’s class and experience the full timetable.”

Jeremy has taught in Bishop’s Stortford and Edinburgh, and has arrived at Colston’s having been Second Master at Lancing College in Sussex.

He and his wife Sally have four boys who are now all at Colston’s.

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Ask the Doctor with Dr Norman Douglas of Bradley Stoke Surgery Autumn is coming! Can we prevent it?

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n North America, autumn is often called “The Fall”.

In my convoluted mind, I decided this was a good introduction to a very serious issue.

Falling over is what we do a lot of at the two extremities of life. When we are younger we are protected by being carried or by being pushed in buggies; when we are older it becomes more difficult to get that help.

When we are younger our bones are more pliable and we bounce better; when we are older our bones are brittle and we don’t bounce so easily. The older person is more liable to end up in hospital after a fall and the likelihood of serious complications and their effect is extremely serious.

In the South West of England, we have one of the highest incidences of hospital admissions due to falls.

So, why do we fall? This can be due to numerous factors.

An acute illness can make us weak. Medication we take can make us more unsteady. Our blood pressure may go down quickly when we stand up so blood doesn’t get to our brains.

Our blood sugars are poorly controlled. We have neurological problems like Parkinson’s or a

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Falls Clinic”. Once the cause is identified we should correct the problem if possible or as is more likely we should prevent the risk of further falls by various changes in medication, in home improvements, in balance and walking aids. Sometimes we need to use specialist help such as physiotherapy to strengthen muscles and teach us to walk

In the South West, we have one of the highest incidences of hospital admissions due to falls. previous stroke causing weakness.

We have joint problems, muscle problems or balance problems.

The list is endless.

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If you, or someone you care for, is having repeated falls

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Have a safe and colourful Fall.

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Celebrating a long-running local success story with – what else? – a very long run!

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Ocean staff visit the firm’s Bradley Stoke office on their 30-mile relay

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t’s 30 years since Ocean started selling homes in Bristol, from a single tiny office in Gloucester Road. And the company, which has grown to be the city’s biggestselling independent estate agent, has continued its summer of celebrations in style, with a charity run/relay with a difference.

The idea was born when one of the Ocean team noticed that a route taking in all of the firm’s eight offices around the city would, coincidentally, be exactly 30 miles long. So it seemed like a nice way to celebrate their anniversary, while raising money for the Julian Trust.

A run, a walk, a bike ride

The ‘Ocean 30’ relay took place, you guessed, on 30 July. Since the company doesn’t have many genuine marathon specialists, they decided to do it as a relay, with teams starting from the Bishopston office and others taking over along the way, including walkers and a cycling group, who started from the Shirehampton office.

Tom Weaver, assistant manager in Knowle, is Ocean’s one true Marathon Man - and he ran the entire 30 miles, to show his colleagues how it’s done!

Bradley Stoke plays its part Ocean opened its Bradley Stoke office 14 years ago and has since

played a big part in helping people move across the area, always doing their utmost to help in any charity event the company is organising. With this in mind, the Ocean 30-mile relay was a perfect opportunity for the staff here to stretch their legs and see how far they could run.

Stefano, Bradley Stoke’s assistant manager, Claire their lettings agent and Stefan their sales negotiator all ran 11 miles from the Bradley Stoke office to the Shirehampton office. Stefano said: “They all felt it was tough, but definitely worth it, especially as it took the competitiveness out of the office and onto the roads.”

A simple philosophy

It was a nice way, we think you’ll agree, to mark a long-running local success story; one which has been built on Ocean’s deceptively simple philosophy of doing everything humanly possible and then a bit more - to ensure their customers are very happy.

It also continues a long Ocean tradition of being good neighbours, aiming to make a positive contribution to their local communities, all over Bristol.

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Computer Corner

with Graham Simmonds of goto iT, Filton

at Redland High

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Passwords are everywhere – we need one for online banking, shopping, checking our emails or even logging into our PC. However, how do you make sure you choose a password no one can work out?

The most common passwords used are, ‘password’, ‘123456’, ‘12345678’, ‘abc123’ and ‘qwerty’. Do you recognise any of these? You can look up a list of common passwords online and make sure you don’t choose one!

Also, don’t use passwords that relate to you such as your name, relatives’ names, names of your

pet and so on.

So how do you choose a good password? Well, a mix of random letter and numbers are the best and make them longer than 8 characters. But these can be difficult to remember. A good technique is to think of a phrase like “the grand old duke of York, he had ten thousand men” and choose the initial letters: ‘tgodoyhhttm’. Then choose a number and capitalise one or two letters, giving: ‘tgoDoYhh10000m’.

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Thirty boys - over one-third of the QEH GCSE cohort – achieved a straight set of A* and A grades.

A stunning 90% of IGCSE English Language grades were at A* or A which matches our success in last year’s English Literature IGCSEs, so we are again delighted at this result in such a vital subject area where boys might traditionally struggle to compete with girls and falling results elsewhere across the country.

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Quiz for all, No. 12 (easy/hard, old/new) Another ‘just for fun’ general knowledge quiz, compiled by local Mastermind contestant Paul Philpot. Answers on page 34.

1. Which French Impressionist artist painted ‘The Card Players’, the most expensive painting ever sold?

2. In which animated Disney film is the title character, a princess called Aurora?

3. Which car manufacturer has named several models after types of wind such as Brora, Scirocco and Passat?

4. Who was the British monarch at the start of World War I? 5. Mount Aneto is the highest peak in which European mountain range?

6. Which is traditionally the first book of the New Testament in the Bible?

7. Magnesium sulphate is the chemical name for which substance that gets its name from a place in Surrey?

8. Who captained England’s winning team at the 2003 Rugby Union World Cup? 9. What was the name of the Swedish author, best known for her children’s book series featuring Pippi Longstocking?

10. Born in December 1991, who is the oldest member of the boy band One Direction?

11. With branches around the globe, from which country does the grocery convenience store, Spar, originate?

12. In which decade of the 19th century did the American Civil War take place?

13. In terms of area, which is the largest of the five American

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14. The Hindu god Ganesha traditionally has the head of which animal?

15. Which chemical element is first on the Periodic Table and has the atomic number 1?

16. Which Colombian footballer was awarded the ‘Golden Boot’ as top scorer at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Finals?

17. After Glasgow and Edinburgh, which is the third largest city in Scotland, in terms of population?

18. Which African country saw the military dictator Idi Amin serve as president between 1971 and 1979?

19. A cholecystectomy, is a surgical procedure to remove which part of the human body?

20. Which author wrote the 1991 novel American Psycho, later adapted into a successful 2000 film?

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espite being the treatment most widely recommended by doctors, a study has shown that paracetamol doesn’t work on low back pain. As most adults will experience back pain at some point, we turned to Kath Stephenson, co-Director of our local clinic, Bradley Stoke Physio, for some advice.

So how should we treat lower back pain?

Kath: Firstly, you should try to keep moving gently, sit tall rather than slumped, and take care with heavy or awkward movements such as bending and twisting. Be assured that most back pain is not serious.

When should we seek help, and who should we see?

Kath: The trigger for asking for help is likely to be when your pain persists and is affecting your

problem, and our therapists use all sorts of techniques such as physiotherapy, acupuncture, osteopathy, remedial massage, and Alexander sessions to improve movement and reduce pain levels.

sleep, work or social activities.

Preferably you need to see an experienced physiotherapist at a clinic offering a wide range of techniques so that they can use a treatment that best suits your situation and your lifestyle.

How can you stop me suffering from low back pain again?

Kath: We can help you prevent any recurrences by showing you how to maintain movement and regain strength in your back.

Pilates, too, is ideally positioned to help – we offer physio-led Pilates classes and 1:1 sessions both in both the day and the evening.

What treatments can be used to treat low back pain?

Kath: A thorough initial assessment will allow your therapist to work out a specific treatment for you. Our clinic can help you to self-manage the

For more advice and help with low back pain, contact Kath and the team at Bradley Stoke Physio on 01454 618 525, email info@bradleystokephysio.co.uk, or see their website at www. bradleystokephysio.co.uk

Case study: Mrs T back playing golf in two weeks Kath: How effective treatment is on low back pain may depend on individual circumstances, but I can tell you about Mrs T who came to see me at the end of July.

Mrs T had jarred her back one week earlier, was experiencing severe pain at times and was clearly in a lot of discomfort.

Moving stiffly and awkwardly, Mrs T struggled to sit down, and was unable to play her regular golf.

Physiotherapy proved to be the ideal treatment for Mrs T. I included specific advice, showed her stretches to do at home, and used gentle manual therapy. After two sessions Mrs T played 18 holes of golf without pain and was generally much improved and happy.

She then continued with her stretches on holiday with her grandchildren.

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Sport

Aretians RFC: A community-focused rugby club

By Steve Hayward retians RFC are the local, community focused, family friendly rugby club.

We are based on Station Road, Little Stoke, and play our rugby on Little Stoke playing fields, which is in the middle of Bradley Stoke, Stoke Gifford, and Patchway.

Our seniors finished last season only losing two games after Christmas and winning the Gloucester Cup. This season we are really looking to “push on”.

There is a totally new management in place – New Club Captain Sean Tucker and Vice Captain Pete Lamb have put together a great team, and, with guidance from County level coaching duo Andy Nethercott and Adrian Tayler, Aretians are looking to strive for honours this season.

Anyone looking to join an ambitious, new team, please get in touch (see below) or come along to a training session on a Tuesday between 7pm and 9pm.

We will make all new players of any ability very welcome.

New players’ annual subs are currently half price at £30. We run three teams, so even if you just fancy a social fun game, please come along.

Aretians RFC Juniors run teams from under-7s right through to under-15s. These are recently formed teams, and all sides are looking to strengthen for the coming season’s full fixture lists. All new players are completely free for their first season, and £25 per season

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after that, which is by far the best value rugby your child can get anywhere. We have a strong group of coaches all of whom are RFU qualified, DBS checked, and most are first aid qualified.

Aretians Juniors’ focus is on fun. Unlike a lot of clubs we don’t take it too seriously, and don’t buy into the win at all costs attitude that some clubs have, although winning is nice!

If your child would like to give it a go, please get in touch. All age groups train/play on a Sunday morning, and the older groups also train on a Thursday evening.

Aretians RFC Girls. Boys and Girls can play together up to the age of 13 and are then segregated. We have lots of girls in the younger groups and are looking towards an under-13/14s girls team in the near future. If you know of any girls that are interested in taking up the sport, especially after the England RFU women’s recent triumph

in the World Cup, then please come along any Sunday between 10.15am and 11.30am.

Aretians Rugby Cubs is a group centred on young children’s first steps into sport. We run a 2-3yr old group, and a 4-5yr old group.

The sessions are held every Sunday 10.15am to 11.30am on Little Stoke playing fields (from October indoors at Patchway

Community College’s sports hall).

We try to teach children the ABC’s of sport: Acceleration, Balance, and Co-ordination, whilst making everything fun, fun, fun. This is completely free to everyone that trains, and we even do free sausage and chips after the sessions for all who take part. ● Call Steve Hayward on 07967 023043 or find us on Facebook.

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News Bradley Stoke Beat Team PC Jamie Shiels reports Making it easier to get in touch with your local beat team

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t’s nice to be able to contribute another small article to the Bradley Stoke Journal. It’s another way for us to keep in touch with you.

The rest of the Bradley Stoke team and I have been visited recently by staff from headquarters. They are looking at ways in which local people can get in touch with us, the local beat team.

Obviously people know they can call 999 if there’s an emergency and we have the 101 number for non-emergency calls, which is also staffed 24/7.

The public are also welcome to attend the Safer Stronger Community Group, (SSCG).

This is a meeting where South Gloucestershire Council, police and other agencies are available for local people to raise community issues.

We also hold a regular Bradley

Stoke beat surgery – but we know that not everyone can get to these meetings.

To help you contact us whenever suits you, we’re available online through our website, www.avonandsomerset. police.uk/contact. You can report crime online, send us a message and find out useful information

about crime prevention.

Now you can also follow us on social media, as we have a Twitter account (@ASPTheStokes) and a new Facebook page (ASPolice Bradley Stoke). As the oldest on the beat team, I rely on our PCSOs Chris, Lucy and Ben to lead the way here, but hope you’ll find this new way of getting information useful.

I’m sure you’ll realise we can’t monitor these pages all the time, so please continue to report crime or ask for help through the website or by calling 101.

Our Beat Surgery is still held at the Willow Brook Centre, with new times until the end of the year (see panel).

Finally, we have said goodbye to Neighbourhood PC Claire Fletcher who has now moved to the Downend beat. We’ll miss her, but we hope to be able to announce her replacement shortly.

Beat surgeries at the Willow Brook Centre: Wednesday 10th September – 5pm to 6.30pm Wednesday 24th September – midday to 1.30pm Wednesday 8th October – 5pm to 6.30pm Wednesday 22nd October – midday to 1.30pm Thursday 6th November – 5pm to 6.30pm Wednesday 19th November – 5pm to 6.30pm Wednesday 3rd December – midday to 1.30pm Wednesday 17th December – 5pm to 6.30pm

Social media channels: ASPolice Bradley Stoke @ASPTheStokes

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News

BS in Bloom prize winners announced

By Sara Messenger of Bradley Stoke in Bloom (BSiB) ur annual Best Front Garden competition was judged at the end of July and it gives us very great pleasure to announce the winners! First place has again been awarded to Maureen Hopkins, who impressed the judges with the quantity and quality of plants and the character of her front garden.

We could see that gardening is a labour of love for Maureen and her personal warmth and charm is reflected in her garden. With 92½ points, second place went to Alisa & Richard Aquilina, the judges were impressed by their flourishing pots; and with 89 points third place was awarded to Margaret Howdle with her colourful hanging baskets.

We had only planned a 1st prize, but were so impressed by the gardens we saw that we decided to also award a 2nd and 3rd place this year. 1st prize is a trophy engraved with the winner’s name, a meal for two voucher donated by the Harvester Restaurant and a £25 garden voucher donated by Almondsbury Garden Centre. For both 2nd & 3rd, the prize is an engraved dibber; 2nd place will also receive a £10 garden voucher donated by Almondsbury Garden Centre.

Thank you to these companies, to Timpson’s for the large discount given on the trophy

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engraving and to Mayor John Ashe for handing out the prizes.

Our Best Planted Pot competition had an unforeseen hitch. We had asked everyone to bring their pots to the carnival for judging, but with no parking allowed on site it became impractical to carry them there.

So that the engraved trophies don’t go to waste, it has been suggested that we re-run this as a Winter Planted Pot competition.

Watch this space!

Thank you to everyone who helped us out on carnival day, either representing us in the parade or manning our stall on the field. The ‘things we saved from the fire’ display drew a lot of interest and the ‘plant a pansy for mum’ activity went down well with the children while the adults seemed more interested in the sweetie tin! Freya Smith received an engraved glass trophy from the Mayor as a token of our thanks for designing our logo.

As reported last month the arson attack on the storage container used by BSiB has completely destroyed all of our tools and equipment. Although we were insured (a claim is being submitted), until we have somewhere safe to store them there seems little point in replacing our tools, which leaves us with a problem. Our next workday, on Saturday 20th September, is part of the Discover

Maureen Hopkins (left) receives the Best Front Garden award

Festival and is a restoration project on The Common East.

Although we will have to scale down our plans, we are hoping that everyone (especially those living there) will bring along their own tools to help. Until we are sorted, The Three Brooks Nature

Conservation Group has kindly offered us the use of some of their tools and more importantly their tea box!

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Letters and Opinions Postie thanked for animal rescue I just wanted to say a big ‘thank you’ to our Postman Grahame.

He has always been a great postie who has always gone that extra mile to make sure that you get your post but I’m fairly sure his help this time wasn’t covered in postman training school!

The night before we left for holiday our bearded dragon, JD, escaped from his outdoor cage in our back garden. Despite us searching both evening and morning he wasn’t anywhere to be found. While we were away our pet sitter, neighbours and friends also searched for him but with no luck.

On our return, we were resigned to having lost him for good and turned off his lamps but then Grahame knocked on the door and asked if I’d “lost my dragon thingy”, as there was one sun bathing in the front garden six doors down! We dashed back together and there he was!

I know Grahame really isn’t a fan of JD and could have just left him, so I am doubly grateful that he put aside his reservations to get him home. When I thanked him, he modestly said: “All’s in a day’s work”.

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Ask the Chiropractor

with Rebecca from the Willow Brook Clinic ‘Back’ to School – Lesson 2

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ast month, Rebecca explained the basics of what our back is made of and how we hurt and injure our backs. This month, Rebecca takes us ‘back’ to school to explain further the points she mentioned last month about how we can look after our backs and maintain back health.

What can you do to help your back?

1. Keep moving! Sitting puts almost twice as much load through your back as standing.

So make sure you take ‘minibreaks’ at work. Getting up every 45 minutes to get a cup of tea or go to the bathroom will allow you to move, and changes your posture.

2. Lift correctly! Lifting is a common way to hurt your back. When lifting, make sure you bend with your knees rather than your back. Stick your bottom back to keep your spine in a straight position and tense your stomach muscles to protect the spine.

3. Sit up straight! Sitting in good posture decreases the load on your back. Adjust your chair so your lower back is supported properly - this will help to reduce the strain on your back.

Change the height so you have your knees level with your hips and your feet flat on the

floor – use a footrest if needed.

Place your screen at eye level, directly in front of you – don’t spend all day looking at an angle! Keep your forearms level and supported when using a keyboard to prevent a repetitive strain injury.

4. Core Stability! Exercise and core strength will help to keep your back in tip-top shape.

Strengthening your abdominal and bottom muscles will help to protect your back and decrease the likelihood of injuring it.

5. Visit a Chiropractor!

Discuss any concerns you may have regarding your back and how it affects the rest of your body. A Chiropractor can assess your ‘back health’, discuss any issues with you, and explain how you could support your spine to support you.

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News Sainsbury’s staff give Meadowbrook School’s cloakrooms a holiday makeover

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hildren at Meadowbrook School told the teachers they hated their cloakrooms and didn’t like using them. Staff at the Sainsbury’s East Filton store heard of their plight and contacted the school to see if they could help.

Colleagues from the store’s Great Place to Work group took up the challenge and went along to give the cloakrooms a makeover during the school holidays.

With donations of paint from B & Q Filton, they spent the day repainting two girls’ and two boys’ cloakrooms. The school had already arranged for decals to be fitted to brighten up the rooms but the paint really needed attention to make it a nicer environment for the children.

Angela Newman, spokesperson

for Sainsbury’s said: “The cloakrooms looked drab and uninviting when we arrived, but we really brightened them up with lime green and shocking pink paint. We hope that when the children return in September, they will really like the new environment. We still have more to do and we are hoping to complete them by the end of September.”

“It was great to be able to give something back to the community.

We are always looking for local projects to help in the community and this not only helped the school but was great fun as well. If any other local projects would like us to consider helping them they should contact me at the store (telephone: 0117 923 6459).”

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South Glos Discover Festival 2014

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he Discover Festival is back for its third year, with an exciting programme of over 200 events to help you discover something new in South Gloucestershire.

The festival runs from 11th September to 31st October.

Activities include nature walks, heritage open days, advice sessions, concerts and crafts - there is something for everyone to enjoy.

The festival is organised by South Gloucestershire Council,

local residents, community groups and businesses. Keep a look out for the brochure of events which is available in

libraries, leisure centres and community venues across South Gloucestershire, and also online.

Most events are free.

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Discover Festival events in Bradley Stoke Saturday 13th Sept 1pm - 3pm from Bradley Stoke Library Reptile ramble A walk around the Three Brooks Nature Reserve looking for and learning about the reptiles and amphibians that inhabit it with Avon Reptile and Amphibian Group. Uneven ground unsuitable for wheelchairs, buggies and those with walking difficulties. Only well-behaved dogs on a lead allowed.

Sunday 14th Sept 4pm - 5.30pm at The Jubilee Centre Yoga taster session with Manavata Yoga is an incredibly beneficial form of exercise which not only soothes the body but also the mind. Join us for a great time! Cost: £2.50.

Monday 15th Sept 10am - 1pm at Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre Floristry workshop with the Alzheimer’s Society Sports & Social Club Join us for a special floristry session with a chance to make your own posy.

This weekly club is for people with dementia and their carers. No dogs allowed except guide dogs. Not suitable for children.

Wednesday 17th Sept 7.30pm - 9pm at Bradley Stoke Community School Netball taster session Come along and give the sport of netball a go with this free taster session.

The club is a non competitive friendly club that play netball for the fun and enjoy the social side of the sport. No prior experience is needed. The training session will take place on the outside courts so ensure you have appropriate clothing. Age: 18+.

Friday 19th Sept 7pm - 9pm from Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre Bat walk In our after-dark walk, you’ll be provided with a ‘bat detector’ and shown how to identify the various species of bat which live on the reserve. This walk will be in the dark, over uneven ground, and regrettably is not suitable for wheelchairs or buggies. You will need to wear warm clothes and stout shoes and bring a torch. No dogs allowed except guide dogs. Age: 6+. Not suitable for very young children as the group may walk quite fast between sites. Booking required.

Saturday 20th Sept 10am - 4pm at The Common East Conservation day at The Common East Help the Bradley Stoke in Bloom group re-instate the Common East to its former glory. Only well-behaved dogs on a lead allowed. Not suitable for very young children and all children must be supervised by a responsible adult.

Saturday 20th Sept 2pm - 4pm at Bradley Stoke Library Patchwork and quilting with Bradley Stoke Sew and So’s Discover the art of patchwork in this taster session. No dogs allowed except guide dogs. Age: 12+ Saturday 27th Sept 11am - 1pm at Bradley Stoke Library Hedgehogs in our environment – a family workshop Enjoy two short talks followed by hedgehog story and craft activity. No dogs allowed except guide dogs. Age: Not suitable for under 3s Sunday 28th Sept 10am - 1pm from Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre Autumn nature walk From birds to berries; from moths to mushrooms – find out about the amazing diversity of suburban wildlife on this guided walk. The walk will be in the natural environment over uneven ground; so regrettably will be unsuitable for wheelchairs or buggies. Participants should wear suitable footwear and weatherproof clothing. Bring binoculars if you have them. No dogs allowed except guide dogs. Age: 6+ Friday 3rd Oct 6.30pm - 8.30pm from Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre Bat walk Details as above (Friday 19th Sept). Booking required.

Saturday 4th Oct 10am - 4pm at Bradley Stoke Library Discover Bradley Stoke Radio – BSR 103.4FM Drop in and meet volunteers from your local community radio station.

Discover what we do and how you can get involved.

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What’s On (7th September – 5th October) Sunday 7th September 7am-5pm: Car Boot Sale at Trench Lane, BS32 4JZ. More info: http://bit.ly/trenchlane [Weekly until 28th September] 9.30am: SCC Long Distance Bike Ride to Castle Combe.

Meet outside Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre. More info: http:// bit.ly/bsj-scc or phone Bryan on 01454 617560 [Further SCC rides on 11th & 14th September] 10am: Severnside Ramblers’ Walk: Hill & Severn. Meet in the Blue Zone car park at Aztec West – a car-sharing scheme is operated. More info: http://bit. ly/ssramb [Further walks on 12th, 14th, 21st, 26th & 28th]

Monday 8th September 6.30pm: Bradley Stoke Small Business Forum Meeting at the Aztec Hotel. Talk on the benefits of superfast broadband.

More info: www.bssbf.co.uk

Tuesday 9th September 7.30pm: Willow Brook Townswomen’s Guild meets at the Jubilee Centre. More info: Janine 01454 617645

Wednesday 10th September 10am-12noon: Citizens Advice Bureau Outreach Session at the Jubilee Centre. More info: http://bit.ly/citadbu or phone 08444 111444 [Weekly on Wednesdays]

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12pm-1.30pm: Police Beat ‘Drop In’ Surgery at the Willow Brook Centre. No appointment necessary.

2pm: Bradley Stoke Women’s Institute (WI) meets at the Jubilee Centre. This month’s speaker: Mr Cherry from Thornbury Castle. More info: Maureen 0117 904 6099

Saturday 13th September 10am-12pm: Mythical Maze Craft Activity at Bradley Stoke Library. Last chance to complete the summer reading challenge!

10am-5pm: Heritage Open Day at Winterbourne Medieval Barn. Free entry.

See the cider press in operation.

More info: http://bit.ly/wmbarn [Also 2pm-5pm on Sunday 14th]

Monday 15th September 1.30pm-3.30pm: Sew and So’s patchwork and quilting group meets at the Jubilee Centre.

Wednesday 17th September 7pm: BSTC Full Council Meeting at the Jubilee Centre.

Agenda: http://bit.ly/bstcfull

Friday 19th September 1.15pm-7.15pm: Blood Donation Sessions at the Jubilee Centre.

More info: www.blood.co.uk 2pm-4pm: Macmillan Cancer Advice ‘Drop-In’ Session at Bradley Stoke Library.

For more details and further events, visit: www.bradleystokejournal.co.uk/whats-on/

Sunday 21st September 9.30am: Martin Dean Bristol Bikeathon from the Willow Brook Centre. Registration & info: http://bit.ly/bikeathon2014

Wednesday 24th September 12pm-1.30pm: Police Beat ‘Drop In’ Surgery at the Willow Brook Centre. No appointment necessary.

7pm: BSTC Planning Committee Meeting at the Jubilee Centre. Agenda: http:// bit.ly/bstcpec

Friday 26th September 9am-2pm: Bradley Stoke Farmers’ Market at the Willow Brook Centre.

Saturday 4th October 10am-4pm: Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group

Workday. Meet at the tool store, behind Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre. More info: http://bit. ly/bsj-tbncg or call Hannah on 07971 426266

Sunday 5th October 10.30am-4.30pm: Wedding Showcase at the Willow Brook Centre. Open air wedding showcase in association with Aztec Hotel & Spa. More info: http://bit.ly/bs32wbc If you have an event you would like us to publicise, please email details (including start/ end time, location and contact for further info) to events@ bradleystokejournal.co.uk Follow @TheBSJournal on Twitter to receive daily reminders of events.

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Contact your local Instructor for a Free Assessment: Bradley Stoke Study Centre Sarah Nutchey 0117 908 1992

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DIRECTORY OF ADVERTISERS Accountants TJS Business Solutions, Page 20 Business Opportunities Haley Prosser, Page 38 Cake Makers & Decorators Sweet Tracey Cakes, Page 39 Carpet Cleaners B Clean, Page 39 Bonne Fresh Clean Ltd, Page 34 Clean Pros, Page 33 Carpets & Flooring Lanes Carpets, Page 19 Trade Floor, Page 4 Child Care Ambourne House Day Nursery, Page 35 Bradley Stoke Wise Owls Club, Page 10 Chiropractic Cool Green Planet, Page 5 Willow Brook Clinic, Page 7 Computer Services goto iT, Page 2 More in directory on BSJ website Cycle Repairs Ride On Cycles, Page 35 Domestic Appliance Repairs Kitchen & Laundry Appliance Care, Page 24

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JDC Windows, Page 32 Education & Learning Bradley Stoke Community School, Page 15 The Castle School, Page 3 Colston’s School, Page 24 Learndirect, Page 34 QEH School, Page 28 Redland High School, Page 28 Electricians Ernest S Till (South West), Page 31 More in directory on BSJ website Estate Agents Connells Residential Lettings, Page 36 Lifestyle Property Services, Page 1 Ocean, Page 27 Foot Care Georgina’s Foot Clinic, Page 32 Lotus Foot Health Clinic, Page 22 Garage Services Filton Central Garage, Page 35 Westlec, Page 32 Gardening Services AllStyle, Page 8 Plan-It Garden Design, Page 24 Professional Gardening Services, Page 38

Gyms & Health Clubs LivingWell Health Club, Page 12 Hair & Beauty Visit directory on BSJ website Launderettes & Dry Cleaners Wash Shop Plus, Page 39 Legal Services Hutchinson Legal & Associates, Page 17 Mortgages & Financial Advice Aspirations Financial Advice, Page 23 Opticians Specsavers, Page 14 Pet Services & Supplies The Dogrunner Bristol, Page 39 Friends for Pets, Page 16 Happipet Services, Page 33 Husse, Page 12 MadDogz, Page 36 New Passage Cattery, Page 39 Physiotherapy Bradley Stoke Physio, Page 30 Willow Brook Clinic, Page 7 Picture Framers Royall Framing, Page 2 Plumbing & Heating Capricorn Plumbing Ltd, Page 26

Concept Property Maintenance, Page 23 Richard Joseph, Page 20 S. Berryman Plumbing & Heating, Page 39 Property Management BakerReed Properties, Page 11 Restaurants Winter Stream Farm, Page 21 Rubbish Clearance Bradley Stoke Rubbish Clearance, Page 39 Self Storage Simply Self Store Ltd, Page 39 Slimming Clubs Slimming World, Page 13 Soft Furnishings Janet Smith, Page 31 Sport and Leisure Carrie Vinson Equestrian, Page 20 Danceworks, Page 8 Takeaways & Food Delivery KFC, Page 38 Taxis Bristol Parkway Taxis, Page 39 South Glos Taxis Ltd, Page 39 Tuition Alpha Maths Tuition, Page 38 South Glos Music Tuition, Page 11

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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Three Brooks nature reserve hit by criminal damage

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he Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group reports that it had to set aside its planned August workday activity of hay cutting the orchard in order to make safe an area where several bicycle jumps had been made.

A group member said: “We found two major bicycle jumps built along the path, using cut logs and mud dug up from large holes next to the stream bank. In addition, a tree had been hacked down with an axe and the main part of it left leaning against other trees and in an unsafe condition.”

“We demolished the jumps, replaced the mud, tidied up the tree stump, pulled down and cut up the tree and made the area safe.

We found several tools lying about; a bow saw, carpenters saw, a brand new pickaxe, a spade and a shovel. We didn’t find the axe

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which concerned us a bit.”

“I crossed the brook and found all the packaging from a picnic strewn about, which I cleared up. Now it is not necessarily the people who had the picnic who also cut down the tree but the circumstantial evidence is strong particularly as they very conveniently left their debit card receipt behind, dated 23/07/14, which would be consistent with the amount of leaf wilt shown by the unfortunate tree.”

A spokesperson for the group added: “This criminal damage has been reported to the police and the receipt has been handed in. The tools found are in storage, but if you think these are yours, please get in touch. If their owner doesn’t come forward, they will be donated to Bradley Stoke in Bloom.

GARDENING SERVICES

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Lord Mayor in town to mark charity’s 100th free cake The Lord Mayor of Bristol paid a rare visit to Bradley Stoke at the beginning of August to mark the donation of the 100th cake baked by Free Cakes for Kids Bristol (FCKB), the local branch of a UK-wide voluntary community service to families who find it difficult to provide a birthday cake for their child.

The cake was received by the Incredible Kids group, which meets at Christ the King.

Fifty volunteers regularly bake birthday cakes for families, the majority of whom are referred to FCKB through the fourteen children’s charities that they work with.

Photo (l-r): Jennie Prewett (Incredible Kids), Lady Mayoress Mrs Sarah Watson, Rachel Ashley (Free Cakes for Kids Bristol) and Lord Mayor Cllr Alastair Watson. ● Website: www.freecakesbristol.org.uk

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Not redeemable against any other offer. No cash alternatives. No photocopies, illegible or defaced coupons accepted. Coupon to be retained by store. This offer is not open to employees (or their families or relatives) of KFC® (GB) Ltd or its franchisees. For limited time only at participating stores only. Offer includes regular fries only. Available at: KFC Bradley Stoke, Savages Wood Rd, Bradley Stoke, Bristol BS32 8ES. *Offer valid until 30th September 2014.

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Wedding Cakes, Cake Pops, Cupcakes and all types of Celebration cakes, all beautifully handmade to order. www.sweettraceycakes.co.uk Contact Tracey on: 07821 436907 Email : sweettraceycakes@yahoo.co.uk LAUNDERETTES

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Self service, Service washes, Duvets, Bedding & Curtains washed, Dry cleaning Tailor repairs/alterations, Ironing service.

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Mon - Fri 10am to 4.00pm, Sat 10am to 1pm.

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RUBBISH CLEARANCE

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Bradley Stoke Rubbish Clearance We load and clear Same day service Household, garden, garage & sheds cleared Single item jobs Cheaper than a skip No VAT

Freephone Stuart or Sue on 0800 0234 995 Licensed waste carrier

PET SERVICES Make your dog happy with The DogRUNner Bristol Bradley Stoke, Little Stoke, Patchway, Stoke Gifford FREE 30min trial www.thedogrunnerbristol.co.uk Tel: 07957 932185 (after 5pm)

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New Passage Cattery Friendly, local cattery 10 mins from The Mall • Quiet rural location • Viewing welcomed

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only 34 mins from the Centre to The Willow Brook Centre/Bradley Stoke and less than 20 mins to UWE*

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