Emersons Green Voice October 2021

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Ex-Mini Mango joins Chelsea Talented winger Shaun Wade, aged 14, who started playing football in Mangotsfield United’s under-5s has signed for Champions League winners Chelsea from Bristol City.

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Ring road plans hit opposition More than 1300 people have signed a petition against £30m proposals to make changes to five roundabouts on the Avon Ring Road.

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Giuseppe Dell’Anno, chief engineer at the National Composites Centre in Emersons Green, is a contestant in the 2021 Great British Bake Off contest. He was being tipped as a potential winner after the first episode, in which his show stopper was a gravity-defying Jack and the Beanstalk cake.

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PARENTS in Lyde Green and Emersons Green are making history this month as they apply for places for their Year 6 children at the area’s long-awaited secondary school.

The first intake of pupils in September 2022 will have to travel by bus to the Winterbourne Academy campus for at least a year until the new school buildings in Honeysuckle Road, Lyde Green, are ready.

But Olympus Academy Trust, which will run the new secondary, has said the Lyde Green pupils will be in “separate accommodation [at Winterbourne] ...in order that the new school’s identity can be clearly defined”.

“Students will have access to a full curriculum and use of Winterbourne’s facilities,” the trust pledged.

South Gloucestershire Council has confirmed it will fund the transport for the Lyde Green children until the new school, being built alongside a second primary for the area, is ready.

A total of 120 places are being offered for the September 2022 Lyde Green Secondary intake.

Thereafter, 180 places a year will be offered, with the new school growing to a maximum of 900 students.

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A MAN has died after a crane carrying a heavy load tipped over while he was working at a house in Mangotsfield.

Michael Burcombe, who was 73, is understood to have died in an accident involving a crane which was lifting a hot tub from the front to the back garden of a house in Springleaze.

An air ambulance The arm of the crane extended over a back landed at nearby Barley Close Primary School and garden several other ambulance crews were sent to help.

However Mr Burcombe died of his injuries at the scene of the incident, which happened at around 9.20am on September 13.

The road outside the house was cordoned off afterwards, as a police and Health and Safety Executive investigation got underway.

Officials examined the crane, which was parked in a driveway at the front of the house, with its arm extending to the back.

Mr Burcombe was a director of Burcombe Crane Hire Ltd, a familyrun company which was registered to an address in Mangotsfield but operated from a base in Coalpit Heath, near Yate.

He is understood to have been in the business for more than 40 years.

An Avon and Somerset police spokesperson said: “We were called at 9.26am to assist the ambulance service at a residential address in Mangotsfield after a man was seriously injured when a crane tipped while manoeuvring a heavy load."

“Tragically, the man, aged in his 70s, was pronounced deceased at the scene. His next of kin have been informed and our thoughts go out to them.

"Police enquiries are ongoing at the scene in conjunction with the Health and Safety Executive."

A South Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust spokesperson said: "We attended with multiple resources including an air ambulance and hazardous area response team."

A Health and Safety Executive spokesperson said: “HSE is aware of this incident and investigating.”

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Science park's Giuseppe in TV Bake Off tent AN engineer who has spent eight years working at the Bristol and Bath Science Park is set to become a household name as one of the contestants on the Great British Bake Off. Giuseppe Dell'Anno rose to the role of chief engineer at the National Composites Centre in Emersons Green after joining in 2013.

But it will be how his cakes, dough and pastry rise that will be scrutinised by the judges and millions of fans of the Channel 4 show, which screened the first episode of its 12th series on September 21.

Channel 4 unveiled Giuseppe as one of the 12 contestants before the show started. Viewers have since seen him get through the first round A spokesperson said: "Originally from Italy, Giuseppe now lives in Bristol with his wife and their three young (and noisy!) sons.

"His love for baking comes from his father, a professional chef who did all the cooking at

home as Giuseppe was growing up, including making a cake every Sunday.

"Inspired by this Italian heritage, Giuseppe loves using Italian flavours in his bakes, while he also brings his engineer’s precision to the results. A self-confessed food snob, he is determined to feed his children home-made confectionery, rather than anything that’s been massproduced.

"When he’s not baking,

Giuseppe loves indulging his passion for design and architecture, and with his wife has renovated their family home.

He also loves gardening."

Giuseppe said he was "ecstatic to be part of the Bake Off family", adding: "This year’s gang is truly magnificent!"

The National Composites Centre hailed his appearance on the show, which attracted up to 11.5 million viewers during its 2020 series.

A message on its social media

channels said: "So excited to be able to announce that our very own Giuseppe Dell'Anno is a contestant on this year's Great British Bake Off. "Ready. Steady, bake!"

The centre tagged its announcement #teamGiuseppe.

All episodes of the Great British Bake Off, which is showing on Tuesdays at 8pm on Channel 4, have been pre-filmed – but the final result is a closelyguarded secret to be revealed in the final show in November.

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Children face a year of bus trips to class THE first pupils of the new Lyde Green secondary school will face a daily bus trip to classes until its buildings are ready for them to use.

South Gloucestershire Council announced over the summer that the 900-place secondary school for 11 to 16s, and a 420-place primary on the same site in Honeysuckle Road, would not be ready in time for their planned opening next year.

It also announced that the Olympus Academy Trust, which runs several other secondary schools in South Gloucestershire, was taking over the running of the new secondary school from SGS Academy Trust.

Now it has been confirmed that the Year 7 pupils who start lessons next September will spend their first year at Winterbourne Academy, another school run by Olympus, just over three-and-a-half miles away.

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"Under this arrangement, children offered places for Lyde Green Secondary School will have access to a full curriculum and the use of some of Winterbourne’s facilities.

"The council is supporting the project to provide the necessary interim classroom accommodation.

"Transport will be provided

by South Gloucestershire Council between Lyde Green and Winterbourne for all students who need it during 2022-23, until the permanent building is ready to occupy."

The Olympus Academy Trust said: "Unfortunately, there have been unavoidable delays to the building programme which mean that our first Year 7 cohort won’t be educated on the Lyde Green site during their first year at the school.

"However, nearby Winterbourne Academy is also a member of Olympus, and we will be accommodating the first LGS Year 7 students on site in

Winterbourne for their first year.

"Students will have access to a full curriculum and use of Winterbourne’s facilities."

The trust says that in the first year, there will be 120 places available in Year 7 and no places in any other year group.

If the building is available as now planned for September 2023, there will be 180 places for Year 7 students each year, until the school is full with 900 students.

The trust has told Winterbourne Academy parents that the Lyde Green pupils will be in "separate accommodation... in order that the new school’s identity can be clearly defined".

The trust has also said it hopes the experience will mean Lyde Green students choose Winterbourne for their A-levels when the time comes, saying: "We hope that by forging early links between Lyde Green and Winterbourne, it will be a natural progression to the Olympus Post 16 provision at Winterbourne Academy in due course for Lyde Green students."

Open events for parents of prospective secondary pupils were held at Lyde Green Primary School on September 27 and 28.

The primary school part of the Honeysuckle Road site will be run by Castle School Education Trust in tandem with the existing Lyde Green primary once it opens.

The trust has applied for planning permission for temporary buildings on its Willowherb Road site to ensure it can accommodate extra pupils while the Honeysuckle Road primary school site is completed.

Leaders needed LYDE Green’s beaver and cub groups are about to restart - and need volunteers to help out.

Beaver and cub sessions are held on Tuesday evenings at Lyde Green Community Centre.

The groups are due to begin meeting again in October and looking for additional leaders and residents to join the parents executive committee.

Any residents who would like to get involved should contact Simon Budd, of Kingswood District scouts, by e-mail at simondbudd@gmail.com or by calling 0776 520 1435.

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Families campaign for school transport PARENTS of children from Pucklechurch who attend a school in Yate are calling for a school bus service to be extended.

Since the start of September 16 children from ten households in the village have been attending Brimsham Green School - up from seven last year.

Bus company Stagecoach runs service 967 to take children who are not entitled to free transport to and from Brimsham Green and Chipping Sodbury School.

The service is also open to the public.

But currently the nearest stop to Pucklechurch is two-and-ahalf miles away, in Westerleigh.

Parents have been calling on the West of England Combined Authority, which has powers over transport, to extend the route.

But they have been told WECA does not have the funds to subsidise the extension - and doing it on a commercial basis would result in a return ticket

Pucklechurch children who attend Brimsham Green School and their parents protest at a bus stop in the village. Picture: Andy Cox costing £3.75 - more than three times the £1.10 it costs from Westerleigh.

Justine Cox, who has a daughter at Brimsham Green, said at present parents either drive their children to the stop in Westerleigh or the whole six miles to the school - representing either 25 miles or 120 miles per car, per week in round trips at the start and end of the school

day.

She said: “Around three years ago some parents stared petitioning WECA to allow a stop in the village, without success.

“We merely wish for our children to have the same opportunities as others from the village, who are able to catch a bus to other local schools.

“We are only asking a viable, affordable, greener alternative to

having to drive our children to school or the next village to catch the bus.”

Justine has been lobbying WECA and Metro Mayor Dan Norris to fund extending the route, and has had support from her MP, Luke Hall.

Mr Norris said: “It seems clear that extending the route on to Pucklechurch would benefit a number of young people.

However, additional government funding would be needed if this were to be done at no or minimal extra cost to parents.

“Since being elected in May, I have been lobbying government Ministers hard for extra money to head west from London to support our local bus services. I continue to do so.

“Local MPs of all three parties represented in our area have just supported my call to the government to rethink its sudden two-thirds reduction in funding for West of England services.”

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Children love new outdoor learning area MANGOTSFIELD Church of England Primary School's new outdoor area is a big hit.

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by Early Years Foundation Stage teaching assistants at the school in Emersons Green last year along the theme of the four elements – earth, air, wind and fire.

The outdoor area is available for reception children to use throughout the day, enabling them to choose to learn both indoors and outdoors.

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"The project was funded by the school to enhance our outdoor provision in EYFS and to ensure that children were able to develop the skills above."

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Mini Mango footballer signs for Chelsea A YOUNG footballer who started playing in Mangotsfield United's under-5s has signed for Champions League winners Chelsea.

Shaun Wade, who is 14, has signed for the Premier League giants from Bristol City.

The winger is well remembered at Mangotsfield, where he first took to the pitch with the Mini Mangos around a decade ago.

Mangotsfield Juniors chairman Colin Sutton announced news of the deal on the club's Facebook page in September, saying: "Huge congratulations to Shaun Wade, one of our own who today signed for Chelsea from Bristol City.

"Shaun has always been an incredible talent from U5s but has worked hard to achieve this!

Good luck Shaun and remember you’re always part of the Mangofamily — feeling delighted at Mangotsfield United FC.

As other Mangotsfield Juniors parents added their congratulations, Shaun's mum Kelly said he was "always a Mango".

The club shared a message from mum Kelly, who said she was "so proud to finally be able to announce that Shaun is joining Chelsea Football Club".

She added: "You have worked hard to achieve this, mate, couldn't be prouder or happier for you.

"Just know you're going to love every minute."

Colin's youngest son played in the same Mangotsfield team as Shaun.

He said: "You could tell he was a great talent right from when he was five.

"The ball was just stuck to his foot.

"It's incredible for him. He's such a quiet unassuming lad when it comes to his football.

He's knuckled down and done brilliant.

"We had a huge influx around those age groups and we were running four squads, but he massively stood out, immediately.

"When he was with us we got them to play every position to get them used to everywhere on the pitch, but if you put him at the back he would literally dribble around the whole team.

"He worked hard and was good in the tackle, but he could easily run through a whole team.

He's always been rapid and technically he's just naturally gifted.

"We're chuffed to bits for him.

It's great for him and his family and for us."

Shaun shared news of his move with his Instagram followers, saying: "Happy to sign for Chelsea FC and move on to a new chapter in my life, thanks to all my coaches, friends and family who have helped me get to this stage.

"Hard work starts now."

Shaun Wade at Chelsea's Cobham training ground Shaun is the latest in a series of players with Mangotsfield connections whose talents have been recognised.

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n NEWS MORE than 1,300 people have signed a petition to scrap controversial £30 million plans for roadworks at five roundabouts on the Avon Ring Road.

The online petition calls on South Gloucestershire Council to drop its scheme, which has just been through a 12-week public consultation.

Metro Mayor Dan Norris has stepped up his opposition to the A4174 proposals, branding them as “tinkering” when much more needs to be done to tackle the climate emergency.

South Gloucestershire Council, which announced the scheme and launched public consultation in May, insists the measures will ease congestion and reduce air pollution.

The plans are for new lanes to be built to take through traffic across the middle of three roundabouts – Siston Hill near Mangotsfield, Deanery Road near Warmley and Kingsfield, at Longwell Green – transforming them into what the council calls "throughabouts".

Ring road protest petition tops 1,300 signatures The other two – Lyde Green roundabout, near the Bristol and Bath Science Park, and the Rosary roundabout, by Emersons Green shopping centre – would have extra lanes added.

The improvements would be paid for largely by the government and include extra traffic lights and pedestrian crossings – but no bus lanes.

South Gloucestershire Green Party started the petition opposing the plans, which had 1,375 signatures as the Voice went to press.

It says the scheme will cause years of disruption, ignores buses, cyclists and pedestrians, and does "nothing to address the climate emergency".

One of the organisers, Emersons Green town councillor James Dowling, said the changes were a "complete waste of

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money" and would actually increase car journeys.

He said: “You might get through the roundabout a bit quicker if you’re going straight ahead, but people will be waiting longer from all the side roads in Warmley, Longwell Green and Mangotsfield and will be idling, which is really bad for air quality.

“When you increase capacity on roads, which they’re doing, you basically induce demand, so you make it easier for cars.

“The other thing is the years and years of disruption this will cause."

Mr Norris said the region's target of achieving 'net zero' CO2 emissions required them to be reduced by 10% every single year.

He said: “What I’m concerned about is that when you do any road programme you just make it easier for cars in the short term, so more people make car journeys and you end up in the same place, or even worse.

“The reality is that this is just tinkering. Because the climate emergency is so vast, we have to do more, frankly, than just tinker with five roundabouts on our ring road.

“It’s crazy to spend £30million and not do something to improve public transport so that people can switch from cars, because that is key.”

Kingswood MP Chris Skidmore, whose constituency includes all five roundabouts in the scheme, has written to the council saying that, while supports it in principle, the council should wait to see how effective the first 'throughabout' scheme at the Wraxall Road roundabout near Kingswood – which is due to be completed by the end of October – is before converting other junctions.

Mr Skidmore also called for the extension of Metrobus services beyond the current terminus in Lyde Green and for the council to make "significant efforts" to minimise rat-running during the roadworks.

He said: "The A4174 ring road is the transport backbone of our local economy. We must invest

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in it not only to protect existing jobs, but also to provide the jobs of the future – and must do so carefully and in consultation with local people.

"Doing nothing represents an economic threat to our area that will ultimately undermine the quality of life for people living and working in Kingswood."

South Gloucestershire Council received 884 responses to its consultation questionnaire on the roadworks.

A spokesperson said the council was "currently appraising the feedback", adding: "Potential changes will be considered in light of the public consultation responses and we will release a consultation summary report in October setting out the next steps, including any design change responses."

An earlier consultation on the Wraxall Road scheme received 231 responses.

Council cabinet member for strategic infrastructure Steve Reade said: “There is an increasing volume of traffic, and having declared a climate emergency we do need to improve the efficiency of the roundabouts.

“We are not building extra lanes, it is simply using the lanes that we’ve got.

“It’s to enable people to move efficiently and stop the rat-running. It’s the rat-running which causes the problems and the pollution.”

Cllr Reade said modelling showed that overall traffic delays would be “considerably less” under the planned changes.

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School says goodbye to vicar PUCKLECHURCH C of E Primary School has said a fond farewell to vicar Stuart Young.

Rev Young, of St Thomas a Becket Church, retired in September and at a farewell collective worship, children and staff shared memories.

Zoe Robb said: “I remember a time where Rev Young arrived at the front of the hall with two huge chopsticks - he always came with a bag of props. We all wondered what he would use them for. Then he shared a story that taught us about friendship and sharing. It was so fun and memorable.”

Children remembered the warm welcome they received on visits to the church for harvest festivals, carol concerts and leavers services.

School RE leader Nichola Addison said: “For decades, our school community has been blessed with Rev Young’s dedication to children’s education and spiritual well-being, both as governor and representative of the church.He will be deeply missed, and I know everyone at Pucklechurch C of E Primary School wishes him a relaxing and joyful retirement.”

Rev Stuart Young had been vicar of St Thomas a Becket in Pucklechurch and St James in Abson since March 2020. All regular services at the churches will continue until a replacement vicar is appointed.

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School powered by sunshine BLACKHORSE Primary school has joined the green energy revolution.

During the summer holidays an array of solar panels were fitted to cover the school’s roof, while all of the lights in the school swapped over to lowenergy LED fittings.

It means that on some sunny summer days the school will run entirely on sunshine.

The primary school in Blackhorse Lane is one of only four in the area to be receiving the panels, after its business leader, Debbie Beazer, noticed a grant opportunity and put in a bid as part of a joint South Gloucestershire council and central government scheme.

The initiative is aimed at reducing schools' carbon output and saving money at the same time.

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Solar panels being installed at Blackhorse Primary School Gloucestershire, should save the school almost £7,000 a year in energy costs.

Head teacher Simon Botten said: "The school is also using the initiative to support children’s learning, as the new panels come with an app which shows the children exactly how

much energy is being generated by solar each day.

"Eco council leader and teacher Robyn Wooller will be using the app with her eco team to monitor the school’s energy use and to encourage the children to be as green as possible."

Solar together PEOPLE are being encouraged to join a new scheme to cut carbon emissions and save money on their energy bills.

The Solar Together West of England scheme, launched by the West of England Combined Authority, will enable South Gloucestershire residents to band together to get cheaper deals to install solar panels and set up battery storage systems.

West of England Metro Mayor Dan Norris said: “Many residents know solar panels have the potential to save them money on their energy bills and cut carbon, but sometimes there’s a fear that the whole process can be daunting and confusing which can put people off.

“This new scheme will make the process easier."

Homeowners across South Gloucestershire can register to take part by visiting www. solartogether.co.uk/west-ofengland.

People who already have solar panels installed can also register to have battery storage added.

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n NEWS STAFF at the area's biggest supermarket have been presented with a community award for their work helping charities.

Sainsbury's in Emersons Green is the latest recipient of an award for outstanding community service from the Mangotsfield Residents Association and Staple Hill Partnership.

The award was made to recognise the extensive fundraising and support for charities from store workers, as well as the extra efforts they have gone to during the coronavirus pandemic to keep customers safe.

Last year alone, customers gave 482kg of food to the Resound foodbank via donation stations in the store.

Staff have given up their spare time to transform gardens at Paul's Place day centre for adults with physical disabilities in Coalpit Heath, as well as Mangotsfield School and Emersons Green Primary School.

A combination of in-store and staff fundraising has paid for two guide dogs, Emerson and Jade, to be trained to help blind people.

The store also hosted Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal sellers for three weeks every year before the pandemic, with £30,000 raised there in 2019, and more than ten years of Salvation Army band Christmas

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Award recognises store's community and Covid work fundraising performances.

A book exchange raised £1,000 a year for charity before it was suspended due to the pandemic and the company has also made donations to Kingswood Community Transport, which helps people with mobility issues, including many who use it to do their shopping.

Mangotsfield Residents Association chair Clive Heath said: "It's not just a place where people come to shop, there are many things that go on in the background.

"It's the hub of Emersons Green and, even though it's outside Staple Hill and Mangotsfield, most people shop here."

Clive said the award also recognised the efforts of the store's staff throughout the pandemic, looking out for the welfare of customers particularly during lockdown when almost everything else was shut.

He added: "This award is just a gesture to say thank you – it's about the people here."

Store public relations ambassador Tracy Cannard said that, after a tough 18 months

Mangotsfield Residents Association chair Clive Heath with Sainsbury's Emersons Green store manager Wendy Langridge, store PR ambassador Tracy Cannard and MRA vice-chair Simon Budd working constantly through covid lockdowns and restrictions, the award was a great boost for morale.

She said: "Everybody needs a thank-you and a well done every now and then – it raises the spirits."

Charity skydivers overcome their fears TWO workers at an Emersons Green-based charity raised more than £800 when they jumped out of an aeroplane at 15,000ft.

Sarah Connop and Matt Rogers both work for national learning disabilities charity Hft’s external communications team.

It was Matt’s first ever skydive and he had to conquer a fear of heights to do it.

Sarah had previously been a keen skydiver until she experienced a canopy malfunction ten years ago and had to cut away her chute before deploying a reserve. She had not jumped since.

Sarah and Matt jumped at the end of August at Dunkeswell airfield in Devon as part of Hft’s Summer Plunge campaign.

Matt said the experience was “amazing”, adding: “The freefall was intense but I loved floating down under the parachute, it was so cool to be floating over everything.

“It felt different to climbing something high and, whilst I’m still scared of heights, I’m so glad I did it. I feel a real sense of achievement,

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it’s really reassuring to know that I can face my fears.”

Sarah said: “Naturally I was anxious on the morning of the jump but this soon changed to excitement after our debriefing from an enthusiastic instructor, who reminded me of how much fun skydiving had been prior to my canopy malfunction. I’d forgotten how much I loved it!

“Just before jumping out of the plane, I did feel a little panicked but as soon as I was in freefall I calmed down and had no doubts that the canopy would open. It definitely helped having someone experienced with me and knowing I wasn’t on my own.”

Matt had raised £445 and Sarah has raised £440 as the Voice went to print.

Sarah’s fundraising page is at justgiving. com/fundraising/sarahconnop77 and Matt’s is at justgiving.com/fundraising/mattrogers79.

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Mangotsfield mural welcomes visitors PUPILS at Mangotsfield School have helped to create a "warm and welcoming" mural which was painted in time for the return to school after 18 months of uncertainty.

Before the summer holidays the school's arts leadership group invited Bristol-based illustrator and mural artist Gwenna Ewing to redesign the student entrance hall.

Gwenna led a workshop with the students, discussing different compositions and colour combinations – giving them a chance to influence the final design, experience working with an artist first-hand and help those with aspirations to pursue creative careers.

A spokesperson for the school's art department said: "Gwenna has created a beautiful and dynamic work of art using natural forms, abstract shapes and rich colours to represent Mangotsfield School’s core

A mix of trees representing respect

The finished mural values.

"These core values underpin the mural’s design and were used as springboard to form the initial sketches."

The school value of respect is represented by an "eclectic mix" of trees— each one painted in a bright and vibrant colour, yet harmonised in its surroundings.

Birds perched together

represent community values, with a flock flying away symbolising the start of a new journey with new-found confidence.

The mural's spirals and lines with twists and turns represent the 'love learning' value, while big blue mountain peaks symbolise challenge.

The spokesperson added:

Gwenna Ewingat work on the mural "What a great way to welcome back students on the first day of term. "Great work Gwenna from White Space Mural Design and Dawn Beedle, head of art."

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n NEWS A WATER company that faced a barrage of complaints from Lyde Green residents is working to resolve the problems.

Last month the Voice reported that people on the estate had complained of being overcharged, having “random” extra direct debits taken from their accounts and suffering from poor customer service from Leep Utilities.

Resident Andrew Clark set up an online petition calling on the company, which is responsible for water and sewerage services, to “stop the mass overcharging of Lyde Green residents”.

Andrew has been working with Lyde Green Community Association and Emersons Green town councillor Matt Palmer to talk to Leep, holding meetings with its representatives.

He said that following the initial meetings Leep had produced an information pack COUNCILLORS have called for an end to so-called ‘fleecehold’ charges in South Gloucestershire, calling the maintenance fees for new homeowners “extremely unfair”.

Mike Drew, the Liberal Democrat member for Yate North, said the estate charges for owners of new-build homes were “appalling” and asked at a public meeting what the local authority was doing to stop the practice.

Freehold and leasehold owners of homes in new housing developments, including Lyde Green, are increasingly having to pay annual ‘estate charges’ for the upkeep of communal areas, such as roads, footpaths, green spaces and play areas.

These are referred to by critics as ‘fleecehold’ charges when they apply to freehold owners.

Local authorities traditionally adopted new housing developments and maintained the common areas as part of the services funded by council tax.

But increasingly developers keep possession of the communal areas and hire a private maintenance firm, or sell off contracts to them, to keep them tidy and functional.

There is no restriction on what companies can charge, and the estate charges – also called ‘maintenance fees’ or ‘rent charges’ – can rise year on year.

There is also no legal recourse for homeowners to challenge the fees, as the obligation to pay is

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Water firm acts to resolve complaints of poor service explaining charges more clearly, which was available via the LGCA’s website at lydegreenca. org/leep-utilities-update/.

A new team has also been engaged to visit people with unusually high bills, investigate issues and give water-saving advice.

Andrew said: “It has been quite positive - Leep have definitely taken things on board and are looking at how they can improve people’s services in the area.

“A lot of these issues wouldn’t have been addressed and they wouldn’t have known that people were on the whole unhappy without the community making a

lot of noise and organising.”

Kingswood MP Chris Skidmore wrote to then energy minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan to raise the issue of Leep’s charges after being contacted by one of his constituents, and liaised with Leep’s managing director, Louise Manfredi.

A spokesperson for Leep Utilities said: “Leep Utilities has continued to meet with its customers in Emersons Green to understand their issues and to explain both Leep’s charges and services provided.

“As part of this we have an ongoing dialogue with Lyde Green Community Association.

“So far only nine customers

have raised specific concerns and we have addressed them all individually. Seven are now resolved and we are currently working to ensure the remaining two are resolved as quickly as possible.

“This is being handled at senior level, with the managing director and customer services director personally engaging with our customers in the area.

“We continue to encourage any of our customers to talk to us if they need assistance and to that end, we have scheduled a further discussion with Lyde Green Community Association on October 11.”

Call to end ‘fleecehold’ charges written into their property deeds.

Homeowners – even freehold owners who own their home and the land it is built on – must pay the estate charge as well as paying council tax.

Cllr Drew told the South Gloucestershire strategic sites delivery committee: “It is extremely unfair because there’s absolutely no control on the amount that the developers can charge. Some of these people on my estates are paying more in their estate management fees than they are paying the town council in council tax - and the town council does far more than an estate management [company]. It’s appalling that we are allowing this to happen in our areas.”

Council solicitor Tonya Meers told the meeting in late August that the council has no control over what management companies charge and it was a matter between the developer and the homeowner.

Emersons Green Conservative councillor Colin Hunt, who chairs the committee and is opposed to estate charges, said he would make enquiries about whether the council had raised the matter of ‘fleecehold charges’ with the Government.

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ALL ABOUT PLANNING Planning permission is usually required before you: • build something • make a major change to a building • change the use of land or a building In our area South Gloucestershire Council are the planning authority responsible for deciding on planning applications. The Planning Portal on their website has a list of common projects and guides to help you decide if you need permission and what you will need to consider.

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL? Whilst Town and Parish councils do not have the power to grant or refuse planning permission, local authorities are required to consult with them on certain matters affecting their area and a Town council is a statutory consultee on: • the development plan • local plans • structure plans (Local Government Act 1972, section 101).

Planning authorities must inform local parish councils of applications affecting its parish and consider its views when deciding on planning applications. Emersons Green Town Council (EGTC) receives and considers all planning applications that relate to the Town Council ward area, and also some applications from neighbouring parishes, as there may be cross-boundary impact on infrastructure.

The planning authority must not determine the application until the Town Council response has been received, as long as it responds within the 21-day deadline.

The EGTC Planning Committee considers all relevant planning applications.

HOW DOES THE TOWN COUNCIL RESPOND TO APPLICATIONS?

The Planning Portal is accessible to everybody and provides all information on all planning applications, both current and historic. Comments made by EGTC can also be viewed on the here. The Planning Portal can be accessed on the South Gloucestershire Council website, or by scanning the QR code below: Members of the public are welcome to attend any Town Council meetings, including the Planning Committee, which meets every other Tuesday morning at 10.30, at the Town Council offices.

Members of the public are given up to 5 minutes each at the beginning of the meeting to speak if they wish to do so.

Date and agendas are available on our website.

Central to the decision-making process are ‘material considerations’ – issues that are, in law, material or relevant to a planning application. Such matters must be considered by the Town Council when making a recommendation on a planning application.

All Town Council meetings are held at the Town Council offices on Westerleigh Road: Planning Committee 10.30am 11 October Full Council 7.00pm 14 October Planning Committee 10.30am 25 October Finance Committee 7.00pm 28 October

Material considerations include: • Development plan (including the local plan or neighbourhood plan) • A site’s planning history (including earlier applications) • Accessibility • Traffic • Roads and parking • Archaeology • A community plan or design statement

The Town Council considers the wider public interest in respect of the planning application - personal feelings about the application, or the applicant, are not relevant when planning applications are considered.

Most applications tend to be uncontentious, with a Town Council response of ‘No Comment’ submitted.

EXAMPLES OF TOWN COUNCIL RESPONSES TO PLANNING APPLICATIONS/CONSULTATIONS: A4174 JUNCTION IMPROVEMENT SCHEME CONSULTATION: The South Gloucestershire consultation proposed that the scheme would reduce congestion on the A4174 corridor between the Lyde Green and Kingswood roundabouts, by changing some of the junctions and adding more traffic lights. The scheme was expected to cost around £30 million.

Town Council response: EGTC objected to the draft plans. It noted that the Town Council had declared a Climate Emergency and that the proposed scheme would increase car journeys, worsen air pollution and lock in car dependency. The Town Council also responded that the scheme would bring years of disruption for local residents and that the high cost of the project does not represent value-for-money for residents.

PLANNING APPLICATION 21/01294/PNRR to turn Emersons Green retail unit into residential accommodation: Town Council Response: EGTC objected to the application. It commented that the loss of this business unit would threaten the health, vitality and economy of the Emersons Green shopping centre, particularly given its location in the parade of shops which accommodates smaller, local businesses. There was concern that this would set a precedent for other neighbouring shops, compounding the above concerns around the local economy, employment, social function and sense of community

PLANNING APPLICATION P19/17400/F Land at Junction of Blackhorse Road and Westerleigh Road Emersons Green (Replacement of the existing 14.7m column with 1 no. 20m column, installation of 7 no. cabinets and ancillary works) (4g mast installation) Town Council Response: It was RESOLVED to raise an Objection, Members feel that the height of the proposed column will have a negative effect on the surrounding street scene, and, that there may be potential health implications for nearby residents and nursery school.

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Annie's on a life-saving mission

A YOUNG footballer is raising money to to buy a defibrillator for her club's playing fields, after watching as one saved a life during Euro 2020.

Annie Mooney plays for the Downend Flyers, a girls' club who play at Johnson Road playing fields between Mangotsfield and Emersons Green.

Dad Tony, who is the club's chairman, said: "Annie loves football and was completely engrossed in the Euros on the TV, tuning in to as many matches as possible, including the match between Denmark and Finland when Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch from a cardiac arrest.

"As the sad incident unfolded Annie had lots of questions about what had happened and what had been done on the pitch to save his life.

"When the subject of a defibrillator was raised she asked if there was one at Johnson Road, just in case anything like that happened to a footballer there and, unfortunately, the answer was no."

Annie, who is 12, said: "I didn’t want

Annie Mooney held a cake and drinks sale to raise money for a defibrillator someone to die playing football where I play."

She decided to start fundraising to buy and instal a defibrillator at the playing fields and has been fundraising for six weeks.

Defibrillators are used to give a highenergy electric shock to the heart of someone who is in cardiac arrest and, along with CPR, can keep a patient alive until they can be given professional treatment.

Once one is installed in a lockable cabinet at a venue, it can be accessed if someone has a cardiac arrest by calling 999 – emergency services have a code which can be used to unlock the cabinet, and can talk the user through the process of attaching pads to the patient's chest and administering a shock where necessary.

Annie has a crowdfunding page, which had raised more than £700 in pledges as the Voice went to press, and in September she ran a drinks and cakes stall at Johnson Road, raising £241.

The London Hearts charity, which supports provision of defibrillators and training in their use, has donated £300 and agreed to provide ongoing support.

Annie's target is £1,450.

To donate visit justgiving.com/ crowdfunding/tony-mooney

Re-launched charity needs volunteers A CHARITY with shops in Downend and Staple Hill is looking for volunteers as it enters a new era.

CLIC Sargent, which has changed its name to Young Lives vs Cancer, has a shop on Badminton Road in Downend and is set to reopen its Staple Hill High Street branch soon.

But it needs people "who enjoy being busy" to volunteer to help out.

A spokesperson for the charity said: "We absolutely could not open our shops if it wasn’t for our amazing volunteers.

"At this time we are receiving a huge

influx of generous donations so your skills and talents will be greatly appreciated. " You could be sorting stock, chatting to customers or creating eye-catching displays as well as ensuring that the shop is tidy and safe."

All volunteers are given an induction into the charity and the services it delivers and have support from a dedicated volunteer manager, as well as being given training and experience, and being kept up to date with the impact their work is having on the charity's work helping young people affected by cancer.

Anyone who is interested in joining can sign up at the website www. younglivesvscancer.org.uk, email iwantovolunteer@younglivesvscancer.org. uk or call into one of its shops.

A volunteer drop-in day will be held in advance of the Staple Hill shop opening and will be advertised in the window nearer the time. The charity, which faced a huge loss of funding because of the pandemic, has changed its name to "help us communicate who we are and what we do quickly and clearly" and to increase visibility and support.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE LOCAL PLAN 2020 CONSULTATION: The Local Plan, developed by South Gloucestershire Council, will include a new strategy and policies to guide and manage grown and change in our area over the next 15 years.

Town Council Response: There were a number of priorities where the Town Council did not support the draft plan: EGTC comments included: • EGTC did not support development on ‘Green Belt’ space • The existing and ongoing developments within the area are sufficient and that there should be no overdevelopment or change of character • Open spaces, such as playing fields, allotments must be protected, and further allotment sites should be provided alongside any future development • Significant improvements to existing infrastructure, transport links and facilities should be included in the plan • Current parking standards should be maintained (objecting to the parking standards) • More provision for cycle parking should be included • Consultation with local communities should be both comprehensive and well publicised. clerk@emersonsgreen-tc.gov.uk

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Regeneration can help protect the Green Belt

Chris Skidmore writes for

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AS the local MP, I have long believed that whilst we need to build more homes locally, this should not come at the expense of concreting over our precious Green Belt countryside.

First and foremost, we need to ensure that we maximise the regeneration of brownfield sites across Kingswood, of which there are many.

I was therefore delighted recently to receive positive news from government ministers that a £2 million funding bid put together

by South Gloucestershire Council to regenerate the previouslydeveloped former Grange School site in Warmley has been successful.

Thanks to this new funding – which I lobbied ministers about on behalf of our community – this eyesore site will become a thriving new community, with 200 new homes, a school, green space and sports facilities. Seventy of the energy-efficient homes will be affordable and 10 will be self-

“The school is a calm and happy place where pupils want to learn.”

build. We can now get on and allow this site to contribute to our community’s future, just as it contributed to its past.

Brownfield regeneration is also a major feature of the Kingswood Masterplan that is currently being consulted on by South Gloucestershire Council.

As well as the conversion of the Masters Church site into new flats and a park, there are proposals to re-imagine the Kings Chase Shopping Centre now that it is under public ownership.

On most days of the week the community hub in the Kings Chase Shopping Centre will be staffed by council officers, ready to answer people’s questions on the Masterplan proposals.

The consultation closes on October 10, and you can find more details on the council’s website.

There remain other brownfield sites that I am determined to see brought forward for regeneration and the fresh investment this brings into our communities,

including the former Kleeneze site in Hanham, where construction work is expected to start in 2023, subject to planning.

The Chief Trading Post site in Oldland Common is another previously-developed site and its proposed regeneration would allow for a new GP surgery, alongside new homes and jobs.

A brownfield first approach to new development is something I will continue to champion as your Member of Parliament.

• Chris Skidmore and Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Shelford are holding a joint surgery at the beginning of October.

The politicians will be at Lyde Green Community Centre’s meeting room 1 on October 1, from 1.30pm to 2.30pm, for the “open surgery” and are inviting residents to come along, introduce themselves and discuss any issues or concerns they want to raise.

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Your free Emersons Green Abacus Pre-School Open Da & Downend history mapSaturday 2nd October 202

MAKE sure you keep your free history map in this month's Voice for the future.

The enlightening giveaway has an illustrated map on one side and the story of our area on the other.

It includes key features which have been here for centuries, such as St James church, which dates from 1222, 16th century farmhouses and places that have gone but left remnants on the landscape, such as coal mines and Cleeve Hill House.

It shows where the Britannia aircraft crash took place and the old Quaker burial ground lies beneath our homes.

The map also describes the different buildings that have grown up here, and the jobs that went on over the years – such as knocker-ups, bookmakers, wheelwrights, nurses and those in household service.

The map was produced by

Charting local voluntary group CHAP, the our area’s Community History and Arts heritage Project, with support from South Gloucestershire Council through Come meet the team for coffee and cake morning at Abacus preMAF funding for printing and and see the fantastic opportunities we have for children to learn t distribution.

CHAP aims to create a coherent play.

identity for Downend and Emersons Green, built on interest in significant places, people and Spaces available for children aged 2 - 4 years.

events from the past.

Come meet the team for coffee and cake morning at Abacus pre-school We hope to bring events to life and see the fantastic opportunities we have for children to learn through with the use of music and actors, .appearance Special from Peppa Pig, face painting and ba play.

We want Emersons Green Voice readers to collect and share your available for children aged 2 - 4 years.

history with us. You will be able to see Spaces the pre-school set up with activities which w Please share your thoughts Specialand appearance from Peppaany Pig, face painting and balloons! a daily basis ask the team questions you may have a and stories with CHAP on via email at downendchap@gmail.com or by childcare at Abacus You will be able to see the pre-school set uppre-school.

with activities which we have letter to CHAP, 49 Overnhill Road, on a daily basis and ask the team any questions you may have about Downend Bristol BS16 5DS. childcare at Abacus pre-school.

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n WHAT’S ON October 7 n DOWNEND FOLK HOUSE, speaker morning with Mr Chris Big. Topic ‘Guilty Pleasures’ on Thursday, October 7 at 10.45am. Coffee available from 10.15am.

October 13, 20 & 27 n WINTERBOURNE PLAYERS & COURT PLAYERS jointly present (on tour) An UnLockdown Double Bill of “Anger Management”

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Sunday n EMERSONS GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH has now resumed normal face-to-face church services. Church services are held every Sunday morning from 10.30am-11.30am at Emersons Green Village Hall, Emersons Way. During the service there is an activity for younger children.

A weekly Rainbow Tots (for pre-school children and their parent/s, carers, etc) run by Emersons Green Baptist Church will re-commence on Friday September 10, from 10-11.30am. Cost: £4 for first child, £2 for each additional child. For information contact Rev Kevin Donaghy 0117 9575418, e-mail church.egbc@outlook.com or visit www. emersonsgreenchurch.org Monday n MEDITATION SESSIONS IN FRENCHAY The pandemic has made us more mindful of our lives, what we miss and how we connect with others and nature. We are restarting meditation groups at Frenchay chapel with an introductory Talk on Meditation practices. It will relate to ways we can achieve peace and happiness - including an award winning programme element to share and discuss. Free to anyone, 4pm Sunday 5th September at Frenchay Chapel.

We look forward to seeing you. Or just come along to the sessions that run from 3rd Monday each month at 7pm Frenchay Unitarian Chapel BS16 1ND from 20Sept for the Person-centred Group Meditation and 1st Wednesday at 7pm from 6th Oct for the Kundalini movement meditation. Blessings to you. For more information contact Andrea on 07791119658

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Wednesday n THE WOMEN’S SECTION OF THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION We meet the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 2pm at the old school hall now known as the YOU Foundation by the car park in Page Road Staple Hill. Speakers, quiz’s and handy craft afternoon finish’s with tea. We have also planned fund raising events and are looking for any one willing to give us ladies a hand. If you are interested please telephone Madeleine Bills Secretary. 0117 9560805.

Thursday n BRISTOL MALE VOICE CHOIR has returned to regular rehearsals and is looking for new members in its tenor, baritone and bass sections. You don’t need to be a reader of music, but if you can hold a tune, and enjoy singing , whatever the style of music in our wide-ranging repertoire, then come along to our regular Thursday rehearsals held from 7 till 9 at St Andrew’s Methodist Church, Elm Park, Filton, Bristol BS34 7PS. We are a sociable and friendly choir. We will rehearse observing whatever Covid requirements are in force and we look forward to seeing new singers as well as experienced returning singers. For more information go to our Facebook page, our website - www. bristolmvc.org.uk - or contact our scretary on 079410404742.

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n MANGOTSFIELD RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION

A time of hope and encouragement AS you all are obviously aware, many of our plans and projects have been on hold since the start of the pandemic and lockdowns.

But we at the MRA have kept beavering away in the background, and now it seems we can look forward together to a time of hope and encouragement.

We can move on as a community that helps itself, supports those in need and makes Mangotsfield a brighter, safer and better place to live.

We have already made you aware of plans to improve the Dame School park, including artwork, benches, a community noticeboard and wild flowers, as well as planters in the village, and a possible community book swap or library.

The planting of wild flowers on the common opposite the Lamb Inn will not just look lovely but will benefit our local wildlife of all kinds.

And I think you will agree that the Alec Large memorial park has

never looked so beautiful! Sadly, we have to lose our beautiful ash trees due to disease, but they will be replaced by saplings of a different kind.

It has taken a long time to get all this in place but, with help from South Glos Council, all these things are planned. I can't give you exact dates or times, but they will happen - more will be revealed as we move along.

Volunteers are always needed to achieve these things. We have had a great response from people offering to help with planting and the construction of the planters and then looking after them, including watering them, which of course is very important.

Planting of wild flower seeds outside the Lamb has already started, thanks to our local Scout group. Scouts and cubs will also be planting flower plugs at the Dame School on September 27 and 30: if you would like to help, please come along - all you will need is a dibber!

We shall soon be looking towards Christmas - it really is sneaking up on us now - with our village Christmas tree, this year perhaps with coloured lights, the Dame School Nativity scene and hopefully the return of our Carol service, which sadly we had to cancel last year.

You are all invited to join us at our meetings: we are always looking for ideas and input. Our next one will be Friday October 8, 7.30pm at the Scout hall, why not come along?

The next community engagement forum meeting will be on November 2, and the MRA has a slot at these meetings, so please let us know anything you may want to raise.

We also take this opportunity to remind local community organisations of grants and funding available for local projects from the Member Awarded Funding scheme. Please contact one of our local councillors – Michael Bell, Ian Boulton or Katie

Cooper – for more information.

Our original mission statement has never changed - to make Mangotsfield the best place we can for all, so the more involved the better.

To get in touch email MangotsfieldRA@gmail.com, or visit the Mangotsfield Matters Facebook page, phone our secretary Chris on 07918 701881 or myself on 07507 168700.

Be encouraged, stay encouraged and encourage one another - and, of course, stay safe!

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n LOCAL HISTORY

Eight centuries of Manegoddesfelde

St James Church in Mangotsfield celebrates its 800th anniversary next year. Mangotsfield Residents Association member David Blackmore looks at its history.

MANGOTSFIELD'S parish church traces its roots back to Sir William de Putot, who was born in Bitton around 1178.

His ancestors were Normans from Putot in Calvados, who had fought for William the Conqueror in the invasion of England in 1066 and were granted lands in Gloucestershire.

In 1206 Sir William married Petronilla d'Amneville, whose father Robert granted him the land known as Chulhenerull – now Charnhill – in the manor of Manegoddesfelde, in return for a rent of “one pair of white gloves”.

Sir William fought for King John at the siege of Rochester Castle in 1215 and later for John's son, Henry III, in Gascony.

He built a manor house and chapel of ease in Mangotsfield, having been granted land by Henry on the edge of his Royal Forest as the king created common land under his Charter of Disafforestation.

Almost 400 years later, a map of 1610 would show the church still “on the outskirts of the great stretch of wooded country in which Kings had hunted and outlaws taken refuge”.

The manor house stood on what is now the cemetery on the north side of St James Church and had its own way into the church, via a flight of steps in the north west corner.

Sir William entered service with the king in 1232 and would become the Constable of the Castle of Bristowe (Bristol) and Sheriff of Gloucestershire, which also made him governor of Henry's forest, then became Mayor of Bristol in 1241.

In 1362 mention was made of a chapel of ease in "Magnusfelde" belonging to the church of St Peter's, now a ruin in Castle Park.

Before 1438, all the dead of the parish were buried at St James Priory in the Horsefair, whose prior was effectively the 'parson' of Mangotsfield, but after this the authorities at Tewkesbury Abbey gave permission for burials to take place in the village, on the condition that parishioners regularly attended Mangotsfield Church for Holy Communion and paid the church 2lb of wax per year for life – perhaps for making church candles.

The next mention of the church is of the baptism of Simon Blount, on the day of his birth in 1472. As was the custom, an inquest was later held to establish Simon's age, at which Thomas Stanley recalled carrying a silver salt cellar to the font, because in those days it was customary to put salt into a child's mouth during baptism.

Sir Thomas Berkeley, 5th Lord Berkeley who died at Rodway Hill House in 1532, was initially buried at Mangotsfield in accordance with his will, which stated that he be laid to rest where

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Print of St James Church with the castellated porch, removed in 1851, and the original manor house demolished in 1846. he used to kneel in the church, under the partition between the choir and his own chapel.

Within three months he would be re-interred in the Abbey of St Augustine, now Bristol Cathedral.

Sir Thomas bequeathed £8 per year for ten years to his godson Thomas Harcourt, a priest, to sing and pray for his soul, and an additional £8 to buy vestments for Mangotsfield church.

The church avoided the excesses of the Reformation in the 16th century, which saw altars, shrines, statues, and stained glass windows destroyed and religious wall paintings whitewashed over across the country.

In the next century it would gain a peal of six bells and a clock from churchwarden Jonathan Tucker of Moorend, whose name was cut in large capitals in the framework of the belfry, along with the date of the work, 1687.

The clock also had “Jonathan Tucker's free gift” inscribed on its face, and struck the number 4 bell.

Bell number 6 was later recast with the names of churchwardens Croome and Peterson, while in the 19th century bell number 4 was recast and bore the names of George Alford – the vicar from 1881 – and churchwardens George Lane and Thomas Burnett.

In 1921 the bells were recast into a peal of eight, acquiring the nickname of the “Mangotsfield Buckets”. They were recast once again in 1992.

The rest of the church building has been reworked extensively since 1811, when the roof was replaced and the north wall taken down, with its pillars and arches removed altogether, at a cost of £520 (the equivalent of £42,278 today).

In 1843-4 the exterior rough cast was removed and the stone work pointed, and in 1846 the old manor house built by William de Putot was bought for £160, along with neighbouring cottages, and demolished to make way for a new churchyard, which was consecrated five years later after the land had been levelled.

Other extensive alterations were carried out during 1851, including the removal of the old castellated porch on the western side, together

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with the old vestry, and the raising of the spire to its present height.

By this time, parish authorities had decided to erect another church to serve other areas of the parish, which included Moorend and Staple Hill. The foundation stone for Christ Church in Downend was laid in April 1830 by the Rev Charles Gray, the son of the Bishop of Bristol.

It was consecrated in 1831 as a chapel of ease but Christenings and weddings were not permitted until 1874, when an act of Parliament constituted Downend as a separate parish.

Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897 saw the renovation of the old St James clock tower.

Around the same time the medieval Bath stone figures of William du Putot’s descendant Edmund Blount and his wife Margaret were unearthed from under the chantry.

Having been in the Diocese of Gloucester between 1541 and 1897, the church became part of the Diocese of Bristol, and is currently part of the Kingswood & South Gloucestershire Deanery.

In January 1903 the Bishop of Bristol dedicated a three-light window at the east end of the church to the memory of the late David Charles Addington Cave, whose parents resided at nearby Rodway Hill House.

The Caves raised money for the church, including hosting at a two-day bazaar in 1907 which started a fund for a new organ and a fete opened by the Duchess of Beaufort 20 years later, in aid of the church restoration fund.

In 1933, during a visit by the Bishop of Bristol to dedicate a processional cross given by vicar's warden Mr E Churchill and his family, it was reported that the church had a much brighter appearance thanks to a newly-installed electric lighting system.

St James Church was made a Grade II Listed building in 1951.

Major refurbishments to the church from 2019 saw the building's interior renovated and refashioned, at a cost of more than £700,000, to create a space suitable for use by the local community as the church enters its ninth century.

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n LYDE GREEN OPEN SPACE COLUMN

Come and help us plant some bulbs A VERY happy autumn from all of us at Lyde Green OpenSpace: we hope the summer has served you well.

October is normally known to us as the tidy-up month and, as most gardeners will know, there is always plenty to do.

Autumn brings a whole lot of jobs with it, so after admiring the late blooms and the last of the berries, why not think about the lawn feed and leaf clearing, ready for the nest piles and mulch?

On the subject of leaves, spare a thought this autumn for our little spiky friend the hedgehog.

Lyde Green is not known for its hedgehogs, and that could be for a number of reasons.

Development is gathering pace and eating up habitats, and also the number of badgers and foxes in the area may put them off coming here – it is known for

hungry badgers to occasionally eat a hedgehog if nothing else is available.

We are going to try and build some nest piles this autumn and hope to encourage some more hedgehogs to the area, so if you do spot a pile of twigs and leaves tucked in a corner, please be respectful and walk on by – they may be in there sleeping!

We have had a busy summer at OpenSpace in Lyde: planting, cutting, watering, litter picking and meetings are just some examples of what we have been up to.

We have to mention the visit from the RHS South West in Bloom in August: the mentors were especially excited with the potential in Lyde and really helped us with some useful tips and advice.

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BEECHMERE BELLES WI

At last – real people in a real hall, with a real speaker. We’re back!

Beechmere Belles held their first actual meeting back in the Emersons Green Village Hall in July.

Our last Zoom meeting was led by two lovely ladies from St Mungo’s, the charity for homeless people n in Bristol.

We heard all about the work they had been doing through the pandemic and they explained that the homeless found it very hard to be in accommodation.

I was surprised by this until it was explained that the homeless have their own friends and groups that support each other whilst on the streets; all of a sudden they are alone in a room with no one to talk to. As with all charities, the hardest part of the pandemic has been fundraising.

In July we were joined by a lovely lady from Bromley Heath and Downend in Bloom to hear all about how the decorating of our lovely village began and the huge effort the volunteers put in for our pleasure.We have had some great speakers over Zoom and have learnt a lot of different things this year, but my personal favourite so far was our August speaker Alyson, from Herbal and Hives.

Bees are amazing – we learnt

so much, and Alyson was such a brilliant interactive speaker that we will be having her back to tell us even more. We were so engrossed in what Alyson was telling us we nearly didn’t have time for tea and cakes, and as it’s law that a WI meeting has to have cake served (I may have made that law up), we had to make do with only learning about honey bees.

Beechmere Belles have adopted a charity, the Resound Foodbank, based on Blackhorse Road.

The shutting of the schools during the pandemic meant that some school children were unable to have a hot meal everyday, so for our first two actual meetings, instead of donating raffle prizes we asked our members if they could donate food for the food bank, to help local families through the summer holidays as well.

As always, our lovely ladies turned up with so many donations at each meeting it was amazing, Resound were very grateful.

We meet every fourth Thursday of each month at 7.30pm at Emersons Green Village Hall, the first room at the top of the stairs.

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neighbours at Emersons Green.

The Three Greens Festival of nature was planned as a great day of events, so a massive well done to Chris, Roberta and all the other volunteers who worked hard to make it happen.

Finally, our winter planting at School Square will be all about the children.

We have ordered many spring bulbs, including daffodils, tulips, bluebells and crocuses, and would love for all the children to come along and plant them with us ready for the spring. Please keep an eye on our media pages and the OpenSpace notice board inside the community centre for more information.

We are always on the lookout for volunteers to help with our finance, media, gardening and fundraising, so any time you think you can help, please

feel free to get in touch via our email lgopenspace@gmail. com – or find us on Facebook @ lydegreenopenspace.

Alternatively you can attend our monthly meeting at the Lyde Green Community Centre, on the first Monday of every month from 7pm.

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IN September the WI movement celebrates WI Day, and we have decided to combine this with the national organisation’s Happy Pride Season, with a day out to Westonsuper-Mare.

We will be dressing up in bright clothes to celebrate ‘Pride’ and featuring a brolly parade for WI Day. Not to mention fitting in a fish and chip lunch and a cream tea, of course.

Our breakfast at Mokka was a huge success, so we are going back for an evening supper event in October.

Eight tickets have been sold for White Christmas at the Hippodrome. We are also planning an afternoon private tour of the Kingwood Heritage Museum in November. Our first meeting back in our lovely St James Hall is now only a few days away, and so we are all getting quite excited about getting together actually in person.

For more information, take a look at our Facebook page @ MangotsfieldWomensInstitute or our website, www.mangotsfieldwi. org.uk.

If you are not a member but would like to join us, please let me know by emailing president@ mangotsfieldwi.org.uk Carol Coombs

AT our August meeting we finally got to meet with our members face to face, for the first time in 18 months.

We had a picnic and social evening. It was a lovely evening albeit a bit chilly!

Our September 28 meeting is back in Christ Church Hall. We have a speaker lined up to talk about one of the most iconic entertainment venues in Bristol and life behind the scenes, so it should be fascinating.

Now we are getting back to some sort of normality, we have got speakers booked in for the next couple of months, so in October we are joined by Children’s Hospice South West: our yarn group have spent time during lockdown crocheting a blanket, which will be presented to the charity and they in turn will auction off to raise funds.

In November, back by popular demand after her Zoom presentation earlier in the year is Bijoux Floral Design, who will demonstrate how to make a Christmas centrepiece.

If you would like to join us, either as a member or a guest, then please email me at downendwi@ yahoo.co.uk.

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Season of success for Carsons & Mangotsfield

CARSONS and Mangotsfield CC are celebrating the end of a successful centenary season.

At an end-of-season dinner at Pomphrey Hill, club chairman Andy King used his speech to thank all those who helped contribute to what was the 100th season of Carsons Cricket Club.

There were many highlights, with the match against the MCC standing out, and also matches Somerset Over-60s and a team of past players.

The dinner itself was a success. In previous years the numbers were below 50, which reflected the size of the club – this year there were in excess of 70 attendees.

However, the highlights of the season were the 2nd team winning their league and then, on the final Sunday of the season, being able to field three teams, all with silverware at stake.

This was a fantastic position for the club to be in, and reflected the efforts of the players and coaches.

The adult Sunday team

secured enough points to achieve promotion in the North Somerset League, whilst the U16 and U19s both played in cup semi finals of the GCB T20 at Cirencester CC. Unfortunately both youth teams lost, but it showed how far the club had come, particularly in the last 5 years.

Club president Colin Angell used his speech to award the end of season trophies.

Young player was a keenlycontested award, with a number of strong contenders including Ollie Clatworthy, Ollie Catton and Michael Coles. On another occasion any of them could have won it with their performances.

However the winner was 16-yearold Tom King, who also picked up 1st Team Player of the year.

Tom scored over 400 runs opening the batting and also kept

wicket. His performances were described as exceptional in two pivotal roles.

Clubman of the year was Tim Ravenscort, who succeeded Andy King as youth team coordinator.

Tim took the organisation of the youth section and commitment to another level, whilst having a round commute of 80 miles to help the club.

Ian Coles

Downend down on final day DOWNEND Cricket Club's 1st XI were relegated from the West of England Premier Cricket League's Premier One after a tense final-day winner-stays-up clash away to Chippenham.

Due to a registration issue relating to a game earlier in the season, the team was deducted five points, leaving them seven points behind Cheltenham, who were just above the relegation zone.

In order for the 1XI to stay up, they needed to get eight or more points than Cheltenham, who lost at home to Lansdown.

But with opponents Chippenham also needing the win to stay up, the match was a must-win game for both sides.

Downend put the home side in to bat and were set 253 to win in their 45 overs, but fell agonisingly short. Needing 15 from the final over, they finished on 246-9, with Chippenham winning by six runs.

The 2nd and 3rd XIs maintained their respective division status with a game to spare.

While the season is over, the club remains open on Thursday and Friday evenings, as well as all day Saturday and Sunday.

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n ON THE TREATMENT TABLE

Ping, pong, ouch! I was being cruel to be kind and it paid off WALL-to-wall sunshine, fantastic wines and lovely people… yes, we decided to take the plunge with a continental holiday this summer.

And it turns out that two weeks in Croatia was just what the chiropractic doctor ordered.

Our first visit to Dubrovnik was fantastic – it’s little more than two hours away and we will certainly be going back.

As always, I knew I could rely on my team at Cleve Chiropractic to keep things ticking over at the clinic in my absence. In particular, a big thank you to my colleague Catherine Quinn for stepping in and writing last month’s blog while I was away. We are so lucky to have you with us on the chiropractic team – no wonder the patients are always so pleased to see you.

And it’s no surprise that you

have your own fan club on the Emersons Green mums Facebook page!

Since I arrived back, I have started treating a high-level tennis table player, who came to me with an especially painful problem.

After a particularly vigorous match, he experienced a searing, right-sided low back pain – like somebody was stabbing a knife into it. He was sure that he must have trapped a nerve.

I have to admit that, with the way he walked into the treatment room when I first saw him, I wasn’t sure either.

However, after some detailed neuro examinations, it was clear that the nerve was in fact as free as a bird and not the cause of this severe pain.

So we took a look at the exact

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spot where the problem was most acute. There was a lot of pushing and prodding and he even practised his table tennis backhand, including a lot of top spin, towards my head!

I said: “I think we found the problem… it’s your right sacroiliac joint… it’s where your spine joins to your pelvis.” He replied: “Is that why it feels like the entrance to hell?”

Yes, it was clearly pretty painful but, on closer examination, it became evident that the right side wasn’t jammed up at all. But when I felt the left joint, it was stuck like a stone wall. This problem isn’t at all common though I had seen it before.

There was only one thing left to do. With a bit of gentle persuasion, I encouraged this now fully engaged table tennis player onto his side and treated the SI joint with an almighty crack. Thankfully, the effect was immediate, which is always good to see.

He got off the treatment bed and looked like he was going to hug me but was likely put off by my full apron, gloves and mask combo! I did stop myself from dancing too, but it was so good to see his relief. Sometimes scary

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The moral of this story is to always look a little deeper for an underlying cause of the problem.

Things are not always as they seem but, as health professionals, we never like to be beaten. Most importantly, the patient’s comfort, safety and well-being is at the heart of everything we do.

On a lighter note, I have just bought a table tennis table so, after the serious stuff was finished, I was able to get the inside track on this exciting sport. I guess that’s my indoor winter sorted…

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n SPORT FRENCHAY Cricket Club proudly celebrated its 175th anniversary this year and, to properly celebrate this milestone, hosted four main cricket events over the course of the summer.

Kicking off the celebrations was a ‘legends match’, which reunited the hugely successful Frenchay team of the 90s, who took on a team made up of current Frenchay players.

The second, and main event of the summer, saw Frenchay host the world famous MCC. The game took place in early July, as a crowd in the low hundreds gathered round the Bob Stone Ground and watched a spectacular all-day match, which resulted in a victory for the MCC. To acknowledge the contribution of the youth section at Frenchay, more than 150 youngsters contributed in a two-week celebration of youth cricket.

This fortnight consisted of daily youth games against opposition clubs around Bristol.

Frenchay completed this fortnight of youth cricket by hosting Youth Day, an event

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175th anniversary celebrations for Frenchay Cricket Club

Frenchay and MCC players pictured at their match in which over 90 Frenchay youth players participated in a mixed-age group, six-a-side competition, with the teams being named after individuals who have made big contributions to the club’s history.

The final cricket event saw

Frenchay host a Bristol and District League Representative XI in a 40-over match. A highlycontested match saw Frenchay win by two wickets.

The anniversary celebrations are set to be finished off with a dinner at Dings Rugby Club on

October 2.

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n SPORT MANGOTSFIELD United were left rooted to the bottom of the table after a hard start to the season.

With no points from their first five league games in the Pitching In Southern League Division 1 South, the Mangos also suffered an FA Cup exit.

The August Bank Holiday weekend saw two losses, starting with a 6-0 drubbing at home by visitors Plymouth Parkway, followed by a 2-0 defeat away at old rivals Bristol Manor Farm on the following Monday afternoon.

Newly-promoted Parkway – already highly fancied to do well this season too – arrived at Cossham Street full of confidence and were ahead in 2 minutes through Jack Crago.

Although the Mangos youngsters battled well, by half time it was 4-0 to Parkway, thanks to Aaron Bentley (28), River Allen (45) and Jack Crago again (also 45).

The game was as good as over even then, and it was all about damage limitation after the break. Unfortunately, Parkway added two more in the second half, via Michael Williams (65) & Jordan Copp (90) and the final whistle merely confirmed a very convincing win for the Devon visitors.

The Mangos' young side did their best, but were punished by a ruthless Parkway side.

Things improved at Bristol Manor Farm just 48 hours later and for almost an hour, Mangotsfield competed well against their

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Tough times for the Mangos

Mangotsfield United take on Larkhall. Picture: Dave Smale

neighbours. However, it was Farm who started to dominate and they eventually went ahead on 56 minutes through Ben Bament.

This was followed by the harsh sending off of Mangos defender Mircea Llea on the hour, for a second yellow card offence, and then Owen Howe netted a 2nd goal on 63 minutes for the hosts. Farm then comfortably saw out the rest of the game.

Five days later, Mangotsfield’s FA Cup hopes for the season ended with a 1-0 defeat away to Frome Town. The hosts were favourites to win this tie anyway but at 1-0, Mangotsfield were still in with a chance right up to the final whistle. Rex Mannings netted the only goal in the first half and although Frome missed a number of good chances after that, Mangotsfield kept plugging away, to no avail and the solitary goal proved to be

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The 4-1 home defeat v Larkhall Athletic on 11 September was particularly disappointing for the Mangos because of the poor goals given away, described as “schoolboy errors” by manager Ray Johnston after the game. Mangotsfield fielded a new signing, experienced defender Luke Hall-Cousins, but Larkhall were soon 2-0 up through Samuel Crumb (20) and ex-Mango Lewis Powell (23), despite the hosts creating a number of good chances themselves. Owen Humphries pulled a goal back with a super strike on 40 minutes, but Larkhall added further goals

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n SPORT CLEVE Rugby Club has started the season with a new bunch of players among some of the old guard.

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Clevedon were an old nemesis of Cleve but the new guard brushed them aside.

Clevedon kicked off but in a resulting scrum Cleve pushed on, leading to a penalty, and from this the veteran Cleve forward Paul Vinnicombe drove to the line. Henry Williams converted for 7-0.

Cleve dominated the forward exchanges and an inside pass to No 5 Will Callaghan led to a try and a 12-0 lad.

Two breaks on the restart, which featured Dan Conibear, resulted in a penalty which Henry scored for 15-0.

Cleve then had the misfortune of going over the line and dropping the ball. The restart was one of the new rules: a dropout behind the touch line.

In the second half Clevedon came out fighting. A lineout and drive saw Ollie Jones go over, wit the kick converted by Ethan

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He was to become the main problem for Cleve.

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