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Gordano June Issue 2018

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Welcome

Editor’s Note

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elcome to the June edition of your Gordano Living.

With the sun shining and the summer almost here, we look forward to one of Portishead’s biggest and best loved events – Portishead Carnival, which takes place on Saturday, June 16.

We also bring you all the latest community news and what’s on in the town, as well as our usual health, home and garden features and much, much more.

And, finally, it is with a heavy heart that I will be leaving Gordano Living and moving onto pastures new.

I have had a fantastic time on the magazine over the years and have met some wonderful people who are very passionate about what goes on in our towns and villages.

It is very sad to be saying goodbye and I will still read the magazine with keen interest.

I’d like to welcome Jessamy Baudains to the magazine and she will be taking over as the new writer/editor of Gordano Living.

Please keep your news and views coming by contacting Gordano Living on the usual email address below.

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A marathon Open Day to celebrate third anniversary

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London Marathon completed, an Open Day crowd celebrating the third anniversary and a 999 call out were the pick of the day for the RNLI volunteers on Sunday, April 22.

After months of training and fundraising Nicky Poulter, despite spraining her ankle just a few days before whilst she was out on a training run, completed the London Marathon.

Nicky said: “The atmosphere was amazing. I had to stop for attention on my ankle, but I knew I had to keep going. After all those months of training I couldn’t give up.

“I’d like to thank everyone for supporting me and helping me to hit my fundraising target for the RNLI in Portishead, I couldn’t have done it without everyone.”

On the very same day the volunteers were up early to prepare their Station for visitors to the annual Open Day. The bunting went up, the Atlantic 85 Lifeboat My Lady Anne came out of her boat house, the Lifeguards and Education presenters, HM Coastguards were setting up

to give out their safety advice as the crowds started to arrive.

The Coastguards were showing how to use lifesaving throw lines to people in distress, the Beach Buddies were in full swing all day giving their puppet shows to the children.

My Lady Anne and her crew lead by Helmsman Bruce du Preez, gave a demo of how to recover a casualty from the water at midday to a massive crowd that gathered along the shoreline. Later in the afternoon everyone was joined by the amazing Barnacle Buoys who sang out their locally versed sea shanties.

Simon Perks, Fundraising Co-Ordinator, said: “I’d like to say a massive thank you to everyone who helped to make our Open Day such a success.

“The day surpassed our expectations in every way. And the support from our local community was wonderful. Without them we simply couldn’t do what we do.”

If anyone would like to support the RNLI here in Portishead with fundraising please send in an email to portishead@rnli.org.uk. And it is not too late to sponsor Nicky for her amazing marathon, visit https://www.justgiving.com/ fundraising/nickyrunslondon18

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Consultation now open on Wyndham Way improvements

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Under 10s receive new sponsored kit

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ortishead Town Juniors under 10’s have received new kit thanks to Evolve Dentistry of Portishead.

Carol Somerville Roberts, Clinical Director of Evolve Dentistry said: “We are really pleased to be able to support a local sports team in our community.

“It’s important that young players get the opportunity to participate in sport and experience the sense of pride being part of team provides.

“The whole Evolve team wish the Under 10’s lots of luck for the new season - we’ll be supporting them all the way.”

Coach Matthew Bennett said: “We’re very grateful for the support of Carol and the Evolve team.

“The young players are thrilled with their new kits - they feel like a team now, which really helps their sense of pride when playing.”

ortishead residents are being offered the chance to have their say on a planned £1m scheme to improve road safety and reduce queuing on the M5 and Portbury Hundred.

The public consultation, which is being held by North Somerset Council, is now live at www.nsomerset.gov.uk/wyndhamway and runs until Sunday, June 10.

It relates to plans to introduce a new lane on a 500m stretch of Wyndham Way heading in to Portishead between Sheepway and the ‘sail’ roundabouts.

The works are part of a £2.8m scheme being entirely funded

by Highways England to reduce queuing on the M5 southbound at junction 19.

The proposed improvements will increase the capacity on Wyndham Way, which will reduce queues on Portbury Hundred and allow more traffic to pass through junction 19 once Highways England have completed their scheme.

Cllr Elfan Ap Rees, deputy leader and executive member with responsibility for roads, said this was a scheme that would dramatically improve the journey into Portishead during busy periods and greatly reduce queuing on Portbury Hundred.

“We are delighted that Highways England is addressing the major problems we have had with junction 19 during the evening rush hour.

“We are also working closely with both Portishead in Bloom and Portishead Lions to use this opportunity to improve the landscaping along the same 500m stretch of Wyndham Way. “The aim is to keep Wyndham Way open throughout the works and if a road closure is required this will be overnight for up to two nights.”

Responses will be analysed and the proposed improvements modified if required, with construction anticipated to start in January 2019 for approximately four months.

Annual summer lunch for Probus Club O

n Wednesday, June 20, Probus 73 Portishead will be enjoying their Annual Ladies Summer Lunch at Nailsea Masonic Hall from 12.30pm and afterwards there will be a talk by Yvonne Bell entitled “Love and Marriage.”

There will be a normal meeting at Clarence House on Wednesday, July 18 at which everyone is welcome and if you would like to find out more telephone the General Secretary, John Massey, on 01275 814249.

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he first ‘Portishead Around The Houses Art Trail’ takes place over the weekend of June 9-10 from 10am-5pm and it will provide a great opportunity for local artists to showcase their talents and their work to a wider audience.

It will feature 22 local artists displaying their work across 10 different venues - mostly the artists own homes and studios - so visitors will be able to meet and talk to them about the artist’s artwork and the techniques they use.

A printed Trail Guide is available from Carey’s Art Shop, Portishead High Street, and the Marina Cafe at Kestrel Court, but here are a selected few of the artists and venues taking part: Venue no. 2 - Portishead Kitchens, Kestrel Court (Friday, June 8 opening late from 6-9pm.)

Christine Leigh Christine is a self-taught artist painting local scenes/ seascapes in acrylics, and experimenting with abstract and still life.

Christine recently attended a 10 week course at the Royal West of England Art School in Bristol learning how the ‘Old Masters’ painted.

Venue no. 3 – 20 The Anchorage Kate Davies Kate has always loved to draw and paint, starting off at school with portraits and still life’s.

More recently Kate has taken inspiration from walks in the South West of England. She finds the colours, shapes and light that you find on the Cornish coast irresistible, and loves painting the coastline. Kate paints in acrylics on a number of different materials including

MDF and canvas and is still developing and exploring her style.

Venue no. 4 – 184 Phoenix Way Karen Haynes From a small collection of pebbles Karen can create a family group, a couple or other combinations, arranged to depict the occasion and emotion. Karen has incorporated dogs, cats, babies and prams into family pictures.

Working with different colours of the sea glass and crockery enables Karen to imagine new ideas about how to create pictures which are often inspired by the shores of Portishead, just a stone’s throw away.

Venue no. 6 – 6 Gardner Road Hilary Kington Fascinated by salt marshes Hilary has recorded the wildlife on our local salt marshes in a series of month by month sketches and paintings.

Hilary has exhibited nationally with organisations such as the Scottish Ornithologists Club, the Cornwall Bird Watching and Preservation Society, the National Exhibition of Wildlife Art, The Wildlife Art Society International and at the Society of Wildlife Artists annual exhibition at the Mall Galleries.

Venue no. 7 – 13 Gardner Road Sarah Cooper Sarah has been teaching art in a secondary school in Bristol for over 16 years. Engaging and connecting with past students from the Art world has certainly enriched her practice.

Sarah is inspired primarily by Landscapes in her local area, by the continually shifting interplay of light, sky and water. Her paintings tend not to be literal but suggestive in terms of form and colour. She relishes the opportunity to experiment with materials including inks, paint, sand, plaster and Etching.

Venue no. 8 – 20 Woodhill Road Ian Price Ian often paints in oils using a limited palette to capture the beauty within this often bleak landscape.

Complementary to this he enjoys the representational challenge of portraiture.

Ian has successfully completed a number of commissions and has exhibited at the Holburne Portrait Prize in Bath.

Venue no. 9 – 22 Beach Road East Souter & Stanley Souter and Stanley is the design collaboration of Sarah Souter and Liese Stanley.

Souter and Stanley’s work takes a fresh look at architecture and landscape by spending time at a location and taking in detail. Later they recall the main visual memories and simplify the image to capture these. Mixing both traditional and modern techniques, including sketching, photography and graphic design. The process culminates in a fine art, giclee print with a style that is both interesting and new.

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ortishead Lions and Gordano Breakfast Rotary Club have expressed their delight at the result of the Lions4Life event recently held at Somerset Hall which was attended by nearly 250 people - and declared the hope that they will be able to run a similar event together in the future.

Mandy Lampon, the Head Diabetes Nurse from Portishead Medical Centre, carried out 65 diabetes blood tests and fortunately none of them needed referral.

She and her colleague also handed out literature giving advice relating to Types 1 and 2 diabetes symptoms and diet and lifestyle information.

There was information available on the Lions free Message in a Bottle scheme. This enables people with a condition which paramedics should be aware of to communicate this by means of a leaflet in a plastic bottle kept in the fridge and indicated by stickers provided. The emergency services are aware of and approve the scheme.

The Public Access Defibrillators which Portishead Lions have installed in the area were demonstrated and information on the latest locations was available.

Members of the First Responders organisation gave demonstrations on CPR, including the most up to date guidelines.

Gordano Breakfast Rotary Club made a major contribution to the day by arranging blood pressure tests in cooperation with the Stroke Association.

Their representative, Sarah Miller commented: “Rotary and the Stroke Association work collaboratively on Know your Blood Pressure initiatives at intervals during the year all over the country to raise awareness of the link between diabetes and stroke - it was a pleasure to help”.

In addition, they arranged for a Freewheelers blood bike to be parked under their gazebo outside the venue to not only raise funds and awareness of the fantastic work they do but predominantly to generate interest with the public and enabled us to ‘cajole’ people into the Hall to watch the various demonstrations.

Richard Reeves from Freewheelers commented: “Thank you for supporting Freewheelers EVS it is a great help. We are covering more than 178,000 miles a year, so you can imagine the running costs now”

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The challenge aims to give children aged four-11 an enjoyable activity to complete during their summer holiday and prevent any dip in literacy that may occur during the long break from school.

This is a short-term volunteering opportunity between July 14-September 8 and this year’s Challenge is called ‘Mischief Makers.’

Volunteers talk to children about the books they have read, help children choose books and hand out rewards. Flexible volunteering sessions are on offer and full training will be provided.

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Event to showcase beautiful gardens in town

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ortishead in Bloom will be holding their Open Gardens event on Saturday, June 2 and Sunday, June 3 and there will be 13 varied and beautiful gardens open to visitors over the weekend.

This year is the 16th Open Gardens event and will feature some regular gardens that have supported the event for a number of years, as well as three new gardens including Court House Farm and two gardens on the Marina.

There will be the usual tea coffee, homemade cakes, pasties, breakfast and lunches on offer at a number of the gardens.

And for those wanting to stock up for their gardens there will also be a number of plant sales.

Portishead in Bloom have been entered into the South West in Bloom for the last 21 years where they have been awarded Gold every

year since 2008 Last year was also a successful year where they were awarded their 10th successive Gold in South West In Bloom and in the Nationals were also awarded Gold in the Champion of Champions category.

They support their volunteer’s work in Portishead throughout the year with a number of fund raising events and the Open Gardens weekend is their biggest fund raiser of the year.

Programmes will be on sale over the next few weeks from various locations in the town at a cost of ÂŁ5 per adult that allows entry into all the gardens over the full weekend, while children accompanied by adults get in for free.

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Portishead Town Council Newsletter

By Jo Duffy – Town Clerk office@portishead.gov.uk

As the Town Council Chairman’s year in office came to a close I thought it would be a good time to look back on some of the events and activities of Portishead Town Council over the past 12 months.

Under the chairmanship of Councillor Lesley Cottrell, Portishead Town Council awarded grants to many organisations that enhance the town and provide a service to the local community.

These include funds for Portishead Youth Centre, contributions to Portishead in Bloom and the town’s Christmas lights and smaller grants for organisations like Portishead and Communities Together (PACT), North Somerset Mencap’s Cool Summer Club, Nailsea and District Transport (which also services Portishead), the North West Somerset branch of Parkinson’s UK, Cruse Bereavement Care and St Peter’s Hospice.

The council has continued to provide litter bins and continued to support the campaign to tackle speeding in the town, borrowing the Portable Vehicle Activate Sign (VAS) from North Somerset Council to help highlight and gather evidence of speeding hot spots in the town.

A town orderly was engaged and two new tree wardens have been engaged to support the town planning committee. To help people engage with their town councillors, the council also organised a number of Meet Your

Councillor surgeries. Continued projects include the creation of an online Book of Remembrance to mark the centenary of WW1, with a committee still exploring other suggestions put forward by members of the public as ways of marking the occasion.

All this is just a cross section of the work of Portishead Town Council over the past year. More details about these and the council’s other activities can be found in the minutes of meetings on the new Town Council website www. portishead.gov.uk.

Protecting the Environment Portishead Town Council has been asked to participate in the Surfers Against Sewerage campaign which aims to protect oceans, coastlines and wildlife. The council is working with Turn the Tide in Portishead and the two minute beach cleans, it is also actively reducing its use of single use plastic.

Police Surgeries The Portishead beat team are now holding beat surgeries in the Fedden Room at the Folk Hall, every Tuesday from 10am to 11am.

Parking After hearing from many disgruntled residents who had received fines for outstaying their welcome in the car parks that serve Lidl, Wetherspoons, Majestic Wines, Subway, Home Bargains

and Travelodge, before concluding her second year as Chairman, Cllr Cottrell appealed to these local businesses to review their restrictions.

Cllr Cottrell began a campaign to highlight the restrictions and asked the stores to consider extending their two hour limit, especially for blue badge holders.

There are free parking spaces beyond the yellow hoops in these car parks and the slip road adjacent to Waitrose car park, leading to the free spaces, also provides unrestricted parking.

In addition Alliance Homes, on the other side of Harbour Road, has car parking facilities that are available to the public outside office hours.

Chairman’s Evening Cllr Cottrell hosted a Chairman’s Evening at Somerset Hall during which she paid tribute to the

many volunteers and paid staff who work hard to make Portishead the thriving and community spirited town it is.

Entertainment was provided

by High Down School Choir, Portishead Players and Portishead Young Players and a buffet was prepared by Heaven on the Hill caterers. It was a most enjoyable evening for all those involved.

New Chairman Elected Portishead Town Council elected Cllr Peter Mitchell as its chairman at its recent Annual General Meeting and elected Cllr Lesley Cottrell as vice-chair.

Cllr Peter Burden is chairman of the town council Planning Committee, Cllr Jean Lord is Chairman of Staffing and Finance Committee and Cllr Marilyn Koops chairman of the Recreation and Works Committee.

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Portishead carnival appeals to town for support after losing sponsorship deal

Good luck to the Portishead Carnival 2018 Allan Southey 29 Victoria Square, Portishead, Bristol BS20 6AQ Tel: 01275 846883 • Mobile: 07870 746657 Email: topseal@btinternet.com

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ortishead Carnival organisers are hoping the town’s businesses and residents will show their support for this year’s event after losing out on a sponsorship deal worth thousands of pounds.

Earlier this year The Old Mill pub in the town’s High Street approached organisers Jemma Cooper and Wendy Watkins offering to be the carnival’s official High Street venue on carnival day.

The deal included entertainment, food, and financial backing, plus it would have meant the carnival had an official presence in the High Street on Saturday June 16.

But last week the deal was called off after the Old Mill failed to respond to the Carnival’s numerous attempts to contact them to finalise arrangements. No money was ever given.

Jemma and Wendy, who have been running the event for nearly 20 years, say they have been approached by several individuals and organisations offering help since the story

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broke and are hopeful some money can be raised to pay for upfront costs before the day.

But the duo are urging the public and local business to also show their support so the future of the event can be secured.

The pair said: “We are obviously very disappointed to have lost a major source of income at such short notice and so close to the event. It was also very disappointing to lose the chance of having an official Carnival High Street presence given the size of the crowds that gather there.

“We do have a reserve in the bank but we have done some costings and the margins are very tight. If we have bad weather and don’t raise much through our bucket collections it would put the whole event in jeopardy forever.

“We have been really touched by several offers of support and are really grateful to everyone who has come forward to help.

“We are working with those people to put a plan in place but we really are asking everyone

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to support us as much as possible.

If everyone in Portishead put £1 in a bucket on carnival day it would mean we could carry on safe and secure into future years.”

Jemma and Wendy are also urging people to buy carnival programmes ahead of the big day as part of a fundraising drive.

Jemma said: “Our programmes are on sale door to door at homes in the town plus at Morgan Westley and Marks Barber Shop.

“They cost £2.50. That admits a family of four to the show field where we have some great bands, DJs, a fair, food and a beer tent. It really would be wonderful if people would buy one and come to the carnival field to enjoy our entertainment.”

This year’s carnival procession begins at noon at the Lake Grounds and will make its way down the High Street to the Show Field opposite Gordano School.

Entertainment on the Show Field starts just after midday and continues until 8pm, and it includes the Curious Little Big Band - back by popular demand after last year’s storming performance.

Other acts include westcountry disco and funk band The Funky Dillys and North Somerset

acapella group the Barnacle Buoys who have just launched a new album of sea shanty songs.

Also on the carnival field are Portishead DJs Matt Bennett and Jon Gradwell who will be playing in the beer tent all day and into the evening.

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Boost for food bank thanks to Sainsbury’s event

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ortishead Lions are delighted with the result of their Easter Bunny Raffle as more than £500 was raised which will help the club to help individuals and organisations in need around the area.

The organiser, Lion Roy Shaw, has been around to visit all the venues who took part and all those customers who generously gave money by presenting “Thank You Certificates” on behalf of Portishead Lions.

Those taking part to help the club raise money for local needs were The Albion, Clarence House, Heaven on the Hill, The Oceans Marina Café, The Phoenix, The Plough, The Poacher, The Rudgleigh Steak House and The Ship.

Anyone interested in joining Portishead Lions in their efforts to support the local community can find out more by calling 01275 281415, emailing info@portisheadlions.club or visiting the Club’s website www.portisheadlions.club.

hoppers at Portishead Sainsbury’s were invited to find out more about their local food bank during a donation drive last weekend.

Representatives from the charities met customers and shared stories about the impact their donations have on local people.

The charity collected 480 items which was 234Kg during the session, and these will help local people who need it most.

Robin Ireland, store manager, Sainsbury’s Portishead, said: “We’re really pleased to have welcomed our food donation partners in store at the weekend.

“We know our customers donate generously throughout the year so it’s great that they can learn how this food makes such a difference in the local area.”

Sainsbury’s is committed to making a positive difference in the communities it operates within. As well as 1,190 customer food donation points across 1,084 stores, the supermarket is committed to putting its own surplus food to positive use with 1240 back-of-store food donation partners.

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eading cancer support charity Penny Brohn UK hosts its rescheduled Craft Fayre on Saturday, June 2.

The fundraiser includes jewellery, candle, soft toy and copperware stalls at the charity’s National Centre, Chapel Pill Lane, Pill, from 11am-4pm.

It follows Penny Brohn’s successful Christmas Fayre, which saw about 200 visitors and 26 stalls raise over £2,000 so the charity can continue to help people live well with cancer.

Organiser Carol Ashmore said: “There’ll be incredible items for all, chance to explore our Grade II-listed centre and gardens, and find out what we do.

“Proceeds will help us continue to support people and families facing cancer, before, during and after treatment.”

Visitor entry is free, but to book a seller’s table, costing £20 including use of the table, call Carol on 01275 370168 or email carol.ashmore@pennybrohn. org.uk.

Electric charging planned to get easier in Portishead

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glimpse of the future could be coming to Portishead with plans to build the country’s first K:Port electric car charging station at Parish Wharf Leisure Centre.

The four-vehicle Demonstration Charging Hub aims to give residents and visitors in the North Somerset area a taste and feel for what it would be like to dump the diesel and switch to electric.

Designed by Bath-based award-winning sustainable architects Hewitt Studios LLP the plans show an attractive charging facility offering rapid 50kW EV charging, which takes around 20-30 minutes to fully top up a car battery.

The proposals are part of the Go Ultra Low West project, which is a joint government and industry campaign to help motorists and fleets understand the benefits, cost savings and capabilities of electric vehicles on the market.

The Department for Transport Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) has given North Somerset Council £370,000 to design and build the K:Port as part of a larger package of works within Go Ultra Low West project in partnership with the West of England authorities.

The authority is consulting on the plans, which outlines building the hub in the turning circle of the car park at Parish Wharf Leisure Centre. No parking spaces will be lost as part of the scheme.

Once the plans have been finalised it is hoped building work will begin in the autumn and the K:Port will be up and running by this December.

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Councillor Elfan Ap Rees, deputy leader and executive member with responsibility for transport, said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for North Somerset to be the first in the country to have a K:Port Demonstration Charging Hub to benefit residents in the Portishead and wider area.

“The Go Ultra Low West project has brought many advantages including converting 40% of the council’s fleet to electric vehicles and assisting businesses to install charge points at work for visitors and staff using 50% match funded grants.

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Find your nearest defibrillator

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Jackie smashes target with marathon success

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chiropodist at Harbourside Chiropractic Clinic in Portishead has smashed the fundraising target she set herself after completing the London Marathon.

Jackie Hicks completed the marathon in five hours and 14 minutes and has raised more than £3600 for the Children’s Liver Disease Foundation (CLDF).

Jackie was allocated a last minute place in the marathon, which took place in April, and the CLDF is a charity that is particularly close to her heart after her friend’s three year old became very unwell.

Jackie said: “I am so very grateful to everyone that has supported me. Without the research projects and support of CLDF which is a unique national charity dedicated to taking action against the effects of all liver diseases of childhood, thousands of children would not be living long and fulfilled lives.”

Congratulations Jackie!

he Lions of Portishead have been busy installing lifesaving equipment in and around Portishead.

Andrew Hill and Tim Stubbs have been at Sainsbury’s Portishead to explain how easy the defibrillators are to use and where your nearest one is located.

You may need to save someone’s life, so find your local defibrillator, here is the current list: Boots the Chemist in the High Street St Joseph’s school, High Down School, Trinity school, Portishead Primary school, Crockern school Pill North Gate Police HQ The Ship, The Windmill, The Priory at Portbury Lake grounds St Nicholas Church Drakes Way Lambourne Way at the Vale Abbots Leigh Weston in Gordano Thanks to the Lions the following defibrillators are about to be installed at Rippleside, Heron Gardens, Pill central, Ham Green, and Easton in Gordano.

There are other defibrillators at The Folk Hall, Alliance House (near the Marina) and The Sailing Club.

Health Centre receives cheque from Masons

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he Portishead Health Centre received a cheque from the Eldon Lodge of Mark Master Masons for £780 last month.

The money will go towards the refurbishing of the `Children’s Corner` in the waiting area and purchase of padded chairs for use by those with mobility problems.

Members of the Lodge who live in Portishead and the surroundings areas raised £530 by holding a series of raffles.

The additional £250 was very kindly donated by the Province of Mark Master Masons of Somerset.

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Local Heroes

Local Heroes

There are a huge number of people in Portishead who work tirelessly to make the community a safer place. Many are volunteers who have ‘ordinary’ day jobs but who do extraordinary things in their spare time.

Every month, Gordano Living will be featuring two local heroes, chosen from the Coastguard, Lifeboat, Fire Brigade and PCSO’s from Portishead units/teams, so you can meet them.

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Name: Neil Fletcher Age: 53 How long have you lived in Portishead? 53 years. Portishead born and bred Team: 07 Portishead Fire Station Avon Fire and Rescue Service Role in team: Watch Manager How long in role? Joined at 18 in1983.

Watch Manager past 12 years Day job: Breathing Apparatus Technician for Avon Fire and Rescue past 20 years Likes: Good food, Beer, Bristol City, Spain and Scooters, in no particular order Dislikes: Bad Driving, Apricots and not always being right Why did you join? To help the local community, and give myself direction What do you like best about the role? Working as part of a team , seeing

recruits join and watching them turn into professional Firefighters able to do the often dangerous and very exhausting work with no complaints, just a smile of satisfaction on a job well done. We work as a team and without their support I would not be still enjoying the role 35 years on. And also Firefighters make great Tea. What was your most satisfying Tasking?: Too many to mention, but generally any incident you can come away from with a successful outcome.

All of the crew at Portishead are local to the area and they don’t always turn up on a shiny red Fire Engine, they all give 100% all of the time on or off duty many usually first on the scene of an accident offering First aid or other valuable knowledge. It really is 24/7.

Name: Jane Hand Age: A day older than yesterday!

How Long have you lived in/around Portishead? 10 years Team: Portishead Coastguard Rescue Team Role in team: Coastguard Rescue Officer, qualified in water rescue, mud rescue and search and rescue.

How long have you been in the role?

2 years Day job: Engineer Likes: Sailing, Swimming, Cycling and spending time with family and friends.

Dislikes: Negativity, rudeness and olives.

Why did you join? I was looking for an active volunteering role that was flexible so that I could fit it around work and family commitments. I was recommended to join the Coastguard

by one of the RNLI crew and applied through the Coastguard recruitment campaign.

What do you like best about the role? I like being part of a team, no matter what role I take on during a rescue it is always a team job.

What was your most satisfying tasking? It’s difficult to pick just one as each one is different. Successful outcomes are always satisfying.

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News Charity treats care home residents to canal cruise

Rosemarie Yeeles (left) and Bessie Eccles (right) enjoy a high-spirited voyage

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esidents at a Portishead care home enjoyed a relaxing canal trip last month thanks to a charity’s generosity.

Haven Lodge care home residents were in high spirits on the canal cruise organised by The Willow Trust, a charity established to help provide people who are disabled with a therapeutic day on the water.

The high-spirited adventurers were treated to a five hour round-trip on a specially modified boat, which took them on a relaxing excursion along the stunning Gloucester-

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A picnic lunch was specially arranged by Haven Lodge staff and Willow Trust volunteers,

which kept spirits high despite the unseasonable and damp weather.

Brass Band raises money for Springboard

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The money was raised by the band over the Christmas period, through playing at local shops and churches.

The band covers all of North Somerset and always welcomes new members and this year the band’s chosen charity is Vision North Somerset , who help blind and visually impaired people in the area.

ear 6 pupils who are going up to secondary school this September are invited to a transition to year 7 celebration day on Saturday, June 9 at Portishead Youth Centre, Harbour Road, Portishead.

Pupils will get the chance to meet new people from other schools who will be in their House/tutor group at Gordano School.

There will be lots going on for young people to take part in, including team sports, games and consoles, recording studio workshops, street dance workshops and drinks and snacks.

The Houses meet at the following times: 1-2pm Fitzroy; 2-3pm Cromarty; 3-4pm Portland; 4-5pm Shannon; 5-6pm Lundy; 6-7pm Biscay.

The celebration day is free entry but you must RSVP and include the name of the House you are in by email to mail@ portisheadyouthcentre.co.uk and parents are encouraged to come and join in the celebrations.

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What’s On

Stand-up comedy show returns to Portishead

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fter the success of last year’s show, Somerset Hall will once again be the venue for Portishead’s own Comedy Gong Show.

Last summer saw 12 comedians from all over the UK go head to head in a hilarious evening to raise money for good causes and now they’re coming back for a rematch.

All the top finalists, along with some new faces, will take to the stage on Thursday June 7 in what looks like becoming an annual event.

Audience members will become judges to decide who gets the gong and who goes through to the final to challenge for the

title of Best New Act. The comedians include regional and national award winners including Riordan DJ, winner of the National Student Comedy Award 2017, and a great atmosphere is assured with cabaret style seating and a licenced bar making it an ideal night out for small or large groups.

Tickets are £10 and available from comedynight.eventbrite. com or locally from MorganWestley, High Street, Portishead. The minimum age is 15 and all profits will be donated to Portishead Youth Centre. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start.

Show brings 40s alive again

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he Dig For Victory Show is back on Satutday, June 9 and Sunday, June 10 for its fifth year at the North Somerset Showground, Wraxall, and will be upping the tempo in 2018.

The event includes 200 military and civilian vehicles, over 40 re-enactment groups, local food, demonstrations, Forties singers, dance lessons, arena events, children’s fun and much, much more.

The team are also delighted to announce that there will be a Spitfire from The Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight joining them on the Sunday at the show.

A highlight is the Saturday night Victory Dance, attended by over 650 people and this year headlined by the Bristol Community Big Band.

The show is a not for profit Community Interest Company and is run almost entirely by volunteers to raise money for its chosen charities, which this year will be Combat Stress and the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity. For tickets, visit www.digforvictoryshow.com.

Amici choir concert

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he prestigious choir “Amici” will be performing a cappella music from all periods from the Renaissance to the 21st century at Walton St Mary at 7pm on Saturday, June 9.

Tickets are £7, in aid of Andrew House, and they are available at the door or from Linda Knott on 01275 872170.

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Festivals

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Get ready for Pill Rag 2018

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ne of the great community events in our area, Pill Rag, takes place on Saturday, June 2 on the Pill village green, and it is a tradition that has been taking place in the village for almost 100 years.

The annual Pet Show always starts the day, and will kick off proceedings at 10.30am.

That will be followed by live music from The Twice Dailies on the stage at 1.30pm, before groups assemble around the village green from 5pm.

The crowning of the Rag Queen and King will take place at 6pm and that is followed by a fancy dress procession at 6.30pm, which winds its way through the village. It arrives back at the green at 8pm, when the results and prizes will be presented.

Throughout the day there will be The Birds of Prey Centre, donkey rides , BBQ , bar and refreshments, bouncy castles and more .

Chairman Pauline McDade says: “Rag is a fantastic family event for all ages and it really brings people together. It retains the same sense of close community spirit that it’s always had and people love that.”

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Music Festival 2018

ith the summer on its way, there will be plenty of things going on to get you out of the house and out into the sun.

One date for your calendar is The Plough Inn Music Festival 2018 in Pilning.

The annual event takes place on Friday, August 31 and Saturday, September 1 at the popular pub, Pilning Street, near Pilning, Bristol, and it features a cracking line up this year.

The line up includes Sara Jones, Daz, The Rifftoads, Better Than expected, Dan Dee and The Lions, The Beatles Go On, Planet Abba, and The Paul Da Vinci 60s/70s Show.

It runs from 7.30-11.30pm on the Friday and from 4pm-midnight on the Saturday, and there is also an option to camp for the weekend for £10.

Early bird tickets are available until June 30 for £20, and they are available online at £25 or £27.50 on the door. For more information, telephone 01454 632556.

Bring on the summer!

What’s On

Model Flying Show returns

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oodspring Wings Model Aircraft Club will be holding its popular Annual Model Flying Show, Woodspring Air Show 2018, over the weekend of Saturday, June 30 and Sunday, July 1 at its airfield in Claverham Drove, North of Yatton.

Known as the South West’s premier model air show, the event will again include continuous displays from 10am-5pm by highly skilled international show pilots, flying single and multi-engine aircraft models depicting aviation throughout the years from early biplanes to modern jet fighters.

The show is complimented by static displays and numerous trade marquees and has been well received and enjoyed by many thousands of visitors since the inaugural show in the early 90’s.

Organisers are hopeful there will be a repeat of the full size fly pasts enjoyed over the last two years when the Red Arrows and a Spitfire graced the skies over the show.

There will also be an even bigger and better

‘Battle of Woodspring’ simulated air battle with Pyros provided by special effects team Firemagic.

Alfresco outdoor catering will be providing delicious food throughout the day plus a fully stocked bar and some great coffee, so visitors can enjoy a BBQ roll, a hog roast or a pizza whilst enjoying the Somerset cider and watching the show.

Road signs will point the way to the show and there is free parking when you arrive. Organisers are also pleased to offer reasonably priced camping for the weekend.

Located on a site right next to the show field visitors can really make a weekend of it, watching the show and enjoying a take away meal from the food court on Saturday night whilst you take in the complimentary live entertainment for campers.

Watch out for updates at woodspringshow. co.uk and the Woodspring Wings Show Facebook page.

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What’s On Cactus Show comes to Portishead The 2018 South West Cactus and Succulent Show comes to Portishead this year and takes place at Portishead Youth Club, Harbour Road, on Saturday, June 30.

Organised by the British Cactus and Succulent Society Bristol, the show is free entry and there will be plants for sale from Nurserymen Travelling from all over the UK. Specialist books and specific pots will be available for people to buy, and advice on how to care for these plants will be given to all visitors.

West Country icons perform at Speakeasy West Country icons The Blue Notes will be performing for the last gig of the season at the Speakeasy Jazz Club, Clarence House, on Friday, June 15.

The Blue Notes were formed in 1956 by the legendary Roger Bennett and are one of the longest surviving traditional jazz bands in the country.

The seven piece have an extensive repertoire embracing early Armstrong, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Bix Biederbeck and Hoagy Carmichael, playing a mix of New Orleans, straightforward trad and sophisticated swing.

Tonight’s formidable line-up consists of some of the top jazz musicians in the country, with the added sparkle of Hannah Wedlock on vocals, Alan Bateman on trumpet and Portishead’s very own Grant Raynor on double bass.

Doors open at 7.30pm with the show starting at 8.30pm and admission is £12 on the door, with no membership required.

For ticket reservations, telephone Kate Sheridan 01275 848391 or email katespeakeasy@hotmail.co.uk.

The Jazz Club will return in September with a fantastic autumn programme, so grab this final chance to come on down to the club and listen to some fabulous music.

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West Africa talk for Philatelic Society Portishead Philatelic Society’s next meeting takes place on Friday, June 22 at the Friends’ Meeting House, St Mary’s Road, Portishead.

The small active group of stamp collectors will hear a talk by Mr C. Jones entitled ‘French West Africa’ from 7.30pm.

New members are always welcome and for more information, visit www.portisheadphilatelicsociety.org.uk.

Custom Aids for Disabled talk at Probus Club Gordano Probus Club is meeting at Clarence House, High Street, Portishead, on Wednesday, June 13 at 12.30pm for lunch at 1pm and Colin Sparrow will give a talk on ‘Remap – Custom Aids for Disabled.’

Gordano Probus is a meeting place for retired men who want contact and fellowship with similar persons. New members are always welcome. For more information, telephone John Hewett on 01275 398706.

What’s On

Swoop to charity’s family fun day

Lido Music Fest The very first Lido Music Fest takes place on Friday, June 8 at Portishead’s Open Air Pool and the summer party will feature music to everyone’s taste.

Organised by Gordano Breakfast Rotary Club, the charity event is raising funds for the Disabled Facilities within the Cafe and the Pool.

Already booked to perform on the night are the Highly Strung Community Band, the Clevedon Ukulele Strummers, The Mallards, and the Rock Choir.

The audience can listen to music sitting down on the steps or whilst getting food and drink from the barbeque and bar area in a relaxed and lively atmosphere.

Tickets are available online at http://www. gordanobreakfastrotary.org/ from Morgan Westley Stationers, High Street, Portishead, and at the Open Air Pool and Café Lido for £10 (plus online booking fee.) Tickets on the day are £12.

Gordano Breakfast Rotary organise community events and hold numerous social events such as days out, evening events with food, drinks and music.

The group meets every second Thursday with every fourth Thursday being a speaker meeting. For more information on how to get involved, contact gbrcmembership@gmail.com.

Enjoy birds of prey, cooking demonstrations, live music and more at a leading cancer charity’s family fun day in Pill on Sunday, June 10.

Penny Brohn UK opens its four-acre gardens at its National Centre, Chapel Pill Lane, as part of the National Gardens Scheme, from 10am-4pm.

Entertainment includes guided relaxation sessions, Bristol Nordic Walking tasters, children’s (paper) butterfly hunt, North Somerset Birds of Prey Centre and healthy eating demos.

Penny Brohn Community Choir, Westerly Winds and acoustic guitarist Barry Lowe will also perform.

Charity spokesman Ian Riddell said: “Swoop like a hawk to our most action-packed family open day ever.

“There will be something for everyone, with plenty of chances to get active or relax.”

Adult entry costs £4, children are free. For more information, visit www.pennybrohn.org.uk.

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Education

Failure has to be an option Every month Kelly Challis, a freelance literacy specialist with 15 years experience in SEND and literacy difficulties, will be providing tips on how to help parents support their children with literacy, study skills, focus and attention and some maths.

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e all want our children to succeed, yet at the same time to protect them from the hard knocks life can deliver.

The problem is this can lead to children being risk averse, relying on others to calculate risks for them, or even making rash, ill informed decisions.

When we reward children for simply participating, rather than succeeding, we avoid the possibility of failure, leaving them emotionally unprepared for when they do fail.

We need to allow children to feel disappointment in a safe, secure environment, so they can develop skills and strategies for managing these feelings.

Many of the pupils I work with are my champions of failure. Sadly, they are used to being last in the spelling tests and brushing off their teacher’s disappointment when they read

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the wrong word or misunderstand instructions.

They have developed thick skins to the comments about their literacy skills and as a result, they are not afraid to give things a bash and fail. It is important to know the feeling of failing at a task to build resilience and tenacity.

Take a step back and allow your child to work through a problem under their own steam.

Leave a homework unfinished, to be returned to with fresh eyes.

Give your child hints but not the answer.

Share examples of when you have failed at something in the past first time, or remind them of when they learnt to ride their bike.

However hard it is as a parent to watch your child struggle, it is a crucial lesson to learn in order for them to grow into a resilient, problem solving adult.

If you would like more tips on supporting your child at home please sign up to my newsletter by emailing info@think-plan-do.co.uk.

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The International Baccalaureate Diploma giving breadth and depth of learning

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he International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma is one of the most prestigious and well-recognised Sixth Form qualifications in the world, and one which was spearheaded in Bristol by Redmaids’ High School.

The all-girls school, based in Westbury-onTrym, Bristol, became accredited as an IB World School in 2008 and now looks back over its first 10 years of teaching the IB Diploma.

Jon Cooper, Assistant Head and IB Coordinator, said: “At Redmaids’ High, Sixth Form students have two choices.

“They either study three or four A Levels alongside an additional qualification to give focus and breadth, or they study the IB Diploma which includes three standard and three higher level subjects, giving depth and breadth in one holistic programme.

“Around a third of our Sixth Form cohort year-on-year take up the IB and the two programmes run seamlessly, often complementing each other.”

As well as gaining a global perspective, IB Diploma graduates might also have better university prospects.

Kerry O’Shea, Head of Admissions at the University of Bristol, said: “We find that IB students develop an interdisciplinary learning approach which prepares them well for university and future career success.”

Between 2012 to 2017 the number of IB programmes offered worldwide increased by 39.3 percent. And now with 50 years-worth of alumni, there are likely to be more stories that highlight the success of the programme.

Notable IB graduates include White House ambassadors, astronauts, even the Prime Minister of Canada.

So what does this mean for anyone considering their post-16 study options?

“I would urge people to seriously think about the IB Diploma,” said Mr Cooper. “Universities and businesses increasingly want agile thinkers

who are confident with in-depth independent assignments as well as collaborative, thoughtprovoking projects.

“The IB Diploma can definitely help with this and I believe that it will continue to gain strength and popularity as an educational pathway.”

STOP PRESS: Redmaids’ High has been shortlisted in the International Outlook category of the prestigious TES Schools Awards 2018.

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Outstanding Dance Showcase

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ore than 50 dancers took part in the annual Gordano Dance Showcase last month, as pupils from St Peters CE Primary School and Portishead Primary joined Gordano students on the showcase and all performed beautifully to the packed audience.

Over the course of the week audiences were lucky to see a wide variety of dance, and many new emerging dancers and

choreographers.

The number of students wanting to audition their own work continues to grow as does the standard and quality of the students.

World Championships for Gig Club Portishead Pilot Gig Club attended the Gig Pilot World Championships in May and it was an historic moment for the club and the town, with the club having only been set up for less than a year.

The event took place on the Isles of Scilly with races from St Agnes to St Mary’s and featured Veterans and Super Veterans races plus competitions for the men and women in open crews.

The first race on the Saturday is a spectacular sight with over 150 boats lining up along the mile-long start line.

All crews raced exceptionally well, especially considering that some rowers have only had six months rowing experience. Final positions were Ladies Vets: 41/44; Mens Vets: 40/41; Ladies Final: Group K – 9th (129th overall); Manes Final: Group K – 4th (124th overall).

Holly Lerchundi Willis, who helped set up the club, said: “The weekend was an absolutely fantastic experience for all involved.

“The club wouldn’t have been able to compete without the help and support of Portishead Quays Marina, the clubs main sponsor and Porthgain Pilot Gig Club who transported the oars all the way to Scilly in their race gig, the Ella Rose.

The club borrowed the “Dolphin”, a Scillonian gig built in 1969 from the small island of St Martin’s for the event as Portishead do not yet have a racing gig of their own.

The club is currently looking for sponsors to help them fund the purchase of a racing gig. If you would like to know more, or would like to sponsor the club, please contact PPGC Club Secretary on secretary@ portisheadpilotgigclub.co.uk.

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Rescue centres such as Hollyhedge are always overflowing with dogs desperately in need of loving homes. Large dogs and small, young and old, male or female, all find themselves in rescue centres through no fault of their own, and really need caring new homes to go to.

It’s worth taking the time to visit a rescue centre as you will be able to spend time with the dogs, and chose one which suits your home and family.

The rescue centre will be able to advise you of each dog’s particular circumstances and personality, enabling you to decide which dog will fit best with you.

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Golden Years

New Portishead Diamonds group looking for members

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new group for seniors is on the lookout for new members after being set up by Portishead resident Julie Lucas-Gigg, who used to take the Portishead Goldies group.

The Portishead Diamonds has been set up by members of the Portishead Goldies, which had to close, and it is completely self-funding.

Julie, who has been taking the Goldies for 10 years, said: “We fully intend to keep the Diamonds glittering for a lot longer yet.

“We are a lovely sociable group of older people, ranging in age from 50s-90s, ladies and gentlemen, who love to sing the songs of the 50s, 60s and 70s with great gusto.

“We are not a choir but a group of like minded people who love singing, and we also host occasional parties and would love to welcome new members.”

One such recent social event was an Ascot Race Night at the Jubilee Hall, which featured three races with prizes, a buffet, and everyone dressed up for the occasion.

The Portishead Diamonds meet every Friday morning at 10.30am at the Jubilee Hall, Slade Road, Portishead, and if you are interested in joining just pop along.

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Weddings

This is what fairytales are made of…...

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inding the ideal venue for your wedding is something you have to get right – and there are two fantastic settings in Clevedon for your big day.

Every couple wants their wedding day to be a fairytale, and if you dream of being King and Queen for the day then you can make your dream come true at Walton Castle in Clevedon, a stunning 17th century private castle available for hire for weddings.

You will have eight bedrooms for those extra special people in your life; three areas to choose from for the wedding ceremony; fabulous backdrop for those precious photos; bring your own alcohol; no compulsory catering allowing you to design your own menus and eat what you want, when you want it; indoor heated swimming pool to relax before and after; and two large turrets for entertaining your guests.

For more information, telephone Walton castle Evenets Ltd on 07808 931973, margarita@waltoncastle.co.uk or visit www. waltoncastle.com If you’d rather have a stunning cliff side location then the Walton Park Hotel offers this plus more for a fantastic wedding by the waterside, with a stunning sun terrace and fantastic views over the Welsh coastline.

It also features an impressive range of banqueting suites which are suitable for small intimate family gatherings and large formal receptions of up to 150 guests, a new interior designed bespoke bridal suite, and a Channel Gazebo that is now licensed for civil ceremonies.

For more information, telephone 01275 874253 or visit www.waltonparkhotel.co.uk/weddings.

Here’s to your happily ever after...

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Health and Beauty

Sporting adolescents – managing growing pains

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inda Isaacs is a Chartered Physiotherapist working at Walnut Grove Clinic, Slade Road, Portishead, treating a wide range of problems, injuries and pains. She treats all ages, but a particular special interest area is sporting adolescents.

Linda works with the Team GB gymnasts locally at The Academy in Portishead and has been their club physio for almost four years, supporting the senior and junior GB gymnasts.

It is a specialist area, and not just because they are elite athletes.

Teenagers are not simply mini adults, as they are still growing and their skeleton has not fully formed.

It is extremely important to understand these

differences, and be aware that they have different responses to loads through their body, and different relative areas of weakness compared to an adult.

This will ensure the correct understanding of their problems and allow for the correct diagnosis, and therefore the correct management and treatment.

Children have two major growth spurts, one usually between ages six-nine, and a second one between ages 10-14. These age ranges are a guide and increased training volumes, poor diet or medical problems can alter these.

Injuries and pains often occur during these periods of growth. Some of these have medical names that can often seem quite scary, but with the right information, they can be managed well.

Osgood Schlatter’s presents with pain below the knee on the top of the shin bone. The quadriceps thigh muscle attaches via the patella tendon onto this point. This causes an area of inflammation, commonly with some local swelling and pain to touch.

Management involves lots of advice on managing the pain, home exercises to improve muscle strength, stability and flexibility, advice on how best to offload and rest when needed, and reassurance that it usually improves once they stop growing.

Another example is that a teenager is unlikely to have Achilles tendonopathy, when experiencing heel pain. Their tendons are of good quality and very robust, and rarely will the tendon be the point of weakness.

It is more likely to be Sever’s disease where the Achilles tendon inserts into the heel bone. This bone isn’t fully formed and still growing, thus causing inflammation where it attaches.

This is something that can be managed with

the correct advice, and eventually subsides and resolves.

Linda has a vast amount of experience dealing with such growth related pains and problems, and is able to offer the right advice, give appropriate exercises, and advise on how to avoid further injury that could prevent them doing their sport.

Commonly only a short course of physio is required, with just one-two sessions to give all the right information, and this is tailored according to the patient.

A large part of managing sporting adolescents is teaching and educating them on how to manage things themselves.

This can be through advice, how to appropriately offload an injured area while still training the rest of their body, and keeping them doing their sport where possible.

Exercises for mobility and strength, use of a foam roller (a firm favourite with the gymnasts and Linda), spiky ball and stretches are all part of the rehabilitation.

As they grow and have ‘growth spurts’ it is important that they keep their body strong and flexible, to cope with their changing body, controlling longer levers with legs and arms and their increase in height.

It is common during and after a growth spurt their muscles haven’t adapted and strengthened accordingly, and a small amount of input with a prescribed exercise programme can make a huge difference.

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Health and Fitness

Exercise of the Month:

Poundstone Curls Top personal trainer and owner of @thegym Nailsea, Matt Bembridge, AKA Gym Professor, provides advice for those who work out

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’m about to write this month’s Exercise of the Month article and receive a tag in a Facebook video from US grip athlete Jedd Johnson, performing Poundstone Curls.

Derek Poundstone was America’s Strongest Man and set a challenge of 100 repetitions of Barbell Curls with a 7ft 20kg/ 44lb bar, without rest, which is now commonly known as Poundstone Curls.

A challenge satisfies the needs of many to show their ability, competitiveness and mental toughness.

Is this you? If so, you may like this challenge... trying or building up to 100 repetitions in a single attempt. Pain tolerance and muscular endurance was something Derek Poundstone intentionally trained towards.

There’s anecdotal evidence that such highrepetition work can avoid aggravating existing niggles and still achieve hypertrophy (muscle enlargement).

I think the reality is that big guys have got big through lifting big weights, however, if you can avoid aggravating existing injuries/ issues (say joint pain through inflammation) through higher-rep ranges and still achieve a sufficient

muscle stimulus and overload, of sorts, then, I can see the merit.

After all, in a single set, that’s a total of 2 metric tons that’s curled. Plus, if you’ve already performed heavy pulling exercises (primarily targeting back and Biceps) in your workout, maybe this is a better compliment to complete a workout.

My friend and natural masters bodybuilding champion, Ian Scammell, who lives in Portishead, uses a similar high-repetition approach when training Biceps. I cannot argue with the physique and overall strength Ian maintains, and training with him is brutal.

Whereas performing say squats, press-ups, clean & press, etc. for 100 repetitions is a real lung buster, Biceps curls is challenging in a very different way. “Pain tolerance” is perhaps the right description, as your Biceps feel so pumped, that you’ll want to keep your elbows straight for 30 minutes afterwards.

If you are an active individual, many daily tasks and workouts require the constant use of muscle groups like Forearms, Biceps, and Calves.

You’ll be surprised of the resilience of these muscle groups and ability to cope under the stress of high-rep ranges. I certainly wouldn’t fancy my chances of high-rep wrist curls against a badminton player, or, high-repetition calf raises against a boxer.

While many may not complete this many repetitions with the stated weight, you can with a lighter bar (shorter bar, curl bar, hollow bar, technique bar, etc.). Choose a weight that’s appropriate for you.

If you wish to watch my attempt against Spreagy and Simon @theGym, you can find this on Facebook or Instagram, search “@ theGym”.

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By John Pilkington of ColourFence

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atching my grandsons play in the garden, I realised how different it is from the garden I used to romp around in sixty years ago.

Our south-west London estate had relatively huge gardens, if it had been built today it

would have had twice the houses and smaller gardens.

My parents’ youths were engulfed by WW2, rationing and “dig for victory”, so two-thirds of our garden was for growing food. The veg patch with its rows of potatoes, beans, cabbages and salad plants with rhubarb crowns, gooseberries and blackcurrants was bordered by apple trees with only a few traditional flowers like chrysanthemums, roses and nasturtiums. As children, we assisted and adopted patches to grow our own contributions.

In retirement dad had a greenhouse for tomatoes which were stored with bananas in brown paper bags to ripen if it was a poor summer! One-year, mum made vats of green tomato chutney rather than waste a crop so late even bags and bananas couldn’t save it.

Dad built us a large sand-pit to play in and the almond tree in the front lawn was the goalpost in many neighbourhood football games.

Not everyone had such practical gardens but most had vegetable beds and very few had gardens geared towards leisure. Weekends saw most people working in their gardens and there was sometimes extra pocket money for helpers.

Today, gardens seem smaller and supermarkets provide a wide range of cheap produce that wouldn’t thrive in British gardens.

I don’t know anyone on our estate who grows

food (beyond pots of herbs), most gardens are geared towards low maintenance and leisure time – paved, gravelled or decked with small flower beds. Patios, barbeque areas and parasols dominate in gardens that are for relaxing and entertaining not growing.

Whilst occasionally nostalgic for the garden where dad had us build cane tepees for runner beans and for his rhubarb which we split and planted in every home I lived in until I was in my 50’s. My garden has also been turned over to leisure and low maintenance, a small patio and lawn, flower borders and low maintenance fences in place of hedges.

We spend sunny days relaxing or mowing the lawn but it’s mainly the grand-children and the birds who use the garden now and in honesty we prefer it that way – it allows for hobbies and leisure activities that my parents would never have found time for.

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Gordano Valley Heating

agle-eyed residents of North Somerset are sure to have spotted a Gordano Valley Heating van around, and the local company has grown rapidly since it was started from scratch.

Gordano Valley Heating was founded by Portishead’s Chris Moule, who was born and bred in the town and educated at Gordano School.

Having spent nine years in financial services, Chris decided to become a Gas Safe Heating Engineer-using his many years of customer service experience, Chris aimed to build a truly different heating company, one that puts the customer at the heart of all they do.

It has certainly worked, with Gordano Valley Heating having a great reputation around Portishead, Clevedon, Nailsea and the surrounding villages, with a

number of five star reviews at www.gordanovalleyheating.co.uk.

The company specialises in gas boiler servicing, boiler breakdowns, Landlord Certificates, new boiler installations, radiator relocations and general plumbing.

So whether you need a general plumber or a heating engineer and are looking for a service which is second to none, Gordano Valley Heating can help.

For more information and to see how Gordano Valley Heating can help, telephone 01275 390757 or 07733 337752.

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Total Carpentry

ccording to recent research, we are officially becoming a nation of homeowners that stay put and carry out home improvements rather than moving on.

One of the most common home improvements is getting a kitchen installed, and kitchen design and installation is just one of the many things Total Carpentry specialises in.

The local company, based in Portishead, has garnered an excellent reputation for friendly, reliable carpentry services and provides carpentry solutions for customers across Bristol and North Somerset.

Founded by David Cox, Total Carpentry is an independent business that works with private homeowners to provide all types of carpentry services.

They offer everything from real wood and laminate flooring, bespoke fitted wardrobes, door linings, door hanging, skirting boards and architrave to shop fitting, renovations, stud partitioning, decorating, floor and wall tiling.

For more information on how David and Total Carpentry can help, telephone 01275 844094 or 07834 772046, email info@ tcarpentry.co.uk or visit www. tcarpentry.co.uk.

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Business

Will I be better off from April 2018?

Each month Ali Redwood of Tax Assist Accountants in Portishead answers some of your business and accountancy related questions.

Q:

I get the National Living Wage from my employer. Will I be better off from April 2018?

A:

We have assumed you are not a Scottish taxpayer and that you are aged 25 or over.

National Living Wage The National Living Wage is paid to employees aged over 25. Those aged 24 and under receive the National Minimum Wage.

The National Living Wage rises every April, and from April 2018 it rises from £7.50 to £7.83 per hour. So you will be earning more per hour.

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Tax The personal allowance is increasing from £11,500 to £11,850 from April 2018. So you may save some tax depending on your level of earnings.

National Insurance From April, the point at which employees pay National Insurance is rising from £8,164 to £8,424.

So similarly to tax, you may save some national insurance depending on your level of earnings.

Pensions Unless you have opted out, the amount your employer deducts from your pay for your workplace pension contribution will be increasing from April 2018 from 1% to 3%. There are different ways of calculating your contributions, but many employers will only apply contributions to anything above the lower earnings threshold which is £6,032 from April 2018.

For more information, contact us on 01275 390596.

North Somerset partnership shortlisted for award

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n innovative partnership project to help people in North Somerset struggling to pay their council tax has been shortlisted for an award.

North Somerset FirstSteps was set up two years ago by North Somerset Council working in partnership with Liberata, who administer council tax on behalf of the council, and Citizens Advice North Somerset.

The aim of the partnership is to provide support and advice to local residents receiving council tax support who may be behind with their council tax payments.

The FirstSteps team consists of two fulltime officers and two part-time Citizens Advice advisers. They help people to maximise their income through benefit applications and appeals, to access free specialist advice and support and to work out affordable and sustainable repayment plans.

FirstSteps is shortlisted for the Best Partnership Money Advice Award by the Institute of Money Advisers (IMA).

The winner will be announced at the IMA’s annual conference later this month.

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