Fishponds Voice July 2019

fishpondsvoice July, 2019 — ISSUE 55

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Community help after huge fire

Members of the Brown, Bridges, Skyrme and Troup families were among thousands at Fishponds Park in the sunshine for Party in the Ponds.

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Fundraising is under way to help a mechanic who lost £100,000 of equipment in the Strachan and Henshaw fire, weeks after he returned to work after donating a kidney to his eldest son.

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Scrap the plastic, Edie tells McD's

Concern over spate of robberies EIGHT teenage boys have been arrested following a series of robberies in the Fishponds area.

Most of the victims of the muggings have also been teenagers.

Police have launched targeted patrols and say they are keeping an open mind about whether

several incidents involving gangs on bikes are linked.

Two of the most recent incidents reported to officers happened within just over an hour of each other on June 18.

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Edie Whitehead, eight, is asking McDonald's to swap plastic toys in Happy Meals for collector cards to help the planet.

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Unprovoked attack in street on man, 61 THESE are the injuries suffered by a 61-year-old man in an unprovoked attack in Fishponds.

He was assaulted by three young men on bikes near the junction of Fishponds Road and Grove Road at about 7.45pm on June 18, as he was walking home.

The man, who has asked not to be named, suffered facial injuries in the attack, which police say had no apparent motive.

Afterwards the attackers made off towards the city centre, while passers-by came to help the victim and called an ambulance.

PC Brett Stinchcombe said: “This was an unprovoked attack on a man in his sixties.

"I’d urge anyone who saw the incident or who has any other information which could help to get in touch.”

Anyone who can help should call 101 and quote the crime reference number 5219 136 783.

Information can also be given anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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'30 years of work has gone up in smoke' A COMMUNITY is pulling together to help a mechanic and his family after the massive fire at Strachan and Henshaw in Speedwell wiped out his business.

Jason Pittaway had only just gone back to work after donating a kidney to his eldest son, who had been on dialysis for two years, when the building went up in flames in May and he lost all his tools, equipment and several vehicles.

He said: “I didn’t even have a screwdriver or spanner at home – everything was down at the garage. Losing your tools means your ability to earn is taken away.

“About 30 years of business has gone up in smoke. I’m trying to start again, as much as I can.”

His business was one of 30 wrecked by the blaze. Jason, 45, estimates that he lost around £100,000 in the fire. Ramps, hoists, diagnostic equipment and a huge collection of tools, built

Jason Pittaway and wife Jo up over 30 years, were engulfed – along with two classic BMWs Jason was restoring, and several other vehicles. Because of safety issues with the building he, like other tenants, was unable to get contents insurance.

The fire was a huge blow after he had taken a couple of months off to recover from the successful donation of one of his kidneys to his eldest son Nico at the end of January.

Jason, who lives in Downend with his wife Jo and two youngest children – 15-year-old Josh and Jazmine, 7 - has been labouring and doing occasional car maintenance work since

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the fire but says even changing brakes takes far longer without his equipment.

Jo is a cook at Christ Church Infants School and to help the family out, her colleagues there are helping to host a fundraising barbecue evening.

The event was due to takeplace at the school from 4pm to 7pm on Friday, June 28. It includes music, games, a cake sale and bar. Entry is £3 on the gate. Downend Round Table is offering to match the amount raised at the fun day and is lending the school a bouncy castle for the event.

Jo said: “We don’t like asking but a lot of people have offered to help.”

Jason says the cost of starting up a new workshop from scratch is likely to be too much but he plans to start a recovery business with a truck.

He said: “I really appreciate people trying to help out – it’s not going to replace everything

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but every penny counts. If I can buy the basics, I can start off my own business again.”

Anyone who can offer help on the day can contact the school on 01454 866562 or email ChristchurchInfants@sgmail. org.uk.

Jason’s brother Brett has set up a page for online donations to the family, which can be found at bit.ly/2XMDxsW. Jason had been intending to leave the workshops in Foundry Lane, where he had been based for 11 years, but had not been able to find suitable new premises before the fire.

He says that since then, he and other businesses have heard nothing from the owners, Douglas Homes Housing Incorporated. The Voice has also contacted the company but has yet to receive a reply. The fire is being treated as suspicious but investigators have not been inside the building, for safety reasons.

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n NEWS POLICE are mounting targeted patrols after a series of robberies in the Fishponds area.

Most of the victims of the muggings have been teenagers – and there have been eight arrests, also all of teenage boys.

Avon and Somerset police say they are keeping an open mind about whether several incidents involving muggings by gangs of boys on bikes are linked.

Two of the most recent incidents reported to officers happened within just over an hour of each other on June 18.

In the first, at about 6.30pm, two schoolboys aged 12 and 14 said they were approached by a group of four older boys on Oldbury Court Road, near the Steiner Academy Bristol.

The older boys punched and threatened them and took them to Vassalls Park, where they stole cash and snacks from them.

Just over an hour later, at 7.45pm, a 19-year-old man reported that he had been robbed of his bike in Eastville Park.

Police arrested five boys, all aged 15 or 16, on Fishponds Road soon afterwards.

Eight teenagers arrested as police investigate muggings All were later released under investigation pending enquiries.

The Vassalls Park incident was reported to police the following morning.

The suspects were described as black and aged between 14 and 17. Three were riding bikes and one was on foot. They all wore their hoods up and had their faces covered.

Police say they are keen to trace a man who asked the two younger boys if they were OK. He or anyone else who can help is asked to call 101, quoting crime reference number 5219 137 432 or get in touch with the police online.

The incidents came a few weeks after a 17-year-old was hit over the head with a bottle by muggers who attacked him on Fishponds Road.

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arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm in relation to the incident near Eastville Park. It happened at about 11.45pm on May 26, within an hour of the end of the Love Saves The Day festival in the park, so the area would have been busier than usual for late on a Sunday night. During the attack, one of the offenders stole the victim’s phone and went into a nearby shop.

The victim tried to get the phone back but was attacked for a second time inside the shop, hit over the head with a glass bottle and wounded.

Three boys, aged 15, 16 and 17, have been arrested in connection with the incident.

The 15-year-old was released on police bail, while the others have been released under investigation.

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Avon and Somerset police say one of the people involved in the attack was wearing a distinctive red jacket. They are calling on anyone who thinks they saw what happened or might have information which could help the inquiry to call 101 and quote the crime reference number 5219 116 993.

In May two muggings of teenage boys by youths on bikes were reported in Downend.

A police spokesman said: “Officers have noticed a slight increase in robbery in East Bristol over the past few weeks and have been targeting their patrols in response.

“It’s important to report incidents to police straight away if you can. Call 999 if the suspects are still in the area, otherwise ring 101 or report online.”

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Relief as second inspection yields Good rating A KINDERGARTEN which was accused by Ofsted of putting children's lives at risk has now received a Good rating, just months later.

Staff and parents at Out There Kindergarten in Stapleton were horrified to see Ofsted had deemed the outdoor-led provision to be Inadequate in a report published in February, and believed it had been subject to an unfair inspection.

Inspector Victoria Nicolson had visited back in November, just 26 days after it had opened, and said: "Weaknesses in leadership, management and safeguarding compromise children's safety and well-being.

Staff do not support all children to learn how to keep themselves safe."

The report went on to criticise leadership and management, the quality of teaching and outcomes for children.

Ms Nicholson judged it to require improvement in two of the four categories and gave it inadequate ratings in a further two categories.

But following a further inspection in May, Ofsted says the kindergarten is Good in all areas including effectiveness of leadership and management, quality of teaching, learning and assessment, personal development, behaviour and welfare, and outcomes for children.

The latest report has been welcomed by owner Jenny Bough who says the recent report paints a much better picture of the work

which goes on at Out There.

According to inspector Mary Daniel safeguarding at the Stonechat Gardens kindergarten is effective.

Her report said: “The management team and staff are knowledgeable about how to keep children safe and understand signs that may indicate a risk of harm. They know procedures to follow in the event of any concern.”

The inspector found Out There gives youngsters a good start to their education: “Children develop the key skills to help them prepare for their move on to school. They learn to take responsibility, such as to keep themselves safe, and know they need to wear helmets and goggles when playing 'builders' in the 'rubble area' outdoors.

Children show interest in numbers and develop their early writing skills well.”

The report also revealed that

parents were happy with the provision: “Parents speak highly of the kindergarten and say staff keep them well informed of their children's learning.”

Ms Bough said: "We are extremely pleased with the Ofsted outcomes following our inspection at the beginning of May.

“The report is a truer reflection of what we set out to achieve at Out There Kindergarten and of our passionate and dedicated team.

It gives some lovely examples of the work we do; allowing children time to develop their own interests and having supportive and skilled adults at hand to help them follow them, providing opportunities for children to explore their local surroundings and develop a sense of appropriate risk taking and different ways to keep safe and allowing plenty of opportunities to be outside in nature where they can use their bodies and minds more freely.

It also highlights the wonderful and respectful relationships we have built with our children and parents."

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n PARTY IN THE PONDS

What a swell party we had!

Bristol Met Academy students perform songs from Sister Act, their recent successful musical, at the Party in the Ponds

THOUSANDS of people made the most of perfect weather to make this year’s Party in the Ponds one to remember.

Fishponds Park was packed with people from midday to the early evening, soaking up the sun, sounds and sights on June 22.

Almost every inch of grass was covered as people picnicked and relaxed in the park and the barbecue stall, ice cream van and bars did a roaring trade at the free event.

Among the highlights on stage were performances from MF Dance Studio, pupils from Bristol Met performing songs from their production of Sister Act and a storming performance from Bristolbased Jamaican reggae artist Da Fuchaman.

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Amanda Vinall is one of the seven volunteers on the organising committee who give up their time to make the event happen.

She said: “It was a fabulous day and we had a fantastically positive response. I was wearing a hi-viz and people noticed and kept stopping me to say how much they were enjoying it.

“Even the early performances on the stage had lots of people watching them and every act just put their all into it.”

Facing increased costs for staging the event, Amanda said the committee was hoping to break even this year.

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Steiner Academy to join Hindu schools trust THE Steiner Academy Bristol in Fishponds is to be transferred to a new academy trust, months after an Ofsted inspection report said it was inadequate.

The school in College Road will be transferred to the Avanti Schools Trust, a London-based charitable company which runs seven Hindu faith schools across England.

Steiner Academy Bristol principal Joss Hayes announced the transfer in a joint statement on June 7 with the acting heads of two other Steiner schools in Frome and Exeter.

They said: “We are delighted that there is now a clear direction for the future of the schools, building on Avanti’s successful approach to school improvement, whilst working to combine the Steiner-Waldorf principles.

“The next phase will include an active consultation period with parents and staff, led by the Avanti team. We are sure that there are many questions, but hope that this decision allows us to begin the next phase, moving forward as a group of schools, together.

“It is important to note that the School Improvement Plans each academy have been

working towards, to respond to the Ofsted findings, remain in place, and will continue to be the focus for staff and teachers at all of the academies.”

The school’s governing body was given a termination notice in January by the Regional Schools Commissioner for the South West, Lisa Mannall, who said she was “minded to transfer the school to a strong multi-academy trust”.

Confirming the Department for Education’s approval of the Avanti Schools Trust as the sponsor in principle for the

schools, Ms Mannall said: “I hope that this will provide certainty to pupils, parents, and staff about the future of the school, as well as reassurance that the department recognises the urgent need for improved educational standards and continued leadership support.

I expect the trust to complete its due diligence with a view to the schools formally transferring in the autumn.”

She said the DfE had considered all options, including closing the Fishponds school, which has 377 pupils aged from 4 to 16.

Ms Mannall said she had asked Avanti to consider whether operating as an allthrough primary and secondary school was “educationally and financially sustainable in the longer term”.

She said: “I remain concerned about the standard of education at the school, and the Regional Schools Commissioner’s office will be closely monitoring progress after the school transfers.”

All of the Avanti trust’s schools are also open to non-Hindus: two are in Leicester and the others are in and around London.

The trust says all of its schools are rated at least good with excellent features by Ofsted.

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Children explore Hillfields history PUPILS at Minerva Primary Academy have been finding out about the history of their area as part of the Homes for Heroes initiative which celebrates 100 years since the first council housing was built in Hillfields.

The school has teamed up with community organisation Local Learning which is delivering various projects aimed at exploring the history of Hillfields and the people that have lived and worked there over the last century.

Working with most year groups at Minerva, Local Learning has been inspiring pupils by getting them involved

in activities such making pinhole cameras, designing homes, junk modelling and meeting members of the community to share memories.

Year 6 pupils were taken out to explore the local area and its history and even took part in an interactive street theatre tour.

Year 5 pupils also went on a tour of Hillfields before returning for a Sharing Memories tea with members of the community.

Ruth Myers, from Local Learning, said: “Pupils were all excited about the opportunity of getting out of the classroom and learning about their shared heritage.

“t was a lovely atmosphere at the school and something that we hope to repeat.”

Year 4 worked with Laura Welti from Bristol Disability Equality Forum to explore the accessibility of their school, before heading off to Bristol Archives to look at architectural drawings of the original houses in Hillfields.

Armed with their new-found knowledge, pupils then came up with their own designs for fully accessible houses suitable for the people of Hillfields today.

The name Homes For Heroes comes from a speech delivered by Prime Minister Lloyd George regarding British troops returning from the Great War. He called for a “country fit for heroes to live in”. The start of the first major era of council house building followed the 1919 Housing and Town Planning Act, known as the Addison Act after Christopher Addison, the then minister of Health and Housing.

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Ruth Myers, from Local Learning Heritage Lottery, Heritage Schools and Bristol City Council, the Homes for Heroes initiative, which also includes Sea Mills, will continue into 2020.

Future plans include a community tapestry map of Hillfields with Bristol artist Carmen Garaghon, an intergenerational cookery workshop, and writing workshops to create a legacy booklet for the community.

The project will culminate in June 2020 with a re-enactment of the 1919 architectural competition which was held to design the first council housing in Hillfields.

It will be performed live in the heart of the area in the style of a reality TV programme.

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Local Learning are looking for residents to become tour guides for Bristol's Open Doors festival on September 14.

Ruth Myers, from Local Learning, said: “It will be communityled Open Doors guided tour because the people who are best placed to tell the history of Hillfields are the people who live in the area and grew up there. They are the ones who have memories and insights into Hillfields and how it has developed and will have anecdotes and engaging stories.”

Local Learning will host workshops at Hillfields Library, starting from Tuesday July 9 from 12-2pm.

Ruth said: “We will provide people with the skills to design a tour. Anyone who has a connection to Hillfields that would like to be a part of this should come along."

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Funding boost for city parks BRISTOL has been awarded almost £1 million to help transform the future of the city’s parks and green spaces.

Bristol City Council is one of only eight across the UK selected by the National Trust and The National Lottery Heritage Fund to take part in its Future Parks programme.

The council’s proposal was chosen from more than 80 other projects submitted by councils and communities across the UK to receive a share of more than £6m of funding and £5m worth of advice and support from experts in conservation, fundraising, volunteering and green space management.

Last year, the council put forward its plan to create a ‘Bristol Parks Prospectus.’ exploring the potential of parks and green space. It insists there is no intention to use this process to ‘sell off parks’.

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Inquiry over dumped rubbish

AN investigation has been launched after a large quantity of waste was dumped outside Hillfields Youth Centre.

A tipper truck was seen driving onto the grounds of the centre, off Thicket Avenue, on the afternoon of June 19.

The fly-tippers left behind a combination of builders’ waste and household rubbish, including an old bath, carpet underlay, concrete, bricks and TVs.

The Voice understands that documents with names and household addresses were also found among the rubbish dumped at the centre, which is run by charity Creative Youth Network.

A Bristol City Council spokesman said the fly-tipping had been reported to the council and an investigation was underway. Arrangements were being made for the rubbish to be removed.

Anyone who believes rubbish they arranged to be removed was among the waste dumped is being encouraged to contact the council with information on whoever they paid to take it away.

The council says fly-tippers face fines of up to £50,000 and a jail sentence if convicted.

Anyone who spots rubbish being dumped can report it on the council website or by phone to 0117 922 2100.

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Dear McDonald's, please scrap How about plastic toys, love Edie, aged 8. 8hr ban on MEET Edie Whitehead, possibly the city's youngest environmental campaigner.

Although she is only eight she has already challenged McDonald's on their use of plastic.

Edie, who lives in Fishponds, sent an email to the fast food giant asking them to remove plastic toys from their children's Happy Meals.

After receiving a response, Edie launched a online petition against their use of plastic toys which has now been signed by more than 1,000 people.

In Edie's original email she asked Victoria Hodson, vice president business and strategy, to consider offering collectors' cards instead because they are kinder to the environment.

The Fishponds C of E Academy pupil wrote: “I am really worried about the fish. I learned a sad fact at school that it is thought that in 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in the sea so I think you could have collector cards instead of plastic toys in your Happy Meals. I think kids will be more excited to go to McDonald's. It would be kinder to the environment and l think parents would like it too.”

Edie received a reply, although not from Ms Hodson, saying McDonald's was working to reduce the amount of plastic

Edie Whitehead in their Happy Meals and that they offer book promotions during the year where toys are swapped for books.

Unhappy that this didn't go far enough, Edie then sent a handwritten letter saying: “Thank you for your reply. I am a bit upset that Ms Hodson didn’t write a reply.

“I love the idea of your books, could you do them more often? I am very happy that you like my idea of collector cards. Could you give people a choice of plastic toys or collector cards? I think you would be surprised, KIDS

ARE SMART! If you can’t do collector cards maybe you could ask us if we want a plastic toy on your screens. The plastic toys can be recycled but people have told me that they just go in the bin.

Please could you pass this letter to Ms Hodson.”

Although Edie sent her letter on May 31, she is still waiting for a reply.

Mum Ann said Edie started the petition as part of her 'Speaking Out' Brownie badge at 55th Fishponds Baptist.

“Edie was really upset after watching Blue Planet and she's become really aware of the world around her. Seeing the children protesting about climate change has made her think if they can make a difference, then maybe she can.”

Edie's headteacher Debbie Coker said: “I love the fact that Edie has been confident enough to take a stand on something that she feels strongly about.

As a school we encourage all of our children to think about their world and to be courageous in believing that they can make a difference no matter how old they are.”

A spokesman for McDonald's said Victoria Hodson no longer works for the company, which may explain the delay in responding to Edie. He said he would now look into the matter.

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ALL diesel cars could be banned from the centre of Bristol for eight hours each day under plans being considered by the city council.

The ban is one of two options the council says would allow the city to meet Government air quality improvement targets.

The other is a Clean Air Zone combining a scrappage scheme, a new bus lane on the M32, a ban on diesels driving past the Bristol Royal Infirmary and charges for polluting buses, taxis, vans and lorries.

Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees has since said that the council could take further measures to cut emissions, including banning cars from roads outside schools at the start and end of lessons, introducing a workplace parking charge and removing all traffic from the ‘Old City’ area around Corn Street.

But a council spokesman has confirmed these three ideas, announced by the Mayor at a Clean Air Day event, are not part of the consultation and will be “developed” separately.

People are being asked to have their say on the two ideas in a six-week public consultation, starting on July 1. No details of how to take part were available before the Voice went to print.

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The runners were raising money for See Change, the Bristol-based charity which provides accommodation and support to help people

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A total of 215 people braved the weather and another 50 or so spectators came along, with volunteers, including a team from the Voice, staffing the paint stations and marshalling the

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Chari-tea success RESIDENTS and staff at a care home raised more than £350 for charity when they held a summer cream tea with stalls and entertainment.

The event at Quarry Court in Adelaide Place was held on May 24 from 2pm-5pm, in aid of Dementia UK. Bristol entertainer Frankie Johns came over to sing at the event and there were also stalls selling sweets, bric-a-brac, plants and mobility items and a raffle.

Visitors to the event had a welcome drink of Prosecco or sangria before tucking in to a cream tea with freshly baked scones, jam, cream and strawberries.

Around 45 visitors, including residents, attended and the total raised for Dementia UK was £356.50.

A spokeswoman for Bristol Care Homes, which runs Quarry Court, said: “We enjoyed the day and some of the residents were delighted to win a few raffle prizes.”

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Substandard work on cycle path is put right PART of the Bristol and Bath Railway Path is set to be closed for up to two days so that contractors can fix problems with a newly-laid surface.

It will be the third time the section of the cycle and pedestrian path between Gordon Road and Bruce Road, near the old Elizabeth Shaw chocolate factory in Greenbank, has been closed this year.

On the first occasion trees whose roots were causing the surface of the path to buckle were cut back.

Then, in May, the roots were removed and the path, which is used by hundreds of cyclists and pedestrians every day, was resurfaced.

However the city council has admitted that the resurfacing work was substandard and as a result the path will have to be closed while it is done again.

This was originally due to have taken place in June but bad weather forced the postponement of the work until this month.

A council spokesman said: “Whilst the removal of the tree roots was a success, the quality of the surfacing was below the acceptable standard, and the contractor will now be carrying out work to correct this.

“The contractor is covering the cost of the work they are having to redo. We will be paying for the cost of the tarmac, which was always our intention once the work was completed to the right standard.”

The work is due to take place over two days during the week beginning July 8.

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Amazing opportunity to learn about NHS STUDENTS from Bristol Brunel Academy have been getting a taste of life as an NHS worker through 'emergency' situations.

As part of the largest event of its kind in Bristol, doctors, nurses, surgeons, pharmacists, technicians, managers and scientists from University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust visited the academy to offer students the chance to experience a range of NHS roles.

They were joined by paramedics from South West Ambulance Service Foundation Trust (SWASFT) to give more than 200 Year 7 students handson experience through a range of simulated emergency situations.

Activities included attending the site of a ‘car crash’ and seeing paramedics and medical professionals responding to the scene.

Supported by a full-sized simulation ambulance, students performed various emergency

procedures on mannequins and actors.

They also took part in interactive scenarios in an emergency department, theatre and ward where they carried out observations and common procedures.

NHS staff answered questions about different careers and the kind of skills and qualifications

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Laura Harrison, staff nurse at UH Bristol who organised and led the event, said: “It’s been a fantastic day that’s enabled young people to fully submerse into many of the NHS career roles. Students have been attending trauma scenes as paramedics, using ultrasound like vascular scientists, reviewing

imaging like radiographers, triaging and admitting patients in a busy emergency department, preparing for theatre like operating department practitioners and understanding the non-clinical opportunities the NHS has to offer.

“We want all young people to feel inspired, raise aspirations and consider our much-loved NHS as a future employer.”

Simon Jones, assistant principal at Bristol Brunel, said: “The students had an amazing and thought provoking day discovering the various career pathways available at the NHS. “My colleagues and I would like to thank everyone who took part and we were honoured to be chosen to host this prestigious event. We sincerely hope that in the future some of our students consider a career with the NHS.” The day formed part of a wider programme funded by Health Education England.

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Industrial site sold for redevelopment A FORMER factory in Fishponds has been sold – and could eventually provide a site for new housing.

London-based investor and developer Frontdoor Properties has bought the Filwood House, site off Filwood Road, for an undisclosed sum.

Agents Alder King say the new owner hopes to regenerate the site with a mix of housing and new business buildings, in a similar style to the Paintworks development in Arnos Vale.

The six acre site is also bordered by Forest Road and the Bristol & Bath Railway Path, opposite the Royal Mail delivery office.

It includes a complex of industrial buildings, some of which are still in use while others stand empty. The best-known is Filwood House, a 150,000sq ft building, built in the early 1960s, which is up to three storeys tall. There are old industrial chimneys and storage tanks on the site.

It was previously part of the former DRG factory complex but is now occupied by a number of small businesses on short-term leases, including Insignia Garage, Barnardo’s and Leebruss baby shop. The Voice understands that the existing tenants may be

The site off Filwood Road in central Fishponds, which will be redeveloped offered new premises in the redevelopment.

Alder King says that “significant parts” of the site, which was previously owned by Wiltshire-based New Station Developments, have “fallen into disrepair and are in need of remediation and redevelopment”.

Currently classed as a commercial site, the former factory buildings are part of an area of “underused” industrial and warehousing land in central Fishponds which the city council’s Bristol Local Plan Review has

earmarked as “a significant opportunity for the development of new homes”.

The plan, which is being updated after public consultations earlier this year, says: “The scale of development opportunities still available in the area present the potential to consider higher density forms of development that would help to support continued investment in the town centre and local public transport services.”

It recommends redeveloping the sites for “a mix of residential, workspace and community uses”, with the potential to create at least 1,500 new homes and “high quality workspace”.

The site’s new owners have instructed Alder King to prepare and submit a planning application for “a sensitive mixed use redevelopment of the site”.

Alder King partner Chris Haworth said: “The intention is to retain and enhance employment provision on the site, while also creating new housing, primarily though effective master planning and design efficiency. The proposed new scheme would also deliver significant environmental enhancements, not just to the site but the wider area.”

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Art project aims to foster sense of pride in Eastville AN innovative community art project to tackle waste issues on Fishponds Road takes place in Eastville this summer.

The aim is to beautify the area with artworks created by the people of Eastville.

Annali Grimes, of LitterARTI, which will deliver the project, said: “The project has two key strands - creating community artworks that reflect the local area, and working with local traders and residents to tackle unsightly waste disposal and fly tipping. Residents are being invited to share their stories of the area, and say what they value about their local community so these might be reflected in the art works.”

A total of £11,000 has been allocated to the initiative from the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), set up by the council to use developers' money to support improvements in the city.

It is the first CIL funded project for Eastville, arising from proposals put forward by the Eastville Neighbourhood Network who were keen to generate pride in their community.

The first event took place in June when residents joined Cato Press and LitterARTI at The New Place at 119-121 Fishponds Road for a creative session, printing large banners to be displayed in the community to advertise the

project.

Further creative sessions will take place throughout the summer, and will be advertised via a new website dedicated to the initiative: www.bs5eastville. com. This includes a forum page where people can have their say.

Information can also be found at The New Place, and on the Facebook page, Community in Action: Eastville Neighbourhood Network.

Annali said: “This is shaping

up to be a really exciting project.

We hope many people will take part to help Eastville realise its full potential.”

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MP Kerry backs early years funding battle A PRE-school invited MP Kerry McCarthy along to hear first-hand about the crisis facing early years education.

Sticky Fish Pre-school manager Liz Tomlinson said underfunding of the whole system meant providers were running on the goodwill of staff.

The Government has guaranteed 30 hours of childcare to three and four year olds by law. Pre-schools in Bristol are given £4.98 per child per hour in funding – and in other areas the figure is as low as £3.80. But Liz estimates it would cost at least £7 per child per hour to resource the pre-school properly, particularly to pay staff for their time and expertise.

Like many other pre-schools, Sticky Fish, based at Fishponds Baptist Church in Downend Road, is a charity. It holds cake sales and other fundraising events to supplement the fees paid by the council and parents of under-threes, so it can meet its pay, training, rent and other costs.

Liz said: “We have a lovely pre-school but it’s all done on the basis of goodwill. I can’t pay my staff what I want to pay them and what they should be paid. They could work

on the checkout at Tesco and earn more than being a qualified early years educator. It’s a national scandal and it cannot continue.”

Sticky Fish is a member of the Early Years Alliance and nationally 7,000 people have joined the group's campaign for fairer funding when the Government begins its next

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Bristol East Labour MP Kerry, who started her visit by reading the children a story before talking to parents and staff, said she would continue to argue for an end to the “systematic underfunding” of the schools system.

She said: “I think early years is undervalued – it’s slightly odd that as you work up the education system the wages get higher and there’s more money per pupil, when this is more hands-on and there are so many skills you need, from psychologist to social worker.

“It’s so depressing to hear that they are struggling to pay the wage bill – there’s someone here with a PhD who is just about on minimum wage.

“The fact that it’s nearly all women in early years is another way that it’s undervalued – there’s a perception that they are doing it because they like playing with children and there will be somebody else who is a breadwinner.

“It’s so important to invest in early years and have staff who are rewarded for their work and the skills and training they’ve got.”

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Older people deserve better LAST month we saw the latest broken promise to older people from the Government, as the BBC announced plans to revoke free TV licences for most over-75s from 2020. The broadcaster was forced to make this decision, which will affect 3.7 million people, due to Government cuts to its budget, despite the Tories pledging to maintain free TV licences for the over-75s at the last election.

For many older people, TV provides an important lifeline, with many saying it is their main source of company. Many constituents have contacted me to tell me how upset they are with this decision, and a petition to keep the free licences has at the time of writing already received 700,000 signatures.

While pensioners in receipt of the top-up benefit Pension Credit will still be exempt from paying the licence fee, many thousands of people entitled to Pension Credit are not claiming it, in part because the Government has not done

enough to make them aware of their entitlement.

These issues may seem relatively minor when considered alongside the cuts we’ve seen to health and social care services over the last eight years: services which are particularly important to older people. People are struggling to access GP services and limits have been placed on operations such as hip replacements, knee surgery and hernia repair – meaning people in real need of treatment are being turned away.

The social care system in this country is simply not fit to meet the needs of an aging population.

The Social Care Green Paper, to set out the Government’s plans for reform, was promised well over two years ago, yet has still not been published.

Local authorities like Bristol City Council are responsible for funding most adult social care, yet huge Government cuts to their budgets are leaving them unable to meet the needs of all local people.

In many cases, this means that responsibility for providing care is taken on by relatives or friends, with women most often left to pick up the pieces.

Here in Fishponds we are also fortunate to have some fantastic organisations who have older people's needs at heart.

Churches provide many opportunities for older people to meet through lunch clubs and occasional activities, and social groups also regularly take place at Fishponds library.

Bristol Ageing Better is also working to reduce isolation and loneliness among older people in Bristol and has appointed Community Champions for the Greater Fishponds area to raise awareness of existing services and develop new activities where there are gaps.

As an Age UK Age Champion, I am committed to holding the Government to account over policy changes affecting older people and am always keen to hear from

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100 years after Addison, housing is in focus again

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HIS year is the 100th anniversary of the Act of Parliament which made housing by local authorities a national responsibility. Bristol is proud to be the only major city commemorating this landmark by celebrating our oldest estates built following the Act and the people who live in them. This is also an opportunity to look at the future of council housing across the city.

The 1919 Housing & Town Planning Act, known as the “Addison Act” after the Minister for Housing and Health Dr Christopher Addison, resulted in the first significant period of council house building in the UK. This was in response to the housing crisis experienced in the country after the First World War and an aspiration to build a country fit for returning heroes.

Sea Mills saw the launch of the Homes for Heroes 100 project, a unique collaborative programme of events and activities taking place across the city. The suburb hosted a birthday party for the Addison oak tree that was planted on 4 June 1919 by Dr Addison and the

Lady Mayoress. The following weekend saw a community-led festival and the unveiling of a heritage trail around the estate.

The very first houses constructed under the Act are in Hillfields. The events here have a uniquely architectural focus on the types and styles of home built. The local community, including pupils at Minerva Primary School, are part of a varied programme of events showcasing the variety of houses and to raise awareness of the significance of the suburb in the creation of modern housing for all citizens in Bristol.

Knowle West Media Centre and the Architecture Centre are also participating in the programme. But we are not just looking to the past; we have made house building in the city a key commitment, aiming to build 2000 new homes a year – 800 affordable – by 2020.

In a ceremony to mirror that which took place in 1919, an oak sapling was planted in Ashton, south Bristol ,at a new housing development. This will provide 133 new

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homes, 40 per cent of them affordable, for a new generation through social rented council houses. The sapling was kindly donated by a family in Knowle and marked the centenary of the Addison Act and to celebrate the future communities which will soon be living on the new site.

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n OUT & ABOUT

Climate action at We The Curious IT’S all about action to limit climate change at Bristol’s science centre this summer, with a packed programme of workshops, storytelling, poetry and art activities exploring how we can protect our precious home.

Families can be transported to some of our planet's most breath-taking but at-risk habitats in augmented reality experience REWILD Our Planet, create fantastical machines to harness renewable energy in the Tinkering Space and take their taste buds on a journey to discover the stories

behind some of our favourite foods in the Kitchen.

Artists Ella Good and Nicki Kent continue their quest to build a Martian house in The Box gallery, prompting conversations about how we can live more sustainably in the here and now, and various dates in August, poetry trailblazers Apples and Snakes will be inspiring visitors of all ages with some adventures in spoken word.

The full summer programme begins 24 July. Visit wethecurious. org for more information, details of Planetarium shows and to book tickets. Open daily from 10am to 6pm during Bristol school holidays.

Set sail for the Summer Spectacular (at Brunel's SS Great Britain)!

Set sail with Brunel’s SS Great Britain this summer to catch breath-taking performances from The Invisible Circus, every day from Saturday 20th July to Sunday 1st September.

Witness exhilarating stunts and aerial displays as performers

fling themselves from the rigging and passengers juggle luggage, telling the story of life-changing voyages on board the world’s first great ocean liner. For the entire holiday, The Invisible Circus will commandeer Brunel's SS Great Britain, taking over the historic dockyard. With five shows a day (11am - 3pm), the Summer Spectacular will bring the ship to life like never before.

Spanning a breath-taking spectrum of performers, spectacles, stagecraft, storytelling and dreamscapes, The Invisible Circus have produced shows everywhere from regency theatres,

festivals and circus big tops to old fire stations and industrial facilities.

During summer, while exploring one of the most important ships in the world, families can meet Mr. Brunel, get up close to objects from the archive and for those who are brave enough, climb the rigging 15 metres above the deck with Go Aloft!

Tickets to Brunel’s SS Great Britain cost £17 per adult, £10 per child (5-16 years old) and under 4s go free - buy online for a 5% discount. Tickets are valid for unlimited return visits for 12 months.

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Saturday 20 July – Sunday 1 September Catch Bristol’s greatest show as The Invisible Circus take over Brunel’s famous ship, with amazing acrobatics and jaw-dropping feats.

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n OUT & ABOUT A Stone Age Summer at Cheddar Gorge & Caves EXPERIENCE the Stone Age for yourself from 20th July to 1st September in the prehistoric landscape of Cheddar Gorge & Caves.

Walk in the footsteps of your ancestors and learn about Cheddar Man, Britain’s oldest, most complete skeleton was discovered in Gough’s Cave.

Watch the story of early man unfold with the caves walls as a canvas for the multimedia experience Dreamhunters at Cox’s Cave.

Get into the cave man spirit with Stone Age dress-up, make your own thumb clay pot and brass rubbings of prehistoric creatures such as the woolly mammoth.

Visit the Museum of Prehistory to view artefacts discovered in the Cheddar area, meet a huntergatherer in the Museum's Garden and see demonstrations and much more. All of this is included with your Day Ticket. Book online and save up to 15%.

A Stone Age Summer 20th July to 1st September Experience the Stone Age for yourself and meet a hunter-gatherer to learn how your ancestors lived thousands of years ago with live demonstrations. Get into the spirit of things with prehistoric dress-up and create thumb clay pots.

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Badgers face postcode lottery WORKING in planning, one of the most common complaints you hear is that “the countryside is being concreted over”. The Campaign to Protect Rural England continually makes the case that brownfield, previously-used land should be used for housing in preference to green fields. Where green fields are lost, there is some cause for complaint – but first some context might help.

Around a tenth of the UK’s land surface is built upon. The loss of any green fields changes this balance but it is already set towards preserving the countryside. At the same time, many species are in decline, sometimes dangerously close to terminal. This may not all be directly due to housing estates, but the evidence points to human activity playing the biggest part in this decline and planning is charged with mitigating the effects.

Recently I have enjoyed

discovering more about ecology.

This has involved disputes over bat surveys and taking DNA samples of pond water to detect the presence of great crested newts, which came as a surprise.

Bats and newts are the first species that spring to mind in relation to planning. Bats are predators at the top of their own food chain and when they are thriving, a complex system of lesser organisms is successfully supporting them. They are protected under European Union law and the Wildlife and Countryside Act, as are newts, badgers, dormice, breeding birds, otters, water voles and whiteclawed crayfish, among others.

Hedgehogs and slow worms sometimes benefit from protection locally.

When bats are likely to be present, the first point of contention is whether a bat survey is needed. If so, the developer must

commission trained ecologists look for evidence of roosting. The next stage is a series of surveys to see if the roost is active between May and September. Measures such as installing bat boxes can be a condition of planning permission.

The measures required to protect other species vary depending on the animal, as does the survey window. Miss it, and the project effectively goes on hold for up to a year, so nature conservation is one of the first issues to bear in mind with any development.

Planning and ecology are therefore interlinked. Taking the correct measures with each green field that is lost to development should adequately mitigate the harm to the other species that we share the planet with.

Last month I mentioned some of the contradictions that have recently been built into planning.

Here’s another: while badgers nationwide are a protected species,

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with Chris Gosling in some parts of the country they are being culled, under government licence, in an attempt to curb bovine tuberculosis. Who would ever have expected badgers to be subject to a postcode lottery?

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UV: friend or foe?

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WRITE this hoping we have returned to the warm, sunny weather we all look forward to at this time of year! Whether you enjoy a BBQ, playing sports or just being outside, UV light is something we all need to consider protecting ourselves from in one way or another.

Is it all bad though? Well as someone who loves his sunglasses, I’m always happy when I can pop a pair on and jump on my bike for a ride or play in the park with our three amazing children. I suppose like so many things, in moderation it can be a good thing. Did you know that UV helps some animals see the detail they need? Flowers can have line markings that are seen in UV light that help bees find the nectar - how amazing is that! UV light also helps some skin conditions and in moderation is

needed by our bodies to produce vitamin D as well as helping improve our mood.

Too much UV can also be a bad thing. Skin cancer’s the big one to avoid, but too much UV can cause blurred vision and burning of the eyes commonly called ‘snow blindness’ but also known as ‘bake eyes’ and ‘sand man’s eyes’.

Hopefully you’ll all protect your eye to avoid this painful condition!

Our human eyes (now I’m assuming here that all of us reading this are human) block a lot of the UV that enters our eyes in the lens at the front of our eyes. Please don’t read this as a reason not to need UV protection sunglasses. When our human lens blocks UV and protects the back of our eyes it slowly, but surely causes lens changes called cataracts. This is just one of the reasons why

all us eye professionals make no apologies for beating on (and on and on…) about the need to wear UV protection sunglasses. It’s all about you & protecting your eyes!

New for 2019 you can now choose from the amazing Love Island Sunglasses, which we have in stock and are Polaroid for clear comfortable vision as well as full UV protection for your eyes.

As for me, well this year I’m still loving wearing my Ray-Ban’s - a “linear metal, Caravan inspired, contemporary classic for true connoisseurs of style”. I kid you not, this is genuinely how they’re described on the official Ray-Ban website. I should just add that the inspiration is the Ray-Ban Caravan frame, not an actual caravan! Anyhow having enjoyed these sunnies since the end of last summer, I've only recently read the

official description in full, which I now may just quote to all who’ll listen!

You & your family are most welcome to come and see us for your eye care, glasses & UV protecting sunglasses. To arrange an extended eye exam or frame style consultation for yourself or those you love, please call 0117 962 2474 or 0117 965 4434.

Appointments can also be booked via our website, or just pop in to our practices in Henleaze or Fishponds and say Hi! We look forward to seeing you soon!

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n VET BLOG

Bringing your cat to the vets BRINGING your cat to the vets can be made more pleasant for both you and your cat with some simple changes. Here are our top tips: • Leave the cat carrier out at home with blankets and toys so your cat can sleep in it. This means the carrier becomes their safe haven at the vets.

• Chose a carrier which is secure, robust and opens easily from the top and front. You can cover the carrier with a towel to help reduce sounds and smells.

• When travelling in the car ensure they are secure (use a seatbelt through the handle) and keep the radio quiet or off.

• Before travelling use calming pheromones/sprays in the carrier or on the blanket covering the carrier. Follow the instructions as some need to be sprayed 10-15 minutes prior to putting the cat in the carrier. Blankets that smell of home are also beneficial.

• When arriving at the clinic sit in our designated cat waiting area.

Alternatively, once you have checked in, wait with your cat in the car.

• Talk to them calmly.

They will pick up on your body language and it will help reassure them.

We believe in keeping stress to a minimum where possible, this makes the visit more pleasant

for both you and your cat. Our cat waiting area means they are away from dogs when you are waiting for your appointment, we have a specific feline-only ward and we will handle your cat with care and consideration, offering sedation if appropriate.

If you require advice on how to bring your cat to the vets call your local branch, Kingswood Vets4Pets, on 0117 961 6417 and one of our nurses or cat advocates will be happy to chat to you!

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Celebrating the people who keep our communities safe THIS month, we celebrated the men, women and teams who go above and beyond to keep our communities safe at this year’s Be Proud Awards. The awards evening is my favourite night of the year and it is a privilege to be in the same room with so many inspirational, selfless and dedicated individuals.

I’m incredibly grateful to everyone who took the time to send in nominations as the awards give us the opportunity to celebrate our policing heroes for their efforts. To our finalists, winners and everyone who was nominated I would like to wish you a massive well done and thank you for all that you do.

We also showed our support for World Elder Abuse awareness day and asked local communities to recognise the value older people bring to our communities.

The awareness day focuses on the problem of physical, emotional and financial abuse of older people as sadly there are a growing number of criminals who seek to take advantage of our senior community.

Older people can be more vulnerable to cons, frauds, doorstep crime and distraction burglary and there are individuals out there who exploit the fragility that comes with older age. So I was delighted to see a new Avon and Somerset Police initiative that hopes to tackle isolation within the older the community, the ‘Chat Bench.’

The ‘Chat Bench’ is a very simple concept where a sign is placed on a bench, typically in a park or town centre that encourages those using the bench to have a chat with each other. I hope it encourages

people of all ages to start more conversations as we need to remember that a simple ”hello” could make a big difference to someone’s day.

I will also be supporting the National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Honour Based Violence on 14 July. The awareness day was set up by the charity Karma Nirvana following the tragic death of Shafilea Ahmend in 2003 and remembers the men and women affected by so-called ‘honour’ killings and honour-based abuse.

Forced marriage and honourbase violence are particularly difficult crimes to tackle as much tends to go on behind closed doors and victims are scared to come forward. The victims are sadly at risk from those closest to them – their families and relatives. There is no honour in

With Police and Crime Commissioner Sue Mountstevens crimes that cause suffering and in Avon and Somerset we will continue to work closely with affected communities and our partners across health, education, social care and the voluntary sector. I hope on awareness days like this we encourage victims and survivors to come forward and report these crimes to us.

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n IMPACT BEAUTY

The science behind chemical peels What is a chemical peel?

CHEMICAL peels cause intentional damage to the epidermis and/or dermis with the goal of stimulating new tissue to improve skin texture and tone.

Chemical peels have been used dating back to Ancient Egypt. Cleopatra used sour milk to improve the appearance of her skin, according to some sources.

Lactic acid (an alpha hydroxy acid) is the active ingredient in sour milk.

Chemical peels improve skin texture and firmness, decreasing fine lines and wrinkles. Peels also even out skin tone, improve acneprone skin and reduce pore size appearance.

Chemical peels are classified as superficial, medium or deep, depending on the depth of penetration of the ingredients used. Superficial peels exfoliate to various levels of the epidermis.

Medium-depth peels treat through

the papillary dermis and deep peels to the mid-reticular dermis.

The strength of a chemical peel is determined by the type of ingredients used, their concentrations and the pH of the formulation.

How do chemical peels work?

Superficial chemical peels decrease the pH, which loosens the connections between dead skin cells, inducing exfoliation and stimulating new cell growth. This process causes superficial layers of dead skin to peel off, revealing a smoother and more radiant complexion. Chemical peels can also thicken the epidermis, increase dermal volume and stimulate collagen.

Superficial peels rarely cause side effects. However, hyperpigmentation can still occur with darker skin types.

Medium and deep chemical

peels cause protein coagulation and cell necrosis (cell death) in the epidermis and dermis. This induces inflammation and the wound-healing cascade, which leads to dermal regeneration including collagen stimulation.

Since medium and deep chemical peels treat through to the dermis, re-epithelialization starts from the epidermal lining of hair follicles outwards.

Medium and deep chemical peels require more downtime and carry with them a higher chance of side effects including hyperpigmentation, hypopigmentation, infection and scars.

Chemical peels are usually performed on the face, but may also be used on the neck, décolleté, back and hands.

What is an enzyme peel?

Like a chemical peel, an enzyme

peel is also a treatment used to improve skin texture and appearance. Enzymes are applied to the skin, which loosen the connections between dead skin cells, inducing exfoliation and stimulating new cell growth. This process causes superficial layers of dead skin to peel off, revealing a smoother and more radiant complexion. Enzyme peels both nourish and exfoliate the skin and are usually made with fruit enzymes. The most popular fruit enzymes are papain, found in papayas, and bromelain, found in pineapple.

Treatment expectations Beautiful skin doesn’t happen overnight. A single chemical peel can provide the immediate effect of bright and radiant skin.

However, more significant results in treating textural issues, fine lines and inflamed acne take time.

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n THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH

Let's check our attitude!

WHEN my eldest son was going through his teenage years he had a poster on his bedroom door of a grizzly bear coming up out of some water with the caption “Check your attitude today!” A very apt message for teenagers going through all their massive changes, but also for all of us in our day to day lives. As I get older and to an extent, have seen many things in life, I have to choose not to be the grumpy man who has seen it all before and can’t understand why others don’t do things the way I do them. So I too should check my attitude each day.

To choose to see the good in life and in people is a precious gift, to choose to be a glass half full person rather than it’s nearly empty affects not only us but the people around us. To choose to see the good around us and speak it out in praise for someone is very powerful. Praise is so important

for our minds and soul. Praise expresses admiration, appreciation, approval and frequently gratitude.

We should use praise in our day to day life all the time, we might want to express the beauty of a garden, the glory of a sun set, the tastiness of a meal, the skill of a bus driver, the patience of a mother, how well someone looks. Praise is often counter to our culture which can pick things apart, finding fault and grumbling but praise is wholesome and good. People respond well to being appreciated.

Recently we have rightly been praising the extraordinary achievements of very ordinary men and women who stepped up to the mark for their country and freedom as we remembered the 75th anniversary of the D Day landings in Normandy. It is fitting to acknowledge their achievements.

Today we as a country our

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grappling with lots of uncertainties in the political arena covering leadership and international treaties with the EU and with the outcome of the national referendum in 2016. Many years ago in the days of Isaiah a prophet, many years before Christ, there were also questions about international treaties, political instability, and crises indeed this formed the context of his prophecy. Their world was unpredictable and seemed out of control. Our everyday news suggests that in many ways our own world is similar. As part of his prophecy Isaiah said “In that day you will say: “I will praise you, LORD. Although you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you have comforted me.” (Isaiah 12 v1). In the midst of uncertainty, God’s love is certain and we can acknowledge that.

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God for us; not because in some way God needs our praise but because it’s the right response to his unfathomable act of love and mercy when on the cross he took all our wrongdoings and his anger was turned away. He has bought our freedom and comforted us.

Come and be a member of the crew at our Pirate Holiday Club For children in School Years 3 to 6

Open term time Monday to Friday between 8.00am and 16.00pm Funding places available for all eligible 2, 3, & 4 year olds Set in a quiet location of Fishponds with a beautiful secure garden for outdoor learning, make friends secure relationships in a warm, stimulating and nurturing environment.

Children love Happy Dayz because it is fun why don’t you join us?

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n FISHPONDS MUM

Summer time and school beckons THERE is something so hopeful about the summer. I have memories of walking back from my own last day of school, listening to Madonna’s Holiday and strutting into the fun of unstructured days, relaxed routines and long evenings just hanging about.

For a summer-born threeyear-old, this time of year marks the end of a big chapter and the beginning of another; nursery and pre-school come to a close and the much-discussed school begins …

As well as uniforms, new class mates, new buildings – new everything – there is the big transition of rules and culture and ways of being in new spaces.

It has made my child clingy and sad, disrupted and anxious as we all wax lyrical about ‘school’, and she is not entirely sure what this school business actually is. Just a place she went to a couple of

times where there was no one there she knew. Our school had African Land Snails, so it’s called the Snail School, as that is her most familiar reference.

For a summer-born child, there seems even more pressure to catch up with those almost a year further developed in months. I remember her being five months old and what a difference one more month made to sitting up independently; or how she finally walked after cruising with just one more month’s practice…the gaps and expectations get shorter and shorter as she gets older. She’s not even four yet and here we are, preparing her for school.

She’s walking into an institution which hopefully will remember her age and I can feel myself already refraining ‘she’s a summer-born baby’ when people judge her height and vocabulary and quickly form expectations

around it. The same happens in secondary school; there are some children six foot tall by the age of 12 and expected to behave better than the rest, like adults even, due to their height. Of course, they are 12-year-old boys…and rightly behave as such.

When I talk to other parents of pre-schoolers, they too notice their child feeling differently during these periods of transition, with regressions and throwbacks to earlier years. Here’s hoping we can champion all those teachers who are trying really hard to understand the feelings of a child in transition.

A friend said her child screamed every day until Christmas when they started school – I’m putting that out of my mind. Even the thought of going to school every day. I’m secretly hoping that my child will love learning and school as

much as I did. Institutionalisation begins early in this country, absorbed in such subtle ways, such as uniforms, uniform times, expectations, ‘the rules’.

It’s great that there are so many options in Bristol to educate your child, including home schooling or the ever popular forest school, should you want a blend of approaches. There are lots of groups of parents pooling resources and supporting each other to offer their child more time to develop at their own pace and play, simply play, to learn. Not to be overlooked, I say, but to be fully explored.

Whatever you have chosen for youR child, hoping this is a summer of fun.

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Fishing trip on Poly Roger VOLUNTEERS from a Fishponds anti-litter group went on a fishing trip in Bristol’s harbour – but it was plastic, not fish, they were looking for.

Members of the Fishponds Clean Streets group and writer Lisa Cole, who runs de-cluttering website less-stuff.co.uk, joined Bristol Waste Community Engagement Officer Jessica Tulit and Bristol Harbour Authority Marine Service Officer James Kemble for a plastic fishing trip on the Poly Roger, a 12-seater punt, made from 99% recycled plastic.

They came back with three buckets full of bottle and other plastic waste and their trip was one of 24 by the Poly Roger involving around 300 people during its stay in Bristol. Some 36 bags of litter were collected, along with a scarecrow, inflatable saxophone, three traffic cones, a pink plastic fish and a stiletto heel.

The Poly Roger is only the third of its kind in the world and was created by environmental charity Hubbub. It has been touring the UK to tackle and raise awareness of plastic pollution in our waterways.

Fishponds Clean Streets is part of a national network of volunteer groups called LitterAction. The group meets around once a month on a Saturday morning to clear litter from various parts of Fishponds and is supported by Bristol Waste, who provide sacks for waste and recycling, and the loan of Hi-Viz vests and litter-picking sticks.

Bristol Waste also collect the waste and recycling.

To join Fishponds Clean Streets, email FishpondsCleanStreets@ gmail.com or via the group's webpage at bit.ly/2XsF1M4.

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Derrick prepares for charity challenge

Fishponds prepares to be a pesticide-free zone

A FISHPONDS man is getting on his bike to raise money for the charity dedicated to Bristol’s city centre hospitals.

Derrick Hefter is preparing to cycle more than 300 miles for this year’s Bristol to Paris Cycle Challenge for charity Above & Beyond.

It is the latest in a series of challenges he has set himself to help others.

Derrick works as a full-time GP practice pharmacist for Greenway Community Practice and Monks Park Surgery and also occasionally works in community pharmacies, including Well Pharmacy in Lodge Causeway.

His previous charity endeavours have included taking three months off work to be a volunteer project manager for Raleigh International, building a kindergarten in a remote region of Costa Rica which was a sevenhour walk from the nearest road and had no electricity.

Derrick said: “I like to set myself a challenge. This one is for a great cause and will be fun!

It also helps that I love cycling and being outdoors.”

Derrick has no personal connection to Above & Beyond but as someone who works in the NHS knows about its valuable work.

Above & Beyond raises money to pay for equipment and facilities at the Bristol Royal Infirmary, Heart Institute, Children’s Hospital, St Michael’s

A CAMPAIGN to make Fishponds a pesticide-free zone is being launched next month.

The Pesticide Safe Bristol Alliance, whose members include local food producers Fishponds Community Orchard and Sims Hill Shared Harvest, is calling for an end to the use of the weed killer glyphosate, which has been linked to cancer.

It is the subject of a multimillion dollar legal case in America and has been banned by several countries but remains legal in the UK. The Pesticide Safe Bristol Alliance wants to see an end to the spraying of the chemical in streets, parks and schools.

It is staging a joint event with the People’s University of Fishponds at the Nissen Hut in Eastville Park on August 11, from 6-8pm, to launch the Pesticide Free Fishponds campaign.

Derrick's bucket collection at the Galleries and other city centre hospitals.

The Bristol to Paris Cycle Challenge takes place from September 11 to 15 and aims to raise £150,000 for Above & Beyond. So far, 50 cyclists have signed up. They will cycle from the city via Andover, Portsmouth, Le Havre and Gournay-en-Bray to the French capital.

Derrick is hoping to raise more than £2,000. He has already held a bucket collection at the Galleries shopping centre, raising more than £230, and is also planning a car boot sale to boost his total. You can donate online via Derrick’s fundraising page at bit.ly/2NbqSik. To find out more about Above & Beyond visit aboveandbeyond.org.uk.

PUF founder Kate Brooks said: “The plan is to make Fishponds safer, cleaner and sweeter for ourselves and wildlife.lyphosate has been found to be harmful to pets, bees, birds and wildlife, and can cause skin irritations and even cancer in humans. There have been reports of pet deaths when pets have come into contact with the wet spray.Despite this, it has been sprayed near schools and in parks.”

The campaigners want to join up Fishponds gardens into one giant pesticide free zone, all managed without chemicals.

Experts will share practical ideas for nature-friendly weed control at the launch event, which will also look at ways chemical companies are still defending glyphosate and plan to increase its use. People who go along will be to pay £3.50.

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n WHAT’S ON IN OUR AREA Saturday July 6 n The Cleeve Singers of Downend with guests The Bristol Ukulele Jam are performing on Saturday, 6th July 2019 at Lincombe Barn, Overndale Road, Downend at 7.30 p.m. Tickets are available from Melanie's Kitchen, Downend, the Barn and on the door at £3.50.

Come along and enjoy some entertaining songs and music.

Saturday July 6 n Summer Fair at St Mary's Church, Manor Road, Fishponds from 11am to 2pm. Lots of stalls including White Elephant, Books and Games, Plants , Cakes and Raffle. Tea, coffee and light refreshments available . For further details contact stmarysfishponds@hotmail.co.uk Tuesday July 9 n A celebration of 20 years of Folk Around Fishponds, Cross Hands, 8pm. Features founder members Richard Bond and Colin Owen and Paul Mobey. £2 entry fee with proceeds to Guide Dogs for the Blind.

Friday July 12 n ACTIVATE drop-in lunchtime concert, Fishponds Methodist Church, Guinea Lane, Fishponds, 1-2pm. Tea/coffee and biscuits available. Admission free. Retiring collection. Contact 0117 965 4521.

Saturday July 13 n 1.30pm Frenchay Flower Show & Fete Attractions include Animal corner with Alpacas, Brass band, Morris dancers, Punch and Judy, Junior Cheer leaders, Face painting, Cream teas and free Vintage buses connecting Vintage Vehicle exhibition at Frenchay Museum. Frenchay Common: Entry £2.50 Children free Pictures & entry form for exhibits: www. frenchayflowershow.com BegFest 19 @Begbrook Primary Academy Saturday July 13 n ‘Big Picnic in the Park’ with partners LinkAge Network, ScrapStore and East Bristol Children’s Centre on Saturday 13th July 12-3pm Meadowvale Park BS5 7SY. Sunday July 14 n Page Park Praise, 3.30pm, with Staple Hill Salvation Army Band, choir and junior musicians. Craft pop up tent for children. Admission free.

Friday July 14 n ACTIVATE drop-in lunchtime concert, Fishponds Methodist Church, Guinea Lane, Fishponds, 1-2pm. Tea/coffee and biscuits available. Admission free. Retiring

collection. Contact 0117 965 4521.

Friday July 19 n Begbrook Primary Academy, Begbrook Drive, BS16 1HG 3.15-8pm FREE ENTRY Entertainment, food, bar and fun activities All new parents welcome Wednesday July 24 n Vassall Summer Fayre at the Vassall Centre, Gill Avenue, from 10.30am. Special guests include Daleks and a live band and there will be a BBQ, bouncy castle, live band, children’s games, crafts, toys, bric-a-brac, raffle, tombola, face painting and refreshments. Most stalls will be in the centre and open whatever the weather. Proceeds will be shared between tenant charities. For more information see web site vcconferences.co.uk/ or the Vassall Centre Facebook page.

Saturday July 27 n Breakfast at Speedwell Methodist Church 10am to 12 noon. Tea and cake, a bacon roll or full breakfast. (veggie available). No need to hurry, and an opportunity to ask for prayer. All welcome.

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Mondays

n Holistic Massage, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 9am n Tiny Tots, All Saints Community Hall 10:30am n Bereavement and Well-being support, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 11am n Computer Group, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 2pm n Table Tennis for over 55’s, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 2pm n Welcome Club for Retireds+, St Aidan’s Church Hall 2pm n Pilates class.

The Cross Hands Pub. 7.30 8.30 p.m. Booking essential. £42 for six sessions. All levels welcome. Contact Emily on 07974 252486; email: info@ teachmepilates.co.uk or find me on facebook: Emily Osborne Pilates. n Alzheimer’s choir, Beechwood Club, 11am to 1pm, Paula Shears 0117 9610693 n Zumba keep fit, Beechwood Club, Beechwood Road, Fishponds 9.30-10.30am For details call 0734 1813 559. n Bristol Community Café 11-2pm, pop along for a cuppa, bite to eat and make new friends, everyone welcome. Barton Hill Rugby Club, Dunscombe Lane, Speedwell BS15

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1NR. Tel Gill for more details 0117 9025779 n Sequence dancing with Teresa, Beechwood Club, Beechwood Road 2pm. Tel 0117 965 0203 for details. n Ballroom tuition, Beechwood Club, Fishponds BS16 3TR. 3pm.

Contact Teresa 0117 9650203 n Slimming World, Beechwood Club, Fishponds BS16 3TR. 6.309pm. Contact Ami 0746 2727 229 n Social badminton, Kingswood Leisure Centre 2-4 pm, intermediate level. n 4-8pm Ages 3 -15yrs Hip Hop classes, RedX Dance, Staple Hill, 07722 128159 n 4-4.45pm, introduction to exercise, All Saints Church, Grove Road, Fishponds, BS16 2BW. Also aimed at meeting people in the area. Run by Southmead Development Trust. First session free, £3.50 there after. Venue is wheelchair accessible and sessions are open to all. People can just turn up or contact Colette on 0117 950 3335 for more details. n 7-8pm, Zumba Dance for fitness with Lisa at Bristol Dance Company, Brook Road, Fishponds, BS16 3SQ. Tel 0117 965 6699. n 252 Beaver Scouts 6 - 7 Scout HQ, Stonechat Gardens call Sarah 0789 2852226 n Hatha Flow Yoga, gentle and nurturing. St Matthias (Former UWE Campus). Steiner Academy Bristol.

7.15 - 8.15 pm. All levels, ideal for beginners. Contact Yolanda 07982418847 or email at hola@ yogawithyolanda.me n Stapleton Afternoon Tea Memory Cafe for people living with Dementia and their carers.

Stapleton Church Hall, Park road, Stapleton, BS16 1AZ 1st Monday of the Month, 4th February, 4th March , 1st April 2pm -4pm . Just come along n Speedwell Community Café 12-3pm, pop along for a cuppa, bite to eat and make new friends, everyone welcome. Barton Hill Rugby Club, Duncombe Lane, Speedwell, BS15 1NU. Tel Gill for more details 0117 9025779 n Beginners Salsa Class.

Begbrook Social Club, Frenchay Park Road, BS16 1HY. 8-9pm. www.salsadacapoloco.co.uk

Tuesdays

n Bristol Blues Club. Live blues/ rock music at 9pm in the Downend Tavern. Local, national and international musicians. https://bristolbluesclub.wixsite. com/mysite n Nordic Walking Classes, Oldbury Court 9.30-10.30am. Email:

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bristolnordicwalking.co.uk to book your place n Fishponds Friendship and Exercise Club.Fishponds Baptist Church (scout hall) 10-11.30am each Tuesday.

Chair based gentle exercise for older people.Tea, coffee, friendly chat. Instructor: Spencer Davies. Telephone 07825 155954. n Morning Prayer, St John’s Church 9:15am n Foot Care Sessions, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 9:30am n Coffee and Craft Morning, St John’s Church 10am n Sing and Sign for babies / toddlers, All Saints Community Hall 10am n Level 1 Walking Group, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 10am n Music for Toddlers, St Mary’s Parish Rooms 10:30am n Lunch Club, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 12:30pm n Film Club for over 55’s, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 2pm n Pre-school Storytime/ Rhymetime, Fishponds Library 2.15-2.45pm n Eucharist with signing for the Deaf, Hillside Court, Batten Road, St George, Bristol, BS5 8NL 3pm n Messy Church, Fishponds CofE Academy 3:15pm n Woodcraft , All Saints Church Hall/Link 6pm n Evening Prayer, St Aidan’s Church 7pm n Evening Prayer, St Ambrose Church 7pm n Frenchay Parent and Toddler group, upstairs in the Frenchay Village Hall, 9.45-11.45am n Scouts (10-14 years), Fishponds Baptist Church Youth Hall. 7.309pm (Term Time only) Email: 151bristolscouts@gmail.com n Slimming World, Beechwood Club, Fishponds BS16 3TR. 9.30am to midday, Call Ami 0746 2727 229 n Diabetes UK, Beechwood Club, Fishponds BS16 3TR. 6.15-8.15pm.

Meeting in small room. n Zumba, Beechwood Club, Fishponds BS16 3TR. 7-8pm.

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10.30am-12.45pm. Tea and coffee from 10am n 8.15pm Fitness Yoga (beginners & improvers) at Beechwood Club.

Your first class is free! To book call/text Nikki 07525 735500 or email nikki@urban-yoga.net n Staple Hill Probus Club meets on the first and third Tuesday of the month at Downend Cricket Club.

10.30am-12.45pm. Tea and coffee from 10am n 4-8pm Ages 8 -25 yrs Hip Hop & Contemporary dance classes, RedX Dance, Staple Hill, 07722 128159. n Willow Ladies Club Downend, meet the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 10am-11.30am at the Assembly Rooms, Salisbury Road, Downend. Guest speakers, outings, new members welcome for ladies of any age. n Under 5s Make a Mess session Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10.15am £5 / £4 extra siblings. www.childrensscrapstore.co.uk / 0117 9143002 n New session for Under 5s has space for structured making, free play and exploration - 1.45-2.45pm every week £5 / £4 extra siblings www.childrensscrapstore.co.uk / 0117 9143002 n Under 5s Make a Mess session Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10.15am £5 / £4 extra siblings. www.childrensscrapstore.co.uk / 0117 9143002 n Pilates classes at Bethesda Church, Staple Hill Six week blocks costing £45 Back Pain Specialist Instructor Multi-level classes at 6.15pm and 7.25pm Limited places, enrolment required www. feelgoodpilates.co.uk feelgoodfactor@live.co.uk Amanda 07815 886798 n Monthly social meet up for disabled people at the Old Post Office pub, Fishponds Road. Open and friendly group, meets second Tuesday of month 6-7.30pm. Part of WECIL's peer support community - www.wecil.co.uk. n 10.15am, Under 5s Make A Mess session, Children's Scrapstore, Sevier Street, St Werburghs. £5 / £4 extra siblings, www. childrensscrapstore.co.uk / 0117 914 3002. n Shared reading group, 3.30-5pm, Hillfields Library, Summerleaze, Bristol, BS16 4HL n Shared reading group, 3.30-5pm, Hillfields Library, Summerleaze, Speedwell, BS16 4HL. Ask at the library for more details: 0117 9038576 n Speedwell Community Café

11am-2pm, pop along for a cuppa, bite to eat and make new friends, everyone welcome. Barton Hill Rugby Club, Dunscombe Lane, Speedwell BS15 1NR. Tel Gill for more details 0117 9025779 n 69th St Joseph's Scout Group at St Joseph's Church Hall, Forest Road, Fishponds.

Beavers 5pm-6pm, Cubs 6pm7.30pm, Scouts 7.30pm-8.30pm.

Email stjosephscoutgroup@ hotmail.com for more details. n Willow Ladies Club Downend, meet the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 10am-11.30am at the Assembly Rooms, Salisbury Road, Downend. Guest speakers, outings, new members welcome for ladies of any age. For further information please contact Pat Woodman on 0117 382 5363. n Folk Around Fishponds meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month, upstairs at the Cross Hands, Fishponds at 8pm, entry £2. For more details visit www. folkaroundfishponds.org.uk

Wednesdays

n 252 Cubs 6.45 - 8 Scout HQ, Stonechat Gardens call Graham 956 6996 n 7.30-8.30pm, Zumba Dance for fitness with Lisa at Bristol Dance Company, Brook Road, Fishponds, BS16 3SQ. Tel 0117 965 6699. n Weekly Salsa class for complete beginners with Cressida. Starting Sep 6. Cross Hands Pub, 1 Staple Hill Road. 7.30-9pm includes social and dancing. No partner needed.

Ffi call 07808 581739 n Songs for Little People, The Kingfisher Café 9.45pm £4 per little person, siblings £2. n Eucharist, St Ambrose Church 10am n Arts and Crafts, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 10:30am n Coffee Morning, St Ambrose Church 10:30am n Tai Chi, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 11am n Level 3 Walking Group, starting from St Ambrose Beehive Centre 1pm n Arts and Crafts, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 1:30pm n Punjabi Dance and Song, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 2pm n Support and Activity Group, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 2pm n Chair based exercise class, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 2pm n Ladies Circle, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 2:30pm n Wives Group, St John’s Church 2:30pm n Messy Church, Air Balloon Primary School, Hillside Rd, St George 3:30pm n Home Group, Location varies 6:30pm n Phoenix Art Club, Fishponds

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Methodist Church Hall, Guinea Lane, Fishponds 10am-noon. All mediums, all abilities. n Dancing Tots, Beechwood Club, Beechwood Road 10-11am n Hannah More Club for senior citizens, Beechwood Club, Beechwood Road 2-4pm (fortnightly) n Women’s Reading Group, Beechwood Club, 1.30-3 pm, fourth Wednesday of every month.

Call Anne 0117 9041875 for information. n 5.45pm Fitness Yoga (beginners & improvers) at Beechwood Club.

Your first class is free! To book call/text Nikki 07525 735500 or email nikki@urban-yoga.net n Dance Tots, Beechwood Club, Fishponds BS16 3TR 7-8pm.

Contact Eric 0791 4006 589 n Keep fit class, Beechwood Club, Fishponds BS16 3TR. 7- 8pm.

Contact Beryl 0117 9774534. n Cycle UK (CTC). For all cyclists from beginners to professionals, commuters to sports. Beechwood Club, Fishponds, BS16 3TR. 8-10PM winter months only (other months are rides, see http://www. cyclebristolctc.org.uk/) n Yoga, Beechwood Club, Beechwood Road, Fishponds 5.456.45pm. Call Nikki 0752 5735 500

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n Flower Arranging practice classes, Downend Folk House, Lincombe Barn, Overndale Road 7.30 p.m, every 1st and 3rd Wednesday, September – May. All levels welcome. Call Isabel Cooke on 0117 9568504 n Frenchay Folk Dance Club meets in Frenchay Village Hall on alternate Wednesdays at 7.45pm. More information is available at www. frenchayfdc.co.uk or by emailing FFDCSecretary@outlook.com. n 10-1130am Oldland Common Friendship & Exercise Club meet weekly for gentle exercise at The Community Building (rear of Redfield Edge School), High Street, Oldland Common, BS30 9TL. Contact Spencer on 07825 155954 n Pilates classes.

All Saints Church Hall 10.15 - 11.15 a.m. and 6.45 - 7.45 p.m. Booking essential. £42 for six sessions. All levels welcome. Contact Emily on 07974 252486; email: info@ teachmepilates.co.uk or find me on facebook: Emily Osborne Pilates.

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n WHAT’S ON n Frenchay Probus Club meets on the first and third Wednesday every month in Frenchay Village Hall. 10 am to noon. Visitors welcome. n Frenchay Probus Club meets on the first and third Wednesday every month in Frenchay Village Hall.

10 am to noon. Visitors welcome. www.frenchayprobusclub.com n Frenchay Folk Dance Club meets in Frenchay Village Hall on alternate Wednesdays at 7.45pm.

Calling from Alan Davies and music by Mike Elsom. Dancers of all abilities and experience are welcome. Information at www. frenchayfdc.co.uk or by emailing FFDCSecretary@outlook.com. n 6-6.50pm All Boys Ages 7 -15 yrs Hip Hop classes, RedX Dance, Staple Hill, 07722 128159 n Diamond fellowship at Fishponds Baptist Church hall, Downend Road, 10.30am. Open to everyone, first and third Wednesdays every month. Variety of speakers, coffee mornings and annual day out and Christmas meal. Contact 0117 9653421. n Phoenix Art Club, Fishponds Methodist Church Hall, Guinea Lane, Fishponds 10am to noon. All mediums, all abilities, all welcome. n Hatha Flow Yoga. St Matthias (Former UWE Campus). Steiner Academy Bristol. 7.00 - 8.00 pm. All levels welcome. Contact Yolanda 07982418847 or email at hola@ yogawithyolanda.me.

Thursdays n Dance Fit with Cressida.

Beechwood Club, Beechwood Rd. Easy pace weekly exercise class with range of dance steps and music. 2pm-3pm plus tea and chat. Starting Sep 7. Ffi call 07808 581739. n Yoga class for beginners.

Lincombe Barn, Overndale Rd, Downend. 6.30-8pm.Traditional yoga postures with focus on

breathing and relaxation. Contact before: katarzyna48@hotmail.com or 0752 5937201. n 252 Scouts 6.30 - 8 Scout HQ, Stonechat Gardens call Graham 956 6996 n Morning Prayer - St Aidans Church 9:15am n Body toning/conditioning , Beechwood Club 9.30-10.30am.

Call Sabrina 0794 1353 735 n Coffee and Craft Morning , St Aidan’s Church 10am n Free Beginners Computer Classes, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 10am n Eucharist, St John’s Church 10am n Eucharist, St Mary’s Church 10am n Parent and Toddler Group, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 10am n Ballroom Dance Class, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 12pm n Exercises and Sing-a-long Activity Session, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 2pm n Fit Steps, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 2pm n Dance, Latin Rhythm, and Zumba gold, Beechwood Club 2-3pm. Call Cressida 0780 8587 39 n Knit & Natter, Fishponds Library 2-4 pm (fortnightly) n Frenchay Parent and Toddler group, upstairs in the Frenchay Village Hall, 9.45-11.45am n The Senior Citizen Friendship Club, Beechwood Club, Fishponds BS16 3TR 3.30-5pm. Call 0782 5155 954. Email: Spencer@sportingchange.biz n Come and try Taoist Tai Chi, a moving meditation to improve the health of our bodies and minds.

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taoist.org or call Crispin on 07407175127 n Fishponds and Downend Rotary Club, The Langley Arms, Guest Avenue, Emersons Green, Bristol BS16 7GA, evening. Full details on website - Google “F&D Rotary” and look for homepage. n Baby Bebop Mums, Beechwood Club, Beechwood Road, Fishponds 11am-1pm, babies up to one year.

Call Ruth 0796 6032 414 n East Park Residents meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month at May Park School from 6-7pm. . Further information from Hazel Durn on 0117 9513868 or Tony Locke on 07919 173450 n 4.15-7pm Competition Crew Ages 7-18 yrs Hip Hop classes, RedX Dance, Staple Hill, 07722 128159 n 7-9pm Kingswood Choir at United Church Kingswood, Regent Street, all abilities welcome.

Contact Patsy Holdsworth 01179078994 n 9.30am Fitness Yoga (beginners & improvers) at Beechwood Club.

Your first class is free! To book call/text Nikki 07525 735500 or email nikki@urban-yoga.net n Under 5s Make a Mess session Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10.15am £5 / £4 extra siblings. www.childrensscrapstore.co.uk / 0117 9143002. n Fishponds Probus Club, Fishponds Club, Fishponds Road at 10 am. on the first and third.

Thursdays in each month.For information, please telephone the Secretary, Malcolm Forbes, on 01179 836886. Vacancies available for retired professional/business gentlemen. Call Graham Hawkins 0117 956 1846. n Riff Raff Choir - The Cross Hands Pub. 7.30-9.30pm. Pop and rock, mixed choir. All voice parts taught by ear. Everyone welcome - no audition. Booking essential. FREE taster session at start of term. £80 for 10 week term. www.

RiffRaffChoir.co.uk n 930-11am or 1115-1245pm Staple Hill Friendship & Exercise Club meet weekly for gentle exercise at Staple Hill Methodist Church (Hall), High Street, Staple Hill, BS16 5HQ. Contact Spencer on 07825 155954 n Fishponds and Downend Rotary Club. We meet at the Langley Arms on Guest Avenue and welcome visitors on the following Thursdays: 1st and 4th Thursday - Fellowship Meetings 19:00 for 19:15, 3rd Thursday - Speaker Meeting 19:00 for 19:30. Please email Contact@ FandDRotary.Club to make arrangements. n Kingswood Community

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Café 12-3pm, pop along for a cuppa, bite to eat and make new friends, everyone welcome. KVA, Kingswood Community Centre, High Street, BS15 4AB. Tel Gill for more details 0117 9025779

Fridays n Coffee Morning from 10.30am11.30am at Fishponds Methodist Church, Guinea Lane. Entrance through main church door.

Greeting cards and preserves on sale in aid of charity. n Nordic Walking Classes, Oldbury Court 9.30-10.30am. Contact bristolnordicwalking.co.uk to book. n The Friday Playgroup, All Saints Community Hal 10-11.30 am in termtime. £2.50 + 50p per sibling; includes kids' snacks and drinks and tea and coffee.

See the Facebook page or email fishpondsfridayplaygroup@gmail. com n Line Dancing, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 10:30am n Rhymetime for babies and toddlers, Hillfields Library 11.30amnoon n Senior Citizens Bingo Club with optional fish and chip lunch, St Ambrose Beehive Centre 12pm n The First Friday Film Club - All Saints Church Hall, 2pm n Taekwondo, St John’s Church Hall 5:30pm n Grove Road Youth Club, All Saints Community Hall 7pm n Sensible keep fit to music for older ladies. Hillfields Park Baptist Church, Thicket Avenue, Fishponds 9am. Good company and a chat over coffee. Call 0117 9561231. n High density Zumba, Beechwood Club, Fishponds 6.157.15pm. Call Anna 0779 9180 437 n Zumba, Beechwood Club, Beechwood Road 9.30-10.30pm n Alzheimer’s group, Beechwood Club, Beechwood Road 2-4pm 2nd Friday in month, n Zumba keep fit, Beechwood Club, Fishponds BS16 3TR. 9.3010.30am. Call Sally 0771 2776 753 n Baby Bebop (Mums / Babies up to 1 year old) Beechwood Club, Fishponds BS16 3TR. 11am-1pm.

Contact Ruth 0796 6032 414 n Alzheimer’s meetings Beechwood Club, Fishponds BS16 3TR. 2-4pm (2nd Friday in each month). Tel no. 0117 9756 441 n Coffee Morning, Speedwell Methodist Church, 10am-noon.

Open to all. Friendly and caring.

Lunch once a month. n Community art club at Castle Suite, Badminton Gardens, Beaufort Road BS16 6UE. 10amnoon on alternate Fridays.

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n WHAT’S ON and materials are supplied. Contact Paul Foss on pobble57@yahoo. co.uk or 0117 957 0045 n Kingswood Photographic Society, St Barnabas Church Hall, Church Avenue, Warmley, BS30 5JJ, 7-9.30pm. We welcome and support all levels of experience including beginners. n 4.10-8pm Ages 6-18 yrs Hip Hop & Contemporary dance classes, RedX Dance, Staple Hill, 07722 128159 n Living After Loss, St Mary's Parish Rooms, back entrance of church, every other Friday, 11am-noon.

Contact Lizzie on 0117 9650856 n Every second Friday of the month, 4-6 pm. Messy church with crafts, celebration and meal.

Stapleton church hall, Park Road.

Further details on Facebook or you can email youngpeople@ holytrinitystapleton.org.uk n In the Pink, Hillfields Park Baptist Church, Thicket Avenue Fishponds, 9.00am. Make new friends and enjoy sensible exercise to music for older ladies, followed by refreshments. Tel. 0117 956 0615. n Longwell Green Community Café 12-3pm, pop along for a cuppa, bite to eat and make new friends, everyone welcome. All Saints Reform Church, 83 Bath Road, opposite Aldi, BS30 9DF. Tel Gill for more details 0117 9025779

Saturdays

n Pilates class.

All Saints Church Hall, Grove Road. 9.15 - 10.15 a.m. Drop-in class, no booking necessary.

All levels welcome. £7 per class. Contact Emily on 07974 252486; email: info@ teachmepilates.co.uk or find me on facebook: Emily Osborne Pilates. n Diabetes group, Beechwood

Club, Beechwood Road 2-4pm, 2nd Saturday, 2 monthly, September n Rehabilitation Pilates (Beginners), Lincombe Barn, Downend Folk House, in Britannia room. 9am. £7. Samantha 07736 309272, www.gentlefitness.co.uk n Life Universecity LC soul health and wellness education classes, 12.30 -2pm Fishponds Old Library, Fishponds Rd. Rolling Administration 1st Saturdays of the month (except Jul –Aug / Dec –Jan) For info or to register Tel: 07508390298/Email: life. universecity@gmail.com n 10-11 am Saturday Sports Club for 4-8 year olds at Mangotsfield Primary School, Church Farm Road, Emersons Green, BS16 7EY. £5 per session. Discounted if pay termly.

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n GARDENING HOW much is something worth? Of course there are a huge number of factors that make up the answer, what is it, what is its provenance, how large it is or what it’s made from, but essentially it boils down to how much someone is prepared to pay for it.

An item's value is very subjective and we spend our lives being assaulted with media that’s trying to convince us that things are worth more than we’d necessarily like to think they are.

We’re persuaded with branding and catchy slogans that are all aimed at making us believe that one thing is better than another, in some cases this is true but unfortunately in many cases it’s not.

The perception of worth is the holy grail in marketing and the most powerful element in the pursuit of getting us to part with our cash and we are all geared up to fall for this when we’re out shopping. Then there are the people that are producing genuine goods through skill and hard work.

I fall into this trap myself but am making a conscious attempt to

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By Tim Barton look at it in a different light as what we see as expensive really isn’t and what we see as reasonable should actually be really cheap. I often, and have done here before, equate things to the price of a pint of beer.

Many of you don’t drink but many will regularly visit a pub or bar and buy a beer, a glass of wine or even a cocktail on special occasions.

These days a beer will set me back around £4 and it’s something that I buy without thinking, often a round for friends. It’s also something that in the situation I find quite acceptable.

Yet when I want to buy an item that has been handmade, or grown from seed £4 suddenly becomes questionable and this is where the perception of value kicks in. I’m not going to say that this is an insignificant sum but

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what I am saying is that where something can seem expensive, it's really not. As this is intended to be a horticultural article I will allude to one of the main points that’s brought about this train of thought. We are all aware that we are in a global environmental crisis that has been brought about by our own doing, much of this has been down to economic greed. As gardeners though we can make this more sustainable, you already know of our locally produced compost but beyond that we absolutely must avoid pesticides and peat usage in our regular compost. This comes at a cost in lost crops or more cash on a bag of compost but using the beer equation is it really that much?

Everyone needs to make a living and there are few crafts people that are making millions, quite the opposite. For most small businesses it’s tough to convince people that the time and dedication that’s gone into their craft is really worth the added expense, but what you get for the extra cash is the care and knowledge that’s gone into what they do.

A mobile phone at close to £1000 for many is seen as a justifiable expense but who might then question why handmade soap is £2 more than supermarket own brand when it only costs £4 anyway. When you spend your money locally that money goes back to the local economy, to support your pub that brew their

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Rugby opportunity CLEVE Rugby Club are looking for new players to join their Colts side.

The club, based at the Hayfields in Mangotsfield, is looking for players of all abilities aged 16, 17 or 18 to join the side next season.

Cleve has three senior sides, a thriving minis and junior section, which includes age groups from under 6 to under 18s, and is also working to establish a women's side.

The club is always looking for new players from young beginners to first team seniors to take advantage of the facilities and coaching on offer at the Hayfields.

Director of rugby David Partington said: "In recent years we have had Ryan Davis, Chris Brooker, Redford Pennycook, Chevvy Pennycook, James Phillips, Jack Tovey, Harry Casson, Will Davis and Ryan Roach all go on to sign for

professional clubs.

“Our senior squad is heavily populated by players who have started their rugby careers as juniors at the club, and countless other players have gone on to enjoy rugby as members of other teams.

“We are looking to recruit Colts this season and want to be able to fulfil the ambitions of all players. We can offer the opportunity to progress to senior rugby, or simply enjoying being part of a team in the here and now.

“Cleve are an inclusive and friendly club, and we are always looking for new players and members to join us. Any new player, regardless of background, experience and ability are all very welcome from age 5 and upwards.”

Anyone who is interested in joining the colts should contact Gary Powell on 07487 544440 or Jason Beese on 07881

Cricket lessons YOUNGSTERS at Begbrook Primary Academy have been learning more about cricket thanks to members of a nearby club.

Stapleton Cricket Club staged an introductory cricket session for pupils in Year 2 at the school in Begbrook Drive.

Coaches Andy Chidgey and Ian Crawford joined with teachers to teach the children some of the basics of the game, including catching, throwing, bowling, batting and wicket-keeping.

Andy said: “The children threw themselves very enthusiastically into all of the activities and showed great manners and commitment throughout. From a coach’s perspective, it was excellent to see all the children having tons of fun and showing great hand-eye coordination and teamwork skills.

“We've had links with Begbrook for some years now, as part of our voluntary efforts to help promote cricket to the people around the community of Stapleton, and have seen a number of children and parents come to the cricket club to enjoy our lovely game.”

The club hopes to run further sessions at the school with some of the other age groups. There are also a number of different sessions for children and young people at the club, including the ECB's All stars programme, which sees around 60 children aged 5 to 7 taking part every Saturday morning.

The club runs junior sides from Under 9's through to Under 17's, who take part in the Bristol and District League and cup competitions, alongside its adult teams.

More information can be found on the club’s play cricket website stapleton.play-cricket.com.

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n NEWS ON a July evening in 1999, four enthusiastic friends and musicians gathered at the Cross Hands to sing and play some songs together. So began Folk Around Fishponds, which is still going strong and will celebrate its 20th birthday this July.

Folk Around Fishponds (FAF) is an acoustic folk club run by live music enthusiasts. "Folk" music can mean different things to different people, but basically FAF is a live music performing club with a foot firmly in the folk tradition. During an average evening, music played may range from traditional folk to blues, Americana, jazz, rock, pop covers, old faves, humorous songs and more.

Over the years, living up to its name, the club has at various times been held in a number of pubs in Fishponds - starting out in The Cross Hands, residing for a couple of lengthy spells at The Cross Keys, and also briefly flirting with The Portcullis and The Star. Autumn 2012 saw the club move back into The Cross Hands, in the very

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Most nights are “singers’ nights”, where anyone can turn

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up and play a couple of songs, but the club also has spotlight and special guest evenings on about 6 nights a year. A spotlight is where a club regular is invited to sing a few songs and on guest evenings there is a concert performance from a nationally known folk act. These have included Richard Digance, Ange Hardy, The Carrivick Sisters and Ewan McLennan.

FAF has been pleased to help local charities in recent years, raising money for St Peter’s Hospice and CLIC. In 2013 there was even a FAF CD featuring performances from club regulars, “Now That’s What I Call FAF”.

The profits from sales were donated to local music charities

Singing For The Brain and Music space.

To celebrate 20 years of FAF, there will be a special club evening on July 9th at the Cross Hands. This will feature founder members Richard Bond and Colin Owen (still club regulars) and Paul Mobey (making a special visit from his home in Birmingham). There will also be a tribute to the other founder member, Jonathan Davy, who is no longer with us.

Folk Around Fishponds meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month, upstairs at the Cross Hands, Fishponds at 8pm, entry £2. For more details please visit www.folkaroundfishponds.org. uk

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n SPORT

Boxers' six of the best BOXERS from a Fishpondsbased club came back from Europe’s largest boxing tournament with six medals.

Downend Boxing Club, based at the Harry Crook Centre in Hillfields, sent a ten-strong team to the Haringey Box Cup, held at Alexandra Palace in London.

The three-day tournament, held from June 14 to 16, was a great event for 17-year-old Taylor Andrews, who was successful in all three of his contests, including stopping a Canadian National Champion to take gold.

Five other boxers made it to the finals in their competitions: Jodie Horton, Sharaz Amin, Bailey Phillips and twin brothers Jake and Ben Demmery.

They all won their initial

bouts to face top quality opposition, including Bailey, who lost a split decision against a Canadian veteran of 100 contests, and Jake, who boxed the number 3-rated German

boxer at his weight.

Great developmental performances also came from Jack Oram and brothers Callum and Bradley Smith.

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coach Craig Turner said: “I am delighted.To attend and compete well at Haringey is something special but five silvers and a gold, against this level of opposition, is fantastic.”

Walking tennis has arrived!

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Walking tennis is being developed by tennis coach Pete Coniglio and Helen Abbott, the Bristol Open Court lead for the Lawn Tennis Association. Other walking sports have taken off nationally, and Pete and Helen are working to promote and develop the game, training coaches and leaders to deliver sessions.

Walking tennis is a slowed down version of the sport, with the same rules except for allowing a double bounce before a ball is returned and using slower balls. Among the clubs where the game is played is Downend & Frenchay Tennis Club in Common Mead Lane, Hambrook.

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n SPORT A TASTER bowls course at Page Park has proved a huge success with participants going on to play the sport more regularly.

A total of 24 people signed up for the six-week course, hosted

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