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Fishponds links with rainforest The chief of an Amazon rainforest tribe spoke via a live video link to campaigners in a Fishponds pub skittle alley. PAGE 17
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A FISHPONDS primary school has unveiled a new 'buddy bench' to help children learn about friendship. The bench at Minerva Primary Academy in Hillfields was carved by local sculptor Nick Cozens and funded by the Medlock Charitable Trust and The Friends of Minerva. Vice-principal Jen Shaw said: "The idea is simple – if a child feels lonely, they can sit on the bench as a signal that they need someone to play with. Another child will see them and will know, through pre-taught friendship bench social skills, to go and talk to them and invite them into their game." The bench was unveiled in May to mark National Mental Health Awareness Week and the theme of loneliness.
Pride and praise for Bristol Met INSPECTORS have praised a secondary school they say children are proud to attend. Education watchdog Ofsted says Bristol Metropolitan Academy in Snowdon Road is a good school overall, giving it an "outstanding" rating for leadership and management, and good ratings in all other areas.
The five-person Ofsted team visited the school over two days in March and its report, published in June, praised areas from the school's curriculum and careers advice to pupils' behaviour. The inspectors said: "Pupils are very proud of their school." Turn to Page 3
Free trials of electric bikes and Voi e-scooters are on offer as part of efforts to persuade residents to make a permanent switch away from car use. PAGE 13
Thanks for the memories A fascinating glimpse into life in Fishponds in 1935 has been revealed in an old newspaper that almost got thrown out. PAGE 23
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Driver jailed for M32 crash A DRIVER who ploughed into two pedestrians after running a red light, then caused a crash on the M32 in which three people were injured, has been jailed. Macauley Tomlinson fled from police responding to reports that a woman had been dragged into a car in Hotwell Road, shortly before midnight on April 30. A court heard he drove off at up to 80mph through the city centre, hitting two pedestrians as he drove on to St Augustine's Parade, after running a red light. One of them, a 19-year-old woman, was carried on the bonnet of his Ford Kuga car as Tomlinson swerved the car to try and throw her off as she clung to the windscreen wiper. She fractured her shin bone and her boyfriend, also 19, has been left with a facial scar. Tomlinson, aged 26, of Midsomer Norton, then drove on to the M32, where he hit speeds of up to 120mph and undertook a taxi on the hard shoulder between Eastville and Hambrook. A pursuing police car collided with the taxi, which overturned. Police said a 34-year-old male passenger was trapped in the taxi for two hours and is still recovering from serious injuries to his pelvis, hip and wrist, after two operations. His pregnant partner, who is 36, was also trapped in the car. A police spokesperson said: "We're relieved that she did not lose the pregnancy. She continues to suffer back pain." The taxi driver, a 38-year-old man, suffered whiplash and ongoing back pain. Tomlinson drove around the Avon Ring Road and was finally arrested on the Wellsway in Keynsham in the early hours of May 1, after police used a stinger to puncture his tyres. He was jailed for four years on May 31, after admitting two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. PC Andy Smetham said: "Tomlinson's actions changed everything for five innocent people: a couple who should be preparing for the arrival of their first child, teenagers who should be pursuing their university studies and a man who has lost his livelihood. "I hope this sentence will enable them to start rebuilding their lives." The incident was referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct because of police involvement in the collisions – the Avon and Somerset force has been directed to carry out its own investigation.
Indecent exposure in park POLICE want to speak to this man about an indecent exposure incident in Eastville Park. They say a man exposed himself in the park at about 4.45pm on Sunday May 8 and they are trying to trace the person in pictures they have obtained, who is white, about 20 years old and of slim build. At the time of the incident he was wearing a dark hooded top, shorts, sunglasses and black baseball cap. A spokesperson said officers "believe this to be an isolated incident". They have been touring the area to see if the man is local and have called on anyone who recognises him to call 101 and quote the crime reference number 5222 108 670.
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n NEWS From page 1 "The school’s curriculum inspires pupils’ ambitions for their future lives. "Leaders provide tailored careers guidance which helps pupils to decide their next steps. "Pupils understand what they need to achieve to access further education, apprenticeships and work." The inspectors said pupils, including those with special educational needs or disabilities, received a "good quality of education", and benefited from an ambitious and inclusive curriculum. They said: "They learn a range of subjects successfully and this prepares them for life beyond school. "Pupils have positive attitudes towards learning foreign languages such as
Inspectors praise ambition and harmony at school French, Spanish and German." Other areas of the curriculum highlighted were history and English, with "a whole-school approach to reading for enjoyment". The inspectors said pupils "have high aspirations and work hard to achieve well," adding: "There is a harmonious learning environment across the school. "Pupils behave well both in lessons and around the school. "There is rarely any disruptive behaviour in lessons. Pupils and staff have positive relationships. The vast majority of pupils are respectful and
IT'S not only inspectors who have praise for Bristol Metropolitan Academy – the school’s Eco Club has helped it to win the Eco-Schools Green Flag, an international accreditation recognising environmental action by young people, with merit. The club, which has been running for the last year, meets every week to look at all things environment and eco-friendly, and has just harvested the first of the strawberries (pictured) from its new allotment patch. Members are also growing potatoes. Club leader and science teacher Gwin Lloyd said: "We meet every Thursday after school to plant vegetables, flowers and even trees to make the school a greener place. We currently have plans for a pond and an outdoor classroom." The school is due to hold its first “Eco Day” on July 1, when produce grown on site will be used in the canteen.
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empathetic towards each other." The inspectors said that when bullying occurred it was addressed by staff and pupils "feel safe and cared for by staff". Along with good ratings for the school's quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and personal development categories, inspectors said the leadership of the school, under principal Cameron Shaw and the Cabot Learning Federation, was "outstanding". The report said: "Both trust and school leaders are passionate about the role of the curriculum in transforming the lives of pupils. This vision is shared by staff. "Leaders are relentless in pursuing the best quality provision for pupils." The inspectors recommended that the school improve its
strategy for helping pupils who struggle with reading, and ensure all pupils "gain an age-appropriate understanding of healthy relationships" in the personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) curriculum. The school, which has 1,056 pupils on its roll, retains the 'good' rating it received at its last two inspections in 2012 and 2017. Mr Shaw said: “We are of course delighted that Ofsted recognise that on a daily basis the quality of education provided to the students in our Academy is of a high standard. "We will use the feedback received from the inspection team to continue to develop our practice and ensure we are doing the very best for our local community.”
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n NEWS A COUNCILLOR is calling for licensing of rented homes and landlords to be extended to areas of Fishponds. Frome Vale ward councillor Amal Ali made the call after a developer converted a threebedroom family home in Pound Drive into a six-bed house in multiple occupation (HMO), with loft conversion, without waiting for planning permission. A total of 15 neighbours have objected to the plans, 14 of them residents of the residential culde-sac off Pound Lane, which is close to UWE's Glenside campus. They have told the city council that work on the conversion began as early as last November, well before a planning application was submitted in February. But while the planning application is still listed as "pending consideration" on the council's website, people have already moved in to the house, which was advertised for a monthly rental cost of £3,600 on an estate agent's website. Residents also told the council the application
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Amal Ali incorrectly stated that the house already had six bedrooms, when it had only three before work began – revised drawings were filed in May to show how it was originally set out. One resident told the council five out of 30 houses in the street had already been turned into HMOs, and another one would mean Pound Drive had double the 10% threshold set down in council policy.
The resident said the builder was acting on the principle that "it's better to get forgiveness than permission". Another said: "There are very few rentable family homes in the area. I know people who have been looking for over a year and have found nothing." Cllr Ali said there were already at least ten other HMOs within 100 metres of the site, and that the conversion would cause more noise and parking problems, and harm the character of the neighbourhood, making it more "studentorientated". She told the Voice: "We need more affordable homes across Bristol, and that includes more HMOs, but they need to be built in a way that creates mixed and balanced communities. "An over-saturation of HMOs in a particular area, and in this
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Dreaming of Shakespeare in the lido AN outdoor production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream has opened in Eastville Park. Launching, appropriately, the day after midsummer, Insane Root Theatre is taking over the lido every Tuesday to Saturday evening until August 20. The company says the production is "tailored to the site’s blend of Victorian crumbling lido, modern graffiti, and community spirit," adding: "Action will take place all around and amongst the audience, with integrated acapella harmonies, electronic sound, and dynamic, site-responsive design." In 2018 the Bristol-based theatre company previously staged Romeo and Juliet at the old swimming pool, which is now a garden after being bombdamaged in the Second World
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The Insane Root Theatre team at Eastville Park's old lido War. Insane Root co-founder and producer Justin Palmer said: "We’re absolutely thrilled to be bringing this timeless and universally entertaining production to Eastville Lido. "Having worked in this venue before, we are very excited to create an enchanting space and transport audiences throughout the summer into Shakespeare’s charming forest fairy world." The production features nine professional performers playing
multiple roles and has been adapted to run for an hour and 40 minutes. The show is being performed at 7.30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and twice a night, at 6pm and 8.30pm, on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Booking details and more information can be found online at insaneroot.org.uk. Anyone who is not online can call 07971 047388 for more information.
BRISTOL City Council has chosen 21 projects to go on to the next phase of its Future Parks scheme to involve businesses and community groups in running open spaces. The council said five commercial and 16 community projects had been chosen. But the authority has declined to say how many of them would be at Eastville Park, one of five places set to host Future Parks schemes. The Voice revealed last month that both the Friends of Eastville Park community hub and the Eastville Park Lido Steering Group outdoor pool bids had been chosen for the next stage. The council has chosen seven small-scale projects, eight six to nine-month projects and six oneyear projects. A spokesperson said it was working with the five commercial applicants to consider how their plans could be delivered and from July, it would do the same with community applicants.
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Christopher Walken in the bar of the Oldbury Court Inn, in a scene from The Outlaws Picture: BBC THE moment when Hollywood legend Christopher Walken visited a Fishponds pub to buy a gun can finally be revealed, as comedy drama series The Outlaws reaches a climax. The star of more than 100 movies, including Pulp Fiction, A View to a Kill and The Deer Hunter, which won him an Oscar, filmed the scene at the Oldbury Court Inn in July last year, drawing a crowd of onlookers outside. Although the first series was screened last year, locals wanting to see how the scene turned out have had to wait until the final episode of series two, as Bristol comedian Stephen Merchant's story of love, drugs and stolen money hurtles towards its conclusion. The final episode of The Outlaws is due to be screened on BBC One at 9pm on Sunday July 10, but is already available to watch on iPlayer for fans who are unable to wait any longer.
Party in the Ponds is back FISHPONDS' own free festival, Party in the Ponds, is making a comeback this year. Organisers are calling on Fishponds people to help make the event on Saturday September 3 a success by joining up as volunteer helpers, and for businesses to become sponsors or donate raffle prizes. First staged in 2016 as part of the city's Make Sunday Special programme, Party in the Ponds switched to Saturdays and drew big crowds to Fishponds Park. But the 2019 event was the last staged at the original site, after police and the council said it had become too big to hold there safely. A move to Vassalls Park was agreed, but the Covid pandemic meant the next two years were lost because of restrictions. This year's event will be staged on a field close to the children's play area and car park, near the Oldbury Court Road entrance. Gareth Edwards, from the organising committee, said the new site provides more space, including a new performance area for dancers, as well as the music stage. Already 12 acts have been signed up to play, including bands, choirs, dance groups and Bristol Met pupils. Stalls will serve food, from Jamaican and Mexican cuisine to vegan, popcorn, cakes and ice cream, as well as crafts. clothes and games. The event is being sponsored by Fishponds business Manor Scrap and supported by more than a dozen others. Organisers now need a team of around 25 volunteers to help set up and steward the event. To sign up as a volunteer email partyintheponds@gmail.com. Traders who want a stall at the event should email vendors. partyintheponds@gmail.com.
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Cannabis found after blaze
Picnic in the park RESIDENTS came out in force to celebrate the summer with a volunteer-run group bringing new life to Hillfields Park. The Hillfields Community Garden summer picnic on June 25 had games and activities, music from a samba band, singer and guitarist, dancing and storytelling, as well as a cake competition and a chance for people to sit, chat and relax. The event also raised more than £320 towards maintaining the garden and funding future events and group activities. Hillfields Community Garden was set up last year by four local women to build the garden, help people grow food together and connect with nature and each other. As well as planting in raised beds, wild flowers and trees for a community orchard have been planted, by members of the
The Hillfields Community Garden team at the summer picnic volunteer, gardening for wellbeing and wild women groups. There is also a mini explorers group for children. A group spokesperson said: "It was such an awesome day at the summer picnic! "Thanks to East Bristol Children's Centres, XR Samba South West & Music for Rebellion, Somerset Storyfest and Imayla CIC for bringing great music and entertainment,
thanks to all the amazing volunteers for helping to set up and run the event and massive thanks to everyone in the community who came along. "It was great to see everyone having a dance and enjoying themselves, we love bringing the community together." For more information about the group visit its Facebook page or hillfieldsgarden. fishpondsbristol.uk.
A CROP of cannabis plants was discovered after a fire broke out at a house in Eastville. Three crews of firefighters were called to Heath Street shortly after 8am on June 20. They had to close part of the street and nearby Stapleton Road, next to the M32 Eastville flyover, as a turntable ladder was brought in to help the efforts to extinguish the fire. While they were bringing the fire under control, cannabis plants were found and police were called in. A police spokesperson said: "The fire service advised us they discovered cannabis plants in the address. The plants have now been removed and enquiries into the incident are ongoing. "We assisted the fire service with traffic control while they dealt with the fire." An Avon Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said the blaze had been caused accidentally, by an electrical fault.
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Community marks platinum jubilee
SCHOOLS and community groups threw parties to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. It was a double celebration at the Barton Hill Rugby Club Charity Cafe in Duncombe Lane, Speedwell, as the jubilee coincided with celebrations to mark the latest fundraising milestone – raising the cash to help a tenth family with a disabled child to buy specialist equipment that would otherwise be out of reach. The charity cafe, which is entirely volunteer-run, opens each Monday and Wednesday, from noon until 3pm, and has raised more than £5,500 for mental health charity MIND alongside the medical equipment to improve children's lives. The venue was decorated with a patriotic theme and there was live music, a royal quiz and raffle, with pictures of the children the cafe has helped on display and
one of the families invited as guests of honour. Customer Sandra Toucan said: "I really enjoyed the celebration and am glad to be a part of this cafe." There was also a jubilee picnic on the playground at Minerva Primary Academy in Hillfields, held before the start of the half-term holidays. Children came to school wearing red, white and blue and created bunting and crowns. Vice-principal Jen Shaw said: "The playground was full of community spirit and smiles. "All the children and their families were invited to attend, along with the local residents, PCSOs and secondary school teachers from Bristol Brunel Academy." Across Bristol, 75 road closure orders were granted for street parties.
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Free travel trial as Clean Air Zone is delayed again THE launch of Bristol's Clean Air Zone is likely to be delayed again due to a “national issue with bus lanes”, according to the city’s mayor. In the meantime the council is encouraging people to switch to greener forms of transport with a raft of free "sustainable travel" initiatives, including free bus tickets and e-bike trials. The zone, where older, more polluting vehicles will face a daily charge of between £9 and £100 to enter central areas of the city, was originally due to come into force in October last year, but has faced repeated delays. The launch had been rescheduled for this summer, then September, but is now likely to be pushed back again, with no specific launch date confirmed. Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees said: "We have done everything we can in Bristol. "There has been a bit of an issue. A national change to bus lane regulations by the government has actually resulted in one of the suppliers of the implementation changing their work programme. So that’s a national issue that could result in some issues. “We’re going to get
some clarity for us on the consequences of this change. Physically and socially we’ve done what we can as a local authority, but we need the government to come through now.” Bristol City Council is legally required to introduce measures to cut harmful air pollution from vehicles driving in the city centre. In the meantime, people who live or work in the city are being offered free trials of different travel options to see if they could make a permanent switch. The scheme, announced on Clean Air Day, June 16, includes bike and e-bike trials, cycle training, Voi e-scooter credits, bus tickets and planning sessions with travel experts to help people explore all their options for regular journeys. They are being funded through £5.9 million from the government to promote "active travel". People can find out about the available offers at bristol.gov. uk/cleanairzone. Anyone who is not online can call 0117 903 6449 or write to Transport Engagement Team, PO Box 3399, Bristol, BS1 9NE. By Alex Seabrook, Local Democracy Reporting Service
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70th anniversary for Glenfrome THE Queen was not the only one celebrating a platinum jubilee this year. Glenfrome Primary School in Eastville is also marking the 70th anniversary of its foundation in 1952. Starting as a singleform entry school, Glenfrome now has 414 children aged form four to 11 years old on its roll, and Glenfrome Primary School pupils made was recently rated good by this giant 70, captured by a drone, as part inspectors from education of the anniversary celebrations. watchdog Ofsted. The school's former pupils include former England, Spurs and Bristol Rovers footballer Gary Mabbutt, Health Secretary Sajid Javid and ITV weather presenter Alex Beresford. A series of events is being held to mark the milestone anniversary at the school in Cottisford Road. A summer fair on June 18 saw many ex-pupils return to look round the school, to see how it had changed and view a display of old photos, record books and other archive material. Two members of staff who attended the school as pupils showed visitors round. A celebratory picnic was held on the school field, after children made bunting for decorations. A buffet and dance was being held on July 1 to raise money towards drainage work for one of the school playgrounds.
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Quarry House residents included in the Portraits of Care exhibition Pictures courtesy of Bristol Care Homes/Royal Photographic Society
Portraits of care RESIDENTS of a Fishponds care home have had their portraits taken for an exhibition to capture "meaningful moments" in their lives. Operator Bristol Care Homes worked with Bristol artist and photographer Colin Moody, the Royal Photographic Society, Arts Council England and the Quartet Community Foundation to create the exhibition, called Portraits of Care. People living at Quarry House in Adelaide Place are among those who had their photos taken by care home staff, who have been trained by Colin to capture images of a typical day in their lives for the project, timed to coincide with the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. Bristol Care Homes Chief Executive Richard Crocker said: "We are very grateful to be part of this ground-breaking project. "Caring for our residents is at the heart of everything we do, and this project has been a great opportunity to show in images the beautiful, meaningful moments residents get to live in our care homes." Royal Photographic Society CEO Evan Dawson said: "The care teams and older people have been brilliant and have clearly benefited in so many ways from their experiences, learning new skills too. The resulting photographs are powerful, moving and of a very high quality." The exhibition of 47 portraits launched on June 11 at the Royal Photographic Society at Paintworks in Arnos Vale, and can also be viewed online at rps.org/portraitsofcare. After the exhibition the portraits will be put up at the care homes.
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Fishponds' live link to Amazon THE chief of an indigenous Amazon rainforest tribe talked to Fishponds residents about his fight for the environment – via a live video link to a pub's skittle alley. Chief Almir Narayamoga Surui and his wife and fellow activist Ivaneide spoke via Zoom to a meeting organised by the People’s University of Fishponds, at the Star on Fishponds Road. The Surui tribe are working to reforest vast areas of illegallydestroyed rainforest in Brazil's Rondonia state. The link with the Surui and Thomas Pizer, who leads Aquaverde, an organisation helping indigenous Amazon people, was set up by Fishponds environmental campaigner Sally Ridley, who has known them since 2005. It marked the launch of a project called With Love From Fishponds, which aims to raise £5,000 so the Surui can plant 400 trees in their rainforest. Almir and his tribe will name this
Kerry McCarthy, Lorraine Francis, Kate Brooks and Sally Ridley at the Amazon link part of their reforestation project the Fishponds Forest and it will be mapped on Google Earth. Sally said: “It was incredible to have Almir, Ivaneide and Thomas take the time to speak to us all. This link between our communities will help to offset the huge amount of carbon produced on Fishponds Road and the wider area, and this meeting saw the launch of a very exciting and on-going partnership with the Surui. "Nothing could be more
important to the world's climate stability than saving vital rainforests – the lungs of our planet – and the Surui act as guardians of their forest, protecting it for all our futures." Among those at the Star on May 29 were Bristol East MP Kerry McCarthy and Eastville ward city councillor Lorraine Francis. Donations to the project can be made online at justgiving. com/crowdfunding/with-lovefrom-fishponds
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Kerb crawler banned from Eastville streets A MAN who was convicted of paying a woman for sex has been banned from a large part of Eastville for the next three years. Tom Bright, aged 57, was found guilty of a charge of soliciting prostitution at Bristol Magistrates’ Court in relation to an incident in Stapleton Road, Easton, in November of last year. Police said Bright, of Cotham, had a history of 'kerb crawling' - approaching women on the street to pay for sex – and had "failed to learn his lesson" after previous punishments. Officers applied for a criminal behaviour order (CBO) to ban him from three areas of the city, including the stretch of Fishponds Road from the Muller Road junction to Stapleton Road. The order also bans him from all the streets leading off Fishponds Road, and other nearby roads including East
Park, Greenbank View and Robertson Road. Bright has also been banned from Stapleton Road in Easton and St Paul's around Portland Square and Brunswick Square for three years. He was previously been banned from the same areas of the city in 2015, after committing similar offences. PC Tina Newman said: “Kerb crawling is illegal. Not only does it often take advantage of vulnerable people, it is also extremely anti-social and significantly impacts on the quality of life of those who live and work in the area. “Tom Bright has a history of such criminality and while his previous CBO had a really positive impact on his behaviour at the time, he has failed to learn his lesson and has since been caught reoffending.
“Should he be sighted in the areas shown on the map he could be arrested regardless of whether he is committing any other offences at the time.” Eastville's police neighbourhood team recently said that they continue to receive reports of street prostitution on and around Fishponds Road and would continue to make it a priority, working with residents and a specialist team. A statement on the team's page on the police website said: "Although we have made significant inroads, this will be a project which will require longterm work. "Please contact us if you have any information you think would be useful or would like to talk more about this priority. "Members of the team will be joining our dedicated sex work team on their patrols over the
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Award for special school A SPECIAL school based in Hillfields has become the first to be awarded the Healthy Schools Mental Health and Wellbeing Specialist Award. Briarwood School, which has its primary and post-16 departments in Briar Way, has pupils aged from three to 19 with severe and profound learning difficulties, complex needs, autism and sensory impairment. The school signed up for the Healthy Schools programme, a national drive to protect and improve health and well-being. The award scheme encourages taking a "whole school approach" to improving the mental health and well-being of all pupils and staff, supporting those most at risk. Briarwood began by completing the Healthy Schools essential award, which covers areas including healthy eating, dental hygiene, staying active and mental health. Staff re-evaluated the curriculum to "embed" opportunities to learn about and improve healthy living. The award judges highlighted the school's good practice in areas including anti-bullying, staff well-being, hearing pupils' voices and respecting rights. Briarwood then moved on to complete the specialist award, with key members of staff given mental health first aid training, and regular support and supervision available to all pupils and staff. Assistant head teacher Tina Oram said: "The award recognised the work Briarwood is doing in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of all of its community. "School experience has an important influence over a young person’s mental health. Schools are in a good position to support children and young people to understand how they can look after their own mental health and well-being. School staff are also in a good position to identify pupils who need more support."
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n FRIENDS OF EASTVILLE PARK EASTVILLE Park is a wonderful green space to enjoy at any time of the year, but especially more so during the warm summer months. It is a space where local residents and visitors can share the beautiful surroundings alongside nature. Friends of Eastville Park Nature Sub-group was established a few years ago to share ideas and visions to help nature continue to thrive in the park. Early focal points for the group were the Redhill Drive and Everest Road fields, which provide valuable habitats for butterflies, insects and other creatures. The group liaised with the council to introduce a rotational cutting regime there, ensuring that the whole habitat is not cut completely at any one time, enabling our wonderful creatures to complete their life cycles. Although there may be occasions when some areas look 'untidy', with long grasses, rest assured that this is not neglect but part of a management plan. Nature doesn't do 'tidy' very much…it’s not in its nature! But one thing we can be sure of is that without nature, the park wouldn’t exist, and neither would
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Suicide prevention: from silence to action I'VE recently been to the Glenside Hospital Museum in Blackberry Hill, to discuss how we can secure its future and expand its work. If you haven’t been, it’s well worth a visit, with fascinating displays on the history of mental health treatment in Bristol, which was something of a pioneer in this field. We’ve come a long way since the Bristol Lunatic Asylum was established in 1861, but sadly mental health treatment still leaves a lot to be desired, with far too many people not being able to get the help they need when they need it. At worst, and tragically, this can lead to people feeling there is no way out, other than to take their own lives. The latest Coroner’s statistics show that a record 4,820 people died by suicide last year. The Government has failed to meet its target, set in 2012, of reducing suicides by
10%. In May I hosted an event, Suicide: Breaking the Silence, which brought together politicians, CALM (the Campaign Against Living Miserably) and Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris of Joy Division/New Order, on the 42nd anniversary of the suicide of their bandmate, Ian Curtis. I hope the amazing attention this event received, from Channel 4 News to the NME, will provide a spur to action. With the pandemic and now the cost-of-living crisis taking its toll on people’s mental health, I raised this with Boris Johnson at Prime Minister’s Questions, asking him to support Labour’s pledge to provide mental health treatment within a month for anyone who needs it. I also secured a debate in Parliament, in which I argued for a focus on preventing suicide among high-risk groups (like
middle-aged men), groups where suicide rates are low but rising (like children and young people) and groups attracting public concern (like students which is, sadly, still an issue for us in Bristol). Funding helplines, restricting access to the means people use to attempt suicide and cracking down on websites that encourage suicide and self-harm will all help save lives. We also need to think about long-term approaches to addressing risk factors, including addictions, adverse childhood experiences, poverty and trauma. I know that suicide is complex. No two deaths are the same, and we won’t be able to prevent each crisis overnight. But I do feel the less we shy away from talking about suicide, the quicker we can act and the more lives we can save. The Government is currently consulting on a suicide
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n HISTORY Mike Jempson discovers what was going on in 1935 through the pages of an old Evening Post NOT everything found in a museum stays in a museum. A bag of tattered old newspapers destined for the bin proved to be a revelation about life as she was lived in these parts ninety years ago. Back then the broadsheet Evening Post had a much grander role. The front page lead of its 6.30pm edition on Friday 25 January 1935, ’57 MISSING IN U.S. LINER DISASTER’, told in detail of the sinking of The Mohawk off the New Jersey coast. The only local story on the front page, headlined ‘Killed in a Storm’, told of an unnamed middle-aged women who had lost her life that very afternoon crossing Filton Road near Horfield Barracks. Identified in the STOP PRESS as Mrs Emma Hodgetts from a lodging house in Lamb Street, St Judes, she was ’thought to have been temporarily blinded by the violence of [a hail] storm. The driver of the motor car made a desperate swerve to avoid her.’ Fishponds news stories were similarly grim. An inquest report into the apparent suicide of Mrs Emily Bussell of 9 Downend Road, described how two boys out fishing had found her body in a disused railway cutting between Hanham Deep Pit and Speedwell Pit in St George. In the ‘Hatched, Matched and Despatched’ column, Emily’s death was mourned by husband Harry and her children, one of whom was in the USA. Emma Amelia Booth of 512 Fishponds Road is also remembered by her husband Arthur.
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Top table at the Fishponds British Legion dinner at the Cadena cafe By extraordinary coincidence, under the headline ‘Sequel to Fishponds Fatality’, another inquest recorded an open verdict on the death of 73 year old Mrs Caroline Bussell of Stonebridge Park. She had been knocked down on 7 January by a car traveling at 25 miles an hour partly on the tram tracks along the Fishponds Road. It was claimed there was a ‘black patch’ on the road caused by lights from nearby shops, and that Mrs Bussell had walked into the side of the car with her head down. She suffered multiple injuries and died the following week in the Royal Infirmary. Although the offside windscreen had shattered and the direction indicator was broken, the driver was not called to give evidence. On a jollier note there was a picture and a report of the annual
dinner of the rapidly expanding Fishponds Branch of the British Legion. Attended by some 250 people, it was held at the Cadena Cafe in Wine Street. A Fishponds club was looking for someone to teach five men how to play the piano accordion, and a reveller from Tudor Road, Easton was looking for a black velvet cape lost between the Fishponds Lido and the White Swan the previous Saturday. Meanwhile Fishponds Wheelers Cycling Club were planning a Sunday outing to Seend. A nostalgic account of a walk across Purdown from Horfield mentioned the loss of a beech wood cut down to make rifle stocks during the Crimean War, and reminded readers of a time when there were no ‘tea houses’ to take refreshments. Instead
cottages would advertise ‘hot water supplied’ to let walkers know the they could picnic in the garden and borrow cups. The walker refers to the establishment of the Stoke Park Colony at the base of the hill ‘an admirable site for such an institution’, and to the expansion of the Mental Hospital and and Poor Law Institution. For those intent on more sedentary entertainment for the weekend there was plenty to choose from. It was pantomime time with ‘Dick Whittington’ at the Prince’s Theatre, and ‘Jack and Jill’ at the Theatre Royal. Colston Hall’s Little Theatre had ‘The Lake’. Bristol boasted at least 25 cinemas, all showing different double bills, except the Vandyke in Fishponds. Its main feature was the crime thriller ‘What Happened Then’ but the ‘B’ movie ‘The Romantic Age’ had top billing at The Park. There were plenty of dances. Harry Weston and his Orchestra were playing at a Select Dance for the East Bristol Cricket Club in St Mary’s Parish Hall, Fishponds, and Freddie Williamson and his Ambassadors were providing the music at the Alcove Lido. But the big political meeting of the day was to be at the Colston Hall that evening. Winston Churchill MP, then Chancellor of Bristol University, had arrived by train to address an India Defence League meeting opposing Indian independence. Tickets were on sale from 6d (less than 3p) to 2/6d (12.5p). * Glenside Hospital Museum is open from 10 - 1 on Wednesdays and 10-4 on Saturdays. www. glensidemuseum.org.uk
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AN ART exhibition exploring mental health care is now showing at Glenside Hospital Museum in Fishponds. The Looking to the Light exhibition is organised by arts charity Outside In, which recruited ten artists to look at the museum's psychiatric hospital collection. Museum curator and tutor Stella Man said: "The theme ‘Looking to the Light’ was inspired by the patient Charles West, photographed in 1897 at Bristol’s mental hospital, and the stained glass windows depicting saints and healing that bathe the Museum in coloured light." The artists studied aspects of the museum and its history from a padded room to use of mosquitoes in treatments. The exhibition runs until October 2 and is open during the museum's opening hours: on Wednesdays from 10am-1pm and Saturdays from 10am-4pm. A £5 ticket for two provides entry to the whole museum, including the exhibition, which was supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, John Ellerman Foundation and the Art Fund.
POLICE are trying to trace a man who punched through a car window after confronting a group of people outside a Fishponds pub. Officers say an "intoxicated man" was reported being "verbally aggressive" in Beechwood Road, outside the Old Post Office. A police spokesperson said: "The man punched the rear window of one of the group’s vehicle, a black Mercedes A Class, causing it to smash." Police released a CCTV picture of a man they want to speak to in connection with the incident. They say he is white, of large build, with black facial hair, and was wearing a black baseball cap with a logo on the front at the time of the incident, on May 7 at around 9pm. Anyone who recognises him should call 101 and quote the crime reference number 5222 108 106.
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Wendy's garden opens Food club shares the strain A NEW garden has been opened at Chester Park Junior School in memory of a member of staff who changed more than 1,000 children's lives for the better. The memorial garden is a tribute to Wendy Walker, who was a learning support assistant at the school from 2007 until she died in 2020. During that time she helped more than 1,000 pupils. Chester Park Federation head teacher Mike McNama said: "Wendy specialised in speech and language support and her skills in this area made a significant difference to the pupils she supported in developing their speech. "She was incredibly patient with pupils, and these were often the pupils with the highest needs. "When Wendy would come to classrooms to support children they would run to her with smiles on their faces. "The garden looks incredible and has come about due to the hard work of our school gardening team. "Wendy’s Garden was opened with members of her family present. "The garden is a lovely place for the children to enjoy outdoor learning."
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A NEW project based at Eastville Park will support people who need some help to reduce their food bills. The Eastville Park FoodClub will be open every Friday to provide access to surplus items from supermarkets and manufacturers, shared via food redistribution charity FareShare and the Friends of Eastville Park. Based at the Eastville Park Community Hub in the park's Nissen Hut, the FoodClub will be open to people who live within 1.2km (three-quarters of a mile) of Eastville Park's boundary. A spokesperson for the group said: "Every Friday, we will be open between 12.30 and 2.30pm. Bring a regular size shopping bag with you and, for £3.50 you’ll leave with a bag full of items that would normally cost £15-£20. "There will be a selection of fresh and packaged food, including some chilled items each week but we don’t get to know in advance what’s coming so there’ll be nice surprises when you turn up! "We’re really looking forward to opening our doors to our local community and offering support to those who need it most. The club will be staffed entirely by volunteers and we’re really keen to see it grow to meet an ever-increasing demand for help with shopping bills. We will be open throughout the year and look forward to seeing you at the Nissen Hut soon!" To join people need to come to a Friday session with evidence of their address, register and pay a £1 annual membership fee. Members can then use the club from the following week onwards. The club opens for membership on Friday July 1, with the first collection day a week later on July 8. For more details email eastvilleparkfoodclub@gmail.com or call 07591 748548.
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n PLANNING MATTERS WITH CHRIS GOSLING ASK any builder if they would like to convert a building and the answer will probably be a question: Why can’t I knock it down and build a replacement instead? This is a perfectly reasonable question. A new build is something you have control of from the ground up. You can ensure the walls intersect at 90 degrees, insulation can be incorporated, the materials required can be accurately estimated and so on. The alternative can be difficult, call for specialised labour, require compromises and there can be a whole world of unknowns which affect the budget and deadlines. But now look at it in terms of the resources that are required: demolition, while creating a clean slate, also creates waste to be removed and ideally salvaged in some form, if not damaged beyond repair. That is not very efficient. Then we come to the process of creating the new building materials and the carbon cost of that, from running furnaces to the polluting side-effects
Old versus new of manufacturing, and the transportation cost of getting the materials from factory to depot to site. Again, not very efficient. Although the government is committed to reducing carbon use, recent permitted development rights do not appear to have taken this into account. Being able to knock down buildings and replace them without the need for planning permission takes the potential ‘recycling’ of buildings completely out of the equation. Indeed, if you were looking to change the use of a building it may make more economic sense to knock it down and start from scratch. Yet the government also wants to see the creation of highly skilled and highly paid jobs. Requiring the upgrading of existing buildings could provide a reason to create many of them. Then there is the aesthetic argument. The existing buildings in our urban landscape define it, add variety and help us discern
the history of a place, be it a historic town centre, an ancient church or a 1930’s parade of shops. They can add colour as well as character to the townscape. Original farm buildings are often retained and converted to pubs to serve new housing estates, as they are distinctive and easily recognised. I suspect that just about anyone would be concerned at replacing a thatched house with a modern one, albeit with a more easily-maintained roof. As is often the case in planning, there are two sides to the story. Insisting that buildings can only ever be converted can also backfire, if, for instance, they are built of materials which leave the conversion under-insulated or unable to be brought up to modern standards. Those kinds of issues are often resolved through Building Regulations, and often at great cost. Next month there is an
announcement scheduled on the reform of planning. After complicating many matters in the name of simplification, I would argue that it is long past time for a full overhaul of permitted development rights, with coherent justification for them – or for some tactical U-turns. I will not be holding my breath, though. Chrisgoslingplanning@gmail.com
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Frontline crews and chiefs honoured MEMBERS of the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity critical care team are among the serving frontline members of the emergency services, prison services and Armed Forces who have been awarded Platinum Jubilee Medals. To be eligible for a medal, crews had to have been in paid or voluntary service, dealing with emergencies, for five or more years. GWAAC specialist paramedic in critical care Fleur Mosley said: "I was really honoured and excited to receive my medal, James Yates with his which commemorates such a special and Jubilee Medal momentous occasion." Avon and Somerset's chief constable and the area's former chief fire officer are among those recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for the Platinum Jubilee. Sarah Crew, who was appointed Avon and Somerset's first woman chief constable last November, has been awarded a Queen’s Police Medal for her commitment and dedication to improving the policing response to rape and serious sexual offences, an area where she is the national policing lead, and improve policing in the region. Former Avon Fire & Rescue Service chief fire officer Mick Crennell was awarded the Queen’s Fire Service Medal for distinguished service in recognition of his 30-year career as a firefighter, which included five years in charge of the region's fire service.
HEALTH leaders have been urged to take another look at opening a minor injuries unit at Cossham Hospital. More than 2,000 people petitioned the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group to fill a gap in services in the area, which currently leaves people with minor injuries having to travel to Southmead Hospital, the Bristol Royal Infirmary or Yate. The petition was rejected in April by the CCG, which said staffing shortages meant it would not consider opening an MIU at the hospital in Lodge Road. The governing body said the idea "did not form part of the CCG's urgent care strategy" and "would not be something the CCG would want to consider at this stage". At a South Gloucestershire Council health scrutiny committee on June 8, Kingswood councillor Andrea Reid said: “This minor injuries unit is long-promised and not delivered. "The CCG has now met to consider the petition. People responded in their thousands to this petition, and yet the CCG decided that no debate was necessary. This is needed to tackle health inequalities, which are widening in our communities. “How on earth do they feel this shapes better health? There was no serious consideration given. "I’m staggered and I’m fuming that people are being expected to go out to Yate as their nearest port of call if there is an accident in the family. "There aren’t adequate transport links at the minute: we know we’re struggling with the bus providers. It’s appalling.” By Alex Seabrook, Local Democracy Reporting Service
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Some common complaints CHIROPRACTORS can help with all sorts of common health problems and ailments – even the ones you probably thought we had no interest in! When I was pondering what to talk about with you this month, it occurred to me that I have seen a lot of ‘classic cases’ recently, so I thought I’d share some of them with you. These involve areas of general health and well-being. It’s clear that patients, GPs and other healthcare professionals are often unaware that chiropractors can get great results with these problems – as well as all the other aspects of health and fitness we deal with. So here goes… Headaches Let’s start with a classic problem most of us have suffered with from time to time – headaches. While we have all had a headache before, some poor patients suffer
more than others. On a regular basis, patients come to see me about something completely different and only mention their headaches in passing. Many headaches, including migraines, stem from problems in the neck involving the joints, muscles and nerves. Chiropractors are very well placed to use our hands-on care, exercise prescription and daily living advice to help you reduce or even eliminate this problem. Some headaches can arise from complications with your jaw. If you suffer with headaches but also have a ‘clicky’ jaw or uneven bite, it’s possible that the two are linked and can be easily treated.
to pain in the outside of the elbow, often caused by gripping, twisting or repetitive movements like tennis or guitar playing. Often, we can help tennis elbow by simply identifying the cause and taking appropriate steps to prevent repeats in the future. However, that may not be enough to get rid of the current painful symptoms. A common treatment plan would include soft tissue work, gentle elbow manipulation, laser or shockwave therapy and kinesiotaping – which allows the free flow of blood and lymphatic fluid to cleanse and heal the inflammation – to protect the elbow between appointments. In these cases, it’s also important to check for any neck involvement.
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Slipped discs & trapped nerves Technically, health professionals would call these disc bulges, herniations or radiculopathies, although most people might refer to them as slipped discs and trapped nerves. They commonly happen in the neck, giving arm pain, or in the lower back, resulting in leg pain. Rarely, they can occur in the thoracic spine – that’s the bit where your ribs attach. The most important thing is, these need to be diagnosed correctly with a thorough history and neurological exam. Chiropractors are trained in doing this so are well placed to diagnose trapped nerves from disc injuries. When radiculopathies (trapped nerves) are suspected, an MRI scan will confirm the cause, which is often a disc injury. I have seen other rarer causes including cysts, spurs and infections, so it can be helpful to rule these out. Disc injuries can be extremely painful especially when they trap a nerve, so we will often co-manage patients with their GP for pain relief. We would teach them how to manage at home with techniques to sleep, stand and sit without pain. Then we explain how they can self-manage their condition alongside the care we provide. The number one treatment for discs is distraction or traction of the area with followup treatments of laser, soft tissue work and other gentle therapies. Patients often enjoy this treatment as it can give short-
At the moment, I’m treating about five or six of these painful injuries each week. This is an extremely common condition that relates
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term pain relief quite quickly. It is important to understand two things with disc injuries. First, research shows that even a significant disc injury can be improved with traction, exercise and conservative care 80% of the time. Otherwise, more invasive treatments may be needed, including injections or surgery. Second, disc injuries don’t just ‘pop’ back in, they take time to heal. This can take from weeks to months but with steady, conservative treatment you will have a better chance of avoiding surgery, dramatically reducing recuperation and disability time. Policeman’s heel These are also known as heel bruises. They cause extremely annoying pains underneath the heel and are different to plantar fasciitis, which inflicts pain more in the arch. Policeman’s heel is often caused by inappropriate footwear, being overweight, walking barefoot on hard floor, or even a small stone in your shoe – which is what the pain then feels like! The ‘fix’ involves one of my favourite treatment techniques, where we tape the heel so tightly that it creates a clever cushion underneath to take the pressure off the site of pain. The taping normally lasts 3-5 days and, all being well, we repeat it for around 3 weeks to give the heel bruise time to recover. Then ‘voila’, the heel pain has gone!
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n SPORT AFTER a break of two years due to the pandemic, the Bristol Box Cup took place at Ashton Gate Stadium. Organised by Hillfields-based Downend Boxing Club, the event took place over the weekend of June 11-12 and was dedicated to the memory of Bristol boxing stalwart Jim Hill. Teams from all over the UK, Ireland and Croatia took part in the competition, with classes for male and female boxers born between 2008 and 2010. In total, 87 contests took place in front of a large audience, including former Commonwealth Bantamweight champion Ash Lane and former WBC World super middleweight champion Glenn Catley. Representing Downend were 10 year olds Lacey Holloway and Kadon Smith, Charlie Bell (11), and Elijah Sanchez and Tommy Pring (both 12). Lacey was named best female boxer of the tournament, first winning her semi-final after catching Lexi Bradley from Trojan with a straight right hand, prompting the referee to halt the
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The Downend Boxing Club team contest after a protection count, then beating Darcie Evans of Black Country on a unanimous decision in the final, boxing cleverly to avoid her opponent's strong attacks. Kadon faced Tobari Poplin of Black Country in a special contest. Knocking down his opponent in the second round, Kadon dealt with an excellent
comeback to take a unanimous decision from the judges. Charlie's brave effort against the talented Hayden Field of Didcot in his semi-final was halted following a protection count with seconds to go in the last round, after the Downend boxer had recovered from a shaky start to take the second round. Elijah took to the ring in determined mood for his semifinal against Reuben Simons of Treforest. Powerful shots from the first bell brought two protection counts, before the referee called a halt in the final round in favour of Elijah. The final was an amazing contest against Charlie Farrow of Newham. Both boxers were not giving any ground, in a furious pace from first bell to last. It was not to be for Elijah on this occasion, the judges giving
the win to Charlie. Tommy's final was against National Irish champion Sean Kelly, who was unbeaten in 12 contests. The Wexford boxer came straight at Tommy, who met the attacks with straight punches and fast movement, setting a clash of styles. Sean knew that bit more, and took the decision and the trophy as best International boxer of the tournament. But Tommy closed his first season of competitive boxing having achieved a regional title, National semi-final and first international bout in just eight contests! Organiser Jo Turner said: "It was hard work but thanks to the voluntary officials and Downend Boxing team, the event was a massive success." Craig Turner
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n MEET THE FROME VALE NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE TEAM to discuss any crime or antisocial behaviour issues you have, at Coffee#1, 784 Fishponds Road, 10am-noon. July 16 n POP-UP CAFE, EASTVILLE PARK COMMUNITY HUB, 10-2pm. More details at the Friends of Eastville Park Facebook page July 19 n FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL SUMMER GALA, festivalstyle event showcasing performing arts students' work, with market stalls and BBQ. Free entry, all welcome: gates open at 5.45pm. To book a stall, email admin@fairfield. excalibur.org.uk – places are limited. July 19 n DOWNEND GARDENING IN RETIREMENT CLUB, 10.15am at the Assembly Hall, Salisbury Road, Downend. Non Members welcome, £3 including tea/coffee.
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Patient group needs your voice A VOLUNTEER group providing a voice for GP patients needs new members. The independent Fishponds Family Practice Patient Participation Group advises doctors on patients' experience, interests and concerns and provides feedback on procedures and plans, to help improve services and facilities at the Beechwood Road surgery. Vice-chair Simon MacSorley said: "Although our members are enthusiastic and committed, we are acutely aware that we are not a very diverse group and not representative of the rich diversity of the Fishponds area or the wider patient group, hence we are looking for new members to help us. We are particularly keen to talk with members of underrepresented groups who are patients of the practice." Email contact ffp.ppg@gmail.com for more information.
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