Frome Valley Voice July 2021

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Flying the flag Tyrone's rise

A FOOTBALL manager has told how he helped future England star Tyrone Mings rediscover his love of the game at Yate Town PAGE 7

Help the river

PEOPLE living near the river Frome are being asked to become 'citizen scientists' and help check the quality of the water.

PAGE 9 WINTERBOURNE dancer Yasmin Davis has been picked to represent Team England in two categories in the Dance World Cup. Full story: Page 3.

Covid warning as young are hit MORE than 700 pupils at the area's biggest school had to self-isolate as the new variant of COVID-19 spreads among the young.

All students in Years 9 and 10, at least 100 from years 7, 8 and 12, plus a small number of staff at Winterbourne Academy were told to stay at home at the end of June.

There have been 31 positive cases in the school since students returned after May half term.

It comes as South Gloucestershire's most senior health official warned that hospital admissions could start to increase as the virus spreads among the unvaccinated.

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Tribute to Kev

A RUGBY club has paid tribute to one of its best-loved characters, who has died after a long illness.

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Covid warning as young are hit From page 1 Dave Baker, the chief executive of the Olympus Academy Trust, which runs Winterbourne Academy, said: “There has been ongoing dialogue with the public health team and local authority and all action has been based on their guidance, including the re-introduction of face coverings in school last week. It has been very challenging.

"This is a pattern replicated in other schools and Trusts across the area.”

Pupils at home are attending lessons which are provided online via Microsoft Teams.

Year 10 students were due back on July 2, with Year 9 returning on July 5.

The school had closed the year groups as a precautionary measure in the hope of reducing the risk of the virus spreading.

Head teacher Jason Beardmore said: “Some parents subsequently contacted us about social gatherings which had taken place out of school, and we used this as part of our tracking process.

"We have an excellent rapport with our parents and they continue to be extremely supportive and communicative – I want to thank them for working with us on this.

“In conjunction with the South Glos case management team and after consulting with Olympus Academy Trust, we took the decision to close the bubbles promptly in order to minimise further transmission, maintain safe staff-student ratios and focus on a consistent model of lesson delivery.”

The school’s experience has been that pupils affected only have a mild illness, but Mr Beardmore describes transmission rates as ‘high locally’, and is encouraging parents to support children with home testing so that it’s possible for him to spot patterns and respond effectively.

COVID-19 case rates in the Winterbourne area rose by 775% in the week to June 24, rising from just four cases to 35.

In Frampton Cotterell over the same period, the number of confirmed cases rose from three to 21, while in Charfield, Wickwar & Iron Acton cases rose from two to four.

The Office for National Statistics' Pucklechurch & Westerleigh area, which includes Coalpit Heath, recorded 17 new cases, unchanged on the number a week earlier.

The wider context for young people in the area currently is that most new cases are in younger people aged 10-24.

South Gloucestershire Council public health director Sara Blackmore told members of the council’s health and well-being board that they those affected are ‘largely unvaccinated’, and although there are ‘very few’ hospitalisations at present, she expects them to increase in the coming weeks.

She said: “We will see a lag in the data, so most likely – as we’ve started to see our rates increase in the last week – in the next couple of weeks, we may well see an increase in hospitalisations locally.

“Clearly that mirrors what’s happening nationally and is something for us to keep a close eye on.”

South Gloucestershire has revised its Local Outbreak Management Plan in response to the recent rise in covid cases, identified as the start of a third wave.

Ms Blackmore said the response was to address the increase in numbers rather than any “variants of concern”, in line with the national response.

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Dancers are ready to represent England MEMBERS of a Winterbournebased dance school are celebrating call-ups to represent their country at the Dance World Cup. REDDS dance school, which trains at Winterbourne Community Centre in Watleys End Road, is sending a team of ten to the re-scheduled event.

Yate Academy pupil Yasmin Davis, 13, who lives in Winterbourne, qualified in 2019 for last year's Dance World Cup, which was due to be held in Italy, in the street solo and a commercial solo categories.

But the coronavirus pandemic meant the event was postponed to this year.

It was set to be held in Spain but a change of plans meant that the event was being relocated to Telford in Shropshire, where it will take place from August 9.

With some students unable to train, slots opened up for places on Team England in certain

The REDDS acro team

categories.

REDDS (Rhythm, Energy, Dance, Drama & Singing) principal Erin Cacacie said: "We had a week to enter a videosubmitted routine to go before the Team England Judges.

"We qualified for a routine in

the mixed ages small group acro routine, which combines dance and gymnastics.

"However, it's not like gymnastics, where its performed on a sprung floor, its still performed on a dance stage floor, which is hard, so our girls need

to be trained to be able to power the tricks and land through their feet and body taking the impact of the trick."

The REDDS students going to the finals to perform that acro team routine are Libby Smith Robinson, 18, of Warmley, Molly Mason, 17, of Yate, Alice Sheppard, 14, of Yate, Lola Sady, 14, of Yate, Eve Chilcott, 14, of Winterbourne, Lana Grice, 12, of Winterbourne, Darcy Roberts, 12, Maya-Louise Fraser, 13 and Lexie Jessup, 10, all of Yate.

Erin said: "It's extremely exciting and really gives them something to focus on, given the year we have all had.

"We almost did an entire year of dance classes on Zoom and weren't able to do any acro because of spaces in our homes, so this is just fantastic.

The Dance World Cup will combine the 2020 and 2021 competitions and run from August 9 to 20.

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Learn lessons from Winterbourne View PEOPLE with learning difficulties are dying more than 20 years younger than the rest of the population, exactly a decade on from the Winterbourne View scandal.

Healthwatch South Gloucestershire, which was set up in the wake of a BBC Panorama expose in 2011, into appalling systematic abuse at the hospital in Hambrook, says the risk of dying unnecessarily from treatable conditions remains far too high.

Only 36 per cent of those with learning difficulties are estimated to take up their annual GP health check-up.

The group has launched a checklist to encourage more people to attend the appointments in a bid to improve life expectancies.

Horrifying Panorama footage showed disabled people repeatedly being pinned down, slapped, taunted, teased and dragged into showers while fully clothed.

Eleven staff were prosecuted, although it was reported this week that families of those who were placed at Winterbourne View Hospital claim abuse continues in similar facilities.

After the scandal, the Government brought in the Transforming Care programme with an aim to significantly reduce the number of people with a learning disability or autism admitted to hospitals and assessment and treatment units.

Healthwatch South Gloucestershire area manager Vicky Marriott said: “Local Healthwatch was formed as a response to the Transforming Care report by the Department of Health after the shocking details about care at Winterboune View emerged.

“So it is especially sad to learn that people with learning disabilities are still in inappropriate care settings across the country."

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Upgrade for garden A FRAMPTON Cotterell preschool has revamped its outdoor space after two years of fundraising.

A £5,000 grant from Frampton Parish Council added to more than £1,000 raised by families and supporters of Crossbow Preschool.

The coronavirus pandemic put a stop to some of the group’s traditional fundraising activities, and with the usual Halloween Disco and Christmas Bazaar cancelled, its committee had to come up with some new ideas.

A fairy trail and an Easter trail laid out around the village for families to follow were very successful and raised over £1,000, and the parish council came to the rescue by awarding a grant for £5,000.

Preschool manager Megan Symonds said: "We wanted to make our garden exciting and engaging so that the children are able to lead their own learning through play and exploration all year round, no matter the weather."

The garden now has an all-weather surface, a playhouse which can also be used as a mini outside classroom, a mud kitchen and a storytelling chair.

There is a small lockable shed full of play items which the children can choose from, which was bought to replace one that was vandalised earlier in the year.

Megan said: “We are still waiting on the delivery of our mini adventure trail, which the children can build into different formations themselves to practice their balancing skills, and the installation of an outside tap for water play.

“Our next mission is to update our forest school area with a new gardening area to grow vegetables and flowers, update our woodworking area where the children use real tools such as saws and drills, and build a bug hotel.”

B&Q Yate and Travis Perkins Winterbourne donated coloured paint for the fence, which has now been painted by committee members.

The preschool takes children between two-and-a-half and four.

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Childcare charity weathers the covid storm A CHARITY based in Frampton Cotterell is celebrating the launch of its summer holiday playscheme after successfully surviving the pressures of the coronavirus pandemic.

OSCARS, which provides before and after school childcare, was set up in 1992 and runs activities for children aged four to 11 years old at Frampton Cotterell Primary School.

Over the last 16 months it has had to contend with a drop in income and rising costs because of the impact of COVID-19.

Manager Kate Ellis said: “We had to shut to the majority of children from January to March this year, so we lost a huge amount of income.

"We also had to furlough staff on 80% pay, because we didn’t have the money to top that up, and the government scheme doesn’t cover national insurance and pensions, so we were still paying those.”

“I’d like to say thank you to all

Children at an OSCARS after-school session of you who are using Oscars and supporting Oscars for keeping us going.”

After the Christmas holidays, staff returned to find that a huge leak in the roof had damaged the flooring.

Fortunately the cost of repairs was covered by Frampton Cotterell Parish Council.

Since lockdown restrictions started easing, extra staff have had to be brought in so that the breakfast and after school club are able to operate with separate bubbles, and the cleaner has been employed for longer hours.

The charity has used some of its reserves, and it was fortunate to receive a general

business grant from South Gloucestershire Council.

Staff raised £600 by walking 110 miles during lockdown – one mile for every child who attends their sessions.

Kate describes her staff as key workers, because they enable parents who work for the NHS and public services to keep doing their jobs by providing wraparound care. She said: “I feel the childcare role is in fact a key worker role which is overlooked by government.”

The charity, which is a not for profit organisation, has just launched its summer playscheme which brings in most of its income.

Kate says it will be exciting and full of "trips, visitors and plenty of fun".

The playscheme runs from July 26 until September 2.

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Sweet singing in the stands A WINTERBOURNE singing group which had to stop rehearsals because of coronavirus restrictions has found a new way of coming together – thanks to a neighbouring football club.

Women’s a capella group Fascinating Rhythm originally rehearsed at the Greenfield Centre in Winterbourne, before they had to go online due to the coronavirus lockdown.

But their move to Zoom didn’t go well, because with so many singers on each call there was feedback and each person had to mute everyone else, leaving them singing on their own.

Now the group has found a new way of getting together that fits covid guidelines, after Yate Town Football Club offered one of its stands as a venue.

The group’s chair, Iris O’Loughlin, said: “After 15 long months on Zoom, we were all longing to sing together again.

"We were extremely disappointed to find out that

only groups of six were going to be allowed to rehearse indoors but determined to find a workable solution.

"Luckily Yate Town FC welcomed us and have become our temporary home.”

Government guidelines say that amateur singing groups can meet outdoors in groups of up to 30 if they follow social distancing rules.

Because Fascinating Rhythm has more than 50 members, they

Have your say on town's masterplan PEOPLE who live, work or shop in Yate are being urged to give their views on a plan being developed to help shape the future of the town.

South Gloucestershire Council is carrying out a public consultation on the Yate Masterplan proposals, which runs until September 13.

The council says the Masterplan will

have to be split into two groups which rehearse separately.

It takes additional time for the groups to swap over safely, seats have to be cleaned in the interim, and because they have to keep to daylight hours, there is only one hour for each rehearsal.

But group member Hannah Richmond said the additional safety measures were worth it.

She said: “I was counting the days running up to our first

determine a long term vision for the town over the next 15 to 20 years, and consider how changes in the ways that we live, work and travel will impact on its future.

It covers four areas: the town centre, the railway station and surrounding area, the industrial estate and Station Road.

It also includes a ‘movement vision’, which is a plan to support people to make different choices in the way they travel.

A public engagement exercise for initial ideas took place last year, and the consultation is the next opportunity for people to give their feedback.

rehearsal back together and it was so exciting to be back together and then to sing. It is simply joyous to hear our songs again, and the harmonies that we make.”

Usually at this time of year the group would be working on songs for the Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers Convention, which traditionally takes place each October.

But the event has been cancelled for the second year running, and the group has had to find a new focus of its own.

Musical Director Jo Thorn said: “We are using this time to reconnect, rediscover our voices and develop our vocal and performance skills in a more global manner across our entire repertoire; it is so important to take this current situation and turn it into an absolute positive.”

Anyone who is interested in finding out more about joining can contact the group via their website fascinating-rhythm. com.

Chris Willmore, a Yate Town Council representative on the Masterplan steering group, said: "We think there are some really good ideas here. But, like all proposals for major change, there will be bits people like, and bits people don’t like. At this stage nothing is set in concrete, so we really want residents to have a look and let us know their vision for the future of our town."

For more information on the Masterplan visit yatefuture.com online.

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Tyrone fell back in love with football at Yate

A FORMER Yate Town manager who signed future England star Tyrone Mings has spoken of the star's drive and determination.

Tyrone is now an established star with Premier League Aston Villa – but when he appeared for England in the opening fixture of Euro 2020 against Croatia, commentators name-checked his former sides Yate Town and Chippenham Town Rob Cousins signed Mings after a chance meeting at Bath City, after Tyrone had been released by Southampton in 2009.

He said: “I was playing in the testimonial match at Bath City against Bristol Rovers, and Tyrone’s dad Adie, who I played with at Bath, brought him along and he played 15 minutes for Bristol Rovers – he just came on and made a guest appearance.

“I was playing against him and I spoke to his dad about his situation. He’d just left Millfield school and Southampton hadn’t offered him anything, so I invited him along to preseason – he played a friendly and I liked what I saw – and signed him up.

“He was an athlete, he was very wiry – if you look at him now he’s double the size.

"He had a long stride which covers the ground – a sweet left foot – his touch wasn’t bad – you could see the potential. In football

Tyrone Mings in his England kit

these days you need to be athletic – he had something about him.

"Michael Meaker, my assistant at the time,

and myself tried to get him back in love with football after the rejection that he’d had – he was on a low and we wanted to get him enjoying football so that he could get back on the ladder.

"You could see his potential but we had no idea how far he could go and what he has achieved is remarkable.

“He was confident not arrogant – he had that drive and wanted to push on.”

“The biggest story for me from this is about integrating young players who get rejected – Tyrone’s taken it positively and used it as a way to drive himself forward.”

From Yate, Tyrone went to Chippenham, where an Ipswich scout spotted him and got him a trial there.

He was signed by Bournemouth but his time there was hit by injury, before going on loan at Villa and helping them back into the Premier League.

Rob said: “All I’ve done there was get him back in love with football and try and help him progress and it’s lovely to see the journey that he’s been on.”

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How much longer must we wait for hospital?

CAMPAIGNERS are demanding Two years later the scheme to know why a new community was revived, but since then no hospital for Frenchay appears plans have been published or to be no closer, despite plans date set for opening. moving ahead in other areas.

Barbara said she had Barbara Harris, a former been assured last year that member of Frenchay Bristol, North Somerset and Community Hospital Group South Gloucestershire Clinical which campaigned for hospital Commissioning Group, which is facilities on the site, has written in charge of paying for services an open letter asking why South in the area remained "firmly Gloucestershire Council has committed" to developing health bought the site of another former and social care facilities at hospital in Thornbury, and is Frenchay. pushing on with plans there, South Gloucestershire while nothing appears to be Council is now the lead authority happening at Frenchay. for developing the new facilities She said it was a "public but Barbara said North Bristol scandal" that a facility promised NHS Trust (NBT), which owns when the old Frenchay Hospital land at the site of its former closed 16 years ago had not yet acute hospital reserved for the been built. new building, expects to be paid Plans for a community a "market price" to hand it over. hospital at Frenchay were She said: "As taxpayers we completed in 2010 but scrapped own the NHS, so why should we by the coalition government pay for the NHS land we already under austerity measures.1 29/05/2021 own?"

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Barbara is calling on the council to announce an opening date for the hospital.

The council has not yet set an opening date.

A spokesperson said: “We are continuing to work closely with NBT and the clinical commissioning group on the future development of the Frenchay site and have recently agreed to jointly appoint consultants to help progress the provision of health and social care facilities.

"This will provide the three parties with soft market testing, help obtaining pre-application planning advice for the proposed scheme, advice on overall financial viability and a valuation of the site, ensuring that any development meets local requirements and is sensitive to the surroundings.

“The council is committed to progressing this scheme and will

be working closely with the other parties to ensure the current momentum is maintained.”

NBT said it was "jointly managing the redevelopment" of the site with the council and CCG, and was "committed to getting the right facilities for local people on the Frenchay site".

The trust's associate director strategic estate development and sustainable health, Tricia Down, said: "The CCG has confirmed plans for 50 rehabilitation beds and we are committed to providing the land at the value that is appropriate for this type of facility.”

A spokesperson for the trust said the price it expected to be paid was the "market value for a care facility", rather than the value of the land on the open market.

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Share your experiences of the river A FILM-maker is calling on people with stories and memories of the river Frome to take part in a podcast.

Christina Wheeler is a documentary maker who specialises in films about people’s lives, communities and heritage.

She is creating a series of audio podcasts called River Journey and is looking for people to feature in a series about the Frome, which passes through Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne on its way from Old Sodbury to Bristol's Floating Harbour.

Christina will be walking along the course of the river for the series, called River Journey: the Frome, which will be be split into four podcasts following the Frome Valley Walkway in five mile sections, from its source to Yate, Yate to Frampton Cotterell, Frampton Cotterell to Oldbury Court and Oldbury Court to Bristol City Centre.

Christina Wheeler beside the river Frome in Iron Acton She said: "I would love to hear from people about anything river related – local projects, ecology, climate change, culture, stories, heritage, memories, leisure, even philosophical thoughts on the river!

"Each episode will weave together three or four of these elements."

You can help to test the water A CHARITY is calling on people living near the river Frome to become 'citizen scientists' and help it check the health of the water.

Bristol Avon Rivers Trust will be running its annual WaterBlitz event from July 9 to 12 and aims to collect as many samples as possible from the rivers, streams and lakes of the Bristol Avon catchment to help gain a snapshot of water quality.

The charity says the quality of the water is vital both for wildlife and human users of the river.

Christina’s background is in documentary film-making.

She worked for a film company in Bristol making programmes about landscapes, social issues and people’s lives.

More recently she was the project worker on the South Gloucestershire Second World War Stories project, which

BART will supply free water testing kits to volunteers, which will measure nutrient levels in a water sample taken from the river.

George Clark, BART Project Manager, said: “Rivers and streams are the arteries of our planet but they face serious challenges.

Within the Bristol Avon catchment we often see nutrient pollution entering watercourses and degrading these important ecosystems and impacting the species that inhabit them.

Therefore it is increasingly important to carry out monitoring and work together for rivers.”

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included making ten short films about people’s lived experiences of the war in the area.

A keen walker with a passion for the environment and people’s stories, Christina has already walked from source to sea along the river Lune in Lancashire and this month she is joining a month-long journey along the river Wye, from its source to the Severn estuary.

Christina said: "I was born and grew up in Yate and am looking forward to exploring and learning more about the river closest to where I spent her childhood."

"If you live, work or play by the River Frome, and would be willing to talk about it please get in touch."

To take part email christinawheeler@gmx.co.uk or call 07557 537217.

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scientific monitoring, helping us understand the water quality issues in our communities and help us protect our precious rivers.”

The charity says that in high concentrations nutrients can impact the local and may indicate pollution or issues with land management, sewage outfalls or urban pressures.

The results of the survey will help BART target its conservation work.

Anyone who would like to take part can register for a free water sampling kit at bristolavonriverstrust.org/event/bristolavon-waterblitz-2021.

Kits will also be available at a BART event on July 10 at Oldbury Court Estate in Fishponds, Bristol.

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n NEWS COLLEAGUES have paid tribute to a stalwart councillor who is clocking up her 45th year of service.

Pat Hockey's fellow parish councillor Tristan Clark made a speech at the recent Frampton Cotterell annual parish meeting, acknowledging her “extraordinary contribution to the well-being of our community”.

In her four-and-a-half decades on the parish council Pat has been involved with a wide range of projects and campaigns, with perhaps the most significant being her fight to get the Frome Valley incorporated into the green belt to protect it from development for future generations, and her battle for the Frome Valley Walkway to be extended from Bristol to its source near Dodington.

Her husband and fellow councillor Dave said: “Pat has spent all her life being passionate about doing her best for the local community and preserving the best of what we’ve got and making it accessible.

"It’s a passion for wildlife, the

Councillors salute Pat's 45 years of service

countryside, historic buildings, when you’re fortunate enough to live where we do it’s great to allow other people to share it.”

Pat led on the parish council’s purchase of the Centenary Field, and helped to organise tree planting there which was done by local schoolchildren.

She has also been involved with the community association, volunteered as a school governor,

Pat Hockey on a coastal walk in Wales and helped to run carnivals to raise the money to buy Crossbow House, as well as serving on South Gloucestershire Council.

In his speech, Tristan said: “The lives of thousands of our parishioners have been improved thanks to Pat’s hard work.

"That they can enjoy watching our sports clubs at The Park or appreciate the sunset as they as they stroll across the Centenary

Field on a long summer’s evening is in large part thanks to the involvement of Pat Hockey.

"This parish would not be the place that we all love and cherish without her unstinting efforts.”

Time off from her role, ideally somewhere without a mobile phone signal, is crucial, and every summer Pat and Dave take a three-week break with their dog and go walking.

They’ve walked all the longdistance footpaths in the South of England and Wales and on the West coast of Ireland. They have also walked around the French coast from St Malo to the Spanish border, and along 200 miles of the Spanish coast path.

Recently they went for a break to the Gower and enjoyed the flora, fauna and wildlife on the coast path.

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New wheels for community transport groups

COMMUNITY transport operators in South Gloucestershire have been given the keys to new accessible vehicles.

Each of the three community transport groups in the area, including Four Towns and Vale Link Transport in Frampton Cotterell and Green Community Travel in Yate, has received two brand new Peugeot Boxer minibuses to use for their local services.

The new minibuses are equipped with Euro 6 engines and will replace some of the oldest vehicles in the operators’ existing fleets, helping to reduce emissions, lower fuel consumption and reduce maintenance costs.

The new vehicles complete a fleet of 15 minibuses provided to South Gloucestershire’s community transport operators with the help of £740,000 of funding from the West of England Local Enterprise

Metro Mayor Dan Norris and South Gloucestershire Council's Steve Reade and Toby Savage with the transport groups and their minibuses

Partnership through the Local Growth Fund, administered by the West of England Combined Authority. Six new Mercedes Sprinter minibuses were delivered at the beginning of March last year and three Nissan E-NV electric vehicles were delivered in August last year.

Representatives from Green Community Travel, Four Towns and Vale Link Transport and Kingswood Community Transport were joined by council

leader Toby Savage and West of England Mayor Dan Norris for the official handover of keys to the new vehicles.

Four Towns and Vale link Community Transport chief executive Nigel Davis said: “The two new fully accessible minibuses, in addition to the vehicles already received, will help us to increase our activity as we gradually come out of lockdown.

"We will continue to reach out

Travelling back to normal GREEN Community Travel is heading back to normal following the pandemic.

We were really proud to help the local authority with food parcels during the first lockdown. We also worked with the brilliant team at Morrisons Supermarket in Yate, who enabled us to purchase shopping for our passengers so we could deliver to them.

We also collected prescriptions and continued with essential travel throughout all of the lockdowns.

Since April passengers have returned to use us for non-essential retail and hairdresser appointments. It was a pleasure to see so many of our passengers return to us.

From May we also restarted our Friends of GCT Trips it has been really lovely to see friends meeting again and enabling our passengers to have some treats and different places to visit!

The majority of our passengers shielded and we know it was a really tough year for so many people.

May also saw the return of our fantastic Voluntary Car team, who have been sorely missed by the GCT team and the passengers.

Our Volunteers are a huge part of GCT and we really could not do what we do without them – their generosity and commitment to us and their local community is commendable. They definitely are all superheroes!

As we look towards the end of June we are watching the government advice closely, and being flexible with all our services so we can adapt them as guidance changes.

The GCT office team have been at the end of the phone to help with any queries and booking lots of transport for our passengers.

No question is silly and we really enjoy talking to our existing as well as new passengers.

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to all sectors of our community, whilst operating in a more efficient manner the vehicles will also help the environment by lowering our carbon footprint."

Jenny Bright, Travel Manager at Green Community Transport, said: “The previous year has been really tough for everyone, we were so pleased to be able to support our local community and South Gloucestershire Council using the other new vehicles to deliver emergency food parcels.

"These two new vehicles have come at a perfect time for us as restrictions start to ease and the service is getting busier again.

They mean we can help even more people! We are always conscious of our environmental impact and the new vehicles are going to really help reduce our emissions."

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Spinning, crafting and smelling at the barn INDOOR events have resumed at Winterbourne Medieval Barn.

June kicked off with four socially-distanced events in three days, ending with a wonderful concert by singer-songwriter Leonie Evans.

But the delay to lifting covid restrictions has meant a few planned events are no longer possible – for example you really can't barn dance in a socially-distanced way!

Most events were always planned with the flexibility to restrict numbers and sociallydistance visitors, so there are still plenty of activities for all ages going on in July.

All events must be booked online in advance via the website, www.winterbournebarn.org.uk, where you can also find details of prices.

Visitors can come on an early birdsong walk with an expert, spend a day learning a new craft, listen to a lively talk or watch a Shakespeare play.

Monthly barn tours continue, and the regular craft activity sessions for children under 11 will be weekly through August.

July's first talk in the barn, on July 6, is called Medieval Scentscapes.

In our modern deodorised age, we may not realise that for medieval people the sense of smell was central to interpreting the world around them.

Distaff spinning Bad smells were associated with disease.

Spices and scented goods spoke of new lands and cultures.

Smells were important in negotiating good and evil, and in finding one’s place in

the hierarchy of the spirit. This talk will be accompanied by scents for each ticket holder, and the audience is encouraged to smell along, if they wish.

There are craft workshops in making fused glass on July 10 and 27, when Sarah Aumayer of Mydsomer Studio leads a fused glass jewellery workshop in the morning and a fused glass curve workshop in the afternoon. Each session lasts 2 hours.

In keeping with the barn's heritage is the distaff spinning workshop on August 7, from 10am to 4pm.

This one-day workshop will introduce you to the historic European method of spinning wool with a distaff and spindle. You will be taught several ways to dress a distaff and the two principal ways of spinning from it (in-hand and short-suspension).

Outdoors there will be an early birdsong walk and breakfast on July 10, from 8am, with naturalist Ed Drewitt.

And for exhilarating drama, visit the barn for the Festival Players performance of Shakespeare's Henry V on August 3. The bar and gates open before the performance and ticket holders are welcome to bring a picnic.

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New funding will help to support survivors IT'S been a busy first few weeks in office and, as I’ve toured the patch, I feel honoured to have met some incredibly dedicated, diligent and caring officers, staff and teams doing some great work within our communities to keep people safe.

A key role of the Police and Crime Commissioner is to be the voice of local people, and I want to understand your concerns, listen to your ideas and learn how best I can support. My initial focus has been to meet with police officers and staff, to understand the issues faced by our policing family and the communities they serve. As this continues, my engagement will expand to meet with residents, partners and MPs on a weekly basis, from July onwards.

I am proud to be working on your behalf and am committed to delivering the pledges I set

out in my election manifesto.

Your needs are central to my work, and hearing from you is very important. As a result, this summer I will be launching a consultation survey focusing on what you’d like from your police service, which will then inform our Police and Crime Plan. More information about this survey will be on our website in the coming weeks.

My team and I have gathered much momentum and have set our early priority work areas that include the Police and Crime Plan, recruiting a new Chief Constable and other important roles, reviewing governance and scrutiny structures to improve openness and transparency in our police force and reviewing the effectiveness of police stations and buildings across the area. I will continue to update you as this work continues and

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progresses.

I’m also delighted to share with you that we’ve secured one of our largest funding achievements for victim services, with £1 million in funding to support survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence.

This will fund 23 independent domestic violence advisor (IDVA) roles and eight independent sexual violence advisor (ISVA) specialist roles who will work alongside victim services, partners and local authorities.

A number of these new IDVAs and ISVAs will be specialist roles to ensure everyone who is a victim of domestic abuse or violence receives the support they need. Such specialisms include working with black and minority ethnic victims, elderly victims, children and young people, victims in rural communities, victims of

With Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Shelford economic abuse, victims with complex needs, male victims, LGBT+ victims and victims with mental health issues and illnesses.

This is one of our largest funding achievements for victim services and I look forward to supporting the work of the new ISVAs and IDVAs.

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The new clothing bank

Your clothes can help school A WINTERBOURNE school needs help from anyone who is planning a wardrobe clear-out.

St Michael's Primary Parent Teacher Association has set up a charity clothing bank as it tries new fundraising ideas after losing events to the lockdown.

PTA treasurer Hannah Ringrow said: "We've been trying to come up with different ways to raise money since the beginning of the pandemic, when all our usual fundraising events, such as school discos, cake sales and the big money-raisers, the summer and Christmas fairs, had to be cancelled.

"As a small primary school this was quite a challenge and we wanted to come up with something that the local community could support too."

With support from St Michael's Church and Father Malcolm Strange, the PTA has placed a textile bank at the entrance to St Michael's Rooms on Winterbourne High Street, opposite the Tesco garage, for people to bring their unwanted textiles.

Hannah said: "This has been organised in partnership with local family-run business, C&G Collections, who have over 40 years in the textile re-use industry.

"You can donate good quality clothing, paired shoes, bags, belts, bedding, towels, curtains and soft toys.

"These are then exported to Africa, South Asia and Eastern Europe for re-use by those who rely on second hand clothing.

"Funds are generated for the PTA based on the weight of items collected, so please start clearing those old Winter clothes out!

"This is also a wonderful environmental initiative, as you will be helping to re-use the planet's resources rather than adding to landfill."

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Frampton Cotterell 3-Year Plan Frampton Cotterell is a beautiful village with many amenities and is a lovely place to live. In order to improve the village even further, the Parish Council is creating a 3-year project plan. Council have agreed a budget and earmarked reserves for projects but obtaining more grant funding is proposed.

PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED • Communication & Collaboration • Crime & Safety • Climate & Nature • Pavilion & Pitch Improvements • Sourcing grant funding The plan will be available to view on the website once approved. Please do complete the survey (detailed separately) as we want to hear from all residents and include your ideas within the plan.

Resident Survey We really want to hear from all residents of Frampton Cotterell Please let us know your views, aspirations, and ideas for Frampton Cotterell.

The survey gives us the opportunity to set out a positive vision of how we would like our neighbourhood to evolve over the next few years, in ways that meet the needs and aspirations of the people of Frampton Cotterell. It should express the hopes of the whole community and improve the quality of all of our lives.

This survey is important. It gives you the opportunity to tell us what you think. It will provide vital information and evidence on which the plan for our future will be based.

Have your say on areas such as: • Climate & Nature • Open Spaces • Housing development • Footpaths • Sports & play facilities • Youth facilities • Crime & anti-social behaviour The survey is available online at www.framptoncotterell-pc.gov.uk For anyone without computer access a hard copy of the survey can be obtained from: The Brockeridge Centre – either in person, call 01454 864442, or email office@framptoncotterellpc.gov.uk or from the Post Office. Deadline for response: 31st July 2021

New Eco Maintenance Vehicle We have now taken delivery of the new 100% electric maintenance vehicle which will shortly be decaled so you will be able to easily identify it around the parish.

Just one part of our plan to become more environmentally friendly and carbon neutral.

Are you passionate about climate and nature?

We have created a Climate & Nature Committee and have many projects in mind such as: • Declaring a climate emergency • Pond at the Centenary Field • Obtaining Local Nature Reserve status for the Centenary Field • Holding local climate events such as a bioblitz and a nature treasure hunt • Create a ‘Wild Frampton Cotterell’ group to plant trees, flowers, and organise wildlife walks • Allotment produce share • Accessible path around the Park Plus much more. If you would like to be part of any of these projects please do let us know as we are currently forming Task & Finish groups and would love more residents to be involved.

The Council is working very hard towards declaring its climate emergency and reducing its carbon footprint. The solar panels at the Brockeridge Centre and the Pavilion generate sufficient power to pay for the electricity in both buildings. Lights have been changed to LED and PIR. Airsource heat pumps have been investigated. Woodland and grassland management contractors are now in place for the Centenary Field.

Pitch Improvement Project

We are pleased to say that the new pitches have established well. Due to the vandalism we have decided to remove the fences a few weeks early.

The pitches are currently at a standard for light use but heavy sports use will not be allowed until the pitches are fully established to ensure the future condition of the pitches for everyone to enjoy for years to come. In order to ensure the pitches continue to establish the vehicular access will remain locked for the time being. We thank you for your co-operation.

Youth Club

The youth work team have been working hard to re-open the youth clubs in the area and developing new and exciting projects for the young people of Frampton Cotterell. The Youth Council have been working on many new projects including tackling Youth Council members litter in the area and decorating fences with their youth awards. that may brighten up the area. The youth workers have also been out and about meeting groups of young people and developing projects and provision for local teens that live in the area. We will be running activities and trips for young people between 11 and 18 over the summer holidays, so please contact us for more information!

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Share and Repair Cafe returns WINTERBOURNE and Frome Valley Environmental Group were delighted to reopen our Share and Repair Café in June.

The cafe is run in association with All Saints Church in Winterbourne Down, where sessions are held, but had taken a break during lockdowns.

The underlying values for this café and workshop are to maintain or swap items which are broken or no longer needed – just like the BBC's Repair Shop!

We aim to reduce the amount of waste going into landfill, reuse goods by finding new homes for them, and repair our possessions to give them a new lease of life.

We are part of a network of repair cafes across Bristol, and share skills more widely across the community.

We have lots of volunteers who have skills at repairing – we’ve had electricians, bike repairers, sewing skills, jewellery repairers and many more!

We don’t get the same people each time but there is normally a good cross-section of people available.

The impact of covid on our cafés has meant that we are not currently able to offer a sitdown tea and coffee, and the ‘share’ element of swapping goods has been reduced at present.

As soon as restrictions are eased we aim to get back to providing a regular meeting place and community hub to help reduce isolation and loneliness in the community.

The idea of keeping an item – for example, a kettle – for your whole lifetime, maintaining it and repairing it and just being able to keep on using it, is something which our parents (or grandparents depending on your age) would have taken for granted.

Now, a lot of things are seen as short-term investments, with the associated plastic, metal and electrical elements being disposed of each time, adding to the pile of rubbish we generate each year from items we throw away.

Electronic items often contain heavy metals and other toxic chemicals, which can leach out into the ground and contaminate the water supply or pollute the air if the waste is

The Share and Repair Caféreturns to Winterbourne incinerated.

If you don't need to go out and buy a new kettle, that means you save all the raw materials and energy that would be required to produce one, as well as all the carbon dioxide that would be emitted in the process.

This makes repairing your old items a good way to reduce your carbon footprint.

It’s a win-win scenario and, as an added bonus, it also saves you money!

The ‘share’ aspect of the café relates to passing on items you no longer need to people who can use them, such as baby items or toys your child has grown out of, a bike you no longer use, clothes which no longer fit – all of these items can have a new lease of life with a new owner.

As with the repair aspect, this saves on landfill and then there is also the saving from

the person who adopts the item not having to buy a new one, saving on raw materials, energy and transportation overheads and their associated carbon cost.

We offer all of this for free, but we do ask for a donation for any of the repairs or food etc.

We welcome all volunteers, either with repairing or assisting with setup or making cakes!

To help out, please get in touch via email at winterbourneenvironmental@gmail.com.

Our next Share and Repair Café is planned for Saturday July 17 from 10.30am until midday, with more planned every month from September onwards.

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Park and Ride will be environmentally sustainable WE are delivering the Yate Park and Ride. Diggers are on the ground and everything is on track ready for opening by the end of summer 2021.

The new park and ride will reduce congestion, improve locally connections and importantly, improve our local air quality.

Making sure our park and ride is environmentally sustainable is key to its success, so there are further steps we are taking to ensure the park and ride plays its part in helping us deliver a greener future.

Firstly, we are providing 38 brand new electric vehicle charging points within the park and ride, including one to serve the car club bay. To ensure that this park and ride is sustainable in

the future, we are also providing 'ducting' for each car parking bay. This means that all 192 car parking spaces will have the infrastructure to be provided with electric charging points in the future.

Secondly, the cycle shelter and all three bus stops will be provided with living green roofs.

These green roofs are a layer of vegetation planted on top of the rooftop. The vegetation is selfsufficient, absorbs carbon dioxide and provides a natural habitat for smaller insects.

Finally, rain gardens are being provided between the parking rows, with native species of shrubs, grasses, wildflower and perennials, to attract insects and birds, and slow heavy rainfall. We are also re-planting all healthy

trees back on to the park and ride site.

With innovative renewable energy schemes and the best recycling rates in our region – better than Bath, Bristol and beyond – this brand-new park and ride will ensure we continue to lead the way in tackling climate change and protecting and enhancing our beautiful countryside.

In the meantime, I am still fighting for better transport links in our area. We have seen great success already: we’ve scrapped the Severn Bridge tolls, agreed new electric car charging points in Thornbury, Yate and Frampton Cotterell, are doubling the frequency of some train services to Yate and we have re-instated the Southmead Hospital Bus link

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Delivering our Yate Park and Ride is a key part of our positive plan for transport, but we must deliver our plan in the most sustainable, environmentally friendly way possible.

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n NEWS FROM THE METRO MAYOR

We can all help our tourism sector to recover THE West of England is truly amazing, as my first month as Metro Mayor has reminded me again and again. With Summer finally here, I’ve enjoyed speaking to a huge range of people and businesses vital to our tourism industry.

I had a great time at ‘We the Curious’ playing football with robots and seeing a TARDIS, plus I stuck my neck out and met some giraffes at Wild Place. I rode an e-bike in Bath. The fantastic Julian House is buying a fleet of these, thanks to a grant from the West of England Combined Authority, which I now lead, and they plan to get tourists on the bikes to create vital new income for the charity.

I discovered another way tourists can see Bath too: by paddle board! Wild Swim Bike Run is a small business that’s making a splash. Run by ex-military man Darroch Davidson, they’ve also benefited from West of England Combined Authority cash and are looking to take on more staff. Now, I have to admit my paddle boarding experience was a bit wobbly! But wobbly probably also reflects the wider mood in the tourism industry.

Launching a new events guide for our

region with Visit Bristol and Bath, I found out more about the effect of the pandemic on our tourism industry. Over 3.8 million people used to visit annually, spending over £900m, and that meant local jobs and prosperity - around 8% of local employment is reliant on visitors.

The West of England Combined Authority has a number of important schemes to support our tourism sector. I have pledged to double the £9 million covid recovery fund to target those local businesses hardest hit by the pandemic. Then there is a scheme helping people match their skills to new jobs and our successful programme for those creative people working in the cultural sector - musicians, artists and tour guides.

Worryingly, though, we still haven’t seen the Government’s Tourism Recovery Plan; great swathes of this sector have been excluded from current Government schemes.

One thing we can all do is support our local tourism attractions and pop into cafes and restaurants. After all, as the government keeps changing the countries where we are allowed to holiday in, in a way designed to perplex,

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The gesture that goes beyond football I WRITE this following just one England game at Euro 2020+, a surprising win.

By the time you read it, I suspect England will have been long since eliminated from the competition.

But there is another big talking point at the competition that goes beyond football: the gesture of taking the knee before kick-off.

It appears this is now an issue both at England games, where there is booing, and on the social media of local sides, including the fan pages of the team I support.

I have several issues. The first is the artificial claim of a political movement. 'Black lives matter' is a simple statement, seeking not to elevate anybody above anyone else but to ensure that nobody is treated as less than anyone else.

It is a movement of like-minded people, who believe that nobody should be discriminated against or

suffer poorer outcomes on account of skin colour.

It is widely recognised that many institutions, including the police, educational establishments and, shamefully, the church, have a degree of bias against sections of society, primarily black people.

The people therefore challenge and lobby for change.

The gospel writers are clear that Jesus stressed the importance of loving our neighbour.

There is no dispute, either, that Jesus’s definition of neighbour is broad, and not limited to those who look or sound like us.

A movement, non-political and non-religious, has started in the wake of the murder of George Floyd: this was the straw that broke the camel’s back. As black people are the members of our communities who are suffering most in these systems, it is black people for whom we are all called

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My problem with the booing is I don't understand what is trying to be achieved. Players are making a statement that racism is wrong.

If you boo, are you declaring racism is acceptable? This is how it appears. As players are still racially abused on a daily basis, clubs and players need to repeat their message until racism is eradicated, from football and society.

My problem with the gesture is that it is empty. It is no effort for a player, a club, a nation to make this gesture. It is an action that is all too easy, unless it is supported by genuine self-examination.

Otherwise, it is just virtue signalling.

I urge you to love your

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neighbour as Jesus has commanded, speak out against injustice and prejudice and speak up for the oppressed. Ask the club you support what worthwhile action they are taking. Look at the disparity in your work place. Most importantly, ensure all people are equal in your own eyes: check yourself, as we all have issues we need to address to build a better, more equal society.

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Village Action: Wild flower meadow walk THIS month's walk covers approximately three-and-a-half miles, starting from beside the New Inn, in Badminton Road, Coalpit Heath.

Please park responsibly, respect this farmland, keep to trodden paths between crops and leave no trace of your visit.

Be aware that parts of a walk can change, for example a path can move one side or a stile can be replaced by a gate.

Through the farmyard. At the end of the surfaced driveway, turn right into the field.

Diagonally down field past pylon, to information board in corner.

Over stile into the wild flower meadow. Follow the edge (hedge on your left), through the gap to the left of the pylon into the next field.

Veer to left and follow yellow arrow sign, heading toward railway arches (roughly follow the pylons) Behind the second information board and turn right (away from

the railway bridge).

Follow the edge of the field, with a hedge on your right, past the corner, right through the gate, over the bridge and through another gate.

Straight ahead, with solar panels on your right.

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Veer left into another field (yellow arrow sign on gate post) and straight ahead, down the edge of the field, with a hedge on your right.

Through a gap over pebbles and straight across the field ahead, then turn left into woods.

Follow the path through the edge of the wood to exit by the first kissing gate.

Turn left to follow the edge of the field, with woods on your left.

Retrace steps across the field via pebbles, to edge of the field, then walk beside solar panels.

At the corner, turn left (beside solar panels), walk along the “owl corridor” (planted to encourage owl food, such as voles) and back to the wild flower meadow.

At the next solar panel corner, turn left beside solar panels.

Right at the oak tree (wildlife habitat) into the next field, then straight across the top of the field, where you can see an owl box in an oak tree on your left.

Exit field to turn left onto the surfaced driveway of the farm, and retrace your steps back to the pub.

For more lovely local walks with maps, photos and full directions, visit villageaction.org.uk/villageaction-activities/village-walks Jen Dunford

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Making carers visible and valued A GROUP helping parents who care for children with special educational needs and disabilities is highlighting the work they do and the challenges they face.

South Glos Parents & Carers says the demands on parent carers can often go unnoticed, leaving individuals feeling overwhelmed, isolated, anxious or depressed.

Group member Adèle Grace-Keevil said: "After the tumultuous year we have endured – one in which children’s mental health has been significantly impacted – South Glos Parents & Carers have seen a significant increase in the number of parents requiring support for themselves and their children.

"The best way families can find support, effect change and help shape services is to join their local Parent Carer Forum."

South Glos Parents & Carers is a nonprofit community interest company, set up in 2009 by a group of mums to work collaboratively with the council and service providers and give its 1,400 members a voice.

Adele said: "We know there are many more parent carers in South Glos whose voices and lived experiences deserve to be heard.

"Parent Carers hold a wealth of information that is useful to professionals planning local and national services, to

meet the needs of our children with special educational needs and disability – and the more voices South Glos Parents & Carers has, the stronger we'll be!"

SEND covers areas including communication and interaction; cognition and learning; social, emotional and mental health; physical and sensory issues.

The forum published a blog to highlight the challenges facing carers for national Carer Week in June.

It can be found at bit.ly/3vznjn3.

To find out more about South Glos Parents & Carers visit the website at www.sglospc. org.uk or the group's Facebook page.

Helping breast cancer patients for 30 years South Gloucestershirebased breast cancer charity BUST is celebrating its 30th birthday. Surgeon Simon Cawthorn, from Frenchay, who founded the charity with local patients, tells its story IN 1991, a few months after I was appointed as a surgeon with a special interest in breast cancer, I realised there was a need for a specialist service to enable all patients to be seen quickly and tested as soon as possible, because of the anxiety they were suffering.

The consultant radiologist appointed with me suggested a portable ultrasound scanner to take to the clinics and use during breast examinations.

I was loaned one, and immediately realised the huge potential it had, as it was pretty clear from the breast scan if the lump was a cancer or not.

Biopsies and x-rays were needed to confirm the diagnosis but the scan could be done there and then, speeding up a more accurate diagnosis.

Just after I realised the huge benefits – and the £40,000 cost – of the portable scanner, three of my first breast cancer patients asked me if there was anything they could do to help, and I suggested raising the money to buy one.

"Great," they said. "We will need to set up a charity, but will need a name for it."

Simon Cawthorn with members of a recent BUST committee Local GP Dr Paul Hepburn came up with BUST – the Breast Ultrasound Scanner Trust.

The charity raised the cash, and I took the scanner to clinics at Frenchay and Cossham hospitals.

BUST’s aim over the 30 years since has been to help patients get the best care possible.

The Bristol Breast Care Centre at Southmead Hospital is now the fourth largest and one of the best-equipped in the UK, diagnosing 1,000 new patients a year.

Since it was founded BUST (now the Breast cancer Unit Support Trust) has raised almost £3 million, bought 18 other scanners and many other pieces of advanced medical equipment not funded within

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the NHS. The most recent piece of equipment was a Tomosynthesis mammogram add-on computer analysis system, which cost £130,000 and improves the accuracy of mammograms.

Patients are our supporters and fundraisers, and it provides a way for them to give something back.

BUST also makes donations to support research, and education and training for nurses. It provides information leaflets and holds meetings, where speakers talk about new treatments. These also provide an opportunity for patients to meet others like themselves, supporting each other.

BUST is currently raising money for a dedicated Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

scanner to investigate patients with symptoms and screen highrisk women. Preliminary results from clinical trials suggest many women may benefit from MRI screening.

These scanners cost over £1m. BUST has so far raised over £870,000 to be one of the first centres to provide this accurate screening.

The committee are volunteers and all former patients of the centre, along with myself – now a recently-retired surgeon.

Less than 1p in every pound raised goes in expenses.

We totally rely on our patients, families and friends to raise money for BUST. For more information about BUST or to donate, visit www. bustbristol.co.uk.

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n MOTORING

A guide to pre-owned cars with Richard Cooke

Second-hand Style Lexus RX450h: A great big comfy sofa SEVERAL years ago I wrote about the RX400h, the full-sized SUV from Lexus that was a very early entrant into the hybrid market.

I liked it, and recognised that the hybrid element (a brace of Prius batteries front and rear) was a tax wheeze as much as it was a fuel-saving device.

That 400h, the second generation of the RX, came equipped with a 3.3 litre petrol V6 that could crack maybe 30mpg if you let the battery take over in town. This month I’ve driven the latest, fourth generation RX, which comes with a 3.5 litre petrol V6 that can crack maybe 35mpg if…oh you get the picture.

Doesn’t sound like much progress, right? Not so fast – this is a much better car.

Introduced in 2015 (and due for replacement next year sometime, bargain hunters), the RX is longer, wider, more powerful and quicker than before. Clever, angular design hides the added girth well, but behind the wheel the car feels very high and long. It took me a while to get to grips with the sheer size of it, and I didn’t dare try slotting it into a parking space.

Needless to say, the parking sensors and cameras are brilliant, as is all the technology on a highend Lexus. It would take several pages to list the gadgets that come as standard on the RX. This list limits your choice when buying new, but gladdens your heart when buying used.

The interior is one of three areas where this car really excels. It is incredibly comfortable, faultlessly built out of high-quality materials and does a commendable job of being different to the competition.

Space in the front is terrific, with a wide padded armrest. In the back, passengers can really stretch out, with their own screens built into the headrest. Rear seats are heated, cooled, can move backwards and forwards as well as recline. The boot is big enough, but not huge – a battery lives under the floor, raising its height slightly.

The second area of excellence is the ride. The two-ton weight helps to smooth out bumps, and the suspension does the rest. You barely notice tarmac imperfections.

The trade-off is a degree of vagueness in the steering, but I’m nit-picking. This isn’t a sports car, and I shouldn’t expect super-fast, direct steering.

The third area is performance.

I’ve written before about CVT gearboxes, and how in smaller cars (including the Prius) they ruin the process of acceleration. Harsh, monotone engine revving puts me off thrashing a CVT-driven car. I relegated these gearboxes to electric cars, where they work better. Lexus, however, have found the solution, and it is to pair the CVT gearbox with 300hp of V6.

When you push the RX, it makes a lovely growl, subdued and never intrusive but definitely audible. I rather liked it, and it gets off the

mark quietly and with real pace.

So, should you give the RX a chance? If you want a Lexus SUV, the answer has to be yes.

The RX is top of the range.

Moving down to save a bit of space on the road and money, you could opt for the NX, but it has a tiny boot and you might as well go with the cheaper Toyota RAV4 sister car.

An equivalent Mercedes GLE will cost you 20% more, and you’ll pay even more for the rare hybrid model. BMW, Audi and Jaguar were all behind Lexus on introducing hybrid technology, and they all also come at a premium. In addition, Lexus trumps every single brand for reliability and customer service.

So, if the RX is this good, why

hasn’t everyone bought one?

Badge snobbery, for sure. The styling is deliberately different - better in the metal than in photos. The handling lacks some of the finesse of European SUVs, but come on! If you want firm suspension and rapid steering, don’t buy a two-ton four-by-four.

The RX is really what all large SUVs should be – a bit soft and all the better for it. It is also beautifully built - and nearly a bargain.

What to pay: Lexus RX450h, £27k for a 2015 model with 40k miles

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n COMMUNITY NEWS FLORAL Friends volunteers have set up the new parade planters in the village. These six sturdy planters replaced some of the wooden planters, and have reservoirs to cut down on watering. They have been planted with colourful summer displays for everyone to enjoy At the same time, the rest of the planters in the village have been replenished with summer bedding plants and the hanging baskets have returned to add to the fun!

Floral Friends were delighted to receive a donation from Nisa, and are very grateful for their support.

This donation will fund a new animal sculpture in the Sensory Garden and we hope the Owl and Hedgehog, already resident in the Garden, will welcome their new friend in time for the Plant Trail at the end of July. The new carving will be a special one which little children will enjoy.

We have made a start tidying the Triangle flower bed opposite the Rising Sun recently, in

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Parade planters preparation for a lovely summer display. Poppy and marigold seeds have been scattered and snapdragons, kindly donated by a

local resident, have been planted.

Sadly the rain and wind led to an early finish but more working parties will be held regularly to tidy

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If you would like to find out more about what Christian Aid is doing to support the world’s most vulnerable, of all faiths or none, why not take a look at christianaid. org.uk.

ONCE again Christian Aid Week was very different this year, but what a successful week it was!

Despite not being able to hold our usual community events, there was a sale of knitted/ crocheted toys, a plant sale, a Zoom quiz night and, of course, lots of generous donations.

Including Gift Aid, a total of £3,203 was raised. A big thank you to everybody for your support and generosity.

In March we launched a community appeal – a chance for us, as we received our covid vaccine, to show our thanks by helping those who don’t have

access to vaccines. The response was amazing! We raised £3,241 including Gift Aid. Christian Aid write that they were are able to expand their work amongst the most vulnerable in India and respond to the immediate crisis through local partners, who are setting up quarantine centres, supplying essential PPE, hygiene kits and medical supplies, creating vaccine awareness, providing muchneeded transportation to hospitals for infected people in rural areas and giving food rations and cooked food if the whole family is affected

Your gift in thanks for your vaccination is making a difference in this desperate situation.

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I would like to counter some of the points raised.

New EV's over their lifespan are less damaging than any equivalent new ICE (internal combustion engine car). The author only discusses new diesel cars and new EV's – no mention of a new petrol cars.

Not all EV batteries contain cobalt. My current EV has a LiFePO (Lithium Iron Phosphate) battery and does not contain cobalt.

Li-Ion batteries are and will be recycled, so the cobalt will be recovered.

Some 30% of the cobalt produced in the Democratic Republic of Congo is by artisanal

miners. They have a varied level of safety and some use child labour.

I do not condone child labour or poor working conditions but not all of the 30% of artisanal mined cobalt is done by child labour in poor conditions, as stated in the article.

The desulphurisation of petrol uses 1lb of cobalt per 80,000 gallons of fuel. That cobalt definitely isn't recoverable, so it's wrong to say that it's better to run a 15mpg car than an EV because of cobalt.

There is no mention of all of the billions of consumer products that have Li-ion batteries that contain cobalt – phones, tablets, laptops,

Standing up for electric cars I AM writing to say how disappointed and dare I say angry I was after reading the motoring article 'Save the planet – buy a V8' (Voice, May).

It started off with a nice segue into using a classic motor to avoid paying a Clean Air Zone charge.

However, it then clearly went into an anti-EV (electric vehicle) rant, and I didn't appreciate the misinformation stated in the article.

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up this area – do get in touch if you would like to volunteer and help to keep the displays looking beautiful throughout the village.

Got an old milk or lemonade bottle? An empty tin can or old saucepan? An old wheelbarrow?

An old tyre? Anything that can be re-used as a plant pot?

Recycle it by filling it with plants and displaying it in your front garden as part of our Sort It, Sow It Plant Trail from July 19 to August 2.

Let us know by July 10 that you’re taking part, by emailing floralfriendsofframpton@gmail. com, and we will produce a map so that people can walk around the trail and enjoy all the innovative displays.

Everyone welcome – the display can be as small as you like or as big as you dare!

Open air services

Knitted toy sale for Christian Aid

THE Fromeside Benefice is holding two open air afternoon services in July for the community to remember those we have lost during the pandemic, give thanks for those who have helped us and look forward with future hope.

The first takes place at 4pm on Sunday July 4 at St James' Church, Iron Acton, and the second will be at the same time on Sunday July 18 at St Michael's Church, Winterbourne. rechargeable batteries, etc.

EV manufacturers are ensuring that child labour is not used in their cobalt supply chain. Can you say the same for all of your electronic items that have a Li-ion battery?

Running a car at 15mpg is putting out a lot of local pollution.

When I'm cycling or walking, I know that I'd prefer an EV to be on the road next to me rather than any ICE car.

David Goodwin Frampton Cotterell • Editor's note: The Second-hand Style column represents our reviewer's personal opinion.

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n RECIPE OF THE MONTH

Easy summer eating: Croustades JULY is a funny old month, a month of sunshine and showers.

I always feel a bit anxious for people who plan a July wedding, because you just don’t know what you’re going to get weather-wise.

I got married in December, and there was a magical dusting of snow, but I knew what to expect.

It’s a bit like that when planning a party in July: is it going to be warm enough to be out, or is it going to be an indoor event? Whichever it is, you can guarantee that these little nibbles will hit the spot.

Serve them as an aperitif with a glass of Pimms outside, or inside watching Wimbledon with a glass of champagne. With a little salad, they make a great first course for an informal dinner party.

Crusty Croustades A great nibble to have at a dinner party and very simple to put together, these take no time at

all, which is perfect when you need a quick but tasty appetiser.

Makes 12

Ingredients for the Croustades: Thin cut bread (rye bread is perfect for this) – 3 slices Olive Oil – 4 tbsp Garlic – 1 clove Salt and Pepper to season Ingredients for the Filling: Smoked Salmon – 110g (4oz) Greek Yoghurt – 3 tbsp Cayenne Pepper Lemon Juice Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4 Here’s what you do:

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Place the slices of bread on a chopping board and roll them flat with a rolling pin. Rub the bread with the garlic clove to flavour it.

Stamp out rounds using a 2¼ inch (5.5cm) cutter and brush lightly with the olive oil. Push the rounds into a tartlet tin and sprinkle with a pinch of salt and cracked black pepper.

Bake for 15-20 mins or until crisp then remove from the oven and leave to cool on a wire rack.

Put some shredded smoked salmon in each case then add a tiny squeeze of lemon juice over the top.

Add a blob of Greek yoghurt

then dust with a dash of cayenne pepper.

Cook’s Tips The cases can be made in advance and stored in an airtight tin up to 3-4 days in advance.

They are best filled just before you intend to serve so the croustades are still warm but you can prepare them up to 3 hours in advance without compromising on taste.

Other fillings: pesto with a cube of mozzarella, feta or fried halloumi with quince and citrus dipping sauce, tapenade with a sliver of anchovy on top, cream cheese with Peppadew red peppers diced on top.

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n COMMUNITY NEWS Frampton Cotterell WI

Coalpit Heath WI PLANS are being made for a social gathering at the beginning of July, as one of the first steps towards getting back to our monthly meetings.

Having asked the members, it was felt that a catch-up chat outdoors would be a great start. Plans are also in place for future meetings, including a visit from Fussels Fine Foods, with Andy telling the story behind his award winning rapeseed oil. The colourful life of Queen Victoria is also confirmed. A meeting diary is still to be finalised but many of the other speakers from our postponed diary are likely to be included and will These plastic containers distributed soon. will be transformed for a A display will be added to the fence floral display in July. on the Badminton Road as our part in Floral Friends' Sort it, Sow it, Plant it trail, taking place from July 19. All members have been given ideas on how to contribute to our project, and are collecting items that would otherwise be thrown away or put in the recycling.

The Coalpit Heath WI newsletter has celebrated its first year anniversary. Thanks go to all those who have contributed each month, but especially to Leigh Smith, who took on the editorial role. It has been a fantastic and much-appreciated way to keep the members connected until meetings are held in person again. The committee are considering keeping a newsletter, but in a reduced format.

For updates and further information visit our Facebook page @ WICoalpitHeath.

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AT the end of June, as the Voice went to press, we were planning on holding a picnic-style reunion meeting to discuss this year’s WI Resolutions subject – ovarian cancer. The event will be held outdoors adjacent to Crossbow House, owing to restrictions still being in place, and simply postponed to a sunnier day should the weather not be on our side.

Street Goat animals at Purdown in Bristol Our July speaker will be from Street Goat, an urban farming co-operative operating locally, which sounds fascinating.

And in August we have a group visit organised to Camers Gardens, Old Sodbury, which we’re really looking forward to.

Other events coming up include Emma Britton (ex-BBC Radio Bristol and now a public celebrant), Dogs for Medical Detection, a craft evening and the return of our Christmas Bingo night, all being well with the much anticipated lifting of indoors meeting restrictions, hopefully from July onwards.

Watch this space and our Facebook page for confirmation of future event dates and more details.

Until our normal monthly meetings can resume, if you’re interested in joining us please let us know and get in touch via our Facebook page – search for FramptonCottWI to find out more.

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n SPORT YOUNG gymnasts from Hambrook, Charfield and Yate are among eight members of the King Edmund Acro club selected to represent Great Britain at the World Championships in Geneva.

Joel Compton, 17, from Charfield, and 18-year-old Harry Hole, of Hambrook, are joined

by Yate youngsters Polly Maggs, 15, and Vinny Panetta, 14, Alex Reeve, 15, from Chipping Sodbury in the team, which also includes Chloe Hopkins, 12, from Bradley Stoke, 20-year-old Dylan Howells, from Risca in Wales and Natasha Hutchinson, 17, from Oxford.

After a very difficult build up to the selection event, held at Lilleshall National Sports Centre in Shropshire, its a relief that all the hard work and commitment has been rewarded'.

With the club's regular training venue at Yate International Gymnastics Centre shut due to covid restrictions, training was moved to Bristol Hawks gym, Spiltz Gym in Weston-super-Mare and the Play Shed soft play centre in Yate,

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Gymnasts picked for world championships

Back row: Dylan Howells, Joel Compton, Alex Reeve and Polly Maggs.

Front row: Natasha Hutchinson, Harry Hole, Vinny Panetta, Chloe Hopkins. so it was not ideal – but with determination and commitment it has paid off.

Polly and Chloe have been

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selected to represent Great Britain in the 12-18 age group women's pairs.

Joel Compton, Alex Reeve,

Harry Hole and Vinnie Panetta will compete in the men's group competition in the same age group.

Dylan Howells and Natasha qualified for the senior event as a mixed pair.

Experienced coaches Nikki Thorne and Vladimir Makarchenko are also selected and are looking forward to seeing how the gymnasts fair against the world's best acrobatic gymnasts.

Nikki said: "We’re hopeful that history is repeated and we can come home with at least one medal. King Edmund gymnasts have achieved great results in the past."

The 2021 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships were due to take place from July 2 to 4.

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With two established teams returning to the league in September, we are looking to expand our squads to continue our success. Our first team ended the last league season securing promotion to Division 3 with our second team finishing 3rd in division 8.

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The teams have been playing well despite some tough matches, weather disruptions and cancellations. They have done themselves and the club proud.

The women's doubles team in Division 6B is now joint 4th place in their division after four games, having had to complete two of their matches on separate dates, due to running out of time.

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Tribute to a club legend Summer hockey is back UNFORTUNATELY the last few weeks have been a sad time for all at Frampton RFC as we mourn the passing of a club legend, Kevan 'Atko' Atkinson, after a long illness.

Kev had been at the club for many years and wore the green shirt in the front row over 400 times, playing across all three teams and the vets.

He was a great clubman – a hard and fair rugby player, great social man, fun to be around Kevan Atkinson – and was a great third team captain for many years.

Kev was loved by all and will sorely missed.

June has been a quiet month for Frampton, as we have taken a break for a few weeks in readiness to start full pre-season training on July 1.

A covid-safe players meeting was held on June 29 to plan for the season.

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Kev, with the ball, captaining Frampton 3rds

Action from a Bristol & West game BRISTOL & West Hockey Club men’s 1st XI are fighting for a place at the top of the table in Division 1 of the Bristol Hockey Summer League.

Currently sitting top, with four games played and four to go, the team has won three and drawn one: a 4-2 win over our own second team, a 4-4 draw with Wotton Lions, a 6-1 win against Old Bristolians and a 5-3 victory over Bristol Indians.

In other club news, B&W have launched a mixed team to compete in a friendly league for the first time in years.

The guys and gals got off to a great start with a 6-1 win over Keynsham and a 10-0 thrashing of Thornbury.

Bristol & West runs six men’s teams, three ladies’ teams and a flourishing junior section.

From junior mini-hockey to our Masters, we have a team for everyone, be it outdoor, indoor, summer or winter!

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n SPORT Club hosts family day HAMBROOK Cricket Club is preparing to host a families day next month. Club chairman Chris Millett said everyone would be welcome at the event on Sunday August 8 at Whiteshill Common, which starts at midday.

He added: "Centre stage will be a free to enter 6-a-side combined softball cricket competition for adults and kids – two ladies and two children are required per team."

Other activities include a drawing competition, games and bouncy castle, with cake and curry stalls, a barbecue and the Hambrook Sports Club bar for refreshments.

Club secretary Nigel Phelps said the club was looking to further strengthen ties with the community and introduce new players to the ladies, all stars, dynamos and youth teams.

He said: "Even the weather won’t stop us as there is provision in case of British summer time showers."

July, 2021

Sister and brother hit 50s GRACIE Clark and younger brother Alfie both hit their maiden 50s within hours of each other.

Gracie, 15, was dismissed on 51 after opening for Gloucestershire Girls U15 Development squad, who went on to overcome Buckinghamshire by 98 runs at Chipping Sodbury, where she also took 1-6 from three overs and held a catch.

That evening it was the turn of 13-year-old Alfie to reach the landmark for the first time, when he retired on 50 exactly for Coalpit Heath U15s, who lost a Bristol Youth League cup match at Thornbury by 19 runs.

Alfie had earlier taken 2-12 from three overs.

Mum Michelle said: “I think it was sibling rivalry at its best!

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“Gracie opened for Gloucestershire and did really well, as her previous highest score was 38. There was enough time to go home and for her to have a power nap before we went to Thornbury to watch Alfie and for me to score the game.

“No-one wanted to open, so he said he would have a go. He was on 35 before he spotted the electronic scoreboard and then went on the defensive for a while before completing his 50.

“We celebrated with fish and chips on the way home!”

Alfie, whose previous highest score was 48, and Gracie both attend Colston’s School and live in Westerleigh.

The pair and father Fraser have played together several times already for Coalpit Heath 3rds, while Michelle also enjoys soft ball cricket for the South Gloucestershire village club.

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