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Community plans for business hub on school site A COMMUNITY initiative has been launched to turn a Frampton Cotterell school site into a centre for small business.

The future of Watermore Primary School infant site in Woodend Road is yet to be decided after it re-locates to the junior school site.

Some local residents are concerned the historic building will be lost to housing development and have proposed plans for a community business centre.

Local man Martin Young has approached Frampton Cotterell Parish Council with the proposal for the site, which could provide flexible office space for small or start-up businesses and ad-hoc facilities such as a hot desking.

The plans also include suggestions for meeting rooms and micro-workshops as well as workshop space.

The proposals suggest the parish council buy the buildings but for a community trust to be set up to operate the facility.

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Travellers’ site approved Frampton Cotterell plans approved despite objections PAGE 3

266 mile challenge Frampton man in running and cycling charity marathon PAGE 5

Medieval Barn starts new season Summer programme for Winterbourne attraction PAGE 7

Cash crisis for South Glos schools Special report on funding issues PAGE 34

Goodbye to ground On a mission to "save the world�. Four year old Grace Marriner decided to organise a littler pick to help look after wildlife.

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The plan involves changing the use of a plot near the former Western Coach House pub to a caravan site for the extended family of James Hegarty.

Agents for the family said they had long established connections with South Gloucestershire, having previously lived at the Winterbourne travellers’ site, where they raised their children.

More recently the family were living on a site in Swindon but that was in the process of being sold and the family had been given notice to quit.

The proposal is to put five mobile homes and five touring caravans on the site, which is in the green belt.

Frampton Cotterell Parish Council objected on green belt grounds. It also said access to the site was dangerous due to its position on the bend of a busy road.

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Business hub proposal drawn up for Frampton school site AN outline proposal has been put forward to turn school buildings in Frampton Cotterell into a small business hub.

As previously reported, there have been concerns about the future of the Watermore Primary School infant site in Woodend Road once it is no longer needed.

It will become vacant when children and staff move out under a plan by South Gloucestershire Council to finally get the infant and junior sections of the school into one location.

Although the primary was created six years ago through the merger of Brockeridge Infant School and Highcroft Junior School, it has continued to operate on two separate sites due to a lack of funding.

Now the junior buildings in Lower Stone Close will be re-built in a £4.5 million scheme to allow everyone to be accommodated under one roof.

That will allow the infant site to be sold for an estimated £1.4 million to £1.5 million, money which will go towards the cost of the re-building project.

But there are concerns among local residents and parish leaders that the community could lose part of the village’s history should the Woodend Road site be redeveloped.

The feeling locally is that developers will want to use the land for housing but resident Martin Young has approached Frampton Cotterell Parish

Martin Young outside the infant school

Council with his suggestion of creating a facility for local businesses.

Mr Young, a software engineer, said the premises could provide flexible office space for small or start-up businesses and ad-hoc facilities such as a desk, internet, phone and computer screen for home workers, small businesses and sole traders who don’t require a dedicated office.

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space. Mr Young said: “The current buildings are valued by local residents as they have been used by generations of children.

The older buildings in particular, as well as the mature trees near them, are a local landmark.

“By re-using them, the heritage can be preserved while continuing to provide a service to local people.”

He said the presence of businesses and the opportunities to create new ones would increase economic activity locally

and the facilities provided would also give local young people access to modern technology.

Mr Young has already held an informal meeting for people interested in his idea, as well as addressing parish councillors, who would have to hold a special meeting if it wanted to consider taking on the premises.

Mr Young said one option would be for the parish council to buy the buildings but for a community trust to be set up to operate the facility.

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Man takes on 266-mile charity challenge BEING able to get to hospital before the baby arrives can keep some expectant parents awake at night, however in some parts of the world accessing medical care during labour is impossible.

But a man from Frampton Cotterell is hoping his sporting efforts this year will help change this.

Alan West has already successfully completed the Paris Marathon in 5 hours (and in 26-degree heat), but the 40-yearold will have little time to recover as his focus moves to his next physical trial - a London to Paris cycling challenge which covers 240 miles.

Alan chose to sign up to the two gruelling sporting events to help raise the profile of Transaid.

The international development organisation, for which Mr West is an ambassador, works to transform lives through safe, available, and sustainable transport in economically developing countries.

People living in rural areas of Africa often struggle to access vital services. Around 75% of maternal deaths can be avoided through timely access to vital childbirth-related care.

In sub-Saharan Africa, road deaths are the third biggest killer following HIV/AIDS and Malaria. Transaid is working with partners and governments to train driver trainers. Its driver training programmes make drivers more competent, vehicles safer, and reduces death and injury on the road.

Alan, who works for DHL Supply Chain, said “My day job involves improving driver safety and efficiency through good practice and new technology.

When I first heard about Transaid and what they do I was blown away by the statistics.”

“The Paris Marathon was an amazing experience, exhausting but well worth the hours of training, the sore feet and the numerous injuries I picked up along the way including a stress

fracture – luckily this was all healed before the big day.”

“I’m allowing myself a few days off the training before I jump on my bike in preparation for my next challenge.”

The Transaid European Cycling Challenge starts on 22 September.

He has set himself a fundraising target of £1,600 for the two events with all money raised going straight to the charity. JustGiving page is www.justgiving. com/fundraising/ AlWestParisMarathon He’s also hoping for corporate sponsorship and can be contracted at alwestparischallenges@ gmail.com or 07771 506549.

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School’s “vulnerable” financial position A REVIEW of the organisation that runs Winterbourne and Yate international academies has resulted in a report describing its financial position as “vulnerable”.

The document published by South Gloucestershire’s internal audit service said significant changes were now required to allow the separation of the two schools’ finances.

The Ridings’ Federation of Academies currently still has responsibility for the Winterbourne and Yate sites, although Yate is set to transfer to the Greenshaw Learning Trust in September.

Winterbourne’s future is not yet entirely resolved but it could also be transferred to another trust eventually.

A request for the review of the federation’s governance and financial management was made by Ridings’ trustees after a financial notice to improve was issued by the Education Funding

Agency in light of a potential £1 million deficit by the end of the current academic year.

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It said the central support size was “more akin to a multiacademy trust many times larger”.

But it said: “There was no evidence of irregularity and no material transactions with related parties that would cause concern.”

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Medieval barn opens its doors for new season of events MUSIC and a visit by a living history group are among a new programme of events planned for Winterbourne’s medieval barn.

The summer schedule starts with a jazz evening - a new idea for the venue - on Saturday, May 20, featuring the University of the West of England Big Band and singers.

Locally sourced food and drink will be on sale and tickets for the evening cost £10 for adults and £5 for children under 16.

The living history group, the Company of Chivalry, will be at the barn in Church Lane on Sunday, June 11, for a medieval fair, when life in a 14th century encampment will be portrayed.

Visitors will be able to find out how people lived, worked and fought during the 100 Years War, with demonstrations, talks and re-enactments of military

combat from 11am-4pm.

Children can train to be a knight, launch a projectile from a trebuchet - a medieval attack weapon - join a treasure hunt and be transformed into a knight, princess or mythical creature by a face painting team.

There will also be falconry displays, dancing, medieval battles and the firing of a medieval cannon.

Entry costs £3 but children under 16 will get free admission.

A fortnight later, on Sunday, June 25, trumpet player Tom Harrison returns home with two musician friends to give a midsummer concert and a talk about music and instruments in medieval times.

Tom grew up in Frampton but moved to London for his musical training at The Guildhall.

The trio will take their audience on a journey through

music from medieval times to modern folk, with the grounds of the barn open for picnics ahead of the 2.30pm concert.

Tickets cost £10 for adults and £5 for children under 16.

Tickets for all the events can be bought online at TicketSource, or by calling into Daisy’s Coffee Shop, Flaxpits Lane, two weeks before each event. Tickets on the gate are subject to availability.

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Kids lead litter pick Off-duty police officer’s YOUNG people have been involved in a family village tidy up in Frampton Cotterell. The event was inspired by four year old Grace Marriner. Her mum Ellie said; “Grace got very sad about the litter round the village on a recent walk and was concerned for our wildlife. When she told me she wanted to save the world I had to do something to help her do that.”

Over 35 young people, the youngest was just one year old, and collected two sacks worth of litter from all around the village.

Ellie said; “Grace, together with my partner Mark and I, are hugely grateful to everyone who came and took time on a Saturday morning to tidy up the village and look after our local wildlife.”

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The officer spotted the youngster in the Halifax Road area and kept him in view while contacting on-duty colleagues.

Neighbourhood PC Angharad Baynham and PCSO Sadie Bignell responded and the young man was stopped and searched.

A total of 51 wraps of suspected class A drugs were seized and he was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug.

A 17-year-old was later released under investigation pending further inquiries, including tests of the seized substance.

Neighbourhood Sergeant Terry Murphy said: “We know the impact drug dealing can have on the wider community, as well as drug users, their family and friends.

“Drug dealing can bring issues with people coming and going day and night, anti-social behaviour, litter and other crime.

“We want to hear from anyone who feels something isn’t right when it comes to unusual activity or who has any other information about crime.”

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Life-saving cancer screening missed by many over-60s HEALTH experts said a large proportion of people over 60 in South Gloucestershire were failing to take up the offer of potentially life-saving screening for bowel cancer.

Just 58 per cent of those between 60 and 74 in the district were using the opportunity to be assessed within six months of being invited to take part through the use of home screening kits.

More than 41,000 people nationally are diagnosed every year with the condition yet nine out of ten patients are treated successfully when the cancer is found in its earliest stage.

The number of people dying from the disease has been falling since the 1970s due to earlier diagnosis and better treatment.

Dr Glenda Beard, the clinical lead for cancer for South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group, said: “Bowel cancer is the second biggest cancer killer. But it shouldn’t be as it is both treatable and curable, especially if it is diagnosed early “However, thousands of people in our area are missing the chance of early detection of their bowel cancer as they are failing to do their screening.”

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Hair gets chop hair for charity A FRAMPTON Cotterell girls has raised over £650 for a charity close to her heart after having her longhair cut short.

9 year old Ruby Emery raised £655.50 for Parkinson’s UK. Ruby cut nine inches off her long locks in front of family,

friends and teachers in her school assembly at Frampton Cotterell Primary School. Ruby has sent her hair off to The Little Princess Trust.

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Tanya Paul, Ruby’s mum, said: “I’m so proud of Ruby. Her haircut day was fabulous and the reaction from the other children in the assembly was priceless.

She has done so well and is loving her new look.”

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Yate cinema celebrates first birthday CINEWORLD in Yate has marked it’s first birthday with the help of a boys' football team it sponsors.

Youngsters from Yate United Under-9’s helped cut a huge cake outside the cinema, alongside the cinema manager, Steve Plank.

Cineworld Yate has welcomed over 180,000 cinema-goers through its doors in its first year.

Mr Plank said: “It’s been a fantastic first year and we’ve certainly made quite an impact on the local community, welcoming up to 181,879 customers through our doors since our inception on 29th April 2016.”

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Sensory Garden is officially opened A SPECIAL garden created by volunteers has been opened in Frampton Cotterell. The Sensory Garden was created by Floral Friends of Frampton on a patch of lawn at the Brockeridge Centre.

The event was attended by the Chair of South Gloucestershire Council, Edwina Williams, and the garden was opened by local award winning gardener Gary Bristow. As well as cutting the ribbon, he planted a weeping cherry tree to mark the occasion Celia Zlobec from Floral Friends told those attending; “We have chosen plants to reflect the 5 senses and have made sure it is fully accessible to everyone with seating made from recycled materials. Local school children have helped us by planting herbs and sowing vegetable seeds and we aim to involve both community groups and individuals in activities like using herbs to cook, creating homes for wildlife and of course, helping Floral Friends to maintain the Sensory Garden.”

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Housing association Merlin has revealed customer satisfaction from January – March 2017 was at 85.3%. Added to previous results, it means overall customer satisfaction with Merlin’s services in 2016 – 17 was 83.6%. Customer satisfaction with the quality of their home is also high, at 84.5% over the past 12 months.

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“We’re also reviewing our repairs policy at the moment. We know that getting repairs right is the biggest issue for customers. Our new contract with Travis Perkins is already helping to improve this service, and are working to ensure we improve the service we provide to customers from the point where a customer decides to contact us to the work being finished. By making these improvements we’re confident that customer satisfaction will increase even further.”

Window cleaning team aim to provide sparkling service Merlin’s new window cleaning service has taken to the road in their bespoke van kitted out with everything they need to clean a window in just 45 seconds – with the aim of increasing customer satisfaction with the quality of the service.

Every month they’ll be cleaning all of the communal windows at Merlin’s general needs blocks of flats and inside and out at the eight independent living schemes in Coalpit Heath and Winterbourne.

Merlin has decided to take the window cleaning service in-house in an effort to improve satisfaction levels with the quality of the service.

In total the two-man team will be cleaning windows at more than 300 sites and they’re using the latest technology to deliver it. The state-of-the-art water system allows the 600 litres tank in our specially kitted out van to be filled in just six minutes. And Merlin is already

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receiving compliments from the first customers to receive the service about the way their windows are shining.

Cleaning Services Team Leader Carl James said: “We’ve decided to bring our window cleaning service in-house in order to deliver the best possible service to customers.

We had some complaints from customers with our previous contractor and thought we’d be able to do a better job. It’s in our best interest to make sure that customers are happy. We now have more control and if something does happen, we’ll be able to put it right much faster.

“The previous contract was just for the window pane to be cleaned, so when we started we found that although the glass was clean, the frames were really dirty. We decided that in order to deliver the best service to customers on the first visit we’d also clean the frames as well as the panes to make it all sparkle.”

If you’re looking for a new opportunity keep your eye on the Merlin website in the next few weeks.

We’re one of the largest employers in South Gloucestershire and recognise our responsibility to provide opportunities for people to start or learn a new career.

The South Gloucestershire housing association will be opening up applications for its latest intake of apprentices. The successful candidates will spend four days a week with Merlin and one day a week studying at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College.

“We’ve always had a lot of interest in all the apprenticeships that we’ve offered and are sure that this year’s positions will be no different.”

HR Business Partner Vicky James said: “We’re committed to investing in people and giving them the opportunity to develop.

Apprenticeships offer a valuable route into employment for people, giving them the chance to learn and earn money at the same time.

Merlin’s current five apprentices are around halfway through their apprenticeships and recently came together to spend a day helping out at Grimsbury Farm in Kingswood as part of its volunteering programme.

The apprenticeships will be advertised on Merlin’s website, www.merlinhs.co.uk/apprenticeships and on the national www.gov.uk/ apply-apprenticeship website.

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Candidates for Thornbury and Yate seat start to come forward for June’s General Election TWO political parties have already confirmed their candidates in the forthcoming General Election for the Thornbury and Yate constituency, which covers part of the Frome Valley.

Luke Hall, who became the area’s Conservative MP at the last election in 2015, said he would be seeking re-election on

June 8.

Mr Hall took the seat from long-standing Liberal Democrat MP Steve Webb but with a reduced majority of 1,495.

Local councillor Claire Young will now try to regain the constituency for the Lib Dems after Mr Webb decided not to stand.

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Westerleigh on South Gloucestershire Council and is her party’s deputy leader within the authority.

She said: “I am ready for the challenge ahead and will be looking forward to standing up for the people of the Thornbury and Yate constituency.”

Mr Hall said: “It has been the greatest honour of my life to Luke Hall

serve our area. I am delighted to be re-seeking election so I can continue to ensure that our community is heard right at the top in Westminster on the keys issues that matter to us all.”

Meanwhile, Conservative Jack Lopresti, who has held the Filton and Bradley Stoke constituency - which includes Winterbourne - since it was created in 2010, will contest the seat again after winning the backing of his local party.

He claimed a letter sent to party members pressing for a different candidate had been part of a “smear campaign” against him.

Announcements of further candidates are expected in the coming weeks and Frome Valley Voice will carry details of all those standing in its June edition.

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Frampton man debuts new album

FRAMPTON man John Douglas will be revealing his band’s new album at a special concert in Bristol this summer.

September Song’s new release ‘The arrogance of time’ will be showcased on Thursday July 6 at the Cube Cinema.

September Song is the latest collaboration between John and Steve Hogg, alumni of Bristol favourites including; Wushcatte,

Kid Sinister and Augustine.

Over the last twenty years, John and Steve have been signed to Atlantic Records and EMI, amongst others, and have a loyal cult following, especially in Germany and Japan.

The album and live band features a cast of local musicians who make up the fifteen-piece line up.

May, 2017

Rugby Volunteer receives recognition THE kit officer at Frampton Cotterell Rugby Club has met the Princess Royal after being nominated for the Gloucestershire Club Volunteer of the season.

Helen Smith was invited to an award ceremony in Minchinhampton, where her

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Tom Harris from the club said; “It is always important to ensure that the Club’s volunteers hard work is never forgotten and Frampton was proud to ensure Helen’s efforts didn’t go unrecognised.''

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On your marks for annual Oldbury Fun Run

UP to 1,000 people of all ages are expected to take part in the annual fun run in Oldbury-onSevern - one of the biggest events of its kind in the South West.

Registration has opened for the event, which involves serious runners coming under starter’s orders first for a competitive road race, followed by the rest of the field setting off on the four-mile course.

Runners, joggers and walkers, including some in fancy dress, will line up outside the Anchor pub in the heart of the village to be sent on their way.

Each will be given a timing chip to record their performance and prizes will be awarded in a number of sections for adults and children, as well as the best team.

The route to be followed takes in local roads that will be closed to vehicles while people are making their way round.

Meanwhile, a small part of the village on Church Road will be closed all day for a number of activities taking place throughout the afternoon, ranging from displays, competitions and games to live music and a Punch and Judy show. Food stalls will also be set up.

Organisers said they were encouraging as many people as

possible who want to take part to register in advance to make it easier on the day, as well as cheaper for the entrants.

Pre-registering costs £8 - or £5 for under-13s - but will be £3 more expensive for same-day entry.

Traditionally, the fun run has raised money for the children’s cancer charity CLIC Sargent and to date has collected many thousands of pounds for its work, as well as helping village-related charities and events with smaller donations.

Chris Awde, who heads up the fun run committee, said: “It’s a great day out with some very competitive and fun racing. Hundreds have already registered.”

The event takes place on Sunday, June 25, with the Red Start road race, organised in association with Thornbury Running Club, getting underway at 11am. The Blue Start fun run action is scheduled to begin ten minutes later.

Details are available online at www.oldburyfunrun.co.uk and include information on registering.

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Open day at Ram Hill Colliery VISITORS are invited to see the remains of historic Ram Hill Colliery during an open day on Monday, May 29.

The event runs from 10.30am-4pm and will give people the chance to learn about the workings of the 19th century mine site in Coalpit Heath.

Features include remains of the mine shaft, horse-gin, bunkers and Dramway. Families will also be able to walk through a woodland area.

The colliery is sited across from 1 Railway Cottages, Broad Lane, and the Friends of Ram Hill Colliery will offer guided walks.

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Golden line-up for Badminton Horse Trials with top riders from Rio Olympics OLYMPIC medallists are among leading riders looking for glory at this year’s Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials.

Individual gold and team silver medallist Michael Jung prepared for Rio 2016 by winning Badminton for the first time just a few months before the Games.

He now returns to South Gloucestershire with hopes of retaining the title with his top horse La Biosthetique Sam. Among challengers to the German rider will be his compatriot Ingrid Klimke, while France’s Astier Nicolas - team gold and individual silver in Rio - will be in familiar territory at Badminton, having previously been based in Chipping Sodbury.

British team stalwarts Kristina Gifford and Nicola Wilson are in the mix, with Kitty King hoping to impress after her

Olympic debut with Ceylor Lan. Oliver Townend would like a second Badminton victory after his first success in 2009, while UK-based New Zealander Andrew Nicholson will be back in action at the prestigious event after suffering a serious neck injury in 2015.

Although Nicholson’s miraculous recovery saw him competing again within months of surgery, he pulled out of last year’s Badminton through lack of fitness.

He has two horses entered this year, including his stable star Nereo, and is keen to win the international having achieved a record 35 completions without victory.

Other Kiwis lining up are Mark Todd, Tim Price and Caroline Powell, with Australia fielding former Badminton winners Sam Griffiths and Paul

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Local Police News with PC Finbar Simmons DO you know what to do if you witness a crime or have other information you’d like to pass on to us?

Everyone knows that 999 is for emergencies, but what does that

mean? As a rule of thumb, call 999 if you want to tell us about a crime that has happened in the past few minutes – or is still underway – especially if there is a suspect in the area or someone could be hurt.

If you think something may need a timely response, but isn’t an emergency (for example if you have come home to a burglary but there’s no sign of a suspect) please call the 24/7 non-emergency 101 number.

You can report non-emergency crime online, through www. avonandsomerset.police.uk/ contact.

While we welcome calls on our mobiles and personal e-mails, please don’t try to report crime this way. If we’re not on duty there could be a delay in picking up the information which could mean important evidence is lost.

If it’s not urgent you can contact us through the beat page of our website - just click on the green ‘contact the team’ button.

If you do need to call us in an emergency, it can be really helpful if you can stay on the line, when it’s safe to do so, to give us extra information as events unfold.

It’s also useful if you can note down details like vehicle registration numbers, descriptions or anything which is said. I was involved in a case in which a good neighbour spotted a car parked on a neighbour’s drive while they were away. By noting down the vehicle details they helped lead to the arrest and conviction of a burglar.

You can also give information through the independent charity Crimestoppers, by calling 0800 555 111. They will never ask your name or trace your call. You can even qualify for a reward and retain your anonymity.

Letting us know about suspicious activity is an important part of helping to keep our community safe and is one of the reasons that Neighbourhood Watch schemes are so successful.

Waiting for final say on new leisure scheme PLANS for an indoor ski slope, ice rink and skydiving centre at Cribbs Causeway have been approved by South Gloucestershire Council.

Full permission was granted for nearly 14,000 square metres of new floor space, which will also feature a drive-through coffee facility.

Separately, outline consent was given for a retail store, hotel, restaurant and car showroom.

But due to the scale of the proposals, the plans had to be referred to the Communities Secretary Sajid Javid for a final decision.

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n NEWS Fund raising church concert to feature acclaimed flute and guitar duo A CONCERT by internationally recognised flute player Robert Tobin and Finnish guitarist Jonne Grans is about to be held in St Mary Magdalene Church, Tormarton.

The event on Saturday, May 13, will feature pieces inspired from around the world.

The duo have toured across Europe to wide acclaim and their performance in Tormarton will include works by Mozart, Ravi Shanker and Debussy.

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Get ready for two-hour jams WORK is continuing to try to minimise the predicted drastic impact of reducing traffic on the ring road at Bromley Heath from four lanes to two this summer.

The closure of the southern viaduct over the river Frome for up to a year for essential repairs is expected to cause delays of up to two hours at peak times and affect many roads in the surrounding area.

South Gloucestershire Council is finalising its traffic management plan after consulting widely and says it will outline its proposals at a series of public meetings next month.

The latest information can also be found on the viaduct page of the council’s website www.southglos.gov.uk/ bhviaduct and the next planned presentation will be at the Staple Hill and Rodway Community Engagement Forum at the Salvation Army Citadel in Broad Street on May 16 at 7pm.

The proposals to deal with

the effects are likely to include some road closures, to prevent ‘rat running’ on alternative routes, but will be kept flexible so changes can be made in response to traffic patterns.

Construction of the site compound is under way and the council is preparing to open a 220-space park and ride car park at Lyde Green earlier than planned.

The £5.9 million project on the stretch of road between the Bromley Heath roundabout and the Hambrook lights is needed

because without it the 1960s bridge is at risk of failure within a few years.

The council has applied to the Department of Transport and the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership for an additional £3.7 million, which could speed up the works programme from 52 weeks to 33 and local MPs and councillors have met Transport Secretary Chris Grayling to press the case for acceleration of the project because of the impact of the traffic delays on the economy of the area.

A South Gloucestershire Council spokesman said: “The latest information is available on the dedicated Bromley Heath Viaduct webpage www.southglos. gov.uk/bhviaduct.

"Any further details regarding engagement meetings, start dates or traffic management etc will be added as soon as the information is available.”

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Hawaiian paradise comes to Yate as temporary pool opens to swimmers SWIMMERS are taking the plunge in a temporary pool outside Yate Leisure Centre while the indoor facility is closed for six months.

The 18x10 metre pool is thought to be the biggest of its kind, holding 35,635 gallons of water.

It has been installed at the rear of the Kennedy Way car park so the large number of swimmers who use the leisure centre can carry on with the activity while the main indoor pool - and the learner pool - are out of action for essential maintenance and refurbishment.

The novel approach has also allowed the centre to offer a Hawaiian theme to swimmers who don’t want to miss taking a dip.

Work being carried out includes replacing pipework and installing environmentally

friendly equipment which will secure the future sustainability of the swimming pools, both of which will re-open in the autumn.

Leisure centre manager Fran Snell said: “The £1.4 million investment by South Gloucestershire Council in the refurbishment of the pool is essential to ensure it remains fit for purpose for future generations to use and enjoy.

“However, we are also conscious of the number of people that use the swimming facilities at the centre every week and we didn’t want them to miss out.

“That’s why we are so pleased to be able to offer the temporary pool and in doing so, continue to provide high quality facilities.”

All swimming lessons are continuing and admission fees remain the same for users, who

Holly Payne, swim manager of Yate Leisure Centre, gets into the Hawaiian spirit in the temporary pool. can reach the temporary pool from the corridor of the main

building using an enclosed walkway.

Battle of the bus puts later service back on the road BUS operator First has bowed to pressure and restored a later bus to a service running from Southmead Hospital to the Frome Valley and Yate.

The final number 82 bus of the day was cut earlier this year, leaving users having to catch the 7.15pm service instead of one that departed about an hour later.

It meant that people going to see patients had to leave the

hospital well before the end of visiting time.

It also hit workers at The Mall at Cribbs Causeway, who had to catch buses into the centre of Bristol and back out to places such as Frampton Cotteell and Yate, getting home late at night.

First Bus has now brought back a later bus - one which leaves Southmead at 8.30pm from Monday to Friday, stops at Cribbs Causeway 15 minutes

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later and leaves Bristol Parkway railway station at 9pm. It will reach Winterbourne seven minutes later and Frampton Cotterell at 9.11pm, reaching Yate at 9.26pm.

Campaigners for a better service have urged people to make use of the extra bus now that it is back on the road.

They also hope that recently announced management changes that have transferred

responsibility for running the 82 bus to the team that operates the 46 and 47 buses between Yate and Bristol - which also serve the Frome Valley - will improve reliability.

There had been complaints of poor reliability and passengers turning to community transport schemes instead in order to keep hospital appointments.

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Information roadshows for householders ahead of waste collection changes A SERIES of roadshows have been organised to inform householders of changes to the kerbside waste collection service.

A simplified recycling service has been promised by South Gloucestershire Council, with weekly collections for paper, cardboard, plastics, cans, cartons and glass, alongside the existing weekly food waste collections.

Black wheelie bins will also be replaced with smaller ones, once the new service is up and running, for remaining waste that will continue to be collected fortnightly.

The locations for the roadshows include Winterbourne High Street from 10am-2pm on Tuesday, May 10, and Thursday, July 20, and the Willowbrook Centre, Bradley Stoke, from 9am-4pm on Wednesday, June 14.

They will also be at Waitrose in Chipping Sodbury from 10am6pm on Saturday, May 20, and on Tuesday, June 27, as well as in Yate Shopping Centre from 9.30am-4.30pm on Tuesday, June 6.

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Visitors are welcome to our monthly meetings at St Peter’s Hall on School Road at 7.45pm, on the 4th Tuesday of the month. There is a charge of £2.50 for the evening and any new members can join by paying a membership fee. Special interest groups that meet separately including a book club, craft group, choir and our skittles and darts teams. Please search FramptonCottWI to find out more, and do like our page.

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n FLORAL FRIENDS Waitrose Donation Floral Friends were delighted to be presented with a donation of £268 from Waitrose as part of their Community Matters green token scheme. This is much appreciated and will be put towards costs of seasonal planting and planter maintenance.

Bee Posts Two bee friendly sign posts to mark the wildflower area at the Glebeland have now been installed

by John Morris from South Glos.

Hopefully the wild flowers and bee homes will attract lots of bees to the site. Wild flower plug plants will be planted here later this month with the help of Watermore school children to supplement the seeds scattered in October.

Manor Hall Vegetable Planter Floral Friends were asked by the Manor Hall, Coalpit Heath to build a vegetable planter identical to the one at the Brockeridge Centre. In fine spring weather, our team of wood workers recently installed the planter which will be used by children using the Manor Hall to grow their own vegetables.

We’d love to hear your community group news We are very grateful to Manor Hall for the generous donation they have made to our funds.

The Floral Hat Festival An exhibition of flowers and hats (to be decorated or made with flowers – or why not try a vase of flowers with a small hat decoration?) to commemorate our local hatting industry and celebrate summer flowers – will be open on the weekend of 24th – 25th June 2017 at the Zion United Church, Frampton Cotterell. Events include live music (from, among others, the Shanty Men and the Crossbow

Singers), children’s craft activities, a talk on the hatting industry in S. Glos, refreshments and a plant stall.

If you would like to contribute a floral display please email us at floralfriendsofframpton@gmail. com for further details. Please put this date in your diary now.

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n WHAT’S ON IN OUR AREA May 8

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n Bristol Budgerigar Society.

Monday May 8 commencing 7.45pm. Baby budgerigar competition at Little Stoke Community Hall, Little Stoke Lane, Bristol BS34 6HR. Visitors welcome to join us as guests. Further details from the Secretary Colin Parsons.

Tel 01454 775878. colinpauline@ hotmail.com or Chairman Alan Fretten. Tel 0117 9073188 Mob 07922538894 alan_fretten13@ hotmail.com

n ‘Coffee & Cake/ Soup Lunch’ at St Saviour’s Church Hall, Coalpit Heath Saturday 13th May 11am2pm. Good food & good company!

In support of Christian Aid (a Churches Together Event) May 19

n Avon Organic Group. The local group for everyone interested in organic gardening and organic foods.Our last meeting before the summer break is on Thursday, 25th May 2017, 7pm – 9pm at The Station (in the Dance Studio), Silver Street, Bristol. BS1 2AG. 25th May 2017: Talk "Pests & Diseases" with Tim Foster, local author & lecturer.

We will be holding our annual Plant sale on the night so bring along any spare plants and seedlings too.

All welcome. Visitors £5/Members £2. www.groworganicbristol.org / secretaryaog@gmail.com

May 6 n 'Big Brekkie' at Zion Hall, Woodend Road, Frampton Cotterell Saturday 6th May 8.30-10.30am.

Come & join in our magnificent community breakfast! Donations in support of Christian Aid (a Churches Together Event) May 9 n 'Propagating Seeds, Cuttings & Beyond'. Held on the second Tuesday of the month, Richard 7.30 pm at All Saints Church Hall, 27 Church Road, Winterbourne Down, BS36 1BX. May 12 n ‘Folk @ Frampton’ Crossbow House, School Road, Frampton Cotterell Friday 12th May 7:3010.30pm. A great night of folk music! A regular monthly event, but this month in support of Christian Aid (a Churches Together Event)

n ‘Quiz Night’, British Legion, Ryecroft Road. Frampton Cotterell Friday 19th May 7.30pm. Teams of 4/5 at £3/ person. Booking: 776618.

No team? Book in- we'll make up on the night! In support of Christian Aid (a Churches Together Event) May 20 n ‘Plant Sale & Coffee Morning’ at ‘The Lilacs’, Station Road, Iron Acton Saturday 20th May 10am1.30pm. Come & buy your summer plants- loads to choose from!

Donations in support of Christian Aid (a Churches Together Event) May 20

June 1 & 2

n ‘Train Rides & Cream Teas’ at Bridge House, Rectory Road, Frampton Cotterell Saturday 20th May 3-5pm. A fun afternoon for all ages! In support of Christian Aid (a Churches Together Event) May 21

June 3 & 4

n ‘United Church Service’ at the Medieval Barn, Winterbourne Sunday 21st May 6pm. Preacher: The Bishop of Bristol. All welcome In support of Christian Aid (a Churches Together Event)

n Yate-Genieri Link. Open Garden Days. 2.00pm – 5.00pm. Nutridge, Ram Hill, Coalpit Heath. BS36 2UF. Admission £4.00. Children under 16 freeA three acre garden.. Cream teas. Plants for sale. Musicians will perform on both afternoons. n Open weekend at St. Peter’s Church, Wapley 3rd & 4th June from 10.30 A.m. – 4 P.m.

Refreshments available June 13 n 'New Tricks for Old Gardeners'

by Katherine Crouch. Held on the second Tuesday of the month, Richard - 7.30 pm at All Saints Church Hall, 27 Church Road, Winterbourne Down, BS36 1BX

May, 2017

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WHAT IT IS WHERE IT IS WHEN IT IS in no more than 40 words: email us at: contact@richard@ fromevalleyvoice.co.uk or call us on 01454 800 120 June 16 n Winterbourne Down & District Horticultural Society 'Members' Annual Rose Show' to be held at All Saints Church Hall, Church Road, Winterbourne Down on Friday 16th June - Free admission to the general public from 7.30 - 8.15 pm.

June 17 n St. Peter's Church Summer Fair – between 2 and 4.30 pm.

The Summer Fair is taking place at Bridge House in Rectory Road.

The famous Bridge House Trains will be running. We will have stalls where you can buy pre-owned toys, games and jewellery there will also be a bottle tombola, raffle

What’s on at Winterbourne Library Opening times:

Monday: closed Tuesday: 9.30am - 7.00pm Wednesday: 9.30am - 5.00pm Thursday: closed Friday: 9.30am - 7.00pm Saturday: 9.30am - 5.00pm Sunday: closed May at Winterbourne Library Rhymetime: Rhymes and songs for parents and babies/toddlers to enjoy together Every Tuesday morning 9.30 – 10.00am Pre School Storytime: Stories and crafts Wednesdays 9.30 – 10.00am, term time only.

Go Wild! Half Term Drop in.

Come and join us and make some jungle themed crafts

Wednesday 31st May 1011.30am. Suitable for age 4-10 The Craft Group will be meeting on: Saturday 6 and 20 May 10.00am – 12.00noon.

New members will always be made welcome by this friendly group.

Share tips and ideas for your knitting, sewing or crochet projects.

Low cost computer scheme Are you 65 years of age or over, registered disabled, on a low income or an unpaid carer?

Have you considered the many benefits that owning your own computer can give?

South Gloucestershire Council has teamed up with an IT provider to offer a range of low cost professionally refurbished starter computers

To advertise, contact Richard on 01454 800 120

at special discounted prices to eligible residents and registered UK charities. Prices start from under £90 including Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2010 plus a 12 month return to base warranty.

To find out if you are eligible and for more details visit: www. southglos.gov.uk/goonline Need help with your computer?

Mike, our IT volunteer, is on hand every Wednesday morning 10.00am – 12.00 noon. Mike can help you with all your computer queries, from setting up an iPad to accessing Universal Jobmatch as well as helping you to get started with Learn My Way, an online course for beginners. You can book a one to one session with Mike by speaking to a member of staff.

Did you know that you can reserve and renew books online?

You can also download e-books,e-audiobooks and e-magazines. Find out all that’s on offer at www.librarieswest. org.uk For more information on any of the above please contact us: Telephone: 01454 868006 Email: winterbourne.library@ southglos.gov.uk Visit our website to find out more: www.southglos.gov.uk/ libraries Follow us on twitter: www. twitter.com@southgloslibs ‘Like’ us on Facebook for all the latest at South Gloucestershire Librarie

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May, 2017 and much more. There will be fun and games for the children and you can also relax in the lovely Bridge House garden with an ice cream, tea or coffee plus delicious home made cakes.

Regular events Monday n Toddler Group 9.30-11.30am (termtime) Winterbourne Early Years Centre, Greenfield Centre, Park Ave, Winterbourne. For more information call Helen 01454 773781. n Open Door bereavement suport group. 10.30-12.00 every first Monday., St Peter’s Church Baby Group 1-3pm (termtime) Winterbourne Early Years Centre, Greenfield Centre, Park Ave, Winterbourne. For more information call Helen 01454 773781. n Memory Cafe, run by the Alzheimer’s Society. The Greenfield Centre, Winterbourne, 2pm - 4pm 1st Monday of month.

Scrabble, The Community Centre, Winterbourne, 2- 4.30pm n Manor Hall Gardening & Social Club The Manor Hall 2.-3.30pm.

First Monday of the month, (except for Bank Holidays on the second Monday). n 1st Winterbourne Down and Buryside Beavers Scouts 5pm until 6:30pm at the Scout hut on Green Dragon Road, Winterborne. n 1st Winterbourne Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. Meet Monday evenings in St. Michael’s Room. winterbournesmgsl@ cotswoldedgescouts.org.uk 01454 775024 n North Road Ladies, Iron Action Parish Hall, 7.30, every first Monday. n Women’s Fellowship Zion Church Hall 2.30p.m.- 3.45 Programme of speakers, choirs., followed by a cup of tea. 1.50p per week. For details ring Pat Lax 886830 n Iron Acton WI Iron Acton Parish Hall, 7.30, second Monday of month. n Crossbow Singers, Crossbow House, Frampton Cotterell. 7.30.

Term Time only, starting in September. We would love to welcome more tenors and basses.

Please contact Jenny on 01454 313037. n Winterbourn Down Border Morris Morris Dancing, All Saint’s Church Hall, 8.15pm n Line dancing with Laughter in Line, Zion Church Hall, Woodend Rd, Frampton Cotterell. Beginners 7.30pm, Improvers, 8.30pm.

Info Sarah 01454 773929 www. laughterinline.org n Winterbourne Scrabble Club - weekly 2.00 - 4.30 pm at Winterbourne & District Community Centre, Watleys End Road, Winterbourne. Further info

from Gill on 01454 773573. n Bristol Budgerigar Society hold meetings at Little Stoke Community Hall, Little Stoke Lane, Little Stoke, Bristol BS34 6HR. Meetings commence at 7.30pm on the second Monday of each month. Details from the Secretary Colin Parsons Tel 01454 775878.

E-mail colinpauline@hotmail.com or Chairman, Peter Dark. Tel 01454 201217. E-mail honey@darkm. freeserve.co.uk Membership; Adult £7.00, senior £5.00, same address partners £10.00, different address partners appropriate single rate each. Juniors free. Visitors always welcome without commitment or charge to see the wonderful budgerigar breeding, exhibition and social experience that Bristol Budgerigar Society can offer. n Bristol Budgerigar Society hold meetings at Little Stoke Community Hall, Little Stoke Lane, Little Stoke, Bristol BS34 6HR. Meetings commence at 7.30pm on the second Monday of each month. Chairman, Peter Dark. Tel 01454 201217. E-mail honey35@ hotmail.co.uk Details from the Secretary Colin Parsons Tel 01454 775878. E-mail colinpauline@ hotmail.com Membership; Adult £7.00, senior £5.00, same address partners £10.00, different address partners appropriate single rate each. Juniors free. Visitors always welcome without commitment or charge to see the wonderful budgerigar breeding, exhibition and social experience that Bristol Budgerigar Society can offer. n Slimming World Monday: 5.30pm & 7.30pm Watermore Primary School Call Alison: 07972376055 n Winterbourne Afternoon WI meets at Salem Church Hall, Factory Road, Winterbourne on the 2nd Monday of each month at 2pm. We welcome visitors. Contact 01454 250 for details or look at our web site www.wawimoonfruit.com or email lesleysharman@gmail.com n Bristol Budgerigar Society hold meetings at Little Stoke Community Hall, Little Stoke Lane, Little Stoke, Bristol BS34 6HR commencing 7.45pm on the second Monday of each month.

Details from Secretary Colin Parsons Tel 01454 775878. E-mail colinpauline@hotmail.com or Chairman Alan Fretten. Tel 0117 9073188 Mob 07922538894. E-mail alan_fretten13@hotmail.com Visitors always welcome to see the wonderful budgerigar breeding, exhibition and social experience that Bristol Budgerigar Society can offer.

Tuesday n Rhymetime. Winterbourne Library. 9.30 – 10am. Rhymes and songs for parents and babies/ toddlers to enjoy together. n Slimming World 9.30am &

Got News? Call Richard 0n 01454 800 120

11.30am, 5.30pm & 7.30pm, The Greenfield Centre, call Frankie 07519347243 n Knit and Natter The Beacon@ Zion United Church. 10am 12noon. Contact Mary Thexton 01454 850704 n Yate Visually Impaired Group.

Yate Fire Station 2.30 pm every other Tuesday Contact Gay Williams 01454 321749 gab56@btinternet. com n Winterbourne Ladies, The Greenfield Centre, Winterbourne, 7.30 -10pm, second Tuesday of month. n Crossbow Bridge Club, Crossbow House. 7.30pm n Slimming World 7.30 Elm Park School, Winterbourne. Tel Becca 07721 907780 n Centre Squares (dancing).

Winterbourne Comunity Centre 7.45pm n Frampton Cotterell WI. Crossbow House, 7.45, fourth Tuesday of month n Folk Dancing. Crossbow House, Frampton Cotterell. 8.30 -10.30pm, 1st & 3rd Tuesday of month. n Feel good adult dance exercise class,Tuesday’s 10-11.00am at Crossbow House, Frampton Cotterell.

An easy to follow keep fit class to suit all levels of fitness. Normal cost £4.50 your first class half price with this advert. Tel Nina 01179 799796 for more info. n South Gloucestershire Waterpolo club. Junior & Senior players Male Female. Winterbourne Int Academy pool. 7:00 - 8:30 pm.

For more info: kazrose@ blueyonder.co.uk or nash17@ virginmedia.com n Winterbourne Short Mat Bowling Club Tuesday 1.30 - 3.30 at Winterbourne Community Centre, Watleys End Road. Contact Pat Sleightholme, 01179 793473. New members welcome. n Pucklechurch Folk Dance Club.

We meet every other Tuesday at Pucklechurch Community Centre from 7.45 pm to 8.15 pm. Contact Veronica Holder – 0117 937 2818

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Wednesday n Pre School Storytime.

Winterbourne Library 9.30 – 10.00am, term time only. n ‘Silver Chords Group, over 50’s social club. Every other Weds, Mason’s View Community Centre Winterbourne. 1.45pm.

Entertainment and coach trips.

Everyone welcome Contact Doreen 01454 776484. n Winterbourne Police Beat Post.

Greenfield Centre 2-3pm n Slimming World 7.30pm Frampton Cotterell Cof E School. Tel Lisa 07815 759118 n Coalpit Heath WI. Church Hall of St Saviours Church, Coalpit Heath.

First Wednesday of each month.

7.45pm. New members welcome. n The Winterbourne Players, 8.00 pm, Community Centre, Watleys End Road. More info, Brian 07792 656689. n Beginners Meditation Class on Wednesdays 7pm to 8pm at the Greenfield Centre, Winterbourne To reserve your place on the next 5 week course, please contact Sarah Presley on 07590 621495/ sarahpresley@live.com n Actonians Drama Group 7.30 pm Parish Hall, Iron Acton More info 01454 228760 www.actonians. co.uk Junior Actonians 6.00 pm - 7.30 pm Parish Hall Iron Acton More info 01454 228277. n 2nd Wednesday of each month - Carer’s Group 2 - 4pm at The Beacon Centre, Zion Church, Frampton Cotterell n 4th Wednesday of each month - Forget me Not sing along group 2pm - 3.30 pm at The Beacon Centre, Zion Church, Frampton Cotterell. If you like a good sing song please come and join us.

For more information ring Rona on 886925 or Jean on 775786. n Winterbourne Short Mat Bowling Club Wednesday 1.30 - 4.30 and 7.30 - 10.30 at Winterbourne Community Centre, Watleys End Road. Contact Pat Sleightholme,

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May, 2017

n WHAT'S ON CONTINUED 773781. n Tiny Tots. 2.00-3.00pm,St Peter’s Church, n St John’s Ambulance. St Saviour’s Hall, Beesmoor Road.

6.15 - 9pm (term time). n Steam Engine Club, Miners Club, Coalpit Heath. 7pm, last Thursday of month.

Line dancing. Iron Acton Parish Hall, High St, Iron Acton. New beginners, 7.20pm. Improvers, 8.30pm. www.laughterinline.com n Winterbourne Musical Theatre.

Winterbourne Community Association, 7.30pm. n Winterbourne Flower Club. St Michaels Rooms, Winterbourne 7.30pm, 1st (Practice) and 3rd (Demonstration) Thursdays of each month. Further information call 01454 776753 n Winterbourne Evening Women’s

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Institute St. Michael’s Rooms in Winterbourne at 7.30pm on the second Thursday of every month except August n Crossbow Camera Club Crossbow House, 8pm, every Thursday (from September).

Contact Mike Challenger 07833316081 n Bingo British Legion Club Ryecroft Road, Frampton Cotterell.

8.15pm.Free entry n Winterbourne Flower Club, St Michaels Rooms, Winterbourne 7.30pm, 1st (Practice) and 3rd (Demonstration) Thursdays of each month. Further information call 01454 776753 n South Gloucestershire Decorative and Fine Arts Society meet at Bradley Stoke Community School Fiddlers Lane Bradley Stoke. 3rd Thursday evening of the

BLUES BAND

A combination of arguably the greatest British harp player and slide guitarist, both excellent vocalists, entertain you with an amazing evening of acoustic blues and anecdotes.

Friday July 7

Chipping Sodbury Baptist Church @ 7.30pm Ticket Enquiries call 077 33 898 762 or email marklloyd56@virginmedia.com www.gtamusic.co.uk

Tel: 020 8943 9113

month. Starting October 7-00 for 7-30 start refreshments.

Sallykitching@googlemail.com Tel no 01454 774401 n Sugarcraft: If you are interested in sugar icing why not come along to our meeting? We have demonstrations monthly on flowers and models and practice/ workshops with instruction. We meet on the third Thursday of every month at 7.30pm – 9.30pm at St Andrews Hall, Elm Park, Filton.

Visitors welcome.

Contact Jean Kington on 0117 956 8737 for more information. n Winterbourne Short Mat Bowling Club Thursday 1.30 - 4.30 at Winterbourne Community Centre, Watleys End Road. Contact Pat Sleightholme, 01179 793473.

New members welcome. n Frampton Singalong Crossbow House, Frampton Cotterell, BS36 2DB 1st Thursday in the month 2 - 3.30 pm Favourite songs from the shows, folk, country Live music, keyboard player and acoustic duo, sitting exercises. Tea & cakes. 3.00 pounds Tel. Hilary Jay 07515 351 813 n Winterbourne Down WI meetings held on the first Thursday of each month at 7.30pm in All Saints Church Hall, Winterbourne Down. n Stationary Engine Club, Meets at Miner’s Club Coalpit Heath 7:30 pm first Thursday of every month. n Frampton World Dance for beginners, 2nd & 4th Thursdays in month, 2.00 - 4.00pm, Zion Church Hall, Upper Chapel Lane, Frampton BS36 2HY. Learn easy gentle dances from around the world, no partner needed, for people of all ages. Authentic music, social break for tea and chat. £3. Contact Hilary Jay 07792 495 367 Severn Counties Foreign & British Bird Society n Meetings at 8pm, Winterbourne Down Methodist Church Hall, Down Road, Winterbourne, BS36 1BN on 3rd Thursday of each month. The local club for all keepers of canaries, finches or other birds. Monthly talks, club events, twice yearly shows. All welcome. Contact severncounties@gmail.com, Tel Molly Durbin 01275 373743. Web

Address: http://www.foreignbritishbirds.info/index.html

Thursday Travel Club

Meets first Thursday of the monthSt Saviour’s Church Hall, Beesmoor Road, Coalpit Heath n March 2nd: Peter Davey; Around Bath by Tram. n Winterbourne Winds beginners/ intermediate/returners wind band rehearse Thursdays 7.30-9.30pm at the Greenfield Centre, Park Avenue, Winterbourne BS36 1NJ. Brass & Woodwind players, percussionist, bassist wanted to join sociable group. Instruments available for loan. Contact Dan 01172 395210.

Contact Roger: 07925 296930 or 01454 77701 Friday n St James The Less Parent and Toddler Group, The Marshall Rooms, Iron Acton. 10.30 - 12.30 term times. n Frome Valley Art Group Greenfield Centre, Winterbourne.

1pm to 4pm and 6.30pm to 9pm n Frampton Cotterell Male Voice Choir, Zion Church, Frampton Cotterell. 7.30pm – 9.00pm. New members welcomed, no audition, Call Paul Crook 01454 851656. n Frampton Cotterell Community Associon. Fridays at Crossbow House School Road Ist Friday of every month Quiz- 3rd Friday of every month Bingo, start at 8 pm. n Winterbourne Short Mat Bowling Club Friday 7.30 - 10.30 at Winterbourne Community Centre.

Contact Pat Sleightholme, 01179 793473. New members welcome. n St Saviours Church Coalpit Heath. The Church opening every Friday from 11am until 1pm, Come and Join us for tea and coffee. Maybe stay for a soup lunch midday meet up with old friends.

Saturday n Brockeridge Quilters, Greenfield Centre, Winterbourne.

10am to 4pm, third Saturday of the month. n Bingo Open7/00pm,Bingo 8/00pm Music & Dancing from 8/30pm-11/30pm Every Saturday night.(£4) at the Royal British Legion Ryecroft Rd

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n NEWS n Patchwork and Quilting Beginner classes starting in September on alternate Saturdays. For more information contact Sallieann Harrison on 01454 774591.

Also Patchwork and Quilting Classes Block of the Month for intermediate quilters. One Saturday every month for seven months starting in September. Contact Sallieann Harrison on 01454 774591.

Sunday n Japanese Embroidery Class Greenfield Centre, Winterbourne 9.30am to 4pm, (monthly).

Contact: Jo Tripp 01454 850147. n Nature Reserves, Winterbourne

work party meets 1030am, Church Lane, Winterbourne, 2nd & 4th Sundays in the month.

Newleaze reserve (Bristol Road) 10.30am Ist Sunday of month Huckford Quarry 2.30pm 3rd Sunday of month. Contact Frank Smith 01454 778975. n Car Boot Sale Every Sunday 9am Beesmoor Road Playing Field, Frampton Cotterell. £5 per car/van Call 07802 336731 n Indoor short mat bowls at Pucklechurch Community Centre.

Established players and beginners welcome. Bowls provided. Sessions Sunday afternoon and Monday and Wednesday evenings. Contact Roger Payne 0117 937 3653

Actonians win again ACTONIANS, the Iron Acton based theatre group has won another competition.

The group won the Adjudicator’s Award at the AETF One-Act Quarter Final at the Princess Theatre in Burnham-on-Sea, The Actonians triumphed for their set and costumes. Director, Sarah McMahon, paid tribute

to the hard work and talent of the cast and crew, especially Pat Stimson’s extraordinary costumes.

There is a chance to see the multi-award winning first Act of Caryl Churchill’s ‘Top Girls’ when The Actonians perform the full play next month on 18 – 20 May at Iron Acton Parish Hall.

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Appeal for more firefighters to join service

YES YOU CAN do things you never knew you had in you

Avon Fire & Rescue Service is recruiting now www.yesyoucan.careers

AVON Fire and Rescue Service is looking to South Gloucestershire to help it recruit full-time firefighters for the first time in eight years.

The service currently employs 455 full-time firefighters - a number that has been falling since 2010.

As a result of reduced Government funding, firefighters leaving or retiring have not been replaced.

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Visit art show at May Fair PHOENIX Art Club is holding an affordable art sale at Iron Acton Parish Hall on May 1.

The event, which coincides with the Iron Acton May Fair, is open fro 10am to 4pm and will include a display of children’s art.

The club, which meets at Fishponds Methodist Church on Wednesdays from 10am to noon, includes amateur artists who use a variety of media, including watercolour, oil, pastel, pencil and acrylic.

A spokesman said: “ We are all at different levels of accomplishment and relish the opportunity to learn from our fellow members. We do not offer tuition, however, we have demonstrations from local artists, and workshops once or twice a year.

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n LETTERS Get ‘The 5 Ways of Wellbeing’ in your Life with World Dancing!

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12 year old girl: You could see my heart pounding through my clothes

SPIRE Bristol Hospital and Consultant Cardiologist, Dr Mark Walsh came to the aid of twelve year old Lucy Blanchard where others couldn’t.

As a result of her Type 1 diabetes, Lucy suffered a Hypoglycaemic episode, falling unconscious and suffering several seizures. It was not until this occurred that the Yorkshire based family noticed something wasn’t quite right with Lucy’s heart.

Considering the resting heart rate of a regular 12 year old is usually around 60-100 beats per minute (bpm) Lucy’s heart was beating at and exceptional rate. She was experiencing heart palpitations up to four times faster reaching 250-280bpm.

Lucy explained how she felt during this “It made me feel anxious, faint, dizzy and sick.

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Naturally concerned, Lucy’s parents turned to the diabetic care team, based in Leeds, who informed them that it was just a result of the adrenaline. However these episodes of increased heart rate continued for a couple of weeks, causing Lucy to feel rather unwell. Parents Danny and Caroline took their daughter to see a doctor at their local medical practice. It was here the doctor immediately called for emergency services to rush Lucy to the nearest accident and emergency unit.

Then diagnosed with Supra-Ventricular Tachycardia (SVT) they planned to refer her to a Paediatric Cardiologist on the NHS to determine the cause. However covered by their medical insurance the family

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“We grew more and more anxious as the weeks went on. Despite her medication of beta blockers our daughter suffered another episode of SVT, which resulted in another agonising trip to A&E.” Explained Caroline, Lucy’s mother.

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n BEAUTY BLOG By Sarah Young of Spoilt Hair & Beauty

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AVE you noticed the craze of different coloured hair, from pink to grey? Who would have thought that grey would become fashionable when most of our clients are trying to hide the grey (myself included). Are you confused with all the new terms; is it to be ombre or dip dye or just a root colour? The hair world is forever changing and here are some helpful ways to care for your hair as well as some of the latest lingo.

• Its normal to lose 100-150 strands of hair a day, so never panic.

• Always comb wet hair with a wide brush as it can be fragile • Try and have your hair trimmed every 4 weeks to get rid of the dry ends and a good cut every 8 weeks to avoid split ends which will then help it to grow again.

• Try not to wash or straighten your hair every day. When you do, always apply a small amount of conditioner to the ends and rinse off thoroughly. If you can bear it, do it in cold water as this aids strength and shine.

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nourishing conditioner and try and leave on for as long as you can.

So to the lingo: • Ombre - Ombre hair is generally darker at the roots though to mid-length and then it gradually gets lighter to the ends. This may sometimes involve both colouring the roots then highlighting the ends.

• Ballyage – this is a French word, meaning sweep. This is similar to Ombre but more of a natural suns kissed look with again lighter ends; a more seamless, blended look.

• Ice Blonde – this is a arctic white blonde a combination of white, ash and cool tones.

• Fadeout Ombre – this is a gradual gradient of colour, usually 3 to 4 shades throughout the hair.

• Buzz Cut – a very short haircut, clipped close to the head with a razor • Undercut – also fashionable in Edwardian days. Typically this is when the hair on top of the head is longer and the sides are cut very short.

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Crisis in South Glos schools as funds squeezed Education in South Gloucestershire is facing a double challenge. Secondary schools are underperforming and must make rapid improvements - while at the same time managing the huge budget pressures affecting schools at all levels. Leaders, teachers, parents and councillors are rising up to tackle the crisis, which is sure to be a big issue in the general election campaign. Linda Tanner reports MORE than 300 people turned out for a public meeting to launch the Fair Funding for all Schools - South Glos campaign and hundreds more have signed a petition calling for action.

So what’s it all about? Doesn’t the Government keep telling us that it is spending more on education than ever?

Yes, Kevin Courtney, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, told the meeting at the Holiday Inn in Hambrook on April 6, that’s true - but only because there are more schools and more children than before.

Individually, almost all schools are facing a squeeze

on their budgets that is going to get worse, even before the introduction of the proposed new National Funding Formula in April 2018.

Increased National Insurance and pension contributions, wage rises and the apprenticeship levy mean that in real terms schools are set to have about eight per cent less money, according to the National Audit Office.

These constraints will force them to make tough choices: cutting jobs, reducing the curriculum and stopping trips and after-school clubs.

Head teachers say they are torn between wanting parents to

be aware of the financial realities yet trying to reassure them that schools will do their very best for the children with the money they have available.

A website set up by the NUT and other unions - schoolcuts. org - gives predictions for every school in England and the budget crisis each could face by 2020 based on Department for

Education figures.

It is these forecasts that have provoked anger around the country, Feelings are running particularly high in South Gloucestershire, which has historically been one of the worst funded local authorities in the country. Schools in the district receive per-pupil funding that is several hundred pounds below

You can win this battle, parents are told PARENTS will this month step up their campaign for more money for South Gloucestershire schools after what they describe as a phenomenal start.

The organisers of Fair Funding for all Schools - South Glos were overwhelmed when 300 people turned up for their meeting at the Holiday Inn on April 6.

And they were encouraged by the message from Kevin Courtney, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, who said he believed they could win their battle.

The meeting heard from a number of speakers, including Angela Athay-Hunt, who read out anonymous quotes from

school staff including one that said: “This has to be led by parents. ‘They’ won’t listen to teachers.”

Mr Courtney said the power of the campaign was that it could be supported by parents across the country, no matter which political party they voted for or which way they cast their ballot in the referendum.

No parent had voted for the increased class sizes, reduced opportunities for dance, drama and PE and cuts in individual support that would come about if, as expected, schools across England had £3bn less a year to spend. “If you think education’s expensive, try ignorance,” he said.

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Sixth former George Angus said it was heart-breaking that children just starting out in education would get a less good deal than those who were about to leave school. Schools were reducing their curriculum offer at a time when they should be increasing it to meet 21st century needs, he said.

George also voiced concerns about cuts to special educational needs funding and the impact on young people’s mental health.

Speakers from the panel and the floor spoke of the workload pressures that were driving teachers out of their jobs, prompting a recruitment and retention crisis. A university student said teaching was

becoming a taboo profession, with young people reluctant to go into training because of the stress levels.

Parents, governors, teachers and students voiced their concerns and vowed to take further action to highlight the crisis.

Nigel Varley, from the National Union of Teachers, urged people to demand that the management of their local schools issued impact assessments on the cuts.

Parent Rish Shellard, who has children at schools in Bromley Heath and Winterbourne, who started the local campaign, said protesters should “shout loud” and spread the word.

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FAIR FUNDING FOR ALL SCHOOLS - SOUTH GLOS fffassouthglos@gmail.com Facebook: https:// www.facebook.com/ groups/650593441811495/ Twitter @FairFundSGlos PETITIONS https://www.change.org/p/ stop-unfair-school-fundingin-south-gloucestershire 2,625 SIGNATURES https://www.change.org/p/ stop-school-funding-cutsall-our-children-deserve-agreat-education 37,990 SIGNATURES that for Bristol, for example.

The National Funding Formula was supposed to iron out those differences, but campaigners say 98 per cent of children across the land will be worse off. Some Conservative MPs are putting pressure on Ministers to think again, and their views are shared by Tory

leaders on South Gloucestershire Council.

That’s why Fair Funding for all Schools is urging parents, teachers and governors to lobby their local MPs - none of whom has yet spoken out against the formula - to persuade them to join the protest.

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Decision delay 'is causing distress and uncertainty' THE delay over selecting a new permanent sponsor for Winterbourne International Academy came under fire from parents and councillors.

Parent Debbie Porteous and Lib Dem Councillor Claire Young, who has a child due to start at the academy this year, said the hold-up was having an impact on students, families, staff and school leaders.

It was causing uncertainty and distress, especially for those children due to make the critical transition from primary school in the summer, Ms Porteous told the South Glos CAH meeting.

Ms Young said parents and children were concerned after being told the decision about which trust should take over from The Ridings Federation would be after the start of the 2017-18 academic year.

Nigel Varley, from the National Union of Teachers, said: “The whole Ridings saga is an absolute tragedy.”

Jo Thomas, deputy director of the office of the Regional Schools Commissioner (RSC), said the RSC needed to see the exam results for WIA and for the schools in the two trusts providing support, CSET and Olympus, first. “We need to see the outcomes and impact.

Winterbourne presents many challenges. We don’t want to undermine the strength or capacity of those two trusts by approving a sponsor match without being assured they are able to deliver,” she said.

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Ofsted chief: Urgent action needed to improve COUNCILLORS from all parties have agreed that all 70 members of South Gloucestershire Council share a “moral imperative’ to seek rapid improvements to secondary education in the district.

Sixteen of the area’s 17 schools were below the national average for GCSE results for disadvantaged students last year - a situation described as “dire” and “unacceptable”.

The issue was in the spotlight at a meeting of the council’s Children, Adults and Health Committee on April 5, attended by the regional director of Ofsted Bradley Simmons and Jo Thomas, the deputy director of the office of the Regional Schools Commissioner (RSC).

Mr Simmons said South Gloucestershire’s educational underperformance was his biggest concern in the whole of the South West and he had the area under “special supervision”.

He said he felt that school leaders and council officers had

finally “grasped the nettle of accountability” and understood the scale of the problem, but he was waiting to see the impact of the measures put in place before deciding if he needed to write a warning letter.

Mr Simmons said that the fact that 15 of the 17 secondaries were academies, having opted out of the local authority, did not mean the council had no responsibility for them. It was part of the authority’s general duty to monitor the schools, hold them to account and intervene if necessary, he said.

“It is absolutely your place to challenge schools you don’t think are doing well enough,” he said.

Ms Thomas said the RSC Rebecca Clark, who has ultimate responsibility for overseeing all academies in the region, was absolutely clear that schools and multi academy trusts must work in partnership with local authorities. She was reassured by the renewed ambition and

said the 2017 outcomes would be incredibly important for South Gloucestershire.

Conservative councillor Ben Stokes said members had often felt frustrated and powerless to intervene in schools.

“We have a responsibility to monitor and commengt but feel very remote from direct involvement,” he said. “We do have a lot of wisdom to offer.”

Liberal Democrat Councillor Ian Blair said this had been a problem even before academisation.

“It has been very difficult to get them [schools] to cooperate with one another in an effective way.” he said.

Will Roberts, chief executive of CSET, a multi academy trust that runs four secondaries and three primaries, and leader of the South Gloucestershire Education Partnership, which involves all schools, admitted that while there had been “a veneer of collaboration” in the past it had

not been deep seated or focused on standards.

Now, he said, with many new headteachers in place and the multi academy trusts becoming established, a cultural change was taking place. Trusts, schools and individuals were working together to drive improvements with greater pace and intensity and tackle the legacy of underperformance. Checks were being carried out with a “timescale of weeks rather than years” and leaders were holding one another to account.

Labour Councillor Gareth Manson and Pat Rooney said school leaders had been saying for two years that things would start to get better and it was time to see some new initiatives and a strategy that would bring results.

The funding crisis facing schools in South Gloucestershire also came under discussion.

Debbie Porteous, from the Fair Funding for all Schools - South Glos said children in school now

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schools were the victims of poor political decisions and a lack of funding.

Nigel Varley, from the National Union of Teachers, called on councillors to support the parents’ campaign and put pressure on Ministers, who he said were “wobbling under mounting national pressure”.

Committee chairman Jon Hunt (Conservative) said the council had made it clear to Government that it believed South Gloucestershire schools needed additional funding and had asked Ministers for a meeting, so far to no avail.

Labour’s Councillor Adam Monk said councillors should not underestimate the strength of public anger about the underfunding of schools, which was outlined in a letter to all parents by Dave Baker, the chief executive of Olympus Academy Trust.

Mike Swain On the 27 May, many will settle for the afternoon to watch the F.A.Cup Final. Just before the kick off the crowd will be invited to sing the well known hymn “Abide with me”.

This hymn was written about 170 years ago by Henry Francis Lyte as he was close to death.

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being cared for by the kindly headmaster of his school. His father had left the family and gone to live in Jersey and his mother and brother had both died. Lyte worked hard and won a scholarship to Trinity College in Dublin and gained a B.A. Degree in Divinity.

He served as a vicar in several parishes, his last one being the fishing village of Brixham where he was greatly loved. He wrote a Book of Prayers and Hymns for sailors as well as many poems and sea shanties. His health was never good and he was supported by his wife Anne.

By September of 1847 his health was failing and he was advised to go to Italy to recover, however he insisted on preaching to his congregation on the Sunday before he left. That evening, exhausted, he placed the words of “Abide with me” into the hands of a near and dear relative. He never arrived in Italy, dying at Nice in France on November 20th, 1847.

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Thou on my head in early youth didst smile: And, Through rebellious and perverse meanwhile, Thou hast not left me, oft as I left Thee, On to the close, O Lord, abide with me.

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Coalpit Heath youngsters move as Rovers build new training centre Coalpit Heath will be moving some of its games to Winterbourne after another encouraging season, as the club’s Jer Kinsman reports for Frome Valley Voice The end of the season for Coalpit Heath Youth Football Club saw an end of an era as we said goodbye to our home pitches at Colony Farm in Hortham.

The site which has been the home to our teams from the Under 12’s and above for over eight years has been sold by the landowners to Bristol Rovers for their new training HQ. When first offered the land there were still sheep grazing on the fields and a huge amount of credit must go to our then chairman Alistair Higgins and present chairman Ade Cooke on

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n SPORT lawnmower keeping the surface in superb conditions and even at times camping there to ensure he could spend the most of his spare time maintaining the land.

The site was also used to host end of season tournaments with a couple of matches played against ex-pros and local celebrities such as Glen Catley and Mark Alleyne which all helped to raise money for cancer and local children’s charities.

The club’s age groups which used Colony Farm will now move to WIA’s Hoopers Farm site to play their matches.

On the playing front the season has seen solid performances from all the teams competing in league format.

Once again the Under 16’s held their own in the extremely difficult Division 1, completing three full seasons in the top division.

Unfortunately after last season’s promotion the Under 15’s lost a couple of key players and although they found points hard to come by they were competitive in the majority of matches and would have had

more success if they made the most of the chances they created.

Our two Under 12 squads were again forces to be reckoned with. Our Colts squad coached

by Terry Hegarty finished fourth with twelve wins, playing football they were complimented on by many opponents.

Meanwhile in Division 2 our other Under 12’s squad finished eighth. After a very promising start the team’s results trailed off after Christmas which meant they were unable to maintain their early season form.

Our younger age groups are going from strength to strength with increasing membership numbers. With two Under 11 squads, and teams in the Under 9’s, Under 8’s and Under 7’s playing regular matches, the future is an exciting one for the club.

Our annual end of season presentation and fete for our younger age groups will be held on the 10th June at our Manor Playing Fields in Coalpit Heath FC. As well as the presentation there will be numerous stalls and even a chance to see some of

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The second half continued in much the same way as the first half went, with Athletic having to soak up a lot of pressure and seek the counter attack. It was on the back of one of those counter attacks that Athletic were able to get back into the game. A corner was whipped in by Mike Beake and headed home with aplomb

by Athletic captain, Matt Britton.

But as they game went on, Athletic legs started to tire and Sodbury used their substitutes to good advantage. They got their noses ahead midway through the second half and then the flood gates opened. They went on to score another 3 goals, making it 5-1 with five minutes left. Matt Johnson scored a 30 screamer in the last few minutes of the game, but it was no less than a consolation goal, as the final score finished 5-2.

The following week saw Athletic lose 5-2 again, this time at the hands of St Pancras. Two goals by club top goalscorer, Mike Beake, wasn't enough for Athletic to get anything from the game.

With only 3 games left, Athletic knew that their next game against De Veys was their best chance to pick up some points before the end of the season. However, in a very close fought game, they went down 2-1 thanks to a late goal.

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elsewhere going Athletics’ way over recent weeks, Frampton’s fate was already confirmed as a 10th spot finish and more importantly, they were safe from relegation. Chipping Sodbury on the other hand had confirmed themselves in second spot and as such, confirmed their promotion to the Premier Division.

With neither team with anything to play for league-wise, it was down to local bragging rights for the close rivals.

Unfortunately for Athletic, 2 of their players let the rest of the team down by not turning up, which left Athletic with the bare 11 players, yet again.

As a result, the match went

in similar fashion to the reverse fixture some weeks before, albeit this time Frampton took an early 1-0 lead. However, they were soon pegged back by half time.

It was, again, only the last 15 minutes that saw Sodbury put Athletic to the sword, hitting a further 4 goals past Nick Talbot in the Athletic goal, with the final score ending 5-1.

With only 1 game remaining in their league campaign, Athletic will be looking to simply play for a bit of pride before a long and much needed break over the summer.

Athletics’ Reserve’s side were in a worse predicament to that of the first team. With five games

scheduled throughout April, two of them were awarded to their opponents due to Athletic not being able to raise a side.

The other 3 games ended up as defeats, 3-2 against Soundwell Victoria, 2-1 against Made For Ever and a 7-4 reverse against Henbury Reserves.

That has left Frampton Athletic Reserves bottom with two games to play in May against high flying AFC Mangotsfield and title challengers Hillfields Old Boys. Results in those 2 games will determine whether or not Athletic Reserves are relegated to Division 2.

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Perfect conditions. The cricket season gets underway under clear skies as Coalpit Heath host Frampton Cotterell in a friendly match Picture: Tim Mason

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Feeling the heat. Frampton Athletic get a half time team talk from player/manager Nick Talbot

Netball club finish the season with a flourish THERE was a successful end to the season for Frampton Cotterell Netball Club, with the first team having to play two matches in the same week and winning them both. They swept aside Skybound 3rd team 54-13 and beat Skylarks 29-23. The second team also finished with a win over Skybound 4th team, 2917 on the last day of the season.

The teams celebrated their wins with an end of season get together following the matches on where player of the season

awards went jointly to Carol Rowson and Jazz Bartlett for the first team, and Anna Keir for the second team.

Overall it’s been a mixed season for the club.

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Mixed fortunes for Under-13’s in last day double header North Bristol 20 Frampton Cotterell 10 Frampton attacked from the off in this game with Jamie running over for the opening score.

However within minutes the scores were level when the strong number 13 for North Bristol ran through to score. Shortly after a penalty to NB resulted in another try for the home side.

North Bristol extended their lead in the second half when a kick out bounced kindly for the on-rushing winger and he was able to run through and score.

The home side scored again when they won a scrum and the ball was worked smartly wide for a try in the corner. Frampton had the last word though after they were awarded a penalty and Nik’s aggressive run put him in a good position before being held up, with Mike in support the ball was passed out and he was able to cross the line for the try.

Frampton Cotterell 20 Yatton 5 After a short break Frampton were back in action and when they won a scrum 5 metres out the ball was shipped out to Nik who was able to force his way over the line for the opening score.

There was plenty of action in the second half with Nik scoring in the corner from the kick off.

Frampton scored again when Matt ran three quarters of the pitch for a try. Yatton pulled a try back from a scrum two metres, the attacker cutting inside to

make the score 15-5.

There was still time for Frampton to add to the score when Lewis found the North Bristol guest player who burst through to score.

Rugby club finish season in style FRAMPTON Cotterell’s first team finished the league campaign in fine form with a crushing 66-10 victory over Gordon League.

Frampton almost scored from the kick off after running around the weakened Gordon

League backs. However the first score came from a penalty to Frampton on Gordon leagues 5m line. Captain Rhys Thomson opted for a scrum and Frampton pushed over to open the scoring.

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Frampton refused take their foot off the gas throughout the 80 minutes, putting in their finest performance of the season.

Callum Bleakman, James knight, Mike Ashwin and Dec Grimstead were the standout

players in the convincing victory. The win for Frampton mean they finished 9th in a season dominated by relegation worries. There won’t be much time to reflect on the season, the club’s ‘Pre Pre-season’ starts 9 June.

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Chipping Sodbury edge local rivals Chipping Sodbury 1st XV – 21 Frampton Cotterell 1st XV – 15 THE Ridings’ pitch was in good condition and bathed in glorious sunshine as Chipping Sodbury welcomed local rivals Frampton.

This was the third game in eight days for Sodbury who were looking for a victory to maintain pressure on the two teams above them in the league.

The home side started confidently enough with strong communication and huge physical commitment and creativity.

Sodbury had an early letoff when a penalty kick from 25m out to the left of the posts ricocheted off an upright into the safe hands of Farthing. Sodbury then withstood a 15 minute barrage as the visitors bashed away fruitlessly at the home defence.

After 30 frenetic minutes and with the scoreboard untroubled Sodbury finally managed to string together multiple phases, most of them in Frampton’s 22.

Cool heads and control of the ball saw the final pass swung long and wide to Horton who scored. Bradley converted.

Sodbury completely bungled the restart and lost their cool heads as Frampton, quickest to react, went in for a try wide on the left. Sodbury kicked to the visitors who were found wanting as they knocked on.

From the ensuing scrum the Sodbury eight pushed their counterparts backwards. Horton was sent charging deep into the Frampton defensive line and the ball recycled rapidly to Bradley.

Sodbury’s no10 is in a rich vein of form and his easy running style carried him to the try line.

He also converted to see Sodbury 14-5 up at the break.

The second half started as the first half ended with a kick-off knock on by Frampton and a try for Sodbury. The ball went through six phases and during a keen contest Frampton conceded another scrum on the 5m line.

Ryan Halford whipped the ball away. On hand was Cook who from 10m and with just one

Jon Cook attacking the Frampton defence in the first half. Photo credit: Jeff Gendall Photography defender to beat had no problem in finishing the move. Bradley again converted.

The lactic acid was building up in the Sodbury players as the game entered the final quarter.

Frampton picked the Sodbury pocket at a lineout and stole in for a try. Some 15 minutes

later they got field position from Sodbury’s ill discipline as they exploited a series of penalties that ended in their third try.

Sodbury won the match but with nothing like they had hoped for.

Their oppositions place kicker will rue missing 12 points.

Colts secure fourth place with last day win FRAMPTON Colts travelled to Clevedon for their final game of the season knowing a bonus point win would secure fourth place in the league.

A home win over Clevedon a few weeks previously in season was no indicator on how this game would go as Clevedon built an early lead and Frampton had skipper Zak Smith yellow carded.

But midway through the first half Frampton took control. Prop Luke Slade went over from close range, then Dec Grimstead scored what was probably the try of the season as Frampton went the length of the field.

Further tries came from Zak Smith , Lewis Oakley, Fraser Allen and man of the match Harry Blakes .

Four conversions from Oakley saw Frampton record a 38-12 victory. Coach Mike Weaver said after game " The boys have played some superb rugby since Christmas, have played as a team and set the standards high."

No ref and no points as Frampton Thirds wrap up season FRAMPTON Cotterell third team, led by skipper Gary Plant, finished the season with a narrow 32-25 loss at Bristol Saracens.

Due to a mix up the game had no referee, so Frampton veterans Pete Zaffiro and Mike Weaver stepped up and shared a half each . Weaver told the Voice both showed the verbal skills of Nigel

Owens and the laws knowledge of Wayne Barnes, but neither had the pace or fitness to keep up with the fast paced encounter.

Framton tries came from from Jimmer Merrick, John Britton, Chris Perry, Si Branton and man of the match Kyle Shepherd.

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