No 59 Brislington Community News 11th May 2024

Brislington Community News

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This is Christian Aid Week

Christian Aid provides support to end poverty around the world for all regardless of religion or none.

Greener, fairer future: Brislington Community Climate Action Plan

For the past year we have facilitated the creation of a Climate Action Plan for Brislington. The plan is a compilation of local priorities and actions around themes like ‘Transport’, ‘Nature’ and ‘Homes and Buildings’. Crucially, it positions climate and nature action hand in hand with social action - making sure that as we address the climate and nature crisis, we address inequalities and create benefits for everyone.

The creation of the plan happened over cups of tea, at local markets, and community picnics, as well as dedicated community workshops where people joined together to share what’s important to them.

The plan is part of Bristol Climate and Nature Partnerships' community climate action project. We have loved learning and creating our plans alongside Southmead Development Trust, Hillfields Community Gardens, Knowle West Media Centre and Windmill Hill City Farm.

You can now read the plan here.

Read the full plan Here

What is happening already?

Already there are different groups and activities started up in response to the plan, including: St Anne’s Community Gardening Group and Batch Cook Club, if you’d like to get involved in there please visit the webpages.

There are already brilliant groups of volunteers across who are giving up their time to make a difference to local people and places. Follow links below to find out more and see how you can get involved (let us know if you are involved in something you would like to be included below)

Brislington and St Anne’s Repair Cafe

Broomhill FOOD club

Conham River Bathers

Friends of St Anne’s Park

Friends of Brislington Brook

Friends of Callington Road Nature Reserve

Friends of Eastwood Farm

Friends of Victory Park

Friends of Arnos Park

Greater Brislington Together

Woodcroft Community Orchard

The Friends of Eastwood Farm

We are a group of local residents who have been working alongside Bristol City Council over the last few years to look after the nature reserve. Much of our work involves striking a balance between enabling visitors to get close to nature, and enabling nature to take its course. The site has water meadows and woodland that give the feeling of being in the countryside even though you are still within the city boundaries. There is also a children’s play area adjacent to Eastwood Road .The nature reserve, play area and the adjacent riverside bar (Beeses) together provide a facility that everyone in Brislington can enjoy and be proud to have in their area.

Helloeveryone,thereisnoworkpartythiscomingweekend duetotheBankhol,sowe'vemovedittothe11thofMay. Theplanistofinishtheweedingofthepathbythe playgroundandcutbackbramblesbythelowerplayground. Meetingatshedquartersat10amandifyouhaveanyweeding toolspleasebringitalong.Bringamugforteaandbiscuits afterwards.Cheersandseeyouthere!

Brislington Conservation & History Society

This month’s meeting will be May 30th at St Cuthbert’s church, Sandy Park Road, 7.30pm.

There will be a short talk about Holymead School, which opened in 1905. We will have a collection of old photos of classes, staff & groups on display from 1920s-1980s, which you can take away for a donation to BCHS. Come along and find yourself!

£5 admission, including raffle ticket & refreshments.

Then and now

Hollywood Road (now Grove Road) 1900’s Vine House and Pilgrim Pub on the left

ER and GR

Has anyone seen a CR or a VR in Brislington?

Broomhill Food Club!

Broomhill Food Club runs on Tuesdays at St Peters, junction of Allison and School Rds. It is open 1-2:30. Open to everyone within walking distance of Broomhill, it saves food waste and saves you money! It is £4 for a food box, containing a variety of goods, from fridge items such as meat, dairy or ready meals, bread, cereal, tinned goods, pasta/rice, lots of fresh fruit and veg. Content of box varies each week and veggies/vegan catered for too. All served up by wonderful local volunteers!

Just turn up to join the club - there’s no commitment, you don’t need to go every week.

Thanks - Cheryl Warner, Co-op Member Pioneer

Looking ahead Dates for

diaries

Pages 15-21

The bereavement peer-support course is particularly aimed at local residents who are interested in setting up a bereavement peersupport group in their local neighbourhood and any community workers who can support them with this. Do you know anybody who would be interested in completing a short free online training course which will guide them through the process of setting up a bereavement peer-support group in their neighbourhood?

Start dates for the next round of zoom training, which consists of 4 modules each delivered as a 2hour workshop over a four-week period Tuesday 11thJune 2024, 6pm - 8pm (ends 2ndJuly) OR Wednesday 12thJune 2024, 1-3pm (ends 3rdJuly)

Find out more Here

Across the country, people and communities are making swaps every day to help create a safer, greener future. This #GreatBigGreenWeek, let’s #SwapTogether for good Join the UK’s biggest ever celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature, taking place between 8th and 16th June Get involved at greatbiggreenweek.com today!

Sculpture Workshop with Dorcas Casey

Wednesday 15 May, 4pm - 7pm

Join artist Dorcas Casey on her creative journey to make a new public artwork for Temple Quarter. The sessions give people a chance to explore working with clay, mark making, pressing, sculpting, chatting about Bristol folklore, the old lands and inhabitants of Bristol’s waterways. Attendees are able to cast their creations, bringing them to life! The castings will be directly used as part of the final artwork and people will be able to see and touch the parts they contributed towards.

BOOK THE FREE WORKSHOP HERE.

Mental Health support

Many, many, of us have times of poor mental health or need support for Alzheimer’s or Dementia. There are many opportunities for support available to us all in the following pages 16-21

Community groups and activities in Brislington church halls

What a choice!

Beavers, Bingo, Brislington Carers Group, Brislington History Group, Brislington School of Dance, Bristol Concert Wind band, Broomhill Food Club, Brownies/Guides, Chair dance, Changes Support Group, Coffee morning, Craft & Hobbies Club, Creative Stitchers, Cubs, Flow Yoga, Gardeners’ Club, Hound plus Puppy Training, Karate, Keep Fit, Kick Boxing, Kung Fu, Line Dancing, Little Elephants, Little Treasures, Luncheon Club, Memory Café Alzheimers, Perform Dance and Drama, Pilates, Postnatal, Rainbows, Repair Café, Rockout Baby, Scouts, Slimming World, St Luke’s Players Drama, Story Stars, Taekwondo, Tai Chi, Time for Tots, Trefoil Guild, Zumba, Tea Club,

Beyond Brislington

British Ukrainian Aid

Turning polluting vehicles into humanitarian aid for Ukraine

In an amazing project between Transport for London and British Ukrainian Aid, London high polluting vehicle owners who scrap their vehicles are entitled to a substantial payment. They can donate their vehicle (and their payment) to charity British Ukrainian Aid who will fill it with humanitarian aid – from medical kits to portable generators – and take the vehicle and the kit to Ukraine for life saving purposes

In Brislington we don’t live in the London Ultra Low Emission Zone, but we can donate to British Ukrainian Aid to fill the vehicles with life saving equipment

Donate Here

This Sunday with the bible

Every Sunday we have three short passages from the bible to reflect on. There's usually one from the Old Testament - the Jewish bible as well as Christian; one from the life of the early church after Jesus; and one from the gospel stories of Jesus' life.

Have a read Here

Now we are heading away from Easter – this Sunday is the last one ‘of Easter’ and heading towards Pentecost Sunday on 19th May – more about Pentecost (the old Whitsun) next week

This week has seen Ascension Day – ‘ascension’ not as in upwards, but as in ‘top of the class’, the best, moving up the rankings

This Sunday’s gospel needs reading several times, but it is an assurance from Jesus that as his people go into the wider world then and now, he will be with them

Around our Brislington churches

For GSCE and A-Level Exam takers

For those who pray, a beautiful prayer for them based on Romans 8.38-39

Jesus, Keep reminding me of the bigger picture over the next few weeks, Keep me in your hands when all other hands disappear,

For I am convinced that neither entry requirements nor exam results, neither anticipation nor doubts, neither success nor failure, nor any expectations, neither last minute fears nor anxieties, nor anything else in life, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen

Annual Parochial Church Meetings

What are they?

Every year, every Church of England parish must have an Annual meeting, open to the public and announced well in advance

At these meetings, two churchwardens are elected and the electors are anyone who is resident in the parish, whatever their religion or none

Each parish church has a Church Council with elections for membership. The electors are those on the Church Electoral Roll which is open to anyone living in the parish

At APCMs, reports on activities and finances are given

The APCMs for the Brislington churches are on these dates:

St Christopher’s: Sunday 19th May at 5.00pm

St Cuthbert’s: Tuesday 21st May at 7pm

St Anne’s: Wednesday 29th May at 7.30pm

All parishioners are welcome to attend

Church services across Brislington May 2024. There’s a great choice of churches, times and types of services across the Brislington churches.

If you have not been to one yet or recently, you’ll be very welcome!

St Christopher Livestream can be seen Here

St Anne’s Church

St Christopher’s church

St Christopher's Church Hall Weekly Events

MONDAYS Time for Tots 9:15am to 11:30am Play time for youngsters, parents and grand parents 07825278045 or 07818 097926 Beavers, 5:30pm to 7:00pm 6 to 8 year olds jen@145scouts.co.uk

TUESDAYS Story Stars 10:00am; 11:00am and 12:00pm Sensory story telling for babies to 18 mths info@storystars.co.uk Yoga with Sheri 6:30pm to 8:00pm All levels are welcome 07468 438120

WEDNESDAYS Slimming World 4:30pm to 8.00pm. A friendly and active group 07867 783911

THURSDAYS Cubs 5:30pm to 7:30pm 8 to 10 year olds jen@145scouts.co.uk

FRIDAYS Perform Dance and Drama 3:30pm to 6:15pm 4 to7 yrs and 7 to 12 yrs perform.org.co.uk Scouts 6:30pm to 9:30pm. 10 to 14 year olds jen@145scouts.co.uk

St Cuthbert’s church

St Luke’s church

Christian Aid

Our MISSION focus in May is Christian Aid, which exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. You will see information on the mission board in the porch.

12-18 May is Christian Aid week, and this year's focus is on Burundi, where malnourishment and poverty affect more than 70% of the population. In this challenging context, Christian Aid help people set up savings groups in their villages, which provide members with small loans to start businesses. This generates an income to cover their family's basic needs, providing stability and hope for the future.

Please consider making a gift to support Christian Aid this month - there will be red envelopes available in church next Sunday 12 May to take away and return with a donation on 19 May, as well as 7 day devotional guides to help you pray during the week.

Kat Brealey Is St Luke’s Christian Aid rep and You can also find out more at https://www.christianaid.org.uk/appeals/keyappeals/christian-aid-week.

Activities in St Luke’s Church Hall Brislington

Monday

6.00pm: Every week in term time. Rainbows.

7.30pm: Every week Creative Stitchers

Wednesday

2nd Wednesday Mothers’ Union

3rd Wednesday St Luke’s Ladies

4th Wednesday Alzheimer’s Memory café

7.30pm Every week St Luke’s Players Drama Group.

Thursday

7.30pm Every week Line Dancing

St Peter’s Methodist church

Craft and Hobbies Club

Monday 19.30 – 21.00

Carol Payne 0117 9710747

We are a friendly group of Crafters who love to chat while making items for charity and family. Join us and knit, crochet, sew, cross stitch, etc.

Brislington Carers Group

We are a friendly supportive group of people who care for someone who has dementia. The meetings allow us time to discuss our caring roles and to feel genuinely listened to.

First Wednesday of each month 10.30-12.30

Louise Brown 07752 340370

Brislington School of Dance

term time only

Debbie Bassett 01761 472 109 Stagehandsdance@gmail.co

The Brislington School of Dance was established over 30 years ago by principal dance teacher Debbie Bassett who still runs the school today. Many of the students that grew up taking dance classes now send their own children here. Dancing can impart many skills that can be used throughout life.

Zum Zumba

Thursday 17.00-19.00

Gill Tippetts 0782 7441 109 Gilltip@gmail.com

Jacqui Price 0776 6467 093

Zumba is a combination of salsa and aerobics involving your entire body, from your arms to your shoulders and your feet, so you’ll get a full-body workout whilst having fun and enjoyment.

Tai Chi

Monday 14.15 – 15.15

John Bruce 0771 8745 815

Tai Chi is a set of exercises which seek to establish a balanced and relaxed body. Based on Chinese wisdom it is well known for reducing stress and producing excellent health benefits, both mental and physical.

Broomhill Food Club

Tuesday 12.30 – 14.30

FOOD CLUB | Ebcc (eastbristolchildrenscentre.co.uk)

Runs in partnership with Family Action. For £3.50 each week we offer a food parcel worth approx. £15 for anyone who lives in the local community who wants to reduce waste and save money. You are welcome to contact us.

Keep Fit

Wednesday 10.00 – 11.00

Eileen Scott 0796 9929 733

Scottyartois@hotmail.com

Improve mobility, flexibility, strength, balance and general wellbeing, whilst having fun and making new friends. All are welcome. Try the first session for free.

Bristol Concert Wind Band

Wednesday 19.30 – 21.30

Ian Maitland-Round Info@bcwb.co.uk 0117 4057369

Bristol Concert Wind Band (BCWB) has rehearsed at St Peter’s since 2001 and enjoys an excellent relationship with the Church providing concerts and playing at our Carol Services. BCWB is among the premier wind band in the Bristol area.

Nightingale Valley Community Choir

Monday 19.30-21.00

Anya Szreter 07720 390275

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Brislington United Reformed Church

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