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Keeping kids safe online AVON and Somerset police’s cyber protection officer has produced a list of useful websites to help us all protect children online. General advice and support www.getsafeonline.org www.childnet.com www.thinkuknow.co.uk www.saferinternet.org.uk www.nspcc.org.uk/preventingabuse/keeping-children-safe/ online-safety/ Advice on apps www.commonsensemedia.org/ www.internetmatters.org/ www.net-aware.org.uk www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/ Support-tools/How-to-guides/ Advice on sexting www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/ articles/Nude-selfies-a-parentsguide www.childline.org.uk/infoadvice/bullying-abuse-safety/ online-mobilesafety/sexting/zipit-app/
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Lord Mayor’s Medals for ‘going extra mile’ THE Lord Mayor’s Medals are presented annually to individuals in recognition for their hard work in going the extra mile for their community. A total of 16 medal winners gathered in the Mansion House on April 11 to receive their medals from Lord Mayor Cleo Lake. Lockleaze and Horfield were both represented at the awards ceremony with Victoria Tiley and Rob Webber amongst the winners. Lockleaze’s Victoria, pictured, has used her experience to transform the lives of vulnerable young people and their communities. She works with BCfm as a presenter, in sales and as partnership manager. Over the past 20 years, Victoria has been a board member, mentor and director, working with organisations including the Lockleaze Neighbourhood Trust
and the Vench. Her projects have been diverse and have attracted all members of the community through events in Lockleaze, Easton, Eastville and St Pauls – and all roles have been voluntary. Victoria says: “Being nominated by the communities that I support is a great honour and I feel very humbled and blessed. “I would just like to thank all the people that nominated me for this award. I do not do the things I do for the community for any thank you or praises, I do it because I am passionate about my community and other communities that need my help. I do it willingly and with passion and love. “I know through experience what poverty does to families and communities and how vulnerable our elders are. And I just try and do as much as I can to help the people that I can. In doing
so hoping to make their life a bit happier.” Horfield’s Rob has been leader in charge of Manor Farm Boys Club for the last 20 years. The club provides opportunities for young people to participate in sporting and other
activities. It has flourished under his leadership. After becoming a member at 11, Rob became a volunteer helper as a teenager and taking on the role of leader at short notice while working nights and supporting a young family.
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Course provides parents with food for thought PARENTS and carers at Fairfield High School (FHS) have been treated to a fascinating, free course to learn about how food and herbs can dramatically impact on mood and brain function. This six-week course has focused on demonstrating how different types of food really can affect levels of anxiety and depression, frustration and aggression. Poignantly, it also shows how some foods can help engagement in learning, concentration plus memory; vital for children as they continue their secondary school education. The Year 7 parents/carers, together with their children, then have the opportunity each week to put their newfound knowledge into practice as they prepare delicious nutritious recipes with their children to take home for that evening’s dinner. The structured course, run by Bristol Health & Nutrition, and funded by Bristol City
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able to implement basic kitchen health and safety in the class and at home. Christina Quinnell, parent at FHS and attendee of the course, said: “This course has changed my shopping and cooking choices enormously, for example I’ve just ordered my first organic fruit and veg box in over a decade, which I’m quite excited about! “I’ve learnt some really fascinating things about the effect of good nutrition on our bodies and minds I just didn’t know before. “The information on pesticides, gluten and sugar is delivered in a non-scary way, but the small changes I’ve learnt have had a significant impact.” Amanda Bridgewater, Vice Principal at FHS, said: “We would like to say a big thank you to Caroline, Bristol City Council plus all the parents and carers who have invested time to make this course a reality.”
School could install bollards to tackle dangerous parking A HORFIELD primary school is investigating installing ‘pencil’ bollards in a bid to end the dangerous parking seen every day at drop-off and pick-up times. St Teresa’s Primary in Luckington Road has had problems for many years with drivers mounting the pavement, driving on the pavement and also blocking the driveways of local residents. Now head teacher Sam Land has had discussions with local councillor Claire Hiscott (Horfield) and a bid is being made for funding the bollards. Mrs Land said: “I live in fear each day of a child potentially being seriously injured or killed as the road outside school, some parents have a total disregard for this. “On a daily basis I witness parents parking on yellow zigzags, mounting the pavement
and driving on it and on occasion road rage. “We are desperately in need of help before something serious happens. “We have supported the Walk to School scheme, run by Living Street, encouraging parents to park five minutes away and walk in, sent letters home to parents (from myself and from the children themselves), reminders in the weekly newsletter and stationed staff outside, requested a heightened attendance from our traffic warden and PCSO, but problems still persist.” Cllr Hiscott visited the school last month to see for herself the problems at drop-off time. She said it was possible that, with her support, the school’s bid could be successful for money to pay for child-friendly bollards which would make mounting the kerb on the school side of Luck-
ington Road impossible. She said: “This is a real problem for many primary schools and I saw all manner of dangerous driving when I visited, including motorists actually driving on the pavement. “I am hopeful we can support St Teresa’s in making a bid for funding for bollards to guarantee one side of the road being totally safe. “The pencil bollards have been used outside other schools
to good effect. We will know by the end of term if the bid is successful and I will push for installation over the summer holidays.” Pupils at St Teresa’s have also taken their own action with Year 6 pupils using a persuasive writing task to write letters to parents urging them to drive safely outside the school. One said: “It is scary for all of us because you never know when something bad might happen.”
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Green Doors project shares energy tips THE Bristol Green Doors weekend took place on May 11 and 12, allowing people to visit homes which have been made more comfortable, cheaper to heat and kinder to the environment. Twelve homes across the city opened their doors for the event, and visitors were able to pop in and be shown round by friendly householders as they shared their knowledge and experience of installing a range of energy saving improvements. Covering everything from low cost refurbs and installations to ambitious whole-house retrofits - there really was something for everyone. Since 2010 thousands of people all over Bristol have visited green open homes at these free events, finding inspiration and real-life tips that they have gone on to use in their own homes. Alex and Frances, from Hor-
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Bristol Rovers announce return of the ‘Gas Girls’ BRISTOL Rovers have announced they will be launching a Senior Women’s team and an Under 18’s team for the forthcoming 2019/20 season, which will be playing here in Lockleaze at the Lockleaze Sports Centre. Bristol Rovers Women’s have formally applied to enter the Gloucestershire County Women’s Football League while an Under 18’s team has applied to enter the Gloucestershire FA Under 18’s League. It will be the first time since 2005 that the blue and white quarters of Bristol Rovers will be represented in the English Women’s Football Pyramid. The Gas Girls were initially formed in 1998, starting out in the South West League and in 2005, Bristol Rovers Women’s FC became known as Bristol Academy WFC under a new partnership agreement with South Gloucestershire and Stroud College. In 2011 the club changed its name to Bristol Academy WFC and finally became Bristol City Women’s Football Club in 2015. Adam Tutton, Community Trust CEO and Women’s Chairman, said: “We are thrilled to
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announce the relaunch of the Gas Girls. “Over the last 18 months our Women’s and Girls’ football provision has grown enormously, culminating in a Wembley Stadium appearance for our EFL U13 Girl’s team from Mangotsfield School. “To support this growth and further encourage females to play football across Bristol, we have decided to reform Bristol Rovers Women, aka the Gas Girls. The team will initially be a competitive, participation-based club open to all abilities rather than a focus on elite level football. We hope to give as many women and girls, regardless of background, the choice to represent Bristol Rovers. Head of Women’s and Girls football at Bristol Rovers Community Trust, Nathan HallettYoung, said: “The development of the women’s game is growing at a considerable rate across the country and I’ve witnessed the growth first hand with my role over the last few years. “A participant-focused senior women’s team is the next logical step for our programme to progress and I can’t wait to get
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unable to access our service through ill health, disability or mobility issues. The role could include assessing what support people may be entitled to, helping people complete forms to apply for benefits such as Attendance Allowance and Pension Credit or looking at ways people can save money through best deals around utilities. If you can offer excellent communication skills, some knowledge or experience of benefits (although not essential) and are willing to travel across the north Bristol area for home visits we would be very keen to hear from you. We will provide all training and support and ask for a commitment of 4 hours per week/fortnight. n Minibus Driver - Shopping trips: We offer older people from the local community of Lockleaze/Horfield an opportunity to head to one of the larger
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n A JOB opportunity has arisen at Boing! Softplay Family Centre. Having become the party venue of choice for many families of children aged 0-5 across Bristol, Boing! has decided to create the role of party manager. We are seeking two responsible and capable people to work during the weekend, supporting families to run their parties (but not actually running them). Our party managers will also be responsible for taking and managing bookings The salary for this role will start at £10 per hour. Email info@ boingsoftplay.com for details.
THE Filtones Choir has raised £1,000 for BRACE, its charity of the year, which supports research into all forms of dementia. Pictured right is Michael Hensman, chairman of the choir, presenting a cheque to Jeanne Clements, the charity’s representative, at a recent rehearsal. The Filtones choir continues to support BRACE for the coming year 2019/20 and hopes to raise even more from its next charity event, which is taking place on Saturday, June 22 from 7.30pm at St Peter’s Church, The Drive,
Henleaze, BS9 4LD. The concert features a guest performance by renowned virtuoso violinist Julia Hwang, who has played for the choir on two previous occasions to much acclaim, and who is sure to draw
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Alas, it’s still Brexit on the agenda...
I LONG for the day when I get the chance to write this monthly update without it being entirely dominated by Brexit. Whether it’s finally dealing with the productivity challenges in the economy so we can start to see wage growth again, or transforming our public services, or how we solve the housing crisis or even some bigger problems like meeting negative emissions to tackle climate change. But, alas, Brexit it is. The past month has been a crucial time with one main aim in Parliament: to stop the government taking the UK out of the EU without a deal. The vast majority of parliamentarians know this would be a disaster for our economy and security, and so I’m pleased to report back (even though you’ll already know!) that we managed to force the government’s hand to agree a new extension. Our indicative voting process, however, hasn’t been overly successful with no alternative agreed on. We have learnt, though, that a public ratification of a closer trading relationship with the EU has the most support of MPs. Without any surprise, readers will know that I continue to call for a public vote with remain on the ballot and, after months and months of working hard and campaigning on this, we now need to bring it home. I along with many colleagues won’t vote for any deal unless it includes seeking the consent of the public. If you disagree with my stance on this, please do let me know. April was a bit quieter for me on other fronts, albeit only politically. That’s because my wife, Lucy, and I were delighted to welcome our second daughter, Edie, to the world at the start of April. Edie came just over three weeks early but thanks to rule changes in the Commons a few months ago I have been able to vote “by proxy” via Bristol East MP Kerry McCarthy. Your Champion in Bristol Thanks to everyone who contacted my office or attended my meeting to share their views and concerns about the council’s transport proposals for the Muller Road area. Whilst most constituents acknowledged there
is a problem with congestion at peak times, the major issue seems to build up at the Eastgate roundabout. I’ve asked the council what’s being done about the roundabout as it fell outside the remit of these plans. I’ve also shared my concerns about potential loss of parking and the impact that would have on The Old Library, signage of cycle routes, rat running and the creation of bus lanes for buses that don’t run 24/7. I’ve since reviewed the results of the consultation, which had over 580 responses sent to the council, and I’ve been advised the council will draft a consultation report that incorporates the consultation feedback that guides towards a preferred option going forward. This will be released alongside a design review that will identify changes to the design within the next two months. I’ll share further updates when I have them. I was also delighted to join the launch of a Community Plan
for Lockleaze back in March. Launched by the Lockleaze Neighbourhood Trust, along with input from hundreds of residents, the plan covers everything that affects quality of life for all ages: including jobs, transport, social spaces, youth provision, the environment and arts and culture. The community plan will be a basis for community action from a range of individuals and organisations and help to guide the area’s ambitions for many years to come and I’d encourage residents to get involved. Whilst we’re highlighting the work of volunteers, I’d also like to congratulate Vicky Tiley and Rob Webber for being awarded Lord Mayor’s Medals for their work volunteering in Lockleaze and at Manor Farm Boy’s Club respectively. It’s great to see local volunteers recognised for their tireless dedication and energy – well done to Vicky and Rob. On a regional level, I have also responded to the industrial strategy consultation put out by
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our regional level of government: the West of England Combined Authority. We have some of the most innovative businesses, a proud manufacturing heritage and some of the best universitybusiness collaborations in the country. As a member of the House of Commons Science & Technology Select Committee I’m always proud to champion our region, including in our current inquiry on the effectiveness of public spending into research and development. However, my major concern was the significant lack of attention – in the WECA industrial strategy – on the impact of automation on local jobs. Using the best available data and looking at the types of businesses we have in North and West Bristol I have estimated that up to 17,000 jobs in my constituency alone are at risk of being displaced due to automation. It’s vital that government puts in measures to help workers who lose their job or have to re-train to support their transition to the new economy. I’m yet to see any real commitment to that, but I’ll continue to push for it. This month, in less than two years as your MP, we reached over 11,000 case files in my constituency office. If you have contacted me about a personal matter or shared your view on local or national policy, your enquiry will be included in that number. It’s great to have such highly engaged and curious constituents so thank you for sharing your views with me and giving me the opportunity to help you when you need support. If you or someone you know who lives in Bristol North West needs help or has a question for me, you can always contact me on email, phone or in the post. Or you can come to a coffee morning, pub politics or surgery to have a chat face to face (all the details can be found at www. darren-jones.co.uk). You can also find me on Facebook (fb.com/darrenjonesmp) and Twitter (@darrenpjones) or you can join my weekly Facebook Live chat on Wednesdays at 7.30pm or sign up to my monthly newsletter (darren-jones.co.uk/sign-up).
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School has job vacancy in nursery UPPER Horfield Community School have a new vacancy for a job in their nursery. They are looking for an Early Years practitioner (BG5) to work Thursdays and Fridays 8.45am to 3.15pm term time only. If you are interested in the position they would welcome an application from you. See www. eteach.com/job/early-years-
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Sports Centre hosts international academy football tournament LOCKLEAZE Sports Centre hosted the biggest international academy football tournament to be held in the region. The event, for players born in 2007, which was jointly coordinated by the Bristol Rovers Academy and ‘Live Adventure’, took place at Lockleaze Sport Centre across a Saturday. Inter Milan, Paris St Germain and Sporting Lisbon, three of Europe’s biggest clubs, were the headline acts and teams from Switzerland, Poland, the Czech Republic and Finland were also in attendance. The Premier League was also represented with Chelsea, Everton, West Ham, Southampton and Cardiff all taking part along with Bristol Rovers Academy side too of course. The tournament, which saw teams placed initially into four groups of five teams and then into new groups based on the results in the initial stages, was won by Sporting Lisbon, a club that has a world-renowned youth development programme and has produced some of the world’s most exciting players including Cristiano Ronaldo. Bristol Rovers Academy Manager Jonathan Henderson said it was great for the Academy to stage such a prestigious tournament. “We were delighted with the chance to host a tournament
of this nature. To have attracted teams from such a wide range of countries, as well as from the UK to take part is a huge achievement. A big thank you must go to Dawid Kowalski and Live Adventure without whom it would not have been possible to have secured the level of teams in attendance. “The talent on show was unbelievably high and it would not be an exaggeration to say that there may be players who were involved in this event who could go on to potentially playing in the Champions League or even at major international tournaments for their countries at some point in the future. For our young players to have had the experience to play against players of that calibre, as well as against a number of clubs from a range of countries is something that will be hugely beneficial for their development. “The highlight of the day will certainly be something our players will cherish as a memorable childhood experience for the rest of their lives. “We are incredibly proud to have been involved in putting this event together, and I’d like to thank not only all the teams who attended but also everyone from the Academy, Live Adventure and Lockleaze Sports Centre who worked tirelessly in making this event a huge success.”
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along with 2No. 600mm dishes and associated ancillary development. 3No. antenna apertures located at the southern end of the building on freestanding frame, along with 2No. 600mm dishes and associated ancillary development. Replacement of the existing roof top equipment cabinets with 4No. new cabinets on existing steel grillage and 3No. on new steel grillage 19/01590/F 396 Filton Avenue Application to approve details in relation to condition 2 (construction management plan) , 3 (further details) and 4(solar panels) of permission 18/04919/F First floor extension to 398 Filton Avenue, demolition of single storey rear extension to 396 and demolition of detached storage / garage to the rear of 398 Filton Avenue and the development of a detached building to accommodate 2 x 2 bedroom flats, associated landscaping and cycle storage on land to rear of 396 and 398 Filton Avenue 19/01955/ COND 5 Greenfield Avenue Application for a certificate of proposed
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71 Blakeney Road Two storey side extension, and single storey rear extension. Render the entire building 19/01442/H 18 Holton Road Removal of existing large shed and erection of a new garage at rear end of garden 18/06467/H Eastgate Office Centre, Eastgate Road Retention of bike and bin stores (retrospective) 19/01694/F 80 Rousham Road Demolition of existing garage and build a shareduse space as a workshop/ home office 19/01651/H 33 Romney Avenue Proposed double side extension to provide two bedroom single dwelling house, provision of off street parking , bin store, cycle store and garden area. Creation of new access to No. 33 to create 2 off street parking spaces in front garden 19/01549/F 9 Elmcroft Crescent Application to approve details in relation to condition 2 (tree protection) of permission 18/03546/F Replace existing garage with larger single story home office 19/01780/COND Lockleaze Day Centre, Gainsborough Square Prior
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construction of new single storey rear , with sloping roof to Existing Property 19/01664/H 21 Nash Drive Two storey side extension 19/01852/H 8 Narroways Road Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed use or development for a flat roof dormer and associated works 19/01790/CP 3 Downend House Farm Demolition of a sunroom and erection of a single storey rear
extension 19/01717/H Lockleaze Battery Storage, Romney Avenue Amendment to consent granted under app. no. 18/02186/F for energy storage system - Comprising battery storage containers, power inverter /transformer containers, DNO and customer substation buildings, associated infrastructure including acoustic screen - Proposed amendment to include additional battery storage units 19/01642/F
137 Dovercourt Road Single storey side extension and garage conversion to habitale accommodation 19/01408/H 657 Muller Road Proposed drop kerb, removal of front wall and creation of parking area 19/01093/H Units 6 to 7, Eastgate Office Centre Proposed to change the use of units 6 and 7 at the eastgate Officer Centre into 11 apartments 19/01983/COU
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LOTS of volunteers have been working at Stoke Park with Steve England, Groundwork UK and Bristol Parks, helping to restore historic woodland and grassland across the estate and restart maintenance at Purdown Percy. University of West of England (UWE) conservation volunteers and members of the public have been working hard to remove bramble and re-coppice hazel within the woodland. Particular highlights include reopening the historic saloon in Barn Wood and creation of a dead hedge, ideal for nesting birds – this was last cleared in 2011 with work from the Stoke Park Restoration Trust.
The tunnel by Hermitage Woods, built in 1749, is now visible again following work to open up the area. It’s great to see so many people enthused about Stoke Park, and the estate has benefitted significantly from all those willing to volunteer, whether that’s through the conservation projects or regular litter-picking days. If you are interesting in volunteering with some of the volunteering projects you can contact Steve England at Newlook388@ aol.com or Groundwork at amy. walsh@groundwork.co.uk. Grazing is being reintroduced at Stoke Park after more than
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n FEATURE ARE you renting a council property, but not living there? Are you letting someone else live there instead? Have you provided false information to get a council tenancy? Anybody found guilty of tenancy fraud could face a criminal record, a fine of up to £50,000 or a prison sentence. This month Bristol City Council is giving tenants the chance to own up to tenancy fraud. They will not start legal proceedings against anyone who ends their tenancy during this time. Two Bristol housing associations – United Communities and Solon South West Housing
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Following feedback from local people, Bristol Parks has made some changes. The fencing in front of the Vench will be moved back to the hedge line to the east and west of the Vench and 18 additional gates than originally planned will now be installed.
This should ensure that people have good access to the whole estate. There were a few requests for further gates within the fencing surrounding Purdown Percy. The gates have been reviewed but the decision has been to not to include more gates here. When sheep and / or goats are grazing here it’s important that they have some quiet space. A plan can be found on the city council website at www. bristol.gov.uk/cattle-grazing. The plan is to install all the infrastructure required for the field immediately to the west of Duchess Pond by the end of April with the water supply connected. This will be the first field to be grazed. When the timescales are known for the introduction of grazing this will be posted on the Bristol City Council webpage www.bristol.gov.uk/cattlegrazing, via noticeboards and the Parks twitter account.
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Don’t let alarm alarm you GOOD news in Horfield recently where local residents stopped and detained a man during a burglary by local residents. He is currently under investigation. If you see a crime in progress our advice would be to retreat to a safe place and call 999, but I recognise that this doesn’t always go to plan. However it’s important that you put your safety first. Talking of burglary, as the days get longer and, dare I say it, the weather improves, please remember to make your house look as if it is occupied. Remember your mantra: WINDOWS / DOORS / LOCKS & KEYS! Are your windows locked?
Are all your doors locked? Are your keys out of the locks and are they nearby but out of sight? If you have a burglar alarm use it, don’t be scared of it. It takes three minutes to burgle a house, how long does it take to set an alarm? Get into a pattern and get used to setting your alarm and it will get easier, I promise! We have received a few complaints around van dwellers and vans parked on Kellaway Avenue. Bristol City Council is aware that there is an increase in numbers of people living in vehicles parked on the highways. People adopt this way of life for many different reasons and we each have a right to choose
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Team gold medals for synchronised swimmers FAIRFIELD High School (FHS) is delighted and very proud to share the news that two of its students – Rhiannon Hobbs in Y10 and Nia Rushton in Y9 – have been awarded the Swim England Synchronised Swimming National Age Group Championships free team gold medal. It comes as no surprise that the girls, together with the rest of their team, have worked tirelessly to train for this accolade which they narrowly missed out on two years ago. The competition took part at Manchester Aquatics Centre with the nine girls taking the 13-15 year group category by storm. Rhiannon and Nia will shortly be moving up to the 15+ age group category where they will no doubt work their magic as they progress to even better and
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Nia Rushton, left, and Rhiannon Hobbs wouldn’t be where we are now.” Rhiannon’s mum Ruth said: “The girls have worked incredibly hard, they put in 17 hours training a week including an early morning session at Hengrove Pool starting at 6 o’clock in the morning. Their routine was magical to watch and this medal is richly deserved.”
Nia’s mum Sarah added: “I am so proud of our national champions and their wonderful achievement. The girls train so hard with their team and earned a well deserved gold medal in Manchester! “Their future is certainly bright and we look forward to sharing future achievements.”
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n the Met Office provides a pollen forecast and if the pollen count is high, you can take preventative measures, such as taking antihistamines before leaving the house. n applying a small amount of Vaseline (petroleum gel) to the nasal openings to trap pollen grains. Hay fever can often be controlled using over-the-counter medication from your pharmacist who will advise on which ones are best for you. You can buy antihistamine drops, tablets or nasal sprays which can help with itchy and watery eyes and sneezing and a blocked nose. However, if your symptoms are getting worse and don’t respond to the medication from the pharmacist, speak to your GP, as you may require prescription medication. If you’re a sufferer, hay fever is nothing to sneeze at so make sure you’re hay fever ready!
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